Wisconsin votes shift shown in prohibition repeal debate
Paul Weber reports at the Anti Saloon League meeting in Detroit as Wisconsin’s repeal of state liquor laws via referendum prompts warnings of a “bootleggers’ mecca.” League leaders warn of renewed dry campaigns and call for stronger field forces and school temperance education amid observed vote patterns.
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Paul Weber
Detroit
Anti- Saloon League
Wisconsin
Warren G. Jones
Wisconsin State League
New York
Mecca
Hoover
Anti-Saloon League
HL T. Laughbaum
Oklahoma
Montana
Nevada
Laughbaum
J. Bibbs Mills
Alabama
O. M. Pullen
West Virginia
Hope Erodes Over Eielson Lost Fliers Arctic Search
Moscow reports faded optimism as radio contact with Capt. Carl Ben Eielson and Eat Borland remains absent. Attempts to reestablish links with Tinigrney station fail amid a possible sighting near Anguema River 120 miles from Cape North. A storm sets weather conditions over Krasnoyarsk.
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Moscow
Carl Ben Eielson
Eat Borland
Arctic
Tinigrney
Tinigney
Anguema River
Cape North
Boris Chuknovsky
Krasnoyarsk
Trunks Stunk Mystery in Alma Depot
A mysterious odor at the Alma Ann Arbor express office spurred police to investigate two unclaimed trunks. Investigators found only ordinary trunk contents, clearing two baggage pieces suspected in a trunk murder. C. E. Garver of Six Lakes had inquired about storage costs and opened the trunks.
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Alma
Ann Arbor
C. E. Garver
Six Lakes
Garver Hai
Express Company
Lansing
Detroit Auto Show Opens Tonight With Major Display
Detroit prepares for its twenty ninth annual auto show as Mayor Bowles switches on the lights at Convention Hall. One wing features the Sailt body salon with the finest bodied cars on chassis, and 41 makes will be on display from four to sixteen cylinders.
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Detroit
Charles Bowles
Three Acre
Tortyone
Cudom Sailt
Arctic Patrol Awaits Fliers in Spokane Blizzard
Spokane reports the advance guard of the Arctic Patrol watching for the remaining planes from Great Falls to arrive in a blizzard. Maj Ralph Royce vows to finish the journey to Spokane despite winter, as Lieut D L Putt lands after a risky ski snag. Sturgis confirms the death of Henry R Osborn 89, former county supervisor.
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Spokane
Wash
Great Falls
Front
Ralph Royce
Spokane “Aven
Selfridge Field
Mien
Lieut
D. L. Putt
Lieut, Putt
Merrill bank president faked holdup to cover stock losses
John R. Duffy, Merrill State Bank manager, confessed to staging a bank hold up on Jan 7 to obtain 40 000 to 50 000 in cash to cover stock losses. Police found 13241 hidden in the bank vault along with his diamond ring watch and chain. He had run the Merrill bank for 12 years and has five children.
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United Press
Detroit
Michigan Bank
John R. Duffy
Saginaw County
Merrill, Mich
Merrill State Bank
Michigan State Potice
Merrill Bank
Jan
Duffy
Edward Graff
Gunman Admits Part in Pa. Murder Case
Sheriff Wright announced Glenn Dague of Toledo Ohio confessed complicity in the December 27 1929 murder of Highway Cornoral Brady Paul near New Castle Pa. Dague admitted his identity and that he traveled west with Trene Schroeder The Trigger Woman.
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Ariz
Charles Wright
Glenn Dague
Toledo
Ohio
Cornoral
Brady Paul
New Castle
Wright
Dague
Trene Shroeder
The
Trigger Woman
Miss Shroeder
Joe Huston
Texas
Here
Florence
Chandler
Laveen
Elm Grove
Wheeling
W. Va
West Virginia
Briand Optimistic Over Navy Parley
Paris January 18 Foreign Minister Aristide Briand expressed strong optimism for a successful London Naval Conference outcome. He left Paris with experts for talks in London and expects to return within ten days to finalize procedures and committee appointments. Monrovia California January 18 actress Mabel Normand's condition improved at Pottenger Sanitarium though still seriously ill with tuberculosis.
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Paris
London
Aristide Briand
Briand
Monrovia
Calif
Mabel Normand
Screenacties
Pottenger
Julia Benson
Supreme Court upholds negligent homicide act validity
State Supreme Court ruled the negligent homicide act valid and ordered prosecution of the late John G. McMurchy despite his death. The decision ends a four to four tie from a prior case and confirms negligence as a usable criminal action standard in the state.
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Supreme Court
Ty United Presss
Lansing
Detroit
State Supreme Court
John G. McMurchy
Curt
Betten
McMurchy
Recorders Court
W. McKay Skillman
Kalamazoo Banks Form Merger Into Holding Company
In Kalamazoo on January 18, directors approved a merger of the Kalamazoo National Bank and the Kalamazoo Trust and Savings Bank into a holding company capitalized at 2.5 million dollars. The combined resources of the two banks exceed 12 million dollars.
