Scruggs Sentenced as Appeal Is Filed in Murder Case
Vernon Scruggs was sentenced to death for the murder of Mildred Thomas. The defense immediately filed an appeal to the Louisiana Supreme Court, with papers due Thursday in Orleans. A motion for a new trial and an arrest of judgment were denied after lengthy arguments. Garnett testified about juror notes, and the judge kept the bench seating as requested by the defense. Continued on page fourteen.
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Percy Sandel
Vernon Scruggs
Mildred Thomas
Louisiana Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Sander
Garnett
V. S. Garnett
Sandel
Diplomat Henry White Dies in Lenox at 2:30 A.M.
Henry White, former ambassador to France and Italy and U S delegate to the Paris peace conference, died in Lenox at 2:30 this morning after years of ill health following an operation three years ago.
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Associated Press
Pittsfield
Mass
Henry White
France
Italy
Lenox
White
Veendam Sinks Norwegian Steamer Sagaland After Collision
The Holland America Line reports the Veendam collided with and sank the Sagaland four miles east of Nantucket at 4:40 am. All aboard were saved except one. Sagaland survived crew and passengers. Veendam heads to New York, inbound for quarantine tonight.
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Associated Press
New York
Holland-American Line
Sagaland
Nantucket
Rotterdam
Southampton
Woman Leader of Sinn Fein Dies
Countess Markievicz, long a key Sinn Fein figure and Ireland labor advocate, died in Dublin after weeks of illness and surgeries. Survived by husband and step-son, with Eamon de Valera at her bedside. she supported workers from Larkin era to the 1916 uprising and faced multiple arrests.
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Sinn Fein
Associated Press
Dublin
Markievicz
Eamon de Valera
Sir
Patrick Dunn
Ireland
James Larkin
Larkin
Constance Markievicz
James Connolly
Citizen Army
Heat Toll Climbs as Eastern U S Sizzles in Heat Wave
New York on July 15 reports 45 deaths from an eastern heat wave with dozens more prostrated. States list fatalities including New York City seven and Pennsylvania nine, while inland areas in Pennsylvania reach 98 degrees. Crowds seek relief at theaters and beaches as offices close early and Coney Island draws 400000 visitors. Fire sprinklers help city children and even magistrates relax dress codes amid the heat.
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Associated Press
New York
New York City
New Jersey
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
Upper New York State
North Carolina
Berk County
Broadway
Coney Island
Fire Department
Dallas nurse on long hike visits Delhi going west
Miss Bessie Norman, a Baylor Hospital nurse, hikes from Vicksburg to Fort Worth and stopped in Delhi on July 15. She started July 11, plans to arrive in Fort Worth by July 20, carrying a one dollar bill numbered A403607430, and a guitar and Victrola.
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Dallas
Delhi
News-Star
Bessie Norman
Vicksburg
Fort Worth
Norman
Baylor Hospital
Texas
Red Cross
Chamber of Commerce
Farmer Dies by Dynamite Blast in Despondent Act Near Spartanburg
Dock Bradley a 36 year old farmer near Spartanburg South Carolina blew himself up with a heavy dynamite charge. His body was blown to pieces with head arms and legs scattered over about 30 yards. Family say despondency over ill health caused the act. He is survived by a widow and five daughters.
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Associated Preas
Spartanburg
S. C
Dock Bradley
Wilson declares run for governor at Louisiana conference
Congressman Riley J. Wilson told a north Louisiana conference he will seek the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, pledging service to the entire state and its people. Supporters welcomed the announcement at a Kiwanis luncheon after Wilson and family arrived from Washington. A delegation of backers and local officials joined the notification committee in Shreveport and Alexandria area. Continued on page thirteen.
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News-Star
Ruston
Riley J. Wilson
North Louisiana
Alexandria
Mr. Wilson
Kiwanis
Louisiana
Andrew Querbes
J. B. Ardis
W. H. Hodges
Shreveport
Alan Scholars
Arnold Bernstein
H. C. Cole
Wilson's Statement on Flood Control Plans
Wilson states he cannot discuss further now as a crisis moment in his life. He recalls Louisiana appeals for him to run for governor but says his work plans on a comprehensive flood control bill must not be interfered with. He intends protection for the Mississippi valley and Louisiana.
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Louisiana
Mississippi Valley
Three Slayers Pay Death Penalty for Murder of Deputy
At Joliet, Illinois, three of seven convicts hanged at 6:13 this morning for the murder of Deputy Warden Peter Klein. Roberto Torrez, Walter Stalesky, and Charles Duschowski faced the trap after a night of crowds and a guarded enclosure, denying razors since their escape attempt.
