Second Largest Day on NYSE Amid GM Surge
Unbridled speculation in General Motors stock drove a day of heavy buying on the New York Stock Exchange. GM jumped to 159 3/4, adding vast market value, while total shares traded reached 3,706,500. Factors included a Fed loan drop and a GM executives block purchase.
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Stanley W. Prenosil
Associated Press
New York
General Motors Corporation
New York Stock Exchange
General Motors
Nervous bank hold up nets $5200 at Peoples Bank branch
Two unmasked men robbed the Peoples Bank and Savings Co. at 1529 Central Ave shortly after 11:15 AM, forcing tellers and a mail carrier to the floor. They escaped with about $5200 in mostly silver, leaving a larger sum behind, as officers investigated the bungling heist and described the suspects.
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Peoples Bank and Savings Company
Central Avenue
Alfred M. Cohen
Joseph l Leinwohl
Freida Milowsky
Eden Avenue
Leinwohl
Miss Milowsky
Joseph Berger
Liberty Street
William F. Vosler
Hendershot Found In Hospital After Electric Shock
Washington reports Lester J. Hendershot, inventor of the fuelless motor, has been a patient at an emergency hospital since Tuesday afternoon. He is said to be doing well and expected to recover, with hospital staff noting he walked around his room. Col. Lindbergh's recent visits and Maj. Langhter's arrival at Selfridge Field are suspected connected to Hendershot's presence, but details are not discussed.
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Washington
Lester J. Hendershot
Hendershot
William B. Marbury
Army Air Service
Selfridge Field
Mich
Set Back Along Broadway debated as city plans widen streets
City Council held a four hour informal session to consider a twenty five foot setback on Broadway as part of broader traffic upgrades. Officials noted widening delays and the proposed multi million railroad terminal funded by voter bonds may require a wider plan. Walter S. Schmidt warned that delaying widening could depress property values. William T. Calerdine urged progress but said an ordinance alone would not suffice.
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Broadway
Broad
Ture
Walter S. Schmidt
W. T. Calerdine
Cincinnati Auto Club
Funeral Staging Collision Ends In Edith Vail’s Death
Edith Vail 19 wife of Marc Vail superintendent of the Broadway Film Building Cincinnati was killed when his car collided with Bernard Zinn’s vehicle at Buckeye and Second streets in Hamilton. Vail suffered serious injuries and was taken to Mercy Hospital while Zinn escaped unhurt. The couple had traveled to Hamilton for a relative’s funeral. Vail, a noted athlete and St Xavier College graduate, headed the Film Building operations and lived with Mrs Angst at 919 Greenwood Avenue.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Hamilton
Edith Vail
Marc Vail
Broadway Film
Cincinnati
Bernard Zinn
Vail
Mercy Hospital
Buckeye
Second Streets
Buckeye Street
Zinn
Second Street
St. Xavier College
Middletown
Frederick Schmidt Company
Briton to span Atlantic on flight to Quaker City
Captain Walter Hinchcliffe, famed British flyer, will arrive in Philadelphia on his west bound trans Atlantic attempt. Hollingshead N. Taylor announced he may start at any time. Taylor chairs the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Aviation Committee which guards The Evening Bulletin prize of 25 000 dollars for the first nonstop flight from Europe to Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Walter Hinchcliffe
Hollingshead N. Taylor
Taylor
Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Aviation Committee
Evening Bulletin
Aviation Committee
Man feigns acid burns to claim weekly insurance payout
Melvin Smith, 21, a former Denver worker, is accused by Deputy District Attorney Joe Newman of three years of feigning acid burns to obtain 7.50 weekly compensation. A hospital detective captured him applying sulphuric acid to his arm, injuring a nurse and himself, ending in his recapture and pending charges for operating a confidence game.
