Lindberghs Offer $50,000 Reward In Kidnap Case
Col Charles A Lindbergh and associates seek new contact for return of his kidnapped son as a $50,000 reward is offered by newspapers. Lindbergh says he paid $60,000 to identified kidnappers but found no baby at the spot. bank authorities trace ransom bills. A Fordham University professor is revealed as the mysterious Jassie.
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Colonel Lindbergh
Fordham University
Jassie
Hopewell
N. J
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
New York
John H. Curtis
Guy H. Burrage
Norfolk
Treasury Department
Col. Lindbergh
Treasury
New York Daily News
The
Chicago Tribune
Detroit Mirror
News
Chicago
Pribuns
Detroit
Mirror
H. Norman Schwartzkopf
New Jersey State Police
New Jersey
Lindbergha
Directg
University professor revealed in Lindbergh ransom case
New York April 11 Dr John F Condon a Fordham University instructor long suspected as the man behind the Jafsie coded notices in New York newspapers spoke to the Associated Press but declined to discuss his possible role in the Lindbergh baby kidnapping ransom. He said his notes may have led to contact with suspects and payment of $50000 but warned further comments could hinder negotiations and harm the child.
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New York
John F. Condon
Jafere
Een
Lindbergh
Fordham University
United Press
The Weather Forecast Ohio Cloudy and Cooler Tonight
Ohio forecast shows cloudy skies with east portion starting with fog and cooling trends. Southwest region expected slightly warmer then tonight and Tuesday see partly cloudy conditions with slow temperature rise in the west and south areas.
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Ohio
Sandusky Man To Give Talk On Taxation
Major C B Wilcox of Sandusky will headline Elyria Chamber of Commerce dinner at St Pauls church on Third street at 630 tomorrow evening. He will discuss taxation and public expenditures, topics on which he has extensive study and has briefed Elyria Rotary and Kiwanis clubs.
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C. B Whilcox
Sandusky
Elyria
Battle of the Bonus Opens in Congress for Veterans Cash
The $2,000,000,000 cash bonus drive begins with Rep. Wright Patman as the first witness before the House Ways and Means Committee. Advocates push currency expansion to pay Adjusted Service Compensation Certificates, while opponents fear inflation and delay.
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Washington
U.P
Wright Patman
Texas
Patman
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
White House
Tervas
Owen
Oklahoma
Rankin
House Veterans Committee
United Preas
Ways and Means
Senate
Hindenburg Secures Sensational Victory In German Election
Berlin April 11 President Paul von Hindenburg will serve another seven year term after a sensational victory over Adolf Hitler by about 6,000,000 votes. Final returns show Hindenburg 19,359,642. Hitler 13,417,388. Thaelmann 3,606,388. Five killed in election violence, dozens injured amid clashes. Hitler gained in Berlin and Prussia. Hindenburg’s lead in total votes exceeds 6.9 million with 53 percent.
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Berlin
Paul von Hindenburg
Adolph Hitler
Hitler
Federal Election Board
Hindenburg
Thaelmann
White Declares Ohio Will Go Democratic
Governor George White of Ohio predicts a Democratic win in the fall, saying Ohio will vote for Roosevelt. He spoke at the Ohio Society dinner in New York and planned to return for Jefferson Day events. He noted the state delegation is pledged to vote for him on the first four ballots at the Democratic National Convention.
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New York
George White
Ohio
Ohio Society
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Alfred E. Smith
John J. Raskob
Democratic National Committee
Cox
Newton
D. Baker
Fifteen Named for Jury Service Report Date April 12
Fifteen individuals are called for jury service with names including Elyria Mrs Minnona Kershaw George Mc Ginnis Leo Samuelson Mrs Margaret Jackson and others. From Lorain toiled residents listed such as Sam Mc Masters Luther Kuntz Barbara Kirsch Walter Kerr and Edgar Raymond. County wide names include Lyman Sabins Columbia township R B Whitehead Oberlin Blanche Suthit Wellington Mra Edna Cook Amherst George Fortune Ridgeville and Mia Frank Fields Sheffield Lake.
