Hoover commission opens with broad law enforcement aims
The Hoover administration’s national law enforcement commission convened at the White House for its first session. Led by George W. Wickersham the group will not judge prohibition as policy but will explore ways to enforce laws overall as it outlines its initial program with all 11 members present.
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Washington
U.P
Hoover
National Law Enforcement Commission
White House
George W. Wickersham
Wickersham
United Press
Justice of the Peace Seizes Fine in Interstate Trip
Gilroy California May 28 Justice of the Peace J M Hoesch fines Prank Markes of San Leandro 300 for violating prohibition and reckless driving. Markes cannot pay but offers to fetch the money. Hoesch agrees to accompany him and they travel 75 miles to San Leandro to collect the cash and return to Gilroy.
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Gilroy
Cal
U.R
Justice of the Peace
J. M. Hoesch
Hoesch
Markes
San Leandro
Society Leader Held In Bank Robbery
In Oklahoma City a society leader Mrs Minnie Mayle Hutchinson Kan was imprisoned as an accomplice in a $75000 Federal Reserve Bank messenger holdup. Her brother C W Thompson is also in custody for investigation while police report $19307 of the loot found in her car.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Minnie Mayle
Hutchinson
Kan
Southwest
Rayle
C. W. Thompson
Federal Reserve Bank
Frisco Baked Beans Mystery Baffles Boston Visitors
In San Francisco Calif the Boston Chamber of Commerce guests sample a giant pot of baked beans amid jokes about Boston vs San Francisco styles The beans turn out to be California grown and the specially prepared Boston baked beans vanish after speeches sparking a playful mystery.
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San Francisco
May
U.P
Snuff Quick Cure Claim From 80 Year Old Club Member
London reports a National Liberal Club member aged eighty says snuff is the proper cure for colds and influenza. He claims to have never had a cold or influenza in his life despite using snuff since boyhood.
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London
U.P
National Liberal Club
Hie
Young Clerk Wins Kubin Mayor Contest in Saxony
In Kubin Saxony a mayoral selection drew over 200 applicants from the town of 1500. Twelve finalists spoke at the town hall and a 26 year old administration clerk from Reichenbach won the unanimous vote as the new mayor.
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Dresden
Kubin
Saxony
State Gazette
Reichenbach
US Vice Consul James Finley Dies in Le Havre at 42
Le Havre France May 28 James Gordon Finley United States vice consul died today at age 42. The body will be shipped to Washington tomorrow.
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LE Havre
France
James Gordon Finley
United States
Washington
Senate to publish executive session roll calls in open votes
The rules committee backed open publicity, voting 9 to 3 to make all executive session roll calls public and to allow nominations to be considered in open sessions when a senate majority chooses. The move follows the Mallon reporting case and aims to end long standing secrecy in senate actions.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
Mallon
Rules Committee
Paul R. Mallon
United Press
Moses
Rioses
Jones
United States Senate
George Moses
United Press Associations
Linterior
Roy O. West
United States Customs
Irvine L. Lenroot
Huge Denomination Merger Near in St Paul
Report from St Paul Minnesota dated May 28 describes a proposed mega merger among 15 million Americans across Presbyterian Methodist and Episcopal churches. Leaders say unions will create a stronger unified front against modern denominational drift and move toward formal consolidation.
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ST. Paul. Minn
U.P
141St
Presbyterian General Assembly
Methodist
Episcopal
Orientals Take To Talkie Films
San Francisco reporter Detberé Goodman, a representative returning from China and Japan, says American talkies fascinate Orientals. He notes one Japanese native drama drew wild enthusiasm and that talkies aid teaching English. He predicts talkie outfits in Japan within 80 days and native talkies not widespread for two years.
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San Francisco
Detberé Goodman
China
Japan
America
Goodman
Local Florist Hyde Known for 16 Years of Sunday School
Watsonville reports UR-H Hyde a prominent local florist and teacher at First Methodist church who has led a Sunday school class every Sunday for 16 years. Even after breaking his leg he informed the class and they gathered at his home to attend as scheduled.
