Two Trolley Company Agents Murdered in Capitol Transit Car Barn
CHEVY Md Jan 21 The trail through the snow led to the body of Smith 40 watchman shot to death in a $1700 robbery at the Capital Transit Company car barn early today. Mitchell a depot clerk was found shot in his office earlier. Officials doubt professional gunmen and suspect a former employee may have participated. Gregory an employee was asleep nearby when Mitchell’s body was found.
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Chevy
Rat Smith
Capital Transit Company
Smith
Rock Creek
James M. Mitchell
D. 8. Schmidt
F. E. Gregory
Mitchell
Gangsters Narrowly Escape in Atlantic City Shootout
Federal agents pursue Alvin Karpis and Harry Campbell after a violent escape from Atlantic City officers. Karpis fired with a sub machine gun while Campbell fled in a second car, wounding a detective and prompting nationwide manhunt actions from Philadelphia to Baltimore as authorities link the pair to the Bremer kidnapping case and Lindbergh Law exposure.
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Karpis
Campbell
Atlantic Avenue
Arch Witham
Florida
Carl Surran
Chicago
Alvin Karpis
Atlantic City
Edward G. Bremer
St. Paul
Arthur
Doc) Barker
Bremer
Philadelphia
Winona Burdette
Dolores Delaney
Atlantic
New Jersey
Hauptmann finances show large stock and bank deposits
The testimony recounts Hauptmann and wife asset figures from 1929 to 1934 including 60 Warner Brothers shares, total bank deposits of $9,073.25 and brokerage cash deposits of $16,942.75, with losses of $9,192.23 across accounts. It notes a $14,600 ransom payoff, a $3,750 mortgage, and various joint and maiden-name accounts, plus a $52.50 initial account and a $3,000 stock activity beginning in 1929.
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Frank
Wilentz
Hauptmann
Warner Brothers
Bank Q
Hauptmanns
Hauptmann’s Ar A
Careton-Mott
Pope
Trenchard
Bronx
Isador Fisch
Annas Schoeffel
Steiner-Rouse and Co
Reilly
Central Savings Bank
New York
Treasury
Anna Shoeffler
Mount Vernon
Anna
Richard
Wall Street
Hauptmann Carleton and
Club Aluminum
George K. Large
Mooney Denied Supreme Court Review In Parades Bombing Case
Thomas J. Mooney must stay in San Quentin after the Supreme Court refused to review his case. He argued for habeas corpus to force California to defend his imprisonment for the 1916 Preparedness Day parade bombing.
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Washington
Thomas J. Mooney
San Quentin Penitentiary
San Francisco
Supreme Court
California
Mooney
U. S. Webb
Frank F. Merriam
Johnson Trial Set For February In Parole Revocation Case
Corporation Court convened with Judge Philip Williams presiding. The judge revoked the parole of Sam Peer and set the trial of Mrs. Rena Johnson for February on a charge of killing a black man in the Johnson home. Peer had been jailed for mistreating his wife and re-arrested after parole. Mrs. Johnson, mother of two, has been jailed since October, claiming the man and a companion attacked her, while officers say the killing resulted from a dispute over liquor paid to Mrs. Johnson.
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Corporation Court
Philip Williams
Sam Peer
Rena Johnson
Lewis
Peer
Johnson
Chilren
Youth Who Gave Name To Reilly Held a Hostage
A man who gave the name Robert Grant, 18, of New York City said he was kidnapped by two men to stop a defense witness from testifying in the Hauptmann murder trial for the Lindbergh case. He escaped near Hastings and was returned to New York City for questioning. authorities said attempts had been made to intimidate witnesses.
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Hastingson
Grant
Lindbergh
Manly
McCusker
Hastings
New York
New York City
Reilly
Hauptmann
Flemington
Byrd to Address Harrisonburg Chamber Banquet
Senator Harry Byrd will be the guest speaker at the Harrisonburg Chamber of Commerce annual meeting and banquet on January 29 at the Masonic Temple. The event includes reports from chamber officers, participation by Shenandoah Valley groups, and an open public invitation with ticketed admission.
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The
Star
Harrisonburg
Harry B. Byrd
Harrisonburg Chamber of Commerce
Senator Byrd
Masonic Temple
W. W. Berry
R. L. Stultz
E. H. Weisel
Chambers of Commerce
Shenandoah Valley
A. T. Moore
Rotary F. P
Rotary, Kiwanis
Lions
Miss Ishbell
J. W. Wright
United Brethren Church
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Auto Salesman Held for Roanoke Embezzlement Charge
Roanoke authorities hold C. C. Haun about 38 in Shenandoah County for embezzlement. City and state officers arrested him last night in Winchester. Roanoke plans to extradite him this afternoon. Haun, a former auto salesman, is described as 5 feet 9 inches tall, 150 pounds, with a Southern accent.
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C. C. Haun
Roanoke
Haun
C. Lee Barr
R. E B. Bayliss
Barr
J. L. Thomason
Shenandoah Haun
Shenandoah County
Winchester
Washington
Roanoke Detective Bureau
Eight Miners Die in Gas Fueled Mine Blast
Rescue efforts continue as 200 miners worked in the Gilberton Coal and Iron Company mine. Two killed, more than 60 overcome by fumes, officers say cause undetermined while officials assess whether gas or dynamite triggered the explosion near Pottsville.
