Cannon Immunity Claim Sparks Senate Lobby Clash
Senate probes into Bishop Cannon's testimony and immunity amid a dispute over $65,300 contributed to the 1928 anti Smith drive. Senator Caraway denounces immunity claims while noting the committee could not force Cannon to answer. The vice president's ruling ended the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Filis
Bishop Cannon
Caraway
Arkansas
E. C. Jameson
New York
Jameson
Republican National Committee
al Smith
Bascom Slemp
Repub
Virginia
Cannon
Curtis
Blaine
Rep
Wis
Lobby
Judiciary Committee
The
Arkansan
Lobby Committee
Diplomat Races Death in Plane Flight
Juan Reid an eighty two year old lumber baron and Dominican diplomat traveled by air for the first time racing death. He arrived from San Romingo Dominican Republic with his daughter and grandson and aimed for Mayo Hospital Rochester Minn for surgery. A taxi misdirected the party revealing the language barrier and Reid fell ill prompting a chartered flight to Johns Hopkins Baltimore while Paul Wilson of Rochester Flying Service piloted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Juan Reid
Reid
New York
San Romingo
Dominican Republic
Minn
Mayo Hospital
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Paul Wilson
Rochester Flying Service
City Air
Bank investigation shifts to undisclosed city
Prosecutor Nelson Schwab and assistant Louis Schneider departed Cincinnati for an undisclosed destination to pursue developments in the Cosmopolitan Bank failure inquiry. He said the investigations by his staff are yielding results and action is expected within a few days as the grand jury preparations begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Schwab
Louis Schneider
Cincinnati
Grand Jury
Schwab
Schneider
Dudley Miller
Shafer
Amor W. Shafer
H. L. Doherty & Co
Edward A. Seiter
Fifth Third Union Trust Company
G. W. Williams
Central Trust Company
Life ends as Scott Small takes poison at home
Scott Small, 72, former Cincinnati safety director and longtime newspaper figure, died at 20 West Ninth Street after drinking poison amid a personal crisis. He leaves Edith Small, stepchildren, and a brother in New York. Coroner cites poison in a kitchen glass. cause listed as self-inflicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Small
Cincinnati
The
Commercial Tribune
Hamilton County
Republican Party
National Republican Magazine
West Ninth Street
Small
Edith Small
Samuel H. Small
New York
Postum Cereal Company
Geneva Keller
Bertie Lidgely
Edwin Potts
Mr. Small
Reds
William Gillispie
May
June Streets
Walnut Hills
Swing
Harrison, C
John
Margaret (Ryan) Small
Harrison
Cincinnati Enquirer
Times-Star
Mildred Grimm
John and
Elizabeth Grimm
Col
Markbrelt
John Galvin
Markbreit
Figs
Stamina Republican League
Young Men's @laine Club
Red leaders to be heard by House committee in New York
The special House Communist Committee ends hearings in Washington and schedules a July 15 session in New York with Amtorg Trading Corporation. Mrs. Mary Sherman Walker testified that Communist training of U S children includes street fighting, military tactics, and propaganda to foster revolution. She linked 64 exhibits to rising movement and cited renamed games and cartoons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Special House Communist Committee
New York
Amtorg Trading Corporation
Mary Sherman Walker
Seattle
Wash
Bachmann
West Virginia
Walker
National Defense Committee of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Moscow
America
Broker Walter Werner Found Dead In Fifth Avenue Apartment
Walter Werner broker and representative of foreign banks was found dead in his Fifth Avenue apartment with a bullet to the head. A note cited severe stock market losses and a $1000 cash check marked Cash lay atop the note directing funds for funeral expenses. Werner, 37, was unmarried and ran an office on lower Broadway.
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New York
Walter Werner
Fifth Avenue
Werner
Lower Broadway
Wet plank in New Jersey GOP platform tied to Morrow
Dwight W. Morrow, fresh GOP leader in New Jersey, influences a wet plank for the state platform as the party lines up its convention in Trenton. His role shields the Eighteenth Amendment repeal stance, while Democratic forces plan a conference with Hague, Beher, Simpson and Moore amid shifts in party control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Newark
N. J
Dwight W. Morrow
United States
Mexico
Trenton
Republican State Machine
Morrow
Democratic State Organization
Frank Hague
Jersey
Harry Beher
Alexander Simpson
Harry Moore
Signers Seek to Regal Detroit Mayor Battle
A group of 111 to 270 signers pushes for a change in Detroit city leadership amid claims of service disruption and secrecy in city affairs. The effort targets the mayor's office, signaling a bold challenge to current governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Recall Drive Forces Detroit Mayor Bowles Under Scrutiny
Petitions with 111 270 Detroit signatures filed to recall Mayor Bowles surpassing the 90 000 needed. City Clerk Richard W Reeding must verify signatures before calling a recall election. Charges allege tolerated lawlessness public service disruption secrecy political patronage and opposition to municipal ownership. Bowles denies ties to the effort calling it a loser’s squawk from last fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Charles Bowles
Bowles
Harold H. Emmons
John Gillespie
Gillespie
Frank Couzens
Chinese Matador Begins and Ends Career in Spain
In Barcelona on June 19 a Chinese bullfighter Vincente Hong debuted and was quickly chased from the arena after failing to subdue a bull. The crowd showered hats and cushions as authorities forced his exit, leaving the bull uncaptured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barcelona
Spain
Vincente Hong
Hong
Vincente
Salesman Gets Life For Murder Of Washington Girl
Dexter Dayton, a salesman, pleaded guilty to killing Marjorie O'Donnell a 19 year old National Geographic Society employee in a Washington hotel last October. He was sentenced to life imprisonment saying jealousy and drink were factors and that he planned suicide but failed. Dayton formerly lived in Kansas City Missouri.
