Landru Executed For Series Of Murders In Gambais
AP reports Demri Desire Landru known as the bluebeard of Gambais was executed by guillotine after being convicted of ten murders of women and a youth. The execution at 6:05 followed a 25 minute delay. He refused confession, spoke briefly with a priest, and faced the crowd in a composed, silent end to his 34 months of imprisonment and 21 days of trial.
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Associated Press
Versaillés
Demri Desire Landru
Bluebeard
Gambals
Landru
Father Loiselles
Idru
Janedra
Angelus Bellaie
Tavis
Prince
Cash bonus opposed by chamber of commerce members
Washington March 25 A referendum among United States Chamber of Commerce members showed 72 percent against a cash bonus for veterans. The chamber previously opposed the bonus but sought a new vote to gauge changing opinion and verify if delegates at meetings truly reflect the overall membership.
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Chamber of Commerce of the United States
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B.H Goodwin
American Legion
Convicted fraud operator in New Brunswick faces more charges
J Madison Godbee, a bucket shop operator, was convicted of obtaining money under false pretenses in New Brunswick. Sentence awaits next week as four similar charges proceed. Last summer he ran a stock brokerage office with many accounts. Henry Nelgon testified he paid 50 dollars as an initial stock purchase but received no further communication or proof of purchase.
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N. J
J. Madison Godbee
Matey
Daly
Godhee
Godbee
Henry Nelgon
New Brungwick
Codhee
Pacific Pact and Nations League Debate Sparks U S Justice Warning
Justice Danial Colbran of the U S Supreme Court warns at the all America national conference opening that a Pacific pact could lead to League of Nations entanglement, urging defense of party pledges and warning against backdoor U S entry if the self power treaty is ratified.
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Washington, D. C
Dania BY. Cobalan
United States Supreme Court
Colialan
Europe
Harding
Senate
League of Nations
Me Ali
Wealthy Women Sued Over Missing Broker Pool Scam
New York reports ten women including Lil Nan Duke and Dorothy Atwood claim to have invested over 400000 in a mythical pool promoted by Alfred B. Lindsey. They are summoned to testify before a supreme court grand jury as Assistant District Attorney Murphy pursues Lindsey’s indictment.
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New York
Alfred B. Lintsey
South Nyack
Supreme Court
Grand
Murphy
Lindsey
Lil- Nan N. Duke
James B. Duke
Dorothy Atwood
Catherine Adama
Charlota Nilsson
W. H. Arnold
Margaret Bogart
Helen Burnett
Adelaide V. Rice
Josephine A. Cornell
Florence James
Seek Two For Theft Involving $158000 Robbery
Police seek two “good samaritans” who aided two New York businessmen robbed of gems and cash totaling over 158000 after both men fainted in Times Square. Diamond importer Leo Sherman reported diamonds worth about 7000 stolen after awakening. The other victim’s name and exact losses, including 78000, remain undisclosed.
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New York
Weather Forecast for San Antonio Area
San Antonio and vicinity expect unsettled conditions with a chance of rain on Sunday. Winds from the north will be moderate, with lows around 44 degrees and highs near 60.
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San Antonio
Weather notes for several cities show mixed temps and winds
A fragmented weather summary lists St Louis Kansas City New York Washington and other locales with temperatures ranging from the low teens to mid thirties and winds from northeast west and north. Some entries mention clear or snowy conditions and a general lack of coherent structure in the data.
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St Tolle
Alghent
Kansas City
New York
Clonts Viant- Tolle
Oigneet
Washington
Brother Held on Murder Charge in Viola Breanbrack Case
Walter Breanbrack, 19, is in Anson County Texas custody on a murder indictment for his sister Viola, 14, shot at 418 Seventh Street in San Antonio. The case grew from an initial accident report as officers pursued the suspect after a grand jury indictment.
