Master security theft ring busted in federal probe
Federal agents arrested eight men linked to a large securities theft ring. About 810000 in stolen New York securities were recovered after the December 14, 1934, trust company heist on Wall Street. Suspects were taken in Topeka Kansas City West Palm Beach and Washington. The ring’s mastermind, identified as Hartman, operated a New York barber shop and had a 100000 note in custody at arrest.
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New York
Loday
Treasury
OSS
Department of Justi¢s
Washington
Topeka
Kaw
West Palm Beach
Nusa
Bahama
United States ‘Trust Company
Wall Street
Besom Corporation
Trust Company
Eller's
Lobbry
Department of Justice
Melvin 2. Smith
Kansas City
Kans
Topek
William Tt. Evans
Theodore Crowley
Gabriel Marasi
Charles Hartman
Rocco de Grassi
George de Grassi
Wear Palm Beach
Paul Alexander
Rhea Whitley
Hartman
Chicago
Whitley
Nia
Edgar Honver
Bureau of Investigation
de Grassi Brothers
Corry nominations spark waning primary interest in Erie district
The Erie region primaries face apathy with low turnout despite plans for big local rallies. W. Stuart Houghton seeks the State Assembly nomination in the Third District, opposed by John Van Allsburg and Edward M. Foye, splitting the North East vote and boosting Houghton’s chances. Local Democratic and Republican events are tentatively set with candidates and speakers expected.
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James P. Rossister
Erie
Assembly
Corry
Democratic Committee
Corty
Aeid
W. Stuart Houghton
John van Allsburg
Edward M. Foye
North East
Lake Belt
Houghton
Alwin
Body of child recovered after Oil Creek flood tragedy
In Oil Creek near McSlintockville a one year old Naomi Rose Moliring was found after being washed away February 26 as an ice gorge and rising flood swept her from her grandfather’s arms near Rynd Farm. Grandparents Charles Mehiring Sr. fled the scene as the disaster struck.
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Otl Creek
Otl City
Naomi Rose
Oil Creek
McSlintockville
Charles Mehiring
Rynd Farm
Bombings near solution eyed as suspects questioned in Pa
Wilkes Barre April 16 state and federal officers questioned two new suspects in the Good Friday bombing investigation. Investigators sought a solution to the buybulbs that caused three deaths and terror in the Wyoming Valley. Other developments included the death of Thomas A. Maroney, former head of the de…
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United Press
Wilkes-Barre
Wyoming Galley
Thomas A. Maroney
Roosevelt urges renewed vigor in conservation drive
President Roosevelt urged renewed vigor in conserving natural resources during the cornerstone ceremony for the new 12 million Department of Interior building. Harold Ickes joined the president in advocating conservation and suggested renaming the department The crowd heard a summary of progress in conservation efforts and the president stressed a national policy is essential to prevent waste and mismanagement of natural wealth.
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Frederick A. Storm
United Press
Washington
Pressfet
Department of Interior
Secretary of Interior
Harold J. Ickes
Conservatio of
Congress
Department of Conservation
Mr. Roosevelt
George Washington
Ie Unite States
Traffic checks to begin Monday on multiple routes
The state highway traffic survey leads will start next Monday in Erie Crawford Venango Mercer Forest Clarion and Warren counties. Checks on vehicle weight and bus passenger counts will run on Route 20 at West Springfield and Route 6 west of Linesville, across eighteen survey points for a year with two divisions covering traffic volume and weight carried. Manufacturer William Ely Evans dies in Pittsburgh hotel at age 80 after retirement from Armstrong Cork Company.
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High Catshall
Meadville
Erie
Crawford
Venango
Mercer
Forest
Clarion
Warren
West Springfield
Erie County
Linesville
Pittsburgh
William Ely Evans
Armstrong Cork Company
KIWANTANS HEAR TALK ON ANESTHESIA
Kiwanis Club dinner featured Bugsell Sherman an anesthetist for Heldbrink Anesthetics Company. He described modern equipment and hospital gases and praised local physician Dr. W. W. Graham. Jameson of Pittsburgh attended as a guest.
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Bugsell Sherman
Heldbrink Anesthetics Company
Kiwanis Club
Sherman
W. W. Graham
HW. Jameson
Pittsturgty
Italy presses Ethiopia peace talks with Badoglio in Africa
Geneva reports Italy demands Ethiopia sue for peace directly to Marshal Badoglio in East Africa. Baron Aloisi and Bealta Maggolini’s envoy pressed the League of Nations committee for a path to armistice, suggesting Lausanne talks as an alternative to Geneva.
