Lindbergh kidnapping leads fade as York leads pursued
Investigators discard a York Pennsylvania osteopath lead in the Lindbergh kidnapping probe. Abraham Kesselman claims underworld contacts may yield progress, with Bitz and Spitale asserting the child is alive and well. Authorities caution that no arrest is confirmed and emphasize ongoing cross state inquiries.
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Tropewell
Lindbergh
York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Abraham H. Kesselman
Salvy Spitale
Irving Bilz
Denver
Colo
New York
Cardozo Becomes Active Associate of the High Court
Washington D C Benjamin N Cardozo is installed as an official active associate justice of the United States Supreme Court. A large crowd gathered in the semicircular courtroom formerly the Senate chamber to witness the ceremony. Cardozo plans to establish permanent quarters before fall and will earn a salary of 20000 two thousand dollars less than his previous New York post.
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Washington
D. C
U.P
Benjamin N. Cardozo
United States Supreme Court
United States Senate
Cardozo
Wer
Supreme Court
Oliver Wendel
Sde
New York
New York Court of Appeals
Hughes
Body of farm hand found in driveway
Emil Swanson a 50 year old farm hand was found yesterday in the driveway to the Bruno Bachater Hi farm near Racine Wisconsin. Deputy coroner Frank Basinger said Swanson apparently died from the cold after collapsing in a drunken stupor and no inquest was planned.
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Racine
Wis
Emil Swanson
Bruno Bachater
Here
Frank Basinger
Swanson
Nominations Begin in Wisconsin Local Primaries
Wisconsin cities nominate mayors aldermen and supervisors tomorrow with caucuses for town officials before Saturday. Referenda and presidential primary elections set for April 5 with a statewide vote on repealing the Sunday blue law. Milwaukee observes a half holiday tomorrow and a full holiday on April 5.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Moan
Pinchot plans to use postal cards for correspondence
Harrisburg, Pa. Governor pin chot announced his office will answer as much correspondence as possible on penny postal cards with the aim of cutting costs. He said ordinary letters cost taxpayers 15 to 25 cents each, chiefly for dictation transcription and addressing.
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Harrisburg
Gifford Pinchot
Weather summary from Buckstaff Observatory report
A partial OCR weather bulletin notes increasing cloudiness and milder night temperatures in central and west areas, with snow likely in the western region. Lake Michigan sees northwest to variable winds with potential snow at night, while upper Michigan remains generally fair but colder.
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West
Lake Michigan
Upper Michigan
West Portion
Milwaukee
Los Ariz
Minn
Sauk Mich
Buckstaff Observatory
Death of Ivar Kreuger Shocks World Markets
World financial markets tumbled after the death by suicide of Ivar Kreuger, the Swedish match king and financier. Kreuger issues plummeted in New York, London, Paris and elsewhere, while some main securities held up. Trading saw the largest opening share transfer in New York history for Kreuger & Toll American certificates, with broad regional variations and mixed early moves.
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Claude A. Jagger
Associated Press
New York
Ivar Kreuger
Kreuger
London
Paris
Kreuger & Toll Co
New York Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange
Fierdam
Kreuter
Defective Chimney Causes Big Damage in De Pere
A fire attributed to a defective chimney caused about $25,000 in damage to St. John's Lutheran Church in De Pere yesterday. Firefighters discovered the blaze during or after services, with all movable items reportedly affected.
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de Pere
St.John’s Lutheran
Explosion Blamed For Fire At Wisconsin Power Plant
In Tilden Wisconsin an explosion at a power plant caused a blaze that left many homes in the area without light and power. Authorities say blast origin remains under investigation as crews work to assess damage.
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Tilden
Wis
Walter
Propaganda Charge Over Muscle Shoals Private Power Grab
The Senate Agriculture Committee accuses a nationwide propaganda campaign of masking private control of Muscle Shoals under cheap fertilizer aims. It backs the Norris bill for government operation unless a private lease is negotiated within a year, noting no good faith offer has supported private power use for public fertilizer costs.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Muscle Shoals
Tennessee River
Hoover
Senate
Muscle Shoals J
Biind
Wisconsin River Freezes Over for Third Time This Winter
Portage Wisconsin UPI reports the Wisconsin River has frozen over for the third time in a season, a first since records began in 1853. It first broke up January 28, froze again, then broke up February 28, with only one prior season matching multiple freezes.
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Portage
Wis
Wisconsin
Cotton consumption totals for the season and month
Cotton consumption reached 450 018 bales of lint and 52 764 of linters, compared with 435 337 lint and 50 241 linters previously. The year’s totals and February figures are noted, reflecting shifts in lint and linters use. The report appears to detail bureau data on cotton product consumption.
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Washington
Gary
Ee Pureau
Veteran Hindenburg Holds Wide Lead In German Vote
Berlin reports that Paul von Hindenburg led Adolf Hitler by more than 7 million votes in the first round, with 37.7 million ballots cast. Hitler's weaker showing surprised observers as the run off is set for April 10 and result margins are expected to tighten.
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Louis P. Lochner
Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
Paul von Hindenburg
Adolf Hitler
von Hindenburg
Adolf Hiller
Ernst Thaelmann
Theodore Duesterberg
Gustav Winter
Sa Ae
Hitler
Hugenberg
Theat. Ist
Engineering society to study Wisconsin pronpector eng research
The Engineering Society of Wisconsin announced a committee of engineers from across the state to sponsor and conduct research into pronpector eng. Members listed include H. R. Oshkosh F. M. Rerno Crosse L. A. Smith Madison R. M. Smith Kenosha F. J. Steene Green Bay and Henry Traxier Janesville.
