Poison Germs Gunboat Trial Goes Under Way
Chicago June 11 William Darling Shepherd stands trial charged with poisoning his ward Billy McClintock with typhoid germs. After weeks of juror selection twelve jurors were seated and opening statements began with State's Attorney Crowe arguing guilt and defense chief Stewart seeking limits on evidence about the ward's mother.
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Chicago
William Darling Shepherd
Billy McClintock
Shepherd
Robert B. Crowe
Scott Stewart
Crowe
Stewart
Billy
Under Fire in China Pampanga Fired Upon Near Whampoa
The U S gunboat Pampanga of the South China patrol was fired on near Whampoa while convoying a supply launch to Canton. The Pampanga returned the fire. No casualties were reported.
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Canton
A.P
United States
Pampanga
South China Patrol
Whampoa
Consuan Vonége
Pampahga
Trains First Pass New Bridge Over Rigolets
Freight Train 78, northbound, became the first to cross the new 3.5 million dollar Louisville and Nashville bridge over the Rigolets, 30 miles from New Orleans, per Assistant Superintendent W. M. Boykin. Passenger Train 36 along with the Cones Ligerie private line completed the rail connection between New Orleans and the trestle.
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Louisville & Nashville
Rigolets
New Orleans
W. M. Boykin
Ligerie
New Orléans
Coast Guard Inspector to Visit Cable Route Fort Morgan
L. C. Scales coast guard superintendent will arrive in Mobile today and travel to Fort Morgan aboard patrol boat AB 20 commanded by Captain Willie Skipper. He will inspect the Sand Island to fort cable, with plans to make the trip to Fort Morgan tomorrow.
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L. C. Scales
Coast Guard
Mobile
Fort Morgan
Willie Skipper
Sand Island
Pauline Mergenthaler Perkins Granted Absolute Divorce
Mrs Pauline Mergenthaler Perkins daughter of Oscar Mergenthaler inventor of the linotype was granted an absolute divorce from Rody P Perkins in Baltimore circuit court on grounds of abandonment. The decree allows her to resume her maiden name Pauline Rosalie Mergenthaler and awards custody of their seven year old daughter. She testified they married January 29 1917 and she lived in Baltimore. he left November 4 1920 and did not return.
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Baltimore
A.P
Pauline . Mergenthaler Perkins
Oscar Mergenthaler
Rody P. Perkins
Pauline Rosalie Mergenthaler
Tenor Mergenthaler Perkins
Ikins
Woman found dead in Norfolk identified as Marie Stahl
Norfolk Va June 11 The woman found dead from a head wound at Ocean Park was tentatively identified as Marie Stahl of Richmond by a distant message. Princess Anne county authorities, after receiving the Richmond information, abandon foul play theories and classify the death as personal safety related.
Protests Erupt Over Shanghai Shooting In Moscow
Ten central organizations and workers clubs in Moscow and Leningrad held protest meetings against the shooting of rioting Chinese students by Sikh police at Shanghai in May. Meetings to continue today and tomorrow in industrial centers with street demonstrations planned Saturday.
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Moscow
Workingman’s Clubs
Leningrad
Cloudburst Damages Minnesota Town
A cloudburst in CloUdburst, Minnesota caused several thousand dollars in damage. Heavy rain fell between 4 and 7 o'clock leading to property losses as residents reported the storm's impact on the town.
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Ester
Minn
Peach supply rise noted amid steady demand in Chicago
A Chicago report states peach supplies are increasing while demand remains strong. The article notes fruit quality and pricing trends for the season.
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Chicago
Weather Forecast for Alazema and Mississippi
Generally fair tonight and Friday with mild temperatures. Showers likely near the coast, signaling possible rain along coastal areas while inland remains dry. Winds light to moderate as the system moves through, with no severe weather expected.
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Alazema
Mississippi
Market Opens Firm as Stocks Gain on Utilities Hopes
New York stocks opened with a firm tone as steel shares faced a May unfilled tonnage drop and extra dividends. Havana Electric led gains with an 8 3 4 point rise to a record 185 1 2, while American Foreign Power and General Electric among others rose. Cotton futures in New Orleans and New York opened steady with July near 23.40 and 22.78 respectively.
