Trial of Noorlanders Opens as Witnesses Describe Crime
Mrs Verna Kingsford manager at the Oxford hotel in Downey testifies in the district court for Mike and Fred Noorlander of Ogden charged with the murder of Walter Scadden of Inkom. Witnesses identify exhibits while police detail loot found on the highway and near the Scadden store. The trial centers on the early morning November 23, 1925 assault and the pair’s possible involvement.
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Verna Kingsford
Oxford
Downey
Mike
Fred Noorlander
Ogden
Walter Scadden
Inkom
Scadden
Noorlander Brothers
Preston
Joseph Scadden
Alice Wilson
J. Palmer
Ronald Lisa
Basil Lish
Walter Seadden
Jack Norton
Seadden
Violet Seadden
Alec Seadden
Robert H. W. Seadden
Joseph
Martha Scadden
B. W. Hotelling
Mr. Staley
Hans
Staley
Dewey Burke
Walter Scadder
Jess Palmer
Weather forecast notes unsettled south and northwest warmer
A unsettled pattern favors the south tonight with fair skies, while the northwest sees warmer conditions. Tonight and Friday likely bring mixed weather with higher temperatures in the northwest region.
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South
Northwestern
Northwest
Larger Idaho apples can capture the best markets
Idaho apple growers gather for the thirty first annual convention in Boise as larger girth and richer color define the season. M K Dean warns marketers to improve grading and storage while A H Upham urges foreign markets. The banquet features Upham, Iddings, Jacobson, and Crouch with talks on fruit quality and export potential.
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Boise
Idaho
Idaho State Horticultural Association
Hall of Representatives
M.K. Dean
State Bureau of Plant
Italy
France
Elks Club
Upham
University
E. J. Iddings
Julius Jacobson
W. E. Crouch
Government Biological Survey
Greasewood poisoning hits sheep in Grandview area
About 100 head of sheep died in the last week as greasewood poisoning affected flocks moved from ranges to feeding stations along the Snake river north side. Losses reported from Spencer Brothers and Dixie Sheep Co., with other outfits named. a veterinarian was requested for study and causes.
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Boise
Grandview
Snake River
Indian Cove
Charles Spencer
Granview
Spencer
Spencer Brothers
Dixie Sheep Company
Bruneau Sheep Company
Big Springs Land & Livestock Company
State Department of Agriculture
Dempsey to defend heavyweight title in Jersey City bout
The Cleveland News reports a 12 round title defense for heavyweight champion Dempsey against Lone Telaty at Boyle's Thirty Acres in Jersey City on August 12. Tex Rickard, Dempsey and Gibson have reached terms though an official announcement is delayed. Gibson has spent 24 hours with Rickard in New York and Miami to finalize plans.
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Cleveland
Cleveland News
Dacey
Telaty
Tex Rickard
Pine Bowl
Boyle
Thirty Acres
Jersey City
N. J
Rickard
Dempsey
Billy Gibson
Tunney
Bird Banding Seeks Cooperation in Tracking Migrations
In Claremont California on January 21 the Western Bird Banding association urged ranchers and hunters to aid in research. The group reports birds migrate thousands of miles and return within fifty feet of their previous location, with ten thousand birds trapped and marked last year in western states and recaptured up to forty times.
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Claremont
Calif
Western Bird Banding Association
Wright M. Pierce
Pomona College
Hearing Opens on Cummins Rail Consolidation Bill
Senate ICC hearings began on the Cummins bill to consolidate US railroads into a few large systems. Senator Cummins argued private ownership cannot deliver fair rates without consolidation and said economies would be tremendous. The measure would grant three years for voluntary consolidation before ICC powers to finalize it.
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Washington
Cummins
Senate Interstate Commerce Commission
Republican
Iowa
Interstate Commerce Commission
King Alfonso says he has danced enough
King Alfonso of Spain, famed for Riviera dancing, has slowed his dancing. Alexander P. Moore, former Madrid ambassador, quoted him saying, I have carried more tonnage about the dance floor than any other man in Europe. I feel that I have done my share.
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New York
Alfonso
Spain
The
Riviera
Alexander P. Moore
Madrid
Europe
Bootleg Coal Becomes Growing New Industry
Philadelphia reports a booming bootleg coal trade born from the hard coal strike. Bootleggers mine from banks and outcrops and sell a short ton of inferior coal for 10 to 20 dollars. Trucks operate at night around Wilkes Barre and Hazelton, with Sunbury as the first hub in December. Scores of arrests follow efforts by United Mine Workers to stop the practice.
