Robert Burns Tale Goes Hollywood as Chain Gang Film
Robert Elliot Burns, a fugitive and autobiographer, is the subject of Warner Bros film I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang starring Paul Muni. The tale spans his 1919 return from war, years of wandering, and eventual Hollywood appearance with rewards posted for his capture.
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Robert E. Burns
Hollywood
Warner Bros
Burns
Frank Daugherty
Mohamet
Robert Elliot Burna
Paul Muni
Robert Elliot Burns
East
Dumas
Verne
I Am, Fugitive from a Chain Gang Autobiography
The account titled I Am, Fugitive from a Chain Gang details a 1929 incident where two detectives confronted a protestant secretary and entered the private office of a notable Chicago magazine fashion figure.
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Pratestine
Chicago
Fugitive Editor Recaptured After Escape From Chain Gang
A fugitive who escaped a 1922 chain gang and later became editor of Greater Chicago was recaptured after extensive efforts to prove his reform. He faced a pledged pardon within ninety days, which never arrived, prompting renewed appeals from family and clergy as he sought release. The tale ends with questions about his location in Hollywood.
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Chicago
Police chief stages roast duck dinner confession case
Chicago police chief William Schoemaker took Frank Piazza to a restaurant after a long interrogation. There Piazza confessed complicity in the holdup murder of Policeman James J. Caplis a year ago. Four robbers are now serving prison terms.
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Chicago
Frank Piazza
William Schoemaker
Piazza
James J. Caplis
Radio hobbyist electrocuted in Chicago home
Samuel Casmino aged 18 died while setting up a home radio broadcast. Neighbors and guests heard a crack and found him dead after his wiring contact. Police said accidental electrocution occurred during the setup.
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Chicago
Samuel Casmino
Wyman News Briefs and Local Sports Highlights
Mrs B K V Mumphreys reports with details of family travel to Nagle Grove Iowa and return. Wayne Romine rode to Winfield. Wapello hosts basketball. first team wins 34 to 24, second loses 24 to 15. Farm Bureau meets at the school house with an all day follow up Friday featuring home project lessons on accessories and Christmas gifts. Virgil Jones and Miss Bertha Brown visited Washington. cattle shipments to Chicago. Community Club plans Xmas dinner and party at J C Cannon home on December 15. Isabel Carrick visiting Iowa City.
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Wyman
K. A. Coats
Nagle Grove
Iowa
Coats
Wayne Romine
Winfield
Wapello
Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau Home Project
Virgil Jones
Bertha Brown
Lancaster
Washington
T. H. Huston
J. K. Dunn
Sam Turkington
Levi Simmons
Fortnightly and club meetings slated through December
The Evening Fortnightly groups schedule meetings with Miss Helen McCleery Mrs Harry McCall Mrs W B Dupuis and others through December 13. Activities include Christmas exchanges with 10 cent limits and notices of time changes. Welfare drives for the children's home at Council Bluffs and church missions are noted.
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Helen McCleery
American Home Department
Harry McCall
South
W. B. Dupuis
Council Bluffs
Young Women's Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
Thora Reynolds
Nora Marsh
Dorcas Society
C. W. Kiein
Bears Tie for Title Ahead of Spartans Showdown
Chicago bears completed the regular season with a 9 to 0 win over Green Bay at Wrigley Field to share first place with the Portsmouth Spartans and earn a playoff game next Sunday for the league championship. Tiny Engebretsen set up a 14 yard field goal and Bronko Nagurski scored on a 6 yard dash.
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Chicago
Chicago Bears
Portsmouth Spartans
Bears
Spartans
Green Bay Packers
Wrigley Fields
Tiny Engebretsen
Jap Girl Wampus Star Hollywoood Dec 12
Toshia Mori, a Japanese actress, was chosen as a wampus baby film star by the group of film publicists after Miss Lillian Miles of Oskalooza Iowa relinquished the honor and left for a vaudeville engagement in the east.
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Hollywood
Toshia Mori
Wampus
Mori
Lillian Miles
Oskalooza
Iowa
Davis Hangs Self in New York City Jail
Walter Clyde Davis 50, former Colorado Springs head of a building and loan outfit reported missing after a million dollar shortage, was found dead in a police cell in New York as detectives had trailed him for a month. He hanged himself using a necktie tied to a cell headboard, ending the case.
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New York
INS
Walter Clyde Davis
Colorado Springs
Colo
Davis
Child Claimed Pink Elephant Sighted On Neighbor Lawn
Vernon Crawford seven said he saw a pink elephant yesterday on the lawn of neighbor H C Reppert Jr. The boy insisted the sighting remains clear amid questions from guardians.
Beginning Probe Into Dubuque Grocery Explosion Destruction
An investigation starts in Dubuque Iowa to determine the cause of a December explosion and fire that destroyed Witwer Grocery, causing about 65000 dollars in losses. The blast blew out the south wall and ignited stored flour, cereals, and other goods as the holiday rush loomed.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Witwer Grocerio
Elephant report scatters police. only cows found
A caller reported an elephant at large prompting police with high powered rifles. Officers scoured the area but found only a couple of cows, leaving the big game bunt unresolved.
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Arge
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Methodist Sunday School
Ladies Aid Society
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Pythian Sisters
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Milan Shield
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Logan Ahrens
Pansy Hill Club
J. C. Wenger
Chas. Palmer
EF. L. Rouse
H. J. Club
George Shalla
Rural Women's Club
Grant Hameton
Pythian
Ralph Minick
Blanche Pauls
Independent Club
Harry Maxwell
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Romeos
Montgomery Ward & CO
Washington, Iowa
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