Lottery on Kentucky Derby Exposed by Milwaukee Wife
A Milwaukee police probe reveals a nationwide lottery scheme tied to the 1930 Kentucky Derby. Ray mond Gottschalk claimed to be a sales agent for a Milwaukee lottery operation selling $1 chances with 50 horses and top prizes of $35 000. A morphine vial and physician lists found in the Nash room prompt federal involvement.
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John Pflug
Joseph Gramke
Edward McCullough
Raymond Gottschalk
Walnut Street
Josa Nash
Central Avenue
Nash
Ohio
Della Nash
Jess
Gottschalk
Milwaukee
Wis
Nash Rooms
Kentucky Club
Trapped Miners Die In Kentucky Blaze
In Henderson Kentucky Aaron Bridwell and Dorris Woods both 33 remain entombed after a slope mine fire started when gasoline ignited from an engine pulling a mine car. Rescue crews from Evansville Madisonville and Sturgis struggled to reach them as roads were impassable.
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Henderson
Kentucky Hills
Aaron Bridwell
Dorris Woods
Carl Melton
Emory Dixon
Pat Coates
Evansville
Ind
Madisonville
Sturgis
Weather Blocks Pilots Search For Missing Pass
Dense fog and lowering rain clouds halted the search for two aviators missing after an altitude flight. Flyers Daniel Marra and William Kirkpatrick disappeared Friday after taking off from Farmingdale New York in a six place cabin monoplane.
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New York
Daniel Marra
William Kirkpatrick
Hope
Farmingdale
N. Y
Fairchild Airplane Manufacturing Corporation
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Lone Policeman Takes 3 Youths
Patrolman William Bernard captured three youths single handed early today by jumping aboard their moving car at Auburn Avenue and McMillan Street. Frank Ingle 18 of 3920 Eastern Avenue George Gustus 18 of 449 Torrence Road and Clyde Childers 19 of 426 East Firth Street confessed to robbing a grocery owned by Henry Bangs at 2000 Main Street for the thrill. They were linked to a prior robbery on Frank Bardcliffe of Dayton Ohio at Mitchell and Burtis avenues and held on suspicion of further offenses.
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William Bernard
Auburn Avenue
McMillan Street
Frank Ingle
Eastern Avenue
George Gustus
Torrence Road
Clyde Chlders
East Firth Street
Henry Bangs
Main Street
Frank Bardsclt
Dayton
Mitchell and Burtis Avenue
Negro Tongue Cut Out In Quarrel Over White Wife
An African American man slashes another man with part of his tongue severed in a confrontation with a white woman. The victim, Charles Thomas, 25, is severely injured and hospitalized. Detectives pursued the assailant and the woman Irene Farr, 27, barricaded herself on the second floor before police captured her. Authorities continue to search for the knife or razor wielder.
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Charles Thomas
West Sixth Street
Irene Farr
Thomas
General Hospital
John McGurn
Robert Gernhardt
Investigating Prisoner Confession On St Valentine Massacre
Chicago detectives head to Charleston West Virginia to interview a prisoner alleged to confess involvement in seven Moran gang killings in Chicago on Valentine Day. Kanawha County authorities withheld details while awaiting the suspect’s identification and a possible $20 000 reward transfer.
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St. Valentine Day Massacre
Chicago
John Egan
Charleston
W. Va
Moran
Kanawha
Dale G. Casto
Casto
National Bank
Fred Burke
St. Joseph
Mich
Bishop Demands End to Liquor Drinking Despite Costs
The bishop of the Methodist Church South proclaims liquor drinking must cease regardless of price. His call targets widespread consumption and urges firm action to curb the vice.
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Methodist Church South
Prohibition Fight Push by Methodist Church Leader
Bishop James Cannon Jr of the Methodist Church advocates strict enforcement of prohibition and supports the Sheppard bill making buyers equally guilty with sellers. He calls for Washington to be a model city for enforcement and seeks removal of officials not aligned with dry policies. The petition urges educational work behind the Eighteenth Amendment and condemns metropolitan press attacks.
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New York World News Service
New York
Methodist Church
James Cannon, Jr
Congress
Washington
E. L. Crawford
Board of Temperance and Social Service
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Anti-Saloon League
General Conference
The
Methodist Church South
Friends of Prohibition
Roman Catholic Church
Gas Fumes Claim Two Victims In Cincinnati Home
Coroner warns that gas flames in a closed room can be deadly. Roy O. Bell twenty eight and Goldie Gestner, both at 2173 Central Avenue, were found dead or dying from gas fumes. Bell had been dead over twelve hours. Gestner discovered the danger and alerted the Life-Saving Squad.
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Cincinnati
Fred C. Swing
Roy O. Bell
C.& O. Railroad
Russellville
Kxky
Swing
Long
Findlay
Mary
Cleveland Moves to Oust City Manager Hopkins After Stormy Council Caucus
In Cleveland public meeting at Public Hall opposition to removing City Manager William R. Hopkins grows. Republicans holding a 12 to 4 council majority plan to vote to oust him, with State Senator Morgan favored as successor. Mayor Marshall and Councilman Rebeck oppose. The outcome hinges on a council vote, while Morgan and other officials are urged by citizens and clergy to act.
