Bombing of Mexican Town by Rebel Aviators
Fragments from bombs hit the American side near Naco while rebels misled Federal troops in Jimenez with hidden guns and decoy trains. Colonel Trevina described Caraveo coordinating five trainloads of troops placed in houses to trick advancing Federals.
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Naco
Juarez
Mexico
Jimmez
Enrique Trevyina
Marcelo Caraveo
Chihuahua
Trevina
Caraveo
Jiminez
Almazan
Trevino
Speeds to Prevent Wife Elopement Too Late
In Kansas City on April 2 Clyde Benefield of Independence Missouri was arrested for speeding while rushing home to stop his wife from eloping. He reached home too late as his wife had left with another man. Judge Tray Gardner dismissed the case after Benefield testified his wife was gone.
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Kansas City
Clyde Benefield
Independence
Henefield
Tray. Gardner
Speculative Confidence Restored In Market Action
Speculative confidence returned as fresh buying appeared in oil, Public Utility and Steel shares. Call money at 12 percent, divis and interest checks due, with no broad liquidation seen. Bethlehem Steel reports capacity operations and strong outlook amid copper earnings rise.
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Stanley W. Pilengsis
Associated Press
New York
Call Money
Grace
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Narvices
Tulsa
Francis N. Brownell
American Smelting & Refining Co
Credit Cventinues
Wall Sterer
McFadden
House Banking and Currency Committee
Federal Reserve Board
Wall Street
Treasury Department
Ingome
Express
Adams
American
American Railways
International Telephone
Wright Aeronautical
Pierce Arrow Preferred
Motts
Obis Elevator
Curtiss
Greene Cananeéa
Copper
Safeway
A. M. Byers
Electric Auto-Lit
Ant. Sug
Tel
Anaconda Cap
Alides Cappec Min
Atchison J
S. F
Baltimore and Ohio
Barnsdall A
Bethlehem Steel
Briggs Wmig
Calunyet and
Hecla
Canadian Pac
Cerro de Pasco
Chesapeake and Ohio
Chi
Mil
St. PL
Pac
North Wes
Rock Is
Pag
Chile Copper
Chrysler Corp
Colorado Fuel and Iron
Col. Gas
Elect
Col. Graphaphone
Consul Gas
Contingent Mot
Corn Products
Curtiss Aero
du Pont de Nem
Erie R. R
Fish Rubber
General Etect
Gen Motors
Gold Dust
Goodrich (B. F.) Co
Great North Ry. Pfd
Green Can Cap
Hudson Motor Car
Hupp
Tis. Central
Int
Harvest Go
Nick
Fel
Johns-Manville
Kas
City South Ry
Kelly-Springfeld Tir
Kennecott Cop
Kolster Radio
Kroger Grocery
Mack Trucks
Mariand Oil
Mexican Seab
Tex
Pacific
Montgomery-Ward
Nat. Cash Red
New York Central
New Haven
Hartford
Twilight Sleep Killers Go on Trial in New Hampshire
Miss Bertha Lips former superintendent and Dr Evelyn Prishie former medical adviser faced second degree murder and manslaughter charges in Albuquerque New Hampshire for the death of 18 year old Helen Haskew an inmate at the New Messec Girls Welfare Home The coroner jury found Haskew died from an injection of twilight sleep amid alleged poor food and water during an episode of hysteria related to other inmates This followed a legislative inquiry into the home and the use of twilight sleep on six girls including Haskew who were readmitted after an escape
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Albuquerque
NH. M
Bertha Lips
New Messec Girls’ Welfare
Evelyn Prishie
Helen Haskew
Portates
Haskew
Heavy Vote Underway in St Louis Mayor Race
In St Louis on April 2 AP reports a heavy turnout as 87,000 votes were cast by 1 p.m. with the total likely near 250,000. Mayor Victor J Miller seeks reelection on the Republican ticket against Democrat Lawrence McDaniel. Miller backers predict a 20,000 edge while McDaniel supporters expect a 10,000 vote majority. A comptroller and fourteen Aldermen are also being elected.
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ST. Louis
Victor J. Miller
Lawrence McDaniel
Miller
McDaniels
Romptroller
Fourtee Aldemntn
First Draft of the Hoover Message Ready
President Hoover finished the first draft of his message for the coming special session of Congress. The brief state paper will focus on farm relief and tariff revision, the topics cited in his March proclamation, and is not expected to urge action on other major issues.
