Father to testify as Hickman trial resumes in Los Angeles
The Perry Parker case resumes as the Hickman trial for the kidnapping and murder of a 12 year old girl continues. The father faces the jury as experts debate Hickman’s mental state and intent. Dr. Reynolds testified Hickman planned the crime deliberately and killed to avoid exposure. The defense rests without calling Hickman to testify.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Perry M. Parker
Hickman
Sly Fox
Starnd
Aged Witness Describes Promoter’s Life Savings Loss
In Los Angeles on February 4, two elderly witnesses J H Patterson and Mrs Caroline Rice testified in the Missouri and California promoter’s trial. They said they invested their life savings in G Lewis personal loan scheme and, despite promises of drilling in California, received no interest or materialized bonuses.
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Cal
INS
J. H. Patterson
Wheeling
Caroline Rice
Elsinore
G. Lewis
Missouri
California
Patterson
Lewis
Inornia
Lew
Rice
Town embezzler and choir leader captured in Texas
Davenport reports Rev. Rollo Rilling former pastor and bank official a member of a Kiwanis quartet was captured in El Paso Texas after a two year search. He posted a $1000 bond and will stand trial in Davenport. Federal indictment for embezzlement returned by a grand jury in Council Bluffs. Illegal cigarette sales case in Cedar Falls ended with guilty pleas and fines suspended for two defendants and shop employees.
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Davenport
Rollo Rilling
First National Bank
Kiwanis Club
el Paso
Tex
Fyi
Billing
el Paso Postofice
Federal Grand Jury
Council Bluffs
Cedar Falls
J.T. Pomeroy
Phillp Cematra
WH. Whittera
Steve Gentle
Burrows
Funerals Held In St Joseph County and Nearby Areas
Funeral notices detail the services for Roland F Aubrey and Mrs W H Clark in St Joseph County. Aubrey funeral at 9 a.m. with Rev Edmund Siteery officiating. burial at Calvary. Clark services at 5 30 p.m. with Rev Henry Mueller. burial at Fairview. Michael Flanagan to be buried at Calvary after 9 a.m. Mass at St Johns Catholic Church. Burial at Calvary.
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G. Aubrey
Roland F. Au
Colo
St. Joseph Catiyaleonarya
Edmund Sietlery
Lin Hody
Ana
Mre
W. H. Aubrey
Walnut Bincet
Denver
Calvary
W. H W. Clark
Willian H. Clark
Hileman
Michael ’. Flanagan
Michael
Flanagan
John’s Catholic Church
Lentz
Burtel
Endurance flight attempt ends in crash at Byrd field
Clarence D Chambersin and Hoger Q Williams suffered a nonfatal crash on takeoff from Byrd field Richmond while attempting a world endurance record. The Martin Hellanca plane, carrying 460 gallons of gasoline, swerved after lifting 40 feet and crashed into rough field, causing major damage but no serious injuries. Officials blamed a too short runway and heavy fuel load as causes.
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Richmond
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Hoger Q. Williams
Byrd Field
Cimbers
Omclals
Chamberlin
Wiliams
Aly
Stemaliec
Tim
Willimns
Valer Croxaven
AOR Marine
Tex Meehan
Sadie Caguar
Marine Sa'd
Martin
Francas Baicker
Sothgte
Ghheeripe Betlanea
New York
Wea
Puenieg
Tse
Temperature Forecast From Local Weather Almanac
The report notes a Friday night chill followed by a Saturday day rise in temperatures. A 3 PM reading near Toa and Voaloim indicates a sharp shift with a high around 43 as winds ease.
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Manimuny
Toa
Voaloim
Eeregees
Seecesseensves
Cattle Congress Dates Delayed and Exhibitor Plans
Cattle Congress dates are extended by a week, aiding exhibitors to ship cattle between shows by freight rather than express. Secretary Extet notes weather as a factor, with implications for dairies and the National Belt show. Marriage licenses listed include Wisney de VMAs and several others from Medford, Waterloo, Jesup, and nearby locales.