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Elyria
Minnona Kershaw
Furnace Street
George McGinnis
Spruce Street
Leo Samuelson
Oxford Avenue
Margaret Jackson
Middle Avenue
Lorain
Sam McMasters
Luther Kuntz
Barbara Kirsch
Walter Kerr
Edgar Raymond
Lyman Sabins
Columbia Township
R. B. Whitehead
Oberlin
Blanche Suthit
Wellington
Mra
Edna Cook
Amherst Township
George Fortune
Ridgeville Township
Mia
Frank Fields
Sheffield Lake
Man Shot Three Times After Fight With Campbell Police
Tony Pavanda, 45, of Struthers, was hospitalized in St Elisabeth's after being shot three times in the legs during a gunfight with Campbell police. Three detectives said Pavanda was stopped and questioned, and his response led to the shooting incident.
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Youngstown
Tony Pavanda
Struthers
St. Elisabeth's Hospital
Campbell
Pavanda
Death Summons One of County's Best Known Men
Alfred Butler of LaGrange dies at home after a long career in lumber furniture undertaking and groceries. Born November 19 1849 Worcester Otsego NY he married Florence Tucker July 3 1876. He lived in LaGrange since 1872 engaged in sawmill lumber undertakings and groceries. Survived by daughter Mrs Otto Feagler and sister Mrs Orpha Mowers. Funeral Wednesday 2 pm LaGrange Methodist church. Burial LaGrange cemetery.
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Alfred & Butler
LaGrange
Mr. Butler
Worcester
Otsego County
New York
Mise Florence ‘Tucker
Ohio
Butler
Otto Feagler
Orpha, Mowers
N. Y
Gas Rates to be Discussed at Martins Ferry Council Meeting
Tonight the Martins Ferry city council, led by Mayor W H Van Oster, will consider enacting a new lower gas ordinance or delaying action until the state utilities commission rules on pending rate cases. The current $1 first block and 60 cents per additional 1 000 feet is higher than nearby cities. The city has no active ordinance since January 29. In a separate item, Wheeling Steel’s Martins Ferry plant expected to resume operations with six mills reemploying workers after a weeks-long idle period.
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State Utilities Commission
W H. van Oster
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Steel Mills
Martins Ferry
Wheeling Steel Corporation
Five Prisoners Plead Guilty In Local Court
Five inmates entered guilty pleas before Judge W B Thompson as trials begin. Anthony Meo of Elyria was sentenced to Mansfield reformatory for an assault with intent to rob. Other defendants pleaded not guilty or received paroles after admitting burglary larceny and related charges.
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M. I. Humphrey
Wellington
New London
State Medical Board
Humphrey
Robert JL. Walden
W. B. Thompson
Don W. Myers
Anthony Meo
Elyria
Mansfield Reformatory
Mahlon Caldwell
East River Road
George Brotherton
Mee
Wilda McCauley
Henry
William Crapo
Kenneth Unger
Lorain
Jacoby Brothers
Brit
Petro May Take Over Office Tomorrow
Joseph Q. Patro, newly appointed Elyria Township justice of the peace, says he will assume duties tomorrow. Arrangements for a $2000 bond are being made, with the commission received from the secretary of state on Saturday. Patro fills the unexpired term of Justice George, who died recently, and his appointment runs for about two years.
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Joseph Q. Patro
Elyria
Petro
George
Report Volcanic Activity In The Andes
Volcanic activity in the Andes was reported today across six provinces along the Cordillera with heavy rumblings, slight earthquakes, and occasional smoke and flame. The disturbance, centered from Concepcion to Santiago, caused panic in Rancagua and rumblings in Los Andes.
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Santiago
Chile
Andes
Cordillera
Concepcion
Pacific
Tinguririca
Rancagua
Los Andes
Air cooled sleeping car to start on Cincinnati Washington line
An air cooled sleeping car with electric refrigeration to maintain 65 degrees in heat will go into service April 24 between Cincinnati and Washington. The unique car features a Colonial interior and is touted as the only one of its kind.
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Cincinnati
Washington
Bachmann Wins House Republican Whip Post
Representative Carl Bachmann of West Virginia has been elected Republican whip of the House, succeeding the late Albert Vestal of Indiana. Bachmann served as assistant whip during the past year.
