Border expedition planned to wipe out Apaches and criminal band
Veterans and frontiersmen prepare for a February 7 trial expedition against the Apache band blamed for murders kidnappings and cattle theft along the border. The 35 men led by Marcos Finn include Mexican and American trackers and gunmen aiming to avenge Mrs Fimbres and the kidnapped boy.
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United Press
Douglas
Ariz
Francisco Fimbres
Rochin
Scogl
Geronimo
Fimbres
Agua Prieta
Sierra Nevada
Redskins
Marcos Beltram
Bacerac
Kickapoos
Cayetano Hueseca
Ramon Quesada
Moroni Finn
Finn
Cochise
Rogero Logero
Presidente
Agua Prietta
Smugglers Halt Attempt to Ferry Chinese From Mexico
Immigration inspectors halted an attempt to smuggle seven Chinese into the United States aboard a moving auto truck loaded with furniture near Westmoreland, California. Arrested were the alleged smugglers Robert Wilkins Christine Fredericks Roy Pina Lawrence Ponse and Pat Falato along with a woman. The Chinese were jailed in Los Angeles awaiting deportation proceedings. Federal officials expect more arrests as border smuggling gangs are investigated.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Mexico
Westmoreland
Imperial Valley
Robert Wilkins
Christine Fredericks
Roy Pina
Lawrence Ponse
Pat Falato
Blythe Bridge to Reopen on March 5
Blythe bridge over the Colorado on a short route to Los Angeles will reopen March 5 after washing away in last spring floods. The structure, rebuilt after only a few months in service, will not have a dedication ceremony.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Blythe
Colorado River
Los Angeles
Colorado
McPherson Elusive Evangelist Missed Trail to Vancouver
Aimee Semple McPherson vanished from public view after leaving Los Angeles on a route to Vancouver, B C. Reports of air travel spurred speculation while Angelus Temple predicted she would appear to preach tomorrow to Canadian followers.
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Los Angeles
Aimee Semple McPherson
Ocean
Desert
Vancouver
B. C
Angelus Temple
Northcott Case Goes to Jury Next Week in Riverside
In Riverside California Gordon Stewart Northcott faces possible conviction as jurors may hear closing defense after Monday. Testimony from Mrs Sarah Northcott and a child murder witness may shape the case as Sanford Clark could be recalled for rebuttal.
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United Press Transcontinental
Riverside
Calif
Gordon Stewart Northcott
California
Sarah Louise Northcott
Northcott
Grand Canyon Bridge Name Change Requested
Gov Phillips was asked to rename the Grand Canyon bridge after Horace M. Albright national park service director noted tourist confusion about seeing the canyon after crossing the new bridge. He suggested the change before the June 1 dedication.
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Transcontinental Wire
Phoenix
Ariz
Gov- Phillips
Grand Canyon Bridge
Horace M. Albright
National Park Service
Albright
Hoover to Confer on Cabinet Positions at Miami
President-elect Hoover finished a fishing trip at Miami Beach then planned a day of conferences with Nine notable guests including Senator Smoot and John Hays Hammond. Discussion centered on cabinet appointments with Jardine likely to remain temporarily and speculation around Cates and Anderson for possible posts. Lindbergh will depart for Central America on a Pan American airline venture.
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United Press
Long Key
Fla
Hoover
Miami Beach
Shark River
Florida West Coast
Senate Finance
John Hays Hammond
Alvin T. Hert
Republican National Committee
Henry W. Anderson
Richmond
Virginia
Charles A. Barrett
Oliom City
Farmers’ Union
Jardine
Smoot
Louis 8. Cates
Salt Lake City
Utah Copper Company
Cates
Phillips Names Tentative Arizona River Commission
Governor Phillips named a four member river commission pending senate approval. The group includes A H Favor of Prescott John Mason Ross of Bisbee and Charles B Ward of Phoenix. Phillips will sign the bill Monday and serve ex officio while appointing the other members himself.
