Kern Return St Louis Silent After Ohio Trip
Charles Kern a wealthy 70 plus retired flour buyer and his wife returned to St Louis after a wide search following their sudden disappearance in Ohio with a 370000 bank cashier's check. Police feared kidnapping or swindle but the couple offered few details stating they visited relatives in Ohio and were not kidnapped. Mrs Kern complained of publicity intrusion while denying involvement in a local real estate deal. the 70000? check and home stake were not clarified.
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Charles Kern
Rich
Kern
Ohio
Toledo
Defiance
Kerns
Schultz
Robinson Over Big in Arkansas Primary
Senator Joseph T. Robinson led in the Arkansas state primary with about a 3 to 1 margin over Tom W. Campbell as results from 842 of 2,028 precincts show Robinson at 44,909 to 15,091. Governor Parnell led his rivals, with Brooks Hays and others trailing, while Belva Martin held a lead for land commissioner and John E. Miller led in the Second district race.
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Are
Joseph T. Robinson
Robinson
Tom W. Cambell
Little Rock
Campbell
Harvey Farnell
Parnell
Brooks Hays
Ku Klux Law
Alfred E. Smith
Power Trust
Brete
Belva Martin
E. P. Rosser
John E. Miller
Searcy
Pearl Peden Oldfield
Bear market rally tempers early session slide on Wall Street
Bears withdraw slightly amid midday rally as prices rebound from morning losses of 1 to 5 points. Blue chips such as American Tobacco B Warner Bros and General Electric led gains while Bethlehem Steel Kennecott and J I Case hit new lows. Freight car loadings for the week ended Aug. 2 showed a negligible decline, with commodity prices remaining unsettled.
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Associated Press
New York
American Tobacco B
Warner Bros
Johns Manville
North American
Houston
U. S. Steel
American Telephone
Radio
General Electric
General Motors
Bethlehem Steel
American Power and Light
J. I. Case
Kennecott, Childs
Columbia Gas
St Louis Flyers Hold Lead After Ali Out Hain
John Hunter comments on the endurance flight by Jackson and O Brien from St Louis. He notes they broke the record and may not attempt 1000 hours again soon. Walter and Albert Hunter may plan a future run with John and Kenneth Hunter as refueling crew.
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Forest
O’brien
John Hunter
Chicago
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Albert Hunter
John
Kenneth Hunter
City of Chicago
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Jackson
O'Brien
Harry Perkins
Hunter Brothers
Jackson-O'Brien
Hunters
Cotton market slips as October price falls below twelve cents
The cotton market again declined with the October position dropping under 12 cents per pound for the first time in four years. Grain markets fail to rise on government crop figures and credit conditions stay near stationary with call money at 2.5 percent and outside lending at 2 percent.
Norris Wing Over Regular In Nebraska
incomplete returns from yesterday's primary indicate a decisive Norris renomination lead over W. M. Stebbins by more than 14 000 votes. Hitchcock poised for Democratic senate nomination. Gallias trails. Governor Weaver leads gubernatorial race with Palmer and Bryant opposition active.
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Neb
George W. Norris
Smith
W. M. Stebbins
Gilbert M. Hitchcock
Omaha
Norris
Stebben
Aaron Read
Hitchcock
Jennie M. Gallias
Hoover
Senate
Arthur J. Weaver
Harry O. Palmer
Charles W. Bryant
Anton Jensen
Bryan
Jensen
Births and life events in town daily notes
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Blackwell announce a baby boy born at St. Marys Hospital weighing seven pounds. Mrs. H Ward Paden and Shirley Ann entered in Blue Ribbon Baby Contest at the Missouri State Fair Aug 16 23. Harry Tse and wife welcome a baby girl born yesterday weighing eight and a half pounds at home. Mrs M Gregory and daughter Evelyn plan a motor trip to New York City with a stop in Washington DC on return. Mrs Sophia Krueger recovering from acute appendicitis at St Marys Hospital in satisfactory condition after a critical rush to the hospital. Miss Madeline Schleer, in nurse training at St Marys Hospital Kansas City, vacationing with her parents. Wedding of Pearl Bonnet to John Wolf of Ashland Wis observed at Bonnet's Mills Catholic church.
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H. Ward Paden
Russellville
Shirley Ann
Harry Tse
West Monroe Street
Sophia Krueger
Osage City
St. Mary's Hospital
Madeline Schleer
Kansas City
Fred Schleer
Schleer
Madeline
Merie
Paul
Frank Wolf
Pearl Bonnet
John Wolf
Ashland
Wis
Bonnet 'S Mill
Jealous rage ends in murder suicide in St Louis
Robert Nelson, 50, a foreman at Commonwealth Steel in Granite City Illinois, stabbed his wife Rachel Nelson, 28, to death in their flat then killed himself. Their 4 year old daughter Nancy Lee Felix witnessed, neighbors summoned help as a fire started by a broken lamp wire burned a corner chair. Police note a struggle preceded the stabbing. two letters from Mrs Nelson's former husband hint at plans to elope.
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ST. Louis
Robert, Nelson
Commonwealth Steel Company
Granite City
Rachel
Nelsons
Nelson
Rhoda
Morton
Lake Falls
Mont
Moonlight Picnic Planned in Renn Addition Corner Riverview Taylor
Plans completed for a Saturday moonlight picnic at the corner of Riverview and Taylor streets in Renn Addition. A dance floor will be provided with good music and sandwiches ice cream and cold drinks to be sold at the event inviting the public to attend.
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Renn Addition
Riverview
Taylor Streets
Trains halted by dynamite blast on Illinois Central bridge
Providence Kentucky reports an Illinois Central bridge damaged by a dynamite blast tied to local mine labor unrest. The end of the trestle over a drainage ditch near Wheatcroft and Blackford was damaged, repairs started, and damage estimated at 1000 dollars. Nearby social notes include visits to Park Missouri and Elmhurst Illinois, plus church and school event updates.
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Illinois Central Railroad
Here
Wheatcroft
Blackford
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