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Geneva
Italy
Ethiopia
Pietro Badoglia
East Africa
Baron Pompeo Aloisi
Be- Alta Maggolini
Sulyadoyle Madariaga
Spin
League of Nations Committee of 13
Mussolini
Madariaga
Joseph A. Agenol
League
Aloisi
Caldo Teocen
Alois
B&supolio
Taly
Great Britain
Imderstem
Soa
Badoglio
Toutth
Thuly
Thera
Escaped Lille Valley prisoners hunted across tri state area
Police across New York northern Pennsylvania and Ohio searched for three fugitives from Lille Valley county prison. Jol Shin 25 Basel Evan 5 and Clinton Idware Arthurs 82 escaped yesterday by slipping through a basement hole near a plumbing area. They fled into the night prompting a wide manhunt along highways and rail routes toward Binghamton with a Buffalo woman reporting sightings.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Lille Valley County
Wero
Bringhampton
Jol Shin
Basel Evan
Olain
N.Y
Clinton
Binghamton
Buffalo Womun
Democrats Pleased By Roosevelt Primary Returns
Democrats today hailed presidential primary results showing growing support for Franklin Roosevelt amid Republican hopefuls. The Nebraska contest illustrated a decisive shift within the party as Roosevelt led or threatened to lead amid scattered GOP support, signaling a new phase in this week’s polling.
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United Pres
Washington
Roosevelt
Amiong
Nebraska
Anil Ilituts
Canndaus
Industry May Secure Workers on WPA Program
William Franklin, director of the state employment bureau at Erie, announced that WPA workers with private employment offers may take those jobs while the state employment service and the WPA aim to move workers from relief projects to industry. If a WPA employee is offered industry work with a comparable salary, they are encouraged and obliged to accept.
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WPA
Willam Franklin
State Employment Bureau
Erie
Franklin
State Employment Service
Bernard Cochran
Train 903 Late After Serious Grade Crossing Wreck
Pennsylvania passenger train No 102 was late yesterday afternoon after a Pittsburgh Buffalo express collided with an automobile driven by Samuel Speersma 10 Oakwood Rose Gardens Oil City section causing severe injuries to Speersma. He was hurled about 30 feet and is in critical condition with brain concussion possible skull fracture broken leg and other injuries. The driver apparently did not see the approaching train and drove onto the crossing as the engine plowed into the auto. The train stopped soon after and crew aided in moving Speers to an ambulance. The train reached its destination at 4 20 p m.
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Pennsylvania ‘Railboa Porthhouru
Corey Ol & O'etock
Oil City
Pittsburgh
Speerson
Franklin oil worker dies after compressor tank blast
Ari Frayning 16 and Lee Wright 24 were injured in an air compressor tank explosion on the Hazen Rice lease near Cooperstown. Wright died from his injuries, his chest torn away and face mutilated as he was hurled 75 feet through the air. Hope for his recovery was abandoned early.
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Frayning
Ari
Lee Wright
Wright
Cooperstown
Chicago Machine Faces Bracing Fight After Primary
The Chicago Kelly Nash machine sees potential to swing hundreds of thousands of Democratic votes next fall after Horner’s primary win. Bundesen carried his home county hard, while Horner swept downstate estates, leaving a rift with observers predicting the machine may seek to aid Brooks unofficially. Roosevelt’s 200000 primary votes add to the stake as party tensions flare over alleged polling practices.
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Chicago
Moynlite
Mdwar J. Kelly
Natonal
Pauick A. Nice
Uinelx
Mavik
Kelly
Nash
Miimots
Enterinz
Herman N. Bundesen
Horner
Kelly-Nash
Brooks
Ferner
Five Million For Flood Control Work
Washington April 14 The War Progress Administrator Harry Hopkins announced approval of five million dollars for flood control projects in disaster stricken states. The report lists Massachusetts with four projects totaling 73429, Pennsylvania with twenty projects totaling 528208, Maine with 138 projects totaling 1412277, and Connecticut with 104 projects totaling 238387.
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United Press
Washington
Wortes
Harry” J. Hopkins
Tom Foot
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Nurse Hanged for Patient Murder in Britain
Mrs. Dorothea Nancy Waddingham, 36, a trained nurse and mother of five, was hanged at Winson Green for murdering an elderly patient with an overdose of morphine. The king refused clemency, citing policy on poisoning deaths. her co defendant, Ada Baguley, 50, died in hospital.
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England
United Press
Birmingham
Eng
Dorothea Nancy Waddingham
Nuurse
Winson Green
Verey
John Simon
Homes
Simon
Edward VII
Ethel Millie Major
Hull J
Big Gasser Blazes Off Beaumont Well Explosion
Glenn H. McCarthy’s Nong No. 2 offset well near Amelia suburb spouted a column of flames after an 1:80 a m blast. The fire toppled a 122 foot derrick within ten minutes, melted steel, and caused about $50,000 in damage as buildings rocked across Beaumont.
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United Press
Beaumont
Tex
Glenn H. McCarthy
New Amelia
WPA Workers Strike Fear in Fayette County Report
Fear of a general strike among Works Progress Administration workers in Fayette county grew after a threat of a 200-strong strike at Brownsfield. Workers marched from Brownfield to Uniontown to protest the discharge of a fellow WPA member, expressing anger over the incident.
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Works Progress Administration
Fayette County
Brownsfield
Brownfield
Uniontown
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