Murder by Loeb and Leopold Refuted by Medical Witnesses
Chicago hearings on the Franks murder shifted to lay witnesses and medical testimony as Dr. H S Hulburt supported the prosecution’s case that Richard Loeb sought the perfect crime. Defense witnesses, including University of Michigan students, described Loeb as nervous and fond of adventure fiction, with fainting spells and argumentative tendencies. The defense plans to finish lay testimony then pursue mitigation evidence from pathologists.
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Associated Prem
Chicago
Ritchard Loeb
Nathan F. Leopold, Jr
Robert Franks
John R. Caverly
H. S. Hulburt
Bernard Glueck
New York
Loeb
Dr. Hulburt
Franks
Michigan
Richard Loeb
Nathan F. Leoplod, Jr
Sleek
Leopold
Nathan Leopold, Jr
Criminal Courts
Clarence
Darrow
Robert Bruce Armstrong
Charlevoix
Leonard Lewy
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Lewy
Airplane Forced Down Near Muscatine During Storm
An airplane from the United States air mail service was forced to land in a field on the Sam Defosse farm eight miles south of Muscatine at 10 26 AM. The pilot, who reached the field as the craft rose again 20 minutes later, headed for Chicago. Officials said no plane was between Iowa City and Chicago at the moment and the eastbound flight was delayed, with arriving and departing times adjusted.
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Associated Press
Muscatine
Sam Defosse
Defonse
United States Air Mail Service
Chicago
Defosse Farm
Iowa City
Smith Pleid
United States
Omaha
General Calles Holds Secret Conference In Atlantic City
General Calles, head of Mexico, arrived secretly in Atlantic City from New York for talks with the executive council of the American Federation of Labor and with Samuel Gompers, president of the AFL and of the Pan American Federation of Labor.
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General Calles
Sam Gompers
Ansel 7
Atlantic City
N. J
Psaundans
Mexico
New York City
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Flagg Storm Stayed in Clinton Hotel During Storm
Illustrator James Montgomery Flagg was snowbound in a Clinton hotel today due to the storm. He quipped that newspaper men are mostly fools and dismissed bobbed hair as not a concern, noting he paid for hospitality on his trip and recalled two weeks with Bill Hart on the coast.
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Associated Res
Clinton
James Montgomery Flagg
Flo Zingfield
Iowa Labor Has Not Endorsed New Ticket
In Des Moines on August 8 officials of the Iowa Federation announced that member organizations had not endorsed the LaFollette Wheeler independent ticket. They said separate groups might endorse, but the AFL endorsement was considered sufficient.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa Federation
LaFollette-Wheeler Independent
American Federation of Labor
Notable Observers Describe Leopold and Loeb Personalities
Wallace Brockway a former University of Chicago student recalls discussing philosophy with Leopold calling his intellect very high. Stanley Lewy a University of Michigan student and Loeb fraternity brother notes Loeb's fainting spells and questions Loebs senior judgment due to his childishness.
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Bobby Franks
Wallace Brockway
University of Chicago
Leopold
Stanley Lewy
University of Michigan
Loeb
Lewy
Nominee Davis to Leave New York for Virginia Tonight
New York Aug John W Davis democratic presidential nominee plans to clear his desk and conduct two to three interviews in the afternoon as he prepares to depart for Clarkebore West Virginia. He will learn of his nomination on Monday and expects to meet supporters upon arrival. He says honesty in government will be the keynote of his campaign.
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New York
John W. Davis
Clarkebore, W. V
President May Take Short Vacation After Notification
Washington Aug 14 reports discuss a possible two week vacation for President Coolidge in New England if he decides to take time off after formal notification exercises. No decision was reached as advisers weighed the plan under tense political timing. Chairman Butler of the Republican National Committee arrived to review plans for next Thursday’s formal notification events.
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Washington
Coolidge
New England
Butler
Republican National Committee
Eau Claire
Wis
Wisconsin
Chippewa
Trempelau
Jackson
Iowa association of commercial club secretaries meet in Cedar Falls
The annual conference of the Iowa Association of commercial club secretaries will be held in Cedar Falls September 26 to 27. About 100 delegates are expected to attend.
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Cedar Falls
Aug
Iowa Association of Commercial Clubs Secretaries
Tyson Leads Tyson Over Shields In Tennessee Senate Race
Memphis Tenn Aug 8 With more than 130000 votes counted General L D Tyson of Knoxville led Senator John K Shields by 12319 votes in the Democratic U S Senate race Early today Gov Austin Peay held a large edge over John R Neal for the Democratic governorship T F Peck led over P H Thach and W N Beasley in the Republican governor contest
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Associated Preas
Memphis
Tenn
L. D. Tyson
Knoxville
John K. Shields
United States
Austin Peay
John R. Neal
Masked Bandits Force Car Escape on Lincoln Highway
Two masked gunmen stopped Charles Noyes of Des Moines on the Lincoln highway east of Marshalltown at about 8 am. They compelled him to surrender his new Studebaker six roadster and the Ford used to block the road before driving away. Noyes walked to town to report the theft and then rode a train back to Des Moines.
