Cafe Owner Believed to Be Kidnapped in Chicago
Police believe Andrew Sciacca, 40? owner of the Oriental Cafe, was abducted at gunpoint by five or six men as he parked his car at home. His children aged 17 to 22 witnessed the snatching. a phone warning to Carlo urged not to contact police.
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Chicago
Andrew Sciacca
Sciacca
Oriental Cafe
Belacca
Anna
Anthony
Carlo
Pelice
Philomena
Marie Dressler Isolated in Santa Barbara Health Quest
Marie Dressler, noted screen and stage actress, remained isolated at an estate in Santa Barbara on June 26 as she sought to regain health after a complication. Only a few visitors and syndicate representatives were admitted at her bedside. friends said no immediate danger of illness appeared.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Marie Dressler
Ottawa politician cites 170 thousand for nude prisoners island
In Ottawa June 26 a government figure said it costs about 170000 annually to confine Doukhobor prisoners in a special Piers Island penitentiary for parading in the nude. Justice Minister Hugh Guthrie told the House of Commons that Piers Island costs reached 170783 in 1959-60. About 70 prisoners are on the island.
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Ottawa
Ont
Piers
Tsland
Hugh Guthrie
Junalice
House of Commons
Piers Island
Vardas
Aptoagt
Kidnaping and Extortion Ring Probed in Chicago Fire Case
Chicago police and prosecutors say they uncovered a million dollar ring of kidnaping and extortion linked to arson. seventeen suspects including a woman were detained as officers pursue charges of arson conspiracy and extortion. one victim Welch was forced to call his brother for ransom after branding with hot irons. detectives identified Pisant Notary and Brown among arson suspects. continuous investigation unfolds with warrants forthcoming.
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Chicago
Harry Welch
Toledo
Ohio
Welch
Rudolph Pisant
Pisant
Valentine Notary
John Brown
Act
Former Gridiron Star Examined
Clarence H Herschberger a 57 year old famed University of Chicago place kicker from the late nine ties was in a RSA Psychopathic hospital for a sanity hearing after a succession of nervous breakdowns since leaving the university in 1898 He later taught at Lake Forest College and Academy worked at National City Bank and ran a Chicago real estate business last July his spiral punt was noted. The other item reports Queen Mary and Mrs de Delano Roosevelt at Buckingham Palace sharing tea with King George present in a hush of royal talk.
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Chicago
Clarence H. Herschberger
University of Chicago
RSA Psychopathic Hospital
University
Lake Forest College and Academy
National City Bank of New York
Herschberger
London
Queen Mary
de Delano Roosevelt
Buckingham Palace
King George
Great Britain
Dionne Quintuplets Bring Fame and Frustration to Family
Corneil Ont. June 26 Ovila Dionne, father of quintuplets, says he is not pleased by the worldwide fame and attention their birth has generated. The five girls have attracted gifts and a Chicago world fair contract, while family members complain of constant visitors and distrust, craving a quieter life.
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Corneil
Ont
Juhe
Ovila
Dionne
Oliver Dionne
Canada
United States
Roosevelt to address nation on Thursday night
President Roosevelt will speak to the nation at 9 30 p m EST Thursday to report on the state of the nation. The address follows several such talks since his March 4 1933 inauguration. The subject of the forthcoming address was not disclosed.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Reisner Elected to Ha gerstown Chamber Board
Lewis E. Reisner, vice-president of Kreider Reisner Aircraft Corp, elected as director of the Ha. gerstown Chamber of Commerce. He represents the city’s key airplane manufacturing industry, seen as essential for guiding its brightening future and informed decisions on local aviation advancement.
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Lewis E. Reisner
Kreider-Reisner Aircraft Corp
Hagrstown
Reisner
Attempt to Kill Gandhi in Poona
In Poona India June 26 the frail leader Mahatma Gandhi escaped an assassination attempt. An automobile carrying him arrived at a hall when a Bar Scout band played and cheered. A man threw a bomb into the car injuring five passengers. Gandhi was unharmed. The band leader’s mistake in thinking Gandhi was inside was credited with saving him.
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Poona
India
Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi
Mahatma
Amos the Lifeguard Duck Impresses Williamsport
Williamsport mothers feel at ease as Amos the duck, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Hudson Norman, guards children at the old swimming hole. The vigilant pet paddles between tots, checks traffic, and quacks protest if left behind, though he has one fault for gobbling buttons.
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Amos
Hudson Norman
Lana
Little Normans
Jos Penner
Artos
Norma Millen Breaks Down During Dedham Trial
In Dedham Superior Court Norma Millen fainted into hysterics while District Attorney Edmund Dewing pressed questions about her schooldays marriage and a New York trip. Judge Brown urged leniency as a deputy escorted her to an office. after about 25 minutes she returned to the stand seemingly composed before the cross examination resumed.
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Dedham
Mags
Norma Millen
Dedham Superior Court
Edmund R. Dewing
New York
George A. Douglas
Norma
Nelson P. Brown
Dewing
Needham Trust Company
Arthur Worthington
Nine new recruits join city weed-cutting gang
Police records show nine new добав된 recruits to the city weed-cutting gang this week. Officials note the prison-work plan does not deter habitual drinkers, with several offenders serving multiple terms on the crew. Justice Davis remarks that heat and feeding may influence their participation.
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Datifer
Downin
Bank president and cashier held on embezzlement charges
G Randolph Aiken announced the arrest of First National Bank of Frostburg officials Roberdeau Annan president and Frank States cashier on embezzlement charges. They appeared for preliminary hearings in Cumberland and were released on $10,000 bond each as the bank, in receivership, was guarded to protect records.
