Trailing a Fiend Hickman identified but not captured
The man wanted for Marian Parker’s kidnapping and murder, William Edward Hickman, is identified but at large. A family go-between is in custody, a $100,000 reward stands, and serial numbers of Parker’s ransom notes are held by banks nationwide.
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Marian Parker
Los Angeles
William Edward Hickman
Young Hickman
Parker
Cal
William Edward Wickman
California
Hoover eligibility debated amid residence question
New York dispatch notes friends of Herbert Hoover cite a 1920 Wickersham opinion to argue he is eligible for the presidency. The constitutional requirement of 14 years continuous U S residence amid his overseas professional travels is being discussed by newspapers.
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New York
New York World
Herbert Hoover
George W. Wickersham
Hoover
Secretary of Commerce
United States
Chinese Keep Up Reds Executions in Hankow
In Hankow over the weekend more than 80 Chinese Reds were executed. Fourteen students, including four bobbed haired girls, were shot on Sunday amid crowds of soldiers and coolies. The executions followed raids last Friday that netted over 760 communists. Seventeen Russians remain under military custody, reportedly slated for execution within days.
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Hankow
China
Masons Lease Parrott Block for Temporary Temple Quarters
The Masonic Temple Building corporation has leased the Parrott building at Park Avenue and Sycamore Street for six months starting January 1. Masonic orders will use the space while interior work on the new temple at Parks Avenue and Mulberry Street proceeds. Furniture moves the first week of January, wrecking of the old temple site begins afterward for a Tangney McGinn Realty hotel project, with a two year completion target for occupancy by July 1.
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Masonic Temple Building Corporation
Parrott
Park Avenue
Sycamore Street
Masonic
Tangney-McGinn Realty Company
Trainmen Killed by Explosion in Warren Yard
In Warren Pennsylvania a locomotive boiler exploded in the railroad yards today killing two trainmen. Engineer Ed Mesger and his fireman, both unnamed at press time, died in the incident.
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Warren
Pennsyllvania
Ed Mesger
Erle
Youth Sentenced to 10 Years for Two Cent Theft
Des Moines reports Laverne Harding, 20, of Adel, received a 10 year term in the state reformatory at Anamosa after pleading guilty to stealing a pocketbook containing two pennies. Judge W. G. Bonner noted the youth needed supervision despite his mother’s tearful pleas. Harding admitted he and a 17-year-old boy took the pocketbook from a woman.
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Anamosa
Des Moines
Laverne Harding
Adel
State Reformatory
W. G. Bonner
Harding
S-4 Submarine Tragedy Quietly Prolongs Hope and Storm
Washington reports reveal a grim mood as rescuers withdraw hope for survivors aboard the sunken S-4. A severe northwest storm across the Atlantic hampers diving, with faint taps heard from the wreck but life signs fading.
Temperature Rises After Cold Kills in Chicago
Four more deaths linked to the cold wave bring Chicago’s toll to 14. Temperatures yesterday ranged from six to twenty four degrees above zero with a warming forecast for today.
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Chicago
American aviators fall short in endurance flight attempt
Out of Gas Mills Field San Francisco December 20. Captain Charles Kingsford Smith and Lieut. George Pond failed to beat the 62 hour 22 minute endurance record set by two German aviators. Exhaustion of gasoline forced them to land the Spirit of California at Mills Field at 9:47 a.m. after 49 hours 24 minutes aloft.
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Mills Field
San Francisco
lPi
Charles Kingsford-Smith
George Pond
Spirit of California
Two Owang Dead in Illinois
In Galena, Illinois, on December 20, 1944, Ray McGrath 93 and Claude Tiberghein 48, both of Dubuque, Iowa, were found dead by bullet wounds in a wood near the city. The two men were bound with heavy rope and lay along the Galena-Chicago highway’s right of way. Sheriff Frank Kennedy identified them after initial uncertainty, with a witness claiming they were seen at a nearby five and dime store the previous night. McGrath was shot behind the right ear while Tiberghein had multiple facial wounds and a chest wound.
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Galena
Ill
Ray McGrath
Claude Tiberghein
Dubuque
Frank Kennedy
Galena-Chicago
McGrath
Vibverghein
New York Life Taxation Disputed Over Iowa Premium Basis
Des Moines, Dec. 20. The New York Life Insurance company was taxed on 214 percent of 1 611 198.64, gross Iowa premiums in 1920, instead of 1 611 190.64 cited in a supreme court report. The company and W J Burbank argued taxes should be on 1 024 099.69 net premiums after deductions for policyholder returns.
