Gun duel in Concho leaves Romero near death
Crescencio Romero of Concho Arizona lies dying in a local hospital from a gunshot wound to the right side inflicted by Prudencio Bruele in a 4 p m shootout in Concho. Witnesses say the men settled a dispute with pistols in front of the Antonio Lucero pool hall. Bruele surrendered and is held as Romero undergoes X rays and possible surgery while doctors report paralysis and slim odds of recovery.
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Crescencio Romero
Concho
Arizona
Prudencio Bruele
Antonio Lucero
Romero
Winslow
Bruele
Funeral Services For William Howard Taft Held Tomorrow
Taft’s body rests at home in Washington as the nation readies to honor him with highest offices held. Floral tributes fill the house while mourners convey condolences to Mrs. Taft and messages arrive from across nations. Continues on page six.
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Washington
Mar
William Howard Taft
Wyoming Avenue
Mrs. Taft
White House
Korea Theater Fire Kills 104 at Chinkai Base
A motion picture show at a southern Korea naval base warehouse killed 104 and injured over 100 as a fire broke out during a Russo-Japanese war era patriotic film. About 600 people were inside. many dead or trapped, flames threatened an ammunition magazine before containment. Police report fingerprint probes underway in Flagstaff and Winslow suspects in separate jewelry theft cases connected to the night.
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Seoul
Korea
Chinkai Naval Base
Naval Base
Mukden
Byrd Returns to New Zealand After Antarctic Quest
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd and his Antarctic expedition team arrive in Dunedin after more than a year of scientific exploration in polar regions. The group is greeted by locals as Byrd recalls his South Pole flight and names Marie Byrd Land in honor of his wife.
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Dunedin
N. Z
Richard E. Byrd
Antarctic
Marie’. Byrd Land
Byrd
South Pole
North Pole
Ring Ends in Chicago Kidnapping Plot
A ring of extortionists kidnapping for ransom from New York to Chicago appears broken after Theodore Kopelman, an insurance head, identified six captors at the county jail. His ex wife, linked to one leader, is named as the sweetheart of a ring chief. Prosecutors plan indictments for seven leaders on conspiracy charges and seek the electric chair. The operation reportedly netted about $35,000 yearly per member.
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Chicago
New York
Theodore Kopelman
Ake Resort
Ranse
Kopelman
Patrick Roche
State’s Attorney's Office
Ring
East
Charles Miller
Roche
Three Killed In Arizona Auto Accidents Over Weekend
Three people died in Arizona auto accidents over the weekend. Billy Minter, 16, of Phoenix died from injuries after being struck by two Ford car driven by Mrs L C Powers. Colonel Clark, 65, of Sacaton, was killed near Casa Grande when his car collided with a vehicle driven by Alton L Andrews of Phoenix. Steve Rutledge, 18, of Florence died when a truck overturned near Coolidge.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Billy Minter
L. C. Powers
HW. OR
Clark
Sacaton
Casa Grande
Alton L. Andrews
Steve Rutledge
Florence Negro
Coolidge
Wyoming Hangs Seventh Man at State Prison
Wyoming reports Joseph Brownfield, 54, hanged at the state prison shortly after midnight becoming the seventh inmate to receive the death penalty there. He stepped on the trap at 12 18 a m and died at 12 33 a m after being convicted for the murder of Theodore Thomas and assaulting Mrs Thomas near Colony last July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rawlins
Wyo
Joseph Brownfield
Raymond Barber
Brownfield
Theodore Thomas
Thomas
Nation To Hear Taft Services By Radio Hookup
Virtually the entire nation will hear the funeral service of William Howard Taft by radio through an elaborate chain of broadcasting stations. The hookup includes both the Columbia and the National Broadcasting company systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William Howard Taft
Columbia
National Broadcasting Company
Babe Ruth Signs New Yankees Contract For 80 000 A Year
Babe Ruth signed a two year contract with the New York Yankees worth 80000 dollars per year. The deal secures Ruth's services as the Yankees arrange the agreement in St Petersburg Florida.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Babe Ruth
New York Yankees
Haiti to establish provisional government rule
An American-hailed provisional regime to govern Haiti until a new constitutional framework is set promises temporary stability. The plan, endorsed by President Hoover and Haiti's Louis Bornu, centers on a neutral provisional president who would convene an early popular election and then resign for the new legislature to elect a normal term president.
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Hoover
Louis Bornu
Commission
Prince of Wales Extends Hunting Trip in Africa
The Prince of Wales, sailing from Nairobi, continues his safari in Uganda after a fever interruption. He plans to proceed toward Khartum and the Nile, aiming for the Mediterranean, with arrival in England likely by late April.
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Wales
Nairobi
Kenya
Colony
British East Africa
Prince of Wales
Uganda
Here
Khartum
Nile
Mediterranean
England
Dr. Cook Returns to Chicago After Release
Dr. Frederick A. Cook, aged 65, arrived in Chicago after being paroled from Leavenworth federal prison. He served nearly five years of a 14 year sentence tied to an oil fraud case and was released yesterday. He was paroled to Dr. F. P. Thompson of Chicago.
