Lindbergh Testifies As Curtis Trial Continues In N J
Col Lindbergh resumed testimony on June 28 in Flemington New Jersey as John Hughes Curts faces trial for hindering capture of the Lindbergh baby. Lindbergh described Curtis details about a schooner scene, a blocked location search, a voyage to Block Island, seeing a chart of the Block Island area, and Curtis claims of a kidnap team including a woman in the Lindbergh household. He recounted trips with Curtis and Bruce, a yacht voyage to Norfolk, and Curtis hints about the baby’s death with Bruce later reporting the body found on May 12. Betty Gow and Mrs. Wheatley attended as spectators and were exonerated.
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Flemington
N. J
John Hughes Curts
Lindbergh
Charles A. Lindbergh
Chase Curtis
Edmund B. Bruce
Elmira
Bruce
Curtis
Co. Lindbergh
Adam ©. Robbins
Col. Lindbergh
Ravisom
New York City
Coronel
E. 76Th Street
Block Island
Stonington
Conn
New York
Hilda
Dyn
Dynamite
Norfolk
Marcon
George N. Richards
U.S. 4
Guy W. Borrage
Chesapeake Light
Col
Navy
Cpt. Lindbergh
Betty Gow
Ollie Wheatley
Bethy
Hopewell
John
Eric
Nils
Newark
Gretchen
Cape May
More Men to Work on Great Northern
Great Northern Railway says car repair shops employing 1,459 men returned to full time status and will add 220 workers on July 5. President W P Kenney cited excellent crop prospects and heavy tonnage to be moved as the reason for the expansion.
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ST. Paul
Great Northern Railway
W. P. Kenney
Favorite sons glimpse of White House at Democratic convention
Chicago dispatch surveys potential candidates as Roosevelt struggles for two thirds in a deadlock. Possible favorites include Maryland governor Ritchie and Newton Baker, with Roosevelt still holding wide delegate support though short of the required 770. Strategy centers on advancing Ritchie then Baker as opposition coalesces.
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Thomas J. Stokes
United Press
Chicago
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Maryland
Indies
Ritchin
Newton D. Baker
Wisconsin
New York
Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Baltimore
Ritchie
Baker
Roosevelt Forges Take Control Of Convention
At the convention Roosevelt factions consolidate power as Arthur Mellen of Nebraska wraps up for the Long delegates. A controversial line on heredity and unborn traits is cited from Dr John Belline of the Carnegie Institution. An inventor claims electricity charged vapor fog could clear the atmosphere.
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Roosevelt
Arthur Mellen
Nebraska
John Belline
Carnegie Istitution of
Washington
Huey Long learns about women at Democratic HQ
United Press reports Huey Long visits the Democratic National Committee women’s division in Chicago. He spars with Stella Hamlin and others, jokes about meat and eggs, claims women vote against him, and praises reformer Mrs. Edward Pilsbury as a major force in Louisiana.
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Maxine Davis
United Press
Chicago
Huey Long
Woman's
National Committee
Huey
Stella Hamlin
Stella
Miss Hamlin
Emile Blenvenue
Long
Caup
Louisiana Federation of Women's Clubs
League of Women Voters
Hoover
White House
Zeny
Col Lindbergh details baby kidnapping evidence
The prosecutor pressed for how the crime was solved and the reply was by the clothes and the feet. Col Lindbergh testified that when the baby was found dead Gurtis told him he would do everything possible to bring the kidnappers to justice.
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Col. Lindbergh
Gurtis
Hearst backs idea of Progressive Democratic party
William Randolph Hearst told the Brooklyn Eagle that it might be an ideal time to start a Progressive Democratic party. He said he would back a genuine Democrat and oppose Wall Street and international bankers backing Hoover policies, urging a protest vote or creation of a new party to restore American interests.
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New York
William Randolph Hearst
Brooklyn Eagle
Progressive Democratic Party
Roosevelt
Baker
Ritchie
Heart
Puth
Wall Street
United States
Hoover
Five insurgents killed near San Juan in Nicaragua clash
Virgil Hays of the Nicaraguan National Guard said his patrol killed five insurgents and captured ammunition in an engagement near San Juan. Hays, from Englewood California, received a slight machete wound in the knee. Mackerel speed figures appear in the same report.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Virgil Hays
Nicaraguan National Guard
San Juan
Hays
Englewood
Calif
Daylong Democratic Mischief At Hotel Caucus
A chaotic scene unfolds as party delegates mingle in a Tennessee veteran and a flirtatious moment trigger laughter. Flora leads chants to break rules while a crowd roars. An elevator interruption stops the antics as ex Notre Dame players weave through guests. Politicians from many states press on with earnest talks.
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Jennie
Tennessee
Flora
Uhaé
Notre Dame
Ministers censuring veterans conduct at Missouri VFW convention
Springfield pastors denounced disgraceful conditions at the state Veterans of Foreign Wars gathering. A committee will present the complaint to the mayor after parishioners reported whisky being sold openly during the convention.
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Springfield
Break in row over relief bill promises $300 million loans
Washington June 28 AP A partial break in the relief controversy came as House and Senate conferees agreed on a 300 million dollar fund for loans to states based on population and need. The impasse over a public works bond program Hoover opposes remains. House voted to return the National Economy Bill to the Senate for reconsideration amid a push to pass vital appropriation bills before Thursday midnight. Gorden Cowles Sr. Des Moines publisher named to Reconstruction Corp to replace Dawes. Conference on independent offices and War Department bills continues amid deadlock.
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Washington
House
Senate
Hoover
Gorden Cowles
Des Moines
Reconstruction Corporation
Charles G. Dawes
War Department
Celebrities Shake Hands at Opening of Convention Hall
Chicago June 28 AP A crowd of famous delegates greeted attendees as Huey Long Jim Reed and Alfalfa Bill Murray met supporters on the floor. Mention of Ritchie and Newton D Baker surfaced as talks of a possible brokered or coalition candidate began amid late-night sessions.
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Huey Long
Louisiana
Jim” Reed
Missouri
Bill” Murray
Oklahoma
Ritchie
Maryland
Newton D. Baker
Defi
Chicago
Roosevelt Strength Delayed as Chicago Convention Opens
At the Chicago convention the Roosevelt forces were not yet clear. Delegations arrived slowly and the session lagged beyond noon. Meanwhile the pipe organ played popular tunes as the event awaited more decisive actions. France supplies the world with bauxite used to produce aluminum.
Chicago representative escorted from Harlan county
Sheriff J H Blair said Aron Gilmartin of Chicago, aide to the general defense committee, was escorted out of Harlan county last night. He was taken to Cumberland Gap Tennessee and warned not to return, but authorities said no abuse occurred.
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Harlan, KY
J. H. Blair
Aron Gilmartin
Chicago
General Defense Committee
Harlan County
Gilmartin
Cumberland Gap
Tenn
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Nuey “Kingetsh Long
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Robert J. Bulkley
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Prohibition
Hearst
Saint Louis
Coronado
Coronado Lindell Blvd
Saint Louis, Missouri
Preston J. Bradshau
Adjginin Garage
Rhode Island
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Jefferson City
Isouri
Ozark Farms
Westphalia
Mizsour
Herman’s
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OSE
Monroe & High Sts
Ashion
Huey P. Long
France
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Weatherby’s Wischmeier & Opel
the Exchange National Bank
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