Memorial Day Toll Reaches 118 Across Nation
A United Press tally shows 118 deaths on Memorial Day from drownings heat prostrations and accidents. New York led with about 30 deaths including 14 drownings while Illinois reported seven drownings and several auto and heat fatalities. A racing car crash at Metropolitan Heights killed two and injured three others.
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New York
Metropolitan Heights Fairground
Bernie Katz
Illinois
Prohibition Official Denies Snooping Hire Plan
Prohibition Commissioner James M. Doran denied in Boston that he sanctioned employing Brown University students for snooping at $5 a day. He told J. W. Lewis the plan was not in line with policy and called a newspaper report inaccurate.
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Prohibition
James M. Doran
J. W. Lewis
Boston Today
Brown University
Doran
Lewis
State officers to aid in halting bucket shop injunction
State officials including Secretary Otto Fi field state securities commissioner Mark Rhoads and chief examiner Earl Coble will join attorney-general representatives in South Bend on June 7 to seek dissolution of a circuit court injunction that delays the closing of bucket shops.
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Mark Rhoads
Earl Coble
Commission
Attorney-General
South Bend
Scarface Capone Escorted From Atlantic City Parade to Jail
Chicago Journal reports Al Capone, jailed in Philadelphia, was escorted by Detective James Malone from a peace meeting in Atlantic City to Philadelphia where he was arrested by his escort. A gangland source cited confirms the event as Chicago’s top racketeer facing jail for the first time.
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Scarface al Capone
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
James (Shoey) Malone
Journal
Chicago
Williams man chases wife with kitchen utensils in Milwaukee
Fletcher Williams fled his Milwaukee home pursued by his wife and threw a barrage of kitchen utensils. He triggered a fire alarm, drawing five fire units. Williams was arrested for filing a false alarm and his wife held on disorderly conduct charges.
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Milwaukee
Fletcher Williams
Lindberghs Seen Returning to Maine Honeymoon
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh and his bride are expected to arrive at their Maine summer home near North Haven within a fortnight. Gardeners and staff prepare the estate as the couple’s surprise Englewood wedding is noted and friends remain puzzled about their exact honeymoon location.
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Paris
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Lambert
Lindbergh Honeymoon Hat Misrouted Across States
The post office cannot locate Colonel and Mrs. Charles Lindbergh after a Savannah millinery hat sent to Mrs Charles Lindbergh Washington could not be delivered. The hat was forwarded to the Guggenheim Foundation in New York.
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Lindbergh to Enter Social Register in June Edition
Commerce NEW YORK May 31 Colonel Charles A Lindbergh is set to have his name inscribed in the social register likely in the summer edition published in June.
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New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Social Register
Prison Board Meeting With Indiana Trustees In Michigan City
Governor Harry G. Leslie attends the Indiana state prison trustees monthly meeting in Michigan City. Parole decisions will be considered for inmates who have served minimum sentences. He is expected to return to the statehouse Monday.
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Peace Treaty Praised as Birth of a New Freedom
Former President Calvin Coolidge hails the Kellogg multilateral peace treaty as the birth of a new freedom in international relations. The June Ladies' Home Journal issue features the remark published today.
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Calvin Coolidge
Ladies’ Home Journal
Eagles Suspect in Kidnapping as Eagles Attack Near Sturgeon Bay
In Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin after a 12 hour search 3 year old Edith Dorschell vanished at a picnic. Authorities entertain a theory she was carried off by a pair of giant eagles seen hovering before the disappearance near the wooded area where picnickers searched. Edith was with her parents Mr and Mrs Joseph Dorschell.
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Englees
ACCORD NEAR ON QN FARM BILL BETWEEN HOUSES
Washington May 31 Conferees from the house and senate resumed discussions after a week’s disruption with hope for an early agreement. Both sides agreed to drop the debenture feature and to create a federal farm board with a 500 million dollar revolving fund to aid surplus crops. House seeks six board members and senate twelve, with a compromise of nine expected tomorrow.
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Federal Farm Board
County to Buy 100 Voting Machines Ahead of 1930 Primary
County commissioners plan to purchase about 100 new voting machines before the 1930 primary. Bonds totaling 42,500 will fund a new county garage expansion to store the machines. About 275 machines are in use, many old and in need of frequent repairs. Sixty precincts have been added, increasing demand for new equipment.
Quizapu Volcano Erupts Shaking Curico Chile
The Quizapu volcano near Curico Chile erupted violently on May 31, terrorizing the city as lava and ash showers forced evacuations and widespread fear among residents.
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Speed Victim Bill Spence To Be Sent Home For Burial
The Los Angeles race driver Bill Spence aged 24 killed in the Memorial Day speed classic will be sent to Los Angeles this afternoon aboard the 5 p m train. Phil Pardee Babe Stapp and Fred Duesenberg aid in arrangements. Spence died after a crash on the eighth lap at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. His body lies in the Flanner and Buchanan mortuary.
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Spence
Indianapolis
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Jacob Hudgins
Chiron
Delage
William Arnold
Flanner & Buchanan Mortuary
Coffin Clique Rails Church Vote in Indianapolis
City officials view the Marion County Good Government Club as a Coffin slate tactic. Roy T. Combs leads the effort with Rev. A V Noble in charge of membership as 15 district chairmen are planned. The Christian Church Union denies any sponsorship. City managers warn of under cover candidates aiming to control the city commission in November elections.
