Kidnapper Studied Notorious Crimes Before Arrest
Myles Yutake Punga, 19, confessed to kidnapping and killing 10 year old Gillieson in Honolulu. He admitted studying Leopold and Hickman cases and said revenge motive drove the crime while awaiting murder trial. Officials reported five dollar bill payments tied to the suspect as police patrolled the streets.
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Honolulu
Myles Yutake Punga
Gill Mieson
Ich
Pukunaga
F. Frederick W. Jamieson
Cronte
Oahu Yesta
Fukuna
Pukungga
Leopold
Chicago
Edward Hickman
Kiler
Ma Parker
Los Angeles
Jamie
Angeles
Fuku
Japan
Ent Presents to Japanese Couple in Tokyo Wedding Gifts
Edwin L ile American charge d affaires attended Tsuneo daira's home as Setsuko Maéitsudaira prepared to wed Prince Chichibu next Friday. Gifts included an album of Washington photographs and a travel clock from President Coolidge and Secretary Kellogg. Weather notes report snow and frost across Minnesota and nearby areas.
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Tokyo
Edwin L.ile
Tsuneodaira
Washington
Coolidge
Secre Kellogg
Setsuko Maéitsudaira
Chichibu
Washin
Kellogg
Auto racer Ralph Jom dies in South Milwaukee crash
Chicago racer Ralph Jom aged 28 died from a skull fracture after his car plunged through a barrier in South Milwaukee Sunday during a speedway event.
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Alwaukee
Ralph Jom
Chicago
South Milwaukee
Dubois Night Wire Service Contested By Public Utilities
The Idaho Public Utilities commission will hold two hearings this week in eastern Idaho. In Dubois, the Oregon Short Line faces a challenge to remove the night operator, with residents claiming they need telegraph and station service. The railroad questions the commission’s jurisdiction.
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Boise
Idaho
Public Utilities Commission
Oregon
Dubois
Driggs
Teton Valley Power and Light Company
Clara's Father Takes New Bride
Robert Bow, father of actress Clara Bow, disclosed he married Tal Lorraine, a film actress and close friend of his daughter, in a ceremony held outside Los Angeles County. Bow's prior marriage to Idella Elizabeth Mowery Low was annulled at his request, after a July 9, 1924 marriage following their meeting at Clara Bow's home.
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Los Angeles
Robert Bow
Clara Bow
Bow
Tal Lorraine
Los Angeles County
Idella Elizabeth Mowery Low
Yankees Lose to Indians Narrowing Pennant Lead
In Cleveland on September 24 the Yankees fell 4 to 3 to the Indians. New York mustered only five hits off Walter Miller while Pipgras and Heimach combined to field eleven. Pipgras started for the Yankees and was relieved in the sixth as Cleveland scored the deciding run.
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Cleveland
Yankees
Athletics
Indians
Walter Miller
Pipgras
Heimach
Hurricane death toll in Florida reported near Lake Okeechobee
West Palm Beach correspondent cites Howard W. Griby estimating 200 dead from the hurricane with officials warning total deaths may reach between 2000 and 2500. Red Cross says 800 bodies reached West Palm Beach, 600 disposed of in the Lake Okeechobee area, about 700 at large burial sites.
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Fia
West Palm Beach
Howard W. Griby
Palm Beach County
Red Cross Intelligence Department
Lake Okeechobee
Giants Beat Reds 4-1 to Stay Close in pennant race
New York defeated Cincinnati 4 to 1 as four Giants homers powered the win. Reds had 10 hits off Larry Hent on while Giants roughed up Kotp for seven. The game left New York one game behind in the National League pennant chase.
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New York
Glante
Cardinals
Cincinnati
Reds
Larry Henton
Kotp
Curtis Tracks Al Smith in Western Campaign
Senator Curtis, Republican vice presidential nominee, campaigns across Wyoming and the West with stops in Cheyenne Denver Omaha and Montana Idaho. He endorses prohibition and laments laryngitis while highlighting Maine as a likely political forerunner and praising women’s role in the campaign. He cites wool import statistics under the Underwood tariff.
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Senator Curtis
Wyoming
Smith
Curtis
Cheyenne
Denver
Omaha
New York
Middle
North West
Montana
Idaho
Dillon
Ida Falls
Shelley
Blackfoot
Pocatello
Butte
Idaho Falls
Maine
Wyo
Kansas
Idaho Potatoes to be mailed from Idaho Bond Day
Idaho potatoes will be distributed by mail from the Idaho Bond Day celebration in Shelley on October 17. The committee will prepare wrappers for Idaho bakers to place on cartons. Mailing lists have been filed to send the selected tubers to friends across the United States.
