Victories on land and sea reported by dry forces
The government dry forces seized a whisky distilling plant on the lower West Side with $150,000 in redistilling gear and two arrested workers. U S Marshals destroyed 2,679 cases of liquor valued at $250,000 at an army base in South Brooklyn. Rum runners avoided full delivery as seven large mixing tanks and four floors of operation were revealed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lower West Side
White Lights
Rum Row
United States
Brooklyn
Army to Prioritize Overseas Air Units for New Observation Planes
Washington May 11 Officials say deliveries of long range observation planes begin late this year and priority may go to Hawaii and overseas stations. Major General Hines's report pending, action not immediate. First $1 million funds 130 mph planes with 20 000 ft ceiling. 85 ships ordered Dougless and Curtiss after model tests.
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Associated Press
Washington
Army
War Department
Hawaiian
Hines
Dwight F. Davis
Curtiss Company
Douglass Company
Curtis Company
Leak of British Note Triggers Diplomatic Stir in Parliament
The World News Service report on a Foreign Office memorandum provoked a heated Commons debate with Labour and Tory members challenging Chamberlain on published texts. Editors faced pressure over secrecy laws as newspapers weighed claims of authenticity and potential shifts in Britain’s Polish frontiers and stance toward France.
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World News Service
Chamberlain
George Lansbury
Laborite
Zinovieff
David Lloyd George
Kenworthy
Lloyd George
New York World News Service
Chicago Tribune
Foreign Secretary
Morning Post
France
Fleet Street
Daily Express
Foreign Office
House of Commons
Poland
Germany
Europe
Lord Balfour
America
the Star
London
The
Star
New York World
Daily Telegraph
Way
Hoover calls U S world's greatest investor in 1924 report
The 1924 Commerce Department survey shows American investments abroad rising by about 1 billion to exceed 9 billion dollars. Secretary Hoover says the United States is now the world's greatest investor as invisible items boost total international value, with exports and services shaping a stronger position in finance.
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U.S
Hoover
Washington
Commerce Department
United States
Old Country
Customs Service
Rum Row
Europe
Michigan Judge Named for Western District Seat
Washington May 11 Fred M Raymond of Grand Rapids was appointed today as federal judge in the Western Michigan District. The appointment followed a recommendation to President Coolidge by Rep Mapes and was approved by Sen Couzens both Michigan Republicans.
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Michigan
Washington
Fred M. Raymond
Grand Rapids
Mr. Raymond
President Coolidge
Mapes
Couzens
War plans and defense moves amid Washington updates
The State Department confirmed informal debt talks with France while War Department officials focus on strengthening Hawaiian air defenses. Plans for muster day on the armistice anniversary were presented to President Coolidge. John T. Caine III of Logan Utah was named head of the Packers and Stockyards Administration. The International Council of Women backed its disarmament resolution urging Geneva draft protocol study. The Supreme Court ruled pre enactment life insurance policy proceeds were not subject to the federal estate tax.
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John T. Caine III
Logan
Utah
Packers and Stockyards Administration
Department of Agriculture
International Council of Women
Supreme Court
French Form Solid Carrich In Rif Front
Paris May 11 Native Moroccan troops under French officers helped establish a solid barrier along the front where Abd el Krim's Rifian forces concentrate. French air scouts note Rifians aim to outflank the column as reinforcements from Algeria France and Senegalese troops move toward the scene with heavy artillery to reduce hill positions north of OuErcha.
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Associated Press
Paris
Abd-el-Krim
Freydenburg
Bab Ouender
Lyautey
France
Algiers
Ouercha
Abd el Krim Sends Brother to Enlist Troops in Xauen
Moroccan Rabat dispatch reports Abd el Krim has proclaimed a holy war and sent his brother Ahmed to Xauen to recruit Djebal tribes. The French zone tribes show little response despite reinforcements to General Count Dechambrun's army for protection.
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Abd-el-Krim
Brother
Xauen
Associated Press
Moroccan Rabat
Morocco
Ahmed
Count Dechambrun
Eclectic Medical College to graduate 38 in May commencement
The Eclectic Medical College will confer doctor of medicine degrees on 38 seniors at its eightieth annual commencement at Memorial Hall Elm and Grant streets Monday night. Diplomas will be awarded by Charles T. Greve with an address by Dr. Ernest C. Wareing, and Hofer's Orchestra providing music.