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Washington
Hoover
Congress
American Pilots Fly For Both Sides In Mexican War Air
American war pilots race to Mexico south of the Grande joining federal or rebel forces. They receive daily pay from $125 upward in gold, with some earning as much as $400. Veterans from World War I, including Captain Robert H. Polk, lead squads under General Gustavo Salinas as air battles loom and planes rush to the front.
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Richard Harding Davis
Seldier
R. B. Palk
Nashville
Lena
C. B. Andrews
Fedievals
Philip Moban
Buffalo
Stanley Thompson
San Francisco
Jack O'Brien
Little Hock
Art J. Smith
St. Louis
Gustava
Salinas
NEA Service
Juarex
Mexico
Jose Gonzalo Escoba
Jiminez
Gustavo Salinas
Federal Aviation Corps
Sistoi
Escobar
U. S
Robert H. Polk
Tenn
Bargo
Buzz Morrison
Reno
Nev
Torron
Sonora
R. L. Andrews
el Paso
Aay Drews
Naco
Gald
France
Congress Eyes Action On Immigration Census And Reappointment
A sizable faction in both House and Senate favors action on immigration, census and congressional reapportionment in a Special Session. The president’s views on these subjects are well known and need not be stressed in the message.
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House
Senate
Mahogany Care To Prevent Blisters On Glass Tops
A brief note suggests placing small flat cork pieces under each corner of a mahogany table or dresser to prevent blistering under glass covered surfaces. The tip emphasizes simple protective spacers to reduce contact stress on the wood.
Noise killer from seagrass used as insulator
London April 2 reports that zostera the seagrass when dried deadens noises and is used extensively as house insulation. It also is a poor conductor of heat and cold.
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London
Zostera
Marina
Ten Thousand Dollars in Stocks Missing at Kansas City
Kansas City report says ten thousand dollars in stocks and bonds disappeared from the Mellinger Tire and Rubber Co safe. The safe was found hammered open. Initial estimate of cash was two hundred dollars but later the missing amount included the bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Mellinger Tire and Rubber Company
Fight Rate Increase Proposal in Courts
In Washington April 2 AP the Santa Fe Rock Island and Missouri Pacific railways sought higher grain rates to Kansas City and Wichita for grain bound to gulf ports not moved over a line. Kansas City Southern Railway and others opposed in the supreme court. The Interstate Commerce Commission had cancelled the proposed rates and a federal court upheld that decision. The commission defended its jurisdiction saying the issue involved reasonableness and fairness of the increases and the order was not arbitrary.
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Washington
Santa Fe
Rock Island
Missouri Pacific Railways
Kansas City
Wichita
Gulf Ports
Supreme Court
Kansas City Southern Railway
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Alcoholic Poisoning Claimed 29 in St. Louis
Deaths from alcoholic poisoning at St. Louis Hospital totaled three for the fiscal year ending Sunday, compared with twenty two the previous year, per today’s notice. In London a 50,000 watt electric ramp bulb, described as the world’s largest, was built, resembling a radio vacuum tube with a metal fin radiator at the top shedding heat of 5300 degrees Fahrenheit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
St. Louis Hospital
London
Tid Bits fragment shows a vow and marriage remark
A fragment from Tid Bits hints at a marital vow prompted by bankruptcy. The dialogue suggests love triumphing over financial distress as two speakers acknowledge hardship and commitment.
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Walgett Fields
New South Wales
Elizabeth Cheatham
Agnes Scott College
Decatur
University of Toulouse
Arle Batten
North Amv. Co
Penn R. R
Phillips Pet
Postum
Ps. Ser. Corp. N. J
Purity Bak
Radio Corp. of
Repub, Sicc and Iron
San Fran
R. R
Sears Roebuck
Sinclair Cont. Oil
Southern Pac
South Railway
Stand. Oil Cal
Stan, Oil, J
Stan. Oil N. J
Stewart Warner Speed
Studebaker Corp
Texas Corp
Texas Gulf
Tivaken Rock
Bear
Union Pacific
Wilson and Go
En Woolworth Co
Wright Acro
Rebel Air Cars
Arica
England
Royal Air Force
Foumery
Stith
United States
St Louis
Charles A Lindbergh
Lindy
Smith
K. C
Marion
Evangelical Sunday School
Louisiana
Louisiane Tepistature
Huey P. Long
Paul N. Cut
Long
John Fournet
House of Representatives
Af 5
Clinton Sayes
Avoy Piles Parish
Harry
Bozeman
Leno
J. ¥. Sanders, Jr
Royalite
Pissouri Power & Light
Mpany
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