Signal flare at Lindbergh home shocks New Jersey
A magnesium flare lit up the Lindbergh country home on Sourland Mountain near Hopewell, drawing sleepy farmers to the scene in hopes of news on the kidnapped baby. Officials said the flare was an accidental old device that burned briefly and yielded no sign of progress in the case.
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David Tt. Sentner
International News Service
Trenton
N. J
Aquil
Charles A. Lindbergh
Hopewell
White House
Sourland Mountain
Ibi
Lindbergh Bay
Lindbergh
Willy
Norman G Schwarzkopf
New Jersey
Gontinuol
Spring Signs Bloom Amidy City Life In Newspaper Note
Spring flowers begin to bloom along East Washington Street borders while caretakers tidy the Court House lawn then an unemployed army tramps the beds. Fishermen set out as water runs high and smoke from burning debris irritates residents near Sumner and Highland avenues. Local music students compete for a district honor at Grove City while observers note traffic and odd springtime scenes downtown.
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East Washlington Street
Court House
Sumner
Highland Avenue
Grove City
Daily Weather Report for U.S. Weather Statistics
Daily Weather Report records the 24 hour period ending at 9 this morning with a maximum of 31 and a minimum of 27 degrees, no precipitation, and a river stage of 79 feet. The record includes the same date year statistics: high 74, low 30, and no precipitation.
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U. S
Uxt
Lotlow
Hoover Economy Plan Faces House Committee Review
President Hoover’s proposed economy program aiming to save at least $20 million yearly was taken under advisement by the special House economy committee. Key differences include a five day week with furloughs versus pay cuts, unifying Army and Navy into a single defense department, and seeking authority to reorganize government with a 60 day congressional veto.
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William 5
Neal International Wews Service
Washington
Hoover
House
J. G. Roop
Mr. Hoover
Army
Navy
Department of National Defense
Congress
Six Die in Bronx Tenement Fire Tragedy
A Bronx tenement blaze killed six people including four children. Samuel Gabromi and his wife Gussie and their two 12 year old sons Joseph and Jacob perished. Edith Weinstein 10 and her brother Philip seven died from hospital burns. Firemen rescued many tenants. Investigators linked the fire to spontaneous combustion in a basement rope pile.
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Iternational Nova Service
New York
Bronx
Samuel Gabromi
Gussie
Joseph
Jacob
Edith Weinstein
Philp
Believed Hunted Detroit Man Sought Boat Passage
A man closely resembling Harry Fleischer tried to secure passage to Boston on the Steamship Fernfield at Halifax Nova Scotia. Captain Brushnett said the man, linked to Detroit’s Purple gang and the Lindbergh baby case, was refused a berth after agents were unable to clear passage due to crew constraints. The pursuit continues as authorities assess the connection to the kidnapping case.
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C International Lows
Boston
Harry Fleischer
Halifax
Fernfield
H. M. Brushnett
Freighed
Pleischer
Purple Gang
Detroit
Lindbergh
Brushett
Fleischer
Brushnett
Farquhar
Accident Victims Condition Shows Little Change
Authorities at the New Caste hospital said the condition of nine year old Prank Wiles remains serious but unchanged after the Buller road crash that killed his father, brother, and sister. Funeral services for Clarence Wiles, Raymond Wiles, nine months, and Betty Dane Wiles, eleven, were held this afternoon.
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New Caste Hospital
Prank Wiles
Buller Road
Murs
Wiles
Giso
Punetal
Clarence Wiles
Raymond Wiles
Betty Dane Wiles
Secident
Darrow Returns to Trial in Insanity Defense
International News Service reports Clar ence Darrow readied to resume defense in the Fortescue Massie case as Lieut Thomas H Massie faces a mixed jury. Prosecutor John C Kelley presses insanity issues amid expectant, bitter proceedings following a postponement due to Darrow illness.