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Eclectic Medical College
Memorial Hall
Elm and
Grant Streets
W. H. Wehrly
Rolla T. Thomas
Charles T. Greve
Board of Trustees
Ernest C. Wareing
The
Western Christian Advocate
Hofer
Tax Payment Causes Phrenologist's Arrest
Detectives Ellenreider and Schwaeble arrested Mrs. Mary Molle rock, a 27 year old phrenologist from the Spencer House, charging unlawful fortune telling after finding a paid occupational tax receipt. The Better Business Bureau traced her to 818 Vine Street and she was released to her husband with her children amid plans to prosecute other fortune tellers.
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Ellenreider
Schwaeble
Mary Mollerock
Spencer House
Vine Street
Seebohm
California
Policeman Suspended After Prohibition Raid Incident
Frederick Dickroeger a police officer was suspended by Chief Copelaw after a complaint by Lieutenant Herman Telgheder alleging failure to arrest during a prohibition raid at a fishing camp on 3457 Southside Avenue. Telgheder reported finding Dickroeger nearby during the raid.
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Frederick Dickroeger
Copelaw
Herman Telgheder
Southside Avenue
Dickroeger
Baby Farm Case Headlines Indictment Probe In New York
Evidence gathered to seek homicide charges against Helen Geisen Volk for alleged abuse at a East Eighty sixth street baby farm. Names include Agnes Toohey and William Winters with exhumation planned. Authorities report mistreatment and missing children tied to payments and deceit.
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New York
Helen Auguste Geisen-Volk
Red Cross
East Eighty-sixth Street
Ryan
Agnes Toohey
Agnes
Geisen-Volk
William Winters
Gelsen-Volk
White
Mary Beakers
Philadelphia
Geisen- Volk
Beakers
Saratoga Springs
Saratoga
William Angerer
Steamfitter
Stephen
Angerer
Child Crushed By Street Car Tragedy Strikes Family
A three and a half year old boy, Paul Krause of 535 Clinton Street, darted into John Street near Armory Avenue and was run over by a street car driven by John A Lang. The right foot was severed, left foot crushed, and the child died at St Marys Hospital. Police restrained the devastated father Hermann Krause who threatened to kill himself. Witnesses called the incident unavoidable and the motorman absolved of blame.
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Paul Krause
Clinton Street
John Street
Armory Avenue
John A. Lang
Russell Bradwell
St. Mary’s Hospital
Brenke
Hermann
Doctor Receives Colonel in Medical Reserve Honor
Dr. C. A. Neal county health commissioner was awarded a Colonel in the United States Medical Reserve for his World War service with the Thirty-seventh Division in France. He spent seventeen months overseas and saw many battlefield operations. It is believed he is the only Colonel in the Medical Reserves in the Ohio Valley. The commission, signed by the President, now sits above his courthouse desk.
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C. A. Neal
United States Medical Reserve
Dr. Neal
France
Neal
Ohio Valley
Twin Showers And Blast Scatter Women Workers
A drying machine on the fifth floor of the P. R. Mitchell Company plant at Harrison and Spring Grove avenues exploded early yesterday forcing women workers to scatter. Firemen found woodwork ablaze but quickly controlled the fire. Damage estimated at $1,000, mostly from a second sprinkler shower.
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P. R. Mitchell Company
Harrison and
Spring Grove Avenues
Plan Defense Day Each Year In Armistice Day Proposal
Washington May 11 War Department plans for a permanent Defense Day on Armistice Day November 11 await President Coolidge action Acting Secretary Davis visited the White House and discussed the staff study of the first defense test held September 12 1924 The plan relies on a nationwide muster of regulars National Guard and organized reserves with no extra federal expense and voluntary participation by states cities and reserve officers.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Department
Coolidge
Davis
General Staff
Army of the United States
Home Problems to be Studied by Universities
The International Council of Women urged universities to study home making issues and publish results. Prof Marian Whitney of Vassar said electrical devices and science could simplify household labor. The council backed equal education for women, student exchanges, and broader moral and social training for all children.
