Factor's Kidnapers After Others Claim
The Herald and Examiner reports three wealthy sportsmen marked for kidnapping by the Factor gang after Factor’s release. Named targets include John D. Hertz former Yellow Cab president Otto Lehmann son of a department store founder and Warren Wright former Lincoln park board president. Federal agents rushed to Arlington Park race track where all three run stables and visit frequently after Factor told authorities.
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Chicago
Herald and Examiner
John Factor
The
John D. Hertz
Yellow Cab Company
Otto Lehmann
Warren Wright
Lincoln Park Board
Arlington Park
Factor
Night burglary at Dad's Snack Shack on Monroe Street
A thief entered Dad's Snack Shack before 2:15 a m, taking candy cigars bread and other items. Carl Strope saw a large man fleeing toward the Heinz plant carrying a sack and dishpan, with police suggesting a smaller accomplice. Items stolen include cigars bread buns candy dairy and tobacco products.
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Dad's
Isett
Monroe Streets
Julius Bodman
Monroe Street
Carl Strope
Lake Park Boulevard
Heinz
World Economic Conference delays parley to July 27
The steering committee set July 27 for the next world economic conference parley resuming talks. Reports due by Friday, full bureau meeting next Tuesday, and final plenary session on the 27th. Deliberations to close formally but aim to avoid a note of finality and keep tariff truce intact. Senator Couzens expressed frustration over progress, while James Cox conferred with him. Henry Stimson visited the delegation office for the first time since Cordell Hull’s tenure as secretary of state.
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London
Couzets
Janes Couzens
Michigan
James M. Cox
Ohio
Couzens
Henry L. Stimson
Washington
Cordell Hall
Mr. Stimson
Indictment of Insull Investment Firm Officials Sustained
Federal Judge James H Wilkerson overruled demurrers to indictments against 19 officers and directors of Insull investment house. The court directed 17 defendants served with the indictment to enter pleas next Tuesday on charges of using the mails to defraud the investing public.
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Chicago
James H. Wilkerson
Corporation Securities Company
Insull Investment House
Roosevelt and Johnson Talk Industry Code Drive
President Roosevelt moves toward a voluntary national wage and hour standard set through industry codes. Hugh S. Johnson signaled an impending call for a 35 hour work week at 14 dollars for labor and 40 hours at 15 dollars for clerical work, to boost purchasing power and curb over production. Public hearings were scheduled for July 20 on two voluntary codes from the American Petroleum Institute and the women’s cloak and suit division.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hugh S. Johnson
Johnson
American Petroleum Industry
Women’s Cloak and Suit
James W. Karr Taken by Death
James W. Karr, 55, Muscatine, died of a cerebral hemorrhage Thursday afternoon in Mt. Pleasant. Born March 3, 1878 in Avery Indiana, he was the son of James W. and Mary A. Karr and leaves his mother two sisters Mary and Christina two brothers Emmett Muscatine and Arthur J. Kerr Hillsboro Illinois a daughter Mrs. Robert Schmidt Muscatine. Services are set for 2 p m Saturday at the George Witts Funeral Home with Father Ww L Hannon of St Marys church officiating burial in St Marys cemetery.
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James W. Karr
Muscatine
Mt. Pleasant
James W
Mary A. Karr
Avery
Odd Fellows Lodge
Mary
Christina
Emmett
Arthur J. Kerr
Hillsboro
Ill
Robert Schmidt
George Wittich
Cedar Street
Ww. L. Hannon
St. Mathing Church
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Tale of Two Tragedies Told in Maternity Ward
In Bellevue's maternity ward two women share grief over infant loss. Ida Mariano cradles her newborn as Victoria Barrett, childless, longs to glimpse the baby and repeats the lament that her own infant did not live.
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Dale Harrison
New York
Bellevuere
Ida Mariano
Victoria Sbarrett
Victoria Barrett
Barrett
Mrs. Eee
Balbo Air Armada Lands in Montreal During Atlantic Flight
The Italian air armada of 24 seaplanes led by General Italo Balbo landed on the St Lawrence River at 12 25 pm EST completing a 500 mile run from Shediac. The fleet then rested before continuing toward Chicago amid a large welcoming crowd.
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Montreal
Italo Balbo
Atlantic
Chicago
Balbo
St. Lawrence
Shediac
N. B
Maine
Flying Party
Governor Herring Hurt in Auto Crash at Maytag Day
Gov Herring arrived after 11 a m following an Altoona crash that overturned his car. He sustained a sprained neck and left shoulder while Adjutant General Grahl had a bruised knee. He spoke at the Maytag day program and was examined by a doctor who said he would be stiff for days.
Davenport Doctor Heads Medical Body
Dr. Harry H. Lamb of Davenport was elected president of the Iowa and Illinois Central District Medical Association at the annual meeting. Other officers include Dr. Karl W. Wahlberg of Moline as vice president, Dr. John S. Marker of Davenport as secretary, and Dr. J. H. Fowler of East Moline re-elected treasurer.
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Davenport
Harry H. Lamb
Iowa and Illinois Central District Medical Association
Karl W. Wahlberg
Moline
John S. Marker
J. H. Fowler
East Moline
Weather outlook for Iowa Illinois with scattered showers
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight with thunderstorms in southeast Iowa this afternoon or tonight. Saturday fair and cooler in southeast Iowa. Illinois shows partly cloudy skies with scattered showers in north and central regions, cooler in the far north. unsettled and cooler Saturday with possible showers in the south. River stages show St Paul 1.6, La Crosse 0.3 and a fall of 0.1.
