Armed guards escort Leopold and Loeb to court
In Chicago the Franks murder case reaches sentencing day with 500 armed guards surrounding the criminal courts building. Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold Jr. are escorted to the courtroom by police amid a tense, quiet atmosphere as Judge Cavertly prepares to impose one of four possible judgments including life imprisonment or death.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Unois
Franks
Richard Loeb
Nathan P. Leopold, Jr
Hubert Franks
Judge Caverty
Criminal Courts
John R. Caverly
Judge Caverly
Law
Benjamin and
Wallter Bacirch
Clarence S. Darrow
Nathan Leobold
Allan Loeb
Richard
Fudge Caverly
Leopold
Loeb
Bridgeyol
Grand Tarr
Mach
Drink of Ammonia Claims Nashua Infant Life
Four months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bahlmann died after drinking ammonia left on a wash bench. A two-year-old brother reportedly moved the bottle, which was brought into the house and picked up by the infant.
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Nashua
Ernest Bahlmann
Merrill Succeeds Thornburg at Belgian Horse Show
Following rejection of Mark Thornburg as Iowa secretary of agriculture, Don Merrill of Des Moines was chosen as superintendent of the National Belgian Horse Show to be held with the Dairy Cattle Congress from September 22 to 28 in Des Moines. Thornburg served the Belgian show for several years. M. D. Benshoff will continue as assistant superintendent.
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Mark Thornburg
Iowa
Don Merrill Des Moines
Ageat
Polk County
Thornburg
M. D. Benshoff
Local Notes From Washington Township Visitations
Washington Township notes list Clam Barker from Tanesville visiting her aunt this week in the Shafer home. Jennie Shafer and Corvin relatives attended a funeral in Dubuque. Barclay township resident AL Ta Sarensen called on M Shafer. W H Wing and Mrs Thompson visited in Waterins. Willian Wright cared for a hand injury from a cream separator. a Sunday school event is noted and Jennie Shaffer is buried Saturday, with grave at L 2297 Spd.
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Washington
Clam Barker
Tanesville
Jennie Shafter
Mra_Jr
Corvin
Lund
Debuque
AL Ta Sarensen
Barclay Township
M. Shafer
W. H. Wing
City in Brief Keeps Your Glasses in Repair
Local notes report optical services and various town glimpses. Residents travel to Malta and Chicago, Miss Worthen returns to Illinois to pursue architecture, and a Lions Club meeting is set with a dinner at Black's tea room. Municipal court collected fines and costs for August, while several residents visit relatives and plan vacations.
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EB B
Bingman
Third Street
Malta
W. Fricks
Chicago
Macatawa
Mich
Mary Worthen
University of Illinois
Warren Brown
Franklin Street
Slerran
Conti
Borhood Peme
Mr. Brown
Laawrence Curtis
Mra. Puke
Des Amfoties
Colesburg
Minneapolis
J.D. Liffring
M Cleone Harker
Hedpaul-Vantereau
Onerth
Flve
Star
Dawking
St. Louis
Frank Lynn
Dubuque
Joe Soulley
Lyng
Joe Lynn
Plainfield
Lions Club
Tuthill
Waverly
E. W. Koepke
Eickelberg for Senator Reasons No. 1 2 3 4
A dated campaign piece endorsing Eickelberg for U S Senator. It argues Brookhart Steck oppose his No Trip Plan and claims the plan would fix taxes, labor stability, farm pricing, and banking, promising economy and a system balancing credit to exchangeables. Includes provocative rhetoric about religion and social harmony. It promotes Rickelberg as independent challenger.
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Sen
Brookhart
Mon
Steck
Eickelberg
Uater
Berg
Hickelberg
Hon. Steck
Labor
Sen.rookhart
Sen. Brookhart
Hon
Sieck
Rickelberg
Public Ledger
Brookhart and Steck
IEF
United States
Park and Pasnough in Utah bound return trip incident
Pasnough of 1112 Ninth Street West escaped injury after leaping from his light coupe at 8 30 p m yesterday just before it was struck by an electric switch engine on the W G F N railway at Miles and McKinley streets. The auto was badly wrecked.
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Pasnough
Ninth Street West
Miles and
StcKinley Strects
Rehmeier Returns from County Y Sessions in Amies
F P Rehmeier county M CL A secretary attended the state V meeting at Amies yesterday and today. The county secretaries held a separate convention from city YS OM CG A workers, with combined sessions. Rehmer represented county secretaries at a Pioneer commission meeting this afternoon. A uniform program for the period was arranged to align with the international organization. The local secretary returns to Waterloo tonight.
