New Witness Sheds Light on McCoy Murder Case
In Los Angeles on Aug 16 police said Mrs Iva Martin testified she saw two men flee the Theresa Mars murder scene shortly after a shot rang out. Her account fixes the time at 12 05 am Wednesday and disputes the theory Mrs Mors killed herself. She described a heavy five eight to nine man with a bulging waistline and no hat fleeing the McCoy apartment. Kid McCoy, jailed on murder suspicions, said he would begin writing an autobiography in jail.
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Los Angeles
Theresa Mars
Iva Martin
Ebouvery
McCoy
Fon
Father Branded Brutal as Girl Cites Spanking
Philadelphia report details 19 year old Rose accusing father Louis Glazier of public spanking. Rose testified he called her, then carried her over his knee and spanked her in traditional fashion. Magistrate O Connor called him brutal and noted the girl would be justified leaving home.
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Philadelphia
Louis Glazier
Rose
O'Connor
Slain Woman Causes Rival Gunfire in Kentucky Road Trip
In Pineville Kentucky on August 16 Lucy Waggoner 18 killed Freeman Wilson 17 wounded after Wilson alleges she angrily fired when he refused to carry her suitcase during a trip to Harlan. Wilson and two others face murder charges and questioning.
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Pineville
Harlan
Lucy Waggoner
Freeman Wilson
Wilson
Pine Mountain
Franks hearing turns into word battle in Chicago
The Franks case hearing in Chicago features a two hour clash between Clarence Darrow and Dr. H D Singer with State's Attorney Robert Crowe. Singer admitted not questioning Leopold and Loeb and based his opinion on observations only. A defense report on Illinois murder pleas supports seeking penitentiary terms over the gallows.
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Chicago
A. P
Franks
Clarence S. Darrow
H. D. Singer
Robert E. Crowe
Darrow
Singer
Nathan F. Leopold
Richard Loeb
Robert Franks
James Quinlan
Ilinois
Thomas Fitzgerald
Crowe
Loeb
Leopold
Fitzgerald
W. O. Krohn
Senator Bagwell Monroe Visitor Seeks Public Service Seat
Senator W. L. Bagwell of Oak Grove visited the city during his campaign for the Public Service Commissioner post. He acknowledged Huey P. Long's stiff race but expressed optimism, counting on women voters and plans to travel to Bastrop and other areas to meet people and explain needs.
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W. L. Bagwell
Oak Grove
Puolic
Huey P. Long
News-Star Today
Monroe
Bastrop
Famous bloodhounds track Swartz slayings in Mississippi
R L Bob Gant returning to Crystal Springs with Red Eagle and Lady Bess aided parish authorities in pursuing a slayer of D A Shuker, Pentecost missionary worker, near Swartz. The dogs followed a five mile trail from the shooting site to Fairbanks, with tire marks and rubber heel prints noted along the path. The team returned to the city as investigators pressed the case.
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R. L
Bob” Gant
Crystal Springs
Miss
Red Eagle
Lady Bess
D. A. Shumaker
Swartz
Monroe
Milton Coverdale
Clyde Mitchell
East Side
Bert Thurman
News-Star
Mr. Gant
Missouri- Pacific Railway
Euzebe Vedrine
Villa Platte
Summit
Natchez
Mississippi River
Coverdale
Gant
D. L. Roper
Gulf Carbon Company
Fairbanks
Mystery Murders in Ouachita Since 1920
Since November 1920 seven men have died in Ouachita parish in unclear circumstances. Officers recount cases from 1920 to 1921 including Earle shot in a shed, a burned man identified only by initials, the Lett couple beaten to death, Tompkins found near a coal chute, and the Swartz area killing of Adolph Epstein. Authorities note many convictions but no lawful hangings amid lynchings and ongoing investigations.
