Fire destroys Georges Philippar with many missing
About 100 of the 900 passengers and crew are missing after the Georges Philippar burned in the Arabian Sea yesterday. The Contrator rescued 75, with 35 miles distance sighting flames at 3 am. Passengers fled in night clothing, many injured or in shock as boats from the Philippine ship aided survivors.
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London
Georges Philippar
Arabian Sea
London Evening Standard
Aden
Arabia
Sovietskai Neft
Assassin Claims Hypnotic Sleep Before Doumer Killing
Paris May 17 Dr aul Gorgulov who killed President Paul Doumer told an examining magistrate he was in a kind of hypnotic sleep when he fired the shot. He said a mystic force armed his hand and he had no reason to murder Deamer. He drank cognac before the charity event and could not recall details of the weapon. He said he sought to ward off an evil spirit en route to Monaco to Paris and prayed at Notre Dame Cathedral upon arrival.
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Paris
Aul Gorgulovy
Paul Doumer
M. Deamer
Gorgulov
Fougery
Monaco
Notre Dame Cathedral
Non-Partisan Cabinet Urged by Japanese Army in Crisis
Tokyo May 17 The army demanded a national non partisan cabinet to succeed Premier Inukai and rejected party line governments. Kisaburo Suzuki was named head of the Keiyukai backed government causing rifts. Takejiro Tokonami urged to step aside as the army warned it would back no officer on party lines. Cadets who surrendered to military police face court martial.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Inukai
Kisaburo Suzuki
Keiyukai Party
Suzuki
Takejiro Tokonami
Mazaki
Army General Staff
Sadao Araki
Army
Senator Lewis Wins Best Dressed Judge Poseoff
Washington May 11 Senator Huey Long tried to outdress J Hamilton Lewis in a wing collar black tie and dark suit but Lewis in a double breasted brown suit with a protruding handkerchief outshone him, prompting Long to concede.
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Washington
Louisiana
Illinois
Huey Long
J. Hamilton Lewis
Senator Lewis
Senator Long
Trio Dead in Plane Crash Near Burbank
A United States mail plane crashed and burned during a side slip at about 100 feet altitude near Burbank California just before midnight. Two passengers John Johnston and Harry Christenson and pilot Harry Crandall were killed en route from San Diego to Seattle while stopping to pick up mail.
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Burbank
Calif
United States Mail
John Johnston
Pacific Coast Transport
Harry Christenson
Harry Crandall
Sandiego
Seattle
Body of World War veteran found at Sideways Beach
The body of 38 year old Edward Sibley, a World War veteran, washed ashore between the Potomac River and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal at Sideways Beach, six miles from Cumberland. He had been missing from his Cumberland home since April 28. The coroner ruled drowning as the cause and announced no inquest will be held.
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Cumberland
Edward Sibley
Potomac River
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Sideways Beach
Motive In Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping Still Unclear
Police across the Atlantic seaboard fail to determine the motive for the Lindbergh baby kidnapping and murder. Governors and officials weigh ransom as the favored motive while noting possible local suspects near Hopewell. Prosecution cites the likelihood of a nearby offender, with investigators stymied in their search.
Heat Turns Dry Ice Into Imagined Bomb in Buffalo
In Buffalo on May 17 a hot tip sparked alarm as a sizzling box in a confectionery doorway looked like an infernal device. Police cooled it with water and found it to be dry ice heated by sun, leaving authorities nonchalant.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Prize bantam hen Betty Lee dies at 16
Betty Lee a prize bantam hen owned by 12 year old Alonzo Keys of Pinesburg died recently at age sixteen. The bird was valued by the Keys family and noted in local notices.
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Betty Lee
Alonzo Keys
Allen Keys
Pinesburg
Chas W Wolf Named Court Auditor and Strite as Examiner
Judge Frank G Wagaman announced the appointments of Charles W Wolf as court auditor and Samuel C Strite as court examiner this morning. Wolf succeeds the late Joseph W Wolfinger while Strite succeeds Wolf. appointments are effective at once.
