Motive in Rothstein Killing Alleges Love Jealousy
Harold Kirk, Los Angeles youth known as Doyle Quiggle, testified in Salinas that a professional gunman named Frank Moone killed Arnold Rothstein in the Park Central lobby. He claimed jealousy over Rothstein’s blonde mistress and implicated rival rum runner Dick Goldstein, detailing an armored car setup and staged motive as police kept him in custody.
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Frank Moone
Rothstein
Kirk
Moone
New York
Dick Goldstein
Goldstein
Philadelphia
Visa
Carl H. Abbott
Moane
Doyle Quiggle
Love
Silver Pheasant
New York police doubt Kirk confession in Rothstein murder
New York police dismissed Harold Leo Kirk's reported confession as unreliable. The youth, once of New York, claimed he witnessed the murder of gambler Arnold Rothstein in Salinas California, but officials suspect he sought a free ride to New York for examination.
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NEW York
INS
New York Police Today
Salinas
Calif
Harold Leo Kirk
Arnold Rothstein
Kirk
B and O Receives 3 Million Loan for Equipment Build
Washington AP reports the Baltimore and Ohio railroad was authorized by the Interstate Commerce Commission to borrow 3 million dollars from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Funds will finance 820 coal cars 2500 freight cars and 165 locomotives. Officials expect 1500 workers employed on a 30 hour week for six months.
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Washington
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Reconstruction Corporation
Lectures by Dr Kerlin at First Evangelical Church
Dr Edmond R Kerlin of Michigan City Ind will deliver a series of lectures at First Evangelical church First avenue and Third street W starting Sunday morning and continuing each evening except Saturday The theme is A Christian Living Rev Kerlin spent years in newspaper work and led large Evangelical churches Rev Mr and Mrs George Reep of Ohio arrive Monday to direct the music they are accomplished musicians and have held many similar engagements in recent years.
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Edmond R. Kerlin
Michigan City
Ind
First Evangelical Church
First Avenue
Third Street
George Reep
Ohio
Ainsworth Farmer Harry A White Dies by Own Action
Harry A White 62 a farmer four and one half miles north of Ainsworth shot himself through the breast with a shotgun at 10 30 a m Friday after a period of depression over financial trouble Deputy Sheriff Harold Putnam Washington county pronounced the death a death by own action He is survived by his widow and six sons Leonard Helen Paul Edward Homer and Frederick and other details indicate schooling in Iowa City Des Moines Cedar Rapids Prescott Wisconsin and other places was home to his family in Iowa.
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Ainsworth
Harry A. White
Harold Putnam
Washington County
White
Iowa City
Leonard
Helen
Paul
Edward
Des Moines
Homer
Cedar Rapids
Frederick
Prescott
Wis
Salesman's claim of baking company ties branded false
Jack Walsh of Colonial Baking denounces a young man selling flour house to house in east city as fabricating ties to the firm. Walsh says no layoffs occurred in a year and the man never worked for Colonial. description notes a 22 year old with small mustache and white face in overalls.
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Jack Walsh
Colonial Baking Company
Walsh
Colonial Company
Gazette
Baking
Four-Power Arms Parley May Be Held At Geneva
London and Berlin report Britain France and Italy agreed on a four power emergency disarmament conference at Geneva to address Germanys demand for arms equality. Germany warns Geneva must include equality terms or risk exclusion from the world disarmament talks. An unofficial preliminary meeting is planned with possible United States involvement.
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Geneva
London
Great Britain
France
MacDonald
Italy
Ngs Coon
Germany
No. 16 Downing Street
Terry
United States
Norman Davis
Berlin
Car in reverse backs into café doorway in Vinton
Vinton dispatch reports M S McWhorter started his car with gears in reverse. The vehicle rolled back across a busy street, struck the curb, and crashed into Brown's cafe doorway. Three tires blew out and rims damaged the curb impact. Earlier at Dysart the T J B spoke Friday October 21 on a Republican rally at the high school auditorium with county candidates slated to be heard.
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Third District
Alice Longworth backs Hoover despite party ties
In a Ladies Home Journal piece Alice Roosevelt Longworth known as Princess Alice says she will vote for Hoover this time even if not a Republican. She recalls girlhood memories and denies steering society classes, noting no mention of Dolly Gann while describing the uneasy sense around the vice presidency during her father’s campaigns.
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Philadelphia
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Alice
Theodore Roosevelt
Hoover
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
New York
Longworth
Current Ladies Home Journal
Legisla Society
Dolly Gann
Curtis
Death of Savanna Man Investigated in Cook County Hospital
CHICAGO UP A coroner's jury examined the death of Frank Hartnett 54 Savanna IL who died in Cook County Hospital after being admitted October 3 in an alcoholic coma. Death certificate cites second and third degree burns on both thighs and the coroner's office lists acute alcoholism as the cause. Police sought to trace the burns with hours of work.
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Chicago
Frank Hartnett
Savanna
Cook County
Harnett
Church Conference At Center Point Monday
Center Point Linn county Older Boys and Girls conference will be held in Center Point churches. About three hundred youths are expected and will be entertained at a banquet in the Christian church at the day's end. Curtis Wood is toastmaster with Miss Iva Mollenhauer chairing the convention and a committee of assistants handling duties.
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Center Point
Linn County
Christian Church
Curtis Wood
Iva Mollenhauer
Mardean Joyce
Verla Mae Eller
Keith Dennis
Glenn Heefner
Wanda Rae Heverly
Chester Jones
Supt
W. H. Davies
Betty Whitmore
Kim and Nyland to Lead Sunday Evangelistic Service at St Pauls
Perry Kim and Einar Nyland, Chicago gospel singers, will conduct an evangelistic service Sunday at 7 45 PM at St Pauls Methodist Church under the Cedar Rapids Gideon society. They have appeared with Billy Sunday and at the Gospel Tabernacle and will also sing at the Sunshine Mission Saturday at 7 30 PM. A. K. Harker of Fairfield, Gideon state chaplain, attends as guest. Six local churches drop evening services for attendance. The pair have performed recently in Mechanicsville Belle Plaine West Branch and Colesburg.
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St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Perry Kim
Einar Nyland
Gospel Singers of
Chicago
Pear
Cedar Rapids Gideon Society
Mr. Kim
Mr. Nyland
Nyland
A. K. Harker
Fairfield
Gideon Organization
The
Sunshine Mission
Mechanicsville
Belle Plaine
West Branch
Colesburg
Worthington Woman Dies in Iowa City Hospital
Mrs. John Collins of Worthington died in a hospital in Iowa City. She resided three and one half miles north of Worthington. Survived by her husband, one son and two daughters.
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Worthington
John Collins
Iowa City Wright
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