Cross Examination Dramatically Ends Shepherd Testimony
In a crowded courtroom Crowe pressed Shepherd with a fierce cross examination aimed at proving reliance on others. Objections rose as the will reading neared, and the defense pressed to keep key testimony from entering the record. The defense rested after Shepherd was excused and arguments began with George E. Gorman leading the initial appeal.
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Robert E
Stewart
Crowe
Shepherd
Young McClintock
Poe
Isabelle Pope
Billy
McClinestate
Shep
Ross
Bession
Billy McClinman
Marchand
Somwether
Vnion
George E. Gorman
Ites
Retail Grocers Open National Convention in Wbuque
The twenty eighth convention of the National Association of Retail Grocers opens in Wbuque Iowa with over 1 000 delegates registered. President Depuyt of Rochester New York and John W Morey of Denver speak endorsing a resolution condemning excessive installment sales. Delegates invite Rochester Nash to host upcoming event.
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Wbuque
Iowa
A.P
7S Depuyt
Rochester
N.Y
John W. Morey
Denver
National Plesale Grocers’ Association
Wth
N. Y
Nash Tenn
Father Hayden and Fletcher Go on Trial in Bribe Case
In Atlanta on June 23 authorities prepared for tomorrow's U S district court trial of Father Thomas P Hayden and deputy warden Looney J Fletcher on indictments alleging they accepted bribes from wealthy inmates for soft prison jobs. Former Warden Albert E Sartain, appealing a related conviction, was slated as star witness.
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Atlanta
Thomas P. Hayden
Lain
Looney J. Fletcher
United States District Court
Albert E. Sartain
Lawrence Reihl
Dis
Her
Irving Bachellor to Marry Widow Mary Sallace
Irving Bachellor, noted author, will wed Mrs. Mary EB Sallace widow of Frederick Sallace at the bride’s New York home. The ceremony will be performed by Dr Richard Eddy Sykes president of St Pence University.
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New York
Irving
Mary EB. Sallace
Frederick 'Ee
Zdney
Richard Eddy Sykes
Canton
N. Y
St. Pence University
Bachellor
Anna Detmar Scholtz
Brooklyn
Coroner’s Jury Finds Wreck Cause On Rockport Freight Line
A coroner’s jury in Washington New Jersey ruled that a fatal wreck near Rockport occurred due to unavoidable conditions on the rail line used by the Lackawanna and Ware companies. The inquiry cited high traffic and imperfect equipment as factors. The incident claimed 48 lives and prompted calls for safety improvements and stricter rate considerations for freight transport.
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Ashington
N. J
Ware and
New Orleans Cotton Futures Slip Amid Liquidation Pressure
Cotton futures edged lower as July contracts faced liquidation ahead of first notice day. New Orleans spot prices cooled with middling at 23.55 and a quiet market, while New York and Chicago quotes showed mixed, tentative movement amid drought fears and lingering crop concerns.
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New Orleanston
New Vela
Cottonseed oil closes steady in New York market
In New York on June 23 cottonseed oil closed steady with prime summer yellow at 10.75 to 11.00, prime crude 9.47 to 9.75, and futures showing 10.27 for January and December, 10.80 for June, 10.76 for July, 11.08 for August, 11.28 for September, 11.22 for October, and 10.70 for November, with 17,300 sales.
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New Orleans
Bone Soo
Petters Phas
York
New Port
Rie
Chicago
Cago
Jane
Liverpool Eotton Liverpoo
Fesalpes
Inciactice
New York
United Ent Tig
Atleeterts
Iterranean
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Texas
Livestock market report from Chicago shows varied hog prices
Chicago June 23 hog receipts 22 000 and cattle 8 000 with demand unevenly higher. Hogs sold 10c to 26c above prior values with best weights up to 19 45 13 55 and 13 70 per cwt. Slaughter hogs and heavy weights strong while per head quotes for packers and feedgroups vary. Cattle and calves show advance. yearlings and heavies mixed with prices from 11 2 85 to 12 00 per cwt. Sheep and lambs demand firmer with fat lambs and yearlings up to 25c.
