Parties Move to Clear Air on President
Washington reports a clearing of the 1928 presidential picture in both parties after Christmas. The Democratic National Committee will meet January 12 to pick a convention city and host a Jackson Day dinner to boost Senator Reed of Missouri. Al Smith cannot attend due to New York Legislature, with plans to gauge his standing. The first primary is March 13 in New Hampshire, with momentum building for Republicans as other states schedule primaries and filing deadlines approach.
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Paul R. Mallon
United Press
Washington
Democratic National Committee
Reed
Missouri
al Smith
New York
Smith
New Hampshire
Widow charges plot to obtain $18 000
Brazil Indiana December 23 A widow of the founder Mrs Nancy G McNutt accuses minority stockholders of scheming to take control of the Lewis McNutt Company Inc An injunction bars meeting to raise capital from 1000 to 25000 Protecting her 18000 annual income from a 250000 business Importantly named defendants include David M Colwell William G McNutt and David T Baculus Akron Ohio and Mrs McNutt holds a majority interest in the company
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Brazil
McNutt Company
United Press
Ind
Lewis McNutt Company, Inc
Nancy G. McNutt
Clay
Park Board Members Speculate On Resignations
Adolph G. Embhardt and Mrs J D Hoss face possible resignations on January 1 per Mayor Slack request. Friends expect a court challenge to test tenure of office, citing prior Shank administration disputes. Emhardt and Hoss declined to comment before Christmas.
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Adolph G. Embhardt
J. D. Hoss
L. Ert Slack
City Hall
Park Board
Emsley W. Johnson
Frank Manly
Shank
John L. Duvall
Emhardt
Kidnaper Edward Hickman Confesses in Oregon Case
Edward Hickman the 19 year old Los Angeles bank clerk told officials in Pendleton Oregon that he kidnapped Marion Parker for money to pay for his college education. He admitted the abduction but denied murder and blamed two others including a girl named June Dunningfor. He described the moments of the crime and his plan to avoid capture.
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United Press
Pendleton
Ore
Edward Hickman
Los Angeles
Marion Parker
Andrew Cramer
June Dunning
Marion
Cramer
Hickman
Perry Parker
Cyril Proebster
Charles Randall
Parker Brannin
Cadleton
Dark details emerge in Rialto alibi and murder plot
Witness recounts a plan to abduct a girl for ransom with accomplice Cramer. He describes taking the girl after a cinema visit at the Rialto theater in Alhambra, the ransom scheme, and the grim discovery of the body with sewn eyelids and disposed remains.
Opened Suitcase Raises Questions of Hidden Girl
In a New York apartment a man opened a suitcase to reveal a girl, prompting shock from an eyewitness who said the man was not supposed to bring her there. The incident followed testimony of the witness about the suitcase and the unauthorised visitor. Separately, Clarence D. Chamberlin, famed trans Atlantic pilot, played Santa in a hospital distributing toy airplanes to about 300 children in New York.
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Parker
Marion
New York
Santa Claus
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Weird Hickman Tale Unfolds In East Oregon City Hall
Hickman recounts fleeing home after forging bank checks and parole. He describes returning to Kansas City with his mother and staging a trip to California. He says he acquired a coupe once used to transport a mangled girl and later rented an apartment in Los Angeles Bellevue Arms.
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Hickman
City Hall
East
Oregon
First National Bank
Kansas City
Mother
California
Dr. Mantz
Chicago
Los Angeles
Bellevue Arms
Man Linked to Holdups Aims for College Funds
Suspect describes partnership with Andrew Cramer and June Dunning in hold ups to raise $1,000 for Park College tuition near Kansas City. He says they targeted drug stores, used a pistol and shotgun, and planned to return to Kansas City to work and save for college after Thanksgiving trip to San Diego.
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San Diego
Andrew Cramer
June Dunning
Cramer
Kansas City
Park College
Detained Man Recalls Kidnap Plot In Testimony
A witness describes a kidnapping plan proposed by a man named Cramer. He says they considered abducting Mr Parker’s daughter, noting she is his favorite and that he observed her at school and on a bicycle with an alleged twin. He planned to target the girl near her school.
