Hoover Scores New Victory In His Dry Program
President Hoover wins another pro prohibition reform victory as the House passes two bills and three of four major program parts gain approval. Prison reform and a treasury to justice enforcement shift have become law, with court reform and border patrol unification moving forward but not yet assured in the Senate.
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William S. Neal
International News Service
Washington
Hoover
House
Treasury
Justice Department
Wickersham Commission
Senate
House Interstate Commerce Commission
Hunt Continues for Three Insane Convict Fugitives
Ionia Michigan June 5 Authorities press on to find three of 13 lunatics who escaped the state hospital for the criminally insane. Two of the missing felons are deemed exceedingly dangerous. Five men were recaptured yesterday by Sheriff William Franch and a force of 100 state troops hospital guards and volunteers. Three were found in a rye field after a farmer sighting.
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International News Service
Ionia, Mich
William Franch
Ionia
Franch
Rye
Bishop Will Speak Sunday
A bishop will address congregants Sunday as Pentecost is observed in the city. The event aims to mark the holy day with a sermon and community reflection.
Pentecost Anniversary Events At City Churches
On Sunday June 8 the city churches mark the 1900th Pentecost with services and a 8 o clock mass meeting in the Cathedral. Rt Rev Warren Lincoln Rogers of Cleveland will speak. he is a bishop coadjutor and noted for radio sermons and lectures. He has served as rector in Detroit and Pittsburgh and led St Pauls Cathedral. A city wide musical program features singers from all church choirs.
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Warren Lincoln Rogers
Cleveland
Episcopal Church
Rogers
England
United States
St. Thomas Church
Detroit
Calvary Church
Pittsburgh
St. John's Church
Jersey City
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Polite dog outside Cochran Way raises dog law concerns
Pa Newg Observes notes a well behaved dog humiliated by a wandering man. Police focus on enforcing dog at large regulations amid reports of attacks on children and stray dogs. A Bessemer senior class honors the boys with salutatorian and valedictorian placements.
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Pa Nene
Daily Weather Report Summary
Weather for the 24 hours ending at 9 this morning shows a maximum of 92 degrees and a minimum of 55. No precipitation occurred. River stage is 3.9 feet and steady.
Seven Firemen Injured As Philadelphia Church Burns
In Philadelphia six or seven firefighters and a priest were injured when fire destroyed the sacristy of St. Casimir's Lithuanian church. Fr. Machats entered the blaze to save relics then was overcome. roof collapse trapped seven firemen. All injured were taken to Mt Sinai hospital. An unrelated note from Gardena reports an explosion at a grocery store killing Frank Oberle and his wife.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
St. Casimir's
Victor Michatis
Alex Aluskas
Father Machats
John McCann
Mt Sinai Hospital
Gardena
Cal
Frank Oberle
New Strategy Is Adopted To Speed Tariff Bill Vote
Washington June 5 A new administration strategy aims to push the tariff bill through by June 16 with House leaders agreeing to drop debate on the second section of the conference report and focus on first section orders. Senators threaten multiple points of order over rates on watches cherries cheese wool cattle and rayon as Vice President Curtis prepares to rule on all issues at once.
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William K. Hutchinson
Washinggon
Congress
House
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
Curtis
Waynesboro Youth Killed When Car Hits Horse
John F. Strite, 19, a Waynesboro High School junior, was killed after the auto he rode in struck a horse two miles south of Waynesboro. Driver Harry Justice, 21, and passenger Harry Minnich, 25, were only slightly injured. Strite suffered a fractured skull while en route to a hospital.
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International News Service
Waynesboro
John F. Strite
Waynesboro High School
Here
Strite
Harry Justice
Harry Minnich
Chambersburg
Official Decorators to Begin Work Today in City
United Bankers Service and G. H. Hamilton named official decorating service by the G A R Encampment committee. Decorations on streets to start today with merchants urged to cooperate in arranging and coordinating displays for a uniform, attractive result. Thomas J Cunningham, chairman.
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United Bankers Service
G. H. Hamilton
Thomas J Cunningham
Chicago Police Alert To Quell Gangster Feuds
Chicago detectives patrol the Capone and Moran territories amid fears of a fresh gang war. Police aim to prevent killings after eight slayings, with reports of imported killers and machine gun nests found in hurriedly rented flats following the Tuesday night torture and strangling of West Side Capone lieutenant Thomas Somnerio.
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International News Service
Chicago
Capone
Moran
Thomas Somnerio
West Side
English Flier To Try Atlantic Hop
Dublin June 5 Captain Charles Kingsford Smith, famed aviator who conquered the Pacific, prepared to depart on a non-stop flight from Dublin to New York when conditions permit. John Sait, free state army aviator, is chosen as navigator of the tri motor Fokker Southern Cross used in the voyage and previously in the Australia flight from California.
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International News Service
Dublin
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Pacific
Australia
Here
New York
John Sat
Free State Army
Southern Cross
California
Famous Nice Casino Sues City Over Gambling License
The Nice Casino filed an $800,000 damage suit against the city of Nice alleging its concession was ruined by the granting of a gambling license to the Palais Mediteranee run by American millionaire Frank J. Gould. The dispute centers on competition that drew tourists away from the longtime monopoly.
