Trio of Drive-By Killings Spark Fear in Cicero
Reported robberies and a deadly shooting unfold as mobsters target vehicles and drivers in Cicero. A cabman hired by unknowns is shot dead after a confrontation over a car, while a young woman and a farmer’s son are threatened in separate incidents. Authorities hint at involvement by an unnamed man known as McWayne. The case follows a spree of past assassinations and arouses calls for surrender and arrest.
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A. P
Exhhauffer
Thomas Rom
McWayne
Mel
Jury Hearing Hints on Aimee Disappearance Case
In Ige les July 12 grand jury proceedings led by Kenneth G Ormiston focus on Mrs McPherson case. The former star at Angelus Tem? Mrs McPherson’s whereabouts remain unclear as radio testimony and search efforts yield few solid clues. The grand jury sessions may reconvene as the probe continues with uncertain timing and scope.
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Dis
Pevangelist
Guardsmen depart for Camp Beauregard encampment
More than one hundred officers and enlisted men from Monroe and Ruston National Guard units left yesterday at 10 30 to join the two week encampment at Camp Beauregard. The groups included Company G and Company L of the 156th Infantry, the 146th Infantry Band, and the medical detachment. A special Missouri Pacific train carried them to Tioga, then shuttle service to the camp.
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National Guard
Monroe
Ruston
Camp Beauregard
Louisiana National Guard
156 Infantry
156Th Infantry
Missouri Pacific
Tioga
City of Chattanooga Upheld in Broad Street Extension
Chat tanooga opened Broad street through the Eastern and Atlantic Railway freight yards, the state of Georgia property, as Circuit Judge Oscar Yarnell affirmed. The original jury’s damages were upheld by the court.
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Chatanooga
A. P
Chattanooga
Broad Street
Eastern and Atlantic Railway
State of Georgia
Oscar Yarnell
Coolidge Camp Guests Include R Al Smith And Mayor Leer
US N Y July 12 President Coolidge on vacation with a party at Saranac Inn in Paul Smiths. Governor Smith and Mayor Leer of New York are among hoped for guests while Meighen and others may visit. Coolidge keeps to a routine of early rising, fishing, drives, and reading by the fireside in the Adirondacks.
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R AL Smith
Mayor Leer
N.Y
Coolidge
N. Y
Eto
Smith
Arthur Meighen
Mayor York
Saranac Inn
Epaul Smiths
Igiso
Batty
Washington
Long Career of John W Weeks Ends Quietly
Former senator and war secretary John W Weeks died after a long illness at his Lancaster New Hampshire home. The Boston banker and native of the town had earlier resigned from the cabinet in 1925. The end came after a protracted coma as he lingered near his birthplace. Continued on page eight.
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Lancaster
N. H
A. P
John W. Weeks
Coolidge
Death of Sinclair Weeks in West Newton
Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 PM at the West Newton home for Sinclair Weeks, son of the former secretary.
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West Newton
Mass
Sinclair Weeks
Will Hays Outlines War on Wet Propaganda in Film World
Will Hays, head of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, outlines a new policy prohibiting films from encouraging disrespect for any law, especially prohibition. He bans liquor scenes unless essential to the plot and urges the industry to promote law and order in all screenings.
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Will Hays
New York
A. P
Will H. Hays
Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, Inc
Association
Hays
Second Negro in Custody After Triple Killing
A second Negro is held in Lafayette Louisiana related to the deaths of Police Officer Simon Chiasson and two Southern Pacific inspectors Paul Doucet Jr and Jules Guidroz. Sam Woods was arrested yesterday and a companion named Mike Williams is held as well. Funeral services for Doucet and Guidroz are planned, with Chiasson’s service affecting city court sessions.
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Lafayette
A. P
Simon D. Chiasson
Southern Pacific Railway
Paul Doucet, Jr
Jules Guidroz
Sam Woods
Mike Williams
Jon Williams
Woods
Williams
Alexandria
Scott
Paul Ducet, Jr
Simon Chiasson
Chiasson
G. A. Martin
Warner Takes Office as Aviation Assistant Secretary
Edwin S. Warner, formerly MIT professor, assumed duties today as assistant secretary of the navy in charge of aviation. The appointment places him in a key role overseeing naval air developments and programs.
Sultan of Morocco Attends Bastille Day Events in Paris
Paris hosts Mulai Yussuf the Sultan of Morocco during Bastille Day celebrations and the opening of a new mosque. He arrived on the battleship Paris at Toulon and was given a high level reception led by President Doumergue. The Sultan told reporters that everything in France interests him and he wishes to see it all.
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Paris
Morocco
Mulai Yussuf
Toulon
Doumergue
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
France
River Stage Readings Across Mississippi and Adjacent Rivers
River stage measurements show Memphis at 6.7 feet with a 0.3 fall, Vicksburg 13.7 feet down 1.6, New Orleans 1.6 down 0.6. Shreveport 9.8 down 0.8, Alexandria 6.8 down 0.2. Ouachita at Camden 4.4 up 0.6 and Monroe 14.6 unchanged. Ohio at Cairo 14.0 up 1.1.
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Mississippi
Memphis
Vicksburg
New Orleans
RED
Shreveport
Alexandria
Ouachita
Camden
Monroe
Ohio
Cairo
Scott May Yet Escape Fate on Gallows
In Chicago on July 12, Judge Gemmell weighed new pleas in the murder case of Russell Scott, once sentenced to death for killing a drug clerk during a midnight robbery. His brother Robert pleaded guilty to murder, complicating the court’s duty as it prepares to hear evidence fully and consider a range of penalties from 14 years to death. Russell’s insanity hearings and pending October 15 sentence are central to the evolving case.
