Denver Raids Crack Down on Vice Dens by 200 Captured
In Denver on April 11, about 200 men and women were arrested in the city's most extensive raids. Fifty squads of detectives and prohibition officers, with deputy sheriffs and National Guardsmen, swept rooming houses cigar stores and questionable restaurants. The operation followed months of investigation aimed at wiping out liquor dives and vice dens before Good Friday.
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Associated Press
Denver
Prohibition
Sizargtore
Dena Simore
Wome Fen
National
Reuben W. Herey
Skeletons Found At Home Voodoo Priest
A Camden New Jersey police report details mysterious memoranda unearthed at the home of a 71 year old man, named as Rev Ebbinger H Hughcock. Notes mention people to go and others to be uned with entries referencing Mary and Jita to go and Matte Gibson’s husband Alfred to be ruined. The man, accused of voodoo practices, was held without bail after police found tunnels and bones and a seven year old daughter alleged he shot a light colored woman and buried her. The father denied the claim citing her imagination.
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Associated Press
Camden
N. J
Ebbinger H. H. Hughcock
Nootayne
Mary
Jit
Matte Gibson
Alfred
Thomas ‘Herring
Laura Herring
Kisses of husband too rough for wife end in divorce
In Chicago Apt 10 a divorce is granted to Mrs. Tose Mense Frits after she claimed her husband’s kissing was so intense it numbed her lips and his embraces bruised her ribs. The testimony described kisses that were overly ardent and physically injurious.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Apt
Tose Mense Frits
Hindenburg Nomination Shocks German Finance Circles
Berlin April 10 The nomination of Field Marshal Von Hindenburg by the far right for the presidency surprised German finance and banking leaders who fear adverse effects on Germanys credit operations in the United States and the London rediscount market amid the Dawes reparations program. The move also unsettles observers about the fate of Karl Jarres and the Dawes plan tied political contest between Marx and coalition forces.
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Berlin
Field Marshal von Hindenburg
Aprendy
Beuren
Karl Jarres
Yen van
Hindenburn
Ludendorf
Germany
United Stat
London
Dawes
Marx
Roosevelts Start On Big Game Hunt
Roosevelt brothers Kermit and Neservelts prepare for a long itinerary beginning in Pamirhi, with plans to travel via Leviathan to Srinagar for a mid May jump off. The journey includes Southampton Mareeba Bombay and Rawipingh, part of a staged chase across distant locales.
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Pamirhi
Roosevel Brothers
Kermit
James ‘Simpson
Montana’s Comeback Surprises Easterners
Joe Woodard president of Metals Bank and Trust Company reports a surprising Montana recovery in business conditions after a three week East trip. He notes larger bank deposits and reserves than prewar, a modest yet hopeful liquidation trend, and optimism about winter wheat outlook amid weather and seed readiness.
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Woodard
Metals Bank
Treasure State
Joe" Woodard
Metals Bank and ‘Rust Company
Montana
Murder at Grady block in Butte rock rooming house
In Butte a deadly shooting occurred at 3 a m in the Grady block rooming house at 7 West Mercury street. Peter Pavkie, 35, was killed by Luie Won, a 30 year old Chinese resident, identified by Dolly Druary as the shooter after a confrontation at the stairs leading to the lodging. Won, captured in a coal bin on East Park street, denied the charges while Mrs Pavcie mourned at her husband’s side as police and miners gathered.
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Butte
Chin Town
Jack Duggan
John Kelly
East Park Street
Luie Won
Peter Pavkcie
Grady Block
West Mercury Street
Dolly Druary
Won
Eiale Brown
Paviele
Brown
Holland
Ataira
Otficer ‘Perro
Pete Pavicie Wan
Pavice
Ace
Bi Eisle Brown
Calpin
Orden
Dolly
Pete
Immersion Death In Delaware Court Rules Immersion Fatal
The coroner ruled that William McCoy died from immersion after being baptized by immersion. McCoy, 21, died just after baptism while in the last stages of tuberculosis. The verdict names J H Pennell M Wilson McCoy’s father Bertha Wilson McCoy as participants. Prosecutor Owens said no formal statement would be issued yet.
