Prohibition graft alleged as Cincinnati breweries probed
Federal officials in Cincinnati allege a conspiracy to violate the prohibition law with large weekly graft payments. Harry J. Worthman, tied to Mohawk Brewery and two others, was arrested on charges of transporting and selling real beer and conspiring to breach the 18th Amendment. Bonds set at 15000. Dean hints at further warrants and IRS action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Haroth E. May
United States
Charles M. Dean
Internal Revenue
Harry J. Worthman
Gilbert
Avenue
Feds
Worthman
Mohawk
Department of Justice
Mr. May
Gregory
Harry Abrams
Abrams
Dean
Orthman
Department
Wortham
Walter W. Schwaab
May
John Eckhart
Walnut Hills
Theederal Building
Bond
Philip Harig
Ninth Ward
Retail food costs rise in most cities up to four percent
An Associated Press report from Washington notes a July 15 review showing retail food costs up 1 to 4 percent across twenty two cities, with Salt Lake City bucking the trend at a 2 percent decline. The Labor Statistics Bureau released the findings covering twenty three of fifty one cities in the survey, listing increases in Indianapolis and other locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Salt Lake City
Labor Statistics Bureau of the
Bar Department
Indianapolis
Anita
BP Cous
Sapna Ieetle
Bartenders Continue Pre-Prohibition Work Nationwide
Montreal August 10 Organized bartenders in the United States keep doing the same work as before prohibition. Edward Flore president of the International Alliance and the Bartenders International League said the move affects 26 percent of the organization. He predicts Eighteenth Amendment revisions may allow sale of light wines and beer under government supervision. Three hundred delegates representing 652000 hotel men and bartenders across North America gather for a weeklong convention opening today.
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Montreal
United States
Edward Flore
International Alliance
Bartenders International League
North America
Budget cuts and tax relief eyed in Coolidge plan
President Coolidge reviews next year budget estimates calling for a 20 million cut in appropriations and possible tax relief amid Treasury surpluses. Aviation funding may hold, while army and navy funds face sharp reductions. Alaska fisheries and postal rate reforms also feature in discussions with Congress.
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Swampscott
Mass
Coolidge
Army
Navy
Treasury
Lord
Joint Congressional Committee
Moses
Rep
N. H
Congress
McKellar
Dem
Tenn
Heould
Representative White
Maine
Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
White
Shipping Board
Cannon Joins Church In Danville Methodist Parish
Former Speaker Uncle Joe Cannon joined the St. James Church in Danville Illinois on Sunday becoming a Methodist member. Born eighty nine years ago in Guilford North Carolina he was originally a Quaker by birth and had supported the local church for years without formal membership.
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Danvilled
Ill
Joe” Cannon
Methodist Church
St. James
Guilford
N. C
Is Your Room Vacant Is Your Room Vacant
Advertisement copy promotes renting vacant rooms via Commercial Tribune Classified Ads with cheap daily rates and cancellation privilege. It urges landlords to advertise to the right audience and use Canal 6300 to place the ad.
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Commercial Tribune
Life of Party at Surprise Party Ties Schwartz to Crime
New York World News Service reports in San Francisco that Charles Henry Schwartz, a chemist and inventor, acted as life of the party at a high school surprise party while authorities pursued him for a Walnut Creek laboratory murder. His wife, Alice, watched the charred body, then condemned him as a coward who staged his own death and refused to attend his funeral. Investigators link Schwartz to an earlier olive cannery and San Francisco lab work with Barb and probe a possible second murder as detectives chase his movements to Oakland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Walnut Creek’ Laboratory
Charles Henry Schwartz
C. W.hayward
Oakland
Alice E. Schwartz
Schwartz
Marjorie Hayward
Barb
Walnut Creek
Fred Buehler
Stein
Elizabeth Adams
Japan to press Chinese trade limits at customs talks
Tokyo plans to demand rejection of trade interferences and boycott actions against Japan and Great Britain at the Chinese customs conference. Japan, a major creditor, will seek prompt repayment of over 300000 yen loans and support for banks weakened by Chinese defaults. A portion of increased customs receipts would be held by the Yokohama Specie Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen D. Russell
New York World News Service
Tokyo
Japan
China
Great Britain
Yokohama Specie Bank
N. Y. World News Service
N. Y. World) Press Pub. Co
New York
World News Beeines
Peking
America
Shantung
Paris
Surgeon Flies 600 Miles to Injured Stillman Boy
New York surgeon Dr. David Chapman Bull left Curtiss Field bound for a northern Quebec camp to help James A. Stillman Jr. after injury. The boy, son of former National City Bank president James A. Stillman, suffered a broken arm among unspecified hurts.
