Police hope for definite clue in Lindbergh kidnapping
Police pressed for a definite lead in the Lindbergh baby case as Frank Berg was located and to be questioned. State police prepared to interview Scharwitzkopf about Berg and various leads from Welfare Island inmates and a Denver gang were pursued amid reports of an interstate kidnapping plot.
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Hnopewell
M. J
Timith
Frank Berg
Berg
Max A. Phillips
Eatontown
N. J
Lis
Welfare Island
Tambs
Hopewell
Ree
Tombs Prison
Morris Rosner
Charles Lindbergh
Schwartzkore
Denver
Brooklyn
Joe Roma
Kidnapping Trial Ends in Niles as Judge Prepares Decision
Dowell Hargraves of Youngstown faced a kidnapping charge in Niles for abducting James De Jute Sr. The trial ended today after a waiver of jury. Judge Lynn B. Griffith said a verdict would be ready Wednesday morning. Prosecutor Birrell urged a life sentence, stating the crime aimed to extort money and was among the worst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birrell
Hargraves
Samuel P. Mango
Niles
Mostly cloudy and warmer through midweek forecast
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies and rising temperatures tonight and Wednesday. Northwestern areas may see light snow Wednesday afternoon, with weather easing afterward.
Income Taxes To Be Below Billion
Washington reports preliminary figures showing fiscal year 1922 income tax receipts likely under one billion dollars, the lowest in twelve years. By March 21 individual and corporate taxes totaled 108,240.08, with Treasury officials estimating about 1.83 billion to be paid by midnight tonight for the first quarter of 1931.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Internal Revenue
Treasury
Wakeman to Build New FortyFoot Wide Bridge
A new forty foot wide bridge will replace the present structure in Wakritan this year. The project emerged in Columbus during a conference of O. W. Merrill State Highway Director Frank L. Fowler of the Pedoral Highway No. 20 Association and Wakeman advocate C. McMann. Fowler said bends at Wakeman will be removed but Route 20 will stay in place. Officials praised state cooperation and District Engineer I. R. Ault helped plan Wakeman’s improvements. At Dover officials of Federal Highway No. 11 Association told city council there is no speed trap at Dover Center, only motorists stopped at the main road intersection.
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Wakritan
Columbus
O. W. Merrill
Frank L. Fowler
Pedoral Highway No. 20 Association
C. McMann
Wakeman
Fowler
I. R. Ault
Federal Highway No. 11 Association
Dover
Dover Center
Wet and Days hail votes on prohibition repeal
In Washington on March 15, wet and dry groups thanked lawmakers after 187 votes favored continuation of prohibition. Curran of the anti prohibition group said Congress is catching up with the people, noting 3 to 1 support for repeal among the public. McBride of the Anti-Saloon League called the outcome a long way off repeal but said liquor forces failed to gain a bare majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Henry H. Curran
Association Against the
Congress
F. Scott McBride
Anti - Saloon League
Bright Spots In Business World
A survey of March 1932 business signals an upward turn in conditions, with J. P. Morgan forecasting steel demand based on replacement needs, February cotton consumption at 450 018 bales, savings deposits in New York State savings banks rising by about 2.1 million, and February construction contracts 5 percent above January. Reports from various regions note improved railroad earnings, auto sales in the 14 states, and Pacific Gas & Electric net income for 1931 at 24.74 million. Early March indicators from the American Institute of Finance suggest a definite upturn may occur by month’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
J. P. Morgan
U. $8. Steel Corp
Washington
Census Bureau
American Institute of Finance
Snell predicts House passage of revenue bill after White House talks
In Washington on March 15 Rep. Snell after meeting with President Hoover said the hundred billion dollar revenue bill would pass the House before next week ends. He predicted no upward revision despite a decline in today’s income taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulletin
Washington
House
Rep
Snell
Repo
Hoover
White House
Oven Man Still Lives Despite Severe Burns Case Baffles Doctors
MEMPHIS TENN March. Jack Doty known as the oven man lives in an electrical contrivance at 103 degrees heated by four bulbs. He survived burns from an auto crash last May that left one third of his body burned. Doctors fear bleeding in grafted skin but he continues to thrive, plays bridge with visitors, and is philosophic about his condition. His bed is covered by a steel tin oven housing with blankets at the top and sides.
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Memphis
Tonn
March Ja
Nro
Jack Doty
Doty
San Antonio
Oty
Ayres Report on Business Cheerful in Cleveland
Col Leonard P Ayres reports a fundamental upturn in the Cleveland Trust Company survey for March. He notes improving steel, rail movement, fewer bank suspensions, rising stock prices, release from hoarding, and more free gold in the Federal Reserve system, while wholesale commodity prices keep falling.
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Cleveland, GQ
Leonard P. Ayres
The
Cleveland Trust Co
Cleveland
Leonard Pp. Ayres
Cleveland Trust Company
Economist
Federal Reserve O
Ayres
Powers Scheduled to Die on Friday in West Virginia
Charleston March 1 Governor Conley can grant clemency to Harry Powers sentenced for killing Dorothy Lemke. The West Virginia Supreme Court denied appeals by J Ed Law and Powers’ defense for a second time. Law planned to appeal personally to the governor.
