Debated 2.75 percent beer drive against Volstead Act
Washington D C December 15. Senate clash over the wet bloc's bid for 2.75 per cent beer triggers a fierce exchange. Senator Edge attacks the Volstead Act while Senator Willis, Ohio Republican, taunts him to bring anti prohibition bills to a vote. Willis argues enforcement proves the act flawed and calls for legal reforms.
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Commerce Board Adopts Strike Settlement Plan
Washington December 15 the board of directors of the United States Chamber of Commerce here today adopted a plan to settle the strike. The decision comes as Pee failed to offer arbitration of all aspects of the controversy.
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Chapman Appeals After Connecticut Denial of Habeas Corpus
Gerald Chapman, a bandit, seeks to serve a five year sentence at Atlanta federal penitentiary. In New Haven a judge denied his petition for writ of habeas corpus to permit serving out of state. Chapman’s lawyers, led by Judge Frederick E. Groehl, plan to press the case in the United States Court of Appeals.
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Brookhart Bill Seeks 82 Million for Inland Waterways
Washington December 13 the Brookhart bill proposes 82 million dollars for inland waterways development including nine foot channels on the bio river from Pittsburgh to Cairo the Mississippi from St Louis and the Illinois river to St Louis and lesser improvements on the Missouri river, referred to the Senate commerce and war mission. Frederick C Hicks of Port Washington, a former congressman, died suddenly while attending the theater.
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French Cabinet Fears To Stop Fall Of Franc
Paris reports a cabinet meeting as ministers grapple with a renewed financial crisis and possible reparations. The session discussed measures to stabilize the franc, with ministers consulting advisors and outlining potential policies aimed at halting the currency decline.
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French Fire On Damascus City Report Fumes
Fragmented OCR reports a French attack on Damascus and reactions in Jerusalem. Details are garbled with misread names and places but indicate a clash involving French forces and local authorities. The text references a blockade or movement and mentions casualties and limited eyewitness accounts.
Hold Two Sioux City Youths in Night Marshal Shooting
Sioux City police hold Alfred Sasd 21 and Clarence Rinman 45 two local youths as suspects in the shooting of Night Marshal J W Armstrong at Logan in an attempted act. Mrs May Hermans 35 alleged owner of a bootleg joint also held in the Logan affair. Logan officers to identify suspects. Sunie and Hinman had been at Sioux City under bonds of 35,000 each in the recent murder of a Sioux City grocer.
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Headway in Rum Trial Highlights Bootlegging Details
Indianapolis December 15 The government’s case in the Jack Daniels booze trial advances with testimony by Harry Boyd former chauffeur for bootleg king George Bemus. He describes water substitution for bonded whiskey in St Louis and shipments to trucks via a warehouse yard and electric pump, with a buzzer signaling completion. He names defendants including John Marcus of Toledo. Also Marcus is arrested for murder in Toledo. Rum runs extend from St Louis to Chicago Indianapolis and other cities as the case progresses.
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League Grants Mosul Provisionally in Mosul Dispute
In a one hour secret session the League of Nations council provisionally awarded Mosul, a valuable oil district, to Iraq subject to Britain renewing its mandate over Iraq for twenty five years and negotiating a Turko British economic treaty. The decision awaits formal assurances from London accepting the mandate and its provisions.
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Illinois pardons release 950 convicts in two years
Chicago authorities probe the Board of Pardons after data show about 950 criminals freed in the last two years. States Attorney Crowe says many released have faced new charges and plans to return ex-convicts without just cause to prison. Investigations and surrender talks surround Ira D. Perry Jr. refusal risk and a related conference with his father.
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Nominations Sent to Senate Include Postmaster Officials
President Cochise forwarded to the Senate a list of over 1000 nominations headed by postmaster appointments. Included is Warren Z. L. Glover of New Jersey named as second assistant postmaster general and S. Regar of Pennsylvania named as third assistant postmaster general.
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Arrest Two Men for Onawa Stake Murder
Onawa Iowa December 15 Dillon Wilcox farmer of Bennington Nebraska and Roy Williams of Council Bluffs Iowa are in custody over the death of Ed Riler a trapper whose body was found near the town staked to the bottom of the Little Sioux river Riley was shot and buried to conceal the crime and the two men are said to have been with him shortly before the killing
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Congress Today Senate and House Deliberations
Senate reviews Nyfcese privileges and elections committee probes Brokhart Steck race. Commerce panel advances Boulder Dam matters. Subcommittee opens inquiry into Schall Johnson contest. House continues work on tax reduction bill.
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