The Bright Boy and the Parker Case Echo Coastwide
In Pendleton Oregon the jailed youth Hickman faces Los Angeles DA over the Marion Parker kidnapping and murder. Public reward debate follows, with shares for local officers, a Seattle haberdasher, and a fingerprint expert debated as the pool nears one hundred thousand dollars.
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Pendleton
Ore
Los Angeles County
California
William Edward Hickman
Pacific Coast
Hickman
Marion Parker
Seattle
Northwest
Los Angeles
Court Debate on Hoover Residency for Presidency
Washington discusses a whispering campaign over Herbert Hoover’s eligibility to be president. Legal authorities assert residence is not broken by temporary absences if the person maintains a home, with prior cases including Theodore Roosevelt and other presidents.
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Sullivan
Washington
D.C
Hoover
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Long Island
Navy
Good Fellow Car Effort Delivers Gifts Across Waterloo
Good Fellows volunteers packed 75 boxes of clothing underwear shoes and toys for children aided by Waterloo donors. The fund stood at 703 with 690 spent on party clothing and relief items at reduced prices from local merchants.
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Waterloo
B. P. W. Club
Good Fellows Volunteers
To &O
Good Fellows
Lana
Good Fellow Fund
Good Fellows Party
Tibbitts
Aid
Edelson Company
Service Shoe
Orange Township
Fratelli Club
Gene Prous
Take Picture of Bethlehem Star
Chicago December 24 astronomers at Yerkes Observatory photographed the Christmas comet said to be the Bethlehem star for the first time using infrared rays. Dr. Edwin B. Frost’s staff reported remarkable pictures showing the celestial newcomer identified as the star attracting shepherds to the manger over 1,900 years ago.
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Chicago
Skjjellerup
Bethlehem
Edwin B. Frost
Yerkes Observatory
University of Chicago
Hamiock
Crib
Train strikes car. two girls killed in Monroeville
Two Mooreville girls Naomi Robinson 14 and Estelle Knorr 13 were killed when a train hit a car at Monroeville grade crossing as they returned home from a normal school Christmas celebration. Four others were seriously injured including Naomi and Iva Robinson's sisters and Estelle Knorr's sister.
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Camden
Monroeville
Here
Naomi Robinson
Estelle Knorr
Mooresville
N. J
Iva Robinson
Naomi
Iona Robinson
Iva
Ethel Knorr
Estelle
Mary Caryl
Bridgeton
Jealous Husband Kills Wife and Slashes Self in Tragedy
Walter E. Johnson, 40, a Wabash railroad car inspector, shot and killed his wife Millicent, 37, then fatally wounded himself. The crime occurred in Council Bluffs after police had been called to restrain Johnson for jealousy. The act left two stepdaughters as witnesses. Johnson remained in critical condition at Mercy hospital with slim chances of recovery.
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Council Bluffs
Walter E. Johnson
Wabash
Millicent
Johnson
Mercy Hospital
Paper delivery deadline notice with phone remedy
The notice informs readers the Courier will be delivered before 3 o'clock. If a delivery error occurs, callers should phone 61 for a replacement copy and ensure calls reach the operator by 6 38 p m.
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Bighries
Boston Traveler Front Page Cheerful Christmas Issue
The Boston Traveler for December 24 presents a crime-free front page with the main headline Christmas Crowds Fill City's Streets. Six Christmas features occupy page one while a weather item and Mrs Frances Wilson Graysons Night fill the top section. The Hickman kidnapping and submarine disaster items are moved to page four.
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Boston
Mass
Boston Traveler
Lerd
Frances Wilson Grayson
Hickman
Christmas Tree Light Up Televised in National Ceremony
Washington December 24. A living Christmas tree in Sherman circle will be the model for nationwide carol broadcasts. The Marine Band will play at 5:30 p.m. President Coolidge and family arrive at 6 p.m. and lights number 500 will be lit. Carols will be sung and bells ring, with a 10:30 p.m. NBC radio hookup sending songs coast to coast.
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Washington, D. C
Sherman Circle
Marine Band
Coolidge
14 Year Old Girl Seeks Marriage to Free Lover
Genevieve Byrd of Warrensburg Missouri asks her mother to approve her marriage to Robert George 22 also of Warrensburg as a Christmas gift. George remains jailed on a forged check charge after cashing an 86 check. Byrd said they traveled with George's brother and met Robert six weeks ago in Minnesota and Iowa.
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Boone, Ta
Genevieve Vivian Byrd
Warrensburg
Robert
George
Genevieve
Miss Byrd
Missouri
Minnesota
Iowa
Railroad Employee Wins $17,000 Suit in Minnesota Jury
John Knapp of Terril Indiana, an railroad employee, was awarded $17,000 by a four district court jury in Hastings Minnesota for injuries suffered in February in the St Paul railway yards at Terrill Indiana. He sought $35,000.
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Hastings
Minn. Dre
John. Knapp
Terri
St. Paul
Knapp
Terrill
Tammany Favors Cleveland for National Convention
Tammany hall leaders favor Cleveland as the best site for next year’s Democratic national convention citing its dry atmosphere. Detroit and Chicago are opposed due to “wetness,” with Cleveland, Miami or San Francisco as preferred options and Cleveland offering special advantages.
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New York
Tammany Hall
Cleveland
Tammany
Detroit
Chicago
Alfred E. Smith
Miami
San Francisco
Ohio
Contempt Ruling in Remus Case Shocks Court
Cincinnati judge holds defense witness John S. Berger in contempt for petition to free George Remus and orders Remus jurors to withdraw names. Remus faces insanity ruling before possible liberty, with Shook warning of drastic action and disbarment risk for any bar involvement.
