Ransom witness Reich testifies in Lindbergh case
The article reports Reich, once aide to the ransom negotiator in the Lindbergh kidnap case, testifying about the 1932 ransom payment night. It covers his cross examination by Reilly, Reich identifying the car and altar symbol, and Hauptmann as the kidnapper suspect amid tense court scenes with observers.
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Eataell
Lindbergh
Reich
Afsie
Wilentz
Reilly
Dr.Condon
An Condon
Idh
Ling
Wan
Jassie
Bronx
Col
Lind
Breckenridge
Ralpher
Condon
Acton
Hacker
A.ted
Wilentz Reich
Amandus Hochmuth
Lindberghs
Mentifier
Hauptmann
Qader
Joseph Perrone
John F
Jamie) Gondon
Kauptmann
Pennsy Faces A Big Deficit in Relief Funds
Harrisburg reports a 4.5 million dollar shortfall in January relief funds. The Pennsylvania emergency relief board noted a shortage in the work division allotment including cash relief, following a meeting where Eric H. Biddle urged further cash support. In Montgomery County, fusion aligned commissioners appointed several new officials, with most appointees Democrats and one Republican.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Emergency Relief Board
Dow
Eric H. Biddle
Rockville
Board of
Montgomery County Commissioners
Tanu
Back Seat Proof Speeding Trial in Cincinnati
Cincinnati January 9 A motorcycle policeman testified Nixon Lutz was speeding 48 mph, he claimed 40 mph. Lutz blamed a faulty speedometer and said his wife did not scold him. Judge A L Luebbers, who normally fines speeders, chuckled and imposed three dollars plus costs.
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Cincinnati
Nixon Lutz
Lutz
A. L. Luebbers
Deaths: Feigley Grimm and Griffith obituaries in local notices
Frederick A Feigiey of this city dies at Washington County Hospital at 72 after a three week illness He worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and lived retired recently He belonged to Grace A B Church and the Pennsylvania Railroad Relief Association Surviving niece Funeral at A K Coffman Funeral Home Thursday at 2 with Rev G I Rider Interment Rose Hill cemetery. Charles M Grimm of Security dies at 70 member of Church of God Samplea Manor Surviving widow and two children and four grandchildren Funeral at Shiloh Church Thursday at 2 pm Interment Rest Haven cemetery. In loving memory of mother Catherine L Griffith who died January 9 1934 Her daughter Lillian Ady.
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Frederick A. Feigiey
Washington County Hospital
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Grace, A. B. Church
Pennsylvania Railroad Relief Association
A. K. Coffman
G. I. Rider
Rose Hill Cemetery
Charles. M. Grimm
Church of God
Samplea Manor
Marguerite Grimm
Charles
Edward Ridenour
Memoriams and Cards of Thanks for Catharine Eichelber er
Memoriam notes mark the first death anniversary of Catharine Eichelber er with lines from her daughter Adv. Mrs. H. D. Schrader and a card of thanks from Adv. G. C. Miller and family. Another card of thanks from Mrs. William Coffman expresses gratitude for kindness during illness and death.
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G. C. Miller
William Coffman
Ady
Interstate air commission bill eyed by Senate
Washington January 9 A bid to set up an interstate commerce commission of the air to foster civil aviation is expected to be offered in the Senate next week Senator McCarran a member of the special committee named to investigate air and ocean mail contracts indicated he was drafting the bill It calls for a permanent Federal commission.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission of the Air
Senate
McCarran
Nev
Postmaster General to attend Harrisburg inauguration
Postmaster General James A. Farley plans to attend Governor Earle's inauguration next Tuesday in Harrisburg. A large Pennsylvania delegation in Congress led by Senator Guffey of Pittsburgh, Earle's running mate, is expected to join the ceremonies.
