Pope Pontiffs Clash: Vatican Demands Evidence From Mussolini
June 6 reports show Mussolini challenged to prove charges of Catholic Action youths' political activity. Pope Pius X, in Osservatore Romano, calls on Il Duce to produce documents backing accusations and rails at church-state tension amid parade cancellations. Vatican notes defend liberty of conscience as Pope thanks Milan fascists for support and cites divine consolation amid troubles.
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Rome
Capone Faces Sentence For Evading Tax
Chicago June 6 The gang boss Al Capone faced possible 82 year prison term and an $80,000 fine on tax evasion charges. Indictments allege a $215,080.45 government tax claim based on income of 1 3854 84 for 1924 to 1929. Capone posted $50,000 bond and was released. Indictments marked two years of investigation led by A P Madden. Federal agents say Capone’s income is uncertain in the record but the charges rest on definite sums.
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Chicago
Alphonse ‘Capone
A. P. Madden
Special Intelligence Department
Internal Revenue Department
Madden
Capone
Two Youths Held on Liquor Charges After 20 Mile Chase
In Marietta Ohio two 16 year olds Franklin Spenca and Harold Painter were chased for 20 miles by Sheriff Gay Thompson before their car struck two women near the Ohio River bridge to Parkersburg West Virginia. The car carried about 60 gallons of liquor. Mrs. Carl ONeal was near death in Parkersburg Hospital and Miss Mary Potter 36 was seriously injured. The youths allegedly transported liquor from Akron to Charleston West Virginia and tried to flee into WV but were stopped by pedestrians.
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Charleston
W. Va
Carl O'Neal
Parkersburg
Mary Potter
Gay Thompson
Ohio River
Belpre
Here
Franklin Spenca
Harold Painter
Former magistrate found dead near woods with shotgun
Charles Town West Virginia in Willey 40 a former justice of the peace was found dead in the woods today with a 4 shotgun by his side officers reported the body located in the local area near town.
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W. Vandane
G. 04
Willey
Mary Roberts Rinehart Backs Capital Punishment View
In Wrington on June 6 a prominent crime writer Mary Roberts Rinehart argues for capital punishment to curb rampant cold blooded crime for profit across the country. She speaks from her capital city home, saying only the fear of punishment can remedy the present state.
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Los Angeles
New York
Pickett urges war against racketeering
Baltimore June 6 Deets Pickett research secretary of the Methodist Episcopal Board of Temperance urged a campaign against racketeering saying democracy is at stake unless law is enforced. He warned of vigilante violence and cited Texas Rangers as example and urged officials to uphold oaths amid alleged liberalism. He noted Chicago citizens cannot trade without paying tribute to gangsters and referenced recent Washington killings with gangster aspects.
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Deets Pickett
Methodist Episcopal Board of Temperance
The
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United States
West
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Texas
Flars
Pickett
Chicago
Washington
Coal bids sought for Grafton Independent School District
By June 11, the Board of Education will receive bids on coal to be delivered to district school buildings. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. For full information call 722.70-41.
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Grafton Independent
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Germany Calls for End to Reparations Burdens
Berlin declares liberty from unbearable reparations burdens imperative. Government issues emergency tax decrees to raise about 1.65 billion marks to balance deficits, slash civil service salaries, and impose new taxes on sugar petrol and cigarettes. President Von Hindenburg signed the decrees as the appeal to the people went out.
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Germany
Paul von Hindenburg
Reich
Sub Nautilus Heads Toward Polar Exploration Route
Sir Hubert Wilkins' submarine Nautilus advances toward the North Pole journey planned from England after leaving Provincetown. At 8 a.m BST she was 238 miles east of Cape Cod Light en route to Spitzbergen before reaching polar waters.
Raskob Loans Mortgage on Democrats Recurring
Senator Hatfield charged that Chairman Raskob’s loans to the Democratic National Committee amount to a growing mortgage on the party. The committee’s quarterly report showed 707,054 in unpaid obligations, including 295,250 owed to Raskob, with 40,000 loaned in the quarter ending May 31.
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Raskob
Democratic National Committee
Jefferson and
Jackson
Hatfield
West Virginia
Republican National Committee
House
Democratic Committee
County Trust Company of
New York
Feung
Jefferson
National Committee
Obietes Admits Butcher Murder Of Brooklyn Speakeasy Owner
Charles Obietes, 26, confessed to the butcher murder of Andrew Zubenski, Brooklyn speakeasy owner, and implicated Zubenski’s wife Obletes who boarded with the family. He said he struck Zubenski and dismembered the body, tossing salt parts around Brooklyn. Mrs Zubenski, 43, claimed knowledge of the crime while seeking to remove her husband to prevent him from exposing her past death.
