Mail train robbery bandits foiled near Rondout
Chicago police predict arrest of the robbery band believed to number at least 25 after a Milwaukee line mail train heist yielded about 3 million in cash and securities. Wayne Near Death was identified as wounded guard. several suspects including Wade Mahoney and McComb were arrested or questioned. Authorities suspect inside involvement.
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Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Rondout
Ill
Morgan Collins
Collins
Wayne
J. H. Wayne
Paul Wade
Tulsa
Okla
J. H. Mahoney
Walter McComb
Wade
A. E. Germer
Mahoney
McComb
Charles G. Dawes
Central Trust Company of Minors
Roundup Mont
Post Office Department
Collings
Tommy O’connor
Jair
O'Connor
Milwaukee
Death fate to be decided for Scott in Maurer murder
Russell T. Scott of Cleveland faces a Tuesday ruling on whether the death penalty stands for the April 3 killing of Joseph Maurer, a teen drug clerk, during a Chicago robbery. Judge William Lindsay imposed the sentence after Scott pleaded guilty. defense counsel seeks leniency or a jury trial. Scott’s father Thomas pleaded for mercy. Robert Scott, his brother, helped in the robbery and remains a fugitive.
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Chicago
Wtussell T. Scott
Cleveland
Joseph Maurer
William Lindsay
Lindsay
Scott
Walter Stanton
Stanton
W. W. Smith
Thomas Scott
Detroit
Russell Scott
Millonaire
Toronto
Can
Robert
Maurer
Will of Mrs Julia Davies Voided by Missouri Jury
Liberty Missouri June 14. The will of Mrs Julia Woods Davies leaving a 1 090 000 estate to Capt Harry Zeitun was declared void by a circuit court jury. Zeitun named chief beneficiary and was drowned in London on May 8 1922. Mrs Davies died soon after. The woman's fourth husband George Westlam Davies of St Louis and two other heirs dispute the settlement.
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Liberty
Julia Woods Davies
Harry Zeitun
London
Zeitun
Dawes Backed for Vice President by Iowa Republicans
Des Moines Iowa June 14 Gov Kendall says Iowa republicans will accept Charles G Dawes as a man pre eminent for vice president though they favored Judge William S Kenyon after L J Dickinson freed them from support The party will back the convention action Kendall noted
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Des Moines
Iowa
Ford Plan Gives Saturday Off for Office Staff
Detroit reports Henry Ford implements a five day week for 23 000 office workers with Saturdays off for three months to offset lost vacations. after that pay may be reduced if the five day week continues. Factory workers at Ford Motor Co already on five days.
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Detroit
Mich
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Company
School Board Set to Review $4.2 Million Equipment Bids
The board of education will meet Monday night to consider bids for school equipment valued at $4.2 million. The package includes classroom chairs and armchairs for kindergartens as part of the furniture upgrade.
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Reser
Board of Education
Kindergart Board
Eridag
Fannie with Bobbed Hair Keeps Baby After Court Ruling
In St Louis on June 14 Fannie Longwood, 18, declared ownership of her 6 month old son Thomas Poepping Jr after Judge Erwin Ossing ruled she is fit to rear him despite youthful indiscretions. The case began when she gave the child to opera singer Thomas Poepping who later feared she would harm it and placed the infant with guardians. the baby was moved through an orphanage and trial adoption to a childless couple. Police traced the child and habeas corpus actions followed with pending charges against Poepping.
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St. Louis
Fannie Longwood
Thomas Poepping
Fannte
Fannie
Erwin Ossing
Thomas Doepping
Ty Board of Children’s Guardians
Jere
Vpoepping
Foundling
France Sworn In New Left Government Under Perriot
Paris reports France’s new left government, led by Premier Edouard Perriot, after radical gains in parliament and M. Millerand’s resignation. The cabinet includes Renault as Justice and Clementel as Finance, with Chavetanpes heading Interior.
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United Press
Paris
France
M. Millerand
Pregt
Republic
Edouard Perriott
Lyons
Renault
Clementel
Chavetanpes
Register at a Headquarters Sparks Jubilee Attendance
A register at the head pioneers lists 188 old pioneers from Sioux City attending the Diamond Jubilee. The document names many attendees including Annie Crowe 817 West Riverside Avenue Mrs. John Hittle Mrs. E. C. Tompkins and Joanna Kelly among others.
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Sioux City
Redas
Boyce Reet
J. Goldie
Pierce Street
Annie Crowe
West Riverside Avenue
John Hittle
E.C. Tompkins
P. F. Hagan
Joanna Kelly
George Kingsnorth
C. A.de Meer
T. McIrene Beck
Wil Hagy
Cornelius Kelly
Four Sioux City youths arrested in Minneapolis for theft
Four Sioux City youths James Monahan Vincent Knight Leslie Donovan and Frank Calvert were arrested in Minneapolis with a stolen small touring car linked to George Rowe 2805 a street. They confessed to the theft and will waive extradition as Sioux City officers prepare to bring them back. The car was recovered while police said they offered it for 50 dollars. This theft marks the 215th car recovered this year and the 206th since January.
