Big moonshine raid halves Greene County stills in hills
Four men were arrested after a raid on a northeastern Greene County moonshine operation. A large, modern still with copper coils was seized near Calvertville, with an estimated output of 50 to 60 gallons daily. The operation touched Bloomfield, and the cabin fire started during the raid was extinguished as officers salvaged the evidence and equipment.
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Greene County
Mother Earth
Bloomfield
Will R. Vosloh
Will Huffman
Frank ‘Dean
Elbridge Wines
John Wymer
Calvertville
Zem
Prit Calvert
Loyal Osburn
Wesley Ball
Ed Watkins
Ball
Richland Township
Thomas Osborn
Japanese Sailors Resist Arrest Near Ship in Florida
Five Japanese sailors are in custody after a clash with federal prohibition officers in Jacksonville. One sailor was shot in the hip during the attempted seizure of fourteen cases of liquor smuggled ashore from the steamer Eric Mann. Authorities recovered twelve additional cases during a later boarding.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Prohibition
Eric Mann
Former Kaiserin Augusta Victoria of Germany Dies in Holland
Doorn Holland April 11 Former Empress Augusta Victoria of Germany died at 6 o clock this morning after a long struggle with heart disease. The end came a year after her first serious attack and she had rallied several times to accompany her husband to Doorn on May 15 last. Her condition worsened through the year and she gradually sank this year. The ex-emperor stood by her bed and remained in the room after her death.
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Doorn
Holland
Augusta Victoria
Germany
Joachim
Berlin
Sine
Farmers' Interests Will Be Protected
Indianapolis April 11 John G Brown president of the Indiana Federation of Farmers Associations left for Washington to attend the conference of the executive committee of the American Federation of Farmers Associations The body aims to advocate for farmers during Congress special session and may appoint a standing committee with Brown likely serving as chair of the federation steering committee to monitor events throughout the session
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Indianapolis
John G. Brown
Indiana Federation of Farmers’ Associations
Washington
American Federation of Farmers’ Associations
Congress
Brown
Federation
Sudden Cold Destroys Wabash Valley Fruit Prospects
Terre Haute April 11 Fruit growers report that cold weather this weekend wiped out ripe and blossoming fruit across the Wabash valley with early stone fruits gone and losses mounting. Wheat oat damage is light but hundreds of acres of clover are lost. small grains safer.
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Terre Haute
Wabash Valley
Weather returns to normal after freeze in Indianapolis
Indianapolis April 11 Normal temperatures expected by tomorrow with the thermometer around sixty. Some fruits in growth stages were damaged by last night's freeze. The coldest reading was 28 degrees above zero. At 7 this morning it was 32 and at 9 it was 39 degrees. Outlook calls for continued normal weather today.
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Indianapolis
Weather Bureau
Britain Sees Early Strike End and Flood Damage
April 11 report from London says mine owners and strikers met for an hour seeking a settlement. Government may assist poorer districts while troops remain on standby. Flooding affects 38 pits with 13,000 underground workers. five pits abandoned. Damage estimated at 100 million pounds.
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London
Board of Trade
Robert S. Horne
Miners’ Federation
Scotland
South Wales
Fifeshire
Dry Summer Bites Coney Island Scene
A vivid account describes a young man crying out in agony as he touches a bleeding stream and fears blood. The scene shifts to a parched Coney Island where Surf Avenue, famous for its breakers, lacks any alcoholic moisture all summer.
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Coney Island
Surf Avenue
Death by own action along river route
In Millersburg Ohio on April 11 the body of former Postmaster James W Wall, missing since Friday, was found in the Killbuck river. A rope with a coal piece tied to his neck was attached and a note stated he was in financial straits.
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Millersburg
Ohio
James W. Wall
Killbuck River
Georgia Peonage Murders Prompt Grand Jury Probe
Jasper county grand jury begins inquiry into alleged killings of black workers held in peonage on John Williams farm near Monticello. Williams, convicted in Newton county of murder, faces life imprisonment. At least eleven deaths reported. probe may examine Williams sons and a prior Hamilton lynching. Doyle Capbell reports communications with Governor Dorsey.
