Navy begins search for missing Dawn aircraft over Cape Cod
The Los Angeles dirigible and two destroyers hunted the Dawn near Cape Cod and Sable Island after a crash warning. Ice and high seas hindered observers as officials review wreckage possibilities and air route hazards.
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Washington
Los Angeles
Navy Department
Emerald Bank
Cape Sable
Sable Island
Cape Cod
Bureau of Aeronautics
Mahan
Surtevant
Sable Point
New York
Los Angles
Stroyers
Idle Island
N. S
Pe Crac Field
F_York
Har- Grace
Croydop England
X&vy
Marconi Company
Radio Corporation of America Mass
Lakehurst
N. J
Rosendahl
Sturtevant
Boston Navy Yard
Newfoundland
Halifax
Injuries Prove Fatal for Norfolk Taxicab Driver
Theodore Schlack a 50 year old Norfolk taxi driver died of injuries after shooting his wife Christ mas evening and then shooting himself following domestic trouble. His wife Christ mas died at the scene. Schlack succumbed to his wounds at a local hospital. The tragedy occurred on Christmas evening in Norfolk Nebraska. Police continue to investigate the double shooting and motives remain unclear.
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Norfolk
Neb
Theodore Schlack
Aunt Het by Robert Quillen
A brief item notes Aunt Het by Robert Quillen with copyright 1927 and publisher details.
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Robert Quillen
Crime in Chicago Greatly Reduced Says Chief Hughes
Chicago reports crime cut by more than 50 percent in eight months under Chief Hughes. Merchandise valued at 16,839,095 recovered. Murders and manslaughters total 288 through December 21, versus 300 last year, with 111 offenses pre dating his term, and 182 solved.
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Chicago
Thompson
Hughes
Mother to See Lindy Hop Off for First Time
Colonel Lindbergh nears departure from Guatemala City with a 675 mile mountain flight planned for tomorrow morning. His mother, seeking her first glimpse of the hop off, will watch from the field and then return to Detroit via Tampico and Indianapolis. He will spend two days in each Central American capital and is expected to reach Havana during the Pan American conference opening January 16.
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Havana
Guatemala City
Aurora
Lindbergh
Mexico City
Charles A. Lindbergh
Guatemala
Lone Eagle
Al Capone Leaves Chicago for Month Long Vacation
Al Capone says he will depart Chicago for a month long vacation claiming he is not being run out. He travels incognito and will return when ready. He received gifts for Christmas including a reported $20,000 effort to restore his 12 year old son's hearing.
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Chicago
Santa Claus
al Capone
Capone
Signs Aid Divers Remount S-4 Rescue Effort
Divers working on the sunken submarine S-4 in Provincetown face extreme cold with 45 minute limits on underwater work. Lieutenant Commander Edward Ellsberg designs white sign boards reading This way forward and This way aft to guide crews on the hull. A mine sweeper Falcon provides mooring as a second tunnel is prepared for cable deployment to raise pontoons.
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Provincetown
Mass
Edward Ellsberg
Falcon
Morgan Firm Adds Harold Stanley to Partnership
Harold Stanley, president of the Guaranty Company of New York, will be admitted to partnership in J. P. Morgan and Company of New York. This marks the first personnel change since Dwight W. Morrow resigned to become American ambassador to Mexico.
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Morgan Company
New York
Harold Stanley
Guaranty Company of
J. P. Morgan and Company of
Dwight W. Morrow
Mexico
Analysis of human emotions brought toward exact science
Nashville reports psychologists from the University of Iowa under Prof. Christian A. Ruckmick say emotion study is nearing exact science. Laboratory setups reproduce real emotions and observers describe feelings with notable consistency. About 150 complete emotion descriptions include anger fear surprise amusement and joy. Fear involves muscular tension breath hiatus and sensations in hands and feet.
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Nashville
Tenn
University of Iowa
Christian A. Ruckmick
Ruckmick
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Japanese naval officer ends life after court martial
Tokyo news reports Captain Mizuki former commander of the cruiser Jintsu killed himself, taking responsibility for the August 24 sinking of the destroyer Warabi which killed 12 officers and 99 men. The court martial for Mizuki and others was to deliver a verdict today.
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Toyko
Mizuki
Jintsu
Warabi
Rejected Suitor Kidnaps Teacher Near Missouri Border
Pauline Thompson a 20 year old teacher at King school near Unionville Missouri vanished with Joy Reynolds 22 after a caller arrived mid afternoon. Authorities seek Reynolds and Thompson's parents Mr and Mrs John S Thompson reside near Unionville as searches span southern Iowa and northern Missouri.
