Woman Convict Escapes Prison To Seek Vengeance
Marysville Ohio March 31 AP Mrs Mabel Champion 24 of Cleveland escaped Sunday from the pen authorities suspect an inside job and alerted midwestern cities to watch for her She vows to avenge her husband Austy Champion hanged in Los Angeles for killing a man during a dice game The two were connected to the murder of carnival promoter Edward ODonnell in Cleveland on July 26 1922
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Marysville
Ohio
Louise Mittendorf
Mabel Champion
Cleveland
Los Angeles
Former Plunger Loses His Fortune
John Brandt a Chicago speculator once famed for earning 5 006 000 in ninety days during 1907s low mood died in Atlanta City at 57 years old. He had long been a prominent grain pit figure in Chicago before moving to New York after losing most of his fortune.
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Chicago
John Brandt
Wall Street
Atlanta City
New York
Walker
Insane Mother Kills Daughter and Wounds Son in New Jersey
Mrs. Catherine Sheridan of North Branch shot and killed her daughter Helen 17 and critically wounded son James 14 as they slept. She then shot herself. Authorities say the mother is believed to be temporarily insane and neither she nor her son is expected to recover.
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Somerville
N. J
Catherine Sheridan
North Branch
Helen
James
Stockholders Approve Chesapeake and Ohio Lease
In Richmond on March 31, stockholders of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway company voted to ratify its lease to the Greater Wieckel Plate system. The tally was 506,642 shares in favor and 152,818 against.
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Richmond
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
Disastrous fire scorches hay land near Ainsworth
A prairie fire swept through the chrimka territory south of Ainsworth Nevada burning valued hay land over about 100 square miles before control was gained. No lives were lost but the loss to hay lands is serious and authorities assess the damage.
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Ainsworth
Nev
Chrimka
Here
Chilean factor says American plan not solid
Dr Molina dean of the University of Chile says South Americans doubt Pan American and oppose American domination. He calls Pan Americanism and the Monroe Doctrine contradictory and notes skepticism strongest in northern and Caribbean nations. He cites Haiti Santo Domingo Honduras and Panama as examples and warns Americans as individuals are good but the system menaces Latin America.
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Monteviedo
Mer
Gene
Que Molint
University of A Ion
Chile
United States
Dr. Molina
South Merica
Caribbean
Haiti
Santo Domingo
Iloaduras
Panama
Latin America
Next Election Germany Leans Toward Marx
Berlin reports that Otto Braun, socialist candidate, will be supported by Socialists Democrats and Center for president. Former premier Wilhelm Marx, who stepped down, is seen as likely joint candidate of Republican parties for the April 26 second election.
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Berlin
Otto Braun
Democratic
Center
Torussia
Wilhelm Marx
Braun
Braun Is Believed In Political Circles To Presage the Nomination of Dr. Marx
X-Ray Filter Claims Harmless Rays Cure Radio Dermatitis
Paris report states Daniel Berthelot describes a plastic filter by J Baldier and P Mondain that lets red and yellow infrared rays pass while neutralizing harmful X-ray effects. They claim three to four applications cure radio dermatitis and suggest potential for cancer radiography treatments.
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Paris
Academy of Sciences
Daniel Berthelot
J. Baldier
P. Mondain
Willebrandt Testifies on Prohibition Enforcement
Mabel Walker Willebrandt assistant attorney general in charge of prohibition enforcement was called before special senate committees in executive session for testimony on law enforcement and on transferring the prohibition unit to the department of justice. The committee favored closed hearings with transcripts to be released later. The inquiry had paused tax matters to resume the prohibition investigation.
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Washington, Mer
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
Senate
Internal Revenue Bureau
Department of Justice
Couzens
Manitou Hotel Burns Ground in Colorado Forest Fire
The historic Manitou park hotel near Woodland Park Colorado burned yesterday as flames swept timberland in Ute Pass eight miles north of Woodland Park. Windy conditions fueled the fire which was fought by forest rangers boy scouts and volunteers. Sparks from a fireplace are blamed for starting the blaze and total damage is estimated under 40000 dollars.
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Colorado
Colo
Manitou Park
Posay
Yeesterday
Ute Pass
Woodland Park
Forest Rangers
Boy
Head on collision kills many in Moscow area
Nearly fifty people died and about one hundred were injured when the Tashkent express collided head on with a Moscow suburban train. The crash wrecked locomotives and coaches, hindered by darkness and lack of derricks, as workers and residents aided victims and recovered the dead.
