Voss Guilty Of Forgery In Insurance Mortgage Case
C L Voss former Denison banker and church worker was found guilty by a Sac County jury of forging the Gillmores names on a Prudential Life Insurance mortgage extension. Indeterminate ten year sentence set, with judgment to be pronounced June 15. Additional indictments loom as county attorney weighs further prosecutions.
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Associated Press
Sac City
C. L. Voss
Denison
Leslie M. Shaw
Sac County
Ira C. Gillmor
Prudential Life Insurance Company
L. R. McCord
Gillmor
Des Moines Joint Stock Land Bank
Prudential
Voss
Bank of Denison
Andrew Bell
Insane man shoots eight family members in Ohio
Lloyd Russell, 43, of Hamilton, Ohio, went violently insane then fatally shot eight relatives, including mother Rose Russell and siblings Emma Russel and John Lowell Russell. He wounded himself, then was placed in a county jail cell. Dorothy survived by hiding in bed.
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Associated Press
Hamilton
Ohio
Lloyd Russel
John
Russel
Rose Russel
John Lowell Russel
Emma Russel
John Lowell
Russell
Parents of Arthur Frazier Stand by Belief in Son
In Minneapolis on June 4, the Frazier family clings to the conviction that the World War II hero buried in Niobrara is their son Arthur Frazier, despite a federal verdict deeming the claimant Arthur Lopez an impostor. Attorneys may seek a new trial as the family plans to return to Santee, Nebraska, with the man they call son.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis
Arthur Frazier
France
Arthur Lopez-Frazier
Charles Frazier
Santee
Neb
Frazier
Mrs Cunningham Held For Murder In Indiana
Mrs. Anna Cunningham of Gary Indiana aged 49 was indicted on three first degree murder charges by the Lake County grand jury. Police say she poisoned and killed Isabelle Charles and Walter to collect insurance and she confessed she killed the ones she loved best. She is held without bail by Judge Martin J. Smith in the Superior Court.
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Associated Press
Crown Point
Ind
Anna Cunningham
Gary
Lake County
Grand Jury
Swindlers' Gang Broken by Police
Five men were arrested by police and federal agents as suspected members of an international swindling ring with claimed operations exceeding $1,000,000. Arrested were Harry Martin L J Sterns John J McGittigan J J Wilson and Jake Rutman. McGittigan aka Dr Gray and Charles Warren faces Atlanta indictment over a $16,000 wire tapping scheme. Sterns known as a confidence man. Wilson is reportedly wanted in New York.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Harry Martin
L. J. Sterns
John J. McGittigan
J. J. Wilson
Jake Rutman
McGittigan
Maimi
Havana
New York
Los Angeles
Dr. Gray
Charles Warren
Hand
Atlanta
J. J. Hill
Oklahoma City
Sterns
Wilson
Secretary Weeks Improves After Gallstone Operation
Boston June 4 Secretary of War John W Weeks in critical condition after gall stones operation last week passed a better night since Saturday according to an AP bulletin issued early today.
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Associated Press
Boston
John W. Weeks
Governor Hammill and Payne Receive Wesleyan Honorary Degrees
Governor John Hammill was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws by Iowa Wesleyan College after delivering the commencement address to the largest class in school history. Fifty-two graduates plus two additional degree recipients, G. Logan Payne publisher of the Washington Times and the Rev O Podd of the Puget Sound Oregon conference, were announced.
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MT. Pleasant
John Hammill
Iowa Wesleyan College
G. Logan Payne
Washington, D. C
Destructive Iowa Storms Hit Several Towns With Wide Damage
Reports from Council Bluffs Des Moines and Sioux City describe heavy rain and winds that uprooted trees damaged farms and disrupted rail service. Tornadoes near Yorkshire damaged homes and prompted evacuations while one woman died in Algona from lightning.
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Des Moines
Algona
Edward McNeil
Iowa
The MADE GOOD FAMILY portraits Washington achievers
An intimate glimpse into the lives and character of Washington people who have made good, revealing facts and near-facts about them that have not been published before.
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Washington
Public rally stirs crowd as Alex Miller delivers fiery address
An account of a political event featuring Alex Miller speaking to a crowd in Fairfield. The audience applauds as Miller defends democratic ideals and the flag, with supporters urging bold action and a strong stance for liberty. The scene ends amid standing ovations and anticipation.
