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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1932
Page
5
A jury fixed a life sentence in the murder of Dan Law in Harrisburg. The defendant, found guilty of the Harrisburg crime, will serve time at the Southern Illinois Penitentiary.
A shooting incident leaves the chief of police dead and Grady Button, an Illinois state highway patrolman, slain in the line of duty. Reports indicate a fatal confrontation with unidentified suspects as investigations continue.
In Highmore on October 6 special report notes Mrs Smith Hale a longtime Hyde county resident now living at Clear Lake had a foot amputated after an accident. The brief item records the event and current residence of the injured woman.
Writer Clarence Kelland seeks to avoid a $3,313 bill from Hattie Carnegie Inc for purchases made by his wife Mrs Kelland between Feb 27 1931 and Feb 27 1932 arguing the items were not necessaries and urging firms to stop letting wives run large bills in husbands absence. Mrs Kelland says she was billed and planned to pay, but payments faltered. The case follows a prior suit over linens and a court denied summary judgment, sending the matter to trial.
Arthur Maillefert a 19 year old New Jersey convict died in a Sunbeam prison camp sweat box chained to a neck chain and stocks. State witnesses testified he likely strangled himself while guards Courson and Higginbotham faced murder charges for placing him in the confinement cell.
Highmore records: a barn and sheds on James Brady farm one and a half miles east of town burned shortly before noon yesterday. No livestock perished. saddles harness and feed amounted to losses. Spontaneous combustion suspected as the fire started in the large barn amid corn stalks and hay litter. Firefighters saved grain stacks house and some small sheds.
A Canadian freight steamer John J Boland Jr sank in under four minutes off Erie with a woman and three men aboard. Fifteen crew members rode logs and a lifeboat to shore. The missing include two oilers Brooks Windsor Ont and Harry Jones St Catharines Ont and a fireman unnamed. The Boland carried coal from Erie to Hamilton Ont when hit by heavy seas. Captain E O Heme reported the perilous sinking.
Mond of Callingwood Ontario described as the mudder of the 250 foot vessel jammed when a Boland was tossed on the waves. Rushing seas swept decks opened hatches and the ship filled quickly. Lifeboats tore loose before launch.
An automobile caravan was arranged to accompany Vice President Charles Curtis from Lincoln to Omaha for a campaign speech. En route the caravan will stop at Fremont for a Republican luncheon in Curtis's honor. He lauded the Republican tariff as a boon to farmers and labeled the Democratic tariff plan a competitive tariff for revenue.
Fireworks stored in a 300 foot warehouse owned by St Paul Builders Material caused an explosion that rattled buildings across several blocks. Sinrockets and Roman candles fired into the air and shattered windows endangering firemen and spectators.
Harrisburg Illinois reports Edward Brewer was found guilty by a circuit court jury last night in the murder of a local officer. The verdict comes after a trial that highlighted the case’s contested evidence and emotional testimony from witnesses. Brewer faces a life term in prison with sentencing forthcoming details.
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