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Cramer
Gets Girl at School
A brief confession describes an unplanned act sparked by a girl at school. The speaker recalls thinking about it that morning and notes information appearing in papers later that afternoon. The narrative pauses without detailing actions or consequences.
Confession Narrative of Elusive Meeting and Suspected Traps
A man describes phoning for money and planning a street meeting. He details watching the target from a drugstore, following two closely spaced cars, and suspecting detectives, then arranging to return the girl and signaling letters. He mentions Gramercy Street and being surprised by a contraption shown by the man named Cramer.
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Gramercy &St
Had to Stop Her Crying in Los Angeles Case
A suspect recalls how police suspicion and a planned ransom tied to a girl's life led to a fatal outcome. He describes letters, a meeting place, and fear of being caught after the crime, with references to a suitcase and a money deadline. The account discusses blame, remorse, and a bid to flee to San Francisco as investigators close in.
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Hikman
Los Angeles
Cramer
San Fran
Sleuths Interest in Singing and Phonograph Clue Incident
A fragment notes a person describing singing and playing a phonograph as detectives entered. The remark hints at the detectives' quiet, unexpressive approach during an unseen interaction. The context remains unclear but suggests a crime or mystery setting involving music and investigation.
Quebec pilot lands safely at Curtiss Field with skis
A pilot from Quebec made a safe landing at Curtiss Field New York using a pair of skis as landing gear despite the ground being snowless.
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Curtiss Field
N. Y
Quebec
Labor moves to curb injunctions in big AFL battle
The American Federation of Labor edges toward a major fight in Congress to strip federal judges of power to issue labor injunctions. William Green will lead the case with Andrew Purushest assisting as the union argues that labor and patronage are not property. The effort seeks a constitutional code amendment.
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Robert Talley
United Press
Ashington
Senate Judiciary Committee
American Federation of Labor
William Green
A. F. of L
Andrew Puruseth
International Seamen's Union
Labor
Congress
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Supreme Court Judge Proposes Island Debt Settlement
Supreme Court Justice Thomas C. T. Crain proposed that nations owing war debts to the United States could settle them by transferring Islands in the West Indies. The comment links debt resolution to territorial concessions in the postwar discussion.
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U. S
New York
Supreme Court
Thomas C. T. Crain
United States
West Indies
Laxatre Brom Quinine Cold Remedy Ad
Advertisement touts Laxatre Brom Quinine tablets as a safe proven remedy to fight cold and fortify against grip or influenza. Box bears the signature FE. W. Grove. 30c.
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FE. W. Grove
Hidden in watch discovered by Chicago salesman
A rare two twenty gold piece watch, hollowed and fitted with a concealed one inch movement, was recovered by detectives at police headquarters. W. P. Hurley reported the loss after contacting Detective Chief Jerry Kinney. the finder handed it to detectives Reed and De Bassette. Hurley says the piece was made in France during the war and only three remain.
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Police
W. P. Hurley
Chicago
Jerry Kinney
Reed
de Bassette
Hurley
France
Mayor Duties Answered With Hotsy Totsy
New York December 23 Mrs Samuel Chotzinoff sister of a famed violinist and wife of a music critic applying for naturalization answered the question what are the duties of a mayor with to see that everything is kept hotsy totsy She passed the examination in the naturalization process.
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New York
Naturalization
Samuel Chotzinoff
Woman Dies as Doctor Flees in California Office
Betty Buckles, 25, was found dead in Dr Irwin A Cole s Oakland office after an alleged illegal operation. Her husband Clarence Buckles led a police search that ended with the office door battered down. Cole fled with the office stripped.
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Sneei
Attica
Ind
Betty Buckles
Irwin A. Cole
Oakland
Cal
Clarence K Buckles
Roy Buckles
Dr. Cole
Mrs. Buckles
Temporary Judge Roemler to Preside During Chamberlin Vacation
Attorney Charles O. Roemler will sit as circuit judge pro tem next week during the absence of Harry O. Chamberlin. Chamberlin has left for Montgomery Alabama to spend the holidays with his daughter Mrs. Harvey Hunter.
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Charles O. Roemler
Harry O. Chamberlin
Chamberlin
Montgomery
Ala
Harvey Hunter
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