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Charles Obietes
Andrew Zubenski
Brooklyn
Zubenski
Obletes
Brooks Ie
Zubinski
Cleveland
Adam Vilentis
Obietes
Twelve Men Added to B and C Shop Force in June
Twelve men were added to the Baltimore and Ohio shop force in June to handle fourteen Micardo type engines in the western divisions. Ten men were recalled to the Fairmont shop at the start of June, with potential for more recalls if Cumberland run power needs rise. The move signals renewed B and O activity following a quiescent period as salesmen report improving business and regional firms see better times after winter hardship.
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Cumberland Run
Fairmont
Dawes Says Business Is On Upward Trend
Ambassador Charles G. Dawes defended improving business conditions in Chicago on June 6 saying there is gradual improvement despite fear and gloom. He recalled remarks made in New York and emphasized the temporary nature of the downturn.
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Dawes
Chicago
Charles G. Dawes
New York
May Question Tony Lorenzo In Gang Death
Bradford Pa June 6 police planned to question Tony Lorenzo in connection with the killing of Al Ritchie. Ritchie a former saloonkeeper and bootlegger was shot three times in the head while in a parked car with Tony Maccio and Lorato Sarandrea nearby. Ritchie planned a book on gang killings on the Pennsylvania New York border.
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Baker
al Ritchie
Tony Loren
Bounty
Ritchie
Tony Maccio
Lorato Sarandrea
Maceio
Evangeline Booth
Salvation Army
Black Hand Society
Lorenzo
Terraccio
Filipino Goes on Rampage Aboard Ship Killing Two
On the liner Empress of Canada nearing Yokohama, Graciano Bilas, 42, a Filipino passenger, went on a knife rampage for about ninety minutes. He killed two and wounded 29, 17 critically, before officers stopped him as the ship docked.
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Graciano Bilas
Filipno
Lnner
Canada
Bilas
Filipino Sailor Runs Wild Aboard Ship Slashing Two
Confederate Chief Sixty policemen met the ship as Bilas, in a trance, attacked plumber Charles Campbell and two others. Campbell and Ito Kaisohd were slashed, later Bilas roamed the ship slashing passengers. Officers sprayed him with a hose and he surrendered after cornering in the bow.
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Bling
Bilas
Pantages Wins Appeal To Higher Court In Los Angeles Case
Alexander Pantages gains right to pursue inquiry into a girl's past life after testimony by Lydia Nitto in San Diego. Attorney Jerry Giesler argued similarity to the Pringle case, where a reversal was obtained to allow character questioning. The court allowed defense to probe the Nitto girl's general mode of living as trial readiness continues.
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Cal
Alexander Pantages
Supreme Court
Los Angeles
Lydia Nitto
Jerry Giesler
Pantages
Hunice Pringle
Geisler
Atorney
Pringle
Miss Pringle
Giesler
German Envoys Pleased With Their London Reception
German Chancellor Bruening and Foreign Minister Cardus expressed satisfaction after a reception in London with British officials. They called the first day in London eminently satisfactory and said England is Germanys friend. Ramsay MacDonald hosted toasts to King George and President von Hindenberg. They argued that Germany faces shared economic problems and that frank cooperation among nations is the only path forward.
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Germany
Heinrich Bruening
Julius Cardus
Eingland
England
Minnister
Ramsay Ald
George
von Hindenberg
Arthur Henderson
Trains Detour After Freights Leave Tracks in Tunnel Exit
Seven cars derailed from a long freight train at a Pennsylvania tunnel exit. For eight hours Pennsylvania trains used Baltimore and Ohio tracks, with B&O stations in use for passenger transfers. Buses ferried travelers between stations amid the disruption.
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Pennsylvania Tunnel
Pennsylvania
Baltimore and Ohio
New Tariff Agitation Brings Hull Back To Spotlight
Washington June 6 Cordell Hull, a tall Tennessean and staunch tariff advocate, returns to political prominence as tariff reduction ideals again illuminate Democratic policy. He has long argued against trade barriers, citing party tradition and past campaigns to vindicate this stance.
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Democratic Party
Houston
Alfred E. Smith
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