Noisy 20 Per Cent Seek Repeal Dry Law Backed by 80 Percent
Six witnesses tied to social welfare spoke at the House Judiciary prohibition hearings. Col. Raymond Robins argued 80 percent favor the dry law while blaming the wet press for calls to repeal. Others cited improved city conditions and questioned youth drinking, with adjournment set to resume next Wednesday.
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New York World News Service
Washington
House Judiciary Committee
John Callahan
New York
Mission Workers
Philadelphia
Raymond Robins
Chicago
United States
Smith
New York State
Col. Robins
R. H. White
Law Enforcement Committee of
Connecticut
National Citizens
Anti-Saloon League
Senate
Illinois
League
Congress
Frees Woman at Workhouse in Habeas Corpus Ruling
Judge Chester R. Shook in Common Pleas Court ordered Miss Marie Ward released from the city Workhouse on a writ of habeas corpus. Ward had been detained on suspicion of infectious disease after police took her into custody while waiting for a streetcar. The hearing cited improper quarantine conditions. medical testimony supported Ward’s release following a court examination.
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Marie Ward
Chester R. Shook
Common Pleas Court
Miss Ward
Joseph. Derbes
Kenny L. Roekel
Shoek
Samuel Goldblatt
Shook
Last Day to File Income Tax Report Tonight
Payment of income taxes by mail or in person must reach Louis J. Howe, Collector of Internal Revenue, by midnight tonight. The revenue office stays open until then. Failure to pay by midnight incurs a penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis J. Howe
Internal Revenue
Hoover sees progress in London naval parley
President Hoover voiced optimism that substantial progress is being made at the London naval conference and that the aims of the parley can be achieved. Acting Secretary Cotton reported progress and noted negotiators are moving beyond irreducible minimums while assessing potential shifts in French tonnage demands.
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New York World News Service
Washington
Hoover
London
White House
Cotton
Japan
Reopen fight on lake cargo coal dispute
Western Pennsylvania and Ohio coal operators renew challenges to lake cargo transport rates at Lake Erie ports. Northerns claim railroad charges favor Southern districts of Virginia West Virginia Kentucky and Tennessee, seeking a readjusted differential beyond the current 35 to 45 cents. About forty five carriers listed as respondents including B&O, Chesapeake Ohio, New York Central, Norfolk & Western, Pittsburgh and Lake Erie, Southern and more. Complainants seek a rate readjustment to reflect geographic advantages and halt arbitrary handicaps in coal marketing via Lake Erie transshipment.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lake Erie
Butler-Mercen
Freeport
Pittsburgh
Connellsville
Erie
Erie Docks
Connmeaut Harbor
Ashtabula Harbor
Yairport Harbor
Cleveland
Cleveland Pier
Lorain
Huron
Tennnessee
Bessemer & Lake Erie
Chesapeake& Ohio
Big Four
New York Central
Norfolk & Western
Hocking Valley Erie
West “Virginia
Lake‘ Erie
Southern
Maryland
Wheeling &Laxe Lerie
Chinechfield
Montour Ehasilroad
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Texas Pacific
Commission
Southern Railway Official J H Stanfield Dies in Washington
J H Stanfield longtime Southern Railway executive and Cincinnati general manager for the Western Division died after a heart attack in Washington. He was 65 years old and will be buried in Knoxville with railroad officials from multiple divisions attending. He began as a Knoxville telegraph operator and rose to General Manager and assistant to the Vice President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Railway
Cincinnati
Knoxville
Tenn
Joseph H. Stanfield
Road
Stanfield
Western Division of
the Road
Washington, D. C
Railroad
Missing Western Air Express plane holds $250000
The Nevada State Journal reports the missing Western Air Express mail plane that disappeared November 10 carried 76 000 in currency and securities totaling nearly a quarter million dollars. Searchers believe the plane never landed in the storm swept territory and that if it did, it was wrecked and the pilot's body hidden by robbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
Nevada State Journal
Western Air Express
Maurice Graham
Graham
Gas Company Loses Appeal for Hearing
East Ohio Gas Company of Cleveland had its rehearing denied by the State Supreme Court. The court previously affirmed lower court rulings ordering continued service in Cleveland until the State Utilities Commission could issue an order authorizing withdrawal of lines.
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Columbus
East Ohio Gas Company of
Cleveland
State Supreme Court
State Utilities Commission
United States Steel Wins Tax Refund and Dismissal
The Joint Committee on Internal Revenue approved a $33,555,356 tax refund for United States Steel Corporation covering 1918 1919 and 1920. Secretary Mellon confirmed arrangements to dismiss the steel trust suit for about $13 million and the government counterclaim for $77 million. The refund will be paid in cash and as a credit against 1929 income tax, likely yielding no payment for 1930 and a net receipt of around $16.5 million.
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United States Steel Corporation
Washington
Hawley
Joint Committee of Internal Revenue Legislation
Internal Revenue Bureau
Mellon
Treasury Department
Steel Corporation
Deputies Hunt Gangsters After Country Youth Shooting
Jack Brandes, 16, was shot in the right forearm by a man linked to the Bob Zwick gang after a car group stopped at his home on Taylor's Creek road. Deputies across three states mobilized with riot guns and tear gas, chasing the blue Packard sedan as authorities warn gang members may be armed.