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Washington
Jan
James A. Farley
Earle
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Congress
Senator Guffey
Pittsburgh
Firemen Plead for Heat as City Withholds Fuel Funds
Four teen firemen from Manayunk plead for a fire to warm their cold station after council failed to provide fuel money leaving the firehouse without heat. In Bel Air Maryland a horse farm owner ships nine racing horses to Columbia South Carolina for conditioning before the Bowie Maryland spring meeting. Fog and haze linger over Washington county with few accidents reported as colder weather moves in. Smithsburg firemen announce a dance with Dixie Ramblers Orch and Knights of Khorassan meeting rescheduled to Jan 16.
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Philadelphia
Manayunk
Bel Air
Robert H. Heighe
Prospect Stud Farm
Here
Columbia
S. C
Maryland
Bowie
Washington County
Bride and Groom cars join Pennsylvanias electrified lines
Trainmen describe a special pair of "bride and groom" cars for local service on electrified Penn sylvania lines. One unit is self propelled with motors, the other is a non motorized trailer. Which car is bride or groom remains undecided, left to individual interpretation.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Three Shot In Strike Region
Three men were shot when police opened fire on about 300 garage mechanic strikers and sympathizers who damaged the McDonald Gilfillan Motor Co front window in Minneapolis. Claire Hogan, 29, of St. Paul, was wounded in the left leg and treated at a hospital. his injury was not serious. Police guarded him as officers had been assigned to protect the property against possible trouble.
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Minneapolis
McDonald-Gilfillan Motor Co
Claire Hogan
St. Paul
Logger sacrifices life to save horses near camp
Adolph Scheber, 38, a logger near Bellingham, Washington, died after saving his team from a falling tree. He diverted the path of the horses but was struck by a limb, suffering a broken neck and passing away several hours later.
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Bellingham
Wash
Adolph Scheber
Scheber
Jobless Teachers Teach Infants in E R A Nursery Plan
Massachusetts emergency relief funds support a program where six hundred of one thousand unemployed teachers teach two to four year old children in nursery schools to scrub their own necks. The project forms part of the daily curriculum and aims to promote basic hygiene practices.
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Boston
Jay
Massachusetts
Special Meeting Called to Name Bellevue Trustees
A special meeting of the Board of County Commissioners may be held to name Bellevue trustees after Harry T. Brewer resigned as a trustee and as a county commissioner. In Cumberland, William A. Huster began a fourth term as State’s Attorney for Allegany County, the first to do so. He plans to run for the Fourth Judicial Circuit judgeship when Judge Albert A. Doub retires in April.
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Board of County Commissioners
Bellevue
Harry T. Brewer
Board of Trustees
Board of Commissioners
Huster
Cumberland
William A. Huster
Allegany County
Fourth Judicial Circuit
Albert A. Doub
Nice Becomes Governor in a Rainy Parade
The new Maryland governor, the state’s first Republican in two decades, seeks immediate action from the Democratic legislature. He urges interparty harmony, opposes more state taxes via real estate burdens, and calls for a central financial bureau and unbiased audits of all departments. He warns Washington’s relief funding could end February 1 without new state funds totaling at least 7.2 million annually, and outlines plans for unemployment relief, pensions, and a three member investigation commission with inquisitorial powers.
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General Assembly
Maryland
Washington
Nice
State Roads Commission
Roosevelt
Gibson Tries to Flee as Tear Gas Surrenders Gangster Ring
Federal agents flood an apartment with tear gas as gunfire erupts from Gibson who runs and fires once before his weapon jams. Three men and a woman surrender, including Clara Gibson widow of the slain gangster. The suspected man’s identity remains disputed among officials, with ties to the Karpis Barker mob and a $75,000 bank messenger robbery in Oklahoma City in 1929. Gibson had escaped from Oklahoma county jail last August while held for questioning.
