Dry Law Fight Nears End as Hearings Conclude
The Senate prohibition committee hears final arguments on modification of the Volstead act. Drys press for no change while wets push reform as Governor Pinchot reports progress in Pennsylvania enforcing liquor laws and cites three years of practical experience.
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Keystone State
Washington
Senate Prohibition Committee
Julien Codman
Boston
Pennsylvania
Gifford Pinchot
Senate
Mussolini Opens Plan to Restore Rome to Augustus Era Splendor
In Rome on April 21 Premier Mussolini launched a program to restore the Eternal City to the grandeur of Augustus. He appointed Senator Filippo Cremonesi to supervise the project and promised ongoing funding to rebuild landmarks such as the Theatre of Marcellus, turning slum areas into dwellings to free the ancient monument.
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Mussolini
Rome
Duce
Signor Cremonis
Augustus
Marcellus
Farmers defend strict dry law before Senate panel
Oliver W. Stewart of Chicago and A. E. Bernsteen of Cleveland testified from the Northern Ohio district on enforcement. Strivings, a farm spokesman, urged no modification of Prohibition and opposed repeal of Volstead section 29 allowing cider production. He argued farmers support conservation and oppose saloons turning grain into drink.
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Julien Codman
Net
Strivings
Farmers of America
Executive Council
The
National Grange
Codman
Oliver W. Stewart
Chicago
Flying Squadron’ Foundation
America
More Short Wave Length Stations Increase Worldwide Transmissions
Washington reports a surge in short wave radio activity with about 130 transmitters on regular schedules between 13 and 115 metres. Officials predict the total will nearly double by year end as transmissions reach almost every corner of the earth.
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Washington
Salvation Army commander confined by illness in Chicago
Evangeline Sooth national commander of the Salvation Army was confined to her apartment in the Pearson hotel Chicago after another attack of chronic appendicitis.
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Chicago
Evangeline Sooth
Salvation Army
Pearson Hotel
Presidents of the United States Booklet Offered for Six Cents
The Washington Information Bureau of this newspaper offers a new booklet titled Presidents of the United States. It includes official portraits and concise summaries of each president’s administration and family. Price is six cents postpaid with the attached coupon.
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United States
The
Washington Information Bureau
Boy Bandit Whittemore Faces Fate Tonight
Buffalo April 21 Richard Reese Whittemore boy faced bandit gang leader in the Buffalo bank hold up and murders will learn tonight if four reputable businessmen identify him or if his alibi may spare him from the electric chair.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Richard Reese Whittemore
Bank of Buffalo
Guy PD. Moore
Spring Frolic Planned at Athens High School
Athens High School plans its spring frolic with skits by home rooms scheduled April 30 and May 1. The Athens High Band will open the program under Russ Stephenson. A silver loving cup will be awarded to the winning home room. last year the trophy went to a senior boys' room.
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Athens High School
Athens High Band
Russ Stephenson
Aged Woman Miss Margaret Sarver Dies in Amesville
Miss Margaret Sarver aged 79 died at 9 last night at the home of her nephew Sid Carpenter in Amesville. Funeral services will be at 2 pm Thursday at the Wrightstown church with burial in the Wrightstown cemetery.
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Amesville
Margaret Sarver
Sid Carpenter
Wrightstown
Royal Princess Born in Duchess of York Family
Booming cannons in Hyde Park announced the birth of a royal princess to the Duchess of York in London this morning.
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London
Hyde Park
Duchess of York
American business growth despite 185,300 firm failures in 11 years
Federal Reserve Board figures reveal 185,300 commercial firms failed over eleven years, liabilities at 4.2 billion dollars, just over half a percent of industrial production. Officials warn widespread waste raised living costs and shape Hoover's campaign to cut industry waste. Government experts study ways to reduce losses.
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Washington
America
Federal Reserve Board
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Former high school star charged in $37000 mail robbery
Daniel F Hesly a former high school football star was arrested in Chicago charged with the Indiana Harbor mail robbery. He led inspectors to his Morrison hotel room yielding 12000 in cash and later 24000 more from downtown banks safety boxes. Hesly confessed identity and aided the investigation amid a broader pursuit linked to a prior Joliet raid and gang feud.
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Chicago
Daniel F. Hesly
Indiana Harbor
Hesley
Morrison Hotel
Grant B. Miller
Morrison
Hesly
Miller
Inland Steel Company
Frank Watson
Watson
Joliet
Walter Fisher
Mokena
Ill
Santos Calabrese
Fisher
Calabrese
Will Carry Rate Fight Into Court
Ohio officials and municipal legal advisers met in Columbus to plan actions against Logan Gas rate hikes across many communities. Attorney General Crabbe and city solicitors drafted arguments for the state supreme court to contest a Utilities Commission order. The court temporarily reversed the commission decree, while the company can apply the new rates under a bond guaranteeing refunds if the rates are rejected.
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Columbus
Logan Gas Company
Ohio
G General Crabbe
Grant Mauser, Jr
Marion
D. W. Myers
Elyria
M. D. Hughes
Athens
J. W. Miller
Bucyrus
State Supreme Court
State Utilities Commission
Supreme Court
Lyons Denies He Killed Officer McGrath on Stand
James Lyon, Ohio's arch bandit, testified in a crowded courtroom that he shot Special Agent Frank McGrath in the neck and admitted wounding Chief of Police Dougal McKenzie in the neck at Alpena Michigan. He claimed he did not kill McGrath, saying the heart shot did the fatal damage.
