Mt Vernon police hunt for murder suspect after teacher killed
Mt Vernon police chief orders all officers to search outlying “hobo jungles” for a slender mulatto man named Hoyt McMurray, in Carmi and White County investigation into Miss Anna Preher’s brutal killing. A bloody coat found at a Carmi suspect’s home narrows the field as fingerprint work continues and blood analysis is planned.
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Mt. Vernon
U.P
William H. Groves
Anna Preher
Carmi
Groves
Til
James M. Endicott
White County
United Press
Endicott
Hoyt McMurray
Mullato
Julius Koenig
Vincennes
Ind
Preher
Koentz
Gradwohl Laboratories
St. Louis
Miss Preher
Teachers Institute
Athlete Dies In Collision Of Two Autocs
Johnston City Illinois December 22 Russell Lawson 17 Anna Jonesboro varsity basketball team member died when the vehicle carrying the squad collided with another car and overturned near Marion. Coach Russell Rendelman graduate of the University of Illinois coaching school suffered a fractured skull. Morvey Vaughn 18 suffered serious cuts and contusions Howard Ferrell 18 and Willie Peters 16 were badly bruised and cut. Cecil Pike Marion driver of the other car was only slightly hurt.
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Johnston City
A.R
Russell Lawson
Jonesboro
Anna-Jonesboro
Marion
Russell Rendelman
U. of I
Morvey Vaughn
Anna
Howard Ferrell
Willie Peters
Balcom
Cecil Pike
Germany to Learn Fate In Reparations Talks
Paris reports plans to convene a committee of reparations experts with two members from each creditor country and U.S. participation. The group would gather in Paris to consider elaborated proposals and a full settlement of Germany's reparations obligations under Geneva decisions.
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Paris
U.P
London
Rome
Tokio
Brussels
Berlin
U.S
Flaving
Poincare
France
Leopold von Hoesch
Geneva
United States
Germany
Commission On Reparations
King George Holds Gains Amid Illness in London
London reports the king's condition steadied with a fair night and no change in his status. Medical circles sense a possible mend as the Prince of Wales and Prince George return. Duke of Gloucester set to arrive Monday on Balmor Castle from Capetown.
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London
George
Prince of Wales
Prince George
Stanley Hewitt
Duke of Gloucester
Southhampton
Bal- Moral Castle
Capetown
Frank Scott Arrested for Spending Company Christmas Fund
Frank Scott, 33, was arrested in St. Louis after he admitted spending a $2300 Christmas fund saved by 43 Pierce Petroleum employees over a year. Officials plan to provide long term loans to the workers to cover the loss.
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St. Louis
Illinois and Great Lakes Weather Outlook December 24–29
Weather forecast shows mostly fair conditions in Illinois tonight and Sunday with rising temperatures in the north and central areas. In the Great Lakes regiontemperatures stay mostly moderate with a risk of colder spell and occasional light snow toward week’s end. Upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys expect little precipitation and moderate seasonal temperatures, possibly turning colder near the end of the period.
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Illinois
Great Lakes
Mississippi
Missouri
Kidnap Case Nears End as Jury Deliberates Death Penalty
Chicago reports the Billy Ranieri kidnapping case moves toward a verdict with defendants Angelo Petitti Andrew Cappellano and Tony Cappellano on trial for extortion and abduction. Prosecution seeks the electric chair as witnesses testify and death threats surface from black hand intimidation. Ole Scully, subpoenaed witness, was killed this week as court adjourned for his funeral.
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Chicago
U.P
Billy Ranieri
John Huffman
Huffman
Billy
Andrew Capellano
Angelo Petitti
Capellano
Tony
Petitti
Robert Gentzel
Criminal
Mike di Vito
A. Frank Ranieri
di Vito
Ole Scully
Ranieri
Frank Ranieri
Andrew Cappellano
Scully
Boswell Case Set for January Trial in East St Louis
Trial of the Williamson county liquor conspiracy case involving former State's Attorney Arlie Boswell and eight others is scheduled for January 14. Assistant U.S. Attorney Ralph Lesemann says the trial will be long and bitterly contested with 100 to 200 witnesses. Art Newman and Freddie Wooten, former gang affiliates, are named among expected witnesses.
