Death Penalty Decreed For Miss McElroy Kidnapper
Walter McGee, leader of the kidnap gang that seized Miss Mary McElroy, daughter of City Manager H. F. McElroy, and received a $30,000 ransom, was sentenced to death by a Kansas City criminal court jury. The verdict was read after 12 jurors deliberated about four hours.
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McElroy
McGee
Kansas City
Walter McGee
Mary McElroy
H. F. McElroy
Allen C. Southern
Miss McElroy
Ehringhaus Urges N. C. to Back Recovery Program
Gov J C B Ehringhaus calls North Carolina to cooperate with the President in industrial recovery and rehabilitation. He notes the blanket code mailed nationwide and urges conformity in letter and spirit to support national recovery and unity during the crisis.
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Ehringhaus
N. C
Raleigh
J. C. B. Ehringhaus
North Carolina
United States
Hull Urges Economic Conference Thesis For Tariff Truce
Secretary Cordell Hull pleaded for continuation of the World Economic Conference and urged a study of a tariff truce as a basis for a world program during the recess. He warned economic armaments are as dangerous as military ones while speaking at the final plenary session in London.
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London
Cordell Hull
Hull
Theing Committee
Wiley Post Seeks Stage Offer Amid Roosevelt Markets Note
In Beverly Hills Wiley Post hints at taking an offered stage role while comments on Roosevelt curbing stock market hours to three hours daily surface. He jokes about drastic career shifts after hardships, claiming workers will be under fish and game laws for the remaining hours.
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Sal
Beverly ‘Hills
Cal
Wiley Post
Stock Exchange
Will
Capone and 23 Indicted on Conspiracy Charges in Chicago
A county grand jury indicted Al Capone and 23 others on 23 counts for conspiracy to boycott restraint of trade bombing dynamiting acid throwing and destruction of machinery and windows. Named defendants include Dr. Benjamin M. Squires Aaron Sapiro Murray Humphries and Alderman Oscar F. Nelson. The case marks a major racketeering crackdown amid city violence and illegal operations.
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Chicago
Iro
al Capone
Benjamin M. Squires
Aaron Sapiro
Squires
Pennsylvania
Sapiro
United States
Laundry Owners Association
Capone
Atlanta
Murray Humphries
Oscar F. Nelson
Edwin J. Raber
Thomas
Roosevelt Urges World Conference Continued
Roosevelt writes to Prime Minister MacDonald praising leadership of the Economic Conference. He says frank discussion of all nations' problems aids progress, emphasizes continued U S efforts toward world rehabilitation, and notes new adjustments are needed to meet unprecedented conditions.
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London
President Roosevelt
Ramsey MacDonald
Oe Economic Conference
Toyt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Ramsay MacDonald
MacDonald
James M. Cox
Pa Agen
Jon
Britain
Oe Bates
United States
Cox
Cordell Hull
Key Pittman
Nevada
Plymouth
Harding
Canada
Argentina
Australia
Clap of Thunder Erases Youth Memory in Philadelphia
A 26 year old well dressed man walked into a Philadelphia police station during a severe electrical storm claiming amnesia after a bolt of lightning. He said he did not know who he was and asked not to be laughed at. He described wandering for hours with no memory.
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Philadelphia
Chicago racketeers accused in conspiracy to control beverage trades
Dodd Healy, assistant state's attorney, said true bills were voted last Friday and returned today. The state alleged defendants conspired to monopolize Chicago's beverage, laundry, and cleaning industries by a reign of terror. Violent acts disrupted these industries for years including murders, plant bombings, acid attacks on garments, hijackings, and machinery destruction.
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Dodd Healy
Chicago
Three Boys Killed Sleeping on Road Shoulder
In Martinsville Virginia on July 27 James Hammond Howard Hammond and Arch Purdy aged 12 to 15 were killed when an automobile struck them as they slept on the Martinaville Stuart highway shoulder Archer Meeks was severely injured. A fox hunter named Tatum found the bodies and authorities searched for the driver.
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Martinsville
James Hammond
Howard Hammond
Arch Purdy
Archer Meeks
Martinaville-Stuart
Spencer
Stuart
Dillon
James Marshall
Tatum
Martineville
Welfare Board Rejects Grey for Mecklenburg County Post
The North Carolina state board of public welfare unanimously refused to issue a certificate of approval for M. M. Grey to become county superintendent of public welfare in Mecklenburg County. Grey faced opposition from Mrs. W. T. Bost and was viewed as inefficient and politically active. The county commissioners had elected him, but state approval was required by law.
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Stephen C. Clark
North Carolina
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Clark
Salisbury
Alan 8. O'Neal
Mr. Clark
High Point
Raleigh
State Board of Public Welfare
M. M. Grey
Col
W. A. Blair
Winston-Salem
State Board of Charities and Public Welfare
Mecklenburg County
Mecklenburg Board of Public Welfare
Board of Welfare
R. Eugene Brown
Homer Borst
Association of
Community Chests and Councils
Family Welfare Association of America
State Commissioner of Public Welfare
Two Die As Multi Car Crash Near Salisbury
At Salisbury on July 27 W H Lord an Asheville architect was burned to death and 10 others injured when two cars collided near highways 10 and 80. Harry Barton Greensboro architect drove the car carrying Lord. nine aboard the Cranfield car from Davie were injured.
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Asheville
W. H. Lord
Salisbury
Harry Barton
Greensboro
Lord
Barton
J. H. Cranfield
Cranfield
Davie
BE. N. Gaskey
Inez
Death by poppy seed roll for two in New York
Henry Jellinek and Lillian Fields died after consuming poppy seed rolls at an upper Broadway restaurant. Jellinek, 50, and Fields, 43, were found with poisoned rolls. investigators probe whether a bottle of poison was involved or if both deaths stem from a single plan. Fields held over $40,000 in bank deposits from her late father, Simon Rosenfeld.
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Dale Harrison
New York
Henry Jellinek
Adolph Schwartz
Upper Broadway
Simon
Rosenfeld
Boston
Death
Lillian Fields
Lillian Phelds
Jellinek
Callian Fields
Pickett Mill Idle After Walkout Protest
The Pickett Cotton mill remained idle after a mass walkout in protest against alleged stretch-out practices. Police guarded mill gates as over 100 workers met in the Industrial Workers Association hall while two yarn trucks left without incident. Workers denied seers pressured higher quotas under threat of firing.
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The
Industrial Workers Association
Outstanding Utterances By Hull At Conference
Cordell Hull argues two paths to agreement: coercion or persuasion. He urges more peace time conferences to avert past trade frictions and criticizes arms races as ruinous for peace and commerce. He calls for ending militaristic and economic armaments to restore permanent recovery.
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Hull
Washington
Cordell Hull
London
No Logic in Isolation Harmful to International Cooperation
A historic remark asserts that no nation can thrive by complete isolation as nations that cling to self sufficiency tend toward stagnation and decline. The argument frames international engagement as essential for progress and stability.
Trade as peace maker among nations praised in print
An early 20th century remark extols international commerce as the greatest peace maker for humanity, highlighting fair dealings and lasting goodwill across races and nations. The statement emphasizes commerce over conflict as a path to global harmony.
We cannot falter. We will not quit. We have begun and we will go on.
A brisk, determined statement emphasizes perseverance and resolve, urging continued effort and momentum. The speaker declares unwavering commitment to progress and perseverance.
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Welfare Board
Grey
West 104Th Street
Pickett Mill
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