Congressman John W Rainey Dies of Pneumonia in Chicago
John W Rainey a Democrat from Illinois Fourth District died in a Chicago hospital after two weeks of pneumonia Born December 21 1880 he practiced law before entering public service and served as clerk of the Circuit Court before Congress He supported repeal of the Volstead Act and proposed a 500 million liquor tax to fund the soldiers bonus Married Ethel McMahon in 1914 they left one child Margaret
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Chicago
John W. Rainey
Illinois
Representative Rainey
Kent College of Law
Cook County
Two Killed in Kentucky Auto Train Collisions Near Covington
Two men died and a mother and infant were seriously injured in separate Northern Kentucky crashes south of Covington. Coleman Farthing, 54, and Mai, 34, were killed in a Spring Lake crash with a train and a head on Alexandria pike collision. Mrs Farthing and infant Farthing, both injured, were hospitalized with critical injuries. Mai’s widow Mary Weyer mourns as coroner investigates manslaughter charges against Henry Bill.
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Kentucky
Coleman Farthing
Spring Lake
John
Cold Spring
Clara Farthing
Farthing
Spring Lake Station
Covington
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
East Southern Avenue
Latonia
Newport
Mai
Baby
Lloyd
Stephens
Alexandria Pike
Bill Was
Henry Hessling
John W. Tibbatts
East Fourth Street
Henry Bill
George
Louis Cook
Ft. Thomas
Bill Brothers
Charles Blye
St. Stephen's Cemetery
M. Higgins
Eleventh
Columbia Streets
Hughes
St. Joseph's Orphanage
Mary Weyer
Methodist Bishop Recalled Over Moscow Remarks
A resolution adopted by the Board of Bishops recalls the Methodist Episcopal delegation to Russia and rejects responsibility for Bishop Edgar Blake's reported remarks at Moscow. The action states the church does not support or defend the Soviet government as allegedly stated by Blake.
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Lam Ctaieien
Wichita
Kas
Russia
Edgar Blake
Moscow
Board of Bishops
Blake
Methodist Episcopal Church of
United States
Paris
Ecclesiastical Council
Living Church
Ku Klux Klan Parade In Columbus Inducts 2000 Members
About one thousand robed Klan members paraded through Columbus Ohio and, after riding streetcars to the outskirts, 2000 men were inducted into the organization. An injunction blocked a planned driving park event. Police maintained order as bands played.
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Columbus
Ku Klux Klan
Common Pleas Court
Tarbell
Columbius
Naturalization
Harry D. Shepard
Columbus Driving Association
J. Edward Clynes
Shepard
Chinese Palace Closed by California Authorities
Calexico May 4 The Chinese Lottery Palace and its many Mexicali branches were shut by municipal and state officials. The closure is described as permanent.
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Calexico
Cal
Mexicali
California
Five Killings in Oklahoma Family Case Unfolds
In Idabel Oklahoma on May 4 three killers confessed to murdering five members of Z H Hansell’s family near Harworth on April 26. John W Pope estranged husband of Hansell’s daughter Lolya led the plot aided by his son John and Red Harvey. Pope and Harvey pleaded guilty. Pope is bound for District Court. younger Pope and Harvey testified.
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Associated Press
Idabel
Z. H. Hansel
Harworth
John W. Pope
Hansell
Lolya
John
Harvey
Pope
Young Pope
Hagery
Red River
Popes
Han Joor
Hook
I. W. W. Strike Ends in Everett Open Shop Restored
Settlement of a longshoremen strike in Everett Washington ends after talks that began April 25. Workers return to work tomorrow under open shop conditions after concessions from both sides. No wage scale details were disclosed.
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Everett
Wash
Thej
University of Cincinnati to receive 110000 for research lab
The Tanner Council of America approved a $110,000 grant in New York to build a permanent research laboratory for the College of Engineering at the University of Cincinnati. The project includes landscape design, a Cincinnati Hall of Fame, and a grand entrance court, though funding is not yet secured.
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University of Cincinnati
Tanners’ Council of America
College of Engineering
New York
Commercial Tribune
Tanner Council
George D. McLaughlin
Cincinnati
America
Cincinnati Hall of Fame
Rufus B. Smith
Dean Schneider
Dry Washington Inspiring Example Feared by Silzer
Governor Silzer at the New Jersey Federation of Women's Clubs convention in Atlantic City urged a dry Washington as an example. He cited lax enforcement of the Volstead act and said less than 40 percent of attendees admitted they had not violated it or seen violations at home, arguing national policy cannot be enforced if the capital isn’t dry.
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Pierne
Music Hall
Cincinnati
Middle West
Alfred Hartzell
van der Stucken
Clarence Whitehill
Florence Faston
Marie Sundelius
Elizabeth Durland l Langhorst
Atlantic City
N. J
Silzer
New Jersey Federation of Women’s Clubs
Washington
Mr. Silver
David Lawrence
Congress
United States Shipping Board
Harding
Hard Ee
Daughter of clubman may lose fortune by secret marriage
Florence Olcott Avery, daughter of Detroit clubman John H. Avery, wed Francis Sarri grand in secret, risking her inheritance. The 42 year old bride and 34 year old groom married Saturday and left for New York to buy a small farm, while her mother opposed the match over age differences.
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Detroit
Florence Olcott Avery
John H. Avery
Francis Sarrigrand
Miss Avery
New York
Thei
New York Legislature Move on Prohibition Policy
The article reports on President Harding’s dry stance and the likely party dynamics as New York and other states consider modifications to Volstead. It notes a possible shift toward permitting light wines and beer, with Democrats debating state rights and the South remaining a dry base.
