Grmiston Won t Discuss The McPherson Case
Harrisburg reports Frank Moore, driver of the car that abducted Kenneth G Ormiston, left Edensburg for Harrisburg after an earlier trip. Investigators say Ormiston and two Chicago operatives may have boarded a train for Chicago.
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Harrisburg
Frank Moore
Kenneth G. Ormiston
Aimee Semple McPherson
Edensburg
Ormiston
Chicago
Johnstown
Ebensburg
Reed Is Given Life Sentence
George Reed was sentenced to life imprisonment in Fort Madison after pleading guilty to the April 9 hijacking incident in which Andrew Stenhouse was killed. His companions R. W. Smith and Edward Kelley already serve 25 years for robbery with aggravation.
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Marshalltown
George Reed
Andrew Stenhouse
Fort Madison
R. W. Smith
Edward Kelley
Reed
Sipes Fate Hinges On Jurors Again in Murder Trial
Algona Iowa December reports recount J S Sipes of Spencer facing a second trial for first degree murder in the death of Daniel Detling Bemidji Minn in the Sipes garage The defense argues self defense while the state notes differing knife entry details from prior testimony The case may go to jurors late today with a possible verdict by Saturday afternoon
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Algona
J. S. Sipes
Spencer
Daniel Detling
Bemidji
Minn
Sipes
Supreme Court
Bemidji, Minn
Detling
van Ness
Oscar Cunningham
Lehman Testifies In Own Defense In Clinton Hearing
Clinton Iowa December hearing on the appeal of Fred Lehmann a deposed police officer features more than half a dozen witnesses heard by noon. Lehmann faces charges of incompetency connected to the arrest of Eugene Moore bootlegger now serving eight years for manslaughter at Fort Madison. Additional misconduct counts were filed as he sought specification of charges and he testified in his own defense awaiting cross examination after the noon adjournment.
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Clinton
Fred Lehmann
Clinton Police and Fire Commission
Lehmann
Eugene Moore Clinton
State Penitentiary
Fort Madison
Fred Koch
Germany Joins Permanent Court of International Justice
Geneva reports that Germany becomes a member of the permanent court after Foreign Minister Stresemann signs the protocol. The move follows an international conference on American reservations and suggests the United States may not join, delaying adhesion.
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Geneva
Germany
Permanent Court of International Justice
Stresemann
United States
Y M C A Policy Committee to Present Report at Iowa Convention
Cedar Rapids, Ia. Dec 10 A committee on policy will present its report to the annual state convention of the Y M C A today with recommendations on future work. Last night’s session covered secretary reports and budget discussion. The budget will be debated again today. The convention closes tonight. Sixty workers attend.
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Cedar Rapids
Association
Doheny tells court he made Mexican loan during trial
In Washington the defense rests its case as Edward L. Doheny testifies he loaned Albert B. Fall 100000 dollars before the Pearl Harbor project and says he made a further 10000000 loan to the Obregon government of Mexico as advance taxes. He says Fall acted as Pan American interests agent in Mexico and that the loans were unrelated to Fall’s cabinet service.
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Washington
Wilbur
Gleaves
Pacific Fleet
Albert B. Fall
Edward L. Doheny
Pearl Harbor
Fall
Doheny
Obregon
Mexico
Orient resident Mrs. Eatinger shops in Creston
Mrs. Scott Eatinger of Orient spent the day shopping in Creston yesterday. Glenn Downs of Nevinville was a Creston caller Thursday.
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Mrs. Scott Eatinger
Orient
Creston
Glenn Downs
Nevinville
Creston Schools Announce Two Week Christmas Break
Creston public schools will close for two weeks from Friday December 17 to Monday January 3. Classes run to 4 pm on December 17 and resume January 3. High school and junior college basketball practice will begin after break with schedules to follow. Rural schools largely keep no Christmas vacation to allow earlier spring closes.
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Creston
Board of Education
Des Moines Catholic
Des Moines
Local residents travel and marriage license issued in Creston
Locals from Mt Ayr Prescot and Corn ing shop in Creston for business and errands. A marriage license was issued to Earl Simpson of winterset and Hattie Cornelison of Lorimer. Mrs. William Hanoon travels to Des Moines for a weeks visit with her parents.
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J. H. Link
Mt Ayr
Creston
Isaiah Wynn
Sam Wynn
Prescott
Clyde Hill
Corning
District Court
Earl Simpson
Winterset
Hattie Cornelison
Lorimer
William Hanoon
Des Moines
Broad
Forest Grant
Shannon City
Floyd Kretzer
West Spencer Street
George H. Williams
West
Jefferson Street
Victor, Tex
H. W. Dodd
Ruth Worden
Red Oak
George Wickman
Tomaha
Omaha
Mine Blast Death Toll Reaches 28
Princeton Ind December 18 An explosion at Francisco coal mine number 2 increased the death toll to 28. Three men remained unaccounted for as the mine was sealed. Five bodies were found in the burning area, with 21 recovered yesterday and two of the injured dying today in hospital.
