Resolutions Demand Bishop Cannon's Resignation in Newnan
Newnan residents adopt resolutions at First Methodist Church urging Bishop James Cannon to resign over stock market gambling charges linked to a Dallas conference, condemning the handling of charges and urging other churches to follow suit. Washington talk centers on Claudius Huston's potential resignation as Republican National Committee chair, with names like Senator Fess, Postmaster General Brown, Walter Head, and Walter Newton floated as possible successors.
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James Cannon
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
First Methodist Church
Dallas
Lobby Investigation Committee
Washington, D. C
Claudius Huston
Republican National Committee
Huston
Republian
Senator Fess
Ohio
Brown
Walter Head
Chicago
Walter M. Newton
Hoover
Government Plans to Make Dry Areas More Dry
Washington reports the SenateFinance Committee sent the House compromise pension bill to the Senate without major changes, advancing Hoover’s veterans legislation amid a looming debate. The Walsh Connally bill was defeated 11 to 8. efforts to restore the social disease clause failed 9 to 9.
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Washington, D. C
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Congress
Senate Finance Committee
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Senate Mondey
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Walsh
Masssachusetts
Connally
Texas
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Harrison
Mississippi
George
Georgia
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Barkley
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Thomas
Oklahoma
King
Utah
Watson
Indiana
Reed
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Shortridge
California
Couzens
Michigan
Green
Vermont
Deneen
Illinois
Keyes
New Hampshire
Bingham
Connecticut
Idaho
Smoot
Greene
Idahes
Snioct
World must choose between Christ and chaos says Poling
Dr Daniel A Poling editor of The Christian Herald and president of the World Christian Endeavor Union spoke at Wisconsin Christian Endeavors convention urging young men and women to crusade for evangelism Christian citizenship and world peace. He warned the world has tried everything else and some experiments have nearly dominated mankind.
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Milwaukee
Daniel A. Poling
The
Christian Herald
World Christian Endeavor Union
Wisconsin Christian Endeavors
Sundar
Death in Illinois gas well twins Cambach brothers
Cambach, 32, and Illiard Cambaci brothers died yesterday after being overcome by heavy gas in a deep Illinois well. The accident began when ice pump water near a gasoline tank contaminated the well. Henry Emery descended to help but also lost consciousness as Willard cried for aid and both brothers perished before rescue could save them.
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Cambach
Illiard Cambaci
Henry
Willard
Aia
Henry Emery
Emery
St Louis Bank Robbery Losses Reported at 825000
In St Louis the Grand Onal bank robbery May 25 is now fixed at 825000 by President Ed Mays. Previously estimated losses reached 1,006000 or more. Mays said 26 of 31 claimants totaling 148000 will be paid from 150000 burglary insurance. The remaining 667000 claims will be addressed by Mays and associates.
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St. Louis
Grand Onal Bank
Ed Mays
Mays
Dunlop Wins Intercollegiate Golf Championship
George T. Dunlop Jr of East Orange and Princeton student won the intercollegiate golf championship defeating Lawrence Moller of Notre Dame by five up with four to play at Oakmont.
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George Dunlop
Oakmont
George T. Dunlop
East Orange
N. 1
Princeton
Lawrence Moller
Notre Dame
City of Chicago Drones Over Sky Harbor in Record Flight
The City of Chicago, piloted by John and Kenneth Hunter, remains aloft over Sky Harbor at 10:40 a.m., chasing a nonstop refueling record of 420 hours 21 minutes 30 seconds set by the St. Louis Robin. Refueling occurred at 7 a.m. by Albert and Walter Hunter with breakfast sent to co-pilots two hours later. Kenneth Hunter reports a toothache as the endurance flight nears the record, while Walter and Albert assure the motor remains sound for hundreds more hours. The crew faces a constant leftward list due to a gas tank leak in the right wing, using the left wing tank only. Crowds gather as the plane, in its eighteenth day aloft, nears the record with Will Rogers aboard the support plane Big Ben cheering the effort.
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Chicago
St. Louis
City of Chicago
Hunter Brothers
John
Kenneth
Sky Harbor
Albert
Walter
Kenneth Hunter
C. T
Forest O'Brine
Dale Jackson
Mars
Walter Hunter
Will Rogers
Big Ben
No Brothers
Doctor title dispute in Oconomowoc court case
In Oconomowoc Wisconsin chiropractor Burge faces a court case over alleged misuse of the title doctor. A warrant was issued and District Attorney Herman Saleni will prosecute J M will be his al i prose cute in the case.
