Palmer Defends Sugar Prices to Congress
Washington April 29 Attorney General Palmer testifies before a House committee defending his 17 cents sugar price in Louisiana. He says Congress cannot place responsibility on the President and that he exercised lawful discretion saving millions. Refiners agree to cooperate to curb resale and profiteering as the sugar shortage lingers toward July.
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Washington
Louisiana
Palmer Testihea
House
Wilson
Congress
Mer
Palmer
Department
Mr. Palmer
Palmer Department
Raw Materials Exports Show Big March Gain
Washington reports March export values rise for raw materials by 125 000 over last year. Manufacturer exports reach 39 000 000 while food stuff fall about 44 000 000 to 185 000 000.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
War veteran nabs mailers of anarchist literature in Trenton
Leon Vandegrift, a World War II veteran, spotted Morris Reich aged 34 and Joseph Steinhart aged 28 stuffing a mailbox with anarchist literature. The pamphlets, signed by the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of America, urged workers to show power on May 1.
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Trenton
N. J
Morris Reich
Joseph Steinhart
Leon Vandegrift
Communist Party of America
Immaculate Conception Church Razed by Toledo Fire
Large Toledo church destroyed by blaze with about 300000 dollars in damage. Three firemen trapped 150 feet above street were rescued by ropes from the tower as flames consumed the 25 year old Immaculate Conception Church, a major city landmark.
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Toledo
Immaculate Conception
Indictment of Fed Reserve Mail Dept Chief for Payroll Padding
Chicago April 29. Homes B. Whitehead head of the mail department at the Federal Reserve Bank was indicted for obtaining from the government by padding payrolls.
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Chicago
Homes B. Whitehead
Federal Reserve Bank
Chicago Fat Women Lose 3.9 Pounds in First Week
Chicago Health Commissioner Robertson reports the first week of a sixty day weight loss study for 24 women. The group averaged 201.66 pounds at start and 197.76 pounds after seven days, with individual losses from eight to one pound. Nellie Leonard weighed 223 pounds and led the way with an eight pound loss.
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Chicago
John Thn Robertson
Robertson
Nellie Leonard
Pontiac Youth Denies Murder Confession
Anson Best, charged with the murder of Vega Schneider in Pontiac Michigan, denied a prior confession during circuit court arraignment. Best claims the confession was false and coerced after lengthy questioning and seeks examination in justice court.
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Pontiac
Mich
Circuit Court
Anson Best
Vega Schneider
Best
Justice Court
Gillespie
Main St Bandit in Custody After Horoscope Belief
Abel Labato alias Albert Quito was arrested Monday for holding up the office of bond broker Hazel Smith at 487 Main Street. Detained in the Second District Police Station, he refuses to talk, claiming he will not squeal on his pals and cites horoscope fate as his motive.
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Abel Labato
Albert Quito
Hazel Smith
Mainstreet
Second District
Labato
Caesar
Fate of Mrs Tabor on Manslaughter Trial Stalled
PAWPAW Mich April 2 The jury deliberating on the innocence or guilt of Mrs Sarah I Tabor charged with manslaughter in the death of her daughter Maude Tabor Virgo was still out early evening The case began at 1045 am and jurors received Judge Howard Wiest instruction on determining if the basement body is the daughter and that a criminal operation implicating Mrs Tabor could require a guilty verdict
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Pawpaw
Mich
Sarah I. Tabor
Maude Tabor Virgo
Howard Wiest
Lawton
Four Men in Death Cell Win Reprieve Before Execution
Four Bronx murder defendants sentenced to die at Sing Sing were granted a reprieve by Governor Smith four hours before the scheduled electric chair execution. The four men are Joseph Milano James Cassidy Joseph Usefof and Charles McLoughlin Milano reportedly confessed to Warden Lawes that he alone killed Fialo prompting the governor to grant clemency.
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Ossining
N. Y
Bronx
Sing Sing
Smith
Albany
Lewis E. Lawes
Joseph Milano
James Cassidy
Joseph Usefof
Charles McLoughlin
Milano
Warden Lawes
Fialo
Governor Smith
Headless Babe Found Buried in Toledo Cellar
A plumber found a headless and armless infant buried in a cellar of an unoccupied Toledo house. Police said the body appeared recently buried and detectives began investigating the unclear death.
