Two Men Held in Connection with Robbery
Police report two men detained after a robbery incident with checks taken during the crime. Detectives are reviewing evidence and interviewing witnesses as the investigation continues.
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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1926
Page
1
Travelers Checks Loot Tied to Boone Holdup Leaders
Two men, I W Wilson and W L King, arrested in Cedar Rapids after Boone county police recovered more than $6,000 in traveler's checks from their baggage in a Chicago sleeper. Detectives linked the serial numbers to the American Express office raid in Boone. The suspects, living in Chicago, offered no comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Charles Morgan
Boone County
James Reed
Boone
I. W. Wilson
W. L. King
American Express
Express
Boona
Higley Building
Wixstead
Northwestern
Chicago
Memorial Association Forms for Rudolph Valentino
Five Chicago friends of Rudolph Valentino form the Rudolph Valentino Memorial Association to incorporate and raise funds for a Chicago memorial. The group may participate in broader national tribute plans for the late screen star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheik
Chicago
Rudolph Valentine
Valentino’s bier crowds spark disorder as public viewing ends
New York crowds snarled traffic and pressed into the Campbell funeral church to view Rudolph Valentino’s body before plans for a public service were scrapped. Police faced anti and pro Fascisti tensions with mounted patrols and guards at the coffin amid warnings from Valentino’s associates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rudolph Valentino
Frank E. Campbell
S. George Ullaman
Vocar 3
The
Star
Valentino
Broadway
Undertakers’ Establishment
Sechrest
Fascisti
anti-Fascisti
Italy
Mussolini
Injured Flying Ace Moved to Walter Reed Hospital
Bellefonte Pa Aug 26 Lieutenant Cyrus K Bettis army flying ace seriously injured when his plane struck a peak of the Seven Sisters mountains Monday was transported to Walter Reed hospital Washington in an ambulance airplane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellefonte
Cyrus K. Bettis
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
This Man Flies From Detroit to Chicago Daily
Detroit aerial photographer James Kalec is identified as the champion commuter who flies from Detroit to Chicago each morning for the Photo Association of America events. He returns home each night and spends several hours on business before flying back the next day. His flight time is about 8 12 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
James Kalec
Detroit
Sions
Photobet Association of America
Lutherans Plan Merger of Three General Bodies
At Columbus the Evangelical Lutheran joint synod of Ohio and other states meets with 109 delegates and 200 visitors as talks on uniting the Iowa Buffalo and joint Ohio synods progress. A constitution and name Evangelical Lutheran Synod of America are drafted with Toledo chosen for 1927 meetings pending Iowa approval, affecting over 500,000 Lutherans in 32 states and 2,037 churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Lutheran Church
Iowa
Buffalo
Ohio
United States
Canada
Mexico
America
India
Evangelicals Lutheran Joint Synod of
Evangelical Lutheran Synod of America
Toledo
Buffalo Joint Synod
Dubuque
Iowa Synod
Joint Synod
Missouri Booms Senator Reed for Presidency
A Chillicothe dispatch reports that Missouri Democratic county committees endorsed Senator James A. Reed as Missouri’s candidate for president. The Ringstone County committee praised his anti corruption work and his role in recent primary expense account investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chillicothe
James A. Reed
Missouri
United States
Ringstone County
Democratic
Rii
Boom
United State Senate
Reed
Iowa State Fair Opens as Attendance Surges
First day attendance at the Iowa State Fair reached 93 775 in Des Moines with 8 441 the opening day in 1925. Second day turnout is higher than last year’s 15 504 while preparations for tomorrow’s formal opening continue. Contest events include corn and livestock judging for five Iowa State College scholarships worth 600 dollars each and teams vying to represent Iowa at the Interstate Fair in Sioux City next month. Four club girls begin demonstrations this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa State College
Iowa
Sioux City
Death Mystery Deepens in Hall Mills Slayings
A card found with Rev. Edward W. Hall and singer Eleanor Mills is in state possession and fingerprints match one of three suspects Henry Carpender Willie Stevens. Special prosecutor says the clue ties to Carpender Stevens in the murder case heard by Justice Parker in Somerville New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerville
N. J
Supreme Court
Parker
Henry Carpender
Willie Stevens
Edward W. Hall
Eleanor Mills
Cleary
Alexander Simpson
Francis Stevens Hall
Carpender
Stevens
Murder charge for rich land owner in Rockport
Rockport Indiana August 26 authorities moved to bring murder charges against James O Pattie 65 a prominent southern Indiana land owner after he shot and killed Richard Wilkerson 30 an employee on Patties farm near Rockport in a dispute over a corn crop Pattie is held without bail pending investigation
