Plan designs for new U.S. fighting craft
Washington May 1 design of a new cruiser to meet American needs without violating the London Naval Treaty is expected after Senate ratification. The proposed ship would be near 10,000 tons, using six inch guns in the main battery, with hearings to examine treaty clauses and tonnage allocations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle C. Wilson
United Press
Washington
Senate
America
United States
Borah
Senate Foreign Affairs
State Stimson
St. Louis
White House
Hoovers
Robinson
Dearborn Dry Raid Targets Saloons In Ford Town
In Dearborn on May 1 federal dry agents and police raided nine blind pigs arresting fourteen men and two women Stella McDougal and Anna Postowoy. Led by Dearborn Police Chief Carl Brooks and Prohibition administrator Thomas Brennan the team demolished bars and seized whiskey beer and gin. Ford Motor Company cooperation hoped to make Dearborn bone dry with possible employee discharge for drinking.
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Dearborn
Henry Ford
Carl Brooks
Thomas Brennan
Prohibition
Brooks
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Goen
Stella McDougal
Anna Postowoy
Indictment of Gapone Gang Members T:
Chicago police moved to round up 25 Sicilian members of Gapone Capone's alcohol syndicate indicted on a $10 million liquor conspiracy. The true bills allege 400 000 gallons manufactured or distributed since 1926 with 200 counts and 17 overt acts.
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Chicago
Scarface Ap’ Capont’s
Alcohol Syndicate
Charles Argento
Joseph Almanza
Frank Barone
Argento
Capone
Racine
Wis
Illinois
Wisconsin
Child Drowns in Drain Water at Detroit ApartmentRear
Two year old Francis Ross drowned in three feet of drain water behind a Lorain avenue apartment in Detroit. Several child companions watched helplessly as the tragedy occurred. Local authorities investigated the incident.
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Detroit
Francis Ross
Lorain Avenue
Training School Head Outlines Keys to Teaching Success
Superintendent P G Lantz of Central State Teachers College speaks to spring graduates on the main traits for effective teaching. He cites personality teaching technique tact discipline and loyalty to the school as essential. He urges teachers to be friendly with students and to maintain firm classroom control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. G. Lantz
Cenal State Teachers College
Lantz
Earthquake Shakes Tokio City on May Day Morning
Tokio Japan May 1 sharp earthquake震 causing alarm at 9 50 a m. No damage reported. Seismic readings show tremors common in Tokio and throughout Japan though rarely severe.
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Tokio City
Tokio
Japan
Ruth Hunt Wins High School Honors as Valedictorian
Ruth Hunt daughter of Mr and Mrs James E Hunt tops class of 1980 at M P H S with four years all A averages. She stars in drama and operettas and serves as editor in chief of Zookitizam while active in Glee club Girl Reserves orchestra and basketball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Hunt
James E. Hunt
Ruth
Miss Hunt
Annabelle
Zookitizam
Margaret Hawkins
Miss Hawkins
Ruth Lunt
sheSi
Margaret
Zook
Weather Forecast for Lower Michigan and Nearby Areas
Detroit May 1 forecast calls for mostly unsettled conditions tonight and Friday with showers or thunderstorms possible. Temperatures range from the mid 60s to upper 80s in various locations including Alpena Chicago Detroit and Duluth with scattered readings and warm spells amid unsettled skies. A separate report notes a public disturbance in Prague involving a Czech national named Hruska as residents attempted to lynch him before police intervened.
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Detroit
Michigan
Chicago
Duluth
Creevevet
Escanaba
Prague
Tor
Hruska
Nfe
Six U S Planes Transport Rum From Canada
Detroit May 1 Six airplanes of American registry operate daily routes between Canada and the United States carrying liquor cars legally cleared from Canadian airports. Capt Duncan B McCoy explains the Border Aero club uses Walker airport in Sandwich East township with American terminal location unnamed. Planes reportedly run up to three trips daily with about ten cases per load under Ottawa guidance.
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Detroit
Canada
United States
Duncan
McCoby
Border Aero Club
Walker
Tin Sandwich East
The
Aero Club
Ottawa
McColl
Woman kills self on Ann Arbor tracks
Mrs. John Resseque of Shepherd killed herself on the Ann Arbor railroad tracks north of Forest Hill after prolonged illness. She left home around 5 AM and walked to the tracks where she jumped in front of a northbound freight. A southbound passenger train discovered the body at 7 AM and Alma police were notified. Coroner G D Wright Prosecutive Attorney Montigal and Sheriff Roy Hela ruled it a death by own action with no inquest.
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John Resseque
Shepherd
Ann Arbor
Forest Hill
Resseque
Heath
Alma
G. D. Wright
Montigal
Roy Hela
Communists Try Smoke Bombs in Jassy Court Escape Bid
In Jassy Romania on May 1 during the trial of 25 agitators two additional communists who gained entry to the courtroom lighted three smoke bombs in an effort to cause a panic and free the prisoners.
