Scott Crazy Jury Sways Fate In Sanity Verdict
A Canadian financier, Russell Scott, dodges the gallows after a jury finds him insane, sending him to Chester asylum for the murder of a drug clerk during a holdup. The case sparked passionate reactions from family, officials, and observers as appeals and reprieves shaped a dramatic, prolonged battle over justice and sanity.
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Associated Press
Russell Scott
Cetl
Scott
Chester
Ine
Cook County
David
Meyer
Catherine
Thomas
Rain Has Little Effect on Bible Conference Crowds
Rain and threatening skies fail to dampen attendance at the Cedar Falls Bible Conference at Hiverville park. Notable speakers Dr. G Campbell Morgan J. Gordon Edith Mae Hell draw steady crowds despite inclement weather. Gordon delivers an esper sermon at 3 29 and Morgan speaks on the origin of Galteness Cain and Abel theme.
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Hivervillew Park
Cedar Falls
G. Campbell Morgan
D. Gordon
Edith Mae Hell
Jir
Gordon
de. Morgan
Galtleseness
Cain
Leopold Wins Wager On Escape From Noose
Cinternational News Wire Chicago August 7 Nathan Leopold today won his grim parlor wager with death. A year ago while the Habeas case drew attention to the slayings of Bobby Franks Leopold proposed a bet to newspapermen that he and two others would hang. Bernard Grant was slain. John R Caverly later sentenced for life and 99 years. Bernard Grant Slain. A jury yesterday found Leopold insane. Babe's last horse had gone over.
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Scott
Hotman
Fay Chester Asylum
Windsor
Ont
Maurer
Robert
Detroit
Windsar
Gary
Small
Coolidge
Stewart Good
Robert Scott
Detraic
William Scott Stewart
David
Stewart
Lodia
Cinternational
Chicaago
Nathan Leopold
Weger
Habe
Bobby’ Franks
Leopold
Bernard Grant
Russell
Junge
John R. Caverly
Babe
Dicky’ Loeb
Slate
Joliet
Airerman Ralph Souder
Leo
Joseph Matter
Bahe
Parkersburg Pastor’s Son Kills Father in Colossal Tragedy
A Parkersburg pastor’s son killed his father with a repeating rifle and wounded his mother after a Minnesota vacation. The youth, about six years old at the time, confessed to police saying he fired near his father’s head and against his mother’s temple. The church will resume services with Rev. W. M. Lemen presiding and Dr. E. Lockwood guiding the quarterly conference.
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Tis
Cornell College
Minnesota
Mr. Vandervoort
To Tey
Ard
Vandervoort
Parkersburg
E. Lockwood
Methodist Episcopal Church
W. M. Lemen
Cherga
Lockwood
Vandervoorts
Beran
Dakotas
Ulingis
Dysart
Reinieck
Soing Orsbare
Negro Youth Shot by Accident Still in Grave Condition
A 12 year old Negro boy, Aliho McAllister Simmons, remained in grave condition at Presbyterian Hospital after an accidental shooting by a companion on Wednesday. X-rays showed a punctured intestine and the bullet remained in the abdomen.
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Aliho
McAllister Simmons
Oll Néero
Ceramius
Presbyterian Hospital
Yong Myan
Sioux City wedding attendance and local notices
Iowa overnight news notes wedding plans as Cadauritson and Gladys travel to Marshal for the marriage of OHfard Lauritson and Miss Avelyn May. Also mentions street numbering discussions, mail delivery, and 4H event timing in a compact city report.
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Sioux City
Cola Rapids
U Rep
Towie City
University of June
Bere
Germany
Cadauritson
Gladys
Marshal
Ohfard Lauritson
Avelyn May Aly
Unclear OCR headline on service dispute at radio station
Fragmentary OCR text describes a disagreement during a station operation. Names such as Joan Treger and Terese Ties Moines appear inconsistently. The readable bits suggest a personnel or management clash tied to a standard of service and a forceful turnover context.
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Moines
Aug
Bandit
Osarly Foray
Joan Treger
Funeral services for Emil Allen Will be at 2 pm
Emil Allen Will be honored with funeral services at 2 pm Saturday at Falvern Chapel. The body will lie in state at Melchers Bros mortuary until the service time.
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BMI
A. Hansen
Emil Allen
M. Satur
Ua Faltvernhan
Hlevhert
Morhimann
Macfaring
Sairviex
Melerser Bros
Chelsea Mayor Tied to Notorious Rum Ring Says U S Probe
Boston Aug 7 United States marshals report 12 of 68 indicted in Chelsea bootlegger ring remain at large while arraignments proceed. Mayor Lawrence F Quigley claims innocence linking charges to perjured testimony. Indicted police officials and inspector Thomas Quigley named in vast conspiracy with liquor production docks ships and protection money.
