Rums Plot Raids Net 41 Arrested In Florida Sweep
Florida prohibition agents arrest 41 people including Broward Sheriff Paul C. Bryan amid raids that seize four stills and large liquor quantities. Officers charged with conspiracy or liquor transport. Bryan released on 5000 dollar bond as operations center centers at Coast Guard base and Lake Worth plan the sweep.
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FT. Lauderdale
Fla
Paul C. Bryan
Broward County
Prohibition
United States
Bryan
Coast
Internal Revenue
Lake Worth
Coast Guard
Legalizing wine making in Ohio homes proposed
Columbus January 27 A bill to legalize private winemaking for home consumption is to be introduced into the General Assembly. O W Johnson of Cleveland president of the Northern Ohio Fruit Growers warned Lataco that the measure aims to rehabilitate the fruit industry by redefining manufacture in the Crabbe act to exclude natural fermentation of cider and fruit juices without adding ingredients. The change could shield homeowners from searches and penalties.
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Ohio
Columbus
General Assembly
O. W. Johnson
Cleveland
Pesomaftod
Johnson
Ohio Bar Association Hears Jurisdiction Limit Plan
At the Ohio Bar Association meeting in Toledo on January 27, advocates urged restricting Justices of the Peace to their home townships and limiting major powers, proposing the Bender bill. The proposal drew strong debate before the matter was referred to the Committee on Judicial Administration and Legal Reform for study and possible endorsement.
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Toledo
Justices of the Peace
Ohio Bar Association
Committee On
Chauncey D. Pichel
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Lawyers’ Club
Pichel
George B. Harris
Cleveland
Prohibition Spies Allegedly Double-Crossed by Agents
H. E. Taylor of DeKalb County Missouri claims undercover prohibition agents betrayed him in an appeal to the Supreme Court. He says he gathered evidence for Kansas City officers by buying liquor from three men, then two regular agents raided his home and arrested him.
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Washington
Mellon
Senate
Treasury
Prohibition
Bridge
New York
Andrews
Abe Hanes
Congress
H. E. Taylor
DeKalb County
Supreme Court Today
Western Missouri District Court
Taylor
Kansas City
Shelton Gang Buys Smuggled Rum and Counterfeiting Ring
Secret Service agents disclosed that counterfeit twenty dollar notes were used by the Shelton gang of Southern Illinois to pay for high priced Canadian liquor bought in Detroit and sold for real money. Arrests in Detroit and St Louis tied Frank McCarthy and Charles Harris to passing over fifteen thousand dollars in fake notes, while William M Brocker admitted producing three hundred ninety thousand dollars in counterfeit twenty dollar bills and implicated George McKay as a leader in the regional ring.
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Shelton Gang
Illinois
Detroit
Secret Service
Charles Harris
Shelton
St. Louis
Frank McCarthy
William M. Brocker
Great Western Printing Company
George McKay
Alexander Studio
McKay
Secret Service Links Counterfeit Notes to Multiple Plates
Stephen A. Connell of the Secret Service Bureau states the $20 notes printed by Brocker came from a plate duplicating the Detroit issue. He notes three plates existed and believes Detroit spurious bills were printed in Chicago. The Chicago connection tied to a $5,000 deal involving Harris and McCarthy, with another later deal totaling $1,360 in liquor.
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Secret Service Bureau
Brocker
Detroit
Chicago
Harris
McCarthy
Pogue Proposes County Funding to Clear Dockets
Cleveland representatives push a plan to clear crowded dockets with county funds covering expenses. John A. Cline chairs the committee as the measure targets county impact and outlines an association stance on anatomies behind gills amid flood disruptions.
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Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
John A. Cline
Dentists Seek New High Sounding Name Gnathologist
Chicago January 27 dentists push for a Greek derived title to replace dentist. Dr B B McColumn of Los Angeles urged at the national convention adoption of gnathologist as the science based name for practitioners who study the mouth and jaws.
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New York World News Service
Chicago
B. B. McColumn
Los Angeles
Youth Ends List as Grim Climax to Spy Game
The article describes a grim finale in a spy game, highlighting former leader Teridu Wil and other key participants. Details remain limited but emphasize an ending with heightened tension and contrasting outcomes for involved youths.
Let's Know Cincinnati Demonstration Prepares City Hall
Several hundred citizens gathered at City Hall called by Mayor Seasongood to drum up support for the Let's Know Cincinnati demonstration set for February 18 to 23 under the Chamber of Commerce. The event aims to present a new vision for the city. In a separate incident, Kiam Seig, 24, shot himself in his Chicago? No, Cincinnati? right temple after threatening his six year old niece Dorothy Retherford during a game, dying before a physician arrived.
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Council Chamber
City Hall
Seasongood
Cincinnati
Chamber of Commerce
Kiam Seig
State Avenue
Dorothy Retherford
Emma Retherford
Seig
Otto Schwartz
Dayton Street
Earl J.smith
Cincinnati Madereu Te
Diradera
Col. Sherrill
Robert A. Taft
Three Firemen Trapped Under Debris in Lower East Side
Rescue squads battled a smouldering ruin to reach three firemen believed trapped as floors collapsed in a lower East Side building. Several firemen escaped or were removed, with three taken to Gouverneur Hospital and others treated at the scene. The search continued for over an hour as debris groaned and steel supports snapped.
