Florist Convicted of Wife Murder in Greenhouse Fire
Geneva jurors return a guilty verdict against Warren J. Lincoln a florist who confessed to killing his wife and her brother Byron Shaw. He burned bodies in a greenhouse furnace and sealed heads in a concrete block before the jury sentenced him to life imprisonment after 3 hours and 24 minutes of deliberation across five ballots.
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Geneva
Warren J. Lincoln
Aurora Junverfiorist
Byron Shaw
John
Ola
New Anesthetic Discovered in New York
A newly found anesthetic in New York offers potential for safer anesthesia. Researchers report promising early results and describe improved control of pain, with plans for broader testing and regulatory review.
Train and car collision near Ne arman Kansas
A southbound passenger train from Omaha to Kansas City collided head on with a freight train on a siding near Nearman Kansas. The incident involved two longer trains and a car, with enlisted personnel aboard. Details on injuries or fatalities were not immediately available.
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Nearman
Kan
Omaha
Kansas City
Robbery Case Involves Step-Brother and Bank Cash Find
National detectives and police across three countries pursued Leo M. a 34 year old salesman and his claimed step-brother Harry Givens. The robbery suspect slugged a man, was later found in the bank with 318.00 in cash and 12 securities. Vandéventure Trust Company secretary is named in the case.
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Leo
Sten
Harry
Givens
Retary
Vandéventure Trust Empany
Plums Face Damage as Warm Spell Follows Freeze
Weather records from February in Chattanooga Tennessee show a 72.2 degree reading, 19 degrees above normal, threatening plums ready to bloom. Growers fear a repeat cold snap could ruin the crop if temperatures do not stabilize in the coming days.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Onan
Binom
Cerardh
Beets Sugar Makers Accused in FTC Complaint
Washington reports the federal trade commission charges unfair methods in competition against the Larrowe Milling Company of De 17. The complaint, made public by the commission, alleges conspiratorial actions to suppress beet pulp marketing, a byproduct of beet sugar manufacturing.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Mitchell
Army
Air Service
Defense
Jarelis
Hegar
Pacific
Mitchell Tay
Navy Department
Eleven Sailors Drowned In Vancouver Harbor Collision
A 1 ton pinnace returning from shore to the cruiser Idzuma collided with a barge towed by Canadian Pacific Nanoose in Vancouver harbor. A party of 16 aboard the pinnace faced seven rescued by the vessel, while nine sank to the bottom. Rescue efforts separated passengers and crew, with several brought aboard the cruiser.
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Jap Saiiors
Conver
B. C
Vancouver “Harbor
Téage
Hatter
Vale flood sparks health fears and relief appeals
Floods along Belly creek devastate Vale and surrounding territory with 2000 to 4000 cattle and sheep drowned. Water supplies contaminated and boil-water orders issued as officials seek state and Red Cross relief funding. Property losses exceed 500000 amid widespread mud filled homes and rescue efforts.
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Veale
Oré
Vale
Belly
Belly Creek
Tdosses
Weiss
Yale
Frederick
D. Stricker
State Board of Health
Part- Tan
C. M. Robinnetter
Drake
Elise i
Portland
Aow
Richardson
Pacific Division of the Red Cross
San Francisco
Big Leas
Enders
Valuabile Liquor Case Seized Off Plymouth Pier
Two rum runners collided at a north Plymouth lumber pier as a Coast Guard unit recovered a mixed liquor stock valued at about 100000. Six men were taken into custody as the seizure followed a night-time chase and firefight, with authorities urging further investigation into the smuggling operation.
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Plymouth
Mass
North Plymouth
Coast
Idaho House Rejects Child Labor Amendment Proposal
Boise Idaho The lower house of the Eighteenth Idaho Legislature failed to ratify the proposed federal labor amendment to the U S Constitution by a vote of 38 to 18.
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Boise
Idaho
United States
Forgery Conviction Sentences Former State Senator
In Dallas, Tex F A Deehardt, a former state senator, was convicted of land and title forgery and sentenced to six and a half years at penal servitude by a jury.
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Dallas
Tex
F. A. Deehardt
Prairie Oil and Gas hikes crude oil price in Independence
Prairie Oil and Gas company announces a five cent per barrel increase for crude oil of 42 degrees Baum gravity and above in Independence Kansas, impacting local producers and markets.
