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An extortionist, K W Lattin, 34, held a Kansas City home in Osage County under threat of $15,000. After urging the Kemper household to meet his demands, he killed himself as police closed in in the rooming house of his mother in Meta Missouri. Nurse Ann Wilde aided by locking herself with the child Sally Ann and calling police.
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Assassination Attempt Sparks Political Reactions
Quotations trace the Roosevelt assassination attempt and the crowd and leaders' reactions. Joe Zangara declares I kill all presidents while the crowd clamors for justice. Anton Cermak lies wounded and expresses relief that Roosevelt survived. FDR, Mrs. Roosevelt, Hoover, Howe, Farley, Lewis, Smith weigh in with shock and resolve.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
Joe Zangara
Anton Cermak
Chicago
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hoover
Col
Louis Howe
James A. Farley
Democratic National Committee
J. Hamilton Lewis
Illinois
Alfred N. Smith
Zangara Named as Roosevelt Assassin Suspect
U S secret service agent McQuillan identified Joe Zangara who lived partially in Paterson and Hackensack as the man who shot at President-elect Roosevelt. Bergen County bricklayer Rosario Candrali described Zangara as radical and volatile, while police noted his odd boarding habits at the Yanni home and his recent postcard from Pattama.
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Hugh McQuillan
U. S. Secret Service
Joe Zangara
Paterson
Roosevelt
McQuillan
Metager
Hackensack
Frank Yanni
Green Street
Zangara
Guiseppe Zangara
Rosario Candrali
Candrali
Bergen County
Candrali Sati
George Greenland
Yanni
Patiama
Bandits Suspects Lose in Gun Fight
Four bank bandits who held up the First National Bank of Suburban Ambler fought a pistol battle with police an hour later. One man was killed, three captured, and three women were detained as accomplices. About $20,000 was recovered. The dead man was William Ferguson, 35, recently released from a Baltimore prison after a jewel robbery case. The surviving bandits are suspected of other Philadelphia robberies.
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Philadelphia
First National Bank
Ambler
William Ferguson
Baltimore
Consul of Modern Woodmen Named for Missouri
David P. Janes has been appointed state Consul for Missouri of the Modern Woodmen of America, succeeding the late W. L. Cole of Union. He will serve until May when the state convention meets to elect officers.
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David P. Janes
Missouri
Woodmen of America
James
W. L. Cole
Union
Boy Arrested for Killing Playmate in Queens
A 14 year old boy confessed to luring 17 year old William Hender into an abandoned Queens house, trussing him with sash weight cord, gagging him, and stabbing him to death over a boyish oath not to snitch. The body was found after police searched for more than two weeks. Patrick Sullivan dies at 45. He created Felix the Cat and animated cartoons. The Senate repassed an auditing bill giving the Governor power to audit any state agency. An administration bill transfers about 300,000 to the general revenue fund.
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William Hender
Queens
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Patrick Sullivan
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Australia
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Roosevelt Shot In Miami Attacked By Assassin Zangara
President-elect Roosevelt was struck by five shots in Miami as Giuseppe Zangara opened fire near Mayor Cermak and others. In the案rush to hospital Cermak's condition remained serious while Roosevelt declared he is unharmed. Police detained Zangara and Andrea Valenti, with investigations focusing on motive and connections.
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New York
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Cermak
Vincent Astor
Miami
Hoover
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Zansara
Andrea Valenti
Zangara
James Reidy
Alf Towsley
Vincent Aster
Valenti
Cermek
Attempted assassin details in presidential security episode
An unemployed youth attempted to attack the presidential party on a train. Secret Service inspected exits and access, using guards to block entry. Calvin Coolidge escaped unharmed as agents secured a torn door and escorted him to safety.
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Calvin Coolidge
Clerk Griffith
Washington Baseball Club
Mr. Coolidge
Secret Service
First Submarine Built in England in 1690
The earliest submarine was constructed in England in 1690 as a wooden shell covered with leather and steered by 12 rowers. Insulin, a diabetes remedy, has been found to function as a tonic and weight builder.
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England
Cast of 190 in Capital City church play Henry's Wedding
Jefferson City residents star in Henry's Wedding a three act farce staged by the Women's Council of Capital Avenue Christian Church on Friday February 17 at 6 14 pm in the Junior College Auditorium. The plot features three boys trying to stop Uncle Henry from marrying with a kidnaping robbery explosion mistaken identity police inquiry and a triple wedding amid a colorful negro spirituals meeting performed by the Mystic Shine Brethren and Sisters. A chorus of high school and junior college girls provides singing and adds color to the production with numerous named participants among cast and chorus members.
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Jefferson City
Henry
Women's Council
Capitol Avenue Christian Church
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Lonesome Road
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Maurice Chambers
Hugh. Maxey
Bark Grubb
Leslie Boos
W. B. Ward
A. J. Buster
R. H. Miller
Cecil Hornhouse
Walter Baird
H. C. Pavitt
Bob Milley
Thad Mackey
John Mather
William Tellman
S. A. Howard
W. E. Smart
Charles Sullins
Cliff Henderson
Eleanor Tudor
Jane Birkhead
Margorie Lister
Lucile Renn
Ruth Roger
Sylvia Young
Virginia Glover
Alllene Reavis
Lorraine Ward
Ruth Ward
Helen Kise
Nadine Jones
Mildred Stillwell
Edna Beek
Violet
Local Cast Names Prominently Listed for Event Night
A long list of performers including Pauline Muller Maples Nedine Hall Ruth Matzer Nora Brock Alice Pohlman Chloe Williams Helen Baer Pretha Findlay Mary Lou Nixon Viola Cricher Ruth Shéley Margaret Rutenreith Dorothy Dean Thomas Lucille Lueckenhoff Avis Ruth Wattenbarger Rosemary Wickham Mary Louise Doehriner Eleanor Kallenbach Lucille Kassenbaum Jessie Mae Downing Sara Lee Emmon Charlotte Delahay Katherine Sue Griffin Rosemary Edwards Kathleen Crumpler Dorothy Chapman. reserved seats on sale at Tolson's Drug Store. A special performance for the children is planned for 7:30 o'clock Thursday evening.
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Kathleen Crumpler
Dorothy Chapman
Tolson’s
Forty thousand couples a year are married in London
A historical note reports that about forty thousand couples wed annually in London, reflecting a large and steady rate of marriage activity in the city. The figure underscores London's prominence as a matrimonial center, with social and demographic implications for the era.
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