Parker Expected to Be Confirmed for Supreme Court Seat
Washington reports predict Senate approval of Judge John J. Parker of North Carolina as associate Justice with minimal opposition. Southern Democrats favor his appointment. independents cautious, West Republicans may resist, echoing past bitter confirmations.
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Washington
Mar
John J. Parker
North Carolina
Supreme Court
Senate
Parker
South
West
Borah
Idaho
Norris
Nebraska
Hughes
Scarface Capone Ordered To Leave Chicago Or Face Arrests
Chicago officials refuse to arrest Capone but warn he will be arrested on sight whenever seen in public. Deputy Commissioner Stege notes potential for further violence from gangs as Capone questions legal options. Capone had emerged from Philadelphia prison for a brief publicized visit.
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Chicago
Scarface
Capone
Detective Headquarters
John Stege
Philadelphia
John Swanson
United States
Stege
Doheny Acquitted In Elk Hills Bribery Case
Edward L. Doheny is found not guilty of bribing Albert B. Fall after a 1 hour 6 minute jury deliberation in the District of Columbia Supreme Court. The panel of three women and nine men accepts his defense that the $100000 payment was a loan, while Fall had previously been convicted of accepting a bribe.
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Washington, Mar
Edward L. Doheny
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Doheny
Albert B. Fall
Harding
Fall
Elk Hilly
Justice Hitz
Mrs. Doheny
Air Photos Planned of Hoover Home During California Exercise
Air photos of President Hoover's Palo Alto residence will be taken during the 1930 Army Air Corps field exercises in California. Lieutenant Guy Kirksey will fly from Sacramento to photograph the home at 1,000 feet, with negatives developed in flight and sent to Crissy Field for eastward transmission.
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Washington
Hoover
Palo Alto
California
Army Air Corps
War Department
Guy Kirksey
Air Corps
Sacramento
Crissy Field
San Francisco
Black Sheep Killer Sought By Officers
Cheyenne Wyoming March 23 officers of the Wyoming bureau of predatory animal and rodent control seek a killer that slaughters only the black sheep in a Green River flock. Seven black sheep were killed and not a white sheep harmed. Albert M Day of the Wyoming biological survey calls it one of the strangest freaks of animal nature. He notes a dog could be the culprit given the flock’s proximity to people.
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Cheyennhe
Wyo
Wyoming Bureau of Predatory Animal and Rodent Control
Green River
Albert M. Day
Wyoming Biological Survey
Simple funeral for statesman Arthur James Balfour
In Whittinghame Scotland on March 22 the Earl of Balfour was buried in his private grounds after a simple service. The statesman’s remains lay overnight in a red sandstone church before a modest graveside committal, with six estate servitors as pallbearers and a cart procession along his favorite rural lanes.
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Whittingehame
Scotland
Earl of Balfour
Balfour
Lord Balfour
Westminster Abbey
St. Giles Cathedral
Edinburgh
Arthur James
Great Britain
Dempsey Focuses on Health Over Heavyweight Title
CHICAGO March 22 Health concerns pace Jack Dempsey as he stays in Chicago to review profits from promotions before a medical exam in Rochester Minnesota. He plans to rest in California afterward and relax his schedule.
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Chicago
Jack Dempsey
Rochester
Minn
California
Three Die in Warsaw Sulphuric Acid Flood
Three people were killed and thirteen injured when a sewage channel in Warsaw was flooded with sulphuric acid today. Authorities investigate cause and scope of the accident.
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Warsaw
Court Takes Up Collection To Cover Bad Check
Jobless and hungry Margar et Black a 26 year old from Atlanta wrote a bad check for 810. James T Dale who cashed it had her arrested. In court yesterday Judge Erickson dismissed the charge. The court then took a collection totaling 10 dollars which was given to Dale to cover the check.
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Chicago
Margaret Black
Atlanta
James T
Dale
Erickson
Miss Black
London Calling Al Capone
Chicago dispatch reports a London newspaper reporter seeking to reach Al Capone by wireless telephone. The Chicago central office could not locate Capone’s number and delayed the call while the number was locked up. The caller, Stoddard, awaits connection.
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Chicago
London
al Capone
Stoddard
Snow and Sleet Hit Carolinas Amid Spring Hint
Snow and sleet swept parts of the Carolinas with colder interior readings and rain turning to snow on the coast. Asheville logged a six degree drop, while forecasts warned of continued cold and snow across regions. New York saw unseasonably cold 18 to 24 degrees with rising temps predicted. Springfield and Brimfield reported 14 and 8 degrees as winter lingered.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Asheville
New York
Mercury
Weather Bureau
Springfield
Mass
Brimfield
Here
Hundred Bandits and 50 Chinese Soldiers Killed in Kiangsu Clash
Reports from Shanghai say a daylong battle near Haichow in Northern Kiangsu saw about 100 bandits and 50 Chinese soldiers killed with hundreds wounded. Government forces reportedly routed the bandits after efforts to scatter looting bands across Kiangsu and Shantung in recent weeks.
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Shanghai
Haichow
Kaingsu
Kiangsu
Shantung
Border Guards Clash With Smugglers Near Anapra Station
Border patrolmen at El Paso fought six Mexican smugglers near Anapra on the New Mexico line. More than 150 rounds were fired. Officers were unharmed though the smugglers dropped their cargo and returned fire in the dark. casualties among the smugglers could not be confirmed.
