Illinois raid nets six kidnap gang suspects from East St Louis
In a dramatic operation, police captured over 100 gang members tied with handcuffs and guarded by machine guns. The raid, centered in East St Louis and Springfield, aimed to detain suspects linked to robberies and ransom schemes. Governor Emmerson assisted as officers prepared to move the group to Chicago.
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United Press
Springfield
Illinois
Midwest
East St. Louis
St. Claire
Chicago
Taravan
Anding
P Nise
Sterling i
Louis L. Emmerson
Walter Moody
State Highway Patrol
Fred Burke
Yaratch Guilty Faces Life Imprisonment
Leo Yaratch, 25, formerly of Corry, Pa., was found guilty by Common Pleas Judge James B. Ruhl of murdering his wife, Margaret, a telephone operator. The judge recommended mercy, making life imprisonment the mandatory penalty, with sentence deferred until next week after an insanity plea and expert opinion found him sane.
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United Press
Cleveland
Leo Yaratch
Corry
Common Pleas
James B. Ruhl
Margaret
Ruhl
Yaratch
Pinchot Tour Aims for West in P S C Fight
Governor Pinchot campaigns westward in Pennsylvania seeking a single senatorial vote to move the fair rate board bills through the Senate Judiciary General Committee. He plans rallies in Altoona, Bedford, Somerset, and Williamson district to pressure support for the plan, warning it could reshape national politics and governability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Huntingdon
Gav. Pinchot
Werd Fay
Judiciary General Committee
State Senate
Altoona
Richard Williamson
Bedford
Somerset
Chas
League
Fair Rate Board
Senate
House
Pennsylvania
America
Today’s Five Best Radio Entertainments
NBC network 5:00 Gene Austin onWJ2. NBC network 6:15 The Jesters on WABC. CBS network 7:15 Orchestras on WEAR. NBC network 7:00 Weber and Pields on WABC. CBS network 7:20 Mary Charles on air.
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NBC
Gene Austin
WJ2
the Jesters
WABC
CBS
Weber & Pields
Mary Charles
Junior Senior Reception Delights Corry High Community
Corry High School hosted its annual Junior-Senior banquet and dance at Hotel Corry and the Junior High, with 130 students and guests. Richard Bachomer presided as toastmaster, feats included remarks by Miss Olive Hixson and Ben Mulheir, faculty talks, and a seas themed ballroom. The event featured music by the Presque Isle Nighthawks and drew many out of town guests from Meadville Greenville Union City Grove City and Erie.
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Corry High School
Hotel Corry
Dinig
Richard Bachomer
Bach Other
Olive Hixson
Ben Mulheir
M. J. Blunden
Louise Hendrickson
May MuCormack
Princinal Howard
Sheen
Sedric McCall
Lillian Dallman
Alice Brant
Em. J. Brown
Presque Isle Nighthawks
Erie
Marlette Allen
Meadville
Lya Hendrick Son
Greenville
Betty Conkle
Martha Lockwood
Union City
Lois Gis
Grove City
Elizabeth Carney
Margaret Bialy
Lockwood Dies in Oil City Pneumonia Stricken
Lockwood president of National Transit Pump and Machine Company died here after a period of illness from pneumonia. He was elected to the presidency eight months ago, succeeding Fy J. Williams, who retired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lockwood
Oil City
National Transit Pump and Machine Company
Fy J. Williama
Blaze Destroys Garland Farm Dam and Feeders
A fire at the Charles Moore farm in Garland early this morning, likely caused by faulty wiring, destroyed a large dam and farm buildings. Losses include four hundred small chicks, several head of cattle, and substantial equipment. Fire departments from Warren and Youngsville assisted to prevent spread. damage estimated around 15000 dollars.
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Journal
Garland
Charles Moore
Warren
Youngeville
Crowley Ready to Die in Chair in Murder Case
Francis Crowley known as Two Gun Crowley faces execution after a two hour police siege. Indicted for murder in Patrolman Hirsch slaying, he claims guilt and wishes to die soon. His 16 year old girlfriend Helen Walsh testified against him in Nassau County. Rudolph Duringer, charged in a Harlem nightclub slaying, was jailed on related accusations.
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United Press
New York
Francis
Crowley
Sing Sing
Frederiel Hirsch
Nassau County
Helen Walsh
Brooklyn
Hirsch
Jane
North Merrick
Rudolph Duringer
Duringer
Bronx County
Virginia Briannen
Snake blamed for nitro explosion near Clintonville
A large black snake crawling among 835 quarts of nitroglycerin is believed to have toppled a can and sparked a massive explosion near Clintonville. The cache lay in an isolated ravine three miles away. windows in Clintonville and nearby Harkleyville were shattered as houses rocked in the blast. No one was injured and investigators pursue the cause.
