Arizona Supreme Court denies rehearing in Winnie Ruth Judd case
The Arizona Supreme Court denied Winnie Ruth Judd's petition for a rehearing of its death sentence ruling for the murder of Agnes Ann Leroi, setting her execution for February 17. Attorneys argued Judge Jenckes was disqualified, while counsel planned likely federal action via habeas corpus and certiorari. The grand jury, after hearing Judd, postponed action on identifying an alleged accessory linked to the trunks’ contents.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona Supreme Court
Winnie Ruth Judd
Supreme Court
State Attorney General
Café Bandit Orders Cash at Arizona Café
A masked man demanded the cash register contents at 216 East Park Street Arizona cafe last night, receiving about 41 dollars. Police describe the suspect as a 30 year old, 5'7" man weighing 140 pounds who fled after the hold up.
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Arizona
East Park Street
Pete Gurgevich
Gurgevich
Joe Powell
Banker Shot At Reed Point Extortion Case Ends in Death
Milford Price, 34, of Columbus, died after a trap set by Sheriff Jack Benjamin at Reed Point. Price, an alleged extortionist, confessed before losing consciousness. The decoy package was used near the First National Bank of Rapelje with banker William J. Sodderlind present.
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Columbus
Jack Benjamin
Reed Point
Milford Price
Price
William J. Sodderlind
First National Bank of
Rapelje
Sodderlind
Benjamin
Radio Station KOA Halts Coast to Coast Broadcast
KOA Denver interrupted a coast to coast program for seven minutes to help three planes gain bearings amid freak Cheyenne weather. The three planes, coming from Omaha and Sheridan hill, were near Cheyenne when reception failed. Airport operators asked KOA to clear the air, and the station resumed with about half its 50 000 watt power.
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Denver
Colo
KOA
Rocky Mountain Broadcasting
General Electric Company
Cheyenne
Omaha
Sheridan Hill
Farewell Banquet Honors Butte Jurist Jeremiah Lynch
A large tribute gathered 400 prominent citizens from Butte and nearby towns at the Silver Bow club to honor Judge Jeremiah J. Lynch after 26 years on the bench. He will become chief deputy to the attorney general in Helena. Senator Thomas J. Walker presented a gladstone bag and a lawyer's briefcase as friends and well wishers expressed esteem.
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Butte
Anaconda
Deer Lodge
Dillon
Helena
Laurin
Silver Bow Club
Jeremiah J. Lynch
Lynch
Silver Bow
Thomas J. Walker
Dry groups push to testify on 3.2 beer bill in Senate
Washington December 29 The five leading dry organizations renewed their demand to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee when it begins consideration of the Collier 3.2 per cent beer bill passed by the House. Chairman Norris said the hearing would be delayed until after the New Year holidays as attempts to form a quorum failed. The groups include the Anti-Saloon League and several Methodist and women’s temperance organizations.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
House
Norris
Anti- Saloon League
Board of Temperance and Social Service
M. E. Church, South
Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals
M. E. Church
International Reform Federation
Women's Temperance Union
Davis and Stimson Hold Conference on Economic Conditions
Secretary of State Stimson and Norman H. Davis common ground on world amity and prosperity worries after a meeting in New York. Davis, often linked to a future Roosevelt cabinet, made no public comments. The talk focused on preparations for the London economic conference and his past role as American delegate at the disarmament talks.
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Norman Davis
Stimson
New York
America
Norman H. Davis
Davis
Roosevelt
Denver Police and DA Clash Over Marino Wounding
Denver police and the district attorney's office continued probing the serious wounding of gangster suspect August Marino. Police Chief Albert T. Clark released a formal statement presenting his account, directly opposing the DA Earl Wettengel's version.
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Denver
District Attorney's
August Marino
Albert T. Clark
Earl Wettengel
Clark
Marino
Wettengel
Rescue of All Hands From Burning Tanker Dorris Kellogg
Coast guard cutter Modoc intercepted a wireless report stating all crew aboard the burning tanker Dorris Kellogg were rescued by the steamship Delaware Sun. The crew reportedly launched in three lifeboats before being picked up.
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Wilmington
N. C
Coast Guard
Modoc
Dorris Kellogg
Delaware Sun
Roosevelt Pin Faith 10 Plan of Consolidation
Albany N Y December 29 President elect Roosevelt ready to take full responsibility for reorganizing the federal government to cut costs He believes substantial economies are possible only if consolidation authority rests with the chief executive Advisers said he is willing to bear the burden to consolidate governmental units and reduce expenses Roosevelt previously consulted many legislators in both houses approving a plan for consolidation during a Washington stop last November
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Albany
N. Y
Roosevelt
New York
Congress
Washington
Warm Springs
Democrats Propose Economy Route for Budget Plan
Washington dispatch reports undecided on an immediate budget balancing program as House Democrats push a broad authority bill allowing President-elect Roosevelt to cut government costs via reorganization. Republicans react, with further details continued on page 2.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Weather Forecast Shows Fair Friday and Saturday
The forecast indicates generally fair conditions for Friday and Saturday with little change in temperature. No precipitation is expected and conditions should remain mild across the period.