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New York World News Service
New York
Quebec
David Chapman Bull
Curtiss Field
L. I
Anne Urquha Sells
Nore
Vohehen
Gsistresse
James A., Jr
James A. Stillman
National City Bank
Anne Stillman Davison
Stillmans
Davison
Obstacles Loom for U S China Aid Amid Tokyo Dispute
Tokyo dispatch warns American plans to assist China face stiff early obstacles. Japan pressures on customs concessions and loan repayments risk prolonging talks. Critics say Tokyo’s stance foresees trouble at the Washington conference and questions over China loans.
Bryan Memorial Fund Sought for Dayton University
The Bryan Memorial Association asks W. J. Bryan estate executors to redirect the $50,000 in the Com moner will set aside for a boys academy toward a proposed fundamentalist university in Dayton. Dayton officials say the will is directory for the academy and allows executors latitude in use of the fund. Bryan reportedly planned to change his will after Florida visit to dedicate the money to a university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Association
Chattanooga
Tenn
Bryan Memorial Association
W. J. Bryan
Dayton
F.E Robinson
Bryan
Florida
I University
Memorial Institution
Enraged Father Shoots Daughter's Suitor in Chicago
In Chicago on August 10 Robert Kil dan, 25 years old, was shot by Muriel Gascola's enraged father while the couple sat in a car near the girl's home. Kil dan died today.
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Chicago
Robert Kildan
Muriel Gascola
Palatial Yachts Railed and Liquor Arrests Follow
Albert Fink a Chicago attorney and C H Goddard of Great Neck were arraigned at the city jail on prohibition violations after the palatial houseboat Stroller was seized. Coast guard crews found liquor aboard the vessel listed as Merrill Goddard’s yacht. they said his wife and Mr Goddard were passengers.
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New York
Albert Fink
Chicago
C. H. Goddard
Great Neck
N. Y
C m House
Coast Guard
Merrill Goddard
Bis Ie Ae
Detroit Policeman Robbed in Washroom at Station
Thomas G. Lester a Detroit Police Department officer from Precinct No. 1 returned home from Indiana vacation and found his coat rack washroom theft led to loss of $2 in cash and a baggage check at the Pennsylvania Railroad Station in Cincinnati.
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Detroit
Thomas G. Lester
Cincinnati
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Pennsylvania Station
Senate to hold away over jobs in dry machine
Washington Aug 10 Dream of a politics free prohibition enforcement organ evaporated as Treasury said Senators will veto tentative district administrator selections by Lincoln Andrews Assistant Secretary of the Treasury The Treasury will cooperate with Senators and they will be consulted Names may be submitted by Senators delaying the September 1 start date and a nucleus may begin September 1 with twenty two districts awaiting final appointments. Andrews will recruit from army contacts and a business man from France may join the staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World News Service
Washington
The
Treasury
Lincoln C. Andrews
Secretary of the Treasury
Coolidge
Senate
Winston
Mellon
Andrews
France
Edward Rector Bequeaths 2 3 Million to Depauw University
The Chicago patent attorney Edward Rector left bequests totaling over 2.3 million dollars to Depauw University in Greencastle Indiana. The will provides annual scholarships to every Indiana high school and reflects Rector well known for charity though he avoided publicity.
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Chicago
Depauw University
Greencastle
Ind
Edward Rector
Depauw
Indiana
Rector
Bedford
William
University of Cincinnati Law School
End substance discovery praised by physician returning from France
Dr Richard Hoffman brings word from Paris of Dr Henri Iscovescu's end-substance. He claims it restores cellular function and balance in inertia exhaustion dysfunction and atrophy, likening its effect to vitamins and youthful restoration. Hospital distribution planned for further study.
