Capone Sentence Delayed To July 30
Chicago June 29 Attorneys for Scarface Al Capone won a 30 day delay in sentencing on income tax evasion and Prohibition charges. Judge Wilkerson set July 30 for the new sentencing date. Capone faces a possible maximum of 34 years and $80,000 in fines, with reports suggesting a prison term of two to five years and about $10,000 in fines. Public letters urged harsher punishment. federal moves have weakened Capone's gang, including an indictment of 61 men in an alcohol syndicate.
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Chicago
Scarface
al’ Capone
James H. Wilkerson
Capone
Michael Ahearn
Alphonse, Jr
Ahearn
Wilkerson
Dwight Green
Green
Midwest
Gammy and Post on Long Nome Flight
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty, world fliers, departed from Khabarovsk at 6 p m for Nome Alaska in the Winnie Mae. They aimed to cover 2300 miles in about 16 hours at about 150 miles per hour, banking on favorable weather after a 28 hour stay.
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Khabarovsk
Siberia
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
World Fliers
Nome
Alaska
Winnie Mae
New York
Siberian
Two Americans Reach Wimbledon Tennis Semi Finals
Wimbledon England June 29 Sidney Wood 19 year old American Davis Cup player advanced to the semi final round by defeating Gerald Patterson of England in four sets. Frank Shields of New York beat Bunny Austin to join him in the semi finals while Frederick J Perry defeated John Van Ryn in straight sets.
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Wimbledon
England
Sidney Wood
Endagan
Gerald Erae
America
Frank Shields
New York
Bunny Austin
Frederick J
Perry
John van Ryn
Philadelphia
Heat Sets New Mark in Whitestown June Temperatures
Government meteorologist Clyde Laughner reported the warmest June 28 on record in Whitestown with a 102 degree high. Hourly readings tracked the day from noon at 98 to 102 at 1 PM, then 100, 99, 97, and 92 by 5 PM before a 6:20 PM shower cooled to 75. Rain totaled .09 inches. low overnight was 72 degrees.
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Clyde
Laughner
Excursion Boats Collide Off Battery. Injuries Reported
News briefs report a collision between the excursion boats Mandalay and Chippewa off the battery with initial word that no one was injured. Separate item from Cleveland notes a fire at the George H. Tipling stable burning many harness horses and injuring three men, pending impact on openings at a race meet. A tragedy from Jonquiere Quebec states eight children of Xavier Potvin perished in a house fire.
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New York
Cleveland
George H. Tipling
North Randal
Quebec
Xavier Potvin
Jonquiere
Que
Mayor Revokes Suspended Term for Violating Promise
City Court in Indiana revokes the suspended sentence of Ordo Phillips after findings of intoxication on June 8. Phillips is ordered to the Indiana State Penal Farm for about sixty nine days, with $40 fine and a one year driving ban, to begin from the original conviction date. He was taken to the farm by Sheriff Wilbur Small.
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Ordo Phillips
Indiana
John C. Perkins
Phillips
Perkins
Wilbur Small
Hillig and Hoiriis Visit Berlin in Transatlantic Flight
Otto Hillig and Holger Hoiriis landed their Liberty monoplane at Tempelhof from Coppenhagen at 3 40 p m. They arrived for a visit to Germany Hillig being born there and Hoiriis joining in the visit to the country of his friend.
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Berlin
Otto Hillig
Holger Hoiriis
Tempelhof
Germany
Hillig
Coolidge May Tour Europe After Birthday
Washington reports that former President Calvin Coolidge, turning 59 on July 4, may undertake a European tour soon after retirement. Friends cite his youth, moderate fortune, and past travels, noting political concerns at the time might have delayed such a trip.
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Coolidge
Europe
Washington
United States
Calvin Coolidge
Havana
Cuba
North American
Three Million British Face Pay Slash In Program
London June 29 United Press survey finds about three million British workers facing wage cuts or already accepting reductions. The drive, by industrialists, aims to study the depression and revive industry for foreign competition when mood improves. Reductions reach engineers, shipbuilders, chemical, building, railway, and boat workers with textile sectors eyed. Thousands of civil servants earning under 15 dollars weekly may see further cuts as union leaders brace for ongoing pay adjustments.
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London
United Press
Youth Entombed in Well Rescued Near Ottawa Ill
Sixteen year old Howard Smith endured a 24 hour ordeal after a cave in while repairing a farm well near Ottawa Illinois He credited prayer and air supplied through a garden hose with keeping him calm His rescue involved a separate shaft and a rock arch two feet above his head and he described the moment of being pulled to safety as the nicest moment of his life
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Ottawa
Ill
Howard Smith
Howard
Howards Head
Here
Frank de Bolt
Calumet City Police Fight Two Suspects in Roadhouse Robbery
Calumet City Illinois police report firing a score of shots in a running gun battle with two men suspected of robbing three roadhouses near Lansing. The suspects fled into woods after their car crashed into a tree. A blood stained cap was found in the car, suggesting a wound.
