Curtis confession rocks Lindbergh kidnap case
John H. Curtis the Norfolk boat builder admitted to Inspector Harry Walsh that his story of negotiations with the kidnapers was a hoax and that the whole affair was a distraction. He said the episodes were insane fabrication and that a telephone call from his wife restored his senses. Curtis faces charges for false reports hindering the search and was arraigned.
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John H. Curtis
Norfolk
Lindbergh
Harry Walsh
Jersey City
Colonel Lindbergh
Curtis
Brooklyn
Frank Parzych
New Jersey
William H. Stevens
Erwin Marshall
Mercer County
Stevens
Trenton
Daring aviator fails transatlantic bid from Harbor Grace
Reports recall Ou Reichers as the first of this year's hopeful transatlantic flyers to attempt Paris with a Dublin landing. He disappeared near Ireland and was rescued by the steamship President Roosevelt. Also noted are deaths of Robert Dollar and Rear Admiral Billard, and rapid upheaval in Japan after Premier Inukai's assassination and a brewing military revolt.
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OU T. Reichers
Harbor Grace
Paris
Dublin
Ireland
Roosevelt
Fried
Harry Manning
Ou Robert Dollar
Pacific Coast
San Rafael
Calif
Scotland
Quebec
Coast Guard
F. ©. Billard
Washington
B. J. Cigrand
The
American Flag Day Association
Batavia
Enry L. Stimson
Geneva
Europe
United States
Uncle Sam
Japan
Russia
Manchuria
APAN
Tsuyoshi Inukai
Tokyo
Inukai
Kisaburo Suzuki
Seiyukai Party
China
Saionji
Mount McKinley Climb First To Scale Peaks In Alaska
ARRY J. LEIK and three companions reached both mountain summits in Mount McKinley National Park marking a first ascent of its kind. They learned that Allen Carpe led a cosmic ray expedition. Carpe and Theodore Koven died, Koven’s body found on Muldrow glacier, Carpe likely fell into a crevasse. Beckwith and Olton survived, with Beckwith ill and rescued by air. Spadeveochia went missing seeking aid.
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Arry J. Leik
Mount McKinley National Park
Alaska
Allen Carpe
Carpe
Theodore Koven
Koven
Muldrow
N. D. Spadeveochia
Dogs as Food Save Priest in Blizzard
Father Bernard Hubbard known as Padre of the Glaciers led a party through Alaska's volcanic regions. They faced starvation and moving ice blocks during a harsh blizzard, forcing them to eat their dogs to survive, a story relayed to Mrs. R. A. Chisholm of San Francisco. Jack Norton of Fairbanks was the third member.
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San Francisco
Bernard Hubbard
R. A. Chisholm
Ken Chisholm
San Francisco University
Alaska
Jack Norton
Fairbanks
Noted Woman Spy Minna Croucher Slain in Helsinki
Helsingfors reports a short famed spy Minna Croucher murdered at her desk. Olaya Rumolinna, a youth Fascist, confessed to killing her for betraying plans for a march on Helsingfors. She rose from obscurity during World War I and moved in elite circles with officers and revolutionaries.
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Helsingfors
Minna Croucher
Europe
Olaya Rumolinna
Finland
Minna Caucher
Mexican Army Officer Marries Ninfa Morena in California
Felix Miramonte, after eight years in the Mexican army and a war that began just after obtaining his license, abandons a military path to wed dark-eyed Ninfa Morena in a ceremony before Rev. William Reilly. He cites love over potential generalship as the reason for quitting.
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Senorita Martinez
Calif
Felix Miramonte
Miramonte
William Reilly
Ninfa Morena
Mexico
Reilly
Cafe Proprietor Chooses Money as Meal Ending
A cafe owner facing business decline attempted suicide by poisoning himself and later tried to replace bread with crumpled banknotes during an elaborate dinner. He swallowed a large drug dose and ate courses with notes as bread substitutes, using 1000 and 100 franc bills followed by 5 and 10 franc notes. He died hours later from choking before medical aid arrived.
Queen Elizabeth Visits Doctor Meyers in Boston Interaction
An anecdote recounted in the Boston Globe recalls Queen Elizabeth and King Albert visiting Boston. Newton D. Baker attends, and Queen Elizabeth jokes with a psychiatrist Dr Meyers, prompting a humorous exchange about names and an imagined diagnosis.
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Newton D. Baker
Boston
King Albert
Mr. Baker
Elizabeth
Baltimore
Queen Elizabeth
Doctor Meyers
Frank Sibley
The
Boston Globe
Old English Law Made Churchgoing Compulsory
A historic note recalls the 1552 Act of Uniformity requiring all persons not dissenting from the Church of England to attend Sunday worship or a church within the parish or a chapel, with exceptions for reasonable excuses, and to participate on holy days as observed.
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Church of England
Ecclesiastical attendance law for Sundays and holy days
The text describes a law enforcing orderly and sober attendance at divine service. Parishioners not exempt must attend Sundays and holy days or face ecclesiastical censure, admonishment, and costs of proceedings. The ruling emphasizes enforcement through ecclesiastical courts for noncompliance.
Good for Nothing Child Quip About Marrying Doctor or Minister
A child imagines future spouses a doctor or a minister to explain why she would be “good for nothing.” The wry line plays on medicines and morality as a playful parental quip.
Village for sale in Burnhaven Scotland offered at 2100
A fishing village Burnhaven in Scotland with 33 cottages and other buildings is offered for sale for 2100 dollars or thereabouts. The listing hints at flexible pricing and potential buyers weighing the value of the coastal properties.
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Burnhaven
Scotland
Woman Slays Rival in Field of Honor Duel
Michalina Ozgow, 24, shot and killed Janina Burakowska, 22, after a duel spurred by suspected infidelity. The women faced ten yards apart and fired on signal, Burakowska dying from the shot.
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Warsaw
Michalina Ozgow
Janina Burakowska
Miss Burakowska
Blind Vendor Recovers Cash. Fugal Thief Nabbed
Raleigh newspaper vendor Lee Stanley, who is blind, identified Basil Jenkins by voice after he asked for a paper and robbed the cash drawer. Stanley held Jenkins until police arrived. Jenkins confessed to the robbery.
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Raleigh
N. C
Lee Stanley
Stauy
Basil Jenkins
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Aden
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New York
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House
Tyding
Franklin D. Roosevelt
James A. Farley
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T. Inukai
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Wisitern
Union
Rinso
St. Joseph's
Euas Feoeas Ae Te lock-Neal Company
New Scott
Sir Walter Scott
Adam Ferguson
Glasgow University
Glasgow
Alexander J. Soutar
Sydney
Australia
Fellows Syrup
Caeree Potter Drug & Cal Corp
Malden
Mass
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