Enforcement Debate Rages Over Prohibition Policy
Washington leaders clash over how to enforce the Eighteenth Amendment as the Hoover crime commission nears a July deadline. Senator Jones says the panel seeks best enforcement while Borah blasts open saloons, and McBride of the Anti Saloon League calls for continued, focused action.
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Washington
Congress
Wesley L. Jones
Hoover Crime Commission
Jones
Senate Finance Committee
Commission
Congressional Joint Committee
Borah
Idaho
New York
Chicago
Noover
F. Scott McBride
Anti-Saloon ‘League
Prohibition Department
McBride
Department of Justice
Mitchell
Brookhart
Iowa
Treasury
Mellon
Hoover
the Treasury
Ogden Mills
Sec
Indians Push for Civil Disobedience Move to Indie Freedom
Nationalists led by Mahatma Gandhi win broad support in the Congress with six dissenters out of two thousand. The resolution authorizes the all India Congress Committee to launch a civil disobedience program when ready, including tax nonpayment. The Indian Liberal Federation accepts dominion status for India from Britain.
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NDIA
Mahatma Gandhi
National Congress
Gandhi
all-India Congress Committee
Indian Liberal Federation
India
Tragic Apia Riot Over Police Shooting in Samoa
In Apia two white advocates for Samoan equality returned to the island and were greeted by cheering natives. Police attempted arrest, a riot ensued, and machine guns fired killing nine including high chief Tamasgese. Western Samoa under New Zealand mandate since 1920 faces heavy taxes and oppressive officials.
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British Samoa
New Zealand
Apia
Tamasgese
Western Samoa
Regu
Sackett Named U S Ambassador to Germany
Senator Frederick M Sackett of Kentucky has been chosen as ambassador to Germany. He was cruising in the West Indies when informed the German government accepted the appointment and he prepared to resign from the Senate and depart for Berlin.
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Neptune
Santa Monica
Calif
Frederick M. Sackett
Kentucky
Germany
War and Navy
General Pershing
Hoover
Enator
West Indies
Sackett
Washington
Senate
Berlin
Filming venture ends in Pacific plane crash
Kenneth Hawks a noted film director and nine other men died in two tangled blazing monoplanes off Palos Verdes California. Eyewitnesses report one plane diving onto the other as the sun blinded the pilots causing a catastrophic fire and plunge into the sea.
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Enneth Hawks
Pacific Ocean
Palos Verde Hills
Los Angeles
Paisley Fire Kills Seventy Children at Gala Film
A Paisley moving picture theater crowded with children in a year end gala ignited by a fire in the projection booth. Panic followed and seventy children died with many others injured in the blaze.
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Cotland
Moving Picture
Paisley
Death of Charles P Taft noted as Cincinnati publisher
The week’s noteworthy death was Charles P Taft of Cincinnati, a newspaper publisher and former congressman. He was half brother of William Howard Taft. Stricken by pneumonia eighteen months earlier, he never fully recovered. He had a notable career in law, publishing, and civic affairs.
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Charles P. Taft
Cincinnati
William Stloward Taft
The
United States Supreme Court
Rose Bowl Thrills as USC Defeats Pitt 47 to 14
In Pasadena at the Rose Bowl USC overwhelmed undefeated Pittsburgh 47 to 14. East and West stars later played a charity game in San Francisco with the East scoring 19 and the West 7. This 1930s report from the Western Newspaper Union highlights a major New Year football showcase.
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California
Pasadena
University of Southern California
University of Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Western Newspaper Union
Darning and Reusing Old Blankets for Warm Bedding
The article advises repairing worn blankets by darning with soft wool thread to cover the good fabric, framing the work for smooth results, or adding thin flannel along the length. If needed, cut or piece sections to create smaller beds or single coverings and assess blankets before autumn to avoid last minute waste.
Charm Belief Shields Bengal Natives With Iron Amulet
Natives of Bengal hold that evil spirits avoid anyone protected by a piece of iron. The superstition links iron to protection and safety in daily life.
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Bengal
Washington Oak Preservation Story from Audubon Park
The American Forestry Association notes the Washington oak in Audubon Park New Orleans renowned for beauty. Legend says President Washington opposed cutting a tree during a Terry family visit, sparing it and giving the oak its name.
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Washington
American Forestry Association
Audubon Park
New Orleans
Terry
Horry
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Seymour Lowman
Prohibition
James M. Doran
Oast
Newport
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Old Faneuil Hall
Boston
Liberal Civic League
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Russia
United States
de Margerie
FY Jountt Smouseh
Democratic National Executive Committee
Lexington
Mau
Native League
Samoa
Rince Carol
Romania
Italy
Signor Preciosi
Bucharest
Carol
Rumania
Jugoslavia
China
State Council
C. T. Wang
America
WCCO
Banco Opera Company
Northwest Bancorporation
Middle Northwest
Northwest
E.W. Decker
Northwestern National Bank and the Bancorporation
First National Bank
Nortwest
Nancy Fart
Land Office
Pearl I. Smith
Dillon
Montana
First National Bank of
Federal Reserve
Furni- Bank
U. S
State of
Beaverhead
Ss. I. J
HL EK. Bulger
E. J. Bowman
Eliel
Frank W. G. Gilbert
F. H. Bimrose
Annabel Desmond
Phillips
Richard McCarthy
East Granite
Butte
W. J. Romersa
Hughes & McCaleb
Leggat Hotel
Alex, Leggat
Mgr
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