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Madison
U.P
Wisconsin
Engineering Society of Wisconsin
Couple Chooses Death in Cupertine Slaying Case
In Cupertine California a man and wife linked to a robbery fled and killed a deputy sheriff after wounding a San Francisco pokerman. Deputy Edward Lowell is recovering and the suspects Sheiden James Mooney and Opal Vickers, a former Omaha resident, are identified as the pair.
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San Jose
Calif
Pance
Cupertine
James Mooney
Opal Vickers
Portland
Ore
Edward Lowell
San Francisco
Bammelh
Eastman Shoots Himself in Rochester Home at 77
Rochester, N Y George Eastman renowned inventor and philanthropist and Kodak head shot himself after sending attendants from his bedside Dr Audrey D Stewart disclosed Eastman 77 left a note To my friends My work is done Why wait He had suffered long ill health and remained chairman of Kodak though born to a humble start at 14 Eastman built a photographic empire and pursued art and big game hunting He died just after earning fame alongside Thomas Edison with joint efforts in motion picture development and film.
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Rochester
George Eastman
East Avenue
Audrey D. Stewart
Eastman
Stewart
Dr. Stewart
Eastman Kodak Company
William G. Stuber
Thomas Alva Edison
Edison
Prominent County Man James Heffron Dies in Omro
James Heffron of Winnebago County dies at his Omro home after a long public service career. He served on the Poygan town board and road and bridge committee, was vice president of the Farmers Bank of Omro, and worked as a cattle buyer. Funeral set for morning at St Marys with burial in Poygan cemetery.
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Omen
Wis
James Heffron
Winnebago
Poy- Taos
Omre
Poygan
Farmers Bank of Omro
Heffron and Heffron
Melton and Maher
Heffron Heffron
Daughend
Mary A. Heffron
Paramount Pub HX files to block hearing in Milwaukee
Federal court filing seeks to prevent the state agriculture department from holding a hearing in Milwaukee on April 20 alleging unfair trade practices by theaters. Judge B F A Geiger was to hear the application Saturday in Madison.
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Madison
State Department of Agriculture and Markets
Milwaukee
Paramount Pub- HX Corporation
New Jersey
BF. A. Geiger Wu
Kaku Maru Fire Totals Freighter After Rescue
The freighter Kaku Maru with a 42 crew was rescued by American ships in Philippine waters. It is a total loss after a Thursday night fire and beached on Mindoro island, about 100 miles south of Manila.
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Philippine
Takada
Mindoro Island
Manila
Winter Weather Shifts as Cold Wave Relents in Parts of Midwest
Weather updates show temperatures rising across the region with cloudiness and possible western Wisconsin snow. Milwaukee low near 8, Green Bay 8 above, Wausau 2, La Crosse 6 above, while Havre and Medicine Hat stay bitterly cold. Snow fell over eastern Wisconsin. Milwaukee recorded light dry snow seven hundredths of an inch. In Chicago a north wind pushed temps down to 19 above, the cold snap easing. Vera Cruz reports 56 above with a severe storm. steamer Pisa sank offshore with 17 crew members saved.
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Wisconsin
Lake Superior
Green Bay
Wausau
la Crosse
Havre
Mont
Medcine Hat
Chicago Chicago
Chicago
Cmilly
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Coastiise
Pisa
V Crus
Louisiana lieutenant governor ouster suit dismissed
District Judge Porter dismissed the ouster suit filed weeks ago by Paul N. Gyr, the lieutenant governor-elect, against Governor Al Ou King of Louisiana. Gyr sought a ruling declaring him governor to succeed Huey P. Long.
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Lake Charles
Porter
Paul N. Gyr
Leutenant
Louisiana
Thal
al Oo
King
de Hfada
Gyr
Huey PL Long
Ruth Ruppert fail to reach Yankees contract terms
Babe Ruth and Col. Jacob Ruppert could not agree on a one year salary. Ruth rejected 370000 and demanded 89000 for the same term. The talks stalled amid offer back and forth and no deal reached.
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Babe Ruth
Ruppert
St. Petersburg
Fla
Jacob Ruppert
Yankees
Prohibition Vote In House Rejects States’ Power Shift
The House voted 227 to 187 to discharge the Beck Linthicum resolution and amend the Eighteenth Amendment. Anti prohibitionists claimed 187 votes exceeded expectations, while Democrats Rainey and McDuffie supported the discharge. Linthicum received an ovation after defending the measure.
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House of Representatives
Justiciary
Jurisdiciion
Beck-Linthicum
Rainey
Ilinois
McDuffie
Alabama
House
Garner
Blanton
Texas
Sabath
Linthicum
Bachmann
West Virginia
Supreme Court hearing sought to challenge irregular insurance plan
Five mutual insurers ask Wisconsin Supreme Court for permission to sue to nullify the Workmen's Mutual charter. The case stems from a plan charging a $14 life membership under automobile policy protection. Named entities include Employers Mutual Indemnity, Farmers Mutual Auto, Hardware Mutual Casualty, Wisconsin Auto, Milwaukee Auto, and officials Duncan and Mortensen.
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Madison
State Supremv
Harold
Kie
Workt Vs Mutual Insurance Company
Aukex
Workmen's Mutual
Thomas MM. Duncan
la Follette
Milwaukee Concern
Hermani
Ola
Jonnkee
the Missioners
Joseph Aa
Plamtuf
Employers Mutual Indemnity Corporation
Farmers Mutual Auto Insurance Fanna the Hardware Mutual Casualty Company
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Milwaukee Auto Insurance Company
H. d. Mortensen
Wilkie
Supreme
Mfe
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University of Oregon
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