Arrests Prevent Assassination Plot Against Gang Leader
Chicago officials say five men were arrested in a planned assassination of gangster Al Capone and Sicilian underworld boss Tony Lombardo. A room at the Atlantic hotel held rifles and binoculars aimed at Capone's cigar store doorway. Investigators seek ties to related bombings and Sicilian faction struggles in Chicago.
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Chicago
al Capone
Cicera
Tony Lombardo
Unione Stelliano
Loop
Michael
Hinky Dink) Kenna
First Ward
Capons
Lombardo
Atlantic
Kenna
Angelo la Mantia
Tala
la Mantia
Washington Boulevard
Pointblank
Capone
la Mantle
Attle
Sald
la Mantio
la Mantip
O'Connor
Hammond
Ind
Canone
Unione Sicilano
North Side
Tony
Joe
Dominick Aiello
Ubem
Gapone
Alello
Unione Siciliano
INS
William O'Connor
Detective Bureau
O’connor
Samuel Martin
Scarface al" Capone
Brer
Chicago Bedlands
Martin
Tony Tampsgni
Old
New York
Burea
Death notices span deaths in Waterloo area and beyond
Funeral services announced for Ernest Webberking 61 of Black Hawk county who died in Scranton Pennsylvania. Burial planned at Elmwood. body to arrive in Waterloo Wednesday. Also noted death of George W Andrews in Portland Oregon and Mrs John G Smithen of Waterloo with services pending.
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Ernest Webberkng
Black Hawk County
Scranton
Elmwood
O'Keefe & Towne
Webberking
Otto Woodyard
Fowler Street
Waterloo
Ernest Webberking
Hanover
Germany
Clara L. Myers
Harry
Amos
Isabelle
Grace Webberking
J. I. Steck
Woodyard
Dudley Webberking
Susie
Daisy Webberking
Cedar Rapids
Wayland Woodyard
Charles Webberking
Denver
W. C. Rohlwing
Davenport
Dick Bolte
Pine Street
Minnie Lembke
George W. Andrews
Roy Nicol
Ricker Street
Portland
Ore
Newport
Argyle
Wis
Luella J. Goodman
Milford
J. M Powell
H. C. Rhodes
Charles Andrews
William C. Andrews
Bauxhall
Alberta
Can
John W. Andrews
Coaldale
Nicol
John H Andrews
Chicago
Painter Falls From Locomotive Cab In Central Yards
Harald Bartlett of 812 Barclay Street sustained a skull injury and remained unconscious for three days after slipping from a locomotive cab in the Illinois Central yards while painting. He was hospitalized at Allen Memorial in critical condition with possible fractured skull.
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Tinois Central
Harald Bartlett
Barclay
Building Permits Issued for Homes and Heating Plant
A series of building permit listings include a heating plant at 300 Broadway for a project by Charles Mohus, and dwellings approved for George Potters at JJH Wesh em for 3,600 dollars, Clem Serie at 1423 Hawthorne for 3,000, and Goer Moivet at 1155 Willieton for 33,000. Additional permits include C. G. Wagoner at 119 Prospect Boulevard for 200 dollars and a garage at 254 Peoria for unspecified amount.
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AL Fins
Oirradne
Charles’ Mohus
Broadway
George Potters
JJH Wesh
Clem Serie
Hawthorne
Goer Moivet
Willieton
C. G. ‘Wagoner
Prospect Boulevard
An Tianger
Gerage
Peorla
Marriage Licenses Listed in Central City Notices
Lawrence etch and Meva Render of Ridgeway are issued licenses along with Frank Boughton of Evanston and Melan A. Maynard of Waterloo. The fragmented entry lists multiple names with partial locations and dates, indicating a local marriage license notice. The readable items show couple pairs and birth or filing initials with minimal context.
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Lawrence Etch
Central City
Ridgeway
Frank
Boughton
Evanston
Melan A. Maynard
Waterloo
Anne
K H McCoy Trials Arrows of Trony Collision Case
The trial features K H McCoy defending against Arrows of Trony in a Conger collision case. Juries hear arguments on whether entering the intersection caused the accident or if Conger shares secondary liability. Family members of the defendant and spectators attended in Waterloo and Marshalltown, with the father unable to attend due to illness.
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K. H. McCoy
Conger
D. HH. Conger
Marshalltown
George W. Conger
Waterloo
Frances Conger
Calvin Conger
Iness
Temperature Outlook From Weekend to Monday
Readable fragment shows temperature expectations for Saturday and Sunday with maximums and minimums, plus early Monday morning figures. The text appears corrupted with incomplete times and garbled words, making exact values unclear.
