Hoover to Publish Prohibition Commission Report Monday
Washington dispatch says the Prohibition Commission will release its long awaited report on enforcement of the dry laws on Monday. The findings urge action on industrial alcohol, federal enforcement coordination, and court congestion, with Hoover transmitting the report to Congress.
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Washington
Hoover Law Enforcement Commission
Congress
Hoover
Congressional Committee On Prohibition
Commission
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Republican
commission on law _ enforcement
Joint Committee
Snell
House Rules Committee
Longworth
Representative Tilson
Connecticut
White House
Business Survey Conference Shows Optimistic Results
Washington reports encouraging results from the national business survey conference under President Hoover. Chairman Julius H. Barnaes says production and distribution near seasonal normal and future confidence remains intact. Credit flows to productive enterprise as adjustments proceed, with recessions in textiles and some foods, but rises in savings deposits life insurance and expanding stockholders in standard corporations.
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Washington
National Business Survey
Hoover
Julius H. Barnaes
Ani
Standard Corporations
Suit Challenging Coolidge Smith Rosenwald Will Provisions
A New York suit contests the validity of provisions in Conrad Hubert's will that allocate six million dollars to religious educational and charitable institutions. Complainant Joseph Horwich alleges the three quarter distribution to named institutions is indefinite and seeks a judgment invalidating those clauses and a division of the residuary estate among Hubert’s next of kin.
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New York
Conrad Hubert
Calvin Coolidge
Alfred E. Smith
Julius Rosenwald
Joseph Horwich
Hubert
Coolidge
Hubertis
Horwich
Parrot Fever Claims Two Lives Across States
Washington reports two deaths from parrot fever and eleven cases nationwide. Toledo and Baltimore each lost residents, with additional Ohio Maryland and California cases. Health officials urge avoidance of contact with imported parrots as fumigation and investigations proceed.
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Washington
Toledo
Ohio
Percy Q. Williams
Baltimore
Maryland
Louise Schaffer
California
Hugh F. Cumming
Annapolis
New York
Shirley Wynn
Federal Bureau
Charles Armstrong
Leo Kalmey
Ramleys
Warren
W. W. McCentire
Clody McCentire
Cumming
Two Freed From Charge Of Perjury In Marriage Of 12 Year Old Girl
Two women charged with perjury in the marriage of 12 year old Lillie Ma Forsyth and 23 year old Fred Champion were released after a preliminary hearing. Champion’s case, alleging false statements about the girl's age to obtain a license, continued today. The solicitor said he would not press charges against the women. The couple married last Saturday.
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Anniston
Ala
Lillie Ma
Forsyth
Fred Champion
Champion
J. F. Matthews
Mild Weather Brings Relief From Blizzard Across Regions
Kansas City reports warmer temperatures across the southwest and rocky mountain region after a six day blizzard. Clouds linger and weather bureaus warn against premature optimism. Only the gulf coast and Rio Grande Valley see more severe conditions with ongoing losses to fruit and livestock. The southwestern death toll stands at thirteen, not counting fatalities from stove fires.
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Kansas City
Southwest
Rocky Mountain Region
Gulf Coast
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Colder In New York City as Weather Grips Nation
The Atlantic Seaboard records frigid air as warmth fronts break in the east. New York falls from 65 to 20 while Chicago and the Great Lakes face zero and below. western blizzard deaths rise to 13 and streets clearances exhaust city crews. Sub freezing air spreads across the Mississippi Valley.
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New York
Atlantic Seaboard
Chicago
Great Lakes
Montana
North Dakota
Minnesota
Swanton
Vermont
Missiquoi
Mississippi Valley
Pacific Coast
California
Cold Stopa Flood Recedes But Weekend Outlook Darkens
Sub freezing temps grip part of the central Mississippi valley easing flood menace after 24 hours of clearer weather. Rivers slowed or receded following days of heavy rain while damage focuses on highways lowland flooding and railroad disruption as unsettled conditions loom for the weekend.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi Valley
International Society for the Regeneration of Catholic Church Music
The International Society for the Regeneration of Catholic Church Music was founded in Frankfort on Main by delegates from Germany Italy Regnum Hungary France and Austria. The group seeks to influence church music development through composers scientists and scholars.
