Radical California case and other oddities in Today’s Spotlight
In California a high profile radicalism case centered on Anita Whitney of Berkeley nears closure after Gov Richardson refuses clemency, while the state’s law and arrest details spark debate among leaders. Elsewhere a string of incidents recounts a candy theft tied to a notorious gunman, a counterfeit bill attempt ends in a fatal shooting, and reflections on poets, sleep science, a court martial witness list, and fashionably warned “effete” attire.
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Lady “Radicaal
California
Toy ‘Beng
Gov. Richardson
Anita Whitney
Berkeley
Bymm Unter
Miss Whitney
Tridh
Imer
Dinner meetings boost Waterloo GWA aims at new HQ
The Greater Waterloo association plans regular dinner meetings with out of town speakers and entertainment to replace social antiquities. A. Hanson, secretary and traffic manager, says the group has moved to the Hotel Russell Lamson, doubling tariff files to offer broader service to local businesses, check freight overcharges, and attract new industries. The hotel hosts donated space, continuing use of the lobby as prior. The GWA has improved roads, aided river projects, and supported the ceaseless work of its traffic department, which has filed 2,000 claims and collected over 35,000 in savings for Waterloo.
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Greater Waterloo Association
Suffern
A. Hanson
Miezzattine Cloar
Hozel Russell-Lamson
Waterloo
Hanson
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Russell-Lamson
E.F. Tangnery
AlcGinn
Sinifern
Black Hawk County
Carmers
Board of Supervisors
Coru
Third Death Now Charged to Durkin Steel Vest Slayer
Chicago reports a third death charged to Martin Durkin the steel vest slayer of federal agent Edward Shanahan. Sergeant Harry Gray, shot in the escape trap, died today along with Liard Austin uncle of Durkin's sweetheart Betty Werner who was wounded in the same shootout. Police intensify efforts to capture Durkin who vowed not to be taken alive.
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Chicago
Martin
Durkin
Edward Shanahan
Harry Gray
Liard Austin
Betty Werner
Gray
Syncopated Opera With Saxophones on Civic's Program
Chicago Civic Opera plans an English production of A Light from Agnes by Minnie Maddern Fiske with score by W Franke Harling, a serious novelties piece set in early Louisiana. Tomorrow night opens with Strauss Knight of the Rose in German.
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Chicago
Chicago Civic Opera Company
Sc. Agnes
Phe Lbretto
Minnie Maddern Fiske
W. Franke Harling
Wight
Strauss
Grant highway paving near completion in Iowa
Continuous concrete pavement on Grant highway from East Dubuque to Chicago nears completion. Waterloo based Black Hawk Construction aims to finish 15.28 miles between Galena and Elizabeth in 14 to 16 days with good weather, reducing unpaved segments to six miles.
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Grant Highway
East Dubuque
Chicago
Iowa
Ilinois Highway Commission
Black Hawk Construction Company
Waterloo
Galena
Elizabeth
E.W. Watson
A. Olson
Dubuque
Fewa
Grundy County
Buchanan County
Winthrop
Tithois Central Railway
Art collection praised at Cedar Falls normal school
Prof J Aveus tine Smith university director and author says the finest art collection west of New York is at Cedar Falls state normal school. He notes superb color and subject variety in the prints, praising the donor patron who selected them during a speech and visit to the college library after a Friday chapel address.
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New York City
State Normal School
Cedar Alls
J. Aveustine Smith
Dairy Castle Congress
Nyn
Smith
Heart Spallers
College Werary
Setsice
Minnesota Pioneer Angeline Gervais Dies at 105
Centerville Minnesota Angeline Gervais a member of one of the first white families to settle in St Paul died at her home Saturday at age 105 She was described as the eldest woman in Minnesota and survived by two daughters and two sons.
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Centerville
Minn
APJ
Angeline Gervais
St. Paul
Minnesota
Scientists Test Tossing in Bed to Make World Better Place
Mellon Institute researchers with University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Tech join 12 experimental sleepers in Bologna style beds to study sleep posture. Each bed has a motion system and recording gear to capture posture changes, timing, and relaxation. The goal is to determine bedding that best promotes deep rest and arousal for improved sleep quality worldwide.