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Jack Brandes
Taylor’s Creek
Hamilton County
Bob Zwick
Brandes
Foxy
Bob” Zwick
Newport
Covington
Cincinnati
Eleventh Street
Monnmouth
Dana Avenue
Montgomery Road
Evanston
Cheviot Fire Department
George Musekamp
Harrison Avenue
Cheviot
Indiana
William Anderson
Newport Police
Crane Neck” Nugent
Miami
Fla
Campbell County
Community Chest sets 2076894 goal for April 29 drive
The Community Chest announces a campaign goal of 2 076 894 dollars to begin on April 29. Budget Chairman William J. Shroder presented the committee's plan to the Board of Directors, which approved unanimously.
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Board of Directors
Exective Budget Committee
Community Chest
William J. Shroder
The
William H. Albers
Julian S. Rauh
Two Children Hurt Seriously in Play Mishaps
Readers are told of injuries among children at play. A Falbo boy was accidentally shot during a pistol incident at the Ferry home and rushed to General Hospital with very poor prospects. An 11 year old Hantz was struck in the face by a bat during street play, ending with crushed eye and possible loss of sight.
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Do. M. Bookman
Bookman
St. Mary's Hospital
Ofte
Matis Falbo
Hamer Street
Edith ‘Ferry
Peter Ferry
East McMicken Avenue
Anthony Hantz
East Clifton Avenue
Ee Moth
Cioctors
Hantz
Falbo
General Capital
Knave of Hearts Heist Ends With Police Arrest
Calvin Hallan won thirteen cards and $470 in a heart deal but was later arrested by police after a staged reunion with Peggy O Neill. She had slipped him an envelope containing the money and hearts from a deck, accusing him of theft when he appeared in a Chicago hotel lobby.
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Calvin
Peggy
Chicago
Calvin Hallan
Hallan
Peggy O’ Neill
Miss O'Neill
Los Angeles
Ame
Magazine Feature Promises Star Eloquence Tomorrow
The Commercial Tribune previews tomorrow's issue with Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks sharing intimate travel and event notes from Lausanne to Luxor and Athens to Singapore. Also included are a cultural essay by A Hyatt Verrill, a Charles Dana Gibson piece, a prison life essay, six pages of comics, a short story, and fashion coverage.
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The
Commercial Tribune
America
Mary Pickford
Lausanne
Luxor
Douglas Fairbanks
Athens
Singapore
Channel Tunnels Committee backs Dover Strait project
British report states all five members agree on feasibility of a tunnel under the Strait of Dover between England and France. Four favor construction, noting engineering and geological challenges could be overcome, though element of doubt remains until a pilot tunnel is built.
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New York World News Service
London
Fiv
Channel Tunns Committee
Strait of Dover
England
France
Flemington coal operator Roderick found dead in club bathroom
William J. Roderick a 45 year old Flemington coal mine operator was found dead in a bathtub at the Queen City Club after heating a revolver shot to his temple. A note blamed acute alcoholism for the crisis and his wife Alice Roderick Navarre Apartments filed alimony suit alleging habitual drunkenness and need for support.
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William J. Roderick
Fleminton
W. Va
Quee City Club
Roderick
The
Commercial Tribune
Alice Roderick
Navarre Apartments
Gibson
Brederick
F. C. Swing
White Horse Coal’ Company
Flemington
Swing
Elks Lodge
Shrine
Kanawha Commandery No. 4
Knights Templar
Police arrest man over curling iron branding wife
Roy L. Storey was arrested in Pueblo Colorado after allegedly branding his wife with a curling iron following his suspension from the police force. Mrs Storey remained in a hospital with burns and bruises.
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Pueblo
Col
Roy L. Storey
Capone to Leave Prison Monday Amid Quiet Confidence
Philadelphia dispatch reports Al Capone plans to return to the Chicago bootlegging world after a year in prison. He expects to be released Monday with his wife and son at Palm Island, Miami, while authorities across cities consider possible charges. Capone has grown wary of publicity and trusts officials less than before.
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Courtenay Terrett
New York World News Service
Philadelphia
Capone
Astern Penitentiary
Palm Isla
Miami
Indus
Jack Guzick
Pone
Chicago
West
T City
Bugs Moran
New York
Whalen
Frankie Yale
Frank Marlow
Dsangster
South Side
Probation Ties Davenport Man to Five Year Curbs
Albert Hoffman of Davenport Iowa bond salesman was placed on five years probation after a U S District Court conviction for conspiracy to violate the Dyer motor vehicle law. Judge Charles E Woodward ordered strict conditions including no car ownership or operation, no joy rides, daytime travel within fifty miles and continuous employment.
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Chicago
Albert Hoffman
Davenport
Hoffman
John W. Loftus
Charles E. Woodward
Weather notes by region and temperature table
Temperatures and forecast across states show increasing cloudiness and rising highs for Saturday with Sunday showers possible. Data covers Ohio Kentucky Tennessee West Virginia Indiana and adjacent cities with current temperatures and precipitation in the last 24 hours including New York Chicago Detroit Cleveland Boston Nashville and others.
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Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
West Virginia
Indiana
Eastport
Lousville
Boston
Nashville
Albany
Cleveland
New York
Detroit
T'Kan
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Elliott Thurston
Wall Street Journal Wire
J. H. Stanfield
Southern Rail
Knoxville, Tenn
Ohio Gas Company
Zwick
St. Mary’s Board
Doug
Mary
A. Hyatt Verrill
Central and
Bonnie
Charles Dana Gibson
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James Morgan
Richard Sherman
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