Major Shepard's Appeal Set for Hearing in Poison Murder Case
Major Charles A. Shepard, a 61 year old army medical officer, was recalled from Firesimmons General Army Hospital to a United States Circuit Court of Appeals hearing on his appeal from the 1930 Kansas Federal District Court verdict finding him guilty of poisoning his wife Zenang in June 1928 at Fort Riley. The trial heard testimony from army officers and a nurse who said Mrs Shepard claimed he had poisoned her. The case involves alleged motives related to a wish to marry Miss Grace Brandon.
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Denver
Charles A. Shepard
Firesimmons General Army Hospital
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Zenang
Army
Kansas
Federal District Court
Kansas City
Major Shepard
Shepard
Fort Riley
Kan
Grace Brandon
Brooksfield
Texas
Brandon
Pair Arraigned on Dope Charges
Henry Trevino and Ernest Reyna were arraigned before the United States commissioner on narcotic charges. Both were committed to the county jail in lieu of $60000 bonds each. No details of the cases were released.
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Jair
Henry Trevino
Ernest Reyna
United States
Liquor Suspect Insists on Talking Despite Warning
A man charged with beer, a dismantled still, and beermaking gear at a Barrett street house spoke to United States Commissioner Paul Lockhart and the court audience despite warnings he could not testify without sworn oath. He said he lost his home faced financial hardship and vowed to reveal facts, admitting guilt and expressing remorse.
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United States
Paul A. Lockhart
Ernest KH. Chrisman
Sories
Barrett Street
Chrisman
Troops quell mob violence in Lebanon Tennessee incident
In Lebanon, Tennessee, a night of mob violence ended as 10 national guardsmen returned to duty and authorities restored calm. A crowd of about 800 stormed the jail, seized two Black women accused in the killing of two constables, and shouted for lynching before police and troops persuaded the crowd to withdraw.
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Lebanon
Tenn
Nashville
Ben Northern
M. E. Brown
Ed Climer
Robert Gan
Otho Robinson
Glimer
Charge of Drunk Driving Filed After Collision
A complaint filed before Justice of the Peace John F. Onion names 0. W. Martin of 237 Harding Boulevard for driving a car while intoxicated after a 3 a.m. collision at Mayfield Boulevard and Pleasanton Road. Mrs. F. J. Ryan of 919 Cottonwand Street suffered a hip injury and was hospitalized. Edward Lewis, driving a horse that fled the scene, was thrown and sustained rib injuries.
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W. Martin
Harding Boulevard
Justice of the Peace
John F. Onion
Mayfield Boulevard
Pleasanton Road
F. J. Ryan
Cottonwand Street
Edward Lewis
Lewis
City Council Pays Bills and Interest
City council approves multiple appropriations Tuesday including 1171.51 to pay merchants bills and 345 out of the 1829 general fund to pay interest. Additional allocations include 184.56 from 1928 fund for interest and 8791 from police and firemen's pension fund to pay crest. A 41.62 recreation fund pays for interest, with 3398 allocated to improvement district funds for interest coupons. Classified real estate ads urge current buyers.
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General Fund
Crest
Recreation
Fe Improvement District
Farm strike labor lull eases market in Sioux City
In Sioux City Iowa Labor Day easing of farm strike on two federal highways from Nebraska allows steady livestock, poultry and eggs flows. For weeks, pickets chilled shipments but their withdrawal reduces embargo effects and stockyards receipts show signs of normalcy. Federal probe clears farmers of communistic ties, citing economic distress and falling farm values as causes. Dr A Pletcher Clark moves office from Nix Building to Medical Arts Building.
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Bioux City
Iowa
Sioux City
Nebraska
Towa
South Dakota
Omaha
Neb
Grain
United States
Charles E. Sandall
Western
A. Pletcher Clark
Nix
Medical Arts
Garfield
Murdered Want a good job advertise in Tight Classified
A fragment from a newspaper classified page hints at a crime alert and job advertisement section titled Situation Wanted. The text appears truncated, showing illeterate phrasing about employment ads alongside a murder reference.
Grilling Suspect In Slaying Near Brig
Swiss police arrest Henri Walther in connection with the beating death of Jerane Iber shoff of Cleveland near Zermatt last week. Authorities say Walther, a year-old with a criminal record, contradicted himself during questioning as a bicycle found nearby had been reported stolen by him.
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Brig
Switzerland
Henri Walther
Wss
Jerane Ibershoff
Cleveland
Zermatt Mountain
Polies
Two Navy Planes Crashed in Wakayama Maneuvers
Two Navy fliers were killed and one missing during naval air maneuvers off Wakayama Japan. A series of accidents saw two planes collide, two overturn and wreck during forced landings, another crash and sink, and a sixth pilot ejected before a forced landing.
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Tokio
Wakayama
Radio crackemen gang robs Koch and Co vault
Chicago police sought a gang described as radio crackemen for rifling Koch and Company safety deposit boxes, with loot estimated from 100000 to 1600000. authorities tie the group to other big heists including a Cincinnati vault job and a Highland bank break last October, aided by a low wave radio alarm system.
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Chicago
Sept
Koch and Company
Joseph Ronen
Cincinnati
Highland
Crackemen
International Investment Company
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Fyost
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Wee
Paar
Frost Bros
Arm Pigketg
LO OY
Smith College
Alps
Swiss Alps
Hefen
Gunter Hotel
GRILL
Hoio Gang
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