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Centerville
Iowa
Missouri
Pauline Thompson
King School
Unionville
Cincinnati
Joy Reynolds
Miss Thompson
Reynolds
Sheriff Burns
John S. Thompson
Unsettled Iowa and Illinois Weather Tonight to Wednesday
Iowa faces unsettled conditions tonight and Wednesday with rain in the south and possible snow or rain in the north and little temperature change. Illinois also sees unsettled weather with occasional rain and a warming trend tonight.
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Iowa
Illinois
Missouri Bank Robbed by Boys in Springfield
Two unmasked youths robbed Peoples Bank in Springfield Missouri around 9 p m demanding that eight employees including Vice President Julius Seifert lie down behind the counter. They escaped with about 25000 dollars in silver and currency after forcing three entering customers to lie down and striking a Salvation Army worker who resisted.
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Springfield
Peoples Bank
Julius Seifert
Salvation Army
Minister Resigns at Keokuk Church After 18 Months
The resignation of Rev. Paul Riley Allen, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Keokuk, was accepted by the congregation. No reason was given for the action, and neither he nor the trustees commented. Allen had arrived in Keokuk 18 months ago from St. Louis.
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Keokuk
Paul Riley Allen
First Baptist Church
Hickman Confesses on Victim Killing and Movements
The report describes a confession by Hickman detailing the killing and subsequent movements. Alma Overgard, a 16 year old Nebraska girl, died at 8 30 this morning after 38 days on artificial respiration.
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Hickman
Howre
Oconto
Neb
Alma Overgard
Harry Hill Trial Opens at Ottawa
Habeas corpus hearing in the Harry Hill case begins with Judge Joe A. Davis promising to hear defense motions at the afternoon session. The father separated from his wife intends to aid his son in his life fight as the trial proceeds.
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Harry Hill
Ottawa
Joe A. Davis
Confessed slayer Hickman moved to county jail in custody
William E Hickman admitted Marian Parker in an unofficial confession as he was escorted by detectives to the county jail. A separate Illinois case saw Harry Hill facing potential death penalty for matricide with an estate dispute and a scheduled trial in La Salle county.
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Loseo
William E
M Parker
Hickman
Southern Pacific
Padre
Alameda
Jackson Streets
Railroad Yard
Harry Raymond
Dick Lucas
Asa Keyes
Hall of Justice
The
Evening Express
William Edward Hickman
Marian Parker
Ottawa
Ill
Harry Hill
la Salle County
Russell Hanson
Hill
Lil
Elizabeth Hill
Seattle
Wash
H. C. Hill
Pacific Coast
Alcoholism Causes Fourteen Deaths in Greater New York
Police report fourteen teen deaths in Greater New York tied to alcoholism since Friday. City hospitals treat 65 in alcoholic wards with officials noting most cases stem from excessive liquor rather than wood alcohol.
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New York
Senate panel probes Hearst papers origin in Mexico case
The Senate committee grilled Miguel Avila who claimed to possess documents printed in Hearst newspapers as if from Mexican government files. Frank Y. McLaughlin testified Avila was a known purveyor of such papers and that Avila offered a document from the American embassy’s first secretary for 10000 dollars. The committee could not locate Avila and adjourned, asking McLaughlin to return next week.
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Washington
Miguel Avila
Hearst
Senate Committee
Avila
Frank Y. McLaughlin
Superior
Wis
Mexico City
Kellogg
Sheffield
McLaughlin
William Randolph Hearst
Cottonwood Falls Youth Compared to California Slayer Hickman
A Cottonwood Falls resident recalls a youth resembling William Edward Hickman and notes a son of the town conceptually linked to the Iowa laundryman murder. D G Hutchinson cites a letter from Albert Rogier mentioning the resemblance and a Towan figure seen near the victim's body.
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Chicago
Cottonwood Falls
Kas
William Edward Hickman
California
Iowa
D. G. Hutchinson
United States District Attorney
Albert Rogier
Hickman
Towan
Rogier
Youth Confesses to Kidnap Slay and Body Sale
Crowds along the train route through southern California react with anger as the confessed killer Hickman, captured in Pendleton, Oregon, admits kidnapping Marian Parker and dismembering her body for sale to her father. District Attorney Asa Keyes says Hickman took full responsibility for the killing.
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Los Angeles
Marian Parker
California
Hickman
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