Dry Law Blamed for Crowded Federal and State Prisons
Rep Bachman says overcrowding stems from prohibition and narcotic laws. He cites 1929 federal prison intake and state prison totals, noting 7 158 inmates jailed for prohibition crimes, about 5 percent of the total. He contrasts harsher federal penalties with lighter state enforcement and highlights many inmates under 30.
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New York World News Service
Washington
Representative Bachman
Rep
W. Va
House
Bachman
Bach
Traduger Slain in Desperate Death Graefe
A tragic report details the death of Traduger in a desperate struggle. The article notes an intimate moment with a lover as lips whisper in the final scene, underscoring a fatal confrontation and emotional fallout.
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Traduger
Grafple
Hoover Denies Senate Access to Pre London Naval Pact Papers
President Hoover refuses to hand over communications with other governments leading to the London naval conference. Secretary Stimson delivers the decision to Senator Borah and cites Washington and Harding precedents. Senator Johnson presses for documents. Borah plans daily committee meetings to act on ratification.
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Francis M. Stephenson
Washington
Hoover
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
London
Boran
Foreign Relations Committee
Stimson
Johnson
Rep
Cal
Borah
George Washington
House
State Department
Harding
Senate
United States
Pantages Freed Pending Appeal After Jail Release
Alexander T. Pantages, the Los Angeles theater magnate, was freed on $100,000 bond from the county jail as he appeals a one to fifty year sentence for criminal assault on Eunice Pringle. He has sought bail for medical care for a heart ailment, with courts repeatedly ruling his life not endangered by confinement.
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Los Angeles
Alexander T. Pantages
Eunice Pringle
Pantages
State Supreme Court
William S. Traeger
William Doran
Supreme Court
Hall of Justice
Lloyd Pantages
Superior Court
Court of Appeals
High Court
Blaze Destroys Two Homes Near Florence Kentucky
A day after three Kentucky fires caused $250 000 in damage and injuries, a new blaze in a settled Dixie Highway area near Florence destroyed two frame houses. Authorities consider the fires incendiary.
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Florence
Kentucky
Dixie Highway
Pitched battles near Peshawar as tribes clash with British forces
Reports from the northwest frontier describe Royal Air Force planes and infantry engaging Afridi tribesmen near Peshawar. Two British officers and a wife were kidnapped across the frontier, with heavy enemy casualties suspected. Details remain sparse as the front line activity continues.
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Bombay
India
Peshawar
E. J. Marley
Quetta
J.C. Frere
Secunderabad
Chaman
Rockefeller gives New York a public park tract in Washington Heights
John D. Rockefeller Jr offered sixty acres in Washington Heights for a city park and pledged about 5 million to prepare the site, valuing the tract at 7.0008 million. He sent a 12 million gift to Mayor Walker, who called it gracious. Board of Estimate to act June 13. Rockefeller sought street closings near the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
City of
Washington Heights
Manhattan
Rockefeller
Walker
Board of Estimate
Hyland
Rockefeller Park
Mrr
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Bush league politics hit in auto clubs
Secretary of State Clarence Brown accused the Ohio State Automobile Association of being a bush league political outfit at the Cleveland banquet. He dodged questions on the attack, calling it tied to internal fights between C. C. Jones and Fred C. Caley over jurisdiction. He criticized petty dog fights and stressed his duties bring him close to auto clubs.
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Cleveland, O
Clarence Brown
Ohio State Automobile Association
Bush League
Jones
Tye
Cleveland
State House
Brown
War by toy costs Tobias dearly in postage and duties
In a humorous dispute, Charles H. Tobias of Westheimer & Co. battles a Nuremberg toy dealer over $8 worth of toys bought abroad. Shipping, customs, storage, and broker fees push the bill to $28.09, prompting letters to the Munich consul and local congressman as Tobias weighs action and possible war.
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Charles H. Tobias
Westheimer & Co
Nuremburg
Tobias
Redway Avenue
New York
South Pole
Cincinnati
Rive
Munich
Europe
Fire Breaks Out In Heart of Loop Chicago
Fire erupted at 1 a.m. in a vacant seven story building on Monroe street between State and Dearborn, once home to American Express, threatening the Fair Department store. Two firemen were injured by debris as east wall danger grew. flames and smoke were visible for miles.
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Chicago
Loop
American Express Company
Monroe Street
State and
Dearborn
Majestic Theater
Fair Department
Stranger Breaks Up Phonograph After Disliked Tune
William Garrett 22 of 1829 Helen Ave in Hamilton Ohio confronted Myer H. Goldstein 54 of 203 Ludlow St after objecting to a phonograph record. He broke the machine and threw the record, injuring Goldstein, and was held on assault charges with $500 bond to the grand jury after being dismissed on destruction of property.
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the Commercial Tribune
Hamilton, O
William Garrett
Helen Avenues
Bill
Myer H. Goldstein
Ludlow Street
Goldstein
Garrett
Man Dies After Tree Falls On Him In Price Hill
Anthony Rynkus aged 61 of Delhi and Rosemont avenues Price Hill attempted to chop down an old tree on his property. A gust toppled the tree trapping him. police and medics rushed him to St. Mary's Hospital where he died on arrival.
