Alienists Battle to Give Iceman Insanity Defense
Los Angeles February trial coverage describes William Edward Hickman claiming he is sane while defense alienists argue dementia praecox with paranoid delusions. Witnesses include Dr. R. O. Shelton and Dr. Fettus, plus family testimonies from Mrs. Eva Hickman and relatives detailing grief, mental state, and alleged family tensions amid the Marion Parker murder case.
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Williamdward Hickman
Marion Parker
Sheet Claurie Peters
United States
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Marion Pirker
Cal
Bluie Marion Parker
William Edward Hickman
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Fettus
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Skoog
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Thenane
Wheeter
Elias Kahn
William c
Vial
Bureh
Glie I. Cowdlly
Lester Bhimmer
Esther Newton C. Miller
Ellen T. Ellery
W. H. Rickerieh
Mary. Stewart
Judson
Bailey
Lee
Waterloos Decided Blondes Enter Contest for Beach Pageant
A Waterloo contest welcomes all blondes 24 and older from Black Hawk County. Entrants need only walk the Riviera stage Wednesday night with no singing or dancing required. Five judges will select two finalists for the second show and final judging.
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Riviera
Black Hawk
Eligie Soidon
Waterloo’s Most Preferred Blonde Contest Invites Local Beauties
A call for blondes from Cedar Falls to Hudson to enter Waterloo’s beauty pageant with prizes including fur neckpieces, cosmetics, a Mardi by Walnut Court Beauty Shop, flowers, and an annual Riviera Theatre pass. Men’s letter contest offers five theatre tickets for the best entries on the theme Once I Knew a Blonde.
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Dunkerton
Dewar
Raymond
la Porte City
Grange
Eagle Center
Hudson
Waterloo
Chalee
Iowa State Teachers College
Royal Purrer
Mike Gauss
Walnut Court
N. B H. Loomis Mower Shop
Riviera Theatre
Palais Royal
Miller-Wohl
Vaner's
Booth-Joseph's
Walsh to Demand Arrest of Stewart on Contempt Charge
Contempt proceedings loom as Walsh presses to arrest Stewart over testimony tied to a New York conference and a controversial Continental oil deal. Dawes and Humphreys deny any $1.75 or $1.78 price mentions while Thomas challenges Stewart’s account of conversations at the conference.
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New York
Sinclair
Thomas
Dawes
Fhopas
Blackimer
Beman G. Dawes
Pure Oil Company
A! &. Humphreys
Old Gardener Faces Grilling in Murder Trial
A Gardener testifies under pressure in a murder case, denying involvement and repeatedly urging the court to focus on the events of a late August day. The defense presses for related witnesses and details as the jurors hear variations of the same alibi.
Former Atlanta warden released on parole
Albert Sartain, former warden of the federal penitentiary in Atlanta, Ga, was released on parole today after serving part of a 12 month sentence for conspiracy to receive bribes. The parole came despite the pending questions surrounding the case.
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Atlanta
Albert &. Sartain
Arden
Congress Today Senate and House Acts Highlighted
Senate continues consideration of a 500 million dollars independent offices appropriation bill. Commerce committee begins hearings on Jones resolution restraining the shipping board from divesting three cargo services in the Pacific. Interstate commerce panel hearings proceed on three nominations for the Federal Radio Commission. Public lands committee keeps hearings on Teapot Dome. House carries on with war department appropriation discussion. Agriculture panel debates migratory bird refuge bill. Irrigation panel reviews Swing-Johnson Boulder Dam bill. World War veterans committee reviews hospitalization matters.
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Interstate Commerce Committee
Federal Radio Commission
Public Lands Committee
Dame
HOUSE
War Department
Agriculture Committee
Irrigation
World War Veterans Committee
Fall River Fire Devastates Multiple Banks and Mills
A massive blaze in Fall River started at the Poccasset mills and spread through six story blocks including Massasalt-Pocas and Mohican hotel. Banks like Metacomet National Citizens Savings and Fall River-Troy faced losses as embers sparked several fires. Firefighters and volunteers provided aid as families evacuated and mill structures burned.
