South Chicago Heights Police Chief Shot in Prohibition Era Attack
In South Chicago Heights, police chief Gilbert and his four officers seized a truckload of alcohol and turned it over to authorities. He was shot while seated in his home, fatally wounding him and injuring his wife as children slept nearby. Police suspect the motive tied to anti liquor actions amid ongoing bootlegging conflicts.
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Chicago Heights
prohibition
Ifred Hartminn
Swanson
Indiana
Gilbert
fred
Ruth
Gilberts
Cook county
Wisconsin Set to Lead in State Park System Development
Wisconsin lawmakers plan to push a state park scheme with three key measures including Northern Lakes Park and Pine Dunes. The Pine Dunes gift in Sheboygan County boosts access to parks near Milwaukee and Green Bay, while Northern Lakes Park faces a long fight for acquisition. The proposed 7 800 acre Northern Lakes area lies along the Flambeau river and includes twelve clear lakes, forests and wildlife, promising strong recreation value.
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Holmes Service
Madison
Wisconsin
middle west
Iettle
Fond du Lac
Sheboygan
Sheboygan county
Lake Michigan
Kettle Moraine
J. H. Carroll
Northern Lakes Park
C. B. Casperson
Terry Andrae
Blaine
Zimmerman
Price
Sawyer
Federal dry raid at Greenleaf uncovers large still
Federal agents raided a Greenleaf farm finding a 22 foot tall condenser, four 20 000 gallon mash vats, and 120 gallons of finished alcohol in one of the state’s largest liquor operations. Four men operated the still while the owner was absent. a search for him continues. Ten liquor law violation cases slated for today's federal court docket follow a recent crackdown. fourteen pleaded guilty and were sentenced, eleven cases were dismissed.
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Green Bay
F. A. Geiger
Arthur Brunk
Wife Slayer Hanged At San Quentin
John J. Malone, convicted of murdering his wife in Los Angeles four years ago, was hanged at San Quentin Prison. The drop occurred at 10 07 a m with a death pronouncement at 10 19 a m.
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San Quentin Prison
Calif
John J. Malone
Los Angeles
Malone
Widow Admits Love Cheating in Bomb Victim Case
Ivy Plager, widow of Vernon Plager killed by a July 19 car bombing, testifies to a long affair with Paul Reed and another boyfriend named George. Reed, on trial for murder, pressed by defense, considers calling Ivy as a witness. she previously told of a kiss and Reed's anger during the last meeting before the blast.
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Rockford
Inl
Ivy Plager
Vernon Plager
Paul Reed
Plager
Reed
Charles Linscott
George
Linscott
Paul
Ivy
Del Rio Dies As Dolores Sent Telegrams Of Love
Berlin report says playwright Jaimine Del Rio died at 5:55 p.m. after four days in semi consciousness. His divorced wife Dolores Del Rio had sent loving telegrams that doctors said buoyed him though he lapsed into coma.
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Del Rio
Dolores
ERIC KEYSER
United Press
Berlin
Jaimine Del Rio
Dolores Del Rio
Mommsen
Darling
Two Children Die In Farm Fire Near Medford Wisconsin
At a farm two miles south of Medford Wisconsin Martin Van Laarhoven family faced a fatal kitchen blaze. Martina five and Laverne one died in hospital after rescue. Josephine three is badly burned. The children were near a stove when clothing ignited. The mother and father attempted to save them. Martina died after trying to save Laverne.
