Seventeen ex judges condemned to death in Soviet bribery case
The Supreme Court in Leningrad sentenced seventeen ex judges, officials, and associates to death after a twelve day trial of forty eight defendants in a bribery case tied to immunity grants. Others received long terms or deportations. three were acquitted. The prosecutor urged merciless punishment saying the revolution's security demands it. Next week 107 more will face espionage and counterrevolution charges linked to Savinkoff networks.
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Associated Press
Leningrad
Supreme Court
Siberia
Boris Savinkoff
Poland
Appeal Denies Retrial for Russian Textile Directors
The High Court of Appeal in Moscow rejects the retrial appeal for Tshrdynzeff Kalinin and thirteen former textile factory directors sentenced to death or prison terms after a corruption trial. A federal central executive committee appeal remains. One elder defendant, Shumosky, is released due to age. Ten thousand children pledge support to Leninist principles, urged by Ry koff Trotzky Kameneff and Bukharin.
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Associated Press
Moscow
High Court of Appeal
Tshrdynzeff
Kalinin
State Textile Trust
Federal
Central Executive Committee
Shumosky
Smolensk
Lenine
Russia
Rykoff
Trotzky
M. Kameneff
Bukharin
Leninite Pioneers
Boy Scouts
Massini acquitted of wife murder in Florence trial
Signor Massini, Italian novelist, was acquitted of killing his wife after a quarrel but jailed for three months for carrying a firearm without a license. Due to mental condition he was ordered confined in an insane asylum as dangerous to himself and others.
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Florence
Italy
Signor Massini
Wanted: Superintendent and Matron for Children’s Institution
Classified brief notes seek a superintendent and matron for a children’s institution. Also ads for used household items and good used cars on time. A national manufacturer rep promotes exclusive art calendars in the city. Small tracts in Galloway Meadows offer country life with city advantages. A poor man seeks a lost purse worth 34 dollars and two tickets.
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Galloway Meadows
Nine Hurt In East Fourteenth Street Bargain Rush
A department store crowd on East Fourteenth Street caused two plate glass windows to crash as shoppers rushed bargain counters. Seven women and two men were injured. three women were hospitalized and four women plus two men received medical attention.
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Associated Press
New York
East Fourteenth Street
Veterans' Memorial Day parade faces auto shortage after bonus bill
Fourteen Cincinnati businessmen withdrew their car offers for veterans unable to walk in the Memorial Day parade after news the Senate passed the soldiers bonus bill. Only 51 cars promised, enough for 136 of 287 veterans. eight cars remain, with others borrowed or donated. Milton Campbell urged citizens to help the Memorial Association meet transportation needs as preparations proceed.
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Cincinnati
Washington
Senate
Coolidge
Milton D. Campbell
Hamilton County Memorial Association
Mr. Campbell
James E. Lightfield
Campbell
Memorial Association
Lightfield
A. B. Adams
Frank Hamilton
Pepper World Court Proposal Adopted by Senate Committee
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved an amended membership plan for the World Court with reservations tied to the Monroe Doctrine and other policies. The measure, crafted by Senator Pepper, would divorce the court from the League of Nations and place the proposal on the Senate calendar amid partisan debate and plans for alternative Republican and Democratic positions.
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Associated Press
Washington
America
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Harding
League of Nations
Pepper
Pennsylvania
Coolidge
Lodge
Johnson
California
Shipstead
Minnesota
Farmer-Labor
Hughes
Lenroot
Rep
Wis
Hague
Congress
Republican Committee
White House
League
United States
League Council
Assembly
Swanson
Virginia
Senator Swanson
Argentina radio amateurs set world record across continents
Carlos Braggio of Bernal and Ivan O'Meara of Gisborne New Zealand spoke two hours over 7000 miles from Buenos Aires to Gisborne. The test follows a new Argentina US radio link with reports of interference from US broadcasting stations. Braggio plans 120 meter wavelength tests at 3 am EST.
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Buenos Aires
Carlos Braggio
Bernal
Here
Ivan O'Meara
Gisborne
New Zealand
Braggio
CBZB
O’meara
United States
Biaggio
Senate Passes Tax Reduction Conference Report
The Senate approved the conference report on the tax reduction bill by 60 to 6 and will send it to the House for expected passage. The compromise preserves the Senate income rate schedule and limited publicity of returns with no change to corporate tax, amid debate over veto prospects and public disclosure.
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Senate
House
Associated Press
Washington
Brookhart
Norris
Mills
New York
Tilson
Connecticut
Ways and Means Committee
Coolidge
Smoot
Senate Finance Committee
Sen
Mellon
Johnson
Rep
Cal
Senator Simmons
North Carolina
Ernst Opposes Bill Over 40 Percent Surtax
Senator Ernst of Kentucky joined rivals in opposing the compromise tax bills not for politics but to protest the 40 percent surtax. He stated clearly he would never vote for such a high levy, saying he would lose his senses if he did.
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Ernst
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Kentucky
Brookhart
Iowa
Magnus Johnson
Minnesota
Frazier
North Dakota
Norris
Nebraska
Policeman Exonerated After Milford Liquor Conviction Review
Corporal Jacob Sterley, fined $200 and costs by Milford Mayor H. H. Hill for a liquor charge, is exonerated following a Copelan led review based on Inspector Ryan and Lieutenant Seebohm findings. The case centered on ownership of liquor found in Joseph Dumbacher’s home. Dumbacher admitted ownership at trial. Mayor Hill maintained Sterley’s guilt. Sterley appealed the conviction.
