Payne Confession Details in Wife Death Plot
Payne concedes killing his wife in a staged crime, recounting attempts with poison and asphyxia. He discusses the infernal device, dynamite plan, and a private detective hunt, while his brother Sidney listens as tears flow. He claims no insane motive, just a sense of right and wrong.
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Ofsidere
Plains
West Texas
Henry Grom
Payne
Starme
Payne Ieret
Tak- Yor
Ernest O. Thompson
Awarilo
Bia
Sidney Payne
Tayne
Bis Brother
Barber Denies Women Shaving Hairs in London Shop
In Belxton London Aug 8 a barber named Joseph Kasser refuses service to women with short hair. He explains from the Bible that if a woman is shaved or shorn it is forbidden and should be covered, citing a Corinthians passage as justification.
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London
Belxton
Joseph Kasser
Kasser
Two Negroes Mob Victim In Grant County
Prosector Harley Hardin announced the county grand jury will convene at the fall term on September 1 to investigate the mob violence in Grant County. Nearly a hundred peace officers arrived from nearby cities to restore order as Marion citizens carried on with daily life. Officials from the Attorney General's office were slated to arrive to aid in the inquiry and potential prosecutions.
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Harley Hardin
Snd
James M. Ogden
Cilins
Campbell
Marion
Hardin
Great County Grand Jury
Grant County
Chant County
Former Solon Held in Jail in Maryland
Manuel Herrick, former Oklahoma Republican representative, held on bail after a federal raid on a St. Marys County still. Arrained on charges of manufacture and possession of liquor, Herrick claimed to be a federal undercover agent. DOJ denied it. Herrick, 53, lived in a one room shack near California Maryland and worked as a tender at $24 a day. He was arrested with two others after residing in Southern Maryland for years amid prior personal scandals and failed schemes.
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Baltimore
INS
Manuel Herrick
Courtesa
Oklahoma
St. Mary's County
Herrick
Jaquor
California
Thes
Maryland
Department of Justice
Congress
Washington
Jagat Two Feark
Hope of Rain Held Out by Weather Bureau
Drought and heat persist across the Midwest as the Weather Bureau in Chicago predicts no general rain. Kentucky reports exhausted water supplies, while Missouri and several states post record July heat. Scattered light showers offer only slight relief amid freak storm patterns affecting crops and relief plans.
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Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Ilinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Sbelbrithats
Hus
United States Weather Bureau
Chicago
Carrbbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
C. A. Donnel
Nashville
Tenn
St. Louis
Little Rock
Ark
Cairo
Evansville
Ind
Birmingham
Ala
Illinois
Iowa
Arrests end two week Hidnaping drive at Mason Texas
Detective Captain Aubrey Hopkins closes a two week kidnapping probe with arrests in a Mason hotel. Wledsne, released after agreeing to a $5000 ransom, was seized during a July 24 abduction. Victim driven to Woodlawn Hills with confederates in a second car. Baltimore reports eight deaths from the bank week line as heat and drought test relief.
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Aubrey Hopkins
Mason, Texas
Wledsne
Hedsoes
Woodlarn Hills
Baltimore
Aug
Healthy Department
Cain
Morrow Family Plans Mexico City Trip With Ambassador
Dwight W. Morrow and his daughter Constance, plus a group of friends, will depart Englewood for Mexico City next week to join the ambassador. They expect to stay until Mr. Morrow’s fall return to campaign for the U S Senate seat.
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Englewood
N. J
Dwight W. Morrow
Constance
Mexico City
Mexico
Morrow
United States Senate
Kidnappers tied to San Antonio gang probe
A San Antonio bootlegger linked to a kidnap plot is grilled at headquarters as detectives trace the gang to Galveston and Port Arthur. Police follow clues across Texas, linking the group to other abductions and a $20,000 ransom.
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Waptain Hopkins
Tate
Charles Speed
Galveston
Tiwan Water
Port Arthur
San Antonio
Mason
Fleagle Reported Seen Near Lamar Gang Leader
ROGK SPRINGS WY Aug B- A report that Jake Fleagle leader of the Lamar bandit group was seen in the Isolated Jackson House during a rodeo came from Henry Walters who rode in today. Walters paid deputy sheriff William Scott and said Fleagle shook hands with Scott's brother who later corroborated the face by comparing it with a halftone image in a Denver newspaper.
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Rogk Springs
Wyo
Aug
Jake Fleagle
March
Ender
Lamar
Jackson House
Henry Walters
Walters
William Scott
Tetah County
Fleagle
Scott
Denver
Death Penalty Paid by a Neger in Texas
Rainey Williams an 18 year old Black man was executed by electric chair in Bluntville prison for criminal assault on Joyce Keller a 20 year old Black woman. Three mobs threatened him before trial and he was denied a speedy hearing. Williams proclaimed innocence and said he never attacked a woman though two white girls identified him. He spoke before execution saying the penalty seemed too severe.
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Hunstville
Texas
Ufi
Rainey Williams
Port Arthur
Bluntville
N. Wy. Douny
Joyce Ketler
Williams
Leaumont
Two Held on Liquor Charges After Raid
Encarnacion Domingues and Jamen Coultreas face manifold liquor and beer possession counts and are jailed in default of $1000 bonds each after a raid at rear of 111 South Team Street. Prohibition officers led the 1001 Manin Avenue inquiry, with Mies, Johonie Murphy, and Wes in charge. Henritz appeared before Paul A. Lockhart, commissioner, regarding bond and possession charges.
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Encarnacion Domingues
Jamen Coultreas
Kirly
South Team Street
Penkihitant
Mies
Johonie Murphy
Prohibition
Manin Avenue
Wes
Henritz
Paul A. Lockhart
United ¢ Pommissioner
Cos
Aha Here's How to Get Em Down in Austin
Charles Fariss, once aiming to bring a championship to Texas capital, ends endurance contest as father plans a training trip. Fariss logged just over 300 hours but will not continue.
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Austin
Tex
Aug
Charles Farris
Texas
Ot Fariss
Belgian Balloon Man Seeks U.S. Cup
Belgian balloonist Ernest De Muytery plans to travel to the United States on August 10 to compete in the Gorton Bennett cup race in Cleveland Ohio this September. He will represent Belgium with his balloon the Delgica.
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Brussels
P—Ernnest de Muytery
United States
Clevelail
Ohio
Ll.gium
Court orders baby before court over custody mixup
In Chicago August a habeas corpus case prompts Charles and Mrs. Bamberger to produce the infant in court. Judge Robert E. Gentzel grants the writ and bars the Bambergers from altering the court’s jurisdiction. The dispute centers on a hospital tag misidentification involving the Watkins family.
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Cricago
Aug
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