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Denver
Melvin Smith
Mine and Smelter Supply Company
Joe E. Newman
Newman
Smith
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Maxine Potteroff
Wanamaker Fachan t Pange Taken By Death
L Rodman Wanamaker son of John Wanamaker and head of the stores in Philadelphia and New York died in Atlantic City after a period of illness. His body was brought to Lindenhurst Estate near Philadelphia. He supported aviation and civic efforts and backed Byrd’s flights. He was a prominent merchant and patron of the arts.
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Rnkintown
L. Rodman Wanamaker
John Wanamier
Piladelphia
New York
Atlantic City
Lindenhurst
Wanamaker
Lee
Phidelphia
Ay Phoon
Éath
Wanamaker Buck Hill
Ventnor
Seashore
Philadelphia
St. James
Falls of Schuylkill
J. Wanamaker
Philaelphia
Lov J
Avia Byrd
Habemaker
Mee Aviation Progress
Lewis Rodman Wanafafer
Posse
Newak
New
Congress Wings but Fails to Put Lame Duck Out
The House voted 209 to 157 to reject the White Norris constitutional amendment to abolish lame duck sessions and move inaugurations to January 4 209 votes fell short of the required two thirds. The measure, opposed by major Republicans led by Tilson Madden and Snell, was shelved for this session amid broad party splits and debate on presidential succession.
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Congress
House
Senate
Tilson
Connecticut
Martin Madden
Illinois
Appropriations Committee
Snell
New York
White
Kansas
Gifford
Massachusetts
Garrett
Tennessee
Tucker
Moore
Montague
Mine operators plan court appeal over lake cargo coal rates
South of the Ohio and Potomac Rivers operators decide to appeal the Interstate Commerce Commission ruling on lake cargo coal rates. West Virginia Gov Gore joins rail executives from Chesapeake & Ohio Norfolk & Western and Louisville & Nashville to back the appeal. Senator Neely signals a Senate response demanding commission clarity. The group aims to file by March 18 to seek court relief against the 20 cent per ton cut for Southern lines and the required cut for Northern lines.
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Ohio
Potomac
Gov. Gore
West Virginia
Chesapeake & Ohio
Norfolk & Western
Louisville & Nashville
Neely
Dem
W. Va
Commission
Senate
Esch
Commerce Commission
Chesapeake & Ohio, Norfolk & Western
Louisville & Nashville Railroads
Pennsylvania
Francis
J. D. Francis
J. W. Norman
Louisville
A. C. Needles
Norfolk
Jules Hurtig Dies Aboard Hamburg liner Reliance
Theatrical producer Jules Hurtig, aged 59, died aboard the Hamburg American liner Reliance while cruising the West Indies. Hurtig, who began as a ticket seller for Barnum & Bailey, led Hurtig & Seaman with theaters in Dayton, Toledo and New York area. He had been ill two months and left behind a wife two children three brothers two sisters.
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New York
Jules Hurtig
Reliance
West Indies
Hurtig
Colon
Panama Canal Zone
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Storm Sweeps East as Snow Covers Large Regions
March 9 report describes a mid Atlantic snowstorm spreading from the Midwest to Maryland and Canada. Detroit endured a long snow fight with a daylong fall likely to continue overnight. Great Lakes seas rose on southeast winds while Toronto faced surf and flooded cellars. Electric poles risk collapse in eastern New York as pavement thaw slows.
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New York
Maryland
Canada
Detroit
Great Lakes
Toronto
Cold day ahead amid low river level rise predicted
Forecaster W B Schloner from the Cincinnati Weather Bureau cites a cold day with a low of about 35 degrees. At Devil's Lake North Carolina the temperature was six below zero yesterday. Ohio River level fell to 11 feet but E W Buell, dam official, expects a slight rise and pool stage with most dams raised locally.
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W. B. Schloner
Cincinnati Weather Bureau
Devil’s Lake
N. C
Ohio River
E. W. Buell
Violent quake recorded at St Xavier seismographic station
The St Xavier seismographic station logged its most violent tremor yesterday with a two hour plus quake observed by the faculty. Father Herr, the station director, said the event began at 12 25 noon and likely originated about 10 000 miles away near the East Indies. If on land the quake would have caused heavy damage.
