Gunman Kelly Captured in Memphis After Manhunt
George Machine Gun Kelly and wife Nat lie were arrested in Memphis on charges tied to the Urschel kidnapping. Captor Detective Sergeant William Raney ordered Kelly to drop his pistol, and the couple were arraigned with bonds set at 100000 each. Federal men had hunted them across the Midwest as the manhunt concluded briefly in Memphis.
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Memphis
George
Kelly
Oklahoma City
Okla
Charles I. Urschel
William Raney
Raney
Charles F. Urschel
Lester Fr. Brenner
United States
Commissioner Brenner
Verne Miller
Wilbur Underhill
Richard Gallatas
Bob Brady
Nathan
J. R. Tichenor
S. E. Travis
Tichenor
Middle West
Kellys
Ursehel
Nelly
Kansas City
Federal Reserve Bank
St. Paul
Minn
Federal Serve Bank
Miles Cunningham
Chicago
Lost Brother Found He's Doomed to Die
Carl W. Mattison of Johnsonville Arizona asks mercy for George P. Shaughnessy an 18 year old condemned youth scheduled to hang October 27 for the murder of Lon Blankenship Tucson motor car dealer The letter identifies the condemned as Mattison's brother and alleges a misnamed identity Lloyd Mattison has been used in the case and Mattison asks the board to show mercy based on hardship.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Carl W. Mattison
Johnsonville
George P. Shaughnessy
Lon Blankenship
Tucson
Mattison
Shaughnessy
Death of Dr C McKenny educator in Michigan
Ypsilanti Michigan Dr Charles McKenny president emeritus of Michigan State Normal college died after a long illness that forced retirement from the active presidency last May He was seventy three years old He previously led Wisconsin State Normal college in Milwaukee from 1900 to 1912 earning a national reputation as a civic and educational leader He served as president of Michigan State Normal from July 1 1912 until the close of the last school year
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Ypsilanti, Mich
Charles McKenny
Michigan State Normal College
Ile
Wisconsin State Normal College
Milwaukee
Michigan State Normal
Negro Shot to Death After Lying-In-Wait Arrest
Dennis Cross a Black man on bond for charges by a young white woman was killed in Tuscaloosa Alabama after men posing as officers abducted him from his home and shot him.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Dennis Cross
Representative Horner of West Virginia Dies
Washington report states Representative Lynn S Itterner of Clarksburg West Virginia died after several months illness. He was fifty seven years old.
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Representative Horner
West Virginia
Washington
Lynn S Itterner
Clarksburg
W. Va
Tle
Admiral Edwin A. Anderson Dies at 70 in Wilmington
Rear Admiral Edwin A. Anderson seventy U S N retired died at his Wilmington home after a two day illness. He served in the Spanish American war the Boxer Rebellion and the World War and once commanded the Pacific fleet.
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Wilmington
N. C
Edwin A. Anderson
Woman Forgery Case Sentences Saint Quentin Prison
Mrs. Marie An toinette Monks of San Diego Calif was sentenced to San Quentin prison for forgery. She must serve two to twenty eight years.
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San Diego
Calif
Marie Antoinette Monks
San Quentin
Lindberghs Arrive in Moscow Capital and Meet Officials
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and Mrs. Lindbergh land in Moscow after a flight from Leningrad. They are greeted by Soviet officials and escorted by two Soviet planes. The couple attend a banquet and the opera, tour art museums, and Lenin's tomb as Lindbergh discusses aviation industry cooperation with Russian chiefs.
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Moscow
Charles A. Lindbergh
Leningrad
Kremlin
Dynamo Boat Club
Lindbergh
Green Predicts Labor Boycott on German Goods
The American Federation of Labor may join a German goods boycott organized by European unions. President William Green predicts resolutions at the upcoming AFL convention calling for boycott actions. Observers say evidence of the Nazi regime crushing German labor movement will be discussed.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
William Green
Germany
Green
Leaps to Her Death From Doctor's Office
Mrs Goldie Rudin twenty eight leaps to death from eleven story office building after earlier attempt at a downtown department store window. Her father had taken her to a physician's office in Detroit Michigan.
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Detroit
Mich
Goldie Rudin
Union Office Robbed of $1090 by Three Bandits
Fall River Alabama three bandits restrained three men at the United Textile Workers of America headquarters and escaped with more than $1,000, mostly dues paid by local members.
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Fall River, Aluss
United Textile Workers of America
Ring Lardner Dies at East Hampton After Illness
Ring W. Lardner, noted author and playwright, died at his East Hampton home of a heart ailment at age forty eight after years of invalidism and several weeks of serious illness. He passed away in his sleep.
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Ring Lardner
East Hampton
L. C
Ring W. Lardner
Dynamite Kills Farmer in Nebraska Car Blast
Neb Neb farmer Ben Rasser, 43, was killed when dynamite intended for stump removal exploded inside his automobile near Red Cloud. Investigation underway as authorities confirm accidental detonation.
