Pickford kidnapping plot foiled says police
Police reveal a plan to kidnap Mary Pickford involving A J Wood C Z Stevens and Claude A Holcomb with a ransom of 200000 Their scheme included seizing Pickford en route to her studio in a Beverly Hills limousine and holding her in a house as part of a wider spree targeting celebrities The conspirators discussed option after option but remained unsettled while jailed yesterday
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Miss Pickford
A. J. Wood
C. Z. Stevens
Wood
Stevens
EH. L. Doheny
Ail Tagnate
Pola Negri
Jackie Coogan
Mary Pickford
Pickford
Claude A. Holcomb
Beverly Hills
Hollywood
Lindousine
Jold
Particuwi
Holfemb
Persoh
Letter From Priest Reports Chinese Catastrophe
A missionary note describes a devastating quake that left most of the town wiped out. Father Salvat estimates about 3000 dead with markets strewn with casualties. Some homes on hillsides remained standing, suggesting uneven destruction as tremors continued through the night and into the next day. Local fathers appealed for aid for surviving residents.
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Father Salvat
Tsang Shang
Talifu
Siochow
Real Rest Denied President Details on Rail Travel
President Coolidge continues to plan travel by rail for upcoming appearances. He will address the semi annual government meeting on June 22 and then motor to Annapolis for commencement. A Minnesota trip for the Norse American centennial on June 8 will involve a special train before adopting a private car for future travel. The president and Mrs. Coolidge previously rode regular trains in winter travels. They will depart Washington Saturday afternoon, arriving in St Paul about 10 p.m. Sunday, staying with Secretary Kellogg and his wife.
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Swanpscott
Coolidge
Annapolis
Minnesota
State ‘Air Grounds
Chicago
Washington
Arriviig
St. Paul
Mrs. Coolidge
Kellogg
Bon Vivant Murder Case Details Revealed
Victim recounts a morning confrontation with Parsons after a car incident at 7 am. He aided Parsons and they breakfasted before a fire forced him to escape through a window, badly singed. Neighbors’ statements placed Mry and Mrs Parsons walking together near the apartment during the same morning.
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Parsons
King
Mry
Police arrest Price on larceny charge in boarding house theft
Harry Price was arrested yesterday on larceny charges for stealing a gold watch and chain from a room in a boarding house near the Northern Pacific depot. The owner was shaved at the time. Price will be turned over to county authorities today.
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Harry Price
Northern Pacific
Price
Personal notices from Marysville guests at local hotels
Several individuals from Billings Spokane Craig Butte Lewis town and other towns are listed as guests or registered at the Placer and Harvey hotels. Names include Albert Price Miss Marie K Fix James Breen John McVay Mrs C J Nepper A J Breitenstein Dr G L Flaterty Hazel Severns and others with local residents hosting visitors during commencement week at Intermountain College.
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John McVay
Lewistown
A. FP. Whittemore
Great Falls
Placer
R. A. Kleinschmidt
Flesher
Albert Fanholz
Billings
Harvey
William P. Borke
John Rogers
Wolt Creek
C. J. Nepper
Wilma Tulin
Eleanor Brovison
Butte
R. H. Veitch
Veitch
Yellowstone Park
A. J. Breitenstein
Lorent Falls
Hazel Severns
Sidney
T. J. Cutler
Mike May Bartlett
St. Paul
J. ¥. MacDonald
Boulder Avenue
Auguste Ariss
Deaconess Hospital
Intermountain College
Ariés
Placér
Pacific Coast League matchup summaries from Oakland and Los Angeles games
First game in Oakland featured Sacramento against Oakland with Keating Shea Foster and Byler contributing for Oakland while Sacramento added Byrne and Byler. Second game saw Sacramento facing Oakland with Martin Hughes Shea Bushley and Byler among the scorers. In Los Angeles action RWE Salt Lake City Vernon Muleghy Pieerey Codk Pennner Bryan Barfoot and Hannah among the participants.
