Tragedy in Childress Ends With Double Suicide
Funeral services held for Joe Scott 19 and Mary Belie Leach 16, victims of a tragedy at Childress. B R Crowe 50, who killed Scott and Leach, then shot himself. Crowe’s wife was missing from the home when the tragedy occurred and was notified by telegram. Officers cite jealousy over the friendship between Scott and the girl as motive.
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Anarillo
Texas
Joe Scott
Mary Belie Leach
R. Crowe
Childress
Crowe
Scott
Kiling
Quanah
Rates on paper deemed unreasonable by ICC ruling
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that paper rates from Wisconsin Minnesota and Michigan to southwest and central Mississippi Valley destinations were excessive. Similar pricing from Indiana Illinois Missouri and Kansas to Oklahoma City Okmulgee and Wichita was also deemed unreasonable.
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Sy Associated Press
Washington
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
Mixysissippi Valley
Interstate Commerce Commission
Indiana
Illinis
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma City
Okmulgee
Wichita
Levy execution on Tampico properties by tax authorities
The Tamaulipas tax collector levied 100000 pesos against Terminal La Isleta and Colonia Alta Vista properties in Tampico claiming nonpayment of taxes. The firms dispute the levy citing contract violations and emigration restrictions. Separately, President Obregon issued a decree restricting Mexican labor emigration to the United States to curb expatriation costs amid job losses.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Texas
Tamaulipas
la Isleta
Colonia
Alta Vista
Tampico
Paso
Obregon
Mexico
Gambling Pool Found in St Louis Weather Bets
Police seize 1000 gambling tickets from William Gardner a salesman arrested in St Louis as part of a weather temperature based pool. Tickets priced 25 cents to 50 cents with prizes from 1 to 2000 dollars, authorities say.
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Associated Press
St. Louis Mo
William Gardner
Fire Tragedy Strikes Grand Theater in Augusta
A fire began at 3 15 in the morning and within an hour swept the Grand Theater in Augusta causing the deaths of James A Tant 60 and his wife who lived on the building’s fourth floor for twenty years. The origin of the blaze remains undetermined.
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Augusta
James A. Tant
Starr Gang suspect identified in deadly escape bid
Hot Springs Ark March 18 Chief of Police Sullivan said a man who gave the name John Sullivan and was fatally wounded while escaping from officers is believed to be Dave Lockhart a member of Henry Starrs gang who escaped from the Harrison Arkansas Jail March 13
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Associated Press
Hot Springs
Ark
Sullivan
John Sullivan
Dave Lockhart
Henry Starr
Harrison
Arkansas
Bandits Rob Kansas City Bank Cashier of 9000
Three bandits crowded the Inter-City State Bank officials car and forced Lee V Williams the cashier and Charles James the teller to surrender 9000 dollars. Two attackers wore masks and revolvers were shown. Later bandits locked workers in a vault and absconded with payroll totaling 2100 dollars.
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Kansas City
Lee V. Wiliams
Inter-City State Bank
Charles James
Hooven- Allison Twine Mfg. Co
Father seeks killer of son WoW Shropshire in Texas
J W Shropshire of Killeen, father of WoW Shropshire murdered Thursday night in Waco, aids officers in the probe. He says authorities have the man they believe is in jail and supplied a tip he deems important. The arrestee denies guilt.
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Associated Prays
Waco
Texas
J. W Shropshire
Killeen
Wow Shropshire
Wight Tan
Miller Refuses Retraction On High School Vice Charges
Associated Press report from St Louis notes Victor J Miller, president of the Lourd of politee comings layers, ruling to substantiate charges of vice among high school elites. Parents' committee demands a public retraction. Miller declines to comment and cites a possible juror issue. The committee seeks a formal statement after informing Miller of their request.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Victor J. Miller
Lourd of
Politee
Coldin
Parents’ Committee
Miller
Hind
Tragic Death of Model Paulina Clark In Boston
Police report a model Paulina Virginia Clark ended her life by poison during a drinking party in her Boston apartment. Friends Bayard Wharton of Philadelphia a Harvard student and athlete and Otto Halder Larsen of Christiania a MIT student were at the scene. Larsen fled after fails to resuscitate.
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Boston
Paulina Virginia Clark
Bayard Wharton
Philadelphia
Harvard
Otto Halder Larsen
Christiania
Norway
Alassachuesetts Institute of Technology
Wharton
Grand Jury to hear charges against Cotton Exchange officials
In New York on March 18 the district attorney will present charges against officials of the American Cotton Exchange in connection with the bucketshops probe known as the John Doe Investigation. The district attorney announced the plan today.
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Associated Press
New York
American Cotton Exchange
John Doe
Doubt Cast on Taylor Murder Arrest Report
Reports that a suspect in the Willa Desmond Taylor murder case had been arrested in Mexicalio Calexico were questioned by Deputy District Attorney Doran and Captain Adams. The official said there was no reason to credit the report and believed it unfounded.
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Los Angeles
District Attorney's Office
Mexicalio
Calexico
Willa Desmond Taylor
Doran
Adams
Congress Leaders Plan White House Talks on Bonus Bill
Republican leaders expected to confer with President Harding at the White House tomorrow night on the procedure for handling the compromise soldiary bonus bill. They hope Harding will approve passage under suspension of rules as talks continued with Speaker Gillette and Ways and Means Republicans. Gillette said he remains open to argument and might not decide today.
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Washington
Republican House
Harding
White House
Gillette
Ways and Means Committee
Ether Republic
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