Cicero vice ring indictments shock local authorities
A federal grand jury in Cicero charges about 78 prominent residents, including the mayor and police chief, in a conspiracy to violate the Volstead act. Alleged ties to the Cicero underworld hint at ties to machine-sun murder investigations and terrorism, with six indicted figures at liberty on bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cicero
Chicago
Poticy
al Caponi
Cicerounterworld
Pont
Liberty
Machine-Sun
Alec Swiggin
Evolutionists and anti evolutionists clash in public view
A Washington dispatch discusses Virginia Morris and a World list of items showing fleeting public interest from 1908 sheath gown to the 1925 Scopes trial. It notes Tennessee's ongoing high school case, Modesto education dispute, and a pheasant season opening in Iowa with a three bird daily limit. The piece blends cultural satire with current legal and educational conflicts and hints at a coming verdict in the Scopes case as nationwide attention revives.
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Davyson
Chicago
Pulydt
Dayton
Yenn
William Jennings Bryan
Supreme Court of Tenessee
Nimrods
Iowa Fa
Tom Waldron
Fish and Game
Tennessee
Jahin Thomas Scopes
Rhea County
Tiownsrd Morgan
Scopes
Scones
Taulston
30 Girls Scratched in Football-Scuffle at Cavour High
In Cavour South Dakota on October 2, about 30 girls endured bruises and scratches after a local high school girls football game between Alpha and Beta teams. Marjorie Gilchrist stood out as a capable player amid rough play and surprising fumbles.
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Cavour
S. D
Marjorie Gilchrist
Negro college bred engineer lands big railroad contract
A. Alexander, a Des Moines graduate of the University of Iowa school of engineering, won the bid to build the viaduct over the Rock Island railroad. His bid was 36,043.30, about 1.5 less than Cedar Rapids Construction, with the railroad covering two thirds of the 40,000 project and the city the remainder. He is also overseeing a 1.008 heating plant project at the university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Des Moines
University of Iowai School of Engineering
Rock Island
Des Moines Negro
Cedar Rapids Construction Company
Alexander
Univer
Ex Gov Harding to Speak at Grinnell Grinnell Event
Ex Governor WW C Hinleding will address a Republican meeting at Grinnell Sunday per state headquarters. Harding will campaign for Republican candidates for state and national offices before the election. Dan W Turner, chinning? keynoter of the state Republican convention, will speak at Russell today.
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Res Moines
CL. Hinleding
Grinnell
Harding
Dan W. Turner
Pat Russell
Von Hindenburgs Birthday Quietly Spent in Country
Berlin reports President von Hindenburg marked his seventy ninth birthday in strict seclusion at his daughter’s country home near Hanover. Observers note his unpretentious stance, while some papers celebrate his steady leadership, despite limited public observance.
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Berlin
von Hindenburg
sIndaw
Hanover
Democratic
von Hindenbure
Cicero Gangsters Targeted With U S Warrants
Chicago October 2 United States deputy marshals armed with bench warrants moved through Cicero and other crime hubs seeking 79 indicted figures tied to the liquor and crime trade. Officials said leaders like Joseph Z Kienhe faced charges as agents warned suspects to surrender, while others delayed. Bonds were set at 10 000 for principals and 5 000 for lesser defendants.
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Chicago
INS
Cicero
United States
Joseph” Z. Kienha
Civero Village
Yorel
Big Ed" Vogel
Mar.y
State Presents Rebuttal Testimony in Burgette Murder Trial
In Mason City Iowa the state’s rebuttal in the Hillward Burgette murder case concluded with no juror arguments started. Joy Young and other witnesses testified to establish an alibi for Burgette, while Melvin Burgelte, cousin of the defendant, denied Everett’s claim of not being at the schoolhouse shooting.
