Crumbling Case Against Shepherd in McClintock Murder Trial
In Chicago on June 19 William D. Shepherd murder trial showed signs of strain as key witness Dr Charles Farman admitted confusion during cross examination. Defense tightened grip by highlighting prior inconsistent statements and Farman admitted past deception while Shepherd denied knowing Farman.
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International News Service
Chicago
William D. Shepherd
William Nelson McClintock
Charles Farman
Edward GC. Derr
United Press
Billy McClintock
Charles C. Farman
Shepherd
W. W. O'Brien
Farman
Young McClintock
William Scott Stewart
Faiman
Billy
State
Robert E. Crowe
Waco Pastor to Preach Here at Baptist Church
Rev. Allen D Williams of Waco will fill the pulpit at First Baptist Church Sunday morning and evening due to Rev Joe Jeffers vacation. Supplying pastors will fill in during his absence. A large crowd is expected to hear Williams on Sunday.
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Allen D. Williams
Waco
First Baptist Church
Joe Jeffers
Mr. Williams
Crisis Looms in China as Rioting Spreads to Shanghai
Reports from London credit a near crisis in China with violent mobs wrecking British and Japanese shops and foreigners fleeing the streets. Bloodshed is noted in Shanking and Shanghai as riots continue.
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International News Service
London
China
Ino Shanking
Shanghai
Two Die In Wildest Night In San Antonio
San Antonio reports two men killed in a clash with officers during a wave of robberies after a hold up. Victims were Aniceto Hernandez, 35, and Cornelio Hernandez, 21. A convicted, recently pardoned man jailed on assault to murder charges is in custody.
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International News Service
San Antonio
Aniceto Hernandez
Cornelio Hernandez
Merchants Warned After Stolen Pure Oil Checks
The Retail Merchants Association warned merchants that three Pure Oil Company checks were stolen the night before and posted for notice. One check was for 76.25 dollars, another for 95.18 dollars, and a third for 396.32 dollars. Police notified and payments halted at the bank.
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Retail Merchants Association
Pure Oil Company Nay
Probe Wreck of Train Killing Near Kenton
Inspects from the Ohio Public Utilities Commission arrived in Kenton to determine responsibility for a Big Four passenger train wreck five miles north of town. The wreck occurred late yesterday when the train sped through an open switch at fifty miles per hour, killing two and injuring twenty.
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Kenton
Ohio
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
Horton Town Narrowly Bails Out Flood Threat
More than 1,000 volunteers labored 24 hours to shore up the waterworks dam near Horton Kansas after a three inch rain weakened it. Residents downstream were warned to evacuate as the dam stress eased and water flow was checked.
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Horton, Kans
Horton
Here
Army Officers Golf Tournament Planned at Fort Sam Houston
A golf tournament open to all United States Army officers is to be held at Fort Sam Houston. The date has not been set, announced by regular army officers in Muskogee Oklahoma today. Myrtle Strong of Wichita Kansas seeks annulment of her marriage to Raymond Strong of Los Angeles alleging force to marry. They wed in Santa Anna last April and she claims she was aged 18 then.
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International New Service
Muskogeer
Okls
United State Army
Fort Sam Houston
Wichita
Kansdune
Myrtle Strong
Raymond Strong
Los Angeles
Strong
Santa Anna
Wildcat drilling surges in Texas oil fields tests gains
Oil men report increased wildcat activity across Archer Wichita Young and Navarro counties with permits rising. New discoveries in Barkley Meadows North Currie Powell and Thelma area bolster expected output while Pure Oil leads regional production and casing studies progress amid water shortages across Navarro and Limestone counties.
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Texas
Union
Balconies-Mexia
Archer
Wichita
Young
Navarro
Corsicana-Powell
Northeast
Currie
Barkley and Meadows Hillburn
Barkley and Meadows
Cammack
Graves
Lynn Adams
Sun Company
Woodbine
Pettit and Reynolds
Mexia
Wartham
Richland
Corsicana Powell
Pure Oil Company
Nocona
W. H. Seyffert
Wildcat
Thelma
Limestone County
Fitzgerald and Laird
Sinclair and Fall Freed of Fraud Charge
Cheyenne June 19 Federal Judge T Blake Kennedy ruled the Teapot Dome naval oil lease granted to Harry F Sinclair by former Interior Secretary Fall was secured without conspiracy or fraud The charges of secrecy in the grant were not substantiated and the $25000 Liberty bonds given Fall by Sinclair were upheld as a legal deal The case had been under advisement since March 16 after hearings on the government suit to cancel the lease on grounds of conspiracy and fraud
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International News Service
Cheyenne
Teapot Dome Naval Oil
Harry F. Sinclair
Sinclair
Kennedy
Worker Dies in Drill Rollage Accident near Vernon
Morgan Lindsey, 24, died after three drill stems rolled from a truck he was about to unload in Vernon. Several men had to remove the heavy drills from his body. the fatality occurred yesterday and the investigation follows.
