Leopold's First Desire Was to Capture and Murder Girl
In the Leopold Franks murder trial, Dr. Hulbert testified Leopold, though intellectually advanced, exhibited emotional immaturity. The examiner pressed on pineal gland theories, while Darrow previews the defense case and lists witnesses. The hearing continues with about 50 rebuttal witnesses anticipated.
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Chicaro
Aue
Nathan I
Richard Loch
Robert Franks
Ebr
Hulbert
Hos
Crowe
de. Hulbert
Lindi
Jiumeelf
de Hulbert
Mr. Crowe
Dr. Itulbert
Wulbert
Flo
Clarence ”. Darrow
Leeb
Richard
Nathan
Mae
Walter Bachrach
Dernse
Bobby Franks
Nathan Leopold
Drawbar Trouble Delays Crow Line Train Near Seven Persons
A drawbar dropped from a trelght train caused a derailment of a coal car on the Crow line near Seven Persons this morning. The wrecking car from Medicine Hat was sent to clear the track. Train No. SIE was delayed about two hours.
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Medicine Hat
Prince of Wales Accepts Dinner Bid in New Jersey
The Prince of Wales to dine with the Piping Rock club on September 1 as guests of the lib board. One hundred fifty attendees include members of the British Embassy and the polo team slated to compete for the International Trophy.
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Prince OF Wales
Vesley
Prince of Welles
United States
Piping Rock Club
The
Lib
Mewers
Poln
Great War Veterans Widow Suicides Under Despair
Mrs Kenry Bo Keeley wife of a Great War veteran at a farm ten miles northwest of Coronation Alberta hanged herself in the woodshed between 10 pm last night and morning. Her sons aged 11 and 9 found the body. Dependence is blamed. Keeley came from England. Husband’s whereabouts were unknown with a telegram sent to Victoria.
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Coronation
Alta
Ane
Kenry Bo Keeley
Bkimisa
Hersely
Here
Pam
Goreluck
Abs. Keeley
Eneland
Lecate
Husbaard
Victoria
Canadian Stamps Bring Record 4000 Purchase
Olympia Aug. Al Henry Whit of Bremerton acting for A F Lichtenstein New York top collector bought two 2 cent Canadian stamps for 4000. J M Hitt Virginia father of Henry Hitt announced the sale. The stamps are from the first Canadian issue with margins intact enhancing value. only one other complete set is known to exist.
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Hitt
White Named President of Standard Bank of Canada
Arthur F. L. White of Toronto has been appointed president of the Standard Bank of Canada succeeding the late Wellington Francis KC. The change follows Francis's passing, marking White as head of the prominent financial institution.
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Toronto, Aw
Arthur FL White
Toronto
Standard Bank of Canada
Wellington Francis, KC
Egyptian rail battalion recalled over Atbara disturbance
Cairo dispatch reports the Egyptian government will recall the railway battalion blamed for the Atbara disturbance. London notes the Admiralty ordered the battleship Warborough from Dalimanda to Alexandria and the Weymoath to Port Sudan while a sloop remains en route to the same port.
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Cairo
Egypt
Atbara
Sudan
Admiralty
Warborough
Dalimanda
Alexandria
Hghternuiser
Weymoath
Colombo
Ceylon
Port Sudan
Saime
May Use Cobalt Steel in Permanent Magnets
Toronto on August 18 reports E A Watson Canadian metallurgist told the British Association that varying cobalt amounts alters magnetic properties of steels. The new cobalt steels raise cost, so use is profitable only in select cases. Watson outlined hardening and tempering methods to optimize cobalt steels.
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Toronto
E. A. Watson
British Association
Mr. Watson
Baby Drowns in Five Inches of Water at Home
St. George North Dakota August 13 Laura J. Wright ten months daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles F Wright drowned in about five inches of water in a pall in the Wright home yesterday.
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St. George
N. D
Laura J. Wright
Charles F. Wright
Wright
Million Dollar Fire Destroys Detroit Lumber Plant
Fire at the Dwight Lumber Company plant in River Range, Detroit, began after midnight and caused damages estimated at over 1 million dollars. The blaze wiped out the facility, with investigators seeking cause and full scope of losses.
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Detroit
Dwight Lumber Company
River Range
Greenland Land Expedition Prep Amid Unclear Weather
Fragmentary report notes Howell Smith and Fri Nelson with their mechanics preparing for a voyage to Greenland to commence if conditions permit. The distance to Arinucealik on Greenland’s eastern coast is roughly "W) miles, with rough spelling and place names preserved as read.
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Rekjavik
Eceland
Lient
Howell Smith
Fri Nelson
Lee Land
Greenland
Arinucealik
Feastern
Greenkand
Chamberet of Commerce Meeting at Cecil Hotel
The chamber directory schedules a meeting at the Cecil Hotel on Thursday August 14. Participants will gather at 95 P street for the discussion and potential decisions.
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Directory of the Chamberet of Commerce
Cecil Hotel
Belgian Premier opposes prolonging Ruhr troop occupation
London reports a likely communication of the Ruhr evacuation decision at the reparation conference. Belgian Premier Heriot says Belgians tire of the expense and do not want to keep Belgian troops in the Ruhr, amid French negotiations for a new Germany trade deal.
