Hickman to Plead Guilty in Marian Parker Case
William Edward Hickman announces he will plead guilty and stand by his confession in the Marian Parker kidnapping and murder case. Oregon officers file a claim for reward as a civic committee prepares to allocate funds from the nearly $60,000 reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
William Edward Hickman
Marian Parker
Hickman
Kansas City
Los Fer Dieton
Ore
A. F. Wagner
Waener
Parker
Civic Committee
Oregon
Tom Gurdane
Pendleton
C. L. Lieuallen
Cryer
Citizen’s Reward Committee
Lindbergh Lands in Guatemala City After Flight
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh reached Guatemala City at 12 58 p m local time according to a Western Union dispatch. The U S State Department confirmed the landing time as 1 55 p m eastern standard time via the American legation in Guatemala City. The report notes no further flight details from Mexico City and cites estimates of Lindbergh’s wartime and postwar publicity value at about 5 090 000 dollars.
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Mexico City
Western Union Cable Company
Guatemala City
Lindbergh
Washington
State Department
Oklahoma Senate Seethes Over Impeachment Move
The Oklahoma Senate and governor clash as lawmakers plan to convene as a court of impeachment despite an injunction. National guardsmen guard the capitol while 22 senators meet in a hotel to vote on suspending Governor Johnston and consider a special session. Delegates gather, sheriffs distribute notices, and a 200-strong crowd watches from the capitol rotunda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
National Guard
State Capitol
Senate
Henry S. Johnston
W. C. Fidler
Fiddler
Johnston
Capitol
Everse
Legisla
Tom Stone
Abe
Kerskowitz
Charles F. Barrett
House
Assembly of the Senate
Oklahoma County
State House
District Court
Baby dies of cancer in Indiana town
Frances Marjorie Lang aged two, from Sioux City Indiana, died after a six week illness believed to be cancer making her one of the nation’s youngest cancer victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
United States
Frances Marjorie Lang
Aunt Het by Brou nT Ouillen
A brief note cites copyright from 1927 with publisher attribution, indicating a literary work. The fragment provides limited context on author or publication details, offering only a plain copyright statement.
Chicago Faces Second Siege of Movieless Days
Chicago gainsay of movieless days looms as operators demand 25 percent wage hikes and a six hour day with seven days pay. The Chicago Exhibitors' association received operator proposals and set a meeting amid a contract expiring January 11. Wages range from 65 to 135 dollars weekly by theater class and seating capacity.
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Chicago
Prospect
Chicago Exhibitors’ Association
Abductor Fails In Bold Elopement Scheme
In Manly Iowa a persistent suitor Joey Rennells 22 tried to abduct Miss Thompson in a bid to wed her. The pair fled through Iowa and Minnesota before returning southward. Rennells is jailed in Northwood awaiting Unionville authorities. Miss Thompson, who resisted, plans to join her parents in Des Moines.
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Manly
Joey Rennells
Pauling Thompson Company
Heather
Northwood
Unionville
Miss Thompson
Rennell
Gretna Green
Des Moines
Rennells
Iowa
Owatonna
Minn
New Kidnap Suspect Sought in California Scout Case
A manhunt is launched in Oakland for Robert E. McClelland 27 a paroled killer accused of kidnapping Evelyn Smith 11 daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank M Smith. Warrant sworn by Mrs Smith alleges the abduction used as pretense that his wealthy Pasadena mother would adopt and employ the girl. further details describe a worthless $125 advance payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Calif
California
Marian Parker
Los Angeles
Evelyn Smith
Frank M. Smith
Pasadena
McClelland
Smith
Jessie McClelland
Refunds of Illegally Collected Taxes Revealed
Secretary Mellon announced to Congress that $103,858,687 in refunds for illegally collected taxes will be issued to about 240,000 people. The treasury report spans 1925 through 1928, with individual refunds ranging from one cent to millions, totaling $68,388,865 for 1928, $34,751,602 for 1927, $654,691 for 1926, and $63,528 for 1925.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Mellon
Treasury Department
Treasury
Representative Williamson
South Dakota
New House Committee
Chicago Gang War Renewed Leaves Two Dead
Police say a renewed gang war killed two men in Chicago on December 28. Beer runner Charles Miller was shot four times at Bob's Lone Tree tavern on the northwest side. John Davis, believed to be a gang member, later died in hospital after being wounded by his own group.
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Chicago
Charles Miller
Bob
Lone Tree
Miller
John Davis
Robert Treebus
Treebus
Diamond Queen Plans Paris Flight With Byrd Aides
Mabel Bell known as Diamond Queen seeks Froy Bennett and Bernt Balchen as pilots for a proposed Paris flight next May. Bennett and Balchen, Byrd crew veterans, may lead a new company backing the venture, with Miss Bell covering about 160000 dollars, largely for pilot services.
