Sinclair Starts Serving Three Months in District Jail
Harry F. Sinclair began a three month sentence for contempt of the senate. He woke before 5:45 a.m. and spent his first hours in the district jail dressing, breakfasting on toast and coffee, meeting Maj. W. L. Peak, and assisting the jail physician while reading two Washington newspapers at the mess hall. He kept his wristwatch and other valuables with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Harry F. Sinclair
Senate
Okee
Harry S. Sinclair
W. L. Peak
Maj. Peak
Sinclair
Mess Hall
Wild Rose Leads In National Flower Poll
More than a quarter of a million votes tabulated with 271 884 tallied and wild rose leading at 121 159. Ohio tops state responses with over 30 000 votes from Buckeye cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nature Magazine
Buckeye
Atwood Shore Line Measure Passed by Legislature
The Michigan Senate and House approved amendments to the Atwood restricted land bill changing the boundary from mean low water to the water’s edge. The act transfers shoreline property held in trust for the people to upland owners, with Gov. Green undecided on signing or vetoing. An beaches for bathing provision was removed in an amendment.
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Lansing
Michigan
House
Senate
Fred W. Green
Auction sale at A J Lawson farm near Clare and Dover
Auctioneers Groves announce a sale Tuesday May 7 at the residence 5 miles north and 12 miles east of Clare and 132 miles west of Dover. The sale begins at 12:30 PM and includes horses cattle and a good list of implements and feed. Sale list appears on page 3 of this issue.
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A.J. Lawson
Clare
Dover
Groves
Professor Cooley Dies At U M
ANN ARBOR May 7 U R Professor Charles Horton Cooley a Michigan faculty member for 37 years and sociology expert died after a long illness He was 65 and led the American Sociological Society in 1918 His father Thomas McIntyre Cooley was a long serving Michigan law professor and justice The notice also mentions the Bombay riot death toll rising to 26 from injuries sustained Monday.
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Ann-Arbor
U.R
Charles Horton
Cooley
University of Michigan
Michigan
Thomas McIntyre Cooley
Michigan Supreme Court
American Sociological Society
London
U.P
Daily Mail
Bombay
Governor Green Signs Pair of Finance Bills in Lansing
Governor Fred W. Green signed the Lennon cigaret tax bill and the Turner poor school district bill. The cigaret tax raises about 3.6 million annually to aid underfunded districts, with a one dollar stamp tax per thousand cigarettes or two cents per pack. The Turner bill offers relief for districts with school taxes above ten dollars per thousand, ensuring taxes do not drop below that level.
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Lansing
U.R
Fred W. Green
Turner
Lennon
Senate
House
Banana Peel Slip Brings Man Prison
Gary Indiana May 7. William Hoke 71 Negro slipped into Bridewell prison in Chicago for six months after admitting fraud in 46 cases swindling public utilities from 50 to 850 dollars. He dropped a banana peel on a bug or street car then claimed injury. Police arrested him after trying the stunt twice in two days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Ind
U.P
William Hoke
Bridewell
Chicago
Hoke
Howard Hayes
Raskob Proposes Installment Savings Plan for Workers
New York May 7. John J. Raskob a financial leader and Democratic committee chairman has built funds for his family through an installment savings plan using common stock investments. He reportedly wants to scale this for American working men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John J. Raskob
Democratic Committee
Raskob
Another Fight Card Arranged For Mr Pleasant Card
Promoter E E Hammond announced another boxing card set for Tuesday May 21 at the Knights of Columbus hall. The main bout is undecided, to be announced later this week. Mrs Hammond seeks two heavyweights and will post guarantees until signed. Local fighter Rich Courter and others will appear. fans recall the Flowers Pointer bout drawing a large crowd.
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Mr. Pleasant
Fang
E. E. Hammond
Knights of Columbus
Hammond
Tiger Flowers
Charley’ Pointer
Rich Courter
Man killed resisting kidnapping in Detroit
William Wesley Gunn a 51 year old music store proprietor died of abdominal wounds after grappling with two men who attempted an abduction last night. Gunns wife Carrie stood nearby as the assailants fired twice. Gunn could not identify his attackers. Gunns father is a prominent Saginal man.
