Former French premier Herriot sails for New York
Former French premier Edouard Herriot sails from Le Havre aboard the Te De France to Washington as an observer in talks with President Roosevelt on a potential lump sum payment of war debts to the United States. Debates in Paris about debt relief frame his mission and future negotiations with Andre de Laboulaye awaiting his return.
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LE Havre
France
Edouard Herriot
Washington
United States
New York
Roosevelt
Andre de Laboulaye
Paris
White House
State Department
Maiden flight of the Macon postponed again
The U S S Macon, Navy airship sister to the Akron, again fails to fly as thunderstorms delay the maiden flight. Officials at the airdock report preparations for the 785 foot craft drew a crowd of about 10 000 yesterday despite the postponement.
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Akron
U. S. S. Macon
Navy
Alger H. Diesel
Macon
Gaston Means to Serve Out Term
The District of Columbia court of appeals affirmed a 15 year sentence for Gaston B. Means after his conviction for stealing 104000 dollars from Mrs Evalyn Walsh McLean. He took the money claiming to
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Washington
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Gaston B. Means
Evalyn Walsh McLean
Means
Charles A. Lindbergh
McLean
Chamber Forum Plans Program at Bannock Hotel
The chamber of commerce forum at Bannock hotel, Wednesday at noon, will be run by the agricultural committee. Speakers include Ruth Dana on milk and milk products, A M Newton on the Milk Ordinance impact on Pocatello milk, and C D McOmber on Pocatello fresh milk industry. The Petrone studio will provide music.
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Chamber of Commerce
Bannock Hotel
Agricultural Committee
Paul V. Nash
Ruth Dana
A. M. Newton
Pocatello
C. D. McOmber
The
Milk Distributors Association
Petrone Studio
Navy plans to end Akron search if no more wreckage found
Washington April 17 The navy will abandon its search for the Akron on Wednesday unless more searching craft succeed. Admiral Pratt said pieces of the dirigible’s outer covering were found near Barnegat light and hoped for recovery of the main airship but warned the effort could be called off if no additional wreckage is located. The navy court of inquiry will reconvene to finish its investigation into the Akron disaster and the blimp crash.
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Washington
Atlantic
Barnegat Light
New Jersey
William V. Pratt
Naval Operations
Pratt
Navy
Lakehurst
N. J
Factor claims he cannot raise ransom for kidnapped son
Chicago April 17 John Factor, extradition fight ing England on fraud charges involving 8 million dollars, said he could not raise the 100000 dollar ransom reportedly asked for his 17 year old son Jerome. He added if the demand dropped to 10000 dollars the money might be found. Jerome, a Northwestern University student, was kidnapped last Wednesday night in front of a peer's apartment. Police and underworld figures joined the search, with names like Murray Humphries and Joe Fusco tied to the case through Factor's appeal for help. A note delivery by a telegraph company employee described a man delivering a note to a William Bleet at Factor’s hotel.
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Chicago
Ill
John
England
Jerome
Northwestern University
T of Peer
Apa
Factor
Underworld
Murray Humphries
Joe Fusco
Capone
Anthony Schneider
William Bleet
Bleet
Facor
Dan Gilbert
al Capone
Gilbert
Jake Factor
Two City Candidates Withdraw From Blackfoot Election
In Blackfoot Idaho two late petition candidates James K Smith for mayor and M C Boyle for third ward council withdrew. This leaves Mayor Thoreson unopposed as petition time lapsed. Other candidates plan to withdraw though not official yet. If only the administration ticket remains the election will proceed normally with write ins possible.
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Blackfoot
Idaho
Pocatello Tribune
James K. Smith
M. C. Boyle
Third Ward
Thoreson
Wyoming Gasoline Tax Upheld by Supreme Court
The Wyoming Supreme Court sustained a four cent gasoline tax on fuel bought outside the state by Boeing Air Transport but used by its aircraft in flights across Wyoming.
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Washington
Wyoming
Boeing Air Transport, Inc
Supreme Court
Candidates Withdraw From City Ticket in Sudden Move
E. E. Sanders nominated by petition for councilman from the second ward and Clarence Cox, third ward nominee, officially withdrew their names from the new ticket Saturday afternoon.
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Blackfoot
Idaho
E. E. Sanders
Clarence Cox
Alabama judge rebukes counsel over alleged Leibowitz quote
In Decatur, Judge James E. Horton postponed trial for eight Negroes accused of assaulting two white women on a Scottsboro area freight train after condemning a published remark attributed to defense chief Samuel Leibowitz. Horton deemed the remark harmful and said a guilty verdict would be undermined. Haywood Patterson had just been sentenced to die.
