Princess Elizabeth to Celebrate Her Third Birthday
London April 20 United Press Lilybet known as Lilybet will turn three tomorrow. Princess Elizabeth daughter of the Duke and Duchess of York will receive many gifts from around the Empire and fans lining the parks will await her ride. Her uncle the Prince of Wales is a favorite playmate and she may greet cousins at a small family party while crowds gather to watch her at Piccadilly mornings and afternoons.
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Harry L. Percy
United Press
London
U.P
Lilybet
Lillybeth
Princess Elizabeth
Duke
Duchess of York
Empire
Sweetheas
Elizabeth
Gathe
David
Prince of Wales
Gianna
Bognor
Mary
Ramsey
Patricia Ramsay
Earl of Macduff
Prince
Princess Arthur of
Connaught
Piccadilly
Church Union Sought for Presbyterian Denominations
Recommendations favor uniting all Presbyterian and Reformed churches into one body in the United States. The plan will be presented before the general assembly in St Paul Minnesota from May 23 to 30, based on an abstract from the church cooperation department.
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Philadelphia
Presbyterian and Reformed
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church In
National
St. Paul
Minn
Presbyterian Department of Church Co-Operation and Union
Four Die as Scaffolding Fails at Western Union Building
Four men were killed and 20 injured when a folding column collapsed on the fourteenth floor of the Western Union building under construction on Thomas street just east of Broadway in New York.
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New York
U.P
Sed
Western Union
Thomas' Street
jusHtt
Broadway
Negro Taken From Jail And Whipped In Missouri
A mob abducted Floyd Allen a 20 year old black man from a Richmond Missouri jail and whipped him with black snake blows cutting from neck to waist after accusing him of molesting white women. He was later returned to the county jail with Sheriff's Office jailed.
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Richmond
U.P
Floyd Allen
R C. Woodward
Carter
Allen
Epidemic threat hits devastated Northwestern Arkansas after twister
In Northwestern Arkansas still reeling from a deadly tornado that killed over 60, a health bulletin warns of a meningitis spike. It cites 73 cases and 16 deaths in recent weeks, with many from the tornado zone where sanitation is poor amid spring floods.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
State Health Department
Five Victims' Bodies Expected From Bridge Disaster
Lansing det building site near Grand River faces recovery effort after a coffer dam collapse trapped five men beneath heavy timbers. O I Sebern of Folwell Engineering said bodies likely will be recovered today or Sunday as debris is cleared from the 30 foot pit.
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Lansing
Appr
U.P
O. I. Sebern
Folwell Engineering Company
Logan Street
Ovre Grand River
Woman Pays Annual Poll Tax in Manila Spotlight
Mrs Marjorie Rose Alpin of Berford England offers to pay the annual $1 cedula tax though exempt by law. She receives a receipt marked voluntarily paid as Manila digs into a patriotic example for Filipino women.
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Manila
Marjorie Rose Alpin
Berford
England
Alpin
Chicago Parents Back Gin Code For Youngsters
Chicago principals and parents moved to enforce all liquor laws after a coroner jury linked a grammar school party death to underage drinking. Coroner Bunsen ordered arrest of Mrs. Jane Liston mother of Colletta Liston 15, part of the cabaret gathering tied to the tragedy and the jury urged youth to shun liquor.
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Chicago
U.R
Im. N. Bundesen
Jane Liston
Colletta Liston
George Lux
Young Colletta
Germans Invent Simple Television
A German simple television apparatus attachable to any radio set may project moving pictures by wire or wireless to several receivers. Demonstrations showed animal scenes and a woman shopping with clear intermediate tones, emphasizing simplicity as its main virtue. The German post office will conduct exhaustive experiments with the device.
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Washington
U.P
Germany
Commerce Department
Berlin
Post Office Department
Masons to Confer Royal Arch Degree in Mt Pleasant Lodge
Mt Pleasant Lodge No. 111 will confer the Royal Arch Degree on a class of three candidates at 8 P M with a 6 15 banquet. Alma Lodge will confer after the meal. Visiting Masons from St Louis Alma and Midland will attend.
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Mt. Pleasant Lodge No
Stolen Money Orders Used by Pair Named Travis in Michigan
Merchants banks and hotels in Mt Pleasant warned that post office money orders stolen on April 4 from Chicago are being presented for payment across Michigan by a man and woman using the names Mr and Mrs Jack Travis J Siegel Marty Hirsh and Marion Bordoni. Orders range from 60 to 100 dollars with serials 100213 to 100400. The couple travel in a light green coupe without license plates.
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Mt. Pleasant
Chicago
Michigan
Jack Travis
J. Siegel
Marty Hirsh
Marion Bordoni
Birth Control Advocate Seeks Raid Immunity
Mrs. Margaret Sanger leads a national defense movement to shield birth control advocacy from prosecution after a raid on her clinic. Five defendants, including two physicians and three nurses, were arrested and their hearing adjourned in Jefferson Market court after one witness testified about receiving contraceptive information from the staff.
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New York
Margaret Sanger
Hoover Holds Upper Hand In Farm Debenture Fight
President Hoover maintains influence as the Senate Agriculture Committee edits the farm relief bill to sideline the debenture plan. Cabinet voices oppose the scheme while Hoover seeks unity with the National Grange ahead of key votes and possible committee reports.
