Imported Voters Flock To Saar For Plebiscite Balloting
Thousands of imported voters from Germany France Asia Africa and the Americas converge on Saar Basin to cast ballots in the June 28 1919 plebiscite. Up to fifty five thousand abroad expected while German supporters mobilize via trains. Officials warn neutrals and police enforce secrecy as tension rises over possible outcomes and Nazi intimidation.
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Saarbruecken
Saar
Saar Basin
Germany
France
Asia
Africa
North
South America
Reich
United States
League of Nations
A. E. Rodhe
Plebiscite Commission
Handwriting Traced By Osborn Today Links Hauptmann Arrest
Principal agent Wilson helped build the government case against gang leader Al Capone and linked to the Lindbergh inquiry from crime to Hauptmann arrest. He directed ransom money prep at J P Morgan, noted serial numbers, tracked the notes, and identified part of the money including $14,600 found in Hauptmann s garage. He testified that $2,980 of the Lindbergh money was exchanged at the source.
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Hauptmann
Wilson
al Capone
Lindbergh
J. P.morgan Company
Offbeat Court Testimony Weaves Faulkner Link to Gold Ransom
A federal courtroom probe delves into a ransom note linked to J J Faulkner amid the 1930s gold embargo. Testimony suggests possible motives tied to bank transfers and a Chrysler Tower death, with multiple men named Faulkner noted by investigators.
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New York Federal Reserve Bank
J. J. Faulkner
J. J. ‘Faulkner
C. Liroyd Fosher
J.J. Faulkner
Chrysler Tower
Faulkner
J. J
Local movie casting near Decatur kicks off next week
Decatur's film project hires local residents including Eugene Jackson Cecelia Alexander Charlotte Taylor Jewell Cox Marie Hogan Jane Blackwell Dor Terry Margaret Nichols Edne Fay Jones Dawn Holland Virginia Dinsmore John Felix White for roles as production begins early next week. The notes discuss ransom letters and handwriting analysis linking multiple messages to the same writer.
Garnett on New Orleans business trip delays return
Decatur diary notes J P Garnett in New Orleans on a business mission with expected return home Sunday. Troop 16 Boy Scouts meet at Westminster Presbyterian church at 6 30 this evening. Several local residents ill or recovering, including Mrs R E Wardlaw and Mrs Mary Bloodworth. A finger loss incident involved the daughter of R C Hyde. Regular Trinity PTA meeting planned next Thursday night.
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J. P. Garnett
New Orleans
Boy Scouts
Westminster Presbyterian Church
R. C. Hyde
19Th Avenue, East
Trinity Pta
Local notes and upcoming events in town
Ladder is brought in and will leave Sunday for Montgomery. Letters received by local friends indicate hotel availability and urge early reservations as space is rapidly exhausted. In Birmingham, Prof. Knapps assists Coach Fuller during the basketball team's district invasion. Ben Stacey invites Riverside High students to join Legion-McFadden recreation classes for physical development. Red Kimbrecht returns from Pasadena after attending the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day.
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Friends Hotel
Prof. Knapps
Birmingham
Fuller
Ben Stacey
Legion-McFadden
Riverside High
Red Kimbrecht
Pasadena
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Status Quo Common Front
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John F
Jafsie) Condon
Jonn
Gunner
Hunterdon Courtiy
N. J
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Joseph Kimmel
Vincennes
Ind
Albert Reiman
Kimmel
Decatur Dany
Outlaw
Eva Richetti
Adam Richetti
Pretty Boy
Floyd
Atoka
Okla
Mane
Decatur
Alger
Decatuur
R. E. Wardlaw
W. M. Chenault
A. Z. Bailey
Sherian Street
Webb
L. B. Wright
Popular
Grant Street
Mary Bloodworth
Johnstown Street
Charles E. Layman
Flint
Hector and
Frank Smith
Lawrence
County
State Democratic Executive Committee
Montgomery
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
Decatur Dairy
Rey
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