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Vernon
Morgan Lindsey
Twenty eight Are Killed in Moscow
Moscow reports twenty eight killed and hundreds injured as storms wipe out two villages near the city. In Brooklyn, Sid Terris defeated Pat Moran of New Orleans in ten hard rounds drawing ten thousand spectators who watched Terris land sharp blows to Moran's jaw throughout the bout.
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Moscow
International News Service
Here
Brooklyn
Sid Terris
Pat Moran
New Orleans
Terris
Moran
Nine Baseball Games Result in Upset and Milestone Scores
Yesterday's major actions include Philadelphia Athletics rallying to 6 2 over the Cleveland Indians after a four run ninth inning. Meusel's sacrifice fly gave the Giants a 4 to 3 win over the Reds in 18 innings. Cardinals beat the Braves 4 to 3 in a jubilee win.
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Jimmy Ring
Chicago
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Athletics
Cleveland Indians
Meusel
Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Babe Ruth
Yankees
Detroit Tigers
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Braves
Dazzy Vance
Pittsburgh Pirates
Brooklyn Robins
President Coolidge
Washington Senators
St. Louis Browns
Chicago White Sox
Boston Red Sox
Amundsen Returns as Norway Honors Polar Explorer
Oslo greets Roald Amundsen and pilot Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen as national heroes after a 28 day polar flight nearing the pole. The party landed near Spitzbergen with scarce fuel, abandoned one plane, and pursued a second attempt with support from Ellsworth.
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Oslo
Roald Amundsen
Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen
Amundsen
North Pole
Lief Dietrichsen
Oskar Omiahl
Lincoln Ellsworth
Aften Posten
Heimdal
Franklin's Bay
Pole Land
Drowning Tragedy in Littleblue River Near Kansas City
Joseph Stowell aged 17 drowned in the swollen Littleblue river while attempting to swim. Three companions who were with him failed to rescue him as the river swelled.
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Kansas City
Joseph Stowell
Stowell
Woman Observes Hanging in Chicago Crowd Curiosity
In Cook County Chicago a chorus girl watched the execution of murderer Wills Sams from the crowd. She defied guards by entering and removing her hat was not detained. The event marks a historic breach of security as the trap was sprung.
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International News Service
Chicago
Cook County
Wills Sams
Nation Pays Tribute to Fighting Bob LaFollette
The nation sent hundreds of telegrams to LaFollette's family as President and others praised his courage and devotion. His body will leave Washington for Madison to lie in state at the capitol and be buried in a simple funeral after a Capitol Limited ride to Chicago and a special train to Wisconsin.
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Washington
Robert M. LaFollette
Madison
Wisconsin
Capitol
Capitol Limited
Chicago
Northwestern
Capitol Building
la Folette
Ellsworth Credited With Saving Two Lives
Lieutenant Lincoln Ellsworth who with Amundsen helped reach the north polar regions saved two party members from drowning. Commander Christian Prestrud, naval attaché of the Norwegian government in London, stated Ellsworth and Amundsen will likely begin a new expedition almost immediately.
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International News Service
London
Lincoln Ellsworth
Amundsen
North Polar
Christian Prestrud
Ellsworth
Six Injured In Street Car Wreck In Dallas
Six persons were injured two seriously when two Dallas street cars telescoped in North Dallas Thursday night. Ambulances rushed to the scene to transport the wounded to hospitals. Railway officials say one motorman lost control of his car causing the crash.
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Dallas
Miss Dower Weds Jack Duggan in Dallas
Jack Duggan and Miss Dower announced their marriage in Dallas on March 17. Both are well known locally with Duggan employed by the J K Hughes Development Company and transferred to Corsicana.
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Jack Duggan
Miss Dower
Dallas
Mr. Duggan
J. K. Hughes Development Company
Corsicana
Oklahoma man shoots self aboard Santa Fe train
Newholm of Tonkawa Oklahoma shot and killed himself aboard a Santa Fe passenger train last night. His body was removed at Krum and sent back to Tonkawa after coroner's investigation.
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Krum
A. Newholm
Tonkawa
Oklahoma
Santa Fe
Teague targets prohibition as arrests surge in clean-up
Special City Police chief W. J. Hancock leads a Teague crackdown with deputy U S Marshal Aiken arresting 15 Black and five white men for alleged federal prohibition violations. Trials set in Waco before U S Commissioner McCormick. Hancock remains in charge as public safety drive continues.
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Teague
W. J. Hancock
HK. E. Cochran
U. S
Aiken
Henry Martin
Tom Moore
R. S. Hamilton
D. P. Winfree
Doyle Terry
Mr. Hancock
Donnie
B. W. Burroughs
Mexia
Hancock
Waco
McCormick
A. R. Mace
Ray Davis
MacMillan Prepares Polar Quest After Amundsen Return
In Maine on June 19 the MacMillan polar expedition readies the Bowdoin and Peary for a voyage north to seek a possible new polar continent. Lieut. Commander Donald B. MacMillan plans final preparations with nine naval airmen and three planes aboard. He brings a trunk of gifts for Eskimos, including radio sets and toys, as he acts the Far North Santa.
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United Press
Wiscasset
Maine
Roald Amundsen
MacMillan Polar
Bowdoin
Eskimos
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