Dodge Brothers Sold in Major Auto Merger Deal
A New York banking syndicate led by Dillon Read and Co plans to acquire control of Dodge Brothers, Detroit’s famed automaker, in a deal that would trigger a massive auto industry merger. The plan envisions cash and stock moves involving General Motors, Packard, Hudson, and Briggs, with about 175 million dollars in cash to be paid to the Dodge heirs. Confirmation of the merger and details are awaited in the coming days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dillon, Read and Co
Dodge Brothers
Detroit Automobile Manufacturing Company
Morgan
General Motors Co
Dilton Read and Co
General Motors
Dion
Packard Motor Company
Hudson Motor Co
Briggs Body Corporation
Dillon, Read and Company
Diller, Read and Company
Murder Bullet Identified as Same Gun in Chapman Case
Hartford April 1. In a dramatic climax of the Gerald Chapman murder trial the state identified the murder bullet found in Policeman James J. Skelly as fired from the same gun taken from Chapman when captured in Muncie Indiana. Five defense witnesses, including two pistol experts, will be called as Chapman begins his defense.
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Chapman
James J. Skelly
New Britain
Skelly
Muncie
Ind
Henry Fitzgerald
Col
Roy D. Jones
Smith-Wesson Company
Woman Killer Escapes Ohio Reformatory
Pittsburgh police joined the manhunt for Mrs. Mabel Champion a 24 year old woman described as a killer who escaped from the Marysville Ohio Women’s Reformatory last Sunday. Authorities believe she may have fled to Pittsburgh by rail and has a small amount of money. The escape prompted a broader search and alerts as officials investigate how the guard on duty was suspended.
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Harper
Athens
Athens State Hospital
Mittendorf
Louise Kissinger
Champion
Pittsburgh
Mabel Champion
Marysville, Ohio Women's Reformatory
Hospital Head Dies in Wheeling at Ohio Valley General
Dr. Charles Wilkins aged 51, longtime superintendent of Ohio Valley General Hospital, died in Wheeling from heart disease. A Peterboro native and Harvard graduate, he previously led hospitals in New Orleans and Chicago before coming to Ohio Valley General.
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Wheeling
Charles Wilkins
Ohio Valley General Hospital
Peterboro
N. HL
Harvard
New Orleans
Chicago
Cartoons Artist Jay N Darling In Grave Condition
Des Moines Ta April 1 Jay N Darling a noted cartoonist remained in grave condition with peritonitis after a restful night. Mercy Hospital physicians reported his state improved somewhat but still serious.
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Des Moines
Jay N
Dink) Darling
A. Mercy Hospital
Darling
Plan Instruction Drive Washington Campaign
A nationwide effort will be launched this summer by leading figures in shaping the United States foreign affairs to educate the American people about international destiny and policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Daily Dozen and Stop Shaving
Springfield Miss April 1 Dr James H McCurdy professor at the International Y M C A College warns men to exercise. If busy, grow whiskers and use shaving time for the daily dozen. He urges dividing the day into six parts eight hours sleep seven work two hours for eating one hour for hobby fourteen minutes for exercise and five hours for recreation.
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Springfield
Mess
James H. McCurdy
International Y. M. C. A. College
McCurdy
Oil Station Burglary and Local Obituaries in This City
An oil station on Huron street was entered last night with several coupon books and cash stolen. Infant Baby Gilson died this morning at Memorial hospital. funeral services set for tomorrow at Sudro Frsera Homa with burial at Ridgelawn. Amherst butcher Frank Mischka fined $25 for possessing a calf carcass under four weeks. Mrs Catherine Currier, mother of Arthur Currier, died aged 63 in Norwalk. services planned at local home and German Lutheran church tomorrow with burial in Berlinville cemetery.
