Trial of William D Shepherd over typhoid murder case
Chicago June 18 defense for William Darling Shepherd in the murder case of his foster-son William N McClintock faced setbacks as prosecutors sought to admit a controversial letter and a nurse’s testimony. The state aimed to prove corpus delicti and motive while defense fought to limit the letter’s prejudicial content.
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Associated Pres
Chicago
William Darling Shepherd
William Nelson McClintock
William Scott Stewart
Estelle Gehling
Shepherd
Sunshine Girl
Thomas J. Lynch
Robert E. Crowe
Young McClintock
Crowe
Wm. D. Shepherd
Wm. N. McClintock
McClintock
Lynch
W. S. Stewart
W. W. O'Brien
Rufus Stolp
J. Herrick
McC
MURPHY SANE IN HEARING SAYS CHICAGO ALIENIST TESTIFIES
Doctor James Whitney Hall, famed for the Loeb Leopold case, testified that Dennis J. Murphy has shown alertness and attention in court since the May 18 hearing. He observed Murphy rise in his chair and lift his head when key points or rulings were discussed, indicating improved focus during the sanity inquiry in Cresco Iowa.
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Associated Press
Cresco
Dennis J. Murphy
James Whitney Hall
Chicago
Hall
Loeb-Leopold
Murphy
Red Cross survey of Iowa storm damage reported
Mason City Iowa June 15 Red Cross surveys damage extent and family needs in Alexander and farms west of Chapin Franklin county Red Cross field representative Elizabeth Reynolds from St Louis said resources would be made available The total property losses from the tornado Thursday evening are estimated at about 356000 with Alexander alone over 100000 and similar costs expected for areas west of Chapin Sheffield and north of Alexander Greene Northwood and vicinity also reported losses ranging from 20000 to 40000 Four people were taken to hospitals in Hampton.
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Associated Press
Mason City
Alexander
Chapin
Franklin County Red Cross
Elizabeth Reynolds
American Red Cross
St. Louis
Reynolds
Finnetsburg
Red Cross
Sheffield
Greene
Northwood
Hampton
J. Pryor
Marshalltown
Cora Evans
Will Evans
Clifton
Chris Larson
Alfred Anderson
Anderson
Henry Weide
G. KE. Cross
Cerro Gordo County
Franklin County
Cardng
Carrville
Lightning Hits School In Texas Killing Three
A lightning bolt struck a crowded schoolhouse in Breckenridge Texas during a mass meeting about an irrigation project. Three people died including 11 year old Carl Ledbetter and two youths from the Broils family. fifteen others injured, five or six fatally likely.
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Associated Press
Breckenridge
Tex
Carl Ledbetter
Broils
Child Shoots Landlady Then Fatally Wounds Self
In Fort Dodge Iowa on June 1 Carl Litchfield aged 3 shot and fatally wounded his landlady Mrs K B Elliot and then killed himself after pursuing her across the Elliot home. Mrs Elliot died shortly after the shooting. her 13 year old daughter witnessed the event while on the telephone.
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Associated Press
Fort Dodge
Carl Litchfield
Disorders Erupt in Sydney Strike at Cape Breton Mines
Reports from Cape Breton say disorders occurred in the Sydney area during the miners strike against the British Empire Steel corporation. The disturbances were noted in the Cape Breton mine district as of June 13.
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Associated Press
Sydney
N. S
British Empire Steel Corporation
Cape Breton
Church bombers sentenced to death after cathedral bombing
A Bulgarian military tribunal sentenced six men to death for involvement in the Sveti Kral cathedral bombing in April and the communist disorders. Four have already been hanged for the cathedral outrage which killed 160 persons.
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Associated Press
Sofia
Sveti Kral
Court testimony notes Murphy's use of handkerchiefs changes
A witness states Murphy habitually used a handkerchief during court sessions but ceased using one after alienists presented the fact. Dr Hall comments on the behavior as part of the senile dementia case.
