Rum Syndicate Profits Revealed in Atlantic Coast Smuggling
A federal briefing traces a $2,000,000 six month turnover for a nationwide rum ring from Maine to Virginia. Nine board members, led by the Lillien brothers, allegedly used Montreal ships and two New Jersey banks for financing. Raids across Highlands to New York uncovered officers and lawyers rumored to be linked, with indictments promised.
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New York
Atlantic Seaboard
Maine
Virginia Capes
New Jersey
William J. Calhoun
Prohibition
Newark
Highlands
N. J
Sandy Hook
New York City
Officialis
Ring
Montreal
Lillien Brothers
William
Lilliens Hacean
Trenton
William Lillien
United States
James J. Donnelly
Donelly
Lilien
Charles H. Tuttle
Robert B. Watts
England
Canada
Watts
Coast Guard
Jin
Garrett W. Cotter
Malcolm McMaster
Lobby Probers Grill Ginghan Un Secretaries in Senate Hearing
Senator Hiram Bingham testifies before the Lobby Investigating Committee on borrowing Charles Evanson of the Connecticut Manufacturers Association to aid in tariff bill writing. Evanson is paid on the government payroll as secretary for a month, sparking clashes with Senator Robinson and others during the secret sessions as rates are set.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hiram Bingham
Rep
Conn
Lobby Investigating Committee
Connecticut Manufacturers’ Association
Charles L. Evanson
Bingham
Senate Finance Committee
House
Smoot
Evanson
Connecticut Association
Senate
Robinson
French-Canadian youth clings to dead brother story
Alan Macdonald recasts a weeks long vigil beside his brother’s body into a living, throbbing narrative for Next Sunday’s Magazine, exploring brotherly constancy and family bonds.
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Alan Macdonald
When the President Comes to Town
A brief magazine preview notes preparations for a presidential visit and highlights upcoming features by Felix Koch Prof Walter Phillips and Frank Byers. The section promises a full page reviews, a crossword puzzle crafts for youths, entertainment reading, fashion from world centers, and 50 other features in Next Sunday's Commercial Tribune.
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Walter Phillips
Frank Byers
Fall Bravery in Court Amid Health Crisis in Bribery Trial
Albert B. Fall, facing bribery charges, sat through afternoon sessions as illness prompted requests to postpone. Defense argued for excusal. government pressed for recess if he could not attend. Fall showed near collapse, aided by injections, while testimony from Edwin Denby and Edward L. Doheny Jr. was read.
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Washington
Albert B. Fall
Justice Hitz
Government
Fall
Frank Hogan
Defense
H. T. Safford
Mhenbare
Edwin Denby
Blackmail arrests shake Ohio medical enforcement case
In Youngstown on October 17, Frank Dorsey a State Medical Board employee and Frank Bauer a state drug inspector were arrested on blackmail charges. They allegedly demanded 2500 dollars from Dr. Lamont B. Smith for not exposing Dr Cyril von Bauman who practiced without a license. Smith paid 1200 dollars as covert witness Kane reported the money exchange and arrest. Von Bauman pleaded guilty earlier to unlicensed practice and paid a 100 dollar fine. The matter continued on page four.
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Youngstown
Frank Dorsey
State Medical Board
Frank Bauer
John J. Kane
Dorsey
Bauer
Lamont B. Smith
Thomas
Smith
von Bauman
Ohio
Night Sessions Planned to Speed Tariff Bill Action
A Senate move to begin night sessions to accelerate tariff bill action followed a Republican accusation of party delay. Senator Borah declined to discuss his White House talk with President Hoover but predicted passage by November 20 in a form acceptable to the President. An amendment creating the Office of Consumers' Counsel with a $10,000 four year term head was approved 68 to 11.
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Washington
Senate
Smoot
Finance Committee
Johnson
California
Hoover
Borah
Idaho
White House
Tariff Commission
Office of Consumers’ Counsel
General Con
Lindbergh Predicts Airplanes That Won’t Land Unwanted
Lindbergh spoke on aviation with Pan-American Airways after a Caribbean survey trip. He forecast aircraft that will stay aloft at will and radiocommunication aiding progress, enabling foggy takeoffs in New York and landings in Chicago within five years.
