Mrs Peete Rested at Tan Dying Trial in Los Angeles
Louise Peete alleged murderer rested at county jail in Los Angeles as defense readies to present nearly 400 witnesses in a bid to win freedom. Prosecution contends Denton was killed and body hidden in a cellar. Defense may call Peete and RG Peete of Denver as key witnesses. Ida L. Gregory testified to seeming normal behavior and attended a movie with Peete the day after the alleged killing.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Louise Peete
Jacob C. Denton
Berty
Pratuy
Ais
Aggeler
Peete
RG. Peete
Denver
Ida L. Gregory
Gregory
Fort Dodge blackmailer shot in police gun battle
Albert Stillion, 30, alleged blackmailer, lay dying in Mercy hospital after a gun fight with three Fort Dodge officers and his unnamed partner. The clash followed blackmail letters demanding 1000 from Mack Hurlbut and 500 from J F Russell. A cigar box with papers was left. when picked up, the men fired on officers who returned fire, wounding Stillion and a deputy. The partner escaped. Hurlbut runs Fort Dodge’s largest jewelry store. Russell owns a large department store.
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Associated Press
Fort Dodges
Albert Stillion
Mercy Hospital
Stillion
Mack Hurlbut
J. F. Russell
Russell
Hurlbut
Bassett
Lochray
Herlbut
Prohibition Curbs Alcohol Supply to Patent Medicine Makers
Chicago January 29 Ralph W Stone prohibition director for this district announced that henceforth alcohol deliveries will be refused to manufacturers of five well known patent medicines. Numerous other proprietary medicines may be added soon as the crackdown expands. The ruling does not revoke existing permits but no new withdrawal permits will be approved for banned firms.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ralph W. Stone
Prohibition
Iedar
Stone
Mr. Stone
Daugherty Not of Size for Post in Harding Cabinet
The editorial argues that Harry Daugherty lacks the stature and impeachable record for the U S attorney generalship under Harding. It warns that appointing him would trigger protests and harm Harding, noting Daugherty’s old guard politics, past inquiries, and questions of loyalty versus fitness for a national post.
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Harding
Daughberty
Ohio
Duugherty
Sherman
Foraker
Harry
Nmd
Mark Hanna
Col. House
Hanna
House
Uris
Rand
Supreme Court
McKenna’ T
McReynolds
Roosevelt
Moody
iBughes
Ihel
P x
Coolidges Move Into Marshalls Apartment in Wash
President Coolidge could not find a residence in Washington until Marshall's place was offered. The move comes as the Wilsons relinquish the White House to the Hardings, aligning the Coolidges with Marshall’s apartment. In London, women picket the British embassy demanding recognition of an Irish republic, with police present but not intervening.
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United Press
Washington
Calvin Coolidge
Marshal
Coolidges
Marshall
Wilsons
White House
Hardings
ASSY
U. C
Pepublic
Jesup Defeats Hudson as Van Eman Stars
Jesup high school defeated Hudson 24 to 15 on home floor after a slow start. Van Eman led scoring and floorwork with Munner, Ham, Hull, Coox, and Standish among others. Hudson was paced by Miller and Seargeant with Loonan and Tiernam in the backcourt. Free throws credited to Van Eman and Seargeant. referee Porbes. Cedar Falls reference appears in the report.
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Jesup High School
Hudson Quintet
van Eman
Miller
Hudson
Jesep
Munner
Ham
Hull
Coox
Frush
Hans
Standish
Cook
Ker
Pope marks seventh centenary of Franciscan third order
Rome June 29 The encyclical by Pope Benedict on the seventh centenary of the third order of St Francis of Assisi urges bishops worldwide to promote world peace and Christian reconciliation. He warns against greed and the thirst for pleasure, urging tertiaries to live in poverty and brotherly love and to combat modern vices. The pope notes his own enrollment and calls for renewed associations of tertiaries globally.