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Cincinnati
John S. Berger
Rahly
Los Angeles
George Remus
Imogene
Chester R. Shook
Shook
Remus
Berger
Tor
Judge Shook
Iam
Bar Association
Remus Must Spend Christmas in Jail
Cincinnati December 24 1924 George Remus, once a bootleg king, remains jailed awaiting a final sanity hearing Wednesday. Probate Judge William H Lenders denied a bond petition despite 12 jurors verdict of not guilty in the murder of his wife Imogene. Remus has received many Christmas greetings from supporters nationwide.
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Cincinnati
George Remus
William H. Lenders
Remus
Imogene
Tall
Mild Natal Day Weather Promises Bright Christmas in Iowa
Mild temperatures sweep Iowa on Christmas Eve with no snowfall as thermometers rise. Readings report 6 to 18 degrees in cities from Charles City to Des Moines while a milder Christmas outlook dominates statewide forecast.
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Iowa
Wes Moines
Charles City
Dubuque
Sioux City
Davenport
Omaha
Keokuk
Des Moines
Bomb injures twenty in Buenos Aires banks
Twenty people were injured in explosions at branches of National City Bank of New York and Bank of Boston in Buenos Aires. No fatalities reported. all injured were local employees. National City Bank suffered the worst interior damage. Bank of Boston blasts caused limited damage.
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Boston
New York
Buenos Aires
Der
INSI
National Glty Bank of New York
Bank of Boston
National City Bank
Three perished in flames of Glenflora hunting home
Mrs. Ole Sather fled in a night gown and barefoot through the snow to summon help but could not reach her husband Ole and two children Kenneth seven and Golin as the dwelling burned. Ole entered the fire to save the kids and all three bodies were recovered hours later.
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Longsmith
Wis
Ole Sather
Glenflora
Kenneth Sather
Golin Sather
Sather
Fire Threatens Standard Oil Plant at Tientsin China
Flames engulf the Flentsin plant of Standard Oil, New York, at 11 30 am. The northern China facility, valued around 25 million, sits across a river from the foreign settlement and contains six very large tanks. Officials fear explosions could spread destruction as the cause remains undetermined.
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Standard Oil
Tientsin
China
Flentsin
Standard Oi Company
New York
Weather Outlook for Washington and Great Lakes Region
The forecast covers the week starting December 25 for the Great Lakes upper Mississippi lower Missouri valleys and northern Great Plains. Mostly dry early week with a precipitation period later. Temperature likely to fall, turning colder toward the end of the period.
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Washington, DC
Great Lakes
Mississippi
Missouri
Woman flier and three missing after Roosevelt Field takeoff
A woman pilot and three men disappeared after taking off at Roosevelt Field yesterday. The search continues as authorities review flight records and weather conditions. Christmas express business in Waterloo shows a strong pre holiday tempo with early shipments and California gifts prominent.
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Roosevelt Field
Waterloo
A. G. Morrison
American Railway Express Company
California
Lindbergh Visits Cuernavaca During Mexican Stopover
Col Charles A Lindbergh arrived in Cuernavaca Mexico for his first major visit outside Mexico City since the nonstop Washington flight. The aviator toured sights amid cheering crowds and planned Christmas with his mother in the capital. A special telephone line linked him to Mrs Lindbergh as military precautions guarded the trip.
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Guernavaca
Mexico
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Mexian
Washington
Lindbergh
Mexico City
Two Young Lovers Die in Auto Carbon Monoxide Case
In Oconto Wisconsin on December 24 Harry Johnson 22 of Suring and Deores Brodzman 17 of Kelley Brook were found dead in a running car in front of Deores home. Authorities suspect carbon monoxide poisoning from exhaust. Melvin Broetzman found the bodies after a dance at Pul yugutey. Attempts to revive them in Suring failed as the coroner and district attorney opened an investigation.
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Suring
Jeff, Oconto
Salesman Ended Life Over Family Troubles in Des Moines
Des Moines today reports W. H. McDonald a traveling salesman killed himself in a hotel last night. A note to his mother said he was “brokenhearted because of family trouble.” A telephone operator heard heavy breathing and found him. he had drank poison.
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Eddie
Prince of Wales
Des Moines
W. H. McDonald
McDonald
Dawn Flight Mystery Baffles East Coast Hopes
Mrs Frances Grayson the aviatrix and three companions are missing after taking off from Roosevelt Field Long Island in the amphibian Dawn bound for Harbor Grace Newfoundland Local and federal officials report the craft overdue with fuel for about 20 hours weather along the route described as not unfavourable and searches extend from Cape Cod to Trinity Bay Newfoundland as radio silence persists and ships offer no clues
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N.S. Dee
UPI
Frances W. Grayson
Roosevelt Flaid
Cape Cod
Trinity Bay
N. F
Roosevelt Field
Frances Grayson
Sikorsky Manufacturing Corporation
Igor Sikorsky
Brice Galdsborough
St. Johns
Newfoundland
INS
Frances Wilson Gray
Harbor Grace
Long Island
Grayson
Atlantic
Mass
Boston
New Core
New Foundland
New England
Here
New York
Frances Wilson Grayson
Weather Bureau
James H. Kimball
Nova Scata
Oskar Omdal
Bruce Coldsborough
Fred Keebler
Roose West Field
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