Senate Debates Prohibition Tightening and Enforcement
Capitol debates focus on a new Volstead act tightening bill as Assistant Secretary Andrews argues for stronger enforcement. Mellon repeats the California focus for federal officers, while Edge pushes a national referendum. Dill Borah and Glass challenge the plan. Willebrandt supports mandatory penalties for illicit sales. LaGuardia clashes with Graham over a Luzerne County brewery probe.
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Oregon
Five Americans Kidnapped by Mexican Bandits Threat Montoya Shanklin
Five U S citizens are held for ransom by bandit groups in Mexico with J J Shanklin facing a 20 000 pesos demand by a gang that also tortured C C Braden. Briggs and Greeley, oil drillers, were captured in the capital district and Braden is among those reported tortured. The embassy says Mexico will press to free the captives and crush the bandits.
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Shanklin
Mexico City
J. J. Shanklin
Briggs
Greeley
C C. Braden
Laredo
Tex
Gallagher
United States
Braden
Warden Whitman ousted as Joliet prison probe widens
Gov Len Small removes Joliet Warden John L Whitman amid grand jury findings on prison conditions in Chicago and Cook County Elmer J Green named state superintendent of prisons Five of seven escaping convicts arraigned for murder. two fugitives still at large In Chicago the beer runners Myles and William O Donnell defy a Cook County grand jury awaiting further questioning
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Chicago
Len Small
John L. Whitman
Joliet
Cook County
Elmer J. Green
Will County
Whitman
Small
Grand Jury
Will Colvin
Green
Gov. Small
Klein
Department of Public Welfare
William McSwiggin
Myles
William O’donnell
McSwiggin
Joseph B. David
Senator Fletcher’s Wife Praises Spiritualism in Testimony
Mrs. Duncan A. Fletcher wife of Florida Senator Fletcher testifies before the House Committee on a bill regulating fortune tellers and sleight of hand performers. She cites forty five years as a spiritualist believer and recounts locating a valuable violin through medium messages. She opposes provisions that could hinder mediums and aims for a clear measure permitting spiritualist practice.
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Washington
Duncan A. Fletcher
Senator Fletcher
Florida
House Committee
New York World News Service Today
Swedish Heir Apparent and Princess Welcome in Washington
Sweden's Gustavus Adolphus and Crown Princess Louise are hosted by President Coolidge in Washington after arriving in New York. The couple, greeted with ceremony and media interest, describe the trip as a striking experience and plan Capitol sightseeing and a White House dinner.
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Louise
New York Harbor
State Department
New York
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Union Station
Lendish Legation
White House
Legation
Coolidge
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Ohio
American Ericsson Committee
Carl R. Chindblom
Ill
Ericsson Committee of Fifty
A. G Bergquist
Ericsson Executive Committee
Stephen Mather
National Park Service
G. H Lundbeck
Axel Garlander
Swedish- American Steamship Line
O. H. Lamm
Capitol
Lady Howard
John Hays Hammond
John Ericsson
Princess Royal
Capt
Ericsson
Battery Park
Governor’s Island
Miss Middelkamp Seeks Four Room Rental Ad
Local tenants read the Commercial Tribune Classified Rentals as Miss Pearl Middelkamp orders an ad for a four room apartment. The paper urges readers to call Canal 6300 to reach an ad-taker and place offers. Hundreds read today.
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Commercial Tribune
Pearl Middelkamp
Canal 6300
Mexico Seeks Cash and Morals for American Visitors
Mexico’s Immigration Department issues new rules for American entrants requiring every adult male to bring 100 dollars and every adult female to show proof of moral character and, for married individuals, a marriage certificate. The policy takes effect immediately.
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Mexico
Fire damages Broadway wool facility. $25,000 loss
A spectacular blaze at the Benjamin Hey Company wool reworking plant near Central Bridge and Broadway caused about $25,000 in damage. Firefighters contained the fire to rear sheds with sprinklers preventing greater loss. several injuries to firefighters were minor.
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Benjamin Hey Company
Broadway
Central Bridge
Beckman
Schraffenberger
Franks
Ohio Messenger and Telegraph Company
David M. Hey
Reading Road
Mr. Hey
Bomb Explodes In Muskegon Tavern Killing Man
A mail bomb exploded in the lobby of the Three Lakes Tavern in Muskegon killing William Frank, 22, of Chicago, and seriously injuring August Krubaech, 48, who died two hours later. Krubaech’s daughter Jeanette, 19, was uninjured and not expected to be harmed.