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Iowa
St. Paul
la Crosse
Fall
Banker's Family Receives Two Ransom Notes
Two ransom notes were sent to the family of August Luer a 57 year old Alton banker. Officials said the notes lack Luer handwriting and the family insists any note must bear his lines and be signed to be considered genuine. Relatives fear for Luer’s health after his abduction from his home last Monday night.
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O— Alton
Ill
August ‘Luer
Alton
Luer
O. S. Catt
Lawrence Keller, Jr
Keller
St. Louis
Edwardsville
Youth Wins $75,000 Judgment From World's Fair
Allan Linn of Ishpeming Michigan, 23, received a 75000 dollar judgment today for the loss of his left eye and impairment of sight in his right eye after a tear gas gun owned by the World's Fair exploded in his face a year ago.
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Chicago
Allan Linn
Ishpeming
Mich
Linn
Roosevelt Reading Postmasters Sparks Democratic Outcry
In Beverly Hills California a critic accuses Roosevelt of dictatorial overreach by demanding postmasters be literate. He warns such moves threaten democracy, party unity, and control of party funds and influence. The speaker labels the policy undemocratic and treasonous to the party.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Women Ordered to Pay Alimony in Illinois Case
In Chicago two wives were ordered by Judge Joseph Sabath to pay alimony to their estranged husbands. Grace Kettell must give Harold 2 000 weekly in 10 installments of 10 dollars, and Kunegunda Koska is to pay temporary alimony of 3.50 weekly and provide free milk and eggs from their joint farm. The law stems from a reciprocal alimony bill passed by the Illinois legislature.
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Chicago
Joseph Sabath
Grace Kettell
Harold Kettell
Kunegunda Koska
Joseph Koska
Ickes Lists 115 Million in Public Work
The Public Works Administration outlined a plan to spend 115,513,610 to create one million jobs by Oct 1. The funds include 64,561,542 for federal public works, 50,000,000 for parks and public lands roads, and 952,068 for water and sewer plants, bringing total allocations to 753,513,610 from the 3.3 billion fund.
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Washington
Public Works Administration
Ickes
Roosevelt
O. K
Louisa County Liquor Plant Is Uncovered
Federal prohibition agents raided a corn sugar alcohol plant near Fruitland Louisa County uncovering a still four mash vats and 50 000 gallons of capacity. Fran Kazmir and Harry Carlin were arrested with Sheriff George Oakes leading the operation. The plant linked to a prior Illinois raid aimed at supplying eastern Iowa and western Illinois residents.
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Fruitland
Louisa County
George Oakes
Louisa Courty
Wapello
Fran Kazmir
East Moline
Harry Carlin
Oakes
Frank Hook
Carlin
Hohenadel Place
M. E. Jones
Muscatine
Bieri
Illinois
Iowa
Quad-Cities
M. C. Bickhart
M. L. Lowry
Ray Moon
Orville Brock
Lindberghs Land in Newfoundland Flight
The Journal reports Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh and Mrs. Lindbergh landed at Cartwright Labrador after a 140 mile flight from Botwood via Bay Bulls near St Johns. A Mackay cablegram confirms the event this afternoon.
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Newfoundland
The
Journal
Mackay
Lindberghs
Botwood
Cartwright
Labrador
Charles A. Lindbergh
Escaped Kansas Convict Slain in Holdup Attempt
A bank robbery attempt at the Labette county State bank in Altamont left Kenneth Conn dead and Alva Payton seriously wounded. Isaac McCarty, bank cashier, killed Conn from an ambush atop the vault with a shotgun. Six of the 11 convicts remain at large, including leaders Harvey Bailey and Wilbur Underhill, linked to the Kansas City Union Station killings.
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Parsons
Kas
Kenneth Conn
Kansas
Labette County
Altamont
Alva Payton
Lansing
Kirk Prather
Isaac McCarty
Copa
Harvey Bailey
Wilbur Underhill
Liberty
Bailey
Underhill
Frank Nash
Union Station Plaza
Kansas City
Clifford Dopson
Lewis Bechtel
Frank Sawyer
Billie Woods
Death Summons Mrs. Koehler 57
Mrs Ida Koehler 57 of 1303 Smalley avenue died at Hershey hospital at 3 p m Thursday after seven months illness with multiple ailments. She was born in Muscatine June 26 1876 and lived here her whole life. Surviving husband Christ Koehler a daughter Gladys Korshot mother Martha Schwartz two brothers Fred and Walter Schwartz sister Miss Mary L Schwartz. Services 1:30 p m Sunday at Hoffman Funeral Home with Rev B F Schwartz. Burial Greenwood Cemetery. Body at residence until 10 a m Sunday when taken to Hoffman chapel.
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Ida Koehler
Hershey Hospital
Smalley Avenue
Fred
Muscatine
Walter Schwartz
Lancaster
Wis
Mary JL. Schwartz
Hoffman Funeral Home
B. F. Schwartz
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Hoffman Chapel
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Lawrence Keller
E. J. Engberg
W. H. Hedberg
Catt
Gustave Luer
Dr. Hedberg
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Albany
Guy Nolan
T. Hummell
Public Works Board
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