09 Feb 1929
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Newspaper
Sheboygan Press
Location
Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1929
Page
1
The report recounts a fraught execution in a distant capital where a condemned man faced death with faith and poise. It describes the crowd, guards, and a long vigil as the death sentence was carried out amid solemn ceremony.
Disjointed OCR fragment cites a case involving a mother and alleged death. Text is garbled with names like Janes Sobel and phrases suggesting a court or police context. No clear dates, places, or outcomes are readable.
Sheboygan officials urge residents to attend tonight or Sunday as the auto show showcases major advances since the Milwaukee event. Exhibits from many makers feature 64 to 96 improvements in motors, brakes, interiors, and convenience with emphasis on grace power safety and comfort. Women are noted as increasingly influential in design choices with beauty and line as a priority alongside performance. Four wheel brakes and easier steering mark the safety upgrades, while riding comfort and stylish interiors draw attention to the latest models.
Three men are missing after an explosion at Bower No. 3 mine of the West Virginia Coal and Coke Co. Most of the crew, about 25 to 30 men, escaped. Miners were cleaning workings after a shutdown when the blast occurred in a sequestered section. Two inspectors were en route. cause not yet determined.
Berlin reports the funeral for Baron Ganther von Huenefeld, noted sportsman and flier, who aided the first east west trans Atlantic flight. Thousands gathered at the Dom as death watches were kept and Capt. James Fitzmaurice attended the services alongside Capt. Hermann Koch after the Bremen flight.
The Senate passed a bill authorizing modernization of the battleships Arizona and Pennsylvania. Chairman Hole of the naval affairs committee secured unanimous consent for immediate passage to permit appropriations in the Navy Department appropriation bill received by the Senate today.
A two car crash on Highway 10, four miles west of Waupace, Wisconsin, left William Dressen of Waupace unconscious in a local hospital after suffering a paralytic stroke at the scene.
Mary Pitz a 32 year old woman pleaded not guilty to assault with intent to murder after arraignment before Judge J F Doherty in municipal court. A preliminary hearing was set for 10 a m Monday regarding the shooting of William Shea a freight conductor from Minneapolis at the station Tuesday night.
Fourteen finance experts from seven nations met in Paris to map the future reparations for Germany after World War I. A preliminary communique announced plans for a Monday official session at the Hotel Astoria. Owen D Young is favored to chair, with initial estimates suggesting a total near 10 to 12 billion dollars in annual installments over several years.
Hannah L. Van Allen head of the W C T U in Fond du Lac state asks Sheboygan press to publish data on present day prohibition conditions and minor drinking and dancing parties. She offers to answer questions with authorities and statistics and seeks assurances of full publication or none.
The Department of Justice has conducted a private week long investigation into the Radio Corporation of America's combine to determine anti-trust violations. Aims considered include advising parties to revise their system or filing suit to dissolve the trust, with a preference for settlements over court action if possible. Congress and the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee show interest as the Oil bill to extend the Federal Radio Commission’s life advances. Oswald F Schuette, executive secretary of the Radio Protective...
United Press reports a bribery case in Los Angeles where Asa Keyes Rosenberg and Ben Getzoff were found guilty by a jury. A dramatic assassination attempt on Jacob Berman, who testified against Keyes, was thwarted by detective Blaney Matthews. The attack followed the verdict, with Matthews saving Berman as the armed assailant fired.
In Little River near Oconto Wisconsin a farmhouse fire killed 13 year old Edward Sloup who slept in an upper room. His sister Ella Wasurick 19 and brother Alvin 21 were badly burned escaping the blaze. Road access was blocked delaying aid as doctors treated injuries on a sleigh before hospital transport. The loss is about 7000 dollars for the home and outbuildings.
United Press reports the Senate approved the conference report on the agriculture department appropriation bill carrying 154 million dollars. The action comes as the Senate votes to fund the department's programs and operations for the upcoming fiscal year.
Washington reports that Congress debated investigations into the stock market decline as Senator Heflin sought action in the Senate and Representative Black introduced a House resolution. The efforts aimed to compel Federal Reserve disclosure about its Thursday statement opposing speculative loans and possible ties to Montague Norman of the Bank of England. Both moves were blocked temporarily, with leaders indicating further steps may occur when the issue reemerges.
A Chicago alderman Tits A. Harty of the Forty-Third ward and four aides were found guilty by a federal jury of conspiring to violate the prohibition law. The group used politics to shield their bootlegging operation, with Harty described as the mastermind. Witnesses testified that two revenue agents posed as investors to elicit admissions. the defendants face fines and up to five years in prison.
Jefferson county circuit court today added to Blackie Schubert’s prison term after he pleaded guilty to complicity in the $3,400 Ixonia State Bank robbery on January 28. Authorities labeled him the gang leader of five men behind the holdup. He previously received a 1 to 20 year sentence and a separate Milwaukee attempted robbery sentence.
Incomplete OCR fragment mentions a character named Little Joe and a general talk of fools. No verifiable events, dates, places, or organizations are present to form a news-style summary.
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