Hunt for Lindbergh Baby Hits Dead Ends and Red Herrings
Police report false leads as Gansters from Denver travel east by air in hopes of solving the Lindbergh kidnapping. Colonel Schwarzkopf says searches widen to Jackson Kentucky and Baltimore Inner City, while Seville port authorities vow to search ships from the United States.
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New Jersey
Baltimore
Associated Press
Germany
Cross
Hamburg
Berlin
Patch
Spain
Seville
United States
Sandusky, Q
Eastman, 77, Kodak chief, shoots self in Rochester home
George Eastman, longtime Kodak chairman and philanthropist, died by suicide at his East Avenue residence after sending attendants from his room. In ill health for years, he left a note saying his work was done and why wait. Eastman helped pioneer motion picture film with Thomas Edison.
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Rochester
N. Y
George Eastman
East Avenue
Audrey D. Stewart
Eastman
Stewart
Dr. Stewart
Eastman Kodak Company
William G. Stuber
Kodak
Thomas Alva Edison
Edison
Von Hindenburg crushes Hitler run off slated
Germany prepares for a second presidential election after Von Hindenburg leads Hitler by more than seven million votes. The run off will be on April 10. The preliminary tally shows Hindenburg with 18,661,736 and Hitler with 11,338,771 among 37,660,377 total votes.
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von Hindenburg
Hitler
Germany
Paul von Hindenburg
Adolf Hitler
Ernst Thaelmann
Theodore Wduesterberg
Gustav Winter
Alfred Hugenberg
Nationalist
Duesterberg
Thuringia
Brunswick
Hess
Bravaria
Pomerania
Schleiswig-Holstein
Chemnitz-Zwickau
Thaelmann
East Prussia
Shoals Fight On Again In Senate
The Senate agriculture committee accuses a nationwide propaganda campaign of pushing private control of the Muscle Shoals nitrate plant while urging passage of the Norris bill for government operation unless a private lease is negotiated within a year. The panel notes Hoover vetoed the prior measure but reports it again without dissent.
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Washington
Mar
Senate Agriculture Committee
Muscle Shoals
Tennessee
Hoover
Senate
Indian's Trial Not Protested in Globe Arizona
In Globe Arizona on March 14 the trial of Mac Golney Seymour 21 charged with the murder of Miss Henrietta Schmerler a Columbia University anthropology student opened with few Apache in attendance Federal Judge Albert M Sames will preside and DA John C Guns will prosecute Seymour a ward of the government is a range rider on the White River reservation The body of Miss Schmerler was found July 24 in a ravine near the Fort Apache school beaten to death with stones The chief witness against Seymour will be Robert Gatewood an Apache held as a material witness
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Globe, Ariz
White River Reservation
Mac (Golney) Seymour
Buck
Henrietta Schmerler
Columbia University
Seymour
Albert M. Sames
John C. Gun’s
White River
Wets Strong as Congress Votes Down Control Bill
Tennessee and Virginia weather notes forecast fair but colder tonight with rising temperatures by Wednesday. Also mentions yesterday's high and low temperatures and lack of precipitation, with readings at 6 p.m. for the prior 24 hours.
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Tennessee
Virginia
House votes against taking back liquor control to states
The House rejected discharging the judiciary committee on the Becklinthicum resolution to amend the eighteenth amendment. The 227 to 187 vote showed debate over prohibition revision and home rule with arguments about returning saloons to state control and potential congressional backsliding. Notable defections included Rainey and McDuffie supporting discharge.
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Washington
Mar
House of Representatives
Judiciary Committee
Rainey
Illinois
McDuffie
Alabama
Moore
Memphis Pitcher Welzer Sold to Binghampton Club
Memphis reports the outright sale of Tony Welzer a right handed pitcher to the Binghampton club of the New York Pennsylvania League in a deal that also sends Frank Waddell Chick outfielder. Welzer has not pitched for Memphis in two seasons and has been with several clubs.
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Memphis
Tony Welzer
Binghampton
Frank Waddell
Chicks
Welzer
Treasury receipts and expenditures report March 11
Treasury receipts for March 11 were 8 593 849 16 dollars. expenditures 13 432 459 76. balance 281 779 822 60. Customs duties for 11 days of March were 8 776 115 14.
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Treasury
Washington
Honolulu Sees Third Attack With Calls for Death Penalty
On Oahu Island a 17 year old Chinese girl Bernice Lum identified Joseph Young as her attacker after a late Saturday assault. Public prosecutor John Kelley pled for a swift prosecution and death penalty for assaults on women. The territorial grand jury is convening to consider indicting Young amid a wave of recent crimes and trials including the Kahahawai slaying.
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Oahu Island
Bernice Lum
Joseph Young
Young
John Kelley
Territorial
Miss Lum
Gilbert Halm
Waikiki
C. PF. Weeber
John Fernandez
Kathleen Hope
Seth W. Richardson
United States
Corps of
Department of Justice
San Francisco
Washington, D. C
Honolulu
Richardson
Thomas Massie
Joseph Kahahawai
Granville Fortescue
Massie
Kahahawai
Sales Tax Fight Near Showdown in Revenue Bill
Washington reports indicate days may pass before a decision on the general sales tax in the revenue bill. House Democrats and administration Republicans push for the tax as fair revenue, while Representative Laguardia of New York forecasts defeat and backs a substitute taxing specific industries and raising postage. Ways and Means may amend the bill.
