Bandits Loot Fresno Government Whiskey Warehouse
In Fresno California March 27 masked robbers attacked a government warehouse No 7 two miles south of the city. They bound two night watchmen David Erhairbedian and Dick Raymond for four hours and escaped with case after case of ten year old whiskey loaded onto two trucks. The key was dropped and freed men later notified officers.
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Fresno
Calif
David Erhairbedian
Dick Raymond
Derhaibedian
Raymond
British Hussar Missing Near Hawaii As Search Continues
In Honolulu on March 27 AP reports British tanker Hussar still missing after distress signals. U S B U6 8 mine layers Burns and Ludlow and mine sweeper Whippoorwill failed to locate the vessel and return to Pearl Harbor in extended formation. A coroner's jury in Logan reports Russell Kranney caused a crash that killed 12 year old Raymond Gibbons while driving carelessly.
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Honolulu
Burns
Ludlow
Whippoorwill
Hawaiian Islands
Naval
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Logan
Russell Kranney
Carema
Raymond Gibbons
Business on Good Footing Despite Election Year Doubts
The New York World survey shows U S business upgrading with unemployment down and prospects improving in most sectors. Improvement centers on building, steel, and automobile trades, with agriculture, especially stock-raising, emerging from a low mood after the post boom collapse.
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New York
New York World
United States
A Stocksaising
Weather Forecast Confused By Foggy OCR Entry
A garbled weather note from March 27 reports heavy rain and a forecast of precipitation. The fragment mentions Logan and AP attribution but is too unclear to confirm locations, times, or specific details.
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Logan
Weather note hints at cold snap in Utah region
Fragmentary weather snippet mentions snow and cold conditions in Utah with references to a colder trend ahead. Details are unclear but imply a stronger winter reminder and possible temperature drop.
Prominent Local Man Is Killed Flight Holds German Plane From Takeoff
Three German aviators Captain Hermann Koehl Baron Von Huenefeld and Arthur Spindler prepared for an Atlantic crossing from Baldonnel airfield near Dublin awaiting weather clearance. The Bremen with a single motor stood ready as Irish authorities granted entry to view the plane. No safety gear or radio accompanied the flight, which aimed to fly to Mitchel Field New York via Newfoundland, with takeoff possible over the next 24 hours depending on conditions.
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Baldonnel Airdrome
Dublin
Junkers
Bremen
Atlantic Ocean
Hermann Koehl
Baron von Huenefeld
Arthur Spindler
Templehofer Field
Berlin
Free State
Baldonnel
Mitchel Field
N. Y
Newfoundland
New York
America
Dam failure blamed on defective foundations at St Francis
Sacramento March 27 The governor's committee reports the St Francis dam collapse in Los Angeles county on March 13 was caused by defective foundations. The commission finds no fault with gravity dam design when built on sound bedrock and urges state supervision of such structures. The summary notes the middle dam section remained standing, showing stability on firm rock. The report is lengthy and the unanimous conclusion calls for state control of dam construction and maintenance.
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Sacramento
Calif
St. Francis
Los Angeles County
Archibald Victim of Accident in Pocatello Creek
C. H. Archibald drowned when a Ford bearing Idaho license 40.094 plunged over a low cement curb and into Pocatello creek around four this afternoon. An uninjured barber passenger from St. Marie shop is believed to be the other occupant. The car, owned by Watts of 108 South Main street, was nearly submerged near the O L subway and Kraft Cheese plant.
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C. H. Archibald
Pocatello Creek
Ford
St. Marie
Idaho
Kraft Cheese
Idaho Potato Market Stagnates as Receipts Weaken
Idaho Falls Idaho March 27 AP growers report potato markets near standstill with loadings cut across regions while receipting markets try to recover from recent shipments. U S No 1 Kimself traded around 1 60 on cash track with scarce stock. No 4 Russet around 1 00 and mixed grades 1 15 to 1 30.
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Idaho
Palas
U. S
Kimself
Western flood snarls reach California and Nevada
Flood waters rage through northern and central California and Western Nevada. Reno braces for another four foot rise as waters from the Truckee and nearby rivers threaten homes. Dozens of communities inundated, property damage soaring, two dead and hundreds homeless as rains, winds and snow complicate relief efforts.
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San Francisco
Mar
California
Nevada
Reno
Sierra
Truckee
Roce Dam
Treasury Warns on Tax Cuts Amid Budget Pressures
Washington reports say administration aides urge restraint as first quarter receipts rise yet deficits loom. Treasury cautions against more than 200 million in cuts, below initial 225 million goal, with Coolidge likely to veto any plan jeopardizing fiscal balance. Secretary Melion to present new proposals April 3.
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Treasury
Congress
Coolidge
House
Senate Finance Committee
Smoot
Senate Committee
Washington
Melion
Bombings Target Deneen Swanson in Chicago Political Attacks
Police award increases to 15000 for information on the bombings that scarred the homes of United States Senator Charles S Deneen and judge John A Swanson in Chicago. The attacks foreshadowed tense two week election as Crowe and Swanson seek the state's attorney nomination and federal and state inquiries are promised.
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United States
State Land Colony
Durham
Butte Creek
Sacramento River
Chicago
Charles 5
Deneen
John A. Swanson
Michael Hughes
Robert E. Crowe
Charless. Deneen
Circuit Court
Denneen
Diamond Joe Esposito
Washington
Florence Deneen
Swanson
George E. Q. Johnson
Oscert Carlstrom
Illinois
Carlstrom
Canyon Highway Clears After Floods in Ogden Canyon
Ogden Utah reports the highway through Ogden canyon is free of water after weekend floods from mountain rains. Utah Rapid Transit tracks were submerged for two days and require reballasting before buses operate between Ogden and Huntsville. A later note mentions a blinding snowstorm in Ogden with rapid melt.
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Ogden
Utah
Mar
Ogden Canyon
Utah Rapid Transit Company
Huntsville
Missouri Cops Need Practice
In Columbia Missouri two police officers and two criminals mistook each other for kidnap extortionists near the University of Missouri stadium. A midnight exchange of fire produced no injuries as both sides fled and later learned they had fired on each other.
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Columbia
Roy Creed
Boone County
Hill
Jungle Fight Seen Harder as Rainy Season Nears
In Managua on March 27 American Marines grow convinced General Sandino can keep eluding them as jungle warfare tightens. Bomb drops from planes are their only hope, though Sandino’s rapid moves and hidden camps challenge pursuit. Sergeant Edward R. Rowe of Malden was lightly wounded near Candega when a rebel emerged from the jungle and fired.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Augustino Sandino
Sandino
Edward R. Rowe
Malden
Mass
Candega
Dog Dies Trying to Save Horse in Barn Fire
In Bremyn Ohio a Boston bus dog perished in a barn fire while trying to rescue his horse companion. The blaze caused about $10,000 damage as the dog lured rescuers toward the flames before both animals perished.
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Bremyn
Ohio
Boston
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