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Moscow
Tashkent
Famous diamond palace to close after 75 years on coast
San Francisco reports Andrews' Diamond Palace will close April 1 after 75 years in business. Founder Colonel A Andrews drew presidents and kings. employees Fong Loon and Samuel Baker plan to retire as the gleaming gem emporium ends. The store linked with Tiffany's status and famed patrons.
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San Francisco
Andrews
Diamond Palace
General Grant
Harrison
Lily Langtry
Oscar Wilde
Adelina Patte
Lotta Crab
A. Andrews
Fong Loon
Samuel Baker
Baker
Colonel Andrews
Tiffany's
Padre of the Rains Predicts Pacific Storms Two Weeks Ahead
Father Jerome 8. Rickard, known as Padre of the rains, outlined his sunspot weather forecasting method at a Los Angeles club. Using an eight inch telescope and thousands of observations compared with government maps, he claims to predict Pacific coast storms up to two and a half weeks in advance.
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Los Angeles
Mar
Jerome
Rickard
Pontoons Collapse Drowns German Reichswehr Soldiers
Fifty German Reichswehr troops drowned when a pontoon bridge over the upper Weser failed during maneuvers near Hausberge Wertheim Germany. More than 100 soldiers fell into the river as the marching column attempted to use a temporary bridge. The accident is blamed on overloading of a pontoon. An officer is among the missing.
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Detmold
Germany
Reichswehr
Weser
Upper
Werra
Pulda
Hausberge
Wertheim
Explorer Hammerstein and Family Killed in Spanish Morocco
Chicago relatives receive notice that explorer and zoologist Dr Han Hammerstein his three children and their governess were killed by natives in Spanish Morocco. His wife is said seriously wounded and hospitalized in Baresiana. Hammerstein had been granted forest land in Morocco and lived in Chicago two years ago.
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Chicago
Mar
Han Hammerstein
Morocco
Baresiana
Hammerstein
British Trade in Serious Plight Mar 81 London
The March summary of British trade from the American Chamber of Commerce in London warns that the industrial crisis tests the government's deflation policy amid misgivings in commerce. The coal and wool trades suffer, collieries close nationwide, London wool sales drop 10 to 15 percent, Bradford weighs worsted protection, and unemployment reaches about 1,219,000.
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London
American Chamber of Commerce
Bradford
Great Britain
Prince of Wales frets over potential embonpoint worries
London reports the Prince of Wales in his early thirties fears gaining weight after recent ambassadorial trips. Doctors say he should not worry if he maintains his pace, which has included fox hunting mornings official duties afternoons and long evening dances. Prince George son of King George and Queen Mary then sails to join parents aboard the royal cruise in the Mediterranean.
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London
Prince of Wales
South America
Ward Vil
Prince George
King George
Queen Mary
Italy
Mediterranean
Polish Guard Captain Kills Executed Terrorists En Route Exchange
Warsaw reports Sergeant Nago Murassko shot and killed terrorists Baginski and Wierzorkiewicz as they traveled to a border exchange with Soviet authorities. He said he acted as a patriot and surrendered to police after the incident. Protests rose over the government’s decision to trade two Poles for the two prisoners.
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Warsaw
Bagincki
Wierzorkiewiex
Sovietsia
Nago Murassko
Muraszko
Russia
Murasako
Baginski
Bolshevist
Poland
Forbes' Left Side Paralyzed
Boston March 31 AP Colonel Chas RB Forbes former head of the United States Veterans did shock last Friday as moderately ill from a brain injury. Bulletin said Colonel Forbes is moderately comfortable today and his entire left side is paralyzed with no marked improvement expected in the coming days.
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Boston
Chas
RB. Forbes
United States Veterans Sete
Forbes
Geneva conference talks aim for limited arms and secrecy
Reports from Washim indicate secret discussions within a cabinet about upcoming Geneva talks. The focus is on limiting weapon production and shipments with a firm, no surplus arms stance, reflecting cautious U S leadership behind the scenes.
President and Senators Talk Arms Control at World Court
Washington reports that a conference on naval armament reduction is being shaped after talks with President and the World Court. Senator King of Utah says a plan to curb arms grows from discussions with senior officials and aims to ease tensions amid global questions.
