Open Texas town plagued by raids and lawlessness
Wink, Texas, December drives on liquor, gambling, narcotics and auto theft as federal, state and Rangers sweep in. Sixty resorts closed, 25 liquor arrests, 11 gambling venues raided, several cars tied to theft found. Kidnapping saga ends with Burcham found and accusing others. a dozen alleged gang members arrested.
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Wink
Tex
Tum
Federal Dty
Customs and Narcotic
Trier Act
Texas
Dyerect
FB. O. Burcham
Burcham
Burcham Wes
Jelt & Gang
Pecos
Bill” Priest
Butcham
Alcohol Drinker of Independence Much Improved
Independence Ohio December 19 The drinking incident involving AE Forney and John Brimmer ends in Brimmer's death after a drinking bout with denatured alcohol. Forney’s health improved and he remains under attending physician care. The Brimmer death was reported to officers who located Forney later at his residence.
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Courier
Independence
AE Forney
Forney
John Brimmer
Brimmer
Approves Plans for Mississippi Bridge Project
Washington D C December 19 The War Department approves plans of the Iowa Wisconsin Bridge Company for a bridge across the Mississippi River near Lenging Iowa under a federal act The notice lists building permits and several heating plants with addresses and names including Hagerman Guilding Snelling and John G Miller among others.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
Iowa-Wisconsin Bridge Company
Mississippi River
Lenging
Congress
Hagerman Guilding Corporation
Snelling
Wellgate
Lecter, Miller
Gcolumbia
Brain Tests Answers From Evening Post Society Page
A snippet presents nine arithmetic questions asking to answer with ODD or EVEN. It notes timing and accuracy targets, and hints at relationships between even and odd numbers across addition subtraction and multiplication. The piece appears as a society page teaser for a reader IQ test feature.
Kentucky Derby Set for May 18 1929
Louisville will host the Kentucky Derby on May 18 pending Kentucky State Racing Commission approval. Matt J. Winn seeks a 1-day meeting at Churchill Downs. anticipated purse exceeds 60,000 with added entrance and starting fees. Early favorites include High Strung Blue Larkspur Jack High Twink Roguish Eyes Chestnut Oak.
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Kentucky State Racing Commission
Matt J. Winn
American Turf Association
Churchill ‘Downs
Mobile
Hogs Perish When Train Is Wrecked at Fairfax
AP reports a Northwestern freight wreck near Fairfax when 18 cars derailed, killing about forty hogs and tearing up several hundred yards of track. Wrecking crews cleared debris and aimed to reopen the line by afternoon, with Northwestern passenger trains rerouted via Marion and Milwaukee Road lines.
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Northwestern Railroad
Fairfax
Northwestern
Marion
Tame
Milwaukee Road
Barefooted Undertaker Warns Of Fire At Davenport Garage
Albert Hartwig local undertaker dashed barefoot and in night clothing through streets to alert authorities to a blaze at the garage adjoining the morgue in Davenport. Two bodies were touched by the fire. Loss estimated at 5000 dollars.
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Davenport
Albert Hartwig
Fremen
Original Air Mail Pioneer Hubbard Dies in Salt Lake City
Edward Hubbard aged 39, an original air mail man and aviation pioneer, died after an operation in Salt Lake City. He learned to fly in 1913 in Seattle, helped found Boeing Air Transport with William Boeing, flew mail from Seattle to Victoria, and later secured the San Francisco to Chicago air mail contract as a vice president of the company.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Edward Hubbard
Seattle
Hubberd
Post Office Department
Victoria
B. C
Hubbard
William E. Boeing
Boeing Air Transport Company, Inc
Tie First Air Mail
Une
San Francisco
Chicago
Jure Acquits Former Boone County Home Steward
Thomas Lewis former steward at the Boone county home was acquitted of a charge of carnal knowledge of an imbecile inmate. The verdict was directed by Judge Z S Fry on motion by Lewis' attorneys. C S Reed, his assistant at the home, was also acquitted. The case followed the birth of a daughter to a feeble minded woman.
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Boone. Ta
Thomas Lewis
Boone County
Liberty
Z. S. Fry
Lewis
C. S. Reed
Robbery Prevented Two Men Arrested In Galesburg
Galesburg on December 19 report reads the neighbor storekeeper saw a man unlocking a jewelry case across the street and alerted police. James Istris of Peoria and Frank Donaldson of Peoria, who waited in a car with engine running, were arrested.
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Galesburg
Kern
G. L. Lee
James Istris
Peoria
Frank Donaldson
End Part of Loot. Davenport News Item
Authorities renewed the search for bandits who robbed Peoples Light company in Davenport on December 8 after discovering 3813 in non negotiable checks and tickets hidden near Avon TH. Only 1500 dollars in cash remained unaccounted for.