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Oakland
Sacramento
Oakland Eee
Keating and
Shea
Foster and
Byler
REW
Martin
Hughes
Bushley
Los Angeles
RWE
Salt Lake City
Vernon
Muleghy
Piérey
Codk
Pénnér
Bryan
Barfoot
Hannah
Camp Lewis Polo Team Takes Game
The thirteenth cavalry polo team of Camp Lewis Washington defeated the 30th infantry team of the Presidio San Francisco 10 to 7 in the northwest championship game of the Ninth Army Corps tournament at Boise Idaho. The Presidio Quartet opened with three goals, Camp Lewis answered in the second period and pulled away afterward. Captain Scott of the Presidio was the outstanding figure of the game.
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Associated Press
Boise
Idaho
Thirteenth Cavalry
Cat Lewis
Wash
Présidio
San Francisco
Ninth Army Corps
Camp Lewis
Scott
Presidio
Meusel Leads American League Home Run Race
Meusel of the New York Americans hit four home runs this week, lifting his season total to 44 and keeping him atop the American League in homers. Merashy, new St. Louis Cardinal manager, trails in the National League race as Harnett also shows in the homer standings despite the era’s rough play.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Meusel
New York Americans
Pittsburg
Meuse
Merashy
St. Louis Cardinals
Trally Harnett
Major League Shifts Roil Pennant Race After Turbulent Week
Associated Press report from New York on May 31 describes a sweeping set of upsets that disrupted the leaders Washington and New York Giants. Pirates, Braves, and Tigers surged with seven straight wins, closing ground on the Giants while Boston clipped the league champions with a late-series homer by Snyder.
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Associated Press
New York
Washington
Pittsburg Pirates
Boston Braves
Detroit Tigéra
Recet
St. Louis
Chicago
McKecitte
Giants
Nationals
Snyder
Bancroft
Detroit
Cleveland
Chidage
Passing Show at Marlow theater
A flood of fun and a cascade of song describe the new Passing Show with Georgie Price Brendel Bary and Margaret Breen at the Marlow theater next Monday evening. A long cast of principals 74 chorus girls and an orchestra from the New York Winter Garden promise two acts 28 scenes and about twenty musical numbers.
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Georgie Price
Brendel and
Bary
Margaret Breen
Messrs. Shubert
Marlow Theater
Sup
New York Winter Garden
UTH
Winter Garden Orchestra
Helena
Sesix
Perdicaris Dies Once Noted Figure in Moroccan Affair
The Associated Press reports the death of Ion Perdicaris Englis a former guest of Dr Talcott Williams at Columbia University. Perdicaris, American citizen captured by Raisouli in 1904, sparked international tensions as the U S Britain and France pressed the Tangier sultan for his release. He and another captive were freed after four months.
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New York
Associated Press
Talcott
Wiliams
Emleritis
Columbia University
Karls Ofhurst
Englis
Raisall
Ment
Williams
Perdicaris
Raisult
Hay
Perdicaria
Tangier
Strangler Lewis Receives Several Offers for Title Route
Chicago May 31 Ed Strangler Lewis and Wayne Munn’s Saturday bout drew several alluring offers. Lewis undecided between a European tour a vaudeville engagement or a personal appearance with moving pictures. Billy Sandow says Lewis will meet any legitimate heavyweight challenger as the title remains in dispute after yesterday’s bouts between Lewis and Joe Stecher.
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Chicago
Lewis
Wayne
Big” Munn
Billy Sandow
Joe Stécher
Nebraska
Lenglen Dominates to Reach Third Round in Paris Tennis
Suzanne Lenglen, 43, appears in prime form at the St Cloud hard court championship. She crushed Miss MacReady 6-0 6-0 to reach the third round, with improved forehand overhead and backhand after a year’s rest. Rene Lacoste leads French hopes, favored to win singles against Cochet and Borotra with Washer also competing for Belgium.
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Ssuzanne Lenglen
Paria
Associated Press
Suzanne Lenglen
St. Cloud Courts
Miss MacReady
England
Suzanne
Rene LaCoste
France
Henri Cochet
Jean Borotra
Jean Washer
Belgium
Shanghai Strife Intensifies As Police Fire On Mob
Shanghai reports say police fired on rioting crowds as a general strike closes business districts. Beggars’ guild joins demonstrations after arrests in a mixed court dispute. A deadly quarrel at Mukden army HQ over opium traffic leaves senior officers dead and wounded.