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International News Wire
Boston
United States
Chelsea
Lawrence F. Quigley
Quigley
United States Marshal's Office
Thomas
Ring
Une Ton
Bonids
Ernest Eenny
Edward Carlton
Onion
Winthrop
Revere
Bowery
New York
Prohibition
Vily - Ball
Chicago World Radio Leadership Declared Hub of the World
Chicago is the radio hub of the world, says EK Beane Federal supervisor of radio for the middle west. He notes 41 first class broadcasting stations in Illinois and Chicago with 37 in the city and nearby areas. WJAZ Zenith is the newest station on air. Beane cites Chicago’s strong radio equipment industry with seven large instrument firms and about 200 smaller houses.
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Chicago
Ek, Beune
Illinois
Beane
WJAZ
Zenith
Progress against suggestive film titles noted by Hays
Hollywood Aug 7 AP The fight against suggestive titles in motion pictures shows progress over six months says Will Hays director general of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association On their semiannual visit to Hollywood he reports press books for upcoming releases contain only three objectionable titles and praises the open door policy inviting public suggestions for improvements He predicts a strong year for the industry. Jays honor movie stars Miss Nobuko Satsuki wins Tokio contest with 333,455 votes for best Japanese cinema player.
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Hollywood
Cal
Association of Moon Picture Producers and Distributors
Jays Tonor
Pokio
Jaynes
America
Miyake Shimbun
Tokio
Nobuko Satsuki
Satsuki
Station Manager Foils Two Yeggs in Gas Station Raid
Gosswiller, manager of a filling station at Independence Avenue and Steely Street, surprised two would-be safebreakers at 9 30 last night. A revolver flashed as one demanded the safe, but a pushed button floodlit the room, allowing Gosswiller to escape and summon help. Neighbors appeared, the robbers fled into the rain, and police pursued but found only footprints and empty streets.
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Independance Avenue
Steely Street
KB. Gosswiller
Gosswiller
Theyeggmen
Baba
Inj
Sergi, M
Ui. Furney
Roy Colvin
Dublin Rotary hears concern over American tourist traffic
Dublin August 7 At the Rotary club complaints were raised that the tourist trade from America has fallen short of expectations and left visitors feeling humiliated by questions about Ireland and its safety. P. 3. O Brien of the Tourist Development Association countered that arrivals at Cobh exceed 1,000 weekly and cross channel traffic is nearly double last year. Ulster tourism is below prewar levels in several districts.
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Dublin
Rotary Club
Americ Badiant
America
Ireland
O'Brien
1. Tourist Development Association
Cobh
England
Ulster
Mystery chemo crime hunt grips Pacific coast
San Francisco August 7 intense manhunt for Charles Ileary Schwartz chemical engineer inventor and world traveler in hoax Walnut Creek murder case. Clues point to four possible whereabouts from a shipboard sighting to a missing Spanish dictionary and a disputed victim identity. Authorities probe anonymous tip and examine the corpse while Mrs Schwartz remains silent.
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International News Wire
San Francisco
Cal
Pacific Coast
Charles Ileary Schwartz
Walnut Creek
Nghe
Schwartz
Nordic
Oakland
Gal
Portland
Ore
Westport
Columbia River
A. B. Tinning
Contra Costa County
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Westpoint
Mexico
R. R Veale
Schwarte
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Tinning
Boris
Albert Sehneider
Femaust
Northwestern University
Evanston
Edwards. Bell
Bell
Turkey Wins Mosul Boundary Dispute Says Commission
London report says the commission finds the disputed Mosul territory should be recorded as part of Turkey until Turkey renounces rights. It also states that partition of the area is not favored. The findings were issued after an investigation into the controversy.
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London
INS J
Turkey
Mosul
Commit
Turekey
Diet Member Aids Then Weds Austrian Princess
Vienna Aug 7 The council intervened to prevent the ejection of Elizabeth Windischgraetz from Schoenbrunn. She will marry social democratic member of the Austrian diet Petzneck. Both principals are divorced. She is Franz Joseph’s granddaughter and Rudolph’s daughter. Her son works in an auto factory and a daughter attends a girls’ high school.
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Vienna
ATI—A _ romiante
Henall
Elizabeth Windischzgraetz
Diet
Herr Petzneck
Gastin
Schoenbronn
Franz Joseph
Rudolph
Heragit
City
Bachelors to Pick Baby Show Winner at Patri
Three bachelors will choose the prettiest baby in Pace and Fremont counties at the twenty sixth annual baby show Thursday in Shenandoah under the Shenandoah Sentinel World. Samuel Brauner, Tama County pioneer, dies in Kansas City at 94.
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Patri
Shenandoah
Aue
Pace
Fremont
Yair
Tama County
Tigneer
Tolono
Samuel Brauner
Kansas City
Klansmen Rally Arrives for Capital Parade Tomorrow
In Washington on August 7 AP reports hordes of Ku Klux Klan members arriving by train and car as the advance guard for a parade expected to draw over 50 000. Thomas L Avaunt, leader of the Protestant Knights of America opposing the klan, was arrested for distributing handbills against the event.
