Tiger Girl And Six Men Arrested In Million Dollar Robberies
In New York on March 24 AP reports all seven gang members led by Whittemore were captured. The thefts total about $1,000,000 with two murders alleged. the group dressed fashionably used upscale venues and fast cars.
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Tiger Girl
New York
Whittemore
Broadway
William J. UN
Unkelback
Simon Gilden
Trinity Church Yard
Joseph Ross
Elizabeth
N. J. Whittemore
Reuben Morris
Isaac George Waterman
Philadelphia
Banton
Richard Reese Whittemore
Baltimore
Robert Holtman
New “Tork
Buffalo
Cleveland
Jacob
Leon Kraemer
Gane
Sayers
England
Belgium
Russia
Dodge accused in attempt to dispose of liquor permits
Representative La Guardia charges former Justice investigator Franklin L. Dodge attempted to dispose of about $200,000 worth of liquor permits taken from George Remus, the Cincinnati bootlegger, in a Washington hearing on March 24.
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Hany
Washigton
Franklin L. Dodge
Department of Justice
George Remus
Cincinnati
Representative la Guardia
New York
Baby Girl Born to Mr and Mrs W F Jones at Howell Street
Mr and Mrs W F Jones of 303 Howell Street announce the birth of a daughter on March 21. The mother and baby girl are reported to be getting along nicely.
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W. F. Jones
Howell Street
OConnor Attacks Wilson Liar Charge In Congress
In Washington on March 24 Democrat Representative O'Connor denounced as a lie remarks attributed to Dr. Clarence True Wilson regarding prohibition. The exchange drew Rep Blanton into the dispute as other members pressed to decide if the remark should stay in the Congressional Record.
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Washington
O'Connor
New York
Clarence True Wilson
Board of Temperance
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
O’connor
Blanton
Demorat
Texas
House
Chindbloom
Ilinois
Madden
Illinois
Charters Issued for Several North Carolina Corporations
Certificates of incorporation issued by state secretary W. N. Everett list Idle Wild Development Co. of Naples with 150000 authorized capital and 4200 subscribed by M. R. Hilfard and others. Sawyer Motor Co. of Asheville with 200000 authorized and 100000 subscribed by the Sawyers. Lindley Nurseries Inc. of Pomona with 100000 authorized and 300 subscribed. Textile Specialty Co. of Greensboro with 10000 authorized and 900 subscribed, listing lenders and towns including Greenville South Carolina and Greensboro.
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Raleigh
W. N. Everett
Idle Wild Development Co
Naples
M. R. Hilfard
H. C. Jarvis
R. A. Hilliard
Asheville
Sawyer Motor Co
E. C
R. H
J. P. Sawyer
Lindley Nurseries, Inc
Pomona
Paul C
J. van II
H. J. Lindley
Textile Specialty Co
Greensboro
Gooding Bill Defeated in Senate Vote
The Gooding long and short haul bill failed in the United States Senate as 46 senators voted against and 33 in favor. The measure would have barred railroads from charging higher rates for short hauls than long hauls.
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Gooding
United States
Senate
Washington
Mar
Submarine V-2 Completes Deep Diving Tests
The giant submarine V-2 successfully finished deep diving tests off Provincetown reaching 215 feet. The test results were radioed from the vessel as it returned to Portsmouth New Hampshire after trials.
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Boston
Provincetown
Portsmouth
N. H
Old Tobacco Belt Farmers Mull New Co op Plan
Leaders from Virginia and the Carolinas push a Piedmont three state cooperative marketing move to replace the Tri State Tobacco Cooperative. A Greensboro meeting April 3 aims for 100 to 150 farmers to decide on endorsing revised contracts requiring 65 percent acreage signatories to take effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri- State Tobacco Cooperative Association
Piedmont
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Greensboro
Tri-State Tobacco Cooperative Association
J. A. Groome
W. B. Shelorne
Marshall Guilty of Second Degree Murder in Dietrich Case
Philadelphia jurors convict David L. Marshall of second degree murder in the death of Anna May Dietrich a 35 year old milliner whose dismembered body parts were found in Delaware County. The jury imposed a ten to twenty year sentence with Marshall contesting the verdict and seeking a new trial.