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Chicago
Texas
Idaho
Chicago creamery butter prices and receipts report
Chicago butter market report dated June 23 shows receipts of 28 983 tubs with creamery extras around 42 3 4 to 43 cents and standards at 43, firsts at 38 to 41, and seconds at 35 to 37 1 2 cents. Edges higher receipts total 33 844 cases with firsts at 29 1 2 to 30 1 2 cents and storage pack extras at 31 3 4 cents.
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Chicago
Four Negroes Face Trial for Mrs Mardis Murder in Jackson
Jackson Mississippi June 23 The trial of four negroes charged with the February 1924 murder of store keeper Nellie Mardis at Smiths Station was continued in criminal court. The defendants were previously found guilty and sentenced to hang, but an appeal reversed the verdict and they face trial again.
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Jackson
Miss
Nellie Mardis
Smith's Station
Detroit Man Named to Roads Commission Chair
Washington June 23. Herbert H Rice of Detroit appointed as member and chairman of the Pan road congress commission replacing J Walter Drake who resigned as assistant secretary of commerce Rice is an automobile manufacturer and lecturer with the national automobile chamber of commerce.
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Washington
Herbert H. ‘Rice
Detroit
Pan‘road-congress Commission
J. Walter Drake
White House
Rice
National Automobile Chamber, of Commerce
Belgium Needs Cash Before Debts Paid
Belgium faces a debt payment to the United States and Premier Poulet urged swift passage of new tax laws in his inaugural senate address. The message, delivered in Brussels, stressed the need to secure funding to meet obligations.
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Belgium
Brussels
United States
Poulet
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Japan to cooperate with powers on China crisis
Tokyo June 23. Foreign Minister Shidehara told the cabinet that Japan’s only remedy at present is to cooperate with other powers to maintain order in China during the ongoing crisis.
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Tokio
A.P
Shidehara
Japan
China
Agitation in China Sparks Manila General Strike Call
Manila cable from Shanghai radicals urges a general strike in Manila beginning June 25 as agitation spreads. The report notes growing anti foreign sentiment and cites beliefs about a murder defendant facing doom.
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Manila
A.P
Shanghai
Stock Prices Drift in Uneven Session on June 23
Wall Street activity showed uneven trading with no clear trend as investors weighed Far East disturbances and call money rises. Strong support lifted American Can Baldwin and other industrials while crude rubber records sparked tire stock buying. independent oil and gas slipped. Foreign exchange rates drifted with varied domestic bond moves and notable gains in Liberty 41 48 and Treasury issues.
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Wall Street
New York
Far East
Baldwin
Cod
Pennsylvania Rail
Tate Servne
Avana Jectric
UN Iice
White
Motors
United Drug
Great Western Sugar
Colorado Fuel
Independent Oil and Gas
Gsi
Josses
International Telephone
Childs
American Water Works
American International Corporation
New York Produce and Market Averages June Data
New York prices and market notes show wide variety. Commodities like potatoes, corn and oats move with seasonal demand, while cotton and wool markets mirror steady to firm trends. Freight rates and petroleum quotes indicate general market softness in some sectors.
Grain market rises on Liverpool quotes and rust fears
Chicago wheat opened higher amid Liverpool price gains and reports of black rust in South Dakota and Canada. Prices eased after initial strength but closed the day up, with July and September futures advancing. Corn and oats followed wheat upward with continued firm hog and grain values overall. Cash market quotes list hard and mixed corn, oats, and seeds with lard and ribs priced high.