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Miller
Alex
Fairfield
Republi
High Temperature Prevails in State with Rain
Des Moines reports 88 degrees at 1 PM with temperatures rising to 90 or more. The U S weather bureau notes another general rain last night, heavy in the northwest and light in the southwest, aiding crops.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
United States Weather Bureau
Towa
Child Electrocuted by Live Wire After Storm
Mary Alice Christy aged 3 was electrocuted when she stepped on a live wire torn down by a night storm in Omaha Nebraska. Her sister Margaret 15 fainted while trying to rescue her authorities said.
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Associated Press
Omaha
Neb
Mary Alice Christy
Margaret
What Makes Them Wild
Quote from Dallas News on the idea of a wild woman describing independence and lack of place to go as the essence of wildness.
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Dallas News
Judge Directs Verdict in Elevator Case in Iowa
In Des Moines Judge Colin Neblett directed a verdict for the defendant Otis Elevator Company in a $40,000 suit brought by Richard Hoskins representing the estate of Harry W Hill of Earlham Iowa. The case stemmed from the 1923 Randolph Hotel elevator accident that caused Hill's death.
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Associated Presades Moines
Colin Neblett
Otis Elevator Company
Richard Hoskins
Harry W. Hill
Earlham
Randolph Hotel
Hill
Bryan plans memoirs as Scopes trial looms in Dayton
William Jennings Bryan announces he will retire from lecturing to write his memoirs after the Tennessee evolution trial opens July 10 in Dayton. He spoke in Springfield and Jacksonville before heading to Nashville to meet prosecutors. Governor Austin Peay calls evolution “all bosh” while James Moffat notes Britain’s view of the case. Dayton prepares for about 5,000 visitors and radio coverage.
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Chicago
Williama Jennings Bryan
Evan Gene
Dayton
Springfield
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Jacksonville
Nashville
Tenn
Austin Peay
Tennessee
Clarksville
James Moffat
University of Glasgow
University of Chicago
England
Moffat
Great Britain
Bandit at Norris Killed by Police
Peoria, June 4 The bandit Clyde Duncan a soft drink parlor owner killed by posse after the C B and Q freight house and store robbery at Norris Illinois. His stepson Guy Conkey was probably fatally injured by posse gunfire. Ralph Dimon is under arrest at Canton and two others are sought.
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Peoria
C. B. and Q
Norris
Clyde Duncan
Guy Conkey
Duncan
Conkey
Ralph Dimon
Canton
Gibson Named Likely Senate Candidate in Des Moines News
Des Moines Capital reports Attorney General Ben J. Gibson is likely to run for United States senator in the next year's primary. The paper notes Gibson's prominence in Iowa politics and his possible bid.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Ben J. Gibson
Warships depart Manila with 400 marines for Shanghai
The U S S Jagon sails from Cavite with 400 marines bound for Shanghai. Sacramento, stationed at Hong Kong, is ordered to Shanghai. In Shanghai the cotton mill strike spreads with about 100000 workers involved, many described as coolie clays. Disturbances also reach Canton and Changsha, described as serious but under control.
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Associated Press
Manila
P. L
Shanghai
Cavite Naval Station
Sacramento
Hong Kong
Washington
Canton
Changsha
Repairs on World Largest Thermometer Underway
Atlantic City New Jersey June 4 workmen begin replacing the mercury in the Colgate thermometer the largest in the world on Rhode Island Avenue boardwalk. The 50 foot device uses electric lamps and bullseyes to indicate temperature by an endless belt and consumes about 15 kilowatts per hour.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Colgate
Rhode Island Avenue
Look for Men Who Escaped From Jail in Marengo
Police from nearby counties aid in the search for Bernard Ditzler Ed Kline and Donald Wright who escaped from jail last night in Marengo Ditzler and Kline are serving theft sentences while Wright was jailed a month ago on a still operation charge
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Marengo
Bernard Ditzler
Ed Kline
Donald Wright
Ditzler
Kline
Wright
Keokuk Judge Joins Hole In One Club
Judge John EK Craig of the district bench made a hole in one on the Keokuk Country Club links. He achieved No. 5 in one during a round at Keokuk.
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Keokuk
HOLE
John EK
Craig
Weather forecast foresees heat wave across nation
The weather bureau warned that the heat would continue for at least 48 hours with temperatures high from the Rockies to the Atlantic. Showers and thunderstorms were expected in every state, and deadly heat and storms caused deaths and prostrations in several regions.
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Weather Bureau
al Nation
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Atlantic Ocean
Vaid
Michigan
Indiana
Montana
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