Healy Testifies About Childish Compact in Loeb Leopold Case
Boston psychiatrist Dr. William Healy testified for the defense that an incredibly absurd childish compact bound Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold Jr. to the murder plan. He said both boys indicated willingness to strike again if conditions remained the same, with Leopold pursuing self importance and Nietzschean philosophy. Judge Caverly ruled much of the testimony unprintable while allowing mitigation evidence.
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Chicago
William Healy
Boston
Allenter
Richard Loeb
Nathan F. Leopold Jr
Robert Franks
Leopold
Loeb
KR. Caverly
Dr. Healy
Caverly
Sudee Caverly
DP “Wm
Healy
Thieves Steal Cash Register From Johnson Restaurant
In Sioux City Iowa on August 4 th thieves entered the Johnson restaurant while workers were in the kitchen and carried away the cash register with the nights receipts though the proprietor said the till held only a small amount of money.
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Sioux City
Johnson Restaurant
Antwerp Tribute: Green City Along the River
Michael Done praises Antwerp for its abundant trees lining grand avenues and shade under historic structures. He notes Place Verte near the cathedral and its 400 foot tower guarding the river that has carried many ships through the ages.
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Antwerp
Michael Done
Place Verte
Tactics Toward Trouble in Uncle Eben’s Wry Wit
Washington Star quotes Uncle Eben comparing trouble to a mule and warns it is wiser to face it head on rather than dodge it. The quip, attributed to Uncle Eben, frames a practical, down home approach to difficulty.
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Trouble
Uncle Eben
Washington Star
Pope's Red Shoes Feature Cross Embroidered Fronts
The pope wears red shoes with a cross embroidered on the front of each.
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Pope
Cedar Rapids Youths Admit Nine Store Robberies
Police in Cedar Rapids report confessions from Clyde Weidner and Melville Hayek, ages 26 and 18, admitting involvement in nine robberies over the past two weeks. Clues began with a stolen shoe pair. the pair allegedly wore different stolen shoes each day while targeting a library and other locations, with total loot around $100.
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Cedar Rapids
Clyde Weidner
Melville, Hayek
Three Killed When Milwaukee Train Hits an Automobile
AIMGONA Aug 4 Mr and Mrs A P Ives were killed instantly and Mrs Edward Mawdsley died in hospital two hours later in a wreck near Milwaukee. The touring car was struck by a fast westbound Milwaukee freight train at the foot of a hill on the outskirts of the city. Edward Mawdsley leaped from the car and escaped with minor injuries.
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Aimgona
A. P. Ives
Edward Mawdsley
Mr. Ives
Milwaukee
Snowfall Reported in Cedar Rapids This Morning
Cedar Rapids witnesses say snow fell at 10:05 am on August 4 1924 following a violent rain storm. Weather observers note the event as unprecedented in local memory with several residents prepared to testify.
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Cedar Rapids
German Delegates on Way to London and Russians There Too
Berlin reports German delegates left for London shortly after 9 this morning while in London an Anglo Russian conference was said to have concluded an important economic and financial agreement though official confirmation was unavailable.
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London
Berlin
Sacred Precedent Thought on Justice and Custom
A fragment quotes Cteero on how men may claim justice through precedent, suggesting a tension between tradition and rightful authority. The line hints at debate over whether long standing practice justifies new action.
Simons Admits He Killed Ferguson in Camp Murder
Harlan Gabe Simons confessed to the July 22 murder of Orton Ferguson, a tourist from Atlanta Michigan, in a West Liberty camp. He said robbery was the motive and faced imminent arraignment, with the state seeking the death penalty.
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Associated Preesa
Muscatine
C. K. Stafford
W. C. Harris
Ray Scott
Harlan
Gabe) Simons
Orton Fergnson
Atlanta
Mich
Wear Liberty
Simons
KR. J. Wiley
Davenport
Clark Lamont
Tiffin
Olle
James Risden
C. R. Stafford
Orton Ferguson
West Liberty
Mary Miles Minter Plans Return to Films
Former actress Mary Miles Minter, after months in retirement in Pasadena, left Los Angeles for New York with reports she intends to re-enter the film industry there.
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Mary Miles Minter
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Pasadena
New York
Iowa American Legion backs Coolidge in defense day push
The Iowa posts of the American Legion align with President Coolidge against pacifist groups opposing National Defense day on September 22. The Aug. 4 piece notes Iowa posts will aid mobilization efforts and highlights events across Ottumwa Shenandoah Tipton Lake Mills Buffalo Center and Knoxville hospital support.