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Norwalk
James Lyon
Ohio
Arch Bandit
Frank McGrath
McGrath
Dougal McKenzie
Alpena
Michigan
Lyon
Red Cross Appeals for Help for York Family Tragedy
After a Sunday house fire near Carbondale the Ernst Wachenschwandt family of seven lost all possessions. Neighbors provided clothing and lodging for five children while Athens county Red Cross investigates needs and appeals for tables cooking utensils sheets bedding and other household goods. Call Red Cross office at 43 to arrange donations.
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Ernest Wachenschwandt
Carbondale
Athens County Red Cross
M. D. Hughes
Red Cross
Athens County
Canadian orchardists yield $24 million fruit crop
Canadian orchardists and fruit growers produced a crop valued at 24 million dollars in the previous year, reflecting strong agricultural output from the sector. The report highlights the scale of fruit production across provinces and its economic impact on rural communities.
Bobbed Haired Mother Seeks Reunification With Children
Leona Benedict, 31, widow, with Juvenile Judge Henry Meade’s aid, plans a campaign to win back love of three older children who blame her for bobbed hair, red hat, and a wedding ring. The kids oppose custody after their father’s death left her with six, and a judge denied a plan for eventual reconciliation.
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P. Wright Consolidated Press
Kansas City
Leona Benedict
Henry Meade
Kansas
Ella
Catherine
Lester
Helen
Edith
Roy
Meade
Solomon
Benedict
Scrap Ensues After Pet Rooster Eats Pet Rhubarb
In Cleveland on April 21 Mrs. George Banta sought $50 damages from a neighbor after his rooster ate her rhubarb and allegedly crowed loudly. The neighbor claimed the bird was nuisances and had wrung its neck. The assistant police prosecutor advised contacting an attorney to file suit.
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Cleveland
George Banta
Schrieber
Alram
Prohibition Testimony Highlights Convictions and Censorship Talk
A Cleveland attorney reports 314 cases with 753 convictions and six acquittals, asserting strong enforcement of the Volstead Act in the northern Ohio district. He backs jury trials and opposes beer and wine return while condemning unregulated motion pictures as a major crime driver. Prohibition voices also challenge claims prohibition harms the public, with clergy contesting moonshine and debates on enforcement and reform.
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Bernsteen
United States
Emory R. Buckner
New York
Cleveland
Ohio
William Shafe Chase
National Civic League
Striking Mill Workers Seek Senate Probe in Passaic
Striking mill hands in northern New Jersey await Washington word on a possible senatorial investigation. Leaders say they want an impartial committee to hear their case and win public sympathy for a settlement with employers. Mills cut wages by 10 percent amid tough trade conditions. one large mill shut down due to intimidation by strikers. The United Front committee leads the strike, not affiliated with United Textile Workers or AF of L, which declines to intervene.
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Passaic
N. J
C. P
New Jersey
Washington
United Front Committee
United Textile Workers
American Federation of Labor
Great Ice Cap Lowers Regional Temperature
A large ice cap exerts a cooling influence on the surrounding area, reducing regional temperatures by about 50 degrees. Scientists note shifts in local climate patterns and potential impacts on ecosystems and weather. The finding emphasizes how polar ice bodies regulate heat exchange with lower latitude zones.
Boy in grave condition after appendix operation
Ernest Jones 21 son of John Jones of Sugar Creek was taken to Columbus Monday evening by Newsom-Walburn ambulance for an appendicitis operation at Grant hospital. His father said this morning he is in critical condition with slight hope for recovery.
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Ernest Jones
John Jones
Sugar Creek
Columbus
Newsom-Walburn
Grant Hospital
Arrest of Mount Moriah pastor in New York
On April 21 the Rev. Benjamin J. Wicks a Black pastor of Mount Moriah Baptist church was arrested after allegedly beating two men with a blackjack. Wicks claimed the weapon came from a lady friend and faces felonious incident and Sullivan law charges.
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New York
Benjamin J. Wicks
Mount Moriah Baptist Church
Wicks
Finger Lakes towns invite Coolidge to summer White House
Thirty three central New York towns in the Finger Lakes region extended an invitation through the Finger Lakes association for President Coolidge to establish a summer White House in their area.
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White House
Auburn
N. Y
New York
Coolidge
Finger Lakes Region
Finger Lakes Association
Four Entombed Miners Rescued Hope Persists at Grizzly Creek
In Quincy California crews report one man rescued and another body recovered from the Grizzly Creek tunnel collapse. Four men remain entombed since Sunday as rescuers press efforts. McDermott survived despite hunger and bad air and believes others may still be alive.
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Quincy
Cal
Grizzly Creek
Thomas McDermott
J. Coyne
McDermott
Ohio University praised for teacher-training excellence
High School Supervisor D. B. Ulery lauded Ohio University for its superior teacher-training program. He granted a May 7 exam exemption for graduates, noting the department under Prof Alonzo F. Myers leads the Midwest and setting a model for other institutions.
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State Department of Education
State Department
Ohio
Dc. B. Ulery
Athens
Ger
Marietta Parkersburg
M Bryan
Herbert Blackhurst
Purdue University
West Lafayette
Inediana
Middle-West
Athens Board of Eduecation
The
University
Department of Training
Alonzo F. Myers
Journal of Education Administration and Supervision
Myers
Critié
National Association Supervisors of Teacher Training
Washington, D. C
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Georgia
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Delaware
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Cincinnati
Dayton
Margaret Rbenedier
School of Music
Charles N. Boyd
Pittsburgh Musical Institute
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Clarence C. Robinson
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