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Dorothy Borg
New York World News Service
Washington
International Council of Women
Marian P. Whitney
Vassar College
League of Nations
Canada
International Council
International Labor Bureau
Fifth Assembly of
League
Ruling Sought Over Reichert by Cincinnati Churches
The Cincinnati Federation of Churches urges the City Council to act on Joseph Reichert's alleged illegal dealings with police officers. The letter, read May 11 1925, calls for Reichert's removal if guilty or public exoneration if not. It also notes federation officers and further civic appeals associated with race relations and military training camps.
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Joseph Reichert
Twelfth
Cincinnati Federation of Churches
Federal Court
Froome Morris
City of
Cincinnati
Federation of Churches
Atkins
Arba Martin
S. H. Bowyer
O. S. Thornberry
J. J. Castleberry
J ©. Wareing
Judson J. McKim
John D. Sage
George Hollenberg
M. C. Smith
E. E. Eubank
America
New Suit Sparks Arrest in Theft Case
Robert Griffith twenty appeared with a new suit yesterday, arousing friend Arthur Bingham of Carthage who informed police he stole fifteen dollars from Bingham and admitted breaking into Thomas Castlen’s store at New Richmond. Griffith had escaped Dayton Workhouse in March while serving a housebreaking sentence.
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Robert Griffith
New Richmond
Dayton
Arthur Bingham
Rose Avenue
Carthage
Jake Henn
Third Street
Broadway
Griffith
Henn
Bingham
Thomas Castlen
Seebohm
Seven New Directors of YMCA Are Chosen
Electoral Council members elected seven directors for the next three years. New appointees are H P Atkins Er A Colter Joseph G Ebersole James Morrison Edward P Bush George B Wilson and Erwin Marx. Marx is new to the board replacing Walter H Geier who asked to be relieved due to ill health. The meeting set for Wednesday May 20.
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The
Young Men’s Christian Association
H. P. Atkins
Er. A. Colter
Joseph G. Ebersole
James Morrison
Edward P. Bush
George B. Wilson
Erwin Marx
G. A. Gray Company
Walter H. Geier
Woman and Husband Injured in Family Brawl at Richmond Street
Police respond to a call from a boy at 402 Richmond street and find Delia Weimer with a knife wound to the neck and her husband George with a cut finger. Delia is treated with ten stitches at General Hospital. Both say the other attacked first. both admit drinking.
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Richmond Street
Goodall and
Pohl
Delia Weimer
George Weimer
General Hospital
Wright airplane gift accepted by South Kensington museum
The South Kensington science museum has accepted Orville Wright's offer of the original Wright brothers' airplane. Conditions are attached and are not fully disclosed. The gift may be temporary or permanent and could eventually return to the United States. Arrival date not yet known.
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London
South Kensington Science Museum
Orville Wright
World News Service
Wright
United States
N. Y. World News Service
N. Y. World
Press Pub. Co
Idaho Congressman Burton French Found Safe After Haleakala Trip
Idaho Representative Burton French was reported missing after leaving Haleakala resthouse at 3 am to watch sunrise. He was located by searchers at 10 am about three miles away, unharmed, saying he sought a higher point for a view. French represents Idaho's First District and resides in Moscow.
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Associated Press
Haleakala
Maui
Hawaii
Burton French
Idaho
Haleakala Mountain
French
Burton Lee French
Moscow
High Court Bids Beck Farewell as Solicitor General
James M. Beck of Philadelphia ends four years as Solicitor General in the Supreme Court and prepares to sail for Europe. Chief Justice Taft and the court express regret. Beck argued about one thousand government cases, won 78 percent overall, and 84 percent of his ninety four difficult appeals. He argued key cases on woman suffrage and prohibition amendments.
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Washington
James M. Beck
Philadelphia
Supreme Court
Europe
Taft
Beck
Privy Council
England
United States
Department of Justice
President Coolidge Sends Silver Wedding Greeting to Japanese Emperor
President Calvin Coolidge cabled the Japanese emperor with felicitation on the emperor and empress’s twenty fifth wedding anniversary. He extended best wishes of himself and the American people. The message was transmitted from Washington on May 11.
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Coolidge
Washington
Japan
Calvin Coolidge
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