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Davenport
URI
Peoples Light Company
Avon
Congress Today Signals and Committees in Transit
Senate panels discuss public lands in Salk Creek oil inquiry and Roy O West nomination for interior secretary. Foreign relations weighs arbitration treaties. Reed panel resumes Ware case. Naval affairs backs calendar bids. House covers post office calendar and post roads. Agriculture tracks yearlings amendments to the Packers and Stockyards Act. Rep Garner of Texas speaks for 40 minutes on government finances.
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Public Lands
Salk Creek
Roy O. West
Secretary of Interior
Foreign Relations
Reed Primary
Ware
Naval Affairs Committee
HOUSE
Agriculture Committee
Garner
Democratic
Texaas
Seek Officials of Northwest Side Junk Dealers Assn After Bombing
Chicago authorities questioned Samuel Ginsberg and other Northwest Side Junk Dealers Association officials after the Northwestern Paper Stock plant was bombed last night. Four men overpowered a watchman and an employee, beat them, planted a black powder bomb, and fled with captives as the blast wrecked the office. One primner cited unpaid and increasing war dues as motive.
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Chicago
INS
Samuel Ginsberg
Northwest Side Junk Dealers Association
Northwestern Paper Stock Company
Junk Dealers’ Association
Michael Rudman
Man Who Sold Iowa Loggers 100 Barrels of Water Found Dedd
Chicago dispatch reports Clyde Healy, twice escaped assassination, was found dead with three bullets in the head on a south side street. His car, used in the slaying, was located several blocks away as investigators hunted his chauffeur Bad Riley. Police linked the crime to a moonshine scheme involving 100 barrels of water sold to Des Moines gangsters. Concurrently Frank Sterk of 420 Daie street remained in serious condition after a gas incident at his home.
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Iowa
Dedd
Chicago
Clyde Healy
South Side
Healy
Bad Riley
Masters Gang
Des Moines
West Side
Frank Sterk
Daie Street
Presbyterian Hospital
Stark
Obituary for Louis V. Fitkin in Waterloo Home
Louis V. Fitkin, 78, died at 3:25 a.m. today at his daughter Mrs. Claude Johnston’s home in Waterloo. Born January 20, 1849 in Brooklyn, he moved with his parents to a farm near Janesville, later settled near Waterloo in 1916, and died March 15, 1998. Survived by daughter and two grandchildren Myrle Johnston and Mrs. Alfred Peterson. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday at Kistner’s Mortuary with Rev. Andrew E. Hirsh officiating. Burial in Lanesville Cemetery.
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Louis VY. Fitkin
Louis V. Fitkin
Claude Johnston
Cortland
Mr. Fitkin
Brooklyn
Argny
Janesville
Myr. Kitkin
Waterloo
Irs
Fitkins
Myrle Johnston
Alfred Peterson
Kistner
Andrew E. Hirsh
Manchester
Lanesville
Temperatures Mrs E M Moore obituary note
The body of Mrs E M Moore of Sheffield Iowa died at Allen Memorial hospital at 3 40 PM Tuesday following a major operation. The obituary states the death occurred after a short illness and mentions the family connection and the time of death. The remains were sent to Sheffield for burial.
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E. M. Moore
Sheffield
Allen Memorial Hospital
Moore
Cccegeseense UG
Mistletoe Boost and Celebrity Nuptials in Briefs
A mistletoe boom drives prices down amid strong demand for kisses this Christmas season. St Louis test pilot Red Jackson sets a new barrel roll record with 417 spins, surpassing the prior 283. New York singer Frieda Hempel denies marriage, noting a formal announcement if it occurs. Washington society girl Jenet Newbold and Allen A Ryan, son of mult-millionaire Fortune Ryan, plan a February 3 wedding in New York City.
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Red Jackson
New York
Friede Hempel
Frieda Helen Hempel
Christian Henrich Horst Fricke
Leipzig
Washington
DD. C
Jenet Newbold
Allen A. Ryan
Brandson
Thomas
Fortune Ryan
Newbold
Fleming, Newbold
Washington Star
Auction Bride Weds Lineman in Reading Pa Story
Cathryn Heckman of Stony Creek sought a $10,000 marriage to support her mother and stepfather and was wed to William Hersom, a telephone lineman, after receiving numerous proposals last winter. The match followed days before the report.
