Boston Tea Party protests turn violent at Coast Guard depot
A Boston Common rally by the Liberal Civic League sparked destruction at a Coast Guard recruiting post after a Faneuil Hall meeting condemning Prohibition enforcement. Posters torn, rafters damaged, and calls for an impartial probe followed the Newport Rhode Island shooting of rum runners.
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Boston
Boston Common
Coast Guard
Faneuil Hall
Liberal Civic League
Rhode Island
Newport
Hoover
United States
Treasury Department
New Comics Additions This Week Mr and Mrs Briggs Pa s Son in Law
Two new pages of Mr and Mrs by Briggs and Pa s Son in Law by Wellington are added this week. The humor features domestic themes and country flair as the new strips debut in the paper.
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Briggs
Wellington
Court Allows Jury to Drink Evidence in Prohibition Case
South Carolina Supreme Court upholds a six month sentence for George Burckhalter of Aiken County after a verdict of guilty on possession of intoxicating liquor. The court refuses to reverse despite jurors drinking or tasting the evidence during deliberations, leaving the question of error in admitting such conduct unresolved.
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Columbia
S. C
South Carolina Supreme Court
George Burckhalter
Aiken County
Burckhalter
Mayor Walker Announces 15000 Dollar Charity Raise
New York January 2 The 15000 yearly increase in Mayor James J Walker salary will be given to private charities. Walker said he is already a contributor to seven charities and plans to add more. Critics including Rabbi Stephen Wise attacked the raises. The mayor will earn 40000 annually, making him among the highest paid city officials in the United States.
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New York
James J. Walker
Board of Estimate
Walker
Chamber of Commerce
State of New York
Stephen
Wise
Charles W. Berry
Gine Pate
Esc-Meo
Jose ¥. McKee
United States
Bellevue Passes Fresh-Bread Stamping Ordinance
Bellevue Kentucky bakers face a 1 to 10 dollar fine for selling stale bread after January 16. City Council, led by City Attorney George Hereld, approved an ordinance requiring date of baking and wrapping to be stamped on all Bellevue products. Rules were suspended to push the measure through as residents demand fresh bread.
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Bellevue
George Hereld
Libson Theaters Not Affected by Fox Stock Slump
Ben L. Heidingsfeld stated that Libson-Heidingsfeld theatres in the state are not touched by a Fox stock slump since the Fox deal for theaters with Palace Capitol Keiths Lyric Strand and Family had not been completed. Local owners still run the houses and he said the arrangement remains open. Rumors of a receivership have circulated.
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Ben L. Heidingsfeld
Libson-Heidingsfeld
Fox
New York Exchange
Palace
Capitol
Keith’s
Lyric
Strand
Family
Libson
Heidingsfeld
Rejoinder to Idahoans Attack on Enforcement
Senator Fess after conferring with Hoover urged Borah for chairmanship of a joint committee on Prohibition Reorganization as the administration’s reply to criticism of enforcement. The move could calm critics by assigning Borah a key post once House concedes to Senate action and reassembles Congress.
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New York World News Service
Washington
Borah
Rep
Idaho
Joint Committee On Prohibition
White House
Fess
Ohio
Senate
Hoover
Curtis
House
Congress
Nicaragua
Murder at Villa Venice Court of Inquiry Hears Suspect
Coroner Harry Donnelly probes the killing of private guard Richard Mullaney at the Villa Venice roadhouse in Covington. Elmer Welkley, 30, Newport, is identified by witnesses as one of three men who entered the roadhouse preceding the fatal shooting while a blackjack was allegedly used in the altercation.
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Richard Mullaney
Harry Donnelly
Judge Applegate
Covington
Mullaney
Villa Venice
Lakeside Inn
Madisonpike
Harry Klaine
Elmer Welkley
West Fourth Street
Newport
Welkley
Maher
Miss Finnell
Story of Tortured Dog Is Myth says St Louis surgeon
The Globe-Democrat reports investigations by police and the paper could not confirm the dog with sewn mouth. Dr. R Emmett Kane of Mullanphy Hospital calls the case mythical, noting discrepancies in Robert F Sellars Humane Society account and questioning poison details and who would have moved the dog. Rewards totaling 2875 dollars have been offered for the torturer’s capture.
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St. Louis Hospital
ST. Louis
The
Globe-Democrat
R. Emmett Kane
Mullanphy Hospital
Robert F. Sellar
Humane Society of Missouri
Dr. Kane
Sellar
Ten die as planes collide while filming movie stunt
Ten persons including Kenneth Hawks and Max Gold were killed when two camera planes collided in mid air off Santa Monica. The interlocked planes, at 3000 feet, plunged into the sea three miles offshore, eight others were injured or missing as crews recovered bodies. All victims were Fox Film employees from Hollywood. Hawks was Mary Astor’s husband.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Kenneth Hawks
Max Gold
Hawks
Kenneth
Mary Astor
Gold
Max
Indiana death hunt for killer James Anderson widens
Benjamin Shaw of Connersville died at Good Samaritan Hospital after being shot in a beer camp brawl last Monday. James Anderson, charged in Sheriff Herman Lang's death, led a manhunt across Dearborn and Hamilton Counties as posses searched near Brookville. Lang was killed after responding to a call from the beer camp and buried at Lawrenceburg.