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Thaleres
Columbia Refrains Co. Ol
Huron Street
Gilson Wees
Baby Gilson
H O, Gilson
Memorial Hospital
Sudro Frsera Homa
Rev
W. L Burner
Ridgelawn Cemetery
Amherst
Frank Mischka
Justice
J. George
Mischka
Jake Leopold
Norwalk
Catherine Currier
Arthur L. Currier
Lodi Street
Lloyd Smith
Currier
Paris
France
America
William C. Currier
Toledo
Berlinville Cemetery
Centresey Trial Opens in Lorain Courtroom
Miss Lucille Jones is tried in municipial court with witness Ethel Kun alleging Jones lured girls to meetings with men offering higher pay. The state plans to prove Jones arranged meetings and lured Lorain, Cleveland, and Toledo girls to lives of shame. A crowded Lorain audience includes clergy as evidence aims to sixteen more witnesses. In a separate item, a Russian court upholds the death sentence of agitator Kurlandsky linked to revolutionary actions under Czar Nicholas II.
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Lucille Jones
T. Howard Jones
Ethel Kun
Miss Jones
Ethel
Lorain
Cleveland
Toledo
Wesley L Grill
I. W. Welmer
Lorain Society
Vies
Elyna
Love Nest
Erie Street
Zemo Skin Aid Promises Fast Relief and Cleanse
An antiseptic product named Zemo claims to ease itching and skin troubles. It advertises rapid relief from irritations pimples eczema and ringworm with a non greasy formula that can be worn in heat. Trial bottle priced at 35 cents and accompanying soap are offered.
April Fool’s Day Matricide Trial Opens in San Francisco
Dorothy Ellingson, who killed her mother to roam the streets, faces a sanity battle as her attorney moves to prove she is sane. The 17 year old, spoken of as a jazz baby, told Dr. Catton she would plead guilty rather than be found insane.
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San Francisco
Dorothy Ellingson
Chinatown
Ocean Beach
Ine
Joseph Catton
Zane
Col Forbes Unchanged at Boston Hospital
April 2 Colonel Forbes head of the Veterans Bureau was stricken with paralysis and remains in grave condition at a local private hospital. In Tampa Florida April 1 Osborne Wood, back home and bent but not completely broke, planned to recoup his depleted fortune.
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Col. Forbes
Boston
Veterans Bureau
Florida
Tampa
Osborne Wood
Movieland Notes on stage to screen productions and casting
Movieland reports on upcoming screen versions of stage plays including Moses and the Passion, Metro's Ben Hur related projects, and Raoul Walsh directing. James O’Neill is linked to a spoken work adaptation. Gloria Swanson's postpone leads to Night Life of New York. Dempsey and Taylor set for Manhattan Madpress. Vera Gordon joins Eyes Secret with Betty Compson and Jack Holt. Gertrude Astor may join a major contract. Bebe Daniels in The Manicure Girl with a notable supporting cast.
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Christ
Metra
Paramount
Metro & Tace
Gal Sac
James O'Niell
Raoul Walsh
Douglas Fairbanks
Tay
Bagdad
Vera Gordon
Sstreen
Betty Compton
Jack Holt
Vera
Gypsy man charged in sale of 18 year old daughter
Minnie Stanley alias Minnie Palmer a Gypsy girl, 18, is held on a statutory charge alongside Lee Stanley of Steubenville Ohio. Westan says he paid 1800 dollars to the woman for her daughter and married her, later claiming she disappeared and was resold for 500 dollars to a Michigan farmer. The woman says Gypsy custom permits selling daughters.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Minnie Stanley
Minnie Palmer
Lee Stanley
Stanley Westan
Steubenville
Ohio
Westan
Dorothy Gish and sisters lead in changing film titles and fame
Dorothy Gish gains top billing in Night Life of New York while her sister Lillian remains the greater star. The piece notes the sisters early stage roots, film credits, and recent industry antics including title changes by Fox and Metro, plus Rudolph Valentino joining United Artists and humor around weights of Babe London and Walter Hiers in Tender Feet.
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Dorothy Gish
Lillian
George Eliot
Dorothy
Lilliam
Hearts of the World
Jane
Hope Chest
Paramount
New York
Allan Dwan
James
Jimmy Rennie
Constitutional ruling voids profit-sharing law in Vera Cruz
The Mexican Supreme Court struck down a Vera Cruz statute mandating profit sharing by industrial and commercial establishments with their employees, declaring the measure unconstitutional. The decision shifts labor policy away from compulsory distribution and toward other employment standards.