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockport
Ind
James
Pattie
Indiana
Richard Wilkerson
Wilkerson
Gulf Residents Return Home as Hurricane Moves Inland
Thousands who fled Gulf coast areas in Louisiana and Texas prepared to return as weather officials said the tropical hurricane would lose strength about 100 miles inland. Damage included unroofed houses and uprooted trees while railways remained hampered by high winds. A Ship Island worker died after being struck by live electrical wire. no other serious injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana
Texas
Weather Bureau
Gulf
Coast
Biloxi
Texas and Pacific
Missouri, Pacific
South Pacific
Mississippi River
Ship Island
Miss
Admirer of Rudolph Valentino Found Dead in London Flat
The Daily Mirror reports Peggy Scott, an actress aged 7, a friend of Rudolph Valentino, was found dead in her London flat. The cause is not stated. she had been deeply affected by Valentino’s death. Autographed Valentino photographs and letters were seized by police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Daily Mirror
Peggy Scott
Rudolph Valentino
Valentino
Bank Robbers Are Courteous to Aged Woman
Four masked bandits robbed two Covington banks in Oklahoma amounting to about 8 000 dollars. They treated customers roughly but politely addressed 70 year old Mrs Lucy Leroy asking if they had taken her money grandma. They forced victims to the rear and escaped in cars after locking staff in vaults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
Okla
Covington State Bank
Lucille Leroy
Officer Who Shot Baby Bandit Upheld
Colorado Springs Aug 26 AP The shooting of Leslie Goncee a 14 year old baby bandit by Deputy Sheriff Charles Fiscus at Pueblo Colo was upheld by the Colorado sheriffs association at its convention The resolution favored officers claiming public sentiment sided with them Goncee remains alive in a hospital with four bullets in his body one piercing a lung
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
Colo
Leslie Goncee
Charles Fiscus
Pueblo
Colorado Sheriffs’ Association
Gonce
Aunt Het by Robert Quillen
Local columnist Robert Quillen delivers a witty column featuring Aunt Het. Quillen examines small town life with humorous observations and a gentle moral twist, reflecting 1920s Southern social quirks.
West Liberty Fair closes with 20000 attendance sets record
The sixty fourth West Liberty fair ended with about 20000 in attendance the largest closing crowd yet aided by Farm Bureau day activities. Tuesday drew about 11900 and Wednesday’s turnout helped reach the total livestock exhibit was praised as one of the best. Two thirds of premiums have been paid and remaining prizes will be awarded soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Liberty
Walter Light
The
Fair Association
Farm Bureau
Light
W. F. Schilling
Northfield
Minn
Co-Operative Milk Producers’ Association
C. Erb
Muscatine County
Des Moines
Grand Opera Singer Sued For Divorce
Los Angeles August 26 Wilfréd Lucas grand opera singer and motion picture actor is defendant in a divorce suit filed by his wife Helen Lucas better known as Bess Meredith scenario writer The complaint charges cruel and inhuman treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Calif
Wilfréd Lucas
Helen Lucas
Bess Meredith
Pittsburgh Bank Blast Kills Bomber. Reward Offered
Police intensified the hunt for the bomber behind the Farmers Deposit Savings Bank blast that killed the bomber and a policeman and injured over twenty. A $1,000 reward from the Pittsburgh Gazette-Times spurs tips as investigators study an open face silver watch stopped at 2 22 p m, hoping it yields retailer details to identify the suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Farmers Deposit Savings Bank
Pittsburgh Gazette-Times
Gorge Ortmann
New Haven
Spain asks Tangier district be attached to Spanish zone
Paris dispatch reports that Spain has submitted a memorandum asking that Tangier’s international district be attached to the Spanish zone in Morocco. Madrid seeks sole administration to curb contraband arms blamed for prolonging the Rifian wars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Spain
Tangier
Morocco
Detectives Watch Primary Campaigns Across States
Manchester Union reports detectives from a national, nonpartisan group are observing primary campaigns. William H. Barbour of the Burns agency is named as head of an 18-member New Hampshire team sent to monitor candidates before the September 7 primary and to gauge money influence on the vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
N. H
The
Manchester Union
William H. Barbour
William J. Burns
New Hampshire
Weather Outlook Iowa Illinois Warm and Fair
Iowa remains warm with tonight and Friday forecast as fair. Illinois shows generally fair skies with warm, unsettled southeast portion. River readings mostly steady or rising in St Paul La Crosse Dubuque Davenport Keokuk and St Louis with minor changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Illinois
St. Paul
la Crosse
Dubuque
Davenport
Keokuk
St. Louis
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Rudy
Alberto Guglielmo
Evangelical Lutheran
Synod of America
Tim Reed
Pamagee
Workman
Rudolph
Baby Bandit
Ry Robert Quillen
Publishers Syndicate
WATGH
Bank Blast
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