Ford Libel Trial in Detroit Faces Mistrial Motion
In Detroit on April 21 AP reports Henry Ford seeks a mistrial in the $1,000,000 libel suit against Aaron Sapiro. Judge Fred M. Raymond discharges the jury and orders a mistrial over alleged juror misconduct involving Mrs. Cora Hoffman. Hoffman is cleared of bribery accusations though affidavits claimed she questioned Sapiro. A new trial date may be set after a Saturday meeting.
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Henry Ford
Aaron Sapiro
William Henry Gallagher
Sapiro
Cora Hoffman
Fred M. Raymond
Stewart Hanley
Ford
James A. Reed
Missouri
Hoffman
Raymond
Kid” Miller
Senator Fletcher Attends Legion Luncheon in Bradenton
Florida Senator Fletcher visited Bradenton and spoke to the Legion luncheon club during a campaign tour. He noted Governor A. Smith of New York as a leading Democratic presidential candidate, as reported from the event.
Reed in Hospital Detroit Henry Ford libel suit aide
Senator James Reed of Missouri, chief counsel for Henry Ford in the Aaron Sapiro libel case, was taken by ambulance to Henry Ford Hospital. He suffered a recurrence of abdominal pain after returning to Detroit from Washington and underwent a routine examination. colleagues said his condition was not serious.
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Detroit
James Reed
Missouri
Henry Ford
Aaron Sapiro
Richard J. Higgins
Kansas City
Ford
Washington
Senator Reed
Higgins
Shriners Board Cuba Trip For 800 From Tampa
Biriners and members of their families totaling 800 persons departed Tampa for Havana on the H and O steamer Cuba. They will leave Havana Tuesday on the return trip. James McCants head of the local temple says several social events and a ceremonial in Havana Shrine Temple are planned.
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Tampa
Seaplane Crashes Into Hampton Roads Near Fort Wool
A seaplane from the Hampton Roads naval air station fell in Hampton Roads near Fort Wool during takeoff. Crews from the air station Old Point Langley field searched for occupants Wilbur Bingham from New York and Richard W Kennison from Boston naval cadet fliers were aboard and feared trapped by straps. Witnesses said the plane struck a fish stake on takeoff and a large hole appeared in the pontoon.
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Newport News
Hampton Roads Naval Air Station
Hampton Roads
Fort Wool
Old Point
Langley Field
Wilbur Bingham
New York City
Richard W. Kennison
Boston
Mass
Civil War Veteran Freed Of Murder
Rufus H. Pierce 86 a Civil War veteran was acquitted of murder in Leavenworth Kansas after shooting Lincoln C. Ensley 66 who had served in the Spanish American War. Pierce testified Ensley talked too much and refused to leave his home prompting the fatal shots through a door. The jury deliberated nine minutes.
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Rufus H. Pierce
Lincoln C. Ensley
Pierce
Ensley
Deaths Of 2 Tampa Men Still Unsolved
Tampa AP report details the deaths of William Thompson and Charles Moses with no violence seen. An inquest was scheduled, authorities pursued possible robbery or foul play while notes indicated large sums and bank plans.
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Tampa
William Thompson
Charles Moses
Florida Senator Sees Slim Chance for Smith Presidency
Senator Fletcher indicated New York hopeful Al Smith has slim to no chance of winning the presidency. He spoke after the Legion luncheon at the Dixie Grande and discussed tariffs on tomatoes and peppers and the president’s authority to adjust duties. Fletcher praised Florida, noting its sunshine and oranges, and highlighted Legion honors for local young women Misses Manatee Palmetto Bradenton.
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New York State
United States
Duncan A. Fletcher
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Cuba
Mexico
New Mexico
Arizona
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Coolidge
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Mississippi floods widen across seven states Arkansas hardest hit
Across seven states the Mississippi flood worsens with Arkansas identified as the worst affected. In Arkansas levee breaks and rising waters threaten towns like Clarendon and Pine Bluff while new barriers form around pumping stations. Rail and air links disrupted as 50 000 homeless seek relief from Red Cross and other agencies.
