Indictments in Hall Mills Case Quashed Today
All defendants in the Hall Mills murder case were released as indictments were quashed after the acquittal of Mrs Frances Stevens Hall and her brothers. The court action followed a lengthy trial detailing events from 1922 involving Eleanor Mills and Rev Edward Hall. Mrs Jane Gibson, principal accuser, lay critically ill in a Jersey City hospital.
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Hall-Mills
Jersey City
Jersey
British Museum
Alexander Simpson
Harry Moore
Somerville
Supreme Court
Charles W. Parker
Katzenbach
Frances Stevens Hall
Willie and
Henry Stevens
Eleanor BR. Mills
Simpson
Moore
Gibson
Jane Gibson
Hall- Mills
Eleanor R. Mills
Protestant Episcopal Church of
St. John the Evangelist
Edward Wheeler Ntall
de Russey’s Lane
New Brunswick
Chaplin and Wife Spar Over Million Settlement
In Los Angeles progress toward a divorce settlement stalls as Charles Chaplin and his estranged wife exchange charges. Chaplin denies cruelty and claims he offered friendship and credit limits while Mrs Chaplin asserts a lack of intellectual compatibility and reveals she made many of her own clothes. Attorneys weigh a property settlement potentially exceeding $1,000,000 to avert court action.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Charles Chaplin
Beverly Hills
Chaplin
Associated Press
Fourunt Het
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West Sides With West for G. O. P. Chair
Exclusive dispatch notes Western Republicans push Roy O. West for the Republican National Committee chair, though Roy West has not declared candidacy. West, Chicago lawyer and longtime organization Republican, is tied to Fred W. Upham and 30 years in politics. Supporters seek a leader who stirs real enthusiasm ahead of 1928 campaigns.
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Washington, D. C
Wesern
Republican National Committee
Butler
Roy O. West
West
Chicago
Republican
Fred W. Upham
Hal Howard Freed in Pansy Turnbull Murder Case
Bedford Iowa December fourth AP Hal Howard 15 freed of first degree murder charge in the August death of Pansy Turnbull 17 of Diagonal. State evidence failed to connect him to the death and the case may be dropped. Howard remains under bond on assault charges. Terrance Luton of St Joseph Missouri faces a murder count and awaits further action.
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Bedford
Hal Howard
Pansy Turnbull
Diagonal
Hal
Terrance Luton
St. Joseph
Howard
Young Howard
Iho
Luton
Oil magnate Doheny case tainted by Wilbur order
Washington DC December 4 The Elk Hills conspiracy trial saw defense and prosecution clash over Secretary Wilbur s order to Admiral Robison not to reveal confidential Navy information to the jury The judge allowed the document as pertinent to the defense of Albert B Fall and Edward L Doheny The Robison letter to Secretary Denby outlined negotiations for leases on Elk Hills and Pearl Harbor implications for Navy accountability and future leases.
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Washington, D. C
Edward L. Doheny
Elk Hills
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Wilbur
Robison
Justice Hoehling
Interior
Albert B. Fall
Navy Department
Doheny
Fall
Interior Department
Defense
Navy
Frank J. Hogan
Denby
The
Pearl Harbor
California Reserve
Pan- American Petroleum of
California
Elk Hills Reserve
Elk Hills Naval Oil Reserve
Riggs Receives Life Sentence for Murder in Clinton
Harold Riggs, who pleaded guilty to the brutal murder of Edward J. Stewart, a Clinton insurance salesman, was sentenced today to life imprisonment. A prior hearing held a week ago determined the degree of guilt with a first degree finding withheld until today.
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Riggs
Clinton
Harold Riggs
Edward J. Stewart
Slaying Mystery Involving Clara Olson Rumors Surge
Prairie Du Chien Wis Dec 4 Authorities seek the identity of the death by own action in Chicago while investigating the death of Clara Olson 22 found in a hillside grave near her missing suitor Erdman Olson charged with murder A coroner's jury will hear witnesses amid doubts over custody of the girl and possible elopement plans.
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Chicago
Clara Olson
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Erdman Olson
Clara
Erdman
Olson
Weather Outlook Across Iowa and Illinois This Week
Weather forecast notes cloudy conditions with likely snow in Iowa tonight and Sunday, and unsettled Illinois with snow possible and rain in extreme south portions. Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri Valleys show continued cloudiness and precipitation, with near normal temperatures.
