Finger, Threats In Cleveland Extortion Case
A severed finger was mailed to financier John H. Wilberding with a demand for $3,000 and a warning of torture. Cleveland Heights police traced the finger to a northern medical school, with Western Reserve School of Medicine officials confirming preservation methods. A second note and finger were delivered to Wilberding’s mailbox as police guarded him.
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Cleveland
John H. Wilberding
Cleveland Heights
Edward Barrows
Finrle
Western Reserve School of Medicine
Wilberding
Brantise
Poslice
Bridegroom Robs to Obtain License in Idaho
Ray Mones 21 and former Miss Pauline Peterson faced charges after Mones allegedly robbed the W J Mussel store at Stites Idaho of 33 dollars on March 23 to fund a marriage. Sheriff Altman said Mones sought a plea of burglary in Lewis ton after waiving a preliminary hearing. Both suspects came from prominent regional families.
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Grangeville
Idaho
Ray Mones
Mones
Pauline Peterson
Walter Altman
W. J. Mussel
Stites
Kooskia
Lewiston
Union Pacific Maintains Largest NY Central Stake
New York Union Pacific Railroad remains the single largest holder of New York Central stock with 267 152 shares as of December 31 last year.
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New York
Union Pacific Railroad Company
New York Central Railroad Company
MST firm announces two Idaho projects this spring
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co. plans to spend about 550000 in Idaho this year in Pocatello Boise Emmett Nampa Idaho Falls Twin Falls and rural areas. Half for materials and half for labor, with 5 000 to 25 000 per locality. Pocatello may receive 25000 for additional work. A second project adds 200000 for post office and court building upgrades with 25 to 40 local workers. Completion within one year.
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Pocatello
Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Company
Idaho
Boise
Emmett
Nampa
Idaho Falls
Twin Falls
E. P. Calph
Gate City
Congress
Tapager Construction Co
Albert Lea, Minn
R. W. Scott
Scott
Congress Defeats Farm Board Abolition Bid
Washington House defeated an effort to abolish the Farm Board. The interstate commerce commission ordered an investigation into state railroad commissions refusing emergency rate increases on intra state freight. War veterans pressed for full cash payment of the bonus. Mussolini ordered abandonment of Santo Stefano. Germany may buy 10 to 15 million bushels of Farm Board stabilizing wheat if credits are arranged. Mellon as ambassador to Britain stated not here to solve reparations and war debts. Roosevelt's candidacy gains momentum, seen by many as effectively nominated. Key Pittman criticized use of Alfred E. Smith's name as unfair to Smith.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission Today
Arizona
Arkansas
Idaho
Louisiana
Minnesota
Montana
Kentucky
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Texas
Wisconsin
Germany
Farm Board
Latter Day Saints chief blasts liars at conference
President Heber J. Grant denounces circulators of local publications as vicious premeditated liars during the 102nd annual LDS conference in Salt Lake City. He cites mail fraud potential and rebukes a woman speaker amid a crowd in the Mormon tabernacle. He notes church expenditures totaling 3,381,567 dollars for the year.
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Salt Lake City
Versons
Heber J. Grant
Latter-Day Saints Church
Grant
Armed truce declared in Grace Hall clerk case
County officials and Grace Hall the county clerk clashed with the board of commissioners over salaries and staff in the clerk’s office. The hearing before District Judge D H Sutphen ended with both sides seeking an out of court settlement as they discuss restoring a deputy and funding for election year duties.
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Grace Hall
Board of Commissioners
D. H. Sutphen
Gooding
Watchful Waiting Policy Pursued By Intermediaries
Three intermediaries seeking the kidnapped Lindbergh baby await a new summons to parley in Hopewell New Jersey. Admiral Burrage John Curtis and Rev H Dobson Peacock in Norfolk pursue a watchful waiting policy while police reassess leads. Curtis says he has contact with a person acting for kidnappers and was told the baby is well.
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Hopewell
N. J
Lindbergh
Guy HH. Burrage
John WH. Curtis
Norfolk
Curtis
Admiral Burrage
Aimee Negotiating for Sale of Angelus Temple
Los Angeles April 8 AP The Los Angeles Times reports Aimee Semple McPherson Hutton is negotiating to sell Angelus Temple to evangelist Paul Rader. She will not appear on a religious platform in Los Angeles for two years after closing. Property includes temple bible school radio station and parsonage with a down payment around 50000 and a mortgage for the remainder.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times
Aimee Semple McPherson Hutton
Angelus Temple
Paul Rader
the Times
Hutton
Myrtle Davis outlines education views in Idaho visit
State superintendent Myrtle R. Davis, visiting Pocatello, defends elementary education funding by taxpayers. She supports vocational training and more agricultural instruction, notes concern over shorter terms due to finances, and praises trustees and teachers while stressing equal support for elementary grades.
