Byrnes Confesses to Triple Slaying in San Angelo
Newt Byrnes, chauffeur for the Juergens family, confessed to the murders of Mrs. W. J. Juergens, her daughter Myrna 13, and Mrs. Rosa Schirra. Bodies found in the Juergens home in San Angelo after a neighbor’s suspicion. Byrnes said he signed a Juergens check, killed with a hatchet, then abducted jewelry and money before fleeing. He was arrested in Sulphur Springs while described as fleeing the state.
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Sulphur Springs
Tex
Newt Byrnes
San Anto
Qumarel
Byrnes
W. J. Juergens
Myrna
Rosa Shirra
Juergens
San Angelo
Ursday
Santo
Bob Hewitt
San Anno
Yrita
Rose Schirra
Pittsurgh
Uergens
Uffeur
Texan
Texas
Kellogg drafts arbitration treaty pacts with Germany and Spain
Secretary Kellogg drafted arbitration treaty pacts for Germany and Spain after a Paris accord with France. The move aims to extend similar treaties to the two nations as part of ongoing negotiations.
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Washington
Mar
Any
Spain
France
Kellogg
Communist Plot Foiled in Chilean Roundup
Chile reports arrest of forty suspected communists tied to a plot to overthrow President Ibanez. Former President Alessandri and ex-health minister Salas named as conspiracy heads. many detainees to be exiled to Mas a Puera Island. Names kept secret as authorities extend the roundup across Valparaiso and port cities.
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Santiago
Chile
Mar
Carlo Ibanez
Valparaiso
Teteahuano
Antofagasta
Arturo Alessandri
Jose Santos Salas
Europe
Senor Alessandri
Mas-A-Puera
Juan Fernandez
Pacific
Macaya
Alessandri Jackya
English Dramatist Calls Bar on Women At Theatre
London March 12 AP English dramatist John Ervine said he would bar women under 40 from entering a theater. He would admit older women only after close examination of how they queue for hours to see plays he deems unfit. He blamed modern audiences for dressing to see frocks and said his generation built a splendid theater, this one rotten.
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London
Eng
John Ervine
Ervine
McEly
Theatera
Kryine
Girl Refuses Reconciliation After Mother Fined
Lorene Jones sixteen-year-old girl defies her mother Mrs Woodside twenty four by rejecting reconciliation and keeping an attorney to protect her interests. The mother was fined one hundred dollars for whipping Lorene and the girl says she does not believe her mother is in earnest about no more whip pings if she returns home.
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Kansas City
Mar
Lorene Jones
Woodside
Incere
Lorene
Theodore Rooveryelt
Great Britain
Egypt
Roosevelt
Britain
To Keep Reservoir Open to Public for Fishing and Boating
Washington reports Congressman Smith conferred with the reclamation commissioner about leasing lands around the American Falls reservoir. He urged leasing only a reasonable portion of the boundary to keep the public access for fishing and boating. Mr Suilth will be consulted before any definite action.
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Washington
Smith
Commissioner of Reclamation
American Falls
Suilth
Nomination of Alex P. Moore as Peru Ambassador
President Coolidge nominated Alex P. Moore of Pittsburgh to serve as ambassador to Peru. The decision was announced in Washington D C on March 12 by AP reporting.
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Washington, D. C
Alex. P. Moore
Pittsburgh
Coolidge
Peru
IBN THREATENS MORAL STAMINA BRITISH CROWN OF COMMUNITIES
A Long Associated Press dispatch reviews global tensions from Egypt to Arabia, noting Britain’s stance on Egyptian legislation and British mandates in Irak, Transjordania, and Koweit. It covers Ibn Saud’s rising influence, Arab tribes, and a peace mission from Koweit, alongside League of Nations concerns and a shifting focus to the gun seizure issue in Hungary. The report then moves to U S Senate inquiry into pennsylvania and ohio coal regions, detailing misery, police brutality, evictions, deaths, and calls for legislation to restore a prosperous coal industry, with criticism aimed at the Ohio and Pennsylvania Relief Society and praise for miners’ resolve.
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Great Britain
Arabia
Irak
Transjordania
Kowelit
Hedjaz
Nejd
Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud
England
Tbn Sand
Kowelt
Cairo
Council of the
League of Nations
Brazil
Spain
League
Hungary
Washington
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Cor
America
Ohio and Pennsylvania Relief Society
Federal Court in Session in Detroit March 12
Federal court opening in Detroit featured arraignments on liquor violations and motions. Davis, former Have Park superintendent, wins fight to keep his job amid board threats and a packed room. Dismissed cases include American Falls Canal Security v Aberdeen-Springfield Canal and others. Xavier Servel hearing set for March 14. additional cases listed for March 19 and 17.