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Lindy
New York
Lindbergh
Pan-American Airways Air Lines
Caribbean
Lindberg
Chicago
Lifes Long Detour Rejoins Home Road
A detour sign on Highway 61 leads to a family reunion in Lepanto Arkansas after 46 years. John Frisby who left St. Louis in 1883 settled here, and his sister Mrs J C Polkinghorne and her husband, touring the South, spotted him by chance on Lepanto’s main street and recognized him.
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Lepanto
Ark
John Frisby
St. Louis
J. C. Polkinghorne
Lepanto’s
Fourteen Peddlers Receive Atlanta Jail Terms
Judge Robert R. Nevin sentenced fourteen defendants in federal court. Two men earned three year terms as large scale dope peddlers in Atlanta. Byron Byrum of Lima State Hospital and Frank Johnson of 620 Smith Street. Other sentences ranged from months to two years for liquor violations narcotics auto theft mail theft and related charges. Harv ey Sommers, former Dayton patrolman, got eightyone months for transporting whisky and bond evasion.
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Robert R. Nevin
United States District Court
Atlanta
Harvey Sommers
Dayton
Jacob Byrum
Lima State Hospital
Frank Johnson
Smith Street
John G. Flynn
Lynn
Mass
George Simmons
James Smith
J. T. Ross
West Fifth Street
Cole Redden
Market Street
Portsmouth
Hamilton County
Luther C. Carpenter
Carlisle Street
Edward McGraw
Friendship
Kelly’s Road House
Scioto County
Owen Campbell
Rushtown
Linger Longer Inn
William Parsons
Cleves
Roy Jones
Building Fire Damages Anderson Coal Plant in Bridgeport
A fire at the Anderson Coal Company Building in Bridgeport Ohio caused about 10000 dollars in damage early today. Water from firefighting efforts damaged stock of the Ohio Dry Goods Company on the first and second floors.
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Bridgeport
Anderson Coal Company
Ohio Dry Goods Company
Hoover to Visit Detroit Dearborn for Civic Events
President Hoover will travel from Dearborn to Detroit to be greeted by Gov. Green and Mayor Lodge. The visit includes a fifteen minute ceremony at City Hall and a speech at a dinner in Dearborn. He then tours Smith’s Creek and Edison’s village before visiting Menlo Park and Edison’s lab.
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Washington
Hoover
Detroit
Dearborn
Fred W. Green
John C. Lodge
City Hall
Independence Hall
Henry Ford
Thomas A. Edison
Ford
Grand Trunk Railroad
Smith’s Creek Station
Mr. Edison
Mrs. Hoover
Menlo Park
Cincinnati
Gibson Hotel
Italy Eyes Franco Italian Naval Pact Amid London Talks
In Washington Secretary of State Henry L. Stimson is chosen to head the American delegation to the London naval conference in January with possible use of Hugh Gibson and Hilary Jones as advisers. In Rome Italy proposes a Franco Italian understanding on naval strength to back the upcoming Firepower Conference, awaiting Paris reply to a three point note.
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Paris
Stimson
U. S
MacDonald
Washington
Henry L. Stimson
Hoover
London
Hugh H. Gibson
Belgium
Hilary Jones
U.S. N
Geneva
Coolidge
Italy
France
England
United States
Last Chance to Register for Cincinnati Municipal Vote
Citizens planning to vote in Cincinnati’s November 5 election must register today or Saturday. Registration booths operate 8 am to 2 pm and 4 pm to 9 pm, with permanent registration taking effect January 1 1930. Call the Board of Elections Canal 130 to confirm booth locations.
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Cincinnati
Board of Elections
Canal 130
Hoover Nominees Sent to Senate for Various Posts
President Hoover forwarded several nominations to the Senate including Raymond C. Brown for reappointment as Secretary of the Territory of Hawaii, Smedley D. Butler for permanent Major General of Marines, Benjamin H. Littleton for the Court of Claims vacancy, Thomas S. Williams for the Illinois Republican vacancy, and Richard J. Hopkins for a Kansas District Judge post.
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Washington
Raymond C. Brown
Honolulu
Territory of
Hawaii
Senate
Hoover
Smedley D. Butler
Butler
Benjamin H. Littleton
Tennessee
Court of Claims
Thomas 8. Williams
Ilinois
Visit of President Hoover to Cincinnati Planned
Arrangements for President Hoover visit to Cincinnati were tentatively approved by Col. W. E. Starlinz in a Gibson conference with city and federal officials. The plan includes a Union Station arrival, a Gibson reception, a parade to Eden Park for the Ohio River monument dedication, a Gibson roof luncheon, a parade to the boat landing, and a return to the hotel. A Madison stop en route and a reception committee chaired by Oscar F. Barrett are noted.