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Extet
Wild Today
Mstel
Taig Gattle Congress
Chen
Marlahs
Weston
Conhiiaed
Farrinen
Marriage Lecenses
Wisney de Vmas
Cacager Wen
Would Lose Wife Over A Dime At Rummage Sale
Dex Molen reports from Des Moines that W Eldridge faced a domestic dispute during a rummage sale over men’s underwear priced at ten cents each. The exchange centered on his wife Nin stating she would part with him over the small cost.
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Dex Molen
W. Eldridge
Des Moines
Pure Chase Lwo Suis
Nin
Micke Toweph Meyer
Eldridge
Lindbergh Makes Goodwill Flight on 26th Birthday
On his twenty sixth birthday Col Charles A Lindbergh lands Spirit of St Louis at Santo Domingo after a 285 mile flight from San Juan Puerto Rico. Police and Dominican troops guard crowds as welcoming committee greets the famed aviator before continuing his goodwill tour to Haiti and Havana.
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Santo Domingo
Charles A. Lindbergh
San Juan
Porto Rico
Spirit of
Don Horacio Vasquez
P. R
Cal Charles A. Lindbergh
St. Louis
San Domingo
Cal
Lindbergh
Haiti
Havana
Wild Animal Crash And Rail Worker Amputation
Red Oak Iowa February 4 reports say a sack tram animal leaped through a car windshield injuring Jarkravbl and Wenstrand who were driving with bright lights. The animal was killed. Willison Indiana February 4 reports Alva Stottlemeyer of Creston died when a freight car wheel crushed his right foot causing amputation below the knee.
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Red Oak
Feo
INS
Mer
Mis Boln Wenstrand
Jarkravbl
Wenstrands
Willison
Alva Stottlemeyer
Creston
Burlington Railroad
Washington Subsect at Kiwanis Tuesday
Mr. W. G. Brown head of the woman's division passenger department at Baltimore and Ohio railroad will address the Kiwanis club at luncheon Tuesday on Washington, D. C. topics.
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W. G. Brown
Woman's
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Kiwanis Club
Washington, D. CG
Governor Ill Woonsocket Stroke Leaves Pothier Critical
Governor Aram J. Pothier, 73, of Rhode Island, was in very critical condition at his home after a stroke struck him last night. Physicians worried his age might hamper recovery.
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Woonsocket, R. L
Aram J. Pothier
Rhode
Ishind
Texas Man Bares Murders Without Motive
Huntsville Texas February 4 George J Hassell a laborer today freely admitted the murders of 13 persons including an 11 year old in a confession supplementing a prior statement He claimed to have killed his first wife their son and two foster children in Whistler Gal in 1917 then buried them Hassell said something came over me he could not explain motive He later admitted killing his second wife in Farwell Texas in December 1925 with a hammer and choking seven of her children to death and killing her eldest son three days later He signed a confession before his trial for slaying the eldest son and pleaded guilty with witnesses testifying for the state the jury returned a verdict of guilty and assessed the death penalty.
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Tex
George J. Hassell
Hassell
Afarle Vomrel
Colorado
Whistler, Gal
Farwell
Keener Killed and Prisoner Wounded in Prison Battle
Deputy keeper Joseph Tinney was shot to death at the Trenton state prison as two inmates opened fire in a corridor toward breakfast. A convict was critically wounded. his identity was not released. Deputies returned fire, the other prisoners were contained, and no broader disorder occurred.
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Trenton
N. J
Fen
Joseph Tinney
Tinney
Depense Will Open In Hill Case Next Monday
Ottawa reports defense counsel will begin presenting evidence to defend Harry Hill against murder charges after the state rested. About 50 character witnesses are expected to challenge the assertion Hill shot his mother and buried her body in the basement. The case hinges on circumstantial evidence with a gardener’s testimony that Hill told him to clear the basement but not to “die too deep.”