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Babe
Toledo
Birmingham Merchants Challenge Overall Club Price War
Local Birmingham clothing merchants announce a price cutting offer selling cotton garments at cost and cap profits at 15 percent for men and women wear. Frank Spain chair of the Fair Price Board says the move is board driven and a Vigilance Committee will enforce the 15 percent limit. Slight price reductions have been noted since the Overall Club movement began.
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Birmingham
Ala
Atchem and Weaver Club
Frank Spain
Fair Price Board
Birmingham Clothiers
Spain
Hoover Declares Opposition to Isolationism and Supports League
Former President Hoover states he did not seek White House support and challenges Hiram Johnson. He opposes national isolation and argues for a League of Nations stance as a guiding policy.
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League of Nations
Hoover Not Tied to Wilson Policies Says Editorial Inquiry
Herbert Hoover has moved to dispel claims of collusion with the Wilson White House. The Providence Journal finds no evidence of collaboration and notes Hoover resisted Democratic support while affirming a foreign policy stance aligning with League of Nations ideals and reservations. Hoover challenges Hiram Johnson on isolationism and remains noncommittal to a specific party.
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David Lawrence
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Providence Journal
Wilson
Hoover
White House
Mr. Hoover
New York World
Frank I. Cobb
the World
Cobb
Colonel House
Lord Grey
Europe
New York Tribune
Senate
Johnson
The
Tribune
Republican Party
Roosevelt
League of Nations
Hiram Johnson
United States
General Wood
Lowden
Harding
California
Judge Landis forges a 25 second sentence in mail tampering case
In Chicago on April 29 Judge Landis imposed a 25 second sentence on Jesse Nash for tampering with the mails. Nash admitted obtaining possession of his wife's letters to another man and displayed the letters in court before being released when Time's up.
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Chicago
Landis
Jesse Nash
Nash
Mrs Bowdle Ends Life in Brother's Home
The body of Mrs. Lillian S. Bowdle was found in a cistern at St. Mary's O. her husband Stanley Bowdle killed in an auto accident on April 6, 1919. She had suffered a nervous breakdown after witnessing her husband's death and was living with her brother Hobart Scott in St. Mary's. Funeral plans esperar burial beside her husband in Spring Grove Cemetery Cincinnati.
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Lillian S. Bowdle
Stanley E. Bowdle
St. Mary’s O
Clifton Avenue
Riddle Road
Bowdle
Common Pleas Court
Cincinnati
Spring Grove Cemetery
Daugherty Loses In Ohio Primary Delegates Race
In Columbus on April 29 Harry M Daugherty Columbus national campaign manager for Senator Warren G Harding is defeated in the Ohio Republican primary for delegate at large by William H Boyd of Cleveland by 307 votes. Official counts may alter results next week with revised totals showing Herrick Willis Galvin Boyd and Turner for Harding and Daugherty trailing. Harding leads in presidential preference by 16303 and appears set to win about thirty nine of Ohio's forty eight delegates to Chicago.
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Columbus
Harry M. Daugherty
Warren G. Harding
William H. Boyd
Cleveland
Wood
Myron T. Herrick
Harding
Frank B. Willis
John Galvin
Edward C. Turner
Senator Harding
Leonard Wood
Stranger Loses $50 In Penny Matching Scam
Robert Luther of North Carolina told police he was robbed of $50 by a trio at an Akron station incident. While waiting for a train he was approached by a smooth young man who invited a walk and a penny matching game. After the first man went broke, the second loaned $50 and disappeared.
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Barnum
Robert Luther
North Carolina
Luther
Akron
May Day Murder Plots Abroad as Chihuahua Falls
Reports say Chihuahua City fell to rebel forces with Carranza troops clashing in the mountains near Agua Prieta. Detachments skirmished near Pulpito Pass. eleven Carranza soldiers were captured and one from each side killed. Also noted: Cosme Cosmedosa held in Laredo custody on theft charges involving $50,000 in Mexican funds.
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Washington
Chihuahua
Thaf City
U S Department
Agua Prieta
Carranza
Sonora
Pulpito Pass
Tabasco
Gulf Coast
Salem
Sacramento
Mazatlan
Tampico
Hopkins
Texas
Cuba
Worker Tries To Dazzle Stranger With Bankroll
Springfield Ohio April 29 A laborer Able Smith was robbed of 1000 by two men who fled in a taxicab after he displayed the money to a stranger and his companion to prove a claim about having the cash.
