Arizona Moves to Block Boulder Dam Suit Ends Tri-State Pact
The Arizona-Colorado River Commission announced it will sue to challenge the Boulder Dam act and deny Congress power to allocate Colorado River water, as Attorney General K Berry Peterson leads legal steps. Interior Secretary Wilbur notified Arizona would receive 18 percent of hydro power from the dam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona-Colorado River Commission
California
Nevada
Colorado River
K. Berry Peterton
Arizona
Congress
Commission
Secretary of the Interior
Wilbur
Snook Appeal Granted to File Error Petition in Ohio Death Case
In Columbus on October 30, the Second District Court of Appeals granted Dr. James H. Snook permission to file a petition in error and brief in his bid to overturn his death sentence for murdering his co‑ed mistress Theora Hix. The court set deadlines for the state's answer by November 5 and a possible reply by November 11 ahead of a November 8 hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, CO
James H. Snook
Ohio State University
Theora Hix
Second District Court of Appeals
Snook
E. O. Ricketts
John J. Chester, Jr
A. H. Kunkle
Springfield
Ricketts
Cincinnati
Chester
Sstate
Cause of Wreck of Steamer Wisconsin Remains Unsolved
Kenosha Wis Oct 30 A federal inquiry could not determine the wrecks cause though it fixed sixteen deaths from the passenger freighter Wisconsin there were seventy five aboard with nineteen injured and forty unhurt Rescue crews including Capt Alfred Christopherson and Kenosha Coast Guard saved fifty nine people with help from Racine fishermen and guardsmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
Wis
Wisconsin
Fred Meno
Detroit
Harvey Lyon
Alfred Christopherson
Kenosha Coast Guard
Racine
Cleveland to Honor Memory of Distinguished Son in Nation’s Capital
In a somber national service today in Washington, mourners gather as Cleveland pays tribute to a distinguished son. Large crowds honor the memory with rites at bier, reflecting widespread sorrow and respect for a notable figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Bier
National Capital
Burton to Lie in State as Cleveland Bids Farewell
The funeral train bearing Theodore Elijah Burton arrives in Cleveland from Washington and the city prepares a full ceremonial tribute. State officials military and police escort the casket to Public Hall for lying in state then to Euclid Avenue Congregational Church for a funeral service conducted by Bishop McDowell. Burial follows at Lake View Cemetery with Knights Templar rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Theodore Elijah Burton
West
Myron T. Herrick
Senator Fourton
Union Depot
Washington
Senator Burton
Euclid Avenue
Euclid Avenue Congregational Church
Ferdinand Q. Blanchard
Burton
William F. McDowell
Methodist Episcopal Church
Lake View Cemetery
Knights Templar
William R. Hoen
City Auditor est 1928 expenses exceed 1925 by 24K daily
Official reports show 1928 city operating costs total 20 408 229 56 while 1925 total was 11 562 541 29 a difference of 8 845 688 27 about 24 000 per day The Commercial Tribune asserts the rise in daily expenses and City Auditor figures are correct while Col Sherrill claims error in the Tribune’s editorial and replies by letter are noted
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Urner
LaMott
Boulder Dam funding fate hinges on Arizona court move
Secretary Wilbur said Arizona Colorado River Commission split over water and power sharing with California and Nevada likely delays Boulder Dam work. Senator Johnson predicted Arizona suit to challenge constitutionality, while Interior officials expect court action to stall construction until legal issues are resolved. Senator Ashurst anticipated the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilbur
Arizona-Colorado River Commission
California
Nevada
Boulder Dam
Interior Department
Johnson
Rep
Cal
Arizona
the State Commission
Phipps Pushes Rio Grande Pact for Senate Ratification
Senator Phipps announced that Congress would be urged to ratify the Rio Grande River compact by Colorado New Mexico and Texas despite Interior Department opposition. He said a conference of provincial senators authorized talks with Secretary Wilbur and dismissed an Interior letter as preliminary. Wilbur had declined to sanction the plan over apportionment issues and the need for a drainage canal in the San Luis Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phipps
Washington
Congress
Colorado
New Mexico
Texas
Interior Department
Wilbur
Senate Irrigation Committee
San Luis Valley
Your Walk Betrays Your Mind and Other Tribune Bits
A humorous column by Elwood T. Ullman hints at personal indifference to cards. Aura Smith recounts a trip to Tijuana and describes risqué scenes at a border sinkhole. The page announces a full section on book reviews fashion notes and fifty other features in next Sunday's Commercial Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aura Smith
Tijuana
