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April 29, 1926

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Headlines from April 29, 1926

GALE SWEEPS SPITZBERGEN.; NORGE IS ALL READY TO START TOMORROW

By Russell D. Owen, Staff Correspondent of the New York Times.by Wireless To the New York Times.by Russell D. Owen

Norge ready for Spitzbergen hop; gale in Spitzbergen halts outdoor work of expedition

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FRANCE MAY AGREE TO LARGER PAYMENTS; Paris Hears Instalments May Be $35,000,000 Annually for First Five Years. BERENGER REVISING OFFER Senate Ratifies Czech Debt Treaty -- Italian Treaty Signed by Coolidge. FRANCE MAY AGREE TO LONGER PAYMENTS

By Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Revising war debt offer

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WHITTEMORE TO BE BROUGHT BACK HERE; Baltimore Officials Are Told That Buffalo Will Not Try Again to Convict Him. EXTRADITION IS IN DOUBT Pecora Says Robber Faces 200-Year Term Here and Maryland Must Show a Strong Case. WHITTEMORE TO BE BROUGHT BACK HERE

By Special to The New York Times

No retrial for Whittemore, he will go back to N Y C where he faces 200 yr term; may now be extradited to Md; statement by Acting Dist Atty Pecora

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CHICAGO POLICE LAY M'SWIGGIN KILLING TO NEW YORK GUNMEN; Imported From Cherry Hill in the War Between Rival Beer Gangs. PROSECUTOR NOT QUARRY He Was Slain Because He Happened to Be Riding With Doomed Feudists. CROWE ANGERS CORONER Wolff Declares His Inquest Will Reveal Why Gunmen Have Enjoyed Immunity. CHICAGO ACCUSES NEW YORK GUNMEN

By Special to The New York Times

Police believe N Y C gunmen brought to Chicago by A Caponi and J Torrio were killers; feud between rival beer running gangs believed cause; F Sammons and M O'Donnell also sought as companions of McSwiggin; Coroner O Wolff blames State's Atty Crowe and says his inquest will reveal why gunmen have enjoyed immunity; nearly 100 such killings in 3 yrs

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TELLS BUSINESS MEN BIGNESS IS NO CRIME; Sargent's Aid Tells Economic Club That Federal Policy Is One of Non-Interference. TRADE BOARD DEFENDED Humphrey Says Aluminum Papers Were Withheld Because They Were Confidential. TELLS BUSINESS MEN BIGNESS IS NO CRIME

By Unknown Author

W E Humphrey defends Trade Comm's action

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1926Elmer Kelton, American journalist and author (died 2009)^[†]

Elmer Kelton was an American author, known for his Westerns. He was born in Andrews County, Texas.

Headlines from April 29, 1926

GALE SWEEPS SPITZBERGEN.; NORGE IS ALL READY TO START TOMORROW

FRANCE MAY AGREE TO LARGER PAYMENTS; Paris Hears Instalments May Be $35,000,000 Annually for First Five Years. BERENGER REVISING OFFER Senate Ratifies Czech Debt Treaty -- Italian Treaty Signed by Coolidge. FRANCE MAY AGREE TO LONGER PAYMENTS

WHITTEMORE TO BE BROUGHT BACK HERE; Baltimore Officials Are Told That Buffalo Will Not Try Again to Convict Him. EXTRADITION IS IN DOUBT Pecora Says Robber Faces 200-Year Term Here and Maryland Must Show a Strong Case. WHITTEMORE TO BE BROUGHT BACK HERE

TELLS BUSINESS MEN BIGNESS IS NO CRIME; Sargent's Aid Tells Economic Club That Federal Policy Is One of Non-Interference. TRADE BOARD DEFENDED Humphrey Says Aluminum Papers Were Withheld Because They Were Confidential. TELLS BUSINESS MEN BIGNESS IS NO CRIME

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