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Chicago
Mar
Frederick A. Cook
North Pole
Leavenworth
Kans
F. P. Thompson
Erlanger Will Names Heirs. Widow Not Mentioned
Abraham Lincoln Erlanger’s will lists his brother and two sisters as residuary legatees with no provision for a claimed widow. Dated October 18, 1927, the will states Erlanger was unmarried at the time, and filed in the surrogates court today in New York.
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New York
Mar Lu
Abraham Lincoln Erlanger
Erlanger
British Parties Face Vote Crisis
London March 10 AP observers fear possible government defeat on amendments to the coal mines bill in the House of Commons tomorrow night. They doubt the government would abandon or resign, since the amendments at issue do not affect vital sections of the measure.
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Newcastle
Irene Schroeder
Wheeling
W. Va
Brady Paul
Kedgwin‘h. Powell
Youngstown
Ohio
Schroeder
Charles J. Mariotti
London
House of Commons
Commons
Davis-Guiknecht Marriage Annulled in Texas
In San Antonio a decree of annulment was entered by Judge Frederick Stevens ending the marriage between Alice Gutknecht of Wisconsin University and R. A. Davis of Mesa Arizona. Davis admitted he is the husband of Mrs R A Davis. The romance began in Mexico City last Thursday.
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San Antonio
Tex
Mexico City
Alice Gutknecht
Wisconsin University
R. A. Davis
Mesa
Ariz
Frederick Stevens
Tord District Court
Davis
Ot Mesa
Texan Found Guilty Of Murder Gets Seven Years
Joe Hobrecht was found guilty of the murder of Prohibition Agent Charles Stevens and sentenced to seven years in the penitentiary by a district court jury. Eight others including Lynn Stephens, alleged head of a statewide rum ring, were indicted after Stevens and two agents were ambushed returning from a raid at Stevens farm in Atascosa County.
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San Antonio
Tex
Joe Hobrecht
Charles Stevens
Hobrecht
Lynn Stephens
Stevens
Atascosa County
Naval Delegates Meet Over France Security Guarantee
Chief delegates from the United States Great Britain and France met at St James Palace London to address France demand for a guarantee of security during the first critical session of the Naval Conference.
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London
America
Great Britain
France
St. James’ Palace
Plan for large crowd at Taft funeral in Washington
Tentative arrangements estimate seven to ten thousand people will file by the casket as William Howard Taft lies in state in the capitol rotunda. Officials say the public viewing will extend tomorrow with the crowd expected to be sizable.
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Taft Funeral
Washington
March
William Howard Taft
Capitol
No Poison Found In Ginger Drink In Oklahoma City
City chemist C. E. Clifford announced that eight Jamaica ginger samples showed no poison traces. He remains cautious since more samples await testing and a paralyzing illness had affected several hundred residents.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
C. E. Clifford
Oklahoma
Clifford
Senate Honors Taft and Sanford as It Adjourns
The Senate adopted resolutions expressing profound sorrow over the deaths of William Howard Taft and Supreme Court Justice Sanford. The chamber adjourned until Wednesday out of respect to both, after a brief five minute session in Washington.
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Washington
Senate
William Howard Taft
Justice Sanford
Supreme Court
Plan Consolidation of Veteran Agencies
A bill introduced by Chairman Williamson proposes consolidating all war veterans agencies into a new Administration of Veterans' Affairs after conferences with President Hoover. The plan aims to streamline services and governance for veterans.
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Washington, Marle
API
Administration of Veterans’ Affairs
Williamson
House Expenditures Committee
Hoover
Lloyd George Opens Unemployment War
David Lloyd George launched a Liberal attack on government unemployment policy signaling the end of the truce and a new phase in addressing joblessness in Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd George
London
David Lloyd George
Liberal
Rains Hamper Salvage in Flooded French Districts
Torrential rain in Agen Moissac and Montauban disrupts body salvage operations after floods. The displaced shelter in army barracks and at the artillery school as weather threatens renewed rises.
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Thre Agien
France
South Irrance
Agen
Moissac
Montauban
Movissae P
Author dies in San Diego pneumonia at 69
Eugene Christian, 69, renowned dietetics author of Eat and Be Well and How to Live 100 Years, died last night in San Diego, California, from pneumonia.
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New York
Eugene Christian
San Diego
Cat
Justice Sanford Buried in Tennessee Hills Amid Rites
Justice Edward Terry Sanford is laid to rest in his native Tennessee hills as Supreme Court Justices Hughes McReynolds Butler and Stone attend. The delegation travels from Washington to Knoxville for the ceremony and will return after honoring Chief Justice Hughes’s birthday.
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Justice Sanford
Tennessee Hills
Washington
Tennessee
Edward Terry Sanford
Supreme Cour
Charles Evans Hughes
McReynolds
Butler
Stone
Sanford
Knoxville
Supreme Court
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H. J. McKinistry
Leo Wilhelm
C. A. Kilger Company
Kansas City
Harry A. Phillips
R. P. Huddleston
Cherry Street
Korea Theater
Leo B. Wilhelm
C.C. Williams
Flagstaff
Mr. Phillips
Huddleston
C. H. Werner
Marshal R. L. Neill
New Zealand
Wyoming
Nation
Taft
Babe
Haiti
Port-Au-Prince
American Investigating Commission
Dr. Cook
Davis-Guiknecht
Naval
Iver Wendell Hulmes
Jieq
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