Kidnappers Net 150000 In Ransom For Hackett Release
James Hackett, South Chicago gambler and former partner of Jimmy Blouin, returned safely as kidnappers revealed a ransom of 150000 dollars. He was taken Friday from the Idaho Golf Club near Blue Island, gunmen armed with revolvers shotguns and a machine gun, all said to be American.
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Chicago
U.P
James Hackett
Hackett
Jimmy Blouin
Willow Lake
S. & Hackett
Berry
Securivilian
Erby
Idaho Golf Club
Blue Island
Japanese flyer launches long oversea flight lone from Tokyo
Seiji Yoshiwara, 27, starts a 6,268 mile journey to San Francisco via the Aleutians and British Columbia in a Junkers seaplane. The Japanese aviator known as the Lindbergh of Japan departs Haneda with a small food stash. If he succeeds he will deliver a goodwill message to President Hoover from Seiji Noma, the flight backer.
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Tokyo
Seiji Yoshiwara
Hoover
Washington
King
Seiji Noma
Fall declines appeal in Fall bribery case
Albert B. Fall former interior secretary says he will not appeal his one year jail term and $100,000 fine after a Washington district court conviction for accepting a bribe from oilman E. L. Doheny. The DC Court of Appeals upheld the sentence and Fall, from Three Rivers New Mexico, will let attorneys decide next steps.
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EL Paso
Texas
Albert B. Fall
Secretary of the Interior
United States Supreme Court
District of Columbia
Washington
E. L. Doheny
Harding
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Three Rivers
New Mexico
Fall
Supreme Court
Smuggling gang battle leaves one killed near El Paso
In El Paso Texas May 3 one smuggler was killed and 10 others routed after a two hour firefight with U S border patrolmen hundreds of shots fired on both sides The clash began when two patrolmen stopped a smuggling group near the border and fighting followed continuing into the early hours of page 2.
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EL Paso
Texas
U.P
United States
Rural students to host May festival at Ramsay
Rural schools of Silver Bow county plan a Memorial day festival at Ramsay on May 20. Miss May belle Hogan, county superintendent, says teachers and parents will host the event with students from all schools taking part. Local patriotic societies are invited to send members for program segments.
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Silver Bow County
Ramsay
Maybelle Hogan
Ramsay School
Butte
Asheville youths die in plane crash near Fletcher
In Ashevil le North Carolina on May 3 three local youths died when a plane piloted by Graham Gardner crashed in a field near Fletcher. Parachute jumper Paul Yow and passenger Sam McMillan also perished. Gardner had earned his flying license just two days earlier.
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Asheville
N. C
Fletcher
Graham Gardner
G. G. Gardner
West Asheville
Paul Yow
Sam McMillan
Gardner
Spectacular Furnace of Death Draws Crowds in Texas
In Gladewater Texas spectators gathered as the Sinclair No 1 Cole oil well burned fiercely four miles from town. Fire still raged with growing flames and rumblings. Texas rangers kept watchers at a safe distance as highways from Kilgore Longview and Tyler clogged with visitors arriving to witness the blaze. Captain Tom Hickman joined Rangers M T Gonzaullas and Robert Goss in supervising the scene.
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Gladewater
Texas
Texas Rangers
Kilgore
Longview
Tyler
Tom Hickman
Fort Worth
M. T. Gonzaullas
Robert Goss
Ranger Force
Campaign for Tax Debenture Referendum Nears End
Montana voters face a state wide election on a tax debenture measure to issue 6 million dollars in warrants to match 7.5 million federal highway funds. If approved, 1.5 million in warrants would be issued annually for four years as the state share. Approval secures federal aid. rejection forfeits 7.5 million dollars over four years. The Montana American Automobile Association led a strong push to inform voters statewide.
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Montana
American Automobile Association
Prominent Dillon Man Fatally Injured In Crash
Dillon May 3 Special Daniel Kimsey 35 resident of Dillon for two years died after a car he rode in plunged over a grade on the state highway north of Dillon. He was paralyzed from the neck down and neck injury likely fatal. The driver Frank Stefanic escaped serious harm. Kimsey worked at the Red Boot shop on Bannack street and was well known.
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Dillon
Daniel Kimsey
Barrett Hospital
George L. Routledge
River Bridge
Dillmont Park
Frank Stefanic
Kimsey
Red Boot
Bannack Street
Montana Weather Forecast Rain Snow and Cold
A Montana forecast calls for rain or snow on Monday with the eastern section turning colder. Tuesday will be unsettled with lingering precipitation and cooler conditions.
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Montana
Chiefs Pet Jail Quarrel Iron After Plumbers Get Out
Glencoe Illinois May 4 Floyd Wright a steam fitter and his brother Raymond a plumber were jailed by Police Chief J Z Miller in a allegedly thief proof jail. They vanished leaving the jail bolts screws and locks all loosened and scrap iron.
