Partial Reports Show Davis Leading Grundy In Pa Primary
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh provided the heaviest returns as James J. Davis led Joseph Grundy by about 76 000 votes for the Republican United States Senate nomination with 3 516 precincts reported. Bohlen conceded defeat while Brown led Pinchot for governor in early tallies.
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Philadelphia
James J. Davis
Joseph FR. Grundy
Pennsylvania
Francis Shunk Brown
Gifford Pinchott
Francis H. Bohlen
Thomas W. Phillips, Jr
Bohlen
Allegheny County
Pittsburgh
Grundy
Davis Eel
Brown
Pinchot
Phillips
Upstate
Erie County
Butler
Jewish bathhouse dispute reaches Zoning Board
The Zoning Board seeks an English version of the Mikveh ceremony as Bernard Pepinsky seeks permission to build a bathhouse on Washington Avenue. Wealthy Avondale residents protest, debating whether the ritual is religious or business. Irwin Krohn showed interest but did not take sides. Floods near Jassy in Romania render 4 000 homeless with Pantchu village wiped out and many missing.
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Zoning Board of Appeals
Louis Rubenstein
David Falk
Bernard Pepinsky
Pepinsky
Washington Avenue
Rockdale
Forest Avenues
Avondale
Samuel Ach
J. Walter Freiberg
Leopold Strauss
Frank Wolpa
Irwin Krohn
Bucharest
Romania
Bakau
Jassy
Pantchu
Roberts Confirmed to Supreme Court in swift Senate vote
The Senate confirmed Owen J. Roberts of Philadelphia to the Supreme Court in under a minute with no objection or debate. Support came from independents and Democrats wary of special interests, and Borah Norris and Walsh endorsed him as better qualified than Parker.
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New York
World News Service
Washington
Senate
Owen J. Roberts
Philadelphia
Supreme Court
Hughes
Parker
McNery
Norris
Judiciary Committee
Roberts
Robinson
Curtis
Mellons
Ware
Union
Pennsylvania
Gifford Pinchot
Ware Machine
Norman Thomas
Borah
Walsh
Montana
Rose Sherrill Water Rate Cut Sparks City Hall Storm
City Council members faced confusion as Col. Sherrill, the City Manager, allegedly issued a May 14 executive order lowering water rates for large users without council approval. Acting City Manager Ellis defended legality, while the plan awaits successor Dykstra's decision. New rates set on a quarterly bill basis with stepped per hundred cubic feet charges.
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Col. Sherrill
Kroger Grocery and Baking Company
John Druffel
John A. Hiller
Hiller
John D. Ellis
C. A. Dykstra
Woman Traffic Violator Jailed in Court
Miss Pearl Black, 22, of 2413 Boone Street, was sentenced by Judge Thomas Elliott to ten days in the Workhouse, a $25 fine plus costs, and a 150 day driving ban for driving while intoxicated. She admitted guilt and became the second woman ever jailed in the Traffic Court. Other penalties noted included Willie Litman’s $50 fine and 100 day suspension, and Richard Gordon’s $20 fine.
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Thomas Elliott
Pearl Black
Boone Street
Miss Black
Willie Litman
Melvin. Place
Richard Gordon
Marburg Avenue
Welfare Dept urges new Hamilton County Home facilities
State Welfare Department cites need for new buildings at the Hamilton County Home after an inspection by S. C. Griffin. Floors are worn and inflammable due to dry rot, with safety and classification concerns. County Commissioners have long backed new construction, possibly funded in fall bond program. The jail also noted for inspection.
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State Welfare Department
Hamilton County
S. C. Griffin
Columbus
Dawes Debuts as Music Composer in London Concert
Charles G. Dawes is introduced in London as a music composer at a reception with Prime Minister MacDonald in attendance. His piece Melodie is highlighted as a highlight of Fritz Kreisler's first London concert of the season, with Kreisler performing it twice abroad.
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London
Charles G. Dawes
MacDonald
Fritz Kreisler
Kreisler
Wilcox Named Detroit Police Commissioner After Emmons Firing
Thomas C. Wilcox, once a DOJ agent who helped clean up Cincinnati police in 1925, is appointed Detroit Police Commissioner following Harold E. Emmons dismissal. Emmons was removed after clashes with the mayor over raids on gambling and disorderly houses amid newspapers disclosures.
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Thomas C. Wilcox
Cincinnati
Atlanta
Detroit
Harold E. Emmons
Bowles
Emmons
Louisville
Wilcox
Department of Justice
Yn Eeston
Police Department
Henry J. Garvin
Fires kill 26 and destroy 326 homes in Egypt villages
In the Manfalut district on Saturday a series of fires swept Timsahia and Benisaleh. Twenty six people died and 326 dwellings were destroyed, with 22 more injured or burned, and authorities reported no cause yet. The blaze began at Timsahia where 226 homes burned and 20 people died before shifting to Benisaleh.