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James Anderson
Brookville
Ind
Benjamin Shaw
Connersville
Good Samaritan Hospital
Anderson
Herman Lang
Dearborn County
Dearborn
Hamilton
Rhage
Anderso
Bethesda Hospital
Lawrenceburg
Senate seeks hearings on railroad holding company control
Senator Fess proposes immune hearings by a sub committee of the Interstate Committee to determine legal methods for holding company control before railroad consolidations. He urges passage of an amendment to give the Interstate Commerce Commission jurisdiction and hopes to gain support from Chairman Couzens after the Senate reconvenes.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fess
Rep
Ohio
State Committee
Interstate
Couzens
Mich
Senate
Billy Dove and Irvin Willat Separate in Hollywood
First National studios announce that Billy Dove and her husband Irvin Willat have separated. Dove cites incompatibility and a definite rift in six years of marriage, with a likely divorce to follow. Willat is in New York City working for a small independent firm. The couple married in October 1923 after Dove left the Ziegfeld Follies for cinema. Rumors of discord followed Dove’s absence during Christmas.
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Hollywood
Cal
First National Studios
Billy Dove
Irvin Willat
Miss Dove
Willat
New York City
Newtown man questioned in Forest Eastin death mystery
James Leroy Hahn, 36, of Route 1 Newtown was held for questioning after the body of Forest Eastin, 24, was found near Clear Creek. A cap, a bloodstained car cushion, and Hahn's weakened alibi tie him to the case as deputies push to a possible breakthrough.
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Newtown
Forest Eastin
James Leroy Hahn
Route 1
Sherif William M. Anderson
West Ninth Street
Clear Creek
Hahn
Anderson
Bockstiegel, Beckman
Poppe
Eastin
Force and Farce in Prohibition Enforcement Prodded by Llewellyn
Prof Karl Llewellyn of Columbia Law argues to the Cincinnati Alumni that enforcement must include liquor purchasers alongside makers and distributors to truly curb prohibition violations. He says laws fail if public attitude tolerates open defiance and notes the bootlegger adapts to risk by raising prices rather than competing.
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Karl, Llewellyn
New York
Columbia Law College
Cincinnati
Eastern University
Llewellyn
Embezzlement Charge Follows Roberts & Hall Manager Arrest
A Roberts & Hall manager faces embezzlement charges after a book audit. The case centers on missing funds detected during routine financial checks at the firm. Authorities continue investigations to determine scope and recovery prospects.
Ta o f Gunmen Put Grime Head of City on Spot
Detroit police hunt a black sedan with at least three men after they fired on Inspector Henry J. Garvin head of the crime and bomb squad injuring him seriously and wounding an eleven year old schoolgirl Apis Bartlett near Coplin avenue. Garvin had been targeted for at least two months for his anti racketeering work.
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Detroit
Henry J. Garvin
Garvin
Coplin Avenue
Jefferson
Essex Avenues
Irepector Garvin
Apis MS Bartlett
Murray Bartlett
Detroit Automobile Facto
Henry Reif Held as Embezzlement Case Surfaces
Henry Reif a 37 year old office manager for Roberts Hall was arrested on a warrant charging embezzlement of 10000 as the brokerage firm moved into receivership. Detective Dan Curtis arrested him in Room 408 Dixie Terminal Building while private investigators reviewed the books. bond and future statements remain unresolved.
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Henry Reif
Roberts & Hall
Reif
Greater
Cincinnati
New York City
Dan Curtis
Dixie Terminal
Graham P. Hunt
First National Bank
Hunt
Joseph H. Woeste
Frank J. Crane
Crane
Emmett D. Kirgan
Vernon Lane
South Vernon Avenue
Ft. Thomas
New York Financial Dispatches
New York Curb Exchange
Fatal New Year Bombings Kill One in Maryland
Scarred nails and fragments found at the scene of a New Year’s Day bomb near Marlboro point investigators to a farm as they seek the sender. Naomi Hall Brady, 18, was killed. seven others injured including Dorothy and Samuel Hall. Aged 4% and 19 months. Authorities placed two suspects under surveillance while questioning locals.
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Seat Pleasant
Marlboro
Naomi Hall Brady
Brady
Dorothy
Samuel Hall
Nora Hail
Leslie
Thomas
Two Die as Blast Wrecks Officer’s Launch in San Pedro
In San Pedro California a gasoline fire flowing from a officers gig aboard the U S S Saratoga giant carrier killed two sailors and burned four, three seriously. The bodies were not recovered and one man was blinded. Water taxi operator Mathew Bobick found the victims and rushed them to the ship. A port side paint fire fed the blaze as observers feared a larger explosion.
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San Pedro
Cal
U. S. S. Saratoga
Mathew Bobick
Bobick
Marine Exchange
Du Pont Renews Offer To Purchase Cumberland Falls Site
Kentucky preservation groups report T Coleman du Pont has renewed a 400000 offer to buy Cumberland Falls and 2000 acres surrounding it for state transfer. If approved by the 1930 Legislature the state park agency must condemn the power company land. Gov Sampson leans toward continued development for industry. President of the Cumberland Falls Preservation Association is Richard P Ernst Covington Republican.
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du Pont
Cumberland Falls
Kentucky
Louisville
Gov. Sampson
Corbin and
Harlan
Richard P. Ernst. Repulban
Covington
Cumberland Fall
Six Children Die in Quebec Home Fire
Six sleeping children from two families perished when a fire destroyed Albert Usureau’s home in Ormstown Quebec. Francis 9, Leo 7, and a 2 year old baby were among the Patenaude children. the others were Usureau offspring. The parents were visiting at St Chrysotome when the blaze broke out.
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Ormstown
Quebecan
Albert Usureau
Francis
Leo
J. B. Patenaude
St. Chrysotome
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