Gems Stolen From Socialite Recovered in New York
Police seized a $300000 jewel haul from Mrs. Frederick H. Bugher's Washington DC apartment and recovered the gems in New York in a registered package addressed to Miss Anna Hansen. Four people were detained for questioning and John Morcischeck, the Bugher butler, was held on grand larceny charges. The jewels were found intact after postal search and the package was opened in New York.
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New York
Frederick H. Bugher
Washington
D. C
Benton County Grand Jury Indicts L L Harris in Larceny Case
After four days, the Benton county grand jury returned one indictment against L L Harris of Oskaloosa for larceny from a building. He allegedly took 165 bushels of shelled corn from George H. St Clair farm, moved it to Clarence Missouri, and sold it at a grain elevator. Harris remained jailed as his bail was not posted. No bill was returned against E E Leninger for assault related to William Hamilton’s death. Hamilton died Jan 13 from cerebral hemorrhage due to external violence. Leninger admitted pushing him. The judge will reconvene a grand jury to reexamine that case.
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Clarence
Oska- Joosa
Leland A. Fry
Fred Rose
Roy
Jim Riley
Mount Auburn
Riley
Harris
E. E. Leninger
William Hamilton
Hamilton
Leninger
Girl says she slew father in self defense
In Hazlehurst, Theresa Diano 19 told AP she shot and killed her father Nicholas 52 to defend against his advances. She fled after the Friday night incident, left the house, and asked neighbors to call police. Frank 16 was questioned and released. Police corroborate the scene found Theresa and a panry body.
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Hazlelun
John Yackshaw
Theresa Diano
Nicholas
Frank
Theresa
Yackshaw
Diane
Jeddo
Gilda Gray Sues For Divorce From Hector De Saa
Gilda Gray, famed for the shimmy, filed Saturday for divorce from husband Hector De Briceno De Saa in Los Angeles charging cruelty. The couple wed in New York City on May 23, 1933 and separated May 10, 1935 according to the complaint.
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Los Angeles
Gilda Gray
Hector de Briceno de Saa
de Saa
New York City
Tongue Clues to Health From A Doctor's Column
Dr Brady explains tongue appearance reflects digestion and nutrition. He notes coated tongues signal insufficient mastication or illness, suggests raw vegetables, mouth rinses, and irradiated yeast for deficiencies. He warns against over eating, details vitamin deficiencies, and advises dental care and sunlight for vitamin D.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
M.D
Holmes
D. Vander Hoof
Tavern Keeper Shot While Lighting Cigar in Chicago
Edward Ryan, 36, part owner of a tavern and former policeman, was found dead in a tavern rear room in Chicago. Two bullets hit his head as he lit a cigar, with matches in reach. Police questioned two men who left the scene after the shooting. suicide theory briefly considered but challenged by the wound.
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Chicago
Edward Ryan
Ryan
Approve Agriculture Dept Nominations By Senate Panel
The Senate agriculture committee on Saturday unanimously approved President Roosevelt's picks M. L. Wilson of Montana for undersecretary and Hary L. Brown of Georgia for assistant secretary. Wilson succeeds Rexford Tugwell who resigned to enter private business. Brown replaces Wilson. SPRECKELS DAUGHTER DIES Grace Spreckels Hamilton, 58, heir to the Spreckels sugar fortune, died at her San Francisco home likely from a heart attack. she was the daughter of the late John D. Spreckels.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Roosevelt
M. L. Wilson
Montana
Agricure
Hary L. Brown
Georgia
Wilson
Rexford G. Tugwell
Brown
Spreckels
San Francisco
INS
Grace Spreckels Hamilton
John D. Spreckels
Contracts Set For 7 Iowa PWA Projects Since First Of Year
DES MOINES AP Contracts totaling 424 142 on seven Iowa projects have been let and applications for eight other Iowa projects estimated to cost 461 000 have been received by the public works administration since Jan 1 All projects involve a federal grant for 45 percent of total cost Applications for PWA r ent include seven school building at Vinton 70000 city hall at Lansing 35000 The contracts let include water works at Maquoketa well contract to McCutcheon Well company Des Moines 4300 tank and tower to Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel company Des Moines 18497 pump houses to D L Stockham Maquoketa embankment to F T Patik Cedar Rapids pumps and motors to Zimmerman Brothers Moline Il
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DES Moines
Iowa
Public Works Administration
PWA
Vinton
Lansing
Maquoketa
McCutcheon Well Company
Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Company
D. L. Stockham
Embankment
F. T. Patik
Cedar Rapids
Zimmerman Brothers
Moline
Uni versity of Iowa contract transfer to Carstens Brothers
A transaction records $8,258 involving Christiansen, Tunnels and sections of various University of Iowa buildings in Iowa City, transferring to Carstens Brothers of Ackley for $43.
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Christiansen
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Carstens Brothers
Ackley
Mrs Johnson Relapses After Plane Crash Loss
Mrs. Martin Johnson, widow of famed explorer Martin Johnson, suffered a relapse after the crash that killed her husband and four others. A private nurse said she had an unsettled night and visitors were barred as her condition remained critical.
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Los Angeles
Martin Johnson
Kansas Jurist William Agnew Johnson Dies at 89
In Topeka Kansas longtime Kansas Supreme Court chief justice William Agnew Johnson died Saturday at age 89 following a heart attack. He served on the court for more than fifty years and was a prominent legal figure in Kansas.
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Kansas
Topeka
Kan
William Agnew Johnson
Kansas Supreme, Court
Women urged to unionize against masculine attitude
Ruth Cowan reports Rev. Clinton C. Cox in Chicago proposes women unionize to shift men from the view that they do women favors. He plans to speak at Drexel Park Presbyterian Church on modern business conditions and virtue versus position. He cites a story of a man asking if he should kiss good night after taking a date out.
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Ruth Cowan
Chicago
Clinton C. Cox
Drexel Park Presbyterian Church
Charity
Cox Urges Union Women to Reform at Home
Mr. Cox advocates self-improvement for unionized women starting at home. He calls for five steps: curb swearing and vulgar talk, foster modesty, avoid necking, skip cocktails, and powder the nose while cultivating mind, charm, and personality.
Vernon man sets blaze after hurling gasoline on family
In Vernon Texas, 60 year old Tom Duke threw gasoline on his wife 49 and three children, then set the fire. Duke and the wife died from burns while the children Mozelle 14 Glenn 12 and Tommie 7 escaped with injuries. Neighbors helped extinguish burning clothing as authorities investigated the double tragedy.
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Vernon
Tex
Tom Duke
Duke
Mozelle
Glenn
Tommie
Pope Congratulates Roosevelt on Inauguration
Pope Pius XI sent a congratulatory message to President Roosevelt on his second inauguration. Cardinal Pacc i transmitted the note through Amleto Cicognani, the papal secretary of state, to the U.S. delegate Amleto Cicognani, who delivered it to the President.
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Washington
Pius XI
Roosevelt
Eugenio Cardinal Pacci
Amleto Giovanni Cicognani
United States
Quadruplets Born To Woman In Roumania
Samaranda Radu, a 37 year old Romanian peasant, gave birth Saturday to four babies three boys and one girl all reported doing well in Roumania.
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Patralargele
Roumania
Samaranda Radu
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