Scarface Al Capone Defies Police in Joliet Cell
In Joliet Capone laments police actions and vows to fight authorities. He says Chicago is home where he has lived ten years, paying taxes and fearing gangland peril, while recounting his arrest on concealed weapons charges and a demand for liberty.
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International News Service
Chicago
Scarface al” Capone
Joliet
Ilinois
Los Angeles
Capone
Law and Order
Hell
Following in Her Father's Footsteps Capone's Chicago Rise
A historical portrait traces Al Capone from saloons and vice districts in Sicily and Chicago to his rise as Torrio's lieutenant. It covers Cicero's Hawthorne Inn, rival gangs like Hymie Weiss and O'Donnell, the Metropole Hotel era, and a Joliet jail stop after police found weapons during a train arrival.
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Sicily
Chicago
Capone
Johnny Torrio
New York
Torrio
Waukegan
Cicero
Hawthorne Inn
Farl “Hymie’ Weiss
Dion O'Bannino
Big Pal Moran
O'Donnel Brothers
Metropole
Los Angeles
Joliet
Cleveland Airport Now A 24 Hour Landing Hub
Maj. J. Berry told the Real Estate Board that Cleveland's airport is the best in the nation and can land ships 24 hours daily. The facility handles about 1100 ships monthly and will soon add a radio beacon and radio teletype. The airport spans about 1000 acres, city-owned since 1925, with night flying since 1926.
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International News Service
Cleveland
Maj. J. Berry
Real Estate Board
United States
Berry
Hollywood follows Paris dress rule in new frock for Martha Sleeper
The piece notes Hollywood may be adopting Paris long-dress standards as Martha Sleeper wears a new afternoon frock on set. It suggests the genre is undecided about the look and tones down any strong affirmation.
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Hollywood
Paris
Martha Sleeper
Paris Prefect restricts tribute at unknown soldier tomb
International News Service reports Paris set rules for visitors to the tomb of the Unknown Soldier under the Arch of Triumph. Mon sieur Chiappe, prefect of police, enforces quiet tribute with limited processions and prohibition of self advertising in inscriptions. Floral tributes allowed with respectful silence.
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International
Paris
France
Monsieur Chiappe
Francs’s
Maurice Prax
Oldest US Chimes Reside in St Augustine Cathedral
The oldest chimes in the United States are housed in St Augustine Florida within a Spanish cathedral.
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United States
St. Augustine
Fla
Tire paradox note on fiber and mileage claim
A claim asserts a 30x% 4-2 inch automobile tire holds 1724 miles of rotten fiber, discussing the feasibility and meaning of such a specification. No clear source context provided.
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