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Associated Treas
Des Moines
Iowa
American Legion
Coolidge
Frank Miles
Iowa Legionaire
Iowa American Legion
Ottumwa
Kenesaw Landis
Iowa Legion
Tipton
Legion Post
Daniel F. Steek
Hemmings Couple Spent Day in Muscatine and Davenport
Mr and Mrs Will Hemmings traveled between Muscatine and Davenport yesterday visiting local sites and meeting friends. They reported a pleasant day enjoying the river towns and shopping districts.
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Will Hemmings
Muscatine
Davenport
Attorney Unsure to Accept Case Amid Scheduling Uncertainty
Simons sent for an attorney this morning but the lawyer had not decided whether to take the case. The timing remains unclear and could affect whether events proceed tonight or tomorrow.
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Ing
Simons
British Woman Killed in Mexican Ambush Near Texmelucan
Rosalie Evans, Briton and former Ban manager wife of a British subject, was shot dead by Mexican forces near Texmelucan Puebla on Saturday night. John Strauss wounded, efforts underway to recover body and pursue slayers with American and British diplomatic involvement.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Mex
Vedera
Rosalie Evans
Ambuch
Texmelacan
Puebla
Lopton
Mexico
Evans
Great Britain
Charce Des Archives
Herbert C. Cummins
Cummins
John Strauss
Evane
Strauss
Schoenfeld
Saenz
Texmeleon
San Pedro Coxtocan
San Pedro Coyic-an
Mra
Moane
Brownsville
Texas
Severs
London
Herbert CC. Cummins
Washington
Schoenfield
State Department
City to Reform Police Dress in Plain Clothes Move
Councilman Charles Wilcox announced a plan to boost efficiency by having all patrolmen wear plain clothes except traffic officers. The measure targets modernizing operations within the police department in Sioux City Iowa.
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Ify
Associated Press
Siouncity
Charles Wilcox
Public Safety Department
Three Are Drowned in Iowa on Sunday
In Iowa on Sunday three youths drowned while swimming or wading. Charles Helmer, 17, son of attorney C C Helmer, drowned at Lakeview in Carroll County. Evan Blake, Crawfordsville resident, drowned at Cone Lake. rescue attempts using a pulmotor from Muscatine failed. John Russell, 16, drowned in a water filled sand pit in Clarion after he and two companions, both unable to swim, went beyond their depth.
Labor Federation Takes Up Politics in AFL Session
Atlantic City August 4 The American Federation of Labor executive council in annual session endorses LaFollette Wheeler for president and pledges a full 1924 campaign. They plan to summarize telegram responses and expect gains beyond states already claimed, while maintaining a nonpartisan stance despite broad labor support.
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Atlantic City
N. J
American Federation of Labor
LaFollette- Wheeler
la Follette-Wheeler
A. F. of L
Friends of Labor i
Wheeler
Federation
Cleveland Conference
World Flight Arrives After Plane Abandoned In Sea
Boston airplane driven by Lieutenant Leigh Wade and Sergeant Arthur M. Ogden of the American air force was abandoned after engine trouble during a trans Atlantic hop from Kirkwall to Teeland. The wrecked craft capsized while being towed by the Richmond off Suderoe Island. Wade and Ogden were rescued and continue the voyage by sea toward Poston. Major A Stuart MacLaren reports abandonment of the British round‑the‑world flight near Nikolskai Komandorski Islands due to lack of spare parts.
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Stuart MacLaren
Eft
Tokyo
Seifu Kazachi
Japan Imperial Aviation
W. XN. Plenderteith
London
Japan
MacLaren
Associated Press
Richmond
Boston
Leigh Wade
American Army World Flight
Wade
Arthur M. Ogden
Ara Hy
Kirkwall
Orkneys
Teeland
Reykjavik
Iceland
Ogden
Poston
Suderoe Island
Faroes
Crief
Smith
Cordova
Alaska
A. Stuart MacLaren
Nikolski
Komandorski Islands
Siberia
Petropavlosk
Greatest Crime Murder Itself Quote in Early Poem
A fragment attributes a line to Gofle stating that the greatest crime is murder itself and that nature abhors it, reflecting a moral stance from an early text. The readable line emphasizes existential guilt and condemnation of homicide as a universal offense.
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Thade
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Knoxville Post
Knoxville
Shenandoah
Smith Brookhart
Buffalo Center
Winnebago
Pistol Point
George Campy
Charge Cummings
Warren
Labor Federation
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Oxden
America
Fred Smith
Richland
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