Girl Slayer May Omit Her Guilt To Escape Trial
San Francisco dispatch reports rising public sentiment could push Dorothy Ellingson to plead guilty to second degree murder in a sensational case. District Attorney Brady and defense counsel spar over a possible plea to manslaughter. the girl’s father favors a plea to second degree if prison is avoided and she is treated for mental health. Jury of nine men and three women seated. court proceedings stress the emotional toll and public pressure.
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International News Wire
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Cal
Dorothy Ellingson
Nloe
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Strengt
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Bidegree
Mooalla
Germ Confession in McClintock Case Faces New Arrests
New arrests promised as state intensifies effort in the typhoid death case of William D. Shepherd and Dr. Charles G. Fai ap. Witness intimidation claims surface after witnesses were questioned by the state attorney and moved from the coroner's inquest scene. The accused cited health concerns and diabetes to avoid testifying.
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Shepherd Tank
Marchand
Faiman
Marchant
George Fosbert
Shepherd
International News
Chicago
William — D. Shepherd
Charles GC. Faiap
Wnham Nelson McClintock
Two Iowa Cities Win Honors in Fire Prevention Contest
Washington March 28. The National Fire Waste council named the grand winner of the 1944 fire prevention contest at a meeting in Washington. Cedar Rapids Iowa was honored in class two, Dubuque Iowa earned an honorable mention in class two, and Des Moines Iowa also featured in class boree. An aggregate reduction of 3 million dollars in fire losses across 205 cities entered in the contest was reported, comparing 1924 to 1924.
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Washington, D. C
National Fire Waste Council
Shepherd case delays deepen with new witnesses cited
A bid of 5000 dollars to entice Clark from the efly surfaced as State's attorney aides claim the offer came from agents for Shepherd. Defense adds new witnesses including Rhuebell and a former Faiman attorney to challenge typhoid culture claims and the famed 60000 letter. Stewart vows to press a reopening hearing as bodies of Emma Nelson McClintock and Dr. Oscar Olson are exhumed for poison analysis, with results due after two weeks as the coroner's jury remains adjourned.
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Clark
Efly
Shepherd
Ublla Rhuebell
Faiman
William $. Stewart
Fatman
Dlsgo
Stewart
George Fosberg
Falman
Iles
Olson
William McNally
Local Government Cost $40,000 Less in 724 Than in 23
Wa terlop taxpayers saved about 40000 in the current fiscal year ending March 31 compared with the previous year ending March 31 1924. City Clerk Charles C MacKay notes warrants total about 357500 for the past year and 397500 for the year ending March 1 1934. Savings come from lower direct tax and restrained expenditures with cuts in repairs and tightened costs on improvements.
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Charles C. MacKay
Anon- RL
Wielder of Red Hot Poker Still Asserts She Was Inspired
Oroville Cal March 28 Mrs Anne Rhodes a member of the assembly of God church again claimed divine inspiration for branding her brother Berman Schalow with a red hot poker before he died days later The district attorney continues to gather evidence into the strange ceremony and grand jury convening next week Edward Rhodes husband of the accused was released on 5000 bail and said he must have been insane to witness the branding A Cedar Rapids editor and Civil War veteran died at 18 local hospital after long illness
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Oroville
Cal
Berman Schatow
Anne Rhodes
Judah
William Rothe
Schalow
Rhodes
Assembly of God
Edward Rhodes
Rothe
Scalow
Funeral for Simpson C. White Draws Post Office Team
Funeral services for Simpson C. White were largely attended at First M. E. Church with the entire postoffice force present. Rev. J. Arthur Young presided, pallbearers included J. A. Clark Frank Wisner Ross Metcalf A E Glenny Walter Mason Tom Glenny and Ralph Lodbett honorary pallbearers were L E Aldrich Bert Guyer and others Burial took place at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Simpson C. White
M. EB
J. Arthur Young
3. E. Johnson
J. A. Clark
Frank Wisner
Ross Metcalf
A. E. Glenny
Walter Mason
Tom Glenny
Ralph Lodbett
Charles Munger
John laBarre- Mati Gorett
L. E. Aldrich
Bert Guyer
Elmwood
Germany to Vote for President Ad Novel Experience
Germany moves to elect a president for the first time in its thousand year history under a new law. Seven candidates contend with a second ballot likely on April 25 for the top post, with Otto Braun, Willy Halbach, Karl Jarres and others among leading contenders. Women vote as equals, and the seven year term may be renewed. Duisburg mayor Jarres is favored by nationalists and big business factions.
