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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 03, 1931

Page

4

Murder Knapp receives maximum term for second degree murder

Philip Knox Knapp finally caught and sentenced for the 1926 Long Island taxi driver murder. He pleads guilty in Mineola to second degree murder to escape the chair and draws 20 years to life in Sing Sing. Knapp, from a Syracuse family, was visiting relatives in Yankton South Carolina.

Philip Knox Knapp Long Island Sing Sing Knapp Syracuse N.Y Mineola L.L

Payless Envoy Woman General Rank and Merit Campaign

A Payless envoy woman rose to general rank in the Philippines campaign, earning commission through revolutionary efforts. General Ageja secured victory against Spaniards, with a notable number of leaders ending their opposition.

Philippines Ageja

Hoover May Host French German Delegation for World Problems

Premier Pierre Laval reportedly requested inclusion of German statesmen in a White House visit during October. President Hoover may receive a joint French German delegation to discuss world problems, signaling high level wartime diplomacy and international cooperation efforts.

Hoover Pierre Laval France White House Wurtil Waite House DE Ina Bond Berl von Hindenburg

Mystery Heiress Emerges Over Vast Wendel Estate

In Raleigh North Carolina Miss Rosa Dew Stansbury a four year old spinster is named as possible heir to the fifty million dollar estate of Mrs Mlla von F Wendel who died in Newark last March The child is pictured with her attorney Winfield Ones of Atlanta Georgia as she seeks a share of the fortune

Rosa Dew Stansbury M'slla von F. Wendel Newark Mise Stansbury Raleigh N.C Winfield Ones Atlanta

Columbus Junction News Briefs Reflect Local Happenings

Local items note Sept 23 events and illness recoveries in Columbus Junction and nearby towns. Attendants at Presbyterians and Methodist churches share social activities. University of Iowa and Muscatine figures appear in studies and performances. A booster day at Gladwin features a basket dinner and a Shouse horseshoe test event.

Columbus Junction Clark Stratfo Ea Sock Columbus Ure Aledo Murdock William Isarrow University of Iowa Ehagen Elizabeth Gui Muscatine Lorain Benner Burling W. Trowning Muncie Brownine Wondrow Shearer Iowa Wesleyan College Mt Measant Memorial Hospital Mt Pleasant Lorain Lukens Senach Phyllis Jean Ipield Gladwin Basket Diner Hall of Muscatine George Wilenxen Omaha W. A. Dunn Man Tils Louisa County

Riverside News Briefs and Social Happenings

Estelle Cruz of Riverside hosts visitors from Ottumwa including Walsh, James, and Cornelitt families. Mrs Emma Hawthorne of Lone Tree visits with daughter Mrs Joseph Linsley and family. About a hundred people attend a Methodist church reception for Riverside Public Schools faculty and Rev. C K Co Shall and wife. Music by Best's orchestra and a Sumner Cummings recitation are featured.

Emma Hawthorne Lone Tree Joseph Linsley Methodist Church Riverside Pulic Schools C.K. Co Best Sumner Cummings

Who's Who Attorneys and Professionals Listed

A chaotic directory lists numerous local professionals. A. Micheltoneral law pract, Temple Julding, and others share addresses and phone numbers near Main Street. Dentists chiropractors veterinarians and funeral homes are shown with contact details and offices in the central business district.

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