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EL Paso
Tex
Anapra Station
New Mexico-Mexico Line
Racketeer Found Beaten To Death In Camden Area
Howard Thomas, 36, described by police as a small-time Camden racketeer, was found beaten to death in the Deer Park section near Ellisburg New Jersey. Police believe he was taken for a ride and killed.
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Ellisburg
N. J
Howard Thomas
Camden
Deer Park
Here
Britain And U S Continue Pact Talks In London
London's AP report says the United States and Britain will draft a conference pact with blank spaces for Japan and will invite France and Italy to sign, aiming to echo the Washington treaty despite Franco Italian deadlock. Briand returns to Paris to push French talks as pessimism grows about a tangible outcome.
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London
France
Italy
Morrow
George Dublee
Stimson
Sanmore
Briand
Paris
Mar
Film Explosion Sets Chicago Fire at University Club
Two blasts shattered windows on Michigan Boulevard and ignited a fire that reached the University Club and displaced Chicago and Illinois Athletic Club members from their rooms. Police said a film studio explosion caused gas fumes but no members were overcome.
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Chicago
Mar
Michigan Boulevard
University Club
Chicago and
Illinois Athletic Clubs
Napoleon Necklace Returns to Archduchess After Loss
Archduchess Marie Theresa of Austria recovers her Napoleon diamond necklace from New York jeweler David M. Michel for 60900 dollars after a protracted dispute over a sale by an alleged agent. An injunction against disposing of the treasure was lifted as the parties reach a settlement. Police search for Townsend continues in Palm Beach Florida.
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New York
Marie Theresa of Austria
David M. Michel
Marie Theresa
Laurence A. Steinhardt
Anna Eisenmenger
Eisenmenger
District Attorney’s Office
Charlies L. Townsend
Secret Service
Michel
Archduchess
Townsend
Palm Beach
Fla
Wake County Officers Wage A Drive That Nets Autos and Whiskey
Raleigh and Wake County officers in two months seized a dozen automobiles, 12 prisoners, and 575 jars of whiskey with a selling value of 1150. The drive targeted rum runners, yielding a 108 car haul in Bowland Heights and a mammoth distillery found near the fair grounds.
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Raleigh
Mar
Wake County
Bowland Heighs
Mike Smith
Robert Stephenson
Fair Grounds
W. BE. Ward
Chapel Hill
L. S. Warick
Fastest European Car Entered for Indianapolis Races
In Indianapolis on March 22 a sixteen cylinder Italian car claimed to be fastest on European speedways entered for the May 1 6009 mile race. Driver Baconi Borzacchina will race with Ernesto Mazerati as relief pilot.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Baconi Borzacchina
Ernesto Mazerati
George Adams Dies in Paris After Illness
Paris reports the death of George Adams a former London Times and New York Sun Paris correspondent. He died in his sleep after a brief influenza illness.
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George Adams
Paris
Mar
London Times
The
New York Sun
Indictments in Jamaica ginger paralysis outbreak issued
In Louisa Kentucky four druggists including a woman were indicted by the grand jury for selling Jamaica ginger extract for unlawful uses amid the widespread paralysis outbreak.
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Louisa, Ky
Jamaica
Wilbur Schoetts Tries Fire Alarm Prank at Chicago Party
In Chicago on March 22 Wilbur Schoetts claimed to Judge Jonas he pulled a fire alarm to revive waning party spirits and let guests hear the bells ring. The incident centers on a novelty plan rather than danger.
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Chicago
Wilbur Schoetts
Jonas
Robbers Take Jewelry Store Loot in Queens Heist
Three robbers robbed a jewelry store in Jamaica Queensborough today and escaped with 156000 dollars in jewels.
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New York
Jamaica
Queensborough
Cow Kicks Lantern Starts Barn Fire in Michigan
In Adrian Michigan on March 22 AP reports Clifford Burr’s cow kicked over a lantern in a barn near town causing two large barns to burn and a large quantity of hay and grain to be destroyed. Burr risked his life to rescue the animal.
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Adrian, Mich
Clifford Burr
O'Leary
Chicago
Burr
McCormick's Wife Sued for 227000 Damages in NY Suits
Mme Ganna Walska wife of Harold F McCormick faces two supreme court suits seeking 227000 in damages. Emile D Gutchason seeks 50000 alleging breach of contract over funding a perfume company with 12000 first year and 200000 second year promised by Walska. George Diamgaroff seeks 87000 claiming an agreement to arrange concert opera motion picture and radio engagements for her.
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New York
Mme
Ganna Walska
Harold F. McCormick
Supreme Court
Emile D. Gutchaseon
Mmna Walska
George Diamgaroff
Law Prevents Killing of Pesky Pigeons
In Bakersfield California on March 22 a law protects wild pigeons swarming over the Di Giorgio fruit ranch. Owners suffer losses to crops as Ross Peacock, an airplane pilot, flies low to frighten the birds but the pigeons remain protected by law.
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Bakersfield
Cal
di Giorgio
Ross Peacock
Not To Resign Says Police Commissioner Grover Whalen
New York March 22 Police Commissioner Grover Whalen denies rumors he will resign stating he has no intention of resigning at this time.
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New York
Grover Whalen
Statent
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