Detained Murderer Questioned in 3-X killings case
Police say a former New Jersey sergeant, linked to several baffling murders, volunteered for observation at King’s Park asylum after extended questioning. No charges were filed. The man’s plea of innocence failed to hold against details tied to the 1930 J-X and 3-X cases.
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Mineola
N. J
Wehard Hoffman
Pergeant
King's Park
Martin W. Littleton
Mary Helen O'Connor
Fred Hart
World News in Brief From Across The Globe
A chaotic mix of reports covers a blizzard aftermath in several cities with freezing conditions spreading eastward. Coastal guard rescues seven people adrift on an ice floe while a dramatic political clash unfolds over farm policy and court critique.
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Brewster
Mase
CCC
Washington
William Green
Eupreme Court
Geneva
League of Nation
Paris
Rhineland
Amazon River Village Struck by Mysterious Scourge in Brazil
Belem Brazil Feb UP health officials race to Santo Rem Pare province amid reports of a sweeping epidemic. Governor Joas Muleher orders aid as unconfirmed tallies speak of hundreds dead with fever vomiting and diarrhea. Alluvial mud suspected as possible source. cemetery strain and cattle deaths noted.
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Brazil
Belem
Santo Rem
Pare
Joas Muleher
Para
Santa Tom
Ofio de Janeiro
Tims
Sotie
Plan to Lay Embargo on Oil for Italy Abandoned
Geneva February report says a new campaign to pace East Africa with an oil embargo against Italy was forecast by League of Nations. England's aim toward an oil embargo plus Syria and Zanzibar warnings show pressure to keep Italy within Europe’s political framework. Experts assess the embargo's delicacy as the 18 member committee prepares to decide policy while avoiding blame on oil producers or shippers.
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API
Battefield
Italy
League of Nations
England
Mussel
Syria
Zanzibar
Keyat
Africa
Europe
League
Delany
Committee of 18
Still Seek to Avert Strike in New York
In New York on February dates, union leaders continued negotiations with manufacturers to avert a strike threatening to tie up the dressmaking industry.
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New York
Union Teaders
French Officer Claims 40000 German Troops In Rhine Zone
Gen Andre Niessel told a reserve officer convention that Germany has moved 40,000 fully armed men into the demilitarized Rhine zone. An official corroborated the claim, while Paris cautioned it could signal a step toward open violation of the zone. A foreign office spokesman dismissed the charge as nonsense, saying no troops are in the demilitarized area.
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Andre Miessel
Germany
Rhine
Niessel
Rhineland
Pierre Etienne-Flandin
France
Great Britain
Niewsel
Borin
Offtce
Andre Niesgel
Rhingland
Kidnaping Case Probed in Boulogne by Commissioner
Police Commissioner Fauconnett questioned a woman who gave the name Miss Evans, a former Cos Cob resident, about the Lindbergh baby case. She claimed to have information but officials said no definite clue emerged after a lengthy interview in Boulogne France on February 9.
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France
Conmissioner Fauconnett
Miss Evans
Cos Cob, Conn
Charlies A. Lindbergh, Jr
Poltes
Miss Wyong
Fire Devastates British Studios in Hertfordshire
Five British studios in Ristree Hertfordshire were damaged by a blaze today. The British Dominions company suffered three studios and British International Pictures two more. film negatives valued at about 3.76 million were saved while property damage was estimated at 2.6 million dollars.
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Ristree
Hertfordshire
Eng
British Dominions Company
British International Pictures
Marooned Trains Freed After Snowbound Nights
In Idaho and Nevada reports, trains trapped by heavy snow were freed by rotary plows and crews. The Wallace Missoula line escaped after 12 hours with no passengers aboard, while a Union Pacific coach train near Summer Camp was released by a plow convoy of locomotives and snow shovels. Passengers and railroad workers endured cold but were unharmed.
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Wallace
Idaho
Twin Falls
Union Pacific
Summer Camp
Nevada
Son of De Valera Dies From Horse Injury
Dublin report states Brian de Valera aged 20, son of Kamong de Valera, president of the Irish Free State, died from injuries after a horse incident in Phoenix Park. In Ohio, Heidelberg College treasurer’s office was raided by three masked robbers who bound a staff member and escaped with about $20.
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Brian de Valera
Kamong de Valera
Irish Free State
Phioenix Park
Collage
Tittin
Ohio
Virginia Edelberry
Neidelberg College
Coast Guard Searches Cape Cod Bay for Missing GCC Workers
Seven Civilian Conservation Corps youths, aged 17 to 19, are missing in Cape Cod Bay after being last seen on an ice floe. Coast Guard and rescuers battle heavy ice as a Plymouth boat head toward the area. Names identified include John Fitzsimmons, Thomas Malone, John Papa, Tony Ray, Tony Bottallo, Norman Beaulieu, and Nicholas Scunjlo. Official status pending confirmation.