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Muskegon, Mich
William Frank
Chicago
August Krubaech
Three Lakes Tavern
Krubaech
Jeanette Krubaech
Kruebaech
Wee
Frank
Thompson named new head of Presbyterians in United States
Dr. William O. Thompson of Columbus becomes Moderator of the 138th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States with a 535 to 382 vote. He supports the Eighteenth Amendment and Volstead Act, favoring a liberal interpretation of Scripture within the church. Dr. Erdman pledges united church aid.
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William O. Thompson
Columbus
138Th General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
United States of America
Thompson
Lapsley McAfee
Charles R. Erdman
Electoral Commission
California
Berkeley
McAfee
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Dangelas seek suit over Joyce Hawley case fallout
Chicago report says Antone Dangelas and family, Joyce Hawley’s parents, plan to sue Earl Carroll for the promised $1,000 payment to Hawley after her public “ablutions” at Carroll’s party. They run a Lithuanian grocery and meat market and view the incident as business news.
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Chicago
Antone Dangelas
Joyce Hawley
Earl Carroll
New York
Carroll
Dangelas
Russell Barred From Landing In England Amid Illogical Ban
Charles Edward Russell American Socialist and former New York governor candidate was refused landing in Plymouth on Home Office instructions. He declined to question the ban, boarded a tender, and continued to Cherbourg with plans to meet his wife in Paris. Officials hinted a possible mistake and noted Russell’s calm demeanor and constant writing.
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New York World News Service
London
Charles Edward Russell
New York
Wilson
Committee On Public Information
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Home Office
Cherbourg
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Plymouth
Russell
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Ireland
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Four Horses Poison Plot Leads to Race Cancellation
Aurora Illinois May 27 Two of four men arrested confess to poisoning four horses at Exposition Park as part of a betting coup. Frank Marion Utica New York and E Lever Toronto Canada admitted the plot and their roles. They implicated E G Young Charleston West Virginia and Charles Davis Dayton Ohio who were also arrested. Earl Clark Columbus Ohio is sought. Four hundred dollars already placed, $1 000 expected to be wagered. Apology, five year old mare Elizabeth K died from poison.
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Exposition Park
Michaels
Frank Marion
Utica
N. Y
E. Lever
Toronto
Canada
E. G. Young
Charleston
W. Va
Charles Davis
Dayton
Earl Clark
Columbus
E. E. Sterrett
Kentucky
Widow K Fix testifies in Coroner hearing over fatal shooting
Mrs. Lillian Fix described killing John Fechter during a confrontation at her Newtown home as her husband Arthur Fix, Hamilton County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, testified about threats from Fechter who had been involved with his sister. Fechter’s wife Kathrine Fechter wept, while Mrs. Sylvester, Fechter’s longtime partner, sat nearby. The hearing revealed fears Fechter posed and the couple’s attempt to protect themselves, with ongoing testimony from Arthur Fix.
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Lillian K. Fix
Newtown
John Fechter
Arthur Fix
Hamilton County
Lillian Fix Sylvester
Fechter
Katherine Blech Fechter
Tower Avenue
St. Bernard
Dr. C. Handley
Handley
Mr. Fix
Jack
Lillie
Lil
Tiar
Fix
Fire Destroys Two Plants After Explosive Blast
In North Arlington New Jersey John Reynolds 18 cripple wedged under a wire fence beside the G B Engineering Company factory as a ton of flammable film burned. Firemen shielded him with water until rescue to Hudson Hospital where Reynolds was seriously burned. Albert Westerman 18 also injured critical after explosion blew them and six others from the building. Both plants the G B Engineering and Sea Board Metal burned to the ground.
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New York World News Service
North Arlington
N. J
John Reynolds
G. B. Engineering Company
Hudson Hospital
Kearney
Albert Westerman
Reynolds
Westerman
Bank Robbers Take $25,000 From Winfield Bank
In Winfield Kansas three bandits robbed the State Bank of Winfield this afternoon. They locked staff in a vault and took about $25,000 in currency plus bonds before fleeing in a car. Authorities suspect the same gang that hit Cherryvale’s Montgomery National Bank yesterday, taking $55,000 in cash and securities.
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