Leopold linked to Joliet prison escape rumors
Joliet, November 23. Defense rested in the murder case of six convicts at the Illinois penitentiary with prosecutors seeking life sentences. Nathan Leopold, linked to the Franks murder, faced rumors he masterminded the escape plot and influenced the defendants. Three suspects are Mexican nationals.
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Joliet
Nathan Leopold
Richard Loeb
Lite Tle
Bobby Franks
Joliet Penitentiary
Leopold
Peter Klein
Klein
Babe
Mexico
Foisin
California Police Unable to Locate Millionaire's Son
Los Angeles reports no trace found of Edward A. Clark a 45 year old said son of a Chicago millionaire who disappeared after promising to collect 2000 a man in Long Beach. Friends and Chicago father deny contact. Clark's wife hospital bound and unaware of his whereabouts.
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California
Los Angeles
Cal
INS
A. Clark
Chicago
Clark
Long Beach
Mis
East-West Grid Fans Urged to Hold one Against Flu Germs
East High Principal Fred J. Mier urged East-West high school grid fans to protect against colds flu and pneumonia during Thanksgiving clash. He warned snow and damp stands require extra precautions and said school tickets are sold only at the pupils' schools, not at the gate.
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Fred J. Mier
East High
Miller
East High Pays Firemen for Taking Its Colors Down
The East Waterloo High School Athletic association issues a ten dollar check to firemen, countersigned by Principal Fred J. Miller, thanking them for removing East High colors from the West High flag pole. A note mentions the grease used and the zorsal track with a 75 foot ladder was needed to lower the Orange and Black colors.
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Firemen's Pension Fund
East Waterloo High School Athletic Association
Fred J. Miller
East High
Miller
West High School
Minnesota's 344 Pound Bootlegger Sentenced
Hibbing resident Mary Madich was sentenced to $1 days in the Industrial Home for Women after a conviction for conducting a nuisance raid. Police found seven drunken men at her premises and noted her weight as 414 pounds, with Hibbing officers unable to move her bed for her until trial.
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Apoletti
Minn
Mary Madich
Hibbing
Nuisgme
Mary Welsus
Mary
Maximum Monday Minimal Sunday Night Tuesday
A garbled OCR fragment lists days and times with unclear context. The readable items include Monday Sunday and Tuesday references, a Ta Bi note, and scattered phrases about times or events, but no coherent action or names to anchor a news item. The readable portions suggest a timetable or schedule fragment rather than a complete report.
Wife's Affections Worth Million in Alienation Suit
New York report states Charles Durham Squier, a former husband, values his ex wife's affections at one million dollars in an alienation suit. He filed the suit against Horace Raymond Paige, the custodian of a fidelity business, whom Mrs. Squier married after the Paris divorce last May.
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New York
Charles Durham
Squier
Inancler
Paris
Horace Raymond Paige
Alabama Governor and Friends Held on Liquor Charges
Mobile Alabama governor W. W. Brandon and eight associates were arrested near Magnolia Springs for violating prohibition laws after a raid by deputy sheriffs. Thirteen bottles of liquor were found in the cabin they occupied as the ring man posted bond at Bay Minette.
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Mobile
Ala
W. W. Brandon
Alabama
Erlands
Magnolia Springs
Sherif
Bay Minette
Staples Recommitted to Jail for 69 Days in Shenandoah
Roy Staples, local typewriter salesman, was recommitted to jail for 69 days after returning to Shenandoah to hand papers to the sheriff. The incident followed a disagreement at court and involved Staples explaining matters to the judge before custody.
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Shenandoah
INS
Roy Staples
Staples
Ted Oak
Eight Fliers Ready for Panama Hop
Eight naval aviators at Hampton Roads air station plan a seaplane flight to Colon Panama while expecting to dine in Colon Canal Zone tomorrow night. They intend to depart before nightfall and reach Panama.
