Civil War Fear Raised Over Prohibition Delays
In Washington a House debate warned civil war could erupt if prohibition continues. Rep. FP H La Guardia said the split now is between peace and civil war. The disclosure followed Assistant Treasury Secretary Seymour Lowman clearing border patrolman Emmett White in the fatal shooting of confectioner Henry Virkula of Big Falls Minnesota.
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Byy Cecil Owen
United Pres
Washington
United States
FP. H. la Guardia
Rep
N. Y
Treasury
Seymour Lowman
Emmett White
Henry Virkula
Big Falls
Minn
la Quardia
John J. Raskob
John C. Box
Dem
Tex
Box
Raskob
Virkula
White
Coffin ally wins coal contract at higher county prices
Marion county agreed to pay Allied Coal and Material Company represented by Harmon Campbell at least 15 cents more per ton for thousands of tons of coal to be burned in county institutions this winter. Campbell’s bid topped rival bids though labeled the lowest and best by commissioners tied to Coffin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
George W. Coffin
Fourth Ward
Allied Coal and Material Company
Harmon Campbell
West Thirty-sixth Street
Coffin
Times Today
Campbell
Indianapolis Coal Company
Peoples Coal and Cement Company
West Virginia
Indiana
George O. Hutsell
Minnesota to pursue murder case against border agent White
County attorney David Hurlburt declared Minnesota will press a first degree murder charge against Emmett J. White despite federal clearance. He urged no public disturbance and warned of extra jail security if violence erupts, criticizing the treasury department's decision.
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United Press International
White
Treasury
Henry Virkula
Hurlburt
Lowman
Dock Blast Kills 3 at Brooklyn Drydock
An explosion at the Robins drydock in Brooklyn killed three workers and injured several others. One end of the drydock was shattered and half of it damaged, with three bodies recovered so far.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Robins
Ruth Walgreen is Cleared After Speeding Hearing
Ruth Walgreen 19 daughter of a drug store chain owner appeared before Magistrate Charles Franklin in Evanston Illinois for speeding. She snickered at the reprimand and claimed she had been racing with the magistrate’s daughter when arrested. The case was dismissed.
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Evanston
Ill
Ruth Walgreen
Charles Franklin
Ruth
Woman Dies After Being Struck by Doctor's Car
Mae Bundran 21 of 1508 Everett street died at city hospital from a skull fracture and leg injuries after being struck by Dr. O L Dietch at 10 p m Wednesday in the 800 block South Harding street. Surviving are her two young daughters June 6 and Jane 4, husband, sister Miss Bertha McKinney, brother David McKinney, and father Henry McKinney of Everett street. Burial expected in Harriman Tennessee.
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Harding Street
Mae Bundran
Everett Street
City Hospital
O. L. Dietch
Oliver Avenue
Jane
Bertha McKinney
David McKinney
Henry McKinney
Harriman
Tenn
Hoover to Sign Farm Aid Bill Today Amid Senate Action
Washington June 14 The administration moved a debentureless farm bill toward final enactment with House ratification and quick paths to the White House. Hoover likely signs today and may announce Saturday the eight member federal farm board to run the program and a $500 million revolving fund. Senate changes secrecy rules by rolling out publication of future roll calls, while House votes on other measures.
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Paul R. Mallon
Senate
White House
Herbert Hoover
Federal Farm Board
Expert Begins Survey of Chicago Police
Bruce Smith of the National Institute of Public Administration starts a year long study of the Chicago police department to examine methods of force not personnel. He says he does not seek to referee any beer war and does not believe the crook gets the first shot at a policeman.
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United Preas
Chicago
Bruce Smith
National Institute of Public Administration
Barrett Fund Investigation In Wayne County Tangle
Lawrence F. Orr chief examiner for the state board of accounts returned from Richmond saying Barrett law funds in Wayne County are tangled. He and field examiners Henry Martin and Ed Cooper checked the Barrett funds at the Wayne County courthouse. Final results will reveal if a fund shortage exists.
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Barrett Law
Wayne County
Lawrence F. Orr
State Board of Accounts
Richmond
Henry Martin
Ed Cooper
Orr
Sign Company Man Slugged in Street Attack
Walter Hines, 29, maintenance man for General Outdoor Advertising Company, was slugged Thursday night near Massachusetts Avenue and the Belt railroad. Police report fresh racketeering evidence and grand jury interest amid a stand against an open shop policy while two former employees face malicious trespass charges over mutilated company billboards.
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Marion County Grand Jury
Walter Hines
East Seventeenth Street
General Outdoor Advertising Company
Hines
Massachuetts Avenue
Belt Railroad
Siren Ban Ordered for Non Emergency Vehicles
Police Chief Claude M. Worley ordered a siren and red light ban on all non emergency vehicles after a safety board mandate. Several undertakers have been using red lights and sirens on private ambulances in violation of the law, the order states.
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Claude M. Worley
Worley
Soviet Deny Invasion Reports About China Threat
Moscow reports deny rumors that Russian troops invaded Mongolia prior to any China attack and deny that Soviet authorities have surrounded the legations across Russia.
