Wisconsin Senator Blaine Rules Row In Lobby Hearing
Senator Blaine of Wisconsin adjourned the senate lobby committee after a clash with F. Scott McBride of the anti saloon league. Blaine pressed for a score card on candidates and warned McBride to answer or face a sergeant at arms. Applause erupted from the audience as Upshaw denied leading it, and the session ended without a quorum.
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Washington
F. Scott McBride
Anti-Saloon League
Blaine
Wisconsin
Senate Lobby Committee
McBride
South Dakota League
William D. Upshaw
Georgia
Dty
Upshaw
Bear market dip rattles stocks amid mixed news
New York trading opened with bears showing force as several major issues fell sharply while others fluctuated. Market volume stayed high with professional trading dominating though some traders shifted to short positions. Tariff bill stalemate briefly eased, boosting optimism, while key names like Westinghouse Electric and Johns Manville dropped. Bankers acceptances improved slightly with money markets holding steady.
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Claude A. Jagger
Associated
Press
New York
The
wCase
Auburn
Simmons
Westinghouse Epectric
Johns Manville
Eastanen Kock
General Electric
American Telephone
Public Service of New Jersey
Electric Power 4 Light
Consolidated Gas
American Tobacco
Loews
U.S. Steel
Standard of N. J
American Can
Betty Compson Granted Divorce From James Cruze
Betty Compson, film actress, was granted an interlocutory divorce from director James Cruze in Los Angeles on May 20. She alleged mental cruelty due to his ongoing home parties, which she testified led to a nervous breakdown and hospitalization at a sanitarium. Cruze did not contest.
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Los Angeles
Betty Compson
James Cruze
Cruze
Mother Tells Haly Story Of Abandonment
In Jefferson City a 20 year old girl recounts a tale of abandoning her infant daughter born May 4 at General Hospital Kansas City. She cites father claims by Charles Harris or Morris Moreland but her ex partner D W Farris disputes these names and recalls arranging for the child’s care. He reflects on past actions and mistakes in handling the hospital departure and custody.
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Lastraight
Charles Harris
Betty Lee
General Hospital
Kansas City
Harry ‘Moreland
Moreland
St. Louis
Jefferson City
D. W. Farris
Sadie
Morris
Mortis
Farris
Kansas City Better Business Bureau Rehires Husser
Kansas City directors voted to retain George M. Husser as bureau manager amid pressure from Kenneth Barnard of the Affiliate Bureaus of the United States and Canada. A thorough investigation into various charges was announced.
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Kansas City
Better Business Bureau Today
George M. Husser
Bureau
Husser
Kenneth Barnard
Detroit
Better Business Bureaus
United States
Canada
India at a Glance: Maps Show Gandhi Era Tensions
A map marks seven sites of trouble as British troops clash with Gandhi's followers. Peshawar reports mutinous native troops. Lahore sees 18 prisoners rioting. Simla notes disobedience arrests. Chittagong recalls deadly riots with five killed. Calcutta recalls Black Hole incident. Purandah holds Gandhi in fortress. Solapur reports riots with police deaths and city retaken by Brush.
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India
Mahatma Gandhi
Lord Irwin
Briish
Gandhi
Nsits
Lahore
Simla
Nittagong
Calcutta
Purandah
Sholapur
Extradition Denied In Thompson Case In Illinois
Governor Caulfield refused the extradition request for George T. Thompson, a St. Louis hotel operator, after a hearing. The affidavit was deemed improper, and Maxwell indicated a county indictment would be returned. Thompson, free on bond, faced potential charges under Illinois blue sky laws and a Missouri stock selling permit question.
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Joseph Maxwell
Washington County
Ilinois
George T. Thompson
St. Louis
Caulfield
Thompson
Nick Reitz
Marissa
Farmer
Reitz
Wilnols
Missouri 1A
Maxwell
Hermann
Marquette Hotel
Missouri
Bebe Daniels Weds: Ben Lyon File Marriage License
Los Angeles May 20 1928 Ben Lyon 23 and Bebe Daniels 26 filed a marriage license application stating both had never married. Daniels had once been engaged to sprint star Charlie Paddock. They left quickly, saying they must return to work.
