Military regime at Canon City prison to quell riots
A military regime will be installed at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Canon City under Patrick J. Hamrock and Charles J. Moynihan authority to restore order after months of disturbances. Moynihan said the prison administration remains intact but Hamrock will have full authority as special deputy warden. Governor Adams demanded resignations from the state board of corrections and called for an immediate reorganization starting with the corrections board.
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Stele Penitentiary
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Board of Corrections
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Francis B. Crawford
Col. Hamrock
Denver
William H. Adams
Frank S. Hoag
Bufffalo
Charles A. Moynihan
Montrose
Helen L. Gren
Life sentence for Curtis in Dingham killing gang
Kansas City dispatch reports that Charles M Curtis, ex-convict, received a life term after a circuit court verdict in the Dingham case. John Watson, who fired the fatal shot, killed himself in jail by lye water. Doe Hershon, linked to the same gang, was sentenced to hang in a separate case. Patrolman Dingham was killed during a stop after a drug store robbery.
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Kansas City
C. H. Dingham
Charles M. Curtis
Dingmann
John Watson
Curtis
Watson
Rich estate broker released after kidnap ordeal
Max Price a 66 year old New Haven real estate broker was freed after eight days of captivity. He said captors fed him blindfolded and demanded a $25 000 ransom, then dumped him near Bridgeport after a lengthy car ride. Six suspects were arrested on bond charges and named as alleged gang contact men.
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Newhaven
Conn
Max Price
Price
Bridgeport
New York
SEEK MAN WHO TORTURED HORSES IN VIENNA
Johnson county authorities investigate a reported horse mutilation near Vienna by a person who cut out the tongues of a team owned by John Craig, a blind farmer. one horse has died from the injury.
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Johnson County
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Commission urged for power to try minor city law violations
United States Commissioner Pound told the House Judiciary Committee that federal courts are congested and that giving federal commissioners authority to try casual city law violations would reduce docket backlog. Pound noted negotiations over cafeteria days for minor offenses and emphasized preserving court dignity and public respect for law.
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United States
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National Law Enforcement Commission
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South Dakota
Senator Wagner Attacks Prohibition Commission Report
In a Senate debut speech Senator Wagner of New York criticized Hoover's law enforcement commission report as disappointing and argued against transferring petty crimes to US Commissioners. He urged direct consideration of prohibitions merits and potential amendments, withdrawing a resolution for such action. Farmers in the region discuss a reward fund as authorities seek motive behind torture while investigation continues.
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Wagner
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Law Enforcement Commission
Market swings mix gains and losses in early session
Wall Street open higher then pullback as investors reassess high priced industrials. Fox Film leads a late rally with a 4 point gain amid speculation a reorganization could avert receivership, while Simmons Auburn Auto and Columbia Gas slide on renewed selling.
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Johns Manville
Otis Elevator
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Auburn Auto
Columbia Gas
Detroit Edison
Stone & Webster
People's Gas
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Lackawanna
Mine Union Official Held For Member's Death
Harrisburg Illinois February AP Elmer Hayes 45 was shot and killed today in the office of James B Lewis counsel for sub district No 11 of the United Mine Workers of America in what authorities believe was an argument over factional strife in the miners union Charles Grace legal investigator for the sub district is held in the county jail as Hayes slayer Grace declined to comment but authorities were told he and Hayes were alone in Lewis office at the time of the shooting Hayes was shot through the heart and died immediately Persons in other parts of the building heard the shot and called officers Sheriff Thomas J Cain said that when he arrived and arrested Grace he searched Hayes body and found a small knife with the blade open Grace
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Elmer Hayes
James B. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Charles Grace
Hayes
Grace
Lewis
Thomas J. Cain
Six Hastings College faculty resign amid controversy
Hastings Nebraska AP reports administrative officers were to receive six resignations from Hastings College faculty after yesterday's departure of Dr. Uphaus head of religious education. Uphaus plans to pursue a Yale research scholarship in New Haven. President Dr. Calvin H. French denies a coordinated walkout and says the college is misrepresented. Remaining names include Baccus Vinnedge Pulver Maupin Wircraft and Duncan, heads of public speaking history economics piano sociology and physics.
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Hastings, Neb
Hastings College
Matt
Dy. W. &. Uphats
Religious Education Department
de. Uphaus
New Haven
Gonn
Yale University
Calvin H. French
New York
Uphaus
Joseph Baccus
Hewitt Vinnedge
Leroy G. Pulver
Merle Maupin
Forest Wircraft
James Duncan
Prohibition Claimed to Save 25,000 Lives in U S Report
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union, citing U S Bureau of Census data, disputes pre prohibition death trends. It claims alcoholism deaths would have risen to 7,986 in 1929 without prohibition, estimating 3,359 saved in the era. Maryland alone showed higher alcoholism under prohibition, while New York accounted for a fifth of national alcoholism. The report also notes US building industry volume around 8 billion dollars.
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Woman's Christian Comperance Union Today
U. S. Bureau of Census
Maryland
New York
United States
District of Columbia
Zuendt Heads to Los Angeles for 30 Day Vacation
William E. Zuendt vice president of First National Bank departs for Los Angeles to spend thirty days away from work. It is his first vacation in twelve years and marks a rare extended break in his career.
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William E. Zuendt
First National Bank
Los Angeles
California
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Mr. Zuendt
Rowles Red Pepper Rub Aids Chest Colds Relief
Red peppers heat penetrates the skin to ease chest colds and rheumatic pains. The Rowles Red Pepper Rub ointment brings relief within minutes. rub on to feel better as it increases circulation. Available at drug stores in convenient jars.
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Rowles
Grocer Killed As Bandits Rob Store During Prayer
Henry Muehlenbeck, a grocer described as religious and fond of Bible readings for customers, knelt to pray when three men entered his store. The leader ordered a surrender, a shot rang out, and Muehlenbeck died. A customer, Mrs Belle Morgan, was wounded but survived when a bullet hit a picket barrel. The assailants fled in a small car. no loot was taken. The 1909 note about Sen Roberd M La Follette’s long Senate speech appears as a stray fragment.
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