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Hoover
Bill
Washington
U.R
Senate
Senate Agriculture Committee
McNary
Haugen
House Agriculture Committee
National Grange
Louis J. Taber
White House
Hyde
United Press
Taber
Srange
Commerce Lamont
Treasury
Melon
New York Suit Seeks 250000 Over Insult Call
Miss Dorothy Knapp sues Mrs. Frederic Penfield in New York County Supreme Court alleging defamation for calling her dumb. Attorneys demand 250000 in damages to salve her feelings after the theatrical producer allegedly implied the insult.
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New York
U.p
Dorothy Knapp
Frederic Porifield
Angel
Lari Carroll
Whoopee party charged to taxpayers hits Chicago Sanitary District
Grand jury details a 1927 Chicago Sanitary District delegation trip funded by taxpayers ending in a Broadway celebration. Arthur Mathisen alleges a Waldorf-Astoria bill for broken mirrors and furnishings plus a train loaded with liquor, diverting relief work to nightlife. The probe continues to determine total spending.
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Chicago
U.P
New York
Washington
Sanitary Board
Mississippi
Mathisen
Broadway
Waldorf-Astoria
Army-Notre Dame
Grand Jury
Man Rescued as Fire Breaks Out House
Philadelphia April 20 W U P smoking his first cigarette today W W Gale 54 started a fire in his house and was nearly overcome before his four year old niece rescued him in a dramatic incident with neighbors assisting and authorities notified
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Philadelphia
U.P
W. W. Gale
Forged fingerprints- questioned 1921 Branton execution
New York fingerprint expert charges the 1921 Branton murder conviction was based on forged prints. He says the real killers were Hudson County politicians and the case warrants legislative investigation. Edith Jenny and Arthur Cubier were the victims. the case stirred New Jersey scrutiny.
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Trenton
N. J
U.P
Jersey
George Branton
Edith Jenny
Arthur L
Cubier
A. M. Blattmhan
New York
McAllister Legislative Committee
Brandon
Hudson County
Campus Comedy Draws Full House at Central State Teachers College
Campus clubs staged 15 stunts for a silver loving cup with packed auditorium witnessing the event Friday. The Forum’s In Central’s Inferno won first prize for a witty and realistic portrayal of infernal gates with Satan and imps. Second went to Suppressed Desires by Warriner club. third to The Strange Interlude by the Alchemists.
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Central State Teachers College
Central
Forum
Warriner Club
Central State
Fascist Parliament Opens in Rome to Boost Italy Defense
King Victor Emmanuel III told about 400 fascist deputies that Italy must improve its armed forces as disarmament talks have failed. The parliament at Monte Litorio Palace heard plans to cooperate in making Italy's defense more efficient.
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Rome
U.P
Monte Litorio Palace
Italy
Victor Emmanuel III
New York to preserve Fort Crab house birthplace of Yankee Doodle
Governor Roosevelt signed a bill to spend 4000 dollars to renovate Fort Crab in Rensselaer opposite Albany. The structure, linked to the writing of Yankee Doodle, will be kept as a state museum after its restoration.
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Albany
N. Y
U.R
New York
America
Roosevelt
Fort Crab
Renssélaer
Abercrombie
Rensselaer Flats
Fort Carillon
Ticonderoga
Heroic Efforts Avert Flooding At Knowltons Landing
In Helena Arkansas on April 20 1927 the levee break at Knowltons Landing caused 27 deaths and vast flooding. Today hundreds of workers reinforce the levee bankhead using green timbers sandbags and stones to protect millions of acres and homes as rainfall risks persist and thousands seek refuge while engineers warn danger remains.
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Helena
Ark
U.P
Mississippi ‘River
Knowlton’s Landing
Mississippi Valley
White
Arkansas
Thirteen Acquitted In Kidnapping Case in Chicago
In Chicago during the 1928 April primaries, thirteen youths linked to City Collector Morris Eller known as the ward boss were acquitted of kidnapping and assault with intent to murder after an eight hour jury deliberation. The panel, however, convicted most on conspiracy related to election terrorism. In a separate note, Mrs Edna Sharp, a California kidnapper, received a sentence of one to twenty years in San Quentin for abducting two children Doris Virginia Murphy and Barbara Osborn.
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Chicago
O.K
Morris Eller
Russell B. Samp. Son
Chicasgo Bar Association
San Francisco
Calif
U.P
Edna Sharp
California
San Quentin State Prison
Doris Virginia Murphy
Barbara
Osborn
Walter Johnson
Crash Fatal to Four Navy Flyers Over Coronado Club
Four naval aviators died in a two plane crash above the Coronado country club in San Diego California. The deceased were Lieut A H Patterson 31 Br sign Herbert Bassett 25 and Iinn sign Herbert Bassett 25 and En ed instantly H H Brown radio operator died in the Navy hospital.
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San Diego
Qulf
Coronado Country Club
A. H. Patterson
Herbert Bassett
H. H. Brown
Navy
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Samuel Bard
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Lindy
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Charles ‘A. Lindbergh
Detroit
Forest Avenue
Masons
Wall Street
Harry F. Sinclair
Sinclair Consolidated Oil Company
Robert W. Stewart
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Sinclair
Chicago Sanitary Commission
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