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Calument City
Ill
Lansing
General strike called in Spain amid riots and unrest
Malaga, Spain, June 29. A general strike was called to protest yesterday's riots during elections for delegates to the constitutional assembly. Authorities imposed precautions, heavy patrols guarded streets, and violence loomed as workers paraded, forcing shops and cafes to close. Newspapers could not publish. Several minor incidents reported.
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Malaga
Spain
Constitutional Assembly
Boone County Young People's meeting tonight at 7:30
The Boone County Young People's organization calls a very important meeting tonight at 7:30 in the office of Floyd I McMurray the county superintendent in the courthouse.
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Boone County Young People’s Organization
Floyd I. McMurray
Court House
Franco American talks on Hoover plan end without conclusion
Paris June 29. The second Franco American conference on President Hoover's war debts and reparations holiday ended at noon without a definite conclusion. Premier Laval said the meeting ended without agreement on France's stance while a further 9:30 p.m. session with Mellon and Edge was scheduled.
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Paris
Hoover
Pierre Laval
France
Andrew W. Mellon
Treasury
Walter E. Edge
United States
Mellon
Edge
Germany
State Castle
Washington
Hoover debt moratorium talks inch toward agreement
Washington reports indicate an accord in principle with France on the Hoover debt moratorium program may be near. Acting Secretary Castle said several technical points remain and no final agreement exists until those are settled. He added the U.S. will accept only proposals within the President's offer.
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Washington
France
Castle
Treasury Mellon
Paris
Hoover
White House
Mellon
Hamilton Confesses in Indianapolis Murder
Indianapolis police announced a confession from Louis Hamilton of Iola Kansas that he and Charles V Witt of Indianapolis killed Lafayette A Jackson, a Lafayette chain store owner. Witt had earlier confessed and authorities say first degree murder charges will be filed against both suspects.
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Indianapolis
Lafayette A. Jackson
Louis Hamilton
Iola
Kans
Charles V. Witt
Witt
Hamilton
Jackson
Heat Wave Death Toll Increases Across Regions
Chicago reports more than sixty heat related deaths locally with Indiana at twenty two as the nation endures its hottest June in decades. Forecasters warn no relief soon as temperatures exceed one hundred degrees in parts of the Midwest and plains. Farmers rush harvests by moonlight as crops suffer and highways buckle under the extreme heat.
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Chicago
Rocy Mountains
Atlantic Seaboard
C. A. Donnell
Indiana
Midwest
Extremists Lose Spanish Election Signals Shift in Power
Madrid reports show conservative republicans backed by the provisional government winning decisive victories in the constitutional assembly vote. The election, though largely orderly, saw sporadic violence with at least nine deaths and many injuries. Extremist factions faced crushing defeats across regions, while Communists gained little and Monarchists failed to improve on previous standings.
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Madrid
Constitutional Assembly
Alfonso XIII
Sheridan Youth Explores Two Million Volt Experiments
Clair Fisher of Sheridan and W P Hallstein, Purdue graduates, conducted high voltage tests for a Purdue electrical engineering thesis. They passed about two million volts through a subject, claiming only a slight tingling sensation and no ill effects, while a metal ball atop an eight foot coil released vine like sparks. The setup uses a condenser transformer and inductance coils to boost from 110 volts to two million volts.
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Sheridan
Clair Fisher
Maville Fisher
Purdue University
Fisher
W. P. Hallstein
School of Electrical Engineering
Penny Arcade
Grand jury may consider poison case tomorrow
Judge John W Hornaday arrives signaling action in the poison murder case before Boone county grand jury. Prosecutor Scifres and Coroner Owsley prepare witnesses as the panel reconvenes. a coroner report is pending. John W Simmons, father of poisoning victims, escapes injury in a street car crash and faces further legal scrutiny. Carrie Simmons remains jailed amid ongoing grand jury proceedings.
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John W. Hornaday
Boone County Grand Jury
Hornaday
Harvard
John
Boone Circuit Court
Ben M. Scifres
Scifres
G. A. Owsley
Edgar A. Casey
Wilbur Small
John W.simmons
Virginia
Alice Jean
Memorial Park
Indianapolis
East Washington Street
Greenfield
Simmons
John Sheehan
Carrie Simmons
Boone County
Bandits Take $1000 In Street Hold Up
Indianapolis reports bandits halted a car at a traffic signal and seized $1000 from Miss Grethy Zaving and William Devault en route to a bank. A safe at the North side Theater, owned by A G Zaving, yielded $200 last week.
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Indianapolis
Miss Elsie Nester Injuried At Shumate Printing Office
Miss Elsie Nester suffered a severe finger injury while operating a stitching machine at Shumate Printing. She was rushed to Williams Hospital with a finger nearly torn off and heat exhaustion. doctors hope amputation will be avoided.
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Elsie Nester
Shumate
Williams Hospital
Nester
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