Former convict and girl abductee captured in Vermont barn
Earl Woodward, a former convict, and 11 year old Lucille Chatterton allegedly abducted, were found in a Brookfield barn. A police dog led three men to the scene as Woodward surrendered quietly with a rifle and five cartridges. The girl wept as she was led away. The attorney general would not file charges yet, and the girl would be placed in care until the court decides disposition.
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Associated Press
Randolph
Earl Woodward
Lucille Chatterton
Brookfield
Woodward
New Hampshire
Middlebury
Arrests in St Louis Raid on Book Makers
St Louis, May 1 authorities weigh prosecution for 122 alleged book makers arrested in raids yesterday. A further 224 people, including prominent figures, were arrested in a separate drive by the prohibition squad and are out on $200 bonds.
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ST. Louis
Prohibition Squad
Associated Press
Public Hearings Set on Flue-Cured Tobacco Grades
Washington D C May 1 A series of three hearings by the Department of Agriculture will sample proposed tentative grades for four types of flue cured tobacco. Hearings in New York May 19 Richmond May 11 and Raleigh May 12 will inform tentative standards to be published after the hearings.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
New York
Richmond
Raleigh
Keel Laid for U S Navy Mine Laying Sub V-4
Portsmouth May 1 The keel of the V-4 the first mine laying submarine for the United States Navy was laid at the navy yard. The vessel will cost five million dollars and is planned for completion within two years a record in U S naval construction.
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Portsmouth Navy Yard
Associated Press
Portsmouth
N. H
United States Navy
Navy Yard
United States Naval
Rev Campbell Gray Named Bishop Coadjutor in Indiana
Fort Wayne Ind May 1 Consecration ceremonies induct Rev Campbell Gray into the office of bishop co adjutor of the Episcopal diocese of Northern Indiana today He has been rector of St Pauls church at Peoria Illinois and was elected at a special conference at South Bend last January
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Campbel Gray
Episcopal Diocese
Northern
Indiana
Gray
St. Paul’s Church
Peora
South Bend
State printing bill dispute between Walker and Wright
Atlanta May 1 a state printing bill of 62 dollars 24 cents remains unpaid due to a dispute between Governor Walker and Comptroller Wright The bill covers printing for a thousand copies of the highway department auditor report The Governor says the state printing fund should cover it while the Comptroller argues it should be charged to the highway department
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Bill
Walker
Wright
Associated Press
Atlanta
State Highway Department
State Printing Fund
Comptroller
Highway Department
Representative Arthur B. Williams Dies in Baltimore
Representative Arthur B. Williams of Battle Creek Michigan died today at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore Maryland.
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Arthur B. Williams
Associated Press
Baltimore
Battle Creek
Mich
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Directors Approve Lease of Railroad Property
The Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway directors approved a proposal by the Delaware and Hudson Company to lease the property for 999 years. W. T. Noonan, president of the former, announced the decision today.
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New York
Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway
Delaware and Hudson Company
W. T. Noonan
Weather forecast for tonight and Saturday
Fair tonight and Saturday with likely light frost in the northern portion on Saturday.
Dodge Brothers Sale Concluded By Title Transfer
Detroit May 1 Dodge Brothers Inc completed the sale to Dillon Read and Company when Dodge representatives turned over deeds and papers for the title transfer. The transfer followed telephonic notice that the purchasers had sent a check for 146 million dollars.
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Dodge Brothers
Dodge
Associated Press
Detroit
Mich
Dodge Brothers, Inc
Dillon, Read and Company
New York
Automobile Company
Kunbe to preside over Knights of Columbus meet
In Atlanta B L Kunbe deputy of the Knights of Columbus will preside at the Georgia council meeting on May 11 announced today.
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Kunbe
K. OF C
Atlanta
Associated Press
Atlanta, Ga
B. L. Kunbe
Knights of Columbus
Georgia Council
Augusta man George H. Conklin named Lions District Governor
George H. Conklin claim agent for the Augusta Aiken Railway and Electric Corporation was elected district governor of the Lions Club of Georgia at the annual meeting in Augusta. He succeeds William C. Parker of Waycross. Macon was chosen for the next meeting.
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Augusta
Macon
George H. Conklin
Augusta-Aiken Railway and Electric Corporation
Lions Club of Georgia
William C. Parker
Waycross
Wrights' Original Airplane Sent to English Museum
Orville Wright announced the original Wright airplane will be sent to Times Museum in South Kensington, England. He kept it for twenty years, citing concerns over safety and preserving the relic after Langley’s mishaps and prior restorations. The machine’s original parts remain, with few replacements from 1903 incidents and the 1913 Dayton flood.
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Dayton, O
Orville Wright
Wright
Wilbur
Times Museum
South Kensington
England
America
Langley
Dayton
Taig Museum
Boifeuillet Collects Four Months Salary
John T. Boifeuillet of Macon, member of the public service commission, collected four months of salary at the state treasury in Atlanta. He had not requested payment during a court case arising from O.R. Bennett's claim.
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Associated Prenn
Atlanta
John T. Boifeuillet
Macon
Public Service Commission
O.R. Bennett
Sixteen Cent Gasoline League Forms in Bradenton
The Associated Press reports Bradenton Florida May 1 a sixteen cent gasoline league was formed last night with four thousand dollars raised to finance operations of a cooperative port to decrease the price.
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Bradentown
Fla
Attempted assassination thwarted near Sofia palace
Sofia Bulgaria May 1 officers of the guard uncovered an almost complete subterranean passage with an explosive bomb aimed at the royal palace. The discovery halted a new attempt to kill King Boris and destroy the palace.