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Detroit
Thomas F. Davis
Have Park
Davis
Smocha
Sesson
C. C. Cavanah
Hoyt FE. Ray
United States District Attorney
William Langross
Sam Griffin
United States
Frank Breshears
Robert McCutcheon
W. D. McReynolds
Cour
American Falls Canal Security
Aberdeen-Springfield Canal Company
R. L. Curtis
H G. Busenbark
MH. G. Puller
D. H. Owen Ford Motor Company
Jerry Sullivan
Jefferson County
Fuller
First National Bank of Rigby
H. G. Fuller
Juln N. Adams
Torpedo Boat Panormos Lost After Rock Collision
The Greek torpedo boat Panormos struck a rock and foundered near Aegina in a night collision. No lives were lost. The commander reportedly attempted suicide with his revolver as the vessel capsized after storm damage and steering gear failure.
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Athens
Aegina
William Tilden Named Captain of 1928 US Davis Cup Team
Philadelphia report says William Tilden, former tennis champion and leading American, has been selected as captain of the 1928 United States Davis Cup team. The announcement came today, enhancing the squad's leadership ahead of the competition.
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Philadelphia
Mar
William T. Tilden
United States
Spanking Mother Is Released From Jail
Mrs Christine Woodside of Kansas City was released on bond pending appeal after agreeing to parole conditions for a 100 day sentence for spanking her 16 year old daughter Lorene Jones who declined to say if she would reconcile. The pair had clashed over the daughter’s Sunday school place and school life, and the mother sought reconciliation through Presbyterian minister Rev Robert Karr.
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Kansas City
The
Christine Woodside
Star
Woodside
Robert Karr
Lorene Jones
Strange Turn Hickman Case Sentencing Moved Up
William Edward Hickman, twice convicted of first degree murder, is to be sentenced to life imprisonment for the holdup and shooting of druggist C. Ivy Toms at 1 40 this afternoon instead of Tuesday morning. Utah weather: generally fair tonight and Tuesday, colder in the southwest portion tonight.
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Los Angeles
Mar
William Edward Hickman
C. Ivy Toms
Rose
Utah
Crow Agency Flood Displaces Families in Montana
High water from the Little Big Horn after an ice gorge burst drove 15 to 20 families from their homes in Crow Agency. The flood rose four feet along Main Street, washed sidewalks, and caused unestimated livestock losses. The surge followed the explosive removal of an upstream gorge and was checked by a downstream choke, flooding a seven mile stretch to Garry Owen.
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Crow Agency
Mont
Little Big Horn
Main Street
Garry Owen
Boise driver charged with manslaughter in Tage deaths
Charles H. Gee of Eagle was charged with manslaughter for the crash that killed Mr. Tage of Boise and seriously injured Mrs. Tage. Police say Gee fled the scene and did not report the accident. Manslaughter conviction carries up to ten years in state prison.
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Boise
Charles H. Gee
Eagle
Harry Tage
Tage
State tourney begins in Salt Lake City on Wednesday
Sixteen teams assemble in Salt Lake City for the annual state Interacho lastic basketball tournament. The first game will start at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
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Salt Lake City
Mount Serrat landslide devastates Santos Brazil
Santos Brazil reports 39 dead and feared 200 more amid Saturday landslide on Mount Serrat. Rescue workers 2,000 strong sift debris as new cracks threaten further collapse. Red Cross offers aid from Washington with concern for survivors and ongoing evacuations.
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Santos
Brazil
Mount Serrat
Prominent Salt Lake Woman Dies at 84
Mrs. W S McCornick a leading Salt Lake City society matron active in church and charity work died in Salt Lake City today at 84. She is survived by seven children including Harry A McCornick of Twin Falls Idaho.
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Salt Lake City
W.S. McCornick
Harry A. McCornick
Twin Falls
Idaho
Idaho Aims to Be Bread Basket for San Francisco
Idaho Mayor George A. Meffan of Nampa told the San Francisco chamber of commerce luncheon that Idaho seeks reciprocity with San Francisco as its main outlet. He cited 1027 trade figures, including 40 000 carloads of commodities worth 70 million dollars, and announced plans for a July visit by San Francisco Chamber members to Idaho.
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San Francisco
Idaho
George A. Meffan
Nampa
Meffan
Pacific
Philip J. Fay
Chamber
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