Kidnappers Seize St Paul Bank President Bremer
Police report Edward G. Bremer, 37, president of Commercial State Bank and son of Adolph Bremer, was abducted yesterday while taking his eight-year-old daughter to school. The car was later found and an anonymous call to contractor Walter Magee linked to the case.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Edward G. Bremer
Adolph Bremer
Minnesota
Commercial State Bank
Chicago
Bremer
Jacob Schmidt Brewing Company
William Hamm, Jr
Theodore Hamm Brewing Company
Betty
Summit
Walter V. Magee
Magee
Byrd Returns to Little America Site in Southland
Admiral Richard E. Byrd and the Antarctic expedition reached Little America after a three month Boston voyage. They found the three 60-foot wireless towers intact beneath snow, with the admin building and radio shack visible. Ice upheaval damaged nearby Bay of Whales entrances and an Ellsworth plane wreck, while icebergs drifted north as the bay stayed relatively clear.
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Little America
Mackay
Richard E. Byrd
Ross Sea
Byrd
Boston
Admiral Byrd
Ellsworth Antarctic
Bay of Whales
Gjertsen
Large Diamond Brings 350000 in South Africa Sale
A 726 carat diamond found at Blandefontein was sold to Sir Ernest Oppenheimer for about £70 000, with discoverer Jacobus Jonkher planning to return to farming after purchasing a hat and frock coat. A native boy named Johannes who helped in the find will be settled on the farm with his family and freedom to choose.
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Johannesburg
Union of South Africa
Blandefontein
Ernest Oppenheimer
Anglo- American Corporation of South Africa
Jacobus Jonkher
Johannes
Mendieta Named Cuba’s New Ruler in Quiet Transition
Carlos Mendieta y Montefur, 60, physician and veteran nationalist leader, selected as Cuba’s tenth president after Hevia resigns. Mendieta led the Nationalist Union formed against Machado’s reforms and has long been seen as the principled opposition figure in Cuban politics.
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Havana
Cuba
Carlos Mendieta Y Montefur
Union
Gerardo Machado
Mendieta
Machado
Mario G. Menocal
Carlos Hevia
Old Book Found Misattributed to Barnum Mystery
In Ripon Wisconsin on January 18 a library discovery raises questions about a Latin sermon book dated 1513. The volume titled the number of fools is infinite was found in Rev A Pilger Grace Lutheran church library. Utah fair predicted with little temperature change tonight and Friday.
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Ripon, Wis
P. T. Barnum
Barnum
A. Pilger
Grace Lutheran Church
Utah
Will Rogers Wires The Tribune
Beverly Hills Calif Jan 18 Will Rogers reports a rumor in the press about a Republican elected to Congress in Vermont. He jokes about a future law to prevent such an event, noting the rumor’s sudden appearance and the paper’s denial.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Noroughly
Congress
Vermont
Governor Ross appoints seven to study liquor question
Idaho Governor C Ben Ross names a seven member committee to study repeal of the state prohibition amendment and its impact on various classes and industries. Members include John P Gray J M White William S Cady Charles E Bruce Charles J Carlson Rev Hugh B Fouke and Mrs Eva Hunt Dockery. They will report on liquor control options and potential local or state regulation.
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Boise
C. Ben Ross
John P. Gray
Coeur d’Alene
J. M. White
St. Anthony
Latter Day Saints
Upper
Snake River
William S. Cady
Pocatello
Charles E. Bruce
Charles J. Carlson
Idaho Falls
Farm Bureau
the Grange
Hugh B. Fouke
First Methodist Church
Eva Hunt Dockery
Idaho
Defense says house worker admits crime
In Chicago on January 18, defense lawyers allege that John Van Pelt once confessed to the murder of Rheta Gardner Wynekoop, while Dr. Alice Wynekoop stands trial for the death. The judge cautions the jury as attorneys clash over the implications of the claim.
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Criminal Courts Building
Chicago
John van Pelt
Wynekoop
Rheta Gardner Wynekoop
Alice Wynekoop
John Stege
Stege
Dr. Wynekoop
W. W. Smith
David
Milton Smith
Earle
Veteran Irish leader Joseph Devlin dies in Belfast
Joseph Devlin longtime nationalist leader of Ireland died in Belfast at age 72. He led funds missions to the United States and Australia, met Roosevelt Wilson and Bryan, and served in the British Parliament from 1902 and in the Northern Ireland Parliament since its inception. Devlin never married and was a devout Catholic.
