Plan To Legalize 2.75 Beer Promised By Wickersham
Wickersham of the Law Enforcement Commission said the February 5 review will consider Dyer’s plan to raise beer strength to 2.75 percent. He noted the Supreme Court left Congress with discretion on enforcement and questioned if such a change would aid enforcement of the Volstead Act.
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Crime Board
Geo. W. Wickersham
Washington
Wickersham
Law Enforcement Commission
Dyer
Missouri
Supreme Court
Congress
Missourian
House Judiciary Committee
Architect Found Guilty In Bribe Case In Canton Ohio
Albert L. Thayer New Castle Pa architect was found guilty by a six by six jury of soliciting a 7500 bribe from George F S Melbourne builder of Molly Stark Hospital. He will appeal to the Court of Appeals and possibly the State Supreme Court if a new trial motion is denied. Charles A Fromm chairman of the Stark County Board of Commissioners and Hospital Building Commission also found guilty and sentenced to not less than eight years in the Ohio Penitentiary on the same charge.
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Canton, O
Albert L. Thayer
New Castle
Court of Appeals
State Supreme Court
Thayer
George F. S. Melbourne
Molly Stark Hospital
Melbourne
Charles A. Fromm
Stark County Board of Commissioners
Hospital Building Commission
Ohio
Caraway Fee Denial Sparks Senate Hearing
The Senate Lobby Investigating Committee clashed as Arthur Faubel alleged Senator Caraway was paid 500 for a speech. Caraway denied the charge calling it a falsehood, and a brief uproar ended with Waulsh shelving the matter.
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New York World News Service
Washington
Jan
Senate
Arthur L. Faubel
American Tariff League
Caraway
Dem
Ark
National Council of Importers and Traders
Faubel
Headless Ghost Haunts Pullman Car Plant in Michigan City
Workman John Sandwich reports a midnight sighting of a headless ghost tapping on empty rail cars at the Pullman plant. He throws a brick, the apparition flings an overcoat, then vanishes, leaving the incident puzzling and unsettled with no clear explanation.
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Michigan City
Inds
Ichabod Crane
Pullman
John Sandwich
Sandwich
Brothers Die Aboard Poverty Infirmary Bed
Special Dispatch to The Commercial Tribune from Hamilton Ohio reports Jacob Deneen and Newt Landon ages 75 and 87 died in the county infirmary after years of shared poverty and work. Newt died from apoplexy while sitting by his brother Joe who is feeble and aged 87.
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the Commercial Tribune
Hamilton, O
Reily
Jacob Deneen
Newt Landon
Joe
Newt
Smith Goes Cuckoo Over a Bird Clock
Chicago January 28 1930 a man named Smith snatched a cuckoo clock from a Commonwealth Edison store at exactly 4 p m and later admitted he took it for no real need. A policeman arrested him on the charge linked to theft of the clock.
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Smith
Chicago
Godfrey Smith
Commonwealth Edison Company
Jim
Pete Martinez Injures Bishop in Salina Auto Break
In Salina Kansas on January 28 Bishop Robert II Mize of the Salina diocese of the Episcopal Church may lose sight in his right eye after Pete Martinez a Mexican laborer walked into the bishop's automobile. Martinez broke a glass door and caused facial and arm lacerations to himself and to the bishop.
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Salina. Kan
Robert II
Salina
Episcopal Church
Pete Martinez
Martinez
Kentucky Senate Names Official Adjourner
The Kentucky Senate in Frankfort on January 28 adopted a resolution naming Dr. Lewis Ryans of Louisville as the official adjourner. Any senator making an adjournment motion after the day’s business is over will be fined ten dollars, with funds directed to Dr. Ryans to sustain his deep bass voice.
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Frankfort
Kentucky Senate
Lewis Ryans
Louisville
Senate
Ryans
Prosecutor Threats Narrowly Echoed During Barbour Trial
City Prosecutor Harry Wernke attempted to threaten former Municipal Judge Joseph Woeste in open court amid the Thomas Barbour bribery case. Barbour, 58, of Oakley, pleaded not guilty and was bound over to the grand jury on a $2,000 bond after accusations he paid Officer Columbus Whittaker to shield his business tied to gambling operations.
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Harry Wernke
Joseph H. Woeste
Thomas Barbour
Taylor
Avenue
Oakley
Columbus Whittaker
Barbour
Thomas Elliott
Wernke
Argu
Pigeon Hatches Eggs Amid Snow in Iowa Town
In Tipton Iowa a mother pigeon laid two eggs in a snowbank under an awning and hatched them as the temperature plunged to 30 degrees below zero. Spectators cleared snow to aid the bird and the hatchlings are now fed by attentive parents.
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New York World News Service
Tipton
Natuge
Brady’s Lawyer Seek Insanity Plea In Murder Trial
In Texas, defense witnesses including John W Brady’s wife argue a slow moral decline and mental deterioration before Lehlia Highsmith’s November stabbing death. Drs Wooten will testify. Brady weeps as wife recalls a once brilliant judge felled by alcohol.
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Augustin
Tex
John W. Brady
Brady
Lehlia Highsmith
Joe
Goodall Wooten
Bradys
London Naval Parley Seen Aiming To Reduce Armaments
Secretary of State Stimson declared the five power naval conference seeks to reduce armaments and end suspicions among nations. He urged belief in peaceful progress and warned against sensational reports of a crisis while noting friendly goodwill among delegations and U S unity for defense and prosperity.