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Oconomowoc
Wis
Burge
Moud
Herman Saleni Che
J. M
Ali
Woman and daughter saved from blaze in Wisconsin hotel
Fire destroyed the Fairview combination dance hall and hotel in Gorners Wisconsin. Mrs Mary Brown aged 40 and her daughter Catherine were trapped in a second floor bedroom but were rescued. Chief Angus Rel Giese and Hale Corners Fire Department members leaped to safety from a second story window. Property damage estimated at $5,000.
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Gorners
Wis
Ema
Safey
Fairview
Mary Brown
Catherine
Angus Rel Giese
Hales Corners
Rae
Frank Devine
Bolivian Revolt Seized by Edels Troops Above La Paz
Revolting Bolivian forces reportedly controlled La Paz heights near Alto de La Paz after ultimatum to government forces. President Hernando Siles resigned and sought refuge with the papal nuncio, as military chiefs from Oruro moved to govern. Reports from Huaqui indicate the insurgents gained control, amid deaths and a capital under a reign of terror with political prisoners granted amnesty.
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Arequipa
Peru
Cit
la Paz
Huaqui
Lake Titicaga
Hernando Siles
Oruro
Bautista Saavedra
Antofagasta
Chile
Cal
Julio Sanjines
Viacha
Alto de la Pas
Ha Vaz
Hernando Sies
Italy Increases Military Budget By Half Billion Lire
Rome reports the cabinet approved an additional 500 million lire for military budgets and a 17 percent tax increase effective July 1. Of this, 20 million lire funds fascist militia equipment and ammunition. Parliament approved army and navy allocations totaling about 476,000 and 760.9 million lire respectively, plus aviation funding.
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Rome
Corruption in Canton Ohio Charged in Case
Canton boot leggers and liquor runners paid a total of 11000 in protection money to former officials and a former police sergeant. Indictments charge six men with conspiracy as details emerge after surrender of the last two. E. E. Curtis, former Canton safety director, faces 6200 for protection of three speakeasies in 1928 1929. Former Councilman Arthur Drukenbrod is accused of agreeing to warn a speakeasy operator of raids and received four weekly payments of 200 from June 1 to July 2, 1928. Also named are former Police Sergeant Darany, John Courts, and Smith, with Gust pleading not guilty and released on 5000 bond. The others pleaded not guilty and were freed on bond. The indictments stem from a Mahon-ordered probe into graft and protection rings in Canton prior to January 1 of this year.
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Cleveland
Canton
E. E. Curtis
Canton Safety
Arthur Drukenbrod
Curtis
Drdkenbrod
Ellis Darar
John’ Gust
Mikenth
Darany
John Courts
Smith
Gust
United States
Wilfred J. Mahon
Reckoning the Damage in One of Worst Storms
Sudbury Ontario reports show transportation and communication systems being reestablished after a severe northern storm. Farmers assess widespread loss as floods and high winds damaged fields and structures in the county. Rail service and other lines faced disruptions as lines were repaired.
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Sudbury
Ont
Ontario
North
al Eastern Railway
Three States Join To Have Park On River
Dubuque Iowa and Wisconsin joined forces to promote a national park along the upper Mississippi River. Representatives Walter H. Beal West Union Ta Morgan Mineral Point Wis and Robert McKrague Galena attended to push for the proposed park area as Congress authorized inspection by the national park service.
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Dubuque
Ta—P
Lowa
Wisconsin
Mippi River
Walter H. Beal
West Union
Davie R. Morgan
Mineral Point
Wisl
Robert McKrague
Galena
Til
Congress
National Park Service
Shattered by Blast Shuts Milwaukee Theater Exterior
A dynamite blast shattered windows in Milwaukee near a theater as a speeding car was torn apart. Police attribute the act to theater labor controversies and related tensions.