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Rome
Benedict
Third Order
St. Francis of
St. Francis of Assisi
Pope Benedict
Prince Kropotkin Dies in London Aged Revolutionary Leader
Prince Peter Alexeivich Kropotkin, famed Russian geographer, author, and anarchist agitator, died in Moscow after a life spanning 19th and early 20th century upheavals. Born into nobility, he embraced socialism, then nihilist propaganda, fled Russia after 1874 arrest, lived in England and Europe, and briefly returned to Russia in 1917 before reports of his hardship.
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London
Prince Peter
Alexeivich Kropotkin
Moscow
Copenhagen
Exchange Telegraph Company
Prince Kropotkin
Switzerland
International Workingmen's Association
Geneva
Russia
England
Alexander II
Germany
France
Kerensky
No Mystery in Death of Clark Police Say
Des Moines reports that William Lavine alias Clark died of acute alcoholism after a rooming house discovery. Police drop murder theory following investigation and reveal the telephonist was Lavine's wife. relatives say no further examinations will be sought.
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Clark
United Press
Des Moines
Wiliam Lavine
Toul
Lavine
German Liners Rebuilt as Army Air Carriers Recommended
Washington Jan 29 A recommendation to convert three German liners the Leviathan Agamemnon and Von Steuben into airplane carriers for the army was placed before the appropriations committee by Major General William Mitchell chief of the air service. The plan estimates 313000000 for reconstruction and argues the ships filled with modern aircraft would prevent any navy from doing business against the United States.
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Oy United Press
Washington, DC
Army
Appropriations Committee
Wiliam Mittenell
Air Service
Mitchell
United States
Douglas Fairbanks Hurt in Movie Fall
United Press reports actor Douglas Fairbanks is under a physician care at home after a stunt fall. He suffered fractures in a finger of his left hand and injuries to his back and neck. The accident happened when he leaped from a window and fell six feet to the pavement, forcing a month or more of rest from film work.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Douglas Fairbanks
Fairbanks
He Vamp Gets 18 Years for Murder
Herbert Conkright was found guilty of murdering Eva Wyatt of Aurora and was sentenced to 18 years in prison. The shooting occurred last November as the couple’s wife was allegedly injured with the husband. Conkright claimed the death was an accident. Juror John Hruber learned his 17 year old daughter Helen died after verdict. the court granted a late recess for his family crisis.
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Chicago
Herbert Conkright
Eva Wyatt
Albert Wyatt
Aurora
Hugo Friends
Conkright
Herramp
Ted
John Hruber
Helen
Friend
Hrubee
Sresses
Court Conserves Steger Millions After Probate Ruling
In Chicago on January 29 a probate judge appointed a conservator for the estate of George F. Steger former treasurer of Steger & Sons Piano Co. Declared mentally incompetent and financially reckless, he had accepted investments from foreign residents at high interest. The million dollar estate reportedly dwindled to about 150 thousand. An investor allegedly recovered 100 thousand and has a $130 thousand suit pending.
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Asyquiated
Chicago
George F. Steger
Steger & Sons Piano Co
Horner
Steger
Steger, Ill
Hammond, Sary
South Chicago
Piano Company
Calm Confession in Old Man Murder for Fried Chicken Feed
Roscoe Thompson, a Black man, confessed to killing Rev. G. L. Burgage for a fried chicken dinner in Chicago. He described the crime between bites, saying it was a joke and noting he received $2 and a bum watch after the murder. He claimed the preacher kept hundreds in a trunk and was awakened during the act.
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Old Man
Chicago
Roscoe Fhotunson
G. L. Burrage
Thompson
Negro Woman Files in Aldermanic Race for Chicago Ward
The first Negro woman to seek aldermanic office in Chicago is Lulu M. Sims. Her petition was among the last filed before the deadline at the city clerk’s office. She runs for the council seat in the fourteenth ward on the west side, a Democratic stronghold once led by Roger C. Sullivan.
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the Associates Press
Chicago
City Council of
Lulu M. Sims
Fourteenth Ward
Roger Co. Sullivan
Bolivian Papal Internuncio Dies Prompting Mourning
Monsignor Cao, papal internuncio to Bolivia and Peru, died in La Paz. The Bolivian presidential convention suspended its session delaying the election of the first vice president and declared a period of national mourning.
