San Francisco teen on trial for matricide amid insanity plea
In San Francisco the 16 year old daughter of jazz is in superior court facing a murder charge for killing her mother last January after a quarrel. Judge Harold Merback ordered a new jury on insanity grounds as psychiatrist Tr. Ball testifies the girl suffers from a psychosis, medical not legal. The trial resumes with the defendant collapsing and fainting during proceedings.
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San Francisco
Harold Lou “Merback
Swithh
Xin
Tr.Ball
Londee
Sted
Beni
Knife Thrust Proves Fatal In Sioux City Youth
A teenage boy in Sioux City died after a knife wound proved fatal during an incident tied to a transfusion attempt. Officials say an inquest may determine whether further investigation is needed as the death is being reviewed by authorities.
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Sioux City
General Electric Income Gains Despite Orders Dip
General Electric reported a rise in total income after expenditures to 45,185,683 dollars for 1924, despite a 7 percent drop in orders. Chairman Gwen D. Young and President Gerard Swope announced the stockholders’ report noting profits available for dividends at 39,040,142 and year-end surplus of 23,635,182 dollars against 18,597,423 in 1923.
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New York
General Electric Company
Det
Gwen D. Young
Gerard Swope
Woman Planses to Death Before Wedding in New York
New York Miss Daisy Lucas, a former Follies girl and freelance advertising and feature writer, who had been melancholic since her mother’s death six years earlier, committed suicide by jumping from the seat of the Hotel Grenoble. Her mother Mrs Aida Lucas, Helen, and three physicians had been tending her for several months.
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New York
Daisy
Lucas
Freqlance
Sietee
Grenoble
Aida
T Lucaster
Helen
Ford Profit Per Vehicle Hits 347 Dollars in 1924
Ford Motor Company reported profits exceeding 100 million dollars for 1924, averaging 347 on each car truck and tractor manufactured. However, the per sale profit was lower due to substantial income from parts and other equipment.
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Ford Motor Company
Bennett couple found guilty of voluntary manslaughter
In Chattanooga Tennessee a jury convicts Mr and Mrs W S Bennett of voluntary manslaughter in the murder case of Miss Augusta Hoffman. Each defendant faces a ten year penitentiary sentence after a Sunday verdict, following Tennessee court rules. Separately Pola Negri’s engagement secret leaks as she smiles through gossip about a 1814 carat diamond and the man she will wed.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
W. S.bennett
Augusta Hoffman
Tennessee
Floods Cause Heavy Losses Across New England
Heavy rainfall swelled rivers in Vermont and New Hampshire, damaging railroads and highways and delaying traffic. Manchester New Hampshire reported significant but unconfirmed losses as waters flooded lowlands and tracks, with thousands of dollars in damage. A separate violent incident involved an anarchist confrontation ending in a police shooting after a siege in Randolph VA.
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Boston
Vermont
New Hampshire
Manchester
N. H
Randolph
Wed After Fifty Years Marry Again in Knapp Wisconsin
Chipnewa Walls Wisconsin reports Eliza Smith of Seattle Washington and Henry De Warne Cummings of Knapp Wisconsin remarried in Knapp after fifty years since their first wedding. They had been divorced within a year of that marriage. A visit by Miss Smith to a relative sparked the reunion and reunion marriage.
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Chipnewa Walls
Wis
Eliza Smith
Seattle
Wash
Wnd
Henry de Warne Cummings
Knapp
Miss Smith
Death of Congressman Rogers Ends Lowell Rep's Service
Congressman John Jacob Rogers of Lowell Massachusetts died after a long illness in Washington. Mrs. Rogers served as the President's personal representative in the investigation as Heath remained at his bedside. Federal authorities and Denver police arrested Charles Fischer Irving B. Peterson and Archer Larkins on counterfeiting charges. The trio is suspected of distributing fake dollars across the city.
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Rogers
Washington
John Jacob ‘Rogers
Lowell Mass
Wamnee
Heath
Denver
Charles Fischer
Irving B. Peterson
Archer Larkins
Lrio
Actes
Labor Leaders to Meet in June in Iowa
The 1925 Iowa State Federation of Labor convention will be held June 9 10 11 in Dubuque Iowa a change from the originally proposed May date announced by federation officials.
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Bes Moines
Iowa State Federation of Labor
Dubuque
Federation of Clals
Red Cross Tornado Relief Fund Total Reaches 885 Thousand
The Washington Red Cross fund for relief of tornado victims climbs to 885,989.58 dollars, excluding a 50,000 dollar appropriation by the organization for the same purpose. The updated tally reflects ongoing donations and commitments as recovery continues.
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Washington
Red Cross Fund For ‘Relief
Congressman Haugen Ill in Washington
The representative and Republican from Iowa, chair of the House Agriculture Committee, has been at Emergency Hospital for over a week with bladder trouble. Doctors planned an operation previously for four weeks ago but postponed. They hope the condition will improve with time.