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Frankfort-On-Main
International Society For the
Germany
Italy
Regrum
Hungary
France
Austria
Snow Sweep Fails to Find $1000 Hidden in Snow
Chicago readers mobilized at State and Eleventh streets to search for $1,000 in currency lost by store owner Andre Pacin. Despite a night of heavy shoveling, by sunup no bills had been recovered, leaving investors and locals hopeful but frustrated.
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Chicago
State and
Eleventh Street
Andre Pucin
Pacin
Bank of Ensley Fails to Open in Birmingham District
Bank of Ensley and its Wylam branch failed to open, placed under state banking department control after a night of discussion. Board cited heavy real estate loans and frozen assets. Both banks face possible reorganization. state examiners are in charge.
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Birmingham
Ala
Bank of Ensley
State Banking Department
Bank of Wylam
Wylam
G. H. Foote
State Bank
T. F. Adams
Woodlawn Savings Bank
City Bank & Trust Company
Avondale Bank and Savings Company
Leeds State Bank
Sammer
A. W. Bell
Woodlawn Bank
Coosa
Vincent
J. B. Lassiter
City and
Avondale
Leeds Bank
Jefferson County
C. E. Thomas
Sam C. King
Ensley
Save Conditions Improved
Montgomery Alabama January 11 1907 Dent F Green state superintendent of banks said reports from state banks show improvement in conditions and the report notes the trend toward stability continued.
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Montgomery
Ala
Dent F. Green
State Superintendent of Banks
Weather in Alabama Mostly Cloudy Tonight and Sunday
Weather message for Alabama shows mostly cloudy skies tonight and Sunday with likely some rain in the southern portion. Forecasters anticipate lingering cloud cover and chances of showers across the state.
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Alabama
Measures for Veterans Aid Pressed by Oklahoma Rep Johnson
World War veterans would gain new coverage under three bills pressed by Representative Johnson. One bill treats chronic service illnesses as service related with affidavits allowed in absence of medical evidence. A second bill would add brothers and sisters of veterans as government insurance beneficiaries. The third extends the filing window for World War adjusted compensation to January 1, 1990.
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Johnson
Oklahoma
Congress
Veterans Bureau
American Legion
Dothan to Begin Work on New Police Station Next Week
City officials said construction of Dothan’s new police station will probably start late next week. The building will be between city hall and the fire department, using the fire department as a south wall, with E H Stewart supervising. It will include offices, a mess hall, storage for police cars, and a direct jail connection to the firehouse.
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E. H. Stewart
Dothan
Fire Department
Dawsey Infant Dies in Taylor Funeral Planned
Robert Horace Dawsey, seven months old, died at his Taylor home. Survived by his parents, a brother and sister. Funeral services set for 3 p.m. with Rev Bal dwyn officiating. Interment at Clark Cemetery. Fellows and Forrester in charge.
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Robert Horace Dawsey
W. E. Dawsey
Taylor
Baldwyn
Clark Cemetery
Fellows and
Forrester
Gets 18 Years For Slaying of Officer
GADSDEN Alabama January 11 Ed Biden, 28, was sentenced to 18 years in prison by Judge O A Stele for the killing of Denmury Sheriff John W O Bryen near Fort Payne last year. Felon, convicted of second degree murder, appealed. Testimony at trial showed Biden shot and killed the officer as he topped out of a church.
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Gadsden
Ala
Ed Biden
Pice
O. al Stele
Denmury
John W. O'Bryen
Fort Payne
Falen
Eden
Poultry and Hog Carloads Peak County Cooperative Sale
Houston county farmers shared in a cooperative sales series totaling about $17,000 with seven hog cars and two poultry cars aboard. The poultry car here today is expected to push receipts toward ten thousand dollars as about 300 farmers weigh and sell their stock.
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Houston County
Burreau
Co-Operative Marketing Organization
V9n
Tops
Dothan
Cottonwood
Hog Marketing Association
Robinson and
Reynolds
Donalsonville
Swift and Co
J. W. Hathorne
Jackson County
Florida
Greenwood
Maloné
Athford
Ashford and
Reform at Stam boul University in Turkey Warns Stabilized Salaries
An official report on Stam boul University details reform measures including faculty salary stabilization from 10 to 45 dollars a month and mandatory classroom attendance. The report notes one professor had not visited a class for three years.
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Istanbulpi
Stamboul University
Turkey
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