Years-long Kansas City note on Brownings Meeks case ends with George Taylor
An aged hermit in Tulsa is identified as George Taylor, long sought for the 1894 Meeks family murders near Browning Missouri. The tale recounts the Taylor brothers, their trials, escapes, executions, and later revival of the case as a recluse’s identity ties to the Meeks tragedy.
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Tulsa
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George Taylor
Gus Meeks
Browning
Linn County
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William Taylor
Meeks
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C. E. Kennon
Telsa
Arkansas River
Wiliams
Kennons
England
Taylor
William
Paylor
Wwilliam
Stone County
Tid
Illmes
Nellie
Long Island Town Incorporates A Village Threatens Center Island
Oyster Bay New York July 12 The town reports Center Island chose to secede and form the smallest wealthiest village on Long Island while Laurelton voted to incorporate and claim the prestige. The move follows a trend of local towns asserting self rule as leaders shift after the Roosevelt era.
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Oyster Bay
N.Y
Roosevelt
White House
Center Island
Long Island
Laurelton
Mexico's First Woman Candidate Beaten in Congress Race
Senora Elvia Carrillo Puerto, Mexico's first woman to run for national congress, was defeated in San Luis Potosi. Experts note little momentum for women's suffrage still, plans to contest Puerto's seat were discussed, and supporters vow continued advocacy for women in Mexican politics.
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San Luis Potosi
Mexico
Senora Elvia Carillo Puerto
National Congress
Senora Puerto
Congress
Mexico City
Coolidge Vacation Climate At White Pine Camp Draws Visitors
President Coolidge has been at White Pine camp a week awaiting visitors. Governor Smith of New York and Canadian premier Arthur Meighen are among potential callers. Wilfrid McDougald hosts, with Mayor Walker of New York and Senator Wadsworth also mentioned. The couple attended services at Saranac Lake after a press conference at the camp.
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Coolidge
White Pine Camp
Governor Smith
New York
Arthur Meighen
Canada
Wilfrid McDougald
Montreal
White House
Mr. McDougald
Mr. Meighen
Mayor Walker
Saranac Tun
Mr. Coolidge
Wadsworth
Coollidge
Philippine Island Inquiry Opened by Thompson in Manila
Danny Thompson, heading an inquiry for President Coolidge, said his Manila hotel office is open to officials private citizens and foreigners to discuss economic problems and provide a basis for his report to the president.
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Manila
Danny Thompson
Philippine Islands
Coolidge
Manila Hotel
Thompson
Country Club Burns In Lightning Blaze Near Villanova
The rebuilt Philadelphia Country Club home, three miles north of Villanova, was struck by lightning and destroyed by fire on Sunday. Loss estimated at 540,000.
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Country Club
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Country Club
Villanova
Spanish Premier De Rivera Arrives for Bastille Celebration
Paris reports heavy police preparations to guard Primo De Rivera on Bastille Day. He travels with son Juan and a aide, greeted by large crowds as he arrives to join President Doumergue and Sultan Youssef for the parade marking France and Spain's victory over Abd el Krim.
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Paris
Primo de Rivera
Madrid
Juan
Spain
Muali Youssef
Morocco
Doumergue
France
Bastille
Abd-E-Krim
Neck-stretching Contest to Cure Hay Fever Stated
CHICAGO July 12. Dr Clyde L Lucas of Chicago told the American Napropathic Association convention that stretching ligaments in the upper neck cures 90 percent of hay fever cases. The Napropathists challenged the Chicago Medical Society to a joust at hay fever cures with 100 patients each. The two groups will have their members stretch necks while MDs pursue their methods. An impartial committee will judge results.
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Chicago
Clyde L. Lucas
American Napropathic Association
Chicago Medical Society
King Boris of Bulgaria Plans Geneva League tour
Young King Boris of Bulgaria, described as a handsome bachelor, travels to Geneva to study the League of Nations for a month. Reports suggest matrimonial ambitions with Princess Giovanna of Italy, though subsequent plans remain undisclosed.
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Softa
Boris
Giovanna
Italy
League of Nations
Geneva
Texan Faces Feud Slaying Charge
Red Hooker is in the county jail charged with murder over the fatal shooting of H. C. Martin, a former labor organizer among Angelina county farmers. Both men resided in Harmony Hill, four miles south of Lufkin, with their farms divided by the road. the feud has persisted for months.
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Lupfrin
Tex
Red Hooker
H. C. Martin
Angelina County
Harmony Hill
Lufkin
Thief Steals Thimble and Trousers at Fria Street Home
Prudencio Rodriguez reports a burglary at 407 South Fria Street. A thief entered his residence Monday and took a thimble and a pair of trousers.
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Prudencio Rodriguez
South Fria Street
Kuomintang Allied Army Launches General Attack
London reports July 12 that the Kuominchin allied army has started a general assault, according to Pekin dispatches received here.
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London
Pekin
Purification Aids Health With Calotabs Offers 35 Cents
A newspaper ad promotes Calotabs as a complete system purifier and health booster. It claims physicians endorse purification and urges a thorough course once or twice weekly, noting a family package with directions available for 35 cents at drugstores.
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