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Baltimore
G. Randolph Aiken
United States
Maryland
First National Bank of Frostburg
Roberdeau Annan
Frank States
Taylor Morrison
Cumberland
Aiken
Thomas B. Finan
Washington
Treasury Department
Finan
Frosburg
Rock Diet for Pen Overweight Convicts in Joliet
Assistant Warden George F Sehring of the old state prison prescribes a rock diet for convicts overweight after widespread fad adoption in the state penitentiary. Inmates over 200 pounds are ordered to lose weight and are assigned to quarry labor to reduce their weight rather than use short diets.
American is Ordered Out of France
Paris announces Patrick Connolly Walberg, 21, once a right hand man of Gaston Berger, is ordered to depart France by today for leading attacks on the Doumergue government. Walberg, a Santa Monica, California native, spoke little French and had faced expulsion after bloody rioting but was allowed to stay. The ministry of interior ordered the expulsion.
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Paris
Patrick Connolly Walberg
France
Doumergue
Walberg
Santa Monica
Calif
Gaston Bergerg
Ministry of Interior
Youth burned by firecracker in Jones Station blast
Annapolis dispatch reports the first Fourth of July accident of the year as 13 year old Earle W. Fox of Jones Station was burned about the face and head when a small firecracker exploded after he dropped it into a tar barrel near his home. The barrel contained tar and ras es.
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Annapolis
Earle W. Fox
Jones Station
Carlton W. Fox
Tunneys Welcome Second Son In New York Home
Former heavyweight champion Gene Tunney and wife welcomed a second son in New York on June 26. The baby weighed eight pounds eleven ounces and Tunney joked the infant already had knockout power. Separately in Annapolis two men fled after holding up James Foust’s store at Fisher’s Station, firing about ten shots in a pistol duel. Foust was wounded, the robbers escaped.
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New York
Gene Tunney
Tunney
Annapolis
Pisa
Hotol Hattie
James Foust
Fisher's
Chesapeake Beach
Anne Arundel
Prince George's
Foust
Faust
Goering Defends Regime Saying We Have Hitler
Hamburg June 26 Hermann Wilhelm Goering, a Nazi government leader, answered critics by declaring we are satisfied with Hitler. He warned that anyone who sins against confidence risks execution. The remarks underscored regime solidarity amid dissent.
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Hitler
Hamburg
Germany
Herman Wilhelm Goering
Wounded Worker Injures Left Instep on South Mountain Slope
Elmer Smith was cutting poles on the South Mountain slope when an axe inflicted a severe wound to his left instep. CCC men at the Washington monument tract gave first aid and later transported him to Boonsboro for medical treatment.
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Elmer Smith
South Mountain
Ccc
Washington ‘Monument
Boonsboro
Injures foot at farm loading straw incident
Harl Bachtell son of Edward L. and Mrs. Bachtell of Smithsburg injured his left foot when a fork pierced it while helping load straw at his father's farm. He received medical attention at home and is resting comfortably.
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Harl Bachtell
Edward L. Bachtell
Smithsburg
Baltimore Fireworks Ordinance Defeated by City Council
Baltimore city council voted 15 to 4 to defeat an ordinance permitting fireworks sales. Mayor Howard W. Jackson indicated the measure had been sent to him by an Elkton company.
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Baltimore
Howard W. Jackson
Elkton Company
Roosevelt's Speech May Shape La Follette Candidacy
Washington dispatch reports that President Roosevelt faces a decision on backing Republican Progressives La Follette Jr and Bronson Cutting, with outcomes likely announced by late August after key party strategy meetings. Democrats fear shifts in 1934 reelection plans as Johnson's support persists, while California backed Senator Jo Narrows Macow.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Robert M. la Follette, Jr
Bronson Cutting
Wisconsin
New Mexico
Hiram Johnson
California
Green Bay
la Follette
Cutting
Jo Nacow
Pepe
Johnson
Reseatatl
Nive
Montgomery County Drops All Charges Against Coblentz
In Rockville Maryland on June 26 authorities dropped pending indictments against State Senator Emory L Coblentz of Frederick County in connection with the Central Trust Company matter The motion for dismissal was made by State's Attorney Prescott and granted by Chief Judge Hammond Urner and Associate Judge Arthur D Willard The decision followed Coblentz an acquittal in Frederick County on similar charges and the expectation that Montgomery County would reuse the same judges The indictments charged depositing funds while knowing the bank insolvent officials Grook and King involved in bringing the charges remained noted but not pursued
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Rockville
Emory L. Coblents
Frederick County
Central Trust Company of Maryland
Montgomery County
Steadman
Prescott
Hammond Urner
Arthur D. Willard
Coblentz
Frederick
Montgomery
Depositarin
Poolesville
Central’ Trust Company
Guy H. Grook
William D. King
Woman Accuses Preacher in Divorce Suit
Mrs. Wineta Long Welburn seeks a divorce from Rev. William D. Welburn Jr alleging mental cruelty. She says they wed in Boerne on July 25, 1933 and had a son born November 18, 1933, but Welburn denied paternity and marriage. He contends they were never married and his father now serves as pastor. defense hints at a forged marriage license and staged ceremony.
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San. Antonio
Tex
Wineta Long Walburn
William D. Weibur
Government Hill Methodist Church
Boerne
William Drummond Welburn
Welburn
William D. Welburn, Sry
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