Mystery Trip Of Lindbergh Spurs Interest
State police show reticence but acknowledge possible developments in the Lindbergh case. Authorities eye Norfolk Virginia Hopewell and England as an emissary goes on a mysterious mission. Colonel Lindbergh’s unexplained trip fuels renewed speculation about crucial disclosures.
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David P. Sentner
Mews Service
Trenton
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Norfolk
Hopewell
England
State Police
Charles A. Lindbergh
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
New Jersey
Trial over Kahahawai case grips world attention
The mass trial in Hawaii centers on the second Kahahawai incident involving Mrs Thalia Massie, wife of a lieutenant, attacked last September. Charges name Lt Massie Mrs Massie Fortescue Jones and Lord with defense led by Clarence Darrow, signaling a fierce legal battle ahead.
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Thalia Massie
Kahahawai
Massie
Clarence Darrow
Spring and Winter Flirt With Weather in City
MA readers note warm spells and sudden cold snaps as spring approaches. Crocuses bloom and motorists from Missouri Ottawa Can Kentucky Tennessee Illinois Florida and California tour the streets. Rural avenue improvements show work by unemployed men and Logan street path edging takes shape. McConnell's Mills wakes from winter stillness as Thomas H Hartman reports road connections being prepared.
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Ottawa
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Louisiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
Illinois
Florida
California
Logan Street
Daily Weather Report Shows Variable Conditions
The report records the 24 hour period ending 9 AM with a maximum of 38 and a minimum of 20, precipitation as heavy frost, and the river stage at 7 feet. It also notes Sunday morning’s 24-hour period with a 75 high, 35 low, 0.03 inch precipitation, and river stage at 7.9 feet. A year ago on April 3 and 4 the highs were 44 and 49 with precipitation of 0.07 and 0.27 inch respectively.
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U. S
No Women Jurors In Hawaiian Case
Grace Hubbard Fortescue, an American society woman, faces second degree murder trial with three men as Hawaii prohibits jury service by women. Defense counsel Clarence Darrow says the absence of women from the panel does not shake confidence in the case and argues women are harsher as judges of their own sex while noting broader life experience gives men greater tolerance.
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Jean Hobbs
International News Service
Honolulu
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Grace Hubbard Fortescue
Hawaii
Clarence Darrow
Police foil robbery bid. two burglars shot in Pittsburgh
Two youths tried to rob a chain store in Pittsburgh today but a police radio cruiser thwarted the plan. Mihhael Delgrosso, 16, was wounded twice and rushed to Pittsburgh hospital likely to die. Albert Miele, 17, was captured at Belvedere hospital with a bullet in his leg. Two days earlier Joseph McFee, 18, was fatally shot while fleeing a pursuing cruiser squad.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Mihhael Delgrosso
Albert Miele
Belvedere Hospital
Joseph McFee
Baltimore emissary claims Lindbergh kidnap plot link
Maj. Nicholas H. Modinos, Baltimore restaurant owner and former British secret service member, declares he has been appointed emissary for a gang he believes holds the Lindbergh baby. He spoke of a two‑step plan to reach a New York trysting place and evade followers before returning to New York.
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International News Service
Baltimore
Maj
Nicholas H. Modinos
Secret Service
Modinos
New York
Col
Woman's Body Found in Shenango River
In Sharon Pennsylvania after a three day search police and firemen recovered the body of Mrs William Young 38 a former school teacher from the Shenango river Her husband said she had been despondent and had threatened to drown herself commenters note
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Sharon
William Young
Shenango River
Scotland Yard Aids Schoeffel in Lindbergh Kidnap Case
Scotland Yard confirmed it was in communication with Major Charles H. Schoeffel of the New Jersey State Police who is in Europe to pursue clues in the Lindbergh kidnapping. He planned to travel to Glasgow soon, but did not appear at King's Cross for the 1:30 p.m. train and departed Water Street.
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International News Service
London
Scotland Yard
Charles H. Schoeffel
New Jersey
Europe
Major Schoeffel
Glasgow
Schoeffel
King’s Cross
Four Americans Face Trial in Hawaii Over Murder Case
In Honolulu four Americans stand accused of second degree murder in the Kahahawai case. Mrs. Granville Fortesque, her son-in-law Lt. Thomas H. Massie, and two navy enlisted men E. J. Lord and Albert S. Jones were to be arraigned. The group had previously been linked to a mob action following an alleged assault on Mrs. Massie, with a prior jury ending in a hung verdict.
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Granville Fortesque
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Bar of Justice
Thomas H. Massie
United States Navy
E. J. Lord
Albert S. Jones
Joseph Kahahawai
Horses and riders ready for Olympic trials in California
Special to The News reports Maj. Chamberlain and a troop of riders visiting a Santa Monica ranch. They train in San Diego for Olympic horsemanship events praised as the program's most popular. The writer argues for legalized racing nationwide to boost horse farming and public interest.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Maj. Chamberlain
San Diego
General Motors
General Electric
General Utility
MacDonald And Tardieu Discuss Attitude And Reparations
British and French representatives met at 10 Downing Street to discuss the Danubian Federation and soon turned to reparations and debts. The talks aimed to ease tensions and secure payments deemed key to stabilizing the postwar economy and international relations.