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Mason City
Hillward Burgette
Moveis van Note
Lime Creek
Tafay
Ios
Joy Young
Ilibi
Ilibi For Him, Occupied the Time J Joe the Court Late Yesterday. Melvin Burzelte
Des Tendant
Tulsa
Everett
Foreigner’s Plight in China Described in Telegraphs
Desperate conditions for foreigners in besieged Sinaiu are reported by telegraphs from Peking. Americans seek permission to depart while the steamer Army is seized at Kiskiang and forced to carry Chinese troops according to military chiefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Sinaiu
United
Kiskiang
Seven Die in Penshurst Airplane Crash
Five passengers, the pilot, and the aircraft mechanic were killed when a French passenger plane en route to Croydon airfield, London, crashed near Penshurst, Kent.
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Penshurst
Kent
Croydon
London
Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress Opens With Record Attendance
Ruddy faced youths in white and green H club caps parade for dairy cattle shows as Waterloo hosts the biggest 4H dairy event at the Waterloo grounds. About 6,000 cars entered by noon and an estimated 22,000 total attendance was forecast with packed parking near show rings and hippodrome performances including Governor Fiamillo as a guest. Earl Messingham of Waterloo led a 2,730 pound team to win the horse pulling contest, while demonstrations by Buchanan county twins Clarence and Taorrence Parker highlighted the dairy club event at the National Belgian Horse show.
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Proud Farm
Waterloo
Breed Association
Dairy Cate Congress
Reading
Congress Grounds
Johnson’s Gardens
Dairy Cattle Congress
Treams
Earl Messingham
Messinghams
Mishler
Waverly
Robert Wiles
Parkersburg
Il FP
Reinart
Janesville
Fis
TE. Sunderlin
Agricultural Engineering Department
Iowa State College
Sunderlin
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Towam
Dairy Cale Club
Buchanan County
Clarence
Taorrence Parker
la Marge
Jesup
World Series Game Sunday Starts I P M
The St Louis New York World Series game tomorrow afternoon will start at 2 p m eastern standard time. It will be shown on the Courier board and starting time is scheduled half an hour later than on week days. Upcoming games in St Louis next week begin at 2 30 p m central time.
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St. Louis
Central
Waterloo
Short Interviews With Home Folks: Waterloo Memory
Thomas P. Shannon, a retired Illinois Central engineer and Civil War veteran, recalls his first trip to Waterloo on October 1, 1868, when the town had few facilities and the end of the line lay at Iowa Falls and Charles City. He notes five stalls, one blacksmith, and Moses Arquille as engine engineer, now 83 and living in Marshalltown.
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Thomas P. Shannon
Fourth Street
Olinois Central
Waterloo
Dubuque
Shannon
Witterloo
Iowa Falls
Charles City
Moses Arquiile
Marshalltown
Five Die As Sibley Hotel Burns In Early Fire
Sibley Louisiana October 2 Five persons are known to have burned to death when the Sibley hotel was destroyed by fire. P W Minehow his wife and two young sons and a nephew Beonu O Gray Castor Lia are among the known dead. A man and his wife and their baby may also have perished. The ruins are being searched for horses as a dozen nearby houses burned in the blaze discovered shortly before daylight.
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Sibley
P. W. Minehow
Beonu O'Gray
Castor
Lia
Delesia Convicted on Manslaughter Charge in Wife Death
Carmine Delesia was found guilty on a manslaughter count by a jury after a 23 hour deliberation. The trial centered on the strangling of his wife in OcIwein on March 14 with prosecutors seeking first degree murder. sentencing is expected next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delesia
Ist Union
Carmine Delesia
Oclwein
Ex Newspaper Man Named Orphans Home Head
De Moines reports Zerwekh Perry Indiana chosen by the state board of control to lead the Davenport Town Soldiers Orphans Home. A former newspaper man and secretary of the Percy Commercial club, he now serves as field representative for the Omaha Land Bank in the Perry district. Treat resigned as head to become director of the Masonic Home at Davenport.
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Dea Moines
Zerwekh
Perry
Davenport
State Board of Control
Percy Commercial Club
Fielf
Omaha Land Bank
Derry
Treat
Orphans’ Home
Masonic Mome
Brookhart Ignores Porter’s Debate Challenge
Collected in Des Moines on October 2, Col. Smith W. Brookhart the Republican U S Senate candidate spoke to the Chamber of Commerce on nationwide discrimination against agriculture and avoided stating whether he would debate Democratic opponent Tk Porter, failing to commit to a series of debates.