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Pottsville
Ava
Gilberton, PA
Gilberton
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Flames Envelop John W. Foltz At New Market
The charred body of 81 year old John W. Foltz was found at his New Market home after a fire Saturday morning. Firemen said he was crippled and likely overcame by smoke while trying to escape. Funeral services were held at Cedar Grove Church of the Brethren.
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New Market
John W. Foltz
Foltz
Willie Hounshell
Mr. Foltz
Rockbridge County
Uriah and
Anna Foltz
Shenandoah County
Mary Alice Frederick
Charles H. Doll
Quicksburg
W E Foltz
Indianapolis
Ind
Jacob Woods
Eliza Good
Harrisonburg
Cedar Grove
Church of the Brethren
Baltimore Livestock and Produce Markets Summary
Cattle numbers near 1,000 with slower trading and mixed price shifts. Better cattle steady to firm, lower grades weak to 18 cents lower. steers top at 8.50. calves up to 10.00 with varied dealer ranges. Hogs around 1,800 traded slow with 15 to 35 cent gains. top 8.60. Lambs and sheep 1,300 with slower demand. lambs 26 cents lower top 10.25. ewes mid-range. Philadelphia live poultry and dairy prices listed for multiple breeds, weights, and grades, with varied firmness and seasonal notes.
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Baltimore
Gold Payments Ruling Postponed by High Court
The high court delays ruling on gold payments. Chairman Smith of the Agriculture committee explains the increased appropriation stems from higher seed and fertilizer costs. Loans would carry 5 1/2 percent interest and be secured by crops growing or to be planted this year, with exceptions for summer fallowing or winter wheat.
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Smith
D-Sc
Agriculture Committee
Robert E Lee Birthday Observed At Stratford Hall
At Stratford Hall Virginia a small crowd braved rain to honor Robert E Lee on his birthday. The Robert E Lee Memorial foundation seeks 5300,000 to pay off Stratford’s purchase debt with United Daughters of the Confederacy adding 850,000 to meet the final price.
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Stratford Hall
Robert E. Lee
Stratford
Robert E. Lee Memorial Foundation
Lee
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Charles D. Lanier
Greenwich
Conn
B. Frank Cheatham
Garden Clube
Fairfax Man Held in Neath Fairfax
Philip J. Wise, 43, toolmaker at the Washington Navy Yard, was arrested in Alexandria after a house fire that killed his wife and two daughters Beatrice 19 and Princes 12. Indictments for murder and arson expected. heavy insurance on the home cited. Wise served as administrator of the estates.
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Pairfax
Philip J. Wise
Washington Navy Yard
Wise
Harry Jarvis
FE. P. Kirby
Fairfax
Commonwealth
Wilson M. Parr
Princes
Woodrow
Market in stocks holds steady awaiting Supreme Court decision
New York January 21 trading stalls as investors wait for the Supreme Court ruling. Most equities stay in a narrow range with some gains in select issues on light volume. Bond and grain activity subdued. fields show mixed shifts with cotton firmer on supply concerns.
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New York
Supreme Court
Washington
Chicago
Liverpool
Local Markets Update With Prices and Goods Listings
The Star lists wholesale flour by patent brand and bag size with prices from 6.25 to 7.15 per bag. Additional items include shelled and cracked corn, mixed feed, various dairy and scratching feeds, corn meal, bran, middlings, and livestock prices for cattle, sheep, hogs, and veal.
Local Retail Market Prices for Flour and Feed
Readable items show price per barrel for flour in various bag sizes from 98 lb to 12 lb and multiple notes on corn meal mash and dairy feed. Entries include 48 lb bags at 6.90, 24 lb bags at 6.08, and 12 lb bags at 6.75 with scattered quantities for creamery butter and shelled corn.
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Sary
Eutesay
Nesses
Winchester
Grain futures and cash prices from Chicago and Baltimore
Closing grain prices show wheat May at 97 4, July 88 4, Sept 87 87. Corn March 89 1 2, May 86 and July 81 2, Sept 8 1. Oats March 52 1 2, July 45, Sept 42. Rye May 67, July 67 3 4. Barley May 77 3 4, July 70. Lard January 12 00 2, May 13 07, July 25 27, ee 10.00, May 16 15. Prices from Chicago and Baltimore markets.
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Chicago
Northwest Railroad Menu Highlights Rationed Foods
A major Northwest railroad includes on its dining car menus foods rationed in the states along its route. The practice reflects wartime restrictions shaping passenger meals and local supply limits across the system’s territories.
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Northwest
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Mulhern
N. J. Courtee
Frederick A. Pope
Thomas Mooney
High Court
San Quentin
Robert Grant
Co. C. Haun
Berryville
Gilberton Mining Company
Mahony Valley
Flames
Philadta
Ducks Western
Northwestern
Western
Southwestern
Midwest
HIGH
Old Birthplace
Neathe
Wenders
Stock Exchange
Allied Chemical
American Can
American Smelters
American Tel & Tel
Atch
Bethlehem Steel
General Electric
General Motors
Goodyear
Int. Harvester
Johns Manville
Montgomery Ward
N. Y. Central
Penn. Railroad
Stand. Oil of N. J
Union Pacific
U. S. Steel
Woolworth
Chicago Cash Grain
Anyles
Ceason
Buncutter Fire Co
Mandy
N. Main Street
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