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New York
A.P
United States Steel
Havana Electric
Maxwell Motors
Ameri Water Works
General Electric
International Telephone
Texas Company
Maxwell Motors B
Mack
Great Western Sugar
Dodge Brothers
New Orleans
Tennessee Wheat Crop Shows Improvement Despite Drought
Tennessee farmers report a better wheat yield this year though acreage is smaller. State agriculture officials say oats outpace wheat and fruit crops face a short year. Strawberry yields fall below half, blackberry gains are slight, and potatoes and gardens suffer from extended drought.
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Department of Agriculture
Morris
Birmingham Team Wins Target Prize at Southern Trap Meet
The Birmingham team took the high score prize with 952 breaks of 1,000. Walton Hill of Montgomery led amateurs with 199 of 200 in the southern zone main event. Runners-up were T. H. Lee of Birmingham and R. M. Perkins of Baton Rouge with 197. Paul Earle of Starr was fourth. W. H. Lanier of Augusta fifth. T. L. K. Lee won the highest average in the 400 target at 18 yards. Today’s program completes the meet.
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Birmingham
Ala
Walton Hill
Montgomery
T. H. Lee
R. M. Perkins
Baton Rouge
Paul Earle
Starr
N. C
W. H. Lanier
Augusta
T. L. K. Lee
Alabama Exchange Clubs Open Fifth Annual Convention
The fifth annual conference of affiliated Exchange Clubs of Alabama opened in Tuscaloosa with a banquet at the university gymnasium. About 250 delegates attended. A breakfast session followed and entertainment's the focus for today. A business session is planned tomorrow morning with adjournment in the afternoon.
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Tuscalooba
Ala
Affiliated Exchange Clubs of
Alabama
University Gymnasium
New cloud hangs over Ruhr district with mass layoffs
Berlin report notes a looming economic disruption spreading from the Ruhr as 166,000 workers and miners and 800 office staff at a major industrial concern face dismissal on June 15. The move signals broad potential impact on Germany's industrial heartland and economy.
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Berlin
Ruhr
Germany
Doctors Visit Dublin After London Assembly
American and Canadian doctors who attended the interstate post sate assembly at London are visiting Dublin. They witnessed surgical operations and listened to lectures by Irish physicians here.
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Dublin
London
Sheffield Returns for Parley Series
United ambassador Jas R Sheffield returns to Washington for a series of talks with Coolidge and the Secretary of State at the White House about theater and culture.
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Sheffield
Washington
Jas. R. Sheffield
United
Pot Agee
Ce Adnan
Coolidge
of Theater
Cal
White House
Fourth man executed for Sofia outrage reported
Sofia June 11. A P. dispatch notes the fourth man to be executed in connection with the deadly Sveti device outrage. The case involves a communist suspect and ongoing investigations in the aftermath of the blast.
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Sofia
Sveti
Ehemlieff
Shepherd Loses Bid To Limit Prosecutor In Ward Murder Case
In Chicago on June 11 Judge Thomas J. Lynch refused to curb the state's attorney opening statement in the murder trial of William D. Shepherd. Shepherd’s attorney sought to bar mention of Billy McClintock’s mother’s death as prejudicial. Prosecutor Robert B. Crowe may proceed but will be halted if any improper remarks occur.
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Criminal Court
Chicago
William D. Shepherd
Thomas J. Lynch
William Stewart
Shepherd
Billy McClintock
Billy
McClintock
Lynch
Robert B. Crowe
Blackmailer’s Ring Nipped in New Orleans
Federal officers began an investigation into operations led by Joseph McCoy a licensed-denied dentist said to run a blackmail scheme fleecing merchants in New Orleans He allegedly used white and black accomplices to buy liquor then warn sellers of liquor violations for bribes Five charges were filed against McCoy and another Black man and further inquiry was planned
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New Orleans
Joseph McCoy
McCoy
She Got Me Drunk Is Wedding Excuse in Annulment Suit
Jack V. Thompson claims Leona Cotter got him drunk and married in Chattanooga while ill with tonsillitis. He says she kept a bed full of corn liquor and spent $496 trying to cure him before the minister joined in the marriage. Thompson seeks annulment in Atlanta.
