Isabel Pope on Stand in McClintock Murder Trial
Miss Isabel Pope testified in Chicago as the prosecution links typhoid theory to Billy McClintock's death. Defense questions framed her story about the estate, a possible will breach by Mrs. Shepherd and Iowa cousins, and motives tied to a marriage license.
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Chicago
Isabelle Pope
Billy McClintock
Darling Shepherd
McClintock
Billy
Shepherd
Joseph Savage
Stte
Miss Pope
Jmedius Shepherd
William Scott Stewart
William Shepherd
Defense
Wes
Joseph P. Savage
Observers See Prolonged China Conflict Across Phases
Washington experts note three interlinked risk phases in China. Canton’s recapture by Sun Yat Sen loyalists amid anti foreign sentiment sparks disorders along the Yangtze. Northern tensions between Chang Tso Lin and Feng Yu Hsian intensify as Soviet influence shapes policy and potential civil war dynamics.
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Washington
China
Canton
Yunamese Mercenarie
Sun Yat Sen
Shanchat
Yanetee
North
Russia
Chang
Feng
Yangtse
Yangtse Valley
Chang Tso-Lin
Manchuria
Feng Yu-Hsiane
Kalgan
Peking
Japan
Injured in Storm Mrs Evans Dead in Tornado
Mrs Margaret Evans died from injuries after a tornado wrecked Chapin area farms on Thursday. Her husband Mr Evans and son Clifton were injured but recovering as Will Evans’s home was destroyed. Red Cross survey follows with Elizabeth Reynolds heading data collection for Des Moines state convention after surveys in Northwood and preliminary Worth County reports.
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Associated Press
Mason City
Margaret Evans
Chapin
Evans
Will Evans
Clifton
Red Cross
Elizabeth Reynolds
American Red Cross
Alexander
St. Louis
Des Moines
Balloon explosion in Coblenz kills five French soldiers
In Coblenz Germany on June 16 a non rigid balloon returning from Lutzel Park flight exploded on mooring killing five French soldiers and seriously injuring ten more.
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Coblenz
Germany
Lutzel Park
Defendant Husband Accused in Foster Son Slaying Trial
A large crowd gathered as Mrs. Shepherd stood firm amid the courtroom case accusing her husband of killing their foster son. The afternoon session opened with continued testimony and public interest high in the proceedings.
Explosion kills five workers at Portuguese distillery near Oporto
Five workmen died and seven were seriously injured in an explosion at a distillery near Oporto Portugal. The blast occurred today and is being investigated by local authorities.
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Associated Press
Lisbon
Oporto
Flood Destroys Cascade West End Killing Two Residents
Flood waters from cloudburst rainfall swept Cascade damaging the west end and causing two deaths Edward Bell and Mrs Caleb Russell. Nellie Cowan was rescued after being carried away in the flood and is recovering. Husband and neighbors tried to warn residents minutes before the house collapsed into the torrent. Bell's body remained missing as search efforts continued.
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Cascade
Edward Bell
Caleb Russell
Nellie Cowan
William Cooley
John Takes
General Ashburn Calls for Inland Waterway Development
General Ashburn, chairman of the Inland Waterways Corporation, urges renewed use of inland waterways to lower consumer costs and balance prices. He cites cost advantages of water transportation for bulk freight and argues waterways should supplement railroads, not replace them, with expansion funded over the next decade.
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Ashburn
Washington, D. C
T. Q. Ashburn
S. Ashburn
Inland Waterways Corporation
Congress
America
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cir
New York
Philadelphia
Evolution Debate Rocks Des Moines Church Leader Ousted
Des Moines Register reports Rev. Horbiere ousted as Grandview College president for belief in evolution. He says the church is rocked by the dispute between evolutionists and fundamentalists and defends teaching evolution. He asserts Christians can be scientists and urges no civil authority dictate religion.
