Curtis Cleared of Actual Lindbergh Kidnapping In Hopewell
Hopewell New Jersey May 13 John B H Curtis the Lindbergh hoaxer was cleared of any role in the actual kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby. Authorities disclosed plans to question his companion Dobson Peacock at Norfolk Virginia about alleged negotiations with the kidnappers. Col Lindbergh and state police officials debated who should be named to pursue possible information.
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Hopewell
N. J
John BH. Curtis
Lindbergh
Lindbern
Dobson-Peacock
Norfolk
Col
Toth
A. Harry Moore
New Jersey
Ding
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
State Polics
Col. Schwarzkopf
Tyrus
Peacock
Ano
Nonis Leder
Idbergh
Tocalis
Hywe
Carls
Mimage
Walter Ian
Survivors Arrive From Djibouti Ship Disaster
The ship Ande Lebon arrived with 31 survivors from the Philippar disaster in Djibouti French Somaliland. Survivors were landed to rejoin relatives rescued earlier by British s sailors. Onlookers cried as the vessel docked while the American consul said he knew of American involvement with the Philippar survivors.
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Alraloual Suenae
Ande Lebon
Djibouti
Micuy Phiuppar
Tie Andre Lebon
Od Mabsud
Snan
Tobin Slightly Hurt In Automobile Mishap
Tobin was slightly injured when the car carrying him from the Rotary conference near Hastings Nebraska left the road and went into a ditch south of Yankton. The head bruise was minor and he expected to be down by today. Driver C H Bell and Mort Sonason were uninjured. The car had only minor damage. Tobin gave a brief talk at the conference about the boys and girls in Huron.
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Tobin
Tobay
Rotary
Hastings
Yankton
Nebraska
C. H. Bell
Mort Sonason
Bell
Hie
Huron
Wickersham will not seek reelection as vice chair
Mrs. Wade Wickersham the Republican vice state chairman for two years announced in Rapid City she will not run again at next Tuesday's state convention. She added she plans to aid the fall campaign but cannot commit needed time to the post.
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Wickersham
Rapid Cily
iFi
Wade Wickersham
Weather Update for Huron and South Dakota
Unsettled conditions move across Huron with probable showers or thunderstorms tonight and Friday, cooler than today. In South Dakota expect unsettled weather with local showers or storms likely tonight or Friday, with cooler temperatures except in the extreme southeast tonight.
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Huron
South Dakota
Mrs Curtis Surprised Asserts Contact Was Hoax
NORFOLK VA May 19 Mrs John Hughes Curtis disputes the Lindbergh ransom tale saying she talked with her husband Monday night and cannot believe the confession. Investigators say Curtis reached New York April 2 and flew to Norfolk with a pilot used by negotiators, while officials deny any link to the Lindbergh kidnappers. References in Curtis story about two men were cleared up as Sam Fox and Edwin Turin discuss offers for exclusive pictures or information. A Cochrane bill to punish kidnapers with death or life imprisonment was approved by a House subcommittee. A grocery store remodel tagged Redville is noted.
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Norfolk
John Hughes Curtis
John
Bergh
New York
Ely
Charles B. Borland
John H. Curtis
Jafs
Bronx
Borland
Curtis
Philadelphia
George L. Richard
Richard
Notiole
Linéberg
Philadelph
Brues
Ebnira
Edwin
Windbergh
Mvr. Twin
Fox
Mr. Twin
Fox Film Company
Fox Filem
Sam Fox
Norfolk Va
Pp. E. Turin
Norfolk-Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce
Norfolk-Portsmouth
Washington
Cochrane
House
Montague
Virginia
Pankhurst launches Lindbergh memorial fund in England
Lady Christabel Pankhurst announced a Lindbergh baby memorial fund in England to aid children if Col Lindbergh does not need the money. The move reflects sympathy for the Lindberghs as reports say the colonel has spent his fortune in the search for his kidnapped child.
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Londom
Sy Pankhurst
England
Col. Lindbergh
Police Question Brooklyn Woman in Lindbergh Saga
Mrs Mary Gford a Brooklyn school teacher was questioned by Assistant District Attorney Jacobs as police dismissed an anonymous tip claiming she had the Lindbergh baby. The inquiry centered on a separate alleged swindle while officials also pursued a school related inquiry.
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New York
Mary G.ford
Brooklyn
Jacobs
Kings County
John J. Sullivan
Ford
Sullivan
Jatsie
Ciut
Dr. Condon
Condon
O'Shea
Mulroone
McLaughlin
Bronx
Condor
Anne Laughlin
Richmond Hill
Letter Claimed Lindbergh Case Hint From Kidnap Suspect Clue
Newark report from The Evening News describes an anonymous Buffalo postmarked letter directing police to follow Lindbergh telephone wires to locate the baby and three others. The letter, signed “thank you,” claims involvement by 여러 suspects near Elizabeth, New Jersey, and mentions a planned return to Canada.
