Government to survey ownership of all railroads
Washington April 7. A preliminary questionnaire to determine ownership of the nation's 173 class one railroads was prepared by the Interstate Commerce Commission. The committee expects replies within 60 days detailing owners, holdings in railroad and terminal companies, subsidiaries, and voting power. The inquiry aims to reveal control by holding and investment trusts hindering consolidation into 21 systems.
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Washington
Pee Interstate Commerce
House
Interstate Commerce Commission
Decision Upheld on Car Seizure by Revenue Law
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals upholds Secretary Mellon’s right to determine mitigating circumstances in automobile seizure for revenue violations. The Gradou car seized in Detroit under a conditional sales contract with Walter B Heller and Company was involved. The court ruled that owner innocence or good faith does not defend a seized vehicle.
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Washington
Mellon
The
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
George E. Martin
Julian Gradou
Detroit
Walter B Heller
Ken
Relatives tied to Kentucky mob murder go to trial
In Irvine Kentucky eight men indicted in the Chester Fugate murder face trial with six charged with murder and two with accessory after the fact. The victims body was found in a ditch, bullet riddled, after a Christmas day shooting. Names include Clay Watkins relatives Allie Watkins Sam ikins L. K. Rice Ben Howard Jackson Lee Watkins and Earl Howard.
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Irvine
Chester Fugate
Clay Watkins
Allie Watkins
Sam Ikins
L. K. Rice
Prinipal
Quickland High School
Ben Howard
Jackson
Lee Watkins
Earl Howard
Pugate
Financier Chases Bandit Ring Across Nation
Arthur W. Cutten pursues alleged robbers linked to the Downers Grove heist of March 17, 1922. Cleveland police hold a man claiming the alias Charles Davis as Simon Rosenberg, a principal figure in the gang. Detectives trace the group from Detroit to Cleveland as Cutten fights to free his family and recover jewels valued at twenty thousand dollars and whiskey. Kasper Rosenberg, Simon’s brother, remains at large with Cutten aiming to capture him next.
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Chicago
Monte Cristo
Arthur W. Cutten
Cleveland
Ohio
Simon Rosenberg
Cutten
Rosenberg
Charles Davis
Mr. Cutten
Downers Grove
Kasper Rosenberg
Simon
Detroit
Downers Grove Estate
Utah Weather Forecast Highlights Cooler Northwest Tonight
Partly cloudy conditions persist tonight with cooler air moving into the northwest. Tuesday likewise sees continued partly cloudy skies as temperatures trend cooler across the region.
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Utah
Wilbur Affirms Right to Fix Oil Price on Government Leases
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals ruled that the interior secretary may set the price for oil from government lands under lease. It reversed a prior ruling and granted a permanent injunction against the secretary. The Texas company had filed suit seeking relief that the court found insufficient to show standing.
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Wilbur
Washington
Secretary of the Interior
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
District of Co
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Texas Company
Scorpion Hunt Starts Early in Durango Mexico
In Durango the annual scorpion crusade begins a month early as the supply of scorpions runs low. The state health department pays two and a half cents for each live male and five cents for each female. Families devote themselves to collecting scorpions to fund the year through the season. Scorpions here are highly poisonous and antidotes come from serum derived from the insect’s venom.
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Durango
Mex
State Health Department
Mexico
Highway fund apportioned among states and Hawaii
Secretary Hyde announces an apportionment of the added 50 million federal highway funds for the 1931 fiscal year among the 48 states and Hawaii. California receives 1.67 million, Idaho 1.62 million, Oregon 0.80 million, Washington 0.77 million, and other states listed with amounts. The act also funds 125 million yearly through 1933, expanding highway aid.
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Washington
Hyde
States
Hawaii
Congress
Hoover
California
Colorado
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
Oregon
Utah
Wyoming
Adventurers Seek Old Gold Fields
Two men from Perth, Al McClennan and Jack Thompson, set out for New Guinea after finding an old German note and a faded map claiming a rich gold discovery. They hope to unearth fortune, following a letter they cannot read and a map they can hardly understand.
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Perth
Australia
New Guinea
al McClennan
Attorney General's Office
Nance
McClennean
Jack Thompson
Guinea
Alimony Ordered Amid Multiple Wychoff Ex-Wives
Stanford Wychoff, 38, must pay Mrs May Wychoff 100 monthly for their one year old son. Judge Walter Fuerin rejects reductions despite Wychoff’s 300 monthly income from an estate. Payment plan covers four former wives with varying sums and jurisdictions.
