Millionaire sons Leopold and Loeb confess to Franks kidnapping
Chicago June 1. Recovery of Robert Franks belt buckle and shoes buried near Hammond Indiana confirms Leopold and Loeb confessed to kidnapping and killing Franks. Leopold says Loeb planned the crime and that both are principals in the first degree. Loeb breaks down and admits involvement after hours of questioning.
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Chicago
Robert Franks
Nathan E. Leopold, Jr
Richard A. Loeb
Franks
Hammond
Indiana
Loeb
Crowe
Leopold
Robert
Nathan Leopold
Richard Loeb
Criminal Court
John Murphy
University of Michigan
Murphy
Lee
Sunday church services and schedules in town churches
On Sunday June 8 1924 Lutheran Church offers Sunday school at 10 am confirmation at 11 and communion at 3 with special music and no evening Y P League. Congregational Church has 10 am Sunday school and 11 am sermon with no evening service. St Josephs Catholic Church holds services on the 2nd and 4th Sundays. St Marks Episcopal has no service as pastor is away. Evangelical Church lists 10 am Sunday school 11 am preaching C E at 7 30 pm and Friday prayer at 7 30 pm. Seventh Day Adventists hold Sabbath services at the well known Methodist church with Sabbath school at 2 pm and services at 3 pm.
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Lutheran Church
A. A. Holbeck
Congregational Church
Frank Dingle
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
J. W. Hard
Evangelical Church
N. A. Eller
Arcade
Seventh Day Adventists
A. J. Lockett
Methodist Church
Box Office Mix Up Delays Family Pantomime Visit
A mother takes her son Willie to see The Forty Thieves pantomime but finds only eight and six penny stalls available. Willie jokes that they must hurry or miss the other thirty nine.
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Willie
Hat chase leads to confession in playful exchange
The exchange centers on a man chasing a hat and a wife witnessing the scene. The dialogue reveals the hat was not his, but belonged to a pretty girl, prompting lighthearted questions about coaching and flustered reactions.
Invisible. Drawing Master Confounds Pupil With Quiet Airplane
A drawing lesson ends with the pupil claiming a blank sheet shows an airplane. The master asks where it is and replies the plane is out of sight, turning the moment into a quick, humorous exchange about imagination.
Not with him Loeb and Leopold claim they acted
The article reports confessions by Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold alleging they killed a victim, with Loeb insisting he did it and Leopold confirming the act. It notes their families wealth, interest from Julius Rosenwald, and that both boys sought legal counsel while in detention.
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Loeb
Franks
Leopold
Julius Rosenwald
Alber H. Loeb
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Fiber
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