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Copelaw
Milford
Jacob Sterley
H. H. Hill
Copelan
Tudor
Ryan
Seebohm
Hill
Sterley
Joseph Dumbacher
Bathgate Street
Dumbacher
Mayor Hill
Indiana
Dunbacher
Milford Court
Murphy
Beauty Prost Jury Acquits Pretty Slayer in Chicago
Beulah Annan, 32, called Chicago’s prettiest woman slayer, is acquitted of murder in a case where prosecutors sought to prove influence by looks. She testified she acted in self defense after Kalstedt forced entry and attempted an attack, while a blood stained phonograph record was offered as evidence.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Beulah Annan
Harry Karstedt
Annan
Kalstedt
Harry Kalstedt
Owensboro
Mrs. Annan
Four Die as Train Strikes Car Near Holton Indiana
A Baltimore and Ohio engine struck a sedan at a grade crossing near Holton Indiana killing Al vis N Webb 59 his wife Josephine 26 his daughter in law and Brent G Webb 26 and another occupant as they traveled from Washington D C on a pleasure trip. The crossing was in a cut on a curve and the car was carried along the track for a distance. All four occupants were killed instantly.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Alvis N. Webb
Josephine
Brent G. Webb
Baltimore & Ohio
Holton
Ind
Dayton Driver Struck Pedestrian In Fatal Mishap
Harrison Gordon, 34, was fatally injured after being struck by an automobile in Dayton. He was taken to Miami Valley Hospital with a fractured skull. Driver Wilbur Trost said Gordon stepped into the path of his car andTroast was not detained.
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Dayton
Harrison Gordon
Miami Valley Hospital
Wilbur Trost
Gordon
Trost
Caparra Denied New Trial in Lieutenant Snyder Killing
Vincenzo Caparra, sentenced to death for the murder of Police Lieutenant Snyder of Mingo, had his bid for a new trial denied today by the Court of Appeals. The execution is scheduled for June 29 in Steubenville, Ohio.
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Slayer
Steubenville, O
Vincenzo Caparra
Snyder
Mingo
Court of Appeals
Warburg Gives $100,000 for Hebrew University
Felix Warburg announced a gift of 100000 dollars to the Hebrew University under construction on Mount Scopus near Jerusalem. The funds will establish a department of Jewish history and religion at the new university.
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Associated Press
New York
Felix Warburg
Hebrew University
Mount Scopus
Jerusalem
Anonymous letter admits slaying Robert Franks
A writer in an anonymous letter admits killing Robert Franks and threatens self harm. The note accompanies a chaotic report of a gun battle in Herrin Illinois where an alleged gangster Jack Skelcher is killed during a confrontation with state police linked to Ku Klux Klan liquor raids.
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Robert Franks
Illinois
Associated Press
Herrin
Ill
Jack Skelcher
Constabulary
S. Glenn Young
Ku Klux Klan
Okanville
Skelcher
Brown
Young
Caesar Cagle
Skelecher
Spectacles Hint Woman In Franks Slaying Case
Chicago May 24 Two letters claiming murder involvement add to mystery of 13 year old Robert Franks found dead in a swamp. A chauffeur linked to a gray dirty touring car with 1923 plate, and two school instructors under scrutiny, while a woman close to a con man raises new leads.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Robert Franks
Jacob Franks
Franks
Morgan A. Collins
Claw
West Side
Philip Vandevoorde
Agnes Fay
John Hopkins
Robert
Pele
Klansmen and Kamelians Hear Speech on Americanism
More than a thousand klansmen and Kamelians gathered in a wind swept tent in Fremont Ohio to hear W W Blair of Indianapolis speak on Americanism and the Klan. A parade through the business district capped the event tonight.
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Fremont
Kamelia
W.W. Blair
Indianapolis
Hawaiian Volcano Eruption Shakes Island With Fiery Display
In Hawaii an eruption from Hale maumau at Kilauea's hot crater lasted about fifteen minutes at 9:13 AM. Dust clouds rose to 7,000 feet as rocks showered the north pit, with black vapor and thunder. A subsequent quake at 10:10 followed hours of quiet, and another strong quake hit Waiakea and Hilo at 1 AM. Volcanologist Roy Finch warned of fault-line activity and possible large-scale shaking, urging visitors to evacuate Volcano House campus.
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Associated Press
Hilo
T. H
Halemaumau
Kilauea
Roy Finch
Waiakea
Finch
Kau
Puna
Volcano House
Government Printing Office rife with gambling and bootlegging
Atlantic City May 24 George H Carter Public Printer told the Third District Typothetae Federation that the Government Printing Office in Washington operated a gambling ring with track touts and private wires. He said 268 employees were dismissed in three years to restore morale and that bootlegging and alcohol use were found in the office. He described a secret Wahnetas clique and noted a congressman pressured him to retain an offending employee.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
N.J
Washington
Third District Typothetae Federation
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
George H. Carter
Public Service
Carter
Siena
Ormer
Government Printing Office
Printing Office
Government Ting
Wahnetas
Wind Storm Kills Infant as Missouri Homes Destroyed
A severe wind and electrical storm in Southeastern Missouri demolished a home at Gray Ridge killing a two year old boy and injuring his parents. The Anderson family, plus three other children, suffered severe injuries. Reports from Caruthersville claimed another death and seven injuries amid damages to a business block.
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Associated Press
Poplar Bluff
Missouri
N. Anderson
Gray Ridge
Caruthersville
Frost Damages Nebraska Crops Reported
Omaha dispatches report considerable damage to vegetables and fruits from a killing frost in Nebraska last night, with early estimates indicating widespread losses across farms and orchards.
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Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
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Pretty Slayer
Indiana Crossing
Dead Man
Mrs. Young
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St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
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Starkel
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