Full Hearings Set On Dry Law Repeal Bills
Government action looms as hearings begin February 12 on seven repeal bills. Celler proposes easing medical prescription proof. Expenditures panel seeks Justice Dept over alcohol permits. Borah-led Senate opposes 2.75 percent beer legalization. Wets and drys clash at Boston hearing. Enforcers prosecuted in Wyoming and Oklahoma indictments up to 102 cases. Mortally wounded Nathan Gordon dies without naming suspect in rum deal. Judge in Texas murder case found insane from bootleg liquor. Rum runner wreck near Cleveland. crew member frozen. Arkansas sheriff cited in raid. Illinois officials freed on dry law charges. Seattle couple jailed for kidnapping an undercover informer.
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House
Representative Celler
House Expenditures Committee
Justice Department
Senate
Borah
Rep
Idaho
Boston
Mass
Wyoming
Oklahoma
Nathan Gordon
New York
Texas
Swift
Cleveland
Arkansas
Still
Illinois
Seattle
Wash
Prohibition Hearings Set by House Judiciary Committee
Washington date 1929 report on plans to open the prohibition question to wets and drys with hearings to start February 12 before the House Judiciary Committee. Chairman Graham notes broad citizen interest and discusses measures including Sabath amendment extending federal control under government permits.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Graham
House
Representative Linthicum
Dem
Net Bloc
Representative Sabath
Ill
Congress
W. Buck
League
Mary T. Norton Oem
Judiciary Committee
John Kerrigan
Samuel Kurzman
William Lenenke
O. Sengleberg
New York City
Mellon
Celler
N. Y
Racketeer Mimics Attorney In Linen Scheme
A new racket targets stores by using a briefcase carrying man who looks like a lawyer. He buys two linen sets with a forged Porter signature, returns them for cash after checks bounce, leaving stores to refund customers and chase bad funds.
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Robert
C. Porter
Cincinnati
Orchard Jane
Sandy
Porter
Mary Garden Sings To One Pair of Eyes in Prison
Chicago reporting on January 29 details opera star Mary Garden recalling her Joliet Penitentiary visit. She described singing to 2,000 uniformed inmates and a single striking face, calling the scene a “Destruction of human beings.” She recounted a warden’s remark about a murderer, and her focus on one pair of eyes amid the crowd.
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Mary Garden
Chicago
Joliet Penitentiary
Engineer Loses Specs Delays Train Half Hour
In Moberly Missouri a Wabash train between Pattonsburg and Jameson was delayed over thirty minutes after Engineer W D McGinnis dropped his spectacles. Unable to see well he reversed to search but the crew and passengers could not recover them. He pushed on thirty five minutes late after deciding to abandon the search.
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Moberly
Wabash
Pattonsburg
Jameson
W. D. McGinnis
McGinnis
Guillotine Sentence For French Daughter Who Killed Mother
Augustine Agogue, 27, was sentenced to walk barefoot to the guillotine under Napoleonic code after being convicted of murdering her mother to gain a farm. She cried Bandits Assassins at the judges.
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Orleans
France
Augustine Agogue
Unrobed Woman Lawyer Censured In Court
London report: Judge Tobin sharply criticizes a married woman lawyer for wearing colored clothes instead of the dark gown in Westminster County Court. He states the court favors dark attire for dignity. The attorney apologized, saying she expected only to see the Registrar.
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London
Tobin
Westminster County Court
Hammond Millionaire Sends 10 Million Tree Seeds to Jerusalem
Frank S. Betz a Hammond Indiana manufacturer and tree planting hobbyist sent 10 million evergreen seeds to Jerusalem to aid reforestation after a trip to Palestine. He notes over the last decade he has distributed 50 million seeds for planting across the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond, Ind
Frank S. Betz
Hammond
Jerusalem
Palestine
Hoosier Horticulturist
United States
Myers Cooper Avenue Masonry for New Term
Campaign for re election focuses on Myers Cooper Avenue masonry project. Voters are urged to support continued work and leadership for ongoing repairs and infrastructure updates in the area.
