Fleeing McAlester inmates reduced to four in Oklahoma
Antlers reports Claude Fugate captured near Sardes by a 30 man posse as Hugh Askew directs the search for the remaining fugitives. Wounded convict Jess Cunningham was captured at a farm near Antlers with minor back injuries. four escapees remain at large.
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Jess Cunningham
Antlers
Okla
McAlester Penitentiary
Claude Fugate
Sardes
Hugh Askew
Claude Beavers
Here
Cunningham
E. F. Patterson
Judge exonerates former police head in flogging case
In Bartow Florida Judge Robert T Dowell exonerated former Tampa Chief R G Tittsworth and Robert Chappell on directed verdicts. He nullified three of four counts against five other officers and left the actual kidnapping count to the jury. The decision followed weeks of testimony in the flogging case involving Eugene Poulnot Sam Rogers and Joseph Shoemaker who died from his wounds.
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Tittsworth
Tampa
Sam Rogers
Joseph Shoemaker
Chappell
Dowell
C. A. Brown
C. W. Carlisle
John P. Bridges
F. W. Switzer
Sam E. Crosby
Eurene F. Poulnot
Pat Whitaker
Tillsworth
Democrats
Alsely
White Bass Festival Crowns Queens Tonight in Oshkosh Omro
The White Bass Festival peaks with crowning ceremonies for Oshkosh and Omro queens tonight at 9:30 PM in Oshkosh Main Street and Omro Main Street. Crowning follows fishing contests, parades, and later pavement dancing, with thousands expected and tight crowd control around Main Street bridges.
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Irvine Street
Bridge
Mary Erdlitz
Riverside Park
OMRO
Lake Buttes Des Morts
Oshkosh
Winneberoland
Winneconde
Alain Street
Fox River
Main Street Bridge
Three Die In Posse Raid Firefight At Gordonsville Va
A night gun battle in Gordonsville Virginia left three dead including Sheriff William B. Young and two Wells siblings. Wells 65, a Negro man, and his sister Cora Wells perished as flames consumed their cottage while officers and posse members were wounded. Sergeant Warne Cirr aided wounded deputies before the blaze forced retreat.
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Gordonsville
William B. Young
Orange County
William Wells
Cora Wells
Sherff Young
Wells
S. L. Me Williams
George Zinn
Young
Me Williams
Warne Cirr
Williame
Willams
Roosevelt signs large wartime supply bill for Army buildup
President Roosevelt signed a $572,450,600 supply bill to fund War Department activities for the upcoming fiscal year starting July 1. It increases the Army to about 165,900 enlisted men and provides 565 new airplanes plus river and harbor improvements. The package also allocates $116,350,000 to the State Justice Commerce and Labor departments.
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Washington
Roosevelt
War Department
White House
State
Justice
Commerce
Sirenath
Ues
Maenna
Juttice Department
Bureau of Inoceshen
Appleton Commission to Report on April 22 Hearing
The Trepoler aqdifire commission announced it would deliver a report Monday on the April 22 hearing about a clash between policemen and Lawrence College students. The commission studied the evidence at a closed meeting last night.
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Appleton
Wis
Trepoler Aqdifire
Avi Tytot
Italy annexes Ethiopia by unanimous senate vote
Rome reports the Italian senate approved royal decrees annexing Ethiopia with King Victor Emmanuel named emperor and Pietro Badoglio appointed governor general and viceroy. The 337 senators cast a unanimous secret ballot despite expected dissent. The chamber of deputies has ratified the decrees.
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King Emmanuel
Badoglio
Rome
U.P
Ethiopia
Italy
Victor Emmanuel
Pietro Badoglio
Chamber of Deputies
Bootlegger Slayer Hunt Spread Across Two States
Harlan Crouch, a 43 year old bootlegger named as the slayer of Federal Revenue Agent John R. Foster, was pursued in Illinois and Indiana. Government squads searched Indianapolis and Chicago area haunts while vigil continued at Crouch’s home in Indianapolis. The confession of James Jacobs tied Crouch to a plan to move 200 gallons of alcohol from Chicago Heights to Indianapolis during a high speed chase near St. John Indiana last Thursday.
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Chicago
Harlan Crouch
John R. Foster
Indiana
Indianapolis
Crouch
E. C. Yellowley
James Jacobs
Jones
Jacobs
Chicago Heights
St. John
Ind
Wisconsin Socialist split cited by Mrs Berger in Milwaukee
Mrs Meta Berger charged Mayor Daniel Hoan and party leaders with letting the Socialist base fade in Milwaukee and warned that joining the Farmer Labor Progressive federation would spell the party's end. She described entry as death for the movement and severing ties with international Socialists.
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Milwaukee
Meta Berger
Daniel Hoan
Socialist Party
Victor L. Berger
Hoan
Aids
Berger
Soviet
Russia
Nazi
Germany
Farmer-Labor Progressive Federation
International Socialist Movement
Authorities Search For Sniper Of Airship
Sunnyvale Calif authorities hunt an unknown gunman who fired on the army airship TC-13 over nearby mountains. Maj Clarence Lobar at Moffett Field says 14 shots struck the balloon on January 1 and May 4, narrowly missing crew and fuel tanks. a strike on the fuel could have caused a flaming disaster.
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Sunnyvale
Calif
Here
Clarence 3B
Lobar
Commandang
Moffett Field
Major Lobar
President Roosevelt open to discussing war debt payments
Washington reports indicate President Roosevelt and the state department may be willing to discuss European debt proposals. Senator Tydings urged scaling down wartime debts to improve foreign funding and ensure some repayment to the United States.
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Washington
Roosevelt
State Department
United States
London
Leon Blum
Tydings
Maryland
Archie
Freree
Brian
Oeen
Con-Gressy
Senate panel weighs windfall tax in Roosevelts plan
Washington reports the senate finance committee examined technical questions on the windfall tax in the house tax bill. Chairman Harrison said treasury estimates on the compromise would arrive Monday and predicted a middle of next week for action. The plan would raise permanent revenue and tax corporate income with an 18 percent levy and 7 percent on undistributed income, while subjecting dividends to the normal rate.
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Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Washington
Harrison
Mississippi
House
Senate
Roosevelt
McNary Leads Narrow after Oregon Primary Returns
Oregon primary results show Sen. Charles L. McNary with a four to one lead narrowing to about three and a half to one as Townsend plan advocates Sam Brown and Theodore Nelson gain in outside precincts. Mahorey leads Jeffrey in the Democratic race for the Senate nomination with 19,825 to 17,406 at 633 precincts.
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Portland
Ore
Charles L. McNary
Oregon
Townsend Pension Plan
Sam Brown
Ceniter
Theodore Nelson
Nehson
fQreaen Townsend Board
McNaty
Senate
Roosevelt Trails
Ding-Dong
William Mahorey
Klamath Falls
John A. Jeffrey
Bette
Dumecrele
Oppacs McNary
Maehores
Premchers
Jettrev
Demand Resignation Sought From Wisconsin Conservation Chief
Madison demands the resignation of Robert S. Goodman, head of Wisconsin’s conservation board, as critics argue the Horizon reflooding and budget handling show a failed administration. Judge C. AP Dasson accuses wasteful funding while Goodman defends plans and costs to flood state lands.
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Wis
Horizon Mer H
C. AP Dasson
Beaver Dam
Robert SS. Goodman
Mda
Ctte
Weco
Gorremo Oto Wens
Desnon
Ceemingen
Vno
Wisconsin
State of Wisconsin
Ietter
Dawson
Goodman
Aeeloring
Lestie
Stite
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