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Chicago
Liverpool
South Dakota
Southwest
Ohio Valley
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Canada
Amenia
North Dakota
Omaha
Pacific Coast
Yesterda
Grain Prices In St Louis Market Report
St Louis market report lists cash and futures for wheat corn and oats. Cash Wheat No 2 red 188 No 2 hard 159 160. Corn No 2 mixed 106 107 108 No 2 white 107 108 No 3 white 106 No 2 yellow 109 No 3 yellow 108. Oats No 2 white 112 No 3 white 49 futures show wheat July 154, Sept 153.25 1 4, Dec 154.23. Corn July 103 2, Sept 105, Dec 88 2.
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ST. Louis
Call Money and Financing Rates Report
New York finance desk reports call money steady with high and low at 4, closing bid and last loan 4, call loans and acceptances at 33 4, time loans 60 to 90 days at 33 4 3 7 8, four to six months at 33 4 4 with prime commercial paper 33 4. Steel prices unchanged in New York markets.
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Call Money
New York
Market Quotations and Closing Prices From Trading Floor
A scanned list shows closing prices and bid quotes for diverse firms including Bierca Petroleum Public Service New Jersey Pullman Pure Oil Radio Ray Consolidated Reading Replogle Republic Iron and Steel Reynolds Tobacco Royal Dutch St Joseph Lead St Louis Southwestern Savage Arms Seaboard Air Line Sears Roebuck Shell Union Oil Simms Petroleum Sinclair Oil Skelly Oil Southern Pacific Studebaker Submarine Boat Southern Railway Spicer Manufacturing Standard Oil Company of California Standard Oil of New Jersey Stewart Warner Superior Oil Symington Texas Company Texas Gulf Sulphur Texas & Pacific Tex. & Pac Coal Oil Timken Roller Bearing Tobacco Products with various price figures.
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Bierca Petroleum
Pittsburgh & West Va
Postum Cereal
Public Ser. N. J
Pullman Co
Pure Oil
Radio Corp
Ray Consolidated Dép
Reading Co
Replogle Steel
Republic I. & Steel
Reynolds Spring
Reynolds Tobacco
Royal Dutch
N. Y
St. Joseph Lead
St. Louis San Fran
St.l. Southwestern
Savage Arms
Seaboard—Air-Line
Seaboard
Air L, Ptd
Sears-Roebuck Co
Shell Union Oil
Simms Petroleum
Sinclair Con. Oil
Skelly Oil
Southern Pacific
Studebaker
Submarine Boat
Southern Ry
Spicer Mfg
Standard S&s & Elec
Standard Oil of California
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
Stewart Warner Speed
Superior Oil
Symington Co
Texas Company
Texas Gulf
Texas & Pacific
Tex. & Pac
Coal & Oil
Timken Roller Bearing
Transcontinenta Union Oil
Congress to be asked to slash burden of taxes
President Coolidge will ask Congress to cut taxes and push federal executives and employees to broaden economy in government spending. He spoke at the government budget meeting, citing a plan to keep next year’s expenditures under 2.08 billion dollars and praising four years of savings totaling over 2.19 billion.
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Washington
A.P
Coolidge
Congress
Gechiatre
Postalse
H. M. Lord
Budget Bureau
Darrow Says He Voted Twice for Bryan in Dayton
Clarence Darrow told the Dayton Progressive Club that he voted for William Jennings Bryan on two occasions and sidestepped a third vote. He joked that his campaigning for Bryan may have helped defeat him, while claiming he was not guilty the last time.
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Dayton, Tenn
William Jennings Bryan
Clarence Darrow
Dayton Progressive Club
Atlantic Coast Line seeks approval for 27 mile Florida extension
Washington June 23 The Atlantic Coast Line railroad applied to the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to construct and operate a 27 mile extension of its line from Imokalee to Deep Lake Florida The extension aims to provide transportation facilities for marketing forest and agricultural products in Florida
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Washington
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Today
Interstate Commerce Commission
Imokalee
Deep Lake
Fla
Florida
Moose to Elect Officials at Baltimore Convention
Loyal Order of Moose members at the Baltimore convention faced a busy day with the election of officers on the program. The gathering continued this week as delegates convened to select leadership.
