Second Person Looms in Judd Murder Trial
In Phoenix on January 20 AP reports defense counsel questioning jurors for Winnie Ruth Judd trial seeking to show possible accomplice or alternative killer. The 26 year old is charged with the October slaying of Agnes Ann Leroi and murder of Hedvig Samuelson. indictment to follow.
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G. A. Rodgers
Oakland Frisco Bridge Approved Across San Francisco Bay
Secretary Hurley approved plans for a San Francisco bay bridge via Goat Island to Oakland. Congress required consent from war navy and commerce secretaries to cross government Goat Island reservation, and a War Department announcement said the proviso had been complied with.
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Life in brief from Rutland to Springfield
Reports from Rutland Vermont describe moving the kitchen into the dining room after padlocks were placed on the kitchen and pantry following liquor raids. In Knoxville Tennessee two young women received sentences of one year and a day for robbery involving a car. In Springfield Massachusetts Trinity church begins ten golf lessons on January 26 under the church physical education program. In Northampton Massachusetts Smith College dean Marjorie Nicolson notes students use slang modestly, though current slang lacks vigor.
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John Segale
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Northampton
Marjorie Nicolson
Smith College
Denver Bakers Kidnapping Forces $50,000 Ransom Demand
Two men abducted Benjamin P. Bower 62 bakery manager from his Denver home last night. They demanded $50,000 ransom to be ready at noon and warned of his death if police or press were alerted. They also seized two women motorists during the escape.
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Benjamin P. Bower
Bower
Stephen Knight
Parkin Is Tagged for Wrong Parking
The right Parkin was picked up for wrong parking Tuesday according to police records. Lloyd Parkin’s act cost a bond of 1 day forfeited. The docket also lists shoplifting a Semester cared, involving shoes and a dress. Francisco Ezorta and Anfillo Peres were fined 25 dollars each for vagrancy and jailed for nonpayment after allegedly taking items from the McCracken store.
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Anfillo Peres
McCracken
Idaho City Votes Municipal Plant
Idaho City voters approved a municipal electric light and water plant by 1689 to 528. They authorized $650 000 in bonds to acquire municipal facilities, ending a bitter fight with opponents from the Taxpayers league. Receipts from water and electricity were pledged to retire the bonds in about 10 years.
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Idaho
Taxpayers’ League
Callahan to Give Address at Lincoln Day Banquet
Southern Idaho Republicans will hear Senator Don ald A Callahan of Shoshone county speak at the Lincoln day banquet Friday evening February 11 announced by Judge Jay L Downing chair of the program committee. An expected crowd of 300 to 400 is noted.
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Idaho
Donald A. Callahan
Shoshone County
Jay L. Downing
Idaho Men in Congress Day in Prohibition Meeting
At a Women's Christian Temperance Union gathering in Idaho, delegates read letters from Idaho congressmen reaffirming support for the 18th Amendment and its enforcement. Addison Smith and Congressman French express opposition to repeal or weakening of Prohibition and urge state-led constitutional processes.
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Woman's Christian Temperance Union
South
Garfield Avenue
Idaho
Congress
Presidents Seek Data For Ten Percent Wage Cut
In Chicago on June 20 the sixth session of railway presidents and their employer group was postponed to allow executives to compile statistics supporting a voluntary ten percent wage cut for one year. Union leader David B. Robertson urged a written compilation of key figures on railroad needs to meet fixed charges and preserve credit. He rejected comparisons of today’s living standards with 1913 and called such arguments useless. Daniel Willard expressed hope for an amicable settlement.
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Chicago
David B. Robertson
Robertson
Daniel Willard
Committee of
Woman Stricken by Deadly Botulism in Spokane
Mrs. J. A. Dewar died late last night as an aviator battled thick fog between Spokane and Portland to bring a serum that might have checked the poison.
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Spokane
Wash
J. A. Dewar
Portland
Peru Quake Strikes Lima Area Causing Damage and Injuries
An earthquake hit Lima Callao and surrounding towns causing walls to crack roofs to crumble and roads to buckle. El Comercio reports one death and several serious injuries with many survivors fleeing into dark streets as lights failed and panic spread.
