Actress Jeanne Engels Dies of Alcoholic Psychosis on Broadway
New York report says actress Jeanne Engels, famed for her role as Sacha Thompson in Rain, died at 45 from alcoholic psychosis after convulsions at a Park Avenue sanitarium preparation for a Broadway return. Autopsy pending chemical analysis. she had been in ill health after an eye operation and a recent Equity suspension.
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New York
Jeanne Engels
Sacha Thompson
Thomas A. Gonzales
Gonzales
St. Louis
Equity
Linc King Pictures
Hollywood
Rand
Sam i. Harris
Kansas City
Sethe
Puck
George Ariss
Edward Harris
Ted) Gay
Yale
Vin
Chicago
Broadway
Jeanna Engels
Iay
Somerset
Maughant
Prison Riot Ends In Fire and Hostage Deaths
Prison yard lay in ruins after a half day riot at the facility. convicts slain guards, including Daniels the riot leader, and others killed as the siege broke. Warden Francis Crawford refused safe escape terms. bodies found and tossed from windows. Prison bread stock and weapons found in cells as chaos subsided.
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Roche
Joseph
Ine
Crawford
Shad
Elles
Wiggins
Francis &. Crawford
Mur‘dered
Daniels
Sata
Teader
Piard
JamesFardue
Major Davis
Holmes Hospital
Duncan
warInside
Charles. Shepard
McClelland
Rodles
Ato
Abe Wiggins
Martin Duncan
John Shea
Younding Ats
Danny Daniels
Wggins
Shea
Lotny
Red Riley
Burrell
Riley
Francis E. Crawford
Joan Allen
Allen
Reth
Colorado Springs
Aso
O. F. Osborne
Ceell House
Cleveland
U.2
Colorado State Penitentiary
Canon Cuy
National Association
Leon Maria Esch
Justlce
Investigatora
Cision City
Legion Boys Return From Convention Heat Left Face Burn
Lester Crean of 928 South Street returned from Louisville with the left side of his face severely sunburned after a long day in the Kentucky sun. The parade and exposure caused a painful burn to his Iowa face.
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Legion
Lester Crean
South Street
Louisville
Cross
Becker-Chapman
Wife Beaten Over Cat Mouser Seeks Divorce in Newark
In a Newark filing dated October 4, 1923, Elsie Hudak alleges her husband beat her with a broom handle after she failed to catch a mouse at a mouse hole in their home. She states the act occurred on March 30, 1923, and seeks a divorce citing cruelty and the belief that love and obedience include punishment of the cat.
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Trenton
N. J
Honor
Sbey
Pinch Hiltine
Elsie Hudak
Newark
Stop and Go Signs Crash Help, Says Dr Robertson
Ghicega Oct. 4 U P Stop and go signs at street intersections are of no value in preventing traffic accidents Dr John Dill Robertson president of the West Park board told delegates at the national safety council congress He cited that of 12510 accidents since 1924 4086 occurred at 106 intersections with stop and go lights while 1738 happened at 428 intersections with no signals.
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Ghicega
U.P
John Dill Robertson
West Park Board
National Safety Council
Wil Attempt to Revise Tariff Bill in Senate
Washington Oct 4 A move to return the tariff bill to the finance committee with directions to confine revision to increases on agricultural duties will be made by Senator Thomas Democrat Oklahoma as soon as the senate takes up the rate schedules next week. Republican independents want farm product revisions but it is unclear if Thomas consulted them.
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Washington
BD. C
Finance Committee
Tnatruc Mons
Thomas
Okinkema
Senate
Hoover Given Slice Relief Money Scandal Claim
Senator Rhase of South Carolina accuses President Hoover of receiving a $9,900 advance from the federal farm board before any relief action on wheat elevation. Also note: Troop 16, Lincoln School, wins both Boy Scout honor trophies for September. Troop 6 awarded Fork Walton League trophy. Wolfe Patrol earns Eagle Cup. J B Harper and Bob Morley named troop leaders.
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Washington, D. C
Su.ri
Hoover
Rhase
Democrat
South Carolina
Wth
California
Federal Farm Board
Lincoln School
Wolfe Patrol
J. B. Harper
Bob Morley
Booze Blinds Girl In LeMars Hospital Incident
Clara Bupsky, 22, of LeMars Ta, lies in a local hospital reporting blindness blamed on drinking wood alcohol. Investigation by County Attorney George Shiurges is noted, with local authorities pursuing details of the incident.
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LeMars
Clara Bupsky
George Shiurges
Fragmented Weather Note Prompts Partial Forecast
A damaged OCR fragment shows temperatures and times for Thursday and Friday, with unclear terms and place names. The readable items indicate maximum Thursday and minimum Thursday night temperatures, plus a Friday period but lack complete details or locations.
Witness Declares, Okoboji Speedboat Swerved Into Crash
In Pow Wow style trial at Spirit Lake, five witnesses testified that The Zipper piloted by Harold Yaknes appeared to approach The Miss Thriller and may have swerved ahead, causing a stern collision that sank the boat and killed nine. Passengers on The Zipper testified to actions by Pilot Yarnes and rescuers arriving as water flooded the scene.
