Brooklyn Bandits Swings to Former Rum Running Gang
Police hunt for bandits who robbed an armored truck in Brooklyn with 427980. Agents pursue clues tying to former rum running rings and Vannie Higgins era gang members Jack McCarthy and another man. Det. efforts focus on suspicious cars, a Seabright dory, and a hidden pushcart used for firearms.
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United Press
New York
Brooklyn
Council of War
Jack McCarthy
Jani
Vannie Higgins
Run Stinning
Kip
Barsey
Pennsylvania
New York City
Ohn Donahue
Arverne
Polide
Higgins
McCarthy
Hig
Ging
Vannie
Long Island
Central
Washington
William J Burns
United States ‘Trucking Corporation
Francis x. Fay
Department of Justice
John J. Sullivan
Police Teadquarters
Sullivan
Cuban plot leaders face death in Cuba military trial
Major Angel Hechevarria and Captain Augustin Brive were sentenced to death for allegedly plotting to overthrow the government. The two officers, linked to Lieut. Col. Mario Alfonso Hernandez in Pinar del Rio, faced a public trial at Camp Columbia with seven officers judging. General Batista approved the sentences.
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Unites Presa Mayana
Angel Hechevarria
Augustin Brive
Hechevarris
Ard
Colombia
Mario Alfonso Hernandez
Pinar del Rio
Havana
Fulgendlo
Watista
Hernandez
Camp Columbia Hospital
Trive
Hechegarria
Camp Columbi
Gol. Walgencia Batista
Sta
Blank spaces mark slain leaders in Nazi Who's Who
A Nazi party Who's Who edition hits bookstores with blank spaces signaling leaders executed after the Storm Troop purge. The book lists names with gaps, reflecting the purge's impact on the hierarchy and providing a stark, censored record of the regime's losses.
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Rlin
Man Quizzed in Murder of Coed at Howard College
Harold Taylor, 28, jailed on murder charges in the slaying of Faye New, 19, a Howard College coed. Police to seek a warrant for choking and stabbing as New resisted advances. A B Cain questioned then released. New’s body found in a ditch beside a carfield after a struggle. autopsy to determine sexual assault.
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United Press
Birmingham
Ala
Harold Taylor
Faye New
Howard College
Taylor
Miss New
Hosby
Hoy
State Legion Leader Ischerwood Is Elected Commander
Jas E Isherwood Waynesburg 8 was newly elected state commander of the American Legion. He was admitted to the U S Veterans Hospital in Aspinwall Pa after a kidney ailment relapse following treatment for a stroke like episode during last week's Legion convention. He had joined his family in Meadville when he relapsed and was brought to the hospital for examination and treatment.
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United Frese Aspinwall
Jas. E. Isherwood
Waynesburg
American Legion
U.S. Veterans Hospital
Isherwood
Erle
Meadyile
Opposition to cancellation of war debts voiced in Harrisburg
U S Senator James J. Davis of Pennsylvania urged against canceling 12 billion dollars in war debts owed to the United States by European nations. He argued the funds are needed to feed America's own people and support domestic needs.
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Harrisburg
United
Arrest 150 in Germany
Berlin reports 150 arrests since the elections, officials say the detainees are communist treason suspects. The government denies mass Catholic or Jewish voter repression and says arrests are unrelated to voting against Hitler policies.
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United Press Berlin
Nein
Torch Singer Helen Morgan Acquitted in Equity Matter
Hollywood Aug 23 Helen Morgan the piano-sitting torch singer and star of Broadway was acquitted by the Actors Equity arbitration board on charges of insubordination and intoxication arising from the stage play Memory. She denied accusations by Myron Fagan that she was under the influence during rehearsals and early performances at the Biltmore Theatre.
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Hollywood
Cailf
Helen Morgan
Broadway
The
Actors’ Equity Association
Miss Morgan
Myron Fagan
Biltmore Theatre
Near disaster at local plant averted by fast action
At the K. P. L. Furniture Company plant on East Main street a rail car backing toward the building was stopped in time by four crew members who applied the air brakes. The incident caused damage to a hand and some equipment but no injuries occurred.
