Prairie Fire Devastates towns Along Niobrara Border
Prairie fires started near Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota’s Tripp county spread along the Niobrara River into Nebraska, destroying Tuthill and Vetel and St Francis while Cody and Valentine were saved after citizen action. The blaze threatened many border towns and caused unknown losses with lines down and reports unsettled. The fire coverage extended toward Springview and the Missouri River with hope to gain control as winds weakened.
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Valentine
Neb
Rosebud
Tripp County
South Dakota
Nebraska
Bpringview
Missouri River
Tuthill
Niobrara
Missouri
Springview
O’neil
Dennistoun Linked to Breach Suit in London Trial
An American woman in the United States announces a breach of promise and defamation suit against Lieutenant Colonel Tan Onslow Dennistoun, tied to a sensational London trial. Dudley Field Malone will file in London, citing letters and derisive references to Lady Carnarvon. Senator Wheeler of Montana and Gordon Campbell along with Edwin Booth were indicted by a federal grand jury on oil land permit related charges in Montana.
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Paris
Tan Onslow Dennistoun
London
United States
Dudley Field Malone
Cuit
Dennistoun
Carnarvon
Malone
K. Wheeler
Montana
Gordon Campbell
Edwin
Booth
A Bell
Atana
Interior Department
Witness Recalls Plot to Return Mumtaz Begum to Maharajah
Bombay court hears Mumtaz Begum’s uncle Alla Bux testify about a scheme to abduct the Nautch girl from Indore and force a return to the Maharajah. The January 12 Malabar Hill attack on Abdul Kadir Baula is linked to this alleged plan, with knives and a guarded watchman cited.
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Bombay
Tad Tee
Mumtaz Begum
Indore
Alla Bux
Malabar
Abdul Kadir Baula
Nautch
Baula
Smort
Mumtaz
Ogee
Bom
Thirteenth Proved Hoodoo to Bride
Freeport Illinois March 27 AP Cletus Hitemann jailed on complaint of wife of six weeks who says he deserted her ten days after the wedding. The ceremony occurred Friday the thirteenth after they drove thirteen miles to be married at 3 13 in the afternoon by a justice who noted it was his thirteenth wedding of the year. Hiteman is said to be a thirteenth child.
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Freeport, Ill
Cletus Hitemann
Hiteman
Teapot Lease Case Close With Judge Kennedy Decision Imminent
Cheyenne Wyoming March 27 AP Possession of the Teapot home hinges on legal points before Federal Judge T Blake Kennedy who will decide if Sinclair Mammoth Oil won the Wyoming naval oil reserve lease by best bid or through conspiracy and fraud The government has 15 days to file a brief while the defense replies The case concluded after Owen J Roberts urged the final argument and both sides traveled home to New York and elsewhere
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Cheyenne
Wyo
T. Blake Kennedy
Harry F. Sinclair
Mammoth Oil Company
Kennedy
Sinclair
Wyoming Naval Oil Reserve
Owen J. Roberts
Mr. Roberts
Secretary of the Navy
New York
Roberts
Atlee Pomerene
U S Smelting Board Restores Common Dividend At 75 Cents
Directors of the U S Smelting Refining and Mining Co authorize resumption of common stock dividends at 75 cents per share. Last payment was 8 percent in January 1921. The 1924 earnings fell to 27 cents per share versus 1.35 dollars in 1923, justifying the dividend restart according to the board.
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New York
U. S
General Lord Rawlinson Dies in Delhi
Delhi reports the death of General Lord Rawlinson, commander in chief of British forces in India, who died tonight.
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Delhi
Lord Rawlinson
India
Ellingson Jazz Party Murder Trial Faces Hurdles
Dorothy Ellingson, 16, on trial for her mother’s murder after confessing to killing her when denied a jazz party outing, entered court amid fainting spells and nervousness. A new juror panel was questioned as the session continued.
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San Francisco
Dorothy Ellingson
Clara M. G. White
Reported plea in manslaughter case echoes through prison
AP reports indicate a plea of regem to manslaughter emerged in a San Francisco state hall setting. The fragment suggests discussions of charges and potential genre specifics within the case context.
