Governor Fuller Visits Fasting Sacco Vanzetti Duo
Boston reports Gov. Alvan T. Fuller arrived at Charlestown State Prison to meet hunger striking condemned prisoners Sacco and Vanzetti on their sixth day of the fast. He also spoke with Celestino Madeiros awaiting execution, amid the governor's private inquiry into the controversial case. Food was served to Sacco and Vanzetti as the fast continued, marking the fourteenth meal despite their refusal to eat.
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Boston
Mass
Alvan T. Puller
Sacco-Vanzetti
Charlestown State Prison
Sacco
Vanzetti
William Hendry
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Iti
Thais
Alvam
T. Fuller
Attempts to locate schooner Northland sunk
Coast guard efforts to find the steam freight schooner Northland after a collision with the British motor freighter Pacific Trader were abandoned. Northland sank in dense fog outside the Garden Gate. Thirty crew members aboard Pacific Trader were uninjured. rescue ship docked with aid of a tug.
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San Francisco
Coast Guard
Garden Gate
Northland
Charles Lucas
Parade of defense witnesses marks cult dissolution hearing
In St. Joseph Michigan the defense case for the House of David dissolution continued with Violet McFarland and Gladys McFarland Jeffries testifying from Australia in 1905 that there was no immorality in the colony. They said girls were not forced to marry, they never were intimate with King Ben, and their leader did not drink or smoke. Gladys Jeffries denied an inner circle of girls serving King Ben.
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Shiloh
Gladys McFarland Jeffries
Charles Jeffries
King
Ben
Wisconsin gas tax refunds aid border dealers in cross state sales
Madison report outlines a new Wisconsin bill signed by Gov. Zimmerman. It allows gasoline dealers who paid the state tax on fuel sold across the border to file for refunds with the secretary of state if the sale occurred in a municipality next to a state with no tax or a lower tax. If the treasurer confirms that such cross border sales hurt a Wisconsin dealer financially, a tax refund may be ordered.
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Madison
LPI
Wisconsin
Fred R. Zimmerman
Carl C. Gasperson
Assembly Ties Up With Normal Funds Measure
The Wisconsin assembly stalled over the $7,000,000 normal schools appropriation. A call to the house may extend over the weekend with a gentleman’s agreement to reconvene next week. Members debated raising the call and adjournment was rejected as doors were sealed and debates continued in the hallways. Milwaukee supporters back higher normal school funds to offset potential losses from tax equalization affecting poorer counties.
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Madison
Assembly
Wisconsin Assembly
Hansen
Milwaukee
Wisconsin labor convention reelected Ohl as president
Henry Ohl Jr. of Milwaukee was reelected president with no opposition, and J. J. Handley of Milwaukee was chosen secretary treasurer at the Wisconsin Federation of Labor session in Wausau. The convention endorsed unemployment insurance, municipal ownership of utilities, and state training programs, and urged broader organizing efforts including shoe workers bakers bakery drivers tailors and cleaners. Birth control principles were adopted with a split vote, and the committee recommended allowing information in private practice or clinics while not mandating legislative disclosure. Banquet speakers urged union growth and outlined federation aims.
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Wausau
Wis
Henry, Ohl, Jr
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Federation of Labor
J.J. Handley
Treasuer
Yer
Rothschild Pavilion
J. J. Handley
George J. Schneider
Appleton
Frank Weber
Gerald J. Boileau
Marathon County
Virtually Last Bar to Reorganization of St Paul Is Removed
Chicago court action ends the final hurdle in the financial reorganization of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway. The United States circuit court of appeals denied the Jameson committee of junior bondholders appeal from Judge Wilkerson's approval, effective after more than two years of proceedings.
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ST. Paul
Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Jameson Committee
James H. Wilkerson
Falling Brick May Be Fatal
Milwaukee police report a brick fell from the Schroeder hotel under construction striking William Geske 43 of Waterloo Wisconsin. He was driving with his wife and 4 year old son when the brick crashed through the car roof and crushed his skull. He was rushed to Emergency hospital where an operation was performed but prognosis remained poor.
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Milwaukee
William Geske
Waterloo
Wis
Schroeder
Geske
Wisconsinvenue
Hel
Dempsey and Sharkey After Elimination Contest Statements
New York report prints after the elimination contest quotes Jack Dempsey praising Sharkey as a tough opponent while noting he remained unhurt and had plenty left. Sharkey retorts that he will be back at the top, claims Dempsey was groggy and foul, and says Dempsey could not break an egg.
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New York
Jack Dempsey
Jack Sharkey
Wade
Dempsey
Sharkey
Baby King in Roumania Questions His Title
Bucharest reports King Michael I, not yet eight, puzzled by being called Your Majesty after succeeding King Ferdinand. He asks why his name changed and fears losing his toys as attendants explain he is now king. Public interest centers on the young monarch’s reaction to a new royal role.
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Bucharest
Michael I
Roumania
Ferdinand
Michael
Tonight's Best Radio Features Program Listing
Radio guide announces tonight's schedule with WBAL Baltimore and WJZ network hookups. Baltimore Municipal Band and Denver Municipal Band are listed with times, plus CNRT Toronto Viloncello Ensemble and Philco hour.