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Naional Bank
Metacomet National
Citizens Savings
Fall River- Troy
Instituttons
Poccasset Mills
Goss Liggett
Boston
United Drug Company
Mohican
Granite Black
Boy Scouts
Salvation Army
Youth Sentenced to One Year for Perjury
Adel Ta., age 18, of Adel, was sentenced to one year for perjury after confessing to altering testimony in the murder case of H. Hooper and related automobile charge. Judge J. J. Applegate handed down the sentence yesterday, following the youth’s grand jury testimony and subsequent testimony from the defense and prosecution.
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Hooper
Leary
Pennuny
J. J. Applegate
Agane Baager
Boyarews
Orla
Five Die in Flames and Escape by Mother and Babe
Five people died in a fire last night while a mother and her baby escaped. The blaze began around seven in the evening, destroying the home and leaving investigators to determine the cause and any possible safety failures.
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Babe
Careless and Greedy Police Punished in Des Moines
A garbled police discipline report from Des Moines details officers punished for misconduct. It mentions an unnamed chief suspending actions, a waitress named Markly, and two officers Wart Gearhart and Walter Elyaty charged with wrongdoing. The text is fragmentary and includes unclear dates and roles.
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Des Moines
Idk
Pers
Thorley
Chamberkan
Che
Tom
Markly
Wart Gearhart
Walter Elyaty
Approve Dam Bill by House Irrigation Committee
Washington Feb a Swing Johnson dam bill approved today by the House Irrigation Committee with provisions attached for inclusion on the House calendar Wald Masel 25.
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Washington
House
Wilendar
Police Chief Caught in Booze Raid Goes on His Honeymoon
Sioux City police chief James O'Keefe was at his home when federal agents raided a suspected bootlegging resort nearby. Four gallons of liquor were seized. O'Keefe said he answered a call to eject a man. a woman alleged rivalry with another woman and threatened to shoot him if he marries. He is on honeymoon with Miss Bess Stinson and denies Mrs. Lia Anderson is his common law wife.
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Sioux City
Feo
James O'Keefe
O'Keefe
Lia Anderson
Ioo- Hee
Irs
Jim
Young Dry Sleuth Faces Prison Terms
Rockford Illinois February 3 1 B J Knight attorney for John Beyer of Janesville Wisconsin withdrew his motion for a new trial for Beyer who was found guilty of manslaughter in the death of William Poeloff a beerhouse operator slain during an unauthorized prohibition raid Judge Arthur Fisher in Bleak court will pass sentence tomorrow manslaughter carries a sentence of imprisonment from one to ten years
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B. J. Knight
John Bryer
Janesville
Wis
William Poeloff
South Beld
Petrof
Beyer
Arthur &. Fisher
Bleakcourt
Thief Hangs Self After Arrest in Mockery Cell
Sioux City February 3 Henry Freyers age 28 was arrested on an indictment charging robbery of a grocery store. He hanged himself in his jail cell within an hour of his arrest, ending the case in tragedy.
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Sioux City
Henry Freyers
Mortality notices from a Waterloo area paper
Obituaries and death notices for Michael G Flanagan aged 62 of Waterloo, a farmer, with reference to his death at St Francis hospital after an illness and details of his birth, family, and residence. Additional lines mention the passing of Mrs. Gloria Tean Murray and James B Larson, with brief service and family context.
Global unrest and weather greet the Simon commission arrival
Thunder, lightning and heavy rain greeted the Simon commission to India as demonstrations against the panel intensified. In Madras police fired on protesters, one person died and five were wounded, with streetcars stoned in South Calcutta and twenty arrests made as armored cars patrolled the area. Paris pressed for stabilization of the franc, while Italy reported 1927 Rayman production at 48.4 million pounds, and Jugoslavia silk cocoon output at 2,134,000 pounds with growers rising to 44,000.
