Confession Ties Dr. Bass to Arkansas Insurance Slaying Plot
A written confession from Dr. Andrew J. Bass claims he murdered William R. Pearman as part of a $200,000 life insurance scheme. The plot involved St. Louis gunmen who followed Bass from Missouri to ensure orders were carried out, with Pearman’s body found beside a Gravette Arkansas highway. Bass, jailed in Missouri for Pearman’s murder, says the plan grew from a prior Indiana case and that Pearlman was killed after being deemed a loose talker.
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Bentonville
Ark
William R. Pearman
St. Louis
Missouri
Andrew J. Bass
Columbia
Pearman
Rochesport
Bass
Joplin
Gravette
William Folta
M. J. Dorsey
Indiana
Dorsey
Folta
Youths Held on Charge in Slaying of LAPD Officer
Three youths detained in Salt Lake City on a federal auto theft charge were questioned about the murder of Los Angeles policeman Peter Muller in Santa Monica on April 13. Names given include Melvin Samuel Jacobsen 21 Los Angeles Jacob Kennedy 22 Boise Idaho and Harry Gardner 22 Syracuse N Y. A pistol of the same caliber used in the slaying was found in their possession.
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Salt Lake City
Los Angeles
Peter Muller
Coast City
Melvin Samuel Jacobsen
Jacob Kennedy
Boise
Idaho
Harry Gardner
Syracuse
N. Y
United States
Marshall W. Vasco Call
Fillmore
Utah
Two Boys Drown Escaping Police in Ohio River Chase
In Painesville Ohio on April 19, two 10 year old boys drowned in the Grand River while fleeing police after breaking into a home. Frank Sacr 18 from Fairport and his younger brothers Joseph 10 and James Sabo 10 were pursued toward the river. Frank crossed to safety but the two younger boys disappeared under the water.
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Painesville, O
Grand River
Painesville
Frank Sacr
Fairport
Joseph
James Sabo
W. E. Breed
Frank
Ghastly Good Friday blaze in Romanian church kills nearly 150
In Cotesici, Romania, a Good Friday vigil ended in a fatal church fire. About 150 died with 96 bodies recovered and up to 40 more believed buried in ruins. Many killed in a deadly stampede as doors opened inward. Two priests a notary and the burghomaster perished as villagers rushed to save sacred vessels. Soldiers aided clergy to calm survivors.
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Bucharest
Romania
Cotesici
Longview Reports First Official U S Census Count
Longview Washington completed its first official United States census showing a population of 10 491 The 1920 census recorded fewer than 100 people in the area now comprising the city Longview was established after that decade and this is its inaugural census tally.
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Longview
Wash
Borah Sees London Naval Treaty Nearing Ratification
Senator Borah, head of the foreign relations committee, indicates ratification of the London naval limitations treaty could occur within two weeks after senate discussion. He plans to refer the pact to the senate this session after consulting members on possible changes to U S naval policy.
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Washington
Senate
Borah
Foreign Relations Committee
Hoover
America
Hale
Sheriff Way Short Pulls Off a Hoax
In Donaldsonville Georgia deputies report Sheriff L K Horn faked his disappearance to cover a 12000 to 15000 dollar shortfall. The hoax involved a bloodstained car found abandoned with a blanket and handcuffs. Dick Bolton and Charles Tipton confessed to involvement in the scheme. Horn allegedly planned to travel to Arcadia Florida to fetch a liquor suspect.
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Donaldsonville, Ga
L. K. Horn
Tallahassee
Fla
Louisiana
C. L. Chandler
Seminole County
Florida State News
Georgia
Dick Bolton
Horn
Chandler
Richard Bolton
Charles Tipton
Recovery
Bolton
Tipton
Arcadia
Amos Harlowe
Ochlockonee River
Parker to Appear Before Senate Judiciary Committee
Judge John J. Parker of North Carolina may be invited to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee over protests to his Supreme Court confirmation. Senator Overman of North Carolina will motion to invite Parker at the committee meeting Monday, at the request of Senator Watson and with approval from the Hoover administration. Parker sent a telegram today.
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Washington
John J. Parker
North Carolina
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senator Overman
Supreme Court
Overman
Watson
Indiana
Hoover
Parker
Youth charged with homicide in Manhattan lodging house
James Matthew Maxon Jr. was arraigned in West Side court on homicide charges after a drunken melee in a New York rooming house. Maxon, son of an Episcopal bishop, admits drinking but denies killing 73 year old lodger David Paynter during a basement kitchen dispute over a gas leak and ensuing fight.
