Hickman Classified by Fingerprints as Kidnaper Slayer
Los Angeles reports the fingerprint pattern for William Edward Hickman, the man linked to the Marian Parker kidnapping and murder. The strange classification includes 2 over 1, dash over 0s, double 9 over double 0, and 14 over 138, marking his identification by authorities as the fugitive. A pursuing citizen later identified the man as Hickman, whose notoriety grows as the case unfolds.
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Los Angeles
William Edward Hickman
Marian Parker
Rescue Work Resumes For S 4 Submarine Trapped Six
Gale conditions eased in Provincetown as divers prepared to descend to the sunken submarine S-4 to reach six crew members imprisoned in the torpedo room. Air lines were to be laid while civilian divers studied the interior of a nearby vessel for the operation.
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Provincetown
James Ingram
Block Island
Mass
Falcon
Lark
Bushnell
Iuka
Jury Frees Driver of Motor Car Who Ran Down Chicken
Earl Lee of Rock Falls was acquitted of killing a chicken owned by farmer Guy Ewers near Morrison. The case stemmed from an automobile incident months earlier, with Ewers suing for damages. Trial costs totaled 390 dollars, and payment to Ewers remained unpaid.
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Morrison
Earl Lee
Rock Falls
Fee
Guy Ewers
Ewers
Girl dreams of funeral and wakes in coffin miracle
Luray Virginia December AP reports Miss Fannie Broyles revived in a casket after a head injury from a falling tree limb left her believed dead. Her brother James noticed eyelid motion halting funeral rites and sparking resuscitation efforts. She recalls awareness during the ordeal and has fully recovered under doctor care.
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Luray
Fannie Broyles
James Broyles
Broyles
Remot
Madison County
Reed Drops Out of Senate Race After Nomination Interest
Senator Reed of Missouri agrees not to run for reelection to the Senate while acknowledging friends push for him to seek the Democratic presidential nomination. Missouri Democratic Chairman Fordyce released the statement after a meeting, addressing rumors that Reed would not seek the presidency.
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Reed
Senate
Washington
Missouri
Sameel W. Fordyce
Democratic State Committee
Fordyce
Death removes notable figure from Democratic Party
Washington reports the death of Senator Andrieus A. Jones of New Mexico at age 65 from angina pectoris. A Democrat for 16 years, he served on appropriations and finance committees and earlier was assistant secretary of the interior under Wilson. Born in Union City, Tennessee, he graduated from Valparaiso University.
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Jones
Senate
Interior
Wilson
New Mexico
Union City
Tenn
Valparaiso University
Bennett J Doty Returns to America from France Legion
Bennett J Doty of Biloxi Mississippi deserts from the Foreign Legion due to homesickness and returns to the United States aboard the Majestic with his parents. American intervention saved him from execution and eight years in a penal fortress. Doty enlisted as Gilbert Clare fought Druses in the Syrian desert and was twice cited for bravery before deserting. He and his parents greet each other aboard the liner.
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New York
Bennett J. Doty
Biloxi
Miss
France
Foreign Legion
America
Doty
Legion
Gilbert Clare
Syrian
Majestic
Lemuel Doty
Remus sanity hearing set after murder verdict
George Remus remains jailed after being found sane in the murder of his wife Imogene with a sanity hearing ordered for Wednesday in Cincinnati. Judge William H. Lueders denied bond. the case proceeds while Taft opposing to seek commitment to Lima state hospital. Berger seeks release as perjury indictment and related damages suit continues.
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Cincinnati
George Remus
William H. Lueders
Probate
Remus
Imogene
Charles H. Elston
R.~“ws
Lueders
Chicago
Elston
Lenders
David I. Wolfstein
A. E Baker
Charles W. Kiely
Eden Park
Taft
Charles P. Taft, II
State Hospital
Lima
Berger
John S. Berger
Los Angeles
Calif
Shook
Charles P. Taft
George Klug
Oklahoma House Members Enjoined From Special Session
Oklahoma City December 21 AP Members of the Oklahoma legislature were permanently enjoined by the district court from holding a self convened special session. The injunction blocks impeachment actions and further investigations of state officers, issued to Governor Henry S Johnston and his attorney Warren K Snyder.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Oklahoma District Court
Henry S. Johnston
Warren K. Snyder
Former Waterloo Mayor A. Earl Gnagy Dies
A. Earl Gnagy aged 42, former president of the Iowa League of Municipalities, died in Waterloo today from carcinoma. Gnagy served as mayor from 1922 to 1926 and held city clerk and auditor roles prior to 1922.
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Waterloo
Lindbergh to Tour Mexican Wonders and Caves
Charles A. Lindbergh and his mother Evangeline Lindbergh travel from Tulsa toward Mexico City with planned stops to visit Cuernavaca and the Cacahua milpa caves near Cuernavaca. The trip includes a lunch with General Obregon in an underground cave and a central American tour outline from Mexico City via Guatemala City to Central American capitals.
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Mexico City
Charles A. Lindbergh
Mexico
General Obregon
San Juan Teotihuacan
Cuernavaca
Cacahuamilpa
Morrow
Lindbergh
Guatemala City
British Honduras
Salvador
Honduras
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Panama
Cuba
St.Louis
Tulsa
Okla
Evangeline Lindbergh
Col
Dallas
Tex
St. Louis
Brooks
Gulf Coast
Washington
San Antonio
Brownsville
Border City
Evangeline L. L. Lindbergh
Detroit
Seven Miners Die After Gas Explosion In Illinois Mine
Johnston City Illinois December 21 AP seven miners William Jones David Anderson Charles Wyatt Fred Cagle George Grubbs G Garrota and Almus Lavender were killed by a gas explosion at the Steritz coal mine near here. Rescue teams brought the bodies to the surface as 13 escaped by elevator leaving 20 men still in danger. The mine is one of Williamson county largest and employs 50 men on day shift.
