Dramatic Death Beheading Suicide Attempt Fails at Last
HUNTSVILLE Texas Aug 7 former prohibition agent and Titus county deputy sheriff Gray 40 was electrocuted at 12 05 for the alleged murder of Otis Ballard Pleasant youth in September Prison physicians said he died four minutes after current applied Gray slashed his throat with two razor blades during the cell struggle before the time of execution night warden How ard intervened Greyed by club He was conscious at the chair his final words were goodbye to his family and attorneys failed to move Governor Ferguson to commute sentence He claimed innocence and tried to blame Burl Kemp Gray once served as a prohibition officer in Little Rock Ark Kemp also received a 30 year term The razor blades were found in a fold photograph of Gray s wife and two sons under investigation but officials saw no further action determined due to the apparent explanation
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Titus County
State Penitentiary
Otis Ballard
Thea Pleasant
Gray
C. J. Howard
Miriam A. Ferguson
Ashe
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Young Ballard
Burl Kemp
Kemp
Prohibition
Little Rock
Ark
J. A. Herring
Bathers killed by skimming seaplane tragedy
Two girls were killed and several other persons injured in an accident involving a skimming seaplane at a bathing area near Rome on August 7. Authorities investigated the crash and identified the victims and survivors.
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Hydroplane Accident at Porto Rosa Injures Bathers
The aviator Alfre do Mangiarocchi crashed his hydroplane into bathers at Porto Rosa causing injuries. The aeronautics commissariat announced the incident today.
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Alfredo Mangiarocchi
Porto Rosa
Commissariat ‘of Aeronautics
Dredge Alabama sets new continuous operation record
The state owned dredge Alabama logged 23 hours 10 minutes of pumping during a 24 hour period ending August 4 setting a new record for continuous work while laying a right of way for the Louisville and Nashville line on state docks property. Operator A C Allen worked 8 hours from 8 am to 4 pm and Glen Fell 4 pm to midnight with a ten minute shore line delay.
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Nas Hville
Three Mile Creek
State Docks Commission
A. C. Allen
Glenan Fell
Playground Concerts Bring City Crowds To Local Parks
A Washington Square playground concert directed by Miss Abbie Hudson will be held this afternoon. Previous nights at Optimist Playground No 1 drew large crowds. The program features playground orchestra pieces, vocal solos by several performers, piano and violin solos, duets, harmonica, and readings by local residents.
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Artemise Mott
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Playground Orchestra
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Lottie Mae Corley
Frances Ritchie
Vernie
Austin
Josie Austin
Mamie Golson
Rosa
French Force Wins Brilliant Victory Near Fez El Bali
French troops report a brilliant victory northwest of Fez in the region of Fez El Bali. They pushed through Oulad Hannou and the Tahar Bou Mahomed ridge toward Kourn feu where they captured a strongly entrenched enemy position. An enemy unit was forced to surrender, leaving behind 50 casualties or prisoners.
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Morocco
Fez el Bali
Here
Oulad Hannound
Tahar Bou Mahomed
Kournfeu
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