Federal official details Stoll kidnapping in Indianapolis
An AP report from Oct 17 describes federal agents around 2735 North Meridian Street as Alice Speed Stoll is revealed to have been held captive for six days. Harold F. Nathan says the justice department pursued the case, detailing movements to Nashville and Indianapolis and the roles of Thomas Robinson Jr and Mrs Robinson in the ransom plot.
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Indianapolis
North Meridian Street
Alice Speed Stoll
Associated Press
Louisville
Harold F. Nathan
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Kid
Nashville
Thomas H. Robinson, Sr
Robinson
Mrs. Stoll
Clegg
Robinson, Jr
Stoll
Thomas H. Robinson, Jr
C. C. Stoll
Nashville Associates
Robinson, Sr
John E. Murray
Davidson County
Justice Department
Woman Kidnapped by Ex Collegian and Jewel Thief
A former college student Thomas H. Robinson Jr 27 is sought for the Louisville kidnapping of Mrs Alice Speed Stoll society matron. Federal investigators claim ransom paid and fingerprints match and believe he fled Nashville as agents search the region.
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Nashville
Tenn
Thomas H. Robinson, Jr
Louisville
Alice Speed Stoll
Young Society
H. H. Clegg
Bureau of Investigation
Washington
Robinson
Jone's Filling Station Sign Draws Laughs on Dixie Overland
Erudite college students on the Dixie Overland highway laugh at a sign over a filling station reading JONE'S Filling Station. Captain Frank Pettit and Fire Inspector Honeycutt managed a crowd at a midnight theater entrance, blocking the negro doorway for order. Tommy Frazer announces forthcoming marriage, prompting local notice after a Gazette society photo.
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Jone
Frank Pettit
Police Department
L. J. Honeycutt
Tommy Frazer
Walter Winchell
Monroe
Dan Cupid
Tommy
Arkansas Gazette
U. S. Experiences Varied Weather
A sharp temperature swing swept the nation with North Dakota Montana and Wyoming freezing while Miami rose to 80 degrees. Readings ranged from 12 degrees in Canada’s northwest to 72 in New Orleans and 70 in Dallas as officials predicted further warming.
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Associated Press
North Dakota
Montana
Wyoming
Miami
Fla
Helena
Mont
Jacksonville
Northwest
Memphis
New Orleans
Augusta
Dallas
Tex
Raleigh
N. C
Washington
Boston
Buffalo
Pittsburgh
Weather Bureau
Death Of Woman Being Probed At Winnfield
Authorities in Winn Parish investigate whether a bullet that killed Mrs. Ben J. Peters 24 in Winnfield was an accidental shooting or self-inflicted. Dr. S C Fitz says inquest cannot decide if the shot that pierced her heart was accidental or intentional. Her husband Captain Ben J Peters CCC camp officer and her 12 year old brother Jimmy Findlay were in an adjoining room when the shot occurred.
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Winnfield
Ben J. Peters
S. C. Fitz
Winn Parish
Ben J.peters
CCC
Camp Ansley
Jimmy Findlay
Terrific blast wrecks market at DeSiard street
An explosion at Danna's Crystal Market at 723 DeSiard street caused extensive damage estimated at 8 000 to 10 000 dollars. Six workers were hurled about and shocked. glass front shattered. ceiling plaster torn. rear engine and storage rooms wrecked and fruit and bananas scattered. Local fire chief Frank Roddy led the assessment.
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Frank Roddy
Danna
Crystal Market
DeSiard Street
Tony Danna
J. R. Danna
Walter Nichols
M. McWilliams
John Willie
Sam Danna
Nichols
Attorney says he was kept out of court race
DeRidder attorney Ped C Kay failed to qualify for the October 23 primary for the 14th district judgeship in Lake Charles. Kay claimed he was spirited away by the Long crowd and denied the right to choose between two candidates after qualifying closed. Kay had vowed to run independent of Huey Long factions.
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Lake Charles
Huey P. Long
Ped C. Kay
DeRidder
Kay
14Th District
Jerry Cline
Drowned and Four Rescued in Seaplane Capsize
A seaplane from Floyd Bennett Field capsized while attempting to approach the liner Washington and take film of King Alexander of Yugoslavia's assassination. One mechanic died and four crew members were saved, including Fox Movietone editors Edward Beek and Jack Kuhne and pilot Marion Grevenberg.
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New York
Washington
Floyd Bennett Field
Fox Movietone Company
King Alexander
Yugoslavia
Fox Movietone
Edward Beek
Jack Kuhne
Fox
Marion Grevenberg
Hearing Date Set on Natchitoches Agents Insurance Rewrite
The state board of education insurance committee set 11 a.m. Friday for hearing complaints by Natchitoches insurance agents about insurance rewrites at the Louisiana Normal College in Baton Rouge.
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Baton Rouge
State Board of Education
Natchitoches
Louisiana Normal College
King's Funeral Draws Massive Crowds in Belgrade
Belgrade faces bitter cold as hundreds of thousands gather for King Alexander's funeral. Snow and wind threaten as 250 000 mourners fill stations, streets, and halls. King Boris of Bulgaria attends. President Albert Lebrun visits. a long coffin line runs for miles amid varied national attire.
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Belgrade
Alexander
Yugoslavia
Alexandria
Slovenia
Boris
Bulgaria
Cyril
Albert LeBrun
France
Paul
Royal
Snatch Racket Strikes Bronx Again
In New York on October 17 detectives and 2 Justice Department agents hunted for 23 year old Lewis Esposito held for a 20000 ransom by kidnapers. The missing man, son of Anthony Esposito a wealthy junk dealer, vanished Monday evening after leaving to drive his grandfather home.