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Watsonville
Cal
H. A. Hyde
First Methodist
Hyde
German Capital Now Shares in Ford Company
Berlin May 28. The Ford company of Berlin and the I G Farben Dye Trust formed an agreement giving Farbe 40 percent of Ford Berlin stock. Observers see a possible tightening of ties among Henry Ford Standard Oil and Farben. Ford may shift to using German materials for production in Berlin and elsewhere.
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FORD
Berlin
U.R
Ford Company of
I. G. Farben Dye Trust
Ford Company
Henry Ford
Standard Oil Company
Farben
The
Dye Trust
Ford-Far
Germany
Mt Pleasant Merchants to Close for Day of Services
All Mt Pleasant merchants will close their stores Thursday as part of a customary observance. Employers urge employees to attend and participate in the services conducted that day.
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Mt. Pleasant
Nine Die In Alabama Mine Shaft Disaster
Nine miners were found dead and two injured after an explosion wrecked the Connellsville mine shaft in Birmingham Alabama. A shift of 42 men were trapped and workmen labored through the night to reach the shaft as doctors warned the two injured likely would die.
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Birmingham
Ala
U.P
Connellsville
Yolande- Connellsville Coal and Coke Company
Seven Planes Take Off In Race To St. Louis
Seven Wright J-5 powered planes began the Buffalo to St. Louis Gardner trophy air race at dawn. The 660 mile leg may include forced landings for fuel with Indianapolis as a possible stop. Prizes total 760 and 250 dollars, with a chance to enter Memorial Day’s Gardner cup from St. Louis to Indianapolis.
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ST. Louis
Buffalo
N. Y
U.P
Barks Field
Indianapolis
Green Signs Bill On Mineral Rights
Gov. Fred W. Green signed a bill allowing Michigan to develop mineral rights on a large scale by enabling the conservation department to sell or lease minerals while granting landowners a first right of purchase. The measure targets limestone deposits from Alpena to Rogers City, where development was previously blocked.
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Lansing
Michigan
Fred W. Green
Conservation Department
Alpena
Rogers City
Henry Ford
President Hoover Accepts Resignation Of Assistant Attorney
President Hoover today accepted the resignation of Mrs. Mabel Willebrandt as assistant attorney general. The move ends her service in the department amid ongoing enforcement efforts and political shifts during the administration.
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Washington
U.P
Hoover
Mabel ‘Willebrandt
Trenera
Wisconsin to Probe Five Years of Campaign Expenditures
Madison editors report a legislative investigation into Wisconsin political campaign activity from the past five years. The probe seeks violations of the corruped practices act and seeks modernizing reform. Investigators study Kohler campaigns La Follette legacies Blaine era funding and 1926 prohibition ads.
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Willard ‘R. Smith
United Press
Madison, Wis
U.P
Wisconsin
Walter J. Kohler
la Follette
Kohler
Robert M. LaFollette
Robert M. LaFollette, Jr
United States Senate
John J. Blaine
United States
Richard H. Lee
New York
Association Against the Prohibition Amendment
Lindy and Anne Begin Honeymoon Getaway Near New Jersey
ENGLEWOOD New Jersey May 28 Col Charles A Lindbergh and bride Anne Morrow Lindbergh are on their honeymoon away from reporters after a surprise wedding at the bride’s parents home Ambassador and Mrs Dwight W Morrow The couple sought solitude while rumors swirled about their exact plans including a yacht or air trip and possible use of the Lindbergh plane with no confirmation available.
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Englewood
N. J
KURX
Charles A. Lindbergh
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Dwight W. Morrow
New Jersey
New England
Curtisfield
S. 1
Sea Cliff
L. L
Hempstead Harbor
Lindbergh
Guggenheim Estates
Brown
Italian bomber crash kills four in Appenines storm
Four Italian airmen died when a bombing plane from Pisa crashed into a rock wall in the Apennines during a severe storm near Jonante-Possolo. The tragedy occurred overnight as the crew failed to weather the violent weather conditions.