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Associated Press
Joliet
Peter Klein
State Penitentiary
Here
Roberto Torrez
Walter Stalesky
Pole
Charles Duschowski
Duschowski
Trap Shooters From Six States Gather for Lake Charles Meet
More than 1700 invitations were sent to trap shooters in Louisiana Texas Oklahoma Arkansas Mississippi and Alabama for the Louisiana Trap Shooters association tournament in Jennings from August 9 to 11 with about 400 visitors expected. E S Shoaf Jennings Chamber of Commerce secretary manager reported while in Lake Charles for the Southwest Louisiana Chamber of Commerce Secretaries meeting.
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Lake Charles
Louisiana
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Mississippi
Alabama
Jennings
Louisiana Trap Shooters Association
E. S. Shoaf
Jennings Chamber of Commerce
Lake Charlies
Southwest Louisiana Chamber of Commerce Secretaries Association
Baby coyote joins White House zoo collection
A three month old baby coyote is donated to the White House zoo by Mrs. Ray Sanders, neighbor of the Coolidges. It will join Rebecca the raccoon, the collies, and the chow in the zoo lineup.
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Associated Press
Rapid City
White House Zoo
Ray Sanders
Coolidges
Rebecca
Raccoon
The
Collies
Bobby Jones Wins British Open with Record 285 at St Andrews
Bobby Jones completed a record 285 for 72 holes at St Andrews to win the British Open for the second straight year. Fred Robson and Joe Kirkwood were runners-up with 291 and 293 respectively, while the American score surpassed the previous Open record and the American mark. Jones posted rounds of 68 72 73 72 reflecting consistent subpar play.
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ST. Andrews
Scotland
Bobby Jones
Fred Robson
Joe Kirkwood
Robson
Aubrey Boomer
Kirkwood
Boomer
James Braid
Jones
Chick Evans
Bobby
Chick” Evans
Mandell McGraw bout postponed by rain
In Detroit on July 15 the Sammy Mandell and Phil McGraw lightweight title fight was postponed to tomorrow night due to rain. A separate July 15 report from Vienna details a palace protest after acquittals of soldiers linked to a socialist killing, with injuries and arson.
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Detroit
Sammy Mandell
Phil McGraw
Vienna
Palace of Justice
Schallendorf
Out of Gas Forces Plane Down in Pacific
Ernest L. Smith pilot of the mono plane City of Oakland and his master navigator were forced down in the Pacific today en route to Honolulu. Smith had made one prior unsuccessful attempt to fly from California to Hawaii.
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Ernest L. Smith
Oakland
Pacific Ocean
Honolulu
Smith
California
Hawaii
Robbers Blow Safe At Continental State Bank Beckville
Robbers broke into the Continental State Bank at Beckville Texas early today and escaped with 1292 dollars after opening the safe with an acetylene torch. Carthage officers are investigating. Beckville lies about 25 miles south of here in Panola county. Cashier Nesbitt reported high excitement in Beckville this afternoon.
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Texas
Associated Press
Marshall
Continental State Bank
Beckville
Carthage
Here
Panola County
Nesbitt
Edison Seeks Rubber Growing Substitute
Edison studies rubber substitutes and gathering global literature. He has five notebooks with plant names and spent three days at the New York Botanical Garden library as an expert staffer abstracts books in various languages.
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Orange
N. J
Thomas A. Edison
United States
New York Botanical Garden
City of Oakland Monoplane Crashes After Fuel Runs Out
The trans Pacific City of Oakland monoplane, en route to Honolulu, ditched 500 miles from land after exhausting fuel. The crew summoned four steamships via radio as rescue efforts began. The Wilhelmina steamed toward the crash site, with life raft, jacks, oars, and water stills aboard for survival.
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Associated Press
Honolulu
Oakland
Wilhelmina
Byrd
Smith
Paia
Maui
Ships Answer Distress Call in Honolulu Bid for Glory
Reported from Honolulu on July 18 that a maritime distress call prompted a swift response as ships converged to aid, turning a high tension chase into a paused confrontation. Authorities described it as a dramatic moment in a bid for glory at sea.
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Honolulu
Convicted Under Assumed Name Faces Sing Sing Execution
A 21 year old youth goes to the electric chair at Sing Sing insisting he was convicted under an assumed name William Wagner. He was executed for the murder of Peter Bastro after helping a Brooklyn rooming house proprietor’s daughter. Only visitor John Crozier had learned his true identity. The case follows the Gray and Snyder execution and marks Sing Sing’s latest deathhouse tragedy.
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Sing Sing
Associated Press
Ossining
N. Y
Wil
Liam Wagner
Peter Bastro
Brooklyn
Wagner
John T. Crozier
United States Army
Crozier
Gray
Henry Judd Gray
Ruth Snyder
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Commonwealth
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Duschowski Grins
Torrez
Stalesky
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