Hollywood bids flood Hickman captors for capture tale
Pendleton Oregon December 23 1927 Hollywood offers pour in after Willam Hickman capture. A $100000 reward plus four theatre companies consider contracts for the two officers Chief Tom Gurdane and State Traffic Sergeant Buck Lienatlen. Hollywood proposes a $5000 weekly lecture contract for six months and exclusive articles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendleton
Ore
Tom Gurdane
Buck Lienatlen
Willam Edward Hickman
Marion Parker
Los Angeles
Hollywood
Perditton
Hickman
Sieuation War Vet
Gurdane
Lietiallen
Navy
Man Hickman Said Was Accomplice Is Found in Jail Cell
The piece describes the arrest of Edward Hickman as an accomplice scare, with his father Thomas Hickman in El Paso urging his son to deny or confirm the report. The father recalls Edward’s 1926 high school graduation and expresses shock and grief over the alleged crime.
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Man Hickman
Thomas Hickman
William Hickman confession quest hangs on accomplice claim
Pendleton Oregon December 23 William Edward Hickman the 14 year old killer of Marion Parker Los Angeles has not retracted his claim that an alleged accomplice Andrew Cramer killed and mutilated the girl. Police guard the prisoner in Pendleton jail as he sleeps after a night of confessions and a long pursuit ending with his capture near Echo Oregon following a week of hide and seek with officers.
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Pendleton
Ore
Edward Hickman
Marion Parker
Sisin
Los Angeles
Andrew Cramer
Tom Gurdane
Hickman
Echo
Pacific Coast
Perry M. Parker
Thut
Fragmentary report of a car sighting near Pendleton
A garbled OCR note describes a car sighting involving SREEN CAR, Seate Ofer Buck Lie and Pal r of Pendleton. The text mentions a green automobile, a 22 mile road segment, a fire and a siren, with unclear actions and locations, rendering details uncertain.
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Buck Lie
Pal R
Pendleton
Hickman Declares He Beat Jesse James and Seeks Clues
Pendleton Ore December report details William Edward Hickman a 19 year old kidnapper and alleged killer of Marion Parker. He describes motives for college funds and forgery in his past, worries over notoriety, seeks forgiveness from Parker and God, and questions media extras while recounting the capture and ransom recovery.
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Hickman
Jesse James
No Thought of Revenge in Abduction Plot Continues
Hickman described meeting Cramer and a woman named June Dunning who became partners in a string of Los Angeles drugstore heists. Cramer allegedly ordered anesthetics, and the pair planned kidnapping as a money source. Hickman denied revenge against Parker influenced the crime, claiming intent to settle with Parker or Haves via Marion Parker’s daughter. He recounted luring Marion after school and driving her, promising silence, before taking her to the show and planning to abduct for ransom.
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Hickman
Cramer
June Dunning
Los Angeles
Parker
Ind
Marion
Olind
Marjorie
Niga
Kidnaping Case Reveals Threats and Police Missteps
A witness recounts a kidnapping plot involving ransom threats toward a girl, noting a failed police appointment with Parke and later letters to Parker. He describes how officers allegedly permitted a hand in the case and how rewards influenced the outcome, with details of the ransom demand and subsequent actions.
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Uis
Wtiss
Davida Eeenangy
Hickman
Eli Hey
Hen
Uist
Parke
Parker
Oficers
Bre
Raid on Floyd Co Farm Nets Still and Hooch
In Floyd County an early morning raid on the Anthony Schilling farm four miles north and two east of Goswell yielded four stills and several bottles of alcohol. Julius Fiend, son in law of Schilling, admitted ownership of a small quantity of alcohol found in his room. Schilling was not at home. Sheriff P. A. Saddler, Deputy Bernard Atherton and Chief Dan Shannan led the raid. officers planned to arrest Schilling later in Alta Vista.
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Courier Special Service
Charles City
Anthony Schilling
Goswell
Mitchell
Howard
Chickasaw
Floyd
Julius Fiend
Schilling
Alta Vista
P. A. Saddler
Bernard Atherton
Dan Shannan
Slayer on gallows bids crowd Merry Christmas
The report describes Herschel Andrews, a Black man from Champaign Illinois, executed for killing Thomas Tate last year in Urbana. In a trembling voice he wished the 200 spectators a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year as the gallows sentence was carried out.
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Urbana
INSI
Thomas Tate
Champaign
Ill
Herschel Andrews
Indianapolis
Kidnap Plotter Confesses to Safe Dump and Escape Plan
Hickman details a quick escape from danger after abducting a girl. He says he turned himself in, handed over a confession to Andrew Cramer, and planned to hide a suitcase with the police yet to be captured. He describes the scene at Hickman’s apartment and Rover’s complicity.
Weather fragment: Thursday temperatures and partial forecast
Fragmentary note shows a Thursday high or low and vague references to Friday and weekend timing with unclear values. No complete data on temperatures or locations available.
Rath Packing employee arrested on alleged shortage
Robert E. Hardy, a claim agent for Rath Packing, was arrested by Sheriff H. J. Wagner and jailed on a complaint by McMurray Bonding Co. The alleged shortage ranges from 5800 to 7500 dollars over two years with forgery claimed by J. W. Rath. Attorney Jd. GC. Murtagh said Hardy may stay under guard at Walnut Court due to ill health. He is divorced with two children.
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Robert E. Hardy
Rath Packing Company
H. J. Wagner
McMurray Bonding Company
Cornession
Hardy
J. W. Rath
Jd. GC. Murtagh
Walnut Court
Funeral for A H Gnagy in Westminster Church
A Hark Gnagy former Waterloo mayor died after a three month illness. Funeral at 2 30 p m Monday Westminster Presbyterian church with Rev William P McCormick officiating. Waterloo Elks Lions club and city officials attend. Mrs Gnagy’s brother A W Hay from California expected. Police officers will attend in uniform reporting by 2 p m Monday.