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United Frets
Rail magnates seek equal freight rates to restore prosperity
A Chicago gathering of railroad executives adopted a plan to study and repeal current freight rate inequalities. They warned widespread wage cuts and job losses unless revenues are boosted, noting previous rate changes helped spark a postwar surge but now threaten credit and employment across the industry.
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Unified Press
Chicago
Amelia
Fathray
Association Railway Executives
United States
M-railroad
Death of Mrs R G Lindsley in Corry After Fifty Years
Mrs Julia A Lindsley widow of R G Lindsley druggist died at her son Léol Lindsley's home 23 First avenue at 11 80 this morning aged four score years. She longtime Corry resident active in the Presbyterian Church and born in Beaverdam Pennsylvania. Survived by son Little Lindsley Philadelphia two sisters Mrs Sophronia A Triscuit Union City and Mrs John Hanlen Winters Kans one brother S Lyons Corry and four grandchildren. Funeral from Merson home Monday afternoon at 3 with interment in Ping Grove cemetery.
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City
Son
Julia A. Lindsley
R. G. Lindsley
Léol Lindsley
First Avenue
Smd Tone
Iun
Lindsley
Beavedam
Uzis: Vicinity
Cony
John ‘Hanlen
Winteld, Kans
S. Lyons
Corry
Merson
Ping Grove Cemetery
Six Die in Wreck Near Dighton Kansas
Six people died when a Missouri Pacific freight train wrecked 17 miles west of Dighton East. All victims were aboard one closed car as the train derailed and a rear section telescoped into adjacent cars.
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United Press
East
Missouri Pacific
Car Crash At Intersection Injures Teens In Potsdam Area
A Ford sedan owned by Frank Bliss and driven by Thomas Quinn collided with a machine driven by Adam Warner of Potsdam New York at a busy intersection. Warner reportedly failed to stop. his identity was to be learned from the license number. Quinn was accompanied by high school students, some severely bruised and shaken but none seriously hurt. The car overturned causing a dramatic wreck and a narrow escape from greater injuries.
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Smining
Frank Bliss
Thomas
Quinn
Adam Warner
Potsdam
N.Y
Warner
Qulinn
Hal
Henge
Earthquake tremor recorded at Regis College
Reports from Regis College indicate a stimulating earthquake of destructive force was recorded today on the campus seismograph. Nearby areas reported shaking and a magnitude that alarmed students and staff.
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United Press
Denver
Regis College
Meeting with President to Cut Army Cost
President Hoover meets with War Department leaders on the banks of the Rapidsin to discuss ways to reduce army expenses. The conference, the first in a planned series this weekend, focuses on appropriations amounting to 446,406,000 for the current year and 450,800,000 for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Hoover
Paul R. Mallon
United Press
Washington
Rapidsin
Tris
Despondent Widow Christina Taylor Dies by Own Action
Despondency from a stroke left Mrs. Thomas Taylor of Waterford in a weakened state and led to her death by own action. Her husband found her body hanging at home Friday from a noose she had fashioned. The tragedy was discovered on his return from a nearby farm. Coroner Den Hanley investigated the death.
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Thomas Taylor
Waterford
Taylor
Corminer den Hanley
Fire Rips Bear Lake. four buildings burn. five towns rush in
Firefighters from Corry, Mur youter towns, and Bear Lake battle a blaze that destroyed the Jambre hardware and grocery, the Jembers residence, and the Sweetland and Siam bra homes. Damage about 40000 dollars. The Odd Fellows hall hosted a town supper hours before the fire. Fire spread to multiple structures as crews from Ashville, Lakewood, Sherman, Clyojer and Corry aided local volunteers in holding flames.
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Corry
Mur
Bear Lake
Jiambra
Jiambra Hardware and Grocery
Tim Oded Pelions
Ames
Whivente Sweetlam
Pear Lake
Jiembya
Jothen
Sweetland
Ashville
Lake Wood
Sherman
Clyojer
Voluntees
Department of
Dames
Boone
Leon Walker
Will Evans
Odd Fellows Hall
Getogetler
Beat Lake
Billy Munn
Garand
Glenn Tillotson
Siambra
Walker
Tis
Typ Bates
Evans
Hest
Jiambre
Avene
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Middle West
Pinchot
West
P. S.C
Snake
Tanidirow
Mother's Bay
Bulletins
Pittsburgh
Ingram
Jaqkscs, Miss
Guaranty Bond and Trust, Co
New Jersey
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