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Spirit’ Lake
Harold Yaknes
Chriller
Hinton
Yarnes
Jasper Alexander
B. ©. O'Farrell
Tentor
Okoboji Lake
New York Greets Premier MacDonald with Wild Tumult
Premier MacDonald arrived in New York on a peaceful mission, greeted with tumult and pageantry. He toured The Battery and city hall, wore a sprig of Scottish heather, and faced reporters amid questions on Anglo American ties while planning a White House visit and a broader push for disarmament and democracy in a cordial Atlantic partnership.
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New York
MacDonald
Macon
Berengatia
England
United States
Pam Surelj
George
Great Britain
Atlantic
Washington
DD. C
Altha
Ray A. Lumtbus
Waterton
Katherine Bartels
Oelwein
Ihn
Mac Ronald
al White
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Hoover
Refu Fred
Absolve Marshal Who Killed Youth
A coroner's jury found Dell Woodburn Impr Marshal acted in self defense in the death of 19 year old George Schuyer. Woodburn testified Schuyer fired twice first, Woodburn then returned fire fatally. Schuyer was found in a parked automobile along the town edge.
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Rock Rapids
Dell Woodburn
Impr
George Schuyer
Woodburn
Schuyer
Schuver
Building permits listed for multiple remodels and a garage
J G Miller remodels at 523 Randal for 200 dollars L W Apling builds garage at 1499 Polk for 230 dollars AT07 Lafayette project priced at 500 and 100 dollars Penney Store Maquoketa Iowa reports fire damage of 10600 dollars to the J G Penney company store from unknown origin early today
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Pacrmits. &. W
Deaths Hans Assmussen in Nebraska
The body of Hans Assmussen born in 1873 Germany died of pneumonia at a near hospital and sent to Milford for burial. He was a salesmen for Star Construction Company Pittsburgh and is survived by his wife, a son EB. J. Assmussen, and a daughter Maude Heidkamp. General services were to be held in Milford. Maude Williams funeral services for the widow of Judge John Williams will be held tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. in the Kearns chapel with burial at Elmwood.
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Gether
MacDonald
United States
Council Board of Peace
Tshbel
Macon
City Hall
Hans Assmussen
Eteson
Milford
Neb
Buring Assmussen
Stari Construction Company
Pittsburgh
Germany
EB. J. Assmussen
Erleson
Maude Heidkamp
Omaha
MES
Maude Williams
John ©. Williams
Kearns Chapel
Elnwood
Carleton Biles
Bwisher
James Kenyan
J. Ct
Paar
Fred Noritiey
A. Wat RS
Shearer's Income Tax Return Probed
Washington details show agents of the internal revenue bureau investigating the income tax returns of naval propagandist William B Shearer. They seek facts underlying his testimony to senator committees on the 1937 Geneva naval limitations conference. He testified he had not paid some taxes and that $61 230 from shipbuilders over two years funded his expenses and was not salary.
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Washington, D. C
Internal Revenue
Bue Yeau
Willian B. Shearer
Jia
Marshalltown Wins WCTU Convention Hosting Honor
Marshalltown was awarded the 1830 convention of the Iowa Woman's Christian Temperance Union at the closing session of the state convention. Resolutions praised President Hoover'sProhibition stance and his Washington model city plan. They urged support for a national child welfare commission and reminded members to vote only for dry candidates under the slogan ballot is political prayer.
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Fort Dodge
Marshalltown
Iowa Women's Christian Temperance Union
Hoover
Prohibition
Washington
Hurricane Vietins Rescued After Shipwreck Island Stay
Fatigued crew members of the freighter Wisconsin Bridge were rescued from a lonely island in the Florida straits after 72 hours at sea. They arrived in New Orleans aboard the Carlton, recalling Robinson Crusoe as they reflected on the wreck last Tuesday night when the hurricane swept the ship onto rocks.
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New Orelans
WU i
Thuy
Wisconsin Bridge
Florida Straits
Robinson Crusoe
Carlton
Mrs Gene Tunney to Lose Appendix Operation Planned
Berlin Oct 4 Mrs Gene Tunney wife of the retired heavyweight boxing champion will undergo an operation Saturday morning for the removal of her appendix. Dr W Mayer Berlin specialist who treated her earlier abscessed appendix at Brioni island months ago will perform the operation. The appendix has been displaced, risking further inflammation.
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Berlin
Gene Tunney
Iander
4. W. Mayer
Glenna Collett Reaches Final In National Women’s Golf
Miss Glenna Collett defending champion defeated Mrs. O S Hill of Kansas City 3 and 2 today to enter the final of the national women s golf championship tournament at Oakland Hills Country Club in Birmingham Michigan sustaining her lead over Kansas City in the stroke play and match play events.
