Masked Men Rob Elgin Plant in $15,000 Heist
Fifteen masked armed men raided the Illinois Watch Case plant in Elgin Illinois early today binding gagging and forcing a watchman to aid in the rounds. They looted vaults and safes escaping in four cars with gold valued at about 15000. Police pursued a speeding car from Melrose Park after the alarm.
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Elgin Plant
Chicago
Ilinois Watch Case Company
Elgin
Ill
Yvault
Gene Edelstein
Melrose
Illinois Watch Case Company
Slaying of Sheriff Turner Central to Lee County Trial
In Sanford four defendants Bud Davis Tom McAveney Macon Harrison and Parker Robbins stand trial for first degree murder tied to the death of Sheriff James L Turner during a moonshine raid Heavily covered by witnesses including 30 state jurors and 70 defense witnesses the case follows the gun battle that injured deputies and killed the sheriff with testimony detailing the night of the shooting and the chase for those involved.
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Sanford
Bud Davis
Tom McAviney
Macon Harrison
Parker Robinson
James L. Turner
Lee County
Lee Circuit
N. A. Sinclair
Fayetteville
Chatham
Lee
Wake
Durham
It&s
Tom McAveney
Parker Robbins
K. W. Windham
Davis
Utley
Turner
J. W. Cashion
Marines Move Across Pacific In Readiness for China Crisis
A detachment of 1500 U S Marines en route to San Diego and likely to sail soon in a precautionary move ordered by Washington. The aim is to reinforce Shanghai defense or push toward Peking as tensions rise in Hankow and Nanking amid anti foreign agitation and shifts in nationalist leadership.
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Washington
Williams
Pacific
San Diego
Henderson
Army
Navy
Admiral Williams
Asiatic
Shanghai
Peking
Smedley Butler
Hankow
Yangtse River
Hough
Chiang Kai-Shek
Nanking
Yangtse
Paints
Chiang
Levee Breaks at Columbus on Mississippi Flood Threat
Levee at Columbus Kentucky weakened by a break floods the riverfront as workers rush sandbags. Officials fear six feet of inundation if winds rise before flood barriers hold. Red Cross plans protect 500 people at Fort Adams as Louisiana parishes brace for rising water and three deaths are reported nearby.
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Columbus
Mississippi
New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Natchez
Baton Rouge
Red Cross
Fort Adams
Concordia Parish
Catahoula Parish
Franklin Parish
Louisiana
Ouchita
Ridgeley
Tenn
Bob Pressley
French Troops Arrive as Shameen Plans Protest
Canton reports 100 French troops arrive at Shameen while a protest is planned for April 12 as Chinese nationalists threaten an attack. Missionaries and foreigners evacuate inland posts and return to Shameen under protection of two American three French five British and one Japanese gunboats amid 200 British troops with artillery inside the walls.
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Canton
Shameen
Americans and Brits Flee Peking Ahead of Cantonese Advance
Reported groups of Americans depart Peking as fear grows of a Cantonese push on the capital. British subjects move toward Tianjin from Shansi and Henan. Japanese evacuate Cihangassar in Sunan.
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Peking
Tientsin
Shansi
Henan
Cihangashaj
Sunan
Prohibition Debate Roils Leadup to 1928 GOP Convention
In Boston 3000 attendees at Symphony Hall and nationwide radio listeners weighed a debate between Senator Borah and Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler on prohibition. The Boston Herald awarded unofficial judges a 6 to 3 edge to Borah with general sentiment split. The Roosevelt Club sponsored the event ahead of the Republican gathering.
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Boston
Borah
Idaho
Dry
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Wer
Butler
Symphony Hall
Boston Herald
Herald
George W. Coleman
Babson Statistical Organization
William H. Coolidge
Frank S. Deland
Carl Dreyfus
Frank B. Hall
Republican State Committee
Daniel L. Marsh
Boston University
Arthur P. Stone
Cambridge District Court
E. Mark Sullivan
Benjamin Loring Young
State House of Representatives
The
Roosevelt Club, Inc
Republican National
Trainload Of Candy Reaches The South
A special Chicago train carried 2 174 490 candy bars and travels south distributing its load. If laid end to end the bars would stretch 137 miles and weigh over 100000 pounds.
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Chicago
Mayor Moffitt Seeks Re-Election In Heated High Point Race
Mayor Moffitt announces candidacy for a second term as three hopefuls enter the mayoral race. Dr D A Stanton and W A Davis join, with council contests forming in wards two and one as candidates file by deadline. Voters and observers expect a spirited, high turnout campaign in High Point.
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Dr. Stanton
W. A. Davis
H. A. Moffitt
Pickett
Moffitt
D. A. Stanton
J. M. Thomas, Sr
Marietta Paint and Color Company
First Ward
C. S. Grayson
Thomas
Richmond
E. K. Ingram
Ingram
R. E. Snow
High Point
Mr. Moffitt
Franchise to create Negro bus line likely approved
Enterprise Bureau Raleigh Apr 9. A franchise to operate a bus line exclusively for Negroes from Winston-Salem to Goldsboro via Raleigh is likely, said W T Lee chair of The state corporation commission. Another company seeks a separate line from Winston-Salem to Charlotte. Current rules keep buses white only.
