Capitol notes on prohibition enforcements reform
Washington dispatch reports a split among drys over Moorer’s plan to transfer federal prohibition enforcement from Treasury to Justice. House delay grows as committee study and Gavin McNabb review loom. parties differ on enforcement structure and timing.
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William & Neal
INS
Washington
Moorer
House
The
Treasury
Mellon
Department of Justice
Mitchell
Mr. Hoover
Justice Department
Joint Congressional Committee
Gavin McNabb
Hoover
Joint Committee
Senate
Rep. Snell (II
New York
Rules
Snell
Ermit
National Association of Druggists
Industrial Alcohol Makers
Rep. Hudson
Michigan
Rep. Cooper
Ohio
Rep. Black
Leaders shift on Woaver proposal sparks party realignment
Critics who opposed the Woaver plan now back him, arguing the country elected him to enforce prohibition and grant broad authority. Allies of Secretary Mellon, once critical of the policy, view the transfer as a rebuke to him.
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Woaver
Mellon
Phjedt
Debating Hopkins Nomination and Public Buildings Bill
Washington observers weigh the fight over President Hoover’s pick Richard J. Hopkins for a federal judgeship in Kansas while the Public Buildings bill faces a stalled path in the Senate Public Buildings Committee. Key senators urge compromise as factions threaten to block other business. The article notes existing building programs and impacts if the new measure passes, with prohibition-era lines and questions of disqualification for Hopkins. Local commerce mentions O. W. Baker, Isaac Baldwin in related court visits.
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Hopkins
William K. Hutchinson
UNS
Washington
Senate
Hoover
Richard J. Hopkins
Kansas
Senate Public Buildings Committee
Keyes
NHL
House
Trammel
Florida
McMaster
Trammell
District of Columbia
States
Judge Hopkins
Tydings
Blaine
Wis
Walsh
Montana
Dry
Supreme Court
Card of Thanks for James Fyock of Pen Run
The family of James Fyock of Pen Run expresses deep appreciation for kindnesses shown during illness and after his death. They thank everyone for the floral tributes and the use of curs on the day of the funeral.
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James Fyock
Pen Run
Thugs Strip Auto Driver in Beaverton Area Attack
Beavar Falls Pa Dee Toole Pittsburgh man, 32, was beaten and stripped by two unidentified assailants who dragged him from a home near Smiths Ferry. He was left near an embankment in Upper Dry Run. rescued by Ida Walker and taken to Mia Duncan's home for aid. Investigators describe the incident as a violent robbery and assault with critical injuries.
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Beavar Falls
Dee
G. TH. Toole
Pittsburgh
Mia
Jonnia Tinnean
Smith's Ferry
Toole
Duncan
Upper Dry Ran
Tie
Ida Walker
Mrre
Assault Case Hangs On Trial Timeline And Testimony
The assault case centers on a Jersey man detained about two and a half months. He was arrested October 17. Cross examination shows he did not seek contact with brothers John and Shander, who testified for the defense. The defense claims Bohan and his wife fought on their porch with a poker strike earlier that night. The trial was ongoing.
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Jersey
Joe
John
Shander
Bohan
Soen
Stocks Suffer Broad Selloff In Fox And Peers
The market opened unsettled with heavy selling in Fox Film, International Combustion, Murray Corporation, and other firms amid rumors of trustee difficulties and weak earnings. Late session buyers lifted U.S. Steel and American Can while radio stocks slid to yearly lows and a school whipping case ended with a not guilty verdict against Roscoe McConnell.
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New York
Fox Films
International Combustion
Murray Corporation
Fox Film
Fox
Murray Corporation Common
American Piano Company
Sonora Company
American
Canadian Pacific
New York Central
U.S. Steel
American Can
General Electric
Bethlehem Steel
Freeport Texas
Kolster
Zenity
Roscoe McConnell
Cowansville
C. A. Hooks
William Hooks
Conference tensions over submarine parity and British stance
The article discusses Britain's sensitivity on submarines, U.S. sympathy to British aims, and how London may push its position at the conference. It notes friction between the American State Department and Navy and details Japan's delegation dynamics with Secretary Stimson and Admiral Takerabe.
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United States
Great Britain
Germany
Britain
Mediterranean
Far East
London
Brittania
Washington
Japan
State Department
Navy Department
Navy
General Board
Adams
Stimson
Takerabe
Death claims Mrs Anna Bager in Johnstown
Mrs Anna Bager aged 85 widow of Frank Bager died yesterday at her daughter Mrs Andrew Iseen’s Morrellville home after three weeks bedfast. Survived by a daughter, one brother Martin Osokski Filmira NY, five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral 9 AM Saturday at Church of the Immaculate Conception with Requiem Mass by Rev Dr Louis M Maucher. Interment church cemetery Lower Yoder township.
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Anna Bager
Johnstown
Frank Bager
Andrew Iseen
Wilson Street
Morrelville
Indiana
Bager
Martin Osokski
Filmira
N. Y
Japan Holds Line On Cruiser Share In Naval Talks
In London talks Japan insists on flexibility over cruiser strength and seeks compensating gains in submarines. Tokyo shows submarine fleet of 71 units totaling 78,497 tons, larger than Britain, with the United States at 118 vessels and about 87,242 tons. Japan signals it will not sacrifice its submarine program even if 70 per cent cruiser targets are debated.
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Japan
London
Great Britain
United States
Lonmson
Britain
Blizzard devastates Midwest with deaths and outages
Chicago reports sixteen dead and over forty injured as a fierce blizzard sweeps the Midwest. A fifty mile gale piles snow into drifts along streets and rail rights of way, halting traffic and promising sub zero temperatures across central states.
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Middlewest
Chicago
British fliers linked to missing craft in Tunis
Natal Brazil reports Major Tadio Larree Borges and Lieutenant Leon Charles will resume their South Atlantic crossing from Seville to near Natal in a government mail plane, plan Rio de Janeiro stop then Montevideo, amid expectations of a hero’s welcome.
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Natal
Brazil
Tadio Larree Borges
Leon Charles
South Atlantic
Seville
Here
Montevideo
Rio de Janeiro
Aero Postale Latecocre Company
Monteviedo
NONE INJURED IN BRITISH COURT OF INQUIRY
The Algonquin was slightly damaged and to be thoroughly examined today to determine the full extent of injuries. Reports say one observer from each steamship line and possibly a fifth by the United States Attorney Tuttle are involved. With all passengers aboard, the Algonquin continues to be under inquiry.
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Ambroga
New York
Fort Victoria
Bella
Ambrose Light
Victoria
New York City
Sandy Hook
Jacksonville
Selbe
Miami
Galveson
Bermuda
Fort
St. George
United States
Tuttle
How Much Is Your Child Worth
A Indiana County lecture argues a child’s future earnings justify health investments. Dr. Dublin estimates an eighteen year old boy could be worth over forty one thousand dollars in future earnings, with tuberculosis prevention saving vast sums for the community. Christmas Seals are framed as health and economic investments in the Gazette Classified.
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Louis I. Dublin
Bery L. Seanor
Indiana County Tuberculosis Society
Dublin
Sam
Indiana County Tuberculosis Association
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Atlantic
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Yscureees
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Molloy
Hupp Motor
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Kelly
Texas Gulf
United Corp
Warner Thos. West
S. Steel
Maurice Rotten
Canadian Northwest
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Middle West
New York State
New England
Pennsylvania
A. S. Weather Bureau
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Boston
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