KIDNAPPED SONS OF WEALTH AND MAY REPORTS
The article discusses kidnappings of wealthy children for ransom and recalls cases like Charlie Ross and Robert Franks to illustrate police and parental responses. It notes why criminals risk capture, and the dangers of attempting to outwit kidnappers while highlighting a persistent hope for deterrence and better protective measures.
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Charlie Ross
Robert Franks
Chicago
Charlie Toss
Robert
A Month of Romance in May Verses
A newspaper fragment notes May as a favored month for poets, citing Thompson’s lines about May being changed and confessed, the sweetest, in fairest colors dressed, with fresh leaves and bright spring. This brief reading highlights literary appreciation for May’s seasonal charm.
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Thompson
Mary Allen Visits to Study American Police Methods
Mary Allen of the London Metropolitan Police, head of England’s policewomen, visits the United States to observe American policing and women’s roles. She meets Police Commissioner Enright, tours New York, inspects methods, and plans a London women’s court while praising American women's rising public responsibilities.
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London
Mary
Enright
New York City
Bobby
London Police
Commandant Alien
Germany
Miss Allen
Ireland
United States
England
Mary Allen
William Harwood
Scotland Yard
Robbette
New York
Coachman Appointed Bavarian Executioner in Neubiberg
Neubiberg Bavaria May 20 Johann Reichart a town coachman has been named public executioner for Bavaria. He will be paid about 35 dollars for each head he cuts off and receive travel expenses plus 2 50 dollars daily living expenses while on duty away from home. Attorney 8 M Musgrove who recently had a hernia operation at the city hospital was reported to be recovering well later.
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Neubiberg
Bavaria
Johann Reichart
8. M. Musgrove
Drunken Auto Drivers To Get Security Of Mounted Policemen
State Police in motorcycles will patrol West Virginia roads to enforce the drunk driving law. Licenses of offenders may be revoked and deputies will cooperate with local officials to curb intoxicated driving as Senator Sol White leads enforcement with the State Road Commission.
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Charleston
Jackson Arnold
Justices of the Peace
State Road Commission
Senator White
Sol White
Mim
West Virginia
England
Sergis
Sam Taylor
B. 0
Dudories
Seret
Sergt
Taylor
Harley-Davidson
Milwaukee
Sergt. Dudorics
Haywood Junction
Company A. Wherg
Smilar
Barboursville
Hantington
Lewisburg-White Sulphur
Hay ‘Wood Junction
Pennsylvania
Morgantown
Clarksburg
Mount Claire
Bridgeport
Gratton
Elkins
Philippi_and
Weston-Buckhannon
Weston
May move to curb strong drink in Romania
Bucharest May 2 0 The idea of prohibition shifts toward a mild form as Vintila Bratianu minister of Ilhanes and brother to the Romanian premier heads a mission to draft legislation to restrict sale and consumption of strong spirits notably taul ca. The proposal would not affect wines or beer as drinking habits remain deeply rooted. aim is to divert food products back to the public.
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Bucharest
Roumania
Vintila Bratiano
Ilhanes
Hing
Come
Minisk Ty
Bahamas Weighs Distillery Plan to Boost Rum Trade
A Bahama assembly committee investigates spirits and beer manufacturers as proposals surface to distill rye whiskey locally. The move aims to revive rum running, boost revenues, and possibly raise duties on imported whiskies, with broader implications for Bermuda and colonial finances.
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Washington
Unites States
Tle Muda ‘Islands
Bahamas
America
Hermudggow
Ted
Bahama Assembly
W. K. Moore
United States
Moore
Bermudas
Bahama
L. W. Young
Assembly
Ftst
Bermuda
Experiments Point to Tar Cancer Causes
London May 80. Dr Archibald Leitch and Dr Kennaway report in The British Medical Journal on identifying cancer producing fractions in coal tar. They find high boiling fractions such as cresote oil and pitch distillate linked to cancer in mice and note the unknown substance may be the culprit, present in small amounts and unstable.
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London
Archibald Leitch
E. L. Hennaway
Cancer Hospital Research Institute
Kennaway
Leitch
Pennsylvania
Canada
Paris Birth Rate Statistics Stir National Alliance Campaign
Paris May 30. Figures show 760,000 French cited against 1,450,000 German children in 1922. The data are used by the National Alliance for the Increase of the French population in circulars mailed nationwide.
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Alliance
France
Germany
Italy
Japan
Matiny
Paris
Horn
M Eatehline
National Alliance For
Coun
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