Akron Dirigible Akins Sabotage Plot Linked to Crash
Federal investigators probe a wrecked naval bomber and a suspected worker at Akron who allegedly planned to sabotage the giant Akron dirigible by freezing rivets with water. Paul Kassay, a communist, denies the charge and claims a frame up as the dirigible nears its first trial flight.
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Cleveland
Department of Justice
Paul F. Kassay
Akron
Ohio
United States Navy
Suspect Held After Brooks Girl Murder Probe
A man named John Paul, 45, was cornered in a San Diego house and held for questioning after allegedly attacking 10 year old Virginia Brooks and the murder of Virginia and her sister. Mrs. Madeline Butera alerted police after spotting a nervous man and a girl at the residence. Officers forced entry as Paul resisted capture in a scuffle.
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San Diego
Cal
John Paul
Virginia Brooks
Paul
Brooks
Madeline Butera
Butte Spring Festival Opens Amid Snow and Wind
The first annual Butte spring festival opened with snowfall and high winds that kept shoppers home in the morning. As temperatures rose, a brisk late morning trade picked up in the business district with merchants reporting higher activity and a strong crowd later in the day.
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Butte
My Experiences in the World War Fooh Again Tries to Break U S Troops
On page today chapter 69 Fooh attempts to move American troops under French command but Pershing rejects the plan. The Hand of Clemenceau appears in this effort as U S Army units face deployment delays. Secretary Baker outlines Lloyd George pleas for American forces to serve with Britain.
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Fooh
Pershing
Clemenceau
U. S. Army
Washington
Baker
Lloyd George
Sons of Legionnaires Form Organization for Sons
The Sons of Legionnaires, first of its kind in the U S, formed at the American Legion hall with 32 youths and fathers. W L Chapman credited for the idea as the group aims to teach citizenship and character while providing recreation and plans a future independent organization. Chapman to chair a committee and direct junior activities until regular meetings are set.
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United States
Sons of Legionnaires
American Legion Hall
Silver Bow Post
W. L. Chapman
Bow Post
Ame Aa Legion
Conuet
Legionnaires
Fred
Annual Montana state bowling tournament opens at Butte YMCA
Montana's premier sports event, the annual state bowling tournament, begins at 6 PM tonight at the Butte YMCA alleys with 132 five man teams and 666 entrants. More demand than capacity prompts potential overtime and a March 29 doubles singles finale if needed. Leading Montana teams will compete in the Sixth Record for Butte sweepstakes after state entries set a new mark aided by local merchant support.
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Montana
Butte Y. M. C. A
Butte
Americans Interrupt Gandhi Prayer Rally in New Delhi
A group of American tourists aboard the Bergen disrupt Mahatma Gandhi's open air prayers in New Delhi. They request autographs and photos, provoking a witty exchange about Gandhi's hair and travel to America after India's independence. Gandhi remains calm, then receives renewed cheers as he heads to his tent.
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New Delhi
India
Bergenland
Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi
America
Hattie Belle Johnston
New York
Montana Weekend Forecast Temperatures Steady
Montana weather outlook for Saturday and Sunday calls for generally fair skies with little temperature change expected. No significant precipitation or wind events noted.
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Montana
Drive for Funds to Aid Butte Crippled Children Opens Monday
The ninth annual drive by the Butte Auxiliary for the Rehabilitation of Crippled Children starts Monday with 120 volunteers canvassing Butte. A $10,000 goal for the year supports Dr. Louis Allard’s work and local services, including clinics and muscle training for children.
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Butte
Butte Auxiliary For
al Wilkinson
Louis Allard
Billings
Montana Power
East Broadway
Sforts
T. J. Walker
Wilkinson
P. J. Riley
Dr. Allard
Billings Orthopedic Hospital
Louise Schrupp
Billings Hospital
Tragedy on Red River as Two Olson Children Die
On March 20 in Fargo North Dakota Clarice Olson fourteen and Earl Olson ten drowned when thin ice on the Red River broke as they crossed home from school.
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Fargo
N. D
Clarice Olson
Earl Olson
Red River
Bear Dance Ceremony Continues in Utah for Eight Days
In Ouray Utah on March 20 the Ute Indians will reenact the bear dance seen for 3 500 years. The eight day ceremony ends with a large Indian dinner and a symbolic prayer by a chief for rain crops and health. The event serves as social gathering and marks the bear's emergence from winter.
