Dugan to die on scaffold after clemency denial
Arizona board rejects clemency for Eva Dugan 62 of Tucson who will be hanged February 21 for the 1927 murder of her employer A J Mathis. A letter signed Jack absolving her showed no proof, board found no evidence, motives point to greed, Jack's trail to Texas and Mexico remains unsolved.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Eva Dugan
State Board of Paroles
Arizona State Prison
Florence
A. J. Jlathis
Tucson
Arizona
C. O.case
K. Berry Peterson
L. B. Orme
Jack
Mathis
Amarillo
Texas
Brother Blocks Autopsy Attendance in Sister's Inquest
In Honolulu on February 13, Ralph Shainwald sought to force morgue officials to permit his attendance at the inquest into the death of Mrs Marion Sevier Shainwald of Irvington New Jersey. The autopsy was delayed due to crowded facilities. Judge A E Steadman set a decision date for next Tuesday on the petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Marion Sevier
Ralph Shainwald
Sevier
Marion Shainwald
Irvington
Granville Sevier
Baltimore
Riette Shainwald
New York
A. E. Steadman
Foes Claim More Than Republicans Concede
Critics argue the position remains contested as opponents press for further action while lawmakers acknowledge signals but see no decisive issue preventing confirmation. The debate centers on procedural hurdles and potential shifts in support.
Senators Wage All Day Assault on Hughes Nomination
Washington news reports an all day Senate battle over Charles Evans Hughes' nomination for chief justice with Western Republicans and some Democrats denouncing his economic views. Senators Buzzing over votes indicated 22 to 30 opponents while a night session failed to force a final vote, and leaders pledged to press again tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles Evans Hughes
Hughes
Senate
Supreme Court
Watson
Indiana
Borah
Idaho
Norris
Nebraska
Glenn
Ilinois
Dill
Ite
Brookhart
Iowa
Connally
Texas
Wheeler
Montana
Blaine
Wisconsin
Walsh
Massachusetts
Porter Kirkland Bill Introduced in Albany Session
Special to The Morning Post reports Senate action includes town law amendments via Assemblyman Watson requiring town clerks in towns without collectors to remit monthly fees to the supervisor. Kirkland and Porter push county audit proposals. Goodrich seeks $175000 for Alfred University clay working building.
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Albany
Senate
James W. Watson
Cattaraugus County
Leigh G. Kirkland
H. E. V. Porter
Chautauqua County Board of Supervisors
Committee of Supervisors
Board of Supervisors
H. E. Goodrich
Westchester County
State School of Clay Working and Ceramics
Alfred University
Ortiz Rubio Leaves Bed to Handle Official Duties
President Ortiz Rubio, wounded a week ago by a gunman, recovered enough by this afternoon to leave his bed and attend to affairs at his home. Officials expect him to return to the National Palace office next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Ortiz Rubio
National Palace
Hoover Party Delayed at Sea by Woman Catching Big Sailfish
President Hoover fished at Long Key Florida as Justice Harlan F. Stone landed a 40 pound sailfish and Mrs. Stone caught a 65 pound sailfish, the larger prize, while both couples rode small boats in Gulf Stream swells with a stiff breeze.
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Hoover
Long Key
Fla
Harlan F. Stone
Mrs. Hoover
Herman Gray
Palm Beach
Mr. Hoover
Experts Begin Humanizing of Subsea Boats
London dispatch reports a Five Power plenary session advancing wartime submarine limits and merchant ship immunities under Stimson and Georges resolutions. A sub committee will refine the plan for a global tonnage system and address special vessels as experts convene again.
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London
Henry L. Stimson
Georgeses
Ramsay MacDonald
A. V. Alexander
Admiralty
Daluahon
Ashington
Amercan
United States
Tsuneo Mats
Japan
David A. Reed
Hich
Stimson
Farmer Kinman Killed Deputy Wounded in Washington Shootout
Everett Washington February report says farmer Al Kinman age 60, suspected moonshiner, was killed during a raid on his Cicero district home. Deputy J A Thomas age 45 was wounded twice in the abdomen as he and Deputy J J Jackson, with Sheriff Geo Stevers, searched Kinman’s property. Kinman fired at Jackson. Jackson shot Kinman dead.