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Associated Press
la Paz
Bolivia
Janu
Monsignor Cao
Peru
Orders O Callaghan to Leave by Feb 11
Washington D C Jan 29 Donal J DeaTEnay a foreign image of Cork has been ordered by Secretary Wilson of the labor department to leave the United States by February 11. He is now in the country as a seaman waiting a shore opportunity.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Donal J. Deatenay
Tord Imager
Cork
Wilson
United States
Smiles and Kinks On Today’s Wires Romance and Riddles
United Press reports from New York and Chicago highlight quirky royalities of city life. In the Bronx dry sleuths uncover 60,600 bottles of beer as a blush of scandal spreads. In New York Isidore Ozer forgets his pocketbook at the marriage license office and must rock the wedding ring to cover the 32 fee. In Chicago Catherine Murray, a short celebrity teacher, refuses to speak to Principal Vale after being mistaken for a pupil.
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United Press
New York
The
Bronx
Isidore Ozer
Damron seeks pistol permit in Matewan mine killings case
James Damron, former Mingo county circuit judge and prosecutor ally, asked Judge Bailey for a permit to tote a revolver amid the Matewan killings trial of 21 defendants. He declined to detail reasons, while defense lawyers requested postponement of appearances for Sid Hatfield and Charles Kiser cited for contempt in the federal case.
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W. Va
James Damron
Mingo County
Criel
Albert C. Feity
Matewan
Bailey
Damron
Watewan
Special Grant
Damren
Sid Hatfield
Charles Kiser
Federal District Court
West Virginia
Waddell
Purse Found After Missing From Klingaman Man
A purse belonging to W. W. Klingaman, valued at 293.30 with 47.30 cash, was found at 7 30 am near fire station No 2 by barber J Gray. The finder says the thief likely took cash first then discarded the remainder. Klingaman had stopped payment on the checks.
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W. W. Klingaman
Hudson Road
Commercial Street
J. Gray
Gwenhaca
Klingaman
Gray
De Valera Answers on Peace Prospects as Bad
Dublin January 29 Eamonn De Valera president of the Irish Republic says immediate peace with Great Britain is shattered. He states Sinn Fein would accept full dominion home rule and notes Britain should acknowledge Ireland as a free nation before any partnership or alliance. He rejects coercive deals or force driven terms and argues for mutual interests.
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United Press
Dublin
Eamonn de Valera
de Valera
Sinn Fein
England
Ireland
Irebland
Britain
Health officers critique bills on state health laws
Des Moines reports the Iowa Tuberculosis association condemning proposed health bills as destructive and ill conceived. They fault limits on hospital boards, mandatory bids for equipment, and low hospital charge caps, urging cooperation over restricting county hospitals.
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Des Moines
Lowa Tuberculosis Association
Sanic
Board of Supervisors
Murdock Bannister
Ottumwa
R. C. Ficke
Association
T.J
Edmonds
They. Tuberculosis Association
Eadmonds
Polk County
Whole Family Elopes in 24 Hours in Atlantic City
A triple elopement disclosed by the Associated Press shows William M. Chase, a retired New York manufacturer, and his daughters Edith and Evelyn each marrying their chosen partners within 24 hours. Edith eloped first for a shopping trip and wed Robert Crofts. Chase then married Elizabeth Obergielt. Evelin married Donald Riddle, son of former Mayor William Riddle, after returning home to greet them.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
N. J
Ole
William M. Chase
New York
Edith
Evelyn
Edith Chase
Robert Crofts
Ar. Chase
Elizabeth Obergielt
Mr. Chase
Evelin
Greenwich
Donald Riddle
Willam Riddle
Bad Luck Trails Wisconsin Family in Tragic Run
Wisconsin tale from Green Bay dated January 29 details a string of misfortunes for Mrs. Forest Elsner’s family. A daughter vanished, two children died of scarlet fever, the oldest son lost a hand in a railroad accident, the father was a victim of an accident, and the youngest son Ras was struck in the eye during a hockey game, risking sight as the family endures repeated calamities.