McCulloch praises Cooper at McKinley Day banquet
Gov. Myers Y. Cooper outlines administration gains and a potential second term while Sen. Roscoe C. McCulloch, once Public Utilities Commission chair, lauds the Cooper tenure. He cites rate-setting reforms, a new election code, a conservation law, and a sped up Industrial Relations department in Cleveland remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Gov
Myers Y. Cooper
Tippecanoe Club
Gov. Cooper
Roscoe C. McCulloch
Senate
Cooper
Theodore Kk. Burton
McCulloch
Public Utilities Commission
McKinley
Guv
Ohio
Department of Industrial Relations
Trapped Diver Rescue Efforts Continue At St. Lawrence
Two divers Quesnel Morency and Lewis Begin descended to twenty feet in the St. Lawrence near Riviere Aux Outardes to rescue Peter Trans trapped in a coffer dam. Officials hoped to recover him before midnight though progress faced strong currents and cold water.
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Quebec
Riviere Aux Outardes
St. Lawrence
Peter Trans
Quesnel Morency
Lewis Begin
Toomorrow
Trans
Ontario Paper Company
Denmark
Cable
Arvo Silvula
Silvala
Tran
Rin Tin Tin Stars Show Off Talent And Tranquillity
Amy Porter profiles Rin Tin Tin at the Albee Theater noting the dog’s fame and calm temperament as trainer Lee Duncan discusses the star’s routine and relaxed behavior between performances. The interview hints at Rin Tin Tin’s broad fame as a canine film icon in Cincinnati audiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plase
Rin-Tin-Tin
The
Albee Theater
Lee Duncan
Binty
Cincinnati
Rinty
Monooxide Gas Cited as Possible Crash Cause
Monoxide gas fumes entering a Central Air Lines passenger ship cabin were considered a possible cause of the plane crash near Fairfax Airport. Local manager E L Sloninger studied the heater. carbon found on pipe collars suggested fumes could enter the cabin and affect pilot Duke Laudenum, potentially causing loss of control. Subpoenas issued for inquest as officials investigate.
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Kansas City
Kan
Central Air Lines
Fairfax Airport
E. L. Sloninger
Senate weighs Philippine independence amid West Coast riots
The 32 year debate on Philippine independence moves toward a Senate decision with hearings targeted by February 10. Bills from Senator King and Chairman Bingham seek independence or a commission. Senator Vandenberg proposes ten year autonomy. Senator Ty dings cites West Coast labor riots as support.
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Washington
Senate
Bingham
The
Territories Committee
House
King
Utah
Congress
Vandenberg
Michigan
Tydings
Millions of Chicks Hatch at Local Hatcheries Industry Faces Oversight
About 1 120 commercial chick hatcheries in the district use roughly 89 600 000 eggs annually at three cents each. The industry, valued over 2 600 000, draws close federal scrutiny. The Ohio Valley conference in Indianapolis discussed milk and egg controls and the handling of incubator infertile eggs or culls.
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Federal
Federal Food and Drug
Ohio Valley Pure Food, Drug and Insecticide Commissioners
S. A. Postle
I. L. Miller
Indiana
Indianapolis
Postle
Food, Drug and Insecticide Bureau
Oldest Ohio newspaper woman Alice Van Sickle profiled
Cardington Ohio January 29 veteran journalist Alice E. Van Sickle born November 20 1845 is featured as Ohio’s oldest newspaper woman and perhaps the oldest in the U S She began writing love stories at 14 later pursued medicine taught school and did housekeeping before returning to newspapers She won awards in 1927 and 1925 and receives letters of congratulations from figures including Brooks Fletcher.
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Alice E. van Sickle
Ohio
Cardington
United States
Morrow County
Women’s Association
Columbus
Brooks Fletcher
Congress
NIFTY NEW CAR RADIO EQUIPPED STIRS PROHIBITION BUST
Ray R. Dean of Limwood Ohio flaunted a new radio-equipped car to a federal agent and was later charged with possessing and transporting twelve pints of whisky. He pled not guilty and is held on bond for February 6 hearings. Also discharged after arrest for liquor possession was Nancy Strong. her son-in-law Shelby Baker faces District Court charges.
