Hoover’s New Year letter outlines faith in progress through public guidance
President Hoover shares in a letter to Dr. W O Thompson that progress rests on government helping signposts and expert flow of facts. He notes a humane White House, warns of self serving figures, and calls for decisions based on carefully gathered knowledge amid rising committees and conferences.
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Hoover
W. O. Thompson
Ohio State University
Thompson
White House
Confession ties Hedrick to series of Ohio murders
Messenger reports John Hedrick confessed to a long crime spree from age 17, including payroll robbery in West Virginia, multiple killings in Kanawha and Meigs counties, and the 1926 McCumber murder. His brother Frank Hedrick says the full story will appear in The Athens Messenger tomorrow.
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Frank Hedrick
Messenger
Athens Messenger
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Duckworth
McCumber
John Hedrick
Frank
West Virginia
Coal River
Charleston
Kanawha
Meigs County
Tim O'Brien
Thomas Fork
O’brien
Susan Rhoades
Tie
Owen Chapman
Vulcan
Tom O'Brien
Wryllis Hill
Raids Hit Broadway Night Spots in Prohibition Sweep
Federal agents and New York City police joined forces early Sunday in a broad sweep of night clubs and speakeasies in the Broadway theatrical district. Warrants were used and teams moved in simultaneously to prevent tips from leaking. The operation followed prior evidence gathered in earlier visits.
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New York
Federal Prohibition
Broadway
Classifieds Match Your Needs From The Messenger
A Logan reader can hire removal of dead livestock promptly. A double set of brass mounted work harness is offered for quick sale or trade. A four room apartment with five room efficiency is available for rent, furnished or unfurnished.
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Logan
Congress Awaits Report On Law Breakdown In Crime Fight
The piece discusses Congress expecting a report on the deteriorating legal order and rising crime across the nation. It argues no half civilised country has shown such disregard for law and foresees a troubling, if incomplete, account.
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Congress
Crime and corruption linked to bootlegging and rum-running
The piece argues bootlegging and rum-running finance crime and bribery of officials by hundreds of millions yearly. It criticizes respectable society for advertising contempt for law and the Constitution. Both sides refuse to retreat and deny or ignore Volstead law as binding, warning action may come from the people.
Boston Rebellion Against Prohibition Sparks Coast Guard Push
Boston residents tear down government posters calling for coast guard enlistment to curb rum‑running and authorities close Boston recruiting offices. The city’s Catholic leadership opposes prohibition and demands decisive action beyond reports or commissions.
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Boston
United States
Coast Guard
Italian tunnel project shortens route to Vienna and Berlin
Mussolini era proof of efficiency as the Appennine tunnel completes after ten years. Eleven miles underground with 1,300 workers below and 500 above, at a cost of 60 million dollars. The route to Vienna and Berlin now 22 miles shorter and maximum rail grade reduced from 2902 to 1046 feet.
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Mussolini
Appenine Mountains
Vienna
Berlin
Slayings Probe Prompted by $20,000 Reward Offer
Chicago Chief of Detectives John Egan rushed to Charleston West Virginia to interview a prisoner said to confess involvement in the seven Moran gang murders on St Valentine Day. A telegram from Date G Casto urged payment of 20 000 by cashier's check to Charleston National Bank once a signed confession and delivery of the perpetrators are secured.
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Chicago
John Egan
Charleston
W. Va
G. Casto
John Stege
Charles
Ton National Bank
Prohibition Enforcement Budget Reviewed amid Snowstorm
Utah and Nevada search planes resume patrols as Maury Graham missing is pursued by five aircraft from Las Vegas St George and Milford pilots Fred Kelly Alexis Klotz Fred W Kelly Jimmy James and Howard B Cook join the effort. Two Crestline election officials face trial for ballot tampering Eleanor Blake and Edna Nelson accused of double marking ballots in the August primary witnesses summoned.
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Utah
U.P
Las Vegas
Nev
St. George
Milford
Maury Graham
Western Air Express Mail
Fred Kelly
Alexis Klotz
Fred W. Kelly
Jimmy James
Howard B. Cook
Bucyrus
Crestline
Eleanor Blake
Edna Nelson
Hoover urges enforcement boost and new border smuggling plan
President Hoover asked Congress for stricter prohibition enforcement and broader court powers to relieve federal courts. He urged public support for the law despite dissent and proposed consolidating border smuggling efforts, expanding prisons, reforming parole, and shifting enforcement agencies from Treasury to Justice.
Men Sealed in Mine as Blaze Spreads in Kentucky
Aaron Bridwell and Dorris Woods, both 38, were trapped Sunday 300 feet back in a hillside slope mine near Henderson Kentucky when a fire started at the entrance. Gasoline from a engine caused the blaze. an Evansville mine bureau inspector said there was no chance of survival and ordered the mine sealed to smother the fire.