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Bay
United Press
Moscow
Mongolia
China
Rus
Unclear Timetable Fragment From Historical Page
Fragmentary OCR shows scattered times and numeric codes such as 6 a.m. 58, 10 a.m. 65, and 1 p.m. 69 with surrounding numbers like 59, 62, 67. No identifiable event, person, place, or organization can be confirmed from the readable text.
Times Saves Money for City Automobile Drivers
The Times offers free notary service for drivers needing licenses. By noon 5,290 had used the service, aimed at avoiding political fees. The office stays open from morning until 8:30 p m until July 1 the license deadline.
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Times
The
the Times
City Court Upsets Speed Limits With No Limit Law
Judge pro tem Earl Cox dismissed a speeding charge against E. E. Hayes for driving 35 mph in a residential district. Police argued reckless driving, but the judge said the statute uses speed as prima facie evidence, not conclusive guilt, under a 1929 law that abolishes open road limits and raises city limits to 20 mph in business areas and 30 mph in residential zones.
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Earl Cox
E. E. Hayes
Byram Avenue
John Davidson
Hayes
West Michigan Street
Cox
Tragedy Hidden By Neighbors In Columbus Home
A blind boarder found the bodies of Tom Peterson and his wife Ada after two days in their Columbus, Ohio home. The coroner ruled both deaths from poison liquor, with neighbors discovering the scene.
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United Press
Columbus
Tom Peterson
Ada
Dawes Arrives in Southampton for Ambassadorship
Ambassador designate Charles G. Dawes arrived in Southampton on the White Star liner Olympic at 3.35 p m to begin a high speed program inaugurating his duties as United States ambassador to the court of St James.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Southampton
England
Charles G. Dawes
Olympic
United State
Court of St. James
Police Safety Edict Urges Parents During Summer Vacation
Indianapolis Police Chief Claude M. Worley issued a safety plea as 60,000 students begin a three month break. He urged parents to curb street play and enforce curb limits, teach crossing rules, avoid railways, supervise trips to parks, and prohibit inline skates and wagons in streets.
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Indianapolis
Polnce
Claude M. Worley
Worley
Pill Overdose Leaves Mrs Coppens Critical in Indianapolis
Mrs. Catherine Coppens 26 of the Colonial hotel collapsed from an overdose of sleeping tablets. She arrived in Indianapolis from Georgia a month ago and is in critical condition at City Hospital, attendants said.
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Catherine Coppens
Colonial Hotel
City Hospital Atendants
Indianapolis
Georgia
Young's Son to Wed in Cleveland Saturday
Charles J. Young son of Owen D. Young chairman of the European reparations commission will wed Esther Marie Christensen in Cleveland on Saturday afternoon. The reparations chief arrives in New York today and may travel to Cleveland by airplane for the ceremony. Charles Young works in radio development with General Electric, where his father is chairman.
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Cleveland
United Press
Charles J. Young
Owen D. Young
European Reparations Commission
Esther Marie Christensen
New York
Charles Young
General Electric Company
War Hero Sues U S for 10000 War Risk Policy Claim
Hancock county resident files federal suit against United States seeking 10000 for a war risk insurance policy alleging his permanent disability from gas exposure in the war. He names Burleigh G. Warner as a defendant in the action.
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U. S
Burleigh G. Warner
Hancock County
United States
Clarence Jones Held on Narcotic Charge
Clarence Jones of 609 Torbett street was held on a narcotic charge with bond set at 2500 dollars by United States Commissioner John W. Kern. A hearing was scheduled for Wednesday.
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Clarence Jones
Torbett Street
John W. Kern
United States
Wig Fashion Sparks Divorce Battle in Superior Court
Mrs. Viola Bunce claimed grounds for divorce after her husband Oscar Bunce forced a wig over her bobbed hair. The court granted a divorce to Oscar on a cross-complaint, while custody of the couple’s two children was awarded to Mrs. Bunce.
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Viola Bunce
Oliver Avenue
Superior Court One
Oscar Bunce
Warren Avenue
Bunce
Jessie Levy
Yellow Bird Near Portugal Refueling on Atlantic Flight
The French monoplane Yellow Bird, whose fuel is running low, nears Portugal after 28 hours aloft from Old Orchard Maine on a flight to Paris. If it lands in Portugal it will refuel and continue toward Paris, with a possible Lisbon landing. The attempt marks another west to east nonstop Atlantic crossing.
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Old Orchard
Paris
Commercial Cable Company
Portugal
Bordeaux
Azores
Jean Assolant
Lisbon
Atlantic
Alcock and
Brown
London
Boy Believed Stowaway on French Airship Yellow Bird
Arthur Schreiber of Portland, age 22, thought missing after rumor he hid in the Yellow Bird cabin before takeoff. A letter from a friend said to be his urged parents to wait for Rome arrival and urged calm as investigators checked reports.
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Bunce
United Press
OLD Orchard
Arthur Schreiber
Portland
Paris
Alexander Jordan
Schreiber
Morris R. Schreiber
Armeno Lotti Jr
Arthur
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