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Philadelphia
Wilkes- Barre
Hazelton
Sunbury
The
United Mineworkers
Mexican Bandits Tracked by Federal Troops Near Zamora
Dispatches report former Colonel Nunez leading ten followers as federal troops close in near Zamora Michoacan with indications of imminent capture. Guadalajara dispatches say another bandit has been executed and more loot recovered.
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Mexico City
Zamora
Robbery and Shooting at Hackensack Express Office
A masked bandit robbed the American Railway Express office in Hackensack New Jersey, shot messenger Frank Brennan who suffered three bullet wounds and died a half hour later. $5,900 in cash was stolen and the thief escaped in an automobile.
Durkin Captured After Narrow Escape In Chicago
Martin J. Durkin the police slayer was captured near St Louis and brought to Chicago where prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty for killing federal agent Edward C Shanahan and state trooper Harry Gray. Durkin attempted to seize a guard's pistol while in custody but was restrained. Relatives of Durkin's wife Irma Su llivan arrived from Cornell Illinois to take the girl home.
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Chicago
Martin J. Durkin
St. Louis
Edward C. Shanahan
Harry Gray
Durkin
Clarence Darrow
Bert Suullivan
Cornell
Minnie
Irma
Martin Durkin
Ires
Conley
Tima
Robert E. Crowe
Definite Place for Dirigibles in Navy Scouts
Washington January 21 AP Comdr Ral D Weyerbacher chief engineer at the Philadelphia naval aircraft factory told the house navy committee that a dirigible like the Shenandoah has a definite place as scouts in a complete navy He urged a 0000000 replacement fund for Shenandoah with a ship three times its size He argued airliners would serve better as fleet scouts than surface vessels and rejected the idea that five airplanes could destroy a dirigible while noting dirigibles could be built to fly higher than bombing planes.
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Washington
Shenandoah
Ral D. Weyerbacher
Naval Aircraft Factory
Philadelphia
House Naval Committee
Youngster Tries Out New Cash Scheme in Downtown
Nine year old Frank Oshefski told two friends that people hit by cars get money. The boys attempted to block a car with police aboard. Frank escaped unharmed. The trio were committed to St. May's school after the incident arose in juvenile court.
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Baltimore
Frank Oshefski
Frank
St. May's School
Jeverile Court
Tradeoff Alleged Costly Oleo Bill Vote Pressure
W. Scott Hall claims the Oleomargarine bill was killed by a state administration deal. He says Governor Moore and officials promised funds to Idaho Technical Institute and the University of Moscow in exchange for votes, and that Senators Newcomb and Hagen switched to pass the building programs. Administration denies the charges calling Hall a discredited former ally.
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Oleo
Hall
Progressive Party
State Board of Education
Better Bonding System Proposed At AGC Convention
Portland reports detail contractors grievances against surety companies and agents. R. C. Marshall Jr. cites failures to investigate bidders, inadequate underwriting, and bonds to unqualified contractors. Remedies include separate selling and investigating agencies, science-based underwriting, ethics codes, and a bonding monopoly proposal.
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Portland
Ore
Associated General Contractors of America
R. C. Harshall, Jr
Marshall
New Hatchery Scheme Is Tried At University of Washington
Seattle, San. 21. The University of Washington announced completion of a new laboratory at the college of fisheries enabling the college to handle 2,000,000 fish eggs. Newly hatched fish are used to experiment with and to feed other fish.
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Seattle
San
University of Washington
College of Fisheries
Vice President Dawes presses senate rule revision
Washington January 21 Vice President Dawes again pressed for a revision of senate rules on the floor as Senator Reed challenges the propaganda debate. Mellon foresees no serious tax bill objections though the revised plan cuts receipts by 352 million dollars, treasury officials say. Some treasury experts expect larger cuts to boost business and receipts.
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Washington
Dawes
Senate
Reed
Issouri
Mellon
Treasury
Department
The
Set Committee
Tow Steamer Loses Rudder Near Port Arthur
The Roosevelt steamship, en route from Puget Sound to Florida, says radio from Port Arthur Texas that it lost its rudder near latitude 14 north longitude 86 05 west and requests assistance.
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Los Angeles
Federal Telegraph Company
Port Arthur
Texas
Agence
Roosevelt
I, Fla
Puget Sounds
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World Court
Smoot
Finance Committee
House
Missouri
Edward W. Bok
Esther W. Lake
Massachusetts
Sugar Trust
Steel Trust
Scott Hall
Utah
van Sweringen
John J. Bennet
Nickle Plate System
Henry W. Anderson
Richmond
Newton D. Baker
O. P. van Sweringen
van Sweringer
Berkeley
Associated Students
University of California Club
Greaswood
King
Messenger
Tribune
W. Scott Hall
State Grange
Payette
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