Wife seeks vengeance in Hamon murder trial
Mrs. Jake Hamon travels from Chicago to Ardmore Oklahoma with her 12 year old daughter to testify in the trial of Clara Smith Hamon, claiming the secretary caused her husband Jake Hamon to abandon their family and seek revenge. She vows the defendant should hang. The case centers on who ruined Hamon’s life while he built oil wealth and political power.
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Chicago
Jake
Ardmore
Okla
Olive Bell
Clara Smith Hamon
Boaster
Hamon
Clara Smith
Jake Hamon
Republiccan Party of
Oklahoma
Clara Hamon
Randol
Jake, Jr
Olive Belle
Franklin "Bug Boys" Fail to Reappear at Hobwon Home
News item notes no Franklin High School bug boys appeared Monday night at the Hobwon residence 1425 22nd Ave. when they were expected to march through local flower beds. Residents will keep a close watch for their return.
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Divorce suit filed by EB Crist against Minna Crist
EB Crist filed for divorce from Minna Crist Tuesday alleging desertion in May and citing her pro German views. He claims she refused to support him and notes they were married in Cal in December.
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Gift EB
Crist
Minna Crist
Cal
Lua
Six Guilty in Big Booze Deal
Chicago jury convicts Mike De Pike Heitler and five others in a $200000 whisky conspiracy case. Six defendants are found guilty of conspiring to violate the prohibition law. six others are freed.
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Chicago
Mike de Pike
Heitler
Suspected Murderer Is Caught in Oregon
Portland report says Harry Staben age 25 is under arrest for the murder of J. Yoder a Woodburn garageman. Staben had recently served a prison term for auto theft from Yoder and authorities believe the killing was revenge for the prior conviction.
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Oregon
Portland
Ore
Harry Staben
J. Yoder
Woodburn
Staben
Yoder
Janitor Becomes British Peer. Plans to Raise Trees
From janitor to British peer overnight, George Spencer Dowglass, 62, of Holtville California, inherits a seat in the House of Lords after his father’s death. He will not claim the title, instead traveling to Ireland to settle the estate and then return to Holtville to enter the nursery business.
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George Spencer Dowglass
Holtville
Imperial Valley
Third and Pike to Close for Six Weeks
The Third and Pike corner at Third and Vikest will be closed to all traffic for six weeks for street railway track repairs. D W Henderson of the municipal railways announced the project with rails to replace worn tracks at a cost of 28 310 dollars.
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Third
Vikest
D. W. Henderson
Municipal Railways
Hart and Novak Engagement Report Denied
In Los Angeles on March 8 William Hart known as Bill Hart, cinema hero, denied reports he was engaged to Jane Novak. The rumor tied them to film MOL Cans but Hart refuted the claim and offered no further comment.
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Bill Hart
Jane Novak
Liam
Bill) Hart
Grand Jury Hears Slavery Case Involving Ko Lai
Federal grand jury convened Tuesday morning to hear the case of Ko Lai a Chinaman accused of enslaving a young white girl using narcotics. The girl was not called as a witness as officials felt enough evidence existed. Another docket includes A H Johansen and John J O'Brien accused of attacking Captain Lonsdale of the revenue cutter Arcata during a dispute over liquor aboard.
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Ko Lai
A. H. Johansen
John J. O'Brien
Lonsdale
Thirty days and $100 fine in narcotic case
A Chinese defendant appeared before Federal Judge Net erer to be sentenced under the narcotic law. He received thirty days in the county jail and a $100 fine.
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Jim Uit
Neterer
Three Men Stabbed in Dice Fight at Greek Coffee House
Three men were slashed in a free for all brawl over a pair of dice at a Greek coffee house near the Prefontaine building in Fourth Ave. Louis Carlos Harry Harkrank and A Suitant were among the injured as police arrested fifteen others during the melee.
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Ey Hane Damm
Res
Er. Wildman
Mike Mc Corey
F. H. Curtin
L. Sparwonis
Blas Fernandex
Nell Pickrell
Alice Williams
First Ave
Battery S
Eliott Ave
Blas
Fred Rhodes
Charles Burns
Hector Murray
Frank Harns
Central Police Station
Prefontaine
Fourth Ave
Harry Har Rank
Louis Carlos
A. Suitant
Clara Hamon to testify in Hamon murder case
Ardmore Oklahoma March Smith Hamon poised to reveal sensational life details in court as Clara Smith Hamon stands trial Thursday for the slaying of Jake L Hamon. Defense seeks alternative exit. deathbed self shooting statement may not be offered.
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Hamon
Glare Smith
Allied forces occupy industrial Rhine towns to enforce reparations
Allied armies move into Germany capturing Duesseldorf Duisburg and Ruhr towns at 6 p m establishing a Rhine bridgehead. A customs line 30 kilometers deep will seize German goods with a 30 percent tax and American troops face instructions on cooperation. Newspapers largely back the move praising firmness over German offers.
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London
Maren
Germany
Duesseldorf
Duisberg
Rubrort
Rhine
von Simons
League of Nations
Coblenz
Washington
Berlin
Allied forces cross Rhine into Germany in major advance
Allied troops moved across the Rhine as dawn mist lifted, marching from bridges into Duesseldorf Duisburg and Ruhrort. French British and Belgian units pushed deeper into the Ruhr valley, seizing key German cities and prompting residents to peek from windows as war machinery rumbled through the streets.
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Rhine
Duesseldorf
Duisberg
Ruhrort
Germany
Ruhr
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