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Belfast
Ireland
Joseph Devlin
United States
Devlin
Australia
America
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
William Jennings Bryan
Vatican
House of Commons
North Ireland
Noted actress Katharine Hepburn's mother backs birth control
Mrs. Thomas N. Hepburn testified before the house judiciary committee in Washington in support of the Pierce birth control bill. She argued women want children when affordable, and dismissed race death by own action as absurd. Margaret Sanger and Hepburn led advocates as hearings filled the Capitol Hill room.
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Washington
Thomas N. Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn
House Judiciary Committee
Margaret Sanger
Hepburn
Capitol Hill
Sumners
Women Tossed To Rescue Boat From Sinking Yacht Alamyth
Three women survivors of the yacht Alamyth were hurled seaward into a lifeboat as the vessel sank in rough seas. Eleven men were rescued earlier by the tanker Gulfland after the ship’s hull flooded and pumps failed. The rescue occurred 75 miles south of Barnegat New Jersey and the group arrived aboard the coast guard cutter Thaotic.
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New York
Gulfland
Barnegat
N. J
George E. Conklin
Teaneck
South Seas
Conklin
Charles Bradley
Senate hearing critiques NRA actions and anti trust call
In Washington on January 18 senators Nye and Borah attacked NRA policies urging reenactment and strict enforcement of anti trust laws. They warned big monopolies like General Electric and a steel cartel dominate bids and raise prices harming consumers and small businesses.
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Washington
Nye
N.D
NRA
Borah
Idaho
Senate
Recovery Administration
General Electric Company
Great Steel Combine
Large Daughter Born to Couple in Chester Pa
A baby girl weighing 18 pounds 12 ounces was born yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Czarnokol of Chester. Doctors say she may be the city’s largest newborn and note she weighs as much as a normal six month old. The mother, age 36, has two older children and both mother and child are doing nicely.
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Chester
Thomas Czarnokol
Czarnokol
Bourbon Leaders Rush Plans to Consider Monetary Bills
Washington reports the House Coinage Committee endorses a 2 billion stabilization fund to defend the dollar as Britain’s gold standard pressure pushes the US off gold. Leaders plan to bring the measure to a vote, arguing the fund aims to restore purchasing power and deter depreciated currencies without inflating or repudiating debts.
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Washington
House
Democratic House
Great Britain
Wool Growers Propose Range Control Plans
The National Wool Growers Association continues discussions on range control for western public lands with a possible vote on the Taylor bill. C L Forsling reports 10 years of range research showing conservative grazing stabilizes production and rehabilitates rundown ranges.
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Salt Lake City
National
Wool Growers’ Association
C. L. Forsling
Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station
Ogden
Dr George T Harding I Dies in Worthington Ohio
Worthington Ohio January 18 Dr George T Harding I aged 55 a neuro psychiatrist and brother of the late President Warren G Harding died at his Worthington home after several weeks illness He served in World War I medical reserve and later worked as an examining neuro psychiatrist for the US Veterans Bureau He founded a Worthington rest home in 1915 and previously headed a Washington DC sanatorium He is survived by widow Elsie Weaver Harding three sons and two daughters Services will be held Saturday at Worthington Methodist Church
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Columbus
Ohio
George T. Harding
Warren G. Harding
Worthington
Harding
Medical Reserve
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Washington, D. C
Elsie Weaver Harding
Worthington Methodist Church
Legion Seeks Veterans Aid Amid Billing Dispute
The American Legion pushed for support of a revised veterans aid program and criticized the Veterans Bureau interpretation as a trick statement. General Hines estimated annual cost at about 113.2 million dollars while Edward Hayes claimed it could not exceed 80 million, with Senate Republicans backing the revised plan introduced by Senator Reed.
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Washington
American Legion Today
Veterans’ Bureau
Special Legion
Frank T. Hines
Veterans
Edward Hayes
Legion National
Senate Republicans
Reed
R-Pa
Hayes
Legion
Hines
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Objective
Southland
Nationalist Union
Bulletin
Manuel Marquez Sterling
Y Montefur
Will Rogers
Tribune
Ross
Idaho Liquor Board
Judge
Maurice E. Collins
Associated Press
Pierce Flays Law
Pierce
Ore
Oregon
Robert H. Gore
Puerto Rico
Roosevelt
Gen. Blanton Winship
Winship
Army
Britain
House Coinage Committee
DR. Harding
North Portiod
Legion Seeks Veterans’ Aid
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