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Shanghai
Associated Press
Lo Kwei’ Yuén
Mukden
Cheng Quo Fue
Yuen Chi Fu
Coast Martial
Mukden Army
Cha-Pei
Sheriff Halts Mob Before Trial in Brownwood
On the eve of his murder trial, John Smith, a Black man, was saved from a mob by prompt sheriff and deputy action. Officers warned would-be entrants at the jail and the mob dispersed, ensuring the defendant’s safety amid tense proceedings.
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Associated Prize
Brownwood
Tex
Dirk Pauley
John
Smith
The Charmer gives Pola Negri a chance in Seville comedy
The Charmer, a Marpon Paramount comedy starring Pola Negri and produced by Sidney Olcott, follows a Seville dance hall foundling who rises to fame in New York. Ralph Bayne and his chauffeur vie for her affection as Mariposa flits between lovers, delivering laughs and drama before the final Marlow show today.
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Pola Negri
Paramount
Sidney Olcott
Henry Baerlein
Seville
New York
Charmer
Ralph Bayne
Dan Murray
Wallace MacDonald
Bayne
Robert Frazer
Bebe Daniels
Pola
Favor
Row over a girl ends in murder near Muskogee
Theodore Keck, 19, of Vian, Okla, shot and killed Joseph Burke, 32, an Indian of Sallisaw, on a lonely road near Burke's home after a dispute over a girl. Miss Lillian Conley witnessed the event as Deputy Sheriff Lee Blair found the body.
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Associated Press
Muskogee
Okla
Joseph Burke
Sallisaw
Théodore ‘Keck
Vian
Burke
Fosdick Preaches First Sermon at Park Avenue Bible
New York May 31 Dr Harry Emerson Fosdick delivered his first sermon as pastor at Park Avenue Baptist urging broader church liberty and a vital Christianity. Notables in attendance included John D Rockefeller Sr his son and Winthrop Rockefeller who praised the eloquent sermon. Rockefeller also gave dimes to children as they passed.
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New York
Associated Press
Park Avenue Baptist Church
Harry Emerson Fosdick
John D. Rockefeller
Winthrop Rockefeller
de. Fosdick
Jesus
Church of Christ
John D. Rockefeller, Sr
Dr. Fosdick
Art Kraft Studio Moves to New Main Street Site
The Art Kraft studio owned by N. J. Aaboe relocates from 137 North Main Street to the ground floor at 363 North Main Street at Lawrence Street. New equipment arrives, including a Kodak finishing department, making it one of the state’s most modern studios.
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Kraft Studio
N. J. Aaboe
North Main Street
Lawrence Street
Aaboe
Kodak
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Canadian Pacific
Minneapolis
Granteat Travel
Sater
Flaherty & Nohler
Broadway
Albert Price
Marysville
Marie “K.fix
Mike Sullivan
Marvaville
James Breen
Spokane
James McGregor
Craig
Portland
Yarflaon
Mééker
Tobia
R. H E
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Ennis
Rachaec
Ortman
Tobin
Seattle
RH. O
San Frantisco
Seattle Ory
McWeeney
Williame
Geary
Agnew
Nayler
Daly
Ainnin
Griffin
Félle
Hasty
Sutherland
Miljus
Yankee Stat
Perdicaaig
Morocco
Strangler
Shangha
Bull
Worcester
Mass
Melhorn
Willé Hunter
Joe Novak
Hille Ogg
Cyril Walker
Novak
Lewiston
Ide
Hawker
John Johnston
Kane
Bill’ Wall
Willi Kellenbach
Pol Negri
Sfrio
Pane Bieeuse
Fosdick
ART Kraft Studio
Main
Lawrence
Mears, Lee
J. 2
Shubert
Georgie
Bren Margaret Price
Freon Pola
Harmer
Bell System
The
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