California Police Lean on Chum Tale in Kidnap Probe
In Los Angeles on April 7 police rely on a tip from 12 year old Lloyd Tutor, playmate of 9 year old Walter Collins, describing a bewhiskered man who asked directions to the Collins home. The boy said the man, seeking “his hide,” may be one of two ex convict suspects tied to the father, Walter J. S. Collins, serving his third term.
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Los Angeles
Walter Collins
Collins
Walter
Lloyd Tutor
Young Tutor
Lloyd
Folsom Prison
Walter J. S. Collins
Kidnappers Seize Man in Wisconsin Hunt Ties Chicago Officials
Chicago detectives raced through Wisconsin in six squads tracing the disappearance of Thomas Gaynor a 50 year old wealthy auto dealer held for 100000 dollars ransom. Commissioner Michael Hughes left his home after a phone tip from Wisconsin and has not been heard from since.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Thomas Gaynor
Michael Hughes
Easter Invasion Fills Capitol With Young Visitors
Thousands of Easter visitors flood the Capitol as schools pause for spring, though Congress is out of session. The crowd along corridors and stairs overlooks quiet chambers while cherry blossoms bloom around the tidal basin and the Lincoln Memorial gleams in spring light.
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Washington
Capitol
America
Dawes
Borah
Walsh
Heflin
Senate
Longworth
Tilson
Garrett
House
Aseas
Tidal
Lincoln Memorial
Easter Sunrise At Moravian Church Draws Thousands
Thousands gathered in Winston Salem for the Salem Moravian Easter sunrise service at the mother church. Weather predicts rain. 25 000 to 30 000 expected to attend with 400 ushers and a Moravian band of 300 pieces. Visitors take bus tours and hotels report full capacity for tomorrow’s ceremony.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
Salem
Old Home Church
Edward Rondthaler
God’s Acre
Depew Is Called Men Sans Enemy at Final Tribute
New York bid farewell to Chauncey M. Depew 93 as funeral rites at St. Thomas church drew a gathering of leading businessmen and social figures. The procession then moved to Peekskill for interment in the family mausoleum.
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New York
Chauncey M. Depew
Fifth Avenue
53Rd Street
St. Thomas’ Protestant Episcopal Church
Depew
William T. Manning
R. T. Brooks
Hudson River
Peekskill
Coolidge and McNary Confer on Farm Relief Bill
President Coolidge met with Senator McNary at the White House to discuss farm relief legislation. McNary did not reveal the talk's direction but said he was summoned and would stand pat on the fundamental provision of the McNary Haugen bill.
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M'Nary
White House
Washington
Senator McNary
Oregon
McNary
Postmasters Named for Avon Park and Frost Proof Florida
Postmaster General New announced Ruth Skipper and Horace G Banks as acting postmasters at Avon Park and Frost Proof Florida replacing Alvin L Durrance and Leslie Roberts. Durrance paid 500 dollars for a recommendation and Roberts said he was willing to pay.
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New
Ruth Skipper
Horace G. Banks
Avon Park
Frost Proof
Fla
Alvin L. Durrance
Leslie Roberts
Durrance
Roberts
Easter Monday Holiday Notice By The High Point Enterprise
The High Point Enterprise will not publish Monday afternoon to observe Easter Monday. Banks and all public offices in the city will be closed along with merchants. The next edition will be published Tuesday afternoon following the Sunday morning issue.
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High Point Enterprise
the Enterprise
Police deploy six detective squads in kidnap pursuit
Chicago officials led by Deputy Police Commissioner O Connor flee detective HQ in six squads after a ransom plot involving Thomas Gaynor. Gaynor, owner of McCormick hotel shares, had been held for $100000. A pair of suspects were arrested after a staged drop at Gaynor’s business stopped by detectives.
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Chicago
O’connor
Detroit
Thomas Gaynor
McCormick Hotel
Gaynor
James McCormick
Gaynor and McCormick Motor Sales Company
McCormick
Fair and balmy Easter for the South only
The South will enjoy fair and balmy days through Easter while most of the nation faces colder or rain. The Middle Atlantic States and the Southwest and Far West expect sunshine, New England showers, and the Great Lakes region snow flurries with varied cloudiness.
