Woman in Omeeman Cage tale traced to Agnes Lindenmeier
Agnes Lindenmeier, daughter of a former Italian consul hero and wife of a Nebraska convict, admitted she received a $59 reward for Glenn Smeeman capture. Smeeman, known as Marty Stanley, served 16 years after a Colorado road gang escape, with prior auto theft convictions. Lindenmeier denies knowing Smeeman and says her husband refused to abandon her family in Pueblo.
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Pueblo
Colo
Glenn Smeeman
Cleveland
Ohio
Marty Stanley
Agnes Lindenmeier
Nebraska
Lindenmeier
Smeeman
Ernest
Sméeman
George Bronson
Bronson
Gering
Neb
Colorado
Missouri
Missouri banks 10 comply with holiday
Senate leaders move to sharpen the banking moratorium with new powers for the governor to regulate by region and to close banks failing to comply. The act delays McGawley’s moratorium until Feb 8, 1935 unless suspended earlier. Insurance officials draft a companion bill as Joseph Thomson coordinates with state life companies and Kansas City Life.
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Senate
McGawley
Insurance Company
Joseph B. Thompson
Alien May
MissoUri State Life Insurance Company
Byron Elliott
Eliott, Insurance Agency
St. Louis
Frank McAlister
Kansas City Life Insurance Company
Guy 3 B. Park
Im ‘Thompson
Chicago
National Insurance Commissioners Association
Thompson
Missouri
Attorney General
Sefferdon City Post Wins Rifle Match
The Roscoe Enloe Post of the American Legion defeated the Quentin Roosevelt Post of St. Louis in a rifle match by two points. Roscoe Enloe’s top five scorers totaled 524, while St. Louis totaled 922. The local team plans a return match in St. Louis at the police range.
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Roscoe Enloe
American Legion
Quentin Roosevelt
St. Louis
Otto
Luttbrenner
Bohner
Dodn
Glenn
The
J. Louis
Schundh
Nerworth
Welson
Uhervenka
Lee
England Plans No Action On U S Banking Crisis
Prime Minister MacDonald told parliament that Britain will take no action regarding the U S banking situation. He said the government is following developments with sympathy and interest and that no action seems called for at the present moment.
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London
MacDonald
United States
Mayor Anton Cermak Dies After Long Illness
Chicago's mayor, Anton Cermak, dies after a protracted battle with colitis and heart failure following gunshot injuries from assassin Giuseppe Zangara. Despite intensive treatment and transfusions, his condition worsened, and plans to move him to Chicago for special care were under consideration as the city mourned.
Calary Stand Wreaks Havoc For Democrats
Friday night’s council meeting wrecked a salary bill meant to aid Democratic campaigns in the spring election. The measure collapsed after disputes over pay cuts, with mayoral and police chief salaries debated and factions tearing at the party. Means Ray emerged as a possible mayoral hopeful as intra party tensions flare.
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Chet A. Platt
Jess N. Owens
Platt
Stricy City
Lin
Carl Waltz
Fourth Ward
Walt
Connell
Loesch
Renner
Walz
Ray
Asel
Grins and tall stories follow bank holiday
The item portrays financial lightness across figures from Hoover to Pinchot, with Hollywood actors joking cashless days. It notes Bernice Claire and Alexander Gray singing to pay hotel bills in Dallas, and a New York hotel sending a messenger to churches for collection pixies, while Broadway theatres accept checks for tickets.
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Hoover
White House
Gov. Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Washington
Hollywood
Jack Oakie
Dallas
Texas
Bernice Claire
Alexander Gray
New York
Broadway
Post Office Savings Banks Operate As Usual In Washington
Frederic A. Tilton said postal savings banks continue operations and will obtain extra funds quickly from Federal Reserve centers if withdrawals exhaust balances. The funds would be available to meet government requirements. The article also notes a 1803 precedent where a city council member was elected by the council to fill a mayoral term.
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Washington
Frederic A. Tilton
Federal Reserve Centers
Tor N. Harrison, Sr
Cermak
Springfield Team Declines State Tournament Invitation
Springfield Senior High School will skip the annual state basketball tourney in Columbia next week due to depleted finances. Coach Ralph Harrison said the team cannot afford the trip, joining Joplin which also will not attend after finishing second to Rockhurst last year.
