Pickford Kidnapping Trial Holds Adjourment
AP reports in Los Angeles that the Mary Pickford kidnapping case faces adjournment as defense lawyers and defendants clash over testimony. Detectives testified they traced suspects and waited for confessions while defense counsel challenged the process and anticipated further witness testimony.
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Claude Falcomb
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Mary Pick- Coogag
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Pofense
Charles Stevens
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Sdefenve
Wilnimses
Oil shipment rate cuts discussed by Texas rail commission
In Austin officials reviewed a proposal to reduce crude petroleum freight charges from 24 cents per hundred pounds to about 17.12 cents for shipments to Galveston Houston Veras Scle San Antonio and Port Arthur. The plan, applying to several railroads, was considered after a lengthy session.
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James Oliver Curwood Gets Lost in Gay Paris
James Oliver Curwood, famed American novelist, is reported lost in Paris after wandering near Rue de la Vaix and Rue Davnon. He tells a policeman he longs for Michigan as he travels with his wife and family toward Rome. He rails at French culture, calling it artificial, while lamenting the wilderness left behind in northern travels.
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Italy
Switzerland
New York Grand Jury Recommends Stricter Driver Laws
New York July 20 The grand jury issued a reverty on its investigation into automobile crash causes. It recommends stricter driver examinations for girls and women, raises driving ages to 18 for pleasure vehicles and 20 for commercial vehicles, studies of trade tiles regulations, compulsory ever s, and restrictions on trucks and buses during cruising.
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Drunkenness Arrests Rise in Austin After Prohibition
Austin police report more drunkenness arrests in recent months since the prohibition amendment took effect. Police officials offer no specific cause but note a steady increase in drinkers in the city.
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Austin
Clini
J. N. Littlepage
Wacoan Found Dead Beside Poison Vial
Paul K. Manske, 38, formerly of Crawford, was found dead this morning in a hotel game room. Police say he possibly ingested poison from a vial. A local hotel staffer reported seeing multiple bottles of a liquid near the victim.
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Dusti Pardyatt
New Day Law Chief Selecting Leaders
New Day Law sources indicate Chief Lee Ans and Genet Lincoln discuss selections for prohibition administrators under state directors. Some heads will be credentialed and in the field before September 1 to study conditions and prepare personnel for the reorganized structure.
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Andrews
Lee Ans
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Fascisti Riots Mark Orlando Address in Palermo
A Fascist riot disrupted a speech by Orlando in Palermo as the Vatican urged government restraint and law obedience. The editorial in Osservatore Romano warned violators from any faction, while Orlando, opposing war, urged autocracy over compromise and faced an attack on his automobile by Fascisti and police.
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Orlando
Texas Legionnaires Invite Dawes and Landis to Meet
Aug 29 Fort Worth invite includes G Te Folbre state adjutant and Chester Hollis, conven tion committee chair. McGee commands Texas Legion, endorses Madam Schumann-Heink and Mrs May Peterson Shompenn, plus Skene Saw Mountain Landis to attend the Fort Worth convention in late September.
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Carloadings Set New High Record
A report from Washington notes railroad carloadings hit a new weekly high, with totals well above prior figures. The data reflects a strong positive trend in freight movements across major lines, signaling growing industrial activity and transportation demand.
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