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Boswell
East St. Louis
U.P
Williamson County
Arlie O. Boswell
Federal
Ralph Lesemann
Leseman
United Press
Alexander County
Art Newman
Charley Birger
Freddie Wooten
Forecast For Christmas Snow Hits Midwest
A white Christmas was forecast by the Weather Bureau as snow fell across the Midwest. The storm began in Chicago and spread through Iowa Kansas Minnesota Indiana Michigan Wisconsin and Ohio with temperatures staying low enough to prevent melting. Ten lives were reported lost in the snowstorm, including four in Chicago, and the influenza epidemic was waning under the cold, snowy conditions.
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Chicago
Middle West
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Ohio
Bank Robbers Miscalculate Averts Crystal City Heist
Three bandits planned a $40,000,000 Crystal City payroll robbery but miscalculated by 30 minutes. They abducted two bank officials, then fled with $5,000, releasing W. W. Bradley and E. E. Blake at Arnold Missouri. They aimed for a Pittsburgh Plate Glass payroll in half an hour.
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Crystal City
Mc. Dee
USA
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
Hoover and Luis Confer In Rio De Janeiro Reception
PresidentElect Herbert Hoover began formal talks with Brazilian officials in Rio de Janeiro, amid lavish welcomes and street celebrations. He met President Washington Luis and planned sessions on coffee policy and Brazil’s potential Kellogg treaty involvement.
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Rio de Janeiro
Herbert Hoover
American Statesman
Brazil
Latin America
Hoover
Washington Luis
Catteoe Palace
Goover
Baby Frankie Brooks Faces Critical Throat Injury
Frightful accident in Bluefield West Virginia leaves 18 month old Frankie Brooks with a toy motorcycle lodged in his throat. Doctors at the Jackson clinic Philadelphia report milk as his only nourishment. Throat specialist Dr H H Haggert warns another operation could be fatal and a pneumonia risk looms as his condition hangs on the next 24 hours. Parents are Mr and Mrs Charles Brooks of Asco West Virginia.
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Cincinnati
Frank Brooks
Bluefield
W. Va
Frankie
Jackson Clinic
Philadelphia
H. H. Haggert
Goes Back To Cell As Bond Is Forfeited
George The Greek Montgares is back in DeKalb county jail after a bondsman forfeited his bond. He was free on two $1,000 bonds, one tied to a recent prohibition violation and the other to an earlier arrest. His attorney seeks another bondsman as an appeal proceeds.
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George
Montgares
DeKalb
Coolidges to Leave On Trip Christmas Day
President and Mrs. Coolidge will depart Washington on Christmas Day for Sapelo Island off Brunswick Georgia to spend the holidays on the Howard E Coffin estate. The length of the visit is undecided though a stay beyond January 3 is possible. The island offers deer wild peacocks pheasant and fishing.
Robbery of Diamonds Strikes Springfield Couple
Three bandits robbed Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Steward of 7500 dollars in diamonds as they parked their car in a rear garage. Steward was slugged. Police investigate the late night creaking crime in Springfield, Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Springfield
E. J. Steward
Steward
Governor commutes Potz life sentence for murder of policeman
Ignatz Potz, condemned for the 1922 killing of Patrolman William Peterson during a police chase near Beach Illinois, is granted a Christmas commutation by Governor Len Small and will be released. The pardon follows a long history of legal action and prior commutations affecting Potz and several other inmates.