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Springfield
Columbia
Ralph Harrison
Southwest Missouri
Joplin
Rockhurst High
Kansas City
Two Men Held for Killing of Student Near Lawrence
Leavenworth Kansas March 6 AP Two men one armed were captured by a posse near Tonganoxie and held in the county jail as suspects in the slaying of 22 year old Washburn College student g Morris of Erie Kansas Morris was shot through the heart after refusing to ferry the men to a filling station Their touring car was later found abandoned near Tonganoxie with the pair as occupants named Jerry Carroll and Billy Johnson
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Leavenworth
Kas
Tonganoxie
Lawrence
G. Morris
Washburn College
Erie
Kansas
Jerry Carrol
Billy Johnson
Morris
W.L. Weber
Topeka
City Warrants Used For Payroll In Kansas City
Kansas City March 6 AP city administration began issuing city warrants in small denominations to meet payrolls for the fire and water departments and to discharge debts for equipment and supplies. City manager H L McIlroy said the action is not city scrip and the warrants are backed by city bank deposits.
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Kansas City
Fire and Water
H. L. Mclroy
Chicago Livestock Exchange to Close at 2 P.M.
Chicago's stockyards faced a looming meat shortage as the Chicago Livestock Exchange shut at 2 pm Tuesday after an emergency board meeting. Banks’ holiday and tied deposits forced the move to prevent empty markets. nearby markets and packers planned private arrangements to secure supplies with postdated checks and delayed redemptions, keeping big plants open.
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Chicago
Chicago Livestock Exchange
Exchange
Target
Commission
South St. Paul
South St. Paul Livestock Exchange
Livestock Exchange
Wrecking company co owner killed in attempted robbery
W C Davis half owner of General Wrecking Company was shot and killed today by two men who tried to rob the shop in Kanbas City. Police say Davis reached for his revolver when ordered to raise his hands and it fell as he was shot. He had carried the weapon since a prior robbery weeks earlier.
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Kanbas
W. C. Davis
General Wrecking Company
Davis
Another Victim of Mad Driver Dies
Leavenworth Kansas March 8 AP Ruth Crosby of Platte County Missouri died today the second victim of a car crash Saturday night east of the Fort Leavenworth bridge on Highway 92 Ray Ferrand was killed instantly Mrs Crosby’s 3 year old son Robert not expected to live while Mrs Ferrand remains in critical condition Also Mrs J N Newbit of Kansas City companion of Harold Howard driver of the other car Howard was charged with manslaughter and driving while intoxicated Bond set at 5000 for manslaughter and 1000 for the other charge Hearings set Tuesday and Friday respectively
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Leavenworth
Kas
Ruth Crosby
Platte County
Missouri
Fort Leavenworth Bridge
Ray Ferrand
Ferrand
Howard
Jane Slaughter
Oil Price Reductions Announced by Texas Company
Houston Texas March 6 AP The Texas Company cuts crude oil prices by eight to thirteen cents per barrel Gulf coast crude down ten cents New schedule ranges 45 to 6 cents a barrel Gray County and Carson-Hutchinson Crudes lowered in line with Humble Oil postings as of February 28.
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Houston
Texas
Texas Company Today
Gulf Coast
Gray County
Carson-Hutchinson
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Unemployed marchers clash with police in Washington
In Washington on March 6 police broke up a demonstration after marchers from Eleventh Street moved toward the district building to demand more unemployment relief and racial equality. Police charged the crowd, injuring several as front ranks were struck and others fled. Inspector Headley warned against marching in formation.
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Washington
Twelfth
Eleventh Street
Alsett J. Headley
Roosevelt Mourns Death of Chicago Mayor Cermak
President Roosevelt expressed deep personal regret over the death of Mayor Cermak of Chicago. He praised the mayor’s courage and loyalty, noting the loss to the country and to Chicago, and said the nation would miss a strong and resolute leader.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Cermak
Chicago
Tareg
Postmaster General Farley says new appointments will be slow
Washington March 6 AP notice says the Postmaster General will appoint slowly to ensure efficient men and women fill posts. The statement describes the patronage policy of the Roosevelt administration and aims to reassure about careful selection in federal posts.
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Washington
Farley
Rooseevit
New Way to Hold False Teeth in Place
Advertisement for Stoppink Fasteeth claims to secure dentures with a sprinkle on the gums. Promises firm hold, comfort, no gummy taste, and breath sweetening. Available from G. A. Fischer Drug Co or your druggist.
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G. A. Fischer Drug Co
Zelst
Pennsylvania pastor to go to Columbia Missouri
The Rev John Lowry Hady rector of Gloria Dei in Philadelphia announced his resignation effective May 1 to become Episcopal chaplain at the University of Missouri Stephens College and rector at Canterbury Church in Columbia Missouri. Hady came to Gloria Dei six years ago from Doylestown Pennsylvania.
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Philadelphia
Episcopal Plain
University of Missouri, Stephens College
Canary Church
Columbia
John Lowry Hady
Hady
Doylestown
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