Plane and ship links eyed for faster transatlantic trips
P W Chapman a Chicago New York banker who bought United States Lines passenger ships and plans to build two more for Europe is integrating air travel with ocean routes. He envisions amphibian planes and quick transfers to ships in Europe to cut travel time.
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North American
Alliance
P. W. Chapman
Chicago
New York
United States Lines
Europe
United States
Chapman
America
Congress member heads to Florida to surrender on prohibition charge
Chicago congressman elect M Alfred Michaelson under Anti Suloon League campaign was en route to Florida to surrender on a Jacksonville warrant for violating prohibition laws. Deputies said he could not be found in Chicago and may be accompanied by his wife.
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Chicago
M. Alfred Michaelson
Congress
Anti-Saloon League
Florida
United States
Jacksonville
United States Marshals
A. Tappy
Death of Smith College student identified by dentist
In Springfield a naked decomposed body found in the Connecticut river at Longmeadow is identified by Dr. Carlton Woods of Pelham New York as Miss Frances St John Smith a missing Smith College student. Dentists disagree on dental work with another Smith College student missing 26 months earlier. Authorities suspect both deaths occurred in the river near Smith College in North Amherst and note similar disappearances.
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Springfield
Mass
U.P
Connecticut River
Longmeadow
Frances St. John Smith
Smith College
Carlton Woods
Pelham
N. Y
Missou
Paul McKenna
Corbett
Miss Corbett
Northampton
Woods
Byrd Sends Easter Greetings From Ice Region
In a March 30 broadcast from KDKA Pittsburgh Commander Richard E Byrd, now in Antarctic regions, sent Easter greetings to the public. He spoke of spring and flowers for listeners, contrasting winter and the pale sun in the north, and wished blessings and happiness to all.
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Byrd
Pittsburgh
KDKA
Richard E
Antarctic
First Lady and Cabinet Wives Plan Simple Easter Attire
Mrs. Herbert Hoover and cabinet wives will observe Easter simply with no special frocks. Hoover will attend church and possibly drive out with Mr. Hoover after services. Flowers fill the White House as gifts arrive. weather may dictate the First Lady’s outfit.
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Marguerite Young
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Cabinet
America
Four Ohio teachers drown in creek auto plunge
Four schoolteachers on Easter break perished when their closed car swerved into a creek near Mt Gilead Ohio. The victims include Hilda L Lehman Columbus a Chagrin Falls high school instructor Elizabeth Mungan 21 Columbus music teacher Ruth Lukens Marion and Ada Michener Waynesville Chagrin Falls staff. A passing truck driver reported finding the submerged vehicle after daybreak.
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MT. Gilead
Here
Hilda L. Lehman
Columbus
Chagrin Falls
Elizabeth Mungan
Levittsburgh
Ruth Lukens
Marion
Ada Michener
Waynesville
Chagrin Falls High
Record Flower Sale Registered Here for Easter
The city of Butte records its largest Easter flower sale after a canvass of local florists. Easter lilies lead the list as rice daffodils and other spring blooms were also in high demand. shopkeepers say this Easter sale far surpasses all previous years.
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Butte
Flor
Seer
Mayor Beadle Rails At Bonded Debt Reduction Claims
Kerr Beadle, Democratic candidate for mayor, told an indoor Butte hotel rally that when the administration took office the city bonded debt stood at 1 417 000 and after revenue declines of 98 000 the city paid 94 000 of the debt plus 205 000 in interest. He called opposition ads untruthful and outlined upcoming campaign logistics plus committee plans for election day.
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Harrison
Kerr Beadle
Butte
Jack Charles P. Nevin
Don B. King
Walter Sullivan
ArchieTaggart
Beadle
Canadians Fail to Locate Girl
Montreal reports after ten days of intensive search into false clues that Barbara Pitcher a town old McGill University student has vanished. Nearby city sightings prove unhelpful as authorities push on with a five thousand dollar reward for information leading to her finding dead or alive.
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Montreal
Barbara Pitcher
McGill University
Canada
United States
Sinking of Canadian smuggler ship I'm Alone to be reported
Washington March 30 officials said the Justice Department would submit a report on the sinking of the Canadian smuggler I'm Alone. The Coast Guard and Justice investigation differ slightly on the hail and search point, 10.6 versus 10.8 miles off shore.
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Washington
Department of Justice
State Department
I’m Alone
Arthur Henderson
Coast Guard
Weather in state may halt parades planned by milady
Helena Montana March 30 Show of Easter bonnets planned for Easter Sunday faces weather concerns. Temperatures range 20 to 34 degrees with cloudy skies and stationary barometer. Montana Power officials at Butte predict chilly intermittent clouds and a scattering of light snow flurries tomorrow.
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Milady
Helena
Montana
Montana Power Company
Butte
Northcott seeks cremation funds after execution sentence
Gordon S. Northcott, awaiting execution at San Quentin for slaying three boys, asked his father Cyrus Northcott to send $15 for cremation. The request arrived in a letter today, and an attorney appeal had delayed the hanging previously scheduled for April 15.
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Northcott
Father
Riverside
Cal
U.P
Gordon S. Northcott
San Quentin
Cyrus
Aimee Kennedy Case: Mother Avoids State Affidavit
Mrs Minnie Kennedy and William Hornblower of the California assembly board chased lead in Portland and Seattle as Ma Kennedy evaded police. An automobile was left in The Dalles with two women leaving it for repairs while Ma Kennedy telephoned Hornblower to say her attorney had advised there is nothing to disclose.
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Portland
Ore
Minnie “Ma” Kennedy
William Hornblower
Board of Managers
The
California Assembly
Hornblower
Kelso
H. J. Atwell
California
Ma” Kennedy
Seattle
Everett
Dalles
Columbia River
Benson Hotel
V. A. Cahll
Autoists urged to obtain 1929 licenses before deadline
In Silver Bow county all automobile owners who have not secured new 1929 plates face court action starting Monday. Sheriff Angus McLeod said deputies will arrest drivers whose cars lack the updated licenses and a 10 percent penalty applies for those who miss the tomorrow deadline.
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Silver Bow County
Justice Court
Angus McLeod
Miner shoots wife then kills self after domestic threat
Dominic Colletti 25 and his wife Catherine 22 faced accusations of infidelity before a violent double murder suicide. Colletti shot Catherine in the head and then killed himself in their West Granite Street home, wounding Miss Mary Ott who witnessed the scene.
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Toobeaine
Dominick Colletti
Mary Ott
Dominic Colletti
Granite Street
Colletti
Catherine Colletti
Kate
Former favorite of many nations dies in poverty
Santa Barbara California March 30 May Mudge better known as May Belfort the darling of the London music halls died in poverty after a lingering illness. Penniless since the death of her husband James Mudge former president of the White Rats she was once a popular actress whose Cockney songs and impersonations made her an idol of continental and American stagegoers.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
May Mudge
May
Belfort
James Mudge
White Rats
Conti
Pinchot Sets 15000 Mile South Sea Cruise on Mary Pinchot
Gifford Pinchot former Pennsylvania governor sails from New York in the Mary Pinchot for a 10 month 15000 mile South Sea cruise. He travels with wife and 13 year old son Gifford along with scientists and a photographer to collect plant animal and marine life for the National Museum and Yale School of Forestry.
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New York
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
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