Motive Sought in Independence Shooting of Expectant Mother
Police and sheriff deputies hunt a vehicle believed linked to the attack on Mrs. Olive Esch, an expectant mother, as she and her husband visited from their farm. The incident near Independence prompted a highway vigil by Urle, Davis, and Pickens, with no vehicle identification passed. the ensuing investigation noted ties to Roscoe Flack and prior legal actions against state agents. Mrs. Esch's condition improved after initial fears of a fatal outcome.
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Roscoe
T. Flack
Black Hawk County
Grand Jury
George Gillespie
Cornell Bluffs
Harry Mason
Lloyd Halleck
Cedar Falls
Flack
Harry Willey
Independence
Mareshal
Jesup
Grant Highway
Roy Esch
Buchanan County
William Urle
Ralph Davis
Charles Pickens
Esch
Henry Esch
Lime Street
Waterloo
Sunday School Dime Cause of Girl's Death
Denver officials state that Margaret Ogles, 15, died by her own action after swallowing poison, with despondency over parental reproof for taking a dime from the Sunday School collection without permission cited as the motive.
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Denver
Colo
NSI
Margaret Oglesby
Three More Die in Wisconsin Snow Storm Toll Rises
Three more deaths were added to the toll from the Wisconsin snow storm as Davis Wade a Chippewa Indian his wife and their 10 year old daughter were found frozen to death near Hawkins Wisconsin Saturday night.
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Superior
Wis
Wisconsin
Upper Michigan Peninsula
Davis Wade
Hawkins
Mrs C W Merritt of Hudson Dies in Independence Hospital
Mrs C W Merritt of Hudson died in an Independence hospital Sunday after a six month illness. She had lived there about 30 years. Survived by her husband and a son Carl who runs Liberty garages in Hudson.
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John G. Smithcn
Saxon Street
Joey
Lee Center
Mr. Smith
Independence
Waterloo
Bren
Everly M. Smith
D. H. Sproul
Magnolia Avenue
Illinois
Petersen Bros
Bu Rail
Courier &Pecial Revie
Hudson
CM. Merritt
Carl
Liberty
Death of H C Woodworth Found in Shack
Investigators probe the death of 62 year old carpenter H C Woodworth whose body was found in his shack in Hawarden Iowa He lived alone and a bottle labeled denatured alcohol was found nearby Four children said to live in Sioux City Iowa The report notes the incident alongside a Black Hawk County Superintendents Club dinner with County Attorney Frank W Ed wards as principal speaker tonight at Binck's room
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Hawarden
H. C. Woodworth
Sioux City
Superintendents Club
Frank W. Edwards
Black Hawk County
Binck
uWnroom
Fire Alarms File Two House Fires This Week
Sunday at 9:52 a.m. a blaze at H. B. Estern 414 Logan caused by rubbish in a toilet furnace harms roof and valuables. damage estimated at $10. Monday at 1:50 a.m. fire at Henry Brinker on East Cedar Falls Road sent sparks to the roof with damage around $75. Local authorities note minor damage and ongoing investigations.
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H. B. Estern
Logan
Mason Raid at Hudson Provokes Angry County Hearing
Glenn Joder of Hudson questions Harry Mason county special agent about a raid on Joder’s home last Thursday. Mason says he obtained a warrant from Justice W H Whitford after complaints of an unoccupied home. Joder labels the raid slander and vows legal action. The story links to a separate $50,000 damage suit against Mason by Roscoe T. Fleck over a Grant highway shooting.
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Glenn Joder
Hudson
Harry Mason
County Board of Supervisors
Whitford
Mason
Justice of the Peace
W. H. Whitford
Joder
Board of Supervisors
Jim Murtagh
J Birls
James C. Murtaghs
Black Hawk County
Plain
Roscoe T. Fleck
Grant Highway
Court rules liquor raid must seize only described items
The U S Supreme Court states narcotics raiders must seize only articles named in a Benton warrant though they may seize ledgers and saloon documents if evidence of liquor law violations is found. Justice Butler affirms a two year sentence for Joseph Marron, a San Francisco saloon owner.
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Washington, D. C
U. S. Supreme Court
Justice Butler
Joseph Marron
San Francisco
Farm Hand Shot After Mistaking Him For Thief
Theodore Shabe a 40 year old farm hand was shot by his employer C A Bowman in Madrid Iowa after they heard a noise in the chicken house. Bowman fired when Shabe did not answer and mistook him for a chicken thief. Shabe was hospitalized in Des Moines with non fatal gunshot wounds.
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Madrid
Theodore Shabe
C. A. Bowman
Des Moines
Bowmat
Shade
MacNider Walks From Plane Ride To Capitol
Washington dispatch reports Hanford MacNider assistant secretary of war with Mrs MacNider and Maj General Preston Brown walked home after a three motor Fokker plane they rode in ran out of gas forcing a landing in a cornfield a mile and a half from Bolling field nobody was injured.