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Decatur
Ala
Scottsboro
James E. Horton
Alabama
Samuel Leibowitz
Defense
Horton
Haywood Patterson
Decatur Daily
Thomas E. Knight, Jr
Leibowitz
New York Herald-Tribune
Rites Held For Prominent Woman In Pocatello
A high mass for Mrs. Philip L. Roche 34 wife of the Pocatello Elks exalted ruler was said at St Josephs church following her death Friday night after surgery Reverend M J McGowan officiated and pallbearers included R W Jones H H Wilson and others The Downard Funeral Home led the procession with American Legion Auxiliary and Drum Corps in attendance She was born in Bozeman and married October 22 1916 Surviving are her husband two children Theodore 13 Catherine 15 her mother sisters and two brothers in several Montana and Idaho Falls residences Also employed at The Peoples Store she was a member of local social and veteran groups and had lived in Montana and Pocatello for years
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St. Joseph’s Church
Philip L. Rooke
The
Pocatello Elks Lodge
M. J. McGowan
Downard Funeral Home
American Legion Auxiliary
Downard’s
R. W. Jones
H. H. Wilson
W. J. Mullen
Carrol Petersen
R. F. Modlish
L. C. Weaver
Elks
People's Store
Roche
Elizabeth Arnold Friel
Idaho Falls
Lawrence Opp
Helena
Arthur Geier
Arnold J. Friel
Richard J. Friel
San Francisco
Will Rogers Wires The Tribune
Satirical telegraph from Will Rogers in Santa Monica mocks national affairs. He notes Congress, bankers, Huey Long, and international figures with lighthearted critique and his typical political wit.
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Will Rogers
Tribune
Steamer Bearing Garbo at Colon
Greta Garbo, visiting Sweden, arrived in Colon aboard the Annie Johnson from Gothenburg. She travels on to San Francisco, remaining on the bridge and declining interviews. At Puerto Colombia she reportedly tossed coins to locals before reboarding.
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Colon, C. Z
Greta Garbo
United States
Sweden
Annie Johnson
Gothenburg
San Francisco
Panama Canal
Puerto
Colombia
Masons Head Walter Stockwell to Visit Idaho for Conference
Walter L. Stockwell national governing head of the Masons will attend a general conference of officers and past masters of Idaho councils on Monday April 24 in Idaho Falls. The Bannock council will host a reception and a dinner at the Masonic temple where Cryptic order members are invited. Stockwell will speak to Masons of all degrees after the dinner.
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Walter L. Stockwell
Fargo
N. D
Order of Masons
Idaho
E. T. Lillibridge
Bannock Council
Stockwell
Masonic Temple
Lillibridge
Mr. Stockwell
Soviet Prosecutor Seeks Death for Five British Engineers
In Moscow on April 17 AP reports Prosecutor Andrey Vishinsky urged conviction of five Metropolitan-Vickers British engineers as saboteurs, called for severe punishment for main saboteur Vassili Gusev, and recommended mercy for two Russian defendants including Madame Anna Kutuzova. He said shooting is the crime's penalty, but Soviet justice may temper law. He also ordered secondary punishment for the five Britons listed as organizers, while placing Gregory in the no-charge category. Nine defense attorneys spoke after a five-hour summation as final statements approach.
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Stanley P. Richardson
Associated Press
Moscow
Andrey Vishinsk
Albert W. Gregory
Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Company
Madame Anna Kutuzova
Vassili Gusev
Vishinsky
Gusev
L. A. Sukuruchkin
N. G. Zoric
A. T. Lobanov
Thornton
Nordwall
Secret Service
Big Eddie Horstman Dies Trying To Escape Police
New York April 17 Big Eddie Horstman sought to flee Charleston indictment by rum running. He dangled from a hotel window with a rope of sheets but the tether snapped. The six story drop killed him as Peggy Lee stood nearby preparing for Easter.
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New York
Big Eddie” Horstman
Peggy Lee
Charleston
S. C
Big Eddie
Eddie” Horstman
House Speaker Rainey Backs Silver Currency Expansion
Speaker Rainey announced at a press conference that he personally favors remonetization of silver and some currency inflation. He noted strong national sentiment and growing support in the House but said he would not push silver legislation and would defer to President Roosevelt after next week’s discussions with England and France.
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Washington
Rainey
Illinois Democrat
Bryan
Roosevelt
England
France
Rising Black river floods East Popular Bluffs area
The Black river rose to 17.8 feet, the highest in five years, forcing several families from homes in East Popular Bluffs and flooding thousands of acres of new bottom lands. Rail and bus service were disrupted as waters surged.
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Popular Bluffs
Black River
East Popular Bluffs
Final payments closing out 1931 Grimm Alfalfa Seed pool
Final payments to close out the 1931 Grimm Alfalfa Seed pool will be made in a few days, says E. E. Sanders, manager of the Idaho Grimm Alfalfa Seed company. Auditor Warren Vickers is in Blackfoot for the required audit before the payments. S. A. MacAdams of the Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of Spokane, Washington, visited the company on Saturday.
