Rum smugglers plan air routes to dodge prohibition enforcement
Detroit dispatch reports that major rum chiefs are negotiating with airplane makers to create a widespread air smuggling system. Large shipments would fly from fields under cover with lights, then transfer to trucks for distribution. The plan aims to raise liquor prices and push out smaller smugglers as enforcement intensifies along the border.
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Detroit
INS
Great Lakes
Basibarons
Retter
Rummers
Conte
Elesa
Virginia Exports Increase Over 1927 Figures
Richmond report shows Virginia merchandise exports totalled 142.504 million dollars for the year, up 4 million over 1927 as per the department of commerce.
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Richmond
INS
Department of Commerce
Cincinnati Bars Bathing Suit Parades
Lassies and lads in Cincinnati have been warned by police that parading in bathing suits near public areas may incur fines. City authorities emphasize modest attire in public bathing parades and threaten penalties if guidelines are violated.
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Cincinnati
Neimati
Kansas Motor Car Deaths On Increase In Four Years
In Kansas death tolls from motor car accidents rose sharply, climbing sevenfold over four years. The latest year recorded 214 deaths, reflecting a troubling trend in road safety.
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Kansas
Atlanta Police Warned About Pistol Use
Police in Atlanta warned by officials to use pistols only in self defense or to save a life. Do not brandish or fire in reckless or mistimed cases as authorities emphasize safety.
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Atlanta
Lanta
INS
Boston Establishes Hospital Quiet Zone
Hospital quiet zones are established on city streets in Boston following a holiday win. Authorities prohibit loud activities near hospitals to ensure peaceful surroundings for patients and staff.
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Boston
Ion
End of church state strike brings masses back to Mexico City worship
Peace pact ends church state clash in Mexico, prompting wide return to services across Mexico City. Readout lists key figures including Father Edmund A. Walsh and Archbishop Leopoldo Russ y Flores among leaders credited with negotiating the accord.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Edmund A. Walsh
University of Georgetown
Leopoldo Russ Y Flores
Miguel Grachaga Rocornal
Chile
Washington
U. S
Detroit Man 90 Sells Life Insurance For 25 Years
Samuel Heavenrich aged ninety retired from mercantile work at sixty five and then began selling life insurance for twenty five years with notable success. In Missouri, Alex Lewis died when a coffin transport track overturned near East Prairie.
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Detroit
Kansas City
Samuel Heavenrich
Mercantile Enterprises
Alex Lewis
East Prairie
Boston Orchestra May Tour Europe
Boston Symphony Orchestra may tour Europe if Serge Kousevitaky can raise funds. He aims to show Paris a properly rehearsed ensemble and fundraiser efforts are his main concern.
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Boston Orchestra
Europe
Boston
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Serge Kousevitaky
Kousesevitaky
Paris
Serge
Chicago motorists fined for traveling slow
Chicago patrols slow drivers entering the city arresting motorists under twenty miles an hour. A five dollar fine follows for obstructing traffic. The item notes a population estimate for 1549 and regional population shares in Asia and Europe.
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Chicago
Judge M’Clintic Hands Down Prison Terms for U S Offenders
Judge McClintic sentenced numerous defendants in federal court. Walter Houston of Bluefield drew four years in Atlanta penitentiary for mail fraud. Other probations and violations led to sentences ranging from short terms to seven years, including illicit distilling and counterfeiting cases. Several offenders remained under probation or faced transfers and fines across multiple jurisdictions.
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Walter Houston
Bluefield
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
Houston
Bar of Justice
Jack Kidd
Atlanta
Ike Sizegwre
McClintie
Avery Gilkerson
Alva (Elven
Henry A. Call
Kelly Wilson
Wilson
Liberty
Floyd Lovains
Burnett Sanders
Huntington
Wiley Sizemore
Shan Lively
Leny Whitt
Chillicothe
Sam Robinson
Charleston City
Margaret Smith
Alderson
Fred Rh. Hunt
John Clevenger
Allen Smith
Fred
King of the Hoboes Plans Alaska and Russia Tour
Joseph Leon Laz arowitz known as the King of the Hoboes of the United States arrived here after a nine year career in begging. He has traveled 362,500 miles and intends to visit Alaska and Russia next, two places he has not yet explored. He was elected to attend a convention in Minneapolis in 1927.
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London
United States
Joseph Leon Lazarowitz
Alaska
Russia
Efpee Ee
Minneapolis
Byrd Expedition Finds New Land in Antarctic Discovery
A Byrd expedition report released by Secretary Adams states observers in aircraft during the South Kore expedition discovered about 20,000 square miles of hitherto unknown land in the Antarctic amid the ongoing Polar night. The finding marks a notable addition to mapped regions.
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Washington
Richard E. Byrd
Adams
South Kore
Veteran Teacher Balances Many Roles in Waxahachie
The article profiles Dr. S. L. Hornbeck a longtime educator who has served as professor dean president trustee and leader of endowment campaigns at Trinity University. It notes fifty years with the school and mentions Byrd and Goulds byline on Rockefeller mountain range findings and Byrds March landing report. It ends with a remark on gold and copper conductivities.
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Tex
Hornbeck
Trinity University
Rockefeller Mountain
Byrd
L. M. Gould
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