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Washington, D. C
INS
Hanford MacNider
MacNider
Preston Brown
Fokker
Bolling Field
Military Question Forces Belgian Cabinet Resignation
The Belgian cabinet resigned over the compulsory military service term. Socialists favor reducing the term from one year to six months while opposition parties demand keeping the current term.
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Brussels
Marie Prevost Wins Divorce From Harlan
Marie Prevost film star was granted an interlocutory decree of divorce from Kenneth Harlan, picture actor, in Los Angeles on November 21 after deliberation on an amended complaint alleging neglect and desertion.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Marie Prevost
Kenneth Harlan
Miss Prevost
Body of Missing Man Found With Gun Near Clinton
Clinton Iowa November 21 police report Maurice Wolfe of Lost Nation was found dead in a wooded cul de sac with a bullet wound to the head and a pistol by his side. Wolfe disappeared last August and is believed to have taken his own life.
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Clinton
Maurice Wolfe
Lost Nation
Wolfe
Navy listing notes Cedar Rapids officer in Waterloo visit
T. B. bums, a naval technical officer from Cedar Rapids, is in Waterloo on business. Enlisted Edward Bloon and John Bison, both from Lisbon Ta, will be sent to Des Moines November 28 and then transferred to the Great Lakes naval training station.
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T. B. Bums
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Edward ‘Bloon
John Bison
Lisbon
Des Moines
Great Lakes
Du Pont Declares Extra Dividend and Stock Basis
Directors of EK I DuPont de Nemours Co announce extra dividends totaling 4.25 dollars and set common stock on an annual 10 dollar base with a quarterly 2.50 payment. Mrs Budd of Bentonville Ark reported seriously ill with diabetes at her home.
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Wilmington
Del
I. Dupont de Nemours & Co
Bud
J. J. Budd
Bentonville
Ark
State Seeks Return of $300,000 War Fund
Des Moines officials move to reclaim $306,600 of a $1,000,000 wartime appropriation. Funds were used by the state National Guard for recruitment before the 1917 draft, with three units under federal control. Governor Hammill expects most recovery without Congress and plans to return the money to the state general fund.
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Des Moines
State of
Thru
John Ham
Predicts colder weather tonight across Great Lakes region
Forecaster Henry J. Cox in Chicago predicted rain followed by colder air and snow flurries for the lower Great Lakes area. Storm warnings were issued for ships on Lakes Superior and Michigan as winds shift from southwest to Bogale, with a westward cold wave threatening the Midwest unless it dampens in western states.
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Chicago
Lower
Great Lakes
Lakes Superior
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Ilinois
Dakotas
Nebraska
Canada
Senator Shumaker's Visit Probed in Contempt Case
U S Senator Arthur Robinson testified about a visit from E S Shumaker state superintendent of the Anti saloon league related to contempt of court charges. The hearing before the state supreme court also considered increasing Shumaker's sentence of 40 days in jail and a $500 fine as prosecutors argued he sought intercession with officials.
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Indianapolis
Ind
U. S
Arthur Robinson
E. S. Shumaker
Antisaloon League
Shumaker
State Supreme Court
Arthur L. Gillom
Anti-saloon League
Uberty
Gilliam
New Methods May More Than Double Oil Production
Washington November 21. The United States Bureau of Mines reports oil recovery could more than double with new methods. Director Scott Turner says only 20 to 25 percent of oil in underground deposits is recovered by ordinary means. The bureau studies techniques to increase recovery from oil sands as an issue of vast economic moment.
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Washington
INS
United States Bureau of Mines
Scott Turner
Turner
Screen Bride Home Expecting Stork in Los Angeles
Mary Hay, formerly Mrs Richard Barthelmess and wife of Vivian Bath, arrives in Los Angeles with her husband and child after a Singapore honeymoon. The actress awaits the stork as she returns from the orient.
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Los. Angeles
Cal
Orient
Mary Hay
Mra
Richard Barthelmess
Vivian Bath
Singapore
Stork
Mary Hay Batthelmess
Face World Bravely Parson Admonishes Rotary
Rev. Wilford E. Mann of St. Pauls Episcopal Omaha urges Rotary members to face the world bravely and work with sublime optimism. He warns croakers kill confidence as C W Kline previews the Community Chest drive set for November 28 to December 3.
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Wilford E. Mann
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Omaha
Neb
Rotary Club
Russell Lamson
C. W. Kline
Twenty-Four Hurt In Crash Of Bus And Train
In Tounsville Michigan on November 21 a collision between a bus and a New York Central train injured twenty four people, four seriously. Details note hospital care for several injured while responders work at the scene. Grady condition reported good after a prior self-harm attempt. attendants at St Francia Hospital give update.
