Outed killer Burke hunted as manhunt widens
Chicago police pursue Fred Burke linked to Moran gang massacre and other crimes across Detroit St Louis Toledo Cadillac Peru Jefferson with a nationwide manhunt expanding after a fatal traffic dispute in St Joseph Michigan. Eyewitness accounts place Burke in Chicago and St Joseph as investigators use criminology to connect a arsenal found at Burke Lake Front home to the Moran killings.
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Chicago
Fred Burke
Scarface
al’ Capone
Burke
Moran
St. Valentine
Detroit
Henry J. Garvin
Detroit Crime and Bomb Squad
St. Joseph
Mich
Capone
William Hutchinson
New Buffalo
Michigan
Burke Lake Front
Kay
United Railways
St. Louis
Toledo
Ohio
Cadillac
Peru
Ind
Jefferson
Wis
Charles Skelly
Skelly
RAF Lieutenant Rushes Serum to Angolan Missionary
A 2,000 mile RAF flight carried anti rabies serum to Mrs Wengatz a Methodist missionary at Malange Northern Angola who was bitten by a mad dog and in serious condition. The mission reported to Bishop E S Johnson in Cape Town tracking the urgent medical aid.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
King
Royal Air Force
E.S. Johnson
American Methodist Episcopal Church
Capetown
Wengatz
Malange
Angola
Sas
Japanese Delegation Satisfied After London Naval Talks
In Washington the Japanese and American delegations paused official duties after their first London naval conference exchange. They outlined defense needs for auxiliary ships and cruisers, with Stimson and Wakatsuki issuing an optimistic joint statement. The visit included wreaths at Arlington and Mount Vernon and a White House state dinner hosted by President Hoover.
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Washington
Henry
L. Stimson
New York
London
Hiroshi Saito
Cretary Stimson
Reijiro Wakatsuki
United States
Japan
Mount Vernon
Arlington
White House
Hoover
Poole Returns to Work After Appendicitis Recovery
J C Poole county sanitary inspector resumes duties after a two week absence due to appendicitis operation. He reports feeling stronger and plans to return home to Greenville North Carolina for rest until the new year before resuming his duties in Dothan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.C. Poole
Mr. Poole
Dothan
Greenville
N. C
Warm Victoria hosts Empress Hotel mid-winter golf tourney
Victoria BC plans February 17 to 23 for its second annual Empress Hotel mid-winter golf tournament. The island city enjoys unusually warm February weather aiding winter golf and attracting players from nearby regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
British Columbia
United States
57 Dead in North McAlester Mine Blast Rises to 57
McAlester Oklahoma December 18 1930 57 bodies recovered from Old Town Coal Company mine in North McAlester as 62 miners were trapped by explosion. Rescue workers battled gas and potential fires while convicts prepared graves and investigators pursued causes.
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Mcalester
Okla
Old Town ‘Coal Company
North McAlester
Tec
Old Town Coal
Old Town Coal Company
North
Miller D. Hay
Fears Rise for RAF Flyers in Cape Town Flight
London report details 71 hours without word from Squadron Leader A. G. Jones Williams and Flight Lieutenant A. H. Jenkins after they began a nonstop 6000 mile flight to Capetown. They last reported 50 miles northwest of Sardinia and may be over the Sahara. they promised hourly radio updates and carried rifles for protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Royal Air Force
Capetown
South Africa
Air Ministry
A. G. Jones Williams
A. H. Jenkins
Sardinia
Tonis
Sahara Desert
Spenn Reported Better At Home After Illness
Spenn is better at home after a weeklong illness, with news noting his gradual recovery and improved condition. No further medical details are disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spann
M.S. Spenn
Wind storm hits area south of Duthan in Florida
Strong winds between Malvern and Graceville Florida struck shortly after noon causing destruction to several barns and outhouses. No injuries were reported. Telephoned reports from Slocomb Telephone company described the winds as cyclonic in brief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malvern
Graceville
Fla
Slocomb Telephone Company
Santa Claus Ind. Mail Boom Ends Quiet December
Santa Claus Indiana with a population around 60 becomes a busy mail stop in December as Postmaster James F. Martin who runs the general store handles no more than a couple of dozen pieces of mail for about 1% of the year.
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Santa Claus
Ind
James F. Martin
All Voters Invited Back in Democratic Primary 1930
A report claimed the State Democratic Executive Committee barred Hoover voters from the August primary. The committee clarified that all qualified white electors may participate and must pledge to support Democratic nominees. No Houston County action was discussed or approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Executive Committee
Hoover
T. E. Buritin
Houston County
State Committee
Ten Men Fined Five Dollars Each In Baxley Court
Ten men appeared before Judge Keener Baxley of the court of common pleas this morning. They were fined five dollars each on charges of illegal train riding. The docket was part of the regular weekly session of the court. Part of the WGN Christmas afternoon program will feature a dramatized version of Handel’s Messiah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baxley
Judz Keener Baxley
Court of Common Pleas
WGN
Wood Resolution Adopted to Fight Fruit Fly Plague
The House approved the Wood resolution to authorize 1 240 009 dollars for immediate eradication of the Mediterranean fruit fly. The action was unanimous.
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Washington
House
Weather in Alabama: cold wave tonight then fair Thursday
The bulletin notes a severe cold wave in Alabama tonight with temperatures from 4 to 10 degrees in the north and 10 to 18 degrees in the central region. Thursday remains fair but colder with strong northwest to north winds along the eastern areas.
