Raskob Backs Party stance on Prohibition at Hearing
John J. Raskob testifies before the senate lobby committee that the Democratic Party must decide its own views on prohibition. He notes he cannot commit the party and highlights his honorary role with DuPont and his contributions to antiprohibition groups. The hearing features clashes with Rep. Robinson and involvement by Caraway and Walsh. The committee plans to resume Tuesday.
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Washington
John J. Raskob
Democratic National Committee
Prohibition
National Committee
Senate Lobby Committee
Raskob
General Motors
Senate Committee
Caraway
Arkansas
Walsh
Montana
Robinson
Rep
Ind
Joseph P
Duponts
Gertrude M. Duncan
U. L Dupont de Nemours Corporation
Rayon Holdings
Indiana
Arrest Ordered for General Yen in Northern Revolt
The state council at Nanking ordered the arrest and punishment today of General Yen Hsishan, governor of Shansi province and a leading figure in the northern revolt against the National government.
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United Press
Shanghai
China
State Council
Nanking
Yen Hsishan
Shanshi Province
Smoker Dies at 109 After Bedside Cigarette Incident
Hoboken N J April 4 Kup per Bier says Smoking never harmed him on his 109th birthday. He died Thursday from burns suffered a week earlier while trying to light a cigar in bed.
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United Arena
Gandhi arrives at Dandi to defy salt laws
Mahatma Gandhi reached the town of Dandi to undertake his first open act of rebellion against British rule. He plans to defy the salt laws by producing salt in deliberate disobedience, signaling a new phase of the independence movement.
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United Press
Bombay
India
Mahatmadhi
Dandi
President Hoover Promotes Dr Boone to Navy Captain
President Hoover signed a bill elevating Dr. Joel T Boone from lieutenant commander to captain in the Navy. The White House physician, whose home is Pottsville Pennsylvania, received the promotion today.
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United Presse
Washington
Joel T. Boone
White House
United States Navy
Hoover
Dr. Boone
Pottsville, Pa
Fugitive banker Cornelius to face trial in Englewood case
Abram Cornelius, once cashier at Citizens National Bank Englewood New Jersey, pleads guilty to embezzling 1100 dollars and fled to Cheyenne fifteen years ago with his stenographer Loretta Adalgais. He now faces return to Englewood for trial as federal officers prepare indictments.
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Pbereeeci
Wyo
Abram Cornelius
Cornelius
Citizens National Bank of
Englewood
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Cheyenne
Loretta Adelgais
A. P. Cornell
United States
United
Wood
Drop Aluminum Trust Charges Faced by Aluminum Company
The Federal Trade Commission dismissed an antitrust complaint against the Aluminum Company of America after more than five years. Final arguments in the case wrapped up with the defense alleging delays and obstruction in the process. The 1925 complaint charged monopoly schemes in the aluminum industry, including price differentials and below cost selling to subsidiaries.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission Today
Aluminum Company of America
William Watson Smith
Aluminum
Surneys
Commission
An Ming
Aluminum Company
Commssion
Senate Amendment Seeks 5 Percent Muscle Shoals Receipts
Senator Vandenberg proposes eliminating the 5 percent gross receipts provision in the Norris Muscle Shoals bill to pay Alabama and Tennessee. Debate continues as a final vote on the vetoed measure by former President Coolidge is anticipated today.
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Washington
Norris Muscle Shoals
Alabama
Tennessee
Muscle Shoals Project
Vandenberg
Rep
Mich
Senate
Coolidge
Hit and run driver arrested in fatal Oct 1929 collision
James Joseph Hornung, 20, of 951 Prospect street, was arrested and alleged to confess to striking Lory Brookbank, 43, on Oct 30 at Keystone avenue and Washington street. Brookbank died next day at St. Vincent's hospital. Hornung faces manslaughter and failing to stop charges. Two girls and another youth were in the car. Officer McMahon and Lt. Owens led the inquiry.
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Police Accident Prevention Bureau
James Joseph Hornung
Prospect Street
McMahon
Frank Owens
Lory Brookbank
Eastern Avenue
Keystone Avenue
Washington Street
Brookbank
St. Vincent's Hospital
Horning
Hornung
William Tucker
West Twelfth Street
Methodist Hospital
New Palestine
Ford Family Seeks Easter Meeting With President Hoover
Edsel Ford and his two sons visited President Hoover in Washington on April 4. They were accompanied by Phelps Newberry, son of ex Senator Truman Newberry. Ford said the trip was to spend Easter holidays and let his boys meet the President.
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United Press
Washington
Edsel Ford
Hoover
Phelps Newberry
Truman Newberry
Michigan
Ford
Hawks Welcome Mars Hill as Transcontinental Glider Arrives
Captain Frank Hawks lands at Mars Hill airport after a towplane break and long descent from Terre Haute. A crowd of several hundred cheered as the glider settled in. Hawks continues toward Indianapolis with planned stops and a radio linked air train.
