Mayor Walker faces slander suit tied to New York probe
Mayor James J. Walker is defendant in a 250000 suit filed by suspended city marshal Jacob Cash who alleged pay for his job and charged the mayor with wrongdoing. Cash says the dismissal involved 29 complaints and was framed. Walker sought DA review of hearings to check for crime. Other investigations include Healy indictment and judiciary corruption probes.
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New York
James J. Walker
Jacob Cash
City Hall
North Atlantic
Crain
Cash
Martin J. Healy
Tammany
Supreme Court
Handwriting Check Planned in Suspected Morse Case
Salt Lake City Aug 29 Officers planned a handwriting comparison between Edwin F Morse a Denver bank employee who vanished nine years ago with 78000 and a unidentified man who killed himself here last month The Salt Lake City business owner possessing Morse handwriting would compare it with the signature on a hotel register of a man using the name J A Lane of San Francisco Lane killed himself July 19 after erasing ID Officers said a strong resemblance existed and asked Denver police for fingerprints of Morse
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Salt Lake City
Edwin F. Morse
Denver
J. A. Lane
San Francisco
Cubs Pitcher Leads Rescue Of 70-Year-Old Woman
Tony Kaufman of the Houston Texas League club directed teammates through a blazing building to rescue a 70-year-old Negro woman during a fire last night in Houston. The squad aided several others amid the blaze.
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Houston
Tex
Tony Kaufman
Chicago Cubs
Texas League
Girl Attacked and Murdered in Bend Indiana
Police hunted for a suspect in the murder of eight year old Margarine whose body was found in an alley near her home after she had been missing since Wednesday. Authorities questioned 32 year old Jack Stancer who was later released. Blood stains were found in a nearby barn raising the possibility the assault and killing occurred there.
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Are Bend
Ind
Margarine
Jack Stancer
Eula Appel
Stancer
Convicts Executed for Auburn Prison Riot Slaying
Three Auburn prison riot slayers, Claud Udwine William Force and Jesse Thomas were electrocuted after being found guilty of killing Sullivan during the December incident. Guards tightly escorted the condemned to the death chamber. Stella Udwine failed to meet Governor Roosevelt seeking clemency. In a separate note, Arthur Schafer was hanged in Walla Walla for the Dayton murder.
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Ossining
N. Y
Auburn
Claud Udwine
William Force
Jesse Thomas
Sullivan
Lewis E. Lawes
Thomas
Force
Udwine
Stella Udwine
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Oswego
Auburn Prison
George Durnford
Robry
Walla Walla
Wask
Arthur Schafer
Young Shelton
Wash
State Penitentiary
Joe Kirk
Dayton
Bannock Unemployment Below One Percent in Census
The census bureau announced Idaho had 6457 unemployed people in April, representing 1.4 percent of the state population of 445,837. In Bannock county 335 residents were jobless, about 9 percent, with Ada 169 at 4 percent and Twin Falls 581 at 1.9 percent. Bonneville 329 and Bingham 129 also reported unemployment.
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Washington
Idaho
Ada County
Bannock County
Bingham County
Bonneville County
Twin Falls
Inhabitants Evacuate Bleak Island Off Scotland
Glasgow August 29. St Kilda, a lonely Scottish island, is emptied of inhabitants leaving only few livestock. More than 100 residents and descendants move to new homes after government decision to purge disease and sustain life. Cattle and sheep swam to transport vessels Dunara and raion bell. autos, trains, and other conveniences are absent.
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Glasgow
Scotland
St. Kilda
Coast Record Attempt Fails
In The Dalles Oregon Tex and Dick Rankin failed their fourth attempt to set a world sustained flight record. Fog and mist hampered them and a motor problem apparently knocked out the supercharger. They were forced down at 11 a m less than 76 hours after starting. Tex offered no word on another try.
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Dalles
Ore
Tex
Dick Rankin
Pacific
Tex Rankin
Portland
Locomotive Dives From Tracks Near Pembroke
The westbound Trans-Canada Limited of the Canadian Pacific plunged from its tracks outside Pembroke Ontario into the Ottawa River. Three crew members were seriously injured and two may die. The locomotive separated from the coaches as it derailed. the rest of the train stayed upright.
