Bearded Lady Held on Murder Charge After Police Quiz
CHICAGO June 23 Police formally charged Fred G. Thompson the "heated lady" with the Tesmer murder after writs of habeas corpus for Thompson’s alleged partners were issued. Carrick and Marie Clark denied knowledge, while a new "Queen" aided in a hotel clerk robbery.
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Chicago
Fred G. Thompson
Richard C. Tesmar
Davis
Thompson
Frank Carrick
Marie ‘Clark
Carrick
Clark
Slim
Tesmer
Queen
18 Year Old Youth Hangs at San Quentin
Lawrence O. Campbell, 18, of Marquette, Michigan, was hanged at San Quentin yesterday for the murder of Leslie Nicholas, an insurance adjuster in San Francisco and Los Angeles. He was described by the warden as the nerviest lad he ever saw and walked to his death bravely.
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San Quentin
Cal
Lawrence O. Campbell
Marquette
Mich
San Quentin ‘Penitentiary
Leslie Nicholas
San Francisco
Los Angeles
California
Campbell
Out of the Mouths of iCida Fragment Headlines
A fragment from a comic or column shows casual dialogue with garbled lines about someone named Lis and a claim about ease. The text reflects a humorous or informal tone and hints at a character named Lis and a father figure.
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iCida
Bassett Denied Pardon After 44 Years in Connecticut Prison
Frank Bassett of Bridgeport has spent 44 years in Connecticut's state prison for the 1878 murder of a Bridgeport waterfront character known as Stuttering Jack. The state board of pardons rejected his request, and Bassett remains imprisoned at age 68, having never seen a trolley car.
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Wethersfield
Conn
Frank Bassett
Bridgeport
Connecticut
Jack
Bassett
State Board of Pardons
Milford Marshes
Captives in Desperate Plight After Release
More than seventy Chinese captives from the Shan tung bandits on Paotzuku mountain are in distress and several have gone insane since the foreign prisoners were freed. The Shanghai Rotary Club dispatches Carl Crow and Rev. W. E. Souter to Nanking to seek their release.
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Shanghai
Shantung
Paotzuku Mountain
Shanghai Rotary Club
Rotarians
Carl Crow
San Francisco
W. E. Souter
Scottish Bible Society
Nanking
Baltic liquor seizure halted by telephone order
United States customs officials boarded the British steamship Baltic to remove voyage liquor in violation of prohibition. The operation paused when a port office telephone order stopped unloading before any liquor was actually taken ashore. Captain John Roberts protested as liquor storage seals were broken.
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International News Telegraph and Cable Service
New York
United States Customs
Baltic
White Star Pier
John Roberts
Intervention Desi red to Restore Order in China
Thomas Day a New Jersey businessman and captive who was released after the Shantung bandits raided the Shanghai-Peking train on May 6 argues that only foreign intervention can restore order and curb anti foreign sentiment. He says bandits fired on pursuing soldiers and nearly killed him during the escape.
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Seattle
Wash
China
Thomas Day
New Jersey
Shanghai-Peking
Mr. Day
Government vows action to block foreign coal shipments
Attorney General Daugherty said the United States would promptly and forcefully prevent any United Mine Workers alliance with foreign unions intended to curb coal imports during domestic strikes. He asked the federal coal commission to share any facts. John Hays Hammond said an investigation would be conducted though no official data existed yet.
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Washington
United Mine Workers of America
United States
Daugherty
Federal Coal Commission
The
Coal Commission
John Hays Hammond
Hammond
Jonn L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Weather Report Continues Warm and Fair Tonight and Sunday
The forecast calls for continued warm and generally fair conditions tonight and Sunday. No significant precipitation is expected, with light winds and temperatures lingering in the mild to warm range.
Best Mule Driver in Bicknell Field Killed
ERed Mackey a 55 year old mule driver with 25 years in mining died yesterday at Linn mine in Bicknell Indiana His body was found between mine cars with fatal injuries indicating he fell or was knocked from the train He left seven children and was a well known figure in Bicknell mining circles
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Bicknell
Ind
Mackey
Emperor Restraining Klan Secrets in Atlanta Case
Judge John O Humpries signs a temporary injunction restraining William Joseph Simmons and others from divulging Klan secrets to the newly formed Knights of Kamelia. The order follows a petition by H W Evans imperial wizard led faction advocates in Atlanta.
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Atlanta
William Joseph Simmons
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Knights of Kamelia
John O. Humpries
H. W. Evans
Oklahoma crime gang leaders nabbed in Tulsa crackdown
Four alleged leaders of a nationwide bond theft gang were arrested in Tulsa. Federal officers planned further arrests, with seven or eight more expected. Ed King, a Shedeler banker in the Osage oil region, was jailed yesterday as the ringleader was identified.
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Tulsa
Okla
Ed King
Shedeler
Supposed Dead Man Could Not Be Found
Vincennes Indiana June 23 Tourists questioned along the Vincennes to Oaktown highway about an automobile accident reported near noon involving Claude J Williams of Evansville a traveling salesman said to be dead from a broken neck No accident found and report likely a joke or from a mentally irresponsible person A stranger called Mrs Williams from Oak town describing the man and incident but no verification could be obtained.
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Vincennes
Ind
Oaktown
Claude J. Williams
Evansville
Man Sawed In Two Near Lagrange Farm
Harvey Talmage, 65, was fatally injured when he fell into a saw on the Floyd Stevens farm southeast of Lagrange Indiana. His body was sawed lengthwise and death was almost instantaneous. He leaves two children.
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Lagrange
Ind
Harvey Talmage
Floyd Stevens
Three Men Die After Poisonous Fuel Liquor Incident
In Winnipeg three men died after consuming a poisonous fuel compound and tainted liquor. Police investigate possible contamination and sources of the illicit drink. Local authorities urged caution as the tragedy prompted warnings about unsafe alcohol products.
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Winnipeg
Man
Immense Crowd Hears Executive Today in Kansas
A large audience gathers in Kansas to hear an executive speak during a formal program. The event draws attendees from local organizations and highlights economic or policy themes presented by the visiting official.
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Kansas
Emancipation of Farmers Coming to Hutchinson Kansas
President Harding spoke to a large crowd at the Hutchinson fair grounds about agriculture. He recalled tours in Kansas and noted abandoned almshouses as a sign of progress, described the era's upheaval affecting farming, railroads, and industry, and said the nation faced widespread readjustment after war inflation.
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Hutchinson
Kas
Harding
Kansas
Missouri
Kansas City
Kansan
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Outfit
Owensboro
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Breckinridge County
Pic
Hutch
Inson
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