Eight Die in Feud as Chicago Rounds Up Gang Leaders
Chicago police launch citywide roundup arresting over 200 suspected gangsters after an eight murder spree and six injuries in three days. Notable captures include Capone ally Jack McGurn as “public enemy.” Investigators find gang leaders tapping each other’s wire communications to anticipate moves.
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James Pelcastro
Rocco Fanelli
Stege
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Thirteen Insane Criminals Escape From State Hospital
In Jonia Michigan on June 3 thirteen inmates escaped from the state hospital for the criminally insane after seizing guards and releasing 24 prisoners. Two fugitives were soon captured a short distance away as a large manhunt followed the breakout. The escape stemmed from overcrowded wards as authorities blamed limited facilities for housing dangerous inmates in a single ward.
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State Hospital
Percy C. Robertson
Bishop Cannon Refuses to Answer on 1928 Campaign
Bishop James Cannon Jr. defied a senate lobby committee by refusing to answer questions about his anti-Smith activities in 1928. He called the probe persecution while Senator Walsh and Senator Blaine pressed on temperance ties and the Asheville conference. The dispute prompted laughter and tension as the committee debated potential contempt actions.
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James Cannon, Jr
Senate Lobby Committee
Walsh
Montana
Cannon
Blaine
Wisconsin
Asheville
Senate
Virginia
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Ministers Hold Industrial Seminar in Greensboro Church
In Greensboro at West Market Street Methodist Church about 75 ministers from multiple denominations convened the first North Carolina industrial seminary. A. M. Arnett spoke on southern industry history and social background while C. T. Murchison discussed textile industry economics. An afternoon fellowship featured papers on wages and hours, and Reinhold Niebuhr of Union Theological Seminary delivered the evening open address.
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Chevalier in The Big Pond at Broadhurst
Maurice Chevalier stars as a bold French lover mixing American business with love in The Big Pond at the Broadhurst on Wednesday and Thursday. Claudette Colbert may join as a guest of the Enterprise if a reader’s name appears in the classified section and a ticket is secured.
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Cambridge tragedy ends in two deaths at King’s College
Historic King's College Cambridge becomes the scene of a double tragedy as A. F. R. Wollaston, famed explorer and instructor, and undergraduate D. N. Potts die from bullet wounds. Detective Sergeant Willis is seriously wounded in the same incident.
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Wollaston
King’s College
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Cambridge Police
Red River Flood Worsens as Refugees Rise Across Louisiana
Alexandria reports floodwaters widening the Red river valley with 15,000 homeless. Levee crews struggle to hold lines as crests approach, while relief efforts by Red Cross and agencies expand despite no widespread hunger or disease.
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Red River Valley
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Marksville
Mississippi
Louisiana
Red Cross
Large Coal Pile Reveals Hidden Liquor Cache
In Asheville on June 3 officers traced two gallons of liquor found with J. C. Glover to a coal pile near his home. A search of the house yielded nothing, but a coal pile and tracks led to 60 gallons of liquor buried beneath the pile, raising suspicions of illicit storage in hot weather.
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Asheville
J. C. Glover
Chicago Assassin Fires Into Bedroom At Elderly Divorcee
An attempted shooting targeted 55 year old Mrs. Lottie Brenner Dechow known as Count Von Buelow. The assailant fired two shots from a garage roof through her Sheridan road second floor bedroom window, narrowly missing in bed and leaving a bullet in the floor. Police seek motive amid prior crime inquiries and divorce details.
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Chicago
Count von Buelow
Lottie Brenner Dechow
Dechow
Nate Brenner
Mary Gross
Confederate veterans gather at Beauvoir for Jefferson Davis birthday reunion
In Biloxi Mississippi crowds honor Jefferson Davis at Beauvoir with wreaths and songs as veterans assemble on the Gulf coast. General R A Sneed takes command, planes fly overhead, and ten bands perform while reunions and talks mark the anniversary.
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R. A. Sneed
Oklahoma City
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Presbyterian judicial commission reorganization urged
A plan to reorganize the Presbyterian Church in the United States judicial system was presented to the 142nd General Assembly in Cincinnati. The overture seeks to make the judicial commission permanent, grant rulemaking power, and reduce schisms and litigation while ensuring fairness in trials.