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Gibson
Clara Gibson
Wil Me Harrison
St. Louis
Karpis-Barker
Harold Nathan
J. Wdgat Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Harrison
Nathan
Arthur
Ray Barker
Alvin Karpis
Bremer
Oklahoma City
American First National Bank
Oklahoma County
Kidnap Night Claim Tied to John Ders Farm Resident
Garrick, a resident who said he lived on the John Ders farm near Hopewell New Jersey in 1932, claimed that on the night of the Lindbergh baby kidnapping he sought a ride in a passing car. He described two women and two men in the car, asserting one was Bruno Hauptmann and that the man in front spoke with a German accent and knew where the road to the Lindbergh home branched off.
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California
Garrick
John Ders
Hopewell
N. J
Hauptmann
Unrest and reforms urged for state administration
A tense state scene centers on strengthening investigation oversight and appointing a new commission with integrity. Proposals include reducing State Roads expenditures, flat $2 auto licenses, unemployment insurance, repealing 1931 1933 workmen's comp amendments, ratifying the federal suffrage amendment, repealing the Dearations of Intentions act, voting machine registration, a veterans service officer, and direct state treasurer election. Old Time Entertainment advertises a Christ Reformed Church event at Franklin St. Ady.
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Nice
State Roads Commission
Christ. Reformed Church
Franklin St. Ady
Bottled Up Philadelphia Man Charged With Liquor Law Violation
In Philadelphia on January 9, Sergeant William Dever spotted Otis Meyers, 44, walking with three hot water bottles strapped around his water. Investigating, the sergeant found the containers filled with liquor. Meyers was charged with violating liquor laws.
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Philadelphia
William Dever
Otis Meyers
William Huff Robbed by Armed Bandits on Halfway Route
William Huff, a G and P Telephone employee, was attacked by two armed men as he walked from Virginia avenue to Nursery Lane in the Halfway section. He was struck on the forehead, dropped his pocketbook with over $300 inside, which he tossed into a field to reduce the thieves’ haul. the purse was found this morning with cash and papers intact. Police and deputies searched the area, aided by Detective Roy Davis and Deputy Sheriff Edgar Brant, as Huff described a wire trip device used by the robbers.
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William Huff
G. and P. Telephone Company
Virginia Avenue
Nursery Lane
Huff
Mr. Huff
Roy Davis
Chicago grain market quotations by Stein brothers and Boyce
A brief market note from Chicago records grain prices at the Stein Brothers and Boyce quote desk located in the McComas Armatrong Building. Prices reflect recent trading and client inquiries.
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Stein Bros. & Boyce, McComas-Armstrong Building
Stein Bros. & Boyce, McComas-Armatrong Building
Skating Schedule Shifts to Sunday Evenings
Skating at Braddock Rink moves from Friday to Sunday evenings. Adv.
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Braddock Rink
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Catherine L. Grifith
Lillian
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H. D. Schrader
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Tom Cross
Freestone
Freigh Motor & Tire Co
Garvin Prena
Joyce Cissel Santa
Claus
Joyce Cissel
Washington, D. C
Joyce
Colon Alfaro
Ecuador
Madrid
Farley
Smithsburg
Dixie Ramblers Orch
Dramatic Order
Knights of Khorassan
Willis Routzahn
MDAC
Alby Minstrels
Nica
Bruno Man
Hillside Coal CO
R. O. M. Coal
Florida
Maine
K. T. Hager, Inc
Amer, T, & T
Amer
Wat. Wks
Atchigon S
Beth, Steel Weer
T. Lcase
Chrysler
Consol
Crown Ck. & St. DuPont
Gen. Foods
Gen. Motors
Goodyear
Natd
N. ¥. Central
North Amer
Penna. R. KR
Radio Setaeae Wee
Ltd. Oil of N. J
U.S. Steel Tarees
United Aircraft
Union Pacific
Westhouse Elec
Western Union
Wert. Md
Loews
Texas Corp
Warner Bros
Chicago Grain Market
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Wed
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Tike
Hart Schaffner & Marx and
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