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Princeton
Ind
Francisco
Hamner Furniture Exchange Moves to New Elm Street Site
The Hamner furniture exchange, formerly at 122 North Elm Street, relocates to 203 North The Street and will open Saturday. Operated by E Hamner and Ora Hamner, the three floor space remains in a building once used by Union Hardware, which has been repaired and redecorated for stock storage.
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Hamner Furniture Exchange
North Elm Street
North the Street
E. Hamner
Ora Hamner
Union Hardware Company
Exchange
Adair County to Have Corn Show
The best corn in Adair county will be displayed at the Adair county corn show opening in Greenfield on December 15. Sponsored by the Adair county farm bureau the event will be held in the courthouse and features township winners competing in professional amateur and junior classes over two days.
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Adair County
Greenfield
Olson Boy May Be In Georgia
Columbus Georgia dispatch reports a youth who claimed Wisconsin roots and warned he was in trouble is detained in Bacon County suspected of Erdman Olson the 22 year old killer of his girlfriend.
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Columbus
Wisconsin
South
Bacon County
Erdman Olson
Farmer Admits He Shot Wife in Iowa Case
Charles Ebal a Portland township farmer pleaded guilty to manslaughter in Clear Lake Iowa court for the death of his wife whom he shot after an estrangement. He will be sentenced Tuesday and has been jailed since August 29.
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Clear Lake
Charles Ebal
Portland Township
Ebal
Root and Dawes Win 1926 Peace Prizes
Elihu Root wins the Woodrow Wilson foundation peace prize for 1926 for his work on a world court. Charles G. Dawes shares the Nobel Peace Prize with Sir Austen Chamberlain for 1926 for his leadership of the Dawes plan aiding Germany’s reparations.
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New York
Elihu Root
Woodrow Wilson Foundation
Charles G. Dawes
United States
Austen Chamberlain
Great Britain
Woodrow Wilson
Mr. Root
World Court of International Juaiteee
Dawes
International Commission
Germany
Viscount Cecil of
Chelwood
League of Nations
Viscount Cecil Long
Theodore Roosevelt
Alfred Nobel
Washington
Swenson
Casto
Ten Men And Two Women On M Dermott Jury
Twelve jurors were chosen to try Patrick Eugene McDermott for the murder of Don R. Mellett of Canton. The panel includes 10 men and 2 women and was sworn in at 1 18 p m. An alternate juror will be selected for emergency purposes. The court planned to house the jurors in a Canton hotel and take them to the murder scene during a recess for clothing and articles.
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Court House
Canton
Patrick Eugene McDermott
Don R. Mellett
E. W. Diehl
State Asks Boyd Be Sent To Gallows
Des Moines Iowa December 10 William H Byrd confessed slayer of Dewey Marshall deputy sheriff today heard the state plead with the jury in his trial for murder to send him to the gallows His attorney simply urged the seven women and five men who will pass judgment to consider the evidence in a spirit of fairness The arguments are not expected to be completed today
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Des Moines
William H. Byrd
Dewey Marshall
Explosion injures seven in Hammond mixing plant
One man was killed and seven workers injured in an explosion at the Central Railway Signal Company mixing plant in Hammond Indiana. The blast occurred today and prompted emergency response as investigators begun to determine cause.
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Hammond, Ind
Central Railway Signal Company
Decoration of ITV Streets Lights To Line Creston Downtown
Creston plans a Christmas street decoration sponsored by the chamber of commerce. Four hundred bulbs will illuminate sixteen blocks with red white green and blue lights, double strings at major intersections. An initial order of 100 Christmas trees was soon deemed too small with 50 more planned. Businesses cooperate to decorate trees ahead of a Saturday deadline.
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Creston
Chamber of Commerce
Adams
Montgomery
Mills
Walnut
Oak Street
Pine
Chamber
Man Arrested In Poison Candy Case In Oelwein Iowa
Walter Jorgensen is jailed on a charge of attempting to kill Ed Froney with poisoned candy. Froney reported receipt of a second blackhand letter within three weeks to state agent H M Stoner. Jorgensen waived preliminary hearing and is held on $10 000 bond awaiting grand jury action.
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Oelwein
Walter Jorgensen
Ed Froney
Froney
H. M. Stoner
Oelheim
Chicago Great Western
Jay Cook
Jorgensen
N. L. Watt
Dee
WN. L. Watt
Froner
Hig
Charles Street West
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M’pherson
Aimee
Angelus Temple
Los Angeles
Broadway
Chicago Herald and Examiner
Pennsylvania
Fred ‘Lininger
W. C. Ormiston
San Francisco
Kenneth
Asa Keyes
Oakland
Calif
Ben Cohn
Keyes
McPherson
Sipe
Lehman
South America
U. S. Army
San Antonio
Bernard 3. Thompson
Phillips Field
Aberdeen
Muir S. Fairchild
Douglas Field
Leonard D Weddington
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Herbert A. Dargue
Air Corps
Charles McK. Robinson
Fort Crockett
Arthur EB. Baker
Ennis C. Whitehead
Wright Field
Arthur P. McDaniel
Kelly Field
Clinton F. Woolsey
McCook Field
John W. Benton
Crissy Field
Court
Olson
Georgia
Farmer
Wilson Peace Prize
M’dermott
State
Boyd
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