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San Antonio
Walter Breanbrack
Anson
Jones County
Texas
Anson County
Alphonse Newton
Bexar County
Grand Jury
L. D. Champion
See Profite
Tial
Bessie McClain
L. D. McClain
Forty-fifth District
Walter Brcanbrack
Thirty-seventh District Court
Viola Breanbrack
Seventh Street
C. B
van Riper
Walter
McClain
Central Police
Detective Street
Robert 3. Green Memorial Hospital
Justice Court
Ten
Fust
Goa
Brcanbrack
Newton
Wersane
Grace Zintgraff
J. McClain
Stella Halamuda
Iva CR. McClain
Montague
Homer T Wilson
Coriefine
Elle
Repair plan urged for Kilauea crater road in Hawaii
Immediate repair and improvement of the road to Kilauea crater in Hawaii will be recommended to Stephen Mather director of national parks by Col C H Birdseye chief of the Tropical Threat of the United States geological survey after an extensive visit. The region around Killey was made a national park and Birdseye believes there is no reason the volcanic national park cannot be equal to North America’s top parks.
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North America
Harding Reported As Favoring Navy Cut to 80 000
President Harding told Republican naval committee members at a White House conference that total enlisted navy strength should not fall below 80 000, urged converting two battle cruisers into airplane carriers, and supported reducing annual academy admissions while considering broader personnel cuts.
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Washington
Harding
Howse Naval
Whitehouse
Ameapolis
Lloyd George Poincare to Meet on Conclave Site
Boulogne reports Premier Poincare and Prime Minister Lloyd George to hold first interview on the upcoming international economic and financial conference. Lloyd George travels by Calais boat and automobile, Poincare by train with experts. Location and timing uncertain as reporters track the leaders.
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Poincare
Lloyd-George
Great Britain
Cloyd-George
Calais
M. Poincare
Paris
Genoa
Italy
Good fire record aids San Antonio insurance credit
San Antonio was granted a 12 percent credit by the Texas Fire Insurance Commission for good fire records. The credit applies to final rate fire policies written after March 1, 1922 and remains in effect until February 28, 1923. The city’s 1921 insured fire logs show $404,170.01, with premiums paid totaling $853,002.22.
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Exas Fire Insurance Commission
Cates
Sichrecht
San Antoni
Sikh agitation in Punjab grows political as unrest spreads
A London dispatch from Delhi dated February reports Punjab unrest among Sikhs intensifying into a political issue. It notes intensified attempts to tamper with troops, village families away, and Sepoys subjected to intimidation by non cooperationists.
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Delhi
Saursday
Punjab
Bond posted for seventeen year old girl in Arkansas assault case
Waco Texas February 25 Maraie Matthews seventeen year old girl who shot J B Cromtin Arkansas pal ose ate tan to demety pm the heart read here where he was being tried yesterday for criminal assault at the Evangelina Wome here temporarily Bail is set at four thousand dollars and preliminary trial is scheduled for Tuesday
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Tex
Maraie Matthews
Cromtin
Arksnarald Pal Ose
Crimonal Aswalt Pie
Bererve
Yeager Five Years In Keilman Case
Henry Yeager convicted of assault to murder William Keilman in the Horn Palace Inn shooting case. Jury verdict at 12:30 p.m. and Yeager sentenced to five years in the state penitentiary. Otis Yeager earlier received six years. motions for new trials anticipated. other defendants and related cases noted.
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William Keilman
Thirty-seventh District
Keilman
Horn Palace Inn
South Loop
Otis
Henry Xeager
Otis Xeager
Auy
Freed
Theaters blamed for decline and immorality by religious official
Chicago on February 25 Rev. Philip Yarrow field secretary of the balance association said theaters are worse now than 20 years ago. He cited profanity vulgarity and obscenity on stage and urged that movies are responsible for the spread of immorality.
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Chicago
Philip Yarrow
Ilance Association
Ghostly Mystery Draws Noted Scientists to Antigo Island
Halifax researchers report plans by a small circle of distinguished men to visit the Antigo nish ghost as inquiries expand. Dr Walter Franklin Prince of New York signals he will seek leave to join the expedition. The Antigenish chest and related sensational tales have drawn international attention amid winter fires and eerie cattle tampering allegations.
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Halifax
N. S
Walter Franklin Prince
American Institute For Scientific Research
New York
Hove
Alexander Medonals
Wnn
Explosion at Chicago Quarry Triggers Bomb Plot Rumors
A massive dynamite blast at the McCook quarry near Chicago sparked citywide panic with rumors of bombing squads and an air raid. One man injured as glass shattered, trains and streets disrupted, officials unsure of the blast’s cause.
