Beer rackets defy Chicago authorities in beer wars
Chicago corralled by a gang campaign to control the legal beer trade as four hours after a brewer meeting police found George Rusu murdered in his soft drink parlor. A bomb wounded Anton Powalski and others on Chicago's south side. Police held suspects, while State's Attorney Courtney vowed to drive out the gangsters and protect legitimate beer business amid Capone and Touhy line divisions.
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Chicago
INS
Thomas Courtney
George Rusu
Anton Powalski
Powalski
Rusu
Nicholas Dalkent
Vasil Susich
Courtney
Scarface al” Capone
Touhy Brothers
Polce
Mayor McCloskey Questions Legal 3.2 Beer Confusion
In Johnstown Pennsylvania Mayor Eddie McCloskey questions how a man can be legally intoxicated while drinking 3.2 beer. He asks how a court handles a drunken arrest if the accused claims only legal brew was consumed.
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Johnstown
INS
Eddie” McCloskey
Let Explore Your Mind With Albert Wiggam Author Talk
A condensed excerpt presents ALBERT EDWARD WIGGAM D Sc noted author of The Fruit of the Family Tree. It reflects on poetry versus science and the mind’s reach beyond fact with quotes about destiny and governance followed by a note on gendered worry and Professor L M Terman’s tests.
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Albert Edward Wiggam
D. Sc
Cousin Marriages and Love at First Sight Booklet
A brief advertisement explains a scientific booklet on cousin marriages and love at first sight. It invites requests with a stamped, self addressed envelope to Dr. Albert Edward Wisgam. It mentions Woodworth-Cady testing for nervous tendencies and notes minimal gender differences in worry patterns.
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Albert Edward Wisgam
Des Moines Proclaims Health Week With May 1 Health Day
Gov Clyde L Herring designated May 1 as Child Health Day and declared the week starting April 30 as Health Promotion Week in Des Moines. The proclamation aligns state efforts to promote health initiatives and child welfare across communities.
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Des Moines
Clyde L. Herring
Dope Crazed Man Knifes Four Women And An 11 Year Old
An apparent narcotics influenced assailant attacked four women and an 11 year old girl in Toledo Ohio on Sunday night. Victims described a peculiar odor on the suspect and said he fled after their screams. One woman, Mrs Charles Jacobs, was stabbed but expected to recover. A purse containing $2 was taken from Miss Beatrice Deeb.
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Toledo
Charles Jacobs
Jackie Mason
Elia James
Beatrice Deeb
Betty Denies She Would Marry Walker Today
Betty Compton denied reports she cabled to the United States announcing plans to wed James J. Walker. She said she never cabled to anyone and was puzzled by the Washington rumor as they traveled together to the Riviera after his resignation as New York City's mayor.
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Cannes
France
INS
Betty Compton
United States
James J. Walker
New York
Washington
Miss Compton
Walker
Riviera
New York City
America
Poor Pa by Claude Callan
A reflective verse titled Poor Pa by Claude Callan notes dwindling church attendance while the preacher clings to the old price for salvation, contrasting with a neighboring church that has cut prices.
Walker Says Health Excellent and Resting in Open Air
The physician Dr. J G Fisher of San Francisco states Walker’s health is exceptionally good and he should have plenty of open air and golf. Walker credits his doctor for his wellbeing and quips that any pains belong to the doctor.
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Walker
J. G. Fisher
San Francisco
Flying tackle ends kidnaping plot in Amarillo
Gene Meyer, 21, a Colorado School of Mines student, used a flying tackle to foil a kidnaping. An armed man forced him to drive through Amarillo in search of a accomplice. Meyer lunged at the gun on the floor. the kidnapper fled and was arrested nearby by officers Roy Barnhill detained.
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Amarillo
Tex
Gene Meyer
Meyer
Sheriff Deputized Trio of Aviators
DETROIT AP A father and his daughter both pilots were among three flyers deputized by Sheriff Thomas C Wilcox as a safety measure. The trio includes Miss Margaret Spitz, her father Earl, and Co V Burnett, commander of the marine corps aviation unit at Grosse Ile. Spitz plans target practice in case she is needed.
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Detroit
Thomas C. Wilcox
Margaret Spitz
Earl
Co. V. Burnett
Marine Corps Aviation
Grosse Ile
Wilcox
British Engineer Returns From Chinese Pirate Captivity
F L Pearce 30 a third engineer on the Nanchang was freed in Yingkow Manchuria after pirates seized the steamer and held four British nationals seeking 1 million dollars in ransom for Johnson Hargrave and Blue. The pirates demanded weapons and trench mortars and immunity in exchange. Pearce reached safety after dawn and guided authorities to the others.
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Yingkow
Manchuria
F. L. Pearce
Nanchang
Pearce
C. Johnson
W. W. Hargrave
A. D. Blue
Johnson
Hargrave
Blue
Shangal
Decrease In Crime In Finland Since Beer's Return
Finland reports lower crime and fewer drunk arrests since abolition of prohibition on April 5 1932. In Helsingfors eight months of 1932 saw 14000 drunkenness arrests versus 18000 in 1931 under prohibition, with prison numbers down. Bootlegging persists in rural areas lacking legal liquor though sales are restricted to towns. Illicit imports expected to be halted as authorities crack down on smuggling. Public opposition centers on beer sale limits.
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Helsingfors
Finland
INS
International News Service
Government liquor monopoly shifts toward beer and light wine
Survey finds many government controlled stores allowed beer sales and reports high prices. Jurists doctors and police officials say hard liquor consumption is dropping in favor of beer and light wine.
Matsuoka Predicts Peace In Orient In Chicago
Yosuke Matsuoka, Japanese statesman and former League of Nations envoy, plans to depart for the Pacific coast and Japan after Sunday night saying a near end to hostilities in the Far East is likely. He expressed eagerness for friendly China relations and noted progress depends on foreign powers avoiding interference. A Swedish engineer announces a grain drying and storage system to reduce mildew and elevator explosions.
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Chicago
INS
Yosuke Matsuoka
Pacific Coast
Japan
Far East
Matsuoka
League of Nations
China
Michigan Voters to Decide Dry Repeal in State Contest
Detroit report says Michigan voters in 100 legislative districts choose delegates for a state convention to vote on repealing the Eighteenth amendment. Delegates must pledge to repeal and will be bound by district results. Wisconsin voters set to elect delegates Tuesday for a convention that will address the same question.
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Detroit
Michigan Mondy
Michigan
Drys
William A. Comstock
Madison
Wis
Ins
Wisconsin
Boston's Floating Hospital On Land
The Boston Floating hospital no longer floats. It began as a steamship serving malnourished children in Massachusetts Bay, but a fire destroyed it years ago. The organization has since become part of the New England medical center while retaining its historic name.
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Boston
Boston Floating Hospital
Massachusetts Bay
New Engeland Medical Center
Deer numbers rise in Chelan National Forest census
Chelan National Forest reports increases in blacktail, whitetail and mule deer for the year. Total deer count climbs to 8,233 from 7,907 last year, with mountain goats, bears and coyotes up, porcupines down, and six mountain sheep remaining unchanged.
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Okanogan, Wash
Chelan National Forest
National Forest
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Albert A. Hopkins
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