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David L. Marshall
Anna May Dietrich
Marshall
Forman
Abraham Wernick
Delaware County
Philadelphia
Marhall
Bywood Heights
Dietrich
Miss Dietrich
Fox
Philadelphia County
Two Earth Quakes Logged Near Washington Today
Two earthquakes were recorded by Georgetown University seismograph on March 24. The first quake began at 12:45 a m and lasted until 1:30 a m with a pronounced character about 1600 miles from Washington. The second quake started about 6 o clock and peaked between 6:13 and 6:15 as a distant quake.
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Washington
Georgetown University
Tondorf
Fire kills 104 on Brazilian steamer Paes De Carvalho
Manaos dispatch reports 104 lives lost when the Brazilian steamer Paes De Carvalho was destroyed by fire on the Amazon River. The ship was en route from Manaos to Torihura, with the disaster occurring March 22 near Coury.
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London
Lloyd’s
Manaos
Brazil
Paes de Carvalho
Amazon
Torihura
Coury
Suspect Tied to Chicago Robberies Netting Fortune
William J. White, alias Three Fingered Jack, in custody in Chicago. Police link him to eight robberies totaling 224000, including a major International Harvester payroll theft and two theatre heists. Pal Tommy Shupe was captured nearby after a pursuit. two other suspects Gentile and Leopold held for grand jury.
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Chicago
William J. White
International Harvester Company
Edward Pilaume
International Harvester
McHenry, Alls., State Bank
Drovers State Bank of Chicago
White
Jack
Road House
Tommy Shupe
McHenry
Harvester
Shupe
Grand Jury
James Gentile
Joseph Leopold
Chamberlain Wins Support for New Policies in Commons
Sir Austen Chamberlain, foreign secretary, survived a harsh Geneva critique as the British House of Commons backed his approach 325 to 136, amid Berlin Reichstag votes praising Germany’s Geneva course. David Lloyd George and Ramsay MacDonald led the attacks, calling the Locarno pact blamed.
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London
Austen Chamberlain
House of Commons
Geneva
League of Nations
Germany
Austen
Reichstag
Berlin
David Lloyd George
Ramsay MacDonald
Sir Austen
Lloyd George
MacDonald
Funeral services for J. J. Still held at Sardis church
Large crowd attends the funeral of J. J. Still who died last Sunday night at his East Creen Street home. The service at Sardis Primitive Baptist Church in Rockingham County was led by Rev. Suits with burial in the church cemetery. Pallbearers included J. H. Witcher Zeb Williams Ross Williams P. C. Landreth J. C. Tucker and E. Tucker. Floral bearers were Zella Brame Anna Brame and Dora Washburn.
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J. J. Still
East Creen Street
Sardis Primitive Baptist Church
Rockingham County
J. H. Witcher
Zeb Williams
Ross Williams
P. C. Landreth
J. C. Tucker
E. Tucker
Funeral services for J Henry Harvey postponed
Funeral services for J Henry Harvey who died Saturday afternoon at his home 109 Farriss Avenue were moved from 2 30 this afternoon to 2 30 tomorrow so that Mrs Spainhour of Los Angeles a relative may arrive in time for the funeral.
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J. Henry Harvey
Farriss Avenue
Spainhour
Los Angeles
Cowan Convicted of Murder Faces Death Sentence
Harry W. Cowan, 57, hotel clerk, found guilty of the December murder of Edith Burton in New York. He faces the electric chair with sentencing set for Monday, while evidence showed jealousy over Burton’s plan to marry Arthur B. Lewis of Utah.
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New York
Harry W. Cowan
Edith Burton
Cowan
Miss Burton
Arthur B. Lewis
Utah
Lewis
South Dakota GOP Renominates Norbeck for U S Senate
In Sioux Falls on March 24 AP reports Peter Norbeck won the Republican nomination for United States senator after a statewide primary. Governor Carl Gunderson secured the gubernatorial nomination. Norbeck led early and throughout unofficial returns. Danforth conceded, Coyne trailed, and the Democratic contest showed little interest. The November election looms.