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QURAP
Glencoe
J. Z. Miller
Mining Man Held in Charges of Slaying Matron
Salt Lake City Utah May 3 Fourteen months after Utahs most sensational murder a charge of first degree murder was lodged against Charles W Peter a middle aged Salt Lake mining man. He was arrested at his home and asked to bring personal effects to the jail as part of a three month investigation by Salt Lake countys new sheriff.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
U.P
Dorothy Dexter Moormeister
Charles W. Peter
Salt Lake
Peter
Salt Lake County
Fort 4000Year Old Fortress Uncovered in Bohemia
Cambridge dispatch reports the Peabody Museum and University of PennsylvaniaMuseum reveal a 4000 year old fortress at Homolka in central Europe. The round hill fort, 80 feet high, yields stone and bone tools, copper glimpses, and a rich pottery collection marking advanced stone age civilization.
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Cambridge
Mass
Homolka
Peabody Museum of Harvard
Museum of the
University of Pennsylvania
Central
Europe
International Chamber Plans Silver Conference
A committee recommended an international conference on silver stabilization and trade relations with Russia, to be considered by the International Chamber of Commerce at its convention opening tomorrow. The council urged the conference and approved a resolution by the executive committee, but did not act on other disputed demands.
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Washington
U.P
Russia
International Chamber of Commerce
Council of the International Chamber
Simplicity Marks Funeral of Wall Street Leader Baker
George F. Baker, reputed third richest man in the United States, will be laid to rest in a simple noon funeral at his Tuxedo Park estate Tuesday. The 91 year old banker died after two days of pneumonia, with leaders of finance and industry expected to attend, though ceremonies will be brief and private.
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New York
George F. Baker
United States
Tuxedo Park
Baker
First National Bank
To Seek Lost Explorer ALBIN AHRENBERG Arrives in Greenland
Swedish flyer Albin Ahrenberg who will search for missing British scientist Augustine Courtauld has reached Angmagsalik Greenland after a flight from Reykjavik Teeland. The Associated Press dispatch notes Ahrenberg's arrival as the search operation proceeds.
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Augustine Courtauld
Greenland
Tee Cap
Angmagsalik
Reykjavik
Teeland
Associated Press
Swedish flyer leads rescue attempt to Greenland ice cap
In Angmagsalik Greenland May 3 a perilous three nation search unfolds for Augustine Courtauld, a British scientist stranded on the Greenland ice cap. Captain Albin Ahrenberg, Swedish aviator, flew 500 miles from Reykjavik to reach the ice edge and plans to press deeper if conditions allow.
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Angmagsalik
Greenland
U.P
Albin Ahrenberg
Reykjavik
Iceland
Augustine Courtauld
Arctic
Ahrenberg
Sweden
Bandits Rob Driver of Overturned Bus Near Claremore
In Tulsa on May 3, nine injured passengers stood outside an overturned Pickwick Greyhound bus five miles east of Claremore. Four bandits approached the crowd and robbed the driver Steck Waller of $100 after menacing with guns. Police were alerted as the incident unfolded.
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Tulsa
Okla
Pickwick Greyhound
Claremore
Steck Waller
Stabbed 11 Times in San Diego Girl Found Dead
Hazel Bradshaw a 22 year old telephone operator was found stabbed to death in Indian Village the old Boy Scout headquarters. She was killed by a likely vicious attacker with 11 wounds six near the heart. M F E Garrison a railroad employee surrendered for questioning after relatives named him. Continued on Page 2 Col 7.
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San Diego
Calif
U.P
Hazel Bradshaw
Indian Village
Marder
Misshaw
Paul Brust
Miss Bradshaw
M. F E. Garrison
Divorce Capital of U C Prepares for Busy Period
Reno Nevada May 3 UP Domestic troubles of 189 families will be recited before two judges as Nevada’s six week residency law drives new divorce filings. Grievances may span years but each speaker must limit testimony to 10 minutes to allow more petitions Friday. Most Saturday complaints are expected to be uncontested.
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Reno
Nevy
Nevada
Holy Shroud Shown to Turinese Royalty at Turin Rite
In Turin on May 3 the Holy Shroud was taken from its jewel case and displayed as bells rang. A double royal cortege, led by Crown Prince Humberto and the Princess of Piedmont, arrived at Turin Cathedral where Archbishop Fossati greeted them. The shroud, last exhibited in 1898, was carried into the cathedral for further rites.
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Turin
Italy
Humberto
Emanuel
Piedmont
Fossati
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M. Kerr Beadle
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McTaggart
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James H. Rowe
Utah City
Doris Dempsey
William W. Dempsey Jr
York
Pennsylvania Station
Bohemia
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