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Charleston
W. Va
Conley
West Virginia
Harry Powers
Supreme Court
J. Ed Law
Clarksburg
Dorothy Lemke
Northboro
Mass
Law
Opposed Senate Tax Plan Faces Unified Resistance
Washington March 13 A senate wrecking crew forms to defeat the manufacturer sales tax proposal advancing from the house. Progressive Republicans organize to craft anti sales tax strategy while Democrats push selective taxation and higher surcharges. Key senators condemn the plan as unfair and costly to average citizens.
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Senate
Washington
Treasury
House
Theate
Borah
Idaho
United Press
Norris
Dill
Hull
Tennessee
Wakeman Belden Road Widening Approved in La Grange
County commissioners authorize widening the Wakeman Belden road to 18 feet with bituminous bound macadam for a 12 mile stretch. County pays most costs, La Grange Village contributes 500 dollars. A joint Lorain Cuyahoga hearing set for April 14 on Fortune Ditch widening and cleaning in Raton and Ridgeville townships and in Cuyahoga County.
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Wakeman-Belden
la Grange
la Grange Village
Lorain and
Cuyahoga County
Fortune Ditch
Raton
Ridgeville
George Eastman End of Work and Personal Crisis
Rochester story details George Eastman known as Kodak King who wrote I work is done why wait then killed himself after asking attendants to leave the room. The note signed G FE described his long illness and mental strain. Report covers his life from bank clerk to founder of Eastman Kodak and his philanthropy and wealth.
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George Eastman
Kodak King
Rochester, N
Kodak
Ais Cigarett
Roches
Basiman
Eastman
Pirates
Eastman Kodak Company
G. FE
Audley Stewart
Eastma
Ivar Kreuger
Paris
Rochester
G. E
Court action seeks mandamus to force note redemption
Stranahan Harris and Company seeks a writ of mandamus from the State Supreme Court to compel Lorain County Treasurer N D Backus to redeem 325000 dollars of county notes issued in 1930 for the Lorain tuberculosis hospital project. The county plans to retire the notes per a March 12 resolution, while interest on the notes and related bonds continues. County commissioners authorized issuing 425000 dollars of notes on April 1, 1980.
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Backus
Local Students to Perform at Lake Erie Music Festival
Cleveland Heights High School hosts the first Lake Erie High School League Music Festival with Elyria High School students featured prominently. The Girls Glee Club will perform in the afternoon, joined by school ensembles and league participants, including bands, orchestras, and choirs from Lorain, Lorain High, Lakewood, and other districts. The evening program unites musicians from all schools into a league band, full orchestra, and large chorus, with 404 singers and 150 players.
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Cleveland Heights
Lake Erie
the Clib
Thomas Arne
Felix Mendelssohn
Alexis Grotzhaninot
Charles Huerter
Guy d’Ilardefot
Minka
Russia
Edward Bembower
Ruth Gil Fiehard Elliot
Irene Upton
Georges Bizet
Toray High School
Lakewood High School
Seagon
JRA
Elyria Wish School
J. Martin Beck
Bank Robbery At City National Bank In Clinton Iowa
Bandits robbed City National Bank in Clinton Iowa taking about 26000 dollars in cash. They overpowered janitor Clyde Willis tying workers in the directors room and waited for the time lock to release funds. One bandit wounded himself, no one else injured, escape in a Chevrolet convertible. Insurance covered the loss and police issued broadcasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Willis
Willis
Q. Vw. Feity
The
Patty
Petty
G. L. Curtis
W. A. Anderson
H. G. Cramer
L. Hnissen
State Bureau of Investigation
Des Moines
Iowa Bankers’ Association
Lorain Man Captured After Attempted Robbery Evident in Street Fracas
Witnesses recount how John Vernosky fled through downtown Lorain on a Saturday night after trying to steal Viola Gilbert’s company receipts. Jack Sheridan tripped him, H C Hahn fell on him, and Charles Springowski wrested his revolver, before police arrived as Vernosky denied the charges.
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John Vernosky
Lorain
A. R
Vernosky
Viola Gilbert
Hughes Provision Company
Gilbert
Jack Sheridan
H. C. Hahn
Vertosky
Charles Springowski
Hahn
Springowski
Sky
Vers l
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Virginia Hall
Cedartown, V A
Sweet Briar College
Sweet Briar, Va
U Fed
Sawincrease S Ngings Bank Association
Detroit
R. L. Polk & Co
F. W. Dodge Corp
Chicago—Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
W. B. Stores
SAN Francisco—Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Lansing
Michetail
Case
Businco Gheery
Powers
Frida
Seft
Bane
Santa Domingo
Santo Domingo
Mackinac Island
Astman
Thomas A. Edison
Wizard Af Licht
Harter Firgstanr
Tal Fastman
Nta
Thomas Reaye
Eastman Kodak
Samuel Crowther
Clinton
Iowa
City National Bank
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