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Murphy
Hall
Thieves Break Into Two Sioux City Churches
Thieves broke into the First Methodist Episcopal and the First Presbyterian churches in Sioux City Iowa Friday night, stealing motion picture films valued at 106 dollars and cash totaling 156 dollars, with total losses in the hundreds. In Des Moines George Campbell a farmer near Cincinnati La died in a hospital from injuries after a wagon pulled haystacker ran away.
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Sioux City
Associated Press
First Methodist Episcopal Church
First Presbyterian Church
Des Moines
George Campbell
Cincinnati
Gangsters and police clash leaves three dead in Chicago
In a close quarter gunbattle on Western Avenue a police squad chased a speeding gang car. Three men died including two police sergeants and John Genna. Four officers were wounded and Sweeney helped counter the attack. Police suspect ties to earlier Angelo Genna violence.
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Associated Pro
Chicago
Genna
Angelo Genna
Pui Nen
Beer Runner
Manare
Charlies Walsh
Olson
John Genna
Michael Conway
John Sele
Albert Anwall
Western Avenue
Tne
Detective Bureau
Ganngsters
60Th Street
William Sweeney
Angelo Genns
Chicago Champions a New Federal Approach to Tax Representation
A Chicago led push challenges Illinois tax distribution arguing Cook County pays most taxes yet lacks legislative representation. The Cook County Commission plans to sue, seeking a federal ruling that shifts tax power from the state to a constitutional framework. If Chicago wins, urban centers nationwide may push rapid legal changes.
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Washington
BD. C
Cook County
Illinois
Swindle: Brazen graftster repays $2,500 after six years
Atlanta reports a bunco artist known as Doc Gray, linked to the Floyd Wood ward gang, apologized in court after returning $2,500 seized six years earlier. He also repaid $800 to cover capture costs and paid a $10,000 fine, accepting a one year sentence. Victim W D Lill lauded the return and prayed for repentance.
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Dream
Atlanta
Bunco
Doc" Gray
Floyd Woodward
Chicago
San Frantisco
W. DD. Lill
Boykin
Gray
Dawes Plans Westward Senate Tour and Rule Reform
Vice President Charles G. Dawes contemplates a far western swing after a Denver address July 24 to back revision of Senate rules He also ponders a midwestern speaking tour in the fall to press for a majority vote to curb filibusters and speed Senate business.
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Dawes
Far West
Senate
Associated
Chicago
Charles G. Dawes
Denver
Parole Hearing Sought for Melcher Man McCoy Aged 61
Rt G McCoy, 61, of Melcher Iowa, inmate at Fort Madison penitentiary, seeks parole from the Iowa State Board of Parole. Convicted in Madison County on embezzlement charges, he began serving a five year term on June 5, 1923.
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Premey
Unnamed Bride Lived With Man As Gunmen Plied Trade
The text describes a man and his bride staying at an expensive hotel while he and associates carried out unlawful activity elsewhere. It notes Genna had $11,000 in currency when shot while driving on a North Side street and died after observing the gunmen’s silence in the underworld.
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Ster
Young Genna
Zwingle Bankers Indicted Over Bank Conditions
Dubuque June 18 R J Kennedy president and W F Stauffer cashier of the former Zwingle Savings Bank indicted by district court jury on charges of false representations of bank conditions. Kennedy posted 5000 bond. Stauffer absent with bonds expected. The failure forced 100 percent stock assessments, with claims settled and a new bank opened at Zwingle.
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Associated Press
Dubuque
R. J. Kennedy
W. F. Stauffer
Zwingle Savings Bank
State
District Court
Court House
Kennedy
Stauffer
Zawingle
Scopes Evolution Indictment Quashed Hearing Held
Judge J. J. Godfrey led defense counsel to move to quash the Scopes evolution indictment in Rhea county circuit court. The hearing occurred with the clerk presiding as proceedings continued.