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State of
Vera Cruz
Méxican Supreme Court
Indigesto Tablets Praised Across United States
Letters from readers claim Indigesto Tablets give quick relief for indigestion acid stomach and gastritis after other remedies failed. Ad highlights genuine red and yellow box from J O'Neill Medicine Co St Louis and O Neill's Vegetable Remedy VR Tablets by R L Ellis Drugs 380 Broad Street.
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United States
J. O'Neill Medicine Co
St, Louis
O'Neill
R. L. Eilis
Town to Impose a Weight Tax to Balance Budget
Rome April 1 Villafranca D'Asti authorities plan a weight based tax to balance the municipal budget. The population, famed as heavy taxpayers, will be taxed by body weight with a minimum for children of two lire and a maximum of seven lire for those over one hundred kulogrammes.
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Rome
Villafranca D'Asti
Pew
Young Lad Injured Riding Motorcycle in Lorain
Apt 1 Joseph Hoffman nine of 2131 East Go ch Street attempted to ride a motorcycle. He is in St. Josephs Hospital suffering from severe cuts and bruises.
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Lorain
Apt 1
Joseph Hoffman
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Solicitor to Appeal City Condemnation Ruling
Lorain April 1 City Solicitor Grills announced plans to appeal the decision of Probate Judge H C Waileus who ruled the city could not be a party in condemnation proceedings started by the Nickle Plate railroad.
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Lorain
Grills
H.C. Waileus
Nickle Plate Railroad
Auto collision injures Mrs Gott on West Main Street
Wellington April 1 an auto crash at West Main and Depot streets left Mrs George Gott hurt and shaken after the eastbound car driven by Thurman Welch turned onto Depot. Both cars damaged. Dr Falls cared for Mrs Gott. Also noted are church events, social gatherings, and local obituaries with community updates.
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Wellington
West Main Street
West Main
Depot Streets
George Gott
Thurman Welch
Franklyon Jones Motor Co
Depot Street
Gott
Market Report from Cleveland Produce Section
Prices for butter eggs oleo cheese poultry and produce listed with units and ranges. Apples strawberries beans navy cabbage potatoes sweet potatoes tomatoes onions cucumbers also shown. Notes include per sack hamper crate cwt box and ton figures.
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Cleveland
York State
Cattle and livestock market report with mixed prices
Receipts include cattle 200 with market steady for fat steers and cows, calves 300 with active market, sheep and lambs 1000 market slow, hogs 500 with prices $13.60 to $13.75 for standard types and lower for others.
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Vbev Khan
Elaine and Lilah in Tangled City Club Talk
Lilah and Michael rekindle tension after a night with Alonzo Capper and Elaine Allowey. She teases his feelings for Elaine, while he defends Lonnie Lapper’s reputation and jokes about two kinds of women. Elaine plans a party, and the reflection hints at shifting loyalties. The story continues.
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Lilah
Michael
Pharley House
Alonzo Capper
Elaine Allowey
Flanne
Elaine
Chicago
Neithas
Pope Pius Escapes Injury In Horse Drawn Car
Rome reports Pope Pius escaped uninjured yesterday when his car was drawn by horses. Paris notes a confidence vote for Premier Herriot and political shifts. London mentions the Earl of Ypres resting well and Turkey offering Mosul terms to Britain if territory is ceded. Wilhelmshaven reports four sailors killed in a destroyer boiler explosion. Constantinople says planes support operations against Kurdistan rebels. Rowe covers preparations for an international parliamentary commercial conference on April 21 with uncertain German participation. Rome’s II Secolo hints Digiorgia may resign if the army reform bill is rejected by the Senate.
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Rome
Pope Pius
II Secolo
Digiorgia
Senate
Princess Hermine Returns to Doorn After Surgery in Holland
Princess Hermine, second wife of the former Kaiser, has returned to Doorn after a successful operation here. She will travel to Germany later for extended care, accompanied by her two sons.
