Memory of Chauncey Depew Honored Across New York City
April 6 reports half mast flags and black draped stations as millions mourn Chauncey Depew, longtime New York Central official. The death at a brownstone on 54th Street prompts funeral plans in Peekskill with services at St Thomas Episcopal and a procession to the mausoleum. He left an estate estimated up to 15 million dollars and a portion of his early $100 earned in Peekskill.
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Jt 54Th Street
Peekskill
St. Thomas
Yonkers
New York Central
Ketelier
William K. Vandert
Patrick E. Crowley
Uuntry
Senator Vandenberg Presides as New GOP Leader
Washington April 6 AP Arthur H. Vandenberg newly seated Republican member took the floor in support of an amendment to the McNary Hayli farm relief bill. He then presided as the presiding officer, after being urged by colleagues to prove his capability at the rostrum.
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Washington
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Ferris
Copeland
Dawes
Wes
Dr W A Wright Dies at Home in Idaho Surgeons Prominent
Dr William A Wright a leading Idaho surgeon died suddenly at his home between 3 30 and 4 00 pm causes attributed to apoplexy He had been ill during the day and lay on a couch Mrs Wright died about two years ago Five children survive him He had not been healthy for years and months ago underwent an operation He had recently returned from Seattle where he had been visiting his children.
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Poccatello
Wright
Seattle
Welch Praises Tribune's Stand on Spud Question
John S Welch Idaho state commissioner of agriculture opened a meeting at Antlers hall with about two hundred potato growers. W J Norsley outlined a survey on grading and branding while Charley Barlow urged regional unity to standardize and promote Idaho potatoes through coordinated organization and advertising.
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Antlers’ Hall
W. J. Norsley
Charley Barlow
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Mr Barlow
Idaho
Welch
Mr. Welch
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Agri
Postmaster Durrance Absent From Frostproof Charge Made
Alvin L. Durrance, discharged as Frostproof postmaster, claims he paid ten percent of his salary to the Republican party coffers in Florida since taking office in 1920. The statement was made as part of ongoing political accusations reported April 6.
Federal postoffice building funds proposed for several cities
The budget bureau asked Congress to authorize federal construction of post offices and courthouses in multiple cities including Chicago, New York, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Reno with project costs and yearly allotments. Several locations would receive funding this year, totaling hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars as part of a nationwide public buildings program.
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Congress
Jance
District Columbia
Chicago
Post Office
Pittsburgh
Covirt
Boston
Court House
New York
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Utah
Bolee
Idaho
Canon City
Colorado
Casper
Wye
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Ore
Reno
Nev
Depew Will Miss Republican National Convention
Chauncey M Depew, longtime convention attendee since 1888, will not attend the Kansas City gathering. He was elected a 1928 delegate Tuesday and recalled his Cleveland 1924 speech plans, noting age eighty six and a quip from a Western observer.
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Kansas City
Chauncey M Depew
Cleveland
Chicago
Vengeance Behind Kidnapping Plot Shocks Los Angeles
A statewide manhunt in California targets nine year old Walter Collins and eight former Folsom inmates. Police consider prison revenge as motive after a reported dead boy sighting near a gas station. San Francisco police review recent releases as Walter’s mother holds hope for his return.
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California
Walter Collins
Folsom Penitentiary
Folsom
Collins
Walter J
Young Collins
San Francisco
Volcom
Boxer Otto Bryant Dies From Ring Injuries
Boxers Otto Bryant a 26 year old Montezuma Kad welterweight died in Dodge City Kansas from brain injuries suffered in a Monday night bout with Charles Lawhead. State boxing examiner Co L Clinton absolved Lawhead of blame citing Bryant’s head striking force and the fall outside the ring ropes as the cause. Bryant’s wife witnessed the fight.
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Kas
Otto Bryant
Montezuma Kad
Charles Lawhead
Lawhead
Co. L. Clinton
State Boxing Commission
Bryant
Bryans
Mothers in thirties likeliest to have twins in New York
A New York health division report finds mothers in their late thirties most often bear twins. The Vital Statistics division notes higher twin rates among older mothers, highlighting age as a key factor in twin births across the state.
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New York State
Five Thousand Police Guard City Election in Chicago
Chicago police chief says 5000 officers will man primary polls next Tuesday with 26000 volunteer watchers and challengers mobilized by Judge Jarecki. A total of 5000 officers rotate in duty, with 60 detective squads and 200 in reserve, amid fierce Republican faction battles over ward committee elections.
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Huces
Jarecki
Army of Volunteers
Hughes
Crowe-Thompson- Smell
Lowden-Deneen
Claims girl s neck broken in Hoffman murder case
Louis Hoffman a physiotherapist, rearrested on a first degree murder charge after Dorothy Monroe testified he broke Eleanor M. Lehman s neck during an operation. Monroe alleged Hoffman threatened her with imprisonment to hide the true cause of death. Hoffman says Lehman died on the operating table while he treated a headache.
