Langley Testifies in Whisky Case Amid Fraud Claims
In Covington Federal Court Congressman John W. Langley and two co defendants await jury on conspiracy charges tied to alleged whisky withdrawals. A second permit 44 270 was introduced by defense to challenge government evidence. Langley testified denying knowledge of any conspiracy while admitting loans from Mortimer, which he said were personal or campaign funds.
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Covington
John W. Langley
Sawyer A. Smith
William Gray
United States
Gray
Albert L. Durkin
United States Prohibition Offices
Philadelphia
Levy Meshkov
Langley
William J. Fields
Kentucky
Ben Johnson
Fourth District
A. H. Davis
Pikeville
Mortimer
Washington
Pennsylvania
Republican
A. M. J. Cochran
Milton Lipschutz
Athbert Slater
Cochran
Davis
Wheeler Denies Charges Over Montana Senatorial Case
The Senate hearing on Senator Burton K. Wheeler features his vigorous denial of government inferences from documents linked to Campbell oil interests. The exchange includes letters and telegraphs involving Wheeler, Campbell, Booth the Interior official, and Goodwin, with emphasis on a land offer and permit discussions.
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of Justice
Montana
Burton K. Wheeler
Dem
Mont
Senate
Wheeler
Gordon Campbell
E. S. Booth
Interior Department
F. M. Goodwin
Department
Booth
Goodwin
Bootleggers Hit Beer Agitation
Washington reports a bootleggers union meeting in New York May 1 adopted resolutions opposing Volstead act changes to legalize 2.75 percent beer. Delegates from Atlantic Coast locals accuse reformers of pushing lighter drinks to undermine whisky. Griffin received the petition and it was sent to the Judiciary Committee.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Bootleggers’ Union
New York
Griffin
Dem
House
Judiciary Committee
Health Edict Bans Whiskbroom Use in Barber Shops
Cincinnati health officials urge barbers to stop brushing cloths with a whiskbroom, claiming the practice spreads disease. Dr. William H. Peters, health commissioner, says the change will raise coin circulation as patrons tip less, while noting the move will displease some customers.
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Cincinnati
Board of Health
William H. Peters
Fraudulent Check Ring Suspect Nabbed in Baltimore
Vicor Seigrist, wanted in Cincinnati for issuing bad checks to Bishop Motor Car Co and other merchants, was arrested in Baltimore after posing as a car buyer. He faces charges in Cincinnati and is linked to similar crimes in Kansas City Columbus Detroit and Dayton. Grand jury to hear indictment Monday.
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Vicor Seigrist
Cincinnati
Bishop Motor Car Company
Reading Road
Sycamore Street
Baltimore
Seigrist
St. Louis
Bishop Company
Kansas City
Columbus
Detroit
Dayton
Grand
Two Workmen Fatally Burned In Plant Explosion
An electrical explosion at Union Gas and Electric Co. in Plum and Charles streets injured four men, two fatally. Joseph Schafer aged 35 died. Nicholas Simmons and Herman Bickel suffered severe burns while aiding. Officials cited a probable short circuit. the switch being installed was not yet charged.
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Union Gas and Electric Company
Plum
Charles Streets
Joseph Schafer
Hopkins Street
General Hospital
Nicholas Simmons
West Thirty-first Street
Covington
Herman Bickel
Milford
Bickel
Schafer
Simmons
Life Saving Squad 52
Fire Department
Interurban crash in Escanaba claims one life
Louis A. Ross, age 52, died in a head on collision between two interurban street cars in Escanaba Michigan. Seven other passengers were injured in the May 9 crash.
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Escanaba
Mich
Louis A. Ross
Autoist who killed pugilist sought after fatal shot
Police search for Herbert Brendle after he allegedly shot boxer Baird White on Plainville pike and Indian Hill road. White died of a neck wound at Dr Pierret's office after Brendle allegedly warned him then fired. Witness Sherman Fields was briefly detained.
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Pugilist
Baird
Jack) White
Plainville Road
Plainville Pike
Indian Hill Road
Herbert Brendle
G.A. Pierret
Whetsel Avefiue
Madisonville
Brendle
Wooster Pike
Miami Road
Cincinnati Police Department
Sherman Fields
Dr. Pierret
White
Fields
Chester Peters
Jimmy Morgan
Humboldt Park
Katherine White
Field
John Heisler
John Earhart
Hamilton County
D. C
Final Vote on Revenue Bill Approves Democratic Surtax Plan
Senate Democrats retain their income tax schedule in the revenue bill amid assaults by Republicans. Debates end with no changes to the Democratic rate, final passage expected tomorrow. repeals and suspensions on selected taxes are approved or defeated as lawmakers weigh farm relief and tax exemptions.
