Jap Premier Inukai Slain In Insurrection At Tokyo Home
Premier Tsuyoshi Inukai, 77, was shot and killed by youths at his Nagata Hill residence in Tokyo. Six hours after the attack the cabinet resigned, and Acting Premier Korekiyo Takahashi led efforts as Emperor Hirohito urged continued government. Civil unrest spills across Tokyo with bombings and arrests as officials vow to pursue the perpetrators.
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Tokyo
Tsuyoshi Inukai
Japan
Grey Fox
Inukai
Korekiyo Takahashi
Hirohito
Okitsu
Sadao Araki
Osumi
Metropolitan
Premier Hirorito
West Point
America
Nagata Hill
Grand Old Man of the Pacific Captain Robert Dollar Dies at 88
Captain Robert Dollar 88 a veteran of shipping and lumber died at his San Rafael home after a two week illness. Known as the Grand Old Man of the Pacific his life spanned ships and timber interests in Canada Michigan California and Washington. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at the First Presbyterian Church San Rafael with burial in the Dollar vault Mount Tamalpais cemetery.
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San Rafael
Cal
Robert Dollar
Pacific
Rafael G. Duffiey
Canada
Michigan
California
Washington
Orient
First Presbyterian
Dollar
Mount Tamalpais Cemetery
Supreme Court Rules Piedmont and Northern Needs ICC Approval
The Supreme Court ruled the Piedmont and Northern Railway must obtain Interstate Commerce Commission permission before connecting electric lines or extending into Winston-Salem North Carolina. The decision defines scope of ICC jurisdiction over interurban electric lines interchanging freight with steam railroads.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Piedmont and Northern Railway
North
South Carolina
Interstate Commerce Commission
Winston-Salem
N. C
Justice Roberts
Commission
Piedmont and Northern
Congress
Rioting in Bombay Leaves Dozens Dead and Hundreds Hurt
Rioting between Moslems and Hindus in Bombay remains deadly after three days with 30 known dead and about 600 injured by noon. Police fired on mobs in multiple districts as Governor Sir Frederick Sykes returned to address the crisis.
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Bombay
Sir Frederick Sykes
Bombay Presidency
Mahabaleshawar
Canon Elliott to Speak at Duke University on Crisis
Canon William T. Elliott vicar of Leeds and famed preacher will address Duke University tonight on the inner meaning of the present crisis.
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Durham
William T. Elliott
Leeds
England
Duke University
Roosevelt Plans No Dramatic Stunt to Prove Fitness
Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt, visiting Warm Springs, Georgia, says he will not perform any spectacular gesture to prove his health for the presidency. He continues his routine exercise, swimming, reading and handling visitors while aiding the Warm Springs foundation and airport project.
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Chicago
Dunlap
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Meriweather County
Warm Springs Foundation
Durham Pair Wins North Carolina Title in World Bridge Olympic
In Chicago on May 16 the Durham pair of Mrs H G Hedrick and Mrs R M Gantt won the North Carolina north-south division in the world bridge Olympic played April 1. Olivia Burwell and B K Lassiter of Oxford claimed the north-south regional title. Other winners included R E Baldwin of East Orange and Lewis C Frank with Robert Mayer of Detroit for their respective north-south and east-west categories.
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Chicago
H. G. Hedrick
R. M. Gantt
Durham
N. C
North Carolina
Olivia Burwell
B. K. Lassiter
Oxford
Ely Culbertson
Culbertson
R. E. Baldwin
East Orange
N. J
Lewis C. Frank
Robert Mayer
Detroit
Mich
Army Employee Dies In Car Crash Near Linden
Fayetteville report states John A. Charles 30 a civilian employee of Fort Bragg was killed when his car left the Raleigh road 16 miles from town and plunged into an embankment. Johnny Thornton, a passenger, was critically injured and treated at a local hospital.
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Fayetteville
John A. Charles
Quartermaster Corps
Fort Bragg
Johnny Thornton
Linden
Thornton
Raleigh
Charles
Mountain climbers complete first double summit of McKinley
Harry W Leik superintendent of Alaska National Park reports the first sealing of both Mt McKinley peaks. The party found Theodore Koven dead near the Muldrow glacier and indicated Carpe also perished in a crevice. Others Beckwith Pearson and the remainder of the party are safe. Families of Koven and Carpe have been notified.
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Washington
Mt. McKinley
Alaska
Allen Carpe
Harry Vv. Leik
National Park
World
Theodore Koven
Carpe
Muldrow Glacier
North America
Horace Albright
National Parks
Leik
Koven
Ratger Pearson
Beckwith
O. K
Jersey City
New York
Has Firm Belief In Prosperity and He Should After This
Prosperity turned the corner for I. E. Peet a Hartford area farmer who sought crow egg bounty in Emporia Kansas. He found two hatched crow eggs in his pockets after learning the bounty law now covers only birds. He collected 20 cents bounty.