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Los Angeles
Stafford Wychoff
Walter Fuerin
May Wychoff
Wychoff
Vera Wychoff Bailey
New Jersey
Leona Wychoff Tannish
Barstow
Cal
Adelaide Rance Wychoff
Las Vegas
Nev
Guerin
Held as Smuggler Former Co-Holder of Endurance Flight
A former co holder of an endurance flight title faces smuggling charges after authorities intercepted illicit cargo. Officials say the case centers on a lengthy air voyage and alleged improper transfers of flight rights.
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Endurance Flight
Primary Contest Sets Illinois Senate Battle in 1924 Style
Illinois voters head to the polls Tuesday for a high stakes Republican senatorial primary featuring Charles S. Sheneen and Ruth McCormick as the first woman candidate faces a male incumbent. The campaign centers on the world court issue with Mrs McCormick backing Osceola DePriest for reelection while Deneen defends his stance. A crowded field for congressman at large and a conceded Democrat nomination for James Hamilton Lewis frame a tense political day in Chicago and statewide rallies.
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Chicago
Senate
Illnois
Deneen
McCormick
Newton Jenkins
Sum
Maryianna
Medill MceCormick
Jenkins
Illinois
World Court
William B. McKinley
Frank L. Smith
Cook County
Hanna
McKinley
Deneen-McCormick
Richard Yates
James Hamilton Lewis
Interne Mixes Babies at Cincinnati Hospital
A hospital error caused Mrs. Ella Adams to care for the wrong infant for eight days while Mrs. Eunice Adams sought her baby. The mislabeling arose from both babies and mothers named E Adams and same-day indexing. The Eunice Adams child weighs 8 pounds 4 ounces. Ella Adams’ infant remained for treatment.
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Cincinnati
Apr
General Hospital
Ella Adams
Eunice Adams
H. H. Langdon
No Water Strains Whitewater Residents in Drought
In Whitewater Kansas, April 7, residents face severe water shortages after months of drought. The AP notes two snows in January briefly eased supplies, but weekend trips to nearby Newton for baths remain common as water remains scarce.
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Newton
Woman slain in Chicago home found by husband
The body of Mrs Wildred Helding was found by her husband when he returned home from work in Chicago. She had been strangled with a ribbon.
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Wildred Helding
Chicago
Mormon Church Sustains All Its Officers in Conference
Salt Lake City April 7 AP Opening ceremonies of the hundredth annual Latter Day Saints conference featured the sustention of church authorities. Heber J. Grant read the centennial message as Sylvester Q. Cannon lauded the Word of Wisdom noting LDS death rate seven and a half per thousand versus 11.25 nationally. Messages from missions worldwide accompanied the opening.
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Salt Lake City
Latter Day Saints Church
Church
Mormon Tabernacle
Heber J. Grant
Joseph Smith
Tabernacle
First Presidency
Sylvester Q. Cannon
United States
Grant
Naval conference hangs on French reply to security pact
London dispatch reports Secretary of State Stimson assembling materials for a three power pact among the United States Britain and Japan as France and Italy pose obstacles to a five power accord. Briand plans return to London for a final week as talks hinge on France assessing Britain’s latest security clause proposals.
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United States
Britain
Japan
France
Italy
Ca Lin
London
Stanmore
OM Country
Great Britain
Briand
Paris
Tardieu
LondonMhorrow
League of Nations
M. Briand
German Plane Crashes Near London Killing Two
A German plane transporting mail from Croydon to Berlin crashed at Limpsfield early today. The pilot and mechanic, the two crew members, were killed. The night mail service had operated only two nights.
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London
Croydon
Berlin
Limpefield
Three convicts die after Folsom escape bid
At Folsom California on a Sunday escape attempt, convicts Harry Stewart and Edward Baker were killed by guards while W HK Tinkerpaugh died later from his wounds. The trio fled toward the American River as guards fired ten warning shots and then shot the fugitives. Warden Court Smith noted the plan was to swim the river.
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Folsom
Cal
HK Tinkerpaugh
Harry Stewart
San Francisco
Edward Baker
Orange County
Stewart
Baker
Tinkerpaugh
Court Smith
Republic Steel merger forms large steel group in New York
New York April 7 AP reports Republic Steel formed by merging Republic Iron and Steel Central Alloy Steel Donner Steel Bourne Puller. The new $350 million company will issue $60 million in six percent convertible preferred stock as part of a $150 million authorized financing. It will hold 1,985,212 common shares after stockholder meetings. The deal folds $58.3 million in defined debt and a $5 million subsidiary preferred issue into the merged entity, aiming to become the third largest U.S. steel producer with capacity over 4.9 million tons annually.
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New York
Republic Steel Corporation
Republic Steel
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Central Alloy Steel Corporation
Donner Steel Company, Inc
Bourne- Puller Company
Fsue
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Mormon Church
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