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Ray R. Dean
Main Street
Limwood
Prohibition
Dean
Walnut
Sixth Streets
United States
August Siemon
Nancy Strong
Covedale
Clermont County
Shelby Baker
Daresburg
Breathitt County
United States District Court
Boy Newsboy Clears Traffic at Sixth and Vine
Leo Shear a 14 year old Hughes High School student from 3480 Reading road directed traffic as signal lights were out and a fire alarm rang at Sixth and Vine, guiding buses and vehicles through the intersection while the fire marshal neared.
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Sixth
Vine Streets
Sixth Street
Leo Shear
Reading Road
Hughes High School
Solon charges Sampson knew of shady deal in Kentucky
In Frankfort on January 29 the Kentucky House approved a $20,000 investigation into the State Highway Department amid implied corruption charges linked to letters and telegrams between Gov. Flem Sampson’s attorneys and L. Ross of Furland & Co. The panel includes four representatives and three senators. the Senate had earlier approved $10,000.
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Frankfort
House of Representatives
State Highway Department
E. C. O'Rear
Flem D. Sampson
L. Ross
Furland & Co
New York City
Andrew W. Nichols
Nelson
Commonwealth
Senate
House
Nichols
Gov. Sampson
Legal challenge to free publicity clause in Ohio law
Secretary of State Clarence J. Brown urged the attorney general to rule on Section 199 of the state election code. He argued the provision forces newspapers to publish candidates statements, amending the constitution and infringing press freedom. Brown warned fines up to $1000 under the corrupt practices act for violations.
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Columbus
Clarence J. Brown
Gilbert Bettman
Brown
Council Overrules Planners Zone Railway Land for Residence
City Council voting 6 to 3 overturned the Planning Commission and zoned a rail adjacent strip near Duck Creek Road as Residence B. The land, owned by Norfolk & Western, had been unzoned since annexation two years ago and was opposed by neighborhood residents and some lawmakers.
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City Planning Commission
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Duck Creek Road
Joseph Woeste
Russell Wilson
Stanley Matthews
Alexander Patterson
W. Meredith Yeatman
Charles O. Rose
John Druffel
Edward Imbus
Julian Pollak
Druffel
Matthews
Woeste
Conference weighs Italian proposals at naval disarmament talks
The diplomatic session faces procedural hurdles over a proposed Steering Committee as Britain, France and Italy clash on arms limits. Secretary Stimson and Prime Minister MacDonald navigate representation and expert panels while Ambassador Gibson may open with a speech.
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Don
France
Italy
Ramsay MacDonald
House of Commons
Henry L. Stimson
Reijiro Wakatsuki
Dino Grandi
MacDonald
Empire
Stimson
Gibson
Hugh S. Gibson
Belgium
America
A. V. Alexander
Admiraltty
Great Britain
Andre Tardieu
Signor Grandi
Nmiu
Temperatures and Weather Outlook Across States
The report notes fair but warming trends in Ohio Kentucky and Tennessee with clouds and light snow possible in northern Indiana and extreme east Tennessee. West Virginia stays cold with a chance of light snow in the east as cloudiness increases. A January 29 1930 temperature and precipitation table for major cities is included.
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Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Tennessee
West Virginia
Eastport
Louisville
Wwe
Nashville
Cleveland
New York
Detroit
City
S. Marie
Jackson'le
Duluth
Atlanta
St. Louis
N. Orleans
TiKan
Galveston
Omaha
Pittsburgh
Denver
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Judiciary
Cecil B. Dickson
Associated Press
Train
Maid OF Orleans
Paign
U. S
Solon
Amy Porter
Central Air Lines Company
Universal Air Corporation
Wichita
William Flynn
Dyke Laudeman
Transport
Self Ridge Field
MT. Clemens
Mich
Arctic Patrol
Spokane
Ewashington
Clarence M. Young
Commerce
Aeronautics
Connecticut
McKellar
Bratten
New Mexico
Philippines
California
New York World News Service
Sampson
Rines
Disarmament Movement
Frank H. King
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