Graf Zeppelin Struggles Back Home From U S Voyage
Striking reports say Graf Zeppelin, plagued by motor failures and strong winds, fights to reach Friedrichshafen after a long transatlantic voyage. The airship, with two of five motors dead, battles headwinds over the Rhone Valley as aviation authorities monitor its perilous return.
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Kekener
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Towlen
Vatican
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Philadelphia
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Notorious Gang Leader Given 1 Year in Prison
Philadelphia May 17 Scarface Al Capone and Frank Cline Chicago gangsters were sentenced today to one year for carrying condensed deadly weapons They entered Moyamensing prison at 1250 pm Capone claimed he needed to be armed because he felt marked for death by rivals Precautions were taken to prevent demonstrations in court Armed detectives were stationed in the room and corridors Bail set at 35000 Each man was held on this bail Magistrate Carney expressed regret that he could not hold them for longer He questioned Capone and remarked Philadelphia would not bow to him The attorney Bernard Lemisch argued for higher bail and demanded to know what Capone had on him The matter continued to page four with Lemisch challenging the magistrate
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Frank Cline
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Canone
Cline
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Pores
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Neitsch
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Arrest by Boyd in Elizabethton Textile Strike Incident
In Elizabethton Tennessee on May 17 Adjutant General W C Boyd was arrested on a warrant charging aid and abetting an attempt to commit murder filed by Evelyn Heaton a textile worker injured when a car struck picketers blocking a road during a strike at the Glanzstoff and American Bemberg mills. Calhoun the car's driver faced separate charges. The case follows extensive unrest as guardsmen were deployed and more troops joined to prevent further clashes. hearings date not yet set. A sheriff said reports of property destruction by strikers were unfounded and normal water service resumed.
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W. C. Boyd
Tennessee
Aidy
Evelyn Heaton
Adjutant General
Joe Calhoun
Miss Heaton
Jonesboro
Calhoun
Glanzstoff
Bemberg Mills
Boyd
George Ryan
National
J. M. Moreland
Stoney Creek
T. C. Wilson
Joe Grindstaff
Sam Hall
Weather Outlook Tennessee and Virginia Showers Saturday
Tennessee sees cloudy and warmer conditions with showers in the extreme southwest portion tonight or Saturday. Virginia remains fair and warmer with increasing clouds and a chance of showers Saturday afternoon or night.
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Senate farm bill goes to Congress under new ruling
Washington May 17 AP The Senate with export debenture provisions in the farm relief bill seeks immediate arbitration of the dispute by sending the measure to conference. A special rule limited debate and asserted House preservation of revenue origin rights while allowing emergency farm legislation. Administration leaders expect Congress to resolve differences and strike the debenture provision after a 47 44 Senate vote amid Hoover opposition.
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Politicians Take Inventory After Louisiana Fiasco
Baton Rouge and Pikeville reports detail political aftershocks as Governor Huey P Long nears rest after impeachment trial ends without conviction. Prosecution says charges were properly drawn but Senate acquits. anti administration factions silent amid upheaval. Also notes a police shooting in Kentucky and storm damage near Portland.
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Huey. P. Long
Senate
Founder to rebuild Cleveland Clinic after deadly gas explosions
The Cleveland Clinic, where 124 people died in two gas explosions, plans reconstruction led by Dr. George W Crile and a 35 member committee. Logs and medical records valued at 760000. Death toll rises as Fire Chief and others fall ill. Ben Jones, 29, Canton Bulldog, dies after short illness following the disaster. Further details on page four.
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Cleveland
George W. Crile
Michael J. Graham
Psychiatry expert outlines marriage troubles and limits
Dr. George K. Pratt of New York told the American Psychiatric Association that psychiatry can diagnose marital trouble but cannot fix the marriage. He blamed immaturity, emotional immaturity, and power conflicts as major wreckers, outlining four other less known causes and stressing prevention over repair.
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George K. Pratt
New York
American Psychiatric Association Today
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Asychiatric
Sada la Eomito
Dr. Pratt
Congress Deliberates Tariff, Nomination and Census Bills
The House keeps up tariff bill debate and weighs submitting warm relief disagreement in Conference. Senate debates Lenroot nomination and census reapportionment bill. Senate manufacturers committee reviews a proposal to probe labor conditions in textiles. House advances farm bill dispute to joint conference. rules committee reports a conference resolution despite its venture provision. Senate adopts a resolution requesting Hyde details on newsprint production from farm waste.
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Learnot
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Hyde
Presbyterian Assembly Debates Divorce Grounds Today
At the 69th assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, the ad interim committee report on divorce dominates discussion. The majority urges a single ground: violation of the seventh commandment, while the minority argues for broader grounds based on brutality desertion perversion and other causes with case-specific evidence. The backdrop includes earlier practice of two grounds and limited remarriage rights for the innocent party.
Official inquest opens into Cleveland Clinic disaster
In Cleveland on May 17 AP reported an official inquest began into the Cleveland Clinic disaster that claimed 37 to 125 lives. County Coroner A J Pearse presided as doctors survived and opened temporary headquarters in a separate building to carry on philanthropic work. A committee led by Samuel E Mather united 28 wealthy citizens supporting recovery and rebuilding plans for the clinic, with the damaged original to be rebuilt and a new headquarters to open within a month to six weeks.
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