Plot to Kidnap Mary Pickford Uncovered in Los Angeles
police say three men Charles Stevens Billy Wood and Claude Holcomb were arrested in a kidnapping plot involving Pola Negri Buster Keaton and E L Doheny's grandson. Miss Pickford would be abducted from her car near Hollywood to Beverly Hills with a ransom of 100000 dollars planned.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Mary Pickford
George K. Home
Charles Stevens
Billy Wood
Claude
Fat) Holcomb
Miss Pickford
Pola Negri
Buster Keaton
E. L. Doheny
Pickford-Fairbanks
Hollywood
Beverly Hills
Pickford
Captain Home
Memorial Day observance in Washington honors war dead
President Coolidge led Memorial Day ceremonies at Arlington Cemetery and other sites paying tribute to soldiers and sailors. A poppy anchor was dropped from the USS Sylph, and Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge laid wreaths at the Unknown Soldier tomb. He urged better local government and stricter law enforcement nationwide, warning against lax administration and legal delays.
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Associated Press
Washington
National Capital
President Coolidge
Arlington Cemetery
Soldiers 'Home
U. S. S. Grampus
Admiral Dewey
Potomac River
Sylph
Secretary of the Navy
Arlington
President Cool
President Coolidge on states rights sparked by Prohibition remarks
In Helena Montana United States Senator Thomas J Walsh replies to Baltimore Sun questions about President Coolidges Arlington speech He suggests Coolidge spoke in historical terms while noting that jealousy of state sovereignty stems from a class funding national delportation He discusses sovereignty and the need for cooperation in national policy.
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Associated Press
Helena
Baltimore Sun
Coolidge
United States
Thomas J. Walsh
Montana
Delport
Walsh
Mont
Arlington
Trunk factory manager dies in suspected suicide
David Witofsky aged 23 a manager at Butte Trunk Manufacturing died in a room off his office at 218 East Park Street Friday night an unsigned note requested cremation Mendal Witofsky of National Trunk factory will take the remains to Spokane to fulfill the wishes Coroner Holland examined the scene and the brother testified before County Attorney Downey but investigators found no motive to explain the tragedy
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David Witofsky
Butte Trunk Manufacturing Company
East Park Street
Weaded
Mendal Witofsky
National Trunk
West Broadway
Spokane
Rebels Bombed in Spanish Morocco Campaign
Spanish air squadrons bombarded the Yebala tribe regions in western Morocco, sending most of the population to interior areas. Rebel guards remain, women and children relocated, and villages such as Zoco El Sebt and Kanakras reported set afire with reported rebel casualties at Kanakras.
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Teturn
Spanish Morocco
Yebala
Alee
Zoco-E!sebt
de Uala
Kanakras
Romance of Heiress and Son of Postman Ends
New York May 30 The romance of Mrs Alicia Du Pont Glendenning heiress to the Du Pont millions and Harold Glendenning son of a rural postman who was a Rhodes scholar when they married has ended A writ of habeas corpus at Bridgeport Conn giving Mrs Glendenning custody of their 2 year old son marked the first public sign of their marital rift Glendenning left Dartmouth during World War I to work at the Du Pont munition factory in Wilmington and later studied at Oxford before returning to the United States Their separation occurred three months ago and habeas corpus proceedings granted custody with the father allowed visiting rights and four months annual custody
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Associated Press
New York
Alicia du Pont Glendenning
du Pont
Harold Sanford Glendenning
Bridgeport
Conn
Glendenning
Dartmouth College
du Pont Munition
Wilmington
Del
Alicia di Pont
Alfred J. E. du Pont
Dartmouth
England
Oxford
Miss du Pont
St. Paul's
London
Andre
United States
Child attacked by tame coyotes saved by brother in Miles City
In Miles City on Friday afternoon a 6 year old girl, Pearl Schoerzman, daughter of A. C. Schoerzman, was seriously injured after being attacked by two tethered coyotes in a yard. Her 11 year old brother, Ivan, beat back the animals and dragged her to safety.
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Associated
Mreas
Miles City
Pearl Schoerzman
A. C. Schoerzman
Here
Ivan
Better Mailing Week Urges Butte Postal Precautions
A Butte correspondent laments careless letter preparation causing 350 first class items to reach the dead letter office this month. He notes incidents where envelopes were misaddressed or mouths of glue caused letters to be trapped, leading to delinquent taxes and family misunderstandings as mail fails to reach recipients.
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John Doe
Jennie Doe
Butte
Uncle Sam
British soldiers quell Shanghat riot in Shanghai riot aftermath
In Shanghai on May 34 a strike sparked riot as 3,000 students attacked a Souza police station near De Maloo. Six students were killed and eight of sixteen wounded, with many likely to die. Foreign defense units joined police as shots totaled twenty two, ending the disturbance.
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Associated Press
Shanghai
Souza
De-Maloo
Nanking
Bikh
Baby dies after horse drags youngster in Montana
In Miles City Montana Louise Irene Lange age four died from injuries suffered when a frightened horse dragged her after being unseated by her siblings. The horse ran over a hundred yards kicking and trampling the child.
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Associated Press
Miles City
Louise Irene Lange
Faithful Band Honors Memorial Day At Capstan Of Maine
Memorial day observances at capstan of Maine saw smaller crowds as open fishing season and a double holiday pared attendance. G A R and veterans honored fallen comrades with flags flowers and solemn speeches while old soldiers recalled past battles and comrades.
Two Million Loss in Hammond Blaze
Fire in Hammond Indiana's industrial area caused about 2 million dollars in damage. The blaze began in a lumber yard and spread to nearby plants after alarms summoned help from neighboring towns. official Fred Hill, chief of the Hammond fire department, reports the loss.
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Hammond
Vrese Hammond
Ind
Fred Hill
FOOD NOT GREAT PROBLEM
From King’s Bay Spitsbergen James B Wharton reports on Amundsen expedition speculation about potential mishap while awaiting orders. Planes may not return. crews must patrol ice barrier and await further instructions. Rescue with dogs is impossible. only three aged malamutes are available.
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James B. Wharton
The
Standard
the North American Newspaper Alliance
King's Bay
Spitsbergen
Amundsen
Amundgen
King’s Bay
Allies to Notify Berlin to Disarm and Evacuate Cologne
May 30. An allied note to Dr. foreign minister will be presented in Pi Lin and Berlin by allied representatives. It will be published simultaneously in allied capitals and followed by the full report of the military control commission. The note includes two annexes listing German violations and steps before Cologne’s evacuation.
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Paris
Germany
Pilin
Silied Am
Military Control Commission
Cologne
Soldier Graves Decorated by French and Americans in France
In Paris on Memorial Day American graves were decorated by flags and flowers as ceremonies occurred at war cemeteries across France. American mothers and French allies joined in services at Suresnes, with Ambassador Herrick speaking on civilization testing its ideals.
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Cathole
Jon
Gentile
Ambassador Herrick
Paris
Associated Press
France
Suresness Cemetery
Pars
Herrick
Boleciera
Ealute
American Legion
Arc de Triomphe
Herrick Stacell
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