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BLREV
Innocent
University of Pittsburgh
Carnegie Tech
Pitsburgh
Pittsburgh
Morpheus
Mellon, Institute of Industrial Research
Caeneogie
Three Women Die In Polk County Auto Crashes
Des Moines reports three women killed and five injured in weekend Polk County automobile accidents. Blanche Johnson 37 died after being struck on a Polk City street. Mary Jane Caldwell 76 died trying to shield her granddaughter, Jane McGartney 5, from another car. Laura Copeland 67 was crushed crossing a residential street. Investigation by Coroner Guy C. Gliff ongoing.
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Des Moines
Polk County
Blanche Johnson
Polk ‘City
Verne Mannchester
Mary Jane Caldwell
Jane McGartney
O. V W. Perkins
Ford Assembly
Caldwell
Laura Copeland
Charles Patterson
Guy C. Gliff
Chicago
Central
Wests
Ohio
Illinois
Indiana
Minnesota
Missouri
Iowa
Michigan
Oklahoma
Kansas
North Dakota
Texas
Peoria
Til
Boy Revelers Shot in Gladbrook Halloween Prank
Gladbrook Iowa November 2 Three boys playing Halloween pranks were shot but not seriously injured by Will Delfs on his property. The youths Ichna Claussen Tenry Harar and George Dakar suffered pellet wounds to the face as pellets hit them. Parents had not decided on legal action.
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Gladbrook
Will Delfs
Inds
Delis
Tolay
Ichna Claussen
Tenry Harar
George Dakar
Fingerprints Key in Cominsky Murder Trial
On the eve of a capital trial, John Cominsky faces murder charges in the Marie Lorenzen McKee case. Prosecutors hinge the case on fingerprints matching Cominsky found at the scene, as the defendant proclaims innocence amid tense courtroom expectations.
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Clinton
John “Sninsky
Fulton
Willo
Marie Lorenzen-Mckee
Cominsky
Comitesky
Notorious bandit Dutch Anderson slain after firefight
Muskegon November 3 AP report identifies the slain bandit at the city hall station as Dutch Anderson, a longtime associate of Gerald Chapman. In a struggle at the police station alley, Hammond and Thompson shot Anderson as he fired, with Hammond mortally wounding him and Anderson killed by his own gunshot. Investigators note counterfeit work by the suspect in Michigan cities, including Flint, and link him to the murder cases associated with Chapman.
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Anderson
Gerald Chapman
Muncie
Ind
Muskegon
Mich
Bertililon
Sue
O. Henry
Lexi John B Hammond
Iowa
Hetmil
Gils
Hammond
Fk Tum
Hamemond
APY
Wight
Ateer
Jes Maynamond
Roy Fertis
Alee
Albo
Hanbnonil
Blammand
Soiver
Windit
George Thompson
Aia Hammond
Peter
Secret Service
Ptint
Flint
James P. Davis
Argonne
Lima
Q. T
Oats
Ourperson
Morden Mrngie
George W
Haney
Beease
Wes
Geral Charman
New Britain
Wance
Moncie
Chapman
Hance
Hanre
Faye
Andersen
Charles
Wolfe
Mun
General Sarrail Replaced by Duport in Damascus Region
Washington dispatch reports France will replace General Sarrail with General Duport as high commissioner in Syria. Duport will serve temporarily until a civilian appointee arrives. Move follows American representations after the Damascus bombardment that endangered U.S. lives and damaged American property.
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Gen. Sarrail
Duport
Damascus
Washington, D. C
Sarrail
Syria
State Department
Paris
Gen
Herrick
L. E. Conry Severely Burned In Furnace Explosion
L. E. Conry of 45 Wellington street was burned on hands and face by an oil furnace explosion at 10 15 p m Sunday. He poured old crankcase air on embers and was knocked against a wall. He was taken to St Francis hospital with condition listed as favorable after a restless night.
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Conry
Wellington Street
St. Francis Hospital
Death follows slap and suit for divorce in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, Cal. Lester TH Cuneo, 37, an director, ended his life today with a pistol. Police said the suicide was the culmination of a long marital quarrel. Mrs. Cuneo had sued for divorce three days earlier, charging her husband stopped her.
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Los Angeles
Cal
S . Lester TH
Cunen
Col John Coolidge Plans Winter Stay in Capital
Col John Coolidge, former president, will fortify his Vermont home and stay at the White House area this winter. He is expected to arrive before Plymouth farm is snowed in and remain until spring.
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Washington
John Coolidge
Vermont
White House
Plymouth
Johnson to Offer Women's Wage Bill in Congress
Senator Wiram Johnson of California will introduce in the coming session a resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution granting states authority to legislate wages for women. The measure signals a push for wage standards in the states.
