Kidnapping Fear After Robins Misses White House Appointment
A sprawling report from Sept 9 details Colonel Raymond Robins, a noted prohibitionist, missing after failing to keep a White House engagement. FBI and prohibition bureau agents were assigned to probe possible kidnapping across state lines, with Hoover noting no ransom evidence. Robins had been last seen in New York City at the City Club after checking out of the Dodge Hotel in Washington.
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Mitchell
Prohibition Bureau
Raymond Robins
Justice Department
Bureau of Investigation
Noover
Robins
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Colonel Robins
White House
Fred B. Smith
New York
City Club
Dodge Hotel
Mystery Woman Sought in Paul Bern Death Case
Jean Harlaw, once a platinum blonde star, seeks the elusive “other woman” in the Paul Bern tragedy hoping she can shed light on the mysterious suicide of the Hollywood executive. Harlaw says she is mystified by the event and remains unsettled.
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Paul Bern
Jean Harlaw
Paul Tern
Los Angeles
Brilliant
Jean Harlow
California
Bern
Benedict Canyon
D. Millette
Los Angeles Examiner
San Francisco
Acquittal In Torture Death Of Hyman Stark
In Mineola New York the jury acquitted Deputy Chief Frank J. Tappen and Detectives Leslie Pearsall and Harry Zander of murder in the death of Hyman Stark who was beaten at police headquarters July 15. Other assault charges remain pending against Pearsall and Zander and eight other officers. Stark died from suffocation attributed to a fractured larynx. District Attorney Elvin N. Edwards said the case involved revenge for the victim’s alleged involvement in a robbery and beating.
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Mineola
N. Y
Hyman Stark
Frank J. Tappen
Leslie Pearsall
Harry Zander
Pearsall
Zander
Stark
Elvin N. Edwards
Joseph Kizenski
Edwards
Japanese Rule in Manchuria Backed
Tokyo reports that a League of Nations inquiry commission recommends continued advisory influence by Japan in Manchuria. The proposed arrangement would recognize China's sovereignty while granting Manchuria autonomous status under Japanese advisers, to be negotiated by China Japan with league observers. The commission's report was sent to Geneva but not published yet.
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Tokyo
Manchuria
League of Nations Inquiry Commission
League
Peiping
China
Japan
Geneva
Lord Lytton
Nanking
Von Hindenburg Backs Cabinet In Berlin
President von Hindenburg met for ten minutes with Hermann Goering and the Reichstag vice presidents signaling no plan to separate from Chancellor von Papen's cabinet. He refused to yield to party domination and challenged Nazis and Centrists to cooperate or face Reichstag dissolution with elections possibly within sixty days.
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Berlin
von Hindenburg
Hermann Goering
Reichstag
von Papen
Treasury Receipts and Outlays for September Start
Treasury receipts for September 7 totaled $4,278,309.55, expenditures reached $10,499,012.66, leaving a balance of $316,442,451.78. Customs receipts for the first seven days of September amounted to $5,219,326.52.
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Washington
Treasury
Scopes Speaks at Socialist Rally in Louisville
John T Scopes of Paducah prominent from the Tennessee evolution trial spoke at a Socialist party rally in Louisville. Scopes is the Socialist candidate for congress, with other candidates also on the speaking program.
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Scopes
Louisville
John Thomas Scopes
Paducah
Tennessee
Socialist Party
Congress
Atlantic coast storm batters ships and shores
A tropical disturbance near Abaco Island spurred gale winds from Cape Hatteras to Eastport Me with 60 to 65 mph gusts. Coastal towns report widespread damage, outages, and ships forced to shelter as coast guard and Bahamas aid respond.
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Eastport
Abaco
Bahamas
Aid
Nassau
Atlantic
Washington
Nantucket
New England
Block Island
R. I
New Bedford
Mass
Martha’s Vineyard
Massachusetts
South Shore
Cape Cod
Old Cape
Coast Guard
Chatham
Republicans Turn Eastward as Democrats Eye the West
Washington Sept 9 AP reports that Republicans are leaning east while Democrats trend west in a developing campaign. Former President Coolidge rallies industrial support for Republicans as New York political troubles boost GOP efforts there. Roosevelt plans a westward speaking swing unmatched since Bryan, highlighting a shifting early campaign landscape.
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Washington
Pattle
Coolidge
New York City
Empire State
Roosevelt
William Jennings Bryan
Saturday Evening Post
Mr. Hoo
Tightening of safety belt saves life in plane crash
In a crash near El Paso, George A. Davidson survived after tightening his seat belt as the plane struck a mountainside. Pilot W. J. Bryant Robbins co piloto Francis Briggs and passenger Victor Ellman were killed. Davidson, burned but uninjured, escaped two miles from the wreck with two other American Airways pilots locating the site.
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EL Paso
Tex
George A. Davidson
W. J. (Bryant) Robbins
American Airways
Francis W. Briggs
Victor Ellman
St. Louis
Davidson
Ira McConaughey
Victor Miller
Richmond
Calif
Guadalup Mountains
Robbins
Guadalupe Chain
Standard Oil Company
Ellman
Los Angeles
Weather Outlook Clouds and Warmer Across States
Tennessee will see mostly cloudy skies with a slight rise in temperatures tonight and Saturday. Virginia reports fair conditions with warmer air, especially in the far south for tonight and tomorrow, following yesterday’s high of 78 and low of 40, based on 6:00 p.m. readings.
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Tennessee
Virginia
Governors Study Plea of Farmers
Sioux City Iowa hosts a large farmers holiday gathering as midwestern governors discuss an agricultural relief plan to raise farm prices. The American Farm Bureau Federation urges a special congressional session to curb foreclosures and increase prices while thousands of farmers attend parades and demonstrations.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Green
South Dakota
Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
Governors
Congress
Federation
Dan Turner
Warren E. Green
Boil ers explode as boat crosses East River NY
An old wooden steamboat exploded in the East River near Hell Gate injuring and killing many workers. The Observation, a 52 foot vessel, tore apart as crews rushed to rescue the injured and recover the dead. Investigations began across police and harbor agencies with officials on scene.
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New York
East River
Hell Gate
Riker’s Island
Harry Hires
Mattewan
Forsythe Transportation Company
Alexander Forsythe
George Forsythe
Police
District Attorney’s Office
Steamboat Inspection Service
Department of Commerce
135Th Street
Coast Guard
Edward P. Mulrooney
Bronx
Charles McLaughlin
Ted Maureau
East 134Th Street
Mulrooney
General Slocum
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