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Senate Coalition
Associated Press
Washington
Senate Democrats
Farm
Norbeck
Rep. S. D
Smoot
Finance Committee
Senate
House
Treasury
Reed
Rep
Glass
Dem
Bayard
Del
Bruce
Edwards
N. J
Farmer-Labor Senate
Minnesota
Johnson and
Shipstead
Brookhart
Iowa
Johnson
Cal
Frazier
Ladd
Howell
Norris
Neb
Norbeck Oery
Simmons
N. C
Coolidge
Japan
Immigration Committee
West
Longworth
Burton
Ohio
Vaile
Rep. Col
Representative Moore
Baker
Sabath
Ill
Garrett
MacLafferty
Lineberger
Heps
California
White House
Stupendous Safety Program Outlined For Cincinnati
Dr. Willis A. Moore, manager of the Cincinnati Safety Council, outlined an ambitious safety plan at a Chamber of Commerce meeting. The program aims to curb traffic deaths with expert help from William L. Patterson of St. Louis and includes new committees, school and industry safety efforts, driver training, public publicity, and fire prevention measures. Moore toured several cities to study council work and will present a fuller report within ten days.
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Cincinnati
Willis A. Moore
Cincinnati Safety Council
Chamber of Commerce
William L. Patterson
St. Louis
Patterson
Moore
Pittsburgh
Chester
Motor Transportation Committee
Kansas City
Detroit
Baltimore
Otto P. Geier
Ben L. Heiperiement
Frank J. Zumstein
Frank Jry
Francis Healy
Albert C
James Harper
L. S. Rt A
Burns resigns as Bureau of Investigation chief
William J. Burns resigns as head of the Bureau of Investigation effective immediately. J. Ed ward Hoover will direct the bureau in the interim as Attorney General Stone notes no successor yet. Burns says the bureau has reached peak efficiency and health issues prompted his departure.
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William J. Burns
United States Secret Service
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Department
Harry M. Daugherty
Burns
Stone
Wm. J. Burns
Mr. Stone
Mr. Burns
Bureau
J. Edward Hoover
Daugherty
Secret Service of the Treasury
Bureau of Identification
Woman questions hippo health after rubber ball incident
A Newport resident fears the Robinson circus hippo may be ill after a boy slipped a rubber ball into the animal's mouth near Monmouth street. Clerk Paul C. Graham confirms officials are investigating and the woman declined to give her name.
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Robinson Circus
Newport
Paul C. Graham
Monmouth Street
Zeeko
Cincinnati Zoo
Denby Defends Navy Oil Leases at Chicago Dinner
Former Secretary Edwin Denby defended his role in Tea Pot Dome oil leases before 500 Michigan alumni in Chicago. He said he would face a firing squad rather than undo his actions and argued the oil was needed for the navy. He noted fuel storage plans and emphasized fuel as the navy’s lifeblood amid wartime needs.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Edwin Denby
Secretary of the Navy
Michigan
University of Michigan
Navy
Congress
United States
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Mrs Hubert Work Dies Suddenl y in Washington
Mrs Hubert Work wife of the Secretary of the Interior died suddenly in her automobile of angina pectoris at age 64 while returning from shopping to her hotel. Born in Madison Indiana she married Secretary Work in 1887 in Greeley Colorado and lived in Pueblo. She is survived by husband two sons Philip and Robert both in Denver and a daughter Mrs A W Bissell of Evanston Illinois. Funeral plans not set and the White House canceled immediate social functions.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hubert Work
Secretary of the Interior
Work
Madison
Ind
Greeley
Col
Pueblo
Philip Work
Robert Work
Denver
A. W. Bissell
Evanston
Ill
Coolidge
White House
Governor Smith rushes to Brooklyn to visit ill mother
Governor Alfred E. Smith left Albany for New York to visit his seriously ill mother Mrs. Catherine Smith at the Brooklyn home of her daughter.
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The
Associated Press
Albany
N. Y
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Catherine Smith
Brooklyn
Riot Toll at Kirkuk Mesopotamia Surges in May
One hundred townspeople and six native soldiers were killed in a serious disturbance at Kirkuk on May 4 after a clash between three soldiers of the native levy and local shopkeepers. The entire native levy joined in before order was restored.
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Ae Associated Press
London
Kirkuk
Mesopotamia
Colonial Office
Wanted Ad News Items Include Curtains and Apartment Rent
The column lists a woman seeking curtains and draperies for laundering. A five room College Hill apartment is for rent. An owner aims to sell a Pierce Arrow immediately. A 35 year old handyman can secure carpet cleaning work. A Coney Island lunch stand is for sale. A five room bungalow in Ft Thomas is advertised for sale. A house on Saranac Avenue College Hill is up for bid. Owner seeks the return of a leather briefcase with a liberal reward.
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Ft. Thomas
Saranac Avenue
College Hill
Wigwam Closed by Judge's Order on Broadway
New York May 9 The Wigwam restaurant on upper Broadway was ordered closed for four months by Federal Judge Knox as a nuisance under the prohibition law. He cited impromptu performances by theatrical stars and its status as New York head quarters for prizefighter Bennie Leonard as attracting patrons seeking celebrity contact. Whisky sales and a liquor cache found in a connected cellar supported the order despite manager Billy Gisson denying Leonard's involvement.
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New York
Upper Broadway
Knox
Bennie Leonard
Billy Gisson
Leopard
Prohibition Agents Raid 25 Atlantic City Cafes and Salons
Fifty federal agents raided twenty five cafes and saloons in Atlantic City. Beer was seized at the Palais Royal Cafe where Eve lyn Nesbit appeared as an entertainer. Beer and liquor were seized in other locations.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
N. J
Palais Royal
Evelyn Nesbit
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