Outbreaks in Chicago Gang War Dominate City News
The day’s top story outlines a machine gun attack in Chicago fueling gang warfare, killing two and wounding three including a lawyer and investigator. It notes ties to Al Capone’s Cicero gang and a broader pattern of retaliation amid Chicago’s illicit liquor trade. The report also covers state songs in Iowa, political graft probes in Indiana, St. Louis Cardinals celebrations, Paris invitations for the American Legion, and cautious talk from Washington about Mussolini.
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Gorcerns
Chicago
Windy City
Law and Order
St. Louis
Alex
Ow Mensei
Cotton price drop tests installment plan in politics
Washington observes a sharp fall in cotton prices as a major economic signal with potential national impact, though not enough to sway the upcoming congressional elections. The drop, roughly £0.56 billion on the crop, could affect southern purchasing power and ripple into manufacturing and retail nationwide. Four top officials including Mellon Hoover Jardine and Meyer coordinate stabilization efforts to limit economic harm, with Meyer seen as an active chairman.
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Mark Sullivan
Washington, D. C
Washington
Congress
North
South
Florida
Detroit
Motors
Coolidge
Mellon
Hoover
Jardine
Eugens Meyer, Jr
New York
Wilson
Iarding
Meyer
Two In Death Quiz In Illinois Girl Case
Chicago investigators questioned two men from Decatur Ill after Edna Bolt was found dead behind German Deaconess hospital. A witness said the girl was shot accidentally during a quarrel between the escort and another patron. The shooter fled and was unidentified.
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Chicago
Edna Bolt
Decatur
Ill
Thomas
Patrick Fleming
Bomb Shakes Chicago Hotel District Near Pershing Hotel
An explosion rocked near the Pershing hotel at the Palace cafe doorway early today, blowing out windows and scattering guests into the street. Police suspect labor trouble tied to cafe remodeling. no injuries reported though property damage was extensive.
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Chicago
Pershing Hotel
New Palace Cafe
al Tearney
Light Frost Tonight Hits Iowa Lowlands
Des Moines October 12 Charles D Reed government weather observer warned of light frost across Iowa lowlands tonight. Tender vegetation grass and flowers that survived earlier frost will suffer little overall damage as he noted Jack has nearly finished his depredations and the frosty night will cause minimal economic loss.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Charles D. Reed
Reed
Jack
Brother and Sister Contest Rudolph Valentine Will
Los Angeles on October 12 Abherta and Maria Guglielmi siblings of the late Rudolph Valentine will contest a will naming Mrs Teresa Werner aunt of Natacha Rambova as an equal beneficiary. The action follows probate admission and will not be filed immediately. Attorneys said the challenge rests on vagueness in several provisions of the will.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Maria Guglielmi
Rudolph Valentine
Teresa Werner
Natacha Rambova
Valentine
Courier delivery time notice for late newspaper
The notice states deliveries should arrive before 5 30 p m and requests readers to call 5100 if not received by then or by 6 30 p m to arrange a replacement. It emphasizes reporting delays due to carrier error or other causes.
Labor Head Lays Daugherty as an Enemy of Workers
Detroit October 12 1949 AF L session attacks former attorney general Harry M Daugherty accusing him of injuring organized labor. William Green denounces his actions during the railroad strike the injunction against workers and his stance on closed and open shops. He claims public opinion will judge him despite the jury’s disagreement on his guilt.
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Daugherty
Detroit
Harry M. Daugherty
American Federation of Labor
William Green
United States
Ainst
Two Killed and Four Wounded in Chicago Gang War
Chicago crime scene recounts a deadly gang battle over liquor control near the Cathedral of the Holy Name. Hymie Weiss and Paddy Murray were killed, with others wounded, amid machine gun fire and fear of reprisals in a long-running organized crime conflict.
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Chicago
Holy Name
North State Street
McSwiggin
Hymie Weiss
Earl “Hymnie’ Weiss
Paddy Murray
William W. O Brien
Biz
Joe Saltis
Weiss
Bev Jacobs
O'Brien
Sam Peller
William Schofield
State Street
Saltis Defense Forces
Dean O'Banion
Ace of
Chicago Alcohol Purveyors
O’brien
Criminal Court
Sallis
Saltis
Weiss’ Pocket
Schofield
Drucci
Michigan Avenue
O'Banion
Johnny Torrio
Torrio
Ace
Wei
Weiss-Drucci
Hawthorne
Cicero
Capone
Tawthorne
Weiss-Drincel
Tere Weiss
McScherin
Alex
$74,000 Damage Suit Dismissed On Judge's Motion
The $74,000 damage suit brought by Arthur Thomas as administrator of J. C. Romick against Drs Alford Bickley Curry and Dunkelberg was dismissed today by Judge G W Wood on motion of the plaintiff. The dismissal came after a jury had been impaneled and just as opening statements were to begin. The defendant list included leading attorneys from four counties.
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Arthur Thomas
J. C. Romick
Tama County
Drs
Parole Board Under Fire by Iowa Chief of Police
Maxwell Iowa Oct 12 Chief of Police James Cavender of Des Moines told a parent teacher group that the state parole board releases crooks faster than the penitentiary can receive them. He urged Gov Hammill to call a sweeping investigation at the upcoming legislative session. He said figures show that nearly all notorious crooks and murderers in the state are parolees, calling the board crooked or crazy.
