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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1937
Page
16
United Press reports in Peiping today Chinese and Japanese troops fought savage battles near the ancient capital, with heavy casualties. Both sides accuse the other of firing first as open clashes continued from night into morning, threatening the era’s most serious incident.
A reporter recounts Louisville Minnesota once a thriving trading post founded by Louis La Croix in 1850. Promoter H H Spencer propelled growth by offering free lots, but rail expansion sidelined the town, leading to its decline and eventual replacement by a wheat field.
A June report says Chinese sentries near Peiping and Fengtai, 12 miles south of the old capital, fired after a warning challenge when stealthy figures appeared in the fields. The Japanese garrison commander demanded an apology and punishment for the Chinese soldiers. Meanwhile, Englishmen head to South Africa to work in De Beers mines.
Police said Ray Davis, 41, confessed to fatally shooting his wife Ruth Davis, 36, with a twelve gauge shotgun after she allegedly nagged him. He initially claimed she killed herself, but officers presented evidence she could not have.
Detectives' tests showed the gun was fired from at least 10 feet. Davis sobbed and admitted, I shot her, after telling officers he had been drinking Tuesday the day of the shooting and returned home to a complaint from his wife.
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