Wets push to repeal Eighteenth Amendment in hearings
Debates unfold before the House Judiciary Committee as wets urge repeal while opposing the return of the saloon. Walter Liggett’s letter is read amid testimony from wets led by Linthicum of Maryland. Liggett claims Kansas snooping squad cases collapsed after his Plain Talk piece. Kansas officials deny wrongdoing and cite personal animus. Myra Company of Wichita cited as supportive of enforcement laxity.
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House Judiciary Committee
Walter Liggett
Ashington Magazine
Kansas
Liggett
Graham
Lin
Frazier
North Dakota
Prohibition
Plain Talk Magazine
Myra Company
Wichita
Linthicum
Prohibition Hearings Close as Wet Proposals Move On
Washington reports the house judiciary committee neared the end of anti prohibition hearings with wets ready to present a final summary. after seven days of anti liquor testimony the drys will take seven days to present their case and rebuttal. meanwhile in victor mix and vidor face court action for tax return falsification along with other film figures cited by a federal grand jury
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House Judiciary Committee
Prohibition
Washington
Mar
Linthicum
Maryland
House
Celler
New York
Victor
Isecuse
Sose
Eleanor Boardman
Hallam Cooley Burr
Raymond McKee
Malcolm McGregor
Corrine Griffith
Rum Fleet Feigns Exclusion From Naval Treaty Talks
Delegates at the five power conference agreed that ships used by the United States coast guard to fight rum-running will be excluded from naval-limitation treaty constraints, with only twenty-five destroyers retaining eligibility. The decision, welcomed by the American team, will be reviewed by heads of delegations at St. James's alongside sub committee tonnage reports, amid questions over French participation.
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Coast Guard
St. James’s
de Freuri
France
Tardieu
Tariff Measure Rapidly Nearing Long Road
The Senate nears action on Hawley Smoot tariff legislation as a Senate Committee of the Whole vote looms. Coalition leaders warn final passage may alter many house reductions while Smoot predicts quick disposition. Long sessions and late hours accompanied a day that included new duties on long staple cotton and turpentine with debates over leather and shoe levies.
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Washington
Smoot
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House
Child Celebrates Eighth Birthday in Embroidered White Dress
Slwaukee March 4 AP reports Hester Ann Harmon celebrated her 8th birthday yesterday with a starched embroidered white dress and a red shawl from China. Photographers were to arrive for pictures, leaving Harmon with one worry what to wear.
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Hester Ann Harmon
China
Taft condition remains unchanged in Washington
In Washington Taft's condition is reported unchanged while Smoot predicts the Senate will pass the tariff bill by Wednesday. The note highlights ongoing political maneuvering surrounding tariff legislation and forecasts a forthcoming Senate vote next midweek.
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Washington
Taft
Smoot
Senate
Newspaper Men Seldom Go Crooked Parole Head Says
Nashville March 3 Parole officer Fred Acuff argues newspaper men rarely turn criminals. He cites intelligence, exposure to crime, and few converted reporters in prison. He blames movies for glamorizing criminals and suggests more films show officers as heroes. He notes one reporter was murdered in prison.
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Fred Acuff
Tennessee State Penitentiary
Acuff
Janey
Taft Inaugurated 21 Years Ago Today
Washington March 4 14 The condition of William Howard Taft was described by his doctors as practically unchanged since yesterday. The bulletin said he is comfortable and takes nourishment and recognized those in the room as he murmured goodbye to the physicians.
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Washington
Maron
William Howard Taft
Francis R. Hagner
Thomas A. Claytor
Dr. Hagner
Taft's Condition Steadies Amid Slow Recovery Hints
William Howard Taft's condition showed little change with a restless night reported by a nurse and doctors warning of possible lingering illness from hardened arteries. This morning an airplane over the Taft home broke the tense silence, its motor audible as it dived and rose, while a police guard stood down and visitor numbers declined.
