Disappearance of Judge Crater Remains a Mystery
New York reports two years after Supreme Court Justice Joseph Force Crater vanished after dining at Hess restaurant on West Forty Fifth Street. Police have found no trace of him or the taxi, despite extensive rewards from Mayor Walker and others. The probe links to a political bribery case but yields no clear connection to his disappearance.
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Supreme Court
Joseph Force Crater
West Forty-ifth Street
Manhattan
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Board of Altermen
Walker
Com Will c
United States
Canada
Mexico
Roosevelt
Joseph J. Prodkaver
Belgrade Lake
Maine
Crater
Joseph Mara
John Mara
Justice Crater
Mara
Fifth Avenue
Westchester
Joseph Gramsky
Times Square
Forty-fifth Street Restaurent
William Kiela
Shubert Brothers
Sally Lou Rits
Perfect No Trump Hand Dealt Player
Rand in a recent game with her cards, Lehmann kept a straight face and bid a grand slam at no trump to astonish the ace, king and queen in the deck, together with one jack.
Poem Returns and Job Seekers in Tokyo Advert
A brief notice from Japan Advertiser in Tokyo lists poems returned and a pure young Japanese poet seeking work as a journalist helper window cleaner tutor housekeeper or schoolboy. The ad emphasizes the poet’s education and readiness to take positions in journalism or service roles.
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Japan
Tokio
Mariners Fear Fog Over Treacherous Seas
Fog is described as the most dangerous hazard to navigators. The sea captain slows the ship in fog and listens for the horn to warn of dangerous shores or hidden rocks.
Nile temple of Isis to be submerged by Nile floods
The article describes Philae temple near Aswan set to be submerged as the Nile floods rise with the Aswan reservoir expansion. It mentions Howard Carter and Tutankhamen relics, legends of Isis and Osiris, and ancient Egyptian fertility myths tied to the Nile waters and irrigation works.
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Howard Carter
Tut-ankh-Aman
Lord Carnavaron
Egypt
Philae
Assuan
Nile
Isia
Osiris
Philde
Berlin mother seeks return of her swapped son
A German mother, Frau Marie Denk of Gladbach, claims her twelve year old son resembles the child she was told was hers. She sues Frau Mathilda Beuth to correct the birth mix up and restore her rightful son.
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Berlin
Frau
Marie Denk
Gladbach
Germany
Mathilda Beuth
Legion Debate Shapes Policy At Veterans Convention
Delegates debated opposed bonus payments amid warnings from Gen. Frank T. Hines on veteran subsidies. A Pennsylvania bid to censure Hoover over the eviction of the bonus army failed. The group favored repealing the Eighteenth Amendment, amending the Volstead Act, and national defense. The convention chose Chicago for the Century of Progress event. Secretary of War Pat Hursey drew mixed reactions during remarks at the parade.
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Frank T. Hines
Veterans Bureau
Pennsylvania
Hoover
Washington
World Court
League of Nations
Legion
Chicago
Pat. Hersey
Planes Collide in Race at Sky Harbor Meet
Two planes in a Lear Radio air meet at Sky Harbor near North Brook collide at over 100 mph. Ed Voras, in a Waco biplane, crashes into a fence area striking a car but survives uninjured. Co-pilot C D Owsley in a Stinson monoplane escapes with a torn wing and lands safely at Curtiss Reynolds airport.
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Lear Radio Aire
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American Legion
Sky Harbor
Northbrook
Ed. Veras
Voras
Yoras
C. D
Dean) Owsley
Evanston
Stinson Jr
Curtiss Reynolds
Gilenview
Owsley
Democrats Win in the Maine Election
In Maine Democrats broke Republican strength winning governorship for Louis J. Brann and two of three Congressional seats by Edward C. Moran Jr. and John G. Utterback. Hoover era Republicans faced sharp reverses as party leaders plan intensified campaigns for November.
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Maine
Louis J. Brann
Lewiston
Edward C. Moran, Jr
Rockland
John G. Utterback
Bangor
House of Representatives
Washington
Walter F. Brown
Treasury
Ogden L. Mills
Hoover
Everett Sanders
Mabagera
Curtin
White House
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