Silver Bow County Republicans to Helena for Legislature
Silver Bow county will send 11 Democrats to the Montana legislature at Helena this year ten representatives and one senator Thomas J Walker a hold over member of the upper house. The group leaves tomorrow for the state capital and promises unusually strong representation in both branches. Walker is a noted lawyer in his third term. In the lower house seven of the ten have prior experience including M Kerr Beadle Mike J Mulholland Jerry T Harrington Ted Doran Peter S McDermott Jerry J OConnell and Phil C Goodwin. Newcomers are Dan W Sullivan John F Ferry and Lou Freuden Stein Freudenstein a former county commissioner and city alderman. Freudenstein served four years as city auditor under Mayor Seadie. Ferry and Sullivan are regarded as unusually able and both were born in Butte.
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Silver Bow
House
Montana Legislative Assembly
Peter S. McDermott
Phil C. Goodwin
Lou Freudenstein
John Ferry
M. J. Mulholland
Jerry T. Harrington
Jerry J. O'Connell
Dan W. Sullivan
M. Kerr Beadle
Tod L. Doran
Silver Bow County
Legislative Assembly
Helena
Thomas J. Walker
Walker
Butte
Mike J. Mulholland
Organized Labor
Ted Doran
Peter 8. McDermott
Jerry J. O’connell
John F. Ferry
Lou Freuden
Stein Freudenstein
Seadie
Aged banker outbluffs bandit in Nebraska vault stand-off
Edward Uehling, 70, vice president of Farmers' State Bank at Uehling Neb, faced a robbery attempt and refused to open the vault. The 44 year old bandit hesitated, then fled after being dared to shoot, ending the incident without harm.
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Uehling
Neb
Edward Uehling
Farmers’ State Bank
Mountain Fears Rise Threat Over Durango Area
In Durango Colorado Carbon mountain groaned and shed rock leading residents to fear it may push Smelter mountain toward the city. Geologists say the same fault affects Smelter and could make it active soon. Prof Claude F. Needham of the New Mexico School of Mines is studying the phenomenon.
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Durango
Coloc
Carbon Mountain
Smelter
Claude FE. Needham
New Mexico School of Mines
South Africa Abandons Gold Standard Amid Trade Turmoil
London reports the Union of South Africa, a British Dominion, officially abandoned the gold standard and suspended trading in the South African pound. Foreign trade was paralyzed as traders waited for government policy. The plan reportedly ties the rand to the pound sterling, which left the gold standard in 1931. Observers say the move signals political aims to stave off defeat in a coalition challenge.
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London
Union of South Africa
South Africa
Divide innkeeper held insane when he killed wife
Joe Guidoni, 49, Divide innkeeper, shot and killed his wife Elizabeth, 47, then killed himself last Monday while temporarily insane a coroner s jury ruled. Amaldius Guidoni, brother of the deceased, testified and filed for letters of administration for the estate at 2300 Cottonwood street valued at 1500. Inquest into Elmer Edwards death will be held this afternoon. Ira Campbell inquiry Saturday morning. Twelve witnesses gave versions of the tragedy. the 12 year old daughter Josephine was not called. The couple were buried after joint services at St Helena s church Meadorville. Powder burns on a bullet wound indicated the husband fired at close range.
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Joe Guidoni
Divide
Elizabeth
Amaldius Guidoni
Cottonwood Street
Elmer Edwards
Ira Campbell
Butte
Mike Duff
Josephine
Holy Cross
St. Helena’s Catholic Church
Meaderville
L. A. Wilson
Duggan
H. H. James
Tragedy at Fort Huachuca as two captains and their wives killed
At Fort Huachuca Arizona a Black private Abernathy fatally wounded Captain Joseph R. Wessely and Captain David A. Palmer and seriously injured Lieutenant H R Matthews before being fatally struck by a sentry. The incident followed a dispute over perceived slights involving the two families.
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Fort Huachuca
Ariz
Joseph R. Wessely
David A. Palmer
Twenty-fifth Infantry
H. R. Matthews
Abernathy
M. Tomlinson
Tomlinson
Wessely
Aberna
Boncour Wins in Paris Over Austrian Loan Proposals
Paris dispatch reports Premier Boncour securing a double parliamentary win. The senate backed a 5 billion franc bond issue for a provisional January budget, and the chamber approved France aiding Austria through a European loan. A February vote was set for a second provisional budget as Herriot accused radicals of disloyalty.
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Paris
Joseph Paul Boncour
Senate
Austria
Louis Marin
United States
Edouard Herriot
Radical-Socialist Party
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Efrorto
United States Supreme Court
Holmes
Brett
Cafe Bandit
John J. Holmes
James J. Brett
Thomas L. Tutty
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Catherine Peoples
Walkerville
Tutty
Evans
Thomas Chope
Anaconda Company
Milford
J. J. Lynch
Attorney General’s Office
Silver Bow County Group
Tom Walker
Sen. T. J. Walker
Bandit
Buidoni
Boncour
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