Army cadets join manhunt for Woodward kidnapper
Norwich University cadets 300 strong join Granville New York state posse hunts for Earl Woodward ex convict who abducted 11 year old Lucille Chatterton. The search includes cavalry, artillery and crack shots armed with carbines to capture Woodward dead or alive amid threats to the girl.
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Earl Woodward
East Brookfields Woods
Woodward
Lucille Chatterton
Lucille
Norwich University
Norwich
Cram Mountain
John G. McDonald
Braintree
Roxbury
Charles A. Plumley
Academy
Frank C. Archibald
Evening Pick Theaters Air Dinner Dates And Music
Gala entertainment from s. Leviathan on WGBS 8 E. T. Northwestern University reunion on WGN 8 C. T. George Washington inauguration anniversary banquet on WIZ and WGY 9:35 F. T. Norse compositions and folk songs on WCAL 9 C. T. Series offers varied programs for all ages across multiple stations.
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S. S. Leviathan
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Northwestern University
WIZ
WGY
WCAL
Germany pledges steady foreign policy under Hindenburg
Berlin April 30 Chancellor Luther’s speech prompts nationwide press calm about continuity in Germany’s foreign policy under Hindenburg. Obvious calm follows the Dawes plan with heavy taxation of customs noted. President elect Hindenburg postpones inauguration to May 11 after talks with Reichstag President Loebe.
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Germany
Hindenburg
Ebert
Luther
Boersenzeitung
Kaschenne
Saemisch
Reichstag
Taxi Driver Dies Aftermath of Liquor Troubles
In Hamilton Ohio on April 30 a taxi driver Edward Behief, 32, was shot in the head and killed in a cafe area after a fight linked to liquor runners in the vicinity. Andrew Kuhlman, 26, was badly beaten. John Todd Messner was arrested for murder. Coroner Gable notes an accidental gun discharge caused a separate fatal injury to Behief’s wife weeks earlier.
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Hamilton
Edward Behief
Andrew Kuhlman
John Todd Messner
Schief
Khief
Gable
Yes Sir Rather Fight Money Money Money
A short narrative describes four barefoot colored boys aged 15 to 16 in Columbia South Carolina beside a railroad track. Each is offered a nickel to fight for it, and all four accept with the youngest declaring they would surely fight for it.
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Seaboard Air Line
Columbia
South Carolina
Moral for Employers on Salary and Profit Sharing
The text argues that salary alone degrades worker motivation after months and urges employers to offer profit sharing to spur effort and secure extra business. It contrasts salaries with rewards tied to company success.
Government Turns to Radio as Six Week Test Succeeds
Washington reports rapid radio development with a six week trial of government messages by air. Treasury will move telegrams and non confidential dispatches to radio networks while keeping sensitive items off the air. Plans call for broadcasts from major cities to boost foreign trade and expand government communications to agencies and agents nationwide.
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Treasury
Army Signal Corps
Naval Communications
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United States
San Juan
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Juneau
Alaska
Honolulu
Paris
London
Far East
United States Coast Guard and Prohibition Unit
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Department of Commerce
Churchill Budget Criticized Harshly in Commons Session
The Winston Churchill budget faced sharp opposition in the House of Commons during a night session. Tory colleagues and press critics questioned the return to the gold standard and the navy funding rise, while Daily Express linked the policy to an implied alignment with US foreign aims.
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London
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Robert Horne
Lord Beaverbrook
Daily Express
Great Britain
United States
Pacific
The
Express
Funeral services for Edward J McKeever at St Augustine’s
Funeral services for Edward J McKeever part owner of the Brooklyn club of the National League who died suddenly last night will be held Sunday morning at St Augustine's church in New York.
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New York
Edward J. McKeever
Brooklyn Club
National League
St. Augustine’s Church
May Day tensions rise in Europe with anti Bolshevist fear
London reports heightened anxiety as Bulgaria faces communist unrest in Sofia and Rome nets a sweeping radical roundup. Authorities warn of possible plots against Austen Chamberlain and cabinet security, while Vienna and Riga relay disturbing intelligence and Poland foils bolshevist schemes.
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London
Bulgaria
Sofia
Rome
Austen Chamberlain
Scotland Yard
Secret Service
Chamberlain
Vienna
Riga
Warsaw
Speeding Auto Kills Woman In West Hoboken Crash
A speeding car struck a group of pedestrians in West Hoboken New Jersey killing one woman and injuring four others. The driver Thomas Capone age 24 was held on a technical charge of manslaughter.
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West Hoboken
N. J
Thomas Capone
Woman Killed by Burglar in Buffalo Home
Mrs. Rudolph Kuhn aged 53 died from a fractured skull suffered when a strong arm burglar forced entry to her Buffalo residence last evening and struck her with a blunt instrument. She was found unconscious by her husband. police have not captured the attacker.
