Witness recounts capture of kidnapper Muhlenbroich at River Pine
Earl Merriup tells how he witnessed Cecil Wetzel and others trap Wilhelm Jakob Muhlenbroich after a pursuit along a private logging road near Alpine California. Wetzel and helpers seized the suspect and protected the Tristan child while detaining the kidnapper and recovering weapons.
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Bearl Merritt
River Pine
Calif
Billy Corvelli
Wilhelm Jakob Muhlenroick
Earl Merriupt
United Press
Billy
Cecil Wetzel
Wetzel
Wilhelm Jakob Muhlenbroich
de Tristan
Ellis Woods
Muhlenbroich
Woods
Alpine
British Freighter Empire Bison Attacked by German Plane
The Empire Bison lay at a Baltimore dock after a German bomber attack 18 days into its voyage from England. The ship took eight bombs, bullets struck the deck and lifeboats, but Capt Harland and crew escaped injury with the freighter’s deck gun and rifle fire repelling the raid.
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Baltimore
Davey Jones’ Locker
England
Ireland
W. H. Harland
Harland
Boy Walks to School Daily Knowing He's Turned Down
In Sharon Pennsylvania a 10 year old, Earl Allison Jr., walks to school each day while his father Earl Allison fights vaccination rules. The father has been arrested seven times for truancy and refuses smallpox immunization, saying remaining away would be cowardly. They previously rode to California after a 20 day jail sentence for violating the compulsory attendance law.
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Sharon
Earl Allison
Earl
Allison
Farr
California
Kidnap Baby Serene Returns Home Amid Celebration
In Hillsborough California on September 23 little Marc de Tristan Jr returns to his family after a kidnapping scare. The Count and Countess de Tristan and relatives greet him in a media frenzy as nurses recall the drama and the city of Placerville joins in relief and praise for the rescuers.
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Hillsborough
Cal
Marc de Tristan, Jr
Marc de Tristan
Louis Shattuck Cates
New York City
Mary Foley
Nana
Jane Christenson
Marc
Angel
Els
Foley
de Tristans
Placerville
Nurse Foley
Jane
Hollywood
Marc, Jr
Brunet
Canton
Harry C. Moran
Explosion at arsenal kills two and injures several
At a New Jersey arsenal on a 2297 acre site, an explosion killed two people and injured multiple workers including three women. One victim died at Dover General Hospital. The facility employs nearly 5000 civilians and runs around the clock to fulfill defense orders amid ongoing upgrades and WPA work.
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E.D.T
Dover General Hospital
Kenvil
Buyers
Lucy Vanderhoof
Erma Sickle
Genaro Strone
Stephen Benuss
Frederick Willis
A. G. Mylander
Milton Crane
John Morris
Frederick Richards
T. N. Robinson
Schrieken
Work Projects Administration
Public Hearing on Village Home Rule Law Set for 4:30 PM
Massena residents are invited to a public hearing in the Town Hall this Friday at 4 30 o clock. The village board will discuss the Village Home Rule Law and its implications for local governance.
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Massena Massena
Federal G Man Returns Kidnapped Baby in Pine Calif
In Pine California on September 23 junior G men from the FBI retrieved Mare Tristan from local custody. Two agents arrived to take the three year old home but were mistaken for kidnappers until Frankie O Berg from Sacramento identified one as a G man who lives nearby. The townspeople surrendered the child to the federal officers.
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O.K
River Pine
Calif
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Mare de Tristan
Ijr
Co. K
Frankie O'Berg
Sacramento
O. Ky
Frankie
G- Man
Reich Paper Warns Greece Faces Fate Like Norway
Berlin newspaper Montag warned Greece could share Norway's fate unless it cuts ties with Britain after reports from the Rome talks. The piece said England seeks Balkan intervention and urged pacification to crush British influence in the region.
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Reich
Norway
Berlin
Montag Today
Greece
Britain
Rome
England
Balkans
Kidnaper Captured After Deserted Car Blaze In Sierra
Federal agents and local residents thwarted a kidnapping near Pine River as Muhlenbroich fled a burning Ford with baby Mare. Wetzel and Woods overpowered the kidnapper, recovered the child, and handed him to Mrs. Breitenbach. Marc Jr. was later reunited with Count and Countess De Tristan in San Francisco.
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Mare de Tristan
Hillsborough
Calif
Nidorado County
San Francisco
Naper
Sierra Nevada
Cecil Weitzel
Pine River
Wetzel
Filts Woods
Muhlenbroich
Woods
Frank Breitenbach
Wood
Breitenbach
Kidinpper
FBS Y
Here
Placerville
Marc
Count
Countess de Tristan
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Vancouver
B. C
Seattle
Louis Shattuck Cates
Phelps Dodge Copper Corporation
Fritz Wiedemann
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Hitler
Mare, ‘Jr
Woman Autoist Leaves Nickel for Meter Note
A note on a parked car near a meter warns the officer that the owner may be away and a nickel will be under the hood if she returns late. The driver received a ticket.
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Danas
Tex
J. M. Ferguson
Boy Shot in War Game Believed Self Injured
Kansas City police and emergency units found 14 year old Michael W Robinet on the porch with a head wound. He claimed playmates shot him with a rubber band while he was playing war. Authorities investigated the incident at the home of Mrs Anna Woods after she reported the shooting between the eyes.
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Story
Kansas City
Anna Woods
Michael W. Robinett
Japanese Protest Arrest of 3 Citizens by Singapore Police
The Japanese Foreign Office directed its consul general in Singapore to lodge a strong protest over the arrest of three Japanese citizens by British colonial authorities. One detainee is a staff member at the Japanese Consulate in Singapore, whose safe was sealed after refusing to turn over certain documents. Two arrested women work for a Singapore bank and a foreign trade association. The action is described as a national affront by Domei, amid talks of U.S. fleet facilities for a naval base.
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Singapore
Toyko
Japanese Foreign Office
Foreign Office
Isafe
Domei
United States
John Wayne Escapes Car Jump Uninjured on Mountain Road
Hollywood reports John Wayne jumped from his car on a dangerous mountain curve 90 miles east of here. He was not injured, according to his studio.
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Hollywood
John Wayne
Martial Law Proclaimed Over Egypt Amid War Moves
Cairo reports martial law as Italy advances near the Egyptian border. British naval bombardments target Sidi Barrani while Egyptian Premier Hassan Sabry Pasha reshapes the cabinet, and Saadist factions push for a war decision.
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Egypt
Africa
Hassan Sabry Pasha
Sidi Barrani
Alexandria
Suez
Reuters
Nile Valley
Ahmed Maher Pasha
Mussolini
Hassan Sabry. Pasha
Italy Claims Torpedoed British Ship Has Sunk
Rome Sept 23 Italian and British bombers attacked each other in Africa for the second day running the Italian High Command reported today. While British planes bombarded the Libyan ports of Bengasi and Bardia the communique said other forces engaged.
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Matruh
High Command
Egyptian
Malta
Aden
Maltan High Command
Rome
Africa
Bengasi
Bardia
Attack at Gura Kassala Kills and Wounds Natives
An attack near Asm i results in two natives killed and two wounded. The assailants caused light damage before fleeing the scene.
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Gura Kassala
Asm@i
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