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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1929
Page
6
In Brussels shortly after news of his engagement to Princesa Marie Jose of Belgium a bullet miss hit bystander events. The would be assassin Fernando de Rosa, 21, a Milan born law student, was seized on the scene.
Illinois officials and Chicago authorities warn of possible prisoner uprisings at three state prisons if Governor Emmerson and the parole board withhold conditional pardons for about 600 convicts. The dispute follows 1927 robbery penalties, a Supreme Court ruling on parole practices, and claims of a “square deal” shortfall among inmates and law enforcement concerns.
Albert B Fall former secretary of the interior was convicted by a jury of accepting a bribe and E L Doheny oil magnate faces possible charges. Doheny will be tried in January with potential three year prison term and 900000 fine while Fall may receive mercy due to health and court pleas for mercy. A second item notes a farmer harvesting a stalk of corn with seven ears near Fort Atkinson Wisconsin.
Great Son of Virginia Henry Clay, a renowned statesman and orator, was born in Hanover County Virginia on April 12 1777. He authored many compromises with the Missouri Compromise being the most famous.
A Washington Star feature highlights Uncle Eben’s quip about clear speech and the social ease found in silence, reflecting on communication and community understanding.
A bronze statue by August Lukeman of Jefferson Davis is chosen for placement in Statuary Hall at the Capitol Washington as a gift from Mississippi, the home state of the Confederacy's president.
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