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Charles W. Wolf
Samuel C. Strite
Frank G. Wagaman
Wolf
Joseph W. Wolfinger
Mr. Strite
Mr.Wolf
Mogenson family finds week-old baby on their step
In Jeroms Idaho on May 17 Mr and Mrs John Mogenson awoke to infant cries and found a week-old baby boy on their front step while six adopted children slept inside. The family is rearing seven children in total and no further details are provided.
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Jeroms
Idaho
John Mogenson
Eleven Prisoners Arraigned In Court Today
Eleven prisoners appeared before Judge Frank G. Wagaman this morning. Most pleaded guilty to charges, signaling a brief May term. Cases included a glass cutter theft, burning a barn, hosiery theft, tool theft at City Stadium, cigarette machine theft, and a hold up near Always on Williamsport pike. Several defendants claimed youth, with seven under age.
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Frank G. Wagaman
Sherman Jones
James Preston
Preston
Moundsville
W. Va
Clarence Mallett
Carl Chaney
Percy Chaney
W. D. Coffman
Downsville
Carl
David Embly
This City
Joseph Dunlap
Erie
Hagerstown
Dunlap
North Carolina
Embly
Salvation Army
Theodore Keesecker
Lester Bartlett
Gillian Kenney
George Howlett
Vincent Hawbaker
Clement Corbett
Herbert Cornish
Williamsport Pike
Howlett
Corbett
No Commencement Wedding Bells At Naval Academy
Annapolis officials cancel weddings on commencement day June 2 citing graduation festivities as sufficient. all nuptials postponed at least until June 3. Traditionally graduates wed as they receive commissions, a practice now disrupted by the day’s events.
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Annapolis
Naval Academy
Academy
Williamsport Band Plans Summer Concert Series Start
The Williamsport Community Band opens a summer concert series next Saturday evening after winter rehearsals. The ensemble has updated its repertoire with new pieces and will exchange concerts with nearby county bands through the season under director Edwin C. Partridge.
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Williamsport
Edwin C. Partridge
Wolman Urges Immediate Sewage Work in Hagerstown
Abel Wolman, chief engineer of the Maryland State Health Department, recommends starting the Hagerstown sewage disposal improvements immediately to save an estimated 20 000 to 40 000 dollars. He cites strong city finances and lower labor and material costs, noting the work could employ many during the current downturn.
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Hagerstown
Abel Wolman
State Department of Health
Wolman
Baltimore
Reuben Musey
Maryland
United States
Kissed Her Then Kills Himself In Park Avenue Drama
New York man Joseph Haupt aged 38 after asking Miss Marion Bernard to kiss him goodbye, kissed her then used a pistol removed from his wooden leg to end his life outside a hallway door. The dramatic scene occurred at about 1:30 am today.
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New York
Joseph Haupt
Park Avenue
Haupt
Marion Bernard
Gunmen Shoot Down a Cop in Bronx Bank Raid
In White Plains Avenue the attempt to rob the Bronx County Trust Company left a special policeman named Joseph Ebber seriously wounded. Several gunmen fled the scene as crowds gathered. An initial report claimed five to seven robbers entered with revolvers and exchanged shots with a bank retiree-turned-employee.
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New York
Bronx County Trust Company
White Plains Avenue
Joseph Ebber
Bers
Record Crowd Opens Hagerstown Spring Fair and Racing Meet
A near record opening crowd gathered at Hagerstown Fair as the five day Spring Fair and Racing Meet began at 2 pm. Western Maryland tracks share the turf season with Havre De Grace Pimlico Bowie Laurel and Upper Marlboro. The opening day feature was the Washington County Inaugural a six and a half furlong race for three year olds and up. Walter D. Willson reported the track in fast condition and Mortimer M. Mahoney supervised mutuels.
