Inquest details on Dillinger gang deaths in 1934
An inquest describes gunshot wounds and preliminary examination of remains linked to the Dillinger gang. It notes George Nelson known as Baby Face and Hamilton dying in 1934 after federal confrontations. Nelson was killed November 27, 1934, in a battle near Chicago, while Hamilton died months earlier in a different federal encounter.
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Hamilton
George
Nelson
Dillinger
Agton
Niles
Dillinger Gang
South St. Paul
Minn
Flamilton
John Dillinger
G-men
Chicago
New Commissioner R E Freer Joins U S Federal Trade Commission
R E Freer of Cincinnati begins duties in Washington as a new member of the U S federal trade commission.
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R. E. Freer
Cincinnati, C
Washington
U. S Federal Trade Commission
Family Fight Settled in Judge Jeff Court
A family dispute was settled yesterday by Justice Ona C. Jefery who fined Robert Rogers in Blueville addition five dollars on a charge of assaulting Roy Rogers. The altercation reportedly occurred in Webster on Tuesday, with Don Payne presenting the accusation.
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Ona C.‘Jefery
Robert Rogers
Blue”ville
Roy Rogers
Alton
Don Payne
Webster
Parting Sunday Vaudeville At Strand Theatre
A Sunday matinee marks the Strand theatre debut with Guy Johnson leading a versatile act lineup including the Frazier Brothers Morris Nelson the LaFons Morgan sisters Ben LaVarne and a bevy of featured performers. The program blends novelty entertainment with live musical and rhythmic acts promising lively variety for audiences.
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Frazier Brothers
Wizards of Equilibrium
Morris Nelson
the LaFons
Will Rogers Charitable Will and Political Musings
An August 3 1935 will by Will Rogers names Betty Rogers O N Beasley Oscar Lawler and James K Blake as executors with no bond and Will Rogers Jr as substitute if his wife predeceases him. The document includes remarks on Roosevelt Hoover Landon and other political figures reflecting a political stance and speculation on party nominations.
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Betty Rogers
O. N. Beasley
Beverly Hills
Oscar Lawler
James K. Blake
Will Rogers, Jr
Will Rogers
Emperor Haile Selassie Prays for Victory
In Addis Ababa on August 29, Emperor Haile Selassie, wavering in faith toward Geneva, pleaded for divine aid in battle against the Italians. He urged a prayerful commitment to victory, saying God shall not fail us as the crisis nears an end.
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Addis Ababa
Geneva
Haile Selassie
Breacon
G Men Victorious In Dillinger Mob Fight
Washington reports the government tallied the Dillinger gang clash with federal agents ending 7 to 3 in favor of the G men. Three agents were killed and seven gang members died. Hamilton, Dillinger’s brain, was found dead in an Illinois gravel pit.
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Washington
Dillinger
Federal Bureau of Investigations
Illinois
John Hamilton
Hamilton
Dillinger Gang
Samuel P. Cowley
Herman E. Hollis
Nelson
John Paul Chase
Barrington
Ill
W. Carter Baum
Little Bohemia
Wis
Jesse Larber
Lima
Railroad Pension Act Will Be Signed Today
Washington August 29 President Roosevelt will sign the railroad pension act probably late today This measure was revised to meet objections of the supreme court in throwing out the first such pension law The president was said by his assistants to have worked until well after midnight on the mass legislation awaiting action He arranged to sign the Guffey bill for NRA standards in the bituminous industry tomorrow Approval of the wealth tax bill was also certain though not yet through departmental inspection
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Washington
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
NRA
Man Sought Eight Years As Kidnapper Is Found
Lewisburg West Virginia August 29 William Mavin Roman 31 sought for eight years on a charge of kidnaping is in Greenbrier county jail State police arrested him on an eight year old warrant on his return to Greenbrier county with Dorothy Evelyn Bradley 14 Roman and the girl disappeared from her home in Rupert October 27 1927 Troopers say the girl now is married to Roman who boarded at her parents home before the disappearance
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Lewisburg
W. Va
William Mavin Roman
Greenbrier
Greenbrier County
Dorothy Evelyn Bradley
Roman
Rupert
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