Senate Lobby Row Ends With Adjournment
A heated Senate lobby committee session broke into shouting between Fr. Scott McBride of the Anti-Saloon League and Senator Blaine of Wisconsin. Blaine adjourned the committee after failing to secure a quorum while accusing McBride of bullying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Robertson
United Press
Washington
W.P
Senate Lobby Committee
Scott McBride
Anti- Saloon League
Blaine
Rep
Wis
McBride
Upshaw
Georgia
Congress
Asone
Caraway
Dawes
South Dakota
Anti-Saloon League
League
Navy Plays War Games As Pres Hoover Watches
President Hoover watched a Navy war exercise off the Virginia Cape as the Salt Lake City cruiser led plus a 100 aircraft from carriers Saratoga and Lexington hovered above. Submarines dipped, planes took off, and ships moved in a grand review with a dramatic display of fleet power.
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Salt Lake City
Virginia Cape
U.P
Virginia Capes
Hoover
United States
Old Point Comfort
Los Angeles
Saratoga
Lexington
Miss Copeland Sets World Mark With 29 Hour Club Swing
Lily Copeland 21 breaks world record by swinging clubs for 29 hours at Polenhall England while gramophone jazz music plays through the night attracting spectators and noting the unusual endurance feat.
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Polenhall
Eng
Lily Copeland
Detroit Mayoral Furor Over Police Shakeup Rumors
City hall and police HQ buzz with talk that Police Commissioner Harold Emmons faces removal as Mayor Bowles plans a crackdown on gambling and vice. Wilcox’s Washington trip and Gillespie's warning deepen the split, though Bowles denies any shakeup.
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Detroit
U.P
Harold E. Emmons
Charles Bowles
City Hall
Bowles
Emmons
Thomas ©. Wilcox
U. S. Department of Justice
Public Works
John Gillespie
Gillespie
Wilcox
Washington, D. C
Justice Department
Timmons
Polar Bears Identify All Detroit Soldiers
Detroit May 20 All of the bodies of American soldiers returned from northern Russia last fall have been identified. Walter Dundon president of the Polar Bear association announced the latest identifications Boleslaw Gutowski and Nikodim Radovich both attached to Co. C 339th Infantry. The two and 46 others lie in the mausoleum at White Chapel Memorial Park cemetery.
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Detroit
Russia
Walter Dundon
The
Polar Bear Association
Boleslaw Gutowski
Nikodim Radovich
Co. C, 339Th Infantry
White Chapel Memorial Park
Nighttime thief targets Flint homes for trousers
Police search for a nocturnal thief who has invaded over six Flint residences. Private policeman W. Harrie was the latest victim, with the thief climbing to bedrooms to grab trousers from chairs. Harrie lost his uniform trousers, five dollars, and his badge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flint
U.ri
W. R. Harrie
Harrie Jost
City slashes summer tax rate to 11.66 per thousand
City commission lowers the 1929 summer tax rate to 11.66 per thousand, a 0.36 decrease from last year. City valuation set at 4,921,980 with a total budget of 56,984.20. Manager Willman notes eight year trend shows tax rate declines despite valuation shifts, citing historic figures from 1922 to 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Commission
Gity
Willman
Youth Claims New Electrical Power Source From Space
Naples, Italy May 20 A 17-year-old Italian student Saverio Natella from Positano claims to have discovered a new principle of electrical power that could eliminate all fuels. Government orders an extensive investigation. a Belgian professor praised Positano’s potential light for the world. He reportedly survived a near electrocution during tests and authorities will verify his claims before allowing further work. He says electric waves exist in atmospheric strata above a certain altitude and are generated by star rotation and movement.
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Naples
Italy
Saverio Natella
Positano
Scholer
Belgium
Natella
Prison Break Averted at County Jail in Detroit
Nine prisoners attempted an escape from the county jail but Sheriff Wilson and Turnkey John Hastings thwarted the plan. Prisoners had wrenched a bar from a door and loosened another, aiming to force the door and exit through a window using a heavy screen. Joe Gurecke and Tony Petosino are now in solitary confinement.
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Detroit
U.P
Wilson
John Hastings
Joe Gurecke
Tony Petosino
Search for Judge D Ward Aids Grow After Vanishing
More than 1000 volunteers aided in the search for Judge D Ward of the Oakland California Superior Court who vanished from his home. Officials say fatigue from a liquor trial may have caused amnesia and he may be a victim. Police are probing kidnapping and foul play clues.
