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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1927
Page
1
Police battled an armed gang during a raid on the Parody cafe at 1201 North State Street in Chicago. One man was killed, multiple diners and workers were wounded, and the bandits escaped after firing on guests and officers.
A northeast gale and heavy snow blanketed the eastern states causing traffic disruption. At least five deaths occurred in the New York area from accidents. Trains ships and liners were delayed and New York City mobilized 18 000 workers and 760 trucks to clear streets amid two inches or more of snow.
Fires in four Southern California areas continued to burn out of control, destroying 150 mountain homes and causing losses estimated from 500000 to over 10000000. Winds hampered crews of 3000, with Glendale limits threatened and several injuries from heat and smoke. The Verdugo hills blaze near Burbank and Glendale, plus a second fire near Redlands starting from Reginald Denny’s cabin, drove large property losses and threatened mountain towns.
The DC Supreme Court convened on contempt charges against Harry F. Sinclair William J. Burns and associates after Henry Mason Day admitted hiring shadowers to watch the Fall-Sinclair oil case jury. The defense argued no actual contact occurred as officials review the responses.
An early morning crash near Carroll Iowa left Ed Christeosser Des Moines dead from internal injuries and a crushed skull. Three others in the sedan were hurt two seriously including William L. Trowbridge also of Des Moines with multiple injuries. Constance Creyton of Omaha escaped serious harm while Marie Foland of Omaha faced weeks of recovery for severe leg injuries. Truck driver C M Beck of Audubon was not held.
George Remus the former bootlegger informs Judge Chester R. Shook he will not testify in his murder trial renewing a motion to probe libellous press coverage. He apologizes to court and prosecution for a promise he had made, saying he will not take the witness stand.
The Rotary club and the Red Paint store organize a toy reconditioning effort. Donors can report and turn in unwanted toys to help provide a cheerful Christmas Eve or morning for children in need. Toys will be collected, repaired, repainted, and distributed.
Guy Huston of New York and Chicago received nine years in Leavenworth and an $11,000 fine for using the mails to defraud. A federal jury found him guilty on 11 counts tied to a plan to sell a $1.2 million stock issue for the Southern Minnesota Joint Stock Land Bank in 1925. The judge granted a 60‑day stay of execution.
Weather notes for Iowa forecast partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with possible snow in the west and colder conditions in central and north areas and extreme east Tuesday. Illinois outlook fair tonight and Tuesday with colder conditions in the north and central. River stage readings list Dubuque 3.7, down 0.9. Davenport 3.1, down 0.5. Muscatine 4.9, down 0.5. Keokuk 3.2 with no change.
A devastating fire at the Buckingham hotel annex in St Louis killed five women and left three people missing with eight others seriously injured. The blaze damaged the rear annex costing about 170000 dollars. several nurses were gravely scorched and two leaped from windows to escape the flames.
Arthur Koester of Sioux Falls, a Iowa state college student, was indicted by the Story county grand jury for illegal possession of intoxicating liquor found in his Sigma Chi fraternity room. If convicted in district court in Nevada he faces a minimum $300 fine and three months in jail or a maximum $1,000 fine and a year in jail. he is suspended from college until September 1, 1928.
Johnson county grand jury indicted three men in the Slezak case in Town City Iowa. Kinney was held on $25,000 bond while the other two were set at $20,000 each. Arraignment scheduled for tomorrow before Judge Ralph Otto.
Effie Jowers and J. E. Swift faced murder charges in Haynesville after Jowers’ husband J. E. Jowers was killed on Oct 3. Authorities say Swift struck with a sledge hammer while Mrs. Jowers held a lamp. The body was weighted and hidden in a creek. Paul, Swift's son, testified under threat. Special grand jury to hear case.
Marshalltown Iowa reports coroner H H Nichols investigating a possible suicide after the body of Louis L Grabenbauer is found in the basement of his home. He had been shot through the heart. a shotgun lay beside him and the body was discovered by his 14 year old son Paul. A widow and five children survive.
Mrs Lilliendahl breaks down on the stand denying she or Willis Beach killed her husband Dr A William Lilliendahl on Sept 15. She claims two negroes attacked them and robbed them in a lane off Atston road near Hammonton. Beach testified he was at home with family during the murder.
Washington officials debated seating James M Beck in the House after protests claimed he lacked legal residency. A resolution questioned the eligibility of Frank L Smith of Illinois and William S Ware of Pennsylvania to sit in the Senate as they prepared to take the oath of office.
In Washington on December 5 the insurgent group within the Senate shows signs of collapse as Republican leaders back a prepared slate. The reform-minded faction battles over whether to align with Republicans or Democrats, delaying any concrete legislative demand plan.
The Senate Campaign Funds Committee weighs charges of fraud and corruption over large expenditures in the Smith and Ware campaigns. A resolution declares Smith Ware not entitled to take the oath or seating in the Senate and notes the matter may affect public trust and senate dignity. Proceedings pause with an adjournment until tomorrow.
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