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Los Angeles
Ben Lyon
Bebe Daniels
Lyon
Miss Daniels
Charlie Paddock
Sprint Star
Flood Refugees Hit Ouachita and Smackover Areas
About 1000 families are housed in refugee camps along the Ouachita River and Smackover Creek as flood crests surge, with rescue boats and Red Cross relief teams mobilizing in southern Arkansas. Hundreds more fled oil fields near Eldorado and Miller County. Officials warn the situation may worsen as rivers rise and more shelters are needed.
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Ark
Red Cross
Arkansas
Ouachita River
Smackover Creek
Eldorado
Miller County
Texas Line
L. D. MacIntyre
St. Louis
American Red Cross
Red
Ouachita
Callion
Main Street beauty in Hoover and Coolidge tribute
The piece argues that small towns shape character and citizenship. It cites Herbert Hoover and Calvin Coolidge as examples who honored their hometowns, praising the moral influence of plain avenues and provincial life on public service.
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Sinclair Lewis
Hick
Herbert Hoover
Our Country
Mr. Coolidge
Ins
Angeles Times
Competition Realizes Trade Benefit In Holdrege Market
An old saying proves true as Holdrege retail rivalry ends with Johnson store prevailing. After 40 years of battle the field narrows and total sales rise only modestly, while the former rival’s collapse shows competition fuels broader commerce rather than routing it to a single firm.
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Holdrege
Johnson
York Republican
Netherton murder trial nears jury in Kansas
In Lawrence Kansas the second trial of Dr S C Netherton 62 a retired Clathe physician accused of his wife Ediths murder closed the state and defense rested and the judge prepared to charge the jury The defense contends a tramp committed the slaying while the state seeks to refute that claim and the use of bloodhounds is at issue The defendant had earlier been convicted but given a new trial by the state supreme court.
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Netherton
Sherman Gillian
Frisco Railroad
Clyde McGee
Mary Lydie
Clathe
Kansas
State’ Supreme Court
Third anniversary of Lindy's flight observed quietly in St Louis
In St Louis on May 20 the third anniversary of Col Charles A Lindberghs New York Paris flight is largely unmarked aside from an informal Jefferson Memorial reception by the Spirit of St Louis Memorial Committee. The Jefferson observance contrasts with a routine Missouri Historical Society day, extending closing hours and adding little fanfare or speeches.
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ST. Louis
Jefferson Memorial
Spirit of
Graf Zeppelin over South Atlantic bound for Brazil
The Graf Zeppelin, on a three continent journey, is now over the South Atlantic headed for Pernambuco, Brazil, after departing Cadiz at 4 45 am EST. Weather across Portugal is stormy but expected to clear toward the Canaries. Mail drops planned near the Canaries with Pernambuco awaiting arrival on Thursday.
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Associated Press
South Atlantic
Pernambuco
Brazil
Graf
Cadiz
Spain
Canaries
Portugal
Transradio
Madrid
Canary Islands
Guilty Plea Trails Madison Case in Contempt Charge
The defense of former U S attorney for the Western District of Missouri faces a surprise guilty plea by co defendant Joz Wilson who admitted forging the name of Frank Palermo to qualify as bondsman for Dave Abram. Wilson testified Madison used his alias and signed the fraudulent bond in St Joseph May 28 1929, conflicting with earlier statements of Madison’s knowledge of Wilson’s true identity.
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Kansas City
C. Madison
United States
Western District of Missouri
Joz Wilson
Frank Palermo
Kansas
Wilson
Madison
St. Joseph
M. Hochstadter
Census Shifts Report County and Township Totals In Missouri
Missouri census figures show Cape Girardeau county up by 3 265 with Randolph township and 1 415 down. Harrisonville records 2 217, an increase of 14. A stray line notes tumbleweed behavior as it rolls and scatters seeds across the region.
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Missouri
Cape Girardeau County
Randolph Township
Harrisonville
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