Wrangle Over Day Question Grows Tense in Washington
February discussions in Washington focus on Prohibition questions as House and Senate committees take up the dry law. Senator Brookhart proposes Major General Smedley Butler as prohibition commissioner while the Williamson bill’s section on industrial alcohol regulation moves toward joint Treasury Justice control. Senate Democrat Morris Sheppard defends prohibition’s aims and stresses humanity, amid cross-fire over enforcement and control.
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Washington
Tephibiden
House
Senate
Brookhart
Iowa
Smedley Mutler
Philadelphia
Butler
Secretary of the Treasury
Attorney General
Treasury
Justice Departments
Auggie Senate
Morris Sheppard
Texas
Love For All Humanity
Anyay
Luor
Copeland
New York
House member backs home brewing stance amid prohibition debate
Washington reports Rep Mort of New Jersey said home brewing for private use should be allowed under the Volstead Act. He defended keeping Prohibition, urged addressing its problems, and told temperance groups to leave enforcement to officers, signaling a split from President Hoover.
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Richard L. Turner
Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
Mort
New Jersey
Fort
White House
House
Couple Held For Grand Jury In Corporal Paul Slaying
New Castle Pennsylvania February 1 two defendants Lehrorder and W Glenn Dayne appeared at a preliminary hearing facing charges of murder manslaughter felonious assault and battery and highway robbery in the December 27 gun battle that left Corporal Paul a coast guardman killed witnesses were resisted by the defendants. The hearing judge directed the pair to bid for grand jury action and the case will proceed before the grand jury on March 3 according to prosecutor John Powers.
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New Castle
Charf
Lehrorder
W. Glenn Dayne
Brady Panl
William B. Marshall
John Powers
Mary
Robbing With Courtesy New Hold Up Mode
Four men with pistols staged an informal robbery at a Chicago laundry office night. The thieves held the book keeper Miss Mildred Sturm and four drivers while the safe held all the money. The manager Pred Klein had gone home and address was unknown. The robbers planned to look it up.
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Chicago
Edgewater
Jhyan
Mildred Sturm
Pred’ Klein
Tchief
Son confesses in Rocky Hill bank robbery death
Bowling Green Kentucky February 1 Carl C Spilman nineteen confessed to police that he participated in the robbery today of the Bank of Rocky Hill where his father Porter Stillman was cashier and sole employee Police later arrested Carl Stillman eighteen son of Porter Stillman and held him on suspicion The elder Stillman said he opens the bank at five in the morning and two bandits arrived in a car one entering the bank to demand cash as the operation unfolded continued on page five
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Bowling Green
Carl C. Spilman
Bank of Rocky Hill
Rocky Hill
Carl Stillman
Porter Stillman
Stillman
Pokier
Prince of Wales Cancels Hunting Trip in South Africa
Johannesburg Feb 1 Prince of Wales illness forces cancellation of his diamond mines visit. He is bedridden with a slight cold contracted during battlefield tours but not seriously ill. He hopes to resume activities, aiming for a round of golf soon.
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Johannesburg
Union of South Africa
Prince of Wales
Police Wear Bullet Proof Vests During Two Raids
Cleveland police and detectives wearing bullet proof vests and armed with sawed off shotguns raided two apartments and arrested Lowell Foster, 4, Garrett Petro, 22, and Mrs Louise Petro, suspects linked to bank robberies in Kansas City and other midwest cities.
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Cleveland
Kansas City
Middle West
Lowell Foster
Garrett Petro
Louise Petro
Legal Turmoil Near Resolution Sparks City Riots
Hamburg reports police controlling rioting and communist disturbances in working class districts after two days of clashes. Unemployed groups resisted dispersal forcing police to use weapons, with many injuries. New York notes a six year tangle over a rediscovered Enoch Arden tale, tracing to Robert Boyd and Annie Bernes meeting in Hoboken.
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Hamburg
New York
Enoch Arden
Robert Boyd
Annie Bernes
Hoboken
N. J
Slaying of Julius Rosenheim Stuns Chicago
Julius Rosenheim a 45 year old former Chicago crime commission investigator was shot dead by two men who stepped from an automobile on a Chicago sidewalk and fired six shots. The killers fled in the car driven by a third man. Authorities say the motive was Langland's revenge on the squawker and Rosenheim’s undercover work against vice and gambling. The state’s attorney’s office had sought principals from him before his disappearance.
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Chicago
Julius Rosenheim
Chicago Crime Commission
Valice
Langland
Rosenheim
Lipster
Death visits in cruel way in Holland Michigan
In Holland Michigan on February 1, Mrs. Ethel Mulder, 50, froze to death near her farmhouse while her husband, 68, was unable to rescue her after falling at the mailbox seven feet away. He crawled back to the house for blankets. no telephones existed. A boarder, Ray Romyn, returned later and found the woman dead.
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Holland
Mich
Ethel Mulder
Gawthrope makes sensational gain in Gift Club standings
Mrs Pearl Gawthrope jumps to first in the Gift Club standings as a sensational rise during the week is noted alongside the ongoing race for three special gold prizes of 50, 25 and 10 dollars. The report lists Mrs Gawthrope in first, Mrs Ida Harter second, Miss Lila Miller third, with ties and near-contenders including Mrs Sarah Mahaffey and Mrs Roy Polling.
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Pearl Gawthrop
Ida, Harter
Lila Miller
Sarah Mahaffey
Roy Poling
Sarah Shahan
Chauncey Miller
Carrie Boyce
Lena Elsey
Roy Vol Ing
Pearl Gawthrope
Gift Club
Ganthrope
Roy Polling
Carri Noyce
Lena
Elacy
UNUS
Ocilla Mob Lynches Black Suspect After Confession
AP reports in Ocilla Georgia a Black man accused of assaulting a 14 year old white girl was captured by Sheriff Tyler and deputies after an overnight manhunt. A mob overpowered the sheriff and burned the suspect's body after slashing him with knives, amid claims the crime was admitted on capture.
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Ocilla
Jimmy Invite
Tyler
Irwin County
Irvine
Myatley
Daitere
Parley faces concrete naval arms limits
Five power naval conference confronts its first real test as leaders move from generalities to specific calculations. After a weekend break, delegates return to work with a sense that formal agreements on arms reductions may soon emerge, though progress remains uncertain and heavy deliberations lie ahead.
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Byron Price
Associated Press
London
Wives Unite To Help Husband In Legal Bid
In Rockford Newfoundland and Labrador two women, both married to Sven Stjernberg, join forces to aid his release after he was arrested on breach of peace charges. The pair plan to post bond, and one vows to bail him out as the other joins in the effort, amid a tangled dual marriage dispute.
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Rockford
Sven Stjernberg
Stjernberg
Leone Bucholig
Janesville
Wis
Haif Stjenberg
Girls Attacked In Chicago Night Incident
Fragmented report details a violent attack targeting several girls in Chicago on an unspecified night. Victims included Miss Josephine and Mrs. Liley, with medical concerns noted for head injuries and potential hospital care. The account remains unclear due to OCR errors and garbled names.
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