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Haugen
Itl Waalington
Indugeh
Republicn
Towa
House Agriculture Committee
Prairie fires sweep western South Dakota and Rosebud region
Sioux Falls reports prairie fires across western South Dakota left miles of blackened prairies, scorched haystacks, and scattered ruins. Fires along the Rosebud Reservation and near the Nebraska border were checked as winds subsided. no deaths confirmed though several residents suffered burns. Livestock losses and hay damage occurred, with communities aiding in containment efforts.
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Sioux Falls
South Dakots
South Dakota-Nebraska
Rosebud Tadiga
Bennett-Washabaugh
Dakota
Oak Park Teens Admit Bomb Test In Apartment Hall
Two 18 year old Oak Park high school students Franklin Wells and Lawrence Smith confessed in court to bombing a nearly completed apartment building on March 18 to test explosive power. They stole two pounds of picric acid from Oak Park High School and wired it to a gasoline can in the lobby, igniting a blast that drew firefighters to control. Justice Kee reserved decision.
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Oak Park
Franklin Wells
Franklin B. Wells
Lawrence Smith
Franklin
Lawrence
Frank A. 3Iebee
Kurt R. Beak, & Co
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Silfing
Peprs
Justice Kee
Oak Park High
Papas, Wells
Smith
Manhunt intensifies for slayer of three lawmen
In Sweetwater a manhunt targets a suspect tied to the slayings of Sheriff W. W. Satterwi of Howard County Deputy George Reeves of Taylor County and Juan Hernandez of Big Springs. The hiding place was located by the Jones County sheriff amid the sprawling county chase.
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W. W. Satterwii
Howard County
George Reeves
Taylor County
Juan Hemmandez
Big Springs
Borales
Jones County
Rosebud Fire Rages Along South Dakota Nebraska Border
Fire sweeps 100 square miles largely within the Rosebud Reservation in Tripp County South Dakota. Strong northwest winds 40 to 50 mph drive the blaze east along the Niobrara river as crews struggle to contain the spreading flames.
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Rosebud
Valentine
Loot Returns From New York Warehouse Robbery
Two New York men Patrick Mitchell a laborer and Max Price a salesman were arrested on charges of belonging to a bootlegging and band of robbers. A cache of stolen goods valued up to 1,000,000 was found in a South Street warehouse linked to Pincus Sach Co. The haul included 380,000 worth of woolens.
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South Street
Patrick Mitchell
Max Price
Pincus, Sach & Co
Blast kills family near nitro glycerin plant
A deadly blast at a Franklin home killed a family near a nitro glycerin plant. Nearby children and relatives were nearby when the explosion occurred, raising fears for other workers and residents in the area.
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Wamie
Franklin
Woman dead and another hurt in Castana car crash
Mrs Loren Means of Castana was instantly killed and her sister Wynn Sammon was seriously injured when a car east of the city overturned after slipping off the edge while attempting to pass another vehicle. Three children in the car were uninjured.
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Loren Means
Wynn Sammon
Castana
Parting With Another Finger at Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore man Frederick Henry Baester, who has endured 70 operations and lost seven fingers for science, prepares to sacrifice his eighth finger at Jonas Hopkins hospital. Doctors cite x ray wave research and prior skin grafts and amputations as part of his sacrifices for humanity.
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Baltimore
Frederick Henry Baester
Jonas Hopkins Hospital
Darling's Condition Improves Amid Illness in Des Moines
The famous cartoonist J N Ding Darling shows slight improvement after serious illness from peritonitis as physicians report optimism for his recovery. In Washington, Eliot Wadsworth, Boston native and assistant treasury secretary overseeing foreign loans and rail advances, resigns though Mellon has not acted.
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Des. Moines
J. N
Ding
Sing
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U.s.treasury
Washington
Eliot Wadsworth
Boston
the Treasury
Méllon
Walker Husband Kills Wife Near Pittsburg Kansas
A Pittsburg Kans man shot and killed his wife as she walked in her home, leaving her motherless. The killer claimed he mistook her for an intruder, prompting a police investigation into the fatal incident.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Capaldo
Private Boyd Eltritz Court Martial Dishonorable Discharge
A court martial recommended dishonorable discharge and one year confinement for Private Boyd Eltritz of Bolling Field who borrowed a major's plane to head home. The inexperienced act led to the plane overheating and crashing. Eltritz was pulled from wreckage by personnel after the escape attempt failed.
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Washington
Atshei Abov
Boyd B. Eltritz
Bollingfield
Eltrit
Hogue Urges Economy Through Administration
E. L. Hogue director of the budget tells the state legislature that true economy rests more in administration than in law. He urges interdepartmental cooperation and voluntary coordination to cut waste, noting thorough analysis of departments before enacting new measures and a two year lookahead for reexamination.
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E. L. Hogue
Buser
Hegue
Hogue
Governor Speaks On Gasoline Tax In Iowa Budget Talks
Governor John Hamill argued in a radio address that added gasoline revenue could fund major road projects in Iowa, noting existing funds and opposing a bond issue as immoral. He warned against increasing property taxes and emphasized funding would come from the fuel tax rather than new debt.
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Iowa- Alrready
John Hamil
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