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Detroit
U.R
William Wesley Gunn
Gunn
Carrie
Saginaw
Pittsburgh salesman linked to Steubenville post office robbery
Jacob Issacs of Pittsburgh was held in Steubenville on charges of complicity in the November post office robbery. The bandits escaped with 85 000 dollars in cash. Issacs was seized during a routine stop while on a city trip.
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Steubenville
U.P
Jacob) Issacs
Pittsburgh
Issacs
Six Family Dies in Tragic Train Crash at Sturgis
In Sturgis Michigan five members of the Ward family were killed when a northbound Pennsylvania train struck their automobile. Six people died, including Bar Ward his wife and three children and Bar's mother-in-law Mrs Sarah Lee. one child died en route to hospital. Three Ward children at home survived.
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Sturgis
Pennsylvania
Bar Ward
Sarah ‘Lee
Welsh Wins City Manager Post in Grand Rapids
George W. Welsh a former lieutenant governor and political figure, was elected city manager of Grand Rapids by a four to three vote. He pledged strict economy and will cut his salary from 12 000 to one dollar annually, succeeding Tred H. Locke after 11 years in the post.
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Grand Rapids
George W. Welsh
Storm Center
Welsh
Tred H. Locke
Hebrew Christians Hold Meeting In Indianapolis
Prominent Hebrew Christians from across the United States and Canada attend the fifteenth annual conference of the Hebrew Christian Alliance of America in Indianapolis. The group aims to foster better understanding and fellowship between Jews and Gentiles. President Rev D J Newgewirtz of Montreal is Episcopalian. honorary president Dir Max I Reich is with the Friends church. executive secretary Rev Jacob Peltz of Chicago is Presbyterian.
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Indianapolis
U.P
United States
Canada
Max I. Reich
Friends Church
Jacob Peltz
Ghieafo
Presbyterian Church
Aida Rehearsals Near Completion at Central Mt Pleasant
Final rehearsals for Verdi opera Aida progress in Mt Pleasant with nearly 100 in the chorus and seven stars in leading roles. Prof J H Powers conducts as the Festival Opera company from Chicago joins the college in presenting the performance in the college auditorium Thursday evening.
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College
Music
Festival Opera Company
Chicago
Central Today
Mt. Pleasant
Aida
J. H. Powers
Central
Mt. Press
Famous Fall Ranch Sold to Doheny
The Three Rivers ranch of former Secretary Albert B. Fall was foreclosed and bought by Edward L. Doheny for 168,792.50. Harry F. Sinclair, under a 90 day Senate contempt sentence, held a one third interest in the property at sale time.
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Alamogordo
N. Mex
Three Rivers
Albert B. Fall
Edward L. Doheny
Doheny
Harry F. Sinclair
Senate
Sinclair
Liberty Bonds
Elk Hills Naval Reserve
Fall
103-Year-Old Woman Flies to Michigan Airport Dedication
Mrs. Wilhelmina Schultz aged 103 arrived by air for the dedication of Benton Harbor Michigan's new municipal airport on Territorial Road. She was greeted by Mayor John J. Sterling as more than two dozen planes joined the ceremony.
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Benton Harbor
Wilhelmina Schultz
Michigan
City
Ind
Territorial Road
Indiana City
Mis
Schultz
John J. Sterling
Michigan House Passes Capital Punishment Bill to Senate
The Michigan House approved the amended capital punishment bill by 62 to 82, sending it to the Senate. An attempt to insert a referendum clause was decisively rejected.
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Lansing
House
Senate
Senate Passes Hartman Bill With Changes
Lansing May 7 The Hartman institutional building bill with two year appropriations of 310 970 000 received Senate approval under suspended rules after amendments reducing totals by about 5 000 000 and shifting funding to direct appropriation. Hartman plans to block house acceptance and urges a conference committee to resolve finance issues before a possible summer special session.
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Lansing
U.P
Hartman
Senate
House
Iere
Ren
Gus Hartman
Five French Flyers Die in Plane Crash at Bourges
Five French military aviators died when a bomber plane collapsed its wing during a bombing practice at Bourges last night. The wreckage remained overnight as two unexploded bombs stayed in the racks, delaying body removal until morning.