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Rome
U.P
Pisa
Jonante-Possolo
Appenines
Michigan Coach Tad Wieman Poised to Quit Amid Yost Rift
Ann Arbor May 28 W R Reports say Tad Wieman head football coach and assistant director at the University of Michigan is ready to resign after a fresh break with Athletic Director Fielding H Yost. The dispute dates to last year when Yost returned to coaching and widened through the disastrous season. Wieman, a Yost protégé and former star player, refused to resign per the Michigan Daily.
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Ann Arbor
W.R
Fielding H. Yost
Tad Wieman
University of Michigan
Wieman
Yost
Wiemann
Michigan
Aative
Michigan Daily
Today
Weiman
Governor Vetoes Osteopathic Bill in Michigan
Governor Fred W. Green vetoed the osteopathic bill saying two distinct routes to legalize medicine practice are unwarranted. He noted osteopathy has been recognized as not a profession in past legislation and cites narcotics use. Six other bills were also vetoed, including arms factory appropriations at Alma Grand Ledge and Midland.
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Lansing
Fred W. Green
Alma
Grand Ledge
Midland
Boy kills father at family reunion in Detroit
At a Detroit family reunion Archie J. Field, 42, was shot and killed by his son J. C. Field, 19. The youth surrendered claiming self defense, as his mother was held as a witness. The son cited a quarrel and heavy drinking earlier in the evening.
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Detroit
U.R
Archie J. Field
J. C. Field
Adams not found guilty in DUI case verdict
John Adams of Denver township was acquitted by a six man Isabella county jury on a driving while intoxicated charge after a crash on US 27 at Pickard street that killed Eliza Williams and Grace Kahigabe. Sheriff Schertel testified he had passed Adams before the crash and the court found no proof of intoxication.
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John Adams
Denver Township
Justice Court
Adams
Us-27
Pickard Street
Eliza Williams
Grace Kahigabe
Morale plea and prison term in morphine case
James Joseph Morales was arrested while signing for a registered morphine package. He refused to reveal the mastermind, pleaded guilty, and the court sentenced him to two years in prison and a $500 fine.
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New Orleans
U.P
James Joseph Morales
George Scenico
Boy 4 Heroic Effort After Home Explosion
In Central City Nebraska on May 28 U P reports a kerosene explosion trapped Mrs John Orendorff fatally and her 4 year old son Elwin attempted to pull her free. The boy remained hospitalized with burns.
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Central Gity
Neb
U.P
John Orendorff
Elwin
Orendorff
Memorial Day tribute planned in Mt Pleasant schools
Mt Pleasant area will observe Memorial Day with a parade starting at 10:00 a.m. from the high school parade forms with a color guard, band, and veterans groups, proceeding to the courtyard for a program including invocations, vocal selections, flag drill, speeches, and a wreath ceremony at Riverside cemetery. If rain delays, events move to the high school auditorium.
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G.A.A
American Legion
Woman’s 'Relic Corps
Legion Auxiliarys
C. B. Hawkins
Central State ‘Teachers College
Sacred Hearth Academy
Gettysbur
H. E. Deudl
M. E. Reusch
Ladies Auxiliary
John Mulvey
Andy
Riverside Cemetery
West Broadway
W.R C
Legion
Th High School
Advice To College Students From Hutchins
NEW ORLEANS La May 28 UP Dont work your way through college says Robert Maynard Hutchins 30 year old president of Chicago University Most students work their way through college but Hutchins notes many fail to gain true education He says go to college to gain education save money and avoid social distractions He emphasizes individual study plans and tailoring courses to each student and warns against using college mainly to raise social standing or earn more money.
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New Orleans
Robert Maynard Hutchins
Chicago University
Hutchins
Yale Law School
Ford Shakes Out Gold From Abandoned Smelter Slag
In Kansas City a Ford vehicle is used to shake down slag from an abandoned smelter. The slag reportedly contains gold. Engineer John Hanson, associated with the run, mines an output of about 2b tong per hour.
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Kansas City
Kan
John Hanson
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