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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1927
Page
1
Al Capone, once a feared gangster, now travels as a tourist and stays with his mother in Chicago. He arrived with bodyguards after posting bonds to secure release from Joliet police, while authorities warn arrest if he appears on the street.
Chicago reports recount Capone’s impatience and terse questioning of officials during a Joliet jail visit, where the notorious gangster's meticulous appearance and demeanor drew sharp scrutiny from staff and authorities.
A reception committee met Al Capone yesterday as he alighted from a Santa Fe train. In Joliet he was arrested for carrying concealed weapons after being found armed with two pistols, with Mike Sponza and five others jailed as well. Chicago officials planned to arrest him if seen, but the police would not raid homes. Capone said he prefers the Florida climate and is home sick for Chicago.
Dwight W. Morrow arrives as ambassador to Mexico amid strong public enthusiasm. The Wall Street figure’s diplomacy, including plans for notable visits, signals a bold approach in Mexico City. Lindbergh’s potential visit was part of his outreach.
Dwight W. Morrow leaves a $1 million post to head U S relations with Mexico praised for blunt style and problem solving. Observers say his open approach suits the task and his history of measured idealism and tolerance.
Washington reports Western Union telegraph files show no record of messages or transfers between Washington and Mexico tied to a disputed Hearst papers claim. The Senate committee reviewed bank and cable records, Miguel Avila testimony, and Arturo M Calles associates, but closed sessions kept experts’ opinions secret.
Chicago thieves conducted nine robberies totaling $100000 in fur jewelry and cash yesterday. The heaviest loss came from Emil Ginder who lost $50000 in sample gems on a streetcar. C W Hudson lost $25000 in belongings, and Mrs Winnie Minner lost a $1000 fur coat plus $3000 in jewelry after a slugging incident.
Four sets of twins were born to Mr. and Mrs. Jack J. Hanley of Minneapolis within seven years. The latest arrival yesterday was a boy and a girl. The family also includes Billy, the eldest among five girls and four boys.
Fifteen Soviet officials including Consul General Plitsche were deported from Hankow aboard a Chinese steamer to Shanghai and Vladivostok. Sixty others detained. anti communist campaign intensifies with executions in Canton and sharp registration orders from Nanking.
Quebec reports another blaze at a Sisters of the Good Shepherd children’s home. The St Charles hospice fire claimed 39 bodies, with 14 boys unaccounted as flames swept the St Louis academy and St Jean Berchmans pension. Inmates escaped before a blizzard hampered recovery. Two nuns were burned.
CEH Viesa notes general fair and continued cold in Iowa and Illinois tonight and Sunday. The outlook for Dec 19 to Dec 24 covers upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys and northern and central plains with mostly fair start, possible precipitation mid to late week, and a rise in temperatures early next week before colder conditions return.
Prohibition enforcement shifts Iowa to a distinct district with Glen A. Brunson as deputy administrator. He will operate largely independently from Chicago headquarters, with Des Moines as his base and a salary rise of 600 dollars. Changes aim to align districts by similar enforcement challenges along the Mississippi River.
In Cincinnati on December 17 the second and final round of evidence finished with doctors E A Baker and Charles W Kiely testifying as alienists. Judge Chester R Shook set final jury arguments for 3 30 p m with court to 5 p m noting prosecution gets 30 minutes and defense an hour to address special charges for jury submission.
Bussey With at least eight children suffering from infantile paralysis, health authorities report. The city council orders no public meetings until December 26 to check the epidemic.
Marian Parker, 12, was abducted from a Los Angeles junior high school. A ransom demand was telephoned to her father Perry Parker, a bank assistant cashier. A massive search ensued as police and agencies joined a nationwide alert, with authorities urging tips after a caller claimed to seek payment for the girl’s return.
Col Charles A Lindbergh, the United States good will ambassador, leads a weekend of events in Mexico City. A public holiday is proclaimed by President Calles, with 30 000 spectators at a stadium fete, schoolchildren performances, a horsemen exhibition, a labor parade, and a bullfight on Sunday.
J. A. Bonifield, 39, is in critical condition after shooting himself above the heart in Des Moines Indiana, within 48 hours of his wedding with his wife who left with another man. He said they married in Princeton Missouri on Thursday and that she no longer loved him.
A Chicago and Northwestern locomotive and several freight cars were buried under hundreds of tons of coal at a coaling station in Lowdon Iowa. The coal chute could not be closed until its contents emptied onto the train. The crew escaped unharmed and east and westbound traffic was delayed for hours.
In La Grange Texas a female robber was convicted for the Farmers National Bank heist in Buda Texas and sentenced to 14 years in prison. The guilty verdict follows the December 17 AP report detailing the crime and punishment.
In Oelwein Iowa on December 17 a Great Western passenger train No 6 en route from St Paul to Chicago struck and plowed through a Rock Island freight train. No injuries reported though damage was extensive. The freight with two engines had just cleared the crossing.
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