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Johnson
Aviz
Abi
Wiram Jonson
California
Congress
Farmer Ends Life Near Sagegov In Nov
Despondent over health, a well known resident near Iow Center yesterday shot himself in the mouth, dying at home. He left a wife and three children.
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Nevida
Sagegov
Here
Iow Center
Delivery deadline notice for Tre Courier subscribers
The notice states delivery to your home before 4 30 PM to receive your paper. If not received by then, contact the Forther Hor or related office. A copy will be mailed, and you should reach the office before 6 30 PM.
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Vineemis
Flier Calls Officials, Private Secretary, and Wilbur
A clipped notice reports a flier demanding that the president’s private secretary Wilbur Jardine and other high officials be called out. It notes an arrest after a shooting and mentions a trial set for November 9. Police said the suspect was named by an informant and was arrested several hours after the incident.
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Flier
Wilbur, Jardine
Cle
Hatee
Six Children Die as Train Hits School Bus at Crossing
Nattunta Ga November 2 AP six children were killed and about 24 injured when Atlantic Coast Line fast New York to Florida passenger train No 81 struck a loaded school bus near the town school at a grade crossing. The impact hurled pupils along the track and road, and the bodies and injured were moved to Waycross by a special train for hospital care.
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Nattunta
Atlantic Coast Line
New York
Florida
Waycross
Armies of 200000 Chinese Ready for Civil War in China
Peking reports Feng Tien and anti Teng-Tien forces totaling about 200000 preparing for battle between Hsu Chow and Peng-Pu with 500 miles of the Tientsin Pokow railway in use Martial law declared in Tientsin. The Feng Tien troops are linked to Marshal Chang So Lin Manchurian war lord, opposing forces loyal to Marshal Pie fn North China militarists.
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Peking
Feng Tien
Hsu Chow
Peng-Pu
Tientsin-Pokow
Tientsin
Chang So Lin
Marshal Pie Fn
North China
Stormy Petrel
New York Stocks Rally Then Slump At Close
The New York stock market surged to a record high when the Trudeon Motor Car Co jumped to 12944 after a 2212 point gain. A rapid reversal followed as shares sank 121 percent, triggering a frenzied final minutes of trading.
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New York
Ney. Tf. Wd
The
Trudeon Motor Car Co
Governor Denies Pardon for Woman Convicted Under Syndicalism Law
Sacramento November 2 Gov. Friend W Richardson rejects clemency for Miss Aning Whitner, jailed at San Quentin for viol ating the criminal syndicalism law. He declares those convicted after fair trial cannot expect pardon by appeal and defends the law as solemn and necessary.
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Sacramento
Jnsy
W. Richardson
Tod
Aning Whitner
Eheraugt
San Quenin
Taw
T “Wutey
Texas reporter on stand in Mitchell court martial case
Col William Mitchell seeks subpoenas for Secretary Davis and Secretary Jardine along with other Air Service and Navy officials. The defense names witnesses including Shenandoah commander Reed Langis and Chicago editor Anton Heinen. The court opens trial as Mitchell’s counsel challenges jurisdiction and presses for suppression of alleged incriminating statements.
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Col
Mitchell
Davis
Wilbur
Donald BR. MacMillan
Zachary Lansdower
Kenesaw M Landis
Anton Heinen
Anda Sanders
Jardine
Congress
Army
Navy
Cal. Mitchell
Everett Senders
Dwight Merrow
Special Air Board
Washington,d.c
Cok
William Mitchell
Annialry Courtmartial
Teante
Aly
war _department
Navy i Department
Défense
Bunsman
Cour
Army and Navy Organiz
Zachary Lansdown
Shenandoah
Reed’ Langis
Chicago
Shenandoa
Serieuls Ture
Everatt ‘Sanders
Sookige
Dwight Murphy
la Col
Dwicht Afotrow
White House
Texas
Col. Mitchell
Yeager
San Austonio
Tex
Light
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Civic
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Grant
Midwest
Wilkes Barre
St. Louis
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Canton
Minonk
St. Lois
Cheraw
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Weller
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L. E. Conry
Gabe Simmons
Harlan
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Orton Ferguson
West Liberty
Wammill
Scott County
Simmons
Onderine Ihe
Col. Coolidge
Capital
China
N.Y
Ov. Richardson
Upton Sinclair
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