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Associated Press
Green Bay
Wis
Forest Elsner
Maistor- Tung
Ras
Newenaper
Old Guard Split Over Dawes in Cabinet Shakeup
Washington dispatch notes pressure from old guard leaders and reconcilables to replace Charles G. Dawes with Andrew Mellon as secretary of the treasury. Dawes faced suspicion from anti league factions for past war service and mixed opinions among Democrats, while Mellon is praised as a bold organizer with extensive corporate experience and proven courage against major rivals like Standard Oil and the steel trust.
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Washington, D. C
Harding
Andrew Mellon
Charles G. Dawes
Chicago
League of Nations
Dawes
Mellon
Pittsburgh
Penrose
Standard Oil
Penrose Jin
Old Guard
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Skelton
Wiliams
Treasury
Senate
McAdos
the Treasury
Wilson
McAdoo
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Pershing
Standard Oil Company
Steel Corporation
Britt
Mr. Anderson
Denmark
Anderson
Clear Lake
Iverson
Congress in session Addresses naval disarmament and tariffs
Senate thirteenth day of tariff fibust subcommittee on Pacific naval base writes to port. Borah to address naval disarmament. House committees press forward on Kenyon Kendrick packet regulation and tariff hearings. Foreign affairs considers embassy purchases. War expenditures subcommittee reviews army purchases abroad.
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Senate
Yoint
Pacific Naval Base
Manufacturers Committee
Calder
Senator Borah
HOUSE
Agriculture Committee
Fi Ways and Means
Foreign Affairs Committee
Sinn Fein Plans to Sabotage Ulster Home Rule
United Press dispatch from Belfast reports Sinn Fein plans to obstruct Ulster's home rule budget process. Four hundred twelve thousand Sinn Fein supporters in Ulster consider tax refusal and schemes to hamper Unionist control as Ulster Parliament nears December convening and immediate budget adoption.
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Charles M. McCann
United Press
Belfast
Sinn Fein
Ulster
North Ireland
Sinn
Secret Assignment for Americans in Mexico
Mexico City reports spark about President-elect Harding sending a personal envoy to Mexico to investigate conditions and report back. Americans R B Creager of Brownsville and Elmer Dover of El Paso arrived, with newspapers claiming secret assignments though both said their visit is personal business and they met with embassy officials.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Harding
United States
Mexico
R.B. Creager
Brownsville
Tex
Elmer Dover
el Paso
Mr. Harding
John Ling
Creager
Mr. Dever
Mr. Creager
Matthew E. Hanna
Long Search Ends in Finding Wife With Other Man
After an eight weeks search, John Hartman a farmer near St Paul found his wife Martha 22 and their two year old daughter Mary Ethel in a Chicago hotel. Edward Doran 65 was arrested on a warrant for attempted abduction as Hartman said Doran left St Paul December 12 followed by Mrs Hartman and child two days later. Hartman asked his wife to return to St Paul but she refused and remained with Doran at the hotel.
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Associated Press
Chicago
John Hartman
St. Paul
Martha
Mary Ethel
Edward Doran
Ing
Are Hartman
Hartman
Doran
Jap Sentry Found Guilty In Langdon Shooting
Tokio dispatch reports the Japanese sentry who killed Lieut. W. H. Langdon of the U S Navy near Vladivostok three weeks ago has been adjudged guilty in a preliminary inquiry for a court martial. The military says further information cannot be published until findings are made. Denials of increased American surveillance are officially rejected.
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Henry W. Kinney
United Press Staff
Tokio
W. H. Langdon
U.S
Rock Island Orders General Reduction in Workforce
Des Moines news brief says the Rock Island railroad orders a 20 percent reduction across the operating forge in the district, effective February. General manager J. W. Innes notes affected workers will be rehired when conditions improve and that advertising can be adjusted quickly to meet urgency.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Rock Island Railroad
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