Defense in Franks Case Aims For Sanity Jury Fight
Chicago July 30 The defense led by Clarence Darrow plans to fight the state case against Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold Jr in the Franks murder by presenting eight alienists and numerous lay witnesses to argue sanity rather than insanity. Crowe insists on a jury ruling if insanity is shown. a potential delay or change of venue looms. The crowd fills the courtroom as the state rests its case amid heavy police presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward C. Derr
United Press
Chicago
Medical Science Today
Richard Loeb
Nathan F. Leopold, Jr
Robert Franks
Clarence Darrow
Atorney Crowe
John R. Caverly
Darrow
William A. White
Washington
White
James W. Hall
William Healy
Boston
William J. Hickson
Crowe
Criminal Court Room
Nathan Leopold
Frank Scheeders
Robert E. Crowe
Scheeders
Loeb
John Caverly
Caverly
Criminal Court
Cragg
Jacob Franks
Nathan Leopold, Jr
U S Wheat Rally Lifts English Farmers Profit Margin
Sensational rises in the US wheat market trigger higher prices abroad. In England flour prices jump and wheat growers profit for the first time since the war as bread costs strain households. Officials caution against a looming shortage and note global factors including Canada, Australia, and Argentine crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States
England
Board of
Sydney Wade
Equivato
Amerce
Hemisphere
Thevernment Board of Trade
Liverpool
Canada
Liverpool Adobe Bull
Japan
China
Excessive Heat Wave Spreads Across East
Columbus Ohio July 30 state reports show heat continuing with showers foreseen as thermometers hit the 90s. Two deaths are attributed to the heat in Cleveland, with protests or demonstrations noted elsewhere in the state. Rain is expected to bring relief tonight after a day of extreme heat.
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Cleveland
Protests Over U S Navy Range Expansion
Washington July 30 states Britain has formed protests against raising American battleships to a greater range of fire. The State Department declined to comment while noting the matter involves naval strategy and could affect peace talks.
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Great Britain
Washington Pr
Eace State Departments
Sao Paulo Rebels Flee to Interior
Government forces dominate the rebellion in Sao Paulo as the Interior holds fugitives. Official figures on dead remain withheld while 120 federal troops are reported wounded. Interior authorities travel to Sao Paulo for talks with Governor Carlos de Campos as rebels scatter toward Mato Grosso.
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U. G. Keener
United Press
Rio de Janeiro
Sao Paulo
Ministery of War
Do Commerce
Rio
Mogy Dos Cruz
Jealous Negro Tries to Murder Rival in Des Moines District
Ed Terrill, 25, returning drunk from Des Moines, shot Willie Williams, 42, in a Marshaltown, Indiana house after a confrontation on the stairs. Terrill fled, Williams survives with injuries to the neck and abdomen. victim was a friend of Mrs. Ollie Storks whom Terrill envied.
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Marshaltown
Ed Terrill
Des Moines
Ollie Storks
Willie
Williams
Terrell
National Guards Depart Sioux City for Camp Dodge
National Guard units from Sioux City including M and L companies and Headquarters Company of the Third Battalion One Hundred and Thirty-third Infantry will entrain at 1 p m Monday for Camp Dodge for two weeks training. Detachments from LeMars Sheldon Webster City and Fort Dodge will join en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
National Guard
Camp Dodge
Gordon C. Hollar
LeMars
Sheldon
Webster City
Fort Dodge
Spread Net for Capture of Kidnaper
Cleveland police extended the search for Mrs. Phoebe Woods a 50 year old nurse accused of kidnapping 3 year old Dorothy May Blanchard to Buffalo and Canadian cities. A description of the nurse and child was wired to Buffalo authorities. Dorothy's mother Mrs. Margaret Blanchard said a man told police a woman and girl fitting the description asked him Sunday afternoon for the fastest route to Buffalo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Phoebe Woods
Dorothy May Blanchard
Buffalo
Canadian
Margaret Blanchard
Dorothy
Argentine Aviator Resumes World Flight
Major Petro Zanni, Argentine aviator, resumes his eastward world flight leaving Salonika at 7 45 am for Casablanca. The expedition aims to circle the globe and reach Coms as the next leg of the journey.
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Athens
Petro Zanni
Salonike
Abnormalities Plea Challenged in Leopold Loeb Case
Defense argues Leopold and Loeb fit a semi insane, semi responsible profile rather than insanity, citing abnormal mental makeup and moral imbecility. Neuropsychiatrist Dr. Meyer Solomon describes traits like impaired volition, poor inhibition, egotism, impulsiveness, and social nonconformity. The strategy seeks sentence mitigation due to youth and mental makeup.
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Tence
Leopold
Loeb
Graset
Develvi
Murder of grain man baffling Chicago police
Harry Peters a 38 year old wealthy grain inspector and club man was shot to death near his home in Chicago under baffling circumstances. His body was found in a rain filled gutter by neighbor Mrs. Anna O Connell. No weapon was recovered and Peters valuables remained untouched. His wife had just returned from Milwaukee and phoned him to come home. authorities deem the death not a suicide.
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Chicago
Harry Peters
Peters
Anna O’connell
Milwaukee
O'Connell
Negroes Plead Guilty of Murder in Illinois Court
In Mound City Illinois Hess Conners and Fred Hale Cairo Negroes pleaded guilty to the murder of 18 year old Daisy Olson, who was killed during a robbery at her father’s Villa Ridge store. A mob trial tension prompted 100 armed deputies at the courtroom.
