Hickman defense pivots to insanity plea new trial hoped
In Los Angeles William Edward Hickman the confessed killer of Marian Parker faced weekend adjournments as his lawyers floated new angles. Defense attorney Jerome Walsh said Hickman repudiated his confession during a defense interview and would pursue an insanity plea and arrest of judgment. District Attorney Asa Keyes refuted this claiming Hickman admitted guilt in writing and verbally under the new code.
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William Edward Hickman
Lttle
Marian Parker
Jerome Walsh
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Hickman
Asa Keyes
Pents
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Keyes
Winter Storm Sweeps Eastern States and Midwest
A major snowstorm disrupted the eastern United States from Washington to New England with heavy drifts, dozens of deaths due to exposure in Chicago and across the region, and widespread transit impacts. Temperatures plummeted west of the storm as New England urged caution and forecasts warned of continued snowfall.
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New York
King Winter
United States
Washington
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Chicago
New England
Lancaster
Knickerbocker Theatre
Great Lakes
Upper Lakes
Potatoes Marketing Plan Outlook From Idaho Growers Meet
A planning session with potato growers in Blackfoot, led by a city mayor and a state chamber committee, aims to set monthly marketing, central grading, and storage strategies. Proposals include a Pocatello central plant, uniform grading, and brand marking to stabilize year round supply.
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Blackfoot
Idaho State Chamber of Commerce
Ben Ross
Chamber of Commerce
Idaho
Bio Central
Pocatello
U. S
Flood control deemed bigger task than Panama Canal
John F. Stevens former president of the American Society of Civil Engineers and chief engineer in the canal's construction told the House flood control committee that Mississippi flood control is a greater engineering problem than building the Panama Canal. He urged thorough study and input from leading engineers before a definite solution is chosen, saying army engineers lack sufficient data for a permanent remedy.
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Washington
Mississippi
Panama Canal
John F. Stevens
American Society of Civil Engineer
House Flood Control Committee
Stevens
Army
Six Months Time to Make Treaty
Rome reports an extension of six months for the Italo Jugoslav treaty of friendship signed in 1924. The fascist organ Fo glio d Ordini says Yugoslavia now has six months to modify its Italian policy, a period deemed sufficient to clarify relations if Yugoslavia acts in good faith.
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Rome
Foglio d’Ordini
Jugoslavia
Yugoslav Official Denies Italy Threats Allegation
Belgrade January 28 AP report quotes a high Yugoslav government official denying in Rome reports that the Yugoslav manual or any Serbian army publication instructed officers to regard Italy as an enemy or to attempt to recover Yugoslav territory.
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Belgrade
Associated Press
Rome
Italy
Jugoslavia
Ziegfeld on Show Girls and Plump Curves
Flo Ziegfeld returns to Chicago to view his family album and discuss changes in showgirl casting. He says the ideal type is a plump chorus member with curves, not lanky or fat, aiming to fit designer outfits and public taste. He notes that embonpoint remains hard to achieve.
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Chicago
Flo Ziegfeld
West Adams Street
Infield
Students to Cruise on USS Wyoming This Summer
Three hundred students in naval ROTC from Yale Harvard Northwestern and Georgia Tech will sail on the USS Wyoming, flagship of the scouting fleet, starting in June. The voyage aims to broaden training and experience for midshipmen from these universities.
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Washington
Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps
Yale
Harvard
Northwestern
Georgia School of Technology
U. S. S. Wyoming
Paul A. French Named Head of Lava Hot Springs Sanitarium
Paul A. French of Rupert was appointed by Governor Baldridge as superintendent of the Lava Hot Springs sanitarium to succeed J W Ash who resigned. French will assume office March 1. He previously served three terms as deputy sheriff of Minidoka County and has been a prohibition agent overseeing 14 southeast counties.