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St. Xavier Seismographic Station
Father Herr
East Indies
Doctor Rongetti Sentenced to Death for Illegal Operation
In Chicago Criminal Court Dr. Amante Rongetti was sentenced to death in the electric chair for performing an illegal operation on a nineteen year old girl and for causing her and her baby to die through wilful neglect. The judge stated the verdict found him guilty of revolting murder and set execution for Friday April 13. The defense motion for a new trial was denied amid claims of witness intimidation and court prejudice.
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Chicago
Amante Rongetti
Frank Comerford
Rongetti
William Scott Stewart
Lorraine Irwin
Stewart
Comerford
Loretta Enders
Two Coast Guard Cutters Stand by For En to Take Off
Coast Guard cutters stand by as water rises near En to evacuate up to 150 passengers. Efforts focus on safe boarding and rapid transport despite rising flood conditions. Local authorities coordinate with rescue crews and maritime agencies to manage the evacuation.
Vessel Runs Aground on Cape Cod Bay Near Plymouth
New York bound Robert E Lee of Eastern Steamship grounded on Mary Ann Rock off Manomet Point Cape Cod Bay with 150 passengers and 113 crew. Coast Guard cutters stood by as master said the ship likely safe and passengers would not be moved until daylight.
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New York World News Service
Boston
Robert E. Lee
Eastern Steamship Company
Mary Ann Rock
Manomet Point
Cape Cod Bay
The
Steamship Company
Coast Guard
Tuscarora
Redwing
Robert Lee
Highland Light
Cape Cod
Provincetown
Norfolk
Newark
New York
Providence
Fall River
Plymouth County
Plymouth
Cape Cod Canal
Mary Ann
Ruscarora
Lady Bailey begins solo 6000 mile London to Cape Town flight
London March 9 Lady Mary Bailey wife of Sir Abe Bailey a Transvaal mine owner started a solo 6000 mile journey from Croydon Field to Cape Town South Africa. She plans to hop stops at Paris Rome Malta Bengazi and Cairo. Her De Haviland moth aircraft can stay aloft ten hours.
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London
Cape Town
Lady Bailey
Mary Bailey
Abe Bailey
Transvaal
Croydon Field
South Africa
Paris
Rome
Malta
Bengazi
Cairo
Railroad Man Honored by Romanian Government
Col. John Haydock Carroll, host to Queen Marie of Romania during her 1926 U S rail tour, was notified by the Romanian Minister that he received the Order of the Star of Romania with the grade of commander. The decree was issued by King Ferdinand on July 16 1927. Carroll serves as assistant to the president of the Northern Pacific Railway, general attorney for the Burlington and counsel for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
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Washington
John Haydock Carroll
Marie
Rumania
Romania
Ferdinand
Charles
Carroll
Northern Pacific Railway
Burlington
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Hickman Hunt Jury Deliberates Over Druggist Killing
A Los Angeles jury weighs the murder case of William Edward Hickman and Welby Hunt for the December hold up death of druggist C Ivy Toms. Final arguments close as Judge Elliott Craig reads separate verdicts and sanity instructions.
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Los Angeles
Superior Court
Willam Edward Hickman
Welby Hunt
C. Ivy Toms
Elliott Craig
Craig
Hickman
California
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Wall Street
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du Ponts
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du Pont
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Timkens
Roller Bearing Fame
Graham Brothers
Clarence R. Bitting
ThUlba
Peoples Depository
Marc Vail Eoin Gah
Atlantic
Quaker City
Sears
Interne
Rodman
Byrd
North Pole
Gongresswings
White - Norris
Muscle Shoals
White Norris
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cruise
Mr. Hurtig
Isadore Hurtig
East Front Street
Morris Hurtig
Cleveland Avenue
Avondale
York
St. Xavier
Uhigagl
Jen Tenge
Lieve
New OR
Hermes
New Orleans
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Kansas City
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Christine Woodside
Fred R. White
Lorene
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