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Bourges
France
U.P
Avord Field
Negro youths nominated for admission to service academies
Three negro youths nominated by Rep. DePriest for Annapolis and West Point must pass the same rigid physical and academic exams as other candidates. Officials note the examinations are strict and many fail on one point or another. DePriest named Laurence Whitfield, Claude Burns for Annapolis and Alonso Souleigh Parham for West Point.
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Washington
U.P
DePriest
Ulinois
West Point
Annapolis
Congress
Army
Navy
Laurence A. Whitfield
Claude H. Burns
Alonzo
Souleigh Parham
Naval
Last Of Balloon Racers Located In New York Search
PITTSBURGH May 7 U R The last of 12 balloons in the national elimination race was found today the Detroit Times entrants Arthur Schlosser and Edward J Hill had landed in the isolated mountains of New York after starting from Pittsburgh They reported landing at 730 am yesterday claiming a time beating 26 hours 45 minutes but their mark was surpassed by Lieut Thomas G Settle and Ensign Wilfred Bushnell who landed near Charlottetown Prince Edward Island off the Canadian coast.
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Pittsburgh
U.R
Detroit Times
Newcomb
N. Y
Arthur Schlosser
Edward J. Hill
New York
Thomas G. Settle
Wilfred Bushnell
Charlottetown
Prince Edward Island
Central State Bears face two home games this week
Central State baseball fans expect two home games this week after a 0-2 start. St Marys visits Thursday, Ferris Institute comes Friday as Coach Lodewyk aims to turn around a struggling lineup with Broad and Hutchinson likely to pitch.
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Central State
St. Mary’s
Bearcats
White Ferris Institute
Central
Fertig
Bell
Big Rapids
Ferris
Sind
Alma
Maroon and Gold
Ypsi
Lodewyk
Broad
Capt. Hutchinson
Taylor
Bellinger
Wrong Button Pushed Causes Tear Gas Bombs at Treasury
In Harrisburg Pennsylvania on May 7 10 tear gas bombs were released in the state treasury after chauffeur Robert B Swartz accidentally pressed a button during a call to retiring State Treasurer Samuel S Lewis Guards and stenographers cried and fainted while fumes filled the corridors and ventilators cleared the air hours later
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Harrisburg
U.P
Robert B. Swartz
Samuel S. Lewis
Treasury Department
AS & Guara
Copitol
Slayer of 90 000 Bees Fined in Cleveland Court
Steve Kostyo, 19, pleaded guilty in a Cleveland justice court to torturing honeybees by shooting explosive bullets at six hives and placing poisonous candles nearby. An estimated 90 000 bees were killed by freezing and poison as a result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Steve Kostyo
Justice Court
Ruth Isbell Wins Rotary Speech Contest
Miss Ruth Isbell won first place in the Rotary club oratory contest at Park Hotel Annex after a banquet. Sve Central State students competed for fifty dollars in prizes with Isbell receiving 20 dollars in gold and others earning 10 and 5 dollars.
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Ruth Isbell
Rotary Club
Sve Central State
Miss Isbell
Rachel Moyers
George Conway
Eldon Robbins
Thane Wismer
Park Hotel
Rotarians
Conference Opens National Park State Parks Meeting
The ninth annual national conference on state parks opened at Clifty Falls State Park Madison Indiana May 7 to discuss establishment administration and development of parks for public use. Delegates from 26 states attended with sessions on open spaces surveys by Massachusetts and California.
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Madison
Ind
Clifty Falls
Muscatatucks State Park
Clark County State Forest
Massachusetts
California
Noble
Charles S. Bird, Jr
Frederick Law
Olmstead
Herbert Evison
National Conference On State Parks
Albert M. Turney
Connecticut Park and Forest Commission
President Hoover Avoids Senate Farm Debenture Plan
President Hoover declines to personally join the Senate fight over the farm relief debenture plan. Senate leaders fear embarrassment as polls suggest a narrow majority vote possible. administration seeks midwestern Republican support to sustain the bill before the expected late Wednesday or Thursday vote.
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Washington
U.R
Hoover
Senate
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U. of M
Green
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Jobe
Geo
Illinois
Solon
New York State
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Rotary
National Park
Indiana
Senate Farm
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