Lindbergh Law Exacts First Death Penalty at Gallows
Arthur Gooch was executed at McAlester for the 1934 abduction of two Texas officers. The case tied to Lindbergh Law and federal charges, with Gooch insisting on his innocence while witnesses described his calm demeanor and last words to his loved ones.
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Arthur
Gooch
L. M. Nichols
State Board of Affairs
Jess Dunn
McAlester Prison
Paul Calvert
E. S
Hall
Owen
McAlaster
Adella Gooch
Mary Gooch
Billy Doe
Marie Lepley
Muskogee
Durant
Nix
Okeah
Robert L. Williams
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
Financial Roundup: Mixed Stock Activity in New York
Selective buying steadied a few issues in today’s market while profit takers dragged several leaders down by two points or more. объем transfers around 800000 shares. Chrysler rose while General Motors fell. Philip Morris and Zenith gained on earnings outlooks.
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New York
Vance
Motors
American Telephone
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Western Union
Radio
Westinghouse
Johns-Manville
Greyhound Corp
U. S. Smelting
Parker
Sine
Serker
Rediscovered Santo Aleixo Island Encounter by Amateur Geologist
RECIFE Brazil AP reports Isle of Santo Aleixo, a mile long, half a mile wide, was rediscovered after being neglected since a first exploration 30 years ago. Alfred Von Bukowski, an amateur geologist, cites a volcanic eruption at the Atlantic bottom centuries ago, lifting the island 54 miles southeast of Recife. Roman Hoard Found In England Dorchester AP reports more than 20,000 Roman coins unearthed by workmen, likely Britain’s largest ancient money find, buried during a civil war era and moved to Dorset Museum.
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Recife
Brazil
Santo Aleixo
Alfred von Bukowski
Here
England
Dorchester
Britain
Dorset Museum
Slaying of policeman's wife ends in murder suicide
In Chicago on June 1 a west side flat murder suicide ended the life of Mae Jensen 46 and ex-convict Meylers Nielsen 33. Nielsen reportedly shot Jensen then killed himself. Police identified Jensen as the officer's wife, who said she never saw the man before and that they had been married 19 years. Mrs Klein, Nielsen's sister, said he made calls to Mae Jensen.
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Chicago
West Side
Mae Jensen
Meylers Nielsen
Nielsen
Lillian Klein
William Mangan
Bolivian Argentine Border Marked As Treaty Ratification Pending
A mixed commission marks a Bolivia Argentina boundary stretch while awaiting Argentina's chamber of deputies approval of a 1925 border treaty. Tin deposits near the frontier are undeveloped due to border uncertainty. Also noted is the Mauritius giant tortoise, Spent 160 years on Mauritius before removal to England, with its age unknown.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Argentina
Chamber of Deputies
Mauritius
England
Aldabra
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George Scarbo
Alicen Wonderland
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van ZiOloe
Modest Maiden
Major Hoope
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Boots
By Williams
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King War
Scorchy Smith
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NEA Service
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