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MOOSE
Baltimore
Loyal Order of Moose
Queer Trick Is Played By Fate For This Couple
Charlotte man Al Boatwright a traveling salesman twice saved Miss Catherine Williams at the Catawba river bathing beach. He heard screams yesterday, jumped in, and saved her from drowning, mirroring his previous rescue two years ago.
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Charlotte
N.C
al. Boatwright
Catawba River
Weven
Catherine Williams
Boatwright
Miss Williams
State editors to hold last meeting in Foley today
Editors from Alabama newspapers gather in Foley for the final session and adjournment. Delegates were hosted by Mobile residents and were shown the new state owned docks. They urged Gov. Brandon to call a special session to lift dock construction restrictions.
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Alabama
Foley
Mobile
W. W. Brandon
William L. Sibert
State Docks Commission
William B. Oliver
David Holt
John Cummings
Docks Commission
Harry T. Hartewll
Mobile Bay
Kaiser and Wife Involved in Talk
Berlin reports of a separation between the former Kaiser Wilhelm and Princess Hermine were dismissed by a court source. Officials say gossip arises when Princess Hermine travels from Doom to Wildbad, while aides thwart any return to Germany and reveal family tensions.
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Berlin
Hermine
Doorn
Doom
Wildbad
United Press
Wilhelm
Germany
Robert Cass murder trial opens in New Orleans
In New Orleans on June 23 a jury hears the murder case against Robert Cass 20 charged with killing John P. Miller 21 after an argument in a soft drink saloon. Witnesses say Cass fired five shots at John Muller as he and his brother George returned home. A dying statement reportedly links Cass to the shooting. Church wardens in England retain power to eject patrons when church bells stop ringing.
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New Orleans
International , News Service
Robert Cass
John P. Miller
Humphrey
Criminal District Court
Mooney
Cass
George Muller
John Muller
George
Muller Brothers
Muller
Musty law used in divorce case sparks arrests
New York June 73 A P co respondent Talbot W Chambers coal dealer was arrested after testifying about relations with Mrs. Thomas E Symington suing for divorce from her wealthy railroad equipment maker husband Chambers faces 500 fine or two years imprisonment under a law invoked for the first time holding co respondents responsible for actions revealed in divorce cases A material witness connected with Chambers case was also arrested and released on bail Chambers himself was freed on 1000 bail The trial adjourned amid these revelations Justice Ford recalled his earlier adultery law passage noting it had finally passed in 1910 and had not before been used in a divorce suit. Hackett corroborated Chambers testimony
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New York
A-P
Talbot W. Chambers
Thomas E. Symington
Chambers
Cham
Bsmag
Symington
Hackett
Miami
Fla
Supreme Court
Ford
Hughes
Colonel House Visits London for Talks with British Leaders
Colonel E M House confidential adviser to the late President Ison visits London and meets Premier Baldwin and Foreign Secretary Chamberlain at the House of Commons. He arrived Sunday from France and Belgium as political paragraphs weigh the significance of the conversations.
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London
E. M. House
Ison
House
Baldwin
Chamberlain
House of Commons
France
Belgium
Birmingham Sees Heat Rise Toward Century Mark
Birmingham records another scorcher as the thermometer nears the century with 90 degrees and 99-degree peak yesterday at 3 PM. The heat persists in Birmingham, Alabama, on June 23.
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Birmingham
Ala
Rioters Quelled in State Reformatory
In Frankfort Kentucky eighty inmates remained in solitary confinement after a near 800 prisoners refused to return to work at the state reformatory. No additional disorders were reported today as authorities maintained control of the facility.
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Frankfort
A.P
Kentucky State Reformatory
Girl to Train for Channel Attempt
Miss Gertrude Ederle the American champion swimmer announced she would begin training for an attempt to swim the English Channel in July or August. The notice appears in today’s Plymouth issue with a prompt to read want ads for household needs.
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Plymouth
Eng
Gertrude Ederle
English Channel
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