Curran Says Three Out of Four Against Dry Laws
Hunter Curran, president of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment, testifying before the Senate lobby committee, claimed three of four Americans oppose prohibition and that repeal will come in time. He said the group has spent funds and may back three candidates for public office but questioned participation in Illinois contests. Curran denied organized lobbying and warned of potential armed action if needed, stating states are in revolt and rights must be defended.
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James W. Duthat
Washington
Ajwil Li
United States
Hunter. Curran
Nirth Senate
Western
Misatcusetts
Torlige
Pennsylvania
Lees Repaalle
Illinois
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Dey
James Flamilton Lewis
Wet
Curran
Hig Ory
Prohibition
Semboe Tobinson
Indiana
Aix
Two murder inquiries amid Baker case arrests
Washington and Maryland police press on with a Baker death probe as two suspects are held. Miss Baker’s companions led to the Washington arrest, while a bloodstained shirt ties a suspect to the Arlington National Cemetery area.
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Maryland
Frank Schultz
Washington
Clinton Price
Maury Bakey
Miss Baker
Calvert
Miss
Jakeleg Victims Seek Cure in Oil Slush Ponds
In Wichita Kansas authorities doubt the oil slush bath cure for the so called Jakeleg paralysis ailment. Victims march to ponds as elders consider emergency hospital. Eldorado reports similar relief claims. Dozens bathe in oily mud with no clear improvements. a dozen crippled men are housed at Edgewick County poor farm.
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Wicthita
Kans
Jake
Wichita
Re i. Hobbs
Kist
Golden Rule Oil Company
Lepen
Eldorado
Kas
Edgewick Counnty
Peay Memorial Bids Solicited for Capitol Monument
Nashville April 26 The Austin Peay memorial commission prepared to set a contract for a capitol grounds monument honoring the former Tennessee governor. The site was chosen and bids were to be offered. Erection was authorized by the 1929 general assembly. A B Broadent of Clarksville chairs the commission.
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Nashville
Austin Peay Memorial Commission
Tennessee
Horton
General Assembly
A. B. Broadtent
Clarksville
Prison strike at Lincoln Memorial sparks injunctions
Nine students and several faculty members sought to dissolve temporary injunctions prohibiting campus strikes and related activities at Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate Tennessee April 16. Protests followed dismissals and calls for reorganization as class attendance appeared low among the 415 students with 25 in class yesterday while others were suspended.
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Harrogate
Tenn
Lincoln Memorial University
John R. Neal
J. H. Wale Ince
Tazewell
Clay McCarroll
M. G. Milley
Van.n. Diller
RB. W. DeJonge
McCarroll
J. H. S. Morrison
Neal
The
Wheel
Hoover outlines leadership as a personal, intellectual trait
President Hoover’s views on leadership, written for the Yale Daily News, argue that leadership stems from individual ability, character, and intelligence rather than mass movements or crowds. He cautions that progress comes from individuals, not mob emotion, and that democracy must cultivate informed, deliberate leadership.
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New Haven
Conn
Hoover
Yale Daily News
Tennessee and Virginia Weather Outlook With Rain and Cooler
Showers tonight in central and west Tennessee with cooler conditions. East Tennessee and Virginia see showers with cooler temperatures Thursday. Central and west portions expect partly cloudy skies Thursday. Readings note yesterday's highs and lows and rainfall totals taken at 6 30 p m by C L Bunn U S W.
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Tennessee
Virginia
C. L. Bunn
Indians Peeved at Lila Jimerson Murder Trial
At Salamanca pow wow the Seneca Nation council criticized the handling of the Marchand murder case. They refused to defend Nancy Bowen or Lila Jimerson but urged full disclosure of all evidence and justice for all guilty parties. Bowen remains jailed awaiting trial. district attorney urged to welcome Indian information.
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Buffalo
Council of the
Seneca Nation of Indians
Salamanca
Marchand
Nancy Bowen
Lila Jimerson
Robert P. Galloway
Adlai Williams
Not “Right Guy” Gets Beat Up Story from Kansas City
AP dispatch reports Jean Alden twenty four was forced into a car by three men who took him north of town and beat him with fists and revolvers after a mistaken kidnapping claim. The article also notes Charley Schwab’s acceptance speech line as New York coverage.
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Kansas City
Apri
Jean Alden
Alden
New York
Charley M. Schwab
Pennsylvania Society
Campaign Probe Plans Forming in Senate Committee
Washington April 16 The Senate campaign funds committee planned an inquiry into election spending with next week’s start. Chairman Nye Republican of North Dakota selected the Illinois primary as the first to be investigated where Ruth Hanna McCormick defeated Charles Deneen for the Republican nomination. Complaints of excessive expenditures involve McCormick and Deneen. another probe will cover the Pennsylvania Republican primary where Secretary Davis opposes Senator Grundy. Committee members include Republicans Goldborough and Patterson and Dill. Democrats Wagner. Sir Harry Lauder will sing for tuberculosis victims on Sunday to aid charity, breaking a rule.
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Washington
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Bce Gun
Nye
North Dakota
Illinois
Wmrs
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Charles §. Deneen
iHinda
McCormick
Deneen
Pennsylvania
Davis
Grundy
Goldborough
Maryland
Patterson
Missouri
Dill
Wagner
New York
Harry Lauder
Riots Rock Calcutta as Police Troops Strike
In Calcutta and Karachi riots erupt after Gandhi era protests. Police fire on mobs at the magistrates court, injuring several and killing one. Indian troops assist arrests while laborers strike in solidarity. Hospitalized Europeans include two women among nine injured. Continuous clashes subside by dawn.
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Karach
Karagay
India
Karachi
Si Weebels
All India National Congress
Mahatma Gandhi
Swahaj Ashram
Hindu Jati
Calcutta
Bengal
Presidency
General Hospital
Lindy Anne Lindbergh Plan One Stop Speed Flight
Colonel Charles A Lindbergh announced plans for an experimental high altitude one stop flight from Los Angeles to New York. He and Mrs Lindbergh will depart Glendale for Wichita en route to the east with a new low wing monoplane capable of 190 mph top speed and 140 mph cruising, aiming to reach optimal altitude around 10 000 feet. They will refuel in Wichita if ahead of schedule or stop there if behind.
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Los Angeles
Charles A. Lindbergh
New Yorks
Lindbergh
Glendale
Calif
Wichita
Kas
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