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Everett
Wash
al Kinman
Cicero
Here
J. A Thomas
Snohomish County
Kinman
Sheriff's
Thomas
Geo. I. Stevers
J. J. Jackson
Kinmans
Noah Beery Stricken With Acute Appendicitis
Noah Beery noted character actor was struck by acute appendicitis at his North Hollywood home during breakfast with family. He was taken to Hollywood Hospital where preparations were made for an operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Noah Beery
North Hollywood
Hollywood
B&O Wins Right to Buy Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Line
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized the Baltimore & Ohio to acquire 4 percent of the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway for 14.27 million dollars. Post purchase B&O must keep Buffalo routes open, offer arbitration prices for any line, and extend equal pricing to minority shareholders. The deal enables a Baltimore to Buffalo direct route and a Chicago to New York shortcut via Butler and Dubois, reducing Pittsburgh congestion. Objections from Delaware & Hudson, the Wabash, and the Pittsburgh & West Virginia were rejected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh
Baltimore & Ohio
Interstate Commerce Commission
Allegheny Corporation
Itimore & Ohio
Buffalo
Buffalo Company
Baltimore
Buffalo, Kester & Pittsburgh
Butler
Dubois
Pennsylvania
Chicago
New York
Pittsburgh
Delaware & Hudson
Wabash
Pittsburgh & West Virginia
Baltiere & Ohio
Natio
Referendum Proposed For 100 Million Farm to Market Roads Bond
Albany Feb 12. Assemblyman Charles J Peters introduces a resolution for a statewide bond issue of 100 million dollars to build a farm to market highway system. The Mohawk Valley towns association backs the plan to improve back roads and lift farmers from muddy conditions in rural areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Charles J. Peters
Oneida
Mohawk Valley Towns Association
Republican Chairman May Be Called Before Muscle Shoals Probe
Senate lobby committee plans to question Claudius H. Huston, head of the Republican National Committee, about activities surrounding Muscle Shoals legislation. Huston, former president of the Tennessee River Improvement Association, resigned to lead the RNC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Claudius H. Huston
Republican National Committee
Senate Lobby Committee
Muscle Shoals
Caraway
Huston
Tennessee River Improvement Association
Henry Ford
American Cyamid Company
Association
Repubican National Committee
Connie Mack Wins Bok Award For 1929 Service
Philadelphia Athletics manager Connie Mack received the $10 000 Edward W Bok award for outstanding service to Philadelphia in 1929. The private dinner presentation honored his long directorship and sportsmanship as he thanked teammates and acknowledged future hopes for the club.
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Philadelphia
Cornelius McGillicuddy
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Edward W. Bok
Bok
Charles E. Fox
Mack
Athletics
Florida
Connie, Jr
Baseball Warriors
Simmons
Foxx
Haas
Miller
Cochrane
Grove
Strike Ends as Garment Workers Return to Jobs
New York reports that 22 000 strikers will return immediately with 7 000 more to follow after unions and manufacturers reached terms. Agreements include time and a half for Saturday work, an impartial arbitration board, and a committee to study industry conditions and issue recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Herbert H. Lehman
Rochester Perfumery Maker Dies Suddenly
Albert C. Wright, 73, a leading American perfumer and long-time Rochester NC manufacturer, died in Sarasota Florida from a heart attack after months of illness. The body will be sent to Rochester for burial. Survived by his widow and several children from a previous marriage.
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Arasota
Fla
Albert C. Wright
Rochester
N.C
Buffalo Warrant Awaits Marcino Leaving Prison
Detectives plan to arrest Joseph B. Marcino, Boston barber turned financier, on a bench warrant when he is released from Charlestown prison. He faces charges related to the Niagara Life Insurance collapse and misappropriation of $200,000 from a Warren bank, after prior prison terms in Georgia and Massachusetts.