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San Francisco
A. Hall
Former Wichita Falls mayor convicted in manslaughter case
Former Wichita Falls mayor Frank Collier was sentenced to three years in prison after a jury found him guilty of manslaughter in the February killing of Elzie Robertson, alleging passion over a disputed romance involving Collier’s daughter Frances. The trial featured testimony about reputations and a contested annulment.
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Wichita Falls
Frank Collier
Elzie Robertson
Collier
Young Robertson
Hattie Robertson
Robert
Frances
Bertson
Robertson
Bodies Exhumed for Poison Test in McClintock Case
In Chicago the bodies of Dr. Oscar Olson and Mrs. Ma Nelson McClintock were exhumed for autopsy and coroner inquest tests. They join the earlier exhumation of William Nelson McClintock as investigators seek poison or other causes of death in the McClintock family mystery. Shepherd, foster father and heir, is charged in the boy’s murder along with alleged typhoid inoculation.
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Chicago
McClintock
Oscar Olson
Ma Nelson McClintoc
Nelson McClintock
Shepherd
Ocf
Scots Take On Jazz Shrugs At Bagpipe Fame
Glasgow reports the saxophone challenging bagpipe prestige as Amenees jazzennai buzzes since its Glasgow debut ahead of London. Music fans fill stores and streets as new jazz tunes and tunes flood the city, reshaping local musical tastes.
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Glasgow
London
Muscial
Bank Robbery Report Stalls at Fort Worth Bank
A Fort Worth bank robbery stalled with the thief securing the cashier’s vault, taking between 5 000 and 7 000 in currency. No injuries reported as authorities investigated the incident on March 87 AP.
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Fort Worth Tex
Polytechnic
Wealthy Woman Testifies She Worked as Cook in Cincinnati
Minnie Erickson tells police she worked as a cook in Cincinnati to hide from her husband after he jumped from a sixth story window. She notes her income from a Washington apartment building was 11815 monthly and that her son and Nabie were with her as she sought separation from Martin Erickson, once a Chicago city electrician. His condition remains grave.
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Cincinnati
Martin Erickson
Minnie Erickson
Chicago
Washington
Erickson
Chi
Dinome
Naa Bie
Stone Opposes Automatic Brakes In Rail Service
Warren S. Stone of the International Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers cites an affidavit filed in Federal District court opposing Delaware and Hudson’s bid to require automatic safety devices. He warns that automatic stop systems could cause a freight train to derail onto a passenger track, risking massive casualties. He argues train handling by crews requires human judgment and that automatic mechanisms cannot replace it.
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New York
Warren S. Stone
International Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Federal District
Delaware and Hudson’s Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Brotherhood
McCoy Given New Prison Terms in Assault Convictions
Kid McCoy ex pugilist追加 three more prison terms in Los Angeles Superior Court. He already faced one to ten years for manslaughter in the Theresa Mars case. Today he received two sentences of one to fourteen years for assault with intent to commit murder and six months to ten years for assault with a deadly weapon.
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Los Angeles
Kid McCoy
Theresa Mars
Sweden Lockout Declared Off
A brief notice states the Sweden lockout has been declared off and the issue resolved with official reporting. The article provides limited details on the exact actors or dates involved.
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Sweden
Wheeler Indicted in Montana Oil Permits Case
Washington March 27 Attorney General and other government counsel summarized to a District of Columbia grand jury the evidence in the new proceeding against Senator Wheeler and others over Montana oil permits. The grand jury has until April 6 to report and Wheeler says he is innocent. Senator Walsh declined to comment.
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Washington
Mar
Novan
District of Columbia
Wheeler
Montana
Donovan
Magere
Department of Justice
Senator Walsh
Senate
Walsh
United States
Sterez Gordon
Recovery work to begin for Floyd Collings body
Cave City Kentucky March 27 AP Work on recovering the body of Floyd Collings in Sand cave will start about April 1. W H Hunt mining engineer of Central City who accepted a contract from Homer Collins Floyd’s brother said he would inspect the site and determine the plan to recover the body from the sixty foot tomb. He reported receiving an initial payment on the contract from Homer Collins.