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Shelley
Idaho
United States
Cardinals Beat Brooklyn Swing Gives Lead in Pennant Race
In Brooklyn on Sept 24 the St Louis Cardinals beat the Robins 2 to 0 to stay one game ahead of the New York Giants. Pitcher Pete Alexander held Brooklyn to eight hits as Jim Bottomley hit his 31st home run in the fifth inning.
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Hrooklyn
St. Louis Cardinals
Giants
Brooklyn
Pete
Alexander
Robins
Jim Bottomley
Death Toll In Florida Hurricane May Never Be Known
In the hurricane wrecked Florida area relief workers struggle to count the dead and aid the homeless. Officials estimate the toll around 1200 to 1500 with new bodies found daily as Red Cross considers centralized relief. Recovery crews clear roads and repair damage along Lake Okeechobee while farms face severe losses and early winter crop fears.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Hurricane Sticken
Florida
Howard W. Selby
Palo Beach County Red Cros Committee
National Red Cross
Red Cross
Pelican Bay
Pahokee
Belle Glade
Schafer
Lake Okeechobee
Palm Beach
Imaede
Pyed H. Harries
Miami
Broward
O. C. Ceiger
Selby
Aces of the same suit loom in Chicago tragedy
In Chicago on September 24 AP reports a chaotic scene as Porter and Coppage faced losses in a stud game. The violence ends with a fatal shot, leaving Porter dead and Coppage implicated in the incident.
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Chicago
Lewont Coppage
William Porter
Porter
Madrid theater fire leaves hundreds injured and dead
About 120 people were estimated killed and more than 350 injured as the Novedades theater in Madrid burned during a crowded Sunday performance. Many victims died from suffocation or being crushed in the stampede amid flames sparked by stage scenery.
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Madrid
Novedades Theater
Relat Ves
Primote Rivera
Baseball results from National League games today
Scores show Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Boston, New York, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Washington and St Louis games. Key outcomes include Boston and New York games with high run totals and several shutouts, while Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St Louis posted various wins and losses across nine innings.
Smith Campaign Train Tours Montana Stop in Billings
Governor Smith arrived in Billings at 9 35 a m on a special train en route to Helena as crowds cheered the Democratic candidate. Bruce Kremer and Montana officials joined the party including Senators Walsh and Wheeler to escort Smith and promote his campaign against Republican claims of party improvement.
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Governor Smith
Helens
Mont
Montana
Smith
Billings
Bruce
Bruce Kremer
Vlw
West
Thomas J. Walsh
Burton K. Wheeler
Erickson
Helena
Billings witnesses fiery cross on eve of Smith visit
In Billings Montana a large cross burned on a hilltop near the business district for nearly an hour after 9 pm as Alfred E. Smith prepared to arrive. Dynamite blasts preceded the flame and no group was found. officials say it was not believed to be the Ku Klux Klan. Also, about ninety pardons appeals are scheduled for the state pardons board on October 3.
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Billings
Mont
Alfred E. Smith
Jimlock
Ku Klux Klan
Pardon Appeala
Boise
State Pardons Board
Crowds Welcome Senator Curtis on Idaho Campaign Swing
Large crowds greeted Kansas Senator Charles Curtis during a five stop eastern Idaho tour. He spoke briefly at Idaho Falls Shelley Blackfoot Fort Hall Pocatello, with Colonel C Seymour Bullock of Indiana delivering main remarks. Curtis rode in a motor caravan amid police escorts, despite fatigue from a grueling schedule, and urged Indian farming and land protection on the Kaw descendant. Continued on page three.
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Idaho
Charles Curtis
Kansas
Middlewest
Idaho Fal'l
Sheley
Blackfoot
Fort Hall
Pocatello
C. Seymour Bullock
Indiana
Senator Curtis
Idaho Fal's
Sunny End
Shorty
L. D
Recreation Hall
Prirate
Cheyenne
Curtis
Francis Stephenson
Associated Press
Inois
Dakotas
Montana
Curtis’ Tran
Idaho Falls
L. D. 8. Tabernacle
Curts
A.C. Hinckley
William Wallin
Theodore Turner
Court House
J Anderson
John Thomas
Colonel Bullock
State Central
Lous Feit
Backing Claims on Pocatello Paved Blocks Disputed
The statement claiming 207 paved blocks under the Ross administrations is contradicted by city records. Pocatello has 604 blocks with much paving completed before Ross, Whitaker, or current measures. Critics flag faulty figures, water bonds, and election rhetoric surrounding funding and timing.
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Ross
Pocatello
Ben Ross
Whitaker
Rao Ee
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