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Carl Bachmann
West Virginia
House of Representatives
Albert Vestal
Indiana
Bachmann
Civil War Vet Suffers Leg Fracture in Home Accident
Alfred Herald an 84 year old Civil War veteran is hospitalized at Elyria Memorial with a fractured left leg suffered in an accident at his home 745 West River Street Saturday afternoon He fell and fractured his leg just below the hip while at home on West River Street
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Alfred Herald
Elyria Memorial Hospital
West River Street
Herald
Bogus Package Plot Ends With Arrest in Norfolk
Norfolk detectives arrested Joseph Bullock at the post office as he sought a bogus package containing $35,900. The case involved a plan to extort from Samuel J. Jones, president of Berkley Machine Works, by threatening to kidnap his daughter. Bullock faces attempted extortion charges.
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Norfolk
Joseph Bullock
Bullock
Samuel J. Jones
Berkley Machine Works and Foundry Company
Jones
John Doe
General Delivery
Veteran Civil War veteran and church custodian noted
The man joined the Civil War at its outbreak at age 16 and served throughout. He later served as custodian of St. Marys Church and School.
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St. Mary’s Church
NYSE Chief Says He Had No Knowledge Of Plot
Washington April 11 President Richard Whitney of the New York Stock Exchange told the Senate Banking and Currency Committee he had no knowledge of any bear raid plot except what he heard from Senator Walcott about U S Steel. He testified after a dramatic Friday meeting where three members reported a group of short traders planned a billion dollar raid for Saturday. He had said earlier that detailed short accounts could not be produced before Friday.
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NEW York Exchange
Washington
Prsident
Richard Whitney
New York Stock Exchange
Senate Banking and Currency
New York
U. S. Steel
Walcott
Whitney
Hafey Traded to Reds in Cash plus Benny Frey Deal
Chick Hafey outfielder and NL batting leader last season is sent from St. Louis to Cincinnati for pitcher Benny Frey and an undisclosed cash amount. Hafey, at Berkeley, had demanded 17 000 dollars this year as salary after the Cardinals stood by 13 000 dollars and he threatened retirement. He previously earned 12 500 last year with a 2 000 deduction for lateness in reporting.
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Cincinnati Reds
ST. Louis
Chick Hafey
St. Louis Cardinnals
Hafey
Reds
Benny Frey
Berkeley
California
President Hoover thanks Red Cross for relief work
President Hoover, speaking in the name of the American people, thanked the American Red Cross for its services in combating drought, storms, floods and unemployment during the past year. He was introduced by John Barton Payne, Red Cross chairman, praising the relief and national effort.
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Hoover
RED Cross
Washington
Red Cros
John Barton Payne
Violence Fears Sparked by Mine Operation Near Excellior Springs
A crowd gathered at the Clay Coal and Mining Company mine near Excellior Springs Missouri on April 11 and threatened violence if operations began. Glen Williams, brother of Ben Williams, reported that crowd members vowed to hang him if he did not quit the job at once.
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Excellior Springs
Clay Coal and Mining Company
Glen Williams
Ben Williams
Jease
Roscoe Norris
U S Delegate Introduces Arms Cut Resolution at Geneva
Hugh A Gibson, United States delegate, introduced a resolution at the World Arms Conference in Geneva. The plan seeks abolition of tanks, gas, and mobile guns above 155 millimeters and calls nations to pledge not to use such weapons in war.
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U. S
Geneva
Hugh 8. Gibson
United States
Britain declares stance on oath of allegiance to Irish Free State
In a Commons reply to Eamon de Valera Britain reaffirms its position on oath of allegiance and annuities, stating clearly it will not waver from the treaty settlement. Official notes from Secretary J. H. Thames outline the government’s unwavering commitment in unmistakable language.
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Britain
London
Eme de Valera
J. H. Thames
House of Commons
Committee to Add Pay Cut Rider to Economy Bill
Washington April 11 sharp differences between Hoover and the Howe Economy committee emerged today over sweeping government pay cuts. Members said they planned to add a salary reduction rider to the appropriation bill reported out today.
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Washington
Issesse
Betwen Hoover
Howe Economy Committee
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Sylvian Ortlieb
Jersey
An “Afsie
Fordham
Sandusky Man
Major C. B. Wilcox
Prussia
White
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