Prohibition Force Plans Major Detroit Border Action
Washington reports a mobilization of federal dry forces to curb liquor from Canada along the Detroit river area this summer. Customs and Coast Guard units will be reinforced with 154 new agents and new ships, coordinated by E R Norwood, amid reorganizations following bribe indictments and smuggling crackdowns.
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Detroit
Canada
Treasury
Coast Guard
Customs Border Patrol
Civil Service
Seymour Lowman
James M. Doran
F. C. Billard
Frank Dow
E.R. Norwood
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PF. A. Young
Chicago
Carey D. Ferguson
Indiana politician shot to death in road house
Ed ward Blankett poolroom operator and recent Democratic city clerk candidate in Mishawaka was fatally shot in a road house fight in South Bend. Police hold Marvin Cramer and seek three others while Ethel Boyer is held as a material witness. Blankett was shot near a doorway as the assailant fled through a window.
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United ‘Press Dispatch
South Bend
Ind
Edward Blankett
Mishawaka
Ethel Boyer
Marvin. Cramer
Boyer
Blankett
Lindberghs Reportedly Aboard Minette Near Kennebunkport
United Press Dispatch reports Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh and his wife Anne Morrow aboard the motor yacht Minette at Cape Porpoise harbor near Kennebunkport Maine. They later docked at York Harbor for fuel as they voyage north toward the Morrow estate in North Haven.
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Cape Porpoise Harbor
Here
Charles A. Lindbergh
Atlantic
Morrow Estate
North Haven
York Harbor
Anne Morrow
Poison liquor murder trial ends in disagreement
Peoria, Illinois June 7 The poison liquor murder trial of Morris Mansfield a Peoria bootlegger ended in disagreement when a jury failed to reach a verdict and was discharged after deliberating since Wednesday. Jurors reportedly stood nine to three for conviction at the close of the trial in the principal court. Mansfield faced charges of murdering Harold Huddleston of Somerset Indiana who died after drinking allegedly tainted alcohol.
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Peoria, Ill
Morris Mansfield
Peoria
Mansfield
Harold Huddleston
Somerset
Ind
Vatican City Becomes Temporal State Today
Vatican City ends its centuries as part of Italy with the Lateran treaty ratifications at 11 a m. The ceremony in the Hall of Congregation saw Cardinal Gasparri stand in for Pope Pius XI while Benito Mussolini spoke for King Victor Emmanuel III. Swiss guards in colored uniforms guarded the processional areas.
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Porta ‘Pia
Congregation
Vatican
Cardinal Gasparri
Pius XI
Benito Musgolini
Italy
Victor Emanuel
Rome
Mer. Pizzardo
Gaspatri
Papal
Cortile St. Damasco
Vatican Palace
Scalia Regia
Jump from speeding train kills Pittsburgh woman in Indiana
Betty Steinbach, 23, of Pittsburgh, was killed when she jumped from a speeding Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train near Lewisville, Indiana. She had been in custody of nurse Nina E. Wayte at the Norwalk California state hospital, pending return to Pittsburgh for treatment after being adjudged insane and having attacked a woman at a movie theater.
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United Press Dispatch
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Railroad
Lewisville
Ind
Betty Steinbach
Miss Steinbach
Nina
E. Wayte
State Hospital For the Insane
Norwalk
Calif
Evansville Officials Face Graft Charges In Sewer Case
A. L. Donaldson, star witness against Mayor Herbert Males and others, says Evansville taxpayers lost about 200000 over a north side sewer project. He claims contractor George Pontareli was paid 217000 despite minimal quicksand issues, while Donaldson denies any illicit profits.
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Evansville
Ind
A. L. Donaldson
Herbert Males
Works Board
North Side
Donaldson
George Pontareli
Donadson
Navy flier sets seaplane altitude record
Lieut Apollo Soucek of the United States Navy established a new world altitude record for seaplanes on June 4. The calibration of his barograph showed a height of 38 560 feet, as announced by the National Aeronautical Association from Washington.