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Blackfoot
Idaho
E. E. Sanders
Idaho Grimm
Today’s Scores From Rainy National Games
Three games were postponed due to rain and cold. Boston and Washington were tied 1 1 in a late innings, Chicago faced Detroit with a 5 0 score, Cleveland trailed St Louis 0 0 after seven as Hudlin and Spencer, Hadley and Ferrell pitched.
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Cleveland
St. Louis
Hudlin and Spencer
Hadley and Ferrell
House Adopts Arms Embargo Resolution in Washington
The House approved an arms embargo measure granting the president power to block arms exports to warring nations. The roll call ended 252 to 110 with penalties of up to $10,000 or two years imprisonment. Debates centered on sending the bill to the Senate for modification.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Senate
Hamilton Fish
New York
Foreign Affairs Committee
Hull
Hoover
United States
Congress
Three Day Work Bill Moves to House After Senate Rejection
The senate refused to reconsider the five day week bill and sent it to the house with admin suggestions. The reconsideration vote stood 52 to 32, following a 50 to 23 senate passage on April 6. An amendment to include foreign articles in the interstate commerce ban was defeated 41 to 39.
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Washington
Senate
House
Trammell
D. Fla
Awards Given to Blackfoot Pupils in Essays and Basketball
In Blackfoot on Thursday, junior high pupils received academic and athletic honors. Betty Kinney and Edith Yancey won essay prizes on Benjamin Franklin Friend of the People, while Thelma and Robbie Vaught earned poster prizes on Total Abstinence as a help to Athletes. The basketball teams received emblems and the school claimed the county junior high basketball trophy after three consecutive wins.
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H. A. Jones
Thelma
Robbie Vaught
Olsen and
Albertson
Bingham County
Dave Dillard
Donald Ludi
Andrew Katseaneas
LeGrande Larson
Gene Shirley
Bill Paschke
Jack Collins
Jay Edwards
Allen Paxton
Opal Corey
Mary Kasai
Fay McCurdy
Tone Plesner
Mary Anderson
Rhea Jean Brown
Jean Roberts
Marian Fowler
Irene Allred
Flora Johnston
Margie Ireton
Mabel Thurman
Pave Dillard
Lucile Woodruff
Mother of Convicted Slayer Tells of Insanity in Family
Florence April 17 The mother of Winnie Ruth Judd testifies there is insanity in the family line as jurors assess guilt and possible death penalty for the alleged murder of Agnes Anne Leroi. She cites cousins and relatives who were in asylums and suffered mental illness.
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Florence, Ariz
E. H. McKinnell
Winnie Ruth Judd
Junacy
O. V. Willson
Agnes Anne Leroi
Attempt on Hitler thwarted. Orlowsky arrested in Brecht
In Brechtesgaden Germany authorities say a suspected assailant named Paul Orlowsky was arrested after items including narcotics a loaded revolver and false Nazi papers were found on him. Hitler spends Easter at his summer mountain home and police describe the incident as an attempted attack.
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Brechtesgaden
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Paul Orlowaxy
Orlowsky
Idaho Weather Update: Cloudy Nights With Light Rain
The forecast shows cloudy skies tonight and Tuesday with local rain and little to no change in temperatures. No significant shifts expected across Idaho counties.
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Idaho
Japanese Army Storms into Treaty Area in North China
Japanese bombing planes and heavy artillery pushed into North China coast, forcing the Chinese army to retreat to the south bank of the Luan River. The advance marks a major jump into the Peiping Tientsin treaty zone with foreign interests nearby, as Chinwangtao fell after air raids and ground attacks by Japanese and Manchukuoan forces. Refugees fled toward Kailan mining compound as British marines landed and U.S. infantry guards observed the area near Chinwantao station.
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Peiping
China
North China
Lwan River
Peiping- Tientsin International Treaty Area
Swan River
Shanhaikwan
Tientsin
Changli
Chinwangtao
Kailan
15Th
United States Infantry
Chinwantao
Consolidation of Baggage Express Offices
The Short Line Sunday consolidates American Railway Express offices with the railroad baggage department. Former Yellow stone Hotel offices move to the depot and share space with baggage. J. M. Johnson becomes day baggage and express agent. Irvin Clay becomes night baggage fare agent. Express handling shifts to the depot on the south end ground floor. Clary served four years in Pocatello from Twin Falls. Johnson is a veteran baggage employee.
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American Railway Express
Railroad Baggage Department
Express
Yellowstone Hotel
Baggage Department
J. M. Johnson
Irvin Clay
All Express
Mr. Clary
Pocatello
Twin Falls
Johnson
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