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Associated Press
Marshalltown
Charles Noyes
Des Moines
Lincoln Highway
Noyes
Studebaker
Specia
Mother Claims She Pushed Boy in River and Vanished
Waterloo reports six year old Nick Maharies missing after stepmother Marie Maharies says she pushed him into Cedar River at about 10 am. Police, firemen, and volunteers search by river, bank, and woods with a fisherman confirming a visit to the river with the boy. The stepmother claims hatred for the boy and that she attempted suicide twice before killing him, while relatives say she has been ill months and mentally unstable.
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Associated Press
Waterloo
Nick Maharies
Cedar River
Marie Maharies
Treaties Between Britain and Russia Signed Late Today
London reports that the general and commercial treaties between Great Britain and Soviet Russia were signed at six o'clock this evening following negotiations by the Anglo Soviet conference.
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Britain
Russia
Associated Press
London
Great Britain
Soviet Russia
World flight may be given up in Iceland
In Iceland a meeting led by Rear Admiral Magruder considered aborting the east Greenland world flight due to ice. Raleigh was sent to assess Greenland coast conditions and potential Angmagsalik landing sites as flight officials pledged to stay in Reyjkavik till September 1 while avoiding fueling at sea.
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Iceland
Rektavir
Thomas P. Magruder
Richmond
Greenland
Raleigh
Angmagsalik
Wm. C. Watts
Lowell H. Smith
Clarence E. Crumline
Army Air Service
Gertrud Rask
Angmagenlik
Reykjavik
Washington
Magruder
Patrick
Air Service
Iowa Air Mail Planes Sighted Across State
Des Moines reports air mail planes seen daily by hundreds of residents. The route enters near Davenport and travels via West Liberty and Iowa City with a single stop, then follows the Rock Island line to Des Moines. Beacons guard the night path toward Omaha through northern counties.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Davenport
West Liberty
Iowa City
Rock Island Railway
Les Moines
Madison
Adair
Cass
Pottawattamie County
Omaha
University picks up own broadcast
At the University of Iowa summer session, an eerie assembly led to the reveal that Claude J. Lapp of the physics department would explain radio operation revealing the evening’s missing singer and pianist. The event ended with the disclosure that a student-led broadcast was underway during the session.
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H Weller
Sesson
Claude J. Lapp
Turth
Walton Extends Lead in Oklahoma Democratic Senate Primary
Late returns show former Governor J. C. Walton with a 7 661 vote edge over Congressman E B Howard for the Democratic nomination in the Oklahoma U S Senate race. With 377 of 2 996 precincts still unreported Pine maintains the Republican lead over five opponents in the oil magnate Klansman backed race.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Okla
J. C. Walton
E. B. Howard
United States Senate
W. B. Pine
Okmulgee
London Conference Still In Progress Through Next Week
London officials said the international conference on implementing the Dawes reparations plan is unlikely to conclude before mid next week. Paris reports Premier Herriot will travel to Paris to confer with the cabinet on France's final stance at the London conference on Ruhr military evacuation.
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London
Paris
Herriot
Paria
Ruhr
President Coolidge Completes Speech And Cabinet Meet
President Coolidge finished and sent his acceptance speech to the printers and will deliver it Thursday at the notification exercises. The cabinet met briefly with several members out of the city and nothing pressing dominated the agenda.
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Washington
Coolidge
Manchester Water Not Healthful
Iowa City August 8 Recent tests of Manchester Iowa wells show water badly contaminated and unfit for drinking. Prof Jack Hingman University of Iowa water laboratory notes bacteria aerogenes and cell and high nitrate content. Health regulations will be enforced to locate the infection source by sanitary engineer H V Pedersen.
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Iowa City
City
Manchester
Jack Hingman
University of Iowa Water Laboratory
Iowa State Board of Health
Hingman
Board of Health
H. V. Pedersen
Woman killed as farmhouse collapses in Granger Iowa storm
A Granger area farmhouse was blown from its foundation and struck by lightning during a morning storm, killing Mrs. Ray Lytle. Wind damaged trees wires and buildings across central Iowa while Camp Dodge tents and Y M C A structures fell. no other injuries were reported.
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Des Moines
Granger
Polk County
Camp Dodge
Iowa National Guard
Grancer
Ray Lytle
Iowa
Planes to Greet World Fliers in Omaha Nebraska
Major General George E. Duncan announces a fleet of airplanes to greet air travelers as they pass through Omaha en route to the Pacific coast. Army ships will fly in from Fort Riley and air mail planes will join the welcome for the around the world fliers. Carl F. Egg comments on the plan.
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Omaha
Neb
George E. Duncan
Seventh Army Corps
Pacific Coast
Fort Riley
Kans
Carl F. Egg
Air Mall
Induction Loud Speaker Demonstration At University
The article describes radiocasts from WHAA and a reception setup in the assembly hall. A new induction loud speaker by C. W. Hewlett, now at General Electric, is exhibited. It promises low distortion but needs 1500 direct current volts, with work toward adapting it for general use. The device is a flat disc with coils on its surface, unlike horn speakers.
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WHAA
Assembly Hall
C. W. Hewlett
General Electric Company
Hewlett
Hewett
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Ontario
Senator Shields
Tennessee
T. F. Peck
PF. H. Thach
WN. Beasley
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Oklahoma
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