Big Bill Thompson Battling for Nomination in Chicago Primary
William Hale Thompson known as Big Bill pursues a fourth mayoral term in Chicago as he faces Municipal Judge John H. Lyle and Alderman Arthur F. Albert in the upcoming Republican primary. The veteran leader campaigns with speeches, handshakes, and stunts while linking his bid to hosting the 1933 World’s Fair.
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Associated Press
Chicago
William Hale Thompson
Big Bill Thompson
Thompson
John H. Lyle
Arthur F. Albert
Bill
Marshal Joffre
King George
Yame Thompson
Alwany
Minnie Merle Massie Stars at Black and Gold Revue
Winsome brunette Minnie Merle Massie joins a large slate of entertainers in the Black and Gold Revue on March 3 and 4 with a matinee on the 4th. Massie, of Spanish type, is a Texas girl who built success in show circuits and specializes in versatile tap and eccentric dances.
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Minnie Merle Massie
Miss Massie
Texas
Cigar Teases in Tit-Bits Dialogue
A fragment from Tit-Bits shows a man asking if a tunnel frightens him and a woman answering she is not afraid as long as he removes the cigar from his mouth.
Jury deadlock in McCarty case. other verdicts handed down
In criminal district court, a mistrial was declared in the Lucille McCarty perjury case after jurors failed to reach a verdict. Hamell Johnson was found not guilty of auto theft. Alvin Clark and A E Mims pleaded guilty to forgery and received two year suspended sentences.
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Criminal District Court
Lucille McCarty
Henry S. Bishop
McCarty
Hamell Johnson
China's Nationalist plan for twelve arterial highways
The Nationalist government of China is weighing a plan to build twelve national arterial highways. The proposal outlines a major road network to improve national mobility and economic integration.
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China
Flashes of Life Items From Across Cities
A Detroit wedding feast for Coun cilman Fred B. Dibble and Violet D. McLeod includes ten barrels of sauerkraut and half a mile of sausage as invitations urge all to attend tomorrow night. In New York Helen Hayes suggests investing in a wife's backing as a path to a husband’s promotion. Bruce Barton touts Northampton Mass as its best amateur chocolate maker among its notable citizens.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Fred B. Dibble
Violet D. McLeod
New York
Helen Hayes
Northampton
Mass
Bruce Barton
Night cap habit of Calvin Coolidge noted in magazine
Current American Magazine mentions Calvin Coolidge making a night cap every night before retiring and states no information about dunking. In Harrisburg Mrs. Gifford Pinchot rejects being called first lady describing it as a foolish label. New York notes J B Priestley critique of American reading habits and uncut leaves in Main Street copies. Hollywood reports on F1 Brendel.
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Current American
Calvin Coolidge
Harrisburg
Gifford Pinchot
New York
J. B. Priestley
New York World
Actor injured in rehearsal kick by Spanish dancer
The movie actor sustained a badly banged eye after being kicked accidentally by a Spanish dancer during a rehearsal. He is in hospital for treatment and observation.
Famous painter praises beauty of Chilean women
Austrian portrait painter Dario Rappaport returns to the United States after a year in Chile. He painted President Carlos Ibanez and family and portraits of 48 Chileans. He praises Chilean women as the world's most beautiful in proportion to the population.
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Unitel Press
New York
Dario Rappaport
United States
Chile
Rappaport
Carlos Ibanez
Republic
Carfare Paid 12 Years After Ride in Seattle
The Seattle Street Railway Company received 14 cents in stamps from an unnamed man in Lake Wales Florida. He mailed them with a note referencing payment of a debt with interest for a ride taken years earlier.
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Seattle
Seattle Street Railway Company
Lake Wales
Fla
Street Car Rides at UW Naval Training Station 1918
A first person reminiscence recalls crowded street car service in 1918 at the University of Washington naval training station. The narrator describes the cars being so packed that the employer could not check passengers and recalls bumming a ride when broke.
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University of Washington Naval Training Station
Taxi Driver and Sweet Young Thing Tit-Bits Quote
A brief Tit-Bits item captures a taxi driver apologizing for being engaged and a sweet young thing expressing hope for happiness with the remark framed as light gossip.
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