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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1925
Page
12
In Ogden Utah two suspects Tom Moore 40 and James Monroe 36 were arrested after a safe at the Ogden Commission company office was blown at 3 am. Police say the robbers were armed carried nitroglycerine morphine and tools but left with no money. A mysterious phone call diverted police efforts briefly.
Oklahoma City saw mild weather after a dramatic display by weathermen. Muskogee reported nine minutes of snow driven by high winds associated with a violent storm, while Ardmore hit 106 degrees the state's hottest reading. Newkirk measured 57 degrees.
In Texas on August 21 the spread of foot and mouth disease among 4 herds totaling about 800 sheep near Deepwater south of Houston led to the slaughter of the entire herd. Government veterinarians had the sheep moved to trenches near South Houston where they were killed and buried. To date about 5,000 cattle have been destroyed in the eradication campaign.
The body of Nettie May Bartel died after a short illness at a local hospital. Burial services are set at McHan Funeral Home in Idaho Falls with interment in Rose Hill Cemetery tomorrow morning.
New York dispatch reports German Haitian consul LeBosse arriving from Port au Prince with 240 bottles of champagne vermouth whiskey and Mosel and a five gallon keg of rum. An inspector fined him 1200 dollars but offered immunity if he named his friends, which he refused saying he alone is guilty and will pay.
Middleweight boxing champion Harry Greb was seriously injured when his car overturned near Pittsburgh after skidding on a wet hill. He suffered two fractured ribs and facial and chest bruises at West Penn Hospital. x rays will determine internal injuries. Greb and two companions were en route to Erie for a bout with Jimmy Darragh.
The Pueblo Indians will appear next Saturday to present their case before the Pueblo land board in Santa Fe. The body, created to settle land and water rights, will certify findings to the federal court. Chairman Q C Jennings calls the tribunal a poor man's court as litigants speak with or without counsel.
Illinois ranks second in corn wheat hogs and poultry production among states and is described as a large agricultural power. The text notes a historical 1795 English law allowing a workman to leave his parish to seek work, highlighting past labor mobility.
Manuel Alonzo will meet William M. Johnston in singles semifinals while Clarence J. Griffin faces B I C Norton. Doubles progress saw Johnston and Griffin reach semifinals alongside Snodgrass and Wesbrook. an upset by Voshel and Chapin toppled Kinsey pair.
Professor K Leith of the University of Wisconsin urged an open door policy for mineral development at the institute of politics session in Willimansett Mass He warned that few centers can meet world demand and extensive exploration abroad is needed to prevent shortages He said closed doors hinder development and fuel political friction while world needs will eventually open them.
US destroyer ships that had been visiting Dunedin for several days sailed to Wellington to rejoin the fleet. Dunedin residents showed warm hospitality with broad expressions of regret at the departure, and several sailors married local women while others explored commercial prospects.
A traveler describing an assassination plot against King Alphonzo near Santander last Saturday night is reported from Hendaye. Madrid confirmed prior plots, including a bomb on a railway between Zaragoza and Barcelona. Police detained several suspects as monarch protection steps intensify.
San Francisco Aug 21 AP Walter McGovern defense counsel finished his final address in the trial of Dorothy Ellingson 17 year old confessed matricide. A court adjournment paused proceedings until 2 pm when Harmon Skillen chief prosecutor began his final two hour address. Skillen aimed to have the case ready for the jury late today. McGovern pleaded that the defendant be spared penitentiary and urged consideration of her young age and future enlistment in the American navy.
London reports that British women lead a more strenuous life and show larger hands and feet. Dealers confirm bigger glove sizes and fewer requests for small shoes. Sir Arthur Keith notes the need to compare measurements from a century apart to gauge development.
In Warsaw three alleged communists received death sentences after a July 17 gunfight with detectives in a busy street. A chase followed, during which about a score of people were wounded, several fatally, amid threats received by Premier Grabski from French and German communist groups.
Nine members of the British Church Missionary Society including Bishop H. W. K. Mowll and his wife were seized by bandits on August 6 at a summer resort thirty miles north of Chengtu in Szechwan. Other captives include Rev. W. H. Donnithorne and wife F. W. Kes and several Misses Settle Armfeld Carleton. The cable omits the ninth name. Bishop Mowll serves as assistant bishop of western China.
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