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Washington
Dexter Dayton
Marjorie O'Donnell
National Geographic Society
Dayton
Miss O'Donnell
Pennsylvania
Kansas City
Chicago Moves to End Gang Violence After Lingle Slaying
Chicago plans to clear the city of gang crime following the June 9 murder of Tribune crime reporter Jake Lingle. Mayor Thompson and newly appointed Police Commissioner John Alcock vow reforms, reorganize assignments, and aggressive action to dismantle underworld influence amid sparse gang activity.
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Chicago
Jake Lingle
Tribune Crime
William Hale Thompson
Police Department
Lingle
William Russell
John Alcock
Prohibition
Russell
Alcock
Illinois Central
Refugee Killer Sought in New York Slayings
Authorities hunt a maniacal killer believed to have escaped Kings Park asylum last month. Joseph Ustica, linked to earlier Long Island murders, is sighted near Creedmoor as a teen describes a strange encounter. The case widens to two 1928 Brookyn contractor deaths and alleged missing papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Law
Kings Park Asylum
East Islip
Long Island
Joseph Ustica
William Gilbride
Brooklyn
Freeport
Edward Miller
Noel Lowley
Creedmore
Astica
Sowley
Mozynski
Boat Enthusiast Burned In Gasoline Explosion
Carl Woobser sustained burn injuries to face and hands when gasoline used to clean the Messenger boat exploded after a broken electric bulb ignited the fuel. The boat sustained minor damage.
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Sandusky, O
Carl Woobser
Messenger
Dog Fox Reunites With Free Man In Goshen
In Goshen New York Peter L Cudney leaves county jail after eight months as Fox the German shepherd dog waits outside showing unwavering loyalty. The dog refused jail entry and bounded joyfully as Cudney walked free though traffic nearly endangered a passerby. Continued on Fifth Page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fox
Master
New York World News Service
Goshen
N. Y
Peter L. Cudney
Cudney
John D. McCoach
Cincinnati Honors Sherrill and Dykstra at City Dinner
A Cincinnati dinner at the Linton Hotel honored Col. Sherrill and C. A. Dykstra as they embarked on city leadership under the City Manager form. Mayor Seasongood praised Sherrill and noted Seasongood’s defense of the city administration while lamenting political influence on courts.
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Col. Sherrill
C. A. Dykstra
Cincinnati
Washington
Seasongood
Sherrill
Anette
Guy Tawney
City Carter Committee
Citizens’ Committee
John D. Ellis
Dykstra
Wilson
Edward T. Dixon
Tyler Field
Fred Maag
Daniel Morgan
Cleveland
C. A. Harrell
Portsmouth
National Municipal League
Joseph H. Albers
WLW
Mr. Seasongood
GE Plan Lets Workers Pay Into Unemployment Fund
General Electric will fund an employee based unemployment insurance plan with equal contributions from workers and the company. Employees with over a year contribute 1 percent for three years if working at least half time. In slack times, all staff may contribute 1 percent. Benefits include temporary layoff payments, loans, and relief funds, with a trustees board at each plant. Gerard Swope describes gradual hiring to stabilize employment and minimize layoffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World News Service
Schenectady
N. Y
General Electric Company
Gerard Swope
Generals Electric Company
Byrd Home Welcome Sparks Massive New York Parade
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd returns to New York after flying over the South Pole. Thousands cheer as his expedition announces coal deposits under Antarctic ice and a 125,000 square mile area of land once believed real but now disputed due to mirages and atmospheric distortions.
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Associated Press
New York
Richard E. Byrd
South Pole
North Pole
Pole
Antarctic
Earth
Little America
Amundsen
Esa
Amundsén
Carmen
Advertising Club
Grover Whalen
Charles A. Lindbergh
Atlantic
Battery
Broadway
Byrd
Arctic
Antarctica
Hyden
Temperature and Weather Forecast for Several States
Partly cloudy and cooler with possible showers in Ohio and Indiana. Kentucky and Tennessee expect cloudy to partly cloudy conditions with scattered showers and warm spells. West Virginia faces showers Friday then fair weekend. A table lists current highs and lows and last twenty four hour precipitation across Eastport Louisville Nashville New York Atlantic City Washington Jacksonville Atlanta and other cities with varied readings.
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Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Tennessee
West Virginia
Eastport
Louisville
Nashville
Jan Ia
New York
City
Wash
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Caraway Brands
Arkansas Statesman
Mous
Chairman Intimates
Spears
Baltimore Hospital
Cosmopolitan Inquiry
G. O. P. Committee
RED
House Group
Promioto
Thompson
Admiral Byrd
Igloo
New York Bay
Sherrill and Dykstra
Russell Wilson
G. E
Amunddsen
Wyth
U. S
W. W. Chaplin
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