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New York
Mabel Bell
Diamond Queen
Froy Bennett
Bernt Balchen
Paris
Bennett
Richard E. Byrd
North Pole
Balchen
Byrd
Miss Bell
Five Destroyers Search For Mrs Grayson Plane Missing
News from St Johns Newfoundland reports Reverend Edward Bishop heard a plane noon Sunday eastward near Pouch Cove and believed it might be Mrs Frances W Grayson's Dawn flight. Radio intercepts and sightings in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia keep hopes for Mrs Grayson and two male companions alive. Los Angeles navy dirigible Dawn cruise reference noted as the search continued.
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St. John’s
N. F
Edward Bishop
Pouch Cove
The
Daily News Today
Frances W. Grayson
Harbor Grace
England
New York
Grayson
Frances Wilson Sons
Newfoundland
Nova Scotia
Los Angeles
Lakehurst
N. J
Frances Wilson Grayson
New York City
Harbor
Grace
Atlantic
Croydon
Boche term becomes taboo in French Foreign Legion
In Sidi Bel Abbes the French Foreign Legion bans the word Boche used to mock Germans. About 60 percent of current Legion members are German. A French soldier shouted Boche in a heated exchange and an officer ordered ten days in the brig as punishment.
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Sidi-Bel-Abbes
French Foreign Legion
Iowa and Illinois Weather Outlook Tonight Through Thursday
Iowa remains mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. snow likely in eastern and northern areas and rain changing to snow in the far east as much colder air arrives. Illinois sees unsettled conditions with rain expected, then turning to snow in western areas. colder air moves in Thursday especially in the west.
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Iowa
Illinois
Last Call For War Time Bonus
Veterans urged to mail or postmark wartime bonus claims by midnight to receive the entitlement for World War service. The notice warns those with incomplete applications to finish forms and mail them to claim the money due.
Texas Rangers Use Airplane in Cisco Bank Robbery Pursuit
Texas Rangers equipped an airplane with machine guns to lead a posse against a gang of five robbers who raided a Cisco bank. Two suspects were cornered near the Brazos River bend, one died, another was captured, and a Santa Claus costume was involved in the heist. One officer was killed and eight citizens wounded during the pursuit.
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Graham
Texas
Texas Rangers
Tom Hickman
Cisco
Santa Claus
Here
Hickman
Brazos River
Wichita Falls
Esther Du Pont to Wed Campbell Weir
Wilmington engagement notice states Miss Esther Du Pont daughter of Lammont Du Pont to Campbell Weir both of Wilmington. Weir a West Point graduate who resigned his commission, will wed next September in a Wilmington ceremony.
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Wilmington
Del
Esther du Pont
Lammont du Pont
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
Campbell Weir
Weir
Henderson Weir
West Point Military Academy
Death Toll From Alcoholism Rises in New York City
Official figures from Dr. Charles Norris show twenty four deaths from alcoholism in New York since Friday and 66 alcoholism cases treated at Bellevue Hospital, including 18 women. None of the deaths were due to poison liquor.
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New York
Charles Norris
Bellevue Hospital
Norris
Remus Slaying Case Opens Probate Battle in Cincinnati
George Remas faces a probate hearing after a murder verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity. An alienist deems him dangerous and eccentric with a criminal leaning as the case shifts from a murder trial to potential commitment to Lima State Hospital for the criminally insane. Public interest wanes as proceedings begin.
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George Remas
State Hospital
Lima
Lindbergh Starts Central American goodwill flight toward Guatemala City
Col Charles A Lindbergh begins a Central American goodwill flight from Mexico toward Guatemala City at dawn. His mother, unseen since his New York to Paris voyage, sees him off at the field as Army planes escort the Spirit of St. Louis. Lindbergh lifts off, heading east toward Tampico with a bright sky and calm wind.
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Mexico
Charles A. Lindbergh
Guatemala City
Guatemala
Matamoras
Puebla
New York
Paris
Washington
Mexico City
Lindbergh
Ford
Detroit
Tampico
St. Louis
Lone Eagle
Val Buena
Spirit of St. Louis
Barrier Removed Everhart May Now Give His Evidence
President Coolidge signed a bill sponsored by Senator Walsh to allow M. T. Everhart, son in law of Albert B. Fall, to testify in the Teapot Dome conspiracy case without incriminating himself. The act shortens the fraud statute of limitations from six to three years, enabling Everhart to disclose information he previously declined to reveal.
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Washington
Coolidge
Walsh
Montana
M. T. Everhart
Albert B. Fall
Harry F. Sinclair
Fall
Everhart
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Good Will
America
Ray Hall
Pathe News Reel Service
Hall
Syed
Oklahoma War
Senate Chamber
Brou
Nt Ouillen
Pubisner
Pauline Thompson
New Man
Dirigible
Foreign Legion
Air
Esther Dupont
Remus
Deut Lee
Man
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