Story of the Franks Murder in Chicago 1924
Robert Franks a 14 year old boy from Chicago’s Ellis Avenue was kidnapped on May 21 1924 near Harvard Preparatory School. His body was found in a culvert after a brutal abduction by Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold who confessed to the crime and ransom plot. The case drew major attention as details of the kidnapping murder were revealed during investigations and trials.
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Robert Franks
Jacob Franks
Ellis Avenue
Chicago
Harvard Preparatory School
Franks
George Johnson
G. E. RR
Robert
Pennsylvania Railroad
118Th Street
Harvard
Robert F Crowe
Richard Loeb
Albert H. Loeb
Sears Roebuck & Co
Nathan F.leopold, Jr
Greenwood Avenue
Leopold
Frank
Loeb
Sven Inglund
Willys Knight
Leob
Joh Levinson
Julius Rosenwald
Notted
Bobby Franks
Bobby
Rendevous
Campaign homes contrast in Vermont and beyond
Republican pictorials spotlight Cal Coolidge’s humble Vermont youth home and modest Northampton rental to cast him as an average citizen. They contrast with John W. Davis’ imposing Clarksburg mansion and Robert M La Follette’s aging Long Island and Wyoming Avenue residences to suggest class and values in the 1920 campaign.
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Coolidge
Northampton
Mass
Massachusetts
Calvin
Robert M la Follette
Davis
Clarksburg
W Va
Loewst Valley
Long Island
Coolidge Northampton
GOP
Olea
Washington
la Follette
Wyoming
Chicago murder trial notes reveal family ties and witnesses
Counsel for Chicago and a Franks family friend assisted prosecution. Opening witnesses included Mr. and Mrs. Franke to establish corpus delicti. Leo Leopold, Allen Loeb, Jacob M. Loeb and others from the defendants’ families testified. The two youths, 19, graduates of University of Chicago and University of Michigan, hail from long Chicago lineages with German and Hebrew roots.
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Chicago
Franks
Franke
Leopold
Nathan
Allen Loeb
Richard
Jacob M. Loeb
Chicago Board of Education
University of Chicago
University of Michigan
Albert H. Loeb
Carl Schurz
Germany
Hoth
Bobby Franks
Raymond V Johnston on Prohibition at Iowa Conference
Dr. Raymond V Johnson, field secretary of the Methodist Church temperance board, will speak tomorrow at Fairfield on the success of prohibition. The Iowa conference opened today and runs through Monday.
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Fairfield
Raymond V. Johnson
Board of Temperance Prohibition and Morals
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Iowa
It pays to advertise in the Journal
An old style ad blurb notes that advertising pays if done intelligently and that the Journal serves readers with targeted notices and notices.
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Nat
Quirky News Snippets From 1924 Headlines
A collage of oddball items surveys crime, science, and culture. The piece notes bankers nabbed three crooks in New Jersey, a meteor neared Earth, trains in Germany fitted with receivers, and a Paris bomber incident, all amid casual social observations.
Revolt Suspects Executed in Georgia Case
Twenty four persons suspected of involvement in the revolt in the republic of Georgia have been executed.
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Moscow
Republic of Georgia
Immunizing Serum Prevents Anthrax Across Livestock
Paris report details how Edmond Pee leaux and Dr Anis developed a serum that immunizes against anthrax and saved 20 000 cattle and 10 000 sheep during an outbreak, presented to the Academy of Science.
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Paris
Edmond Peeleaux
Anis
Academy of Science
Cissy Fitzgerald Injured in Vintage Car Crash
Cissy Fitzgerald, noted stage star and recent film actress, is recovering in Los Angeles after a facial laceration from a crash between the old style gasoline runabout she drove and a motor truck. The car was used in a Chicago scene depicting early automobile days.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Cissy Fitzgerald
Chicago
Sunset Limited Wreck Claim Made by Railroad
The Sunset Limited derailment near Maricopa Arizona Monday night was caused by a deliberate plot to wreck the train, according to an official announcement from Southern Pacific offices in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Southern Pacific
Sunset Limited
Maricopa
Arizona
Teen Miss Fern Ward Struck by Train in Council Bluffs
Miss Fern Ward aged 16 was hit by an Illinois Central train while en route to high school. She sustained both legs severed below the knees and one arm mangled, with a strip of flesh holding the limb. Her condition is serious.
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Council Bluffs
Fern Ward
Illinois Central
One Original Tongue in Genesis One Language Idea
The piece notes opinions that Hebrew was Adam’s language while others claim Hebrew Chaldean and Arabic are dialects of a primordial tongue. It cites Genesis 11 1 about a single language and speech on earth.
Gossip Tale Sparks Town Feud and Violent Confrontation
In a twilight dispute a rumor about Ben Cowhide beating his wife spreads through the town. Rudolph Rife denies it, recants the tale, and accuses Cowhide of seeking confrontation. A final clash erupts as Cowhide confronts Rife, resulting in a violent brawl with injuries.
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Rudolph
Ben Cowhide
Rudolph Rife
Erokinole
Stars Move Onward Under a Blue Sky
Poem fragment notes stars as travelers under a calm blue sky. It reflects on their silent, joyous arrival as if lords returning to a longed for homeland. The lines celebrate universal motion and belonging beyond human scale.
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Coleridge
Fragmentary Quotation From Athinta Constitution
A mangled OCR quote attributes spoken lines to Brother Wiliems and Brother Wiilane about burning up or expelling Satan, reflecting a religious or constitutional text fragment. The readable portion hints at tensions or ritual phrasing without clear context or complete meaning.
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Wiilane
They Forage Ground Nests In Leaf Litter Says Nature
A Nature Magazine note describes whippoorwills night hawks and related species laying eggs directly on the ground or on covering dead leaves rather than building nests, a surprising breeding habit observed in their family.
Fragmentary OCR Note on Local Event
Fragmented text describes an unspecified local item or notice with unclear details. Readable portions mention a event or person but lack dates places or actions to confirm. The piece appears damaged with missing phrases and names obscured by OCR errors.
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Cook County
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Illinois
John R. Caverly
Jutice
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New York
H. 8. Hulbert
Bar Association of Chicago
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Samuel Ettleson
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Harry B. Hunt
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Raymond V. Johnston
Prohibition
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America
Santa Claus
New Jersey
Mars
Earth
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Priday
Cong
C. W. Ramseyer
North Eoglish
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Dan Steck
Sigourney Vse
Iday
Virginia Ravens
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Pretty Girls
Krota
Walt Mason
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