Legacy of Loeb and Leopold Rumors Stir Justice Debate
The article notes Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold, convicts in the Bobby Franks murder, may be eligible for parole in six years after serving four. It cites an Illinois pardons division claim of an mittimus error and questions about America’s justice system and public sentiment. It also covers Teapot Dome fallout, Hoover's campaign plans, and a Queens graft trial amid wider political corruption context.
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Richard Loeb
Nathan Leopold
Bobby Franks
Illinois
Loeb
Leopold
Senator Edwards Attacks Willebrandt in Resign Request
New York report details Democratic Senator Edward S. Edwards of New Jersey demanding the resignation of Mabel Walker Willebrandt the assistant attorney general over alleged misconduct in office and partisan campaigning. He accuses Willebrandt of fostering bigotry breaking her oath and aiding anti Smith propaganda.
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New York
INS
Mabel Walker Willetrandt
Coolidge
Sargent
United States
Edward S. Edwards
New Jersey
Edwards
Bigoiry
Willebrandt
Smith
Muzzle
Chicago
U.R
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
Wisconsin
James W. Good
Benjamin Fuelleman
Republican State Central Committee
Good
Willetrandt
Alfred J. Smith
Gov. Smith
Fuellerman
Republican Party
Will Conttntue
Mrs Mabel Willebrandt to Continue as Authorized Speaker
Mrs Mabel Walker Willebrandt assistant attorney general faces criticism over her attacks on Gov. Fl Smith and declares she will keep speaking at engagements as an authorized speaker and representative.
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Mabel Walker Willebrandt
United States
Fl Smith
Second of Three Musketeers Dies in Midair Collision
Lieut W L Cornelius of the Ninety-fifth pursuit squadron was killed at Rockwell field North Island when his plane crashed in midair with another. He was one of three Air Corps pilots nicknamed the Three Musketeers. Survivor Lieut Irving A Woodring remains. Cornelius hailed from Fort Smith Arkansas.
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San Diego
Gal
W. L. Cornelius
Army
Los Angeles
Rockwell Field
North Island
Cornelius
J. J. Williams
Irving A. Woodring
Selfridge Field
Michigan
Cornelius Home
Fort Smith
Ark
Portes Gil to be named provisional Mexican president
Emilio Portes Gil, Mexico's secretary of interior, is expected to be named provisional president by Congress. He would take office in December as President Carles term ends and Obregon would have become chief executive if not for an assassin's bullet. The chamber of deputies supports a plan for Portes Gil to serve until February 5, 1990 with a general election for a full term set for November 1929. Portes Gil is allied with the United States and supports President Galles on major issues.
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Smith
Teapot Dome
Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge
Mexico City
Emilio Portes Gil
Mexico
Congress
Carles
Alvaro Obregon
Chamber of Deputies
Portes Gil
United States
Galles
Seek Higher Age Limit to Prevent Baby Marriages
Des Moines leaders press to raise Iowa marriage ages from fourteen for girls and sixteen for boys to sixteen and eighteen. A statewide legislative council meeting last night backed sponsoring a bill next session to curb many baby marriages that end in divorce.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Legislative Council
Indicted in Chicago for Extortion and Kidnapping
Two indictments charging Angelo Pettiti and Pasquale Capotasti with extortion were returned by the grand jury before Chief Justice John J. Sullivan. Bonds set at 25 000 each on two counts. They are accused of kidnapping 10 year old Billy Ranieri.
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Chicago
INS
Angelo Petitti
Pasquale Capotasti
Grand
John J. Sullivan
Criminal Court
Billy Ranieri
Coolidge Stands Firm on Naval Limits in Geneva Talks
President Coolidge will back U.S. proposals for cruiser and submarine limits as offered at the Geneva conference last year and decline an Anglo-French substitute plan. Officials indicate a note to London and Paris may reflect a U.S. reply to British and French notes from six weeks ago, with possible delays for technical questions.
