Recovery of $5,000,000 Loot in Sensational Postal Robberies
New York July 5. Gordon McCarthy, the "human bloodhound," brings Edward Bryce and his gang to court over a mail bonds robbery worth two million dollars. Bonds worth half a million found buried on Long Island. rest in a trunk at Bryce’s Gramercy Park apartment. McCarthy, an Express agent, infiltrated underworld ranks to expose the gang.
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New York
Gordon McCarthy
Edward Bryce
Crook
Bryce
United States
Hitchcock
Charles P. Heines
Charles Lambert
McCarthy
Long Island
Gramercy Park
American Railway Express
Geggs
Prisoner Found Guilty of Conduct Unbecoming a Convict
July 4 at Sing Sing prison Barney Conway, once a burglar, was confined in solitary after being found guilty of conduct unbecoming a convict. Investigations revealed he brewed home made liquor using potatoes sugar and yeast in the prison shadows.
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New York
Barney Conway
Sing Sing
Barney
Six LIVES LOST AT SOUTH TEXAS RESORTS ON Fourth
Houston July 5 report lists six drownings at Texas bathing sites. John D. Wiley of Dallas and R. M. Gannon of Eagle Pass died while bathing at Galveston. Wiley likely heart failure. Four Graham families mourn as four girls drown in the Brazos river near Graham.
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Houston
Texas
John D. Wiley
Dallas
R. M. Gannon
Eagle Pass
Galveston
Wiley
Deetors
M. N. Anthony
I. Davis
Graham
Brazos River
Paris Debated Prime Minister as Communists Accuse War Blame
Police reserves surrounded the chamber of deputies during a heated Paris session as three communist lawmakers pressed Premier Poincare on pre war conduct. Crowds gathered outside the parliament while Poincare defended his policies against the accusations that he helped bring on the war.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Poincare
Igh
Drowned in Attempt to Rescue Girl in San Angelo
In San Angelo Texas on July 5 Guy L Stanford 85 a shoemaker and Jewell Ball 15 daughter of Sidney Ball furniture dealer drowned in the swollen North Concho River when Stanford attempted to save the girl. The bodies were recovered this morning. The girl was wading with children when she stepped into deep swift water. Stanford leaves an invalid widow and four children.
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San Angelo
Texas
Guy L. Stanford
Jewell Ball
Sidney Ball
North Concho River
Stanford
Blaine to Pardon All Ex Soldiers in Wisconsin
Governor Blaine announced he would free every ex soldier in prison who applied for a pardon stating his sentence came from lack of funds after service in the army One in four inmates in Wisconsin prisons are ex soldiers he blamed the national administration for delaying soldier compensation as the cause
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Madison
Wis
Blaine
Wisconsin
Call for Lee Highway Convention July 20th
Notice declares a convention in Lawton Oklahoma starting July 19 and running July 20 to organize Lee Highway Association units from Memphis Tennessee to El Paso Texas as part of a Southern Trans Continental Highway project. Delegations from each community to be designated by local leaders with speakers including Thomas B. King and Charles E. McPherron.
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Lawton
Ohio
Lee Highway Association
Memphis
Tenn
el Paso
Texas
National Organization
Chamber of Commerce
Oklahoma
Thomas B., King
Chas. E. McPherron
Durant
Okla
S. M. Johnson
Association
E. G. Warren
Okta
Lee Highway
Reading for Boy Scouts Library Drive Seeks Donations
Reading for Boy Scouts asks residents to donate books for the Scout Library. Chairs and tables have been donated. more are needed. Gifts will be called for by the Chamber of Commerce. phone 84 for details. Country Club fishing event reports big catches with Claude Simpson leading. Next fishing day set for Thursday July 15. early morning deliveries available. phone 796.
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Boy Scouts
Boy Scout Library
Mike
Chamber of Commerce
Country Club
Claude Simpson
Gay Time at Pine Lodge Fourth at Roswell
A Fourth of July celebration at Pine Lodge in Roswell drew over a hundred visitors. The city maintained Municipal Camp ground provided a serviceable base, with cabins, firework displays, and a Lodge dance. Locals praised the investment and predicted Pine Lodge will become a premier southwest retreat and asset to Roswell.
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Pine Lodge
Pines
Roswell
Butcher Grossman Hangs Self in Cell in Berlin Trial Fallout
Berlin reports detail that Grossman the butcher, linked to brutal assaults and the sale of flesh from victims, died by hanging in his cell during his trial. Authorities say he faced charges over about twenty women harmed or killed, with the case shocking the public.
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Berlin
Grossman
Fourth of July Celebrations Kill Dozens and Wound Hundreds
New York led fatalities with 11 dead and 45 injured as reports to United Press said roughly forty people were killed and over 250 injured nationwide during the Fourth of July celebrations yesterday.