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Red Cloud
Ben Rasser
World Business Is Declared on Upturn
Global business shows an upturn as officials report millions returning to factory work. In the United States unemployment sits near 11 million with 2 million jobs added since winter. France Germany Italy and Britain all show declines or slower rises in joblessness amid recovering industrial output.
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Washington
United States
NRA
Department of Commerce
Department
Italy
League of Nations
Oregon youth becomes youngest US college president
Lu cien Kock aged twenty five, a former Oregon City boy, now heads Commonwealth College in Mena Arkansas. He previously worked to pay for high school and printed shop jobs, then graduated from Commonwealth College and taught at the University of Wisconsin for a year.
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Oregon City
Ore
United States
Lucien Kock
Commonwealth College
Mena
Ark
Kock
University of Wisconsin
Couples Exchange Mates in Arkansas Divorces Wedding
In Bentonville Arkansas Mrs Stuart McDonald of New York City and Mrs W B Bradford of Brownsville Texas received 90 day divorces and leased an apartment together. After decrees were granted Chancellor Lee Seamster presided as Mr McDonald and Mrs Bradford wed and Mr Bradford married Mrs McDonald.
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Bentonville
Ark
Arkansas
Stuart McDonald
New York City
W. B. Bradford
Brownsville
Texas
Lee Seamster
McDonald
Bradford
Man Killed While Trying to Save Pet in Urbana
Allen Busey died after being struck by a car while attempting to rescue a pet dog that had wandered onto a state road near Urbana.
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Urbana
Allen Busey
Nutrition chemistry promises longer life and stronger people
Prof. Henry C. Sherman reports at a Century of Progress session that nutrition science will extend life from seventy to seventy seven and keep people vigorous into their sixties. He cites rat studies showing higher longevity and faster growth when diets include protective foods like milk, fruit, vegetables, and eggs.
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Chicago
Agricultural and Food Division
American Chemical Society
Henry C. Sherman
Department of Chemistry
Columbia University
Sherman
Shermap
Pedigree Fakers Decry Norman Ancestry Claims in UK Meeting
Lord Raglan, head of the British Association anthropology section, denounced pedigree fakers who claim Norman conquest descent. At a 2000-delegate gathering in Leicester he said most family trees are false and no English line truly traces to Saxons or as far back as the eleventh century. He cited Sir Hereward Wake and joked Robin Hood legends lack basis.
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London
Lord Raglan
British Association For the Advancement of Science
Leecester
Turkey
England
Raglan
Sir Hereward Wake
Hereward the Wake
William the Conqueror
Sir Hereward
the Wake
Wake
Hereward
Robin Hood
Sherwood Forest
Sharks Attack British Squadron in Scapa Flow
A swarm of sharks challenged the British home fleet at Scapa Flow in Orkney. One shark was killed after a stiff struggle while another, about 27 feet, was struck by the drifter Muriel. The impact caused the vessel to lurch and the shark then charged the hull. bangs were heard on Scapa pier.
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London
Scapa Flow
Orkney Islands
Muriel
Scapa Pier
Man Dies After Burning Caterpillar Incident
In N Y state Albany area, Alber Weiveris, nine, attempted to kill a caterpillar by placing it in gasoline and lighting it. He suffered fatal burns and died.
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Summit
N. Y
Alber Weiveris
American Students Lead Roll at World School Geneva
One hundred fifty students from thirty five countries study at the Geneva School of International Studies to deepen knowledge of international relations. One third hail from American colleges, showing growing American interest in international affairs. Many Americans were sent for outstanding work in history and political science.
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Geneva
Geneva School of International Studies
League
Little Pitchers Brazen Wit in Buffalo Visit
Six year old Willie taunts a pretty young widow visiting his mother. He boasts she can wrap any man in town around her finger, prompting a sharp reply about strength and dignity as reported by Buffalo News.
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Willie
Buffalo News
Patient jokes about window in bedroom during checkup
Doctor asks if both windows were opened. patient replies only one window exists and he opened it twice, turning the exchange into a humorous miscommunication during a visit.
No ptenics In fussice quote preservation
A fragment quotes Louisvile Courier-Journal phrasing about punishment and restraint. The text suggests a snatch of dialogue or editorial tone noting alternative methods of control. No clear event or identifiable individuals beyond the newspaper outlet.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Papa's Standing Young Man Jeers at Marriage Demand
Comic dialogue where a father questions a suitor who insists on marrying his daughter. The young man asserts that refusal would force her to leave him, implying social or familial pressure surrounding an arranged union.
Summer Plans Highlight In Barber Conversation
In a brief exchange, Meek confirms plans for the summer with his wife, signaling a simple personal departure. The dialogue centers on lookahead for a leisure trip.
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B Barber
Meek
Model husband claims polite conduct in marriage
Exchange humor notes a husband claiming politeness and nonviolence toward his wife. Mirthful banter from London Tit-Bits about hens and country life follows, with banter about hens laying eggs and domestic scenes.
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Biffer
Mabel
London
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Hawaii
GRID
R. T
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Islands
Washington State University
World School
Marjorie Kemp
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Ietors
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