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Associated Preas
Des Moines
Des Moines Register Today
Carl Holbjerg
Grandview College
Hojbiere
the Register
Tennessee
Horbiere
Cascade Area Devastation Reveals Heavy Property Losses
Survey after the flood south of Cascade shows total damage possibly reaching 150000 dollars. The worst hit include Kurt and Gross hardware store at 20000 dollars, A L Murray home 7000, Mrs Caleb Russell home 2000, Baptist church 15000, Nick Manternach garage and car 1500, Walter Grogan home 7500, with many homes off foundations and mud covered.
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Cascade
Kart
Baptist Church
Iowa Bankers Meet at Dubuque
Iowa bankers gather in Dubuque for the annual Iowa Bankers Association convention with National President William E Knox and other leaders speaking on Iowa land comeback and regional banking topics. The opening session features the president’s address and committee reports after a smoker and vaudeville event.
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Prem
Dubuque
Iowa
Towa Bankers Asso
C. J. Wohlenbers
Holstein
William E. Knox
New York
American Bankers Association
J. K. Gorman
Rock Island Railroad
George M. Reynolds
Continental and Commercial National Bank of Chicago
C. K. Peman
Oskaloosa
Southeastern
G. O van Derveer
Waverly
Northwestern
J. W. Foster
Guthrie Center
Central
J. H. McCord
Spencer
H. J. Foskett
Shenandoah
Southwestern
Frank Warner
Association
Ses
Prohibition and Religion Split New Jersey GOP Primaries
In Newark on June 16, the New Jersey primaries center on Prohibition and religion with Senator Walter F. Edge backing former Attorney General Thomas F. McCran for governor. Opponents include State Senator Arthur Whitney and Cornelius Doremus, who accuses Edge of a ploy to split the dry vote. McCran attacks the Ku Klux Klan, while A. Tarry Moore runs unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
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Associated Press
Newark
N. J
United States
Walter FE
Whitney
Fidee
Doremue
McCran
Doremus
Ku Klux Klan
A. Tarry Moore
Jersey City
Govrnor
Murphy Case May Reach Jury Today
The Cresco Iowa case of Dennis J Murphy questions his sanity as a defense and state arguments resume in district court. Defense counsel contends expert alienists and a witness letter support lack of criminal intent while the state cautions the jury to weigh testimony with common sense.
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Peoney Cresco
Dennis J. Murphy
KE. H. Estey
Mr Murphy
Katey
Orton, Sprague
van Epps
Jolly
Psychopathic Hospital
Iowa City
Wibourne
Rochester
Kessel
Cresco
Mr. Estey
Dr. Stewart
D. I. Murphy
John A. Seneff
Ester
Chicago
Seneff
Estey
Murphy
Wreck of Lackawanna Train Near Rockport Kills and Injures Many
A Delaware Lackawanna and Western emigrant special derailed near Rockport New Jersey after an earth slide from a storm. Nineteen dead and dozens injured rushed to hospitals as the 182 passengers mostly Chicago aliens headed to Hoboken to sail for Europe. The engineer fireman and conductor were killed.
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Anne
Chicago
Hoboken
Europe
Board of Public Utility Commissioners
Lackawanna Railroad
Hackettstown
N. J
Phillipsburg
Rinyton
Iowa bankers hold annual session at Elks Hall
Delegates meet in the auditor ium for the morning program and elect Iowa's American Bankers Association office. The group and accompanying ladies will enjoy a steamboat ride on the Mississippi River with a vaudeville show as an added feature.
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Elks Hall
Iowa
American Bankers Association
Mississippi River
Chinese Threaten Europeans Lives After Shanghai Killing
In Shanghai riots posters urged one for one retaliation for every Chinese life lost after the killing of British subject William W. MacKenzie. Foreign officials noted the assassination may target progress in negotiations with Beijing and called for Chinese authorities to curb agitators near the foreign settlement. The British consul general protested to the civil governor and to foreign commerce authorities over the incident.
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Associated Press
Shanghai
William W. MacKenzie
W. W. Mackenzie
Fairfield Teen Drowns in Cedar Creek
Clarence Standley aged 17 of Fairfield was drowned after stepping into a hidden hole in Cedar Creek swollen by recent rains. His body has not been recovered.
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Associated Press
Fairfield, In
Cedar Creek
Clarence Standley
Fairfield
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