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Associated Press
Stimson
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
London
Aufrrca
Morgan names new cabinet for Cleveland
Former State Senator Daniel F. Morgan becomes Cleveland city manager and unveils a cabinet push. He reappoints four members from the prior administration and adds two new directors for public service and utilities as $1,000,000 in city improvements and $10,000,000 in county work are planned for under way by early summer.
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Cleveland
Daniel F. Morgan
Morgan
William St. Hopkins
Public Service
Rees H. Davis
Jducation
Ralph L. Hardin
Everett H. McKrueger
Howell Wright
Dudley S. Blossom
Edwin D. Barry
Harold H. Burton
Stephen G. Rush
Samuel Newman
Coroner orders sweep inquiry into Central Air Lines crash
Kansas City Kan Jan 28 Coroner Dr Ben F Coffin orders a full inquest into the Central Air Lines passenger plane crash that killed five. Testimony will cover wreckage removal against his order and the plane condition at takeoff from Wichita with witnesses from the airline and mechanics. EK A Watkins says cause determination will be difficult but promises a full report when facts are ready.
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Kansas City
Kan
Central Air Lines
Ben F. Coffin
Coffin
Central Air Lines Company
Wichita
Three Trainmen Die in Arnold Boiler Explosion
A New York Central freight locomotive exploded at Arnold Ohio killing engineer Roy Taylor fireman William Berry and head brakeman James A Dennison Jr all of Columbus. The blast disrupted lines along Route 42 and damaged 100 feet of track as crews worked to repair and restore service.
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Columbus
New York Central
Arnold
Here
Roy Taylor
William Berry
James A.dennison, Jr
Arnold Depot
James Wiltshire
Wesley Clark
William Lucas
Marysville
Toledo
C. Doherty
Dennison
Plain City
Kentucky Senate Splits On Highway Commission Appointments
Gov Flem D Sampson named four Highway Commission appointees Charles W Ryans A B Rouse James A Scott and Don Craig to four and two year terms Senate sent the names to committee after a tight 19 to 18 vote. Democratic opponents urged delay for an upcoming probe into the Highway Department.
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C. Robert Kay
Associated Press
Frankfort
Flem D. Sampson
State Highway Commission
Senate
Assembly
Charles W. Ryans
Louisville
A. B. Rouse
Erlanger
Highway Commission
James A. Scott
Pikeville
Don Craig
Paducah
Highway Department
City Sealer In Divorce Case Amid Allegations
Isaac Van Cleaf, City Sealer, testifies in Domestic Relations Court as George Miller seeks divorce from Stella Miller. Judge Hoff man grants Miller a divorce on cross petition for neglect while Miller sues Van Cleef for alienation of affections and damages of 25000 in Common Pleas Court.
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Isaac van Cleaf
Forest Avenue
Stella Miller
North Bend Road
John H. Miller
Hamilton Avenue
Charles W. Hoffman
van Cleef
Miller
Common Pleas Court
POUND OF FLESH IS DENIED IN CALIFORNIA TRIAL
In a court scene the widow of actor Earl Williams, Florine Walt Williams, faces creditors over a grand theft case. She is granted five years probation and may return to New York after attempts at an amicable settlement fail. Judge Wood offered to mediate but counsel and claimants refused to participate.
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Los Angeles
Florine Walt Williams
Earl Williams
Shakespeare
Shylock
Wood
Williams
Albert K. Lu
Madrid shifts to constitutional rule as Berenguer forms new ministry
Madrid reports the resignation of Primo de Rivera and the appointment of Gen. Damasco Berenguer as premier. King Alfonso asks for civilian ministers except War and Marine, planning to reestablish the 1876 constitution and convoke elections to restore a constitutional regime. Demonstrations and police clashes accompanied the political upheaval.
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Madrid
Primo de Rivera
Damasco Berenguer
Alfonso
Spain
Royal
Berenguer
Miguel Primo de Rivera Y Urbaneja
Marquis de
Estella
Gen. Berenguer
Morocco
Weather Summary Across States With Mild Rise Later
A multi state forecast notes Ohio Kentucky and Tennessee fair Wednesday with likely Thursday warmer temps. West Virginia and Indiana show fair to slowly rising temperatures with Wednesday colder conditions. City readings list several locales including Cleveland Detroit New York Boston and Nashville with highs in the 30s to 40s and light to zero precipitation.
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Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
West Virginia
West Portion
Indiana
Eastport
Louisville
Boston
Nashville
Albany
Cleveland
New York
Detroit
Atlantic
S.s.marie
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Doran
Randall Art Pitman
Pottawatomie County
Okla
Roy St. Lewis
United States
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Tariff League
Arkansas
Waulsh
Mont
Ile
Thomas Brady
West Forty-fourth Street
Bureau
Pullman Car Plant
Pete
Woeste
Ment
Judge Woeste
ITY
Guaude Stokin
Sherrill
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Claude Itskin
William M. Fuller
Peebles Corner
News Veader
Itskin
Fuller
John Furlong
Furlong
Valentine Lee
Dallas
D. T. White
el Paso
Sam Pondrom
Road Board
Sampson
California
Ners
Republic
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Royal Palace
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Puerta del Sol
Ministery of the Interior
el Debate
Madrid University
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