Chicago court guards amid fear of bandit armies in Ranieri case
In Chicago witnesses and attorneys faced a heavily guarded courtroom as the Billy Ranieri kidnaping trial continued. Judge Gentzel led proceedings with a six-man police escort while prosecutors vowed to bring to justice those responsible for the Scully murder and related attacks on witnesses. Fred Pettitti, brother of Angelo Pettitti, was arrested at the building entrance in connection with the Scully case.
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United Preas
Chicago
Billy Ranieri
Billy
Robert E. Gentzel
Andrew Cappellano
Cappellano
Hony
Angelo Petti
Ole Scully
John A. Swanson
Frank
Loesch
Police Department
Scully
Charles Mueller
Samuel Hoffman
Gentzel and Ranieri
Criminal
Noted Indian Scout Rafael Acosta Dies Near Nogales
Rafael Acosta a famous Indian scout and former bodyguard to Porfirio Diaz in Mexico died near Nogales Ariz His body was found in a wikiup at Bull Springs He was believed to have died of natural causes and was near 100 years old Known as Honest Rafael for his work tracking criminals in early days.
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United Press
Nogales
Ariz
Rafael Acosta
Porfirio ‘Diaz
Mexico
Bull Springs
Acosta
Rafael
Christmas Burden of Gift Giving and Imitation Thanks
To the person out of tune with life Christmas may mean a weary duty of bestowing gifts on indifferent people and receiving in return things of incredible unsuitability for which he must write notes of imitation thanks.
Husband No 1 Is On The Inside As No 2 Keeps Vigil
In Lewiston Idaho on December 18 a tense domestic scene unfolds. Ray Farrar the divorced husband is locked inside his former wife Mrs John Halls home while her current husband John Hall pleads outside. City authorities ordered the confinement and barred entry for two weeks. Farrar ill with what doctors diagnose as smallpox returns to the home with presents for his daughter. Hall remains outside awaiting access as Christmas nears.
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Lewiston
Idaho
Ray Farrar
John Hall
Farrar
Hall
Mystery Blonde Complicates Allen Divorce Hearing
Edgar Allen, former booking agent for Peaches Browning, testifies he spent March 15 night with a woman at his Larchmont home and says the woman was his wife, a willowy brunette. Witnesses identified a plump young blonde as a co respondent in the divorce suit, with contrasting accounts from Henry Armstead.
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New York
Edgar Allen
Henry Armstead
Allen
Armsteid
Desert trek ends for Wink cafe owner tied by assailants
H C Denver Blackie Burcham a Wink cafe owner and ally of Scarface Al Capone was found wandering in the desert after three days of captivity. He claimed kidnapers tied him with barbed wire and a neck noose, deprived him of food, and tortured him as retaliation for a liquor hijack linked to El Paso to Wink. He was too weak to ride unaided and had to be strapped to a horse.
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Wink
Tex
Here
H.C
Denver
Blackie” Burcham
Wink Cafe
Scarface al” Capone
Burcham
el Paso
Bureham
Sheri Walter Wood
Wood
Anxious Juvenile Detainees in Maricopa Jail Escape Plot
Phoenix, December 18. Eight boys in the Maricopa jail juvenile section are determined to escape. Sheriff Adams bans furniture to prevent tools for escape. The detainees sleep on a steel floored cell with army blankets. four tunneled out Sunday, one was recaptured.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Maricopa
Adams
Fall Bribery Trial Date Deferred Over Health
The district supreme court postponed setting a full trial date for former Interior Secretary Albert B. Fall on charges of bribery related to Elk Hills naval oil reserve leasing. The delay was due to Fall's physical condition making trial impractical at this time.
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United Press
Washington
Interior
Albert B. Fall
Elk Hills Naval Oil Reserve
J. Doheny
California
District Supreme Court
Fall
Case Dates in Question Spark March 16 Confusion
The record notes the case was adjourned on March 16 but the text suggests a potential mix up of dates. The discrepancy appears surface level, with no clear attribution of who altered what date, leaving the exact schedule unclear.
Brakeman for Week Falls Between Cars
L. N. Williams a 24 year old brakeman fell between cars of a Rock Island train at Arriba Colorado and was fatally injured. He had worked for the railroad for a week and lived in Goodland Kansas.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
L. N. Williams
Arriba
Rock Island
Williams
Goodland
Kans
Tennessee Pair Held On Charge Beating Teacher
Llaydon Phillips a merchant and his son Tony 19 were arrested in Charlotte Tennessee for assault with deadly weapons assault with intent to murder and assault and battery after allegedly beating W L Rochelle a Charlotte high school instructor. They were released under bond and bound over for grand jury action.
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United Press
Charlotte, Tenn
Llaydon Phillips
Merchat
Tony
W. L. Rochelle
Charlotte
Take No Chances With Flu and Grip
Health authorities urge early check of every cold and advise using Vicks Vapo Rub at bedtime to rub the throat and chest for relief. The product works by inhalation through air passages and as a skin poultice to ease tightness and pain, with nasal snuff recommended for crowded places.
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Vicks
Public Square Arrest Follows Gunfire Incident
Prof. Rochelle was reported in a serious condition at his home after a defiant confrontation with about a dozen men on the public square. The incident ended with an arrest amid tense scenes and calls for sympathy for families affected by unemployment.
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Rochelle
Forgery charge filed against Ruth Horn in Los Angeles
Los Angeles December 18 Ruth Horn also known as Mrs Jeannal L D Arc was charged with forging the name of former District Attorney Asa Keyes on checks totaling fourteen thousand dollars. She faced two counts of forgery and one count of grand larceny in a complaint issued today.
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Los Angeles
Ruth-Horn
Jeqnal L. D'Arc
Tig
Attorne
Asa Keyes
Coun
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