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Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1928

Page

15

Argentine student kills dancer and self in Paris affair

New York May 17 A 37 year old Argentine medical student Horatio Columbres died in a city hospital after shooting Maria Montero a Spanish dancer and then firing on himself Ten months earlier Columbres had met the 27 year old dancer and fallen in love She learned he had a wife and four children in Paris and ordered him to leave her studio He returned yesterday afternoon an assistant heard a heated exchange in Spanish and shots Police found Miss Montero dead on the floor wrapped in a shawl and wearing religious medals Her pet Spitz cried beside her Columbres was wounded nearby

New York Maria Montero Paris Horatio Columbres Miss Montero King Alfonso of Spain Columbres

Man Confesses Shooting Lover Before Lapse in Consciousness

A man, holding a pistol with a wound to his temple, told police he shot his lover because she rejected him. He then collapsed. Police recovered four letters from his pocket including ones to friends and to the Argentine consul giving disposal directions for his body.

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Mother of Five Children Divorced on Cruelty Ground

Harry E. Bond was granted a divorce from Bessie Bond by Judge G. W. Wood on cruelty. Custody decisions remain with court for the children Dorotha 14, ta 13, Vera 11, Bessie 8, and Jean 4. An injunction bars Mrs. Bond from molesting the husband in custody. A prior order allowed her to visit the elder daughters at the Home of the Good Shepherd in Dubuque last Sunday.

Harry E. Bond Bessie Bond G. W. Wood Dorotha Vera Bessie Jean

Illinois boxer Les Marriner eyed as potential Tunney challenger

Chicago May 17. The collapse of Otto von Porat opens space for a new Midwest hope in heavyweight boxing. Illinois star Les Marriner has 13 knockouts in 14 starts but faced weak opposition. promoters may pit him against Porat soon to test his real potential and earn a bout with top contenders if he wins. Dorval remains a questionable threat, while promoters doubt heavyweights will rise without bigger punchers.

Chicago WUP Otto von Porat Gene Tunney Les Marriner University of Illinois Jim Mullen von Porat Jack Dorval Jack Kearns Furure Marriner Jackie Williams Demp Sey Dorval Napoleon Jack Dorval Tunney Otto

High School Band to Close Year with Public Concert

Charles City Iowa May 17 The high school band will close its year with a public concert in Central Park Saturday at 8 PM. The program includes band numbers and features from the physical training department directed by Wilma Lewis.

Charles City Central Park Wilma Lewis

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