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Buffaiao
N. Y
Rudolph Kuhn
Japan will not restore gold standard now
Tokyo April 80 Finance Minister Hamaguchi said Japan will not return to a gold basis given the earthquake disaster and adverse trade balances. He urged not to pursue the gold standard at present while hoping to eventually resume it at the earliest opportunity.
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Tokio
Japan
Great Britain
Hamaguchi
Donahey Denies Candidacy After Truax Speech
Columbus reports Governor Donahey says I am not a candidate for any office. The comment follows C. V. Truax’s New Philadelphia speech that labeled Donahey as a candidate for re election in 1926 and for the Democratic presidential nomination that year.
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Columbus
Donahey
C. V. Truax
New Philadelphia
Truax
Autos Show Big Decrease In Price In Twelve Years
New York April 30 Autos cost 29 per cent less today than in 1913 while the cost of living rose 67 per cent in the same period according to a National Automobile Chamber of Commerce study covering 1924. The average price of a motor car is $825. Auto industry ranks first among US manufacturers by wholesale value. exports set a record with 386 640 cars sold abroad, and federal taxes on motor vehicles totalled 799 million dollars from 1917 to 1925.
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New York
National Automobile Chamber
United States
Faculty urge Coolidge to halt war games in Australian waters
Ohio Wesleyan University faculty urge President Coolidge to refuse to authorize proposed battle fleet maneuvers in Australian waters. They argue the war game would worsen unrest in the orient following the Japanese exclusion act, with almost all faculty signing the letter.
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Delaware
Ohio Wesleyan University
Coolidge
Three Men Face Execution in Sing Sing Tonight
New York reports Governor Smith silent on clemency as Morris Diamond and brothers John Farina face execution for two Brooklyn bank messenger murders. Warden Juanes notes no news is good news and prison doctors declare the inmates physically fit to die.
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Smith
New York
al L. Smith
Morris
Joseph Diamond
John Farina
Sing Sing
Brooklyn
Dora Diamond
Bessie
Salie
Casnging
Lewis E. Juanes
Amos A. Squire
Continued Cold Forecast Across Ohio and Midwest Weather
Ohio faces frost risk as temperatures dip to the 30s in Columbus. The weather bureau warns of showers and continued cool conditions today and Friday across the Midwest, with snow flurries and frost in parts of Indiana and Minnesota. Tornadoes strike Kyle, Texas, killing two and injuring many while San Antonio ends a six day rain drought with brief snow.
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Middle West
San Antonio
Tex
Texas
Kyle
Minnesota
St. Cloud
Misa
Red Cross Seeks Potatoes for Idle Athens County Families
Athens County Red Cross launches potato drive to feed idle rural families. Miss Irma Stanfield says grain seeds and spade work already done but families lack potatoes to plant this spring. Red Cross will collect surplus small potatoes and assist the George Yocum family after their fire with a new home and bare furniture.
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Athens County Red Cross
Terrorist Shot to Death in Sofia
In Sofia on April 80 Granthoff, a gang member, was shot dead by police after he refused surrender while firing at officers. The agrarians' executive committee issued a manifesto denouncing the Sveti Kral cathedral bombing and implicates agrarian exiles in the attack.
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Sofia
Granthoff
Agrarians
Sveti Kral Cathedral
Red Cross Aid Seeks Used Goods and Nursing Outreach
Time and many housewives will have old blankets clothes rugs and furniture in the way they wish to discard. Call the Red Cross and the Yocum family will be glad to receive them. Miss Catherine Forquer follow up nurse of the Veterans bureau in Athens visits for conferences with veterans for whom the local Red Cross is filing vocational dependency and other claims. Her present trip targets tubercular veterans.
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Red Cross
Yocum
Catherine Forguer
Veteran's
Athens
Forquer
Bender Bill to Put Officers on Straight Salary Sees Limited Local Impact
Athens county constables and alcohol enforcement officers will see little change under the Bender law, which ends fee splitting and requires straight salaries for municipally hired liquor hunters. Local officials note most active raiders are township constables, not prohibition officers, so pay and duties remain largely unaffected.
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Bender
Athens County
P. W. Helwig
Helwig
Charles M. Earhart
Anti-Saloon League
Earhart
Columbus
Trimble Council
Trimble
Athens
Prohibition
Township Constal Blow
Bible Reading Bill Defeated by Ohio Governor
Ohio Governor Donahey vetoed Buchanan’s compulsory Bible reading bill, ending three months of legislative turmoil. The measure, backed by a reform bloc with Ku Klux support, would have required religious instruction in schools. Donahey spoke for religious liberty and separation of church and state, saying the constitution protects freedom of worship.
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Ofte
Ernor Donahey
Buchanan
Donahey
General Assembly
Reform Group
Ku Klux
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Senate
Prn
Bible Bit
Map of the United States chart offers free by mail
Reader notice promotes a large geographic wall map of the United States showing the 260 largest cities with portraits of the President and other officials. It claims to be a valuable educational aid for school and home and promises free delivery by sending a small payment for return postage.
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