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Monticello
Jasper County
John
Williams
Newton County
Eugene Hamilton
Doyle Capbell
Dorsey
Thief Trust Investigation Expands in Chicago Area
A federal grand jury probe into a nationally organized Thief Trust began in Chicago with evidence of a traffic in over 500 stolen cars. Six alleged members were arrested: R. Saback, D. Rapp, Fred Snyder, William Beville from Chicago, and Seth Beville, William Price from Dayton Ohio. The four Chicagoans were accused of thefts in the South Shore area. the Dayton pair were travelling salesmen locating buyers and reporting trading spots.
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Chicago
Edwin Weiss
R. Saback
D. Rapp
Fred Snyder
William Beville
Seth Beville
William Price
Dayton
Ohio
Department of Justice
Trust
South Shore
Yeggs Rob Carlton Terrace Restaurant and Hanna Theatre
In Cleveland on April 11, criminals overpowered a night watchman at two downtown sites the Carlton Terrace restaurant and the Hanna theatre and stole about $9,000. While the robberies were in progress two policemen questioned the bandits’ chauffeur, later tracking a suspect via a license and releasing him after failure to identify.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Carlton Terrace
Hanna Theatre
Lord Mayor of Cork to Leave America Under Policy
Washington April 11 Secretary Davis said he had no doubt that Donald OCallaghan lord mayor of Cork would re ship as an alien seaman within sixty days and was not entitled to asylum in the United States as a political refugee under the logic of the situation.
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Washington, D. C
Davis
Donald O'Callaghan
Cork
State Department
United States
New York Drinks Law Sparks Patrols and Tap Technique
In New York on April 11 police patrols surged as officers enforced liquor laws amid a citywide dry spell. Magistrates faced jammed dockets from arrests for possession of drinks, prompting inspectors to authorize light coercive actions and police to jab suspected offenders with their clubs in crowded areas near Broadway and Times Square.
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New York
Manhattan
England
Debs Amnesty Drive Planned on Political Prisoner Release
Debs supporters prepare a large amnesty campaign marking the second anniversary of Eugene V. Debs imprisonment in Terre Haute. Delegations from many cities plan visits to the president, the attorney general and congress, with a mass meeting scheduled at night.
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Washington, D. C
Eugene V. Debs
Terre Haute
Socialist Amnesty Committee
Dubs
Congress
Weather Report Forecast Fairer Weather Tonight and Tuesday
The forecast calls for fair conditions and warmer temperatures tonight and into Tuesday. Expect increasing daylight and mild air with light winds. No precipitation is expected across the period.
Congress Convenes In Extra Session Under Harding
Washington April 11 congress opens in extra session under President Harding with Speaker Gillett re election likely to be a headline issue. Harding works on his message in long hand and plans to deliver it in person at a joint session tomorrow after refining it tonight.
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Washington
Congress
Harding
Gillett
Senate
House
Havana
Cuba
First Submarine Cable Linking U S and Cuba Opens Tonight
President Harding will inaugurate the first submarine telephone cable between the United States and Cuba from Washington to Havana. The ceremony in the Pan-American building will be hosted by the National Press Club, after which the line will be opened for public service.
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New York
United States
Cuba
Harding
Washington
Menocal
Havana
National Press Club
Pan-American
Hays Chooses Self Made Man for Assistant
Chicago April 11 Col Edward H Shaughnessy a former messenger boy and AEF lieutenant colonel has been chosen to fix kinks in railway and air mail service He will be second assistant postmaster general once Senate confirms He is currently assistant director of the American Petroleum Institute born 1883 in Chicago with minimal schooling and a self made rise via Horatio Alger telegraphy and work experiences
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Chicago
Edward H. Shaughnessy
Will Hays
Shaughnessy
Senate
Col. Shaughnessy
American Petroleum Institute
New York City
Green Bay
Wis
Horatio Alger
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