Black Shirt gang robs roads in St. Marys County
Maryland state roads patrolled by armed force after a failed attempted holdup near Mechanicsville. Davis reported being stopped by masked men in black shirts who knocked him out. police and armed citizens then intensified patrols. Several motorists questioned. John Doe warrant issued for a suspect linked to earlier gun and store robberies. The gang’s actions, described as bold and localized, have raised security concerns across Leonardtown and surrounding towns.
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Leonardtown
Mechanicsville
St. Mary's County
Davis
New Market
St. Mary’s County
Leon Hill
Morganza
Washington
St. Mary's
John Doe
Joseph Hancock
Helen
St. Mary’s
Extradition Efforts Focus on Insull Family
Martin Insull is held in Barrie Ontario awaiting extradition as Cook County presses actions to return Samuel Insull Sr and Samuel Insull Jr to face embezzlement charges tied to the two billion dollar collapse of the Insull utilities empire. Photos show Mrs. Insull in Paris, another in Italy, and the Barrie jail.
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Martin J. Insull
Barrie
Ont
Europe
Samuel Insull
Samuel, Jr
Cook County
Illinois
Nate
Insull Utilities
Paris
Martin Insull
Samuel Insull, Jr
Italy
Soviet Opens Largest Electric Plant In World
Government officials and communist party leaders gathered in Dniepropetrovsk for the opening of the world’s largest hydro electric plant. The plant, built with American machinery, represents a 220 million roubles project and will reach 756000 horsepower with annual output of 2500 million kilowatt hours serving about 16 million people across 70000 square miles.
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Soviet
Dnieprostroy
U. S
3. R
Communist Party
Reed Answers Hoover Speech in Des Moines
Reed replies to Hoover speech in Des Moines during a two hour confidential conference of Senate leaders including Senator Glass held in February. The dialogue centers on policy directions and political strategy stemming from the Hoover address.
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Reed
Hoover
Des Moines
Senate
Senator Glass
Roosevelt Letter Shows GOP Aid To Roosevelt Campaign
Richard Washburn Child, chairman of the Republicans for Roosevelt League, released a Roosevelt letter expressing gratitude for GOP support. Roosevelt says party affiliations will assist unity and cooperation across economic and social groups, stressing liberalism and stability under American traditions.
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Everetiiie
Federal Reserve
United States
Watson
Glass
Roosevelt New York
Richard Washburn Child
Republicans For Roosevelt League
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Child
Italy
Gov. Roosevelt
Republican Party
Roosevelt
Hotel Man Orders 50 Barrels of Beer for April Delivery
A Pennsylvania hotel proprietor orders 50 barrels of beer for April 1933 delivery. The note questions whether brewing will wipe out its back log of orders like the steel industry and whether relief measures will benefit brewers.
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Pennsylvania
Walker Returns to Welcome by Tammany Leaders
Tammany leaders greet Jimmy Walker returning home as the band marched along the bay to the quarantine where the Europa loomed. John Curry and George Collins watched from the bridge while the orchestra played and cheered. Dr. Rollo E. Dyer, a Health Institute physician, contracted typhus after exposure during experiments.
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Curry
Jimmy
Walker
Rollo E. Dyer
United States Health Institute
Washington
Roosevelt Heads South for Eight Day Campaign Tour
Governor Roosevelt plans an eight day southern trip starting October 18 from New York City. The route includes Illinois Indianapolis Wheeling Buffalo Albany and border states Maryland West Virginia Tennessee Kentucky Missouri with stops in Chicago and the South he plans to meet Huey Long and discuss campaign strategy.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Ted Ern
New York City
Ill
Indianapolis
Wheeling
W. Va
Buffalo
Rochester
Albany
Maryland
West Virginia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Missouri
Chicago
Illinois
Huey P. Long
Roosevelt
Gov
Episcopal Church
Senator Long
Homer Cummings
Connecticut
Alfred E. Smith
Pollard Appeals for Liberal Aid to Agencies
Governor Pollard in a radio address urged liberal contributions to charitable agencies this winter to mitigate suffering in the state. He warned community funds and private charities must bear larger burdens as highway relief offers only limited relief.
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Richmond
Pollard
All the world loves a lover but cars fall behind
The Arkansas Gazette notes a playful quip about a couple causing a convoy delay as they travel with forty cars in tow. It also mentions gas wells fading over time with an average life of about five years and praises a whale champion diver who can reach depths near a mile.
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Arkansas Gazette
Chicago Grain Closing Prices
Price quotations from Legg and Company show today’s high low and closing figures for grain futures on the Chicago Board of Trade. The bulletin notes the Market’s activity across futures contracts traded in Chicago with data supplied by the associated exchanges and local brokerages.
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Legg and Company
Chamber of Commerce
Baltimore
Chicago Board of Trade
Baltimore Chamber of Commerce
Doctors Use Creosote to Halt Dangerous Coughs
Doctors have long prescribed creosote in remedies like Creomulsion to relieve persistent coughs colds and bronchitis. The ad claims Creomulsion with creosote and six other ingredients stops lingering illnesses and is harmless and easy to take with money-back guarantee if not relieved.
Puzzle solution slips win tickets at Warner Bros Theatre
A monthly contest invites readers to arrange letters to spell a name from a list of advertisers and ad text. Submit the correct name on paper with the ads used, at the Evening Star office, for a chance to win a pair of theatre tickets when a correct solution is found.
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Warner Bros
Evening Star
Warner Bros. Theatre
Star Office
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Ed the Prelief
Tammanyites
Bimes J
Abead
Theatres
L. Giuliani
N. Loudoun St
Winchester
Keystone Shoe Store
Carl M. Ritter
N. Cameron St
C. P. McVicar
Main Street
Irvin Sheets
Sheetz
Pure Food
M. B. Clowe
Loudoun Street
K. F. Whitacre
Pure Food Store
Cammer Tire CO
Tires and Tire Service
Braddock & Boscawen
Warner
Capitol
George Arliss
Chandy” the Magician
Edmund Lowe
Bela Lugosi
Gary Cooper
Tallulah Bankhead
Devil and the Deep
Metro-Goldwyn
Stan Laurel
Oliver Hardy
Metal Weatherstrip & Screen Contractors
Virginia
E. W. Armstrong Company
N. Liberty St
Cumberland, Md
W. Piccadilly St
Greenwood Farm
Gilbert T. Brown
George H. Eagle, Jr
R. L. Rosenberger
Harry Fahneoes
Holmes Hardesty
James Over
M. W. Myers
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