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Ouray
Utah
Witness Bares Moves Of Cabaret Singer In Frank Murder
Salt Lake City March 20 Jean Doyle testified she sought refuge at her acquaintance Sam Franks home the morning he was slain Her account backed by Peter Chido who said he found Doyle in bed at 3 30 am with Phil Guinan a barber free on $10 000 bond on an accessory to Robbery charge The testimony completes the states version of the young womans movements the night of the murder
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Salt Lake City
Jean Doyle
Sam Frank
Frank
Peter Chido
Chido
Memphis
Doyle
Phil Guinan
Liberty
Winter's final bow ends a dry, warm season across the nation
Washington reports this as the warmest winter on record for most of the United States with widespread dryness. The Weather Bureau notes only Arizona, Florida, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas saw normal rainfall while Washington DC recorded its least winter rain since 1826.
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Washington
United States
United States Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Alabama
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
Minnesota
Montana
North Dakota
Oregon
Wyoming
Kentucky
Maryland
New Jer
Sey
New York
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
West Virginia
Arizona
Florida
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Washington, D. C
Kansas
Chicago
Ohio
Grain Belt
Auto Show at Columbia Gardens Impresses National Guests
A three day auto exhibit opens at Columbia Gardens, showcasing a large display of late model cars. National auto industry reps praise the show’s size, beauty, engineering, and setting in the Gardens ballroom. The hall features a main floor for cars, galleries for accessories, and a music area with colored ceiling lighting.
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Columbia Gardens
Gardens
Hoover voyage hits rough seas as president rests aboard Arizona
President Hoover, en route to Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands, enjoys rest aboard the cruiser Arizona. Heavy squalls and ground swells lash the ship, though he remains in constant radio contact with Washington. The party plans landings in Ponce and San Juan with potential shifts toward civil governance in the islands.
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U. S
Arizona
President Hoover
Porto Rico
Virgin Islands
Hampton Roads
Washington
Hoover
Ponce
Theodore Roosevelt
San Juan
Paul M. Pearson
Philadelphia
Viking Sealer Disaster Clouds Sea Rescue Efforts
Hope wanes for mugging men of the steamer Viking as new reports from White Bay say rescue efforts continue after the vessel exploded and sank Sunday with a probable 28 fatalities. Bernt Balchen arrived in St Johns, flight hero, following a cross country trip from Boston in a plane.
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Viking
ST. John's
N. F
White Bay
Bernt Balchen
St. Johns
New Brunswick
Boston
Mass
China Seals Combed for Lost Flyers in Ocean Search
Manila reports an air and naval search for three American flyers feared dead in the China Sea and Pacific. Glenn W. Brophy of Los Angeles, F. A. Diekhoff, a New York business rep, and William Scott of Manila are the missing trio. Brophy disappeared after a Macao to Manila flight over 600 miles of sea. Diekhoff and Scott were thought lost and a pontoon from their plane washed ashore hinting at their fate.
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Manila
Army
Navy
China Sea
Pacific Ocean
Glenn W. Brophy
Los Angeles
F. A. Diekhoff
New York
William Scott
Brophy
Macao
Diekhoff
Scott
Bank Robbery on Elmwood Avenue Nets Up to 30000
Eleven robbers with pump guns and revolvers hijacked the Elmwood avenue branch of the City National Bank and Trust Company, locking 14 or 15 inside the vault and fleeing with between 25000 and 30000 dollars. Four cars with New Jersey plates carried the gang, who disarmed staff and customers and forced entry to the vault. Insurance covers the loss. police had guarded the bank recently after a prior tip.
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Philadelphia
Elmwood Avenue
City National Bank and Trust Company
New Jersey
Horace Alexander
Directed Verdict Overruled in Bowles-Loucks Murder Case
Hillsboro Ore March 20 Circuit Judge George Bagley overruled a defense bid for a directed verdict of not guilty in the Bowles Loucks murder trial. The court held it to be the jury to decide if the prosecution proved a case. Bowles and Miss Loucks are charged with killing Leone Bowles in her heart with a knife in Miss Loucks apartment on Nov 12. George Mowry, prosecutor, argued he showed opportunity and more.
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Hillsboro
Ore
George Bagley
Bowles-Loucks
Nelson C. Bowles
Irma Loucks
Bowles
Leone Bowles
Miss Loucks
George Mowry
New Uprising Disrupts Prison Hearing in Joliet
A state penitentiary eruption follows a March fire as Warden Henry C. Hill defends his oversight before a legislative investigating committee. He reports ordering rapid patrols at Stateville to quell a cellblock uprising and criticizes civil service and parole systems for staffing and crowding.
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Joliet, al
Illinois State Penitentiary
Legislative
Henry C. Hill
Stateville
Civil Service
Old State Orten
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Georgia
Vice
Vivian Gordon
Miss Gray
Leigh Halpern
Uity Merchant
Gen
John J. Pershing
Butte Legionnaires
Organization For Sons
Holy Man
Kremer
President
Hermann Mueller
German Republic
Berlin
Associated Press
Herr Mueller
Germany
China
Philadelphia Institution
Legislative Committee
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