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New York
James Matthew Maxon, Jr
West Side Court
Young Maxon
James W. Maxon
Chattanooga
Protestant Episcopal Church
Tennessee
David Paynter
Maxon
Martin W. Littleton
Paynter
Noise of Indian Revolt Sparks Police Raid in Calcutta
British troops and police hunted insurgents after a dawn raid on the Chittagong police arsenal. Seven killed in the attack, total casualties about 100 with deaths rising to eight. Armored cars and searches for arms swept across Calcutta, Karachi, and Poona as Bengal Nationalist leaders faced roundup.
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Calcutta
Arsenal
Chittagong
Karachi
Poona
Bengal
Desperate Prison Break Ends in Blood at Cranston Jail
A daring breakout at Cranston state prison ends with two prisoners dead and two others wounded. An outside pair in a stolen car aided the plot and fled, while guard James McVay was killed and a hostage near the warden’s daughter, Thelma, was avoided. Police and guards responded as gunfire and gas filled the facility.
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Providence
R. 1
Cranston State Prison
Masachusetts
Peleg Champlin
John F. O'Neil
Providence Police
Champlin
John “Pretty” McNeil
Wilson
Cranston Police
Thelma
Charles FE. Linscoit
James McVay
Two Suspects Held in Mary Baker Murder Case
Washington AP report says two traveling salesmen are jailed in Arlington county on suspicion of murdering Mary Baker a government clerk. Julian Gallagher arrived from Richmond and Morrison Sission was arrested on a warrant for attacking and murdering Baker. Police will question them further and confront witnesses who saw her last.
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Washington
Mary Baker
Arlington County
Julian Gallagher
Richmond
William C. Gloth
Merrison Sission
Arlington National Cemetery
Miss Baker
Angry soldier kills officers while asleep in Nicaragua
Acting Captain Very H. Dartt of Nashville Tennessee and Lieutenant James C Young of Toledo Ohio both US Marines attached to the Nicaragua national guard were killed at Jicaro by a disgruntled sergeant who had been demoted for drunkenness. The killer fired 52 shots before guardsmen killed him. A wounded sergeant Gonzales was also hurt. The incident occurred at the Jicaro first battalion near the Honduran frontier. Bodies expected to be returned aboard transport Chaumont departing April 23.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Very H. Dartt
Nashville
Tenn
James C. Young
Toledo
United States
Nicaragua National Guard
Jicaro
Gonzales
Honduran
Chaumont
Population totals in Pocatello area rise to near twenty thousand
The 1930 census preliminaries show Pocatello city and Alameda village combined at about 79 000 in their surrounding area with city residents at 16 352 and Alameda at 1 831. Precincts 9 13 and adjacent areas add nearly 800 more as counts are completed. The Alameda village grows 143 percent since 1920 and city wards are listed with ongoing calls backs for full enumeration.
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Pocatello
Alameda Village
Alameda
George M. Jorgensen
Montana
Tnese
Pocatello City
Jorgensen
Stimson to Broadcast London Naval Conference Address
Secretary Henry L. Stimson, U S delegate to the London naval conference, prepares an Easter recess address to be broadcast Monday from London to Associated Press members in New York. The 30 minute speech at 2 p m EST will summarize the conference's five power talks and their outcomes for U S listeners.
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London
State Stimson
United States
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
Reijiro Wakatsuki
Japan
Henry L. Stimson
Associated Press
New York
Stimson
Colorado Fuel and Iron posts first quarter earnings rise
Colorado Fuel and Iron and subsidiaries report net earnings for the first quarter of 1930 at 1,294,157.78 dollars, up 354,174.99 dollars from 1929. Total earnings before operating expenses and deductions reach 2,202,731.65 dollars versus 1,998,473.02 dollars a year earlier.
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Denver
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
No Bells Sound Easter in Moscow Crowds Pack Churches
In Moscow on Easter Eve crowds filled churches as devout Christians lit candles and processed through dark streets toward the Kremlin backdrop. The scene evoked old Rus era reverence for the holiday, with Easter described as a symbol of immortality surpassing Christmas in significance.
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Moscow
Soviet
Russia
Kremlin
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