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New York
Department of Justice
Lewis Esposito
Bronx
Louis Esposito
Bruno Hauptmann
Esposito
Hauptmann
Anthony Esposito
Louis
West Monroe Officer P H Hamm Charged With Assault
P H Hamm a West Monroe police officer faces an assault with a blackjack charge after a Tuesday attack on Paul Jenkins 21 of West Monroe on Trenton street. Jenkins father says the youth was beaten and bedridden. Hamm bonded at $1000 after sheriff’s involvement and ongoing investigation by the West Monroe force.
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P. H. Hamm
West Monroe
Sheriff's Department
Paul Jenkins
N. J. Jenkins
Monroe
Trenton Street
J. C. Cobb
Young Jenkins
Jenkins
Jinky Day Entries Flood Monroe Office With Entries
Contestants bring Jinkys to 135 North Second Street as entries pour in before 6 p m on Jinky Day. Each $2 50 in Jinky receipts earns an entry with prizes including weekly $40 cash and merchant gift prizes. Read ads for 50 cent receipt boosts and watch for Sunday World News-Star winners reveal.
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Monroe
North Second Street
News-Star—World
News-Star and World
Sunday World— News-Star
Iron Mountain Bakery, Inc
Griffin Studio
Johnnie S. Elbert
Central Savings Bank and Trust Co
West Monroe Hardware and Furniture Co
West Monroe
Sur-War Stores
W. Rogers
Eteka
Lee- Rogers Chevrolet Co
Inc
A. Jewelry
Central
Circle
Standard Office Supply Co
Collens Pharmacy, Inc
E. Jack Selig, Inc
Monroe Furniture Co
Monroe Hardware (Furniture) Co
Sandman’s Pharmacy
Bella Scherck Davidson
Alice Henry
Ruth Touchstone Beauty Salon
E. R. Kiper Hardware and Supply Co
Hemp’s
Ouachita Baking Co
Ford Levi Stationery Co
North Side Pharmacy
Threat to kill Edsel Ford revealed by U S agents
Detroit agents disclose a note demanding 5000 dollars in small bills for Edsel Ford. Edward Lickwala, 20, confessed and was arrested after a dummy package was delivered to 3341 Medbury Avenue. The case, led by William Larson, marks the Ford extortion arrest to date.
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Detroit
Edsel Ford
Department of Justice
Edward Lickwala
Lickwala
Ford
Medbury Avenue
Claude Landerville
William Larson
Lauderville
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Company
Monroe Citizen Appointed to State Board by Allen
Gov. O. K. Allen named members to the Louisiana state employment service board created by the 1934 act. The board includes four public representatives, three employer representatives, and three labor reps. Members named include Judge Rufus E. Foster, M. P. Weber, Julius Dupont, Josh Kantrow, P. M. Atkins, and Charles G. Laskey with terms ranging from one to three years.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State Employment Service Board
O. K. Allen
Rufus E. Foster
Fifth Circuit
United States Court of Appeal
New Orleans
M. P. Weber
Lake Charles
Julius Dupont
Houma
Josh Kantrow
P. M. Atkins
Monroe
Charles G. Laskey
Shreveport
U S Coal Purchasing Aids Workless Miners Plan
Pottsville Pa October 17 71 James A Gorman announces a five million ton government coal purchasing program to employ about 36000 idle anthracite miners. The plan would supply coal to the needy at a cost lower than federal farm and market programs with minimum weekly wages of 13 86 for three days work to be allocated among sixteen mining companies.
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Pottsville
James A. Gorman
Anthracite Conciliation Board
Gorman
Louisiana sixties veterans renew comradeship in Baton Rouge reunion
In Baton Rouge Louisiana a two day reunion brought together gray clad veterans of the sixties. Despite thinned ranks the gathering carried good spirits and renewed camaraderie among former soldiers.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Dillinger Ally Pierpont Electrocuted in Ohio Prison
Harry Pierpont once a leading figure in the Dillinger mob was executed by electric chair at Ohio State Penitentiary Columbus. The 32 year old killer faced the zero hour with a ghost of a smile clutching his frame as he died. He carried the inside story of the Michigan City breakout and the gang’s murderous campaign. Pierpont died one year and four days after the killings that freed Dillinger. Makley and Clark also were implicated in the same period.
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Columbus
Harry Pierpont
Dillinger
Ohio Penitentiary
Preston E. Thomas
Pierpont
Michigan City
Ind
John Dillinger
Jessie Levy
Indianapolis
Charles Makley
Russell Clark
Jess Larber
Lima
Bluffton, O
Makley
Demand Return of Ambassador Daniels Over Mexico Speech
Catholic organizations in the United States are sending letters to the state department urging retirement of Ambassador Josephus Daniels to Mexico. They interpret his July speech to American teachers and students in Mexico City as endorsing plans to remove religion from schools and push socialist instruction. Daniels denies touching on Mexican education and says the speech supported universal education. The Baltimore Catholic Review calls for Daniels to resign.
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Washington
Josephus Daniels
Mexico
State Department
Daniels
Mexico City
United States
Baltimore Catholic Review
Rogers Has His Say In Beverly Hills
A Beverly Hills column cites an Associated Press dispatch praising Fred Stone as sensational in a straight dramatic play. The piece contrasts miners in Hungary earning only $2 weekly rising to $3.50 and San Francisco longshoremen at 95 cents an hour with overtime at $1.40, noting veteran commentators often misjudge the world’s pace.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Associated Press Dispatch
Washington
Fred Stone
Hungary
San Francisco
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