Grayoun Plane Not Open on 115 Trip North
Woman and three companions hop off from New York for Harbor Grace. Radio stations hear nothing.
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Grayoun
New York
Harbor Grace
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1927
Page
1
Hickman Reveals Eastern Crime Career in Jail
In Pendleton Oregon on December 28 William EB Hickman 19 describes a life of crime across eastern cities before his Pacific coast involvement with the Marian Parker kidnapping and murder. He recalls travel legends of "fine writeups" and questions whether Andrew Cramer was involved in Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Pendleton
Ore
William EB. Hickman
Pacific Coast
Little Marian Parker
Los Angeles
Hickman
Andrew Cramer
Marion Parker
Marian Parker
Perry M. Parker
Confession 13 Shattered by Bomb in LA Jail
A bomb thrown from a cell by convicted bootlegger Andrew Cramer shattered the confession of William Edward Hickman in Pendleton Oregon. Cramer, jailed since last August, admitted acquaintance with Hickman and named June Dunning as Hickman’s stated confederate. Los Angeles detective chief Herman Cline travels to Pendleton to pursue the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Andrew Oliver Cramer
Lincoln Heights
William Edward Hickman
Pendleton
Ore
Marian Parker
Andrew Cramer
Cramer
Hickman
Herman Cline
June Dunning
Butte Post Office Sees Record Yuletide Rush
A crowded post office handles endless parcels and Christmas cards as express company rooms max out daily. Regular and extra staff work overtime to manage the season’s peak volume in Butte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Pendleton Sheriff fears move to get kidnapper of child
Sheriff R T Cookingham said men were seen near the city jail where William Edward Hickman the Los Angeles kidnapper is held. One man claimed California origin and entered the jail while two others waited outside. The sheriff ordered deputies to guard the jail, and a man posing as a deputy was disarmed and sent away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated
Pendleton
Ore
R. T. Cookingham
William Edward Hickman
Los Angeles
California
Hickman
Law and Order League alleges resumed gambling in Butte
The Law and Order League of Silver Bow county reports to Attorney General Foot that gambling has resumed in many Butte places under district court restraint. President F. H. Sarles says 700 members support inquiry and urges investigation or guidance on next steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
District Court
Foot
Law and Order League of
Silver Bow County
F. H. Sarles
Law and Order League
Sarles
League
Contempt Case Continued Ten Days in Washington
Criminal contempt proceedings against Harry F. Sinclair and William J. Burns and associates were adjourned until January 2. Edward J. Kidwell remains on the stand after accusing government attorneys of intimidation, with the defense yet to examine him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Harry F. Sinclair
William J. Burns
Edward J. Kidwell
Santa Claus Visits Butte Crippled Kids for Christmas Tree
The event marked a holiday celebration as Santa dedicated the Auxiliary for the Rehabilitation of Crippled Children tree at the chamber of commerce rooms on West Broadway. A program of songs recitations and a small play featured children who are or have been crippled. Santa distributed large and small gifts and candy to the youngsters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Butte
Santa Claus
West Broadway
Dawn flight to Harbor Grace unknown by midnight
The Dawn amphibian flown by Mrs Frances Grayson and three companions from New York toward Harbor Grace N F had not sent signals by midnight. Halifax Chebucto Head wireless station heard nothing as the plane neared Nova Scotia coast. Boston area reports and Cape Elizabeth radio attempts to locate the Dawn continued without success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Halifax
Chebucto Head
Halifax Harbor
Frances Grayson
New York
Harbor Grace
N. F
Nova Scotia
Old Orchard
Portland
Maine
United States Naval Radio Station
Cape Elizabeth
Frances Wilson Grayson
Montana Fights Bank Tax Classification Change
Montana officials fear a Supreme Court ruling on the Miles City case will shift tax rates on National bank shares from 7 to 40 percent. The state board seeks federal relief to tax banks as state banks and gains backing from Senator Walsh to push legislation in Congress. Attorney General Foot noted a special session could be avoided with a simple tax fix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Helena
Montana
United States Supreme Court
Miles City
Commercial National Bank
State Board of Equalization
United States
Thomas J. Walsh
Walsh
L. A. Foot
Foot
Congress
Bennett Doty to tell story of experiences in France's Legion Etrangere
Bennett J Doty, American boy and former Legion private, begins a serialized account of his life in the French Foreign Legion his desertion imprisonment and release. He recalls returning to America after a rapid sequence of events starting December 1 including release from the Legion and travel from Sidi Bel Abbes to Oran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett Doty
France
Legion Etrangere
Bennett J. Doty
French Foreign Legion
Doty
Standard and
North American Newspaper Alliance
America
Liberty
Clairvaux
Sidi-Bel-Abdes
Algeria
Morrocco
Oran
Mediterranean
Maitland Lost In Flight From Chicago To Memphis
Lieutenant Lester G. Maitland of Kelly Field is reported missing after an unofficial Christmas flight to Florida. Lieutenant R. A. Slade, who arrived in Memphis, said they lost contact near Cairo five hours earlier and have had no word since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Lester G. Maitland
Kellyfield
Chicago
R. A. Slade
Florida
Maitland
Cairo
S-4 Submarine Rescue Progress Amid Storms
Divers completed a tunnel beneath the sunken S-4 and passed a line under the craft as salvage work continued at Provincetown. A second tunnel was started behind the bow while maverick seas forced suspension of earlier diving operations. The rescue board was appointed to investigate the sinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Provincetown
Mass
U. S
Falcon
Washington
Navy Department
Proviencetown
Two Girls Killed in Crossing Crash Near Glassboro
In Glassboro New Jersey two schoolgirls were killed and six injured when a Pennsylvania railroad train struck their automobile at a grade crossing near town. The dead were Estella Knorr 13 and Naomi Robinson 13 both of Monroeville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glassboro
N. J
Pennsylvania Railroad
Here
Estella Knorr
Naomi Robinson
Monroeville
Medieval Splendor Marks Funeral of Prince of Gypsies
Horvath prince of the gypsies was buried in Parkany Czechoslovakia in funeral rich with medieval pageantry. His ebony coffin silk garments and a whip symbolizing mastery accompanied by wine cups. About a thousand delegates from Burgenland Hungarian and Romanian gypsy tribes attended led by 30 bands on horseback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Horvath
Parkany
Czechoslovakia
Burgenland
Broker's Daughter and Husband Sentenced for Canadian Murder
Doris McDonald alias Barbara Carter and Harry McDonald Carter were found guilty of murdering a taxi driver in Montreal after a high profile trial that drew international attention. Butte officers Jere Murphy and Frank Roa testified on guns found in the city police station. The couple had ties to a Denver swindle ring and were arrested in Butte for a worthless check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris McDonald
Barbara Carter
Montreal
Harry McDonald
Carter
Jere Murphy
Frank Roa
Butte
Canada
Roe
Murphy
Wall Street
Dominion
Denver
United States
Carters
McDonalds
Virginia
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Charles W. Towne
Anaconda Company
Roosevelt Field
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ALOE
Wilbur
Pair
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