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U.P
Nes
Herve
Hoover to Press Full Probe of Prohibition Enforcement
President Hoover announced the Hoover Commission will continue its wide inquiry into federal and state enforcement beyond prohibition. He said private funds will cover the $100,000 needed, while the Senate trimmed a proposed $250,000 to $350,000 for the inquiry with a prohibition-only proviso. The Senate action sets a maximum under the deficiency bill as the House did not approve funds, sending the bill to conference.
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Hington—Ip
Hoover Law Enforcement Commission
Senate
Hoover
Chairman Wickersham
Dean Roscoe Pound
Henry W. Anderson
Monte L. Lemann
Ada Comstock
Don
Commission
House
Radical reforms in Soviet code could save many lives
Moscow UPR reports a government commission urged radical changes to the criminal code. Abolish capital punishment for various counterrevolution categories, including czarist police workers and Civil War participants. Propose lighter sentences for the under twenty, expectant mothers, and non conspiratorial acts, with a shift toward correctional measures.
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Moscow
UPR
Pss
Severiy
Boy Houdini Under Heavy Guard In Brookline Recapture
Brookline Massachusetts reports that 17 year old Stanwhite, nicknamed the boy Houdini, remains under heavy guard at police headquarters after being recaptured just before midnight. He had escaped Boston city prison last Sunday and shot a pawnbroker in an attempted hold up about a week ago. He was found by police at William R Cordingley’s home sleeping in an upstairs bedroom after breaking in. He offered no resistance. The escape marked a notable event in the prison’s history.
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Brookline
Mass
Stanwhite
Houdini
Boston City
Boston
William R. Cordingley
Stamnwhite
Harry Toudin
Italian Lieutenant In Albania Shot And Killed
The Stefani agency reports an Italian Royal Engineers lieutenant, identified as Giuseppe, was shot and killed while moving near Scutari. Albanian officials visited the Italian consul general to express grief and indignation. The council of ministers and Foreign Minister Rauf Filzo offered similar statements.
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Rome
Repeal Call Echoes In Washington Democratic Rally
Spokane attorney William Mahoney urged repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment at the Washington state Democratic convention in Centralia. He urged liquor control return to states, limited federal regulation, and linked prohibition to liberty threats. He labeled the amendment born of intolerance and warned 1,000 people are sent to prisons weekly under the Volstead act.
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William Mahoney
Washington
Centralia
Wash
Spokane
Washington State
Mahoney
United States
Corr
Oshkosh to Host 1931 Veterans Convention
Oshkosh chosen for the 1931 veterans convention amid phrased names. William H elected commander with officers from Appleton Racine and Milwaukee. Prize awarded to the auxiliary post for most new members.
Passenger boat propeller damaged near Machias and Eastport
Boston reports the passenger steamship Governor Dingrey of the Eastern Steamship Company was towed to Eastport after a submerged object damaged its propeller off Machias Maine. Officials said passengers were not in danger and the ship would be supervised through repairs.
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Boston
Mass
Governor Dingrey
Eastern Steamship Company
Machias
Eastport
Cooperation urged to strengthen prohibition enforcement
Washington reports that after July 1, Attorney General Mitchell will direct reorganized enforcement toward states with pro dry sentiment, while those resisting will see harsher federal action. The plan transfers enforcement from Treasury to Justice and seeks state conferences to improve aid and consistency in wet states, with notable gains expected in New York.
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Prohibition
Mitchell
Cecil Owen
United Press
Washington
Genera Mitchell
Justice Department
J Army
The
Treasury
Whl
New York
Symbol of Army Exit at Rhine Far Bank
A German republican died today near the Rhine crossing at Strasbourg and Kehl as occupation forces withdraw from Germany. The departure marks the reduced Allied presence with General Guillauma and a few officers remaining at Mainz besides the main post. The Rhine valley portion will fade under reparations terms as evacuated units move toward Mayence.
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Paris
Rhines& International Bridge
Strasbourg
Kehl
Germ Land
Kirerers
Lask
Weather forecast for the Great Lakes region
Day by day June 28 summary notes increasing cloudiness and a warmer tonight followed by mostly cloudy conditions Sunday. Southeast areas warmer, west likely showers and cooler. Upper Great Lakes and Upper Michigan show growing clouds with possible showers and near normal to slightly warmer temperatures. End of week showers probable. readings near normal with variable barometer around 29.60.
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Upper Great Lakes
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Michigan
Great Lakes
Backstaff Observatory
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