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Washington
Apollo Soucek
United States Navy
National Aeronautical Association
Administration Farm Bill Ratified by House Today
Washington June 7. The House ratified the conference agreement on the administration farm bill after an hour of debate and laudatory speeches. No record vote was taken and the measure was sent to the Senate. Only Rep Jones of Texas opposed, supporting the debenture plan.
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United Press Dispatch
Washington
Senate
House
Jones
Texas
PIS CELEBRATING 75TH BIRTHDAY TODAY IN TOWN OF ITS BIRTH
In Ripon Wisconsin over 20 000 people gather to mark the diamond jubilee of the Republican party. Secretary of War James W Good will give the main address with Governor Kohler and the Wisconsin legislature attending. Governors of six midwestern states invited.
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Ripon
Wis
Congregational Church
James W. Good
Wisconsin
Walter J. Kohler
Final touches on reparations plan released
Paris report states reparations experts gathered to finalize a plan after four months of work led by Owen D Young. The long document totals about 18 000 to 20 000 words with annexes and is being translated into French and German ahead of a presumed 5 p m signing of the English copy.
Man who bought own home has it hauled away
Milwaukee resident Robert Straka bought a four room collapsible sheet metal house but woke to find it missing. Neighbors reported a large truck with a derrick to a last week and officials seek the thief or buyers who now own the structure.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Robert Straka
Robert
Paving Projects Push Ahead Across Indiana State Roads
Statewide paving is progressing with many detours in place on state roads. John J. Brown states bridges finished last week cut detour needs while rain delayed work previously. Contractors now spread concrete as the highway commission aims to complete as much of this season’s program before winter.
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Indianapolis
John J. Brown
The
Highway Commission
President Owen D Young praised for reparations mediation
Washington reports that Owen D Young receives broad praise for his role in the Paris reparations conference. Congress may honor him for the most constructive wartime task since the war. President Hoover congratulates him as allies’ debt settlement shapes U S policy. The Chicago-born Democrat’s political future draws attention with talk of a New York governor nomination or 1932 bid. Young’s allies Morven Lamont and Perkins may also gain honors for mediating the decade-old Allied-Germany dispute.
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National Capital
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Paris
Congress
Wax Department
Byrd
North Pole
Navy
Mr. Young
Beng
Bers
Hoover
United States
Germany
América
Young
Smith
New York
Democratic’ Party
New’ York
Messrs. Morven
Lamont
Perkins
Oldest Indiana University grad dies at 108 in Greensburg
The Rev. James P. Lathrop, 108, the oldest IU graduate, died at his daughter's home in Greensburg after two weeks of illness. He was reportedly the youngest member of Masonic and Knights Templar lodges in the United States and would have turned 104 in November.
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Greensburg
Ind
James P. Lathrop
Indiana University
Lathrop
Knights Templar
United States
Indianapolis Off Universal Air Rail Route Plans
Indianapolis will not be included on Universal Aviation's New York City to Los Angeles air rail passenger route starting June 14, as announced today. The route shifts focus to other hubs, affecting local travel plans and connections.
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Indianapolis
Universal Aviation Corporation
Air
New York City
Los Angeles
Tilday
Attorney General Ruling Cites Limited City Insurance Liability
A July 1 ruling states cities and counties carry limited liability for certain insurance matters. The document references cases, municipal concerns, and questions about state and local government exposure. The text notes insurers and municipalities face defined boundaries in coverage and responsibility.
Higher-Ups in Liquor Conspiracy Arrested
Authorities report the arrest of top figures in a liquor conspiracy linked to a campaign opening in June. A hotel suite raid at Savoy Plaza yielded liquor seized for personal use and distribution. bail was set high as investigators pursue key figures in Brooklyn and broader Prohibition era networks.
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Joe Honakves
Yeate
Savoy-Tlaza
Bey of
Prohibition
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Brooklyn
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Rand Fe
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