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Norfolk
Colon
Panama
Canal Zone
Hampton Roads Air Station
Coolidge Silent on Medicinal Liquor Proposal
Washington officials say President Coolidge has not committed himself for or against the treasury plan to create a government monopoly in medicinal liquor. White House spokesman noted today the administration remains noncommittal on the issue.
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Washington, D. C
ISI
Coolide
Treasury
White House
Robbers Loot Mechanics Bank In Richmond California
Two armed bandits held up the Mechanics bank in Richmond California today forcing seven people to lie on the floor. They looted the safe and escaped with about $4,000 in currency. Also a blast at American Blower works killed three and injured several in Detroit.
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Richmond
Cal
Mechanics Bank
Detroit
Funeral services for M O Schany 63
Morinary M. O. Schany died at 1 p m yesterday after a long illness at 303 Western avenue. Funeral at Sacred Heart Church Wednesday at 1 30 p m with Rev John Moljoyo officiating. Burial in Elmwood. Born April 15 1863 in Red Germany he came to the United States at 18 and farmed near Rowleyford Iowa then moved to Waterloo. Surviving wife a brother Paul Secheny emnetsbury and two sisters Mrs George Marzan and Mrs John Marzen Machi Rack. Body at O Keefe Towne mortuary.
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M. O. Schany
Western Avenue
At & m
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
John Mol Joy
Elmwood
Mr. Schany
Red
Germany
United States
Rowleyford
Mr. Sehany
Gee
Waterloo
Black Hawk Indge
Paul Secheny
Emnetsbury
George Marzan
Mra
John Marzen
Machi ‘Rack
O'Keefe & Towne
Fast Train Hits Boulder Kills Fireman Near Pendleton
Pendleton Ore Nov 23 Dick Rettig fireman on the Continental Limited Union Pacific train No 26 was instantly killed when the train left Portland for Chicago struck a boulder on the track at Cayuse 12 miles east of Here. The locomotive tender and baggage car derailed Rettig was caught between the engine and tender. The nine car train under Engineer Snodgrass and Conductor Regam. Track expected to be cleared by noon. Rettig lived at LaGrande Ore.
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Pendleton
Ore
INS
Dick Rettig
Freman
Continental Limited
Union Pacific
Qayuse
Here
Portland
Chicago
Rattig
Snodgrass
Regam
Ita
Bator
LaGrande
Midland Packing Case Referred to Court of Appeals
Washington D C Nov 23 Holding that an unwarranted attempt had been made to appeal directly from the district court to the supreme court the latter tribunal returned to the court of appeals for consideration of the case of Benjamin I Salinger Jr convicted in South Dakota of fraudulent use of the malls The highest tribunal declared there was no constitutional question involved which gave the right of a direct appeal Salinger was convicted on charges relating to sale of stock of the Midland Packing Co of Iowa
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Washington, D. C
District Court
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Benjamin I. Salinger, Jr
South Dakota
Salinger
Midland Pack Ing Co
Iowa
Three Die in Flames of Canadian Home
Three people burned to death at Gilbert Plains Manitoba when a fire destroyed the Latowski home. Mrs Latowski a son 6 and a daughter 13 months old died. A sister attempted to start a fire with gasoline causing an explosion.
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Winnipeg
Man
Gilbert Plains
Here
Steve Latowski
Towan Involved in Milwaukee Selling Council Bluff Ta
Robert T. Swaine who engineered the purchase of a railroad for eastern bankers was a former Towan. He was born in Ringgold county and taught in Red Oak high schools. His mother still lives in Towan.
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Council Bluff
Robert T. Swaine
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Butte
Ringgold County
Red Sak
Nicaragua Town in Plea for Marines
An emergency request was received to send marines from Bluefields to El Gallo on the Grande river. Rebels near El Gallo were said to be in mutiny and noncombatants were reported suffering. El Gallo hosts the Guaymel Fruit company headquarters.