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Washington
South
Middle Atlantic
Far West
New England
Great Lakes
Navy Secretary Wilbur backs Hoover in Nebraska
Curtis D. Wilbur, secretary of the navy, endorsed Herbert Hoover as the Republican presidential candidate in Omaha Nebraska. He announced the endorsement upon arriving to speak before the chamber of commerce and said he would issue a fuller statement later.
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Omaha
Neb
Curtis D. Wilbur
Secretary of the Navy
Herbert Hoover
Republican Party
Chamber of Commerce
Couple End Lives With Great Care
Milwaukee police report a 12 year marriage ending in a meticulously planned double suicide by Oscar Haggin and his wife Pearl. A Chicago brother found notes warning against lighting matches and asking humane aid for their pet cats. Financial worry cited as motive.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Oscar Haggin
Pearl
Joseph Haggin
Chicago
Easter holidays halt cotton market trading in Liverpool
Markets closed in Liverpool for Easter holidays. Cotton and other exchanges observe the break with trading not resuming until Tuesday.
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Liverpool
Behalf of Navy Emissary Seeps Into Midwest Counties
Raleigh dispatch reports Governor McLean’s five special emergency judges assigned for the coming week. Judge Walter Lowery Small will open a two week term in Granville county, with others in Wayne Haywood Buncombe Richmond and Guilford. Omaha speech by Secretary Wilbur urges a peaceful neutral navy to safeguard overseas commerce and deter propaganda while building a strong fleet.
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Raleigh
Charles H. England
McLean
England
Walter Lowery Small
Elizabeth City
W. M. Bond
Granville County
N.A. Townsend
Wayne
John H. Harwood
Haywood
H. Hoyle Sink
Buncombe
Clayton Moore
Richmond
Cameron McRae
Guilford
Wilkins Hop Off Sought By Alaska Radio Stations
Seaward Alaska April 7 Radio stations awaited word on Captain George H Wilkins and his pilot Lieut Ben Bielson as they started from Point Barrow toward Spitzbergen 2100 miles away Their flight was delayed by cloudy weather and they had been silent for two days awaiting a new message from the arctic voyage.
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Seward
Alaska
Radio Statons
George H. Wilkins
Point Barrow
Spitzbergen
North Pole
Wilkins
Ben Bielson
Arctic
Alumni Smoker Set After Davidson Carolina Baseball Game
Salisbury hosts a joint alumni smoker and meeting for Davidson College and University of North Carolina graduates Monday evening after Easter Monday's baseball game. Coach Robert Fetzer of Carolina, a former Davidson coach, will speak. Barrett Taylor Reed Goodson and Spencer Murphy of Salisbury supervise arrangements.
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Salisbury
Rowan County
Davidson College
University of North Carolina
Davidson-Carolina
Robert Fetzer
Carolina
Davidson
Barrett Taylor
Reed Goodson
Spencer Murphy
Murder or hire victims in Texas blaze
Eight members of Boss Jackson's family were found burned or slain in or near their country home near Cisco Texas after a fire last night. Sheriff Hart of Eastland county suspects they were killed before the blaze began. Coroner Green said bodies were so burned it was hard to determine cause of death. Neighbors saw the flames and heat kept rescuers away. Bodies were recovered and taken to Cisco for investigation.
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Cisco
Tex
Boss Jackson
Hart
Eastland County
A. C. Green
Wilson
Seven Seek Sheriff in Vance County Primary Fight
Henderson April 7. Cleveland County and its sheriff candidates pale beside Vance County where seven men compete for the sheriffship. Observers warn of a heated June primary with a possible second primary to decide the race.
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Henderson
Cleveland County
Vance County
Vance
Remus Bail Motion Filed in Supreme Court
A motion to admit George Remus to bail has been filed in the Ohio supreme court by Cincinnati attorney Charles Elliston. Remus, acquitted by insanity in the murder of his wife Imogene Remus, is held at Lima state hospital for the criminal insane. The hearing is set for Tuesday, April 19.
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Columbus
Ohio
George Remus
Cincinnati
Supreme Court
Charles Elliston
Remus
Lima State Hospital
Imogene Remus
Moravian Easter Ceremonies Draw Crowds To Winston-Salem
Thousands from near and far gathered in Winston-Salem for the closing Easter observances at Old Salem church and Moravian cemetery. The schedule featured a cantata The Seven Last Words of Christ and a sunrise service at God's acre with a Moravian band of about 300.