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James Adam
Honolulu
T. H
Clarence Darrow
John C. Kelley
Kelley
Thomas H. Massie
Joseph Kahabowal
Grace Hubbard Fortescue
Massie
Youngstown Guard Troops Deployed to Coal Field Duty
Additional Ohio National Guard units from Cleveland Canton and Youngstown were ordered into the eastern Ohio coal strike field today by Governor George White.
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Youngstown Guard
Canton
Cleveland
Cinternational Newa
Columbus
Ohio National Guard
Youngstown
Ohio
George Whine
Youngster Drowns In Rain Barrel tragedy hits Yukon home
Walter Kuznin two years old drowned after falling headfirst into a rain barrel filled with 12 inches of water at his Yukon home. Neighbors searched when he was missed as other children prepared for school. The body was found near the porch edge. resuscitation attempts failed.
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Conternational News Service
Greensburg
Walter Kuznin
Yukon
Dawes to be summoned as bonus witness in hearings
Charles G. Dawes, chairman of the reconstruction finance corporation and World War veteran, will testify before the House Ways and Means Committee on bills for cash payment of the 2.4 billion soldiers bonus. He may join a broad government witness lineup alongside Secretary Mills and Fed Board Governor Meyer. Reverend J. P. Thomas of this city is visiting daughter Mrs. Handah Lucas of Sharan.
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International News Service
Washington
Charles G. Dawes
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
House
Walls and Means Committee
Dawes
the Treasury Mills
Meyer
Federal Reserve Board
Rill Pickett Dies After Bull Dogging Stunt Originator
Beverly Hills Col April 16 A little man named Rill Pickett a Negro who died last week in Oklahoma was the originator of the bull dogging stunt that has vandalized many cattle events. He partnered with white cowboys all his life, never quarrelled, and the steers would not harm him.
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Beverly Hills
Col
Oklahoma
Rill Pickett
Old Bil
Bids Opened For Volant Bridges
County commissioners opened bids for two Volant bridges over a mill race and Neshannock creek. More than twenty bids were submitted. Pittsburgh Drainage Enginecripp Company placed the lowest for the mill race bridge at 3150 dollars and for the Neshannock bridge at 14300 dollars. Burns and Ferry of Lois City followed on the mill race with 3637.50 and on Neshannock with 27481.54. Other bids included L F Vaughn 16994 for Neshannock and 4449 for mill race, John A Byers 3796 and 20683, Paul B Thompson 5579 and 26562.26, E P Scan ton 5300 and for mill race and Neshannock.
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Volant
Neshannock Creek
Pittsburgh Drainage Enginecripp Company
Mal Race Bridge
Neahannock
Burns and Ferry
Lois City
Milk Race Bridge
Neshannock Bridge
L. F. Vaughn
Vaughn
Mill Race Bridge
John A. Byers
Youngstown Man Sentenced for Embezzling County Funds
Robert M. Giles pleaded guilty in Youngstown to embezzling 28,950 dollars while county treasurer. He was sentenced to 1 to 21 years in the Ohio state penitentary and fined 37,900.04 dollars. Police had sought him on charges of taking county money. He surrendered with 75 cents on his person.
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National News Service
Youngstown
Robert &. Giles
Treasurey
Mahoning County
Ohio State Penitentiary
Giles
Bite County
Relief checks to go out Monday for Talbot Act funds
The Treasury Department announced 65 counties will receive the second disbursement under the Talbot Act on Monday totaling 19 million dollars for relief. About 1 million dollars in checks were mailed yesterday. Monday’s move doubles that amount. Lycoming County will receive 17 472 dollars and McKean 10 114 dollars, with prior payments for those counties withheld. Further payments for February and March will follow.
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Internationa News Service
Harrisburg
Stobe
Treasury Department
Teddy
Lycoming
Mel
Lycoming County
McKean County
Marvel
Apple Blossom Queen Crowned At Niagara Orleans Festival
Eleanor Myers won the Apple Blossom Queen title at the Niagara Orleans festival held in Barker West Virginia with elaborate coronation ceremonies planned early in May. Thirty contestants, residents of western New York, vied for the honor.