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Medford
Wis
Martin Van Laarhoven
Martina
Laverne
Josephine
Van Laarhoven
William
Mr. Van Laarhoven
Northcott Ill As Police Hunt More Evidence
Northcott lies ill with influenza in Los Angeles County Jail as investigators from Los Angeles and Riverside counties expand evidence in the Riverside chicken farm murders. Gravedigging for Mojave Desert victims paused until Northcott’s recovery. Cyrus Northcott vows to reveal Saturday. Sanford Clark’s disclosures shake the elder Northcott’s resistance, with the grandson recounting farm killings and lime versus lye accounts.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Gordon Stewart Northcott
Riverside
Northcott
Mojave Desert
young Northcott
Riverside county
Cyrus G. Northcott
Sanford Clark
Clark
lye
Children’s Hour author Alice Longfellow dies at 79
Cambridge, Mass. Alice Mary Longfellow—heiress to the poem The Children’s Hour and daughter of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow—died at 78 or 79 after a three week illness from arteriosclerosis. She served as Massachusetts vice regent of the Mount Vernon Association and was on Radcliffe College’s board of associates.
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Cambridge
Mass
Alice
Longfellow
Alice Mary Longfellow
Massachusetts
Mount Vernon association
Washington
Radcliffe College
Orchid serial debuts with Ashtoreth Ashe tale
A new serial starts on page 8 about a stenographer married to Amer ica’s most eligible bachelor. Titled Orchid the story centers on a girl who attains wealth and a bachelor who seeks a unique path to happiness.
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America
Ashtoreth Ashe
Kellogg Faces Senate Questioning on Treaty
Secretary of State Kellogg testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the anti war treaty. Senator Reed pressed for protections for the Monroe Doctrine and American rights, while Borah praised a favorable report with no reservations before Christmas. Kellogg said no reservation is needed and British notes concern self defense only. Testimony to be released publicly later.
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Borah
Senate
Kellogg
United Press
Washington
senate foreign relations committee
James A. Reed
Missouri
Reed
Senator Capper
Kansas
Boreh
Britain
Russia
United States
Austria debt settlement terms in Ways and Means plan
The house Ways and Means Committee agreed to report the Austrian debt for ratification. A report to the House is expected this afternoon and passage Monday. Under-Secretary Mills proposed accepting Austria's offer of twenty annuities of 1,337,140 with an option for lower installments from January 1, 1929, to 1969, reflecting Austria's economic condition.
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Washington
house
ways and means
Treasury Mills
Mills
Austria
Award Contracts To Manitowoc For Two Car Ferries
A $2,500,000 contract was awarded to Manitowoc Shipbuilding, Manitowoc Wisconsin, by the Pere Marquette railroad for two new car ferries. The vessels will serve Lake Michigan routes including Ludington and Milwaukee. Each ferry will have turbo electric engines and speeds of eighteen miles per hour, with completion in nine months for the first and ten to twelve months for the second.
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Detroit
Mich
Manitowoc Shipbuilding company
Manitowoc
Wis
Pere Marquette railroad
Lake Michigan
Ludington
Milwaukee
County Loss In Past High Says Report
Sheboygan county loses hundreds annually as fines from law offenders are withheld by justices and officials. A special sheriff's affairs committee report urged full turnover of fines to the county treasurer, with a $50 penalty for noncompliance. Debate also covered who can approve extra courthouse help.
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Sheboygan
county board of supervisors
justice of the peace
X Rays Of Right Lung Used To Study King’s Infection
Radiographs of King George were taken at Buckingham Palace to examine the localized infection on the right chest. The bulletin noted the king’s general strength remains, with some restful sleep, as the infection’s base on the right side shows clearer localization and further checks planned during the day.
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King
London
George
Buckingham palace
Sir Stanley Hewett
Lord Dawson of
Penn
Hoover to Reach Valparaiso Then Overland To U S Utah
President-elect Hoover sails aboard the Maryland on a Peru to Chile cruise. He will stop at Antofagasta for Bolivian officials and at Valparaiso before overland travel to the east coast and homeward via the Utah. Chilean escorts greet the ship as it departs.
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JAMES L. WEST
Associated Press
U. S. S. Maryland
Antofastasiia
Chile
Hoover
Peru
Antofagasta
republic of Bolivia
United States
Chilean
Valparaiso
Maryland
Lima
Coronel Bolognese
Callao
lute
Alberto Palacio
La Paz
will
lunc beon
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Yrigoyen
Parana
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