Prison Plans Aimed at Easing Federal Prison Overcrowding
President Hoover outlined a program to relieve federal prison overcrowding with a $1 1 million appropriation to expand Atlanta and Leavenworth and to build a new prison in the Northeast. He met with Attorney General Mitchell and Sanford Bates to discuss the situation, noting Atlanta and Leavenworth exceed capacities and that overcrowding fuels demoralization and outbreaks. The plan includes more probation officers but funding limits may cap hires.
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Washington
Hoover
Congress
Atlanta
Leavenworth
Mitchell
Sanford Bates
Prsons
Bates
Secret note to Great Powers on Soviet Chinese rail tie up
Moscow reports Tass dispatch from Vienna claims Secretary of State Stimson sent a secret note to the big powers proposing an international commission to untangle the Soviet Chinese railway dispute. The disclosure has drawn much comment in Moscow.
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Moscow
Tass
Vienna
Stimson
Great Powers
Dawson Offered Post by Hoover to Republican Committee
A F Dawson of Davenport former congressman and banker was tendered the executive secretary post of the Republican national committee by President Hoover. He was summoned to Washington last week for the committee’s September 9 reorganizatio n. Dawson has returned to Davenport and has not yet decided whether to accept but expects a definite announcement soon.
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Davenport
Own
A. F. Dawson
Investment House
Republican National Committee
Hoover
Washington
Dawson
Soong Resigns Post as Finance Minister in Nanking
T. V. Soong, minister of finance in the Nanking nationalist government, resigns because he cannot supply the needed funds. He has held the post since the nationalist revolution began three years ago and is among the country’s leading financiers.
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Shanghai
T. V. Soong
Nanking
Appeals Heard Against Phillips Lobis In Gambling Case
An appeal was taken in three cases against Phil Phillips and Frances Lobis charged with gambling at Recreation, a popular eating spot. A raid followed a merchant’s claim of losing $9 in keno with Lobis. Mayor Chas King fined Phillips $100 and sentenced 30 days, Lobis $25 with 30 days in jail, and Lobis awaited further action. Attorney Francis Warder represented the defendants.
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Phil Phillips
Frances Lobis
Chas
King
Phillips
Francis Warder
Verdict of murder in Creighton Dutt case inquest
In London on August 6 the coroner's jury found wilful murder against unknown persons in the inquest into the deaths of Edmund Creighton Dutt and two other family members, the latest development in the Croyden murder mystery.
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London
Croyden
Edmund Creighton Dutt
Senators Eye Reelection Bids Next Year
Washington August 6 party leaders map re election plans for 19 Republicans and 13 Democrats facing Senate terms up next year Moses to head Republican campaign committee Tydings chairs Democratic group Democrats see chances in Massachusetts West Virginia Delaware Rhode Island Oklahoma and Kentucky Republicans aim to hold seats and contest New Mexico Tennessee and perhaps Virginia West Virginia race features Guy D Goff and former Senator M M Neely Kentucky seat to be contested by Frederick M Sackett Many veteran senators up for reelection across both parties plus wedding notices and local reunions weave through the day’s notices.
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Senate
Moses
New Hampshire
Tydings
Maryland
Massachusetts
West Virginia
Delaware
Rhode Island
Oklahoma
Kentucky
Iowa
New Mexico
Tennessee
Virginia
Guy D. Goff
M. M. Neely
Henry D. Hatfield
Republian
Hoover
Neely
Robinson
Arkansas
South
Borah
Idaho
Capper
Kansas
McNary
Oregon
Cayzens
Michigan
Warren
Wyoming
Nebraska
Wean Augustine's Church Joins Rosalia Tierney and Hugh Warder
Miss Rosalia Claire Tierney and Hugh Robert Warder wed at St Augustine’s Roman Catholic Church on Tuesday August 6 with a nuptial mass at 6 o'clock. The ceremony featured simple, elegant details and was followed by a departure for Washington D C. The couple will reside at 305 Mackin Street after August 15. Tierney, daughter of Mrs James P Tierney, has worked as a bookkeeper. Warder, from a prominent Graf ton family, is a lawyer with Robinson Warder Robinson and counsel for B&O Railroad.
