Bandits Loot Express on Chicago Laporte Train
Two men halted an eastbound New York Central express between Chicago and Laporte Indiana. They looted the express car, escaping toward Chicago in a car. Value from $700 to $10,000. Messenger Howard Young questioned over entry permissions. Robbers boarded Englewood station at milepost eight and fled after leaving Laporte. Police continue to pursue leads as other shipments were noted on a separate train.
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Porte
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Abebbers
Young
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Floware
Cardinals Lead Mass Protest in Cannes Rally
A Catholic procession estimated at 25 060 protesters marched through Cannes led by Cardinal Charest and other prelates to demand defense of religious rights against policies in France. They urged resistance to secularization in Alsace and pledged to organize for religious liberty.
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Brenmee
Maret Au
Cannes
Seismic Panic at Canal Zone Ball Game
A strong earthquake startled a Balboa Canal Zone crowd during a baseball game, causing panic but with no injuries and negligible damage. The quake reportedly centered north of Balboa, about 150 miles away, while Washington seismographs logged a late March event with peak intensity around 4:44 p.m.
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Maren
Washington Washington
Father Tandorf
Georgetown University
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South America
Fithear Tondorf
Washington
Forbes Stricken with Paralysis in Boston Visit
Colonel Charles A Forbes former chief of the United States Veterans Bureau is stricken with paralysis of the left side of cerebral origin at his sister's Boston home. He remains in serious condition at Hart private hospital Roxbury with doctors uncertain about recovery. Earlier illness, including encephalitis and heart trouble, is noted. Forbes had traveled from Hopkinton to Chicago for a trial on conspiracy charges related to hospital contracts.
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Toll of Three Lives In State Accidents
Three deaths marked a day of deadly accidents across the state. Antonio Conti four, of Waterbury, Genofesa Bomichowsky seven, of New Britain, and Louise Safford Pierce twenty one, wife of Meriden millionaire Walter Pierce, perished when cars collided and rolled over on Cheshire Road. Bridgeport victims included Elinor Agastaix and Anthony Grochowski, with Grochowski critically injured. A fourth injured youth, Elizabeth Lengel, sixteen, from Bridgeport, was struck near Main and John streets. Coroners and medical examiners warned the public as investigations continued.
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Genofesa Bomichowsky
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Walter Pierce
Bridgeport
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Bridgeport Hospital
Anthony Grochowski
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IC. M. C. Company
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Grochowski
Waterbuty
Louise Safford Pierce
Meriden
Mary Smith
Pierce
John T. Monzani
A. A. Crane
Two Women Held as Lone Wolf Aides in Stolen Goods Case
New York police arrested Mrs. Jdifan Lewis and Mr Baith Pummel on suspicion of receiving stolen goods from James Walters known as the Lone Wolf. Walters, a confessed burglar, identified the women as buyers of a fur coat and jewelry. Bail set at nine thousand dollars. court denied bail to aid investigation of numerous robberies.
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Baith Pummel
James £. Walters
Lone Wolf
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Walters
Rum Row Faces Warfare Over Liquor Trust War
Reported today that rum runners and independent smugglers oppose the liquor trust under Sherman anti trust laws. Large syndicates with million dollar backers driven by profit clash with independent ship owners and fishermen. American and British vessels boycott French and German liquor amid price cutting to steal thirsty customers.
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Liquor Trust
Dore
Jarres Leads German Election But Fails to Gain Majority
Berlin reports show Dr Jarres leading with 10,117,000 votes while no candidate nears an absolute majority. Braun trails in second, socialist, with 7,677,000. Marx 3,856,000. Ludendorff suffers a severe setback. other candidates Kaelmann Bellpach Held and Hellpach also listed with smaller totals. Continuous coverage notes Communist vote decline and regional variations as results come in.
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Braun
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Bellpach
Ludendorff
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Peru note rejects Tacna Arica settlement in blunt move
The Peruvian government sent a note to Washington virtually repudiating the Tacna Arica settlement, accusing the arbitrator of disregarding evidence and demanding that American authorities replace Chilean administrators before any plebiscite. Peru refuses to participate unless guarantees are granted, signaling deep discontent with Coolidge's ruling from the Harding Hughes era.
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Arica
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Strategists urge Smith for Senate plan to heal party
Chicago dispatch details a ten point strategy to rehabilitate the Democratic party led by Pittman Hull and Sanders. It favors electing Al Smith to the Senate, sidelining McAdoo and Roosevelt, and keeping Shaver as national chair to avoid 1928 convention conflicts.
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John W. Davia
al Smith
New York
United States Senate
Madison Square Garden
Wiliam G. McAdoo
Clem L. Shaver
National Committee
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
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Nevaika
River tosses up body of missing New Milford woman
Missing since February 14, Mrs. Lyman Caldwell, about 32, was found in the Housatonic river twelve miles below her home. Coroner authorized removal to Newtown. husband identified the body. Authorities believe suicide. she left behind husband and two small children.
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MIMICS BLACKSMITH FATHER MENACES YOUTH EYE SIGHT
Paul Prodlik Jr. a boy in Bridgeport is in danger of losing sight after a hot iron splinter struck his left eye while his father worked near him. Dr Miles at Greenfield treated him before transfer to Bridgeport Hospital for further care.
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Chapman Fights to Pin Killing on Shean and Comrades
Heavy flood damage struck New England with Vermont and New Hampshire hit hard. Towns like Randolph saw $50,000 plus losses as White river tributaries swept away dams and buildings. Manchester, Lewiston, and Grafton reported washouts, rising waters, and threatened railroads as storms lingered.
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Bridgeport Toll Toll Toll in State Auto Accidents
Bridgeport reports multiple fatal and near fatal auto crashes across the state. A Bridgeport man is near death after a front crash near Noroten as police investigate. Other items note thefts, a stabbing, and a river body discovery alongside various local notices and statewide updates.
Germans Buy More Paris Modes Than U S, New York Gets Trade
Paris reports near panic as American demand for exclusive Paris gowns falls. Germany leads in total gown purchases, with New York rising as a rival market. George Aubert, style figurehead, says U S firms lure French designers and workers with higher salaries, threatening postwar fashion balance.
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Bandit Will Take Stand Defense Seeks Crook to Prove Alibi
Hartford March 29 defense readiness to fire back centers on Gerald Chapman taking the stand. State witness Walter Shean and others linked to the Skelly murder and Davidson Leventhal store robbery will be accused as the defense seeks an alibi. Defense plans call for subpoenaing nine more witnesses including Nurse Irene Buckland and Dr David Waskowicz as they challenge the state’s portrayal of Chapman and Stuyvesant.
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Henry Johnson
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Escape at Riverside Penitentiary Leaves Fugitives at Large
Eight convicts at Riverside branch of Western Penitentiary escaped through the roof late today. One prisoner was shot in the leg by a guard and fell to the street, breaking his ankle and recaptured. A second inmate was identified and recaptured. six remain at large after fleeing in a stolen automobile. Names recaptured include Lawrence O Leary, an alleged Blue Bandanna Gang member, and Harry Bernstein, moved from the Eastern Penitentiary in 1993 after a Read ing robbery. Investigation shows a rope of scrap wire was used and outside help is not yet known.
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