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Myrtle R. Davis
Pocatello
Idaho
Davis
Editor Harris Plans Suit Over Columbia Expulsion
Reed Harris, expelled editor of the Columbia Spectator, intends to sue the university over his ouster, seeking about 100000 dollars. Attorney Raymond L Wise cites freedom of the press and notes Harris’ editorials sparked controversy and a student protest riot. Arthur J Lelyveld is named to replace Harris.
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New York
Reed Harris
Columbia University Spectator
Raymond L. Wise
Harris
John Jay Hall
Arthur J. Lelyveld
Columbia University Library
the Spectator
Reed
Dry Campaigners Speak at Twin Dry Campaigners Speak at Twin
Colonel Raymond Robins of Brooklyn and Miss Norma C Brown of Bloomington New York representing the Allied Campaigners for Prohibition arrived from Nevada on a tour that began in September They addressed about 200 people at the Methodist church defending the eighteenth amendment as strong policy backed by legislative and judicial endorsement Robins warned that no one wins lasting fame by trying to legalize liquor Brown claimed dry plans and dry candidates will remove liquor from politics in 1932 They will hold another meeting today before departing for Boise.
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Twin Falls
Raymond Robins
Brooklyn
Norma C. Brown
Bloomington
N. Y
Nevada
Methodist Church
Robins
United States
Miss Brown
Winter wheat crop forecast for 1932 below average
The Agriculture Department projected a winter wheat crop of 458 000 000 bushels for 1932, about 42 percent under the 787 000 000 bushel 1931 crop. The April 1 crop condition stood at 75.8 percent of normal, with regional shortfalls in the great plains and the south Atlantic and gulf states.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
United States
Great Plains
South Atlantic
Gulf States
Rockies
Atlantic Coast
Pilot Captain Hawks Accepts Responsibility For Worcester Crash
In Worcester Massachusetts Captain Frank M Hawks admits the crash of his large monoplane at the city airport was his own fault. He said he could not pass the bit and blamed a lack of sufficient run on a soft field. Doctors described his condition as satisfactory after the injury.
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Worcester
Mass
Frank M. Hawks
Hawks
City Hospital
Associated Press
Frank Hawks
Hawkes
Pupils Prea r for Opera When Washington Was a Boy
Irving school pupils plan the children’s opera When Washington Was a Boy to be presented April 12 in the high school auditorium. Cast includes Jay Merkley Harvey Asher Eva Jenson Wayne Bellamy Gale Walters Melba Wright Newell Clark Glen Kirkpatrick Mae Parrish Bobby Nugent with Marie Dore as musical director and Marjorie Park Frances Stewart on stage duties. Mrs W R Robbins and Margaret Downey in charge of costumes.
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Pocatello Tribune
Irving School
Washington
Jay Merkley
Harvey Asher
Eva Jenson
Wayne Bellamy
Gale Walters
Melba Wright
Newell Clark
Glen Kirkpatrick
Mae Parrish
Bobby Nugent
Marie Dore
Marjorie Park
Frances Stewart
W. R. Robbins
Margaret Downey
Utah Fair Tonight and Saturday Weather Outlook
The Utah forecast shows steady temperatures with only slight changes for tonight and Saturday. Skies are expected to be mostly clear with mild conditions and light winds. Local highs remain near seasonal norms with no significant precipitation anticipated.
Will Rogers Wires The Tribune
Beverly Hills April letter from Will Rogers discusses Ogden Mills as treasurer of the deficit and Congress budget estimates for 1932. He quotes Mills and notes Frank Hawks has been hurt with no danger to life, praising Hawks as a fine, intelligent aviator and family friend.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Ogden Mills
Jack Garner
Mills
Congress
Insanity Plea Possible in Honolulu Lynching Case
Jury selected in the Granville Fortescue case with four defendants, including Mrs. Fortescue and three naval men. Defense may call alienists to argue emotional insanity. two expert witnesses from Los Angeles arrived to assist. The case hinges on circumstantial evidence surrounding Joseph Kahahawai’s shooting, with Darrow mapping strategy in court.
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Honolulu
Joseph Kahahawai
Granville Fortescue
Eastern Society
Clarence Darrow
United States
Darrow
Kahahawal
John C. Kelley
Fortescue
Aged Bannock County Resident Dies After Illness
Lewis Verley, 80, longtime Bannock County resident, died at a local hospital Thursday night after a short illness. He is survived by two sons and a brother in California and a sister in Portland. Funeral arrangements await word from relatives. Schumacher and Beasley in charge.
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Lewis Verley
Bannock County
California
Portland
Schumacher and
Beasley
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