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New York
United Press
White House Becomes Mecca for Handshake Seekers
Washington July 5 The White House is fast becoming a major tourist mecca as hundreds queue daily to shake hands with the President. Since March 4 1921 about 150 000 people have passed the President desk. Americans come from all regions while foreign nations are represented and crowds include a wide mix of trades and professions.
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Washington
White House
Ufe
Harding
Ad Club Reports Big World Advertising Convention
Roswell Ad Club president W J McInnes outlined impressions from the annual convention of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World held in Milwaukee. Representatives McInnes and E J Williams attended, noting larger size and greater enthusiasm than last year in Atlanta. A golf tournament was scheduled for next meeting with matchups Poorbaugh versus Amonett Williams versus Simpson McInnes versus Murdock Fletcher versus Shrecengost. M L Murdock led today’s discussion on newspaper advertising and praised the meeting as one of the year’s most interesting.
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W. J. McInnes
Roswell
Ad Club
Poorbaugh
Amonett
Williams
Simpson
McInnes
Murdock
Fletcher
Shrecengost
M. L. Murdock
Man kills self amid embezzlement charge in Amarillo
In Amarillo July 5 J D Montgomery 59 secretary treasurer of the local lodge maintenance of way employes and railway shop laborers shot himself while being taken to the courthouse to answer a charge that he embezzled 1636 dollars of organization funds.
Shopmen Stand On Their Own Feet, Says Union Chief
Chicago July 5 The shopmen on strike can stand on their own feet Bert Jewell union chief declared The refusal of maintenance of way men to strike strengthened the shopmen position rather than weakened it Jewell said
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Chicago
Bert Jewell
Jewell
Weather forecast for Roswell Pecos valley and New Mexico
Generally fair tonight and Thursday in Roswell and Pecos valley. Unsettled tonight and Thursday in New Mexico with likely local showers in the north and warmer in the south and extreme east, cooler in the northeast Thursday. Barometric pressure unsettled. west fair with partly cloudy skies. temperatures below normal. Rain probability about 15 percent. High yesterday 84, low last night 60. Gieve Hallenbeck, Official in Charge.
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Roswell
Pecos Valley
New Mexico
Southwest
Southern Plains
Pacific Northwest
Scouts Leave for Carlsbad Camp With Dan Burrows
The Boy Scouts with Dan Burrows and assistants depart early for a week of camping at Carlsbad. The trip inspires excitement and anticipation for a successful week, as participants discuss the sense of awe in the presence of notable figures and the reactions of others to public figures and secret service enthusiasts.
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Boy
Dan Burrows
Bright
Carlsbad
City Council Orders Paving Across 35-Block District
The city council last night ordered paving of the district outlined earlier. A protest meeting at city hall heard petitions, then the council adopted a resolution to pave the entire 35-block area and instructed the city engineer to call for bids opening August 4. Bids will be reviewed and the contract set for paving across the district.
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Cty
Boy Dies After Gasoline Explosion Near Dallas Home
Thomas McGowan, six, was burned to death late yesterday in Dallas near Lieben as a gasoline explosion exploded in the rear of his home. Local authorities investigated the fatal accident.
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Dallas
Thomas McGowan
Lieben
For Rent and Rental Preferences in Ruidoso Ad
Advertisement notes payment option Apply Pay by Wilkins at 726. A brief household item mentions Mr and Mrs Harry Morrison and Mr and Mrs D Y Tomlinson returning from the Spring ranch above Hondo after spending several days this week.
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Cebin
Wilk'ns
Harry Morrison
D. Y. Tomlinson
Hondo
Golfers Demand Recount in Country Club Tournament
The semi pros beat the pros one up in a heated Country Club golf tournament. Miss Mary White and Miss Aleen Church won key matches for the Ladies pros, while Miss Tiny Winston and Bill Smith also scored wins. Fred Miller filed a recount protest alleging scorecard manipulation and bets affecting play, prompting plans for a 36 hole handicap event starting Sunday. Will Lawrence stands out as the season’s best improver, dropping from 164 to 104.
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Hall
Mary White
Sophie Church
Aleen Church
H. W. Watson
J. P. Church
W. W. Phillips
Tiny Winston
Anette Jacobson
Bill Smith
John Poorbaugh
Fred Miller
Captain Hall
Roswell
Joe Jaffa
Jim Hinkle
Hinkle
Will Johnson
Jaffa Miller
Will Lawrence
Mabie Lowrey
Mr. Lawrence
Sister Visit From Phoenix Arrives for Extended Stay
Mrs. R. E. Thompson arrives from Phoenix Arizona to visit her sister Mrs. Ed Robertson for an extended stay in town.
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R. E. Thompson
Phoenix
Arizona
Ed Robertson
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