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Washington, D. C
U.P
Coolidge
United States
White House
State Department
London
Paris
Man Falls Under Tractor at Jotal Can Factory
Hardy, 31, of Freelancville Indiana, was severely bruised when the tractor seat broke and toppled him as he backed the machine at the Jotal canning factory. The tractor rolled over him before bystanders halted it. This followed another recent accident in which Hardy was crushed by a wagon while driving into town.
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Reinbeck
Hardy
Jotal Canning
Mardy
Freelancville
Ind
White traffic lines get fresh coat before Cattle Congress
City hall caretaker Johm Ehrig reports using nearly 100 gallons of white paint this year to keep downtown traffic markings legible. He paints the lines himself each month and aims for bright marks during Cattle Congress, noting prisoner labor was unsatisfactory.
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Johm Ehrig
Ehrig
Parole eligibility eyed for Leopold and Loeb after error
Chicago reporters say Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold Jr. may seek parole in six years due to a clerical mittimus error. Both are serving life terms with 99 years for kidnapping and murder of Bobby Franks. Board officials note their good records and prestigious positions in Joliet Prison as factors.
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Chicago
Richard Loeb
Nathan Leopold, Jr
Joliet Penitentiary
Bobbie Franks
Hinton Glahaugh
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Glahaugh
Loeb
Leopold
Joliet
Fie
Clabaugh
Glabaugh
Leeb
Clarence Darrow
Darrow
Deepold
Reetacin Wiliam A. Rittenhouse
Pardon Board
Rittenhouse
John R. Caverly
Guily
Fifteen States and Two Countries Enter Dairy Cattle Congress
The Dairy Cattle Congress will open next Monday with entries from fifteen states and two foreign countries. Belgian horses from Waterloo Belgium arrive via New York and are bound for Waterloo, IA, while Canada and Tulsa send additional entries. Oklahoma exhibitors charter a special fast freight train to transport cattle to Watering.
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Dairy Cattle Congress
Dairy Cate Canbros
Belgium
Herbert Gros
Greely
Waterloo
New York
Waterton
Canada
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Waetertog
Parole Eligibility Set for Leopold and Loeb
Hilton G. Clabaugh chair of the state board of pardons and paroles said today that Nathan Leopold Jr and Richard Loeb, who killed Bobby Franks, will be eligible for parole from Juliet prison in seven years.
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Nathan Leopold,Jr
Richard Loeb
Bobby Franks
Juliet
Hilton G. Clabaugh
Board of Pardons and Paroles
Bedfast pastor Keeler back in Iowa City pulpit
The bedfast pastor Keeler is returned to the pulpit of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Iowa City for the fifth year. His reassignment follows a church request after he conducted services from his bed using two radio sets linked to the church audience.
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Town City
Ys . Keeler
First Methodist Episcopal Church of
Iowa City
Keeler
Last Chance Saloon Destroyed in Oakland Fire
The Last Chance saloon once hosting Jack London and a favorite of Robert Louis Stevenson was destroyed by fire in Oakland. Items tied to the authors, including RL Stevenson’s planning chair and Jack London first editions, were lost. The saloon dated back 43 years to timbers from a grounded clipper ship in the estuary.
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Oakland
Cal
Jack London
Robert Louis Stevenson
West Coast
South Seas
Johnny Heinhold
Trees Broken by Snow and Sleet in Ironwood
Ironwood Michigan reports heavy snow and sleet last night breaking hundreds of shade trees. The event marks a third straight night of snowfall with many trees bent to the ground. most debris had cleared by noon today.
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Ironwood
Mich
Courier Delivery Window and Reprint Policy Notice
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Des Moines Davenport Time Shared By New Order Officer Story
H E Miller recalls ten years ago at Camp Dodge where a sergeant set a standard by ordering a broker corporal to detail and clean barracks. He notes pride in rank and choosing immediate discharge after armistice.