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Pembroke
Ont
trans-Canada Limited
Canadian Pacific Railway
Ottawa River
English player Nuthall and Lott ousted in mixed doubles semis
On the Longwood turf Betty Nuthall of England and George Lott of Chicago were upset 6-2 by Marjorie Merrill of Dedham and Frank Shields of New York, ending their bid as defending champions in the national mixed doubles tournament.
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Brookline
Mas
Betty Nuthall
England
George Lott
Chicago
Marjorie Merrill
Dedham
Mass
Frank Shields
New York
Pendleton roundup opens with Indian parade and rodeo events
About 2000 Indians and many cowboys joined Pendleton Oregon’s twenty first roundup. The parade featured war paint and regalia while competitors timed calf roping stage coach races and steer contests. Mable Strickland won roping and tying a steer in 32 seconds and Fox Hastings did the same in 35 seconds.
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Ore
Umatilla
Walla Walla
Denver
Cayuse
Idaho
Montana
South Dakota
Utah
Washington
Oregon
Avena
Mable Strickland
Fox Hastings
Records Show Promises Kept By Republicans
Washington August 20 AP President Hoover is portrayed by the Republican National Committee as a keeper of party promises with a record few administrations have matched The statement cites tax cuts 160000000 tariff revision farm board inland waterways highway aid transfer of the prohibition bureau reorganization of district attorneys and tighter Canadian liquor exports It credits Hoover with leading the nation against lawlessness
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Washington
Hoover
Republican National Committee
Republican
Kansas City
Farm Board
Prohibition Bureau
Justice Department
Gangsters Told to Leave Brooklyn in 48 Hours
Brooklyn district attorney George E Brower ordered a 48 hour deadline for gangsters to quit the borough after four gang killings in a week and seizure of two arsenals. He announced a general roundup of suspicious characters at the deadline.
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New York
Brooklyn
George E Brower
Kings County
Cliff Edwards Ordered to Pay Alimony in Divorce Action
In Los Angeles on August 29, Cliff Edwards known as Ukelele Ike was ordered by a court to pay alimony to his estranged wife Irene Edwards pending trial of their divorce. The alimony amount is 6250 weekly and was issued yesterday along with other court actions.
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Los Angeles
cCliff Edwards
Baseball scores and rain delay updates in early season games
National Brooklyn and Chicago games reported with partial inning scores and pitchers listed. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh postponed due to rain. Detroit and St Louis games also noted with incomplete line scores and pitchers. Only games scheduled summary includes multiple teams and venues with sparse final tallies.
Deposed Chief Ordered Back for Misdeeds in Peru
Peru's new government arrests officials from the old regime on malfeasance and misuse of funds. President Sanchez Cerro vows to bring Augusto De Leguia to trial aboard the Almirante Grau, while investigations target Juan Leguia and other officials. Censorship ends and martial law is lifted as Callao port workers rally.
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Lima
Peru
Pierua
Luis M. Sanchez Cerro
Augusto de Leguia
Almirante Grau
Callao
Leguja
Manuel Maria Ponce
Montague
Associated Press
Tacna-Arica
Leguia
Sanchez
Lon Chaney Buried With Unique Funeral Tribute
Lon Chaney lies in Glendale Forest Lawn after a public, moving funeral. He had asked his set music Laugh, Clown, Laugh to be played as his coffin rested in the chapel, while Lieutenant-Colonel H. S. Dyar presided over a simple Marine chaplain service.
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Los Angeles
Lon Chaney
Glendale Forest Lawn Cemetery
Chaney
H.S. Dyar
United States Marine Corps
Guardian Angel
Vance Retires as Engineer After Long Railroad Career
East Lake City notices William R Vance retiring after four years on the Salt Lake Pocatello route. The engineer began aboard an eight wheel er in 1889 from Pocatello to Montpelier and ends his runs from Pocatello to Lake City. He plans fishing in Yellowstone and staying as long as he pleases.
