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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1932
Page
10
Bruce Catton surveys famous child abductions from Charlie Ross in 1894 to the Lindbergh era, outlining cases where children vanished, clues failed, suspects emerged, and some outcomes remained mysteries amid sensational press attention.
The article recalls famous kidnap stories from the early 1900s including Edward Cudahy Jr. and Pat Crowe with a $25,000 ransom, Adolphus Busch Orthwein seized near St. Louis and later released, and young Jackie Thompson, son of a wealthy real estate dealer, all ending without harm.
A survey of famous 19th and early 20th century kidnapings highlights Charlie Ross and Marian Parker episodes. It recounts Corine Modell 10 weeks old found alive after abduction, and other cases where suspects were caught, tried, or sentenced amid public outcry and sensational press coverage.
In Seattle a Lincoln Club banquet features Major Clarence M. McMurray extolling Abraham Lincoln with humor and misstatements. The audience laughs as he credits Woodrow Wilson for the compliments. In Memphis a woman named Annie Belle Guess visits a relief depot and cites her name when asked.
A North Carolina pharmacist markets B C Reliefs a multi use remedy claiming fast three minute relief from headaches nerves muscular pain colds fever and neuralgia without habit forming drugs. The notice also warns bidders for a government project to furnish labor materials and packing with sealed bids due March 25 1932 and details on the bidding process and deposit.
On March 4 1918 British troops advanced two miles along a 12 mile front north of Jericho as Turkish forces pulled back in disorder. Romania reportedly prepared to sign a separate peace with the Central Powers within 24 hours. German activity on the western front included trench raids as observers expect a major Kaiser offensive within three weeks with new divisions quickly deployed to acclimate troops to Western fighting conditions.
In Detroit, a boy kidnapped in 1932 by James Fernando was held for a $25,000 ransom before his father paid the sum for his return. The child was unharmed and later attended Fernando's trial, where he received a 50 year sentence.
In Fort Worth a rainy morning ended with J M Powell fleeing a suspected holdup. He handed over his umbrella containing 15 dollars, robbers found only 35 cents, returned the coin and fled.
Southern agricultural officials warn the boll weevil will cause heavy damage to cotton in the region this season due to a mild winter. Experts anticipate the worst infestation on record in South Georgia and Mississippi, with projections of millions in losses and damage influenced by wet springs and June July weather.
Millions report rapid easing of neuralgic headaches rheumatic and menstrual pains with Capudine a liquid medicine that soothes nerves quickly and avoids stomach upset. It contains no opiates and is sold in 10 30 and 60 cent bottles and by the dose.
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