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MacDonald
Tardieu
Harry K. Reynolds
International News Service
London
Great Britain
France
Downing Street
Wid
Funeral for Ida Osgood mother of eleven children
New Philadelphia Ohio April 4 funeral plans were set for Ida M. Osgood 50 who leaped into the Tuscarawas river Sunday authorities say a note found for a daughter points to misery over ill health and despondency as the cause of the tragedy
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Ida M. Osgood
New Philadelphia
Ohio
International News Service
New
Philadelphia
Tuscarawas River
Stimson to discuss debts during European trip
Secretary Stimson plans a Geneva visit mainly for disarmament but Washington hints informal talks on Europe's debts and disarmament with leaders. State Department says he will not confer with Tardieu or MacDonald and stresses Paris and London conferences do not involve Geneva. The surprise move astonished cabinet members.
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Shimson
Geneva
State Department
Stimson
Tardieu
France
MacDonald
England
Europe
London
Paris
Flour distribution underway at Carnegie Auditorium
Work distributing flour received from the National Red Cross is under way at the Carnegie Auditorium. The first allotment of 2,400 sacks is being distributed through the Mayor's Relief Committee and County Welfare Department, with rest sent to relief organizations countywide.
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Carnegie Auditorium
Mayor's Relief Committee
County Welfare Department
Mayor’s Relief Committee
Ellwood City
Bessemer
Hillsville
New Bedford
Edenburg
Pulaski and
Volant
Wednesday To Be Registration Day In New Castle
On April 6 registration officials will sit at polling places to register voters who changed residence since the last registration or are otherwise entitled to be registered.
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New Castle
Butler Man Is Accident Victim
Butler Pa April 4 James 5 Seybert 46 was killed instantly when he stumbled and fell with an automatic pistol in his hands. Seybert tripped over a gas line in the rear of his home while investigating a noise he believed indicated robbers were present.
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International News Service
Butler
James 5
Seybert
Senate Takes Up Bill Proposed To Balance Budget
In Washington April 4 a Senate finance committee opened debate on a billion dollar budget plan. Automobile groups oppose house levies and seek to broaden the tax base to ease industry burdens. The measure taxes 26 industries for nearly 500 million while considering lower sales taxes and broader inclusion to raise revenue. House figures claim the bill does not balance the budget without 200 million in savings.
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Finance Committee
House
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Mills
Jones R
Appropriations Committee
House of Representatives
Butler Speaks Here Thursday at Penn Theatre
Governor Gifford Pinchot and General Smedley D. Butler will speak in the Penn Theatre Thursday at 10 AM. They arrive from Beaver County Wednesday night and stay at The Castleton for a public mass meeting the next morning.
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Gifford Pinchot
Smedley D. Butler
Penn Theatre
Beaver County
Castleton
Detroit Bandit Killed By Police
Three bandits attempted a wholesale grocery hold up in Detroit today. One was shot and killed by police from a radio scout car while his two companions escaped. The incident occurred April 4.
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International News Service
Detroit
Death notices listing several residents and ages
A local death record lists Mrs. Evan Harris age 63 of 129 Sheridan Avenue and additional identities including Thomas Dennis age 6 weeks of 413 Electric Street, William Edward McKissick age 45 of 1238 Randolph Street, Adam Cosciato age 4 of 124 Carlsbad Place, William Nagel Sr. age 8 of Ellwood City, William Scheidemantle age 79 of Ellwood City, Mrs. Nancy E. Boyd age 85 of Almira Home, and Albert F. Druschel age 72 of 755 Arlington Avenue.
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Evan Harris
Sheridan Avenue
Thomas Dennis Thomas
Electric Street
William Edward McKissick
Randolph Street
Adam Cosciato
Carlsbad Place
William Nagel, Sr
Ellwood City
William Scheidemantle
Elwood City
Nancy E. Boyd
Almira Hiome
Albert F. Druschel
Arlington Avenue
Proposes New National Move Must Cut Down Expenditures
A proposal calls for major national expenditure cuts to balance the budget by July 1. Officials outline aims to reduce spending across programs and streamline agencies to restore fiscal health.
Hoover urges new drastic economy plan for budget cuts
President Hoover sent a surprise economy message to Congress urging deeper spending cuts to balance the budget. He calls for a national program to consolidate and reorganize government bureaus and establish representatives from both houses to draft action for the current session.
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Congress
International News Service
Washington
Hoover
Deadlock at Shanghai peace talks stalls armistice talks
Deadlock persisted at Shanghai as Chinese and Japanese delegates failed to show willingness to concede on withdrawal timing. A brief communique noted discussion of withdrawal scheduling and expressed hope for a future agreement.
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International News Service
Shanghai
Alarm Clocks for All Mornings and Moods
The piece notes varied wake up styles from early risers to night owls. It mentions some need a loud alarm like a Gabriel horn and a harsh tone to rouse them at dawn.
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