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A. Hark Gnagy
Waterloo
Westminster Presbyterian Church
William P. McCormick
Waterloo Lodge
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Lions Club
Kial
Gnagy
A. W. Hay
California
Escapes from Jail Twice, Back Again
Porter P. Thompson, serving 30 days, escaped jail in Sidney Indiana twice in two weeks. He digged a hole in his cell ceiling to flee the first time and was recaptured at River ton, returning to his cell today.
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Sidney
Porter P. Thompson
Riverton
Murfin Case Set for December 31 Date
Preliminary hearing in the embezzlement case against Olin Murfin former cashier of Partners & Merchants Savings Bank captured December 11 at Waterloo Iowa was continued in Lancaster Missouri until December 31.
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Suceial Xerrine
Lancaster
Olin Murfin
Partners & Merchants Savings Bank
Waterloo
Wes
Giel Hart Improves After Elevator Incident
Lorraine Guetzlaff six year old daughter of Reinhold and Guetzlaff of 1226 Williston Ave injured yesterday afternoon when she fainted in an elevator at Lauerman's store. Reported today she is improving at Presbyterian Hospital with bruises to head and chest. Attendants say she is doing nicely.
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Lorraine Guetzlaff
Reinhold E. Guetzlaff
Williston Avenue
Lauerman
Presbyterian Hospital
Fire Alarms Reported At Several Dwellings
Fire crews logged multiple dwelling fires and sparked roof damage on Friday. Incidents included 407 Bayard and 609 Fenny, with losses from $20 to $50, plus 1142 Toman and 623 Franklin streets, plus 1821 Cammerell. The calls were traced to sparks on roofs and roars of flames.
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A. mi
R. Harley
Bayard
Dama
BR. Ferguson
Fenny
P.m
W Y. Bisbev
Toman
P. My
P. My. Dwelling, OT. Sulivan
Franklin Streets
Logan Avenue
Wellig
Bessie Howlets
Cammerell
Grapp led by mayor given six months on theft case
The clerk shows two theft cases in which Reuben Anderson Jr. was sentenced to six months in jail for stealing six pairs of silk socks from Mayor Tibbits store. He pleaded guilty, with County Attorney noting a prior record. Edwin Hansuld of John Deere Tractor Co. faced larceny charges after leaving with three guns. judge fined him $100. Pilgrimages by sons of Peeve in India cited as disease spread cause.
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Glenn A. Tibitts
Reuben Anderson, Jr
Netro
W H. B. Boies
Tibbitts
Anderson
F. W. Edwards
R. W. Travis
Boies Anderson
Edwin Hansuld
John Deere’ Tractor Company
Hansuld
Hummel
Sewall Page
Argele Street
Hugh Crummine
Mansid
Dudge Boies
J. H. Meyers
India
Success Won by Men from Large Families at Yale
New Haven Conn Dec 23 Successful college men have the largest families and children from large families are the most successful in college declares Dr Ellsworth Huntington research at Yale University writing in the Yale Scientific Magazine. His investigation of 1700 Yale graduates shows 95 percent of the most successful are married compared with 67 percent of the least successful, and the successful graduates average about three times as many children as the least successful.
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New Haven
Conn
Ellsworth Huntington
Yale University
Yale Scientific Magazine
Sheffield Scientific School
Huntington
Yale
Ticining
Yale College
Family size boosts Yale college success says professor
A Yale study finds students from larger families achieve higher overall college performance. Those from families with five or more children excel academically and in activities, while children of two or fewer show lower averages. Professors note leadership and participation rise with family size.
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Ciiarce
Lke
Huntington
Yale College
Reed Announces He Will Not Seek Renomination
Kansas City December 23 Senator James A Reed Democrat Missouri announced he would not be a candidate for reelection to the senate in 1928 He said he wanted to remove ill doubt on this question.
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Kansas City
James A. Reed
Missouri
Senate
Reed
Leland J. Simpson, 33, Dies After Illness in Cedar Falls
Leland J. Simpson, 33, salesman for Conry Motor Car, died at 12:30 a.m. at his home 709 South Street from heart trouble after three months of illness. Born July 27, 1894 near Janesville, Ta., he moved to Cedar Falls at age five, attended local schools, and graduated from Cedar Falls High School. A World War I veteran, he served in Battery A, First Battalion, Motor Transport Corps, after a prior service on the Mexican border. He worked as cashier at Farmers Savings banks in Plainfield and Traer, Iowa, and as paying teller at Leavitt & Johnson National Bank. He married Agnes McGovert at Traer on Aug. 15, 1822. He was a member of Berker-Chapman Post No. 138, American Legion. Surviving: widow, mother Mrs. Margaret Simpson of Cedar Falls, three brothers William of Janesville, Ervin of Harrisburg, Pa., Roy of Graceville, Minn., and three sisters Mrs. C. N. McHugh of Cedar Falls, Mrs. W. H. Bedford of Alhambra, Cal., and Mrs. B. H. Stiles. The body is at O Keefe & Towne Mortuary awaiting funeral arrangements.
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Leland J. Simpson
Conry Motor Car Company
South Street
Janesville
Cedar Falls
Leavitt & Johnson National Bank
Motor Transport Corps
Farmers Savings Bank
Plainfield
Traer
Agnes McGovert
Berker-Chap- Tan
American Legion
Margaret Simpson
William Simpson
Ervin Simson
Harrisburg
Roy Simpson
Graceville
Minn
C. N. McHugh
Cedar Palls
W. H. Bedford
Alhambra
Cal
B. H Stiles
O'Keefe & Towne
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