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Cleveland, O
Cleveland
Public Hall
William R. Hopkins
Hopkins
Daniel E. Morgan
F. W. Walz
John D. Marshall
Emil Rebechek
Morgan
H. Bender
Bender
Alfred C. Jones
Marshall
Jones
Barnett R. Brickner
Waltz
Oak Ilill
Oberlin College
Harvard Law
Malicious Critics of Presidents Fail To Halt Progress
A dispatch reports Hoover telling Dr W O Thompson of Ohio that critics fail to curb progress of the people. The piece frames political criticism as ineffective and supportive of American advancement.
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Hoover
W.o.thompson
Ohio
Worry Causes and Cures From Dr. Thomas Sermon
Dr James Thomas of Hyde Park Community Church urged that worry stems from yesterday and tomorrow and is worsened by unknowns and what others say. He advised focusing on quality over quantity, forgiving others, avoiding grudges, and living morally to reduce worry's grip.
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Peter
James Thomas
Hyde Park
Damocles
Noted surgeon Dr. Carl A. Hamann dies in Cleveland
Dr. Carl A. Hamann 62 renowned surgeon and former dean of Western Reserve University Medical School died at Charity Hospital Cleveland after heart trouble. He retired as dean in 1928 to focus on city hospitals and philanthropy. Born Davenport Iowa January 26 1868 he served as a prolific surgeon performing up to 35 operations in a day while aiding patients who could not pay.
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Cleveland
Carl A. Hamann
American College of Surgeons
Charity Hospital
Hamann
Western Reserve University Medical School
City
Charity Hospitals
Bstill
Eighth Auto Death Reported In Hamilton County Tragedy
The eighth automobile fatality of the year occurred when Anna Stifter, 78, died at General Hospital from a skull fracture after being struck by a Wilmington truck driven by Harold Summers while crossing Eastern Avenue. Two brothers, Herbert and Logan Raines, 21 and 26, were injured in a Cornell street collision. Catherine Rigger, 38, suffered a fractured skull in a crash with a Greyhound bus at Andersons Ferry Road and Lisbon Avenue. Police cited reckless driving for bus driver Ava Warlow and Elmer Mittens, while Henry Merchem, 40, was injured by a City cab on Ninth and Race streets.
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Hamilton County
Anna Stifter
General Hospital
Eastern Avenue
Wilmington
Harold Summers
Cornell Street
Sharonville
Herbert Raines
Woodbine Avenue
Logan Raines
August Hoffmann
Harris Avenue
Norwood
Catherine Rigger
Central Avenue
Greyhound
Anderson's Ferry Road
Lisbon Avenue
Ava Wardlow
Price Hill
Elmer Mittens
Sycamore Street
Henry Merchem
Monroe Street
Newport
Ty City
Ninth and
Race Street
Edwin Cook
Dayton Street
Mrs J V Stone Died Here Pastor's Wife Passes Away
Mrs J V Stone wife of Rev J V Stone pastor of Grace Methodist Church died in Gallipolis Ohio today. The Rev Mr Stone arrived from Dayton to be with her whe n she passed.
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Gallipolis
J. V Stone
J. V. Stone
Grace Methodist Church
Crowds Flock to Cincinnati 1930 Auto Show Opening
Rain battered Music Hall as Cincinnati Auto Mobile Dealers Association expected record attendance. Visitors from Indiana Kentucky and West Virginia parked outside while city officials opened Central Parkway Central avenue lot for parking. The show features include front wheel drive longer wheel base eight cylinder engines stripped chassis and radio equipped cars amid five concerts by Henry Fillmore and band with Mike the radio hound.
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Cincinnati
Music Hall
Cincinnati Automobile Dealers’ Association
Indiana
Kentucky
West Virginia
Automobile Show
Central Parkway
Central Avenue
Henry Fillmore
Mike
Radio Hound
Hoover Letter Defends Presidency Against Partisan Attacks
President Hoover defends his administration against calls for failure, praising the majority who support his work. He urges pursuit of truth to combat half truths and untruths, noting the slow, careful gathering of facts before public policy.
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Columbus
United States
Herbert Hoover
W. U. Thompson
Ohio State University
Hoover
John F Segger Dies In Dayton Broker Leader And Mason
John F Segger 48 floor manager for Dominick and Dominick in Cincinnati died suddenly at his Dayton Kentucky home. A prominent Mason he served as Past Master of Henry Barnes Lodge and Past High Priest of Temple 172 R ASM. He leaves a widow Anna and son John Jr with services Wednesday at 2 PM at the Dayton Masonic Temple under Henry Barnes Lodge.
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John F. Segger
Cincinnati
Dominick & Dominick
Maple Avenue
Dayton
Henry Barnes Ludge
Masons
Temple No
R. Asm
Progressive Building and Loan Association of
Anna Segger
John Segger, Jr
Masonic Temple
Henry Barnes Lodge
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Woodrow Wilson
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Tex
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L. P. Wheeler
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Newton
Milford
W. B. Miller
A. C. Nash
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University of Pennsylvania Medical School
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