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Iowa
Illinois
Mississippi
Missouri
Chicago Men Score Big In Baldwin Stock Rush
New York report says six Chicago speculators led by Arthur W. Cutten net over 10 million in 30 days from Baldwin locomotive stock. They traded in blocks under various names, drove up price to 165 3 4, while New York traders faced difficulties covering short positions and bears suffered losses.
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New York
N. Y
Chicago
Arthur W. Cutten
Wall Street
Baldwin
New York Times
Bears
Busy First Session Faces Prohibition Radio Tax Plan
Washington prepares for a crowded final week of congressional recess with the 69th Congress to begin. Major bills on funding, prohibition, radio, alien property, Muscle Shoals and farm relief loom, with nominations for over 1600 offices pending. International issues and election contests add to a heavy, locally varied agenda. The Ames Iowa debate shows the press as a societal benefit with University of Sydney and Iowa State teams split on the modern press influence.
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Washington, D. C
House
Senate
Coolidge
Ames
University of Sydney
Iowa State
Foreigners Fear Strike at Hankow Barricades
Foreigners fear a general anti foreign strike at Hankow as gunboats and a British destroyer guard the river harbor. Five American ships and extra landing parties reinforce nationals while a French destroyer is awaited. Chaos and street control by labor unions and a forced payment of 3000 dollars mark tense conditions. In Amoy, detectives from the defeated regime are reportedly captured or killed as radical student influence grows.
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Hankow
Amoy
Foo Chow
Prominent Muscatine Leader Dr Simon Stein Dies
Dr Simon Gerberich Stein 65, influential in Muscatine business finance and philanthropy, died at 503 West Second Street after a long illness. He led S. G. & P. Stein Furniture, chaired First National Bank, and served as vice president of two banks. A 33rd degree Mason, he belonged to many lodges, aided local hospitals, helped found the Muscatine Clinical Laboratory Association, and was a long-time Presbyterian church trustee. Born 1861, he lived his life in Muscatine except for a year abroad. Funeral services Sunday.
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Simon Gerberich Stein
Muscatine
Mason
West Second Street
Dr. Stein
Stein
Muscatine Clinical Laboratory Association
Benjamin Hershey Memorial
Bellevue Hospitals
Benjamin Hershey Memorial Hospital
S. G. & P. Stein Furniture Company
First National Bank
First Trust & Savings Bank
Hershey State Bank
S. G. Stein
Triune Lodge
A. F
A. M
Washington
Webb
de Molay
Knights Templar
Zarepath
Court of Honor
Kaaba Temple
Order of Eastern Star
Rose Croix Shrine
Jerusalem
Odd Fellows
Knights of Pythias
Uniformed Rank
Knights of Pyythias
Modern Woodmen of America
Iowa Sons of the Revolution
Zarapath
Davenport
First Presbyterian Church
Auto Bandits Take $10,000 in Rochester Bank Heist
Three or more bandits armed with high powered rifles burst into the Olmsted county bank in Rochester shortly after opening. They covered employees, grabbed $10,000 in cash, and fled in a waiting automobile after wounding two policemen. The incident ends with their escape amid ongoing investigation.
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Rochester
Minn
Olmsted County
Iowa Letts Certificate Blocked by State Court Injunction
Polk county deputy sheriffs served notice of an injunction on the state executive council including Governor Hammill, restraining issuance of a certificate of election to Congressman F D Letts. Democratic challenger J P Gallagher sued, claiming Letts’ district judgeship made him ineligible for Congress. The suit delays Letts’ seating until resolved. Attorney General Gibson opined Letts is entitled to his seat for three reasons: national office, term overlap, and improper timing of challenge.
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Des Moines
Polk County
State Executive Council
Hammill
F. D. Letts
Iowa
J. P. Gallagher
Letts
Supreme Court
Mr. Letts
Gibson
Executive Council
Congress
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Frederic William Wise
White House
Pansy
Turnbull
Great Falls
Mont
Chris Olson
Christine Anderson
Emma
Ricades
Safeguard
Simon G. and
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