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Hagerstown Fair
Maryland
Hagerstown
Harry E. Bester
Cumberland
East
Ern Shore
Havre de Grace
Baltimore
Pimlico
Bowie, Laurel and Upper Marlboro
Washington
Harrisburg
Lancaster
Washington County
Walter D. Willson
Mortimer M. Mahoney
Goldsborough bill opposed by Mills and Fed board
Secretary Mills told the Senate banking committee that passage of the Goldsborough dollar stabilization bill would be disturbing at home and abroad, and that the Federal Reserve Board unanimously opposes it. He said the Treasury and Fed could not restore the dollar to the 1926 level by currency expansion.
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Washington
Mills
Senate Banking Committee
House
Federal Reserve Board
Secretary of the Treasury
Garner tells summer meet necessary for conventions
Washington May 17 Republican Senate leaders advised Speaker Garner that it will be necessary to recess Congress in June for the conventions and that a summer session will be required to complete pending business.
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Washington
Senate
Garner
Orphans' Home to Inherit Major Estate in Clearspring
The Washington County Orphans' Home is set to receive the bulk of an $8000 estate of John Repp from the Clearspring District after probate by the Orphans' Court. The will leaves the widow life estate with $300 to nephew Edward Repp and $500 to St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Clearspring. after her death, the residue goes to the Orphans' Home. Also probated today was the will of Mary L. Morin of Fairplay.
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Washington County
Orphans’ Home
John Repp
Clearspring
Orphans’ Court
Edward Repp
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Mary L. Morin
Fairplay
Bridge stock selling well
Seventy shares of Williamsport Bridge Company stock sold at public sale in front of the court house this morning at prices ranging from 29.25 to 31 a share. J. C. Snyder was the auctioneer. Auctioneer Fred White sold a 1000 city water bond for 360 and three shares of Fairstown for 89.29 a share.
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Williamsport Bridge Company
Court House
J. C. Snyder
Fred White
City Water
Fairstown
Whisky sale by boys ends after 45 pints peddled
In St Johnsbury Vermont on May 1 a group of boys diverted an automobile loaded with liquor and sold 45 pints before police intervention. The boys claimed the net proceeds amounted to sixty cents.
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ST. Johnsbury
Connecticut Democrats Aid Smith With 16 Delegates
Hartford May 17 Connecticut Democrats today instructed delegates to the national convention to cast the state's 16 votes for Alfred E. Smith.
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Hartford
Conn
Connecticut
Alfred E. Smith
Jafsie Sees Sensational Development in Lindbergh Case
Hopewell New Jersey May 17 Jafsie Dr John F Condon the aged educator umpire and intermediary in the Lindbergh kidnap hunt spent two days studying rogués gallery pictures in New York White Plains and Yonkers He gave no hint on reasons for progress in finding the slayers of little Charles Lindbergh At a police lineup he watched suspects parade while detectives observed He noted the daily net may catch one or more members of the kidnap band with which he conducted ransom negotiations and paid $30000.
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Hopewell
N. J
Jafsie
John F. Condon
New York
White Plains
Yonkers
N. Y
Little Charles Lindbergh
Condon
Star's Parents Living Apart
The Examiner reports that Dr. Clarence A. Wills and Mrs. Wills, parents of tennis star Helen Wills Moody, are living apart. Dr. Wills has stayed at the Faculty Club on the UC Berkeley campus for about a year while Mrs. Wills has resided at the Rockefeller Women’s City Club for nearly ten months, planning to join her daughter abroad on a European tour.
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San Francisco
Clarence A. Wills
Helen Wills Moody
Wills
University of California
Berkeley
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al Reich
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Moore
John Condon
Norfolk
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Erwin E. Marshall
Mercer County
Chas. W. Wolf New Auditor
Court
Kalls
Trust Company
Coldsborough
Fletcher
Fla
Goldsborough
Congress
Clear Spring
Wills Institution
Smith
Star
Charles A. Wills
Helen
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