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Managua
Bluefields
el Gallo
Grande River
Guaymel Fruit Company
Dallin’s Peace Statue Restored for Chicago
Chicago date line reports Dallin’s equestrian statue “A Signal of Peace” to be restored to Lincoln Park hillside near Diversey and Grant for public access. The work, praised alongside “Appeal to the Great Spirit,” will return from a Lake Michigan edge site once used by clay pigeon marksmen, as Lincoln Park shore drive is extended.
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Chicago
Dallin
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Lincoln Park
Grant
Lake Michigan
Diversey Boulevard
Lincoln Park Shore
Catlin
Marriage Licenses Issued In Cedar Falls and Waterloo
A list of marriage license holders includes Hamid N Weber and Rose Schmitz, Mathias J Frost and Jesup, A Birger Sesup, Albert Nietven, and Albca Bolit with Cedar Falls and Waterloo entries dated February 17 and 22. The terse notice records names and local towns in a formal civil registry style.
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Hamid N. Weber
Geresee Rose Schmitz
Raymond
Mathias J. Frost
Fda
A. Birger
Sesup
Albert Nietven
Cedar Falls
Albca Bolit
Waterloo
Chases His Hat, Returns to Find His Car Ruined
Crawfordsville report recounts Tutt Rolind chasing his hat as a strong wind blew it from his head and caused him to stand on an interurban track. He then pursued the hat and wrecked his car in the process. This brief item notes the hat mishap and resulting damage in town.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Rolind Tutt
Crawfords
London news stories of racy character and style
London readers crave human interest and sensational lines while British papers keep to a concise front page. News emphasizes headlines, busy with scandals, sport, and limited American coverage, with tabloids born in London and Times editions for royalty.
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London
Great Britain
United States
Hollywood
Fleet Street
England
States
America
British Isles
Lodon
The
Times
Scotland Yard
Spars Siblings Granted Remarriage Rightsby Judge
Judge H. B. Boies signed an order permitting Henry L. Spars and Elizabeth Spars, who were divorced July 22, to remarry without the usual one year waiting period. Spars sought permission on November 15 citing a favorable marriage opportunity, and Mrs. Spars filed her request the following day.
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H. B. Boies
Henry L. Spars
Elizabeth Spars
Spars
Hog Cholera Kills 2000 Hogs in Jefferson County
In Fairfield Iowa on November 28 the hog cholera epidemic is largely under control, the county veterinarian reports after surveying all sections. More than two thousand hogs have died, with losses also reported among several herds and sows. Exact figures exclude young pigs.
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Fairfield
Jefferson County
Germany Demands Allied Military Withdrawal
Berlin reports Foreign Minister Stresemann declared at Reichstag today that Germany demands withdrawal of the inter allied military control commission. The demand follows ongoing postwar negotiations and underscores pressure for full sovereignty.
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Berlin
Germany
Interallied
Military Control Commission
Streseman
Oosterbaan to Lead Wolverines in 1927
Bennie Oosterbaan was elected captain of the 1927 University of Michigan football team at a meeting of better men today in Michigan. Other items include courthouse and railway incidents from Shenandoah Iowa to Mobile Alabama with brief notices of local officials, derailment, and a minister’s death in Onawa.
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Oosterbaan
Wolverines
Mich
Bennie
New York Tales of Ladders, Trolleys, and Theatrical Ads
Queer New York offers vignettes from the city’s streets and theaters. A girl on Madison Avenue narrowly avoids a truck when her umbrella drops into a trolley slot. Trashy pretzel hawkers and ladder superstition pepper daily life while Central Park agents lure maids with better jobs. A Rialto Hotel fades from breakfasts to luncheons as showbiz boards flood billboards and subway spaces with ads.
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Associated Press
New York
Madison Avenue
Central Park
Central Park West Ho
Tel
Kendal 77 Returns to Stage in Gull of the Stage Call
London reports Dame Madge Kendal in her 78th year agrees to a juvenile role in a new production. J Odell, aging theatre pioneer, plans to stage a revival with long‑ago stars. Kendal recalls forty years of friendship, and Odell insists actors should not retire while the stage calls.
