Stephenson Talks to Jury Five Hours in Secret Session
Indiana grand jury questions former Indiana Klan leader D C Stephenson after transporting him from Michigan City prison. He reportedly provided verbal evidence about the 87500 check to Ed Jackson and other matters, with prosecutors seeking details on promises of leniency and the statute of limitations.
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Madge Oberholtzer
Indianalis
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William H. Remy
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Mildree
Meade
Steve
Indiana
Taxpayer groups die fast in U. S. statistics show
New York July 31.2 om of as total of about 100 taxpayers associations organized or in existence in the United States during the past four years, less than one third functioning today. The National Industrial Conference Board finds many groups are temporary or one man affairs. Surviving groups focus on curbing expenditures and reducing taxes rather than fundamental reform.
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Harvard Bars Stillman by Freshman Quota
Cambridge Mass July 30 James A Stillman unable to enter Harvard Medical School this fall as the freshmen quota is filled He may enter Harvard a year hence after marrying Lena Wilson of Quebec and plans to apply again next year
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Mass
James A
Bua" Stillman
Lena Wilson
Quebec
Harvard Medical School
Harvard
New Indigestion Tablet Promises Real Relief
A promotional pitch touts Dr Richards Dyspepsia Tablets as a highly recommended remedy for indigestion and its common symptoms. The advertisement asserts the product provides true relief after many suffer from gas sour stomach and bloating.
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DR. Richards
Federal Bureau Aids Cities In Getting Airports
Federal officials urge cities to build municipal airports under Civil Aeronautics Division guidance. The plan links economic and recreational value, with airports serving as hubs like rail terminals, while initial costs include land, hangars, and basic facilities.
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Federal Bureau
Trial Opens Tomorrow for Five Held In Flogging
Florence Alabama July 31 Mrs Bertha Slay principal in Alabama s tangled flogging case testifies that two women and three men dragged her from bed bound her topless and whipped her with limbs of trees and an automobile fan belt The five masked assailants entered Slay s home and fled to their beds before the whipping Slay later named two women by hair and feet and absolved others Authorities arrested Walter K McAdory head of the state department of law enforcement who swore out warrants for Mr and Mrs Allen Butler Mr and Mrs Albert Lindsay and Charles Lindsay all of Florence on charges of complicity They are held pending August 1 hearings This flogging is among five similar incidents prompting Governor Graves to order state investigators to aid local officials in curbing mob violence Other cases under scrutiny include farm youth delt Calloway in Oneonta and Arthur Hitt landowner flogged in Jefferson county for refusing to sell land Three others Eston Murchison Hugh McSweeney and Pearl Boggs near Birmingham on separate incidents
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Oneonta
Ala
Jefferson County
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Pearl Boggs
Birmingham
Woman Seeks Cop Badge After Fairfield Accident
State Police Trooper James Finnegan nearly had his badge removed when a excited woman involved in a collision asked to see his badge in Fairfield on Saturday night. The crash occurred on Post Road and Kings Highway as Edna Fisher and Floyd Heist collided after a car passed on the wrong side. Both vehicles could move under their own power, with the other driver fleeing after their license plate was read. Fisher and her sister planned a vacation to Chatham Massachusetts. Also, Etienne Cartier of Mount Vernon was arrested for reckless driving after pulling out to pass a truck, forcing two cars off the road and incurring a $40 bond.
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Onondaga Street
Yonkers
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Forest Fires Still Burning in California
Fires in northern California to Crater Lake Oregon, sparked by lightning, were reported under control but still menacing. Government officials requested airplanes to survey the burning areas and assess the danger amid continuing fire threats.
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Baldwin Coolidge meeting urged inObserver notes
London dispatch says The Sunday Observer hopes Premier Baldwin will meet President Coolidge during his North American visit. If talks lapse Monday, British delegates may seek a negative agreement to stop new building programs for big fighting cruisers during a provisional period. Bridgeman and Vincent Cerlave reportedly informed Mr Gibson of this plan.
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Sunday Observer
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Higher Social Wage Becomes Labor's New Aim
Washington July 51 By Associated Press Organized labor enters the third phase of the wage battle pushing for higher social wages. William Green president of the American Federation of Labor says in an editorial that wages should rise with prices and productivity. The federation has won campaigns for higher money wages and higher real wages that buy more.
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American Federation of Gabor
Suit Arises Over Scalp Burns From Hair Wave Incident
Miss May E Rooney of Naugatuck filed a 5000 suit in Superior Court against Albina M Rousseau and Grace L Morrison partners in a hair care shop. She says on May 28 1927 electricity and heat caused a two inch deep burn to her scalp and infection left her permanently bald area. She alleges negligence and seeks medical relief plus damages.
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May E. Rooney
Naugatuck
Albina M. Rousseau
Grace L. Morrison
Apathecaries Hall Mascile
Richardson Bronson
Bronson
Miss Rooney
Milas Morrison
Boy Drowns in Bay State Lake
Eight year old Gordon E. Werder of Springfield drowned while bathing at Congan Lake in Southwick Massachusetts. He asked to take one more dip with his mother Jessie M. Werder before returning home. The body was found in six feet of water by A Waldron Miller. Medical Examiner Edward S. Smith ruled accidental drowning.
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Southwick
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Associated Press
Congan and
Lake
Gordon E. Werder
Springfield
Jessie M. Werder
A. Waldron Miller
Edward 8. Smith
Westfielh
Neath
Lapse of German Dawes Annuities Feared by Expert
Williamstown July reports expert opinion that Germany may struggle to meet Dawes plan annuities. Dr Peter Reinhold, former finance minister, warns the burden could prevent full annual surpluses needed for payments. He notes Germany must earn more from industry despite heavy taxes and debt. He believes a peaceful Austro German rapprochement might aid, but treaty limits complicate such moves.
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Associated Press
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Luther
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Lam
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Versailles
Semtthold
Europe
Daugher Drowns as Parents Save Comrade
In Oramel Genesee River two teens Jean Sears fourteen and Olatha Shafer fourteen were bathing when they slipped from a rock into deep water. Mr and Mrs Homer Shafer attempted rescuing both, saving Jean but Olatha drowned. The parents could not reach their own daughter.
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