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King’s Guard
Royal Palace
Associated Press
Sofia
Bulgaria
Boris
Mexican Workers Observe May Day Across Public Offices
May Day celebrations halt public offices as Mexican labor unions unite under the Confederation of Workers' Syndicates. About 60,000 workers participate while newspapers cease publication and workers are barred from entering factories.
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Mexico City
Organized
Confederation of Workers’ Syndicates
Dudley Kinzel Returns From Four Thousand Mile Hike
Dudley Kinzel, 51, former Alameda County Superior Court judge, arrived in Oakland after a casual hike from St. Augustine, Florida, covering about four thousand miles. He says the world is good and people are kind and true, reflecting on life’s kindness and goodness.
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Alameda
Cal
Florida
Associated Press
Oakland
Dudley Kinsell
Alameda County
Subdivision Near East Side School Starts Work
A residential subdivision fronting Macintyre Park at Clay and East Jackson streets begins clearing shrubbery as J. B. Jemison works with O. S. Freeman of Atlanta to map and plan grading and street layouts. Officials expect grading sidewalks and openings within two months, making the area a desirable residential section.
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J. B. Jemison
Macintyre Park
Clay
East Jackson Streets
Jemison
O. S. Freeman
Atlanta
Adair
Florida
Thomasville
Washington i
Shocks Felt in Los Angeles Area No Damage Reported
Several light earth tremors were recorded in the Los Angeles region early today with no damage or injuries reported. Local authorities monitored the quake's effects as residents felt the shaking briefly.
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Los Angeles
Associated Press
Cal
Ten Armed Men Steal Five Truckloads of Whisky
Ten masked gunmen overpowered three guards and a watchman at Freeport distillery in Pittsburg driving away five trucks loaded with about two hundred cases and fifty barrels of whisky. Two hours later a guard freed himself and alerted authorities as government agents moved the whiskey toward a concentration depot in Brooklyn.
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Associated Press
Pittsburg
Freeport
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Army Officers to Gauge Oahu Battle Outcome
Eight hundred army officers gathered in Honolulu for an executive round table to determine which side won the recent sham battle for the island of Oahu defending or attacking forces.
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Associated Press
Honolulu
United States
Oahu
Hindenburg Prefers Civil Inauguration Ceremony
Berlin May 1 President elect Von Hindenburg rejects pomp and military display for his inauguration and will likely take the oath in civil dress under the constitutional setting. Communists may stage protests, while the army chief remains undecided on his personal staff as he takes office. Dr Marx, defeated rival, sends a message urging democracy and respect for the constitutional majority.
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Berlin
von Hindenburg
Georgia
White House
Hanover
Marx
Republican Bloc
Geran
May Day quiet in United States and Europe
May Day reports show police raids on ten communist meetings in New York with two pamphleteers arrested. Paris experiences its calmest May Day since the war with no communist disturbances. Italy reports a tranquil May Day nationwide with continued arrests of suspects and police militia activity.
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United States
New York
Paris
Rome
Associated Press
Armistee
Italy
Lumber Ship Kenmare Loads Record Shipment in Tampa
The British steamship Kenmare began loading two million two hundred fifty thousand feet of lumber for Buenos Aires at Tampa on May 1. Reported as the largest lumber shipment ever loaded there, the operation underscores a major trade movement from the port.
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Tampa
Kenmare
Buenos Aires
Fla
Buenos Airea
Miss MacSwiney Under Immigration Probe
The immigration bureau opened a probe into Mary MacSwiney Irish Republican worker amid claims she arrived in January on a British passport. Ellis Island records will be checked for passenger lists and ship employers. Irish minister Timothy Smiddy denied plans to seek deportation and referred the matter to the Labor Department.
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Washington, D. C
Immigration Bureau
Mary MacSwiney
Chicago
Ellis Island
Miss MacSwiney
United States
Timothy Smiddy
Express Derailment Near Berlin Kills Twenty Four
The Eydtkuhnen Berlin express derailed between Swaroschin and Starogard today. Dispatches to Berlin report twenty four killed and twenty injured. Initial accounts blame removed bolts from cross ties under rails for the accident.
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Berlin
Preas
Kansas Gasoline Tax Effective Today
A two cent gasoline tax took effect in Kansas with exemptions for farm tractors and railroad motors. The state expects annual revenue of about four million dollars from the tax.
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Kansas
Topeka
Kas
Former superintendent sails to Honduras for police reform
Guy R. Malony, who resigned as New Orleans police chief, will sail on Tuesday to Honduras where he has been commissioned by the government to reorganize its police force.
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New Orleans
Honduras
Guy R. Malony
Faint SOS Heard Off New York Is Unexplained
A distress call heard last night from a ship near New York remains unexplained. The Red Star liner Zealand reportedly heard the message Clare, suggesting connection to a 1700 ton woodship Clacklas bound for Halifax with coal.
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New York
Red Star
Zealand
Halifax
Big business in Denver prays for rainfall
Denver leaders announce a drought relief stunt as big business joins a prayer for rain. The Associated Press reports that on May 1 193? the Denver Rotary Club passed a resolution urging every member to bow their head in prayer next Wednesday to aid Colorado farmers.
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The
Associated Press
Denver
Colo
Colorado
Rotary Club
Lithonia Man Acquitted in Manslaughter Charge
Atlanta editors report J. Stewart of Lithonia was absolved of manslaughter after a fatal injury to street car motorman W. Durham. The recorder's court dismissed charges, ruling he was not responsible for the accident occurred Wednesday night.
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Associated Preona
Atlanta
J. Stewart
Lithonia
W. Durham
Recorder’s Court
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