Elwell Murder Reexamined by Police Sleeted Skeptics
New York police say there was no perfect crime in the Elwell case and that a casual thief likely shot Joseph Bowne Elwell in his Brooklyn home during the early hours of June 11, 1920. The article recounts Elwell’s wealth from bridge, racing, and stock dealings, the morgue of clues, and the lingering doubt of romantic detectives after sixteen years.
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Gardner Bridge
New York
Anh Centre Street
Joseph Bowne Elwell
Elwell
Cranford
N. J
Brooklyn
W. H. Pendleton
Far Rockaway
Long Island
Pendleton
Garden City
Waterworks Park Blossoms as Cedar Rapids Green Gem
The eleven acre waterworks tract near Coe College in Cedar Rapids, developed over five years with WPA labor, features privet hedges, dogwood, lilacs, willows, and multiple tree species. The grounds, open to the public, offer scenic views of Shaver park slopes and the river, with guided tours for nighttime visits arranged through city offices.
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City
Weing Road
Cedar Rapids
Coe College
Twelfth Street
H. F. Blomquist
City Waterworks
W. H. Dunshee
City Hall
Thompson
Cedar Rapids City
Death Probe In Wisconsin Youth Case
The body of John Bolgard Jr., 25, was found by Highway 141 five miles north of Sheboygan. Coroner Harry Heiden suspects possible unlawful death with bruises and no broken bones. Autopsy ordered. Bolgard was last seen at a carnival Friday night. police say he planned to go with carnival workers to visit popular spots.
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Sheboygan
Wis
John Bolgard, Jr
Highway 141
Here
Harry Heiden
Bolgard
Heiden
Joseph Dreps
Walter Wagner
Wagner
Soviet Arctic flyer to fly Los Angeles to Moscow
The Soviet embassy announced Levanevsky will depart Los Angeles on Sunday for Moscow using a Vultee single engine plane via Alaska and the Bering Strait. The mission aims not to set a record and will follow the Siberian Arctic coast.
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Washington
Sigismund A. Levanevsky
Los Angeles
Moscow
Levanevsky
Alaska
Bering Strait
Siberian Arctic
Logan Leads Kentucky in Democratic U S Senate Primary
Incumbent M. M. Logan widened his plurality over J. C. W. Beckham as returns from 663 of 4 296 precincts showed Logan 35 373 Beckham 28 359 and John Y. Brown 18 434. Logan led early and held a statewide edge with 102 of 120 counties represented. In the Republican race Robert H. Lucas led with 10 297 votes in 211 precincts. Elmer C. Roberts followed with 2 040.
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Louisville
M. M. Logan
J. C. W. Beckham
U. S
Logan
Beckham
John Y. Brown
Robert H. Lucas
Republican National Committee
United States
Lucas
Elmer C. Roberts
Negro Woman Shoots Self Fatally in City Home
Mrs Ida Serene Blakey 21 shot herself at about 6 30 p m Saturday at 1402 N Street SW after a quarrel with her husband Clinton. Deputy Coroner R E Munden ruled death a suicide and an inquest was not held. A note to relatives indicated intent. The Blakeys lived with her uncle Charles Perkins. the revolver belonged to Perkins. Survived by her mother Mrs Flora Atcheson of Cincinnati. Body to Johnson Chapel for funeral arrangements.
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Ida Serene Blakey
N_ street
R. E. Munden
Blakey
Flora Atcheson
Cincinnati
Johnson Chapel
Boy 11 Who Let Companion Drown Sent To Institution
Eleven-year-old Gordon Bailey was sentenced by Juvenile Judge Clair R Black to a correctional institution until at least age 17 for the drowning of seven-year-old Richard Hoanshelt at Lake Huron. Bailey admitted striking the companion and rowing away as the boy sank. The incident followed a group trip after stealing money, renting a boat, and swimming. Neighbors called Gordon a "bad boy."
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Port Huron
Mich
Gordon Bailey
Clair R. Black
Richard Hoanshelt
Gordon
Richard
Lake Huron
Lakeside Beach
Two Soldiers Die In Honolulu Taxi Crash
Two soldiers from Schofield Army Barracks were killed in a taxi collision in Honolulu. Four soldiers and one civilian were injured in the crash involving two taxicabs on Saturday.
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Honolulu
T. H
Schofield Army Barracks
Bleriot Dies as Aviation Pioneer's Legacy Fades
The article recalls Louis Bleriot's landmark Channel crossing and his 1930s prophecy of trans Atlantic routes. It notes ongoing plans for mail and passenger service with US Britain and Canada, plus tests and future aircraft design ideas. Bleriot reflects on his channel flight and the dangers overcome.
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Newark
N. J
House of Commons
London
North Atlantic
United States
Great Britain
Canada
Roosevelt Returns To Hyde Park Home From Canada Trip
President Roosevelt arrived in Hyde Park by special train from Canada and New England. He motored to the summer White House and is expected to stay several days.