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Chicago
A. P
Russell Scott
Robert Scott
Joseph Maurer
Russell
Detroit
Small
Robert
Russel
Chester Asylum
Chester
San Quentin Penitentiary
California
Gemmell
Catherine
Threat over Miss Dux marriage to Chicago packer Swift
San Francisco reports a possible $10 000 penalty for Miss Clare Dux if she marries Charles J Swift. The San Francisco Opera Company considers suing for breach of contract if she quits her career next month. In Philadelphia Mohammads may face trial for mutiny over dietary choices on a Buddist cooked meal. Deserting the City of Newcastle crew, 29 Indian seamen cooked their own food on a pier. An automobile driven by a Czech in a speedway looped, somersaulted, and landed among spectators with no fatalities.
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San Francisco
Clare Dux
Charles J. Swift
Chicago
Packer
San Francisco Opera Company
Philadelphia
Newcastle
India
Berlin
Woodmen Delegates Arrive in New Orleans for Encampment
Woodmen of the World delegates from Louisiana Mississippi Arkansas and other southern states arrived in New Orleans today to attend a uniform rank encampment lasting through Saturday. General C L Mather of Omaha Nebraska is in active charge of arrangements.
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N. O
New Orlean
A. P
Louisiana
Mississippi
Arkansas
New Orleans
C. L. Mather
Omaha
Neb
Chicago Bandits Use Plier Heist in Denture Thefts
In Chicago a pair of bandits robbed electrical worker A L Smoot, 60, taking $75 and forced him to eject eight gold teeth with pliers at a viaduct railing. The incident occurred early today as the attackers fled.
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Chicago
A. P
A. L. Smoot
Smoot
Virginia Valli Granted Divorce From Demarest Lawson
A Los Angeles dispatch reports film star Virginia Valli has been granted a divorce from Demarest Lawson. Details of settlement or custody are not provided.
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Los Angeles
Virginia Valli
Demarest Lawson
Strike leaders deny report of break in lines
Subway strikers who did not return to work were fired and replaced by new operators during the six and a half day strike at Thierborough Rapid Transit Company. Officials said many strikers found other jobs and would not return even if the strike ends. Reports of disturbances surfaced with shots fired at motormen and torpedoes placed on tracks, but strike headquarters denied sabotage and connection to the incidents.
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New York
A. P
Subway
Thierborouth Rapid Transit Company
Queens
Harlem
Strike Attack Wounds One as Carpenters Rioters Clash
In Kansas City on July 12 a violent clash at the research hospital left one man badly injured and eight or nine others treated for cuts and bruises. About fifty attackers, including striking carpenters and sympathizers, pelted non union workers on a new building project.
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Kansas City
A. P
Ffty
Spanish Dictator Primo de Rivera Arrives for Bastille Day
French police brace for a possible attack as Primo de Rivera and his party travel from Madrid to Paris for Bastille Day celebrations. The Spanish premier, with his son and an aide, is welcomed by a cheering crowd and will join Mulai Yussuf and President Doumerzue for the military parade.
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Paris
A. P
Primo de Riviera
Madrid
Juan
Spain
Mulai Yussuf
Morocco
17 Bodies Found After Shell-Swept Area Near Lake Denmark
Reports from Dover New Jersey say 17 bodies were found in the shell swept zone around the Lake Denmark Naval ammunition depot. The explosion followed shifting winds driving fire from earlier blasts. Marines and soldiers scoured the ruins for victims as the death toll grew and more men were missing.
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Dover
N. J
A. P
Lake Denmark
Pickatinny Arsenal
Refugees Return as Warfront Devastates Lake Denmark Area
Refugees from the burning Navy depot at Lake Denmark return to a ruined shore as shells and firebombing devastate Dover and nearby towns. Authorities describe a landscape of evacuated roads guarded by sentries, ambulances, Red Cross relief, and shattered homes as residents search for belongings and pets.
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Rockaway
N. J
A. P
Navy
Lake Denmark
No Man's Land
Arsenal
Argonne
Red Cross
Navy reports casualties at Dover list grows with Bristol pharmacist mate
Washington July 12 A navy department re capitalization of the accident victims at Dover adds B J Crisco II pharmacist mate of Bristol Massachusetts to the injured. The list shows Navy dead eleven wounded four missing five Marine corps dead six wounded thirty nine missing eleven. Four civilian employees living on the reservation fate not known.
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Washington
Navy Department
Dover
B. J. Crisco II
Bristol
Mass
Navy
Marine Corps
Explosives Stores Threatened by Vagrant Shell Fragment
A stray shell fragment swept into a storage area of explosive materials sparked caution. Officials evacuated nearby shops and secured the site while investigators determine the fragment origin and potential ignition risk.
Vienna report questions Bulgarian king abdication and engagement rumors
In Geneva the Bulgarian legation denied reports that King Boris plans to abdicate or wed Princess Giovanna of Italy. Boris, 31, left Sofia for Geneva incognito with his sister Princess Eudoxia, expecting a month there, while Giovanna is noted as a possible bride.
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Geneva
A. P
Boris
Bulgaria
Associated Press
Vienna
Giovanna
Italy
Sofia
French War Veterans Appeal to U S for Debt Change Parade
Twelve thousand French veterans marching past Paris monuments appeal directly to Americans for a revision of the Franco American war debt agreement. A stone plaque from the Washington statue bears a message against diplomacy heavy handed by financial interests. The government relaxed a parade ban after assurances the protest had no political aim. A wreath was later presented to American veterans who served with French troops.
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Paris
A. P
Parig
George Washington
Place d'Iena
France
United States
America
Washington
Herrick
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