Robbery Trial Ties Wright to $75,000 Extortion Link
In Thirty seventh District Court testimony, $72,900 of $75,000 taken from railroad magnate R. W. Morrison and routed to Rochelle National Bank is tied to Nite Wright in a robbery by assault case. Witnesses include bank officers C. E. Rice and Webb Fulton, with accomplice Edmondson testifying under immunity. Morrison recounted the planned extortion and the sequence of deposits and transfers involving Con-Tex and Connor.
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Thirty Seventh District
R. W., Morrison
Rochelle National Bank
Rochelle
Texas
Nite Whi Wright
C. E. Rice
Con-Tex Company
Wright
B. Connor
Conner
John Sparks
First National Bank of Fort Worth
Connor
Tech
Rochelle Bank
Comber
Waller ‘Tynan
Et Moon
Walter Napier
Ernest Brown
Alamo National Bank
Morrison
Rice
T. B. Edmondson
Ife
Austin
Edmondson
Morey
Edmonson
Mason
San Antonio
Owen W. Kilday
Sayin
Bankers Testify on Morrison Kidnapping Details and Suspects
Morrison describes the May 17 1990 abduction by J B Cone and a masked man named Connor from Mistletown to a wooded area north of Woodlawn lake. He details demands for 75000 dollars, the delivery to Alamo National Bank, and the return home with threats of further violence. Edmondson confirms Wright's involvement and the division of the ransom, with Wright receiving 25000 and Connor 19000, while Morrison faced continued fear and delayed police reporting.
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Morrison
Wright
T. H. Wright Sr
Alascoss County
Bincathe
Edmondson
Mistleton Avenue
Belknap Place
Mistletown
Protective Bureau
Dawntown
Beater
J. B. Conenor
Connor
Woodlawn Lake
Morricon
Morric
Austin
Wilking
Yibprigan
Wilkins
W. HK. Blanton
Connor Elt
San Antonio
Morrisn
Ala
Mo National Bank
Walter Napier
Alamo National Bank
Sty Limits
Fredericksburg Road
Napier
Stuest Brown
End Morrison
Nine-Mile Hill
Park Workers on Half Time in City Budget Slash
Park Commissioner Jacob Rubbola began drastic economy by placing about 70 park department employees on half time. Only the gar bage department staff will work as usual for now. City budgets are cut by 42 percent, top to bottom, with the mayor's office enforcing the tighter fiscal plan for the Oscal year. Rubtote's budget is about $265,000 this year, down from $499,900 last year. garbage costs alone reached $311,000.
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Oscal
Jacob Rubbola
Park Department
Rubtote
Aid to Destitute in Eighth Corps Area Cited in Report
A government relief report credits the Eighth Corps area with aid to destitute, including sale of salvage clothing at nominal prices and bedding loans to municipalities. The flood relief in Oklahoma City drew major support with Fort S A supplying tents, cots, and blankets.
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8Th Corps
Army
Eighth Corps
Corps Area Headquarters
Oklahoma City
Fort SA
De Valera demands fair arbitration on land annuity
Dublin report quotes President De Valera insisting on an independent arbitration board for the Irish land annuity to Great Britain. He says Britain must not control the process and warns Ireland will pursue payment rights before a court that can enforce them if needed.
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Dublin
Irish Free State
de Valera
Great Britain
Britain
Ireland
Rubio Orders Expropriation Laws Revised
June 17 Mexico City President Ortiz Rubio told Tor rean chamber of commerce that Hidalgo and Vera Cruz must revise their recently enacted expropriation laws. The laws allowed state seizure of private property for public use, deemed unconstitutional in certain points by the federal government, which urged immediate changes to conform with the constitution.
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Mexico City
Ortiz Rubio
Chamber of Commerce of
Torrean
Hidalgo
Vera Cruz
Alrendhy
Treasury Receipts and Expenditures Report
Treasury figures dated Washington June 17 show June 15 receipts at 802 647 285 49 dollars. Expenditures reached 306 471 550 14 dollars leaving a net balance of 664 485 055 90 dollars. Custom receipts for the first 15 days totaled 8 905 898 35 dollars.
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Treasury
Washington
D.C
Houston 200 Charges Fee at Hermann Park Zoo
Houston June 17. The park board adopted an admission charge to Hermann Park zoo: five cents for children under 12 and ten cents for others. Admission is free on Tuesdays and Fridays. Funds will support building and maintaining the zoo after a $15,000 budget cut left two options. The board chose the fee over selling animals. This marks the first paid admission at the zoo.
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Houston
Hermann Park Zoo
R. Spotts
Park Board
Spotts
Professor Warner to lead Celts study trip to Ireland
New York June 17 Professor William Lloyd Warner of Harvard departs for County Clare Ireland to lead an archaeological and anthropological expedition. He will study ancient Celts tracing back to the wealthier period and broader early cultures.
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New York
William Lloyd Warner
Harvards
County Clare
Ireland
Boy Victorious Over Paralysis Wins Departure
A 14 year old boy from Duluth named David Savage, after nine months on hospital care and a respirator, smiled broadly as he left for his father’s summer home in Minneapolis. He had been affected by infantile paralysis which impaired his tongue and breathing, but he showed signs of victory as he travels home briefly each day with support.
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Minneapolis
Minn
David Savage
Duluth
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