Heard Declines Governor and Senate Bids
Dwight B. Heard publisher of the Arizona Republican says in a letter to H. S. Corbett he will not run for governor or the U S Senate. He notes past candidacy in 1924 and thanks supporters while encouraging Frank O. Lowden as presidential candidate to strengthen Republican prospects.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Dwight B. Heard
Arizona Republican
Arizona
United States Senate
H. S. Corbett
Tucson
Republican State Central Committee
Heard
Frank O. Lowden
Reed to Speak in Phoenix Arizona Dems Plan Welcome
United States Senator James A. Reed will address Democratic leaders in Phoenix on February 27. He will travel from Albuquerque and stop briefly in Winslow where a delegation will greet him. A potential train platform address is possible during the stopover. The report notes the Pan American conference in Havana and its anticipated influence on arbitration and international law.
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Phoenix
United States
James A. Reed
Arizona
Reed
Albuquerque
Winslow
No. 3
Nomination Startsle Washington Power Shift in Congress
Rep. William R. Green of Iowa quits the House Ways and Means chair to become a judge in New York. Rep. Hawley of Oregon would take over as Republican leader of the tax panel. Senate scrutiny may probe lobbyist pressure tied to Mellon inheritance tax repeal. Confirmation seen likely due to Green’s popularity amid rising lobbyist fury.
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United Press Transcontinental Wire
Washington
William R. Green
Iowa
House Ways and Means
Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon
Congress
New York
House
Rep. Hawley
Oregon
Congresses
The
Republic
Senate
Green
Senate Judiciary Committee
Bill of Caraway
Arkansas
Democratic nominee plea echoed in speech against tariffs and farm prices
United Press Transcontinent report captures a Democratic presidential nomination night address focusing on tariff policies, farm price regulation, and postwar adjustments. The speaker blames past administrations and cites figures like Hoover and Daugherty while noting ongoing market strains and unemployment.
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United Press
Italy
Hoover
Harry H. Daugherty
Lindbergh Flies Into Chicago Amid Boisterous Welcome
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh arrived at Chicago municipal airport after a special flight from St. Louis with five former air buddies. A crowd of about ten thousand surged onto the field, forcing a quick departure as Lindbergh fled by a mail truck despite the expected reception.
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United Press Transcontinental Wire
Chicago
St. Louis
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Slim
Checkerboard Field
Peoria
Lindy
Appeals Set for Six Condemned in Arizona
Six men condemned to death at Florence state prison will appeal in the Arizona Supreme Court on February 27. The first hearing is for Granville Johnson charged with murdering his wife during a West tour near Williams. The remaining five are Chinese inmates—B W L Sam Jew Har Shew Chin Gee Long Wong Lung—convicted of killing Tom King in Kingman earlier this year.
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United Press
Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona State Penitentiary
Florence
Supreme Court
Granville Johnson
Johnson
West
Williams
Johnsons
Missouri
B. W. L. Sam
Jew Har
Shew Chin
Gee Long
Wong Lung
Tom King
Kingman
Widow takes stand in Hickman Hunt case in Los Angeles
Mrs Ruth Toms widow of Ivy Toms Los Angeles pharmacist will testify early Tuesday as the state introduces evidence against William Edward Hickman and Welby Hunt for the murder of her husband. She will identify Hickman as the killer while Hunt fired many shots. A jury of twelve was seated after four court sessions with two alternates chosen.
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Toms
Hickman-Hunt
United Press Transcontinental
Los Angeles
Ruth Toms
Ivy Toms
William Edward Hickman
Welby Hunt
Hickman
Hunt
Fox
Talesmen
Leona Swancutt
Carrie Lawson
Marion Blair
Nell B. Brown
Emma Carothers
Catherine Teele
Lula Hogs
Frank E. Dunlap
Clarence Redman
Clinton A. Kern
Long Beach
C. B. Blakeman
Alonzo Wharton
J. C. Dougherty
Barbara La Mar's Hubby Arrested
Phil B. Ainsworth, former husband and ex dancing partner of Barbara La Mar, was arrested in Los Angeles on forgery charges. He allegedly forged a proprietor's signature on a $25 check at a haberdashery. He previously served time in San Quentin and Folsom for similar offenses and was paroled but rearrested on parole violation.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Phil B. Ainsworth
Barbara la Mar
Ainsworth
San Quentin
Folsom
Trial reveals tangled web in Winslow bank collapse case
In Flagstaff the Quebedeaux trial uncovers key links between the defunct Bank of Winslow and the Navajo County Live Stock Loan Co. as witnesses detail notes endorsed by the War Finance Board and the intermediary role of the loan company. Liabilities reach about 286 thousand dollars with assets uncertain as of October 1924.
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Daily Mail
Flagstaff
Navajo County Live Stock Loan Co
Bank of Winslow
J. R. Hulett
Legal
T.M. Quebedeaux
Funk and Wagnalls
Ss. B. Smith
Navajo County Live Stock Loan Company
Smith
War Finance Board
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Navajo County Live Stock Loan
W. B. Webster
Albuquerque
Love-Bomber Confession Admitted in Illinois Trial
Ottawa Illinois February 20 Hiram Reed dubbed love bomber must hear his confession admitting a dynamite bomb was placed in a stove to kill his sweetheart Iola Bradford The confession was admitted over defense motion to bar it Judge Frank S Hayes noted Reed repudiated the statement and claimed it was induced by state attorney R O Henson to hide Bradford's pregnancy The state accuses Reed of attempting to kill the girl to avoid marriage and responsibility for their unborn child
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United Press
Ottawa
Ill
Hiram Reed
Iola Bradford
Frank S. Hayes
Reed
R. O. Henson
Miss Bradford
Daniels Denies Engagement To Jack Pickford
Hollywood star Bebe Daniels publicly denied engagement rumors with fellow screen star Jack Pickford. She stated they are longtime friends and not engaged, while recovering from a back injury sustained during filming two weeks prior.
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United Press Transcontinental Wire
Hollywood
Bebe Daniels
Jack Pickford
Miss Daniels
League of Nations abandons single universal security pact
The League of Nations decided a single all inclusive pact will not end wars and will instead push regional steps and Locarno style agreements. Foreign Minister Edouard Benes of Czechoslovakia chaired the security commission and urged coordinated regional measures to build world security.
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League OF Nations
United Press
Geneva
league’s _— security commission
Preparatory Disarmament Commission
Edouard Benes
Czechoslovakia
Commission
Soviet Union
Depena
Benes
League
Lord Cushendun
Great Britain
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Richard Cantillon
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