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Maxwell
State Board of Parole
James Cavender
Des Moines
Parent-Teacher Association
Hammill
Cavender
Waters Reach Record Level in Iowa Floods
Waters of the Mississippi river reach 26.36 feet in Beardstown area as floods crest and rise over Main Street and into homes. Red Cross appeals for 1000000 to aid rehabilitation. emergency relief work handled by multiple agencies in charge since initial flood five weeks ago.
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Beardstown, Jr
Thinsis River
Andi
Red Cross
Cabinet to Discuss Cotton Crop Plight
Washington describes the cotton market troubles as the cabinet’s main topic with the White House to convene an emergency cotton board afterward. The new Republican body targets low prices and an overloaded market, marking a precedent in American politics for exclusive southern farmer assignments.
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Washington, D. C
Coolidge
Emergency Cotton Board
Messenger Boy Dies After Truck Hit in Mason City
In Mason City on October 12 a 47 year old messenger boy died after a gravel truck struck him at a street intersection while he rode a bicycle. The driver from the opposite direction turned as he approached, causing the fatal collision. Nearby, Mrs. Faith Burmeister 48 wife of William Burmeister died when a car driven by her husband swerved into a ditch and crushed her while she attempted to alight.
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Mason City
Tay
Ela
Eaith Rturtminister
Willim Burmeister
Reconciliation of Queen Marie and Prince Carol in Paris
Queen Marie of Roumania and her son Prince Carol reunited at Paris station amid a crowd as she prepared to depart for Cherbourg and the Leviathan royal voyage to the United States. Consul Stoicesco confirmed the embrace, 22 in the party, 109 pieces of baggage, roses showered.
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Paris
America
Marie
Romania
Prince Carat
Prince Carol
Princess Neans
Prince Nicholas
M. Gaston Doumergue
French Republic
Cherbourg
Carol
Carel
Stoices O
Roumanian Legation
United Press
Pri- Vate
Lasson
Doumersue
Col
Bentley. Mott
Prince Cantadzene
Bibesco
Ilena
Gare Saint Lazare
Massea
Roumania
United States
Leviathian
Maritime Station
Roger Weiss
Pershing Receives Ovation At Legion Convention
Gen. Pershing greeted by American Expeditionary Force members in Philadelphia as he hints he could lead the Legion as national commander if desired. France renews invitation for next year’s convention in Paris with Premier Briand and Col. Picot presenting official French invitations amid a parade and speeches.
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Paris
American Legion
Philadelphia
France
Poincarend
Briand
Col. Picot
M.briand
Legionnaires
American Expeditionary Force
Gen. Pershing
Pershing
Legion
America
Cesson
Invita
Lgionnaires
Aristide
Yves. Picot
Chamber Pt. Deputies
Charles G. Dawes
Short Interviews With Home Folks on pheasant seasons
George W. Tunner of Cutter Hardware argues for a weekly pheasant open season rather than three consecutive days. He notes many travelers cannot hunt in a single week, and that birds become wary after two days of hunting.
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George W. Tunner
Cutter Hardware Company
Iowa
Navy to attempt nonstop PN-10 seaplane flight to Colon
Washington October 12 Navy plans a nonstop seaplane flight from Hampton Roads Virginia to Colon via Cuba. The mission starts October 14 or soon after given weather with two PN-10 ships. Led by Lieut Commander Harold T Bartlett in the long distance cruising squadron. Four other officers and one enlisted man crew the two planes. Distance 1806 miles.
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Washington, D.“C
Hampton Roads
Colon
Cuba
Navy
Harold T. Bartlett
John Rodgers
St Paul Bondholders Denied Intervention
Junior bondholders of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad were denied permission to appeal a federal court ruling denying their right to intervene in the foreclosure suit. Federal Judge James H Wilkerson rejected their petition and plans to seek a writ of mandamus from the circuit court for review.
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Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Raad
James H. Wilkerson
Circuit Court of
Wilkerson
Milten Sills and Doris Kenyon Wed at Silverlake Home
Milten Sills and Doris Kenyon wed at noon in a lakeside ceremony near Ausable Forks New York. The outdoor wedding, under autumn trees and flowers, was conducted by Rev. William M. Morrow of Delmay Methodist Church. The couple plan a honeymoon through the Adirondacks and the West.
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Ausable Forkss X. V
GPI
Doris Kenyon
Milten Sills
Motion Melitre
Miss Kenyon
Silverlake
Foork
William M. Morrow
Moethodist
Delmay
Aimee and mother spend day at beach after court
Aimee Temple McPherson and her mother Minnie Kennedy planned to spend a recess day at the peak during a legal holiday. The hour saw testimony about a witness who claimed McPherson coached her to say that a temple insider spent time with a missing figure at Carmel.
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Aimee
Mother
Lns Angeles
Cal
INS
Aimee Templa McPherson
Minnie Kennedy
Lostion
Lorraine Wiseman
Siglay
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Frank Woofmann
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Coligge
White House
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Pittsburgh
I Duce
Mussolini
Italy
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James Silliman
Lena Wilson
Grand Anse
Canada
Pbrother
Sister
Rudy
Green
Attorney General
Earl Weijss
W. W. O’brien
Cook County
McBeth
Atlantic City
INSJ
A. B. McBeth
Lng
Angeles
American Gas Association
Queen
Goodby
Cherbourge
Ake Parole Quiz
Beardstown
Prince
Poincare
Briano
Gen. Dawes
Fla
James L. Fleser
American Red Cross
Fieser
West Indies
Claude Brown
Arkansas
The
Marne
Marshal Foch
Yves Picot
Sevral
Trane
General Pershing
St. Paul
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Nand
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