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Kentucky _ hills
Aaron Bridwell
Dorris Woods
G. P. Powell
Evansville
U. S
Marguerite Grider Dies in Memphis Fire
Mrs. Marguerite Grider widow of Capt. MacGavock Grider, famed as a leading figure in Elliott White Spring’s War Birds story, perished in a Memphis blaze. Firemen found her fatally burned on a bedroom floor after the home caught fire while she slept. she died en route to hospital.
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Memphis
Tenn
Marguerite Grider
MacGavock Grider
Elliott White Spring
House Committee Proposes 34 Million Appropriation for Year
A House committee advances a proposed appropriation exceeding 34 million dollars for the upcoming year. The plan outlines funding for various agencies and programs, with details pending full chamber approval.
Hoover Committee Alters Prohibition Funding Request
The House Appropriations Committee recommended $34,428,777 for prohibition enforcement in the next fiscal year, about $2.5 million more than this year. Total treasury and post office spending would be $1,147,778,692, with Prohibition Bureau set at $15,190,000 and Coast Guard anti smuggling at $16,807,190.
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House Appropriations Committee
Treasury Department
Treasury and
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Post Office Department
Hoover
Congress
Prohibition Bureau
Coast Guard
Prohibition Enforcement
Customs Bureau
Prohibition
Doran
Drug Stores Must Use Ethyl Alcohol Ruling Denied
The Supreme Court denied review of an appeal by Clemente Licsio a New York druggist challenging the Prohibition Bureau requirement to use ethyl alcohol in compounding medicines. The decision ends the challenge to this labeling and compounding standard.
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Washington
U.R
Prohibition Bureau
Supreme Court
Clemente Licsio
New York
Remus wins partial verdict against former attorney
George Remus, once a Cincinnati bootlegger, secured a $10,761 award from the Court of Appeals against his former attorney Leonard Garver as part of his effort to recover part of the fortune lost during his Atlanta penitentiary period.
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Toledo
George Remus
Cincinnati
Atlanta
Court of Appeals
Leonard Garver
Hoover Commission Prohibition Report Highlights Social Backdrop
The Hoover Law Enforcement Commission analyzes the prohibition issue outlining how private judgment, public opinion, and local attitudes shape enforcement. It cites Puritan distrust of regulation, revolutionary traditions, natural rights, and varied regional views affecting observance.
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Washington
Hoover Law Enforcement Commission
Convict Hefner Arrives for Taylor Murder Questioning
Otis Hefner, a former convict with claimed vital knowledge of the William Desmond Taylor case, arrived in Los Angeles from San Francisco for questioning. He was escorted to the office of District Attorney Baron W. Sitts for interrogation as the eight year old murder case intensifies.
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Taylor
Hefner
Los Angeles
Calif
U.P
William Desmond Taylor
Otis Hefner
San Francisco
Baron Sitts
Doak Mentioned as Possible Labor Secretary Successor
William N. Doak, above, vice president and legislative representative of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen in Washington, has been mentioned as a possible successor to Secretary of Labor James J. Davis if Davis resigns to run for governor of Pennsylvania.
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William N. Doak
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Washington
James J. Davis
Pennsylvania
Hoover Commission Seeks Tighter Prohibition Enforcement
The Law Enforcement Commission told Congress after seven months that local points of infection in prohibition enforcement are vast and urged four measures to tighten control. It recommends shifting cases to the Justice Department, codifying federal prohibition laws, improving padlock injunctions, and reducing court congestion by allowing prosecutions for casual violations without indictment with penalties capped at 400 dollars or six months in jail.
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Washington
Law Enforcement Commission
Congress
America
Federa c Purts
Supreme Court
U.S
Treasury
Justice Department
United States
Canada
Fugitive Found After Escape From Reformatory
William Tinn a 20 year old escapee from the State Reformatory at Cleveland was recaptured Saturday night in a dance hall at Buechtel Athens County agents arrested him and he is held for reformatory authorities. He was sentenced in Common Pleas Court last January for burglary and larceny and had been working in a mine near New Floodwood while at large.
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William Tinn
New Floodwood
State Reformatory
Cleveland
Buechtel
Sam McDonald
Pete Barrows
Athens County
Secret Service
Finn
Reformatory
Common Pleas Court
Naval problem at five power London talks grows in difficulty
At sea January 13 report says Franco Italian naval question presents more complex elements than any other issue before the five power conference. Delegates note potential holiday on battleship building and Britain may curtail cruiser strength to 50 ships, with recent statements shaping the atmosphere.
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U.R
London
Great Britain
Cleveland City Manager May Face Ouster After Meeting
Cleveland reports that City Manager William R. Bepkine could be ousted tonight if opponents secure a decisive council majority after the meeting.
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William R. Bepkine
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