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Newark
N. J
Evening News
William Water
Trenton
Chick Walter
Hopewell
New York
Canada
Buffalo
Elizabeth NI
Diellows
Lindberg Kid
Elizabeth
JE J
N. Y
Tariff Coalition Aims to Win Four Rates in Bill
In Washington the Senate weighed four tariffs oil coal copper and lumier by a one half cent oil import tax with compensatory rates. The beer tax proposals were decisively defeated. Senate leaders sharpened strategy to push the tariff provisions forward and balance the budget as part of a broader economy program. Tydings accused lobbyists of near control of policy and named figures Franklin Slemp and Hitchcock as influential players in the oil tariff push.
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Washington
Senate
Ponacow
Tydings
Maryland
Bingham
Connecticut
Watson
Indiana
C. Bascom Sleinp
Mr. Hoover
Maryland Democrat
Standard Oil Company
Capitol
Witt Franklin
Ardmore
Oklo
Hitchcock
Slemp
Coolidge
Paris
Hoover
Fraklin
United States
Oklahoma
Mr. Hitchcock
Frank H. Hitchcock
Taft
Battle Hoppers Despite Congress In Des Moines
In Des Moines on May 13 plans to defend against an anticipated grasshopper scourge move forward despite Congress refusing federal aid. Iowa agricultural leaders convened in Ames where a state committee laid plans to form local groups to work with state forces. County agents are being taken to infested fields to learn bait preparation and usage of commercial bait to combat the outbreak.
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Congress
Des Moines
Town P
Ames
Special State Committee
Miss Ruth Wilcox Speaks to Huron Kiwanis at Noon
Miss Ruth Wilcox a Hur on Higs school teacher told Huron Kiwanians at noon about her observations from The Passion Play at Cheraromergan Dr F C Sale father of Charles Chic Sale famed comedian told of early experiences in Huron where his son was born Dr Sale visiting at the A M Urquhart home first came to Dakota territory last March and spoke to the Kiwanis club today
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Ruth Wilcox
Means Trial Set for June 6 in Lindbergh Case
Gaston B. Means trial on charges of larceny after trust and embezzlement totaling 104000 dollars related to an alleged Lindbergh ransom fraud was scheduled for June 6. The former Justice Department agent is accused of defrauding Mrs. Edward B. McLean, estranged wife of the Washington Post publisher.
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Gaston B. Means
Washington
Department of Justice
Edward B. McLean
Washington Post
Four Robbers Escape After Releasing Doolittle Unhurt Near Binford
Ipswich cashier Chester Doolittle was released near Binford North Dakota after bandits robbed Bank of Ipswich and took him along for protection. They fled toward the Canadian border, leaving him unharmed aside from hunger and fatigue. Authorities pursued across Harding and surrounding counties, with sheriffs from several counties joining the hunt.
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Doolittle
Binford
North Dakota
Sheriff's Office
Buffalo
N. 10
N. D
Chester Doolittle
Ipswich
Bank of Ipswich
Here
M. Plin Beebe
Winn Thy
Binfird
Frederick
S. D
Dnle
Aaves Sol
Beebo
Aberdeer
Sarles
Canadian
Velva
Bismarck
Beebe Gets Bright Note On Recovery Hopes
Aberdeen May 19 Dr T P Ranney Ipswich bank president M Pliny Beebe is under care after gun shot wounds to thigh and head concussion from a bank holdup. Beebe’s condition is considerably improved with every chance for rapid recovery and no internal organ injury.
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Aberdeen
T. P. Ranney
M. Plin Beebe
Ipswich Bank
Bebe
Bank of Ipswich
Beebe
Kidnapping suspect travels on side roads after release
A witness recounts how the group, wary and whispering, stalked along unfamiliar routes avoiding towns as they sought the remaining money in a bank. Doolittle, released after the ordeal, telephoned Ipswich relatives saying the family felt relief after the strain, noting he is 36, married, and has one child.
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Fred
Binford
Doolittle
Ipswich
Blackburn Sentence Commuted By Green
Pierre May 13 State pardon board recommendations for two inmates in the South Dakota were approved today by Governor Green. Herbert L. Blackburn's two year three month sentence for third degree burglary in Beadle county was commuted to one year. He and Hubert Stuart were connected to a Burg store robbery. Blackburn will be out next October.
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Blackburn
Harom
Burg
Hubert Stuart
Blackburnn
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