Union Station killer Richetti dies in Missouri lethal chamber
Adam Richetti, linked to the 1933 Kansas City Union Station massacre with Pretty Boy Floyd, was executed in Missouri. He died after a final confession and prayer, having endured a day with two priests and a World Series radio listen, ending in a gas chamber death at 29.
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Adam Richetti
Jefferson City
Kansas City Union Station
Richetti
Southwest
Pretty Boy
Cookson Bills
Oklahoma
Nash
Frank Nash
Hot Springs
Ark
Kansas City
Floyd
Verne Mil Jey
Kansas City Union Terminal
Miller
Detroit
Wellsville
O. Pretty
Richetti Convicted in Kansas City Massacre Trial
The boy was killed and Richetti captured. He claimed innocence, but the state presented a conclusive case at his Kansas City trial, leading to a conviction.
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Boy
Richetti
Kansas City
Health Insurance Faces Congress as Issue
In Washington Senator Robert F. Wagner said national health insurance will be a dominant issue at the next Congress session. He spoke while in D.C. seeking federal funds for the Shore Drive Battery tunnel project and other New York public works. Details of the plan are not yet ready, but conferences have begun among experts.
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Washington
INS
Robert F. Wagner
New York
Empire State
Wagner
Origin of the flat coated retriever as recounted by Leighton
A century ago British sportsmen sought a water capable retrieving dog. They crossed setters with Newfoundlands for swimming then added a pointer to regain scenting power, producing the flat coated retriever as described by George Leighton in a letter to Frank B Ward.
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George Leighton
Frank B Ward
Leighton
Benes Retires To His Bohemian Home
Former President Eduard Benes left the Prague presidential palace Thursday night and retired to his Sezimovo Usti Bohemia home in Bohemia, according to reports from Prague.
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Benes
Bohemian
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Eduard Benes
Sezimovo Usti
Bohemia
The Ideal Flat-Coated Retriever Emerges
A historical note describes the cross and selection that produced the perfect flat-coated retriever. The cross is hailed as a complete success and the resulting stand dog is praised for its scent power and hunting prowess.
Swing to Right Indicated in France After Strikes and Blunt Warning
Paris reports two events signaling a rift in the popular front government. Police used force to break a factory strike while former Premier Leon Blum warned the Socialist party may align with the Communists if Daladier dissolves parliament. Observers see this as a shift toward the right.
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Paris
INS
Popular Front
France
Leon Blum
Socialist Party
Edouard Daladier
Daladier
U S Children Face Deformity Without Improved Food
Dr Richard Bolt warned that America s children will become deformed malnourished and toothless if diets do not improve. He cited poor local conditions and widespread malnutrition from lack of whole milk bread leafy vegetables fruit and cod liver oil as welfare investigations show families relying on paper bags. He urged more milk for preschoolers and dental care to prevent a rising health crisis.
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Cleveland
America
Richard Bolt
Cleveland Child Health Association
Bolt
Dr. Bolt
Moved Bedroom Is Vote Problem
Mobile officials face a legality question over Oliver Haas in Alabama as they decide if his residency is based on walking or sleeping in the city line through his home. Haas pays city taxes only on the city half of his property.
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Mobile
Ala
Oliver Haas
Haas
Prague Astronomer Urges Europe to Choose Fascism Form
Prague astronomer Dr Karel Hujer told a Los Angeles audience that democracy in Europe has died and the choice now is between democratic fascism and fascist fascism. He blamed the dominant bourgeoisie of former European democracies for supporting totalitarian aims and cited Chamberlain and Daladier as representatives of this view. He warned that totalitarian ideology will expand, echoing Hitler’s belief that his path to Waterloo lies in Russia.
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Los Angeles
INS
Europe
Karel Hujer
Prague
Hujer
Chamberlan
Daladier
Hitler
Napoleon
Russia
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