Four Jurors Named for Shepherd Murder Trial in Chicago
Four jurors were selected today for the William D. Shepherd murder case as a holiday delay pushed proceedings to Monday. The fourth juror, Mark R. Spikins, joined the panel amid hopes of quicker progress next week. Meanwhile a missing witness, Robert White, remained at large, with New York search efforts continuing and a pledge from White to appear when required.
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Associated Press
Chicago
William D. Shepherd
William N. MecClintock
Antil
Ieir
Mark R. Spikins
Crowe
New York
Robert White
White
Thomas J. Lynch
Shepherd
Curse of the McClintock Fortune Haunts Chicago Courtroom
Universal Service reports in Chicago on May 30 that the McClintock fortune is shadowed by ghostly legends, tragic deaths, and a court fight over Isabelle Pope and Billy McClintock. Shepherd guardianship, rumored letters, and looming testimony frame a dramatic, scandal soaked trial.
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M’clintock
Winiifred
Universal Service
Chicago
McClintock
Wil Pretty
Isabelle Pope
Billy McClintock
Wil
Isabelle
T Health
In Home With Billy and Isabelle Pope in Court
The testimony centers on Isabelle Pope who witnessed Billy's dying moments and his feelings toward the Shepherds. Counsel cautioning about attacking her and her youth, charm, and sincerity, while juries are portrayed as human and swayed by sympathy. The piece weighs whether Isabelle’s straightforward account will withstand defense tactics and the McClintock legends.
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Isabelle
William Darling Shepherd
Billy
Shepherd
Shepherds
Gaye
Isabelle Pope
Davi” Shepherd
Esabelle Pope
Carly Shepherd
Josephine Street Bus Line Refused
EB H Kifer vice president and general manager of the Public Service Company refused a cross town bus line from Woodlawn Linke district to Army Post via the new baseball park on Josephine Street. A transportation engineer report found the cross town traffic insufficient to warrant such a line.
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Woodlawn Linke
Army Post
Josephine Street
EB. H. Kifer
Public Service Company
Transportation Engineer's Office
27010 Cases Pass Through L A Clinic
Twenty seven thousand ten cases moved through the city police clinic in the year ending May 30. Lyons, chief clinical officer, submitted figures to the chief and Police Miller. Male cases rose to 104 from 64 the previous year, and total cases show a sharp year over year increase.
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Lyons
Chiet
Miller
Decoration Day Programs Across KS Theaters And Radio
A 1925 radio and theater schedule lists Decoration Day programs across KS stations and venues. Concerts and dances feature orchestras and entertainers from WRAT to WSAT and KOA to WFAA, with multiple stations broadcasting music, entertainments, and dining events in the evening slots.
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KS Theater
WRAT
WOAW
WSAT
Wait
WTAM
ISHS
Kni
KSD
KTHS
WEAA
WLS
Barn
WEAF
Wooaw
WOC
Wicko
KYT
KOA
Orcheatra
WKRC
WSB
WFAA
Haritone
WDA
KI Radio Ch
Red Cross Honors Panama Canal Zone Chapter Aid
The Panama Canal Zone Red Cross chapter thanks Bexar county chapter for six complete outfits for children ten girls dresses and ten patients gowns sent recently. The secretary notes similar aid from other chapters and cites Seymour Paul as Canal Zone chapter chairman.
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Vanama Canal Zone
American Red Cross
Bexar County
Focal
Gray -Leavell
Seymour Paul
Canal Zone
Baylor's Business Manager Resigns After Tenure
The resignation of 12. W. Provence as business manager of Baylor University was announced in Waco on Friday. He has held the post for ten years and will depart once a successor is found.
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Associated Press
Waco
12. W. Provence
Baylor University
Mexico Treaty C Lauded By UC Officials
Washington May 30 Assistant Secretary Andrews credits the recently negotiated Mexico treaty with aiding Mexican stability and U S law enforcement He says the pact will curb cross border crime and debauchery foster greater bilateral cordiality and show U S support for constitutional government He notes Mexican authorities must enforce the treaty and American officials should cooperate fully to achieve results
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Associated Press
Washington
Andrews
The
Treasury
Mexico
United States
Shock Kills Plane Observer During Flight
London May 30 Universal Service reports a new air danger when Army air tests ended with observer Sergeant Lowry dead from an electrical discharge during wireless tests aboard a plane. The pilot-operator managed to land the craft as smoke appeared from the rear. An inquiry is opened into the incident and the alleged new hazard in flight.
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Universal Service
London
Lowry
Earth
Visitors from North Enjoy S A Swimming Visit
Duluth public works commissioner W Harlow Tisher and Judge Funck visited San Antonio with Shriners on Friday to inspect city projects led by assistant city engineer I H Coghill. They praised Brackenridge Park pool noting Duluth’s cold climate limits outdoor swimming, and reviewed paving, the retention dam, and other sites.
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San Antonio
Duluth
W. Harlow Tisher
Public Works
Judge Funck
I. H. Coghill
Brackenridge Park
War veteran laid to rest among heroes at Houston cemetery
May 30 in Houston William Krahl, ex service man, buried in heroes grave at Forest Park cemetery after confusion over a prison burial. He served overseas, did odd jobs after the war, was jailed in Galveston for forgery, died at Harlem state prison farm. Legionnaires and auxiliary held a simple service. Minister urged remembering him as a wounded soldier, not a criminal.
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Houston
Vwilliam Krahl
Forest Park Cemetery
Krahl
Galveston
Harlem State Prison
Legion Auxiliary
Israhl
A Child Accident Victims Improve in Hospitals
Reports from two hospitals show further improvement in the condition of six year old Myrtle Howell and another girl injured in an automobile crash. Myrtle, of 418 West Mistletoe Avenue, is at Les Surgical Hospital after being struck May 22 and suffering a skull fracture. The other girl, at Ascension Gala, nine, off Jean Street, is slightly improved after her skull fracture from a crash in Brackenridge Park.
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Myrtle Howell
West Mistletoe Avenue
Les Surgical Hospital
Bs m Automobile
Robert B. Green
Ascension Gala
Jean Street
Brackenridge Park
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Gongtight
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Bily McClintock
Mrs. Shepherd
Willy McClintock
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Isabelle Cope
L.A. Clinic
Jeri
Irene
Audio Servier
Panama
RED Cross
Baylor
North
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Broadway
Travis
Berkeley
Calif
Grand Canyon
Jane
University of California
H. Ys Williams
Dpa
Santa Fary Phone Crockett
Nat'l Bank
San Antonio, Texas
A. R. Fox
DPA LG. N
Navarra Street
Alamo Plaza
Commerce Street
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