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McCook
Hicago
Dotbee
Monon Railroad
Dyer
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Monon
Lafayette
Associated Press
The
Consumers Company
Prevost witness sought to testify against Arbuckle in San Francisco
New Orleans police chief says Zey Prevost may be located in San Francisco and Chief O’Brien receives the tip. A subpoena is mailed for her and District Attorney Brady urges her return to testify at Arbuckle’s murder trial. Brady notes she could be compelled only by indictment, which is not yet decided.
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Guy Moloney
New Orleans
Zey Prevost
Roscoe C
Tatty
Arbuckie
Daniel J. O'Brien
Matthew A. Brady
Moloney
Prevost
Justien
Grady
Arbuckle
Brady
Sugar offer made to ease Cuban sugar problem
Informal talks at the White House indicate Cuban sugar producers could curb output to a normal level and scrap wartime production. Conferences discussed solutions that protect American producers, with a hint the United States might reduce tariffs to meet Cuban needs if Cuba accepts.
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Woman Leader Named for National Democratic Women
Mies Emily Nowell Blair of Joplin Missouri, a national Democratic committeewoman candidate, was summoned by Cordell Hull to Washington to confer on leadership of the national Democratic women's organization. She left Tulsa for home and will travel to the capital Tuesday if she accepts the post, which has not been settled. Blair has a history in suffrage leadership, the League of Women Voters, and the national council defense during the war. Her husband, Harry W. Blair, practices law in Washington and Joplin.
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Mies
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Nowell Blair
Jontin
National Democratic
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Mull
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George Goss
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Anne Howard Shaw
National Council Defense
Mer Iusband
Harry W. Blair
Prohibition Agents Foil Grain Alcohol Plot in Midwest
Chicago agents say a two week probe across three states uncovered a plot to flood Chicago and other large Central SESUS cities with grain alcohol used to make "beatles whisker." The principal figure was arrested at Columbus Ohio and five carloads of alcohol seized in four cities.
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Rain Lingers As Forecast Calls For More showers
Local weather bureau predicts rainfall to continue Saturday night into Sunday after a day of intermittent drizzle and cold. Temperatures expected to rise to near freezing with light to moderate winds from the north to east as varied precipitation reports come in across Texas and nearby states.
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Testis
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Million Stolen From Wall Street Firm
New York reports losses totaling one million dollars at Alexander and Baldwin Ltd due to long ongoing thefts. Cashier Richard Kretzmere was arrested after two checks totaling 119,000 dollars, issued to the Irving National Bank, were found converted. Attorney John YT Dooling says more charges may follow. two-year span of thefts noted. Also, a plan for a double track from Chicago to California by end of 1923 is announced by the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad, with 44,000,000 allocated for the current year.
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McCook
Summit
Chicago
New York
Med
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Alexander and Baldwin
Ltt
Richard Kretzmere
John YT. Dooling
Kretzmere
National Bank of Commerce
Irving National Bank
Angeles
California
Atchican, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
W. J. Black
Los Angeles
Pacific four power treaty approval by Senate committee
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee favorably reported the four power Pacific treaty with supplements and a reservation. The naval and submarine treaties were approved unanimously. A compromise reservation, defining no alliance and no obligation to defend, was approved for reporting with the treaty.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Herding Alsd
Borah
Zoba
Jobeson
California
Ard Shiells
Demnessee
Senate
Brundegee
Harding
Johnson
Kellogg, Williams
Pomerene Yotulin
Hitcheoulsy
Nebraska
Teelé
Doubt FIELDS' Story Stirs Los Angeles Inquiries
Excitement over Harry N Wields confession in Detroit about William Desmond Taylor murder wanes as Los Angeles officials voice disbelief and fail to substantiate Fields allegations. Police refocus on tips received after Waylor body discovery. Mabel Normand improves from influenza and nervous breakdown, per doctors.
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Harry N Wields
Detroit
William Desmond Taylor
Waylor
Kansas National Guard Cavalry to Return Home Soon
Will return troopers from the Kansas National Guard Cavalry stationed in the Pittsburg district since last December. An adjutant general order issued Friday directs homecoming Sunday. A Crawford County sheriff telegram to Governor Allen notes the troops are no longer needed to maintain order, to be replaced by county and local peace officers.
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