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Breidrich @bert
National Assembly
Germany
Karl Jarres
Vier
Marx
Ford
Duisberg
German People's Party
Otto Braun
Willy Halpach
Ford Profits for Year 1924 Show Record Returns
Ford Motor Company reported 1924 profits estimated at 100,436,415 dollars. Each of Ford’s 172,646 shares, all held by the Ford family, earned about 3382 dollars. The Boston file lists assets totaling 300,275,845 dollars against 271,618,658 the prior year. Some Wall Street analysts put per-share value around 6,000 dollars, valuing stock above a billion dollars in total.
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United Press
New York
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Boston
Wall Street
Andrew Phelps Dies at Daughter's Home in Mt. Vernon Two
Andrew Phelps aged 76 died at 6 15 a m at the home of his daughter Mrs F P S Henry in Mt Vernon township. He had lived in the area 54 years mostly as a farmer except for 34 years when he was Cedar Falls street commissioner. Surviving are his widow three sons Louis and Austin in Cedar Falls and John in Oklahoma and a daughter.
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Cedar Falre
Andrew Phelps
FP. S. Henry
Mt. Vernon Township
Cedar Falls
Louis
Austin
John
Oklahoma
Prairie Fire Loss Is Less Than Estimate
Prairie fires across western South Dakota and the South Dakota Nebraska border burned for about two days. A survey found the sparsely settled area suffered less property loss than early estimates, with inventory workers assessing damage along the burnt regions.
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Slovux Falls
South, Dakota
South Dakota-Nebraska
Iblings to Sing in Grundy Center and Osage Churches
Heary Iblings will give a sacred concert Sunday at Grundy Center Methodist church accompanied by Mrs Iblings. On April 8 he will sing at 4 30 pm in Charleys City Congregational church and at 7 20 pm give a recital in the Osage Methodist church.
Semper to Sell Farms and Houses to Prove Sanity
Correctionville Iowa March 28 Harvey J Semper wealthy farmer who was adjudged sane by the Woodbury county Barity commission asserts he will sell his half dozen farms and 20 houses in opposing the verdict. Alleged threats against Correctionville town council members over sewer construction are cited as the basis of the action against Semper and the question of his sanity will likely be placed before a district court jury at the May term.
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Correctionville, Ja
Harvey J. Semper
Jaosano
Woodbury County Barity Commission
Correctionville
Semper
Des Moines Briefs Roundup of Fatalities and Local Incidents
Des Moines and nearby towns report a series of brief items: James Butch, 39, fatally injured in a fall at a mine near Dallas. Mrs. Charles Thing, 66, deaths by suicide at her son’s home near Hopkinton. Rep. Rice touts a bright coal-mining future for Appanoose county in Des Moines. Sioux City notes a truck crash with minor injuries. U.S. voting-machine injunctions raised in Iowan county after vote recounts. Albin reports a 45-year-old farmer George Robinson found dead in his barn with no known cause. Cedar Rapids delegates pledge $2,000 to support retired ministers. a mother’s plea saves her son Lester Bowars from prison after a theft sentence. Hawarden reports a shooting at a cemetery involving two high school students. Des Moines residents protest against a Black family moving in. federal auditors file income tax return cases against several individuals. Sioux City police investigate a woman’s claim of a car parked on her porch. four men flee a crash. Estherville notes Osceola debating team defeats Estherville. western Iowa winner advances to state contest. Greston and Creston high schools’ music clubs win district gains. Cedar Rapids may host state contest.
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James Butch
Tnfner
Dallas Coat
Kerr Madrid
Hopkinton
Charles Thing
Ipia
Rice
Appanoose County
Steck
Albin
George Robinson
Cedar Rapids
Parollel
Lester Bowars
John Bowers
Hawarden
Haven
Detsa Dunlap
Charits Dawson
Federal Internal Revenue Officials
Sioux City
Sioux
Estherville
Osceola High School
Western Iowa
Laws City
Greston
Creston High School
Stuart
Damages Case for Mrs Rudelph Heard by Jury at 11:40 AM
Mrs Bertha Rudelph sues Dr J W Rowntree for 5000 dollars claiming burns to hands and feet from x ray treatment in 1923. The case has drawn large crowds as Judge E B Stiles reads instructions and jurors hear closing arguments from defense and plaintiff counsel, with four x ray experts testifying.