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International
Nice
France
Cote D'Azur
Palais Mediteranee
Frank J. Gould
Gould
Genkinger To Head Chamber Of Commerce
The New Castle Chamber of Commerce elected L. G. Genkinger president with H. L. Gordon as vice president and A. W. Chilton as secretary at today’s directors meeting. The change follows W. F. Moody’s term as president. Reports on the past year’s work and a recent audit were presented.
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L. G. Genkinger
New Castle
Clendenin Estate To Benefit Trinity College In Will
Mrs. Marguerite Fairfax Clendenin of New Castle died in Philadelphia December 5 1929. Her will probated in Pittsburgh leaves all income to her husband Joseph Buffington for life, then the estate to Trinity College Hartford for Judge Buffington’s memory. Some bequests to locals and English women were annulled by a codicil. Edwin and Emma Stevens receive 10000 each. Trinity’s benefit comes after Buffingtons death for college use as trustees direct.
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Trinity College
Hartford
Connecticut
Marguerite Fairfax Buffington
New Castle
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Buffington
Marguerite Fairfax Clendenin
Joseph Buffington
Trinty College
England
Edwin Stevens
Emma Lou Stevens
Ruth Bryan Owen to Reenter Congress from Insular Possession
Beverly Hills June 6 Ruth Bryan Owen is described as politically bred and a thoroughbred as she returns to Congress from an insular possession. The writer praises her background and notes she defeated an anti diry in Florida expressing lighthearted sarcasm about Literary Digest votes.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Ruth Bryan Owen
Congress
Senate
Florida
Zeppelin crosses Atlantic again in swift 56 hour flight
The Graf Zeppelin arrived at Seville at 3 20 P M local time after departing Lakehurst New Jersey and completing its seventh transatlantic crossing in 56 hours 12 minutes. It then passed Cascaes near Lisbon and headed south after a greeting at the Portuguese capital. The airship carried passengers and mail from Lakehurst.
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International
Seville
Spain
Lakehurst
N. J
Lisbon
Portugal
Cascaes
Atlantic Ocean
Porter Taken to Hospital for Examination in Pittsburgh
Rep. Stephen G. Porter, dean of Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation, arrived in Pittsburgh with a nurse and was taken to Allegheny General hospital for tests by specialists. He has been ill for two months in Washington from ailments linked to a February influenza illness.
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Cinternational News Service
Pittsburgh
Stephen G. Porter
Pennsylvania
Allegheny General Hospital
Congressman Porter
Washington
News Wants Pictures Of Civil War Vets
In connection with the G A R encampment to be held here next week The News requests all county Civil War veterans to bring or send their pictures to The News office by Friday at noon. Those missed by prior checks or without records are asked to participate by providing a photo.
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News
Reading Woman Wins 49000 In English Derby
Reading resident Mrs. Anna Katzenmeyer a 2 year knitting mill operator won 49000 from a 1 ticket on the English Derby at Epsom Downs. She plans to quit her job at Berkshire Knitting Mills in Wyomissing after the win and has been guarded by relatives from salesmen flocking to her home.
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International News Service
Reading
Anna Katzemeyer
Epsom Downs
Parachute Jumper Henry Bushmeyer Dies in Plane Crash
Glen Cove New York June 5 noted parachute jumper Henry Bushmeyer died from injuries suffered in a plane crash last night. The jumper's left line was punctured and the pilot Clifford Much more sustained a fractured skull and internal injuries in the crash.
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I International News Service
Glen Cove
N. Y
Henry Bushmeyer
Bushmeyer
Clifford Muchmore
Byrd Heading to New York City with Party Aboard
Rear Admiral Byrd and his expedition party traveled aboard a steamship off the coast, about 200 miles north of here, en route to New York City. The initial 72 hours of the voyage were in tow by the U S Navy tug Sciota.
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Byrd
Cristobal
International News Service
Bane
New York
Sciota
UCLA Coed Bernadine Giddens Missing After Steamer Yale Stop
San Francisco police opened a disappearance inquiry after Bernadine Giddens, a former UCLA student, vanished when the Steamer Yale arrived. Her belongings were later located in her stateroom.
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International News Service
San Francisco
Police Today
Bernadine Giddens
University of California At
Los Angeles
Yale
Cannon Refuses To Answer Any More Questions
Bishop James Cannon Jr defies the Senate lobby committee by leaving the room and refusing to answer questions about his political activities and finances. With no quorum, the panel adjourns for a week as Senators Caraway Walsh Borah and Robinson are absent, delaying potential contempt proceedings.
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Cannon
Teraid Habare
Washington
James Cannon, Jr
Senate
Senator Walsh
Montana
Senator Caraway
Arkansas
Caraway
Virginia
Blaine
Walsh
Borah
Idaho
Robinson
Indiana
Seven Candles Mark a Seven Year Old’s Birthday
A nostalgic verse marks a boy’s birthday with seven candles on a chocolate cake. The poem reflects on seven years of joy and love for the blue eyed child, noting the cake’s sweetness and the hope he remains cheerful as he grows toward seventy-two.
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