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Oakland Hills
Birmingham
Mich
Glenna Collett
O. S. Hill
Kansas City
Lindbergh Heads to Belize for Maya Survey
Col Charles A Lindbergh left Guatemala City at 11 15 for Belize British Honduras where he will begin a survey of Maya Indian rains tomorrow a tropical radio dispatch reported Judge Herman Zuech weighed a motion for directed verdict for the defense in Ottumwa attorney J A Lowenberg's trial for misusing funds of the A O U W while he was grand master yesterday
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Miami
Fla
Charles A. Lindbergh
Guatemala City
Belize
British Honduras
Des Moines
Herman Zuech
J. A Lowenberg
Ottumwa
Pait
Woman pleads to leave barns to feed husband and chickens
A distressed woman enters a barn and pleads she must get home to feed both her chickens and her husband while cars are stuck between barns. grooms say nothing as she explains she needs to reach her home and car.
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Panie Strieken
Bill Tg
Governor Visits Cattle Show Amid Herds and Championships
The afternoon featured a busy cattle show with Car nation Inka May and May Queet Walker placing in the 3-year-old division for Elmwood. Netherland Belle from Arbu Farms led the 2-year-old heifers with second to Cavalier's Barclay Elle in senior Ayrshire show, which also crowned grand champion. Fairfield Farms claimed top aged cow with Ayroft Kirsty, while Belgian classes highlighted Franklin county entries and grand champion Pete earned by W. A. Beemey. The day showcased impressive Belgians and multi-horse teams, plus planned banquets at Central Christian church and Black's tearoom. A cattle testers contest at the Dairy Cattle Congress grounds drew 142 participants, with results to be announced at a Black's tearoom banquet.
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Carnation
Fairfield Farms
Topeka
Ian
Fairfield
Ayrcroft
W. A. Beemey
Franklin County
Pete
Buford Reece
New Providence
Keith McDowell
Hampton
Rey McDowell
Cell Club
Central Christian Church
Black's Tearoom
Elk’s Club
Association
Dairy Cattle Congress
Dairy Extension Service of
Towa State College
Ernest Wright
Waterloo
Bert Oderkirk
Iowa State College
Cattle Entry List From Dodge City Meet
Three entries in the contest include John Kota and W H Whiting of Dodge City. Martin Todd association Kentucky Arthur Reger New Salem Cattle Testing association North Dakota City Minu are listed among Holstein cows cows and heifers and one Jersey and one Brown Swiss cow group.
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Jersey
John Kota
W. H. Whiting
Dodge Omt
Martin Todd Association
Kentucky
Arthur Reger
New Salem Cattle Testing Asociation
North da Clty
Borger Judge Faces Ace Card Threat Amid Martial Law
Borger Texas Oct. 4. Reports say protests grew near Borger as martial rule persisted amid tense influx of alleged undesirables. Texas Rangers raided over 40 suspected speakeasies and houses of ill repute while a county judge H M Hood received a mysterious ace of spades by mail. The card, wrapped in a Amarillo paper, carried no fingerprints and is treated as a death threat.
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Borger
Tex
U.P
Texas Rangers
Military Court of Inquiry
H. M. Hood
Amarillo
Curtius Named Foreign Minister After Stresemann’s Death
Berlin reports President von Hindenburg appointed Dr Julius Curtius minister of economics to serve as foreign minister interim after the death of Dr Gustav Stresemann. Curtius, who briefly served as chancellor in 1927, was part of the German delegation at the Hague reparations conference shaping Young plan implementation.
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Berlin
von Hindenburg
Julius Curtius
Gustav Stresemann
Curtius
Dancer on Stand in Pantages Trial
In Los Angeles Cel Oct 4 Hunice Pringle a 17 year old dancer testified in the Superior Court before Judge Charles W Fricke about an alleged attack by Alexander Pantages 54 a millionaire showman. She described going to his offices to book her act and began recounting the events.
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Los Angeles
itKs
Hunice Pringle
Dagycer
Court of Superior
Charles W. Fricke
Alexander Pantages
New Grain Corp to Handle 1929 Crop
Chicago October 4 The proposed 20 million dollar farmers national grain corporation will be in a position to start operations soon and some of this year's grain crop may be handled by the new concern a joint federal farm board and cooperative organization subcommittee statement said today.
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Chicago
National Grain Corporation
Federal Farm Board
Co-Operative Organization Subcommittee
Chinese Girls Granted Inheritance Rights in China
Nanking October 4 The national judicial department has extended the right of inheritance to daughters whether married or single. The change aims to end the ancient view that daughters are a nuisance and to allow girls to share in the family fortune that was traditionally withheld from married daughters.
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Nanking
China
Judicial Department
Fort Dodge pair wed in Omaha court ceremony
Abel S. Craig, aged 62, and Leta Beav er, 19, both of Fort Dodge Indiana, were married by a municipal judge in Omaha yesterday. Craig is a month from 62, while Leta claims previous marriage and divorce at age 13.
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Man
Wen
Omaha
Oct
Abel S. Craig
Leta Beaver
Fort Dodge
Operator III D J Nichols Confined By Illness
A railroad worker identified as operator third class D J Nichols at the East Waterloo station on the Chicago Great Western line is confined to his home due to illness.
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D. J. Nichols
East Waterloo
Chicago Great Western Station
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