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E. B. Stiles
Bertha Rudelph
J. W. Rowntree Wita
Ben I Sallager
Carroll
A. B. Lovejoy
Waterloo
C. M. Dutcher
Iowa City
Reese
J. Rudolph
Lichty brothers ill as pneumonia strikes Pennsylvania family
Bure G Lichty is tormented by the grave illness of his brother Ben R Lichty who suffers from pneumonia in Philadelphia Pa. George E Lichty has spent the winter in St Petersburg Fla and is now en route to his son's residence with family illness spreading through the Lichty household.
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Ben Lichty
Bure G. Lichty
Philadelphia
Ben R. Lichty
George E. Lichty
St. Petersburg
Fia
Injured Wand Child Receives Stitches After Hook Incident
Wesley Bhim, one year old, Cedar Falls township, suffered a severe hand cut this morning when his hand was caught in a large hook. Several stitches were needed to close the wound.
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Cedarras
Maren
Wesley
G. H. Bhim
Cedar Falls Township
Boy, 1, 15 Given Freedom to Save Mother's Reason
Cedar Rapids March 28 Justice tempered with mercy saved a mother from losing her mind after her son Lester Bowers 18 received a 10 year sentence for stealing an automobile The judge paroled him to spare the mother who fainted and wandered into hysterics Physicians warned her condition could worsen if the boy went to prison The case centered on a mother's plea and court mercy and the Bowers family was later connected to Join Bowers a Tidewater area farmer in a remark about missing his parents
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International News Wire
Cedar Rapids
P.O. Brison
Mollie Bowers
Lester Bowers
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Ellison
Walter J. Barngrover
Two-Cent Gas Tax Proposed by Lawmakers
A bill to impose a two cent tax on gasoline in 30 days faced debate as a companion measure targets alcohol shipments to authorized industrial users and restricts transportation by common carriers. Health Commissioner Fagan backed a state Plumbing commission to assess plumbers' qualifications, but the bill was rejected. It aimed to abolish Exit 22 plumbing boards in larger cities to end alleged local board discrimination.
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House
Trish Eat Leaves to Keep from Starving
Belfast report quotes Col George O Galleghan Westrapp Irish Farmers union leader at a county Clare conference. He says cattle are dying wholesale and people in lost town lands live on what they own or on leaves. He warns of a deteriorating situation as travellers see death on roads and talk of Ireland turning red tomorrow. Dispatches from January note no harvest drought in the west.
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Associated Press
Belfast
County Clare
George O'Galleghan Westrapp
Ireland
Cal's Yacht All Set for Weekly Cruise
Dahlgren Virginia March 28 The presidential yacht Mayflower carrying the president and Mrs Coolidge and a small party of guests was anchored off the village about 30 miles down the Potomac. The vessel is expected to weigh anchor in the morning and steam down the river for a weekend cruise. Aboard are Senator and Mrs Gillett Massachusetts Mr and Mrs A T Dodd Mr and Mrs C C Glover Jr and Mrs Alvern T Hert Kentucky chairman of the women’s section of the Republican national committee.
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Massachusetts
A. T. Dodd
C. C. Glover, Jr
Alvern T. Hert
Kentucky
Republican National Committee
Dawes May Turn Vice Presidency Into Power
The piece argues the Senate lacks a driving leader and could benefit from Dawes stepping into a bold vice presidential role to energize the chamber and overcome filibusteral stagnation. It traces historical vice presidents and suggests Dawes could break the pattern of the office as a political burial ground.
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Gan. Dawes
John C. Calhoun
Andrew Jackson
Senate
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Thomas Jefferson
Mauhe Dawes
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Ryle
Thim
Herald-Tribune News Service
Red Cross Fund Donations and Small Contributions
A record of miscellaneous donations and small contributions listed with donors including Rath Packing Co and Waterloo Ice Cream Co along with individual names and modest amounts. Totals and legibility are limited by partial OCR rendering, showing entries such as 81 403.80 and 56.00 among others, reflecting a local fundraising ledger.
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Rath Packing Co
Waterloo Ire Cream Co
Daughters of Isatelin
Nicholas Gatew
Bag Annamary
Jack Sima
Mra. F
Comparing health to a tooth and nerve pressure
An advertisement explains that nerve pressure causes most sickness and compares tooth death to systemic illness. It promotes a new diagnostic device for detecting nerve pressure and offers free examinations during an educational period at 213 and 214 Commercial Bank Building. Dr N A Golinvaux and Dr D G Palmer, chiropractors, invite appointments by phone.
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Mercial Bank
N. A. Golinvaux
D. G. Palmer
Palmer School
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