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Buffalo
Joseph B. Marcino
Little Boston Mass
Atlanta
Charlestown
Boston
Marccino
Niagara Life Insurance Company
Marcino
Mexico
First Nations Bank of
Warren
Mass
Massachusetts
Bandit Confesses Killing Policeman and Wounding Another
Chicago chief says William Hannick 22 confessed to killing Patrolman Carl Sherman and wounding Sgt. Martin Hoffman during a Cleveland bank robbery attempt on March 6. Hannick and Williams 64 were arrested as suspects in the April Cleveland bank holdup. Williams denies involvement.
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Chicago
John Egan
William Hannick
Cleveland
Williams
Hannick
Egan
Romanian Savings and Loan Company
Carl Sherman
Sergt
Martin Hoffman
Wiliams
Hannah
Mr. Willis
79Th Street
Euclid Avenue
Flying Pupil Survives 3,000-Foot Fall Killing Aviation School Teacher
Tulsa report says Spartan School of Aeronautics chief flying instructor T. B. Caraway, 35, was killed and student J. F. Tobin injured when a training plane crashed nearly 3,000 feet. Both wore parachutes but did not jump. Tobin hailed from Mount Vernon.
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Tulsa
Okla
T. BE. Caraway
Spartan School of Aeronautics
J. F. Tobin
Tobin
Mount Vernon
Prohibition Hearing Hearings Urged as Rep Graham Seeks End
Washington watchers describe a House Judiciary session on the Volstead Act with Rep Graham of Pennsylvania pressing repeal. Walter W. Liggett testified to widespread corruption and lax enforcement across several states and cities, alleging open speakeasies and bootlegging networks in Boston Detroit and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Representative Graham
Pennsylvania
Walter W. Liggett
Hhe
S8abath
Ilinois
Congress
Liggett
Michigan
Detroit
Massachusetts
Kansas
Minnesota
Boston
Minneapolis
Topeka
Wicee
Capta
Michener
Brookhart
Iowa
Wall Street
Graham
House
Hoover Law Enforcement Commission
Washington, D. C
Indictment Wave Hits St. Louis Under Jones Law
A federal grand jury in St. Louis returns 116 liquor law indictments against 130 men and two women, plus 22 non liquor charges. George W Fellowes faces an indictment for operating a radio broadcasting station without a license, among early Rad Act actions.
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ST. Louis
Charles B. Faris
George W. Fellowes
Seven Day Week in Steel Plants Report
The Federal Council of Churches Research Department reports 26.9 percent of steel workers in the United States are on a seven day week. Data from 155 plants across six states show 46.6 percent work ten hours daily, 2.1 percent eleven hours, and 6.7 percent twelve hours. Plants employ nearly a quarter of a million, with common labor wages from 24 to 66 cents hourly. New hires face age limits 45 to 60, average 45, while information was refused at 21 factories owned by four large companies.
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New York
Information Service
Research Department
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
United States
Alabama
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Ohio
Illinois
Sackett Becomes Ambassador as Von Hindenburg Receives Envoy
Ambassador Sackett of Kentucky presented his credentials to President von Hindenburg in Berlin. The ceremony took place in the gilded reception room and followed Sackett's brief address on German American friendship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Frederic M. Sackett
Kentucky
Sackett
von Hindenburg
Diplomata
Day's News Opposition blocks vote on Hughes confirmation
Vets hold an inning in Congress hearing as political action unfolds on Page 1. Connie Mack of Athletics awards Bob $10,000 as Philadelphia’s most useful citizen. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad wins a purchase right enabling entry to Buffalo and New York Chicago routes via Dubois and Butler.
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Hughes
Congress
Connie Mack
Athletics
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Buffalo
Rochester
Pittsburgh
New York
Chicago
Dubois
Butler
Arizona Board of Parole
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Illinoisan
The
Morning Post
Britain
Reed
America
Farmer
Mabel Paller
N. Y
Montgomery
Ala
Pete Dombkiwiecz
Eddie Palmer
Interstate Commerce Board Grants Authority
New York-Chicago
Garment Workers
Rochester Perfumery Maker
Niagara Life Insurance
Man
Bay State Prison
Prohibition
Claims
Council of Churches
Ambassador Sackett
Around
Warren County
Crry and
8. W
Elks’ Clubs
David L. Brunstrom
Lincoln
Clara Price Curtis
Frederick M. Curtis
Turnouist
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