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Winston- Salem
Winston Salem
Old Salem Church
Twin City
Greensboro
High Point
Christ
God's Acre
Raleigh Filing Notices Raise Local Campaign Entries
Herbert R. Leary filed for solicitor of the first judicial district with the state board of elections. O. J. Peterson of Chatham county sought the department of labor and printing. Frank Grist sought another term as commissioner of labor and John D. Langston of Goldsboro entered the lieutenant governor race. Stedman Kerr and Bullwinkle targeted the fifth second and ninth congressional districts again.
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Raleigh
Herbert R. Leary
State Board of Elections
First Judicial District
O. J. Peterson
Chatham County
Department of Labor and Printing
Frank Grist
John D. Langston
Goldsboro
Charles M. Stedman
John H. Kerr
A. L. Bullwinkle
North Carolina Collegiate Press to Convene at Duke University
Durham April 7 plans are shaped for the 15th semi annual convention of the North Carolina Collegiate Press association to be held at Duke University April 26 27 and 28. The session will be attended by student editors and magazine writers from state and denominational institutions with B B Carstarphen and J N Truesdale of Duke guiding the program.
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Durham
North Carolina Collegiate Press Association
Duke University
B. B. Carstarphen
J. N. Truesdale
Tampa Policeman Held For Murder Of Woman
Inverness Florida April 7 AP Guy C Echols a Tampa detective was jailed here charged with murder after the body of Mrs A F Carselle Commerce Georgia was found near Hernando with a bullet wound. Behols said the officer admitted knowing the woman but denied involvement. The partly clothed victim lay slumped over the wheel of her car. letters from two daughters were found in the car and she had wintered in Limona Florida near Tampa.
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Carselle
Viola Edwards
Commerce
Carl Wells
Birmingham
Ala
Limona
Florida
Tampa
Dickinson and Newton Clash Over Antagonistic Farmer Vote
Two Republican lawmakers from Iowa and Minnesota debated whether the farmer vote helps Hoover or Lowden in the 1920 presidential race. They used electoral projections to argue Smith would beat Hoover or Lowden, and discussed regional strengths and farm versus industrial support.
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Dickinson
Newton
Hoover
Washington
Corn Belt
Wheat Belt
Iowa
Minnesota
Lowden
Alfred Smith
New York
Actress Jeanne Engels Defies Equity Suspension
New York April 7 Jeanne Engels star of Rain and Her Cardboard Lover defies the Actors Equity order by declaring she will return to Broadway. She serves a year and a half suspension and loses about 3600 in salary for missing a St Louis performance. Sam H Harris supports her return under a future contract. Equity bars her from legitimate stage while allowing vaudeville or film work.
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New York
Jeanne Engels
Actors’ Equity Association
St. Louis
Equity
Miss Engels
Equity Association
Residence of the King Blessed by Priest at Villa Savoia
In Rome on Holy Saturday, parish priests blessed every room of King Victor Emmanuel III's residence at Villa Savoia despite the Vatican’s strained relations with the Italian state. Choir boys carried holy water vessels as faithful dropped offerings, historically in gold, silver, then paper money, now again silver.
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Rome
Victor
Villa Savoia
North Carolina mar has a tough break in coast to coast derby
Paul Simpson of Burlington N C gave way to bad feet during the 49 mile coast to coast derby. He was picked up last night 36 miles west of Groom Texas and will try to make up lost mileage on Saturday.
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Groom
Tex
Paul Simpson
Burlington
N. C
France Not Expected to Seize Soviet Gold on Dresden
Paris reports little chance the Bank of France will seize the $5,000,609 Soviet gold aboard the Dresden en route from New York to Germany. Semi official sources say France has not begun any action and no writ exists to halt a shipment in transit not consigned to a coast point.
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Paris
Bank of France
Dresden
New York
Cherbourg
Germany
France
Weather Outlook For Week In South Atlantic and East Gulf
Weather outlook shows mostly fair conditions across the South Atlantic and East Gulf states with a period of showers midweek. Temperatures rise slowly through the week with rising humidity and variable wind patterns.
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South Atlantic
East Gulf States
Cires
Wer
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