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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1925
Page
1
Chinese unrest grows with seamen leaving ships and student strikes spreading to Hong Kong. Police guard public service plants as British and other foreign ships cancel Canton river sailings. Students plan a Canton committee to push a general strike and boycott against British Japanese and American goods.
Great Britain declares it will make the Peking government answer for injuries to British nationals and property amid anti foreign violence in China. Foreign Secretary Chamberlain calls the outrages a necessary response, citing Shanghai killings and Hankow attacks as flashpoints. Diplomatic talks with foreign representatives in Beijing have collapsed as mobs press foreign targets.
Dr Thomas Young pleads not guilty to murder in the death of his wife Grace Grogan Young. Investigators report he claimed to have killed her with lethal gas and concealed remains in a cistern at an isolated Hollywood Hills cabin. Trial set for August.
Washington reports the body of Senator Robert M. La Follette to be moved to Wisconsin for in state honors in Madison after his death at 70 following a long illness. Funeral plans include transport via special train from Chicago to Madison and services in the Wisconsin capitol. Survivors include Mrs La Follette four children and his son Robert who served as his secretary.
A war department report from General Juan Andrew Almazan says thirty rebels in Vera Cruz were executed in the last fortnight after capture enabled by a coded communication system using ecards. Reports from Chihuahua and Coahuila cite renewed activity by Adolfo de la Huerta followers along the border as authorities seek to prevent disorders.
Thomas Gilchrist confessed to police and a district attorney representative that under orders of the Lord he inflicted fatal wounds on his 19 year old stepdaughter Olive Morris. She was found with throat cuts and severe injuries in a vacant lot and died at receiving hospital.
In Wellston Oklahoma Miss Bertie West 16 died after a fever. Relatives interrupted the funeral when they saw moisture on her brow mistaking it for perspiration. Dr T F Erwin examined the body and pronounced death due to fever. Burial was completed after the examination.
New York reports a Rome dispatch that Fafalda, second daughter of the Italian king and queen, has become betrothed to Prince Philip of Hesse. The Italian princess had been named as a possible fiancée of the Prince of Wales.
A robber in Toledo on June 19 threatened to blow up the Union Savings Bank with a nitroglycerin bomb carried in hand. He forced the teller to surrender 3500 dollars, displayed a revolver, and escaped after handing over the cash. A note on a rubber tube claimed the device was loaded.
Berlin dispatch notes the German government faces strong opposition from nationalist press to continuing negotiations. Nationalist outlets decry France’s proposal as impossible and urge a tougher stance.
A fast St. Louis to New York freight train derailed at Kittanning near Altoona, derailing cars loaded with merchandise blocked all main line tracks. The fireman was injured, according to railroad reports.
Summary unavailable due to fragmented OCR text. Readable lines show multiple games with scores and pitcher lines across Boston Detroit Chicago Philadelphia St. Louis Cleveland Pittsburgh New York and others. Data includes runs hits errors and pitching assignments, but many characters and names are garbled, preventing a coherent single game narrative.
Washington reports Harry F. Sinclair’s win in the assersment to cancel the Teapot Dome oil sale may derail the case and affect the Elk Hills reserve matter decided in Doheny. Government plans to appeal both cases, stressing distinct merits and debates over presidential power to transfer oil reserves.
The state rested after nine days of testimony in the Iliam D. Shepherd murder trial. Evidence centered on typhoid germs and a forged will in a case linking Shepherd to the death of young McClintock. Defense questioned key witness Charles Farman and noted inconsistencies.
Golden Dale Washington June 19 AP George Moon Arthur Billie and Billie ndian neighbors of Wah Tab Ginech Black Jim have proclaimed that Black Jim survived a head injury after a horse kicked him last Friday. Tribesmen believed he was dead and prepared for burial including a grave and saddle. Jim revived just before burial and can sit up and eat.
In a June session at Balt Lake, attorney William Whew reportedly dozed during proceedings prompting questioning of courtroom conduct and ongoing case handling.
Rumors pick up in Wisconsin that Mrs. Robert M. La Follette may run for the U S Senate to succeed her husband. Assemblyman Widen says lawmakers plan to curate a petition as several state senators and assemblymen back the candidacy.
Canton Ohio June 19 AP The Ohio public utilities commission opened an inquiry after the Detroit Cincinnati flyer derailed one mile north of Grants causing two deaths and fifteen injuries none serious. The engine and three cars of six left the track as it ran into an open siding. trains were detoured while repairs were made. Both engineer and fireman escaped injury.
Reading Pennsylvania June 19 AP an announcement states that the Iron Company once known as the hard coal trust will hold a meeting on Thursday September 8 to wind up its affairs. The company controlled hard coal carrying railroads and has been inactive since 1914 when the Supreme Court ruled it a monopoly.
St Louis report says Hank Severeid veteran Browns catcher is traded to Washington for veteran star George and youth 4anes. Business manager Bill Prielt announced the deal as arranged June 15 but held for sanction by American League president Dan Johnson.
The Thames course in New London Conn offered smooth water and perfect conditions for the Yale and Harvard varsity eights as they prepared for the four mile race. Hundreds of spectators lined the banks while observation trains stood ready along the river.
New York June 19 AP reports welterweight champion Mickey Walker is poised to sign a bout with challenger Dave Shade of California. The match is planned for the Pacific coast this summer with Walker expected to earn about $40,000.
Cather Burbank, famed horticulturist from Santa Rosa Gal, said he would not appear as an expert witness in the Scopes evolution trial in Dayton Tenn He telegraphed Clarence Darrow Chicago attorney that he was on the side of revelation but unable to attend.
Judge Kennedy ruled the secretary of the navy had full discretion to develop conserve and operate oil reserves under the 1920 act and could buy store exchange and sell crude royalties. The ruling affirmed exclusive executive authority while permitting contractual actions to conserve oil, with appeal likely to Owen J. Roberts and Alice Pomerene.
A June report from Colorado Springs outlines debates over legal knowledge tests for police applicants. The article notes definitions of crimes like petty larceny and assault within civil service context and mentions a prospective officer describing an act of hitting another with a blunt instrument as a misdemeanor.
Amundsen failed to reach the pole by air, yet public relief and admiration surround his return. His two planes disappeared May 21 near King's Bay Izbergen. Crew included Lincoln Killick worth, Har Wilzer rare, Omdahl, Karl Feucht, and others.
Explorers and scientists welcomed news of Roald Amundsen’s safe return as his Arctic flight ends 159 miles from land. Donald B. Tian leads the all American Arctic expedition with Cape Hubbard chosen for the airplane base, while supporters praise Amundsen’s courage and foresee new lands to explore in the polar region. Orion & Prentice affirm approval from American advisory committees amid relief efforts and plans shift to science over searching for the Amundsen party.
Donald A. Adama of New Haven Conn was named the new president of Rotary International after balloting at the thirteenth annual convention. Paul Hyde Detour was seated as the new president during the closing day ceremonies. Delegates spoke from Dublin Ireland and other nations as Will H Hager former postmaster general delivered the principal address.
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