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Brewster
Mass
Civilian Conservation Corps
Cape Cod Bay
GCC
Coast Guard
Harriet Lane
Plymouth
Boston
Alexander Watts
Brester
John Fitzsimmons
Thomas Malone
Portsmouth
John Papa
Tony Ray
Nicholas Scunjlo
Simmonsville
R. 1
Washington bids Curtis farewell in national tribute
Charles Curtis died at 76 from a heart attack as he prepared to campaign for Governor Landon. In Washington a funeral notice announced the service in Topeka Kansas with details about his burial. Mrs Dolly Gann, his official hostess, greeted mourners at his Cleveland Park home. The funeral is set for Tuesday at 2:20 PM in the Kansas State Capitol senate chamber.
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Washington
Charles Curtis
Topeka
Kans
Pius
Dern
Toam
Modest Horn
Cleveland Park
Dolly Gann
Curtis
Landon
Kansas
Senate
Kansas State House
Gann
Weening
Riots in Poland Leave Jews Dead and Injured
Warsaw reports confirm anti Jewish riots at Konin last week with three Jewish deaths and several wounded. Official sources note the violence targeted Jewish residents amid ongoing unrest in the region.
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Warsaw
Konin
Bride Married After Auto Strike Sends Couple Hospitalized
In Los Angeles on February 9, a marine and his fiancée, Margaret Carmichael, were to wed January 1 but were delayed when an auto struck the bride while en route to a minister. They married in the general hospital where she will remain for days. The groom, Teruis Stearns, must return to his ship duty on the U S S New York.
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Los Angeles
Woney Momn
General Hospital
Stearns Wee
Bin
Dozen Trains Snowbound As Midwest Braces For Deep Freeze
A fierce blizzard blanketed the central U.S. with dozens of trains held in drifts and many more eight hours late. Snowed corridors, impassable highways from Iowa to Ohio, and widespread disruptions forced cancellations. Temperatures plunged to subzero levels with several towns reporting deadly cold as rail and air travel staggered under the Arctic weather.
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Algonquin
Ill
Chicago
Middle America
Midwest
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St. Paul
Sault
Nebraska
Minnesota
South Dakota
Livingston
Wis
Hoboes of America vows fight over Los Angeles border policy
A letter to The Associated Press from the Hoboes of America declares the group will sue to defend what they call constitutional rights amid Los Angeles border patrols against migratory workers. Signed by Benjamin Benson and Jett Davis, it urges police chief James H. Davis to focus on crime tied to political grafters, not hoboes. The note touts a Louisville convention and describes hoboes as migratory workers, claims a membership above 811,000, and lists Cincinnati as international headquarters.
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Los Angeles
Hoboes of America
Associated Press
International
Foreign Legion
Hishop
Blythe
Truckee
Yuma
Aziz
Feeber
Thaya
California
Louisville
Cincinnati
Jeff Davis
Attempt to Launch Rocket Plane Fails at Greenwood Lake
In Greenwood Lake New York February an experiment claimed as world first failed before a crowd of about 600. A rocket plane on a catapult 100 yards offshore erupted a flame but did not move and the rockets died out after about 10 seconds.
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Greenwood Lake
N, Y
Democrats Opposed to Farm Bill Amid Political Fray
A surge of Democratic criticism targets the farm bill as autocratic and dangerous while GOP leaders push a neutral stance on the session. Senate action focuses on soil conservation subsidies and potential tax debates as May 1 adjournment nears. Democratic Sen. Walsh denounces the bill as invalid and economically flawed.
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Senate
House
Supreme Court
Walsh
Maas
Secretary of Agriculture
King
Utah
Smith-Jones
AAA
White House
Treasury
Warburg to direct movement for Jews
Feliz M. Warburg, New York banker and philanthropist, accepted the chairmanship of a joint distribution committee to raise 3,500,000 for rehabilitating Jews in Germany and central Europe. Funds aim to relocate about 25,000 Jews annually to other countries. London strikers at Smithfield market vote to return to work after mass meeting.
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New York
Foeliz M. Warburg
Joint Distribution Committee
United States
Canada
Germany
Europe
London
Smithfield Central
Anti-New Deal Democrats Invited To Go With GOPs
San Francisco Republicans invite anti New Deal Democrats to join their Lincoln Day lunch on Wednesday. Marshall Hale says anti New Deal Democrats share more with Republicans and urges unity to defend constitutional government against autocracy and dictatorship. He emphasizes Americans must support settled ideals and the people.
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San Francisco County
al Binith
Hore Wedacelay
Marshall Hale
Republican County Central Committee
Hale
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