Hooded Order Faces State and Federal Probes
Detroit dispatch reports the Black Legion facing possible federal and state investigations over its secretive group tactics and alleged mobilization plans to quell a communist uprising. Attorney General Homer S. Cummings to decide on FBI intervention. congressional probe requested. Detroit grand jury probe sought into violent deaths and arson in the region.
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Detroit
Black Legion
Duncan ‘McCrea
Washington
Homers. Cummings
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Congress
Rep
Dickstein
Wayne County
Michigan
David H. Crowley
Cleveland
Ohio
Mutiny Reported in Nicaragua Reaches San Jose
Unconfirmed reports of a military mutiny in Nicaragua reached San Jose through censorship. Five soldiers were said to be shot in the Rio Coco area, a region once linked to the late insurgent General Augusto Sandino.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Rio Coco
Augustino Sandino
Congress Debates Price Discrimination and Trade Regulation
Congress tackles the Robinson-Patman price discrimination bill in the Interstate Commerce Committee while amendments to the Federal Trade Commission Act are considered. The Appropriations Committee approves a 2.364 billion relief deficiency bill. Finance studies tax proposals and lawmakers hear Edwin L. Davis endorse extending powers over unfair trade practices. Bell committee moves to cite Dr F E Townsend and two pension aides for aging matters before U S Attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Committee
Appropriations
Finance
House
Edwin L. Davis
Commission
Bell
F. E. Townsend
Ag Ager
Chase
U. S.D Attorney
Tub Slayer Guilty of Good Friday Tub Slaying
A New York jury finds John Fiorenza 24 guilty of the Good Friday tub slaying of Nancy Evans Titterton. After nineteen hours deliberation, the trial ends with a verdict of guilty and Fiorenza faces the electric chair.
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New York
John Fiorenza
Nancy Evans
Titterton
Weary
Haggard
General Sessions Court
Charles C. Nott, Jr
Stuart Campbell
Piorenza
William C. Dodge
Henry Klauber
Four Gunmen Hijack Cleveland Truck Load of Clothing
Four armed men kidnapped the driver of an S Weitz and Co truck near Cleveland and hijacked a clothing load worth 8000 dollars. Irving Sobolowitz said he was forced into another car after one man jumped on the truck. He was driven around back roads as two others fled with the goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
S. Weitz & Co
Irving Sobolowitz
Lorain
Sobolowitz
Kiddies Day at Logan Legion Carnival Friday
Tomorrow is Kiddies Day at the American Legion carnival with Krause Greater Shows at the Logan grounds. Free admission tickets issued by The Logan Daily News grant 2200 Hocking county school children entry and five cent ride rates. a Kiddies Day ticket appears in this issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krause
Logan
Logan Daily News
Hocking County
Brewers Argue For Beauty In Beer Ads
Ohio's state liquor board weighed mixed reactions to brewers insistence that beauty in feminine outdoor posters boosts beer business. Jesse M. Joseph of Cincinnati advertising argued an informal ban would make beer a product for men only.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Liquor Board
Jesse M. Joseph
Cincinnati
Joseph
Wider Trial Begins Today in Murray City Robbery Case
The trial of Felix Wider of Columbus for the December robbery of John Lovett's Murray City filling station opened in Hocking County Common Pleas Court. Wider, without counsel, was assigned George Christman to defend. By mid afternoon, about one third of prosecution witnesses had testified, including Lovett and nurse Lavina Flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix Wider
Columbus
John Lovett
Murray City
Hocking County
French Strike Spreads Across Paris Industries
Spreading strikes hit aviation and automobile sectors prompting urgency in Paris. Premier Albert Sarraut met with labor, air, and interior ministers to discuss the unfolding situation.
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Paris
France
Albert Sarraut
Labor, Air
Interior
Strikes Roil 20 States As Labor Unrest Spreads
Across 20 states labor strikes disrupt industry and agriculture with scattered clashes. Some settlements reached while others face new trouble as over 46 000 workers are affected. In Ilion New York private detectives recalled from guarding the Remington Rand plant amid a hostile reception as 1 000 pickets surround the site. In Dallas police guard taxi offices after two riders assaulted. 600 striking cab workers halt all taxi movement. In Providence Rhode Island the Rochambeau Worsted Company closes.