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Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo National Bank
George Winesberg Sale of 20 Young Horses at Tin Barn
On Monday January 20 in Mt. Pleasant at the Tin Barn George Winesberg will sell 20 head of young horses aged 4 to 6 years, weighing 1400 to 1800 pounds. Sale starts at 1 30 o'clock with S C Forney as auctioneer. Advertisement appears on page 2.
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George Winesberg
Tin
Mt. Pleasant
Ibs
S. C. Forney
Adv
Gangs Tie New York and Chicago Underworld Links
Police report an inter city pact linking New York and Chicago gangs in a murder plot tied to the Frank Yale killing. Burke in Michigan, Capone ties and gun tests across cities accompany the case as investigators close in. In Jackson, a divorce petition cites a boyfriend ordering kissless behavior.
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Trad
Chicago
Frank Yale
Brooklyn
Wheson
Benton Harbor
Mich
Frederick Burke
Burke
Whalen
Secret Service
Moran Gang
Scarface
al Capone
Benton Hearhow
Yale
Capone
Herman Bundesen
Calvin Goddard
Northwestern University
William E. Russell
Michigan Endures Severe Cold and Snow Across State
Frigid temperatures and snowfall grip Michigan from Escanaba to Detroit as lows reach 18 below zero and 14 below in St. Joseph. Rail service holds, but coal shortages and charity demands rise amid widespread hardship.
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United Press
Michigan Peninsula
Mercury
Escanaba
St. Joseph
Harry Larkin
Detroit
Alpena
Grand Rapids
Marquette
Sault Ste. Marie
Duluth
Minn
Tamna
Fla
San Francisco
Fire Sweeps Paper Plant in Monroe Michigan
In Monroe Michigan a fierce overnight blaze at the Consolidated Poner Co plant caused about 500000 dollars in damage. The fire started yesterday evening and spread rapidly. Toledo Ohio and Wyandotte Michigan aided as local crews battled near zero temperatures. A new warehouse, sorting plant, and roughly 12000 tons of used waste paper were destroyed. Wind shift helped keep the fire from other buildings. Firefighters endured freezing conditions and many suffered injuries.
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Monroe
Mich
Consolidated Poner Co
Toledo
Wyandotte
Nic Ge
Bragging Over Padlock Lands Saloonist in Jail
Detroit saloon proprietor Stanlye Czrencki was jailed on contempt of court after bragging to undercover agents about a federal court padlock order placed on his bar. Prosecutors said Czrencki ignored the order and opened a blind pig, greeting agents with I got for Christmas as he pointed to the padlock.
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Detroit
Stanlye Czrencki
West Side
Czrencki
Prohibition
Longtime Isabella County resident George T. B. Stickle dies at 40
George TB Stickle, a prominent Isabella County farmer and fruit grower, died Sunday at age 40. Born in Canada December 6, 1890, he moved to Michigan then settled in Isabella Township, where he built a thriving farm and became a noted Republican and church officer. He leaves three children from two marriages with funeral services Monday at 2:00 PM in Rosebush.
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George TB. Stickle
Mr. Stickle
Daily Times
Canada
Michigan
Flint
Chippewa Township
Isabella Township
Methodist Church
Center Church
Center Church West O
Rosebush
Cemeter
Stickle
Referendum urged to divide weight tax receipts in Michigan
A Michigan Municipal League committee recommended circulating a referendum petition to split weight gas tax receipts. Steps include a Jan 29 meeting in Lansing led by Mayor Laird J. Troyer to pursue signatures equal to eight percent of gubernatorial votes from the last election.
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Michigan Municipal League
League
Lansing
Laird J. Troyer
Weather Detroit Jan 18 Forecast for Lower Michigan
Unsettled tonight and Sunday with possible snow. Not so cold Sunday. Moderate to fresh southwest winds. Readings list Detroit 8 4 22 4 with cold spots in Alpena Chicago and Duluth areas, Escanaba and Grand Rapids showing varied temperatures.
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Detroit
Chicago
Duluth
Escanaba
Grand Rapids
Ludington
Marquette
Wet and Dry Leaders Test Strength in Repeal Vote
Washington January 18 Senate wets and drys prepare to record votes on repealing the 18th amendment under the Blaine resolution. Borah and Blaine seek a test vote while Norris signals committee action. Dry majorities risk nothing but aim to force records for November. House may follow. Tilson backs a test if members want it.
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Senate
Borah
Idaho
Blaine
Wis
Norris
Judiciary Committee
United Press
Wets
House
Drys
Tilson
Congress
Mr. Hoover
Hoover
la Guardia
Reon
N. Y
Treasury
Ingham Well Stirs Interest at Locke Township
Oil flow struck shortly after midnight on Elmer Potter farm in Locke township, Ingham county. At 2300 feet depth a petroleum pocket released gas and oil, driving drilling tools up 15 feet and lifting oil three to four feet above the casing. Flow capped due to lack of equipment, with Nuskegon trading for gear to gauge the output.
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Williamston
Inn
Ingham County
Elmer Potter
Locke Township
Nuskegon
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