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Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
Canada
New England
White House
Auto Stolen in Alta Saturday Night
An auto belonging to Helen Shafer of Alta Iowa was reported stolen Saturday night between 7 and 7 25 from a parking space on list avenue between Third and Fourth streets SE. The car is a 1936 Ford V 8 coupe maroon with cream wheels and white side wall tires, license 57 9323.
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Helen Shafer
Alta
Twelfth Street
List Avenue
Third
Fourth Streets
Degree Staff to Drill at Maine Lodge Meeting
Maine lodge of the Odd Fellows will meet Tuesday evening in Maine Lodge hall 838 First avenue East. The initiatory degree staff will drill. Members are urged to be present.
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Maine Lodge of the Odd Fellows
Maine Lodge
First Avenue
Lewis blasts AFL chiefs in new reply over steel drive
John L. Lewis accuses the AFL executive council of flouting convention directives to organize steel workers and other mass production industries. He recalls formation of the committee for industrial organization and says the council ordered its disbanding while summoning twelve rebel leaders to trial.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
American Federation of Labor
Executive Council
UMW
Committee For Industrial Organization
Lewis
San Francisco
A. F. of L
Atlantic City
Faith leaders urge unity to avert AFL split
Three faith leaders appeal to William Green and John L. Lewis to settle the feud between craft and industrial unions. Signed by Rev. R. A. McGowan, Rev. James Myers, and Rabbi Sidney E. Goldstein, the letter calls for a friendly settlement as ten CIO unions face AFL executive council action.
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Washington
William Green
John L. Lewis
R. A. McGowan
National Catholic Welfare Conference
James Myers
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
Sidney E. Goldstein
Central Conference of American Rabbis
Committee For Industrial Organization
American Federation of Labor
Clergy urge unity as unions threaten split and suspension
Clergymen condemn a proposed split among unions loyal to a leader who refuses to attend a hearing. They support continued organized labor, urging leaders to resign only if it preserves peace, warning a division would be calamitous and harm social justice efforts.
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Lewis
A. F. of L
Organized Labor
Organized Labor Movement
America
Lemke Aid Blames Theft of Election Petitions in Ohio
Leroy Diehl of Cleveland, national union representative, said Lemke for President petitions with up to five thousand signatures were stolen from a Columbus hotel room. He blamed political opponents as he sought to file half a million signatures with the secretary of state before Tuesday. William Lemke leads the party backed by Father Coughlin's group to appear on the Ohio ballot.
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Columbus, O
Leroy Dieh
Cleveland
National Union For Social Justice
Lemke
Diehl
William Lemke
Union Party
Charles E. Coughlin
National Union
Ohio
Cox Backs Roosevelt in Race Farley Reports
Democratic National Chairman James M. Cox of Ohio will vote for President Roosevelt and wholeheartedly support his reelection Farley said after Cox denied press reports of plans to abstain. Cox previously ran for President in 1920 with Roosevelt as running mate.
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New York
Farley
James M. Cox
Ohio
Roosevelt
Mr. Cox
Mr. Farley
Ketchum
Idaho
Cox
License to Wed Issued in Spokane to Freeman and Robinson
A marriage license was issued Saturday in Spokane to Harold Freeman 24 of Spokane and Beatrice Robinson 22 of Cedar Rapids Iowa.
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Spokane, Wash
Harold Freeman
Spokane
Beatrice Robinson
Cedar Rapids
Movie Stars Shun Publicity At Trial
The trial Hearings reveal stars losing lucrative gigs amid scandal while later cleared. Names cited include George Kaufman John Barrymore and a "Mr Goodrich" though witnesses did not identify them. Ardys Clark and Nellie Richardson testified about visits to Miss Astor's home and a solitary guest named Goodrich who left after a dinner for two.
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George Kaufman
John Barrymore
Mr. Goodrich
Barrymore
Ardys Clark
Astor
Miss Astor
Kaufman
Nellie Richardson
Toronto
Canada
Anderson
Astor custody case cited fraud claim in affidavit
Dr Franklyn Thorpe filed an affidavit alleging Mary Astor concealed guardianship of their 4 year old daughter Marylyn from the Superior Court. Thorpe says the Saturday filing renders the Monday hearing on custody invalid. Guardianship letters allegedly obtained from the probate department appear central to the dispute.
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Los Angeles
Franklyn Thorpe
Mary Astor
Sol
Marylyn
Miss Astor
A. P. Michae Narlan
Thorpe
William Anderson
Dudley S. Valentine
Local Youth Reported Missing by Parent After Disappearance
A. G. Lightfoot of 1270 Third Avenue SE reported to police Saturday night that his son Lee, 16, left home Thursday and has not been seen since. He described Lee as five feet five inches tall, weighing 10 pounds, with light hair and blue eyes, wearing blue overalls and a light sleeveless shirt.
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A. G. Lightfoot
Third Avenue SE
Lee
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