New York Welcomes Naval Treaty Delegates Home
Four of America's seven delegates to the London naval limitations conference return aboard the Levia than. They are met by a restrained New York welcome with a parade to Penn Station and a naval salute as crowds line Battery Park. The group proceeds to Washington except for Ambassador Morrow who heads home.
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London
America
United States
Broadway
Pennsylvania Station
The
Battery
Dwight W. Morrow
Washington
Morrow
Englewood
N. J
Henry L. Stimson
Macon
Whalen
Hanson B. Ely
Second Corps
Louis R. de Steigner
W. H.haskell
Bishop Abbott resigns over Velasco case in Kentucky
In Lexington on April 29 the Rt. Rev. H. P. Abbott Bishop of the male Rover Diocese resigned from the Standing Committee and Executive Council citing no condoning of sin after the Ecclesiastical Court absolved Rev. Julius A. Velasco of most charges. Velasco faced trial over his marriage to Katharine Rogers of Baltimore. The court found him guilty only of circulating defamatory statements and he was admonished by the Bishop. Velasco remained silent on the resignation while expressing hope for future harmony.
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Lexington
H. P. Almon
Abbott
Male Rover
Yeste
Julius A. Velasco
Dayton
Velasco
Katharine Rogers
Baltimore
Hoover Expands Plan to Wipe Out Crime Rings Nationwide
President Hoover pushes a broad program to curb racketeering in Chicago and New York by empowering state and city police with federal aid, speeding up law enforcement measures. Federal prisons grow at Army camps including Leavenworth with capacity boosts to 2,000 inmates. The White House backs expanding prison facilities and urges Congress to act while denying no jury trial option and seeking court relief from congestion.
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Hoover
White House
Chicago
New York
Leavenworth
Kan
Congress
The
Treasury
Warning on unauthorized collectors for The Commercial Tribune
A man signing as Ronald Parrish claims to represent The Commercial Tribune and solicits money for the paper and an insurance policy. He is not employed by the paper or known here. Only authorized collectors with credentials from the Circulation Manager may receive payments.
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Ronald Parrish
The
Commercial Tribune
Best Routes to Reach the Gift Home in Homewood
The Gift Home at the Cincinnati Real Estate Show is in Homewood subdivision along Woosterpike near Mariemont. From downtown drive east on East Avenue to U S Route 50 to reach it. Bus riders use the Mariemont Hyde Park line and alight at Homewood Avenue. Streetcar riders stop at Settle Avenue and walk south.
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Hyde Park
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Settle Avenue
Shanghai braces for May Day unrest amid strikes and rumors
Shanghai authorities moved to forestall May Day disorders as tramway and bus workers strike. Reports claim Russian propaganda and gold support Communists to topple the Nationalist government. dispatches also note bandit purges in Kiangsi Fukien and Kwangtung and two Irish priests shot by brigands, with Peiping awaiting confirmation.
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International Settlement
South
China
North China Daily News
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Kwangtung
Hupeh
Hsuenhuatin
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Father J. Lineman
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Linehan
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Hanyang
Chinese Mission Society of
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Neb
Ohio towns split on wet vote in Digest poll
The Literary Digest poll shows two Ohio cities voting wet and a Texas town remaining dry. Abilene reported 616 enforcement votes out of 1,012 with 235 for modification and 161 for repeal, while Rochester New York leaned toward repeal with fewer enforcement votes.
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Texas
New York World News Service
New York
Literary Digest
Abilene
Tex
Rochester
N. Y
Geneva
Newark
Cheyenne
Wye
New Haven
Conn
New York Fight to Disarm Gangsters in 1930s
In a series on firearms trafficking and underworld arms, Kenneth Campbell recounts New York City’s long struggle to disarm gangs. He notes early 1900s mobs like the Tophers and Hudson Dusters, and the 1911 pistol law championed by Big Tim Sullivan amid strong opposition from the arms lobby.
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Underworld
Kenneth Campbell
N. Y
Lower East Side
Big Tim” Sullivan
East Side
Billy
Bitter Senate Fight Over Parker Nomination Grows
The Senate debated Judge John J. Parker of North Carolina for the Supreme Court with uncertain votes. Senator Borah led opposition citing a labor contract ruling, while administration Republicans defended Parker, asserting his labor decision followed Supreme Court law. Senator Robinson's stance from London naval talks could sway the final vote.
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Senate
John J. Parker
North Carolina
Supreme Court
Robinson
Arkansas
Washington
Borah
Rep
Idaho
Bishop's Son Held in Tombs for Slaying
New York April 29 James Matthew Maxon Jr twenty one son of a Southern Bishop was held without bail in Tombs Prison charged with first degree murder in the slaying of an elderly man at a West End Avenue rooming house. Landlady Rose Hickey was arrested for illegal gun possession after two revolvers and ammunition were found.
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New York
James Matthew Maxon, Jr
Tombs Prison
Rose Hickey
Charles Norris
David Paynter
West End Avenue
Maxon
Paynter
Joseph E. Corrigan
Young Maxon
Martin W. Littleton
James Matthew Maxon
Tennessee
Opening rally pumps up 3000 for Chest campaign
More than 3000 workers attend the Music Hall kickoff for Cincinnati’s Community Chest drive as pledges fill quotas in several factory teams. Roger K. Rogan, new campaign chairman, urges support for welfare work and the city’s children.