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Thired Press
Phoenix
Ariz
Senate
Arizona
Colorado River Commission
Phillips
A. H. Favour Ot Prescott
John Mason Ross
Bisbee
Charles B. Ward
Renee Adoree Divorce Sparks Nevada Court Drama
Renee Adoree, Hollywood star, was granted a divorce by William H. Gill in Reno after he alleged she left home in October 1927 and refused to reveal her whereabouts. The couple married in June 1927. The report also notes the death of Colonel George La Miller in an auto crash near Ponca City, Oklahoma, and outlines the Miller Ranch history and family.
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Reno
Nev
Renee Adoree
Hollywood
William H. Gill
Gill
Miss Adoree
Adoree
Gil
Ponca City
Okla
George
la Miller
Colonel Miller
Ponca’ City
Miller Brothers
Oklahoma
Zack
Miller
Geo. W. Miller
George S.rand
Zack ‘Milter
Therese
California
Miller Ranch
Butte Girl Acquitted in Murder of Negro Paramour
Elaine Harrington, 23, a former church organist, was acquitted of murdering Richard Sims, 35, at a bootleg joint in the cabbage patch district. Harrington said she acted in mortal fear after years of beating and threat to kill. She plans to return to Anaconda to resume religious life.
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United Press Transcontinental
Butte
Mont
Elaine Harrington
Anaconda
Harrington
Richard Sims
Porter
Pete O'Hara
Cabbage Patch
Hile
J. J. Lynch
Stewart
Coroner to Probe Gas Room Deaths in Birch Couple
A coroner's inquest will be held Monday into the deaths of Mrs Harriet Rychman and her son Roy 48 found in a gas filled room at their Birch California home. Neighbor T J Woodruff found the bodies. Initial inquiry suggests accidental asphyxiation.
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Long Birch
Calif
Harriet Rychman
Roy
T. J. Woodruff
Homie
Superior Court Judge Jones of Flagstaff Ill
Flagstaff Ariz Feb 2 Judge J BE Jones nationally prominent after the Lowell will case is critically ill at his home from after effects of pneumonia attack a year ago He helped establish Coconino probate court and is in his seventh year as superior court judge The Lowell case involved 2 5 million and a perpetuity clause for the Lowell observatory trust construction was upheld on appeal
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Superior Court
Jones
Flagstaff
United Press
Flagstaffp
Ariz
J. BE. Jones
Lowell Will
Arizona
Coconino
Perpetual Trust
Lowell Observatory
West Plains School Battle Over Teaching Position
Irate taxpayers review a dispute in West Plains Missouri where Mrs. Ella Smalley, on leave for maternity, and Joseph Tolson both sought to teach in the same primary room. Officials backed Smalley as Tolson refuses to surrender after the leave ended. Smalley is restored to payroll. Tolson warns of trouble if omitted.
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West Plains
Ella Smalley
Joseph Tolson
Smalley
Tolson
Congress bill to build Flagstaff Kayenta telephone line
Rep Douglas of Arizona introduces a measure in Congress to authorize a telephone line from Flagstaff to Kayenta on the Western Navajo Reservation and to provide 25000 dollars for the project.
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Flagstaff
Ariz
Douglas
Arizona
Kayenta
Interior Department Contract Controversy Raises Questions
Amid months of debate the Interior Department faced scrutiny over a five year contract renewal for services tied to alleged profits. Secretary Work and officials like Nye and Walsh defended actions as routine while critics warned of misused funds and potential whitewash. The report cites a five year total of 35.43 million dollars in government payments and notes salary details for general land office officials.
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Nye
Justice Aenactnsat
Glenn
Walsh
Congress
Interior Department
Department
Vali Walsh
Hel Ves
General Land Office
Fifth Anniversary Remembrance Highlights Sea Freedom Issue
Washington notes the fifth anniversary of Woodrow Wilsons death as the freedom of the seas dominates US outlook. The unresolved issue, Wilsons wartime focus, spurred a cruiser-building program advancing in Congress within 48 hours to protect merchant ships from belligerents as in the prior war.
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Tly United Ress
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Wilson
Paris
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