27 Jun 1925
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Newspaper
Oskaloosa Daily Herald
Location
Oskaloosa, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1925
Page
1
In a lively session Allrey and Glenn Haynes discuss state and local road designations. Taylor of Bloomfield and Davis county leaders push graveling and maintenance of primary routes amid concerns over farm homes and rural development.
Fragmented notes describe the William Warling Shepherd murder case and related estate disputes as cousins challenge his beneficiary status. Towns discuss county road politics, district organization, and calls for a broad Republican drive across counties.
The People's Water Co. sues Mahaska County supervisors for 968 090 dollars, alleging water supply disruption from drainage projects north of the pump station. The case, filed originally by the private company and later directed to the municipality, raises questions of water rights and drainage impacts across multiple counties and districts. No solid legal action dates or settlements have been set, but the matter draws heavy attention as authorities weigh remedies and ownership changes.
Fragmented OCR notes discuss procedures for an improvement tax appeal. It mentions objectors, hearings, and the taxing body's authority. The text references property owners and a potential factory dispute with references to appeals and timelines, but lacks coherent specifics.
In Atlantic area on June 27, twenty five county farm bureau members sought aid from the relief committee for sufferers after tornadoes ripped Pottrwithyale Harrison and Shelby. Workers visited farms and found no signs of relief yet. barns damaged and debris scattered.
A fragmentary item notes several chickens stolen from a farm, including breeds like White Wyandottes. Names and exact locations are unclear due to OCR damage, but the report mentions theft activity and victims possibly linked to Walter Gardnerville and others.
Secretary Wilbur Loday ordered an inquiry into a navy nurse raid from Cuba to determine if government counsel erred in presenting evidence. The probe aims to assess conduct and legality of actions in the court martial matter.
Two teenage girls Gladys Kempton and Elma Stevens from Beresford and Centerville respectively, act from mischief with companions, elope with Carlson and Edmund toward Shaux City. They die after lying on a Northwestern Street train near Alcester, their actions and earlier expedition leading to the fatal outcome. Authorities report the deaths as self-wrought and ruled accidental.
United Press bulletin lists radio programs across national stations including WNY, KGQ, KSD, WTAM, WBA, and WBZ. It mentions concerts, symphonies, church services, and college broadcasts with times around 6 to 9 pm and multiple city references such as New York, Philadelphia, Oakland, St. Louis, Cleveland, and Boston.
Federal agent J. Frandt from Minneapolis outlines a plan targeting bootleggers Cook and Miller as the initial step. The next federal grand jury will hear evidence, with authorities keeping identities confidential while warrants are pursued. Commissioner J. C. Stoddard at Codar Rapids leads the States Commission.
Investigation continues as police say a World War veteran named Williams Wik held a van key linked to the Morgan murder in Sioux City. Letters found on the suspect indicate ties to Libert Johnson and a possible motive. The wounded man is John Morgan, and authorities believe they have a path to the solution.
The text notes a three day state convention to be held at Cactus Am Ida starting August 12 with Seale Auditor J C McChine on the program. It references treatment and a patient at Mount Pleasant state hospital and mentions various fragmented remarks about attendance and activities.
A jury found defendant William Darling Shepherd not guilty after a dramatic verdict read in court. Cheers and hisses erupted as Shepherd thanked the jurors and his attorney for a fair trial. The case now moves to probate court over the $1,000,000 McClintock estate while Isabella Pope faces a medical collapse rumors and officials question additional evidence.
United Press Dispatch from Chicago reports the jury favored William D. Shepherd in the ward case after Dr C O Vaiman, the state’s chief witness, admitted supplying typhoid germs to induce Billy McClintock’s illness in exchange for a $90,000 payoff. The defense highlighted Falman’s questionable reputation and the state’s refusal to back him, leading jurors to doubt his testimony.
Justice Olson spoke as jurymen collected ballots. The panel stood eleven to one on a final acquittal claim, while one man felt the sentence should be meted out, reflecting unrest over a legal outcome in a disputed case.
London unity press dispatch notes pale companies offered no reason for censorship. The report suggests measures aim to hinder communications and foreign plotting, with uncertainties about motives and timing amid rising tensions in China.
Bastern Ohio and West Virginia Panhandle strikers pledged to uphold the Jacksonville wage agreement at a meeting in Bellaire Ohio. Operators agreed not to work miles except alone. In Des Moines on June 27 Judge FP Faville and Mrs Faville were injured in an automobile crash near Des Moines.
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