Handwriting expert links Hauptmann Stoll case to Lindbergh mystery
Handwriting authority Albert Osborne testifies in New York supreme court that a peculiar symbol and unusual X construction connect Hauptmann to the ransom notes. He cites months of research and says the writing resembles the Lindbergh ransom demands, strengthening extradition push by New Jersey Attorney General Wilentz.
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United Press
New York
Suupreme
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Albert
Osborne
Et & Supreme Colt
Hauptmann
New Jersey
Lindbergh
Ulin
Hhuptmann
Charles A. Lindbergh
David T. Wilentz
Wilentz
Miners End Hunger Strike After Wage Boost Deal
In Fonkirchen Hungary on Oct 16, about 1000 miners, disheartened by living conditions and hunger, ended a five day underground protest of 1310 feet beneath the surface. Premier Goemboes secured concessions including a 17 217 bonus and a Christmas bonus. no sabotage charges or vacation cancellations. a government commission to ensure fair treatment. negotiations to extend work days to five.
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Fonkirchen
Hungary
Julius Goemboes
Voter Registration May Top 4,000,000 in Pa Election
United Press reports Pennsylvania could set an all time record with voter registration likely surpassing 4,000,000. An anticipated turnout over 3,000,000 is expected in the November 6 general election as the gubernatorial race looms and eligible voters face a high participation likelihood.
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United Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
Probers Find Crew Negligent In Morro Castle Fire
United Press reports a U S Steamship Inspection Service inquiry into the Morro Castle disaster ordered Acting Captain William F Warms and four subordinates to show cause why their licenses should not be suspended. The preliminary report faulted five officers for crew conduct after the fire and noted that earlier action might have saved lives.
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United Press
New York
U.S. Steamboat Inspection Service
Morro Castle
William F. Warms
Asbury Park
Karl ©. Neilson
James Smith
Ben
Widening of Three Streets Proposed in City Plan
City Council discussed a street widening program to extend North Center street north to Frederick and widen Park Place and East Smith street by cutting sidewalks for more space and parking. The plan aims to ease congestion and improve safety at Roosevelt highway junction, with cost estimates to be prepared for November council action.
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Park Place
East Smith Streets
Park
Center Street
Frederick Street
City Council
Relief Works Division
East Smith Street
North Center
Smith
Frederick Streets
North Center Street
Smith Street
N. R. Dickson
Council
Erie Victim of Hit Run Fatal in Erie Pa
Charlea Mi col 25 died in a Erie hospital from injuries after a hit and run on the Buffalo Cleveland road. State patrolmen held Herbert J Wagner Cranesville and Edward Bissell Girard for questioning after the car headlights were noted broken. Fragments at the scene matched the broken headlight glass. Mrs Callie Johnson 78 died in Butler courthouse Memorial hospital from a stove fire accident at home on Saturday.
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Ey Amhurican
Erie
Charlea
Buffalo-Cleveland Road
Herbert J. Wagner
Cranesville
Edward Bissell
Girard
Wagner
Bissell
Butler, Pa
Callie Johnson
Butlercouray Memorial Hospital
Bandits Hold Up City Treasurer in Brockton Heist
Three burglars seized $12811 from Brockton city hall, holding Leo Y. Clancy at his desk while a guard was overpowered. The robbery occurred swiftly near police headquarters, with an automobile escape and no shots fired. Patrolman George Perkins alerted the scene but the trio vanished with the loot.
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Unites Ires
Brockton
Mass
City Hall
Leo Y. Clancy
George’ Perkins
Penn a political campaign now battle of deals
In Pennsylvania the campaign shifts to a rush of promises and deals as three weeks remain until election. Democrats tout a new deal while Republicans push a square deal amid rising mudslinging and bribery charges. Both sides trumpet patronage and claim victory while fearing ballot box cuttings.
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Joseph S. Wasney
United Press
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Railroad Worker Injured At Union City
Fred Gardner, 47, of Mill Village, sustained a fractured ankle when a railroad tie rolled onto his foot at the Grie Railroad in Union City Monday afternoon. He was taken to Corry hospital where Dr. John C. Kibler treated him.
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Fred Gardner
Mill Village
Grie
Union City
Corry Hospitel
John C. Kibler
Sharon Lawyer Gerald Dixon Dies Of Heart Attack
Gerald C. Dixon a longtime Sharon lawyer died at 60 from a heart attack in his home. Family members, after searching for him, found the locked bathroom door and police broke it down to reach him. Medical officials attributed the death to a heart attack.
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Sharon
Gerald C. Dixon
Dixon
Government Regulation of Self Policing Industry Proposed
Washington Oct 16 Col Charles A Lindbergh told the War Board that reviving aviation leadership status and clearing those charged or disgraced is essential to federal aviation policy. He urged a permanent independent aviation commission to enforce rules and support minimum transport safety standards while balancing competition and growth.
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United Press
Washington
Harles A. Lindbergh
Wyrtaral Air Board
James A. Farley
Live Board
Ale
Cais
Aviation Commission
Walter Brown
New Policy Planned to Deal with Chiselers
Washington oct 16 industry may be allowed to police itself under a government supervised NRA code enforcement plan. President Roosevelts industrial recovery board weighs self policing to curb chiseling with federal veto power over anti trust relaxations. University of Chicago president Hutchins might head enforcement with central authority and final corrective power retained by the government.
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Lyle A. Brookover
United Press
Washington
NRA
Roosevelt
National Industrial Recovery Board
NRA Une Dep
Hugh 8. Johnson
Robert M. Hutchins
University of Chicago
NIRB
Justice Department
Houde Engineering Co
Buffalo
Johnson
Rotary Club Sponsors Scout Troop In Erie
The Rotary Club at its weekly luncheon voted to sponsor the troop formerly led by Harey Spicer. Jack Taylor, Erie County Boy Scout executive, spoke on the movement and its 25 year history, detailing activities. Twenty-eight members and one guest, Mr. Davis of the RWD office, attended the luncheon.
