Supreme Court Upholds Prohibition Amendments Valid
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the federal prohibition amendment and the Volstead Act are valid and enforceable. The decision maintains that the sale of beverages containing more than one half of one percent alcohol is prohibited nationwide, nullifying state laws that permit beer and wine. Justice White led the opinion with Justices McKennai and Clarke concurring. three justices dissented.
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48 Indicted in Freight Theft Conspiracy Case
A U.S. grand jury indicted 48 men yesterday on a blanket conspiracy charge linked to thefts of merchandise in transit. The scheme reportedly involved rail workers merchants warehousemen and detectives, with losses estimated near a million dollars and total thefts possibly reaching several million. Leaders named include Nathan Zimmerum and Abraham Kempel of Bronx terminal and Z and K Truck.
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Pershing Plans Retirement Within Months Says Ready to Serve
Washington dispatch reports General John J Pershing told Secretary Baker he desires to retire to civil life within a few months after completing army reorganizations. Baker declined comment on the letter and whether retirement is approved. Pershing met with his father-in-law Senator Warren and denied a midnight departure to Chicago for the Republican National Convention.
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Painter Crushed 16 Stories in Air
Siguard Nardlie a Yonkers painter on a twenty two story Herald Square Building slipped entering a window and fell sixteen floors to the street. Rescue teams freed him after a long struggle using crowbars as he hung in a window frame and ropes. He died from the fall.
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Io or 20 Candidates To Share First Ballot
Chicago dispatch notes a crowded Republican National Convention ballot with up to twenty candidates. Reported names include Wood, Luuden, and Tehisons, among others, as the field may split the initial choice and force multiple ballots.
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New York Delegates Weigh Butler Withdrawal At Meeting
Delegates jostle for influence at a New York meeting as Butler supporters seek to withdraw his name. Wood backers claim thirty first ballot votes, with totals rising on subsequent rounds. Lowden faction aims to push Butler aside, eyeing gains for Wood and Illinois Governor across the delegation.
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Liberal Democrats Clash Over Senate Rule At Convention
Liberal Republicans led by William Allen White plan to back Mills for chair of the platform committee and oppose Watson for the chair of the resolutions committee. The fight centers on whether the party writes its platform or the Senate writes it, framing a battle over who is master.
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Fall of German Government Seen in Election Returns
Berlin reports indicate that the Majority Socialists and Democrats suffered heavy defeats in Sunday’s Reichstag votes. Moderate drift may break their coalition with the Catholic party, risking the collapse of the present ministry. The Tageblatt warns a rightist coalition could form anti socialist rule, while the Socialist losses widen in Berlin and across Germany with figures showing major shifts to independents and center groups.
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Oregon Delegate Refuses Primary Vote At Conventio
CHICAGO June 7 Refusal of Oregon delegate McCamant to cast his vote with the state primary result creates a novel issue for the convention. He will support Wood instead of Johnson, arguing state guidance is not binding. The dispute, though about one vote, could set a rule affecting all primary chosen delegates.
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Dark Horse and 4. P. CG. Beer Found Amid Maze of Buttons
By Heywood Broun New York Tribune Chicago June. A caustic column critiques campaign posters for Samuel Adams and Hiram Johnson, lampooning their messages and the use of family imagery. The piece notes ambidextrous rhetoric and questions the sincerity of political branding.
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Cummins Leads Narrowly in Iowa Primary Polls
Early returns from three districts show Senator Albert Cummins with a small Republican lead in Iowa as Brookhart and Kendall challenge him. Reports indicate Cummins carries the north while others vie for the nomination. heavy vote is anticipated in remaining districts and a convention fight looms.
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Johnson Hints At Truce on Treaty Issue
Chicago June 7 Senator Hiram W Johnson urged Republican unity and cautioned against factionalism as crowds packed the Auditorium Theater. He defended himself against accusations of radicalism, attacked the press, and signaled openness to a conservative compromise while opposing a narrow party leadership. The speech drew cheers from Irish attendees and touched on an international tribunal and Hague court ideas.
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Lodge Will Vote for General an 2d Ballot
Chicago June report on state delegations shows strong Wood backing. Lodge signals support for Wood on the second ballot after voting for Coolidge, with estimates of Wood securing a majority of the 88 delegates. Lowden’s hopes fade as Eastern leaders push Wood’s nomination. Johnson drives a vast rally at the Auditoriam, while Thompson targets Thompson’s Chicago vote share.
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