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Tes Moines
Col
Smith W. Brookhart
United States Senate
Chamber of Commerce
Tide Tk. Porter
Ponurke Guilty and Given Five Years in Penitentiary
Des Moines reports Timothy Ponurke found guilty of assault with intent to commit manslaughter. A jury sentenced him to five years in the state penitentiary for shooting Grover Aldridge, known as "human fly," a suitor of Mrs Venes Ponarko before her marriage to the secuset man.
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Des Moines
Timothy Ponurke
Ponurke
Grover Aldridge
Venes Ponarko
Secuset
Paper delivery timing notice for Charler city area
The Charler should be delivered at your home before 5 30 o'clock. If an error by the paper boy or other cause delays you may call to receive your paper by that time. Please phone Sid. A copy of the paper will be sent. Phone calls must reach this office before 6 30 p.m.
Pennock Dominates Cardinals In World Series Opener
Yankee Stadium October 24 Herb Pennock held St Louis to three hits as the Yankees led by Babe Ruth won 2 1 over the National League champions in the World Series opener. Pennock outpitched Willie Sherdel and Jess Haines in a hazy, spectacular crowd of 65 005. Ruth walked and scored in the first as Gehrig drove in a run, Meusel and Lazzeri added minor scoring chances, while Sherdel struggled with control. The game featured sharp plays from Koenig Douthit Hafey and strong Yankee defense through five innings with more action expected to follow.
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Yankee Stadium
Herb Pennock
Cardinals
Yankee
Babe Ruth
Mammoth Stadium
Walders
Pennock
St. Louis
Willie Sherdel
Jess Haines
Yankees
Mayor Walker
Douthit
Southworth
Lazzeri
Dourthyt
Hornsby
Cardinal
Bottomley
Bottomsley
du- Ban
Bell
Hich
Ruth
Combs
Hails
Koenig
O'farrell
Uth
Sherdel
Meusel
Gehrig
Hafey
Hopper
Dugan
Y.yankee
Severeid
Sherdet
She
Koeniz
Sternsby
Koente
Hatey
Lazzeri_ ur
Laxzeri
Duran
Theve
Co Ban
Seversid
Severeld
Jacksonville Flood Traps Rail Traffic After Cloudburst
A heavy rain hit Jacksonville causing floods that shut down the Illinois Power & Light Co. plant at 2:30 am. Homes were submerged, residents defended property through the night, and railroad traffic was disrupted as the Arnold Bridge failed again forcing detours via Chicago & Alton to Murrayville and Springfield.
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Iowa
Breau
Midwest
Humboldt
Lake Okoboft
Jacksonville
Tlinois
Illinois Power & Light Co
Arnold
Wabasha System
Chicago & Alton
Murrayville
Springfield
Theory on Williams death discarded as car plunged
In San Francisco Cal Oct 2 191l a new conclusion emerged about Col Alexander S Williams death. Doctors found no alcohol in Williams and police said the crash into San Francisco Bay was likely accidental. Williams broke his coupe windows in a frantic bid to escape after the car sped into the water.
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San Francisco
Cal
Alexander S. Williams
Williams
San Francisco Bay
Selby Strange
Duncan Mathison
Appeals in Teapot Dome cases fail in DC court
Washington DC appeals court dismisses the challenges of former Interior Secretary Albert Fall Harry Lhin ehilt E L Dehens and his son to indictments for conspiracy to defraud the government. They must face trial in DC criminal court.
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Washington, D. C
Actress Clara Kimball Young to marry furrier William Perlberg
New York October 2 at Little Church Around the Corner was announced by William Perlberg that actress Clara Kimball Young will marry wealthy furrier William Perlberg after her vaudeville tour in London. She is returning to the United States mid November. Young was previously divorced from James Young.
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New York
Clara Kimball Young
William Perlberg
St. Louis
Verlberg
Miss Young
London
Littl
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