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Ottawa
Harry Hill
Hill
Peter Busch
Busch
Young Hill
Bhimt
Woman claims body of W Barton French in Santa Fe
In Santa Fe New Mexico on February 4 officials worked to identify a woman who says she was the wife of W Barton French heir to a prominent New York family. The man died by his own hand on Wednesday and the woman named Linyd Ler appeared to claim the body. She said they wed in Albuquerque a month earlier. Eastern relatives have ordered the body sent to Richmond Virginia.
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N. M
INS
W. Barton French
New York
Frenchy
Linyd Ler
French
Albuquerque
Richmond
Auto deaths rise in 1927 total 20,891 in U S
Washington Feb 4 1927 The American Motorists Association reports 20,891 deaths from automobile accidents in 1927 up 1,240 from 1926. Increases are seen in autos and trucks with the rise in traffic contributing to the higher toll.
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Washington, D. GO
Northeastern Iowa Teachers Meet at Waterloo With York
Northeastern Iowa Teachers association announces program for March 29 30 at East High Waterloo with Sgt Alvin O York speaking on My Late War Experiences and Present Fight Against War Oppression. Also J H Beveridge Charl Williams Walter Jessup and others scheduled plus roundtable sessions by state university instructors.
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Iowa’ Teachers Association
East High School
Waterloo
R. C. Williams
Jesup
A. E. Jewett
Alvin O. York
Tennessee
Willicracy
J. H. Beveridge
Ompe
Neb
Charl Willams
National Educational Association
Walter A. Jessup
State University of Iowa
Ariel Yvon Taylor
Chicago
Katherine Martin
University of Chicago
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Watterloo
Lea
Sergi. York
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Jewett
Estella Swein
Roosevelt High School
Cedar Rapids
Sadie E. Luke
Irving School
Dubuque
It. M. Clevenger
Waverly
Cc. W. Kline
G. A. Kittrell
Fred Jr. Miller
Coolidge on Air at Press Club Building Dedication Tonight
Washington Feb 4 President Coolidge will speak at the dedication of the National Press Club building to be broadcast by NBC and RCA networks starting at 10 pm. J Pred Essary hosts the event with Frank B Noyes addressing as AP president. A marine band concert concludes the program with WEAF WJZ WGN WOW WHO and WOC among the stations carrying the broadcast.
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National Press Club
Coolidge
National Broadcasting Company
J. Pred Essary
Frank B. Noyes
The
Washington Star
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WEAF
WJZ
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WGN
Chicago
WOW
Omaha
WHO
Des Moines
WOC
Dryenport
Youth, 22, Confesses Assault and Robbery
Clarence Freeman alias Clyde Canper, 22, jailed in Cedar Rapids Iowa, confessed to robbing 75 year old Rufus Gibbs, a Marton restaurant cashier, of 65 dollars on Feb 2. He claimed sole responsibility while accomplices George McCloud and George Burger, both Marion residents, admitted planning help. Gibbs remains unconscious with a fractured skull. doctors fear he may not recover.
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Cedar Rapids
iPi
Clarence Freeman
Clyde Canper
Rufus Gibbs
Marton
Freeman
George McCloud
George Burger
Marion
Gibbs
Former Wisconsin students rough at junior prom
Madison police jailed two former University of Wisconsin students after a disturbance at the state capitol last night. Kad y Farwell and Henry Haber, both of Chicago, faced drunkenness resisting arrest and possession of marijuana charges after allegedly beating Capitol Police Officer Harvey Stagner during the incident. Clinton Ballard said he would file three charges.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Muar
State House
Kady Farwell
Badger
Henry Haber
Chicago
Harvey Stagner
Clinton B. Ballard
Capital Police
Prison sentences in 40 hours for two robbers
Forrest Carver of Michigan City Indiana and Fred Alisman of Sioux City were sentenced to 10 years each in district court for robbery. The swift justice came within 40 hours after the crime was committed in Sioux City.
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Sioux City
Forrest Carver
Michigan City
Ind
Fred Alisman
Fire alarms report two incidents with property damage
At 10 27 a m a residence at 898 South street owned by Mrs Hazel Zwanziger was struck by sparks on the roof causing damage estimated at 1 dollars. At 12 38 p m on Rtyver side drive a Packard car owned by Dr W H Bickley of 282 Fourth street west suffered damage from a short circuit estimated at 40 dollars.