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Associate Press
Delaware
William McCoy
Earl D. Vandeman
Wilson McCoy
E. &. Owens
Poingare's Fight Against Old Foe Defeats Premier
Paris reports the cabinet of Edouard Herriot resigning after a 156 to 132 defeat in the senate. Herriot and his ministers hand in their resignations at the foreign office as Doumergue contemplates the next steps and a possible reorganization amid ongoing political unrest.
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Edouard Herriot
Raymond Poincare
Herriot
Incare
Poincare
Poingare
Associaton
Paris
Senate
M. Herriot
Foreign Office
M. Doumergue
Massive Timber Cut Begins Near Butte Big Hole
Deer Lodge National Forest, based in Butte, plans a major timber drive near Big Hole. A 26 million foot harvest is set as the first phase of a broader operation, with bids due July 1. The project envisions two large camps and long term payroll and material costs over $100,000 annually.
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Deer Lodge National Forest
Butte
Montana
Tie
John B. Taylor
Dant Ar
de Tanat
Alatriet W
Navy polar survey near completion plans to widen voyage
The Associated Press reports Navy cooperation for the ninth expedition led by Eugene F. McDonald Jr. Boston will host an advancing air and sea survey if permitted. The effort aims to push farther to explore polar regions with air support and maritime links as months of arduous work proceed.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Navy
Eugene F. McDonald Jr
National Association of Broadcasters
Washington
MacMillan, McDonald
Boston
McDonald
Bane
Tian
Raah Mathergland
Great Northern Plans Cascade Electrification
Seattle, April 19. Ralph Bunn, President, announced the Great Northern railway will immediately electrify 30 miles of its main line over the Cascade summit in Washington.
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Seattle
Ralph Bunn
Great Northern Railway
Cascade Mountains
Washington
Mysterious Guard Outside Wyoming Governor’s Mansion
On April 10 Cheyenne learned that the executive mansion housing Gov Nellie T Hows has been guarded for several nights by state prohibition enforcement agents. Guards reportedly probe residents and search ash cans and culverts for concealed items while governors aides decline to comment. The house is occupied by Mrs Row, her 12 year old son Bradford and a female servant Mrs Sons who says guards were not ordered by her.
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Associated Press
Chueyenne
oMerals
Privy Councilor Germany Detained In Hospital Report
Fragmentary notice reports a Privy Councilor of Germany detained or hospitalized. The text references Detroit and April dates with mentions of German officials and occupation by French troops, but details are unclear from the damaged page.
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Anaodates
Detroit
Hermann Mer Hess
Ins ‘Hospital
Preumonta
Hetory
Shepherd Loses Habeas Challenge in McClintock Murder Case
The Illinois Supreme Court denied William King Shepherd's habeas corpus motion to gain release in the murder of his ward, William Nelson McClintock. The decision ends a renewed legal bid as Shepherd faces trial while his counsel argues the case was politically motivated and notes the estranged medical histories and estate details surrounding Miss Frances Pope.
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Supreme Court of
Amociatea Press
Chicago
Willige King Shepherd
William Nelson McClintock
Supreme Court
Springfield
Mra
Moc
Brokers Defy Jinx With Bond Offering
Fragments show automobile bankers planning a large bond issue amid unclear context. The notes mention a continued rage and a high volume of some finance action. Names, dates, or exact entities are unreadable, but the tone indicates an optimistic market maneuver.
Former foundling becomes wealthiest girl in America
Joy Louise Leeds, adopted as a child in Mineola New York, is named heir to the estate of her foster mother and is reported to inherit a fortune surpassing other U S heirs. The Leeds fortune, tied to plate production, places her among the nation’s richest beneficiaries with a vast trust awaiting the life of the heiress.
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Bure
Sree
Treavle
Foundling
America
Associated Press
Mineola
M. Leeds
Chitlems
Joy
Louise
Foste
Louise Hartshors
United States
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