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Rotary Clib
Y Wincheon
Harey Spicer
Jack Taylor
Erie County
Service Lab
Davis
RWD
Fire destroys Philadelphia factory with $90,000 loss
Fire swept through a brick building housing Stir Showcase Manufacturing Company in Philadelphia late at night, destroying the showcase factory and an adjoining tearoom. Estimated damage set at $90,000 with no injuries reported. Firefighters battled the blaze after midnight as flames spread rapidly between the two structures.
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PHILA
Bene
Philadelphia
Brickuilding
Stir Showcase Manufacturing Company
Lake Tug Is Safe After Ballan Beleans Incident
The Bel lines tug Bel lanes operated by Hedger Tow ing Co of New York was reported safe after radioed for help yesterday afternoon. Coast Guard cutter Petrel stood by as the tug towed its three barges behind Long Point, though the barges broke away in heavy seas. The tug’s crew of 41 was not endangered and the vessel was not awash as some reports claimed.
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United Press FBI
Ort
Tig Bellines
Hedger Towing Company
New York City
Coast Guard
Petrel
Bellanes
Erie
Long Point
Te Petit
Bellans
Las Point
Nob Png
Democrats Rally Draws 2000 at Erie Public Auditorium
A large Erie county gathering drew over 2,000 Democrats from Erie and surrounding towns to a rally at the Public Auditorium. Speaker George H. Earle, the Democratic candidate for governor, outlined state fiscal woes under Republican rule and urged support for the Democratic ticket in November. Also spoke were Adrian Bonnelly, Ken Ronnerly, Mayor James P. Rossiter, Congressman Charles N. Crosby, and James O'Toole of Pittsburgh.
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Erie
George H. Earl
Adrian Bonnelly
Philadelphia
Corry
Earle
Vicket
Als
Ronnerly
James P. Rossiter
Charles N. Crosby
James O'Tooe
Sitsburgh
Family Hopes Kidnapped Alice Stoll Is Alive
Louisville, Oct 16. Alice Stoll, a 28 year old society woman, had been practicing with a high powered rifle weeks before she was kidnapped. Hopes for her safe return rose as new clues emerged, including a mutilated Kentucky license plate found in Fort Wayne Indiana. Authorities speculate negotiations may have shifted toward Indiana, possibly Indianapolis, as Berry V. Stoll, her husband, shows cautious optimism. Reports stated she may be alive and in relatively good health as of yesterday.
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United Press
Louisville
Alice Stoll
Stoll
Fort Wayne
Trai
Kentucky
Nashville
Tenn
Indiana
Indianapolis
Berry V. Stoll
Alice
Corry Woman Nominated for State Federation President
In Harrisburg on October 16 Mrs. John H Phillips of Pittsburgh was named president of the Pennsylvania State Federation of Women. Nominations for other officer posts followed, with Mrs. Edward Marburg Ardmore as first vice president and Mrs. E Barnes Corry as second vice president among several district heads and secretaries named. The election is set for Thursday with Mrs A F Fix York chairing the nominating committee.
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Harrisburg
John H. Phllips
Pittsburgh
State Federation of Pennsylvania Women
Hee
Richard J. Hamilton
Armore
Phillips
Edward Marburg
Ardmore
E. ©. Barnes
Corry
Corry Hatchery Plans Diesel Installation
Deputy Buller and a Diesel engine engineer surveyed the State Fish Hatchery west of Corry to study diesel generating equipment for electric light and power. Costs are under study with potential savings prompting a possible early state approval. The hatchery plans to add space for equipment and prepare for annual fall trout shipments to streams across western Pennsylvania within the next ten days.
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C. R. Buller
Commissioner of Fisheries
R. Buller
Pleasant Mount
Lot
Buller
State Fish Commission
Sup't
A. G. Buller
Corry
Pennsylvania
Corry Hatchery
Mystery Fire Destroys Ford Car Near Blue Eye Hill
Charles Springstead of East Wayne Street left his Ford at a woodlot on Blue Eye Hill and returned to find the car ablaze. The fire gutted the vehicle though extinguished before total loss.
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Charles Springstead
Wayne Street
Springstead
Blue Eye Hill
Oon
Death Sentences in Moscow for Espionage and Propaganda
In Moscow on October 16, three men were sentenced to death for espionage and revolutionary propaganda. An engineer named Larkin, former merchant Sarroy described as the spy, and Davidoff who aided Sarroy were executed. Six defendants were metallurgical plant employees at Kuznetsk, Latkin heading the blast furnace department, charged with organizing fascist type propaganda.
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United Press
Moscow
Larkin
Sarroy
Davidoff
Kuznetsk
Latkin
Sweeping raid on Sharon Lotteries unfolds in Sharon
Nine men were jailed as a grand jury probe began into alleged lottery operations in Sharon Pennsylvania. State police from Butler raided multiple locations including the Sharon Hotel where manager Pete Rock was arrested. Other arrests followed at a restaurant, parlor, store, and clothing shop as authorities seized fifteen slot machines, eight of which were at the hotel.
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Jy Unires
Frew
Sharon
Grand Jury
State Pote
Tté
Butler Barracks
Butler State
Paleo
Shéroi
Pete Rock
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Battle OF
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Farley
Permanent Aviation Commission
Harry Spicer
George H. Earle
North
E. C. Barnes
State Federation of Women
Gijon
Spain
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