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Alabama
Fantasic Tale From Wandering Witness in Mountain View Torchlaw Trial
A roaming farm hand calling himself Connie Franklin testified for two hours in the Mountain View murder case. He claimed his disappearance sparked rumors of his death and that men were charged for killing him. Prosecutor and defense attorneys clashed over his past, including asylum history and a planned marriage to the state's star witness Tiller Ruminer. Four defendants—Herman Greenway, Hubert Hester, Alex Fulks, and Joe White—are accused of killing Franklin.
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Mountain View
Ark
Connie Franklin
St. James
Here
Hendrick
Sa Wfiler
Tiller Ruminer
Humphrey, Ark
Herman Greenway
Hubert Hester
Alex Fulks
Joe White
Franklin
Murder charge filed against Tuscumbia youth
John Goin, 19, faces a murder charge after Roy Kimbrough, 17, died from shotgun wounds received at a Pear Creek party near Tuscumbia Alabama. Goin is jailed without bond as eye witnesses described an intoxicated quarrel leading to the shooting. Funeral services for Kimbrough are planned in Crooked Oak.
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Tuscumpia
Ala
John Goin
Roy Kimbrough
Pear Creek
Here
Goin
Colbert County
Coy Rusell
Kimbrough
Sali
Crooked Oak
Tuscumbia
Negro In Kilby For Safe Keeping Today
28 year old Frank Mercy, a Black man from a state road camp near Ray Minette, is in Kilby prison for safekeeping after arrest on charges of abducting a white woman. The alleged assault occurred while Mercy was serving a robbery sentence in Jefferson County.
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Montgomery
Ala
Deel
Frank Mercy
Ray Minette
Kilby
Carthis Irwin
Taldwra County
Ang Chane
McCay
Jefferion County
Health officials review local food producers line up
County health authorities evaluate Mercer Dairies and nearby producers as part of a broader food safety grading process. Target Grove and Quavo Plow are noted as major suppliers under scrutiny for compliance and quality standards.
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Welt
Mercer Dairies
Driver Flee After Gas Blast Halts Car Over Manhole
Los Angeles December 18 reports say K. R. Rueter stopped on a busy street when a terrific explosion blew gas from a manhole beneath his car. The vehicle rose briefly, then settled as Rueter fled. Police halted him once they learned the blast came from utilities, not a direct attack.
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Los Angeles
K. R. Rueter
Rueter
Judge Clayton in critical condition in Montgomery hospital
Federal Judge Henry D. Clayton of the middle district of Alabama remains in critical condition after several weeks of illness and a blood transfusion operation. He has asked for retirement and could be succeeded by a Hoover administration appointee. he served in Congress before his 1914 federal appointment.
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Montgomery
Ala
Henry D. Clayton
Middle District
Alabama
Clayton
United States Attorney General
Wilson
Congress
Hoover
Man Taken From Burning Auto Was Critically Hurt
Dee 18 H. EF. Thigpen, 26, was pulled from his burning overturned car by a passing motorist on the Gadsden highway near Birmingham. He suffered severe burns and was in critical condition the next day. Thigpen said the front of his car burst into flames from a short circuit before the vehicle went off the embankment.
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Birmingham
Ala
Dee
H. EF. Thigpen
Gadsden Highway
Thigpen
Supreme Court to Hear Appeal in Avant Murder Case
Alabama Supreme Court will hear the appeal filed by Attorney General Charlie McCall from the Geneva circuit court bail rulings in the Claude F Avant murder case. Defendants include Dr G W Smith and Clyde Smith with Feanders Jones and Charlie Brown. Lee Phillips is jailed on a separate charge. Judge Pearce indicated the capreras court would issue a decision by Friday or Saturday.
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Montgomery
Ala
John J. Haynes
William P. Cobb
Alabama Court of Appeals
Charlie McCall
Geneva
Claude F. Avant
Slocomb High Echo
Defermants
G. W. Smith
Clyde Smith
Feanders Jones
Charlie Brown
Geneva Court
Lee Phillips
Kilby
Pearce
West Virginia killer listed as Death List terrorizes Romney
Three men were gunned down in Romney, Walter Crabtree, 30, held for the shootings after a “death list” of five homes was found. Victims included Justice H. C. Inskeep, 50, and Sheriff C. B. Saville reported no serious injuries to others. Crabtree, intoxicated, fired on targeted homes and was taken to Keyser for safekeeping.
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Romney
W. Va
Walter Crabtree
H. C. Inskeep
Carrie Wright
Mra. Grace Wolford
Mildred Hott
C.B. Saville
Miller
Crab- Tree
J. S. Eason
Saville
Crabtree
Liguor
Ben E. Miller
J. B. Saville
Joe Horne
S D. Crabtree
Young Crabtree
Sheriff Saville
Rockman
Keyser
Remercy
F. B. Ranin
Mineral County
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Says
Wenr
Dave
Christmag
J. C. Poole
Hay
Joe Ponselia
Arnold Kessinger
Frank Gonzales
Duthan
Action State Committee
Farmer
Burning Auto
Supreme Court
Smith Case
W. Virginia
Crabhome
Wolford
Tree
Blaine Hott
Hott
Justice of the Peace
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