Journalists jailed for refusing to name sources in liquor probe
Three Washington Times reporters Gorman Hendricks Linton Burkett and Jack Nevin were jailed for 45 days each after refusing to reveal where they bought liquor for a crime series. Justice Peyton Gordon ruled ethics do not excuse defying the grand jury. The editors disclosed names only after court instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
District of Columbia
Gorman M. Hendricks
Linton Burkett
Jack E. Nevin, Jr
Peyton Gordon
The
Washington Times
Hearst
Daniel E. O'Connell
Grand Jury
Justice Gordon
Tornado Strikes Houston Areas Causing Damage
A small tornado hit three outlying sections of Houston early today, causing about $10,000 in property damage and injuring four people, none seriously. The event disrupted several neighborhoods as emergency crews responded to the scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
War Claims Arbiter Edwin B Parker Dies at 62
Edwin B Parker longtime arbiter of war damage claims for citizens of the United States and Allied nations died after a lingering illness. Born September 7 1868 in Shelby County Missouri he studied at the University of Texas and practiced law in Houston. He chaired the United States Liquidation Commission and served as umpire for the Mixed Claims Commission before becoming sole arbiter of German claims against the United States in 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Edwin B. Parker
United States
Germany
Austria
Hungary
Shelby County
Judge Parker
University of Texas
W.yton
Houston
United States Liquidation Commission
France
Legion of Honor
Poland
Belgium
Italy
Mixed Claims Commission
Parker
Congress
Kentucky Woman Tried for Killing at Mexico City
Bernice Rush of Louisville, Kentucky stands trial in Mexico City’s Palace Belmonte as the first American woman tried for murder in Mexico. Prosecutors seek twelve years. defense calls for witnesses pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Mexico City
New York World News Service
Mexico
New World
Palace Belew
Bernice Rush
Louisville
Jenato Benavente
World News Service
World Press (Pub. Co
City Officials Cleared in Rum Graft Rumors
U S District Attorney Hareth Mau denied police graft in Cincinnati after attorney A Lee Beaty claimed clients jailed for bootlegging could reveal a graft story. Mau urged witnesses to provide evidence for prompt inquiry. Judge Nevin noted further testimony may appear on page five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mau
Cincinnati
Hareth Mau
United States District Attorney
A. Lee Beaty
United States District Court
West End
Hoover and officials attend Theodore Burton funeral in Senate chamber
President Hoover and top officials join the Supreme Court, Senate, and House in honoring Theodore E. Burton at a Senate chamber funeral service. The late Ohio senator lay in state before burial in Cleveland as tributes from Senator Fess and Representative Hawley were delivered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Burton
Bier
Washington
Supreme Court
Senate
House
Theodore E. Burton
Ohio
Cleveland
Fess
Hawley
Oregon
Panic cash drawn by hotel owner ends as theft
Roland Williams proprietor of a rooms house at 914 Vine street withdrew 1015 dollars from a bank fearing a panic but lost it from a vest hung in his room. Patrolmen Leggeman Ecton and McGurn arrested two men in the building Ples Ray 50 and James Smith 25 who were there when the vest was hung. Williams charged them with grand larceny. the money was not recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Williams
Vine Street
Ray Leggeman
Leggeman
Ecton and
McGurn
Williams
Ples Ray
James Smith
Clementel Opens Bid for Moderate Radical Cabinet in France
Paris reports Clementel, former Finance Minister and Senate Finance Committee chair, seeks to form a government acceptable to both radicals and conservatives. He aims for a moderate republic, backed by labor and bourgeois circles, after Daladier’s failed bid. A clash over responsibility for the bloc’s collapse unsettles party leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clementel
Paris
France
Etienne Clementel
Senate
Herriot
M. Daladier
Briand
Exhaust Gases Kill Cincinnati Realtor
Joseph Mer, 27, a Cincinnati real estate man with offices in Provident Bank Building, was found dead in his garage at 719 Sachem Avenue. He appears to have died from carbon monoxide poisoning after being in the garage with the door closed. Albert Mer alerted authorities when his brother failed to emerge after four hours. The scene contained gasoline and oil vapors. Dr Frederick Swing has not yet investigated the path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Mer
Provident Bank
Sachem Avenue
Albert
Frederick C. Swing
Hamilton County
Buckley Faces Legal Hurdles in Prison Transfer Plan
Former Ohio State Treasurer Bert Buckley seeks immediate jail transfer to Atlanta to begin a two and a half year sentence. United States Marshal Stanley Borthwick notes no court mandate exists, delaying custody until November 9 when Buckley’s grace period ends. a special mandate could bypass the obstacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Buckley