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Johnston City
Ill
Steritz
Here
William Jones
David Anderson
Charles Wyatt
Fred Cagle
George Grubbs
G. Garrota
Almus Lavender
Williamson County
Explosion on Langley Carrier Leaves One Dead Four Injured
Rear Admiral Joseph M. Reeves reported to the navy department that the cause of yesterday's Langley explosion remains undetermined. One man was killed and four injured in the incident.
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Washington
Joseph M. Reeves
Navy Department
Langley
Iowa and Illinois Weather Outlook Tonight Through Thursday
Iowa mostly fair with few clouds and steady temperatures. Illinois in the north fair, the south cloudy with increasing cover tonight. Thursday partly cloudy to cloudy, warmer overall, unsettled in the extreme south with a chance of rain or snow.
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Iowa
Illinois
Urge Hammill to call elections for Iowa vacancies
Governor Hammill faced pressure to set a date for special elections to fill six Iowa legislative vacancies in the house and senate. A roads committee urged January polls and a quick special session tied to a $100 million bond issue, but the governor declined to decide, citing uncertain timing. Vacancies arise from deaths and resignations, including Representatives Crone Edge O Donnell and Senators Haskell Dean Darting.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Hammill
R. B. Crone
Emmet County
George W. Edge
Jasper County
T. J. O'Donnell
Dubuque County
Senate
W. G. Haskell
Linn County
H. E. Dean
Ochevedan
H. A. Darting
Glenwood
Dean and Darting
Rep. O’donnell
State Highway Commission
Mystery Witness Ready to Testify in Hill Slaying Trial
Louis Martineau of Clinton Iowa a farm hand awaits the Ottawa Illinois trial of Harry Hill charged with killing his mother. Martineau described as the mystery witness says two men offered to take him to Clinton and left their car with him at dawn August sixth and later offered $100 to reveal Hill's whereabouts to police.
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Chicago
Louis Martineau
Clinton
Harry Hill
Streator
Ottawa
Martineau
Hill House
Hill
Missing Bonds Found After Overnight Detour
Bonds valued at 1 050 000 dollars from the U S treasury at Mikael ton to the Bank of Italy San Francisco disappeared Saturday en route and were found last night in a mail car sidetracked for repairs Police believe the theft occurred and the bonds were discarded when non negotiable.
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Chicago
Det
U. S. Treasury
Mikaelton
Bank of Italy
San Francisco
Santa's Corner and Toy Hospital Feature in Journal
Santa's Corner and the Toy Hospital are promoted as seasonal attractions in the Journal offering enjoyment for children and adults alike during the year’s peak shopping period.
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Santa’s
Noted Old Abbey Burns to Ground in Arkansas
Subiaco Arkansas December 21 AP fire destroyed Subiaco Abbey a Benedictine complex valued over 1 000 000. The basement origin set off a blaze that engulfed the enclosure dormitories chapel and library and finally the college wing. Fire units from Fort Smith failed due to lack of water.
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Subiaco
Ark
Subiaco Abbey
Fort Smith
Urge Expansion of Barge Line Service on the Mississippi
A regional conference of Iowa Illinois and Missouri mayors chamber officials and shippers resolved to push for expanded inland waterways facilities on the Mississippi. They will reconvene in January to form a permanent booster group and petition Congress for adequate barge and towboat funding to serve national commerce. Mayor Earl Phillips of Burlington was named to assemble a four member committee to meet valley mayors including Minneapolis and St Paul to coordinate efforts.
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Burlington, le
Mississippi
Chamber of Commerce
Iowa
Illinois
Missouri
Earl Phillips
Burlington
Mineapolis
St. Paul
Congress
Inland Waterways Corporation
Congressional Appropriations Committees
Madison County Votes Urges Road Bond Election
At a mass meeting in Winterset Iowa on December 21 Madison county voters adopted a resolution urging a county vote on a bond issue to pave the primary roads with no dissenting votes recorded.
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Winterset
Madison County
Chicago Man Believed En Route From Plattsburg in 1925 Ford Coupe
A telegram to the Chicago detective bureau said a Plattsburg man identified a suspect as William Edward Hickman. Detectives said the man left Plattsburg about 4 PM yesterday via the Jefferson highway in a 1925 Ford coupe. Police noted the telegram suggested the suspect headed toward Chicago and Los Angeles authorities were involved.
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Chicago
Detective Bureau
Plattsburgh
William Edward Hickman
Los Angeles
Marian Parker
L. A. Toyne
Kansas City
Plattsburg
Jefferson Highway
Mae
Motchway
Angeles
Suspect Hickman in Parker slaying tied to stolen Cadillac
Police report new links to William Edward Hickman in the Marian Parker case. The blue Cadillac used to flee a gas station theft and chase scene was stolen from Edward S. Scheller and later found abandoned on West Sixth Street. Fingerprint tests were run as detectives push to confirm Hickman’s presence in the city while two witnesses linked Hickman to moving bundles from the Bellevue Arms to a Chrysler coupe. A youth named Sidney Farkas was briefly detained as a possible Hickman before release after finger analysis.
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William E. Hickman
Marian Parker
Edwards
Scheller
Vernon
Main Streets
Hickman
West Sixth Street
Los Angeles
William Edward Hickman
Bellevue Arms Apartments
Donald Evans
Sidney Farkas
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