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Reading
Cathryn Heckman
Stony Creek
William Hersom
Congress Adjourns Saturday to Jan 3
Congress will adjourn Saturday for the Christmas holidays and will reconvene January 3. The House joint resolution proposing these dates was adopted by the Senate without debate.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
House
Senate
Bolivian Paraguayan dispute placed with American mediation
Paris dispatch reports Bolivia and Paraguay entrusting their territorial clash to Pan American mediation. League officials note no League council meeting needed unless an unforeseen international event occurs.
Quake recorded at Regis college in Denver
An earthquake of estimated second degree intensity was recorded on the seismograph at Regis College. The first shock struck at 6 23 a m with maximum intensity at 2 and the tremblor ended at 6 45. Father Forestall could not determine the quake direction but said it was about 3000 miles from Denver, likely outside the American continent. AWARDS PANAMA MAIL. The Panama Pacific Line won a 10 year mail contract from New York to Balboa via Colon starting April 1 1979.
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Gale
INS
Regis College
W. A. Forestall
Father Forestall
Genver
American
Panama Mail
Washington, D. C
The
Post Office Department Today
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Hne
New York
Balboa
Colon
Flu Abates Save Towson Pittsburgh Game
In Pittsburgh Pa December 19 Iowa cry. Abatement of the flu epidemic in Pittsburgh will ward off the threatened cancellation of the Iowa Pittsburgh basketball game. Towar University officials stated the game will be played on December 29 at the Panthers court.
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Iowa
Pittsburgh
Towar University-Pittsburgh
Tawkeye
Panther
King George Struggles With Critical Health Fight
London reports the King remains gravely ill with tense hope rising from brief daily improvements. Bulletin notes a restful night and slight gains, while palace officials warn anxiety remains and a full recovery may take time. The Prince of Wales attended a Buckingham Palace consultation and appeared cheerful.
Government Plans New Blackmer Fight
Washington December 19 The justice department discussed new moves against Henry M Blackmer a missing Teapot Dome witness Officials disclosed DA George Stephan Denver was conferring with them on Blackmer but did not reveal details The government seeks over 8 million dollars in income taxes from Blackmer who fled to Paris to avoid testifying before the Teapot Dome committee.
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Washington,d. C
Paris
Celtic Salvage Abandoned as Wreckers Take Ship
Queenstown Ireland December 19 salvage work on the White Star liner Celtic which ran aground last week was definitively halted. It is deemed impracticable to save the ship and it will likely be sold to wreckers to be dismantled for scrap. Cargo discharge continues and it is expected most merchandise aboard will be saved.
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Queenstown
Ieland
White Star
Celtic
Tessize
Quackless Ducks Stun Visitors At Des Moines Poultry Show
A Des Moines poultry show features quackless ducks called Moscovites owned by Charles MacClare New London. He says the birds chase roosters and wag their silent heads. Silkies tiny Japanese birds are described as barely edible for a kitchenette wife. The exhibit includes about 3900 birds and rabbits, the latter admitted for reputed prestige in laying better eggs.
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Chicago
Muller Poultry
Charles MacClare
New London
War settlement urged by Pan American conference
Washington D C Dec 19 U R The Pan American conference through special committees today urged Bolivia and Paraguay to reach a pacific settlement of their differences Meeting with Bolivian Minister Diez de Medin and Paraguayan delegate Ayala the committee expressed hope their differences will be settled peacefully and satisfactorily In Geneva Paraguay said it would not thwart peace progress but would take steps to safeguard its rights of self defense
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Washington, D. C
U.R
Bolivia
Paraguay
Diez de Media
Ayala
Geneva
Wee
Sv—W.v
Briard
Post Office Extends Mailing Hours to 7:30 PM Tomorrow
Main post office and Station A will stay open one and a half hours later than usual tomorrow to help those who have not mailed Christmas gifts. Postmaster Ray C. Eggert urged residents to mail cards to Waterloo by Friday since there will be no mail delivery on Christmas Day.
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Ray C. Eggert
Waterloo
Universal finger printing urged by national expert
Des Moines heads to a national expert A J Reno of the national bureau of identification at Washington DC who urges universal finger printing for safe guarding the honest and the apprehension of the guilty He says fingerprints identify accident victims detect wrong doers and protect innocent people and are as much a protection as a means of prosecution
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Des Moines
A. J. Reno
National Bureau of Identification
Washington, D. C
Reno
Iowa
Train Smashes Auto Of Rural Mail Carrier Near Searsboro
Jerry Sheehy rural mail carrier was injured when his car was struck by a Minneapolis St. Louis train near Searsboro Iowa. The vehicle was thrown 50 feet, caught fire, and the mail was destroyed. He was hospitalized with injuries.