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Emporia
Kans
I. E. Peet
Hartford
Long's Successor Is Formally Inaugurated Governor of Louisiana
In Baton Rouge on May 16 Oscar K. Allen was sworn in as Louisiana governor after lengthy gub ernatorial turmoil. He had been elected with Huey P. Long backing. The ceremony coincided with the dedication of a new thirty three story state house priced at five million dollars to replace the old capitol.
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Long
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Oscar K. Allen
Huey P. Long
Allen
State Highway Commission
Roosevelt Seeks One Hundred More Delegates This Week
Roosevelt campaign aims to add about 100 votes this week as primaries in Connecticut Kansas New Mexico yield results. Delegates pledged or claimed total 362. 578 needed for nomination. Montana New Jersey and other states loom with contests to follow.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Edie
Courlyy-Widgde
Connecticut
Kansas
New Mexico
Alfred E. Smith
Roosevelt
Hig
New York
Pennsylvania
Louisiana
New Jersey
Smith
Montana
South Carolina
Vermont
District of Columbia
Tennessee
Oregon
Nevada
Hoover
Beer Parades Spur Nationwide Paper Headlines
May 1 report from Sana Monica notes across the nation strings of beer parades and related antics. New York claims origin of a lively procession while Washington and Chicago each host notable events with crowds and novelty acts.
Clues Sought In Lindbergh Kidnap Case By Bank Bills
Hopewell New Jersey reports police focus on ransom currency in a bid to locate the Lindbergh baby kidnappers. Col Schwarzkopf says the treasurer was asked to alert banks nationwide to watch for the serial numbered notes and report any discoveries. Dr. John Condon had negotiated with a single man, not five as earlier claimed.
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Hopewell
N. J
Agena
Col
H. Norman Schwartskopf
United States
Ple
Lindbergh
National Bank
Col. Lindbergh
John F. Condon
Linabergh
No Truth In Rumors Of Nurse Betty Gow Death
HOPEWELL N J May 16 UP Betty Gow the nurse who was at the Lindbergh home in good health denied rumors that she had died by her own hand. A radio report sparked nationwide gossip but a Lindbergh contact confirmed she was alive and amused by the reports. Other fantastical rumors circulated as well and no new figure in the case had appeared.
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Hopewell
N. J
Betty Gow
Lindbergh
Wpe
The
Miss Gow
Ome
Apnce
Senator Shortridge backs referendum on eighteenth amendment
Senator Shortridge of California says the people should have the right to modify repeal or alter the eighteenth amendment through initiative or referendum He supported enforcement measures including the Jones five and ten law and faces re election this year He asserts the public policy of California supports giving the people a constitutional option while upholding the amendment while it remains in force.
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Washington
Shortridge
Cali
California
United States
Fort Bragg post exchange looted in major burglary
Fayetteville May 16 officials investigating a Fort Bragg post exchange burglary found the store stripped to a shell. Thieves removed about three truckloads of goods worth roughly 800 dollars as civilian and military authorities conduct a joint probe.
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Fayetteville
Post Exchange
Fort Bragg
Condon Says He Met One Suspect in Kidnapping Case
Dr Condon testified he met only one member of the gang and that this person claimed four others and a woman were involved The contacted member is said to be Scandinavian Meanwhile New York City officials plan to present all evidence of Condon's ransom payment to the Bronx grand jury Coast Guard continues to hunt for the kidnapper schooner sighted near New York waters in the past two weeks
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Dr. Condon
Schwarzkopf
Jersey
Washington
New York City
Bronx
Bronx County Grand Jury
Coast Guard
Randolph Ridgely
New York
Lindbergh Reportedly Broke Amid Kidnap Probe
The Brooklyn Eagle cites a source close to the Lindbergh kidnapping inquiry claiming the baby was found and Col. Lindbergh is broke. It notes his search has cost about 200000 dollars, with 25000 borrowed from a bank from ransom paid to the supposed kidnappers. The paper says his aviation securities, tied to his fortune, have fallen in value.
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New York
Brooklyn Eagle Today
Lindbergh
Charles A. Lindue
Col. Lindbergh
John F. Condon
Bronx
Jassie
The
Eagle
Week End Auto and Train Deaths Rise in Dixie States
A sunny weekend in the south claimed 17 lives from accidents, with six in North Carolina. Auto crashes caused nine deaths, four drownings, two motorcycle fatalities, one gun incident, and one train collision.
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Dixie
Mary Williams
Elizabeth City
Vernon Little
Mack Beasley
Atlanta
North Carolina
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