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James
John L. Proctor
Annabelle
Virginia
Mr. Proctor
Washington, D. C
Niagara Falls
Buffalo
Canada
Wolfe Annon
Pauline Annon
Thornton
Ira Wolfe
Webster
Lee Annon
Grafton High School
Glenville State Normal
Wolfe
Lafe Wolf
Barbour County
Elemony
Akron
Ohio
Agnes Tierney
Mrs. Warder
Grafton
Washington
Klein & Company
Warder
Hugh Warder
Maple Avenue
Mr. Warder
Robinson, Warder & Robinson
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Prohibition Agents to Give Resignations Tomorrow
Charleston Aug 6. Prohibition secretary F J Owen said F G Cherrington and Fred Phipps Cabell county prohibition agents would turn in their resignations tomorrow. City agents also plan to resign after Gov Conley requested the move for the good of the service. Wells is returning to his office tomorrow from the north.
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Charleston
F. J. Owen
Ross Wells
Cherrington
Fred Phipps
Cabell County
Conley
Owen
Wells
General bills passed to restore invalidated acts
Hartford August 6 general bills moved through the house to restore 1500 acts struck by court decisions. A single bill reenacts the invalidated laws, makes retroactive all actions under them, and validates private municipal and state operations performed under them, receiving unanimous approval.
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Hartford
Conn
Supreme Court
House
Japanese press backs 10 10 7 ratio for auxiliary vessels
Tokyo reporting minister of marine Takarabe told prefectural governors Japan would press a ten to seven ratio for auxiliary naval vessels and seek broader disarmament agreement at a future conference. Paul P. Ives of New Haven spoke to the American Poultry Association, noting 14,000 members, while praising the breed as core to poultry superiority.
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Tokyo
Takarabe
Japan
Paul P. Ives
New Haven
Scattered Pires Contain Fire Fronts in Superior Forest
In Grand Rapids Minnesota on a hot August day forestry officials reported about 50 blaze lines established around scattered fires in Superior National Forest. District forester Tifiker said conditions were safe but warned dry forests require continuous guarding. Winds and weather could change the situation if they rise.
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Grand Rapids
Minn
Aug
Superior National Forest
EW. Tifiker
United States District Forester
Coroner's jury returns verdict on Lord Loughborough
London reports a coroner's jury found Lord Loughborough, a 36 year old World War veteran, died after falling from his house window while in a temporary unsound mind. In Washington Philadelphia, Mitten plans to travel to New Orleans to help settle a street car strike, seeking acceptance by the street car company.
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London
Lnter
Lord Loughborough
Washington
Aug
Mitten
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Poultry Industry Struggles with Extremist Divisions
Springfield Mass Aug 6 The American poultry industry faces pressure from two extremist camps. One group prioritizes egg production above all else while another, smaller faction of fanciers, focuses solely on non economic concerns.
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Springfield
Mass
Anglo American talks on naval disarmament progress
Ambassador Charles G. Dawes and Prime Minister MacDonald held talks in London Aug. 8 as part of ongoing Anglo American discussions. No American embassy attaches accompanied Dawes to the prime minister's residence. MacDonald also conferred with Lord Alexander, Lord Thomson, and the aviation minister.
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London
Charles G. Dawes
MacDonald
Aalk
Congregation Urges Reappointment of Rev Barlow at Andrews
The Andrews M E Church officials announced after the fourth quarterly conference that they urged Rev A M Barlow's return as pastor. A long list of church committees was appointed for benevolences pulpit supply missions and various church roles with names including John W Sayre Norman F Kendall and William A Beavers among many others.
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Andrews M. E
John W. Sayre
Wesley C. McCartney
Norman F. Kendall
Harry C
J. Guy Allender
Harry C. Compton
William Kinney
William A. Beavers
L. L. Lear
Clay V. Miller
Benjamin F. Poe
B. W. Perine
Benjamn F. Sayre
Fred Willhide
W.L. Thomas
Clay ¥. Miller
Mary Jeffreys
Mrs
Ona
Jeffreys
L. L. Loar
Hugh McDaniel
J. W. Knight
S. K. White
C. F. Burke
D. Grant Smith
J. G. St Clair
B. F. Sayre
Flora
Sinsel
A. R. Warden
Grace Loar
William A Beaver
oFrrest Deakins
John W. McFarland
N. Locke
E. R. Buckle
Ruby Graham
Paul Warden
Chi Shay
Clae V. Miller
Richard J.clark
Arthur G. Yates
Benjamin PF. Poe
Jed W. Robinson
William
Les C
Broker Sought On Embezzling Warrant
Chicago broker S. B. Greenfield was sought in Detroit on a warrant charging embezzlement. The warrant followed seizure of records at J. B. Greenfield and Company as investigators allege the firm defrauded customers of more than 500000.