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Jassy
Romania
Jassy Criminal Court
Wrisoners
State building program well under way now
Lansing reports final plans for the psyco pathic hospital in Washtenaw county awaiting approval. The 1929 legislature authorizes a 27 million dollar institutional building program with the new hospital costing about 7.5 million, including 1.5 million this year and 2 million annually for three years. Other contracts total over 2.5 million with bids due on Howell and Kalamazoo projects.
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Lansing
Washtenaw County
Hospital Commission
Kalamazoo State Hospital
Howell Institution
Kalamazoo
Michigan College of Mines
Michigan home _ and
Naval Armory
Detroit
End of Ohio Prison Mutiny Quieted by Guards
Ohio State penitentiary ends mutiny as national guardsmen trap inmates behind two barbed wire enclosures. Inspectors find drill holes and masonry burrows aimed at escapes while 350 convicts are separated from 650 trusted inmates. Warden Thomas marks 17 years in office as normalcy returns.
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Harry W. Sharpe
United Press
Columbus
Ohio State Penitentiary
National
White City
Robert Haubrich
National Guard
Haubrich
P. E. Thomas
Parker War Wages In Congress Over North Carolina Judge
United Press reports a Senate battle over Judge John J. Parker of North Carolina as his Supreme Court nomination triggers a heated clash. Senator Herbert planned to speak for Parker while House and Senate conferees review the tariff bill with a vote hoped on a cement rate. Hearings included Ruth Hanna McCormick and Senator Deneen before the Senate Campaign Investigating Committee.
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United Press
Washington
Senate
John J. Parker
North Carolina
Supreme Court
Herbert
R. I
Parker
House
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Deneen
Illinois
Detroit Art Institute acquires Titian masterpiece
Detroit Institute of Art owner of a valuable canvas after Dr. W. R. Valentiner bought at Havemeyer sale in New York for 400 dollars. Restored by William Suhr, the portrait of Doge Girolamo Priuli is valued at 150000 dollars. The work believed to be by Titian circa 1559.
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Detroit
Detroit Institute of Art
W. R. Valentiner
Titian
Valentiner
Havemeyer
New York
William Suhr
The
Art Institute
Girolamo Priuli
Dutchess of Berry
Venice
Italy
Central Frosh Rally After Laurels At Central State
Central State Teachers College frosh fleet leads in interclass events and boasts multiple recent wins. They beat sophomores in the April 26 track meet, with football and basketball losses limited to one game each. May 3 marks opening in three sports as they chase further headlines.
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Central State Teachers College
Elise
Bearcats
Michigan
Pleasant
A. J. Nowack
Michigan State Normal College
Kenneth Kelly
Bay City
Herbert Kork
Alma College
Central State
Western State
C. S. T. C. Frosh
May Day Unrest Sparks Global Parades and Police Tensions
Across Europe and the Americas May Day demonstrations proceeded under heavy guard. In Darwin, Timor Sea coast officials dispersed a mob with a red flag. 100000 plus in Japan. 450000 watched in Berlin as 8000 police secured crowds. Paris barred radical marches. London police kept Radical speakers in check. New York mobilized 18000 officers for Union Square as veterans and communists gathered. Philadelphia Cleveland Detroit and Chicago braced for rallies.
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Australia
America
Europe
United States
Veterans of Foreign Wars
New York
Berlin
Timor Sea
Darwin
Liberty Square
Japan
Paris
London
Hyde Park
Union Square
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Lightning Strikes Shepherd Home Injuring Girl
A Wednesday lightning bolt struck the Feltman residence in Shepherd, entering the roof and causing a bed to burn. A daughter ironing in the kitchen was badly burned and paralyzed as fire crews arrived but could not prevent the damage. The blaze was quickly contained and order restored.
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Shepherd
Shepherd Fire Department
Feltman
Recife Prepares Landing Field For Graf Zeppelin
Recife Pernambuco prepares a 540000 meter field near Lagradouro to receive Graf Zeppelin from Germany in May. A 600 meter diameter circular site, mooring tower seven tons, electric lights water and gas, with 200 laborers under state engineers, and extensive port and road work accompany the airship project. Ernst Busch arrives to supervise tower and installations as Pernambuco funds the venture and JV E announces Rio de Janeiro’s support.
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Josa Anjos
Recife
South America
Lagradouro
Germany
United States
Sachsenwald
Gudmundra
Sahenwald
Ernst Busch
Hamburg
Pernambuco
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Schindler
Braunthal
U. S
Woman Kills Self
George Austing Jr
City Bureau of Weights and Measures
Ohio
Congress
Junior Bearcats
Bilin
Graf Zeppelin
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