05 Feb 1925
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Newspaper
Sheboygan Press
Location
Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1925
Page
1
Dorothy Speare, cap vOUDE yer of Boston, departs the stage amid talk of European fame and a debut year. The fragment notes her youth and shifting roles as society and talent collide with the era’s expectations.
The passage discusses Conrad's four wind stories including The Rover and mentions forthcoming unfinished work. It notes Admirable English phrasing in Darkness and Youth, praises his long short fiction, references a denouement with a pistol, Napoleon in Moscow, and hints at a discovery of a seal related to a manuscript.
A convoluted review passage discusses satirical shows and slapstick elements featuring a cast led by Norman Reads. It notes audience reactions and contrasts between earnest humor and unsophisticated entertainment, with references to a South Main venue and a group of young entertainers.
Desperate rescue efforts unfold in Sand Cave Kentucky as Floyd Collins 35 remains trapped more than 140 hours. State and federal authorities coordinate a risky plan to reach him while crowds and media flood Cave City.
Harvey, Ill George Nostra aged 22, Lansing Ul, entered Chief John Swanson's office and admitted killing Dean O'Banion, Chicago bootleg chief. Swanson jailed him, contacted Chicago's state attorney, and Detective Lt. Charles Bean headed to transport him for questioning. Nostra claimed his life was in danger and provided crime details that matched police records.
The state affairs committee recommended passage of the Blanchard resolution calling for an inquiry into plans to consolidate state departments and boards, coordinate their activities, and boost efficiency. An investigating committee of three assemblymen and two senators would study the proposal. A similar Senate resolution has been introduced.
Madison lawmakers passed a resolution sending the Blue Book cost question to the joint finance committee. Reconsideration failed previously by one vote, with Assemblymen Price and Ferry sparring over inadvertent votes. The measure seeks funding for a 1925 Blue Book supplement listing boards, salaries, and expenditures.
United Press reports Radio Phone Broadcasting Corporation announces new WHT radio station in the Wrigley Building with William Hale Thompson, former Chicago mayor, as president.
In Madison Wisconsin Senator Staudenmayer asserted a half million dollar fund unearthed from motor license fees had been spent without records as the Schumann bill seeks to abolish two ex officio highway commission members. W C Hotchkiss and F H Turneaure defended the ex officio seats noting engineering and geology are essential to highway work.
Senate considers Atty. Gen. Stone for Supreme Court as Rep Willis Sears laments government sleuths shadowing him after meeting Col James Owenby. Norris accuses Justice Department knowledge. Owenby alleges Stone blocked a fortune in an estate suit.
The Titus bill prohibiting appointment of legislators to state offices was killed in the Senate today by a 19 to 13 vote in Madison.
May wheat closed at 1.92 percent on the Chicago Board of Trade after a sharp drop from the 1.95 to 1.97 range. Traders cited plans to investigate a recent jump beyond the 2 dollar level as fueling a broad selling movement.
Geneva expert Dr. Harold Hulburt testified Lincoln has rheumatism of the brain and a notably small brain with enlarged sinuses above the eyes. He cited under developed pituitary and neck tissues as distinguishing features in the Aurora florist case involving two deaths and bodies burned.
Nome Alaska Nome's diphtheria epidemic appeared to ease with 24 hours without new cases. Dr Curtis Welch and Miss Emily Morgan expressed growing confidence that further spread was unlikely as serum delivery by dog team continued. Indications say the serum is effective though frozen, with need for more serum to finish control.
Constantinople report quotes Fethi Bey, Turkish minister for War, saying Turkey is ready to defend its sovereign rights and has no fear of Greece. He asserts no concession is offered as relations threaten over the expulsion of the patriarch, Constantinos.
Ohio State University investigators focus on fifty to sixty pharmacy students after 300 grains of strychnine were found on a shelf in the university dispensary. Prosecutor John Chester calls for a master criminal among the students as Dr. Henry Goddard aids in identifying the mastermind behind the poisonings.
In Coshocton Ohio the state brings daughter Mrs Myril Haxton to testify against Clara McCurdy the 65 year old wife accused of poisoning her husband William Allison McCurdy who died May 4. Haxton recounts seeing arsenic and white powder used in the deadly act and describes the family’s handling of the medicine. The prosecution seeks to prove motive tied to a $34000 strong box Mrs McCurdy kept at home.
A morning blaze in downtown Minneapolis destroyed the Bradshaw Brothers wholesale millinery house and adjacent factory and dine play rooms. Deputy Marshal Bert L. Kingsley was injured when an explosion shattered windows, he was blown 30 feet but suffered only light injuries. Damage was estimated at 3300,000.
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