Triple hanging of Warden Klein murderers at Joliet
Roberto Torrez Charles Duschowski and Walter Stalesky were executed by hanging at Joliet Death Chamber for the 1926 murder of Deputy Warden Peter Klein during an escape. The three men died within minutes after 6 thirty, watched by a crowd of over a hundred.
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Will County
Joliet, Ill
Death
Roberto Torrez
Charles Duschowski
Walter Stalesky
State of Illinois
Peter M. Klein
State Penitentiary
Klein
Torrez
Will H. Dile League Formed by Former Izaak Walton Leaguers
MARSHALLTOWN IRE July 15 Formation of the Will H. Dile Conservation League of Town composed of dissatisfied members of the Izaak Walton League has been completed with officers elected and a constitution adopted. Dr D T Kas of Sutherland was chosen president. Honorary president Bohumil Shimek Iowa City led the bolt from the parent group.
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Marshalltown
Ira
Will H. Dile
Izaak Walton League
Will H. Dilg
Chicago
Frank Talman
Sutherland
Paul Huston
Cedar Rapids
W. R. Dyer
Boone
John Weaver
Shenandoah
Frank Marnette
Spirit Lake
Northwest
Arthur Gosheis
Winterset
A. J. Smith
Earl Willmarth
Wheatland
Keokuk County Woman Dies After Illness
Mrs. Anna Marie Hammen, wife of Albert Hammen, died at 2 30 this morning at Washington county hospital after a weeklong illness from a ruptured appendix. Funeral plans likely for Monday at Clear Creek Catholic church. Born August 12 1898, she leaves her husband two children and several siblings. active member of St. Mary's church in Keota.
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Anna Marie Hammen
Albert Hammen
Keota
Washington County Hospital
Deata
Clear Creek Catholic Church
Harper
Hammen
Peter and
Emma
Aller) Redlinger
Peter Flander
Theresa Hammen
St. Mary’s Catholic
Arrest Three For Automobile Thefts
Des Moines police busted a ring linked to numerous auto thefts with four men and a woman detained Pete Heming of Dexter G Hughes Lyle Wright of Des Moines K K Hamilton of Winters et and Hazel Baker of Winters et. Police found tires and auto accessories at an old cave near Des Moines believed to be the thieves’ base.
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Des Moines
LpPp
Pete Heming
Dexter
G. Hughes & Lyle Wright
Kk. Hamilton
Winterset
Hazel Baker
Hamilton
Torrez’s Parting Advice Amid Triple Execution Crowd
Torrez urged the young to avoid bad company before his execution. In the crowd were relatives of slain officials including Val Klein, Thomas F. Moore, Alexander Grant, and others linked to past prison violence. Mexican consul attorneys sought a sanity hearing but found no judge to hear the plea.
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Torrez
Val Klein
Thomas F. Moore
Klein
Alexander
Grant
Leo Grant
Police Kill Members of Vienna Mob
A leaderless mob rioted near the parliament in Vienna, set fire to the courthouse and destroyed ministry records. Police used machine guns as the crowd grew, with over 100 injured and at least six killed reported. violence spread to multiple city buildings while soldiers watched from adjacent streets.
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Vienna
Ministry of Justice
Parliament
Justice
Opera
Imperial Hotel
Ping
Over 100 Heat Deaths Hit Eastern U.S. Since Tuesday
Heatwave across the east has caused more than 100 deaths from prostrations drownings and other heat related incidents with about 75 directly linked to the heat. Relief is limited as showers offer only temporary respite. Temperatures soared to 96 in Washington and Baltimore 94 in Boston 92 in Philadelphia and Albany 91 in New York 89 in Cleveland and 88 in Pittsburgh while Chicago stayed cool at 74.