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Army Deserter Nabbed on Family Farm in Maquoketa
Ross Ralston, 21, arrested on his father’s farm near Monmouth Ta and turned over to Rock Island Arsenal commandant. Deserter from Jefferson City Missouri military barracks enlisted in 1926 but deserted six months later. Held for Missouri authorities.
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Lpi
Ross Ralston
Jefferson City
Rock Island
Missouri
Ralston
Monmouth
Time to buy bee equipment now
Advice from PF. B. Paddock, state apiarist, urges purchasing new beekeeping gear next year to avoid shortages when bees swarm and honey pours in. He says early buying may secure lower prices and recommends spring protection and supplies for bees, noting syringe supplies are easier for stocked combs than stored.
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PF. B. Paddock
Island Officials Meet in Informal Conference at Des Moines
A group of island officials and railway agents gathered in Des Moines for an informal conference. Attendees included John ten general agent Waterloo and CC Gardner general passenger agent, with several traveling freight and passenger agents from Des Moines and Chicago. The meeting centered on freight, passenger operations, and regional rail service, with remarks by local civic leaders and a large turnout at St Peters cathedral.
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Fogdey
Flobert Hi
John Ten
Waterloo
CC Gardner
B. Rayn
A Til
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A L. McVoy
Blom Stewart
Prasehom
Des Moines
P. P Fagan
Regen
Weather report fragment for Thursday to Friday
Fragmentary temperatures show Thursday night and Friday day readings with illegible details. The text includes stray letters and incomplete entries, offering no clear highs or lows for each day.
Transfusion May Save Leg Amputee in Chicago Case
Miss Sadie Holland, who had her legs amputated after a beauty operation led to gangrene, showed slight improvement after a late blood transfusion. Plastic surgeon Dr. Henry J. Schireson denied performing the operation and filed defamation suit for 250000 against Dr. Henry Millstone and attorney Archie Gohen as relatives dispute the case and blame an assistant.
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UPI
Sadie Holland
John W. Follnter
State Department of Registration and Education
D. Zaph
Chicago Osteopathic Hospital
Miss Holland
Schireson
New York
Henry Millstone
Archie Gohen
Holland
Oelwein Officers Kidnaped Man Confession to Judge
Feb 3 Chicago report says Charles Pelotsky alleged he was kidnapped by Oelwein police and taken to be arraigned in Oelwein. Judge Hayes ordered an investigation and warned contempt action if the claim proved true. Pelotsky faced theft charges over $5,000 in iron.
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Chicago
Lindy Receives Porto Rico Freedom Plea Medal
In San Juan Porto Rico the Porto Rican legislature at a special session gave a medal to Charles A. Lindbergh and entrusted him with a plea for Porto Rico freedom. The message from Porto Rico to the people of the United States was submitted to the famous aviator.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
United States
Charles A. Lindbergh
Community Program Entertains Many at Hudson High
A Hudson High community meeting drew a large crowd with an engaging program. Superintendent K F Nolte led singing, health nurse Frances Brophy spoke on childhood health and poverty effects, and A M Donnan paced the balance with original, clover entertainment.
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Courier Spee
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Missy Marvena Sawestarr
Dorothy Green
EL McKinnon
Brain Tests Puzzle From Evening Post
A puzzle from the Evening Post lists twelve incomplete sentences with missing final words. A supplied solution set includes words such as cry,fy,gins,off,powers,whistles,propeters,sing,state,gasoline,packs while.
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New York
Borts Nave
Cecicre
Tear Gas Bomb Incident Ties Man to Jewelry Heist
Chicago reports a tear gas bomb in Frnke's jewelry store last Saturday led detectives to Joseph Kutil five days later. Kutil, crying with red swollen eyes, admitted he was in the shop during the robbery that stole about $5,000 in jewelry.
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Chicago
Joseph Kutil
Kutil
Frnke
Kutt
Col Roosevelt Busy Day in Des Moines Visit
Col Theodore Roosevelt arrived in Des Moines from Nebraska for a packed schedule. He will breakfast with First division veterans, address Roosevelt High School, speak at the junior chamber of commerce luncheon, visit the statehouse, and deliver a partisan talk at the Republican Service League before closing at Drake Fieldhouse with a talk on Idealism in Politics.