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Mound City
Hess Conners
Fred Hale
Cairo
Iowa Farm Bureau chief questions hog price surge
Des Moines July 80 President Charles Hearst of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation challenges the rise in hog prices. He attributes the 25 to 50 cent daily gains to manipulation rather than natural factors and questions the validity of supply and demand as a guide for farm product prices. He warns farmers may see limited real benefits and urges awareness of psychological effects.
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Des Moines
Charles Hearst
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Hearst
World aviators arrive safely in Scotland
Aboard the U S Cruiser Richmond at Irkwall Scotland on July 30 the three army planes completed their round the world flight entering Houghton bay at 4 p m. The aircrafts emerged from the haze over Scappa Flow and rounded the Richmond as hundreds of bluejackets cheered, proud of the successful maritime arrival.
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U. S
Richmond
Irkwall
Scotland
America
Houghton Bay
Bay
American world flight resumes from Richmond to Kirkwall
Lieut. Lowell Smith and three airmen launched from Richmond for Kirkwall in the Orkney islands as the sixth division of the world flight began. Crowds cheered the start, weather was calm, and Maj. Howard C. Davidson awaited them in Kirkwall with plans to consult Icelandic and Greenland weather data.
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Lowell Smith
Richmond
Brough
Eng
Kirkwall
Orkney Islands
Lieut. Smith
Blackburn Company
Maj
Howard C. Davidson
London
Iceland
Greenland
Franco Belgian alliance forming confirms Ruhr withdrawal pledge
London reports say France and Belgium may offer to evacuate the Ruhr if Germany accelerates Dawes program compliance. The proposal ties withdrawal of forces to timely payment terms, with formal presentation after a London conference agreement.
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London
Rance
Belgium
Germany
Ruhr
United Press
Dawes
France
Mystery surrounds double drowning near Grinnell
Grinnell Iowa July 30 the exact circumstances of the drowning of Dorothy and Ray Harris ages 18 and 16 children of Mr and Mrs E J Harris of Oak Grove remain unknownTheir bodies were found yesterday in a small pond formed by water running through a culvert near the Harris home Both were well known high school students.
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Grinnell
Dorothy
Ray Harris
E. J. Harris
Oak Grove
Harris
Iowa G1 O P lined up for ballot battle
Des Moines Iowa July 30 The republican party of Iowa has completed its ticket for the general election in the fall The judicial convention marked the end of nominations for state offices Judge E G Albert defeated Justice Byron W Preston for a six year term Judge Albert 1090 66 votes Preston 781 5 votes R G Popham placed third Vermilion nominated for the two year term Arthur retained his six year seat Unanimous vote for Vermilion and for preservation of party principles Budget director nominee E L Hogue endorsed Convention urged unanimous nominations by motion
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Des Moines
Republican Party of
Iowa
Supreme Bench
E. G. Albert
Jefferson
Byron W. Preston
Oskaloosa
Albert
Preston
R. G. Popham
Marengo
Charles W. Vermilion
Centerville
Thomas Arthur
Logan
Prominent Woodbury County Farmer Dies at 87
Ole Haakinson retired farmer and landowner died at his daughter Mrs. Lawrence Page's home 2216 East Second street Sioux City after a lingering illness. Born May 21 1837 in Norway he came to America in 1865 and lived in Wisconsin Sloan and Sioux City. Survived by three sons Lars Henry George and two daughters Mrs A E Hudges and Mrs Lawrence Page. Funeral tomorrow at 1 30 pm at Page residence Rev Hubbard officiating with interment Floyd Cemetery.
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Ole Haakinson
Woodbury County
Lawrence Page
East Second Street
Mr. Haakinson
Norway
America
Wisconsin
Sloan
Sioux City
Here
Lars
South St. Paul
Davis Speech 15 All Ready for Delivery
Davis prepares a 6000 word address outlining a Clear critique of Coolidge era policy. He targets corruption in government international relations taxation and tariff farm relief and law enforcement while defending league of nations and opposing the Volstead act and oil lease scandals. The speech will last about an hour with emphasis on honesty in government and state rights.
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Dark Harbor
Coolidge
Bis Friends
John W. Davis
Davis
New York
Rockland
League of Nations
Brother Charley Seeks Clarity on Defense Day
Gov. Charles W. Bryan plans to ask President Coolidge and the War Department for an interpretation of the mobilization order concerning Defense Day. He will send queries to clarify the supposed misunderstanding and align support across factions in Nebraska.
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Lincoln
Neb
Charles W. Bryan
President Coolidge
War Department
George B. Duncan
Seventh Army Corps
Omaha World-Herald
Lincoln State Journal
Independent
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Percy Sarl
Columbus
Ohio
Iitain
U. S. Gun Range
Arthur W. Henderson
Pittsburgh
Harlan F. Stone
Coast Guard
Henderson
Interior
National Guards
Meyer Solomon
Chicago Health Department
Iowa Farm Bureau
Central News
Exchange Telegraph
Lloyd Allen
Robert
O. P
E. G. Alberts
HULL
Cordell Hull
Democratic National Committee
Clam W. Shaver
Shaver
Daniel Roper
G. O. Pe
Percy B. Scott
Charley
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