Kidnap Plot Against Mary Pickford Revealed by Police
A plan to abduct film star Mary Pickford was uncovered by Los Angeles police. Three men Charles Stevens Billy Woods and Maude Holcomb were arrested in connection with the plot which allegedly also involved Fola Negri Buster Keaton and the oil magnate’s grandson. The ransom demanded started at 100000 dollars with disguises and Shrine motifs used to evade detection.
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Mary Pickford
George EK
Home
Charles Z. Stevens
Billy Woods
Maude
Pat'’ Holcomb
Miss Pickford
Fola Negri
Buster Keaton
Doheny
Pickford-Fairbanks
Hollywood
Beverly Hills
Pickford
Captain Home
John G. Mott
Isle
Births of twins delivered to two sisters in Franklin
In Franklin Kentucky Dr W L Vickers reported delivering twins on the same day to Mrs Coles Summers and Mrs Dillard Dawes both near Franklin. Relatives including brothers sisters mothers aunts and cousins were described as well and healthy.
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Franklin
Kentucky
W. L. Vickers
Coles Summers
Dillard Dawes
Amundsen relief under way as polar fate remains unclear
Osio Norway May 56 AP The fate of Capt Raold Amundsen s polar expedition remains clouded after nine days since the start for the pole. Arrangements are under way for relief if no word by May 21 plus a fortnight. The Maude may be near Siberia and wireless failures hinder contact. France offers the Pourquoin Pas for relief work.
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Norway
Raold Amundsen
Pole
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Hiim
Maude
New Siberia
Spitzbergen
Cape Column
King’s Bay
Paris
France
Ministry of Marine
President Guest at Cincinnati Club Outing
Washington May 80 AP Prest a club outing near regional county club where fifty members gathered for a luncheon. The Cincinnati club presented Justice Taft a silver hown for his twenty five years as an honorary member, highlighting his former ties to Cincinnati.
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Washington
Cincinuali, Club
Justice Taft
Cinemnati
Death of Officer Being Investigated
Washington May 10 AP inquiry began at the naval hospital into the death of Lieutenant Ten Eyck Dew Veeder, aviator, who died soon after bringing Richard Barthlemess, a Norfolk motion picture actor. Autopsy reported a heart attack but hospital officials did not know the exact cause. Investigation results due next week.
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Washington
Naval Hospital
Ten Eyck Dew Veeder
Richard Barthlemess
Norfolk
California Trojans win 49th national track title
In Philadelphia at Franklin Field on May 20, the University of Southern California Trojans won the 49th annual national track and field championship with 83 points, placing athletes in seven events and edging Princeton Yale Georgetown and Pennsylvania in a tight, eventful meet.
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University of Thern
California
Franklin Field
Princeton
Yale
Georgetown
Pennsylvania
Houser
Anderson
Dean Crowell
Rinceton
Gramblea
Southars Sea
Brother Seeks Oister's Slayer in Kane Case
New York May 80 AP police questioned a unnamed negro in connection with the murder of Florence Kane whose battered body was found in a vacant lot near her home. The man allegedly tried to attack another woman in the neighborhood on May 17 as detectives from Manhattan and Brooklyn investigate. Detective James A Kane, recovering from the shock of learning the victim was his sister, joined the search after a day off.
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New York
Florence Kane
James A. Kane
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Miss Kane
Germany Says Dawes Plan Guards Against Protests
Berlin reports indicate German securities holders plan a joint protest against the revaluation plan, but the foreign office says the Dawes plan safeguards stability. Officials note creditors should not disturb the balance Germany has built, since forcing higher payments would threaten the plan.
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Berlin
America
Foreign Office
Germany
Police Constable Removes Flag and Chief Apologizes
A Toronto police constable removed an American flag from an automobile radiator cap after a wartime veteran from Cleveland protested. Chief Dixon planned to apologize. Rider planned to consult the U S consul but later met with police officials.
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Toronto
H. Er
Cleveland
Rider
Palm Leaf Wreath Placed on Woodrow Wilson Tomb
President Coolidge sent a palm leaf wreath to Woodrow Wilson’s tomb in Washington as patriotic groups paid tribute. The American Legion National Commander Drain led two soldiers to the national cathedral where a wreath was laid in memory of the war president, followed by prayer and taps. Memorials also occurred at Admiral Dewey’s tomb with floral tributes from numerous institutions.
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Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Coolidge
American Legion
National
George Dewey
Memorial Day services mark American dead in France
Paris May 30 AP Two nations held memorial services over American graves in France. White crosses marked by the tri color and the stars and stripes as war orphans and French schoolchildren brought flowers in processions led by village authorities. French troops saluted and priests joined chaplains in benedictions while American bugle taps sounded.