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Des Moines
New York Life Insurance Company
Iowa
Supreme Court
W. J. Burbank
Contractor Seeks Loss Relief After Bridge Collapse
Independence Dec 20 H E Fifield of Waterton Ind says unforeseen floods caused nearly 5000 loss on a 65000 Verdigris River bridge contract. He claims the act of God destroyed the project and asks Montgomery County supervisors to reimburse the amount.
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Independence
Kan
Lpi
H. E. Fifield
Montgomery County
Two Children Die in Marcola House Fire
Two children ages two years and five months died in a Marcola Oregon house fire caused by an overheated stove while their mother was away at a neighbor and their father worked in a garage. The victims were Robert Hoke and Charlotte.
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Marcola. Ore
Tett
Robert Hoke
Charlotte
Milk in Radiator Delays Cedar Grove Man
Pi-Squire Hake Baldwin of Cedar Grove inUkinaa was delayed in his morning rounds when he ran out of water and found milk used in the radiator. A mechanic spent an hour removing the dairy substance from the radiator of his truck.
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Cedar Grove
Squire Hake Baldwin
inUkinaa
Remus Found Not Guilty on Insanity Ground
George Remus was found not guilty of murder on the sole ground of insanity in Cincinnati. The verdict means a sanity hearing will determine his present mental status. The case began five weeks earlier and the judge had ruled the defense could not seek an outright acquittal, shaping the jury’s instruction to return a verdict on insanity alone.
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Remus
Cincinnati
O. Dee
George Remus
Chester Shook
Lihook
Harey Byrd
Chester R. Shook
Acausa
Insan
Charles P. Tash
Shook
Clegttic
Jins
Carl Basler
T Ure Kate
Tn Electric Chair
Lindbergh to Give Mexico City Aerial Tour Today
Col Charles A Lindbergh is set to fly three distinguished men over Mexico City including President Calles former President Obregon and U S ambassador Dwight Morrow in the Spirit of San Diego. The flight is conditioned on no unforeseen events and aims to showcase the city from the air.
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Mexico City
Charles A. Lindbergh
Calles
Obregon
Dwight Morrow
Spirit of San Diego
Truck Rail War Near Showdown
A court hearing in room 2 before Cedar Rapids railroad commissioner B. M. Richardson addressed an application by C. J. McLeod of Iowa Falls for a permit to run a freight truck line between Waterloo and Towa Falls paralleling a 51 mile stretch of the Illinois Central main line from Cicaga to Omaha. The clash pits motor trucks against rail freight interests as management and workers brace for potential disruptions to main line traffic and the wider transportation balance. Continued on page two.
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B. M. Richardson
Cedar Rapids
C. J. McLeod
Iowa Falls
Waterloo
Towa Falls
Sinois Central Railway
Unes
Iliners Central
Cicaga
Omaha
Amotor
Don Pi
Enluy
Insurance Agent Loses Both Feet in Rail Tragedy
Sioux City December 20 an insurance agent Janes Law was found mangled beside the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad tracks in Mormainside a suburb. Amputation of both feet above the ankles was necessary. Law was too weak from the shock and loss of blood to tell how the accident occurred.
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Sioux City
Janes Law
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Mormainside
Urge Brookhart to Help McNary Bill
A meeting in Montgomery County passed resolutions urging Senator Smith W. Brookhart to support the McNary Haugen farm bill. The $100,000,000 statewide road bond issue was not discussed. Philadelphia area note mentions Henry Brookhart and local farm bureaus.
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Rod Ok
Smith W. Brookhart
Federal Reserve Board
Montgomery County
McNary-Haugen
Courier delivery by 5 30 at your home guaranteed
The Courier will be delivered to your home before 5 30. If the carrier makes an error or you cannot receive the paper by that time call 5100 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls should reach the office before 6 30 p m.
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Tes
Full Deliveries of Mail Monday Announced Citywide
Postmaster Ray C. Eggert said there will be complete mail deliveries in both business and residential areas Monday. No deliveries will occur Sunday Christmas Day. carriers will rest up for a big drive Monday to clear Christmas business. Banks, retail and industrial establishments will observe a general shutdown Monday. Schools will close tomorrow afternoon for the holidays.