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Raleigh
Winston - Salem
Goldsboro
W. T. Lee
State Corporation Commission
Winston- Salem
Charlotte
Artificial Pur BOSTON Fur Substitute Made From Resin
Boston April 9 chemists report a new imitation fur developed with resin as its main component. The material can be produced in any color and mimics the appearance and durability of real animal fur, potentially replacing natural pelts.
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Boston
Ramsay MacDonald sails to America to renew old memories
London dispatch reports Ramsay MacDonald set to sail for the United States with his daughter Isabel aboard the steamship Acquitania. The former prime minister recalls his first American visit and honors, while mourning his late wife and celebrating a lasting bond symbolized by two rings. A memorial statue to Mrs MacDonald stands in Lincoln's Inn Fields, London.
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London
Ramsay MacDonald
United States
Acquitania
Britain
MacDonald
George V
Europe
Mr. MacDonald
Atlantic
Isabel
Lossiemouth
Southampton
M. E. Gladstone
M. E
Margaret Ethel
Lord Delvin
Canada
Lassie
United
Floods sweep Kansas and Oklahoma with deadly toll
Vast floods across Kansas and Oklahoma kill at least 19 and devastate farmland as streams hit record highs. Rail lines derailments cause casualties and widespread disruption while warnings urge evacuations along the Arkansas and Walnut rivers.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Oklahoma
Rockford
Okla
Ouachita
EB. L. Phillips
Dave Ball
St. Paul
Kan
Eastern Points
San Diego
China
Walnut
Missouri Pacific
Englevale
Arkansas
Neosho
Kansas-Oklahoma
Arkansas City
Younts Pleads for Reinstatement Insurance at Legion Meeting
Paul R. Younts state commander of the American Legion calls for reinstatement of war risk insurance for all ex service men at a joint Legion meeting in Gastonia April 9. Regional VA attorney Judson D. Remus and Robin Kirby spoke on rehabilitation and early loan applications on bonus certificates.
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Gastonia
Paul R. Younts
American Legion
Legion Auxiliary
Ninth District
Judson D. Remus
United States Veterans Bureau
Robin Kirby
D. W. Daniels
Clemson College
Mr. Younts
Five Powers Meet in Peking Over Nanking Affair
In Peking the American British French Italian and Japanese ministers held a morning meeting to discuss potential demands on the Peking government regarding the Nanking affair.
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Peking
Nanking
State Corporation Folk Getting Ready for Action
The state corporation commission prepares for a Monday morning hearing on the Southern freight station site in Asheville near Biltmore. Local opposition is strong and a large Asheville delegation is expected in Raleigh for the session.
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Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
State Corporation Commission
Southern
Asheville
Biltmore
Five Powers Plan Joint Demarche Over Nanking Attacks
Paris reports that France Great Britain the United States Italy and Japan will jointly demand reparation for the Nanking murders and pillage. The five ministers in Peking will issue formal notices and a joint note, with possible actions at Shanghai or Hankow.
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Paris
Peking
China
Havas
France
Great Britain
United States
Italy
Japan
Nanking
Shanghai
Hankow
Women to stage cotton goods day in Winston-Salem
The Winston-Salem Woman's Club announces a cotton goods day to back King Cotton, set for April 27 and 28, with growing interest in the effort.
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King Cotton
Americans Freed After Detention in China
Mildred Mitchell and Wilbur Burton, American newspaper workers in China, were released today after detention by Marshal Chang Tso Lin's agents on Wednesday. They were not tried.
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Peking
Mildred Mitchell
Wilbur Burton
China
Chang Tso-Lin
Appeal for Sacco and Vanzetti Pardon From Paris Leaders
Paris authorities report an appeal for clemency on behalf of Sacco and Vanzetti was sent to Washington signed by Former Premier Caillaux with Mme Dorian of the International League for the Rights of Man and Leon Jouhaux. A protest meeting in Paris organized by communists drew about 2000 people with no notable speakers. A Havre meeting followed a similar pattern.
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Paris
Sacco
Vansetti
Washington
Cail«laux
Mme. Dorian
International League For the Rights of Man
Leon Jouhaux
Labor Federation
Havre
Voigt and Homans Final Golf Match Delayed by Rain
In Pinehurst the United North and South amateur final between George Voigt of Washington and Eugene Homans of Englewood N J was postponed to this afternoon as heavy rain persisted. The match length changed from 36 to 18 holes since Homans must return to Choate School Wallingford Conn by Monday for his senior year.
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Pinehurst
George Voigt
Washington
Eugene Homans
Englewood
N. J
Homans
Choate School
Wallingford
Conn
Postponed Inquest Into Shelby Death
Gastonia April 9 AP. The coroner's inquest into the death of Young Tamseur of Shelby, whose body was found beside a road, will not be held until the next day. No arrests have been made and the death is generally believed to be suicide.
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Gastonia
Young Tamseur
Shelby
Shelby Omen
Reed campaign funds investigation panel kept unfunded
Not authorized funding remains for the Reed campaign funds investigating committee despite Vice President Dawes ruling that the committee legally exists. The committee chairman announced the position today.
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Washington
Reed Campaign Funds
Re Cent
Vice Preside Dawes
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Kor
James H. Hammons
U.S
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Pranchise 10
Negro Bus Company
Winston-Salem
Goldshore
America
Frank H. King
Dedham
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Webster Thayer
Superior Court
South Braintree
Vanzetti
Wilbur
Thayer
Younts
State Corporation
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