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Independence
Kan
Prairie Oi and Gas Company
Tom Lawson Passes Away In Massachusetts
Boston Thomas W Lawson died at Phillips house Massachusetts general hospital after an operation for diabetes conducted two weeks earlier. Ewert Held for Fraud Pierre 8 D A W Ewert, former treasurer of the South Dakota rural credits board and president of the close National Bank of Commerce in Pierre, waived examination before U S Commissioner G I Whitcher and gave 10000 dollar bond for June term. The action stems from an examination of the bank books by federal officials presented by U S Attorney Wesley Clark and assistant.
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Tom Lawson
Boston
Thomas W. Lawson
Phillips House
Massachusetts
Ewert
Pierre
A. W. Ewert
South Dakota Rural Credits Board
Close National Bank of Commerce
United States
Whitcher
Wesley Clark
Daughter Witnesses Against Her Grandmother in Poison Case
The 63 year old Mrs Myrtle Maxton testified that she saw her grandmother, Mrs Clara S McCurdy, poison her husband’s medicine and later found a small package labeled poison in the pantry of the couple’s home.
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Codiogton
Myrtle Maxton
Clara S$. McCurdy
Messenger Robbed of 6560 Dollars in Kansas City
George B. Peck Dry Goods messenger Charles F. Overmeyer was held up by a man who dragged him into an alley and escaped with 6523 dollars amid many passersby. Police report details are unclear but the event occurred in Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Charles F. Overmeyer
George B. Peck Sdry Goods Company
Seed Fund Approved in Salem for Seed Wheat Loans
Walter Mc Pierce signed a measure in Salem approving 31.5 million dollars for a seed wheat loan fund. The program aims to aid farmers hit by severe weather in December, providing financing to replant after crops were frozen.
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Salem
Ore
Walter Mc Pierce
Oregon Town Flooded In Devastating Bully Creek Flood
Vale Oregon was inundated when Bully Creek irrigation dam washed out sending three feet of salt laden floodwater through streets. Brush and debris carried along, shops and homes abandoned as flood crested, town utilities disrupted.
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Oregon
Vale
Bully Creek
House To Pass Rate Bill
House votes 395 to 148 to send the postal pay and rate increase bill back to the Senate. War limits block action. post office committee moves to draft a salary rate bill of its own with Republican backing and rate provisions under discussion.
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Washington
Hotsa
House
House Post Office Committee
Yiinder
J ouit the Switches of the Other Generators
The fragment references switches of the other generators in an unspecified system. Details are unclear, with limited readable context to establish names, places, or outcomes for a fuller summary.
Estate of Warren G. Harding Reported Probate Filing
In Marion Ohio the late Warren G. Harding estate is reported to be valued at about 334,585 dollars in probate records filed by an administrator. Judge B. McNeal presides and the matter is noted as part of Wisconsin and Illinois interconnected history.
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Harding
Marion
Indge
de B. McNeal
Davis
Ministera of
Tadianola
Dover Senate Rejects End Amendment Ratification
In Dover Delaware the state senate voted against ratifying the end amendment as reported in a scrambled dispatch. A separate item notes a sever woman dying of wounds in West Virginia and references a 23 year old widow from Georgia and a 22 year old former Yale student involved in a fatal incident. The fragmentary text combines multiple crime and personal tragedy notes with unclear attributions.
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Dover
Del
State Senate
Jarksburg
Va—Nirs
Boorby
Woods
Walds
Long Missing Son Writes From San Francisco Letter
John Martin L. Ryan of Connecticut rejoiced upon receiving a letter from his long missing son in San Francisco. The note said the son is married and established as a wealthy real estate professional. Clippings enclosed indicate he plans to visit relatives soon.
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Ester
Conn
John
Martin L. Ryan
San Francisco
Legislators Move Toward Open Floor Debate On Measures
Three weeks of preliminary work behind the scenes clears the way for floor discussion. Bills introduced include Bergman property tax, Patterson Johnson tax, Hogue appropriations, a proposed child labor amendment to the federal constitution, a child welfare program, and companion bills. The senate considers submission to the people at the 1926 general election on Bad vena issue.
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Ferry-Terst
Hogue
Commission OF Federal Aid
On Iowa Roads Commission Report
Fragmentary text notes commission activity and responses from guardians of infrastructure. Mentions Ringgold Goodwin and Clayto Mahiska with unclear roles, and references improvements and potential legislation affecting schooling and church involvement. Sparse details limit precise outcomes or dates.
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Ringgold
Goodwin Ote
Clayto Mahiska
Gripp
Unio Franktic
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