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Associated Press
Dayton
Rhea County Circuit Court
J. J. Godfrey
Great Northern Declares 24 Percent Dividend
Directors of the Great Northern Railway meeting in St Paul declare a 24 percent semi annual dividend payable August 1 to stockholders of record June 26. This follows last year’s five percent annual basis.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Great Northern Railway
One Dead Twenty Hurt In Minnesota Storm
One person died and about twenty were injured as a severe storm swept southern Minnesota Thursday night. Property damage nears $500,000 with Rochester area losses around $300,000. Thousands of acres of cropland were inundated south and west of Rochester. fields flooded, barns blown down and livestock killed.
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Associated Press
ST. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
Rochester
Albert
Underwood Calls for Revision of Federal Taxes
Senator Oscar W. Underwood urged a two percent income tax and a 13 percent maximum surtax at a Montgomery Alabama address. He favored restoring pre war estate tax to ten percent and argued for action by the next Congress. President Coolidge has sketches to reduce the tax load possibly by ending the inheritance levy.
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Washington
Congress
Oscar W. Underwood
Montgomery
Ala
Coolidge
Thies
Reed Smooth
Utah
Senate Finance Committee
Underwood
Tsadents
Marriage of Indian Princess Ends Three Year Courtship
Maude Lee Mudd a 16 year old heiress of Miami Oklahoma wed Karl B Gordon a Miami motorcar salesman at Council Bluffs Iowa in a ceremony described as the culmination of a three year romance. The couple appeared to have vanished from public view after the nuptials and denied any coercion or haste.
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Associated Press
Joplin
Maude Lee Mudd
Miami
Okla
Karl B. Gordon
Council Blauffs
Iowa
Gordon
Wibout
Christopher Bosbury
William Simms
Vinita
Omaha
Blockton Boy Shot by Bank Cashier
Blockton Iowa June 13 Lewe ard Poor 13 son of K F Poor of Blockton was accidentally shot through the left leg this morning in the Blockton State Savings Bank. The shot was fired by T S Ware bank cashier while he demonstrated a 32 calibre automatic revolver.
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Blockton
Leweard Poor
K. FE. Poor of
Blockton State Savings Bank
T. S. Ware
Plunder City Overrun by Forces in Canton Assault
June 13 Canton China. Kwangtung and Cantonese troops under bolshevik officers captured Canton after a fierce assault on Yunamese defenders. 2,000 attackers landed at Tungshan and left defenders without river transport, enabling surrender and extensive looting and brutality against soldiers and civilians witnessed by Europeans. Treachery in Kwangsi ranks cited as factor. Protests to British noted. Shanghai reports indicate improved conditions and partial withdrawal of defense forces.
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Associated Press
Canton
China
Kwangtung
Tungshan
Peking
Hiankow
Shanghai
Davenport Davenport street cars to strike over wage dispute
Street car service will be discontinued in Davenport Iowa Rock Island and Moline tomorrow morning unless the union's demand for an arbitration agreement is met by the Tri-City Railway companies before midnight tonight. The union issued a strike ultimatum after talks failed to progress to arbitration of the wage scale at 58 1/2 cents an hour.
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Associated Press
Davenport
Rock Island
Moline
Tri-City Railway Companies
Iowa
Illinois
Klan Leader Jailed for Court Contempt in Denver
Dr. John Galen Locke grand dragon of the Colorado Ku Klux Klan was jailed for contempt of court after failing to produce 1923 to 1924 income records during a federal income tax hearing. Judge J. Foster Syms ordered the detention following the refusal to provide documents.
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Associated Press
Denver
Colo
Federe
J. Foster Syms
John Galen Locke
Colorado
Ku Klux Klan
Locke
Cone
Lutheran Church Forecasts Change in Marriage Rules
In Minneapolis on June 13 the Augustana Synod's 66th annual meeting discussed a radical shift in church stance toward marriage and divorce, signaling a major attitude change within the Lutheran church.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis
Minn
Lutheran Church
Augustana Synod
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