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K. P. L. Furniture Company
East Main Street
Kingfish Fails In Attempt To Advance Probe
Huey P. Long sought investigators to probe New Orleans government but was rebuffed. Samuel Seabury and Ferdinand Pecora were turned down as Long’s effort to reveal vice and gambling in the city faced resistance. Congress urged a federal probe as Long delays hiring counsel and only one of nine committee members is appointed.
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Seabury
Pecora
New Orleans
Femrite
United Press
Huey P. Long
Samuel Seabury
Tammany Hall
New York City
Log
Ferdinand Pecora
Senate
Wall Street
Kingfigh
Long
St. Bernard
Jefferson Parishes
Metropolis
Long Henghtien
Committee of Nine
Plot to extort $50 000 from motion executive William Fox
United States attorney in Brooklyn said a $50 000 extortion plot against William Fox, a motion picture executive, was revealed today with a suspect arrested at Hewlett New York. The suspect’s name was not released. The plot allegedly demanded the ransom under threat of kidnapping Fox’s children.
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New York
Wiliam Fox
United States Attorney's Office
Brooklyn
Hewlett, N.Y
Department of Justice
Vox
Hold Man Carrying $12 000 In Gems and Coins
Swift 37 a licensed gold buyer was arrested at Pennsylvania Station after detectives found him carrying 10000 in inset gems and 2000 in gold coins, including ninety eight coins of 20 denomination and four 10 gold pieces. Detectives noted his unusually careful handling of a heavy bag of jewels.
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Philadelphia
Swift
Pennsylvania Station
Five Die In Auto Train Collision At Ontario Crossing
Five occupants were killed when their car was hit by a fast passenger train at a highway crossing near Crossing Pioserel Ontario. One passenger was thrown clear and seriously injured. Victims include E Roberts Quebec City John Francis Huntington Edith Weston Chicago Julia Johnson Cicero T Donald Schell 19 French River Ontario. The injured man is Tomas Schill father of the driver.
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United Press
Pioserel
Ont
Bigwood
mid-Georgia Bay District
E. Roberts
Quebec City
Que
John Francis
Huntington
W. Va
Edith Weston
Chicago
Julia Johnson
Cicero
Donald Schell
French River
Tomas Schill
Donald
No Immediate Thought of Rail Nationalization
Henry T. Gorrell reports that U S railroads plan to stay independent for now despite calls for government ownership amid the nation's financial strain. Coordinators suggest a centralized transportation system could include trucks and buses, with air travel as a competitor.
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Henry T. Gorrell
United Press
Washington
America
United Press Today
Fair
Joseph B. Wastman
American Liberty League launches nationwide campaign
The American Liberty League, with prominent Republican and Democratic critics of the New Deal, begins a nation wide campaign against communism and in defense of property rights. Alfred E. Smith and John Davis head the effort, with Irene O. Pont Nathan Miller and Jamies W Wadsworth named to the executive committee. The league says it will not join New Deal opposition or this year's elections.
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United Press
Washington
American Liberty League
Alfred E. Smith
John Davis
Cana
T Defense
League
Smith
Davis
Irene
O. Pont
Muuseiduse Wal
Roosevelt
Nathan la Miller
New York
Jamies W Wadsworth
Exportation by United States Adds to Crisis
Anien Press reports markets unsettled by rumors as speculation spreads over foreign exchange and gold price moves. The Treasury may permit a second export of gold within weeks to defend the dollar on its standard, after allowing shipment of 2,000,050 bullion to depart the country to signal support for the currency.
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Anien
Wishington
Treasury’ Department
London
Morgenthau belittles monetary movements
Washington reports Treasury Secretary Morgenthau dismissing recent foreign monetary rumors as distorted. He noted no disturbances yet and questioned how analysts in London Paris Shanghai and Cape Town claim certainty about actions. He cited currency fluctuations and a plan to inspect gold value amid devaluation rumors. Nearby, New York banks planned a large gold shipment to Paris on the Aquitania, the second such move since the U S gold stand began.
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United Press
Washington
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
Jess
South Africa
Shanghai
Tabuctoo
Man killed by state agents in Duquesne incident
Police report an unidentified local man was shot and killed by state liquor board agents in Duquesne as an investigation proceeds. Agent Edward Cobn from the Pittsburgh office was detained for questioning. authorities withheld confirmation of the victim’s name pending completion of the inquiry.
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Ey Wince Reese
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