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Dward. W. Engs
Oakland Cal
Fifteen Freed From Prisons Of State Today
Fifteen men sentenced under the Cuthbertson act for liquor law violations were released from Michigan prisons today by order of Pardons Commissioner Arthur D. Wood. The move followed a state supreme court ruling that the act repealing the old law had no savings clause. Remaining inmates were not released due to Governor Green’s stance and federal authorities declining to intervene. Released names include William J. Reardon, Phillip Rockus, William Herman, John McHaile, Earl Warren, William H. Hickey, Harry O. Gish, August Konischke, George Dowing, Mel Johnson, David Fitzpatrick, Alphonse Mette, Laney Warner, John Reynolds, and Isoni McKee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
U.R
Aixler
Arthur D. Wood
State Supreme Court
Brucker
U.S
Green
William J. Reardon
Genesee County
Phillip Rockus
Eaton County
William Herman
Huron County
John McHaile
Allegan County
Earl Warren
Kalkaska County
William H. Hickey
Hillsdale County
Harry 0. Gish
Mackinn “County
August Konischke
Missaukee County
George Downing
Mel Johnson
Whalen Quits New York Police Commissioner Post
Police Commissioner Grover Whalen resigned amid long anticipated move from a $10 000 yearly post after 17 months in office. He handed the resignation to Mayor James J Walker at city hall and will leave at noon tomorrow. Whalen sought to solve the Rothstein murder and faced criticism over taxi drivers in uniform and handling of demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.R
Grover Whalen
Whalen
James J. Walker
City Hall
Joseph Warren
Whalem
Arnold Rothstein
Warren
Rothstein
Robert Minor
William Z. Foster
Flood still lingers as southwest Arkansas endures
May 20. Threats of flood lingered in the southwest as clear skies offered hope of a cessation. About fifty square miles of south Arkansas oil fields were underwater, displacing nearly 2,000 residents. Highways flooded, rail and bus traffic disrupted. In Phillips County, three Black plantation communities buried 17 dead from a weekend twister. In Texas, six killed in storms and floods, total 25 deaths in the region. Smackover oil fields in Union County suffered about 1 million dollars in property losses.
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Icansas
U.P
Pie
South Arkansas
Red River
Arkansas
Phillins County
Ark
Mississippi River
Bix
Texas
Southwest
Union County
Billy Sunday Denounces Dry Law Foes in Detroit Speech
Billy Sunday lambasted opponents of prohibition before 5,000 at Metropolitan M. church in Detroit. He called Congress treasonous for hearings on drinkers and bootleggers and condemned those preaching "heresy." He praised the eighteenth amendment as the nation's greatest economic legislation, warning repeal would be a tragedy.
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Billy Sunday
Detroit
Billy
M. 5
Congress
Basl
Bob Ingersoll
Local Auxiliary Sells Poppies Made by Veterans
American Legion Auxiliary plans annual Poppy Day sale on May 24. Disabled World War I veterans made the flowers. Broadway shows a newsreel from veteran hospitals. WBCMW Bay City and WGHP Detroit will air special Poppy Day programs May 21–23 and 25 evening remembrance.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Broadway
Michigan
WBCMW
Bay City
WGHP
Detroit
Detroit Police
Free Chest Clinic at Odd Fellows Hall in May
The Free Chest clinic will be held at the Odd Fellows hall Thursday May 22. As Child Health month ends, all children who may begin tuberculosis are urged to attend. Dr. Van der Slice will lead examinations and asks those requested to return for further checks to be present Thursday.
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van der Slice
New York Police Commissioner Grover Whalen resigns
Grover A. Whalen of New York City resigns after 17 months as police commissioner. He leaves the office of Mayor Jamies J. Walker amid criticism over handling communist demonstrations and the Rothstein murder case.
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Grover ‘A. Whalen
New York City
Jamies
J. Wailker
Whalen
Rothstein
Murder solved as youth confesses to Chicago murder
William Putscher, 19, confessed to the murder of Mrs. Mildred Helsing after police tied a black ribbon strangling to his burglary spree. He described entering her west side apartment six weeks earlier while she shopped, tying a ribbon around her neck, and hiding the body under a blanket until a later arrest linked to his auto license plate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Mildred Helsing
William Putscher
West Side
Helsing
Putscher
Informal Reception Honors Lindbergh at St Louis
The May 20 note marks three years since Lindbergh’s New York to Paris flight. An informal reception is held at the Jefferson Memorial where his trophies are on display. Over 3,000,000 have viewed the Lindbergh exhibit since his flight funded here. Many congratulatory letters remain unopened in the memorial basement.