Ohio State
Atlanta
Buckley
Hallowe’en
Stanley Borthwick
United States
Circuit Court of Appeals
Ontario voters keep Ferguson government in liquor control win
Premier Howard Ferguson’s Conservatives maintained power in Ontario with a strong working majority in the liquor control election. By nightfall they held eighty nine seats to fourteen for opponents, with eight contests still in doubt as voters endorsed government control of liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Ont
Howard Ferguson
Ontario
Ferguson
Contradictory Testimony in Amarillo Murder Trial
In Weatherford Texas on October 30 the state rested its case in the murder trial of R H Hamilton. Doctors disagreed on whether Walton was shot from the front or back as he entered Hamilton’s office to tell of his marriage to Theresa, Hamilton’s 17 year old daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weatherford
Tex
R. H. Hamilton
Amavillo
Tom Walton
Horace Griggs
Young Walton
Hamilton
Theresa
Amarillo
Ton
University of Texas
Lorrainer Hill
J. R. Wrather
Potter County Medical Society
Walton
John Vaughn
Mayo Clinic
Raymond Swindell
Concerted Action by Financial Forces Halts Market Slide
A powerful coalition led by J. P. Morgan and Rockefeller interests spurred a sharp market rally in New York and on the Curb Exchange. The New York Stock Exchange closed for Friday and Saturday to rest workers and stabilize prices as John D. Rockefeller Sr and Jr signaled ongoing stock purchases to restore confidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
J. P. Morgan Ag Rockefeller
Suffies
New York Stock Exchange
New York Curb Exchange
Chicago Stock Exchange
New York Banking Group
John D. Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
Rockefeller
John D., Jr
Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Standard Oil of
Ohio
Karolyi Countess Win U S Visas After Prolonged Denial
Paris reports Count and Countess Michael Karolyi have secured U S visas after a long State Department delay. They will sail to New York in December to give lectures. the Countess plans to visit friends while the Karolyis resume life abroad with their children in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World News Service
Paris
Michael Karolyi
New York
State Department
United States
America
Hungary
N. Y. World News Service
N. Y. World
Press Pub. Co
Curie Receives $50,000 Gift From Hoover for Warsaw Lab
President Hoover presents Mme Curie with a $50,000 bank draft to aid her cancer hospital and laboratory in Warsaw. The ceremony in Washington features American officials and scientists, with Mrs. William Brown Meloney leading the radium fund contributions. Curie vows to keep the draft as a symbol of friendship between the U.S., France, and Poland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mme. Curie
Hoover
Curie
Warsaw
Mr. Hoover
France
Poland
William Welsh
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Senate
Diplomatic Corps
William Brown Meloney
Pilot made fire fighter in Brimfield blaze
Columbus Ohio October 30 Ray Gill state fire marshal named Shirley Reitzel pilot of the Akron Airways Company special fire prevention inspector after he swooped in his plane above a burning barn near Brimfield Sunday and gave warning of the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ray Gill
Shirley Reitzel
Akron Airways Company
Brimfield
Norris Extracts Teeth of Bogie Flang at Bingham
Senator Norris alters his censure plan on Senator Bingham by turning the charge into approval of the Lobby Sub Committee’s conduct. Norris may still pursue a formal resolution, but he has not decided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norris
Bogie
Bingham
Grundy
Harding
William C. Murphy, JR
New York World News Service
Washington
Senator Bingham
Rep
Conn
Connecticut Manufacturers’ Association
Senate Finance Committee
Neb
Friends of the Administration
Condemned felons attempt prison break at Folsom
Tony Brown and Walter Burke two of five convicts slated for hanging after a 1927 riot at Folsom Prison were subdued by guards during a jailbreak. Burke suffered a broken leg and Brown a crushed leg in the hospital clash near Albert M. Stewart who testified against the riot ring leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Cal
Tony Brown
Walter Burke
Folsom Prison
Burke
Brown
Court Smith
Albert M. Stewart
Stewart
Also Mentioned on This Page
Department OF Interior
Sen. Ashurst
Ing World Peace—Funeral
Col. Sherrill
the Commercial Tribune
C. O. Sherri
Ing
Sherrill
Commercial Tribune
Com
Times-Star
Charles CO
Rose
Mercial Tribune
Bona Fide
Canadian Arctic
Eskimoland
Commercial Tribunes
Elwood T. Ullman
D. C
Cuwin B. Parker
U. S. Nc. GS
May
Beaty
Robert R. Nevin
Cincinnati Realtor
Morgan
Atala Fla Caot
Standard Oil
Son
Stanley W. Prenosil
Karolyis
U. S
Hoover Hants
U.S
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!