Extermination of gangster officer alliance ordered
Chicago police purge called for by acting commissioner Johnny Alcock after a mayoral directive to capture all gangsters and gather evidence for convictions. He cites widespread corruption across ranks and aims to clear racketeer influence, with 500 crooks blamed for most crime. The investigation links to the Jake Lingle murder and broader gangster-politician ties.
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Dangsters
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Jake) Lingle
Tribune
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Alcocks
Weather Summary For Tennessee And Virginia
Tennessee mostly fair tonight and Friday with little temperature change. Virginia partly cloudy with local thundershowers in the southeast, light winds, and little temperature change. The rest of the text appears garbled and is not usable.
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Tennessee
Virginia
Clara Bow Talks Southern Hospitality And Romance
Clara Bow denies that a Dallas romance caused her visit to Texas. She tells the AP that she seeks a rest between pictures, plans to stay until late June but may depart if pressure continues. Bow dispels rumors of a $150000 incident, mentions a $30000 settlement claim, and notes an engagement telegram from a Hollywood suitor.
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Clara Bow
Associated Press
Texas
Miss Bow
Tollywood
Denica
Senate lobby committee reports on Cannon probe submission
Washington June 1 The senate lobby committee released its report on Bishop James Cannon Jr after examining his 1928 Anti Smith activities He refused to answer questions and the committee said it had no authority to probe his political ties Senator Blaine urged Curtis to seek contempt charges Caraway said immunity claims were false and Cannon was treated like other witnesses in refusing to discuss political activities The bishop challenged the committee's authority to probe his politics and investigators sustained him
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Senate Lobby
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Caraway
Southern Methodist
Tlaine
Wisconsin
Curtis
United States
Slaine
Cannon
Senate
Whatver
Arkansas
Senate Speeds to End Session Washington
Washington June 19 AP Senate readers hopeful for adjournment next week push to vote on world war pensions and rivers and harbors measures. Veterans bill to be voted first if agreement reached. Controversy over Great Lakes water withdrawal for Illinois waterway slated. Boulder Canyon dam funding faces possible filibuster. adjournment linked to passage. Also notes Johnson radio address on London naval treaty and odd item about Sherlock Holmes as doctor.
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Great Lakes
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Boulder Canyon
Colorado River
Arizona
One Per Cent Tax Cut May Not Be Extended
Washington eyes whether the temporary one per cent reduction on 1929 incomes can be extended as expenses for the 1931 fiscal year loom. Treasury officials monitor the deficit threat with revenue projections and wartime measures cited. final decision anticipated in fall.
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Opera Manager Weds Danseuse on Honeymoon Cruise
Giulio Gatti Casazza general manager of the Metropolitan Opera and dancer Rosina Galli married yesterday in Jersey City. They sailed today aboard the liner Vulcania bound for Cannes, France. The couple, who met 25 years ago at La Scala, kept the wedding quiet until boarding the ship. Gatti Casazza, 63, was previously married to soprano Frances Alda. their divorce occurred in Nogales, Mexico. Gatti Casazza joined the Metropolitan in 1908 from La Scala where Galli danced with the Chicago Opera company before joining the Met as premiere danseuse and ballet mistress.
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Metropolitan Opera Company
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Cannes
France
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la Scala
Milan
John A. Duffy
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
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Nogales
Mexico
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Chicago Opera Company
The
Maniacal Slayer Eludes All Traps
Police hunted a maniac blamed for two Queens killings as he warned of a third. Hundreds of officers scoured the Boston Post Road area after a new letter claimed another murder near College Point, while detectives checked for Harold Bridenbach’s possible residence amid added threats and vigilance.
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Detroit Kidnap Ring Confessions Tie Police Chief to Racketeering
Detroit police disclose confessions linking a high police official and a prominent attorney to Joseph Laman and his kidnap gang. The ten year reign of terror ends with the Cass murder last year and huge ransom sums. Others implicated include Mrs Doris O Reardon and several men in Michigan and Ohio. New York case notes Evelyn Parry is United States hearing champion with 90 percent.
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Legs) Laman
Laman
David Cass
Gerson Cass
Harry Cohn
Cohn
Staley
de Long
Florende
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Harry Andrews
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Jackson
Fred Begeman
Wyandotte
Andrews
de Longs
Doris O’reardon
Joseph O’reardon
Clais “Red” Reardon
Ben Rubenstein
Harry Hallisey
Howard Barkeley
New York
United States
Evelyn A. Parry
American Federation of Organizations
Mystery cloaks burneds body car mystery cloaks burned body
Mobile Alabama June 19 AP authorities today considered two letters from Harold Herbert Schroeder to his wife and a raincoat the key clues in locating Schroeder and identifying a charred body found in his automobile near Indianapolis May 31. The letters bore S A H initials. a hitchhiker carried the raincoat and a blanket identified as Schroeder’s. Investigators seek to locate a missing high school student thought to have worn the coat and to check Southern schools for the pupil.
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Harold Herbert Schroeder
Schroeder
Indianapolis
Ind
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George L. Winkler
Marion County
Indiana
Nashville
Scroeder
Senator Johnson Attacks Navy Pact as Un-American
Senator Johnson of California denounces the London naval treaty in a radio address, calling it un-American. He criticizes the administration for secrecy, argues the pact fails to reduce taxes, worsens the U S Japan balance, and shifts America away from commerce protection toward fleet power.
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Johneson
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London Naval Treaty
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Fremier Bethen
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Hungary
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Senate
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Jpan
Byrd Arrives Home After Antarctic Flight Spectacle
Rear Admiral Richard E Byrd returns to New York City after 20 months abroad on an Antarctic exploration voyage aboard the City of New York and the Macon. He is greeted by thousands, speaks of discoveries and safe return, and plans no future expedition until a debt is cleared. Washington will honor him with a National Geographic Society gold medal as a reception includes family and dignitaries.
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Macern Wall
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Ambrose Light
City Hall
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South Pole
Richard Evelyn Byrd
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Richard Byrd, Jr
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Harry Flood Byrd
Virginia
Thomas Byrd
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Eleanor Bolling
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Red) Kissane
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