Prohibition Enforcement Shifts to Justice Department
The transfer of prohibition enforcement to the Department of Justice unfolds amid calls for state aid and a pending House investigation. Amos W. Woodcock and Howard T. Jones assume leadership of the new bureau with 2,700 staff. The Anti-Saloon League warns that states must act to avoid overburdening federal resources.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Maurice Campbell
Prohibition
New York City
Campbell
Seymour Lowman
House Judiciary Committee
New York
Lowman
Amos W. W. Woodcock
Howard T. Jones
Prohibition Bureau
Youngquist
Enforceme
Ggg
Woodcock
Jones
James M. Doran
The
Treasury
Industrial Alcohol Bureau
Congress
Scott McBride
Anti-Saloon League of America
McBride
Justice Department
House Rules Committee
Hoover Lawenforcement Commission
Wood
House
Peg Leg Prank Draws Statewide Peace Officers
Sheriff George M. Betz of Mercer County roots out a bank robbery suspect after a peg leg prank leads to widespread mock arrests. Officers and newspapermen converge on Celina Ohio as the hunt unfolds, culminating in a surprising hospital cupboard reveal and a tribute to local lawmen.
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George M. Betz
Mercer County
Celina
Rockford National
Chillicothe
Zwick
Robert Zwick
William Anderson
Hamilton County
Dayton
Anderson
Sheriff Anderson
Thomas H. Schwarmer
Protective Department
Ohio Bankers’ Association
Ees
Schwarmer
Hoover ends fiscal year with surplus and debt drop
President Hoover's first full fiscal year closed with a Treasury surplus of 1.584 billion dollars and a debt reduction of 746 million. Secretary Mellon reported receipts of 4.178 billion and expenditures of 3.994 billion for the year, noting tax increases and war debt payments influenced results.
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Washington
Hoover
Treasury
Mellon
United States
Hunter brothers fly long endurance flight in 4th week
Chicago July 1. Mom Hunter and her daughter Irene join sons John and Kenneth Hunter in a Curtiss Condor as they stretch endurance record. Dale Jackson and Forest O Brine hold 420 hour mark. Big Ben refuels and total hours reach 485 with 6 546 gallons fuel used. Earnings top seven thousand dollars as oil firm backs the flight.
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Chicago
O’brine
Red Jackson
John
Kenneth
Hunter Brothers
Big Ben
Walter
Albert Hunter
City Manager Announces 1931 Budget Of 16 Million With Contingent Raises
City Manager C A Dykstra unveils a 16,313,670 budget for 1931 with operating costs of 8,832,077, up over 1930. Health, hospital, sanitation and unemployment see increases while most departments face cuts. a 118,620 contingency funds raises may cover salaries and emergencies. The budget aims to meet tax limits and will be submitted to the County Budget Commission by July 15.
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C. A. Dykstra
Dykstra
Charles. O. Rose
Ceittee
John D. Ellis
County Budget Commission
William F. Hess
Detroit Mayor Defies Recall Delay in Court Fight
In Detroit on July 1 Circuit Judge Arthur Webster refused an injunction halting a mayoral recall election. He found no authority to stop the election, allowed a three day stay, and said the recall petitions appeared to meet statute requirements. The mayoral camp plans an appeal to the Michigan Supreme Court.
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Detroit
Supreme Court
Arthur Webster
Charles Et
Michigan Supreme Court
Webster
Richard W. Reading
Walter B. Cary
Motorman Killed in Fusillade Tied to Moran Gang Probe
Gunfire erupted when a Zuta led squadron chased by a Barker patrol at State and Jackson. Motorman Lusader died at St Luke’s Hospital while bystanders fled in panic. Police linked the event to Moran gang investigations and raids on hangouts. In New York a racketeer slaying on East Eighteenth Street was tied to Frankie Yale and The Clutching Hand, with Micello identified by fingerprints.
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Chicago
Jack Zuta
North Side
George
Bugs) Moran
State and
Jackson Boulevard
Loop
Zuta
Detective Bureau
State Street
George Barker
Active Bureau
Albert Lusader
Olaf Sventa
Sol Vision
Albert Bratz
Leone Bernstein
Moran
Lusader
Barker
Madison Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
New York
Giuseppe Micello
Micello
East Eighteenth Street
Frankie Yale
Brooklyn
Union City
N. J
Garvin Returns to Duty to Hunt His Shooters
Detroit July 1 Inspector Henry J Garvin, once on the inactive list, resumes duty with a singular assignment to track down the men who shot him and wounded Lois Bartlett. Garvin heads the old crime and bomb squad and was seriously wounded January 2 in a car ambush. The commissioner praised Garvin for the mission as a key part of police action sparked by the shooting.
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Detroit
Henry J Garvin
Lois Bartlett
Garvin
Thomas C. Wilcox
Adolph Pas
Coppenelle
van Coppenolle
Hein
Manslaughter Verdict For Attic Lover In 1922 Slaying
Otto Sanhuber known as Attic Man was convicted of manslaughter in the 1922 killing of Milwaukee manufacturer Fred Oesterreich. The jury rejected the death penalty request as Sanhuber confessed to living in garrets and shooting the man to protect Mrs. Oesterreich. Mrs. Oesterreich herself faces a murder charge over her husband’s death.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Otto Sanhuber
Fred Oesterreich
Milwaukee
Sanhuber
Oecesterreich
Wis
Jadwin Named to New Power Commission
President Hoover designated Lieut. Gen. Edgar Jadwin to chair the new power commission after his Navy Engineers role and Mississippi flood control work. Jadwin will review power project applications on navigable streams and public lands once confirmed by the Senate.