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Roger K. Rogan
Music Hall
William H. Albers
Six Hundred Factories Joined In City Drive This Year
Community leaders urge nationwide unity as six hundred factories join a citywide movement. Speeches praise the Community Chest for aiding over seven thousand families, stressing duty to the handicapped, elderly, and children and pledging renewed effort despite difficulties.
Prank Ends in Death of Young Boy in Wewoka
The two year old Kenneth Ray Yadon died after two brothers aged 8 and 10 allegedly poured gasoline on his clothing and lit a match. Juvenile officers located the younger boy Treadwell while the older Paul was missing with his parents, who had taken him to Seminole Oklahoma.
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Okla
Fred Yadon
Juvenie Authorties
Cromwell
Vctim
Kenneth Ray Yadon
S. A. Doyle
T. Treadwell, Jr
Paul
Seminole
Sitting horse blocks Clark Street crowds in Chicago
On April 29 on Clark Street in Chicago a horse sat down in front of the County Building drawing huge crowds. Spectators watched as lawyers paused and cars horned while office windows showed many heads. The Humane Society helped lift the animal to a standing position. The reason for the sitting remained unknown.
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Chicago
Clark Street
Maud
Humane Society
Miners Homes Damaged by Dynamite in Kentucky
Dynamite damaged the Norton Coal Mine employees Bailey Keith and Clyde Bass homes, causing 4500 dollars in damage with no injuries. A death note and four sticks of dynamite were found on Hopkins County Judge J D Shain’s porch. Authorities offered a 1000 dollar reward and prepared charges against striking miners if indicted. Fingerprint experts were summoned to analyze the note and explosives.
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Nortonville
J. D. Shain
Kentucky
Bailey Keith
White
Clyde Bass
Norton Coal Mine Company
E. A. Vanover
Shain
Grand Jury
Williamson County
Illinois
Hopkins County
Eddyville
Newton D Baker Suffers Bronchitis Attack in Cleveland
Newton D Baker former Secretary of War and prominent attorney of Cleveland suffers a severe bronchitis attack at his home. Doctors say condition not serious and patient showing improvement after a week of illness. Baker, 58, attended a Democratic rally last Saturday night and his ailment had approached bronchial pneumonia but did not reach that level.
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Newton D. Baker
Democratic Party
Prison Chaplain Blames Legislatures for Prison Disaster
Rev. David Barre, Episcopal chaplain at the Ohio Penitentiary, says state legislatures and administrations caused overcrowding by creating new crimes and failing to relieve prison tension. He described a volcano of discontent after 4,500 inmates were crammed into space for 1,500, with triple guards and crowded dormitories contributing to the disaster. He spoke during a Cincinnati diocesan visit and hinted at involvement in the prison fire.
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Ohio Penitentiary
St. John Church
Columbus
Cincinnati
Prison Fire Sparks Mutiny and Guards Take Control
Early today a fire at the Chicago House of Correction disrupted inmates as gunfire quieted mutineers and two prisoners were wounded. Warden reforms put the facility under National Guard supervision after the Lucas County inmates were endangered. In Columbus Gov. Cooper's inquiry into the penitentiary fire nears completion with findings to be reviewed by State Welfare Director Griswold.
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House of Correction
Columbus
Cooper
Board of Inquiry
State Welfare
Hal H. Griswold
Gilbert Bettman
Bettman
Gary. Cooper
Four Death Row Escapees in Ohio State Prison
In Ohio State Prison inmates escaped from death row during today’s disturbances. Four men sentenced to die in the electric chair wandered in the yard before officers recaptured them and moved them to City Jail for safekeeping. Three more refused to leave death row and were also jailed. Names include George Williams.
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Ohio State Prison
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George Williams
Mrs Cooper Calls Off Social Affairs in State Crisis
Columbus April 29 The Ohio Penitentiary fire and revolt prompted Mrs Myers Y Cooper wife of the Governor to cancel all social functions at the Executive Mansion so the Governor can focus on the blaze and mutiny unfolding at the prison.
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Columbus
Ohio Penitentiary
Myers Y. Cooper
Convictions And Death Sentences In Ohio Robberies
June 28 marks the execution date for a Cleveland police killing case. Lawrence Dull faces death on June 11 for a gas station attendant murder during a Seneca County robbery. Lee Akers, a Black man, is set for electrocution May 30 for killing a filling station attendant in Cleveland during a robbery. John Richardson was sentenced to death for a Summit County roadhouse employee killing but received a gubernatorial stay. Other inmates: James Litteral to die May 30 for a Harry Green killing in Athens County. John Brown, Black, to die June 20 for Emmett Wilson’s killing in Columbus. Robert Evans of Hamilton County convicted of killing Louise Robinson in Cincinnati with an indefinite stay granted. The report notes a prisoner fired the first shot in today’s disorder.
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Lawrence Dull
Seneca County
Lee Akers
John Richardson
Summit County
James Litteral
Harry Green
Athens County
John Brown
Emmett Wilson
Columbus
Robert Evans
Hamilton County
Louise Robinson
Cincinnati
Temperature report for Ohio Kentucky Indiana and nearby states
A weather synopsis notes cloudiness and warmer trends in Ohio and nearby states with showers likely in extreme west Kentucky and Tennessee. It lists current highs and recent precipitation for cities including Cleveland Louisville Nashville Detroit and New York with reported ranges and conditions through the period.
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West Portion
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West Ports
Eastport
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Leanne
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Albany
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Detroit
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