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ST. Louis
U,.p
Cel
Charles A. Lindbergh
New ‘York-to
Paris
Jefferson Memorial
Lindbergh
Flier
Ambiguous Incident Shatters Local Worker Rule
A confusing British described event on May 20 reports Hirest and Boyland 56 involved in a fatal incident at Bournemouth. The man who had never worked on Good Friday supposedly broke a personal rule to help an ideal builder, leading to a fatal fall amid sand work.
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Bournemouth
Eng
U.R
Graf Log Details Ocean Flight From Germany to Brazil
United Press reports the airship journey departing Friedrichshafen for Seville, over-water Mediterranean crossing, Cape Palos arrival, Seville landing, then continuing toward Pernambuco Brazil. Commander Eckener confirms all well as the flight heads across the Atlantic.
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Graf
United Press
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Seville
Spain
French
Rhone River
Mediterranean Sea
Spanish
Cape, Palos
Pernambuco
Brazil
Eckener
Cadiz
Atlantic
United States
Police Arrest Masses as India Salt Works Raids Continue
In Bombay raids on Dharasana Salt Works, police arrested more than 150 volunteers who were soon released. Another group of 100 approached the depot fence but were ignored. Sarojini Naidu outlined plans for tomorrow as passive resistors target the depot. Congress says 321 volunteers have been arrested since Shiroda raids began. salt removal occurred amid injuries and a Hartal in Hindu quarters following a volunteer’s funeral.
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Bombay
India
U.R
Sarojini Naidu
Congress
Shiroda
Rural Pups Visit High School In Special Day
Tomorrow Wednesday May 21 Visitation day at the city high school invites all eighth grade rural pupils to tour the school and meet freshmen. A special program explains subjects and aims to encourage enrollment. Chapel exercises are scheduled for 10 45 a m with principal L C Wendt outlining plans.
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L. C. Wendt
Weather forecast for Michigan and Upper Michigan
May 20 forecast for lower Michigan shows tonight and Wednesday warming, with Mosby warning. Upper Michigan expected partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with slightly warmer conditions, especially outside the north central region. Temperature readings from Alpena, Chicago, Detroit, Duluth, Escanaba, Grand Rapids, Ludington, and Marquette provided.
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Detrofs
U.R
Lower ‘Michigan
Mosby
Upper Michigan
North Central
Chicagol
Detroitte
Duluth
S.t
Escanaba
Grand Rapids
Ludington
Marquette
Graf Zeppelin Begins South Atlantic Flight From Seville
Graf Zeppelin leaves Seville at 8 32 a m on a 60 hour flight toward Pernambuco Brazil as it opens a new commercial route to South America. The journey includes stops in Cadiz and Lisbon amid fog and a cyclone storm threatening coastal vessels.
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Seville
Spain
U.P
South Atlantic Ocean
South America
Pernambuco
Brazil
Cuba
United States
Friedrichhafen
Germany
Mary Pierce
New York City
Friedrichshafen
Hugo Eckener
Cadiz
Atlantic Ocean
Hex
Lisbon
Portugal
Balaya
Algrave
Graf Zenpelin
Olhao
Naval ratio criticism echoes through Senate probes
United States admirals clash over the London Naval Conference terms as Japan gains a 70 percent ratio and the 1922 Washington treaty’s limits. Rear admirals Pringle and Chase oppose the upgrade, while Yarnell and Pratt back the agreement as best for U S power, citing future parity risks if not ratified.
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Washington
Japan
J. R. P. Pringle
Naval War College
J. W. Chase
Harry E. Yarnell
Bureau ‘of Engineering
William W. Pratt
U.S
Becaus
United States
Yarnell
Reed
Haved
Mainain
Pringle
London
Ladmirals
Pratt
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Navy
Marcia A. Rothschild
Hilda White
Bessie Brown
Reporter
N.Y
Police
Saginaw
Mary Urbaricik
Carrollton
LOGAL
Graf Zeppelin
U. S
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