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London
Madge Kendal
J. Odell
Odell
Savage Club
Dame Kendal
Government Opens Case Against Fall and Doheny in Oil Conspiracy Trial
Special Counsel Owen J. Roberts outlines the conspiracy charges as the government auctions its case against former Interior Secretary Albert B. Fall and Edward L. Doheny. The trial centers on alleged defrauding of the government in naval oil contracts involving about 30 000 acres of oil land. Frank J. Hogan is set to begin for the defense this afternoon.
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Atanceh
Fail
Roberts
Washington, D. CG
Interior
Albert B. Fall
Edward L. Doheny
Owen J. Roberts
Atlee Pomerene
Frank J. Hogan
Defense Experts Contest Fingerprint Evidence in Willie Case
Defense experts challenge fingerprint evidence in the Willie case, arguing he was at home during the murder and had cordial relations with the slain minister. They claim no motive linked him to Mrs Mills, whom he knew only casually.
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Henry Stevens
Hall-Mills
Bomerville
N. J
New Brunswick
John F. Anderson
Stevens
Willie
de Russer
Jane Gibson
Wille
High Heels Blamed for Many Ailments at Indiana Podiatrists Meet
Indianapolis speaker Dan R. Tucker told the Indiana Association of Podiatrists convention that high heels cause weak knees tired backs stiff necks and premature aging. He argued the back of the foot should be raised only three to six inches and warned of body fatigue from improper footwear.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Dan R. Tucker
Indiana Assortation of Podiatrists
Avex
Des Moines Bank Robbers Lose Appeal to Supreme Court
The Des Moines Supreme Court today upheld the convictions and sentences of Jon Wagner and Charles F. Kelly for an attempted robbery of the Cottage Grove State Bank, rejecting their appeals claiming trial errors and improper identification. Also affirmed was Lawrence O. Flory’s second appeal on a 1922 charge of murdering his wife. he was accused of poisoning. A separate decision reversed Cer iro Gordo district court and dissolved an injunction from Security National Bank of Ara gon City against a public school savings system known as Thrift, Inc., affecting W. G. E. Bagley, F. Vasey, and the school superintendent.
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Des Moines
Tews Supreme Court
Jon Wagner
Charles F. Kelly
Cottage Grove
Hero
Kelly
Impossi
Lawrence O. Flory
Poweshisk
Flory
Art
Cer Iro
Ulster Delegation to London Over King Title Change
Premier Sir James Craig and ministers travel to London to protest the imperial conference plan that names Ireland as a whole. Ulster seeks a designation recognizing the separation of Ulster and the Free State in the proposed title change.
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Belfast
Ireland
James Craig
Labor
London
Ulster
The
Free State
Need For Social Welfare Clinics Told To Kiwanis
Victor Zellhoefer, chairman of the Social Welfare league, spoke to the Kiwanis on Caring for Waterloo's Unfortunates. He outlined the league's clinics such as eye, ear, nose and throat, prenatal and public health nursing, noting rising patient turnout. J A Townsley reported on the Kiwanis district convention at Shenandoah Iowa. Dr T F Thornton's son Joe Thornton sang, with Mrs Thornton and Lucia Broch providing musical numbers courtesy of Alexander Frank.
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Victor Zellhoefer
Social Welfare League
Kiwanis Club
Waterloo
J.A. Townsley
Kiwanis International
Shenandoah
Joe Thornton
T.*f. Thornton
Thornton
Lucia Broch
Plaza
Alexander Frank
Egypt coming back Blough tells Canopus club travel talk
Rev A P Blough pastor of the Church of the Brethren says a new era is opening for Palestine Turkey and other eastern countries and Egypt is coming back He spoke at a Canopus club luncheon in Black’s tearoom about impressions from a 13 000 mile tour through four countries American and European civilization influence modernizing these regions. Firemen stuck up Vincennes molasses cleanup story reports a bakery truck spill and fire crew handling the sticky mess.