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Niagara-Orleans
Barker, WV
Eleanor Myers
New
Japanese Provoking Soviet Officials To War
Moscow dispatch reports Soviet Pravda denounces Japanese plots to spark war with the USSR. Pravda asserts Russia will defend its collectivized fields and cities, warning invaders will be resisted and neutrality is not weakness. Speaks of alleged Japanese aggression and Manchuria tensions, framing it as a critical national defense stance.
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Kendall Foss
Soviet Union
Pravda
Beer for Tax Day planned across New York City
Mayor James J. Walker urged citizens to join a nationwide tax protest parade to push Congress to legalize beer as a tax source. He envisioned 56 million voices influencing lawmakers, with other cities urged to participate in the plan. In Blairsville, Pa., 12-year-old Beulah Isabel Blurr died in a house fire certifying investigations by Dr. Fred W. St. Clair.
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Ciplernatiana Nynes Servicey
New ‘York
Beer-L
Out
America
James J. Walker
New York
Congress
Senate
House
Blairsville
Beulah Isabel Blurr
David C. Murr
Murr
Chestnut Ridge
Here
Goraner
Fred W. St. Clair
Indianacoun
Mystery Attends Columbus Blast
A Columbus explosion case grows more puzzling as explosive experts dispute causes and 300 pounds of dynamite vanish from a London power plant last week. The death toll rises to eight with the recovery of a power casualty identified as Raber Pflefferie, nephew of Municipal Judge Bon L Mrofferie.
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International News Service
Columbus
Ohio
Frankin
Madison County
London
Raber, J. Pflefferie
Bon L. Mrofferie
Oil Man Held For Slaying Youthful Bandit
Contecharional News from Tyler Texas reports 16 year old caddy Jimy Frederick of Willow Brook Country Club died from four bullets fired last night by oil man and gambler A Titanic Tham ag. The shooting happened in front of Thomas apartments during his claim the caddy tried to rob him. Police said Thomas was held for safe detention.
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Contecharional
Tyler
Tex
Jimy Frederick
Willow Brook Country Club
A.c.titanic
Thamag
Kkagwa
Thomas
Aparctee
Reds Protest Cubs Victory Over Questioned Catch
Cincinnati April 16 Reds president Sidney Weil protested the Cubs 162 toss to Chicago after a disputed fly ball catch by Chicago center fielder Dowthit in the sixtieth inning. Umpire decisions were blamed for Reds defeat.
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Cintoriat Loud News Service
Cincinnati
Sidney Weil
Cincinnat Reds Today
Reds
Chicago Cubs
Iieause
Believe Gang Abductions Rally Shocks Philadelphia
Believed to be tied to a kidnap ring, three victims have been taken in the Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware border area. A slender blue eyed girl and an unidentified young woman remain missing while a schoolboy is also reported abducted.Police fear the victims may be local workers or clerks. Investigators press a wide search as authorities work to identify the abductors and recover the missing individuals.
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E. L. Rawley
Philadelphia
Delaware
Hilda Brodsky
Jinthe
Harold Brodsky
Talbot Relief Check Received by Lawrence County
A $10,500 Talbot relief check arrived for Lawrence County as part of the state welfare department’s December payment. This first of six payments is to bolster funds for the poor district, with Lawrence County’s total share estimated at about $175,000.
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Lawrence Counttys
Talbot Bill
John P. Leckoiire
State Welfare Departments
Lawrence County
Arthur Mometer and the Fifty Seventh Birthday Tale
A fragmented reminiscence centers on Arthur Mometer a cautious lad who learns by trial and error. The note hints at lessons forgotten and a near mishap as he reflects on age fifty seven today and the gap between intent and outcome.
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Daily Weather Report
House Committee
Brewster
Eugene V. Brewster
Dorothy McCormick
Los Angeles
Corliss Palmer
Darrow
Lient
Greenaburg
Falla
J.P. Thomas
City
Handah Lucas
Sharan
Yours
Hoe
MeNanahe
Volant Bridges
Robert S. Giles
Harbin
Russia
Manchuria
Mystery
New State Building
Cubs
Believe Gang
Arthur Mometer
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