Pope confesses to murder of wife and her family
The court heard the confession to a cold blooded crime by the pope as he admitted killing his wife and her relatives.
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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1923
Page
1
Texas House probes oil firms over price fixing
The Texas House passed a resolution for an investigation into oil companies about price fixing and the Standard Oil chain of ownership. It calls for examining how holdings restrain competition and increases calls for federal action. The day also saw a concurrent resolution urging Congressman at Large FE W Cole to seat him and new bills including boosted salaries for railroad commissioners and tax measure amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Austin
Texas
House Today
Standard Oi Company
Wintree
Standard Oil
House
Congress
FE. W. Cole
Goose Creek residents indicted in field town investigation
Twenty six Goose Creek residents were indicted by the Harris county grand jury in the ongoing inquiry into recent whippings in the off field town. Twenty were charged with assault with prohibited weapons, five with perjury, and one with aggravated assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
Goose Creek
Harris County Grand Jury
Belgian ministers reject German reparation proposals
Brussels reports the Belgian Council of Ministers officially rejects the German reparations proposals as unacceptable. Paris notes the Franco-Belgian reply was delivered to allied embassies, with transmission to Germany postponed until tomorrow. the French note to be made public then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Council of Ministers
Paris
Germany
Man Held After Striking Family Tragedy in Idabel
John W. Pope and two accomplices face murder charges after Pope confessed at a preliminary hearing to the killings of his estranged wife, her parents, a brother, and infant daughter in Idabel Oklahoma. The case includes Pope's 19 year old son John and 21 year old Harvey already pleading guilty and awaiting sentencing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Idabel
Okla
John W. Pope
Pope
Jeabn
Red” Harvey
New York Repeal Faces Federal Prohibition Alarm
Washington notes mixed reaction as New York lawmakers repeal a state enforcement law. Officials expect greater difficulty for federal prohibition agents to curb liquor flow by the sea. Policy makers and enforcement personnel await fuller details while expressing disappointment and concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
New York
Legisature
Stillborn Baby Revived in Dallas Hospital
A still-born infant was revived using adrenalin hydrochloride injected into the heart by Drs. Warren B. Massey and J. B. Smoot in a Dallas hospital. The child, said to be dead at birth, began breathing after the treatment and is reported in good health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Warren BE. Massey
J. B. Smoot
Smoot
Massey
Fragier Pleads Self-Defense In Baptist Church Slaying
Abe Fragier testified he shot Bernie Banker in Maplewood near Dallas in February of last year in self defense after a dispute over Methodist use of a Baptist church. The case heads to jury likely today as Fra gier contends the shooting was justified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Abe Fragier
Bernie Banker
Maplewood
Here
Little Baptist Church
Frazier
Banker
New York Moves to Repeal Law Supporting Prohibition
The New York Legislature completed its annual session with bills that would repeal supplementary prohibition measures tied to the federal Volstead Act, aiming to make the state the only one to rescind such laws. Governor-elect backed liquor legislation and urged amendments to permit beer and wine production and sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prosar
Albany
M. Y
Knox Klan
Assembly
Senate
New York
Congress
Treasury forecasts $60 million year end surplus
Washington May 3 Director Lord of the budget predicts the treasury will close the current calendar year with a surplus of $60,000,000 based on the latest estimates of internal revenue and customs receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Treasury
Lord
Internal Revenue and Customs
Noted correspondent dies after illness at Waldorf Astoria
James W. Paulkner, veteran national political correspondent of the Cincinnati Inquirer and dean of Ohio newspaper men, died at the Waldorf Astoria he had been ill for a week with heart and lung trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
James W. Paulkner
The
Cincinnati Inquirer
Ohio
Waldorf-Astoria
Night agent kills bandit during attempted robbery
Kinefishber Oklahoma May 5 night agent T D Stradley of the Rock Island shot and killed an unidentified bandit who tried to rob the rocket office. The robber fired his pistol but the cartridge failed to explode.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Kinefishber
Okla
T. D. Stradley
Rock Island
Stradley
Dempsey to defend title for large $306000 stake
Chicago May 5 reports world heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey will be paid 306000 dollars for defending the title against Tom Gibbons of St Paul in a 1 round decision contest at Shelby Montana on July 4. Gibbons will receive his share after the 300000 dollar gate is reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jack Dempsey
Tom Gibbons
St. Paul
Shelby
Montana
Gibbons
McLeroy Continues Endurance Dance Record Effort
In Wichita Falls Texas on May 5 Miss Jennie Mae McLeroy remained on the floor at noon after starting Monday to set an endurance dancing record. She had been on the floor 120 hours with no sign of retiring and is claimed to have already broken the women’s record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Wichita Falls
Texas
Jennie Mae McLeroy
MecLeroy
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