Eight Die As Chicago Launches New Anti Crime Drive
Chicago mourns eight violent deaths in a spree tied to gunfire standoffs and a suffocation murder. Victims include three officers Detective Frank Svec and Detective Edgar Chatterton, Officer Albert Magoon, and a drug store robber. Police traced shootouts to alcohol crime rings and a beer flat tied to Frank Schaeffer’s killing.
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Chicago
Anton J. Cermak
Frank Svec
Edgar Chatterton
Berwyn’s
Albert G. Magoon
Albert White
Bridewell Hospital
Joseph Seidel
Frankie Schaeffer
Gertrude Frish
Miguel Ramires
Vicente Granades
Syvec and
Chatterton
Arthur Lavac
Berwyn
Lavac
Magoon
Jerry Mass
Alcohol Syndicate
Mass
Panion
Walter Krop
White
Krop
Steve Kirincie
Kirincie
Frank Sc
Women Embrace Kojene for Feminine Hygiene
Women now use Kojene for feminine hygiene to insure protection against bacteria and health. The ad touts Kojene as stronger than carbolic acid yet safe, appealing to youth and beauty. A 6-ounce bottle sells for 60 cents at May Drug Co. or any drug store.
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May Drug Co
Candy store robbery ends in two deaths after late lootings
Frederick Frish and his daughter Miss Frish were bound to chairs and gagged during a post closing hour robbery. The two assailants looted the small candy shop for $3 before leaving, while Miss Frish died in the perilous strangling attempt as her father watched unable to intervene.
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Miss Frish
Frederick Frish
Frish
Desperado Wounds Two In Gun Battle After His Arrest
A six foot, 200 plus pound desperado wounded a garage attendant Connie Reed and deputy Gib Daniels in a gun battle after being arrested for an accident in Fredericktown Missouri. Patrolman Brooks joined the fight but was not hurt. The suspect and a 28 year old brunette companion were in the car. The woman identified herself as Mrs Pearl Simmons of Clarksdale Mississippi and was held.
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Likeston
INS
Desperado
Connie Reed
Gib Daniels
Reed
Pearl Simmons
Clarksdale
Miss
Chicagoan, Former Iowan Ends Life Amid Ill Health
Howard J. Cunningham 41, advertising agency president, died after a self inflicted gunshot in his Chicago office. He was found unconscious, a pistol at his feet, and a note to a friend requested notification of Mrs. Cunningham. Cunningham, born in Washington Indiana, educated at Lake Forest Academy and the University of Chicago.
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Chicago
Howard J. Cunningham
Cunningham
Washington, Inn
Lake Forest Academy
University of Chicago
Trial continues over Wight Rudberg collision case in Iowa
Judge H C Ring presided as evidence closed in the re trial of F H Wight against Mr and Mrs O T Rudberg. Testimony showed Mrs Rudberg was driving when Wight’s car collided on highway 216 near Nashua between April 9 1931. Rudberg’s husband grabbed the wheel after seeing two approaching cars and steered back toward the road. Wayne Hartliep drove the Wight car. Previous March jury verdict for Wight was set aside for a new trial due to injuries to Mrs Young in Marion December 11 1931. Testimony included Sam Patterson Edward Hanna Kathryn Stone and medical witnesses.
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H. C. Ring
Ring
F. H. Wight
O 'T. Rudberg
Cedar Rapids
International Falls
Minn
Rudberg
Wight
Nashua
Charles City
Wayne 5. Hartliep
Waterloo
John T . Mofft
Frank S. Skinner
C. L. Gillis
Leeda Warner
Mary Hanna
Supreme Court Enjoins Banner Howard in Iowa
Iowa Supreme Court at Des Moines enjoined Banner Howard of Cedar Rapids from further practice in the state. The ruling reversed Judge Ring’s dismissal of a petition for injunction. The court held naprapathy as non medical and without state license, ordering Linn county to issue the injunction.
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Banner Howard
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Supreme Court
Des Moines
United Press Dispatch
Howard
Evans
H. C. Ring
Dispatch
Supreme Tribunal
Linn County
United Press
Prisoner Released to Visit Ill Mother in Texas
Herman Cooksey, 21, of Peoria, was granted release from a three month county jail term for malicious injury to chattel after word reached Judge John T. Moffit that his mother in Littlefield, Texas, was gravely ill. Sheriff Joseph A Petrus reported the information. Six days of his sentence remained. Cooksey left for Littlefield immediately.
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Herman Cooksey
Peoria
John T. Moffit
Cooksey
Littlefield
Tex
Joseph A Petrus
H. C. Ring
Albert Arce
Fred Arce
Second Street
Continue Evidence In Young's Damage Suit
Plaintiff Cecile Young pursues a $3,500 personal injury claim against Carl E. Michel as evidence resumed Tuesday morning before Judge John T. Moffit and a district court jury.