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Cairo
Egypt
Timsahia
Benisaleh
Man Falut
Assait
Probationer shoots self over support payments
Herbert Clingerman, 28, on probation with a warning to pay 40 dollars monthly for his children's support, shot himself in the abdomen at his place of employment on the farm. He was in critical condition.
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Self
Youngstown
Herbert Clingerman
Ohio Penitentiary
Senate clash over scorecard fuels adjournment
A heated Senate Lobby Committee session devolved into a dispute between Anti-Saloon League head F. Scott McBride and Senator Blaine over a scorecard for judging candidates. Blaine adjourned the meeting due to a quorum gap while McBride denied adopting the card method. Upshaw supported McBride amid audience applause and heckling.
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Washington
F. Scott McBride
Anti-Saloon League
Blaine
Rep
Wis
Senate Lobby Committee
McBride
H. E. Dawes
South Dakota League
William D. Upshaw
Georgia
Upshaw
Dr. McBride
Senate Delays Threaten Arms Pact Release
Washington May 20. Senate Republican leader Senator Watson warns of a likely adjournment unless the London Naval Treaty is reported to the Senate promptly. Foreign Relations Chair Borah plans to finish hearings after one more naval expert, Rear Admiral Reeves, testifies. Advocates hope for a committee vote and early ratification despite moves to defer until next session. President Hoover’s stance on postponement remains uncertain.
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Washington
Watson
Indiana
Congress
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Friends of the Treaty
Borah
J. M. Reeves
General Board
Johnson
Rep
Cal
Reed
London
Hale
Naval Committee
Hoover
Hoover Reviews Fleet Off Cape Henry
President Hoover watches a three hour naval pageant from the Saratoga as U S Navy ships, aircraft, and the Los Angeles airship take part in at sea maneuvers fifty miles east of Cape Henry. The event includes the first at sea hookup and relaunch of an airplane from a ship.
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Kirke 5S
Simpson
Associated Press
U. S. S. Saratoga
Cape Henry
United States
Hoover
Los Angeles
Saratoga
William V. Pratt
Mander
Salt Lake City
Blue Atlantic
Capes
Washington
Ingalls
Navy
Lexington
Congress
Graf Zeppelin Sighting Near Canary Islands On Atlantic Flight
The Graf Zeppelin radioed from Friedrichshafen at 4 a.m. GMT that Teneriffe had been sighted as she moved east of the Canary Islands. Reports from Las Palmas and Seville confirm sightings and continued progress toward Brazil with passengers and mail amid enthusiastic reception.
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Graf Zeppelin
Canary Islands
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Teneriffe
Las -Palmas
Seville
Spain
Equator
New World
Lehmann
Madeira
South Atlantic
Bernambuco
Brazil
Graf
Mary Pierce
Cadiz
Atlantic
Orita
Canaries
Last Palmas
Canary Island
Police raid Bombay Congress offices as civil disobedience grows
In Bombay, 300 unarmed police and 50 armed officers surrounded the National Congress headquarters at 7 am amid rising civil disobedience protests. Scattered disorders hit Dacca and Gudivaba with injuries reported. Pehsawar records Badshah Gul, son of the Haji of Turangzai, wounded in a bombing raid.
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Bombay
India
all-India National Congress
Dacca
Gudivaba
Indian
Pehsawar
Badshah Gul
Haji
New York Police Commissioner Resigns Post
Grover Whalen resigns as New York Police Commissioner effective tomorrow. Edward P. Mulrooney, 34 years on the force and deputy chief inspector of the detective division, will succeed him. Whalen will remain as chairman of the Mayor's Committee on Reception of Distinguished Guests.
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New York
Grover Whalen
Patty
Edward P. Mulrooney
Whalen
John Wannamaker
Theodore Roosevelt
Mulrooney
Richard
Enright
Hylan
Arnold Rothstein
Death of Hamilton County Clerk of Courts Frank Lewis
Frank Lewis 65 longtime Clerk of the Courts of Hamilton County and a Republican power collapsed in the county morgue office and died at General Hospital from lung congestion. George W. Tibbles, his predecessor, also died in office at age 65 in Columbus. Lewis had led office reforms including a 1926 living judgment index project and expanded duties in Municipal Court clerical work.
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Frank Lewis
Lueders Avenue
Hamilton County
George W. Tibbles
Lewis
Columbus
Tibbles
Mr. Lewis
Harry Poole
Poole
Goodby
the General Hospital
Shandon
Hamilton
William VV
Beth (Hughes) Lewis
Cincinnati
A. H. Pugh Printing Company
Hyde Park
Charles Widener, Jr
Peter W. Durr
Duris
Ohio
Weather Synopsis by Regions and Temperatures
The bulletin reports temperatures and forecast trends for Ohio Kentucky Tennessee Indiana West Virginia and Eastport. Conditions range from fair and warmer to increasing cloudiness with possible showers and thunderstorms Thursday night. Temperature highs generally in the 60s and 70s, with scattered precipitation totals around 0.06 inches in parts.
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Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
Indiana
West Virginia
Eastport
Boston
Nashville
Cleveland
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