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New York
Lower East Side
Gouverneur Hospital
Ord
Cole le Clep Cure Fainres
Bigamist Coffey Confesses as Torso Found in Woods
William W. Coffey, 51, allegedly killed his wife Hattie Hales Coffey and hid body parts in a Wisconsin wood lot. Coroner to hear inquest as authorities seek the missing head to prove murder, with Coffey guiding investigators to remains.
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William W. Coffey
Hattie Hales Coffey
Coffey
Riter
Plattesville
Manston
Lewis
Carl Andrew
Iowa
Grant County
Wis
Gun Battle at Sloss-Sheffield Plant Leaves Four Wounded
In Birmingham Alabama at the Sloss Sheffield Steel and Iron plant a white man and a negro were killed and two negroes wounded in a payroom gunfight witnessed by over 200 workers. Carter started the trouble, was cuffed, drew revolvers, and Harris was killed while aiding a sick employee. Will Carter was arrested.
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Birmingham
Ala
Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron Company
Sam Harris
Tarrant City
Isan Carter
Ed Tarwater
Will Carter
Carter
Tarwater
Harris
Mexico broke faith with U S Speaker avers
In Washington a mass meeting led by the Knights of Columbus urged public pressure against President Calles of Mexico. Los Angeles attorney Joseph Scott warned against intervention but urged a vocal democracy to press faith and religious liberty concerns, citing Mexican edicts and alleged steps toward a Russianized, anti religious regime.
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Calles
Mexico
Knights of Columbus
Senate
House
Diplomatic Corps
Washington Auditorium
Joseph Scott
Los Angeles
Pisapprovse
United States
Scott
Henry Ward Beecher
Salvation Army
Kellogg Opens Door to Chinese Diplomatic Parley
The New York World News Service reports Kellogg aims to advance China's diplomatic standing by negotiating immediate customs autonomy and ending extraterritorial rights. Congress largely supports the move though some doubt timing. Navy readiness remains as Shanghai risks prompt cautious cooperation with allies.
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State Department
China
Kellogg
Chang Tso-Lin
Peking
Shanghai
Admiral Williams
Washington
Fishermen Expect Easy Catches As Ohio River Falls
The Munchausens of the East End ready rubber boots for flood era fishing along the Little Miami backwaters. Reported 1927 fish tales predict thousands of funny river creatures swept from the river, with waters frozen and students ice skating. Ohio River receded from 59.1 feet after midnight to 58.2 feet by evening as Weather Observer W C Devereaux forecast further drops.
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East End
Little Miami River
Union Levee
Ohio
Kanawha
Kentucky
W. C. Devereaux
Mr. Devereaux
Gould Bribery Hearings Under Advisement
Washington January 27. After closing counsel arguments the Senate Elections Committee took the bribery case against Senator Gould Republican Maine under advisement awaiting a committee decision.
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Washington
Senate Elections Committee
Gould
Rep
Campaign fund probe drops bid for Flemming testimony
The committee abandoned hope of hearing former Premier Flemming of New Brunswick regarding the $100,000 campaign contribution from Gould railroad interests. Flemming was ill per his physicians.
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Flemming
New Brunswick
Gould Railroad
Chew elected president of Ohio Concrete Products Assn
S I Chew of Cincinnati was elected President at the closing session of the Ohio Concrete Products Association convention in Columbus. The report notes the association’s annual gathering and Chew’s leadership role within the industry.
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Columbus
S. I. Chew
Cincinnati
Ohio Concrete Products Association
Hand Shaking Record at White House Tied by Coolidge
President Coolidge set a hand shaking pace at the White House receiving 1 220 women in twenty seven minutes. The attendees included members of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and insurance agents. He shook hands at about forty five per minute.
Reiner Evokes Debussy La Mer At Carnegie Hall
Review by Olin Downes notes Fritz Reiner and the New York Philharmonic bring out wonder and beauty in Debussy La Mer. Early Weber Oberon overture and Beethoven Fourth Symphony show dullness. Carnegie Hall acoustics fail to improve the capellmeister tone and lack of clarity in playing.
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Fritz Reiner
The
Philharmonic Society
Metropolitan Opera House
Carnegie Hall
Richard Strauss
Zarathustra
Debussy
Reiner
N. Y. Philharmonic
the Commercial Tribune
Olin Downes
Woria-jamoeus
New York Times
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Commercial Tribune
Mr. Reiner
Weber
Newsboys Protective Association Oversees Cincinnati Bureaus
The Newsboys Protective Association in Cincinnati oversees 1,432 newsboys provides wholesome recreation facilities and cares for the homeless with support from the Community Chest.
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The
Newsboys’ Protective Association of Cincinnati
Community Chest
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