Snook murder case and social tales draw critics
A former Goumbus university instructor to be tried for murder confesses to killing his heart, pleads not guilty at arraignment, and faces a likely long trial with a sanity hearing. The Mt. Pleasant Daily Times suspends coverage until verdict, while a sprawling column riffs on love, marriage, and public life with town observations and cultural glances across Detroit Paris and Jackson.
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Goumbus
Mt. Pleasant
Spain to honor rescued flyers in Madrid reception
Madrid prepares a triumphant welcome for Capt. Ramon Franco and three crewmen rescued from the Atlantic. The four homecomers, rescued aboard the British carrier Kagie, are to land at Gibraltar and travel to Madrid in a nationwide celebration, with towns nationwide planning events and churches offering thanks.
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Madrid
U.P
Spain
Ramon Franco
United States
Europe
Gibraltar
Los Avaidores
Second Labor Reign Begins In Britain
London July 1 Ramsyn MacDonald and his Labour government prepare to launch a second administration with Parliament opening in state. The throne speech will outline policies on disarmament resumption of relations with the Soviet Union Rhineland evacuation and domestic issues.
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London
U.P
Ramsyn MacDonald
Lord Sankey
House of Lords
Rhineland
National origins quota plan moves forward despite Hoover protest
Washington reports the national origins basis for the immigration quota system proceeds, reducing German immigration by about half and increasing British and Northern Irish arrivals similarly. Scandinavia drops about one third while Canada and Mexico remain unchanged. Congress passed the 1924 act establishing the system.
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Washington
Hoover
Scandinavia
Congress
Europe
Canada
Green demands strict enforcement of fireworks ban
Gov. Fred I Green told prosecuting attorneys sheriffs and local officials he will demand strict enforcement of the new fireworks law. Letters from the attorney general informed county officials that the law must be enforced to the letter and that authorities failing to act will be held accountable.
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Lansing
Fred I. Green
Su.mmor
Near East Relief Extends Mongolia War Aid Plans
Barclay Acheson, Director General of Overseas Operations, told a United Press correspondent in Moscow that Near East Relief must continue its war and famine relief work for about two more years.
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Moscow
U.P
Near East
Barclay Acheson
United Press
League Seeks War Prisoner Code Revision
Delegates from about 50 nations will meet in Geneva to frame a code for treating prisoners of war and revise the 1906 Geneva Convention. Americans Bliz Wadsworth and Hugh R. Wilson will represent the United States at the conference starting July 1, tracing back to Henri Dunant and Solferino and the origins of the Red Cross. In Colombo Ceylon, Hapukote Gnaya the elephant stood firm during a tug of war scene with 100 men attempting to tag it.
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Washington
U.P
Geneva
United States
Bliz Wadsworth
Boston
the Treasury
Hugh R. Wilson
Switzerland
Henri Dunant
Solferino
Italy
Napoleon III
Dunant
Europe
Duant
Durant
Buetone
Dumant
Red Cross
Relief International
Colombo
Ceylon
Hapukote
Flyer halts plans for own funeral
Welantic City news reports G. G. Garrett Jr., 22, aviator missing since last Wednesday, returned home smiling as his parents prepared funeral plans. He had left Wichita with Matthew Hoff for Pittsburgh after a trip that sparked no word.
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Welantic City
N. J
U.P
G. G. Garrett, Jr
Garrett
Hoge
Wichita
Kan
Matthew Hoff
Hollywood
Calif
Pittsburgh
Hart and Wisner Sentenced in Battle Creek Robberies
In Battle Creek July 1 Harry Hart 24 a former motorcycle patrolman began a seven to 15 year term at Jackson Prison for robberies in uniform Circuit Judge Blaine W Hatch imposed the sentence on Hart while Alfred Wisner 26 a Grand Rapids radio announcer who aided Hart received a lighter sentence.
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Batt Creek
U.P
Harry Hart
Battle Creek
Michigan
Jackson
Blaine
W. Hatch
Alfred Wisner
Grand Rapids
Hart
Rum Craft and Revenue Chaser Burn on River
In Detroit river tests, the Gray Ghost, a customs border patrol speed boat, exploded and sank after an engine blast. Nearby the tug Onaway caught fire at LaSalle Ontario export dock, backfiring engine sparking flames. Windsor and Sandwich departments saved the tug. damage about $2,000.
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Detroit
U.P
Gray Ghost
Customs Border Patrol Ary Navy
Detroit River
Onaway
Carlin
LaSalle
Ont
Windsor and
Sandwich
Bowls Fans In France Oppose Tax Proposal
Paris July 1 W P There is commotion among bowls exponents as a tax plan on receipts at bowls games is proposed. They warn of legal action against revenue authorities if the measure is implemented, calling it an effort to stifle the sporting spirit in France.
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Paris
France
Anniversary of State Capitol in Lansing Highlighted
Lansing marks 50 years since the present capitol was dedicated with past governors speakers and civic pageantry. The American Legion sponsors events aiming to recall the 1879 ceremonies and parade traditions as the city prepares next Thursday observances.