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Associated Press
East Lake City
Wiliam
R. Vance
Oregon Shortline Railroad
Pocatello
Montpelier
Pan
Lake City
Yellowstone
Bill” Vance
Salt Lake Pocatello Run
Payne Convicted of Bomb Murder in Amarillo Case
Amarillo attorney D. Payne was indicted for murder in the bomb slaying of his wife on June 27. Potter County grand jury presented the case just before the noon recess, leading to the bomb murder indictment.
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Amarillo
Tex
D. Payne
Potter County
Revolts Clean Four South American Republics
Four republics Brazil Argentina Cuba and Peru face unrest as rebels seize power or fear of martial law spreads. In Brazil Rio Grande do Sul experiences a revolutionary movement led by Juan Francis co De Souza. Argentina receives three destroyers bolstering the government while Hipolito Yrigoyen remains guarded. Peru’s coup completes with Luis M Sanchez Cerro sworn in as president and Ortega named Lima governor.
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Associated Press
Brazil
Argentina
Cuba
Peru
Montevideo
Rio Grande Do Sul
Juan Francisco de Souza
Havana
Maximo Gomez
Matanzas
Cruces
Santa Clara
Buenos Aires
Hipolito Yrigoyen
Leguia
Luis M. Sanchez Cerro
Sanchez
Col. Ortega
Lima
Military display and security tighten in Buenos Aires
Three destroyers reached La Plata and guards remain around the presidential residence as Hippolito Yrigoyen and authorities reinforce security amid rumors of a threatened revolution. Army units and police keep high alert while officials deny details, sparking unease at home and abroad.
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Buenos Aires
la Plata
Hippolito Yrigoyen
Oregon Moonshiner Sutherland Flees as Deputies Fall
An intense manhunt in Marcola near Eugene ends with Ray Sutherland arrested after a shooting spree that killed Eugene Officer Oscar Duley and Deputy Joe Saunders and wounded Deputies Lee Bown and Rodney Roach. The trap began during a dawn delivery attempt at the Sutherland home.
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Oscar Duley
Eugene
Baude Sutherland
Sutherland
Duley
Joe Saunders
Daley
John Carlyle
Mqnor
Ray Sutherland
Sutherlands
Carlyle
Lee Bown
Rodney Roach
Bown
Roach
Flyers Prepare for Ocean Trip in 4800 Mile Flight
Harold Bromley and Harold Gatty test the City of Tacoma for a nonstop trans Pacific leg from Kasumigaura to Tacoma. Weather and fuel logistics cause delays as 1100 gallons of gasoline load aboard with Japanese Bluejackets aiding. The planned 60 hour flight aims to cross 4800 miles to Tacoma, Washington awaiting favorable winds.
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Kasumigaura
Japan
Harold L. Bromley
Harold Gatty
City of Tacoma
Tacoma
Wash
Harold Bromley
Pacific
Jealousy Fueled Fatal Home Brew Drinking Ends in Tragedy
In Los Angeles two men die and a wife is gravely wounded after a fatal shooting and a suicide following a dispute over alleged attentions. George F. Green 48 killed Guy Davis 31 then shot Betty Green 38 before taking his own life. Davis and his roommate J. W. Lind worked in a shoe factory. Green accused Davis of undue attention to Mrs. Green during a drinking gathering at the Davis home.
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Los Angeles
George F. Green
Guy Davis
Green
Betty Green
Davis
J. W. Lind
Two Buffalo Girls Die In Cheektowaga Air Crash
A plane carrying Rose Zajac and Pearl Jabczynska, both 20 and 18 from Buffalo, with pilot Arthur J. Devlin of Kenmore, crashed near Cheektowaga. All three died from injuries after the craft spun from about 500 feet while circling at 1000 feet. The girls had never flown before and had ridden with Devlin from a private field. witnesses noted their accompaniment and beer drinks.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Cheektowaga
Rose Zajac
Pearl Jabczynska
Arthur J. Devlin
Kenmore
Devylin
106Th Infantry Flying Club
Devlin
Jabczynska
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