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George W. Coffin
Indianapolis
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George L. Winkler
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Pleads in vain dies in chair in Lincoln execution
Henry Sherman, 22, triple murderer, was executed in the electric chair at 6 20 am after pleading for forgiveness from Joseph Dieriex, brother of Mrs Ponchon. Sherman killed Roger Ponchon, his wife, his mother, and attempted to kill a six week old baby in May 1928 before his sentence.
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Henry Sherman
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Lottery operators and gaming house cases to loom at June term
The June term opens with 98 defendants to be arraigned in criminal court. Prominent defendants include Joseph Rolles and Joseph C. Webster Jr. charged with running the Pressmen's lottery netting over 80 thousand dollars yearly. Also to be arraigned are Joseph and Paul Talbert for keeping a gaming house with a slot machine. Seven men arrested on visiting charges will appear before Judge James A. Collins. Eleven others named in indictments on minor charges were returned by the grand jury.
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Joseph C. Webster Jr
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Paul Talbert
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James A. Collins
Passenger hurt after taxi clash on city street
Raymond Stuck, 28, of 816 North Delaware, suffered a dislocated shoulder after arguing with a taxi driver who demanded $5 fare after Stuck paid $3. As he alighted, the driver accelerated, throwing him to the ground. He was taken to city hospital. police seek the driver.
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Delaware Street
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Stuck
City Hospital
City funds sought to move Gamewell HQ to City Hall
Smiley M. Chambers drafted a $5,000 ordinance to fund moving the Gamewell police headquarters from police headquarters to city hall. The measure will be introduced Monday night by the council. Municipal Judge Clifford R. Cameron has urged the safety board and council to appropriate the money for additional courtroom space.
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Police Gamewell
City Hall
Clifford R. Cameron
Safety Board
Council
MISS BOOTH IMPROVED AFTER HEAD INJURY UPDATE
X ray photos of Commander Evangeline Booth taken at her Hartsdale home to check for skull fracture after last Friday automobile accident. She had a restful night despite heat and head pains but shows improved condition, according to her physician.
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United Press
Hartsdale
N. Y
Evangeline Booth
Hit Run Driver Griffin Stith Sentenced For Accident
Griffin Stith of 1516 Columbia Avenue was jailed for sixty days on a state farm and fined 50 dollars for failing to stop after an accident. He had been convicted of striking Ethel Marie Schwartz at Fifteenth Street and Central Avenue on November 3.
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James A. Collins
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City Man Nominated to Federal Vocational Board
Perry W. Reeves of Indianapolis named by President Hoover for reappointment to the Federal Board of Vocational Education representing labor.
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Indianapolis
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Tragedy at 409 Haugh Street Kerosene Fire Kills Girl
Eight year old Helen Irene Fording and her father Walter suffered severe burns when kerosene poured on smouldering coals exploded. Eleven year old Donna saved Helen before sustaining burns herself as the family rushed to the hospital. The mother remained ill in bed as the scene unfolded in their cottage.
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Fording
Flood Threat Grows Through Southwest Texas and Adjacent States
United Press dispatch from Kansas City reports extensive damage feared as flood conditions worsen in the southwest. Heavy rains turned Texas creeks into torrents with across portions of Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Texas, cutting off part of Houston’s water supply where the main pumping plant submerged six feet.
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Douglas Fairbanks Jr and Joan Crawford Deny Marriage
Douglas Fairbanks Jr and Joan Crawford are in New York for a five day visit and deny they are married. They say they will be in the fall.
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New York
Douglas Fairbanks Jr
Wisconsin Bay Agents Retire as Dry Law Is Repealed
Wisconsin's small army of prohibition agents surrendered badges and firearms after the repealer was published. The dry act was erased from state law, making Wisconsin a wet state along with New York Maryland Montana and Nevada.
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Madison
Wis
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New York
Maryland
Montana
Nevada
Mrs Hoover Delivers Address at Radcliffe Fiftieth
Mrs Herbert Hoover spoke at Sanders Theater Cambridge during Radcliffe college semi centennial exercises. The first lady appeared in cap and gown before about 1200 attendees, apologizing for President Hoover's inability to attend due to business commitments.
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Cambridge
Mass
Herbert Hoover
Sanders Theater
Radcliffe College
Ada L. Comstock
Radcliffe
Prowler Wakes Girl in Night at Earth Avenue
Miss Lucille Duble of 1509 Earth Avenue woke Thursday night to a hand reaching through an open window tugging bedclothes. The intruder fled.
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Lucille Duble
Earth Avenue
Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Chronicle
A Washington Bureau profile details Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh life and achievements. It covers his record-breaking flight to Paris and his later aviation work along with his romance and marriage to Anne Morrow.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
Anne Morrow
Paris
MacDonald’s Labor Party Tops Britain in Close Election
J Ramsay MacDonald’s Socialist Labour party becomes the largest single party in Great Britain though no majority is won. Liberals under Lloyd George hold around 48 to 50 seats, with Labor around 200 and Conservatives trailing. Notable family wins and upsets include Lloyd George’s three family members and Lady Astor’s narrow victory.
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Representative Maas Invites Congress to Minnesota
Representative Maas of Minnesota invited all members of Congress to spend time in Minnesota. He spoke at length about the state's climate and its recreational advantages during the address in Washington.
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Afghan king's son assassin reported in Berlin dispatch
A Berlin report states Bacha Saka son of a water carrier who seized the Afghan throne after King Amnullah's abdication has been assassinated. The dispatch confirms the death and notes the political turmoil in Afghanistan.
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Duke Sustains Injuries After Street Car Strike
Will Duke, 41, of 1407 Southern Avenue, received cuts and bruises when struck by a street car at Maryland and Pennsylvania Avenue this morning.
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