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Will Rogers Wires The Tribune From Rome
Will Rogers writes from Rome describing a flight from Athens to view Vesuvius. He jokes about Mussolini resembling a chef serving pie and cake after journeys through Asia and the Middle East. He praises the dictator for achieving much with limited resources.
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Long's Candidate Leads In Race Incomplete Returns
Huey P. Long's choice O K Allen led in the Louisiana Democratic primary as unofficial returns showed Allen winning the gubernatorial nomination with a large New Orleans majority. Fraud accusations surfaced as rural parishes reported lagging returns, while Long supporters claimed benefit from the advancing count.
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Louisiana
United States
Huey P. Long
O. K. Allen
Allen
Long
State Highway Commission
Francis Williams
Dudley J. le Blanc
Car order escalates tragedy in cortege crash
In Chicago a high school girl, 17, Shir ley Pearlman died and nine others injured when their car collided with a truck after union funeral chauffeurs ordered private cars out of a cortege en route to a cemetery. Louis Lakin, 18, was shot to death Sunday night. The livery chauffeurs union bans private cars from funerals to curb unemployment and traffic risk.
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Union
Shirley Pearlman
Louis Lakin
Livery Chauffeurs’ Union
Mathilda Johnson
United States
George FE. Q. Johnson
Students to Give Rotary Program at Pocatello
Thirty Bonneville school students of diverse nationalities will host the Rotary Club weekly meeting at noon on Thursday. Principal speaker will be W. B. Allen of Palo Alto, past president of the National Retail Hardware Dealers' association. J. M. McDonald chairs the aims and objects committee for the program.
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Pocatello Rotary Club
W. B. Allen
Palo Alto
National Retail Hardware Dealers’ Association
J.M McDonald
Rail Officials And Idahoans Hold Markets Session Here
Governor C. Ben Ross after a morning conference with President Carl Gray and F. W. Robinson urged continued railroad cooperation to develop new markets for Idaho surplus crops. The session at Bannock hotel included growers dealers and local businessmen praising the Union Pacific system.
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Union Pacific
Idaho
Carl Gray
C. Ben Ross
Southern Idaho
Pocatello Chamber of Commerce
Union Pacific System
F. W. Robinson
Bannock Hotel
Finance Bill Promises Relief and Optimism for Banks
At a chamber luncheon Union Pacific President Carl R. Gray urged faith in the reconstruction finance corpora tion with 2 billion dollars in capital as a relief source for banks and credit. He warned of six months of slow change, noted June as a historic turning point after depressions, and praised Idaho growers while urging state cooperation to expand markets and keep high standards amid logistical hurdles.
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Carl R. Gray
Union Pacific System
Chamber of Commerce Forum
Gray
Agricultural Department
Idaho
Chambers of Commerce
Honolulu Slaying Case Faces Grand Jury Action
In Honolulu the Fortescue case and four alleged assailants, including Lt. Massie, await grand jury indictments for murder as defense lawyers threaten habeas corpus challenges if the territory does not seek indictments by Thursday. City Attorney Gilliland vows to present the case to the grand jury.
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Honolulu
Granville Fortescue
James F. Gilliland
Hawaiian Senate
Fortescue
Thomas Massie
Massie
Joseph Kahahawal
Hawaiio
World reparations conference delayed by British note
London reports the world reparations conference set for Lausanne will not begin next Monday as announced by the British foreign office. Other items note the US senate passing a bill to repeal a postal act provision, Harold Fontaine held in Ontario, and Stimson transmitting papers on the Manchurian situation with publication restrictions. A Canterbury Convocation vote favors intercommunion with European Catholic churches.
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British Foreign Office
Lausanne
Washington
Stimson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
State Department
Hoover opposes blanket federal pay cuts on Capitol Hill
President Hoover studied proposed federal salary reductions but stood against a general slash. He favored no blanket cut and reiterated his position on restraint. Utah billboard tobacco ad ban challenge reaches the Supreme Court as to advertising prohibitions.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Hoover
Railroads Faulted for Wasteful Buying Practices Says Bartel
William P. Bartel, director of the Service Bureau, told the Interstate Commerce Commission that many railroads waste money by purchasing supplies from shippers who favor them. He urged reform to curb biased purchasing and ensure fair competition.
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William P. Bartel
Service Bureau
Interstate Commerce Commission
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