Zuta records implicate city officials in Chicago
State's Attorney John A Swanson released data on the late Jack Zuta's finances linking the Northside gang to morgue ties with Moran Aiello and Zuta. A note for 600 signed by a police sergeant and canceled checks tied to Municipal Court judges and a Cook County political club surfaced amid a raid on two safe boxes.
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Chicago
John A. Swanson
Jack Zuta
Wisconsin
Patrick F. Roche
Swanson
Zuta
R Rt
Morgan-Aiello
Alfred Lingle
Tribune Crime
Patrick Roche
State’s Attorney
Capitol Deposit
American Bond and Mortgage Company
Jack Saleto
Ike Ginsberg
Kentucky
Delafield
Wis
Ginsberg
Roche
Charles F. Rathbun
Jake Lingle
Joseph Giovingo
Rockford
Giovingo
Thomas Abbottini
Abbott
Lingle
Free Tickets For 1000 Boys At Capitol Theater
The first 1,000 boys to enter the Capitol Theater this morning will receive free tickets to see the Reds and Braves play next Tuesday as guests of President Weil and The Commercial Tribune. A special early show of Dangerous Nan McGrew airs at 10:30, with most of the film set to be boy focused and tickets limited to this single group.
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Capitol Theater
Reds
Braves
Weil
The
Commercial Tribune
RKO
Nan McGrew
Valves Mapped and Water Pressure Restored in Covington
City officials admitted ignorance of valve locations in Covington's underground water network after hillside residents complained of low pressure. Mayor Kratz ordered a booster pump installation and crews tested lines, producing mixed results with some hoses spraying strong jets while others sputtered.
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Covington
Kratz
Quick
O. A. Kratz
Portland officer hurled into harbor amid investigation
Patrolman Michael T. Connolly, 49, was tossed into Portland harbor with hands cuffed in front. His body was recovered near Ft. Allen Park and autopsy ruled drowning with minor head wounds. He had previously survived an assault in the West End years ago.
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Portland
Michael T. Connolly
Portland Harbor
Ft. Allen Park
Connolly
Gangland Guns Blaze in New York Survivor of Morello Brothers Dies
A survivor of the Morello brothers gang and a partner were killed in a gunfight in New York. Police say the incident involved gunmen opening fire at a street corner, leaving multiple injuries and prompting a citywide manhunt.
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New York
Morello Brothers
Stable Gang Fame
Partner Die
Slayers Shoot Down Morello Gang Member in NYC Office
Pietro Morello, famed survivor of the Morello brothers gang, is killed in a third floor East 116th Street office attack. A partner, Joseph Parranio, is dead and Joseph Pollare is wounded as two assailants used a .38 and a .32 pistol before fleeing.
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New York World News Service
New York
Pietro Morello
Morello
East 116Th Street
Joseph Parranio
Joseph Pollare
Parranio
Ohio Convicts Face April Fire Quiz in Jail Questioning
Ohio penitentiary fire probes intensify as Warden Thomas says two convicts Bernard Campbell and James Yeager from Cuyahoga County were moved to the City Jail for questioning. Deputy Fire Marshal Clear leads the inquiry. Fire Marshal Gill to return soon. Possible charges include murder arson and manslaughter if implicated.
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Columbus
Ohio
Preston E. Thomas
Thomas
Bernard, K. Campbell
James H. Yeager
Cuyahoga County
Joseph Clear
Clear
Ray Gill
Gill
Wooster
W. G. Shellenbarger
Birth Control Approved by Lambeth Conference
London August 15 The Anglican Lambeth conference endorsed contraception for good reason within Christian principles. It urged abstinence as primary but allowed other methods where clearly needed, to be used in light of Christian ethics. The Anglo-Catholic wing signaled a coming, protracted dispute over the ruling.
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London
Lambeth Conference of
Anglican Bishops
Archbishop of Canterbury
Arthur E. Mann
New York World News Service
Lambeth Conference
United
Mummy
Papa
Vendergriff
Flooded West of Rock Springs Strands 2000 Travelers
Some 2,000 travelers in cars buses and trains were stranded near Rock Springs Wyoming as prolonged rains filled Baxter basin with a lake three to five feet deep. The stranded area stretches about fifteen miles west of town. Local highway engineer Z E Livison reported the flooding impeded travel with five overland buses stranded and two scows used to ferry passengers across the waters.
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Rock Springs
Wyo
Baxter Basin
Z. E. Levison
Wyoming
Nationalist sweep retakes Tsinan as war advances
Nationalist forces claim victory in Shan tung and Henan recapturing Tsinan the Shantung capital and driving rebels northward. Government says large war supplies abandoned, while foreign representatives urge protection of foreigners. Finance ministry reports a 50 million Mexican loan secured and 100 thousand Mexican for Changsha relief amid ongoing regional Red depredations.
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Nanking
Shantung
Henan
Tsinan
Tsiwan
Yellow River
Chiang Kai-Shek
Liuho
Honan
Haichow-Tungkwan
Aring Fronan
Chiang
Hue
Kaifeng
Cheng-Chow
Yangtse
Hankow
Nanchang
Kiukiang
Ministry of Finance
Changsha
China
Kiangsi
Kan
Burnet Named Revenue Head by President
David Burnet, Deputy Internal Revenue Commissioner, was appointed by President Hoover as Commissioner of Internal Revenue to succeed Robert H. Lucas. Burnet, a Cincinnati native with ten years in the IRS, has served in Boston and Washington as head of income taxes. The Cincinnati and Ohio GOP circles supported his rise, with backing from Nicholas Longworth and Joseph Heintzman.
