Breckenridge backs Condon in Lindbergh case defense
Col Henry Breckinridge supports Dr John Condon's account in the Lindbergh baby kidnapping trial. He testified Condon acted in good faith and did not profit, while Condon's daughter Myra Hacker corroborated his story and disputed claims the ransom notes implicate Isadore Fisch.
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Flemington
N. J
Cond
Jassie
Hauptmann
Henry Breckinridge
Lindy
Myra Hacker
Breckinridge
Condon
Isadore Fisch
Edward J
John F
Jassie’ Condon
Bruno Richard Hall
New Jersey
Lindbergh
John
Col
Myra
Verom
Isador Fisch
Gerina
London
Edward J. Reilly
Carpenter
New York
Col. Breckinridge
Kelly
Fisch
Midget Village Romance Ends In Divorce Court
In Chicago on January 11 Judge Francis Allegretti granted a divorce to Stella Royal Wetter 30 inches tall and Victor Wetter 48 inches tall whose romance began at Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition. Weather details of alleged hits were noted but judge found the remarks poetic.
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Chicago
Francis Allegretti
Stella Royal Wetter
Victor
Peoria
Louisville
Boy Favored By First Lady Starts Treatment At Warm Springs
Walter L. Fox an eight year old from Philadelphia begins six months of infantile paralysis therapy in Warm Springs Georgia. He travels in a donated truck from Pennsylvania and receives a $1000 Gimbel award from Mrs. Roosevelt toward his treatment.
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Warm Springs
Walter L. Fox
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Warm Springs Foundation
Walter
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Fog Lifts After Five Days on Atlantic Coast
Heavy fog over New York cleared by westerly wind allowing 85 ships to sail into slips, ending days of port gridlock and costing up to 2 million dollars in idle vessels and lost business. Chesapeake Bay traffic returns to normal though fog remains dense at Cape Henry with night boats back on schedule.
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New York
Battery Seawall
Baltimore
Chesapeake Bay
Cape Henry
Ransom money trail in Lindbergh case widens at trial
Court testimony details handwriting links to Hauptmann notes and money tracking by government agents. Witnesses describe serial numbers, $70,000 in cash, $14,600 found in Hauptmann's Bronx garage, and arrests tied to the Lindbergh kidnapping murder case.
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Flemington
N. J
Frank Wilson
Lindbergh
Brugo Richard Hauptmann
Wilson
Hauptmann
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
David T. Wilentz
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Intelligence Department
United States Department of Internal Revenue
John F
Jassie’) Condon
Bronx
United Sta
J. P. Morgan
Condon
John
Morgan
John J. Lyons
New York Police Department
Albert Osborn, Sr
Jassie
New York City
U. S
Whithh Lindbergh
Col. Lindbergh
Treasury Department
Man Quoted As Being Glad He Slew Woman
Mrs Helen Ewerth 26 mother of a three year old child was shot as she left her home in Philadelphia. Constantine Karpovitch 37 was arrested after admitting the shooting police say. Detectives quoted him saying I did it. I am glad its over and I gave her between 400 and 500 dollars at Christmas.
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Philadelphia
Helen Ewerth
Constantine Karpovitch
Agnew
Forgey
Karpovitch
December Sales Rise At Department Stores
The Federal Reserve Board reported December 1934 department store sales up 11 percent from December 1933, with 1934 sales up 13 percent for the year. The gain exceeded seasonal expectations and followed a notable rise from November. The board’s index stood at 76 percent of the 1923-25 average, up from 73 in November and 74 in October.
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Washington
Jan
Federal Reserve Board
Certainty and Harmony: Two Core Philosophical Instincts
The text states that two fundamental instincts guide philosophers: the urge for certainty and the urge for harmony. It contrasts these drives as central traits shaping philosophical inquiry.
Amelia Earhart Plans Flight Not Completed
San Diego officials report secret takeoff planned at dawn to attempt a flight to the mainland. George P. Putnam denies any daybreak departure and says the plane is not ready for a Pacific flight, leaving the schedule uncertain.
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San Diego
Calif
Naval
George P. Putnam
Miss Earhart
Amelia
Safe Blowers In Gan Battie With Policemen
In Baltimore area police and a civilian confronted two safe robbers at the Reistertown Lumber Co office. Shots rang out as the men fled in a car with Washington tags. Patrolman Clarence Lockard fired six times. Walter Brown fired once from a shotgun after grabbing his weapon. No injuries reported.
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Baltimore
Court Declares Day's Holiday In Hauptmann Case
Flemington New Jersey January 11 There will be no court session in the Hauptmann trial tomorrow. Justice Trenchard granted the adjournment to allow defense handwriting experts to study the Lindbergh ransom notes. He noted that delaying the session could save time overall.
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Wilentz
J. J. Faulkner
Faulkner Bank
Flemington
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Trenchard
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