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Mars Hill Airport
Indianapolis
Frank Hawkes
Mars Hill
Hawks
Terre Haute
Terre Haute-Indianapolis
Columbus
New York
United Press
Harry Clark
San Diego
Cal
United States
Library sees surge in book borrowing due to unemployment
Elizabeth New Jersey librarian Mrs. Hattie S Looker reports more than 2000 extra books borrowed in the past month compared to the same period a year earlier as a result of rising unemployment.
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United Press
Elizabeth
N. J
Hattie S. Looker
Miss Clara Bolling Injured in Horse Incident
Miss Clara Bolling niece of Mrs Woodrow Wilson was in a hospital today recovering from painful injuries after being thrown from her horse. The accident occurred as she rode near Washington and authorities reported no further conditions beyond the injuries.
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United Press
Washington
Clara Bolling
Woodrow Wilson
Gusher Drives Back Workers at Mary Sudik Field
The Mary Sudik oil gusher in Oklahoma City roared for nine days before driving back a crew of oil men attempting to seize the flow with a steel cylinder. Deadly fumes from crude oil felled one worker and sickened the others as they waded through crude to place the device. Gas masks were ordered for a new attempt later.
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United Press
Oklahoma City
Wounds Wife Dies Brill Suicide After Theater Quarrel
In Gary Indiana on Thursday night Peter Brill 24 a show manager killed himself with poison after shooting his 17 year old wife who slumped to the floor with a leg wound. Officers say Brill left the woman for dead then used a gun to end his life following a backstage quarrel after a performance.
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United Press
Gary
Ind
Peter Brill
Brill
Early Birth Spike At Chicago Lying-In Hospital
Chicago Lying-In Hospital records show more births occur between 1 and 2 am than at any other hour, proving the stork is an early bird.
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United Press
Chicago
Mystery surrounds Basil Miles death probe
Washington April 4 inquiry into Basil Miles death grows murky as officials offer little comment amid reports of a search for a Hollywood wife of a prominent author who may have visited the diplomat before his death. Miles, a noted American foreign service officer, died in 1928 from a blood clot in a hospital.
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Washington
Basil Miles
Hollywood
Cal
Justice Department
Hollywood Moving Picture Colony
Miles
Foreign Service
State Abandons Mae West Trial After 10 Hour Jury Court
New York April 4 Mae West and thirty seven cast members of Pleasure Man will not face a retrial. District Attorney Crain and Assistant DA Wallace said a blue ribbon jury could not convict after ten hours, making another trial pointless.
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United Press
New York
Mae West
Crain
Wallace
Bride and groom dive into matrimony in ten feet of water
A bridegroom and bride wed in a novelty ceremony at a hotel in which both wore diving helmets and the vows were spoken amid air pumps and wires. The couple, Joe Gutrick and Katie Wilson, plan a Denver honeymoon after the stunt.
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OS Angeles
Denver
Ambassador Hotel
Joe
Sheppard
Garrick
Mother dying seeks daughter Marion Huber missing ten years
Mrs. J R Burdene of Indianapolis seeks her niece Marion Huber now 34 to hurry by car to New York to aid a dying grandmother. Huber has not contacted family in ten years. her son, now 15, pleads for her return.
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J. R. Burdene
Ralston Avenue
New York
Huber
Marion Lutz
Huntington
Ind
Rates Settled in Early Tariff Conference Session
Washington April 4 tariff conferees completed consideration of the first hundred of 1250 disputed issues. About seventy rates were settled today in addition to thirty two decided Thursday. No action on casein and no date set for it. The house mostly receded to the senate. Ottawa April 4 Premier Kings liquor export ban to the United States appears ready for passage with final reading scheduled May 7 in the senate.
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United Press
Washington
Senate
House
Canada
Ottawa
Ontario
King
United States
Florida man charged with murder of wife and son
William E. Carver, a former Philadelphian, is charged by warrant with first degree murder in Highlands county Florida for the killing of his wife and 2 year old son. A coroner's jury had earlier exonerated him, claiming he killed a servant during the alleged cover up. The case, tied to a $10,000 life policy on Mrs Carver, will go before the Highlands county grand jury.
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Sebring
Fla
William E. Carver
Grady Burton
Highlands County
Burton
Carver
Ben Whitehead
Whitehead
Florida
Highlands County Grand Jury
Miami
Carvers
Frances
William Jennings Bryan
Ltvender
O. Wolf
Lands County
Hooks and Slices Lead Cleveland Realty Sales Push
A Cleveland realty firm hires golfers as salesmen for a new development featuring a country club and golf course, aiming to attract buyers with sport related appeal.
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United Press
Cleveland
Cleveland Realty
Bank Loot at Union Trust Branch in Dayton
Five masked bandits robbed the Union Trust Company on Xenia Avenue in Dayton, forcing five employees and five customers to lie on the floor. The robbers escaped with about 40 000 to 50 000 dollars in cash in an automobile. In New York a court appearance surprised officials when Nathaniel Armstrong, 19, identified as a Black man, appeared without pants, charged with stealing a pair.
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Dayton
Xenia Avenue
Union Trust Company
United Arena New York
West Side
Nathaniel Armstrong
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