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Tounsville
Mich
Chicago
New York Central Figat
Court Bars Tale in Remus Murder Trial
Cincinnati reports that the judge barred the emotional opening of George Remus's murder case and limited both sides to plain two hour statements. The prosecutor vowed to prove first degree murder and coordinated involvement by others. The plan included Remus waiting outside Mrs. Remus's hotel before shooting her.
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Kansas
REMUS
Juryi
Cincinnati
George Remus
Walter K. Sibbald
Aroged
Chester R. Shook
Sibbald
Woisening
Will Christen New Paving at Fairfield With Splash of Milk
Fairfield Iowa November 21 LPL A bottle of Milk will replace wine at christening ceremonies tomorrow for the new pavement on federal highway No 34 through Jefferson and Wapello counties Ottumwa Mrs Sarah Pfeiffer 88 Agency the only local present at the arrival of the first railroad train in Ottumwa Sept 1 1869 christens the paving with milk Betty Taylor Bloomfield will speak dedicatory words Citizens of Fairfield Ottumwa and Batavia plan a noon barbecue with parades starting in Fairfield and Ottumwa and ending in Batavia
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Fairfield
LPL
Jefferson County
Wapello County
Ottumwa
Sarah Pfeiffer
Henry CG. Taylor
Bloomfield
Batavia
Two Young Hunters Die In Sunday Accidents In Nebraska
Omaha Nebraska November 21 Two youths died in separate hunting accidents. Lillis Schultz 12 of Humboldt was shot while his companion Pat Laferty 13 loaded a rifle. Joseph Hanfelt 19 of Omaha died after a gun exploded as he passed it to Francis Finnerty 17.
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Omaha
Neb
Lillis Schultz
Paul Schultz
Humboldt
Pat Laferty
Joseph Hanfelt
Francis
Finnerty
Girl Makes Charges Against Grid Squad
Chicago reports Miss Virginia Cummings former co ed sought to bring Northwestern University football squad into the detective bureau to identify a young man who slugged her near a north side cafe last night. She said the assailants were varsity eleven players.
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Chicago
INS
Miss Virginia
Cummings
Northwestern University
Detective Bureau
North Side
Cook Files Brief in Parole Appeal
Dr. Frederick A. Cook, Arctic explorer, filed in the U S supreme court a brief upholding a federal judge’s paroling him under the new probation law from a fourteen year nine month Leavenworth sentence for using the mill to defraud.
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Washington, D. C
Frederick A. Cook
U. S. Supreme Court
Leavenworth Federal
Industrial Claim Hearings Set for Tomorrow
Ralph M. Young deputy industrial claims commissioner will hold two hearings at the courthouse tomorrow. The Rathbun vs W C F WN railroad case concerns injuries from 12 years ago in train service. The Stearns vs Schultz case seeks compensation for a fractured ankle while assisting in junk cutting with Schultz’s insurer denying payment.
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Ralph M. Young
Des. Moines
Industrial Claims
Fred R. Rathbun
Rathbun
EL C
B. Schultz
Schultz
Stearns
Cardinal de Lai Hospitalized for Heart Trouble
Cardinal de Lai, secretary of the Sacred Congregation, is reported in bed with heart trouble. In Sioux City Iowa the local cattle market set a seven year record with a price of 17.50 per hundredweight for cattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardinal III
Rome
Cardinal de Lai
Sacred Consistorial Congress
Sioux City
Burns Takes Federal Prison Route After Appeal Dismissal
A man nicknamed Burns proceeds to Leavenworth Kansas to begin his federal sentence after his attorney reports the appeal has been denied. The action follows a prior court ruling and indicates the start of imprisonment to serve the sentence.
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Burns
Leavenworth, Kat
National Capital Persists in Hope Coolidge to Run
The piece discusses Republican state leaders facing choices at the convention amid uncertainty over President Coolidge's stance. It outlines three paths: renomination of Coolidge, selecting Dawes Hoover Hughes or Lowden with leverage, or nominating a little known candidate. The central issue is whether Coolidge will declare his position before states name delegates. From New York Herald-Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Capital
Hope Coolidge
Dawes
Hoover
Lowden
Mr. Coolidge
Hughes
Loverboard
Coolidge
Harding
New York Herald-Tribune
Chiropractors Conclude Sessions At Iowa Convention
The Iowa chiropractors hold their annual state convention in Des Moines with sessions continuing through tomorrow. Dr. R B Richardson of the Palmer School urged public education on chiropractic theory as essential to the profession’s future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
Iowa
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