Indictments Hit Capone Liquor Syndicate Across States
Federal grand jury indictments crippled the rural division of Al Capone’s liquor syndicate based in Aurora Illinois. The case accuses 59 individuals and two corporations of trafficking 5 000 gallons monthly to Clinton and 3 000 to Waterloo Iowa with 190 proof alcohol used to spike near beer. The scheme allegedly produced 2 000 000 gallons over five years with enforcement noting charges total ten million offenses and ten million dollars in returns. Indicted include a wealthy graduate, a red haired widow who ran the Aurora speakeasy, and a former Whiteside county attorney.
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International News Service
Chicago
al Capone
Liquor Syndicate
Federal Grand Jury
Indi
Aurora
Ill
Iowa
South Dakota
Minnesota
Clinton
Waterloo
Mississippi
Capone
Daniel A. Anderson
United States
Whiteside County
Illinois
Evidence Explodes in Chester Liquor Case
Police in Chester Pennsylvania seized a half pint bottle during a raid on a suspected bootlegger. The bottle exploded two days later when kept in Police Chief Vance's desk, leaving only a smell as evidence. The alleged bootlegger was still held for a hearing.
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International News Service
Chester
Vance
Rise in Japanese civilian aircraft fleet to 1930
U S Trade Commissioner in Tokyo reports civilian and commercial aircraft grew from 22 at 1921 end to 125 by 1930 end. The sequence for 1926 to 1929 was 88, 106, 107 and 118. Licenses for airplane pilots rose from 28 in 1921 to 289 in 1930, with 112 dirigible pilot licenses active at 1930 end.
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Tokyo
U. S
King's Signature Used In Dispute Over Boundary Line
Philadelphia June 27 The seal and signature of King Charles II were offered as evidence in a new episode of the New Jersey Delaware boundary dispute. Photostatic copies of the grant of southern New Jersey to the Duke of York were produced. A special master of the U.S. Supreme Court hears the case aiming to settle the southern boundary line separating Delaware Bay oyster beds, a dispute spanning 125 years.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
Charles II of England
New Jersey
Delaware
Duke of York
United States Supreme Court
Delaware Bay
Lone Protest On Erection Of Dam
One protest was filed against the Youghiogheny river dam site between McKeesport and West Newton. Westmoreland Coal Co warns its mines would flood if the dam raises river level, while about twenty approvals support the inland waterway project.
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International News Service
Uniontown
Youghiogheny River
McKeesport
Pittsburgh
West Newton
Westmoreland Coal Company
Snake Emerges From Ice Block Found by Hailstorm Party
A party sightseeing during a severe hailstorm in Lewistown Pennsylvania found a large block of ice containing a dark object. After the ice melted a black snake crawled free and slipped into nearby woods, ending the curious incident.
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Lewistown
London Boys Barred From Movies Without Parental Approval
A Day ton Daily News item notes that boys at a London school cannot attend films unless their parents accompany them, effectively giving parents a legitimate excuse to restrict outings.
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The
Dayton Daily News
CROSS EYES CONFESSIONS OF A FLAG POLE LOVER
A humorous reminiscence about Basil a lifelong flag pole sitter and his troubled marriage. The narrator recounts his bizarre romance detailing the sitters risks and the wife’s meddling while hinting at a hospital internship in Youngstown Ohio after Basil’s death.
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Woolworth
Basil
Youngstown
Ohio
City
Medical College
Buffalo University
Kissinger Family Plans Visit Amid New Castle Ties
Mr and Mrs R S Kissinger and their son Dr Charles Francis Kissinger of Buffalo New York, former New Castle residents, are visiting relatives here with plans stated as Dr Kissinger leaving today for a hospital internship in progress.
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R. S. Kissinger
Charles Francis Kissinger
Buffalo
N. Y
New Castle
Kissinger
Girl In Serious Condition After Car Accident Near Home
Maida Marie Shuler of 302 South Bay Street remains in very serious condition six weeks after being struck by a automobile near her home. The report notes her condition has worsened since the incident without improvement.
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Maida Marie Shuler
South Bay Street
Realty Transfers and a New York Motorman's Training
Realty transfers list multiple parcel transactions in Pittsburgh and Shenango with nominal $1 deeds involving Levi Reeher Margaret Reeher Krous Kalcdy and Ruth Potts. The Darton Daily News notes a New York motorman learning to pilot a plane and a crowd waiting 20 minutes for a car.
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Pittsburgh Co
William Priesel
Perry
Levi F. Reeher
Margaret E. Reeher
Third Ward
M. J. Krous
Susanna Kalcdy
Shenango
A. R. Watson
Ruth E. Potts
Little Beaver
New York
Darton Daily News
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East Washington St
People’s Furniture CO
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Sears, Roebuck & CO
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Economy Shoe Shop
Ree
Mrs. DeHaven
Bill Braatz
Croton Ave
Wright’s Market
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Washington St
Enna Jettick
Enna
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