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Associated Press
Ilion
N. Y
Remington Rand
Dallas
Tex
Providence
R. I
Rochambeau
Clos
Attendance At Funeral Of Mrs Minnie Hampshire
Mr and Mrs Artie Stone of Orland Mrs Ben Cummins and Mrs A E Wolfe returned Wednesday from Marion where they went to attend the funeral of Mrs Minnie Hampshire. Services were held Wednesday morning. The deceased was a sister of Mrs Cummins and a cousin of Mrs Wolfe and Mr Stone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artie Stone
Orland
Ben Cummins
A. E. Wolfe
Marion
Minnie
Hampshire
A.m
Cummins
Wolfe
Stone
Assembly OKs Relief Program
The Ohio general assembly approved a stop gap relief program and sent it to Governor Martin L. Davey for immediate effect. It would provide aid for the indigent until July 15. The Senate concurred unanimously in a corrective amendment after the House approved the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davey
Columbus
Ohio General Assembly
Martin L. Davey
Ohio
Senate
House
House declares contempt against Dr Townsend and aides
The House voted six to two to cite Dr F E Townsend and two aged pension aides for contempt and send the case to the U S district attorney. Townsend had refused to testify and taunted the committee from Baltimore. The emergency measure passed 93 to 10 after a similar 95 to 7 vote on the bill.
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U. S
Washington
F. E. Townsend
House
United States District Attorney
Townsend
Baltimore
Burns
U S Industrial Output Gains in April
The Federal Reserve Board reported industrial production rose from 93 percent of the 1923 25 average in March to 100 percent in April. Employment and payrolls in durable goods increased, with steel mill capacity at 69 percent in April and 59 percent in March. Through mid May, steel and automobile activity remained at April levels.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Logan liquor store hours for Memorial Day weekend
The Logan liquor store will stay open Friday night until 11 p m and will be closed all day Memorial Day as the holiday closures take effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
British Troops Fire on Arab Rebels in Palestine Clash
In Kubatia North Palestine British troops returned fire on rioters killing two and wounding three. A British policeman later died from a stomach wound in Jerusalem. The day left four dead and followed calm after a tough campaign against terrorists. Arab newspapers planned strikes and a memorandum against withdrawal from the Levant Fair in Tel Aviv.
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Jerusalem
Kubatia
Palestine
Old
Holy Land
Levant
Tel Aviv
Logan Postmaster Outlines Veterans Bonus Payments Plan
Logan postmaster C. Wood Bowen outlined the district plan for veterans bonus payments after a meeting of postmasters in Athens. First bonus bonds will be mailed from Cleveland on June 15 and arrive locally the next day, with subsequent mailings as quickly as possible.
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C. Wood Bowen
Logan
Athens
Cleveland
Central Accounting Office
Lifer Kills Two Makes Escape in Louisiana
Bloodhounds and a dozen posses hunted for 23 year old inmate Wilfred Lindsly who escaped from Angola prison camp after fatally shooting Captain N. J. Himes and his wife at Camp G. Himes, manager of the penitentiary farm, said Lindsly, once a trusted house boy at the Himes home, seized weapons and killed the couple in their home.
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Baton Rouge
Tunica Hills
R. H. Himes
Angola
Here
Wilfred Lindsly
N. J. Himes
Queen Mary Sails for United States on Maiden Voyage
Britain's ocean liner Queen Mary progresses toward New York on her maiden trans Atlantic trip. Officials had not decided on a record run but expectations varied about attempting a blue ribbon if conditions stay favorable. The ship left Cherbourg at 12:35 a.m. today.
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New York
Britain
United States
Cherbourg
Turner Abandons Flight in Wichita Stopover
Col. Roscoe Turner halted his speed flight from Los Angeles to Providence in Wichita after waving to the crowd. Officials said rain and fuel considerations prompted the pause the pilot planned to resume the next leg toward Providence as weather allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita, Kas
Roscoe Turner
Los Angeles
Providence
R. I
Ohio Senate Defeats Black Legion Probe Resolution
Ohio Senate debates a resolution to launch a sweeping inquiry into the Black Legion with 9 voting yes and 16 no. An amendment sets the committee composition to two Catholics two Protestants and one Jew, leaving final selection to the Lieutenant Governor amid concerns over legality and order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio Senate
John Davis
Cuyahoga
Black Legion
Ohio
Keith Lawrence
Six Die As Train Strikes Car At Illinois Crossing
Six persons including two children and three women were killed when a Pennsylvania railroad inbound Logansport local struck a car at a suburban Calumet City crossing. The crossing had flashing signals but failed to prevent the crash. Undertakers reported a woman 30 to 40 and a girl about three were the first to be removed. other ages could not be determined. Illinois license plates on the car were unreadable due to damage.
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Chicago
Logansport
Pennsylvania Railroad
Calumet City
Illinois
Dayton Grocer Slain and Robbed in Ohio
Dayton police report the death of David O. Leslie, 69, owner of a neighborhood grocery. He was beaten with a lead pipe and robbed of an undetermined amount, with the weapon the only recovered item so far. The case remains under investigation.
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Dayton, O
David O. Leslie
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Duncan C. McCrae
McCrae
Fi— Committee
Tub Slayer
Fiorenza
Assembly OK
Carl F. Wintzer
Auglaize
Rotary
Wintzer
Chamber
U.S
Reserve Board
Hocking Co
Lois Wright
Robert S. James
Miss Wright
James
Lifer
Queen Mary
Turner
Mystic Order
Davis
R. R. Crossing
Dayton Grocer
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