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Hazel Zwanziger
South Street
Packard Automobile
W. H. Bickley
Fourth Street West
Senate Keeps Hearings As Agency Nominees Await
Congress today moves through an in progress appropriation debate with Col. R. W. Stewart slated to face a contempt citation. Public lands committee resumes hearings on three nominations to the Federal Radio Commission while Naval affairs panel continues the building program hearings.
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Senate
Inba Department
R. W. Stewart
Public Lands Committee
Federal Radio Commission
Naval Affairs Committee
Brunette in Wig May Compete in Special Contest
A brunette contestant at the Courier-Riviera Blonde Beauty contest can win the special prize by wearing a blonde wig. The judges created an annual Riviera Theatre pass, valued at $104, for the Blonde-Brunette division winner.
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Cinderella
Courier-Riviera
Riviera Theatre
Marine Bomber Flies From Miami for Nicaragua War
Lieut George H Towner and two crewmen launched a three motor Fokker monoplane from Miami at 8 15 am EST bound nonstop for Managua Nicaragua on a 1000 mile mission to support U S troops. Second Lieut James B McHugh radioman and corporal Robert Wene mechanic accompanied him as ideal weather aided the flight along the route.
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Pia
Nicaragua
George H. Towner
Minagua
James B. McHugh
Robert Wene
Clear Lake Man Plans Indoor Rink After Hockey Visit
Clear Lake Ia resident Walt Ames owner of a private country club visited Waterloo to study Becker Chapman promotion of winter sports. He plans an indoor rink at Clear Lake next winter and also a toboggan slide and skiing courses.
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American House
St Paul
Cattle Congress Hippodrome
Walt Ames
Clear Lake
Waterloo
Becker-Chapman Post
Ames
Clink
Former Oelwein Chief of Police C H McQueen Dies at 74
C H McQueen who served as chief of police in Oelwein under several administrations and later retired, died early today at Mercy hospital after a period of failing health and a recent operation. He was 74. He leaves a daughter and two sons.
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Oelvein
C. H. McQueen
Mercy Hospital
Mr. McQueen
Brain Teasers Test From Leading Universities
A dated puzzle feature asks readers to classify word pairs as similar or opposite meanings. Examples include Precious Invaluable and Theist Atheist. Readers mark similar pairs with B and opposite pairs with a later letter, testing vocabulary and reasoning.
Theatre Receiver Seeks Turnover of C. R. House Lease
Herbert Parker, receiver for the Frank Amusement Co, aims to return the Majestic Theatre lease and its house to the Majestic Theatre Co in exchange for assuming all debts tied to the theatre. The plan covers back rents and bills, with Boyd Trousdale set to lease and reopen in February as the Trousdale Players perform at Waterloo. The Majestic has suffered losses. court approval is needed for the arrangement.
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Herbert Parker
Frank Amusement Company
Majestic Theatre
Celiay Rapids
Majestic Theatre Company
Parker
District Court
Majestic’ Theatre Company
JF. W. Paulkes
Boyd’ Trousdale
Blind Bride Seeks Annulment After Deception
Chicago date story of Aileen Sears a blind real estate worker who wed Raymond Mellon after a $500 wedding gift. Mellon claimed treasury connections, disappeared after a bank attempted cashing the gift, and was later seen with another woman. Aileen filed for annulment.
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Chicago
Aileen Sears
Raymond Mellon
Sears
Mellon
Secretary of the Treasury
Raymond
Aileen
Mayor of Ohio town targeted by bombers
Youngstown February 4. Mayor T Roy Gordon of Campbell a suburb of Youngstown was injured slightly by flying glass when a bomb exploded at his home in what authorities call an assassination attempt. The explosion damaged nearby houses and a window half a mile away. Two suspects were arrested amid threats Gordon has received. He is serving a second term after last November’s hard fought contest.
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T. Roy Gordon
Campbell
Gordon
Nemes
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