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Hoover
Cincinnati
W. E. Starlinz
The
Gibson
Sherrill
R. G. Powell
United States Army Engineers
W. C. Culkins
Chamber of Commerce
Ohio Valley Improvement Association
Warey H. Smith
United States Secret Service Bureau
Col. Starling
Madison
Ind
Marcus Selzer
Union Station
An. A
Eden Park
Ohio River Monument
Broa J Way
Aerotenmiers
Louis
River Water Drops Trapping Steamers Including Hoover HQ Ship
A sharp fall in the Ohio River left several steamers idle from Evansville to Paducah as low water trapped ships. The Mississippi inspection boat, chosen as Hoover’s headquarter ship for the Cincinnati to Louisville trip, was tied off near Mt. Vernon Ind. after reports it ran aground at Diamond Island. Authorities denied final grounding and continued to report conditions.
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U. S. Mississippi
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Hoover
Paducah
Cincinnati
Louisville
Ohio River
Evansville
Ind
Mississippi
Mississippi River Commission
Ohio
Mt. Vernon
Walter E. Lorene
United States Engineers
Diamond Island
National Transportation Council Proposed at Pittsburgh Dinner
Washington plan to link air rail road and river under a National Council of Transportation was unveiled at a Hoover era dinner in Pittsburgh. James F. Burke outlined a council to coordinate freight rates and river and rail interests with leaders from railroads and government present.
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National Council of Transportation
U.S
James Hoeck
Pittsburgh
America
Hoover
Ohio River
William Penn
Andrew W. Mellon
the Treasury
Gen. W. Waterbury
Pennsylvania Railroad
Ohio Valley Improvement Association
George A. Puchta
Cincinnati
Interstate Commerce Commission
James Francis Burke
Republican National Committee
John S. Fisher
Pennsylvania
James W. Good
Robert P. Lamont
Commerce
James J. Davis
Patrick E. Crowley
New York Central Lines
Daniel Willard
Baltimore & Ohio
J. J. Bennet
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
C. E. Denney
Erie Railroad Company
Frank E. Tanlin
Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railroad Company
Queen City
J. J. Castellini
George Foges
Monte J. Goble
C. O. Wiseberger
W. W. Parker
Burke
Wife Found Dead in Scalding Bath at Home
Mrs Elizabeth Grossman 57 of 1531 St Leger Place was found dead in a filled bath tub with scalding water by her husband Charles J Grossman upon returning home. Dr M J Inskeep and Life Saving Squad arrived and ruled death by apoplexy. Neighbor Mrs Robert J Schilie last to speak with her.
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Elizabeth Grossman
St. Leger Place
Charles J. Grossman
M. J. Inskeep
Dr. Inskeep
Frank Trienan
Robert J. Schilie
Demon Lover? Suspect captured by Hamilton police
A dramatic pursuit ends when a man described as a gunman and escaped inmate is arrested by Hamilton officers after a roadside confrontation. The suspect, wearing a green shirt, faced officers who produced a machine gun and revolvers before the arrest. He claimed to be Mr Callahan of a rubber company.
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Insane Asylum
Hamilton
The
Commercial Tribune
Hamilion
C Street
Wayne Avenue
Commission Approves Duck Creek Project Plan
The Regional Planning Commission approved a Duck Creek road improvement from Victory Parkway to Indian Hill road. Final work depends on actions by Cincinnati Norwood and the county. Plans by M D Downs and Ladislas Segoe propose a landscaped parkway with no cost estimate yet.
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Commission
Duck Creek
Regional Planning Commission
Duck Creek Road
Victory Parkway
Indian Hill Road
Cincinnati
Norwood
County
M. D. Downs
Ladislas Segoe
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Ginghan UN -Secretary
Francis M. Stephenson
Little Michel
Felix Koch
Next Sunday
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Ohio Medical Board
D. Harold Oliver
U. S. Circuit Court
Rome
Gety
Oscar F. Barrett
EB. C. Gibbs
James J. Burke
G. O. P. Committeeman
Atterbury
St. Marys
W. Va
Smoky City
Mr. Callahan
Majestic Rubber Company
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