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Washington
Mar
Cocore
Eudiaa
Nator King
Utah
Urenien Coolidge
Eretary Kellofe
Oas
Naval Armam Ttah
Isor
Resignation at American Woollen Company and Succession
Reports from Boston say Cornelius A. Allen resigns as director of the American Woollen company. Frank H. Carpenter, first vice president, succeeds him. Wood also resigns as director of the New York selling company.
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New York
Cornelius A.en
American Woelen Company
Boston
Frank H. Carpenter
Wood
American Woelen Company of
Eskimo Baby Killings Prompt Arctic Report
Knud Rasmussen, Arctic explorer, heads to Ottawa to report on Eskimo killings of girl babies in Hudson Bay area. He says large families lack food so some infants are smothered after birth while girl babies pledged to marriage are spared. He notes boy babies are rarely killed.
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New York
Knud Rasmussen
Ottawa
Hudson Bay
Time Not Ripe Recognition Of The Soviet
President Coolidge remains unwilling to recognize the Soviet government amid ongoing objections to changing U S policy toward Moscow. He says conditions for recognition have not changed and no warrant exists for a review, despite pressure from lawmakers and international developments.
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Washington
Mar
Coolidge
Russia
Hu Bes
White House
Moscow
Berah
Foreign Relations Committee
Resing
Utah
Senate
Indians Bestow Name Bear Bibe On President Coolidge
In a Dakota ceremony the Kenel district Indians rename President Coolidge Bear Bibe in honor of citizenship rights. The treaty signing included Antoine Claymore, Jovith Badger, and Plus Fire, with a scent-marked finger as signature, and a pipe and tobacco bag presented.
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Washin
Coolidge
Kenel District
Erth Dakota
Bear Bibe
Galtendee
Wee
Antoine Claymore
Jovith Badger
Senator to propose bill cutting national tax by half a billion
The report notes a Democrat from a unspecified district plans to introduce a bill next month to reduce the national tax by 500 million dollars. He seeks cuts in sur taxes and the abolition of excise and nuisance taxes.
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Ington
New York Rules Out Dempsey Title Fight Pursuit
The New York State Athletic Commission ended the Dempsey case by refusing to force a title match with Harry Wills or Tommy Pasa and returned 2500 dollar bonds posted to compel the bout. The ruling ends Dempsey's potential east coast fight this year unless Tex Rickard or associates arrange a match in Jersey City.
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New York
State Athletic Commission
Dempsey
Jack Dempsey
Harry Wills
Tommy Pasa
East
Wilg c Bibbant
Tex Rickard
Boyle
Baisiy Acres
Jersey City
Main Springs Fire Destroys Bus Plant and 88 Vehicles
A massive Yellowstone Park area blaze gutted the Yellowstone Park Transportation Company's bus plant in Main Springs Montana. Eighty eight passenger buses and a machine shop were burned. The fire caused about 600000 dollars in damage. Firefighters battled the flames for over an hour aided by shifting winds. Residents worry about rebuilding as the park remains open to travel. The homes of the company superintendent and a painter were destroyed and rescuers saved an invalid mother from a burning building.
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Livingston
Mont
Main Springs
Yellowstone Paonal Park
Yellowstone Park Transportation Company
Pasenger
F. E. Kammerer
Transportation Company
D. 8
Drew
Cold Weather Damages Italy Nut and Fruit Crops
Reports from the Department of Agriculture say recent low temperatures and snow in Italy have damaged nut and fruit crops, with almond crops in the south severely injured while cereal crops benefited from the moisture.
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Washington
Italy
Department of Agriculture
Birthday Birthday for Col John C Gooridge
Plymouth Virginia reports Col John C Gooridge father of the PAO celebrated his eightieth birthday. He spent part of the day reading birth records and reflecting on a long career.
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Plymouth
John C. Gooridge
Pao
Hartford Trial Testimony Shifts Blame in Safe Looting Case
In Hartford Connecticut Walter B Shean testifies Chapman drove him to New Britain on the crime morning and claims he only learned of the planned safe robbery later. He identifies a man he called W Miller and recalls a phone call and a meeting arranged with a Dr Johnson tied to the case.
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Hartford, Conn
Mar
Walter B. Shean
Chapman
Shean
Meriden
New Britain
Chatman
Peter
W Miller
Springfield
Dr. Johnson
Anderson
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