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Lansing
U.P
Michigan
United States
Capitol
House of Representatives
Alpheus Felch
William L. Greenly
Austin Blair
Henry Baldwin
John Bagley
Knights Templar
Charles H. Cresswell
Crossett
Silver Corner
American Legion
Flint Balloonist Unhurt In Fall
Ernie Smitson, a balloon daredevil, fell about 100 feet when his balloon collapsed after liftoff in Flint. He leaped from the craft, became tangled in a heavy parachute, and crashed through a tree into tension wires before landing unharmed.
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Flint
Fliny
Ernie Smitson
Dareldevil
Smitson
Amelia Earhart pilot dies in plane crash at Roosevelt Field
Wilmer Stultz, co pilot of the first Atlantic flight with Amelia Earhart, was killed when his Waco biplane entered a tailspin and crashed from about 200 feet at Roosevelt Field. One passenger also died at the scene. Stultz was taken from the wreckage to Nassau County Hospital where he died soon after.
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Amelia Earhart
Roosevelt Field
Wilmer
Stultz
Atlantic Ocean
Friendship
Nassau County Hospital
King Always Collects Naval Scrap-Book Of Boats
London July 1 King George maintains a favored hobby a naval scrap-book. Sea trained and fond of boats he collects pictures clippings from newspapers and magazines and keeps them neatly pasted and indexed in his own hand.
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London
U.R
George
Mexican Catholics Rejoice Over New Freedom of Church
Mexico City reports wild enthusiasm as priests resume control of churches on the first Sunday in three years. Thousands fill churches for early masses and services, and police assist to maintain order amid crowding.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Methodist board charged with corrupt practices act violation
Rep Tinkham of Massachusetts says the Methodist board of Temperance Prohibition and Public Morals violated the corrupt practices act by spending over 50 dollars in a year to influence elections in five or more states without filing required reports. The group allegedly distributes political literature.
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Washington
Methodist Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals
Tinkham
Massachusettes
Mitchel
Methodist
Church Control
Alboit
American bullfighter Sidney Franklin survives two bulls in Seville
In Seville Spain July 1 Sidney Franklin the sole American pursuing bull fighting faced misfortune when a first bull tossed him and a second bull tossed him twice. He needed medical care but returned to the ring to kill the second bull, proving his courage.
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Seville
Spain
W.P
Sidney Franklin
Cer
Afr
Franklin
Oil Lease Permits No Guarantee Warns Investors
Lansing July 1 Prospective oil well investors were warned by George R Hogarth director of conservation that oil lease permits issued by the department are not indications of a firm. The permit is only a license and does not guarantee drilling or the financial ability of the permit holder to drill. The warning followed reports that permits were being used to sell stock to fund drilling and acquire adjacent leases.
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Lansing
U.P
George R. Hogarth
Conservation
Retirement rumors swirl over Lowman at Treasury
Washington July 1 reports from high officials center on the imminent retirement of Seymour Lowman assistant secretary of the treasury in charge of prohibition enforcement. Hoover aims to keep sensationalism out of the dry issue but Lowman’s name remains in public debate amid border enforcement plans and recent incidents.
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Washington
Seymour Lowman
Lowman
I’m Alona ‘Neldentefiing
Stuyvesant
White House
Lincoln GC. Andrews
Tills
Treasury
Ogden L. Mills
New York
Association Against the Prohibition Amendment
United States
Canada
Wabash Seeks 70 Form Kuge New Rail System
Washington July 1 report: Wabash Railway petitions the Interstate Commerce Commission to create a five trunk line system linking midwest states with the eastern seaboard. Proposed routes would reach New York Philadelphia Baltimore on the east and Chicago St. Louis Kansas City Omaha and Des Moines on the west with access to Detroit Pittsburgh Buffalo Toledo Cleveland and other hubs. The plan includes acquisitions of Lehigh Valley Wheeling and Lake Erie Western Maryland Lehigh and New England and several others by lease purchase or other approved methods.
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Washington
Eastern Railways
Midwestern
Eastern Seaboard
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wabash Railway
Wabash
Atlantic Seaboard
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Western
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Omaha
Des Moines
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
Toledo
Cleveland
Akron
Fort Wayne
Decatur
New England
Lehigh Valley
Wheeling
Lake Erie
West Virginia
Western Maryland
Lehigh
Canton
Youngstown
Elgin
Joliet
Eastern
Peoria
Hlincis Midland
Bare Leg Fad Strikes Ireland and U S A
In Belfast bare legs spark debate as bosses push for overalls to curb distraction of typists and male workers. A manufacturer warns staff about dress, but cannot fire all typists, leading to removal of the warning. In Lynn Massachusetts a patrolman reports his pocket picked while on duty with his registration and some cash taken.
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Belfast
Ireland
U.P
Lynn
Mass
Lawrence P. Nihan
Jewish Prayer Book to Undergo Revision in U S Synagogues
Detroit July 1 UP The central conference of American rabbis meets to push revisions of the Jewish prayer book used in about 500 reform synagogues nationwide. Dr David Phillips and Dr Abba Hillel Silver debate changes while a committee reports next annual meeting. Silver favors changes but opposes a total revision, stressing the need for companionate prayer in this era of companionate marriage.
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Detroit
Us Iin
United States
David Phillinson
Circular
Abba Hillel Silver
Samuel Goldensor
James J. Holler
Cincinnat
Silver
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