Drunken brawl linked to murder in Alamo St apartment
In Thirty-seventh District Court on Friday Merle Matbin testified in a shabeas corpus hearing for Grade Nichols the Fort Sam Houston soldier charged with the murder of RB W Hall. Hall’s body was found battered behind 414 North Alamo Street. Mrs Mary Jackson facing murder charges and held on a $500 witness bond testified briefly before Judge W A Anthony ruled her testimony inadmissible. Witness Mrs Mathis described a liquor fueled fight over money owed for beer and a beer bottle strike that felled Hall. Nichols remains in jail at Bernar County jail on a $10,000 bond awaiting further proceedings.
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Merle Matbin
Alamo Street
Shabeas Corpue
Grade Nichols
Fort Sam Houston
Nichols
RB. W. Hall
Hall
Suny Way
Mary Jackson
North
Elec
Liberty
W. &. Anthony
Bemar County
War Department Orders New Slash in Artillery Units
The War Department ordered another reduction in field artillery strength at Fort Sam Houston. Three batteries, about 10 men, will be eliminated with Battery A and Battery B of the Fifteenth Field Battalion disbanded on December 15. The November reduction had already downsized the Fifteenth Field artillery from regiment to battalion as the corps expands.
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Fort. Sam Houston
War Department
Field Artilly
Field Artillery
Tde Airy Corps
Fteenth Field Artillery
Witness Heard in Shooting Case
In Lubbock Texas a murder trial heard a witness state he saw a man bending over a woman and punching her in the face while holding a gun. The defendant Tester Hilexedle is accused of shooting his wife Virgie Lester to death on October 24.
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Toubbock
Texas
Toycher
Virgie Lester
Son Sees Father Kill His Mother in Chicago Murder
A 31 year old man Joseph Kadaratka of 430 Crematreet stabbed his wife to death after a drunken quarrel. He fled the scene and is being hunted by police. The couple’s nine year old son later recalled hearing his mother scream as his father attacked.
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Chicago
Der
Joseph Kadaratka
Mat- Them
Champion steer Miss Jennie Brown wins national show in Chicago
Miss Jennie Brown of Rose Hill Iowa wins grand championship at the national livestock exposition in Chicago with "Lucky Bucket" Aberdeen Angus steer. The steer sells for 7837.60 dollars.
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Jennie Brown
Rose Hill
Iowa
Chicago
Bleas e Case in DC Court Over Grand Jury Probe
In Washington DC Justice Peston Gordon weighed how to proceed with Senator Cole Bleue of South Carolina who refused to testify to a grand jury about information on detective Arthur Scrivener’s death. The judge also weighed Heflin’s case where a letter naming a government clerk was sent to the district attorney.
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Washington
D.C
Peston Gordon
District of Columbia Supreme Bench
Cole
Bleue
South Carolina
Kubpoene
Arthur Scrivener
Heflin
Alabama
Whso
Rerter
Scrivener
Justice Frorien
Bleare
Eespert Blesve
Killer Marrnes’ Killer Under Life Sentence Marrnes' BUFNOS AIREA
A life sentence is recorded for a killer in Buenos Aires who mutilated a woman and buried her remains in multiple sections. The piece notes a man named Bonini briefly freed to marry his sweetheart Maria Manetta, with court and warden actions described.
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Bufnos Airea
Buenos Aires
Tila Bos Wan
Maria Manetta
Bonivi Harronfessad
Virginia Donnatei
Agraite i Desrite
Bonini
Witnesses Display Biblical Warning at Court Balcony
A courtroom scene shows a two foot high railing placard reading Hear False Witnesses in the Dawson entiat court room. The painter J B Gaslend is identified as the likely author, who had the sign painted after the new courthouse was completed.
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Lamsiesa
Dexar
Justine
Cnurt
Lave
Balcomy
Dawson
J.B. Gaslend
Shoots Two When Wife Files Suit
Police and fire chiefs faced a chaotic scene as a man shot twice after his wife filed for divorce. The assailant wounded two officials, then nearly fatally struck another person before a standoff ended. Further details from the incident remain unclear.
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Hosewell
Ni M. der
Police Alford
John Chrisman
OK Wemble
Dhzarell
Bill Linwife
Former Stars of Stage Celebrate German Theater Anniversary
The thirtieth anniversary celebration of the German Theater in Br. Louin honored former stage stars. Attire from the mid nineteenth century was featured as part of the festive recount of the theater’s founding and history.