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America
France
Tis
Painleve
Weeks
United States
Gouerd
Debeny
M. T. Herrick
Suresnes
Weiss
Pat Thia- Se Bony
Lelieaw ‘Wood
Feren
Memorial Day Tribute Paid Nation's Dead
Washington May 30 AP With fitting ceremonies the national capital paid its Memorial day tribute to the dead of all wars President Coolidge delivering the address and a roll call of more than soldiers and sailors. Services also were held at several cemeteries where former service men are buried at Soldiers Home and on the U S Grampus where Spanish war veterans in Admiral Dewey camp joined the ceremonies. A sailors tribute noted World War lives as a poppy anchor was dropped into the Potomac river.
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Washington
National Capital
President Coolidge
U. S. Grampus
Admiral Dewey
Potomac River
Colorado Warden Critically Ill
The text reports on federal actions against a coffee counting plant company with eight partners ordered to stop price fixing and resale price contracts. The March 30 note mentions distribution in Boston and Chicago and FTC findings on unfair methods of competition that led to the order.
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Iors
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Chicago
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
Overland Park Dedication Witnessed by Large Crowd
A large crowd at Overland Park, Pocatello Athletic Club field, attended the formal dedication on Saturday. Union Pacific and Short Line officials, city leaders, and shop employees led ceremonies, with a 7 to 3 baseball victory for Pocatello over Salt Lake City.
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Pocatello Athletic Club
Union Pacific
Northwest
Wm. G. Comstock
Comstock
Pocatello
Union Pacific System
G. H. Lines
Carl R. Gray
Union Pacific Armen
C. Ben Ross
Pacific
Ross
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E City of
Athletic Park
H. V. Platt
Salt Lake City
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Kir
Platt
Mr. Sines
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Mr. Griffith
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Pocathletic Club
Short Line
Wim. UG
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G. H., Sines
Jos. Goss
E. Bloom
John Nevins
H. Crane
L. A. Leute
Montana
J. J. Zeiders
A. C. Hinckley
Wm. Bressel
Bonneville
Arthur
Overland
J. T. Bourne
James Foley
Popey Hayner
C. A. Thomas
Ivan Barnett
Rufus Todd
Pocatéllo and
Ealt Lake Base
Eee Ie
Baby Shoes Bring Auto Racer Luck
Pete De Paolo, winner of a 600 mile auto race, drove in without his baby shoes dangling from the car. He credited the shoes with luck, saying they kept him careful and helped him win as fans cheered at the Victory celebration for his son Tommy.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Peter
Tommy Milton
Duray
Ralph de Palma
Meter Kries
de Paolo
Shafer
William Shattuck
Pietro Bordino
Bordino
Antoine Mourre
Mourre
Pete de Paolo
Tommy
Jury Fixing Charge Made in Shepherd Murder Trial
Chicago May 30 AP State's Attorney Crowe opens probe into alleged jury fixing by defense attorneys in the William D Shepherd murder case. Defense witness Edward Roos faced questioning after acquittal in a separate case. Shepherd trial jury selection to continue with twelve men. Robert White, key witness, remains at large between Philadelphia and New York.
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Chicago
Robert FE. Crowe
Scott Stewart
W. W. O’brien
Wm. D. Shepherd
Crowe
Shepherd
Dward P. Roos
O’brien
Tal
H E
Aus Yidrs Snaads Centre
Robert White
Shepnerd
Philadelphia
New York
Dawes Sprains Ankle Forcing Crutches Review Of Scouts
Vice President Charles G. Dawes will use crutches for several days after a sprained ankle from a fall. He showed crutches on the lawn of his Evanston home to review 500 Boy Scouts marking the incident.
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Chicago
Charles G. Dawes
Evanston
Champion Regains Hearing by Means of Electric Shock
New York May 80 AP Paul Berlenbach world light ren rence champion born in New York City 24 years ago to French and German parents was deaf mute at birth and lived 18 years without hearing. A kite incident broke an electric wire, restoring his hearing and prompting a rise in his sports career from wrestling to boxing. He held a string of knockouts and won three decisions before a 1924 knockout by Jack Delaney.
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New York
Paul Berlenbach
New Light
Ren Rence
New York City
America
Berlenbach
Jack Delaney
Bridport
Wedding Ceremony by Megaphone Near Highland Park
A university aviation ceremony unfolds midair as a sister in another plane shouts the wedding through a megaphone to Howard N Potter and his bride Gladystins Baxter. The event occurs at a high elevation with Rev Henry Ford officiating at Memorial Baptist Church in Highland Park.
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Detreites
Meg
Howard N. Potter
Gladystins Baxter
Yo Overcashier
Henry Ford
Memerial Baptist Church
Highland Park
Six Killed in Student Riot in Shanghai
Report from Shanghai says six students were killed and many wounded as a strike turned violent near the foreign settlement. Foreign defense units were deployed to back up police at central sites amid heavy rain expected to curb further clashes.
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Eee
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Lonsa Po
Ers
Anne
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