Tennessee House Passes Marriage Medical Certificate Bill
The Tennessee House approved a bill requiring male marriage license applicants to present medical certificates showing no communicable disease. The measure, backed by civic groups, would mandate thorough clinical and lab exams, facing Republican opposition and approval from the Senate and governor if enacted.
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Nashville
Tenn
House of Representatives
Tennessee
Senate
House
Barber Examiners
Coan
Shelby
Former sheriff and county judge dies at 57
A former sheriff and county judge of Sevier county died of heart disease at his home. He served as sheriff from 1908 to 1910 and as county judge from 1942 to 1959. His body was found in a wooded area near the residence after a sudden attack.
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Sevier Enuaty
Weather Rain and Colder in Tennessee and Virginia
Tennessee mostly cloudy tonight and Friday with probable showers in the west and extreme southwest. cooler in the northeast. Virginia fair tonight and Friday, colder tonight with likely showers Saturday. Yesterday’s high 72 and low 46, both matching last year. Readings taken at 6 p.m. daily by C. L. Bunn, U.S. Weather Office.
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Tennessee
West
Virginia
C. L. Bunn
Tennessee House Cuts General Appropriation Bill Sharply
In Nashville on March 28 the Senate moved to sharply cut the general appropriation bill after pleas for economy by Schalter Bean and Rainey. The House indicated it would not concur in Senate amendments to the reel font take spillway and malt tax bills, while the Senate refused to recede. Conference committees were named and a minority report from Senator Durham on the law enforcement panel was noted. A joint resolution authorized $23,000 from the treasury for flood relief in west Tennessee.
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Nashville
Tenn
Schalter
Bean
Rainey
Senate
Finance
House
Durham
Treasury
West Tennes
State's Attorney Shifts Probe Over Death in Raid
Aurora March 28 George D Carbary the states attorney said he would ask Oscar E Carlerom attorney general to take over the investigation into the death of Mrs Lilian Deking killed in her home Monday night during a county dry raid Deputy Ray South was more critically wounded after shooting Mrs Deking and being struck by a rifle butt while 12 year old Gerald Deking fired at him Eyewitnesses Gerald and Peter Deking claimed Mrs Deking had no gun in hand and that Smith acted in self defense
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Aurora
George D. Carbary
Oscar E. Carlerom
Lilian Deking
Aronday
Carbury
Deking
Kane County
Graf Zeppelin Returns to Base After 5000 Mile Trip
Graf Zeppelin lands at Friedrichshafen after a 332 day voyage covering 3000 miles. The giant dirigible traversed the eastern Mediterranean to Haifa and Jerusalem, passing Lyons, Marseilles, Corsica, Rome, Messina, Corfu, Crete, Athens, and the Adriatic before finishing in Germany. Master Dr. Hugo Eckener cited unfavorable winds for avoiding Egypt.
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Germa Mar
Mediterranean
Holy Land
America
Lyons
Marseilles
France
Corsica
Rome
Messina
Corfu
Crete
Cyprus
Haifa
Jerusalem
Athens
Adriatic Sea
Hungary
Vienna
Ulm
Egypt
Hugo Eckener
Germany
Impeachment Proceedings Open in Louisiana Governor Case
The Louisiana House will begin witness examination Monday to decide on 19 impeachment charges against Gov. Huey P. Long, including a plot to murder and multiple office irregularities. Senate asks for names of legislators and Standard Oil agents tied to bribery allegations connected to an oil tax battle.
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Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
House of Representatives
House
Senate
Long
Highway Department
Standard Oil Company
Louisiana
House Committee of the Whole
Charles A. O'Neill
State Supreme Court
Pipe in Coat Pocket Sets Man on Fire
In Evanston on March 28 Francis Bowman dozed on a streetcar. A pipe in his coat pocket ignited and set him ablaze. A passing woman warned him, he woke, flames spread, and riders quickly put out the fire with little harm. Bowman quipped that he is rarely “hot.”
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Evanston
Francis Bowman
Bowman
Darrow Leads Attack as Ill Court Reform Debated
Clarence Darrow arrives in Springfield to oppose Illinois court reform bills sponsored by Chicago bar association and Cook County advisory council. He accuses reform of serving special interests and expanding judiciary power while citing delays and notable past cases such as Loeb Leopold and Franks boy case amid heated exchanges with lawmakers and judges.