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Washington
Louis Hoffman
Eleanor M. Lehman
Rover
Dorothy Monroe
Hoffman
Miss Lehman
Eleven Years Since Entry in World War
Washington observers note April 6 marks the eleventh anniversary of America entering World War I on Good Friday 1917 and the nineteenth anniversary of Robert Peary reaching the North Pole on April 6 1909. The date blends religious reflection and historic milestones.
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America
Peary
North Pole
Arctic
Wisconsin delegates in GOP convention split 15 Norris progressives predicted
Milwaukee April reports hint Norris Nebraska insurgents may win 15 of Wisconsin's 26 Republican convention votes. Progressives expected 12 delegates and 11 uninstructed Republicans, with three seats still contested in the third tenth and eleventh districts amid tight races.
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Milwaukee
Wis
LaFollette
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Goff Enters West Virginia Primary Amid Republican Split
West Virginia Senator Guy D. Goff files for the May 29 GOP primary, aiming to unite 19 delegates as West Virginia’s potential favorite son. The move sparks talk of Hoover and Lowden outreach as delegates align across Kansas City bound events and Nebraska Nebraska.
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Guy D. Goff
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Kanas City
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Thomas J. Meaney
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Curtis
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Frank O. Lowden
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Cattle Growers Eye $700000 Boost From Coop Marketing
Roy M Hagen of the Western Cattle Marketing association told Utah growers that direct sales to packers can stabilize prices and raise about 700000 dollars annually without raising consumer costs. He cited cooperative growth across Oregon California Nevada Arizona New Mexico totaling about 12 million since cooperation began.
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Roy M Hage
San Francisco
Western Cattle Marketing Association
Utah Cattle and Ho Growers Association
Mu. Magen
Oregon
California
Nevada
Arigona
New Mexico
Mr. Hagen
Lioness bagged during rabbit hunt near Dallas
Carl Payton, a farmer from Dallas area, shot an escaped lioness found under a culvert after it had reportedly escaped from an express car en route to Independence Missouri. Officials say the lioness was being shipped from Dallas Zoo when the escape occurred.
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Tex
Carl Payton
Express
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Greenville
Payton
Gee Bong Victim of Chinese Feud in Reno
In Reno on April 6 a Chinese merchant Gee Bong was shot to death in front of a restaurant during a local Chinese feud. Two assailants, members of his own community, fled the scene as his body lay on the sidewalk with eleven bullet wounds.
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Reno
Nev
Gee Bong
Death shocks Utah man as note hints at guilt
Salt Lake City AP report says Dan Larton, aged 40, faced the death of his wife and is found dead by a tab left note near the scene. Authorities say the note references a possible motive and investigation continues.
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Salt Lake City
Dan Larton
Growth of LDS Church Reported at 98th Conference
President Heber J. Grant announced robust LDS growth in membership and missionary work at the Salt Lake City opening of the 98th annual conference. He cited 20 900 new members in the year, 14 600 baptisms, 6 200 converts, and a total membership near 500 000 across 99 stakes, 938 wards, 102 branches, 27 foreign missions, 731 branch missions.
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Salt Lake City
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Heber J. Grant
Grant
Joseph Smith
Jesus Christ
Earth
General Church Fund
Relief Society
Tne
Bill to repeal is turned down in House committee
Washington April 6 The Sabath bill to repeal the prohibition law was ordered unfavorably reported today by a house judiciary committee. The measure would replace present prohibition with the Canadian system of liquor sales through government dispensaries.
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Washington
House
Judiciary
Snow disrupts Nebraska traffic and wires across Omaha
Heavy snow cripples telephone and telegraph lines isolating Omaha area and delaying streetcars and trains. Wires down from Omaha to Pacific Junction Iowa. power outages hit Bennington and nearby towns as linemen work to untangle the fallen lines. Snow also affects Kansas with flurries and forecasted cold.
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Neb
Kansas City
Associated Press
WOW
Woodmen of the World
WDAF
Kansas City Star
Towa
Councer Bluffs
Missouri River
South Platte County
Burlington
Pacific Junction
Iowa
Bennington
Telephone Company
Sixteen Thousand Rounds Seized From Lempira Crew
Customs authorities seized sixteen thousand rounds of rifle ammunition believed for Sandino rebels after a port hole sighting on the steamship Lempira. P Traetvik, second engineer, is held on charges of violating the March 22, 1924 proclamation against exporting munitions. Federal narcotic agents were authorized to cooperate with states in narcotics enforcement.
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Nicaragua
P. Traetvik
Lempira
Atlantic Navigation Company
Honduras
Traetvik
Nicarega
Washington
Opal Black Identified In Murder After Car Throw
Opal Black of St. Louis identified as the victim in Kansas City after being beaten and hurled from a speeding car. Police say death resulted from a fractured skull with heavy blunt force. a waiter who had roomed with her for a week identified the corpse, and a card bearing her name was found.
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Opal Black
St. Louis
Mary Riegler
Holmes Street
Jerry Black
Haw’ Petnt
Glenn Carbaugh
Ale
Hoover supporters open HQ in Salt Lake City
A. J. Davie leads Hoover campaign in Salt Lake City with newly opened headquarters as April 6 AP report notes.
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