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Boise
Paul A. French
Rupert
Baldridge
Lava Hot Springs
J. W. Ash
French
Minidoka County
Southern Pacific officials held in contempt in Houston court
Four high officials of the Southern Pacific railroad were held in contempt of court by Federal Judge J. C Hutcheson Jr. for violating an injunction issued August 3, 1927 that barred interference with employee organization activities. The cited executives include H. M. Lull, executive vice president. G. S. Waild, vice president and general manager. J. G. Trian, assistant to Mr. Weid. and W
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Houston
Texas
Southern Pacific Reailroad
J. C Hutcheson, Jr
H. M. Lull
G. 8. Waild
J. G Trian
Weid
Fire sweeps United States Parcel Post building in Cleveland
Fire on the upper floors of the United States Parcel Post building in Cleveland caused over 300 000 damage and threatened nearby skyscrapers. Explosions and chemical threats prompted evacuation of the old city jail as two millinery factories and several shops burned. cause undetermined.
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Cleveland
United States Parcel Post
Covity
Post Office
Mat and Parcel Post
Tax plan proposed for Utah
A letter from A. Irvine president of the state senate urged a special legislative session to pass new corporation taxation after a state supreme court ruling invalidated existing revenue from licensing. He cited $200 000 collected in 1926 and warned that funds must be restored or taxes raised by new legislation. Governor Dern had not yet received the letter but would study it upon arrival.
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Fort Hall
Fort Hail Reservation
W. E. Blomgren
Frank
Lowden
Norris
Nebraska
Governor Smith
New York
Reed
Missouri
South Dakota
Norbeck
Illinois
Hoover
Dawes
Salt Lake City
A. &. Irvine
State Senate
George H. Dern
State Supreme Court
Minneapolis Steel and Machinery Company
H. E. Crockett
Senator Irvine
Irvine
Supreme Court
Dern
Heiress Sybil Bayer Marries Modest Clerk in Rye
New York heiress Sybil Bayer sister of Julie S. Bache and heiress to at least 5 million dollars married Vincent E Brown a hotel clerk. The ceremony took place in Rye New York on Wednesday with secrecy and the couple now stay in an East 53rd Street rooming house. Mrs Brown 23 is expected to inherit at least 5 million when she turns 24. Brown is 26.
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New York
Sybil Bayer
Julie S. Bache
Vincent E Brown
Rye
N. Y
Brown
Abbot proposes move of Lincoln franchise to Pueblo
Spencer Abbot announced plan to move the Lincoln Western league baseball franchise to Pueblo after chamber of commerce directors rejected his guarantee of attendance for a season.
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Lincoln
Neb
Spencer Abbot
Hie Ming
Lincoln Baseball Fraenchise
Pueblo
Chamber of Commerce
Crew
Priton
Radio Telephonic Talks Planned Between Netherlands and U S
Washington reports that radio telephonic communication with the Netherlands will begin Monday at 9 25 a m. The Netherlands foreign minister will speak with Secretary Kellogg, marking a new direct line between the two nations.
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Washington
Netherlands
United States
The
Kellogg
Federal Jury Demands Cushions in Portland Trial
In Portland on January 28 AP reports the twelve jurors in the Emery Olmstead and J B Wheeler conspiracy case to violate the banking act requested chair cushions for comfort. Officials passed the request through a chain from clerk Frank Buck to United States Marshal Clarence Hotchkiss then to Postmaster John M Jones and finally to the Washington post office department.
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Portland
Ore
Emery Olmstead
J. B. Wheeler
Bamberman
Frank L. Buck
Federal Court
United States
Clarence Hotchkiss
John M. Jones
Leulding
Post Office Department
Washington
Plane Struck Wires Crashed in Kansas City
Kansas City January 28 AP report plane driven by B M Tuxhorn 34 veteran aviator struck electric wires during takeoff at the North Kansas City field and crashed igniting flames. Passenger E Babcock 17 suffered a fractured leg and burns in the crash.
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Kansas City
M. Tuxhorn
E. Babcock
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