Pension Bill Passes in Tallahassee Amid Legislature Opening
Florida lawmakers opened its sixth week with several bills in both chambers. The house plans a 4 PM public hearing on the long and short haul railroad measure as 45 minutes are allotted for proponents and opponents. A state railroad commission hearing was invited, and ethics and retirement reforms for state officials were advanced.
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Kelleys Butler 10 Go On Stand In Murder Case
Los Angeles courtroom testimony centers on the murder of Raymond Mackaye husband of actress Dorothy Mackaye. The state calls Teno Yobu Jungle the Japanese houseboy to corroborate tales of nightly absences and a key pre fight conversation between Kelly and Mackaye. The defense argues the death resulted from other causes and Jungle actions remain under guard.
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Ontario ends temperance act as liquor stores plan opening
Windsor Ontario reports the old temperance act has ended and government officials plan to eliminate bootleggers as liquor stores prepare to open by month end. Permits will be sold to residents and tourists starting Wednesday with dispensaries in populous centers and a rural mail order system.
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Fliers and Coast Guard Heroes in Basin Rescue
In the Bayou des Glaises region near Chafalaya Basin 300 United States coast guardsmen rescued 1,300 people amid 30 foot surf boats facing treacherous crevasses. Naval aviators flew long missions aiding hundreds more as floods devastate Avoyelles and St Landry parishes with levee breaches and evacuations underway.
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Miami Youth Rescued From Drowning By Bradenton Men
Carlisle Gates of Miami nearly drowned at Rye bridge while swimming with Royal Ambassadors. Rescued after three submersion attempts by R. G. Roberts and R. M. Beall, aided by onlookers. Gates recovered with cramps but no lasting harm.
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Silda Meyer
W. G. Upchurch
Flight Delays and Arbitration Highlight Paris Flight Bid
Three monoplanes await favorable weather to begin the New York Paris non stop flight as disputes over contract terms with Charles A Levine are resolved. The contest pits Col umbia Aircraft against Byrd and Lindbergh with $100,000 in rewards and a $15,000 Brooklyn prize. Wives of pilots are promised $50,000 each. weather and fog delay progress. Separately a Bradenton bill proposes a three member city arbitrators board to set utility rates, with final arbitration to be binding.
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Tampa
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Manatee
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Medical meeting endorses whiskey prescription limits
At the American Medical Association annual meeting Dr. Mendel C. Phillins read a recent journal article praising a new law that limits how much whiskey a physician may prescribe. The piece deemed the law a triumph of legislation, even in amid the middle ages.
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Southern Chinese Forces Take Town
Pukow on the Yangtze river’s northern bank fell to Chiang Kai Shek’s southern forces after a dawn advance. Nanking troops evacuated without fighting, retreating toward Cuchow. Looters were repelled as Chang’s forces secured Pukow and reports said wounded Han kow troops were arriving from the Honan front in Hankow.
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Threated Elderly Man prompts sheriff pursuit near Lorraine
Sheriff H J Stewart and deputies responded to a pistol threat at Lorraine 14 miles southeast of the city. They arrested Alton Chancey, a Parrish youth about 16 or 17, after a search found a gun and liquor near a pine tree. Chancey reportedly posed as a deputy and threatened to arrest or kill Broberg, an ailing, partially deaf elder.
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Outdoor Enthusiasts Gather in Capital Florida Meet
In Tallahassee Florida enthusiasts gather for two three day events the Isaak Walton League Florida division convention and the Florida State Trap Shooters association pigeon smashing tournament Governor John W Martin opens the trap meet with a gun salute Shell Fish Commissioner T R Hodges and Game Commissioner J B Royall will headline the Walton league program with film showings and officer elections slated for the final day
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Hopi Snake Dancer Wins 1927 Long Beach Marathon
Quanawahu, a Hopi snake dancer from Arizona, won the 1927 New York to Long Beach marathon. He finished 850 yards ahead of Albert Whitney Mickelane in a time of 2 hours 7 minutes 42.78 seconds, leading 156 top distance runners through streets of New York and Long Island.
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Japanese Navy Plans Second Cruiser Squadron
An Exchange Telegraph despatch from Tokyo reports the Japanese navy is forming a second cruiser squadron of two cruisers and attendant destroyers for service in Chinese waters.
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Tokyo
Abolition Bid Against Colony Moves in Circuit Court
The state seeks dissolution of the House of David colony in a receivership action in circuit court. Benjamin and Mary Purnell are named as leaders with property valued over a million dollars. Prosecutors promise testimony of alleged immorality and colony recruitment from rural Austral districts.
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Compromise Settles The GoodYear Dispute
New York May 14 6 AP A settlement ends years of litigation among Goodyear Rubber stockholders and makers with mediation. An independent board of directors will be created while Dillon Read and Company remains Goodyears bankers and arranges a 60 million dollar bond offer to retire outstanding bonds and preferred stock.
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Explosion and Fire Hit Palmetto Filling Station
A blast and subsequent fire at Nap Picard’s Palmetto filling station on Lemon Avenue shattered the building at 12:30 Sunday night. A $400 sum hidden in the wall was missing, and a threatening placard warned Picard he had been bragging. Sheriff H. J. Stewart investigates the arson with no clear suspect.
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St. Petersburg
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Sing Sing Opens To Mrs Snyder And Gray
The gate of Sing Sing opened today to admit Mrs Ruth Snyder and Henry Judd Gray and closed behind them. Unless a last appeal succeeds the Queens Village woman and her accomplice will not pass the gates again alive. The move from Queens Village jail happened at breakneck speed with a heavy escort.
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