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Springfield
Clarence Darrow
Dr. Sweets
Darrow
Senate
House
Judiciary Committees
Chicago Bar Association
Judicial Advisory Councrl
Cook County
Chicago
Roy C. Wood
Gunmen Second Try to Kill Labor Leader Fails in Chicago
In Chicago on March 28 gunmen fired at labor leader Michael Quinlan and his chauffeur James McCormick, wounding McCormick as Quinlan vanished into an alley. Earlier, last October, Quinlan and Raphael Murphy were targeted by machine-gun fire. Murphy died and Quinlan was wounded.
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Chicago
Michael
Babs) Quinlan
Quinlan
James
Mushie) McCormick
McCormick
Can
Cormick
Raphael Murphy
Murphy
Teacher Seized From Muhlenberg School and Freed
Miss Margaret Dodson a 20 year old rural schoolteacher was kidnapped from a Muhlenberg area school and dumped in a wooded area. She was carried away in an automobile as frightened pupils watched. Police seek three threatening letters and work on a revenge motive linked to a parent report.
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Wilkesbarre
Margaret Dodson
Muhlenberg
Sawmill accident kills E W Shipp in Camden Arkansas
E W Shipp, 45, of Thornton, died in a Camden hospital from injuries suffered when caught in sawmill machinery at Thornton. His right arm was torn from his body and he sustained internal injuries.
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Camden, Ark
E. W. Shipp
Thornton
Probed Gun Sale Ties to Mexican Rebels in Douglas
Douglas Arizona March 28 federal inquiry targets city officials over sale of two city owned machine guns and 37 000 rounds to rebels for 2000 with city receiving 3500. Police chiefs Gatliff and Morris arrested on smuggling conspiracy charges. ten others detained. mayor defends neutrality laws while pending trials unfold.
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Douglas, Ariz
United States Department of Justice
Leslie Gatliff
Walter Morris
Adrian Enriquez
Paul H. Leon
Gonzales Sosa
United States
J. Duarte
Duarte
Rogerio Loreto
Douglas
Gatliff
Mexico
Aimee Sempie McPherson
Los Angeles
Ocean Park
Cal
France probes sunk rum boat case in Gulf of Mexico
France Britain and Canada join inquiry into the sinking of the Canadian schooner Alone by a US patrol boat off Louisiana. French consul cites a French seaman’s death and citizenship questions, signaling possible diplomatic steps and cross border dispute over distance and treaty interpretations. Special police guard US consul Tar Gatara in Relize, British Honduras.
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France
I’m
Canada
Great Britain
Washington
Gulf of Mexico
State Department
Canadian Legation
Louisiana
Coast Guard
Wolcott
Mex Federals Press Rebels Toward Chihuahua Front
Apparent evacuation of Jimenez in southeastern Chihuahua reported by federal airmen as insurgents move north toward Chihuahua city. Clash expected near Jimenez or Bachimba Pass. rebel leader General Escobar vows advance on Mexico City. Mazatlan relief forces anticipated to reach the west coast to relieve a garrison under attack. Governor of northern Baja California district mentioned.
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Associated Press
Jimenez
Chihuahua
Bachimba Pass
Mexico City
Mazatlan
Lower California
Aviators Skill and Iron Nerves Save Two Lives
Mitchell Field New York area March 28 Army corporal Harold G Fisher of the Observation squadron and his companion Corp William Wilson escaped a wreck after their biplane failed at 50 feet. Fisher executed a forced landing on one wheel then two, keeping the craft from overturning as it skidded to a halt near the takeoff point. Wilson was unhurt. Fisher suffered a leg cut and possible internal injuries and was taken for observation.
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Mitchell Field
Harold G. Fisher
William Wilson
Fisher
Wilson
Corp. Fisher
Coolidge on Peace Through Preparedness in Home Journal
Former president Calvin Coolidge argues peace may come only to future generations and urges robust defense. In the April Ladies Home Journal he says adequate armed forces deter aggression, but not so large as to invite war, and that prevention hinges on how nations balance defense. He cautions opinions differ on defense and peace, noting human nature as key.
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Philadelphia
Calvin Coolidge
Ladies Home Journal
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Harry M. Fisher
Cook County Circuit Court
Sale Douglas
U. S. Department of Justice
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Relize
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