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Ouachita Parish
C. M. Earle
Monroe Baking Company
de Siard
Seventh
Eighth Streets
Lee Parker
Earle
Parker
South
W. L
C. L. Lett
Washington and
Fourteenth
R. E. Heap
L. V. Tarver
Department
J. A. Tompkins
Robert Layton
John de Graffenreid
Adolph Epstein
Swartz
Sheriff's Department
Euzibe Vidrine
Vidrine
Date of Ruhr Evacuation Decided in Final Accord
Ambassador Kellogg reported a successful close after the Ruhr evacuation accord set August 15 1925 as the final date for withdrawal. The deal covers French Belgian and German roles with plans to withdraw from Dortmund by August 20 and to begin Paris talks on October 1 for commercial treaties.
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London
A. P
Ruhr
Dortmund
Paris
Council of 14
Marx
Duesseldorf
Duisburg
Ruhrort
Merican
Frank B. Kellogg
Hollister in a stubborn fight for life after shooting
H. Matthew Hollister remains in critical condition a week after a Saturday night shooting on Swartz road near the city limits. His father C. H. Hollister of Clarksburg and relatives stay beside him as investigators consider charges against Joe Renwick Jr. for shooting with intent to kill.
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H. Matthew Holister
Joe Renwick, Jr
Swartz Road
Hollister
C. H. Hollister
Clarksburg
West Virginia
Renwick
Det
Renick
Crime Scene Still Unsolved as Structure Stands
An old gentleman’s unfinished building remains, while several Black men were suspected in the crime but no solution has materialized.
Beating the Odds Aboard Greek Voyage Dare
Anna May Gerry of Boston stowed away in a lifeboat on a liner bound for Greece in a dare among nine men guests at a dinner party. She completed the round trip for a expenditure of five cents.
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Greece
Anna May Gerry
Boston
Floating liner cabaret off Fire Island draws officials’ ire
A 17 000 ton liner anchored 15 miles from Fire Island serves as a floating cabaret with $5 cover and drinks up to 32.50, says New York Herald Tribune. Patrons dine in state rooms and party through the night under a renamed ship once tied to the German liner Friederich Der Grosse. authorities say the vessel sits outside jurisdiction and pose no action under prohibition laws.
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New York
Fire Island
Long Island
New York Herald-Tribune
the Tribune
Babylon
Bay Shore
Amapany
R. Q. Merrick
New Jersey
Merrick
North
Wholesale price of foods climbs in July report says
Washington August 16 The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports July wholesale prices rose due to higher food and farm product costs. The index for 404 commodities climbed from 144.6 in June to 147 in July, while declines occurred in pig iron steel copper and several building materials. Retail food prices rose by about three four of one percent for the month.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Department
Farm Meeting of Importance Planned in Ouachita Parish
Ouachita parish farm demonstration agent E. R. Strahan and Vice president J. H. Watkins call a city hall meeting for Wednesday at 10 am. A Safe Farm Bureau representative will share cotton handling lessons and a plan to save members thousands on the 1924 crop. Oats planting and seed-pooling details will be discussed.
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E. R. Strahan
Ouachita Parish
J. H. Watkins
City Hall
Safe Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Julius Slade Arrested for Fraud and Possible Bigamy
Julius O Slade of Poplarville Mississippi was arrested in New Orleans on a charge of obtaining money by false pretenses and may face a bigamy charge related to a prior marriage and five children. He told reporters he would return for trial and blamed temptations and lack of willpower.
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New Orleans
Julius O. Slade
Poplarville
Miss
Mississippi
Irma Rozier
Slade
Coroner Inquest and Killing of Pentecostal Leader Schumaker
A coroner's inquest is set for 3 PM with burial planned at 4 30 PM for D A Schumaker 52 shot near a Swartz tent revival. Two young men are held as investigators led by Sheriff Cov erdale pursue the case with no details released.
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D. E. Schumaker
Pentecost Missionary
Milton Coverdale
Swartz
Thomas E. Wright
Peters Chapel
Rev
E. L. Tanner
Summerville, la
D. A. Schumaker
St. Francis Sanitarium
Crystal Springs
Gant
Vario
Bob Gant
Schulze
Schumaker
Columbus Richey
Wooleman
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