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Judicial Commission of the Presbyterian Church
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142Nd
General Assembly
Judicial Commission
Supreme Court of the Presbyterian Church
Royal salute marks Prince of Wales as King George's birthday
King George VI celebrated his sixty fifth birthday at Buckingham Palace while the Prince of Wales led the royal salute at the Trooping of the Colours. Guard regiments paraded before thousands as Duke of Connaught headed the procession to the palace.
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George
Buckingham Palace
Primera of Wales
Mary
Prince of Wales
Duke of Connaught
Hoover Unchanged on Pension Bill
President Hoover said he has not changed his opinion that the Spanish American War veterans pension bill enacted over his veto is unwise. He favored liberalizing pensions for veterans with limited services but opposed applying a pauper provision or paying disability for those who may destroy health by vicious habits. He noted ongoing support from veterans for these views.
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Washington
Hoover
Congress
Negro’s Attempted Assault Case Arose In Green County
In Goldsboro on June 3, authorities disclosed an attempted assault on a Green County farmer’s wife from last Monday. The alleged assailant is Flither Perry, a Black man, who was arrested and charged with the attack.
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Green County
Flither Perry
Gatling Withdraws Challenges to 50+ Negro Voters in Wake County
In Raleigh on June 3, Bart M. Gatling withdrew challenges against more than 50 black registrants suspected of disqualifying voting due to race. About 330 Wake county Negroes faced eligibility reviews, with roughly 100 registrants present as hearings continued. Election officials later overruled about 25 challenges, noting the voters qualified as Democrats.
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Bart M. Gatling
Wake County
F. M. Simmons
Mr. Gatling
Democratic Party
Gatling
Graf Zeppelin Speeds Homeward Across Atlantic
The Graf Zeppelin sped east over the North Atlantic at about 90 mph after leaving Lakehurst New Jersey at 9 12 p m local time. By 6 to 9 a m she had covered 358 miles suggesting a 89.7 mph average with a possible tail wind. After a farewell salute over New York and Long Island she headed northeast up the coast then turned southeast toward Seville on the way to Friedrichshafen.
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Lakehurst
N. J
New York City
Long Island
Seville
Friedrichshafen
Tucker in Charlotte Campaign Swing for Senate Nomination
Irvin B. Tucker of Whiteville arrived in Charlotte on a Republican campaign swing for the U S Senate. He conferred with local leaders and planned to visit nearby towns during the day.
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Tucker
Charlotte
Irvin B. Tucker
Whiteville
United States
Senate
Lightning Strikes Ten In Czecho-Slovakia Football Team Among Victims
In Blattnitz Czecho-Slovakia a group of ten youths including a football team were struck by lightning while seeking shelter under a tree. Two boys aged fifteen and sixteen and two girls aged eighteen were killed instantly. Others were feared fatally burned.
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Blattnitz
Czecho-Slovakia
Ex American Sub Chaser Seized Off Virginia Coast
A former American sub-chaser named Metmazel was seized by a coast guard cutter off Paramore Banks near Virginia and brought to Norfolk with 12 crew members in custody. The vessel, likely French registry, carried about a thousand cases of bourbon and had French papers unreadable to US officials. Court action will decide if the vessel is forfeited.
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Norfolk
Virginia
Coast Guard
Metmazel
Codgat Guard
Boatswain Co
F. Garrison
CG-22
Paramore Banks
Garrison
St. Pierre
Miquelon
Albert Flahant
Flahant
Severe clashes flare across India with deaths and injuries
Police confront Hindu rioters at three sites including Werli Bombay near an internment prison. Dozens of congress volunteers are wounded, five in precarious condition. Near Madras Choling anallur a Hindu inciter is killed. Dharasana reports natives injured during salt depot raids by civil disobedience cohorts.
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India
Bombay
Werli
Congress
Madras
Cholinganallur
Dharasana
State Supreme Commission files brief on freight rate change
Raleigh report says the State Corporation Commission filed its brief before the Interstate Commerce Commission in a case seeking to block a shift from package to cents per hundred pounds for vegetable freight rates.
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State Corporation Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
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