Supreme Court Approves Bond Issue for Dam Project
Chicago July 24 AP State witnesses identify key exhibits in Leopold and Loeb case as the evidence chain grows. Items include a taped chisel, charred vehicle robe, a portable typewriter and envelopes matching the ransom letter, plus a hydrochloric acid bottle sold to Leopold. Over fifteen witnesses testified as crowds and guards watched in Judge Caverly's court.
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Chicago
Nathan Leopold, Jr
Richard Loeb
Robert Franks
Robert E. Crowe
Lake Front
Franks
Leopold
Nathan [Sopold, Jr
John R. Caverly
Eric E. Crowe
William Krone
Jacob Loeb
Dickie
Atorneys
Geopold
Andrew Russo
East 51St Street
New York
Mr. Crowe
Russo
Jacob Franks
Leopold and Loeb
County Five
Pullman Company
Davis Barish
Loeb
Morton D. Ballard
Calumet
Kansas Wheat Wealth Surges as Farmers Grow Rich
Kansas farmers burst from hardship as a bumper wheat harvest yields rapid wealth. Many tenant farmers in the southwest who once begged for seed loans now anticipate higher prices and profit as the entire wheat belt profits. Farmers hold their grain awaiting market gains amid seasonal demand.
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Kansas
Canada
Chamber of Commerce
Heathe Kansas
French View Deadlock Over German Loan Safeguards
Paris and London report deadlock in inter allied talks on guarantees for a 000,000 pound German loan under the Dawes plan. French delegates press Versailles treaty sanctity while British and American bankers demand clear guarantees. Downing Street hosts a two hour session with Herriot Theunis Kellogg and De Stefani ahead of potential compromise efforts.
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Downing Street
Herriot
France
Theunis
Belgium
Kellogg
de Stefani
MacDonald
Hughes
Treasury Mellon
United States
Germany
Joan
Idaho Victory in Transcontinental Freight Rate Case
Idaho and the intermountain region won a decision by Examiner M A Pattison of the Interstate Commerce Commission denying the carriers request for lower freight rates to the coast than to intermediate points. Will H Gibson of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission said the ruling was telegram informed.
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Boise
Idaho
Intermountain Territory
M. A. Pattison
Intertaate Commerce Commission
Will H. Gibson
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Idaho Commission
Federal Board
Cotton prices jump on market with large day rise
In New York cotton prices surged overnight with July contracts at 25.80 and December at 20.08. Analysts cite Northwest crop reports, especially Texas, and strong cotton goods demand as factor in a rise exceeding $10 per bale over two days.
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New York
Texas
Watts
Falling Chimney Kills Four People
Four people in a car were killed and three others injured when a smokestack toppled from the eleven story Charlevoix building into the street. Authorities cited wind and weather as weakening the stack prior to the collapse in Detroit.
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Detroit
Charlevoix
Hotel blaze in Granger costs six lives and $1 million
A Granger Texas fire at the McClesky hotel block left six dead and thirteen hospitalized with a missing person feared dead. Officials say a gas pocket sparked the blaze spreading through the second floor and threatening nearby businesses. Rescue workers used ladders and bodies were recovered from ruins with two fatalities at the hospital and two more unaccounted for in the debris. Billy Wallace, grandson of the McClosky operator, is missing.
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Granger
Texas
McClesky Hotel
McClosky Hotel
Southland Hotel
Billy Wallace
Craig
Railroad wage dispute hearing set by labor board
The United States railroad labor board would hear arguments on wages and rules between locomotive engineers and firemen unions and western railroad management. Subpoenas targeted officers and over 90 general chairmen to compel witnesses though unions aimed to avoid voluntary admission of board jurisdiction.
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Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
Brotherhoods of
Brotherhoods
New York Central
W. M. Jeffers
Omaha
Labor Board
Brotherhood
Railroad Labor Board
Brotherhood of Locomotive F Engineers
Donald &. Riehberg
Agalao
Western Railways
Bonard
Fire destroys mills and expo building in Portland
A late day fire at the Mowat Swift shingle mills in North Portland destroyed the mills and then spread to the Pacific International Livestock Exposition building, razing a $660,000 structure within 20 minutes. The hay barn and two sheds burned. the exposition building, insured for $250,000, will be rebuilt for the usual November event. A refuse burner likely started the blaze boosted by high wind.
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Portland
Ore
Mowat Swift
North Portland
Swift & Co
O. M. Plummer
Theatre Fire in Vera Cruz Tragedy Claims Numerous
In Vera Cruz at the Eslava theatre a fire and panic killed many and injured dozens. Reported as of July 24 AP notes at least twenty children died with over fifty injured and feared deaths could reach thirty or more. Stampede followed as spectators fled through doors. Fire may have started from a cigarette tossed into a box near the operator.
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Mexico City
Eslava
Vera Cruz
Typhoid Outbreak Reported in Havana and Matanzas
Typhoid fever cases surge in Cuba with 467 total in Havana and eight new infections in the last day. About 60 cases are reported in Matanzas as sanitary conditions deteriorate from water supply issues.