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Oskalonsa
U.P
Jerry Sheehy
Searsboro
Sheehy
Delinquent Tax Sale Proceeds Reported At 30848
South Dartmouth Mass Dec 18 The Eleanor Boling a ship in Commander Burt south pole expedition nears Dunedin New Zealand for supplies radio operator says it will stay until Jan 3 before returning to the ice barrier Delinquent tax sale proceeds totaled 30848 77 from about 1200 tracts with 24385 57 for general tax 4072 23 for city specials 427 94 for primary road 303 61 for secondary road and 1669 43 for drainage Poinsettia Candy Remembrance Given by Repass Automobile to county officials with candy boxes in courthouse Christmas gesture
Fire Alarms at Store. overheated furnace blamed
A fire alarm at 9125 A Nie S. S. Kres ge store on Wednesday was caused by an overheated furnace. The incident caused damage but no injuries were reported. An advertisement for Herman C. Millers phones 2404 appears.
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Nie S. S. Kresge
Cop Practicing on Fast Draw Shoots Himself in Thigh
Chicago December 19. Police officer Thomas Pagni practicing fast draw fired before his gun cleared the holster and was hospitalized with a bullet in his thigh. The incident underscores dangers of rapid draw techniques during training.
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Chicago
Thomas Pagni
Serenas
Eastender Sees Mayor Ashley Re elected For 24th Term
New Bedford Mass December reports the perennial mayor Charles S Ashley winning a 24th election, after a long career beginning as a butcher and postmaster. Born in New Bedford he built Ashley boulevard and amassed real estate while leading city campaigns for 369 days yearly. Campaigns funded by friends, with totals around 20 to 25 thousand this year and 10 thousand from a single donor. The two year mayoral term frames his continued influence on housing, streets, and public services.
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Mass
Charles S
Ashley
New England
Seaport
Phillips House
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston
Edward R. Hathaway
Stiiker
Charlie
Astley
Santa Claus
Dini
Ashley Boulevard
Joe Saltis Beer Baron Remanded to County Jail
Chicago, Dec 19. Millionaire beer baron Joe Saltis was remanded to the county jail by Judge James H. Wilkerson until Jan 7 for a bail hearing on a liquor law violation charge. Saltis surrendered to authorities last week to avoid forfeiture of a 5000 dollar bond, with one forfeiture already ordered.
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Chicago
Joe Saltis
James H. Wilkerson
Saltis
Army Plane Question Mark Reaches Maxwell Field in Flight
United States Army monoplane Question Mark flight ongoing from Atlanta toward San Diego to begin endurance mission. It landed at Maxwell Field, Alabama, at 10:20 a.m. today after leaving Atlanta.
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Montgomery
Ala
San Diego
Maxwell
Atlanta
Drive on Terrorists Fighting Kidnap Prosecution Continues
Chicago reports a renewed drive against terrorists aiming to derail the state case against the alleged Billy Ranier kidnapers. Police arrested Frank Calabrese known as Frank the Penman and Pasquale Capitosto, tied to Angelo Petit ti, after the ransom-letter plot. Both men were released. fifty-four others in Italian sections were let go. Witnesses fail to identify Frei Petitti and Tomy Booserano, bodyguards tied to the slain Ole Scully, who was slated to testify in the kidnapping trial.
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Chicago
Continus
Billy Ranier
Frank Calabrese
Origin of Vatican Art Attested by Manuscripts
A London collection of Italian artist manuscripts, tied to Barberi of Taverni Medieca, includes signatures of Bramente Donatello Mantegna Raphael and Piero della Francesca. Acquired in London during the great war, the most notable item is Michelangelo’s 1513 Italian document agreeing to erect Pope Julius II's tomb in St Peters.
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London
Soha
Barberi
Taverni Medieca
Bramente
Donatello
Mantegna
Raphael
Piero Della Francesca
Slim Uniforms Make French Generals Look Slim
Paris reports French generals will wear new uniforms designed to reduce apparent size. Horizon blue coats accentuate the portliness of many generals, who are seen as models for young lieutenants and army advertising. Other concerns include cost and appearance.
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Paris
Mid Continent Oil to Move Dubuque Offices to Waterloo
Mid Continent Petroleum will close its Dubuque offices within days and transfer all staff to Waterloo. The move will add four to five families to Waterloo as officials announced today.
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Mid-Continent Oil Dubuque
Jury System Test Approved In Japan
Tokio reports the first jury trial under the new preorders shows benefits of the system adopted from Britain and America. The trial was phased in slowly with fewer than a dozen criminal cases in two months where juries were used, limited to death penalty or more than three year sentences.
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Tokio
Britain
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