Beekman Place Murderer Caught by Piece of String
Manhattan detective captain Edward Mullins recalls the Titterton case and the exact rope strand found under Nancy Titterton in her Beekman Place apartment. The 13 inch strand matched it to a suspect, guiding the trap that led to conviction. The case contrasted with the Veronica Gedeon inquiry, both showing the era’s elusive clues.
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Charles Norman
APF
Penture Service
New York
Edward Mullins
Veronica Gedeon
Mullins
Manhattan
Francis J. Kear
Kear
Nancy Titterton
Swanky
Beekman Place
Swander
George Swander
Mullins’ Squad
Navey Titterton
A Thought Agent War Leaves the City with Three Snaies
A fragment from the era hints at wartime imagery with three forces described as an army of cripples mourners and an avory of Uleyen, attributed to a German proverb, reflecting chaotic sentiment from the period.
Seek Young Sculptor in Gedeon Slayings
New York police designated Robert Irwin a 29 year old sculptor and divinity student as the killer in the triple Easter morning slayings on Beekaran Hill. A nationwide manhunt was issued for his arrest as Irwin has not been a patient at a New York state hospital for three years.
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New York
Robert Irwin
Irwin W
New York State Hospital
Wilson Is Named Naval Commander
Announcement in Washington DC over the weekend said Lieutenant Thomas D. Wilson is recommended by the Navy Selection Board for promotion to lieutenant commander. He commands the submarine tender Gall stationed at Pearl Harbor Hawaii. Wilson, son of Mrs May Wilson and brother of Postmaster Robert M. Wilson, is a Hope High School and Annapolis graduate who has served in the Navy since 1921 and saw action in China during earlier troubles. He is married to Mrs Wilson, residing in Honolulu.
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Treny
Washington, D.C
Thoms D. Wilson
Hore Jina
Navy Selection Board
Wilson
Gall
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Thomas D. Wilson
May Wilson
Robert M. Wilson
Wees
Hope High School
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Navy
China
Comdr
Hi Ha
Honouli
Six Children Die in Frame-House Fire in Pennsylvania
A fire swept a frame house near Port Allegany Pennsylvania killing six children of Gerald and Mrs Sweezy. The victims were Marjorie Mary Ellen Geraldine Gerald Jr Leola and baby Maxine aged from 11 to five months. The blaze occurred Monday and left the family devastated. Local responders battled flames but could not save the children.
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Port Allegany
Gerald Sweezy
Marjorie
Mary Ellen
Geraldine
Gerald, JR
Leola
Maxine
Cold Snap Breaks Into Spring With Freezing Outlook
Winter returns to southwest Arkansas as temperatures plunge from the mid 40s to the 20s across the region. A two inch snow cover blanketed northwest Arkansas near Fayetteville while fruit and truck crop stations report 0.4–0.6 inches of rain over the weekend. Forecasters predict fair but chilly conditions Monday night with a heavy frost, then warmer skies Tuesday.
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Arkansas
Liptle Rock
Winter
Fayetteville
Roger
Wagner Decision Delayed By Supreme Court Again
The Supreme Court deferred a ruling on the constitutionality of the Wagner Labor Relations act until at least next Monday. The decision affects labor relations policy and could influence unions and employers nationwide.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Turned Brown By Brown Turner Longview Texas Tax Talk
In Longview Texas a man lamented high taxes as the legislature lingers. He joked about coins in his boot and the taxman missing only corn on the cob and watermelons while admitting a hole in his pocket kept his money at home.
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Longview
Texas
Spanish Rebels Reach Within Six Miles of Bilbao
Victoria Spain reports General Emilio Mola's northern army moved to six miles from Bilbao. Insurgents storm mountain rims around the Basque capital after seizing Ochandiano and taking Olueta Verderin and Monchatepus villages.
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Victoria
Spain
Emilio Mola
Bilbao
Ochandiano
Olueta
Verderin
Monchatepus
Former El Dorado Mayor Hawkins Found Dead in Office
Pine Bluff Ark 63 year old Tom Hawkins head of Hankins Medicine Co and former mayor of El Dorado was found shot to death Monday in his downtown office Coroner D C Root said he would return a verdict that Hawkins died of personal safety related bullet wounds.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Tom Hankins
Hankins Medicine Company
el Dorado
D.C. Root
Hawkins
Byrnes Withdraws Anti Sit-Down Plan in Guffey-Vinson Bill
Washington senator Byrnes of South Carolina withdrew Monday his controversial anti sit down amendment to the Guffey-Vinson cast bill and proposed a substitute aimed directly at sit downs.
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Byrnes
Washington
South Carolina
Guffey-Vinson
Ford Strike Action Signals Industry Labor Tension
In Kansas City Ford workers report as 2,200 return to jobs while 15,000 Flint Chevrolet workers resume production. UAW leader James M. Hall calls sit down strikes historic but warns against abuses. Ford denies plans to cancel seasonal layoffs amid dispute over discrimination claims.
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Chevrolet
Flint
Mich
Associated Press
Lansing
Ford
Kansas City
Ford Kansas City
Ed Habl
United Automobile Workers of America
Industrial Organization Unionists Sundsy
Ford Motor Company
Hall
Harry Bennett
Detroit
Bennett
Hughes Seeks Enduring Fame as Great Chief Justice
AP Feature Service writer Morgan Beatty portrays Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes aiming to be remembered beside John Marshall. The piece traces his early ambitions, rise to the Supreme Court helm in 1930, push for efficiency, and pivotal clashes with New Deal era policies from NRA to TVA and gold cases, highlighting the aging court amid social unrest.
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Morgan Beatty
Washington
Charles Evans Hughes
Jong
John Marshall
Hughes
Charles
Brown Bros
Uras
Glen Falls
N. Y
Brown University
Upper
Columbia
New York State
Taft
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Hoover
Refunding Act Faces Injunction Challenge in Arkansas
Little Rock taxpayer W. G. Scougale filed suit in Pulaski Chancery Court to block Governor Bailey from executing his 1504million dollar bond refinancing program. The suit argues the appropriation measure is unconstitutional and seeks an injunction.
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Little Rock
W. G. Scougale
Pulaski
Roosevelt Proposes Permanent Civilian Conservation Corps
President Roosevelt asked Congress on the fourth anniversary of the CCC to create a permanent corps of 3,000 members. The current act expires June 30, 1937. He praised the CCC’s work and said its long term functioning would aid economic recovery without hindering normal progress.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
CCC
Jack Cobb Appeal on Drunk Driving Charge Rejected
A Washington circuit court upheld a Hope municipal court verdict finding Jack Cobb of Hope guilty of driving while intoxicated. Judge Dexter Bush revoked Cobb’s license for one year, making him Hempstead County’s first license loss under the new Arkansas law. Several co-defendants pled guilty or faced charges as part of broader proceedings.
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Washington
Hope
Jack Cobb
Cobb
Dexter Bush
Hempstead County
Arkansas
Gente
Dal Cobb
Abe Silverberg
Ira Walker
Cora Reed
Sted
Witt Bee Etee
New ‘Arkansas
Cotton opens, closes higher in New Orleans May trade
New Orleans May cotton opened at 14.38 and closed at 14.45. Spot cotton finished seven points higher with middling at 14.5.
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New Orleans
Spot Cotton
Shady Seven
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Gamitte
Frank Smith
W. Henderson
Oscar Jackson
Charles Witherspoon
Woodrow Wilson
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Franklin D. Roose
Tower Right
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