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Springfield
Able Smith
Grand Jury Probes Inspector Henry Wealth in New York
The March grand jury received certified copies of Bank and Stock Market accounts for Police Inspector Dominick Henry who is indicted for neglect of duty in the Fourth or Tenderloin district. Clerks from a brokerage firm and banks tied to Henry testified as witnesses. The extraordinary grand jury, led by foreman Raymond F Admirald, also met under Governor Smith’s authority to probe the District Attorney’s office with subpoenas issued by Col. William Rand.
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New York
Dominick Henry
March
Henry
Raymond F. Admirald
New York County
Smith
William Rand
Parcel Post Seen as Tool to Cut Living Costs
Washington April 29 Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Blakeslee urged the Senate to repeal laws barring parcel post within fifty miles of origin. He argued parcel post could become a key agency in reducing living costs by expanding local mail service.
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Parcel Post
H. C. L. Washington
Blakeslee
Senate
Office of Origin
Trolley Collision Injures Several on West Ninth Street
Two persons were severely injured and several others lightly hurt in a rear end crash of two east bound High Level Bridge Subway trolleys at West Ninth Street east station. Witnesses blamed brake failure in one car for the collision.
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Cleveland
High Level Bridge
West Ninth Street
Rule Adopted by Railworkers In England May Tie Up Traffic
The London Council of Railwaymen votes to begin a strict work to the rules policy starting Saturday. Union leaders say it could cause heavy railway congestion and a possible nationwide stoppage if broadly adopted. Liverpool and other centers may follow including Manchester Glasgow and South Wales.
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England
London
United Kingdom
London Council of Railwaymen
Liverpool Council
London Council
Manchester
Glasgow
South Wales
Yards in Buffalo Again Tied Up By Second Strike of Switchmen
Buffalo yards were shut down as switchmen and yard conductors walked out again over wage grievances. Edward Holohan said the walkout was complete across the rail system, demanding higher pay and action by the Labor Board. Officials said freight was crippled though passenger service remained largely intact. Other regional strikes in Toledo Cleveland and Akron appeared, with varied impacts and ongoing arbitration efforts.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Edward C. Holohan
Yardman’s Association
Holohan
Labor Board
Daniel W. Dinan
New York Central
Railseas
Cleveland, O
John J. Stanley
Cleveland Railway Company
Stanley
Prices Rise As Farm Labor Remains Scarce, Fed Board Reports
Washington April 29 The Federal Reserve Board said April business remained strong with prices edging upward while consumer anxiety about high costs could slow price gains. It noted firmer demand, robust exports, steady bank credit, and unprecedented manufacturing activity though farming labor shortages hinder production. Southern areas report scarcity of farm workers.
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Federal Reserve Board
Washington
Federal Reserve
Republicans Split Over Sales Tax for Soldier Relief Bill
Opposition among House Republicans to a 1 percent sales tax to fund soldier relief provoked a break in the Ways and Means Committee. Reps Young and Frear bolted to align with insurgents, planning to press their stance at the caucus. They urged adopting the relief measure with modified tax plans and small exemptions while Democrats and bolters vow to oppose the tax.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Young
North Dakota
Frear
Wisconsin
Republican
Cent Extra for Each Tip of the Sugar Shaker
A diner at a Sixth and Walnut street restaurant faced a 14 cent bill after being charged extra for sugar. The proprietor claimed the guest used more than one spoonful, asserting the sugar dispenser released one spoonful per inversion and accusing the customer of over-dumping sugar.
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Restaurateur
Sixth
Walnut Streets
Gold coin shipment to Ceylon evades Sub-Treasury export rules
New York on April 29 reports a gold coin valued near 1.5 million dollars was removed from the Sub-Treasury for export to Ceylon. Officials cite exchange conditions as the reason for the move.
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New York
Sub-Treasury
Ceylon
Officials' lives at risk as radicals target federal leaders
Washington April 29 Officials of federal and state governments faced plots to kill or assault them as part of May Day demonstrations tied to the Communist Labor party and other radicals. Attorney General Palmer disclosed that agents found warnings and literature urging strikes to protest Russia’s treatment and costs.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Palmer
Communist Labor Party
Soviet
Russia
Department
Europe
Mr. Palmer
United States
Garvan
French Labor Calls May Day General Strike
Paris April 29 A general strike of French labor was declared to begin May 1 after the Railway Federation announced a general railway strike for May Day. The federation said the railroad action aims to take railroads into public possession to improve living costs and prevent famine amid existing disorganization.
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Paris
General Federation of Labor of France
Railway Federation
Labor Federation
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