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New York
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Indiana
William Jennings Bryan
Harding
Democracy
White House
America
The House of Peril Opens in Fiction Section
Tomorrow readers can start Louis Tracy’s thrilling detective tale The House of Peril in the Commercial Tribune’s fiction section. The suspenseful narrative unfolds as investigators pursue a dangerous mystery.
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Louis Tracy
the Commercial Tribune
Rum Fleet Turns to Air and Submarine Routes for Smuggling
New York May 4 Prohibition enforcement drives have cut surface routes to the Atlantic rum fleet prompting a shift to air and submarine channels. The Coast Guard cutter Seneca reports a gray seaplane landing near Jones Inlet and submerged liquor boxes found after lobster boats fled. Crews aboard the Independence admit involvement, saying the skipper invited them aboard for tea.
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New York
Camden
Coast Guard
Seneca
Jones Inlet
Rum
Dempsey Gibbons Title Bout Assured by Promoters
Chicago May 4 Jack Dempsey world heavyweight champion will earn 300000 for risking his title against Tom Gibbons in a fifteen round decision decide at Shelby Montana on July 4. Payments schedule set with Dempsey receiving 100000 installments on May 4 June 15 and July 2. Gibbons to share profits after the first 300000 with 50 percent of receipts over 300000 up to 600000 and 25 percent beyond plus 25 percent of moving picture rights and 2300 for training expenses. Lou Molumby pushes for a 100000 bond to guarantee appearance. Eddie Kane confirms details.
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Chicago
Jack Dempsey
Tom Gibbons
St. Paul
Shelby
Mont
Gibbons
Jack Kearns
Kearns
Dempsey
Montana
Lou Molumby
Great Falls
Eddie Kane
GE announces $5,000 reward for kidnaping Verner Alexanderson
The General Electric Company offers a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the kidnaping of Verner Alexanderson.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Informaton
Verner Alexanderson
General Electric Company
Louisiana charged with keeping slaves in Tangipahoe
Reports to United States District Attorney Burns allege strawberry pickers in Tangipahoe Parish are kept in involuntary servitude. A warrant is issued for Benjamin Kinchen of Independence on peonage charges. Emma Johnson and daughters alleged victims. Federal agents to prosecute and investigate other berry crews.
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New Orleans
United States
Burns
Tangipahoe Parish
Browne
Benjamin Kinchen
Independence
Louisiana
Kinchen
Emma Johnson
Picayune
Miss
Department of Justice
Kinler
Department of
Arthur Johnson
George R- Shanton
Warrants Drawn for Five Suspects in Alexanderson Kidnapping
Warrants for two men and three women allegedly involved in the Alexanderson child kidnapping were prepared for issuance early tomorrow. District Attorney Blessing of Schenectady County arrived to supervise the search. the boy Verner was found yesterday in a cottage near Theresa. Suspects include Stanley Crandall and Harry Fairbanks with their spouses and Mrs. H. D. Grinnell. Crandall and Fairbanks are sought in Canada. The group may have plotted the abduction, derailed by wide publicity.
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Watertown
N. Y
Alexanderson
Blessing
Schenectady County
Verner
Indian River
Theresa
Stanley Crandall
Rochester
Alexandria Bay
Ruth Crandall
Harry Fairbanks
Oxydensburg
H. D. Grinnell
Fairbanks
Crandall
Canada
Grinnell
Australia Davis Cup Team to Leave May 31 for New York Tie
Australia's Davis Cup squad of James O. Anderson J. B. Hawkes R. E. Schlesinger and I. D. McInnis will depart May 31. The Australian Lawn Tennis Association council set the team's match against the United States to be played in New York.
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Sydney
Australia
James O. Anderson
J. B. Hawkes
R. E. Schlesinger
I. D. McInnis
Council of the
Australian Lawn Tennis Association
New York
Embezzler Morse Arrested in Vancouver after 1921 Disappearance
Edwin F. Morse once a teller at International Trust Company in Denver has been arrested in Vancouver B C He allegedly embezzled 78166 from the bank and vanished on August 13 1921 announced Samuel J McAfee head of the Denver Bureau of Investigation today.
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Denver
Edwin F. Morse
International Trust Company
Vancouver
B. C
Samuel J. McAfee
Denver Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Senate approves Cuvillier repeal to 22 before adjournment
In Albany May 4 the Mullan Gage prohibition enforcement law was repealed as the Senate 28 to 22 concurred with the Assembly. The Dunnigan measure also failed earlier. The repeal now goes to the Governor. The action followed wide sentiment that the act fostered corruption and was a disgrace to the nation.
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Albany
N. Y
Senate
House
John J. Dunnigan
Bronx
Assembly
New York City
Cunningham
Mullan-Gage
Repeal Hailed as Step Toward Legalizing Beer
New York Legislature repealed the Mullan Gage act amid a heated campaign. Anti Saloon League opposed the repeal, arguing it would weaken enforcement of prohibition. Some see it as a step toward changing federal and state law, possibly easing beer content and light wine legality. Enforcement would shift to federal authorities.
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New York
New York State
Ohio
New York City
Buffalo
Anti-Saloon League
United States
France Prepares Protest Note On Liquor Transport Rule
Paris May 4 The French Foreign Office prepared a note for Washington protesting American rulings that ban liquor transport in U S territorial waters. It questions Supreme Court interpretation, warns broader ocean navigation could halt if nations enforce own laws on foreign vessels. Minister Raiberti studies historical French shipping laws.
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Paris
Washington
United States
United States Supreme Court
Marine
Raiberti
France
Ning Shipping
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John P. Nugent
Charles D. Donohue
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