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Springfield
U.P
I¢matz Potz
Joliet Penitentiary
William Peterson
Lake County
Potz
Len Small
Sheridan Road
State Supreme Court
Pott
Governor Small
Kankakee
Sam Washington
Cook County
Paul Lindsey
Champaigns County
Morris Stuben
Phillip Fox
Chicago
Thomas Walsh
Morris Morgan
State Parolo’board
Kanka‘kee
Louis L. Emmerson
Joliet
Ilinois
Ignatz Potz
Beach
Waukegan
Small
City Auto Tax Plates For 1929 On Sale At City Hall
City vehicle tax plates for 1929 are on sale at city hall with some plates already sold by the city clerk. Demand is expected to rise after the new year. Owners with 1928 plates need not buy until after June 1, since last year’s plates were purchased in June. A recent ordinance change allows tax payable after January 1, and buyers who obtain plates immediately will receive a reduction for January 1 to June 1.
Mrs George Madison Dies After Long Ill Health
Mrs George Madison a longtime resident northeast of Cortland and former Malta resident died early today at the Madison home after years of poor health. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11:00 a.m. at the home with Rev Erdmann Frenk of Immanuel Lutheran church officiating. burial in Malta cemetery. She was born in Denmark April 15 1864 and came to the United States 45 years ago. She leaves her husband and seven children including George of Sycamore Mrs Bert Fowler Belvidere Levy DeKalb Harvey Belvidere Chris at home and Mrs Carl Lundstrom Waterman plus other relatives.
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George Madison
Cortland
Malta
Madison
Erdmann Frenk
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Malta Cemetery
Denmark
George
Sycamore
Bert Fowler
Belvidere
Levy
John Thiel
DeKalb
Harvey
Chris
Carl Lundstrom
Waterman
Salvation Army Faces Historic Crisis Over Leadership
Commander Evangeline Booth sails for Europe to resolve what the dispatch terms the most serious crisis in Salvation Army history. Her brother General Bramwell Booth may lose international headship, with a high council in London to decide his ouster while he lies ill at 72.
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New York
U.P
Evangeline Booth
Salvation Army
United States
Europe
Bramwell Booth
The
Booth
General Booth
Jy London
High Council
Death of North Tenth resident Peter Fogelman
Peter Fogelman 68 father of Guo Fogelman of 725 North Tenth Street passed away in Chicago last evening after a brief illness. He previously wrote to DeKalb relatives about his health and invited his son and family to visit. Funeral services are planned Monday afternoon at Irving Park Lutheran Church.
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Peter Fogelman
Guo Fogelman
North Tenth Street
Chicago
de Kalb
Fogelman
Boy Dies After 25 Foot Fall in Abandoned Elevator
Fourteen year old Herbert Grunden of Decatur died after breaking his back when he fell 25 feet from a ladder while playing in an abandoned elevator. He is survived by his parents two sisters and four brothers.
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Decatur, M
U.s—P
Herbert Grunden
War flames rise again over Bolivian Paraguayan border
Bolivian forces mass near Bahia Negra as 3500 troops including 3000 infantry and 500 cavalry move toward the Paraguayan frontier. Paraguay's La Patria warns the clash could derail Pan American mediation. Asuncion says troops depart daily for the front with women camp followers noted. Bolivia confirms mobilization with the Vanguardia regiment being equipped and sent toward Tarija near the frontier.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
Bahia Negra
la Patria
Chaco
Jose Guggiari
Buenos Aires
U.R
la Prensa
Washington
Parte
Boliviania
Bolivia
la Paz
Vanguardia Regiment
Tarija
Saarez
United Press
Boquerom
Still Work at Farm Aid Still Work at Farm Aid
Washington reports congress adjourned for a holiday recess until January 3 after three weeks of speedy legislation. The senate and house held brief sessions with Christmas readings and messages from President Coolidge. The Norris Muscle peers bill and farm relief legislation were among topics mentioned for after the break.
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Washington
Senate
House
Lynn Frazier
North Dakota
John Q. Tilson
Coolidge
Sargent
Norris
Secretary of Agriculture
Jardine
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Reparations Commission
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Aristide Briand
Chambery
Caen
J. C. Penney
Gulf Steam
Florida Keys
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Luis Confer
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Navy
Mr. Hoover
Congress
National Congress
High Court
Supreme Qovtt
Zurn
North Tenth
Boy
Farm Aid
McNary
Bill
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