Organized Kidnapping Rings Threaten U S Society
A detailed look at the rise of professional kidnaping rings across major cities including New York Chicago and Detroit. Profiles victims from broker Charles M Rosenthal and other wealthy individuals reveal the scale and methods of these extortion schemes. Federal bills seek death or life for interstate kidnapping as officials warn of a widening underworld threat.
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America
Underworld
Vice
Vicin
New York
Charles M. Rosenthal
Sing Sing
Max Price
Rcch
New Haven
Conn
West
Nell Donnelly
Kansas City
Isaac D. Kelly
St. Louis
Michael H. Katz
Denver
Leas
Detroit
Chicago
Long Island
East Side
de Mange
Dutch Schultz
Legs Diamond
Washington
Patterson
Cochran
Missouri
Hatton W. Sumners
Texas
House Judiciary Committee
Sumners
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Senate Judiciary Committee
Ruth Feeds Into Group At Sue's Living Room Gathering
In Sue's firelit drawing room Ruth blends into a chatty circle while Ruth ignores a tense glance from Dr Raynor and Sally Bradley probes Mr Page about Sue being alone. The exchange grows quiet as the party skirts delicate truths and shared pretenses at the retreating end of the evening.
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Ruth
Sally Sally Bradley
Dr. Raynor
Sue
Joe Raynor
Sally
Arnold Page
Mr. Page
Page
Thornton
Dale Courtney
Quiet Evening Reveals Tensions Among Friends
In a tense gathering Sue and Ruth confront unspoken feelings as Dr. Rayner wrestles with Sally’s flirtation and Ruth’s hidden love for him. Dale Courtney offers quiet support while Page navigates old wounds and distant paths. Grace Hayden shares a similar ache as the party winds down.
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Sue
Jack
Page
Dr. Ray
Sally
Ruth
Dr. Raynor
Dale Courtney
Grace Hayden
Woman racer Violette Morris pays franc for brawl
Paris March 5. Mme Violette Morris the French auto racer known for bold style and defying norms paid a total one franc damages yesterday with three friends to Isidore Schapira, ex-boxer, for beating him at a November 1930 party. The court noted her strong language and wearing trousers as grounds to bar her from federation licenses.
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Paris
Mme
Violette Morris
Isidore Schapira
Morris
France
Schapira
Violette
Mme. Morris
French Women’s Sports Federation
Federation
One-Legged Man Speaks Plainly by Sue's Fireplace
Arnold Page, older than the group, speaks with authority about the world as Sally teases him. He dismisses insinuations and asserts that tonight any implications will be dispelled rather than dragged out.
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Arnold Page
Sue
Sally
Grace Hayden's plans
Arthur Greenwood of Birmingham says no Alabamian should miss the American Legion for lack of funds. He will sponsor entry for four chickens per sender. He now has 36 hens, sent by nine men, to cover dues into the Legion.
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Birmingham
Ala
Arthur Greenwood
Alabama
American Legion
Legion
Rug Testing Machine Demonstrates Rug Wear Simulation
The U. S. Bureau of Standards operates a machine that tests rug and carpet wear. It simulates years of use in minutes, revealing quality and durability by applying rapid wear.
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U. S. Bureau of Standards
Surgeons Perform Major Operation on Baby Gorilla N'gi
Washington surgeons drained a quart of fluid from the lung of N'gi the baby gorilla suffering pneumonia in a makeshift operation. The procedure used partial anesthesia and a steel lung tube with X ray checks and an oxygen chamber aided aftercare though a relapse followed.
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Washington
N’gi
The
Washington Herald
N'gi
British Shipping Losses and War Updates
On March 6 1918 the British House of Commons said submarine losses averaged 70000 tons weekly in January and 80000 in February. U S troops in Lorraine repulsed a German trench raid with slight American casualties and no prisoners. Romanian and German forces ceased fighting as news of an armistice spread. Austrian troops moved toward the Italian front while German forces halted their Russian advance.
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House of Commons
United States
Lorraine
Russia
Lucky Crowd Pardons Aim to Ease Jail Crowding
El Paso police chief recommended pardons for 21 prisoners to free cells in a crowded city jail. At the time, 118 inmates were in custody, and officials sought room to house transients arrested.
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EL Paso
Tex
L. T. Robey
Bulls Rampage After Track Crash In Indianapolis
Patrolmen Bennett and Johnson respond to a highway call to corral four bulls that escaped after a track overturned. The bulls chased officers across the road until Motor Patrol Titus arrived to assist.
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Gulls Tree
Indianapolis
Tnd
Bennett
Johnson
Titusly
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Coll
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