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Washington, D. C
Thomas L. Avaunt
Protestant Knights of America
Cedar Falls Man Elected Treasurer of Danish Societies
Denver August 7 United Danish societies of America held its 1929 convention in Detroit with officers elected. President G N Thompson of Denver was joined by vice president Harris Hansen Clinton Iowa secretary Ola Rasmussen Kenosha Wisconsin treasurer John J Kyhl Cedar Falls Iowa trustees Chris Christensen Racine Wisconsin and H P Petersen St Paul Minnesota.
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Denver
United Danish Societies of Amerila
Detroit
G. N. Thompson
Gibson to Reveal Tax Settlement Details
Des Moines August seventh AP says Attorney General Ben J Gibson will publish tomorrow a letter to the state executive council about a proposed settlement of 19 22 192 state taxes owed by the Rock Island and Great Western railroads. The council granted Gibson full discretion and is expected to back his recommendation.
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Des Moines
Ben J. Gibson
State Executive Council
Rock Island
Great Western
Gibson
Foreign Aviators Pay Visit to Portugal
Lisbon August seven foreign aviators visited the International Aviation camp at Alverca in June. A large British plane displayed aerial activity, then 14 Spanish planes swept over Lisbon before returning visits by Portuguese fliers planned for September.
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Lisbon
Alverca
England
Portugal
Gov Hammell to Attend Eastern Star Convention
Des Moines August 7 Gov John Hammill will depart Monday for Toronto Canada to attend the International Eastern Star convention Mrs Hammill left several days ago Neighbors file complaint Mayme Smuddy 303 Second street east is in custody of Police Matron Kate Sage on a charge of operating a disorderly house She was arrested today on a warrant issued by Judge J W Gwynne Hearing set for Monday Bail $150未 furnished
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Des Moines
John Hammill
Toronto
Can
Hammill
Mayme Smuddy
Second Street East
Kate Sage
J. W. Gwynne
Packard Man Dies After Appendicitis Operation
Lawrence Lily aged 26 of Packard died Wednesday at Waverly hospital after an operation a week earlier to relieve appendicitis. He had lived in Packard and worked at the Ford garage.
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Nasaua
Lawrence Lily
Waverly Hospital
Packard
Ford Garage
Bond Robber Held as Fugitive in Centerville Heist
Romeo Forkew York City is in custody as a fugitive sought for the 1923 bonds robbery valued at 1,250,000 stolen from Centerville Mo and other U S cities. A separate item reports Fred Blake starting a 1000 mile horseback ride from Iowa City toward Newcastle Wyoming aiming to finish in about a month.
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Hamiliop
Romeo Forkew
York City
Centerville
United States
Towa City
Fred Blake
Texas
Cedar Rapids
Lo Newcastle
Wyo
Tennessee Monkey Law in U. S. Courts
Knoxville Aug 7 AP The Tennessee evolution case was filed in federal court to test the constitutionality of the state act barring evolution teaching. John R Neal represents James Robert Wilson with Gov Peay Attorney General Thompson and D A G Stewart named as defendants in the Dayton district.
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Knoxville
Tenn
John R. Neal
James Robert Wilson
Taxpuyer
Austen Peay
Frank M. Thompson
Thomas JL. Stewart
Dayton
Gertrude Ederle Postpones Channel Swim Date
Bolongne France Aug 7 AP reports Miss Gertrude Ederle the American swimmer has postponed her English Channel crossing from Calais to Dover until August 17. The plan hinges on weather and sea conditions and will be announced again if changes occur.
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Gertrude
Bolongne
France
Gertrude Ederle
Waterloo folk win crossword prizes
Mrs. R. P. Birdsall of 406 Wellington Street won third prize of 100 dollars in the Stratford crossword puzzle contest held by Stratford Company Publishers in Boston Massachusetts. A. L. Rey McGreevy of St Marys College Winona Minnesota, brother of J. P. McGreevy of 1020 Sixth Street West, won second prize of 200 dollars.
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R. P. Birdsall
Wellington Street
Stratford Company, Publishers
Boston
Mass
Rey
A. L
McGreevy
St. Mary's College
Winona
Minn
J.P. McGreevy
Sixth Street West
Leaves for Duluth
The annual hay fever migration to Duluth Minnesota begins next week with Mrs N W Frisbie departing Monday. About 300 sufferers gather there each autumn and have formed a society in which Mrs Frishie serves on the executive committee. A six week stay is customary each year.
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N. W. Frisbie
Duluth
Minn
Chauffeur Wanted Ad Impresses Waterloo Courier Readers
A reader reflects on learning to drive, enduring a blowout and a puncture, paying damages after a collision, and realizing improvement comes from hiring a chauffeur found in The Waterloo Evening Courier classified ads. The piece extols the convenience and reassurance of trusted help.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo Trentag Courier
Tever
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