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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1930
Page
8
The Conservatives led by Richard Bennett secure a majority in Canada’s parliament after defeating Prime Minister Mackenzie King’s Liberal government. The victory centers on a high tariff platform to shield domestic industries from foreign competition.
The piece notes Buckleys assassination amid recall turmoil and police protection, warning the crime may reshape public opinion and curb underworld power. It cites suspicions about city leadership and a crackdown that followed, while contrasting with the Constitution shipboard record of long service by the famed frigate.
Willard park hosts an 8 p.m. Arndt Concert Band performance under city park board auspices directed by Herman Arndt. The program features classical, popular and patriotic numbers including Rose Marie Rolling Thunder Rio Rita The Fortune Teller Shoutin Liza and Lafin Sax.
United States prohibition leader Amos W. W. Woodcock announced a shift toward disciplined enforcement focusing on trained detectives and commercial violators. Schools will train agents to act as gentlemen using brains rather than force, with weapons reserved for defense. A headquarters school and a nationwide instructor cadre will roll out, with 24 graduates to begin serving as school masters in October.
National party will temporarily base at 3310 South Keystone avenue in a newly built log cabin as it plans permanent quarters. John Zahnd, national chairman, announced the Indiana campaign launches in August with a grove picnic near the cabin and a state ticket including Baxter, Reddick, Rominger, La Rue, and Green.
Gus Mueller announces appointment of ward chairmen for the fall campaign. Nathan Swain, the county chairman, elevates the lineup with several on the city payroll. Appointee Hendricks Kenworthy is Ninth ward chairman alongside a slate including Porteus, Losche, Blaine, Seidensticker, Eisenhut, Claver, Brown, Kissel, O’Brien, Springsteen, Anderson, Dalpole, McHugh, McNamara, Farrington, Leap, and Woolling in Washington township.
Martinsville Indiana recollects its darkest day sixty three years ago as R W Brown recalls the total solar eclipse that plunged the sky into darkness for about thirty minutes.
In Detroit a fatal shooting of radio figure Gerald Buckley escalates a citywide gang crackdown as police pursue gunmen amid a period of prohibition and political tension. Buckley was shot eleven times in the lobby of the La Salle hotel after election night broadcasts.
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