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Berlin
Hermine
Kaiser
Doorn
Germany
Holland
Rejoices Daughter Can Resume Studies
A parent celebrates the return to school after a year of illness caused by distress from a child’s stomach troubles. The advertisement touts Mayr's Wonderful Remedy as a simple cure that removes catarrhal mucus from the intestinal tract and calms inflammation. One dose is claimed to convince or money refunded. Available at druggists.
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Mayr
Harvard Professor Dies After Gas Fumes
Wa H Geer head of Harvard physical education, died in Belmont garage after inhaling carbon monoxide fumes from car exhaust. He lay unconscious for 127 hours before transfer to Massachusetts General Hospital where his condition worsened. Doctors cited a severe shock to the nervous system from the fumes.
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Harvard
Boston
Wa. H. Geer
Harvard University
Geer
Belmont
Massachusetts General Hospital
Probe pony winnings probe in Cincinnati files
Internal Revenue agents investigate Cincinnati bookmakers to determine how many failed to report profits from ponies in income tax returns. One book maker showed a steady income of 594000 for five years from 1912 to 1924. The five percent federal assessment plus penalties total more than 150000, with penalties for alleged lack of records.
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Cincinnati
Internal Revenue
Uncle Sam
Woman Found Guilty of Murder in Stabbing of Musician
Mrs. Thorpe, a 2 young shop girl, was found guilty of murder for stabbing a musician. The jury recommended mercy, but the court sentenced her to death.
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Bradford
Eng
Thorpe
Amency
Basketball Player Hurt in Lorain Practice
Charla Monos of 1853 East 29th Street sustained a deep gash across his forehead during a basketball practice game in Lorain last night. He received first aid and was treated on site. No further details on injury severity or current condition were provided.
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Lorain
Charla Monos
East 29Th Street
France Await Formal Invite For Washington Disarmament Talk
Paris reports that France expects a formal invitation to the proposed disarmament conference in Washington. No further details available from current dispatch.
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Paris
France
Washington
Call Back Yesterday at Rialto Theater Tonight and Friday
The Rialto Theater hosts performances of Call Back Yesterday on Thursday and Friday evenings this week. Produced by the Woman's Club, rehearsals have ended and organizers expect a pleasing, entertaining show. Tickets remain at the Central Book Store and the Rialto box office.
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Rialto Theater
Rialt Theatre
Clvb Club
Rialto Theatre
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Charkovo
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Nicholas
Matricide Was
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Man With A Thousand Faces
Metro-Goldwrap Mayer
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Mayers-Lasky Corporation
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Allan Dawn
Miss Swanson
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Selwyn
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Tal
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Sue
Pola Negris
The
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Bebe Daniels
Het
Edmund Burns
Hale Hamilton
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Ann Brody
Marie Shotwell
Mary Foy
Gertrude Astos
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Fox
Laura Jean Libby
Alden Brooks
Bee
Metro
Sinner
Rudolph Valentina
Charlie Chaplin
Norma Talmadge
Will
United Artists
Babe London
Walter Hiers
Babe
Walter
América
Romeo
Rod la Rocque
Romon Navarra
West Hollywood Butchers’ Association
Hollywood
Dorothy Gisk
Young Lad
A. B. Curtice
Methodist Church
George Stoll
Vine Street
R. E. Pierce
Edith Wharton
W. G. Ebersole
Wharton
B. Goucb
W. H. Townsend
Circle No. 1
E. F. Garrett
Misa Agnes Strong
Wooster College
In Tocks
Swichacter Marnases
Aan
Fartewell
Lonnie Lapper
Lonnie
Tex Nat Oy
Hell
High Water
Laine
London
Earl of
Ypres
Turker
Mosul
Great Britain
Britain
Turkey
Daily Mail
Harriot
Chamber of Deputies
Georges Sseelia
Wilhelmshaven
Constantinople
Welsh’s
West Bridge St
Probe Pony
Wainwright Flower Star
East Side Market
Phyne
Crandall’s
Bere
Wreqe
Blue Bird Sweet Shoppe
Court Street
Ae Kenner
Monterey
R. Hubba
Clarendon Aveenue
Labbe
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