Dogs and tracks hit in coordinated racketeering raids
Chicago police and the state's attorney's office conducted three simultaneous raids at Hawthorne Kennel Club Fairview Club and Illinois Kennel Club. Over 100 arrests were made and three machine guns were seized. All detainees were employees or officials of the tracks tied to Capone Moran and Ellis syndicates.
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Associated Press
Chicago
al Capone
George
Bugs) Moran
Chicago Heights
Hawthorne Kennel Club
Philadelphia
Fairview Club
George Moran
North Side
Illinois Kennel Club
Homer Ellis
Oliver Ellis
McLarty Faces Federal Trial In Dallas
In Dallas federal court F E McLarty stands trial on charges of concealing assets in bankruptcy. He allegedly hid cotton and checks totaling several thousand dollars and drew a $500 salary as president of the defunct McLarty Nash Motor Co. Receiver George F Rockhold testified he received no money from McLarty and had not seen him until recently. The trial opened after a request for continuance was denied due to brother D D McLarty still abroad awaiting extradition.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
F. E. McLarty
McLarty-Nash Motor Company
George F. Rockhold
McLarty
Frankie and Johnnie Show Ordered Closed
Chicago theater shut down by police commissioner William F. Russell for indecency in the Adelphi Theatre production Frankie and Johnnie based on the old song. The mayor would revoke the license if the show remained open. An alderman’s family attended as a complainant.
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Associated Press
Chicago
William F. Russell
Police
Adelphi Theatre
Frankie and
Johnnie
Dr Leonhardt's Hemroid Offered As Cure For Piles
A medical advertisement promotes Dr Leonhardt's Hemroid claiming an internal treatment that targets the piles cause. City Drug Co and all druggists sell Hemroid with a guarantee of results or money back, urging sufferers to obtain a package today.
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Dr. Leonhardt
Plan to Stop Liquor Flow From Canada
The Department of Justice backs Treasury efforts to curb cross border liquor smuggling near Detroit. Attorney General Mitchell summoned John R. Watkins to Washington to coordinate with Treasury agents working between Lakes Huron and Erie. He pledged full DOJ support to halt wholesale violations of American liquor laws.
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Canada
Associated Press
Washington
Department of Justice
Treasury Department
Detroit
Mitchell
John R. Watkins
United States
Treasury
Lakes Huron
Erie
Women of England Predict Lady Prime Minister in Sight
London reports Sir Ian Hamilton predicting British politics will never satisfy until a woman becomes prime minister after all women over 21 gain enfranchisement. He says Amazons will rush into politics, creating a women’s political era with no peace until a lady prime minister. Wanda Vincent suffers a broken shoulder.
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International News Service
London
Great Britain
Ian Hamilton
Proceedings in Court of Civil Appeals Seventh District Amarillo
Proceedings in the Court of Civil Appeals Seventh District at Amarillo today. Motions overruled in several cases including Ragland v Baker and Jackson v Overton. Some affirmations and reversals with remands noted among listed parties and firms.
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Court of Civil Appeals For the Seventh District
Amarillo
Clyde Ragland Va
J. J. Baker
A. W. Jackson
M. C. Overton
Rock Island Runs Special Car for Lions Convention
A Rock Island special car will carry Lions of Amarillo and the Panhandle to the international convention in Louisville. It departs Amarillo June 14, joins a special train in Memphis Tennessee, with A. E. Meyer and Max Merry to attend from Amarillo.
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Rock Island
Amarillo
Lions of
Louisville
Memphis
Tennessee
A. E. Meyer
Max Merry
Negro Murder Trial Opens in Dallas
The trial of Edward Landers charged with murdering Joe Piccola in February continued in Dallas. Landers testified he was beaten by officers to obtain a signed confession and that they promised freedom when shown to the grand jury. He said he could not read.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Edward Landers
Joe Piccola
Landers
Marshal Man Forcibly Jumped After Robbery Near Marshall
Perl Hynson a 40 year old marshal was offered a ride by two motorists in Marshall Texas. He says he was robbed of 30 dollars and forced to jump from a moving car near the city. He suffered a slight concussion.
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Associated Press
Marshall
Texas
Perl Hynson
Here
Indiana Farmers Turn On Insurance Companies
Indiana life insurance men shifted to farming as farms were seized under loan securities during a farm value slump. Insurance firms then used the chain store plan on Hoosier farms, often with favorable results. The Indiana Farm Bureau created a cooperative insurance effort, with Federation members acting as agents selling life insurance.
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International News Service
Indianapolis
Indiana Life Insurance
Three Ex Grand Dragons Now In Prison Cells
Indianapolis reports three former grand dragons of the Indiana Ku Klux Klan are incarcerated. D. C. Stephenson serves a life term in Indiana State Prison for murder. W. L. Smith and Joseph Huffington sit in Leavenworth Federal Prison for transporting stolen automobiles.
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International News Service
Indianapolis
Indiana Ku Klux Klan
D. C. Stephenson
Indiana State Prison
Leavenworth
Kan
Hoosier Klan
W. L. Smith
Joseph Huffington
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AL Capone and
Moran Syndicate
M’larty
Federal
Columbia University
Nicholas Murray Butler
America
Butler
Johnnie Show
Women of England
Wanda Vincent
B. M. Shelton
Virgil Lock
Hemphill
Roy L. Harkey
Et al
W. I. Hindman
Dickens
R. E. Moody
Chas
T. Dyeus
Palmer
Fidelity Union Fire Inc. Co
First National Bank, Et al
Crosby
McCaskey Register Co
Gee
W. Bailey
Wheeler
FE. P. Wilson
Clara FY. Wilson
Hutchinson
Northwestern Fire & Marine Ins. Co
M. Allred
Randall
A-Loaf Baking Co
Glenn A. Pace
On Pierce
Riverside
Polk Street
Wardwear
Ward
Molt
Matasa Merle
Riverside Batteries
Montgomery Ward &Co
Indiana
PUNE
Hee
Gna
Domino
Whittemore
Lis
Ria Relate
Pullman
Oklahoma City
Little Rock
Rock Island Station
H. W. Clutter City
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