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Cave City
Floyd Collings
Sand Cave
W. H. Hunt
Central City
Homer Collins
Floyd
Hunt
Sandcave
Ihs
Buhl Bank May Reopen After Planned Conference
Buhl Idaho March 27 AP prospects rise for reopening the First National Bank of Buhl after its closing last week. A conference is set for next Saturday with Crawford Moore Boise president of the First National Bank of Idaho, federal reserve officials, and local officers. Moore interests may back the bank. two representatives have studied records here. BE P Dunn of Twin Falls named receiver for the bank. Marshal Hooper has been in charge.
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Buhl
Idaho
First National
Ftts
Crawford Moore
Boise
First National Bank of Idaho
Federal Reserve Bank
Moore
BE. P. Dunn
Twin
First National Bank of Buhl
Marshal Hooper
National Bank Examiner
Treasury Rejects Wool Classification Protests
The Treasury denied protests on wool classifications for Karachi and Awassi wool under paragraph 1101. Paragraph 108 of the commerce state remains not included and under paragraph 1101 the 6 cents a pound levy is retained.
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Treasury
Karachi
Awassi
World's Greatest Milk Cow Dies in Washington
The famed Holstein Pietertiec Prospect, reputedly the world's greatest milk cow, died at Carnation Milk farms in Battle, Washington. The animal produced a record 87 381 pounds of milk in a year. three offspring sold for 35 00, the last to Japan. Marshal Foch once visited to see the cow filmed at Milwaukee's national dairy show.
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Chicago
Egis Pietertiec
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Carnation
Attle
Wash
Japan
Marshal Foch
France
America
Milwauken
Prairie Fires Ravage Nebraska South Dakota Burnout Low Loss
Fires across north central Nebraska and southern South Dakota were extinguished with minimal loss after an estimated 1,000,000 dollars in damage. No deaths reported. a school near Crookston narrowly escaped as flames destroyed a nearby building.
Prisoner Mutiny Fatal Duel Ends In Death At Utah Prison
In Salt Lake City March 27 a fight between Mexican inmates at Utah State Prison left Rueben Flores dead and J A Sanchez severely wounded. Flores armed with a razor blade and Sanchez with scissors clashed in the No 2 cell house over a 50 cent debt. The struggle moved through the corridor as both men slashed and thrust, ending when Sanchez drove his improvised blade into Flores heart. Guards arrived as Flores collapsed and Sanchez lay bleeding.
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Rueben Fi
Utah
J. A. Sanchez
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Flores
Canton County
Sanchez
Jarden Devine
Devine
Sanches
Capper sees agricultural prosperity as crop and cattle rebound
Senator Arthur Capper predicts farm prosperity if two fair crops and good prices occur, with cattle industry revival within a year. He notes farmers reduced debts and taxes limited purchasing power, while economists expect grain markets to pick up as a new cycle begins.
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Chicago
Arthur Capper
Kansas
Washington
Tornado Strikes Rosario Province Causing Casualties
Ad vices from Rosario report a tornado swept over sections of the province last night causing casualties and heavy property damage. Roofs of railway stations and houses were blown off in Ban Jinerio and Classen. A special relief train has been dispatched.
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Buenos Aires
Rosario
Argentina
Ban Jinerio
Classen
Lawrences on Trial in Phoenix Police Slaying Case
Will Lawrence testifies he shot Phoenix police officer Haze Burch in self defense after Burch allegedly abused him and his brother Babe Lawrence. Babe also faces murder charges. both brothers claim Babe did not fire. Trial expected to go to jury soon after tense evidentiary rulings.
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Phoenix
Will Lawrence
Oklahoma A
Haze Burch
Burch
Babe
Lawrence
Will
Boony
Joe
Worth
Tex
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Teapot Lease
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Ellingson
Stone
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Desay Gunton
Here
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Sioux Falls
Rosebud Indian Reservation
Cris
Oe Vetel
St. Francis
Wakpala
Small Co
Grand River
Little Eagle
Page Beven
Senator Capper
Argentine
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