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Atlanta
Jack V. Thompson
Leona Cotter
Thompson
Miss Cotter
Chattanooga
Tenn
Mies Cotter
Rogers Named Post Commander At Lamar American Legion
At the Lamar meeting of McLeod Post No 3 American Legion at the Chamber of Commerce C M A Rogers was elected post commander A committee was appointed to promote the motorcade of war veterans to the annual convention in Dothan on July 6 and to back the chamber campaign on record.
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wAtja
Lamar
McLeod
American Legion
Chamber of Commerce
American Gunboat Attacked In China Near Waanipoa
American gunboat Pampanga escorting a Christian college vessel engaged by Chinese forces near Waanipoa. No American casualties reported as Pampanga resumed its voyage after exchanges of fire. Shanghai reports cordon front disruption with 28 vessels idle awaiting Chinese crews and talks to reopen banks and businesses ongoing.
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Alpred Hicks United Cross
Fong Nong Corre- Hong K
Gunvodt Fampanga
Christian College
wWland
Waanipoa
Xuananezaha
Yautun
Houan
Xyuanahes
Americen-iiggecu
Launea Yueur- Ing
C.unk Crampton
Montgomery Wyauil
Uramyton
Chiese
Pampanga
Cemod
Canton
Thie City
Shanghai
Chamber of Commerce
Canton Struggle Rages as Cantonese Holdouts Try New Tactics
Fighting continues in Canton with fresh clashes and higher casualties. Kwantung forces attempt a surprise landing and are repelled with bodies seen in the river. Ten foreign gunboats in port aid medical aid to the wounded as China’s factions seek power.
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Canton
A.P
Kwantung
Chinese Chamber of Commerce
Kwangtung
Tourists praise Florida amid rising arrivals in Dixie Highway
Chattanooga reports growing tourist traffic to Florida with travelers praising the state’s weather. The Dixie Highway Association notes more visitors en route to Florida than in the usual winter season, signaling a seasonal uptick in travel through the city.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Florida
Dixie Highway Association
Scopes Sees Himself as Goat in Evolution Trial
John T. Scopes told New York sympathizers he is glad to be the goat in the defense of freedom of thought as he prepares for the Dayton Tennessee trial next month. Dudley Field Malone will join active counsel along with Clarence Darrow and others as Scopes returns home after a New York visit.
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New York
John T. Scopes
Dayton
Scopes
Civic Club
Clarence Darrow
Scops
William J. Bryan
John Randolph Neal
Bainbridge Colby
Dudley Field Malone
Arthur Garfield Hays
Lafalette
Charles W. Thomas
Colorado
Morocco Faces Escalating Rif War Across North Africa
Morocco, the Rif insurgency led by Abd el Krim, draws European chancelleries into a growing crisis. France and Spain plan a joint action as Rabat hosts Painleve. Riffian attacks widen toward Fez and the Fez-Algeria railway, with several posts abandoned and defections among former allies noted.
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Abd-E-Krim
Rif
Madrid
M. Painleve
Rabat
Chamber of Deputies
Ouergha
Balk Abd-El-Krim
Fez
Premier Painleve
Algeria
New Orleans Public Service Bonds Purchase Premature say Officials
A New York dispatch reports that 5,000,000 in bonds of the New Orleans Public Service Inc have been bought for sale by Dillon Reid and Many. New York officials say the purchase is premature and that board actions on station purchases are still pending.
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New York
International News Service
Harry K
Broadway
Central Park
Harry
Stanford
New Orleans
A.P
New Orleans Public Service, Inc
Ciore
Dillon, Reid
Utility c
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Pauline. Perkins
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Alabama Clubs Open
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