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F. P. Rehmeier
M. CL. A
Amies
YS OM. CG. A
Altha
Rehmer
Pioneer Commission
Ptre
International Organization
Waterloo
Gates College Glee Club Forms With 35 Members
Gates College Glee Club, under director Honey Sblings, held its first meeting with 18 boys and 57 girls present. A boys and girls chorus is planned, with performances planned before the student body and public appearances later in the year. The orchestra meets Monday night under Ma Kistrin, director of the Db. O. K. KK. band.
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Gates Culture Glee Club
Honey Sblings
Colwee
Peroyriun
Sirobably
Ma Kistrin
Db. O. K. KK
Ruth Lee Contempt Cited as Tucker Freed in Court Action
Ruth Lee colored held to grand jury under $600 bond for bootlegging after police raid found homebrew. Warrant issued for Susie Tucker freed as contempt cited amid injunction. Joe Jack fined $300 and costs for illegal liquor possession. most suspended. Tucker assault and robbery case dismissed for want of prosecution. Weeks and McMillian in police court for disturbing the quiet. Weeks forfeits wage bond, MacMillan pleads not guilty. Case against him dismissed after wife seen with another man.
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Ruth Lee
J. C. Beem
W. Ft. French
Joe Jack
Susie Tucker
F. H. Weeks
Charles McMillian
Weeks
MacMillian
Wis
Bolivia Volcano Offer Pitches War for Rent Deal
An advertisement in Bolivia touts leasing a volcano for war like energy production. It claims the volcano’s power could supply vast electrical needs, suggesting a serious, though unclear, financial and technical feasibility. The notice presents the offer as legitimate.
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Bolivia
Haley sails Leviathan to Waterloo in eight days
Mrs Etta Haley of 413 Allen Street traveled from Cherbourg to Waterloo aboard the Leviathan in eight days. She departed Cherbourg August 26 and landed in Waterloo September 3. The Leviathan carried about 4,000 passengers, many students returning to colleges. Haley later visited London Paris Versailles with relatives, while her husband serves as foreign representative for a film producer. The report notes nearby officials and upcoming Methodist conference events and other notices.
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Cherbourg
France
Etta Haley
Allen Street
Waterloo
Atlantic
Independence
Haley
London
J. A. Managing
Brendon House
Great Woodstock Street
D. W. Griffth
Ile
Manning
Wembley
Paris
Versailles
Iowa Conference of M E Church Opens at Fairfield Today
The Iowa conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, the eighty first since its founding, opened in Fairfield today. Local clergy and delegates arrived as the gathering convened to discuss denominational affairs and district matters. Community interest centers on the proceedings and any statements issued by organizers.
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Iowa
Conference of
M.E. Church
Fairfield
Associated Press
Ilowa
Methodist Episcopa Church
Wilson Receivers Retained by Court
New York, Sept 10. Federal Judge Bondy ordered the present receivers for Wilson and Co. Chicago packers to continue in their capacity for the duration of the bankruptcy suit. The order places the receivers in full charge of the firm’s affairs in New York and Illinois until a reorganization is effected.
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New York
Bondy
Wilson & Co
Chicago “Packers
Illinois
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Bess” Tap
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W. OH. Fowler
C. W. Hronson
Cedar Heighis
Trinity American Lutheran Brotherhood
Wi. Woods
Los Angeles
A. Bllsovejoy
Cottrell
Prince Rupert’s Island
Alaska
Middlewest
Dante and
Jasper
Rehmeier
Gates College Glee Club
Susie Tucker Freed
E. Haley
Frederick T. Keeney
D. D
Omaha
G. L. Tennant
Thomas Thorn
Burlington
Deaconess Board
Charles K. Hutchison
Loren M. Edwards
Denver
Board of Forreign Missions
R. KE
Diffenforfer
Board of Temperance
Raymond D. Johnson
Washington, D. C
W. E. J. Gratz
D. Forsyth
Philadelphia
Osage
Raymond V. Johnston
Board ‘of Temperance, Prohibition
Methodist Biscopal Church
John Paul Jones
Iowa City
Helen Rath
Leo Steimel
Clara Bauler
Wesley H. Broadie
Celeste M. Nistus
Waterloo, Iowa
Sycamore Street
Maresco
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