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Anthony Rynkus
Delhi
Rosemont Avenues
Price Hill
Rynkus
St. Mary’s Hospital
Sea Serpent With Horselike Head Sighted Beside Pollyanna
Boston June 6. Capt Cécil Moulton and 23 crew aboard the Gloucester schooner Pollyanna report a 150 foot sea creature with a horse head and oil barrel girth passed alongside on May 22. The dark green monster moved at about ten knots before the ship continued to Gloucester.
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Boston
Matey
Ceé¢il Moulton
Gloucester
Highland Light
Moulton
Eppley Hotels to Manage Cincinnati Starrett Project
The Eppley Hotels Company of Omaha will manage the new Starrett project hotel in Cincinnati. Changes to plans are sought for better service and economical operation. The builder vs management question remains unsettled with completion pushed to next spring due to iron workers strike. The company already operates Seelbach Louisville Ft Pitt Pittsburgh and many western properties.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Eppley Hotels Company of
Omaha
Neb
Cincinnati
Eppley Company
Louisville
Ft. Pitt
William Penn
Pittsburgh
United States
Chicago
Cincinnati Hostelry
Fontenelle
Rome
Logan
Lincoln
Capital and Lindell
Norfolk
Tallcorn
Marshalltown
Martin, West and Warrior
Sioux City
Montrose and
Magnus
Cedar Rapids
British Cancelled Court Presentation Stuns London
The London Gazette announced that Mrs. Christopher Courtney's presentation at Their Majesties' court on May 14 has been canceled. Details about her identity and the cancellation remain unclear, a rare move in London’s royal court history. Eight American debutantes appeared at court on May 14, with Mrs. Courtney listed as presented by Lady Salmond, wife of Sir John Salmond.
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London
Official
London Gazette Today
St. James’s Palace
Christopher Courtney
Royal Court
Courtney
Lady Salmond
John Salmond
Final Senate vote anticipated on Hawley Smoot tariff bill
Senate leaders expect a final showdown on the Hawley Smoot tariff over two conference reports with a single vote planned by next Friday. Supporters claim a victory margin despite some Republican doubts as Reed weighs changes. If approved, House action could follow early next week.
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Reed
Washington
Senate
Smoot
Rep
Utah
Pennsylvania
Jie
House
Curtis
City and County Plan Life-Saving Squad Cooperation
Following a City Hall conference with Acting City Manager John D. Ellis and Sheriff William Anderson, officials outlined plans to coordinate city and county life-saving efforts when the city squad is needed outside city limits after the drowning of Leonard Dickman. Safety Commissioner James Fuller noted there is no boundary when Newport Life Saving Squad is called to aid, citing prior county calls and lengthy fire department responses.
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John D. Ellis
William Anderson
Anderson
Mr. Ellis
Leonard Dickman
Branch Street
Little Miami
Bilis
Newport
Campbell County
James Fuller
Fire Department
Bellevue
Reed May Win Ambassadorship If Dawes Quits
The Easton Express reports from Philadelphia that Senator David Reed would be named to the Court of St. James if General Dawes resigns the ambassadorship. It also says William S. Ware would succeed Reed, with Gov. Fisher possibly appointing William S. Vare to the Senate vacancy.
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David Reed
London Post
Reed
Hoover
London
William S. Vare
Senate
Gold Star Mothers Back From France Return Home
The first group of 6 000 mothers of fallen heroes arrived in New York from France aboard the President Harding. Each mother carries a memory photo and recalls a moving scene from Cherbourg Verdun Romagne or Somme that touched her deeply as they head to cities and countrysides to honor their sons.
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Lorena A. Hickok
Associated Press
New York
Mothers of Heroes
France
President Harding
Hoboken
Ohio
Verdun
Florence Williams
Portsmouth
William H. Sidells
Newberry
Fla
Hoover
Ada Brown
Winter Garden
Romagne
Julia Burke
Maywood
Neb
Walter Burke
Hindenburg Line
Somme
Darkness Ends in a Murder Suicide Surrender
Hayes Farmer, 50, a street car conductor, was shot and killed by Earl Neeley, 25, in a dark room at 130 North Front street after discovering his wife with Farmer. Neeley then went to police headquarters in his stockinged feet and surrendered, charged with murder.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Hamilton
Donald
Irene
Newley
Neeley
Temperature Outlook and Weather Observations Across States
Ohio to West Virginia Indiana and Kentucky show varied forecasts from partly cloudy to fair conditions with cooler pockets and rising temperatures by Sunday. A table lists current highs and precipitation. entries include Louisville Boston Nashville Albany Cleveland New York Atlantic City Washington Chicago St Louis Miami Denver and other stations with temperatures, winds and precipitation figures for June 6 1930.
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Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
West Virginia
Indiana
Eastport
Louisville
Boston
Nashville
Albany
Cleveland
New York
City
S. Mathc
Chicago
Duluth
Jackson’le
Annes Sae
St. Louiz
T Orleans
Kan
Ie Caine
Omaha Pittsb’gh
Denver
Cseseee
S.W
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John Dilham
Junior Vanover
Grayson Vanover
Williamstown
Lexington
Heart of Loop
Phonograph
Company
William. Penn and
Pitts
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Middle West
Kenwood Club
Bill Leach
Cincinnati Club
Bob Zwick
Fox
Leon Benson
Amy Porter
Gerald Mygatt
William Slavens McNutt
Little Sins
Katharine Brush
Canal 6300
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Dickman
Little Miami River
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