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Ruhr
London
Premiser Heriot
France
Efort
Ruhhr
Wheat stem saw fiy raises yield outlook in Saskatchewan
Saskatoon August 13 reports wheat stem saw fly causing up to 40 percent damage in Raymore district. Despite damage, wheat is ripening quickly and average yield is projected higher than earlier estimates during the dry spell.
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Saskatoon
Raymore
Moose Jaw Trip Odd Ride Across North American Roads
Bruce MacIntyre son of Mr and Mrs W M MacIntyre completed a five thousand mile motorcycle trek from Tia Juana Mexico to Moose Jaw. He encountered 57 road types and was spilled 41 times. He enjoyed Portland paved sections and joked about being mistaken for a speed cop by other motorists. He paused at Medicine Hat before returning home to Moose Jaw.
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Moose Jaw
Tia Juana
Mexico
Bruce MacIntyre
W. M. MacIntyre
Portland
Bruce
Medicine Hat
Mrs. J. M
Fresh Englishman's Advice At Halifax Navy Luncheon
Capt Henry W Parker of the British squadron warned that Canada must boost naval defense or there would soon be no O Canada to sing. Major General Thacker echoed the warning saying Canadians stand on guard for Thee at the lowest per capita cost among nations except Bolivia.
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Halifax
Canada
Dominion
Henry W. Parker
O.B
H. M
Special Service
Globe
Rotary Club
Thacker
Halifax Fortress
Bolivia
Sudan Disturbances Prompt British Ouster Alarm
London papers report Sudan unrest traced to a Cairo based conspiracy led by the White Society of Cairo aimed at expelling Britain from the region and installing Egyptian rule. The agitation has been ongoing for months with key organisers named.
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London
Sudan
Egypt
Iian
White Society of
Cairo
Idaho man Abraham Luken jailed for horse theft
Abraham Luken, identified as an Idaho Indian, was sentenced at Nelson Presday to one year in jail for stealing a horse from a Creston woman.
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Abraham Luken
Nelson
Presday
Jall
Murdered Daughters and Wounded Mother in Ontario Home
In Ontario, Lindsay, Aug 13, Bernice and Lois Fanning aged 7 and 8 were found dead by their father upon return home. The girls appeared hanged in a crude cellar seatbelt, while their mother, 24, was found in an adjoining room with a throat wound. She is hospitalized and expected to recover. Neighbors described the children as well cared for and not exhibiting insanity in the mother.
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Lindsay
Cat
Bernice
Lois Fanning
Vitus
Tues
Ops
Dett
Howe
Ama
Mainning
Baanln
Fanning
Sit
Teachers See Banff Day Trip During Canadian Federation Tour
Bay Aug 10 teachers en route to the Canadian Teachers Federation meet at Victoria enjoy a full Banff program. They tour Johnston Canyon Banff Winder highway Alpine Camp Cave of the Winds and sulphur baths. A gala at the springs includes a swim and a Sulphur Mountain ascent with Bow River and Park views and a trout hatchery visit. Lake Louise next stop.
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Oservatory
Tunney Mountain
Bow River
Spray Foels
National Park
Lake Louise
Potato Crop Forecast Shrinks 13 Million Bushels
Wakefield Massachusetts August 12 A crop report from the United States Department of Agriculture bases 1924 potato yield on August 1 crop condition. With 85 4 percent of normal, the forecast is 899 million bushels versus 412 million in 1923 and a five year average of 531 million.
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Wakefield
Mass
United States Department of Agriculture
Herve
Oil Well Progress Reported In Field Work
Report says progress is being made at the oil field with the drill reaching 260 feet by Tuesday night. Foreman F ratlify told The News that the well should be completed by the end of the week and the operation continues to advance smoothly.
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Anny
Ratlify
Floods In China Dooms 50000. Millions Homeless
The flood disaster across China leaves tens of thousands of villages submerged and refugees fleeing to cities like Peking. Officials cite conservative estimates of about 50,000 deaths, with millions rendered homeless and widespread devastation across the region.
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Shanghai
China
Peking
British Scientists Close Conference Early in Toronto
The British Association for the Advancement of Science ended its sessions early today to complete the heavier day’s program before the University of Toronto confers the Doctor of Science honoris causa on visiting notable scientists. Four British scientists are among those included in the ceremony.
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Toronto
British Association For the Advancement of Science
University of Toronto
Boiler Explosion Kills Three at Bishops Mills Cheese Factory
A boiler blast at the Bishops Mills cheese factory in Augusca township killed three and injured three others, one likely fatally, this morning. The incident occurred 23 miles from here and is being investigated by local authorities.
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Urerkyitle
Qut
Bishops Mills
Augusca
Repeal Prohibition Act Debated in Minnesota
The joint committee heard citizen views on the repeal measure to end prohibition. The government plans to move it as a party bill. it would legalize wine and beer sales in hotels and allow individuals to buy a bottle daily.
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St. John’s
Mid
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