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United Press
WBAL
Baltimore
Baltimore Municipal Band
CNRT
Toronto
Viloncello
WJZ
Philco Hor
WEAF
KOA
Denver
Denver Municipal Band
Prayers at Western Wall Interrupted by Palestine Earthquake
Jerusalem July 22 JTA reports for the first time in centuries the prayers of pious Jews at the western wall were interrupted. Earthquake damage and safety concerns in the narrow street surrounding the wall halted pilgrimages. Arab ruler Emir Abdullah bans eating during a three day fast, enforcing up to six months in prison for violations.
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Jerusalem
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Walling Wall
Palestine
Trans Jordania
Abdwlah
Three Flyers Plan Bold Global Flight Records Attempt
Detroit aviator Frederick A. Giles announced plans for three long distance flights. E F Schice and Billy Brock aim to reach Harbor Grace then initiate a globe circling attempt to beat 28 days. Paul Redfern plans a solo Glynn Isle to Rio de Janeiro flight 4200 miles, the longest non stop leg.
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Detroit
MichelPi
Georgia
South America
Australia
E. F. Schice
Billy Brock
New York
Harbor Grace
N. F
Paul Redfern
Glynn Isle
Rio de Janeiro
Frederick A. Giles
Sydney
Hawaii
Brisbane
San Francisco
Birger gang closing defense in West City mayor murder trial
In Benton Illinois the Birger gang trial for Mayor Joe Adams murder enters closing arguments. Charles Birger defense argues credibility issues with witness Harry Thomasson, a convict, while Art Newman and Ray Hyland seek mercy with Hyland’s attorney stating he drove the tar but knew nothing of the plan.
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Benton
Charles Birger
Thomasson
Ray Hyland
R. H. Dial
Dial
Hyland
Two Arrested in Chapman Shooting Implicates Mexican Authorities
Vera Cruz reports via El Dictamen state that Aurelio Calparro and Genaro Castro have been arrested by Mexican authorities in connection with the shooting of William E. Chapman United States consul in Puerto Mexico. Chapman was seriously wounded but improving and no longer in danger. The shooting occurred at his home.
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Vera Cruz
tPi
el Dictamen
Puerto
Mexico
Aurelio Calparro
Generoso Castro
William E. Chapman
United States
Chapman
Mr. Chapman
Carol II of Roumania weighs throne return as public shows support
Dispatch from Bucharest reports a Fogaras demonstration for Prince Carol sparked cavalry dispersal with several deaths. Paris sources note Carol, heir to Ferdinand, seeks the crown whilePremier Bratianu governs. Guards cling to Neuilly villa as rumors of a king return swirl amid funeral tensions.
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Berth
Nacht Ausgabe
Bucharest
Prince Carol
Fogaras
Income Tax Reduction Probable in Smoot Plan
The Utah senator and finance committee chair proposes a broad tax cut to start next March. The plan targets personal tax relief for high earners and corporations, with an estimated $500 900 thousand annual reduction and a rate drop from 43 42 percent to 12 percent. Aims for early enactment and a possible special session around November 7 to push the bill.
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Rapid City
Smoot
Utah
Finance Committee
President Coolidge
Congress
Unclear Fragment Sparks Speculation on Royal Succession
A fragmentary report mentions crowd unrest and casualties amid rumors about Carol’s fading bid to succeed his father as king. Friends say the princes face uncertain futures.
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Carol
Sucomedias
Long Distance Murder Trial Soon in Milwaukee Court
Milwaukee reports a long distance murder trial scheduled to begin soon. Defendent Ted Ramanis is held in Greece under Greek law, awaiting deposition by Greek consul G Depasta. Prosecutor George Bowman represents the state of Wisconsin as evidence and witness depositions are prepared.
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Milwaukee
Ted. Ramanis
Greece
Wisconsin
George Bowman
G. Depasta
Chicago
Ramaniis
Fred M Nusolf
Northwestern Railroad
Nusolf
Ramantis
Depasta
Tremendous Two Hour Quake Registered By Observatory
A violent two hour earthquake was recorded at 3 o clock this morning by the Beéndandi observatory seismograph. The epicenter is estimated to be 4790 kilometers away in a southeasterly direction.
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Faenza
Beéndandi Observatory
Madison governor vetoes Duncan Beer bill in Wisconsin
Madison governor Fred Zimmerman vetoed the Duncan Beer bill, calling the measure invalid and saying it would accomplish nothing. He argued it would not alter current alcohol percentages and would require amendment to the Volstead act through federal action. The veto quotes earlier legal principles and notes the referendum result of 1926.
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Madison
Fred TR. Zimmerman
United States
Wisconsin
Zimmerman
Assemblyw
Duncan
Blaine
Matheson
Philipp
Congress
Senate Gongs In Bill Raising Tuition In Public Schools
Madison assemblyman Lay outlined an interim committee bill letting free and graded high schools charge nonresident students increased tuition not exceeding two dollars a week. The Senate spent most of its time on a probe of signed pairs linked to Sen Bernard Gettelman who is recovering from an auto crash. Witnesses testified Gettelman signed pairs for and against state bills. questions arose about his sobriety during signing. The library bill failed by one vote due to an absent senator’s ballot.
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Madison
Layson
Senate
Ono
Bernard Gettelman
Milwaukee
W. F. Quick
Gettelman
Max Sells
Florence
Huber
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