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Stage Are Peted
Br. Louin
Record Price Padner Breaks World Livestock Bid
Towans dominated the thirtieth annual international Livestock exposition as Elliott Brown's grand champion Aberdeen-Angus Lucky Strike sold for a world record $845 a pound, totaling $9,212.50 after premiums. I. C. Kenney bid in Elliott's prize, setting a new peak price while pledging the charity donation to United Charities of Chicago. Brown announced plans to invest the proceeds, including a mortgage and tuition plans at Town State College in Amex text next fall.
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Br Universal Servica
Chicago
Tier
Elliott Brown
Rose Hill Towa
Bos. I. C. Kenney
New_York
Elliott
Clarence Gorcke
Young Goecke
Towa
St. Penney
United Charities of Chicago
Young Brown
Pilliott
Town State College
Amex
Ask Water Ban to Save Humanity At Sinicu ture Congress
MADRID December 8 The Italian representative warned that humanity will degenerate if mineral waters remain on tables. The Spanish minister of economy presided at the session and censured physicians for advising patients to drink wine.
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Madrid
Aterion
Woman Receives 38th Dry Law Penalty in Gary
In Gary Indiana a woman identified as Mrs Schonaler was convicted on penalties for liquor law violations. After the jury found her guilty she was fined 500 dollars and sentenced to two days in jail amid questions about repeated offenses.
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Gary
Ind
Fred Yelm
Friesa Seh~seler
Mra. Schonaler
Jury Awards Wife Slayer Insurance
In Florence Arizona a superior court jury ordered payment of nine thousand two hundred dollars under an insurance policy to Grantyilie W. for the death of his wife. The jury found Johnson not guilty of the crime, eight to one, after a trial that previously saw a death sentence convert to life imprisonment.
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Florence
Ariz
Inter Tal
Grantyilie W. Dohreon
Johnson
Vohnson
Vohncon
Inter
Girl plays sax at dance as she dies from poison
Nedra Short collapsed after performing five bouts at a community dance in Los Angeles. She reportedly swallowed poison just before joining the orchestra, was hospitalized in unconscious state, and doctors said she had an even chance for life.
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Los Angeles
Nedra Short
Court records cage heard in Supreme Court
In Austin on December 6 the Supreme Court heard an argument to permanently restrain clerks from destroying records after litigation ends. Gulf Traduction Co and others, led by Oswald Parker and Joe J Brown of Houston, sought to keep land title records lasting beyond the 10 year disposal window set by a recent bill. They argue that cage records, including field notes, should be preserved for perpetuity.
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Austin
Supreme Court
Oswald Parker
Joe 3. Brown
Houston
Gulf Traduction Company
Freshmen favor brunettes at Sul Ross teachers college
A humorous, nostalgic slice shows Sul Ross State Teachers College freshmen writing about their ideal marriage partners. They overwhelmingly prefer brunettes, praising dark hair, brown eyes, and long locks while deriding blondes as fickle and vain. The piece hints that this taste could affect future Texas marriages.
Pittsburgh to Play Foe in Rose Bowl
LOS ANGELES December UPI reports USC announced Pittsburgh accepted the invitation to play in the Pasadena Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day. The announcement confirms Pitt will meet the Trojans in the classic bowl game.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
University of Southern California
University of Pittsburgh
Pasadena
Shot Saves Man From Irate Bull
Potsdam report describes Myron Darby a Hopstinop farmer firing a rifle bullet from a zircon in the hands of a citizen to kill an angry herd bull that repeatedly gored Wilbur Colton, 22, saving his life after the attack.
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Potsdam
I. E
Myron Darby
Wilbur Colton
Woman tells torture tale found on Meriden farm
A young woman from Kanana City told Shawnes county authorities she was tortured after being left in a haystack near Meriden. She was found by farmer B H Brubaker behind a barn, crying for water. her feet were reportedly frozen for several days but not critically hurt. The report names Margaret Wolfe, 32, as the woman. In a separate item, the Dallas meeting of the American Zoo logical association opened with Dr George Livermore of Memphis as principal speaker.
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Ean
Dee
Shawnes County
Bern
Ira
Margaret Wolfe
Kanana City
B. H. Brubaker
Meriden
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