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Middle West
Atlantic Seaboard
Atlantic States
New York
Washington
D. C
Baltimore
Boston
Philadelphia
Albany
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Engineer Dies of Scalds After Laurens Train Wreck
George Tallman an Eagle Grove engineer on Chicago Northwestern passenger train No 24 died from burns and scalds suffered when the train derailed at Laurens. Seven others were hurt including Carl Town in Marathon and J T Johnson E H Wallin and E F Finner. About fifteen passengers rode without injuries. Derailment blamed on grass on the track.
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Laurens
George Tallman
Eagle Grove
Chicago
Northwestern
Carl Town
Carroll
Marathon
Town
J. T. Johnson
E. H. Wallin
E. F. Finner
Grassel
Clothiers Plan Convention Here in Washington
Washington will host the annual convention of clothiers from the first, second and Sixth districts on Tuesday August 27 at the country club. An estimated seventy five to one hundred men are expected. Delegates J A WeawamK Mr Pleasant Sam Strouse Burlington George Merrdink Muscatine and Pat Turner Sigourney met Washington dealers to arrange plans. The program is not finalized but will be announced soon.
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Washington
Iowa
Country Club
Plhety Wolf
J. A. Weawamk
Mr. Pleasant
Sam Strouse
Burlington
George Merrdink
Muscatine
Pat Turner
Sigourney
Governor Hammill to address crowd at Walter Ed Brown home
Arrangements made for a large audience tonight two miles east of Washington for Governor John Hammill to speak in the front yard. Seats for over one thousand, ice cream and cake, and orderly parking planned. The program opens at eight with Crawfordsville band, a farm club girl pageant, then speeches by L G Chrysler of Walcott and Governor Hammill.
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Walter Ed. Brown
Washington
John Hammill
Crawfordsville
Farm Club Girls
L. G. Chrysler
Walcott
Hammill
Smith Forced to Attempt a Landing in Mid Ocean
Ernie Smith and Emery Bronte radioed they must land their plane City of Oakland on the Pacific after fuel ran low. The craft was about 670 miles from Maui as two pursuit planes prepared at Wheeler Field for emergency escort and the army ready to dispatch the Bird of Paradise rescue aircraft.
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San Francisco
Cal
Ernie Smith
Hawaii
Smith
Oakland
Pacific Ocean
Honolulu
Emery Bronte
Maui
Navy
Army
Pacific
Fokker
Ernest Smith
Wheeler Field
Keota Boosters Announce Rodeo Visit to Washington
Keota boosters arrived in Washington and promoted the rodeo set for July 22 and 24. A fire and dream corps and a young cannon fired up the crowd as an announcer urged attendance, with City Square echoes stirred by the delegation’s show.
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Rapid City
South Dakota
Washington
Keota
Ask Tennis Players to Meet This Evening
A meeting of all young men of the community who wish to play in the tennis tournament is called for this evening at seven o clock. Plans for the tournament to be held in the near future will be made at the meeting.
Twelve More Five Dollar Gifts Sought for YMCA Camp Fund
Twelve more contributions of five dollars each are needed to complete the fund raised by the YMCA to send ten youngsters to the YY camp next week. The first five dollars was received early this morning and organizers urge completion as soon as possible.
Weather and Livestock Values Across States
Pacific coast reports San Francisco highs of 62 and lows of 54 while Los Angeles ranges from 66 to 76. Iowa’s livestock value is 466 802 000 dollars highlighting agricultural asset scale.
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Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Iowa
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Johann Pinter
Schattendorf
Clothiers Plan
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Hammien
Parm
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Anthony Parente
Kaseline
Wilhelmina
Wahaiwa
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Keota Boosters
Washington Sodara
Prem Corps
Ligonier, Pa
Eddie Rabbitts
Eddie
Connauchttown, Pa
Eddie Hair
Rome
Gladys Roy
Ryan
Lindbergh
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Delgnar L. Spyder
Pirates of the Air
Julian
KMTR
Julian Petroleum Company
Julian Les Ée
Federal Radio Control Body
Expert Bay
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