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Washington
Mar
House
Laguardia
New York
Ways and Means Committee
Moratorium Extends After Kreuger Death in Sweden
Sweden expands moratorium on Kreuger group debts and affiliates following the suicide of Ivar Kreuger. Parliament approves extensions through March 31 for Kreuger and Toll, affiliated firms, heirs, and several associates while banks suspend withdrawals and the local stock exchange stays closed pending further orders.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Ivar Kreuger
Kreuger
Paris
Kreuger Group
Kreuger and Toll Company
Krister Littorin
Feliz Hamrin
Kreuger Company
Kreuger and
Toll
Local Stock Exchange
Court Dismisses Robertson Suit In Bank Ouster Case
Nashville Tenn March 14 AP The ouster suit against D D Robertson state superintendent of banks was dismissed without prejudice upon motion by complainants after the chancellor refused to permit an amendment to the petition. The 12 Carter County citizens charged Robertson with lax supervision of the Bank of Tennessee leading to deposit losses.
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Nashville
Tenn
D. D. Robertson
Banks
R. B. C. Howell
Robert E. Creekmore
Knoxville
John B. Daniel
Carter County
Robertson
Bank of Tennessee
Lindbergh okays release of Crossville baby suspects
Crossville police report Col. Charles A. Lindbergh says the local infant is not his kidnapped son and that the two couples detained may be released. New Jersey authorities confirmed the telephoto image does not match. Sheriff Scicegood will hold suspects until he confirms other warrants. prisoners named Mr and Mrs John M Young and Mr and Mrs Homer Mitchell of St. Louis.
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Crossville, Tenn
Crossville
Charles A. Lindbergh
Hubert Crawford
Tennessee National Guard
Major Schoefield
New Jersey
Lindbergh
Schoefield
Crawford
Baxter L. Scicegood
John M. Young
Homer Mitchell
St. Louis
Lindbergh Jr Lookalike Not The Real Eaglet
In Crossville Tennessee on March 14, a supposed duplicate of Charles Lindbergh Jr. sparked a day of excitement after townsfolk saw a telephoto image. Authorities confirmed the figure was not the real heir, ending the wild speculation.
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Crossville
Tenn
Mar
Uup
Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr
Suspicious Denver Gang Reaches Hopewell in Mystery
A mysterious case unfolds as a reported suspicious gang arrives in Hopewell New Jersey from Denver Colorado. Police investigate possible ties to a string of incidents, with locals awaiting further details on the threat and potential motive.
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Hopewell, N. J
Mar
Denver
Colo
DeJute Kidnapers Face Life Terms In Ohio Trial
In Warren Ohio the state seeks life imprisonment for the kidnappers of 11 year old James DeJute Jr. abducted near his home March 2 and found unharmed seven days later with two captors in a bootleg liquor storehouse outside Youngstown. Dowell Hargraves 31 and John Demarco 30 both of Youngstown face upcoming trials.
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Youngstown
John Demarco
Cotton Consumption in February Reported by Census Bureau
Census Bureau reports February cotton consumption at 450,018 bales lint and 52,764 linters. January figures were 435,337 lint and 50,241 linters, while February last year showed 433,576 lint and 53,687 linters.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Actress to Wed Hollywood Banker in March
Doris Deane Arbuckle formerly of the Roscoe Arbuckle era will wed Beverly Hills banker E. S. Hartz on March 27 in Hollywood. Their engagement was announced, noting a five year acquaintance and six months engagement.
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Hollywood
Calif
Doris Deane Arbuckle
Roscoe Arbuckle
E. S. Hartz
Beverly Hills
Cyr's ouster suit against Governor King dismissed
District Judge Porter dismissed Paul N. Cyr's suit seeking to declare him governor and oust Alvin O. King. The ruling held lack of jurisdiction and cited legislature power to remove a governor. Cyr's appeal goes to the state supreme court. O. K. Allen to be inaugurated March 19.
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Lake Charles
Porter
Paul N. Cyr
Louisiana
Alvin O. King
Cyr
Huey P. Long
King
Aled
Long
United States Senate
Coulrt Shreveport
State Supreme Court
Senate
Supreme Court
O. K. Allen
Eastman Kodak shares fall on death news
News of George Eastman's death triggered a sharp stock move on the New York Stock Exchange as Kodak fell 8 points to 73.25 before partially recovering. The AP report notes the initial drop followed the announcement.
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New York
George Eastman
Eastman Kodak
New York Stock Exchange
Kingsport Plant Guided by George Eastman Influence
The Tennessee Eastman Corporation in Kingsport grew under George Eastman’s guidance, becoming one of the nation’s leading plants. The Kingsport facility, among the city's earliest industries, is noted for its progress and prominence in the United States. Continued on page five.
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Kingsport
George Eastman
Tennessee Eastman Corporation
Eastman Kodak Company
Rochester
N. Y
Tennessee Eastman
Eastman
United States
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N. J
Ganesters
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Hulckeswagen
Krefel
Agriculture Committee
Norris Bill
Ohio
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