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H. E. Miler
Mulberry Street
Camp Dodge
Miller
St. Paul
Courageous mother saves son from cistern drowning at farm
Mrs Emil Girsch leaped into a six foot deep cistern one mile south of Washburn to rescue her two year old August after he fell into the reservoir while washing. Christie Girsch pulled both from the water as Waterloo firemen arrived and revived them with pulmotor oxygen.
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Washburn
Emil Girsch
Waterloo
Girsch
Hetle
Fle
Mr. Girsch
Lew Armstrong
E. C. Andrews
Cashier Exonerated and Charges Dropped
Roy Cromley former assistant cashier of Rhodes Savings bank exonerates J P Satterfield former cashier. Charges of making false banking entries dropped by county grand jury. Cromley under five year sentence for related conviction now admits Satterfield knew nothing of bank book manipulation.
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Marshalltown
Roy Cromley
Rhodes Savings Bank of Rhodes
J. P. Satterfield
Satterfield
Crombey
Satter Gee
Board of Trade
Copenhagen to Fete Hassell and Cramer
The steamer Fulton carries American fliers Massel and Parker D. Cramer passing Skagen at noon. They were forced down in Greenland and are en route home. A reception is set for Wednesday, with a Geographical Society meeting Thursday and a lunch at the American Legation Friday.
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Rbers Massel
Parker D. Cramer
Fulton
Passer Skagen
Jutland
Greenland
America
Adimnter
The
Geographical Society
Heavy Frost Predicted Across Iowa Tonight
Des Moines reports forecast a heavy to killing frost late tonight across Iowa. Some lowland sections and crops not yet matured have suffered damage, as weather bureau forecasts indicate significant cold.
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Des Moines
Goverment Weather Bureau
Frutti
Iowa Wins One Full Time Radio Channel From Chicago
The Federal Radio Commission awarded Iowa a full time radio channel taken from Chicago’s quota to be shared by WHO Des Moines and WOC Davenport. The decision, announced after a two day meeting with Governor Hammill and Representative Cyrenus Cole, faces Chicago broadcaster protests. The specific station to lose its channel will be determined at a Chicago broadcasters meeting.
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Washington, D. C
Federal Radio Commission
State of Iowa
Chicago
Pickard
Commission
Hammill
Cyrenus Cole
Iowa
WHO
Des Moines
WOC
Davenport
Fickard
WOO
Joel’. Tuttle
Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
Alexander Fitzhugh
Greater Des Moines Committee
Towa
Conference Held to Church Business
Northwest Iowa conference of the Methodist Episcopal church prepares for annual sessions led by Bishop Leete of Omaha. Agenda centers on standard church matters with little controversy, though a voting stance on the current political campaign may surface. Laymen's association and Women's Foreign and Home Missionary societies meet concurrently.
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Cherokee
Northwest Iowa
Methodist Episcopal Church
Leete
Omaha
Laymen’s Association
Women's Foreign and Home’ Missionary Societies
Chicago Doctor to Face Murder Trial
Chicago physician Dr. W Eugene Shelton was to be booked on murder charges for the deaths of six women. He was to appear before Judge John P McGoorty in criminal court on a writ of habeas corpus. Investigators sought the physician’s reports to identify more potential witnesses.
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Chicago
Til
W. Eugene Shelton
Harry 5. Ditchourne
John P. McGoorty
Trial of Special Agent Continued in Nebraska Case
In Wahoo Nebraska on September 25 the trial of Conrad Barth a Burlington railroad special agent charged with manslaughter was continued to next Monday. Attorneys filed a motion to quash and arguments on the motion will be heard next work. Barth is charged with pushing Gordon Grigor from a freight train causing his death.
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Wahoo
Neb
Conrad Barth
Burlington Railroad
Theagent
Qrash
Barth
Pishing Gordon Grigor
Cleveland
Grigor
Davenport brokerage files voluntary bankruptcy petition
A Davenport brokerage firm filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in federal court listing liabilities between 180000 and 200000. The filing, dated September 25, names Saylor and WBshell Van as the brokers and vessels were notified.
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Ueta
Fim
Saylor
wBshell van
Dssels
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