Dreamer behind wild plan to steal Indian gold
Beverly Hills authorities charged Robert Lord Ut and three accomplices with eight felonies each over a scheme to kidnap and rob to fund smuggling gold from Mexico. Lord’s attorney said he was a dreamer writing a novel and may plead temporary insanity, claiming he could not distinguish fact from fiction.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Robert Lord Ut
Mexico
Lord
Jack L. Karens
Lionaire
Willam O. Jenkins
Lerd
Glen’ Spaulding
David H. Hutton
Lee Moore
Sonora
Fred
Cal
Flobert Lord
Glo Spaulding
Eft
Photai
Beecham Advised to Rest Before Returning to London
Sir Thomas Beecham, conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, was advised by his doctor to rest before resuming the stage. He canceled remaining American concerts due to a back ailment and will return to London as soon as travel allows.
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Los Angeles
Thomas Beecham
Royal Philharmonic Orchetra
London
Thomas
America
Skeptical Thugs Take $73 From Briton’s Heir
New York reports two bandits stole 73 dollars from a titled family scion after he claimed poverty to outsmart them. The victim of the attempted ruse, Paul Crossfield, endured the encounter as the assailants taunted his wealth. Also noted were unrelated items on Attendant Bears, a hospital roll call, and France mushroom deaths.
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New York
WPI
Paul H. Crossfield
Bilsfield
Cotton Hotel To Get Face Lifting Job
Houston reporters say the aging Cotton hotel will undergo a costly renovation after leasing to Austin operator Marin Scott. The deal, closed over the weekend, ties Scott to a long term lease and plans for a 12 room hotel with redesigned interiors, enhanced air conditioning and upgraded dining facilities.
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Houston
Cotton Hotel
Austin
Marin Mi Scott
Scott
Filton Hotel to Install TV Sets in All Rooms
Fort Worth reports that Conrad Hilton announced all rooms in the former Blackstone, renamed Hilton, will receive television sets as part of a hotel refurbishing program. He noted The Town House in Los Angeles was the chain’s first to install sets. The facility once housed a jail in 1810, and the nation has over five million miles of copper telegraph lines.
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Fort. Worth
Blackstone
Hilton
Conrad Hilton
Los Angeles
United States
Police Station Often Safe Place Yet Watch Stolen
John Nunn a 30 year old Negro janitor at the Houston police station left his $43 watch in a coat pocket upon reporting to work. The watch was stolen while hanging the coat.
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Houston
John Nunn
Spork
Little Lulu Cat Lover On FBI Top 100 Fugitives List
Ex convict Beausoleil alias Albert Beausoleil Amos, 40, a French Canadian with a cat fixation, is added to the FBI 100 most wanted fugitives list for crossing state lines to evade prosecution in a Michigan murder case. The suspect, linked to Rose Trahan’s death in Worcester and London, has FBI and immigration warrants and is sought with Royal Canadian Mounted Police cooperation.
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Washington
Michigan
PRI
Iseie Aldy
Frenchy Beausoleil
Beausoleil
Albert Dc
Amos
Rose ‘Trahan
Danielson
Conn
Worcester
Mass
London
Middaeh
Frenchy
Thomas Wing
New York
Wiliam
Sutton
Manroz
Fich
FBI
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Milkman Quenches Fire Prevents Schoolhouse Destruction
In Chicago suburban Lockport a milkman named Eugene Anderson poured milk from his cans onto a fire. After milk ran out neighbors joined with water to douse the flames, saving a nearby schoolhouse from ignition while a church was destroyed.
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Chicago
Eugene Anderson
Lockport
Anderson
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Lion Hearted
Bert Bears
Signs Club
Sears
Bert
France
Children's Television Films, Inc
Texas Corporation
Mrs. Bess Shannon
Filton Hotel
Little Lulu
Divisio
Korea
43 Division
Ane
Milkman
Jacobs
China Club
Jacobs China Club
LENOX
China
White House
Baytown
Batiste
Nylon
Rayon
Jrs. Cotton
Jeunesse
Noisette
Sun Breeze
Texas
Ashbel
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