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S. B. Greenfield
Detroit
J. B. Greenfield and Company
Arthur Carlsten
Little Hope for Entombed Miners in Japan Mine Disaster
Tokyo reports rescue efforts ongoing at the Sumi tomo Bantan Coal mine on Hok kaido where 24 miners remain entombed. Fifty two bodies recovered, 18 escaped, five injured. Extensive galleries, about 34 000 feet long, hinder rescue progress.
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Tokyo
Sumitomo Bantan
Hokkaido
IOF
Gifford Divorced Over Compatibility Claims
Walter S. Gifford president of the American Telephone and Telegraph company was divorced here yesterday by Mrs. Florence Pitman Gifford. She charged incompatibility and said his business commitments came foremost and he neglected social duties. The couple wed in Brooklyn in 1916.
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Reno
Walter S. Gifford
American Telephone and Tellegraph Company
Florence Pitman Gifford
Gifford
Brooklyn
Title Play Opns National Public Links Championship
Under leaden skies and rain drenched course the eighth national public links championship opens in St. Louis. Dr Srl R Davies of St. Louis posted 77 to lead early as 143 municipal golfers from 21 states begin competition.
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St. Louis
Srl R. Davies
Trench Burial At Calvary Cemetery Amid Strike Turmoil
Temporary graves were dug in trenches at Calvary Cemetery in Queens to handle 1,600 bodies during a week-old grave diggers strike. About 600 to 700 workers demand union recognition and higher pay, with negotiations ongoing between strikers and cemetery trustees. After settlement, bodies will be reburied in family plots.
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New York
Calvary Cemtery
Queens
Will Rebury
Cemetery Board of [Trustees
State rests case against Dr Snook in coed murder trial
In Columbus Ohio August the state completed its first degree murder case against Dr James H Snook former Ohio State University professor accused of killing coed Theora Hix. Defense opened with witnesses describing Snook as quiet and reputable as testimony shifted to the end of the afternoon session.
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Dr. Snook
S. Murder
Columbus
James H. Snook
Theora Hix
Ohio State
Howard W. Miller
Ohio State University
James 2
Ohio State professor Dr James H Snook in murder trial
Marion T Myers an agriculture employee was held briefly after the killing. Lavely testified he heard no curses during questioning while admitting rough talk. Defense plans self defense and mental impairment as Dr Snook faces questioning over a confession tied to his affair with Theora Hix. Exhibits include clothing and alleged stimulants used, room keys and other items.
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Columbus
Snook
Max Seifert
Pasco
Dr. Snook
Peels OT Doty
Howard Lavely
Howard Layely
James H. Snook
Theora Hix
Layely
Ohio State
Lavely Anid
Marion T. Myers
Ohio State Department of Agriculture
Myers
Hix
Lavely
Chester
Miss Hix
Dr. Sno@k
Retraction of Statements Sought by Ohio Culvert Official
Charleston Aug 6 Robert Williamson Jr South Charleston state representative of the Ohio Culvert Company visited Governor Conley to seek a retraction of Cunnyngham road report statements. Williamson said the report claimed state road specs ruled out all but one culvert maker and WV paid a monopolistic price. He was told Cunnyngham would retract if proven unfounded. officials noted multiple companies supplied culvert products but Ohio Culvert received the majority of business. The price of this culvert was three per cent lower than in Ohio.
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Charleston
Robert Williamson, Jr
South
Ohio Culvert Company
Middletown
Ohio
Conley
Floyd B. Cunnyngham
Williamson
Cunnyngham
State Road Commission
Enlyert
West Virginia
Cunningham
French pilot Bonnet killed in Calshot crash during training
Lieut Bonnet of the French army, chosen to pilot the French entry for the Schneider Cup at Calshot, England, was killed yesterday when his aircraft wrecked on leaving the airfield. Bonnet held the world speed record for land planes.
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France
Bonnet
Ministry of Air
Calshot
England
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