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Havana
Matanzas
Carpentier and Tunney Weigh In For Tonight’s 16 Round Fight
Carpentier weighed 173 pounds and Tunney 178 pounds at the New York state athletic commission offices this afternoon ahead of their July 4 title bout. Tunney of New York and Carpentier of New York prepared for the heavyweight and light heavyweight principals in a 16 round match tonight.
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Carpentier
Unney
State Athletic Commission
Tunney
New York
Hes
Four Sisters Drowned in Corn Lake at Natchitoches
Four daughters of J. K. Chestnut, aged 10 to 24, drowned while bathing in Corn Lake near Natchitoches Louisiana. Three perished while trying to save a younger sister, as reported from the scene.
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Natchitoches
J. K
Ths Place
Corn Lake
Here
Big District Stands Test in Higher Court
Boise Idaho July 24 Final approval of a 2700000 bond issue for the American Falls reservoir was given by the supreme court on rehearing. The court upheld the bonds and the organizational legality of the big district across several southern Idaho counties. The decision confirms that the district may levy assessments and bind all lands within it to fund benefits, and that the state acted within its constitutional powers in creating such authority.
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Boise
Idaho
American Fall Reservoir
Supreme Court
American Falls Reservoir
Idaho Irrigation District
District Court
United States
Board of Directors
District Board of Directors
Deportation demanded for boxer Luis Angel Firpo
Canon Williams Chase of Brooklyn urged U S Attorney Hayward to deport Argentine boxer Luis Angel Firpo. He said Firpo entered with Blanca Lourdes who was detained at Ellis Island but later allowed to land in Cuba. Chase supplied confidential case details to Hayward, who declined to disclose them.
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New York
Luis Angel Firpo
United States
Hayward
Canon Williams
Chase
Brooklyn
New York Civic League
Canon Chase
Firpo
Blanca Lourdes
Ellis Island
Cuba
Bob Fitske Signed by Cleveland Americans
Bob Fitske University of Idaho athlete has signed as a pitcher with the Cleveland Americans. He will leave Monday to join the club in Cleveland after playing summer ball in Coeur dAlene Idaho. Fitske was a standout football halfback basketball center and key pitcher for the university.
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Spokane
Bob Fitske
University of Idaho
Ath
Boise Looks Ahead to Budget Talk for Legislature
Signs of a forthcoming session appear around the Idaho state house as George T. Lewis, the state budget officer, prepares to present his budget to lawmakers when they convene in January.
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Boise
Idaho
Aloaen
State House
George T. Lewis
Iridium Claim Reported On Pence River by Canyon Gold
Iridium, a valuable mineral, is reported found on the upper Pence river by the Canyon Gold Mining Company. A claimant has filed in the north yesterday for a ten mile stretch along the river.
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Pence River
Canyon Gold Mining Company
Wee Ina
Lehrbas and Garbett Shot in East Wyeth Duel
Gunman George Riven opened fire on Chief L A Lehrbas and Detective Sam Garbett as officers attempted to arrest him near Gates pool hall. Riven was killed, Garbett died, Lehrbas wounded. crowds followed the ambulance to the hospital and mortuary.
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George Riven
L. A
West Indies
Garbett
Gates Pool Hall
Riven
Indian gunman kills detective in Pocatello attack
Chief Lehrbas and Detective Garbett confront Rivea as he fires on them. Lehrbas wounded, Garbett killed, gunman killed by the chief who drives to the hospital. The city mourns Garbett, a longtime officer and community figure, as details unfold.
Police Chief Lehrbas Recovering After Jaw Bullet Surgery
Chief Lehrbas remains in satisfactory condition after emergency operation to remove a bullet lodged in his jaw. Surgeon Dr Thomas Mullen said both cheekbones were fractured and warned secondary hemorrhages could prove fatal within minutes if they occurred. The operation, performed by Dr Mullen and Charles Sprague, began around 5 pm and the chief is stable with normal temperature and pulse.
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Lehrbas
Thomas F. Mullen
Charles Sprague
Lehr
Norma
Murdered officer to be buried on Sunday afternoon
Funeral services for Sam Garbett, city detective slain yesterday by George Riven, will be held Sunday at 3:30 PM from the third ward L D 8 church. Garbett, active church member, served as bishop's counselor under Hendricks and Cannon and completed missions to England and the western states.
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the Tribune
Rivea
Pocatello
East Side
Sam Garbett
L.dp. 8
Bishop Hendricks
Bishop Cannon
England
Bob
Sam
George
Alma
Alice
Margaret
Nona
Genevieve
Marie Talbot
Salt Lake City
Ed Garbett
Salt Lake
Lillian Sullivan
Long Beach
California
Harold
Schumacher and Hall Company
Ator
Lehrbas
Keay Rand Te
George Riven
Garbett
Hendricks and Cannon
Police officer recovering after jaw injury in shooting case
Report states the officer traversed a large jawbone section with wounds from the incident. Officials expect recovery within ten days as the force continues to support him. The case and its emotional impact ripple through the community as relatives and locals react to the tragedy.
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Hon
Riveg
Duteh
Lwehrbas
Pocatello
Liord Lehrbas
Twin Falls
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