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Washington
David Burnet
Internal Revenue
Hoover
Robert H. Lucas
Lucas
Republican National Committee
Burnet
Internal Revenue Service
West Virginia
Ohio
Queen City
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Boston
Mr. Burnet
United States District Court
William Burnet
United States
Lucerne Avenue
Madisonville
Caroline Burnet
Lawrence Mendenhall
Hector Street
Hamilton County Republican Organization
Joseph Heintzman
Rome Invites Zogu to Visit and Betrothal Supposed
Tirana Albania Aug 15 Be It is reported King Zogu has been invited to visit Rome and there are predictions the alleged visit may lead to the King's marriage with an Italian Princess. Reports from Europe say King Zogu seeks a bride and earlier speculation linked him to Princess Giovanna, daughter of the King and Queen of Italy.
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Tirana
Albania
Zogu
Rome
Europe
Giovanna
Italy
Baby watches parents quarrel ends with mother shot by father
Frank Vendergriff 28 and Pearl 25 of 2133 Winchell avenue separate after five years of marriage. Their young son Freddie 2 years old watches as property is divided and a .38 revolver remains. Police say Pearl was shot by Frank. The motive and outcome are under investigation.
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Baby
Dad
Frank Vendergriff
Winchell Avenue
Pearl
Frank
Freddie
City to Host Grand Army Men Visitors
City prepares to welcome veterans who wore the blue in America’s Civil War era and reflect on Cincinnati’s wartime past. The Magazine Section previews the “Old Fan” series by Newhall with 50 features sure to engage every reader in the family.
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St. Crispin
Cincinnati
Wally Foerste
America
Newhall
Endurance Flight Sets Record in Greater St. Louis Monoplane
The Greater St. Louis remains aloft at Lambert Field in its 26th day, with 613 hours logged and refueling continuing. Dale Jackson and Forest O Brine head the flight, noting the duration hinges on the motor as Percy Chaffee and William Brewster report 135 refuel contacts.
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ST. Louis
Greater
Dale Jackson
Forest O
Lambert - St. Louis Field
Lindbergh Receives Congressional Medal at White House
Charles A. Lindbergh is honored again with the Congressional Medal by President Hoover in the White House office. The event features Mrs. Hoover, Mrs. Lindbergh, and aviation officials as Lindbergh expresses thanks to Congress and the President. A crowd greets him outside, and he and Mrs. Lindbergh later dine with the President and Mrs. Hoover.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
Hoover
Lindbergh
Hurley
Adams
Davis
F. Trubee Davison
David S. Ingalls
Clarence ‘M. Young
Aviation
Navy
Commerce
Warren Irving Glover
Walter Hope
Treasury
Congress
Col. Lindbergh
White House
Presidential Lodge
Virginia
Brown
Cooper Plans Action On Drought Relief In Ohio
Governor Cooper will meet with the Ohio Chamber of Commerce committees on drought relief and farm credits next Tuesday. Frank B. McMillin, chamber president, said the plan stems from talks in Washington with President Hoover’s drought relief conference and secretary George B. Chandler. Coordination of efforts by the Governor and two committees was announced.
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Columbus
Cooper
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Frank B. McMillin
Chamber
McMillin
Washington
Hoover
George B. Chandler
Ohio Chamber
Chandler
Farmers Back Hoover Plan As Drought Relief Push Expands
Washington Aug 15. Three farm organizations pledged full support to President Hoover for a relief program while governors from thirteen states form state committees to implement aid. War Department aid includes diverting water from Lake Michigan to curb health dangers and allotting artillery ranges for private grazing. Relief plans target cattle and sheep in Montana with immediate feeding and relocation measures as renewed rains lift morale.
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Washington
White House
Hoover
War Department
Lake Michigan
Sanitary District
Hurley
Pollard
Virginia
Louis J. Taber
National Grangé
Co. C. Talbott
Farmers’ Union
Farmers’ National Grain Corporation
Sam H. Thompson
American Farm Bureau Federation
Montana
Hyde
Thompson
R-100 Airship Faces Storm Delays and Fast Pace Toward Cardington
The British dirigible R-100 battled squalls and rain reducing speed to fifteen mph before clearing into favorable winds. Passengers endured a stove outage from floodwater, missing hot drinks at breakfast, as the craft aimed for Cardington after a possible Galway Bay landfall.
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Kitchen
O ° Press
Reuters
London
Irish
Cardington
Burglar Disrupted as Housewife Returns Home
Mrs. Henry B. Bolce, wife of a paint company secretary, returns to her Vista Avenue home and discovers a burglar asleep in her bedroom. She alarmed, phones police, confronts the intruder, and the thief flees toward the front porch as she seeks help from Detective Chief Kirgan.
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Henry B. Bolce
Bolce Paint Company
Vista Avenue
Sone
Dirigible to Anchor at Own Mast at Five O'Clock
A huge airship is expected to anchor to its own mast at five o'clock, while the Voyager reports speeds near 100 miles an hour.
Storm Not Expected To Hinder R 100 Mooring
Officials at Cardington airship port believe the dirigible R 100, returning from Canada, will not be hindered by the storm as it proceeds toward its mooring. The airship’s progress was watched as it maintained its current course.
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London
Air Ministry
Cardington
Galway Bay
Fasnet Rock
England
Canada
Temperatures and Showers Across States This Weekend
Ohio and Kentucky expect fair spells with showers later, while Tennessee and Indiana stay mostly fair. West Virginia will see showers Sunday with little temperature change as major cities report highs in the 60s to 80s and minimal rainfall.
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Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
Indiana
West Virginia
Louisville
Boston
Nashville
Albany
Cleveland
New York
Detroit
Philadel
Denver
Sieweines
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