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Mississippi River
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Arkansas
Missouri
Illinois
Kentucky
Mississippi
Tennessee
Louisiana
Texas
St. Louis
Clarendon
White
Cache
New Madrid
Little Rock
Pine Bluff
Red River
Lewisville
Ark
Texarkana
Garland City
Organization of Relief Stations
American Red Cross
Hickman
Mississippi Levee Breached Near Greenville
Water breached the main Mississippi levee at Stops Landing eighteen miles north of Greenville, allowing flood waters to spread through about a dozen delta counties. City protection holds for now with engineers predicting the river embankment should fail within a day. Water will flow into the Sunflower and Yazoo rivers then back to the Mississippi near Vicksburg.
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Mississippi
Stops Landing
Greenville
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Delta
Yazoo
Vicksburg
Farmers Of Northwest Using Smudge Pots
Farmers of the Pacific Northwest kept orchard smudge pots ready to battle cold as a heavy front damaged Hood River cherries and damaged pears prunes and wheat across Oregon. Temperatures fell to 20 degrees.
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Portland
Ore
Pacific Northwest
Hood River
Oregon
President of Vassar Admits Girls Smoke
Dr. Henry Noble McCracken, president of Vassar College, says banning smoking by female athletic students is a trivial issue and falls to student self rule. He notes the faculty does not regulate student matters and cites campus smoking as under student control.
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Louisville
Henry Noble McCracken
Vassar College
Kentucky Educational Association
Associated Press
The
Athletic Association
Vassar
McCracken
Fire Engulfs Kanazawa Destroying Homes in Japan
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Tokyo reports a severe fire in Kanazawa central Japan. High winds fanned the blaze, destroying about 1,000 houses and causing expected casualties. Damage estimated at 2.5 million dollars. Kanazawa has a population of 129,000.
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Kanazawa
Tokyo
Japan
Bridge Naming Bill Again Deferred in Florida Senate
Tallahassee April 21 A local bill to rename the new 1 006 000 dollar State highway bridge over the Manatee River linking Bradenton and Palmetto was again deferred in the Senate today The proposal would change the name from Green Bridge to Manatee River Bridge Senator M O Harrison of Palmetto declined to state his position as the measure faced a flood of telegrams from district representatives and senators since it passed the house
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Key West
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Swearingen
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Board of
Whitaker
Tampa
Taylor
St. Petersburg
McLaren
Welbourne
MacKenzie
Palatka
Leesburg
Dade County
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Braderton
Palmetto
M. 0. Harrison
Aimette
State Highway Department
E. P. Green
Bradenton
Green Bridge
Cuban President Machado Tours Jacksonville in Mobile Car Waington
In Jacksonville the Cuban president Gerardo Machado greeted locals during a twenty minute visit aboard the mobile capital Waington. Officials say the party heads to Washington with planned audiences, highlighting aims to invite President Coolidge to Havana for a Pan American conference.
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Cuba
Waington
Gerardo Machado
Washington
Machado
Coolidge
Antonio A. Sanchez de Butamente
Inter
Ter
New York
Chicago
Bustamente
Havana
United States
Senor Hado
Rioting and Looting Rise in Hankow
SHANGHAI April 21 AP Rioting and looting were prevalent in Hankow with panic near. Eighty five Americans guarded their property at the foreview settlement fearing to move inland. Foreign war ships would act if the Nanking outrage recurs. eight American vessels anchored with French warcraft off Hankow. An unconfirmed rumor said Russian adviser Michael Bordein was detained.
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Shanghai
Hankow
Forview
Yangtse
Relief expedition heads to flood refugees in Arkansas
A relief expedition from Augusta departed early for McClelland Peach Orchard to aid about 400 flood refugees reported to have exhausted food supplies. Measles were reported among some victims in the towns.
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Augusta
Ark
McClelland Peach Orchard
Everglades Drainage Measure Faces House and Senate Vote
The administration backed Everglades drainage plan this $20,000,000 project passed the Florida House by a vote of 54 to 5 as the companion ad valorem tax bill also cleared. Senate drainage committee returned an unfavorable report on Senator Watson's sub-bill, with strong opposition from Senator Jennings who warned it would secede Dade from the district.
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Weede
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Wilson
Dillon
Padgett
MacCany
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Madison
Smith
Everglades Empire
Senate Drainage Committee
Watson
Dade County
Jennings
Okeechobee
W. S. Evans
Fvans
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Pease
E. Graham
Dade Drainage District
Vance W. Helm
Everglades Sugar and Land Company
R. L. Davidson
Coral Gabies
J. W P. Gretchen
Hialeah
Francis M. Miller
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