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France
New York World News Service
New York
Richard H. Hoffman
Leviathan
Medical
Henri Iscovesco
Ecole Des Hautes Etudes
Paris
Hoffman
Iscovescu
Experts See Substitutes for Wood and Rubber by Methanol Process
Washington experts from the Department of Commerce and chemists foresee heavy production of substitutes for wood and rubber using methanol derived from a German patent. Bakelite and formaldehyde could yield cheaper substitutes for hard rubber, celluloid, and other daily-use goods, potentially reshaping forestry use and materials costs as the process scales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World News Service
Washington
Department of Commerce and
Town Wrecked by Tornadoes Hits Belgium Debt Talks
Rockwood California and Imperial Valley suffer wreckage from twin tornadoes collapsing four miles of devastation. About 500 residents report minor injuries while 20 buildings, two on their original foundations, host the damage. Clouds, floods, and a looming gale hinder residents as towns brace for more storms.
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Rockwood
Cal
Imperial Valley
Fabens Prepares to Rebuild After Cloudburst Flooding
In Fabens Texas property owners began rebuilding after a cloudburst caused $25 000 to $30 000 in damage to the business district. One residence the telephone office and two stores collapsed. Walls were crushed and unsafe for occupancy. A week earlier the Rio Grande had overflowed flooding the residence area and destroying eight homes.
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EL Paso
Tex
Fabens
Here
Rio Grande
Tremor Shakes Sweet Grass Area on Alberta Montana Border
An earth tremor lasting about thirty seconds rocked Sweet Grass at 9 30 this morning. No damage reported though the quake was felt at Lethbridge Taber Coal Dale Milk River and Coutts in Alberta.
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Great Falls
Mon
Alberta
Montana
Lethbridge
Tabler
Coaldale
Milk River
Coutts
Three Teens Confess to Firing and Earlier Robberies
West Point Ohio reports Gail McBride Wesley Nunna both seventeen confessing with Leon ard Larkins eighteen to a killing during a failed filling station robbery. Larkins died. McBride wounded. Nunna surrendered. Sheriff exonerates James Crawford who fired to stop them. All three youths from Marietta. In Toronto Ontario two bank robbers totaling one thousand five hundred dollars captured after clerk Cremer and a constable exploited their car to seize the gunmen.
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West Point
Gail McBride
Wesley Nunna
Leonard Larkins
George Wright
Newport
Ohio
Cincinnati
Larkins
McBride
James Crawford
Nunna
Wright
Crawford
Marietta
Toronto
Browning Severs Ties Over Mary Louise Spas Case
Final preparations were made for severance of the relationship between Mary Louise Spas Browning and Edward A. Browning. The district attorney said he will file a petition for adoption annulment, claiming she deceived Browning about her age.
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New York
Mary Louise Spas
Browning
Edward A. Browning
Queens County Authoritie’s
Newco
Framingham Riot Leaves Five Injured At Klan Meeting
Tonight in Framingham Massachusetts a riot erupted after a Ku Klux Klan meeting. Five men were shot two seriously including Alonzo Foley and Thomas Sliney as state troopers arrested seventy five Klansmen nearby.
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Framingham
Mass
Alonzo Foley
Thomas Sliney
Francis Maguire
Saxonville
William Bradley
Edward Ward Purcell
Foley
Framingham Hospital
C. J. Carr
Carr
John A. McCauley
St. George’s Church
Haley
State Constabulary
Framingham Police
Sliney
Boston
P. W. Libby
Klan Faces Open Fight as Masks Come Off
Washington dispatch reports the Ku Klux Klan losing its masks to reveal members in public. Politicians fear exposure as absentee Congress members and local officials avoid parades and offices amid rising demand to declare Klan ties. Klan leaders plan to press Bryan's evolution stance to gain new members.
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New York World. News Service
Washington
Ku Klux Klan
Congress
Klan
Invisible Empire
Order
William Jennings Bryan
Ena
Bryan
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