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Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Nebraska
Roosevelt High School
Junior Chamber of Commerce Chimeheon
Statehouse
Republican Service League
Drake Fieldhouse
Liquor Defendant to Return from Dayton Indicted for Nuisance
Detective Hugh Crumrine departed for Dayton Ohio to secure the return of Charles Lovelaugh, indicted for liquor nuisance. Dayton police took him into custody on Sheriff Wagner’s request after a raid on his cottage near Waterloo yielded several barrels of mash and hard liquor.
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Hugh Crumrine
Dayton
Charles Lovelaugh
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KH. T. Wagner
Lavelaugh
Waterloo Dee
Mayor Thompson Hurt In Auto Accident In New Orleans
New Orleans February 3. Mayor William Thompson of Chicago sustained facial cuts when a car carrying him and New Orleans official Mayor Arthur J. O Keefe hit a rut and threw him onto the car roof. The incident occurred during a city visit and caused slight injuries with no serious harm reported.
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New Orleans
William #. Thompson
Chicago
Arthur
J. O'Keefe
Advertising advice urged for Waterloo merchants
William Ram Sell of the Waterloo Tribune advertising staff addressed the Better Business core at a noon luncheon in Black's tearoom. His talk, titled Getting Business for Waterloo, stressed the need for careful, quality advertising to boost trade territory.
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Waterloo
William Ram- Sell
The
Waterloo Tribune
Better Business Coreis
Black
Barmsell
Death by Patent Grippe Tablets Blamed in Baker Case
A coroner’s jury in Aledo rules the death of farmer Maurice A. Baker near his home was caused by poisoning from patent grippe tablets. Baker died an hour after taking the tablets, with the verdict returned to explain the sudden death reported yesterday.
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Marriage Licenses for Archie McClain and Hilda Mollis
Rev E J Lockwood read the millage service at 2 p m yesterday at his home 241 Irving street for Miss Hilda Mohlis and Archie J McClain both of West Gate In Mr and Mrs Leonard Dickey acromipat hied the couple Mrs Dickey is the bridegroom s sister Kil led by truck Sioux City Ta Feb 3 4tpy Claus Swanson 62 carpenter died here last night after being struck and fatally injured by a truck Ed ward Yoerger 35 Merrill Ta driver of the truck was released Tuned for fighting Dubuque In Pres 2 14 Pleading guilty to an assault and battery charge brought by George Dye local butcher Federal Prohibition Agent Fred Trexler Grinnell was fined 15 In justice of the peace court here To fin taxi rates Sioux City In Fen 3 tlpi Members of the Sioux City council today prepared an ordinance to enforce reasonable taxicab rates following complaints of a scare of people that they had been overcharged Plan big defy park Des Moines Feb A 14y Frank Mathis commissioner announced yesterday that a 26 acre downtown park would be established in Des Moines by 1931 Tays 23 000 FOR FARM Cedar Falls Peb F The 160 acre farm of the George Hieber estate was sold here al 2 op im today to Henry Hansen lemink on the Willan Law rence farm for 23 000 Denies T B injunction Muscatine In Feb 3 A A per manent injunction against compulsory testing of cattle in Muscatine county was denied in a decree by Judge O L Ely of Maquoketa Gled here today Marriage licenses Archie McClain Westgate Hilda Mollis Sumner
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Archie J. McClain
West Gate
Leonard Dickey
Sioux City
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Carpenter
Edward Yoerger
Merrill
Dubuque
George Dye
Fred Trexler
Grinnell
Justice of the Peace Court
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Tlpi
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Peb
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Henry Hansen
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Prisons for Sale in Britain as War Affects Auctions
London reports a peculiar market where as many as twenty British prisons are up for sale with bids scarce. Prices range from 85 000 to 100 000 dollars, with notable sales like Stornoway Hebrides and Carlisle, while some properties fail to find buyers. A separate note covers pigeons around St Paul’s being trapped or sold to poultry dealers amid city efforts to curb pest problems.
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