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Washington
Edgar Jadwin
Army Engineers
Hoover
Power Commission
Jadwin
Commission
Senate
Dry League Plans Nationwide Spy System for Prohibition
The Anti-Saloon League of America approved a nation wide spy network to report violations and pressure officials to enforce the prohibition law. Leaks from league records reveal 1925 letters from Secretary Mellon, McAdoo appeals, and use of Congress and press services to spread prohibition material.
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William C. Murphy, JR
New York World News Service
Washington
Anti-Saloon League of America
League
Senate Lobby Investigating Committee
Mellon
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Roy R.aynes
Prohibition
William Gibbs McAdoo
Navy
Congress
Senate Approves Veterans Relief With Higher Pension Rates
The Senate passed a veterans relief bill raising disability pension rates for World War veterans above House levels. The measure, approved 56 to 11, moves to conference with House differences as debates highlighted tempers and presidential veto risks. Senators Walsh and Connally backed higher scales, with a possible compromise to come.
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Washington
Senate
House
Curtis
Walsh
Massachusetts
Connally
Texas
Finance Eve
Hoover
Mpahinaatta
Reed
Rep
Cutting
N. M
Evacuation Riots Mark Rhineland Liberation Day
In Kaiserlautern and other Rhineland towns clashes between Republicans and Separatists erupted during Evacuation Day celebrations. Three people were seriously injured in Kaiserslautern where homes and shops were burned, while Breslau and Mainz saw reprisals and violence as authorities struggled to control the mobs. Fire brigades finally restored order as ceremonies continued and honors for Dr. Stresemann were noted.
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Kaiserslautern
Germany
Rhineland
Rhenish Republic
Breslau
Mayence
Knobloch
Dr. Stresemann
Rhine
Charles Morrow Likely First Name For Lindy’s Baby
The Lindberghs expect their son to be Charles Morrow Lindbergh, honoring his father and grandfather. Anne Morrow and the child plan to visit the Morrow summer home at North Haven, Missouri, after her recovery. Mrs Morrow will join Ambassador Dwight W. Morrow in Mexico City within a month. A reunion of the Lindbergh and Morrow families is anticipated in North Haven in mid September after the ambassador’s return.
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New York
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Charles Morrow Lindbergh
Dwight W. Morrow
Lindbergh
Morrow
Anne Morrow
North Haven
Mrs. Morrow
Mexico City
United States
Guard Mistakenly Books Commissioner at Jail Visit
New York July 1 AP reports Richard C Patterson Jr City Commissioner of Correction toured Eastside Prison and was mistakenly booked with seven prisoners. A guard asked for his name and address and misclassified his charge as burglar before the Commissioner identified himself and clarified the error.
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New York
Richard C. Patterson
City Commissioner of Correction
Eastside Prison
Patterson
Richard
Ten Eighty-Eight
Park Avenue
Riverside Drive
French Solon Rap Tariff Development
Paris July 1 Former President Raymond Poincare and former Premier attacked the United States tariff policies in the Week of American Nations event. They criticized the Hawley Smoot bill and warned of a crisis in international friendship amid recent economic measures. Canadian Minister Philippe Roy linked U S tariff policy to attempts to sway Canada, noting Canada’s loyalty to Great Britain.
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Paris
United States
Raymond Poincare
Philippe Roy
France
Canada
Great Britain
M. Poincare
American Today Is Real He Man Growing
Baltimore July 1 In three years the American male has shifted from hollow-chested narrow-shouldered to distinctly athletic. Delegates at the International Association of Clothing Designers convention credited gradual changes from padded shoulders to trimmed waistlines. Forecasts for next season predict broader shoulders and even narrower hips with a private showing planned tonight.
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Baltimore
International Association of Clothing Designers
U S urged to use Germany reconvened funds for education
At the 68th National Education Association convention in Columbus the proposal was made to set aside the 143 million dollars Germany will pay for Rhineland occupation to fund educational research fellowships and exchanges. Augustus O. Thomas of Augusta Maine advocated the plan noting its potential to foster international goodwill and world civilization. The delegates will elect the next NEA president from Willis A Sutton of Atlanta or Joseph Rosier of Fairmount.
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Columbus
United States
Germany
Rhineland
National Education Association
Augustus O. Thomas
Augusta
Federation of Education Associations
National University of Manila
Philippines
Willis A .Sutton
Atlanta
Joseph Rosier
Fairmount State Normal School
Fairmount
W. Va
The
Gangsters Arrested in Lingle Slaying Probe
Frankie Foster and four other gangsters were captured in their Los Angeles apartment by Chicago and LA detectives. They are held on suspicion of murder in the slaying of Jake Lingle, Chicago Tribune reporter. Suspects include Marvin Apler and two others with aliases. Foster's wife is held in technical custody. Detectives traced a Hollywood to Wilshire district car trail.
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Los Angeles
Chicago
Frankie Foster
Jake Lingle
Chicago Tribune
Foster
Frank Foreman
Marvin Apler
Alias Hart
Frankie Fisher
George Davis
Herman Walters
Hollywood
Wilshire
Temperature summaries and forecasts across states
The report lists moderate to fair and warmer conditions for Ohio Kentucky and Tennessee with regional nuances. It includes a table of current and high temperatures for cities such as Cleveland New York Chicago Atlanta and Denver and notes July 1 1930 records with highs lows and precipitation.
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Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
East
Indiana
West Virginia
Eastport
Boston
Neshville
Albany
Cleveland
New York
Detroit
City
S.marie
Wash’ton
Chicago
Jack’ville
Duluth
Atlanta
St. Louis
N.orleans
Kan
Galveston
Omsha
Pittsburgh
Denver
Wiveness
Meridian
W. Tae
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