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Palestine
Turkey
Egypt
A. P. Blough
Church of the Brethren
Canopus
Correction details on ratio of movie fans to book patrons
The Courier corrects a Monday report showing the wrong ratio of movie fans to book shelf patrons. The intended figure is near five to one. It cites public and rental library circulation in Paterson and compares weekly attendance to monthly totals.
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the Courier
Mrs. Vanderbilt II Seeks Papal Annulment In Rome
New York report says Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt II has petitioned the Rota to annul her 1899 marriage to Consuelo Vanderbilt Marlborough on grounds of coercion. The Vatican court reportedly decided to grant the annulment but withheld formal decree due to publicity. Mrs. Vanderbilt remains in Paris, and a denial is considered unlikely.
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New York
Consueto Vanderbilt
Duke of Marlborough
William K. Vanderbilt II
Rots Tribunal
Supreme Court of the Catholic Church
Rome
Beatrice Baskerville
Marlborough
Vanderbilt
Virginia’ Fair
Paria
Altho
Rota
Young Ohio Man Held on Confession of Double Murder
George Thoma 23 confessed to killing Benjamin Greenwald 60 and his wife 58 in Mansfield. He surrendered an hour after the crime. Bonnie Greenwald Sherman 23, the couple’s daughter and Thoma’s onetime sweetheart, escaped after being attacked. The argument began over Thoma wanting to borrow a shotgun and Greenwald opposing Thoma’s attentions to their daughter.
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Mansfield
George Thoma
Benjamin Greenwald
Thoma
Bonnie Greenwald Sherman
Greenwald
Chesapeake & Ohio Merger Approved
The Inter- State Commerce Commission approved the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad to acquire control of the Chesapeake & Hocking Valley under the Van Sweringen consolidation plan. It also authorized issuing 12.6 million dollars in promissory notes to fund construction from Greensboro to Valley Crossing in the Chesapeake & Hocking line.
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Washington, D. C
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Inter- State Commerce Commission
Chesapeake & Hocking Valley, Railroad
Canada Rail Men Demand U S Scale
Canada rail workers from the Order of Railway Conductors and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen vote to strike to enforce standardized US wages for conductors and yardmen across Canada as reported by the Globe today.
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Canada
U. S
Toronto
Thieves Steal $1600 Value of Tobacco From Des Moines Warehouse
Des Moines on November 23 report thieves seized about $1590 in Gigarets and other tobacco from the H. B. Lessero jwitz Tobacco company warehouse. Intruders forced entry through a window and loaded the loot into motor cars for getaway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
H. B. Lessero Jwitz Tobacco Company
American silkworms must work year around
In Los Angeles area a silk enterprise has started at Escondido and mills run in Hermosa Beach Glendale and Los Angeles. Mary G Ingersoll USC instructor argues American sericulture will expand to year round operations. She contrasts cottage system in the Orient with US plans for intensive year round production.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Southwestern Unite
Mary G Tigercoll
University of Southern California
United States
Escondido
Hermosa Beach
Glendale
Miss Ingersoll
Far ‘East
Church caretaker found dead at University Church of Christ
Des Moines reports INI IOC Corrigan a 67 year old church caretaker was found dead last night in the University Church of Christ. Death was caused by anaplexy after a search began when he did not return home yesterday evening.
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Des Moines
INSI
O. M. Corrigan
University Church of Christ
Raymond Church Plans Thanksgiving Program
Raymond, Nov 23. St. Joseph's church to host an oyster supper on Thanksgiving evening followed by an old fashioned dance and music. In other news, N. Wruess, 143 EProspeet Avenue, was granted a permit to erect a 1 1/2 story frame dwelling costing 2000 dollars. George G. Worte received a permit to remodel a house at 2102 Pate Street, cost not stated.
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Raymond
St. Joseph’s Church
N. Wruess
Eprospeet
George G. Worte
Pate Street
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