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Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Peter Norbeck
United States
Carl Gunderson
Norbeck
George J. Danforth
Gunderson
C. E. Coyne
Fort Pierre
W. J. Bulow
Beresford
R. O. Richards
Huron
Stock Prices Break Under Selling Today
An avalanche of selling orders swept the market as more than twenty issues fell 3 to 19 points to new yearly lows. Government oil merger probes, weak basic industry activity, canceled auto orders, and omission of the Pittsburgh Coal preferred dividend fueled the bearish mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pittsburgh
Two Die When Auto Plunges Down Embankment
In Charlottesville Virginia an automobile carrying five people plunged down an embankment early today killing Dellalah Frances Hogan 19 of Charlottesville and Harry L Thomason 23 of Roanoke. Three others were seriously injured and rushed to UVA Hospital.
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Charlottesville
Dellalah Frances Hogan
Harry L. Thomason
Roanoke
Carolina man claims likeness to 1875 Charlie Ross disappearance
An affidavit will be filed in Shelby alleging a man found near here resembles Charlie Ross, the disappeared child whose case sparked a national search in 1875. The man recalls visiting Gaffney in 1875 with a man and woman and believes he may be Ross. He has written to Walter L. Ross and to the New York World.
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Shelby
Charlie Ross
J. P. Gaffney
Ross
Gaffney, S
South Carolina
Gaffney
Mr. Gaffney
Walter L. Ross
New York World
Mangum Terrace Becomes National Model for School Films
Wake County engineers showcase Mangum terrace as standard for farm drainage. Two US Department of Agriculture photographers filmed the method in Raleigh. The film, two to three reels, will teach modern drainage and prevent soil loss in cultivation.
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Raleigh
Wake County
United States Department of Agriculture
State Department of Agriculture
F. O. Bartell
Bartell
United
Georgia Convicts Captured in Asheville by Buncombe Men
Leonard Dean Carl Johnson and Ben Ward three convicts who escaped from a Georgia chain gang were captured by Buncombe county sheriff's deputies after a daylong chase stretching into Tennessee. One man faced four more years of sentence, another a few weeks, and the third several months. Deputies crossed into Tennessee to seize the trio at Dandridge and return them to Asheville.
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Asheville
Mar
Leonard Dean
Carl Johnson
Ben Ward
Lavonia
Sheriff's Department
Buncombe County
Tennessee
North Carolina
Dandridge
Tenn
Paradise Presumed Letters Swamp Nevada Post Office
Paradise Nev March 24 letter arrival overwhelms post office after news says Paradise bachelors outnumber women ten to one. The report notes a flood of letters from women seeking mates amid the small town imbalance.
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Paradise
Winnemuca
Nev
Tire hurled from car strikes driver in Fresno incident
George Krabin of Fresno reports a tire blew off his car on a highway between Berenda and Chowchilla. The tire crossed railroad tracks and hit an oncoming Southern Pacific train engine, then bounced back and struck Krabin in the chest. He was treated for chest contusions.
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Fresno
Calif
George Krabian
Berenda
Chowchilla
Southern Pacific
Krabin
Gaffney withholds address of man linked to Charlie Ross case
J F Gaffney of Shelby says he will not disclose the address of the man believed to be Charlie Ross, noting the man is now married with a family. He says the man has traced his history to a time when a man named J H McHale brought him to Gaffney, South Carolina. Gaffney's retirement from local business was noted.
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Charlotte
Mar
Charlotte News
J. F. Gaffney
Shelby
Charlie Ross
J. H. McHale
Gaffney
Ross
Family of Charlie Ross rejects latest claims of discovery
Philadelphia reports that Walter L. Ross's family dismisses new southern claims that Charlie Ross, kidnapped in Germantown in 1874, has been found. Mrs. Ross says they ignore such reports and remain wary of inquiries amid decades of nationwide debate over the missing boy.
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Philadelphia
Mar
Walter L. Ross
Charlie Ross
Charlie
Charley
Germantown
United States
Europe
Registration figures show school election turnout rising
Registration for the March 30 school election is expected to top 10,000 with 9,500 already on record. precincts yet to report include North Washington North Madison South Monroe Gilmer Number 6 and Bruce, while several districts like North Monroe Greens Co er Grove Deep River and Fentress have reported counts such as 85 90 71 212 93 286 and 209 respectively.
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North Monroe
South Washington
South Madison
Co_er Grove
Deep River
Fentress
North Washington
North Madison
South Monroe
Gilmer
Bruce
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Hughy Jennings
New York Giant
N. Y
Mangum Terrace
Department of Agriculture
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Buncombe
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