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Ray C. Eggert
Benerat
One Dead Seven Hurt in Langley Explosion
In San Diego on December 20 1947 Chief Machinist S D Thornton was killed and seven others injured in an explosion aboard the U S aircraft carrier Langley. Fire crews responded while Langley crew battled flames and ambulances stood by at the water front before any casualties were ashore. Naval HQ later reported two dead five injured with cause under study, with officials suspecting gasoline on board Langley.
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San Diego
Cal
S. D. Thornton
United States
Langley
Koko
Bill Kettner
Naval Hospital
Naval Headquarters
Lindbergh Flight Delayed on Springfield Leg
Mrs Evangelina Lodge Lindbergh and companions left Lambert Field, Missouri, on the third leg toward Mexico City. A stripped starter gear caused the delay. The plane, piloted by Harry Brooks, was set to refuel at Springfield, Missouri before continuing to Tulsa, Oklahoma, with an earlier plan to reach San Antonio tonight.
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St. Louis
Evangelina Lodge Lindbergh
Lambert-St. Louis Air Field
Detroit
Mexico City
Harry Brooks
Henry Ford
Brooks
Springfield
Tulsa
Okla
San Antonio
Removal of Hardings to Costly Memorial Building
The bodies of President and Mrs. Warren G. Harding were moved from a Marion cemetery vault today to the new Harding Memorial building costing 500000 dollars. The structure is slated for dedication next June and formal burial is set for tomorrow.
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Hardings
Marion
Dee
Warren G. Harding
Harding
Former Waterloo Mayor A Earl Guagy In Grave Condition
The condition of A Earl Guagy, former mayor of Waterloo, has grown worse in recent days after a collapse in Rochester Minnesota. He has been at St Francis hospital since returning home, where an abdominal tumor caused severe pain and a temporary relief operation was done. His strength remains very weak and his prognosis is grave.
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A. Earl Guagy
Waterloo
St. Francis Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Mayo Clinic
Fifteen Co-Eds in Towa Queen Contest Highlight Semi-Finals
Fifteen University of Towa co-eds were selected to enter final trials for the Towa Queen contest, sponsored by the Hawkeye yearbook. Seven will be chosen by a nationally known artist as queens. Semi-finalists include Margaret Anderson Cedar Rapids Luettles Tedderson Sioux City Susan Hawing Fort Dodge Mildred McDowell Sioux City Eloise Newman Sally Sebolt Delray Wickelman Davenport and Sally Steussy Boona.
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Towa City
University of Towa
Towa
Hawkeye
Margaret Anderson
Cedar Rapids
Luetlles Tedderson
Sioux City
Susan Hawing
Fort Dodge
Mildred McDowell
Eloise Newman
Sally Sebolt
Delray Wickelman
Davenport
Sally Steussy
Boona
Marion Parker Slayer Hickman Still At Large In California
Reports detail William Edward Hickman and an unnamed accomplice amid a nationwide manhunt. Police traced a kidnapping and murder in a case that ties to a ransom demand and a mutilated body, with authorities urging vigilance as they pursue leads.
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Provincetown
Mags
Carl van Vechten
Carl
Ralph
America
Ife
John W. Strohm
United States Senate
Hearst
Reed
Heflin
Borah
Norris
LaFollette
William Randolph Hearst
Seniator Howell
McIntyre
Mag- Nates
O. J
Item
Masons
Parrott Block
Navy Department
Washington, D. C
INS
Navy
Frank H. Brumby
Admiral Brumby
Atlantic Seaboard
Portland
Mass
Coast Guard
Paulding
Ernest King
Maass
Na Sition
5-4
Associated Press
Falcon
Kingsford-Smith
Illinois
New York Life Co
P. C
Bailey
jCross
Ruth Cross
Basler
Eden Park
Lindy
Alvaro Obregon
Ilinois Central R.R
Brookhart
McNary
Youngstown
Joseph S. Buker, Jr
Povert
Martin
San Pelfee
Harevester
Sibbon Clears
Kansas City
William E. Hickman
Tecate
Pellice
Marion Parker
Hickman
Milton Jackowsky
Los Angeles First Trust & Savings Bank
Given
Art
Hick- Man
Cline
Marian
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