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Washington
Mar
William Howard Taft
Taft
Taft Fights for Life on 21st Inauguration Anniversary
Washington March 4 1913 William Howard Taft marked his twenty first inauguration anniversary while battling serious illnesses that led to his retirement from public life Doctors report hardening of the arteries now added to previous ailments and while some days show improvement officials say there is no hope of full recovery They caution against optimism and warn of possible rapid change in his condition Page six continuation.
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Washington
United States
William Howard Taft
Weather Outlook Tennessee Warmer Tomorrow
Tennessee forecast calls for fair and warmer conditions with cloudy skies tonight and on Wednesday. Light to moderate west and southwest winds accompany the warming trend as temperatures rise.
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Tennessee
Prince of Wales Convalesces from Malaria in Kenya
An official bulletin from physicians states the Prince of Wales is convalescing from sub-tertian malaria and plans to leave for Uganda on March 9. He tolerated treatment well under care at Government House after contracting malaria during a safari in southern Kenya Colony Friday evening.
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Kenya
Prince of Wales
Uganda
Africa
Government House
Boston Elks Club Raided by Agents
Federal prohibition agents raided the Elks hotel in Boston finding a large liquor supply. Three men faced liquor law violation charges. The raided room on floor 51 2 contained a 40 foot bar with booths and tables. Hotel Bath Manager Coldwell and Elks Club officials denied jurisdiction over the room. Major Henry E. Goodnough led the raid and said entrance was gained easily without raiders or investors using Elks cards.
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Elks Hotel
Coldwell
Elks Club
Henry E. Goodnough
Prohibition
T Ie Bar
Hoover marks second year as president with work focus
President Hoover enters his second year in office, resuming a routine of exercise, meetings, and press conferences. Reports note his improved health, weight loss of about fifteen pounds, and a regimen of diet, rest, and recreation including trips to the Blue Ridge and Rapidan camp for fishing, hiking, and sleep in clear mountain air.
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Hoeover
Joel T. Boone
Virginia
Rapidan River
Archduchess Maria Therese Sells Necklace For 7270
New York report says Archduchess Maria Therese, defended by her lawyer, received 7270 dollars for a necklace valued at 400000 dollars. The discrepancy between valuation and sale proceeds is noted.
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New York
Maria Therese
Buses Attacked Near Bayon Plant Amid Textile Strike
In Elizabethton Tennessee a melee at the Bayon plant involved buses and autos being pelted with stones. one worker injured slightly. United Textile Workers plan a demonstration at Bemberg and Glanzstoff gates. Sheriff Moreland swore in 19 special deputies as crowds dispersed before arrival.
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Glanzstoff
Elizabethtons Tenn
Bikaa
United Textile Workers of America
Moreland
Ile
United Textile Workers Today
Youth Plunges Four Floors in Mardi Gras Accident
Ada March 4 youth Austin Chambers of the University of Alabama is critical after plunging four floors from a Slonim seventh to a third floor roof at the Battle House during Mardi Gras. He suffered severe head and hand injuries but survived due to the slanted third floor roof breaking his fall. Police searched for a university party member who reportedly witnessed Chambers at a window before the crash. Chambers, a freshman from Northampton Connecticut, lived through the fall but remains unconscious at city hospital.
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Northampton
Conn
Schumann Heink Guilty of Theft Returns to Rank
Henry Schumann Heink son of contralto Ern estine Schumann Heink was found guilty in San Diego California of stealing 2300 in securities from an investment house posting the company’s securities as collateral on his personal note. His attorney announced a motion for a new trial and two weeks were granted to prepare. He remains free on $15000 bail.
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Cal
Marely
Henry Schumann-Heink
Mme
Ernestine Schumann-Heink
Investit House
Als iamann-Heink
San Diego
Schumann-Heink
Moore bequests Pitt ambassador leaves gifts to Caruso widow
The Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph reports Ambassador Alexander P. Moore left $25,000 to Mrs Enrico Caruso widow of the famed tenor and $100,000 to the Queen of Spain in his will dated March 4.
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Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph
Alexander P. Moore
Enrico Caruso
Spain
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