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Sioux City
George Rowe
Minneapolis
Gus Danielson
James Monahan
Vincent Knight
Leslie Donovan
Frank Calvert
West Seventh
Market Streets
Davenport Chosen For 1925 VFW Encampment
Special to The Register Davenport was picked as the site for the 1925 Veterans of Foreign Wars encampment at the Iowa state convention in Des Moines. Delegates endorsed bringing the national encampment to Des Moines and observed a one minute silence for 48 sailors lost on the Mississippi. The meeting also backed tolling 48 bells Sunday in memory of the dead and launched a fund to erect a memorial shaft over the grave of World War I casualty Mer D. Hays in Glidden.
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Des Moines
Davenport
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ernest J. Boughey
Sioux City
Iowa
Boughey
Rem Welton
Kansas City
C. M. Garver
George Hamilton
Mer D. Hays
Glidden
Man Accused by Wife of Murder in Redfield Iowa
In Redfield, Iowa, Hugh E. Stiles, 48, an Los Angeles based architect, is jailed pending police inquiry after his wife’s confession claim. She said he admitted killing a man 16 years ago. Stiles says he lied to frighten her during a quarrel.
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Dawes
Mr. Coolidge
White House
Robert M. la Follette
House of Congress
Senate
Los Angeles
Cal
Redfield
Hugh E. Stiles
Stiles
Crowbar Slayer Ends Family Tragedy In Colorado
Fort Morgan Colorado June 14 The death toll in the attack by George Bath crowbar murderer rose to three today The killer wounded his wife and a younger daughter and killed a daughter instantly He then cut his wrists and hanged himself in the barn
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Fort Morgan
Colo
George Bath
Oklahoma Congressman Howard Is Arrested For Drunkenness
Oklahoma City report says U.S. Senate candidate FE B Howard of Tulsa was arrested in a raid on an apartment house after delivering a nominating speech. He and nine others pleaded guilty and paid $5 fines under an assumed name, claiming innocence amid political accusations.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
FE. B. Howard
Tulsa
United States Senate
Oklahoma
Howard
B. Thompson
United Press
Altus
Oklo
Ces
Cedar Rapids Woman Bitten by Squirrel
Coffeyville authorities hunted Mr and Mrs Tuttle tourists from Cedar Rapids Iowa after Mrs Tuttle was bitten by a squirrel while camping. A state pathologist report urged immediate pasteur treatment though she left Coffeyville soon after.
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Cedar Rapids
Coffeyville
Kan
John J. Tuttle
Around World Fliers Ready to Hop Off Again
United States army air fleet prepares to start westward flight again from Shanghai on Monday morning. Lieut. Lowell H. Smith, squadron commander, reports a new motor for his plane arrived from Saigon aboard an iron destroyer and installation is underway.
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Shanghai
United States Army
Lowell H. Smith
Smith
Haiphong
Indo-China
Tourane
Saigon
The Register Appeals for Readers to Demand Delivery
The notice urges subscribers to call Auto 68835 for immediate special delivery if The Register is missed. It states the paper’s aim to serve readers reliably and notes a recent 10,000 issue run.
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Register
Auto
Cay Dell
Trolley Strikes Averted in Cleveland Amid Tense Sitdown
In Cleveland on June 14 a threatened streetcar workers strike was halted after a tense meeting. Officials and union leaders reached a temporary truce, averting a transit disruption and keeping service running while talks continue.
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Cleveland
De 5
Sioux City Storm Halts Street Cars and Lights
A fierce rain wind and thunder storm struck Sioux City causing power and line outages. One woman, Bessie Houdeshell, was severely cut by flying glass at Farley Clothing and many pedestrians were injured. Telegraph and telephone services were disrupted while trees toppled across lines.
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Sioux City
Nebraska
Pierce
Pearl
Bessie Houdeshell
Douglas Street
Farley Clothing
Sixth
Pierce Streets
St. Vincent's Hospital
McEveny, McLeod & Mummet
E. C. Cobb
Clancey’s
Fourth Street
Riverside
Fifteenth Street
Rebecca
George Streets
Stock Yards
Peters Park
Onawa
St. Paul
Minn
Twin Cities
Storm Ravages Tennessee Towns Leaving Heavy Damage
Elizabethtown Tennessee reports a wall of water flooding hills before dusk as rescue teams push through roads erased by the flood. Doctors and nurses trek on foot delivering first aid while damage is pegged beyond 500000 dollars with livestock and crops wiped out.
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Elizabethtown
Tenn
Tennessee
Two Men Hurt Slightly In Traffic Accidents
Police report two minor injuries from separate collisions. FP A Sheppard of 55 West Third Street was struck by a taxicab at Fourth and Jackson, carried about 20 feet, and suffered leg bruises. C R Lewis of 1717 Morgan Street reported hitting an unidentified person in another incident.
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A. Sheppard
West Third Street
Fourth
Jackson Streets
C. R. Lewis
Morgan Street
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State Department
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Hillmoi
Britten
Washington
Hughes
Treasury
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Commission
Robert J. Bender
Gen. Dawes
Middle West
Lowden
Woods
Lincoln
N.B
Mark Woods
Charlies G. Dawes
Labor
John C. Lewis
Iowa Federation of Labor
United Press Today
Loves Babe
Singer
LY Herbert Little
Fannie’s
Webb Miller
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