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John T. Moffit
Cecile Young
Carl E. Michel
Solon Man Pleads Guilty With Deferred Sentence
Ralph R. Stahle of Solon pleaded guilty in district court to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Judge John T. Mofit deferred sentence until March 6, 1933, after the defendant's employer appeared in court.
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Ralph R. Stahle
Solon
John T. Mofit
Stahle
Stahle Freed Without Bond After Car Incidents
Stahle released without bond to his employer and forbidden to drive or license plates turned over. He was arrested Saturday after allegedly hitting two parked cars on Fifth Street near Third Avenue, with Mrs. Hamiston pursuing and calling police. In district court, Joseph N. Klein’s $5,488 suit against W. F. Main Appleton Novelty Co. moves forward as rebuttal testimonies proceed.
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Stahle
Fifth Street
Third Avenue
A. N. Hamiston
Stable
F. O. Ellison
Joseph N. Klein
W. F. Main
Appleton Novelty Company
Indianapolis
S Tiff
Sheriff Warns Linn County for Ford Roadster Suspect
Following a resident report of a false check from a man driving a Ford roadster with Kansas license 9-2697 Sheriff Joseph A. Petrus urged Linn County residents to watch for the suspect. A Kansas motor vehicle inquiry note says spurious checks have circulated in several Iowa communities.
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Linn County
Joseph A. Petrus
Sheriff's Office
Kansas Motor Vehicle Department
Iowa
Skalsky Will Admitted To Probate In Ced ar Rapids
The will of Frank Skalsky of Cedar Rapids who died November 24 was admitted to probate Tuesday. His wife Anna receives life use and income of the estate with remainder to any living children. Executors Frank Skalsky Jr and William H Skalsky were confirmed. The will is dated June 17, 1929.
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Frank Skalsky
Cedar Rapids
Anna Skalsky
Frank Skalsky, Jr
William H. Skalsky
Louise Spurgeon seeks permanent alimony in Iowa divorce
Louise Spurgeon files in district court for divorce from D K Spurgeon alleging cruel and inhuman treatment. She seeks $15000 permanent alimony, temporary alimony, and $550 on contract claim. They wed November 20 1930 in Rock Island Illinois. She also notes Spurgeon owns several farms. Federal court session scheduled December 15 will not be held. notice of plan change received Tuesday.
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Louise Spurgeon
D. K. Spurgeon
Rock Island
Ill
Spurgeon
Mr. Spurgeon
Judge Clark Rules for Defendants in Account Suit
Judge A B Clark ruled Tuesday in district court for the defendants in an account suit brought by N C Nielsen against A J Barth. The decision ends the action by Nielsen seeking financial claims.
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A. B. Clark
N. C. Nielson
A. J. Barth
Barths Win Judgment and Foreclosure on Conditional Sale
In a cross-petition the court awarded Chester A. Barth and Barth Produce a $127.59 judgment and ordered foreclosure of a conditional sales contract on a pickup truck. Separately Mary M. Oxley seeks $550 in district court from W. H. Zachary and Mrs. Zachary in a promissory note action. Ann Cox seeks $150 against Birdell and Mildred Cook in a district court lease action.
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Chester A. Barth
Barth Produce Company
Barths
Mary M. Oxley
W. H. Zachary
Ann Cox
Birdell Cook
Mildred Cook
Japan Rejects Conciliation Board On Sino Japanese Crisis
Japan told its Geneva delegation to reject a proposal for an international conciliation commission to settle the Manchuria Sino Japanese dispute. Britain’s approach was viewed as a diplomatic reverse by Tokyo despite friendly advice.
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Rio
Great Britain
Japan
Geneva
Manchuria
Sharp declines in stock market and diplomatic rela tions
The report notes sharp declines in the stock market followed by mention of the resumption of diplomatic relations. No further readable details are provided in the fragment.
Sino Japanese Relations and Russo Japanese Pact Look Diminished
A Geneva briefing notes that talks on Sino Japanese ties and a Russo Japanese non aggression pact have weakened. A government spokesman counters Maxim Litvinoff about Pacific border tensions, suggesting US Russia influence could have curbed Japan's Asia policy.
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China
Russia
Geneva
Maxim Litvinoff
Pacific
Manchuria
United States
Japan
Asia
M. Litvinoff
Picketers Not Guilty in Cream Dumping Case
Boone Iowa AP a jury found Truman Caldwell and A L Fisckinger not guilty on charges of destroying produce tied to the dumping of cream from a truck. The case arose from farm picketing during the farmers holiday movement.
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Boone
Truman Caldwell
A. L. Fisckinger
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