Judge Luse Charges Misconduct on Part of Superior Officials
Judge Claude Z. Luse, presiding over the western district federal court in Superior, Wisconsin, accused municipal officials of leniency toward bootleggers and racketeers. He faulted police and courts for accepting fictitious names to shield illegal liquor operations, calling for a citywide cleanup.
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Luse
Superior
Wis
Claude Z. Luse
Superiot
Superior Police
Shumaker Finds Bootlegger Prisoners Friendlier Than Expected
Indianapolis prison diary shows Supt E Shumaker of the Indiana Anti Saloon League in the Indiana Penal Farm dairy barn. He says bootlegger inmates treat him well, confide in him, and see him as a confidant while he serves a sixty day contempt sentence.
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Indianapolis
E . Shumaker
Indiana Anti-Salaou League
Indiana
Shumaker
Supreme Court
Times
Senate Deliberates Radio Commission Life Extension
In Congress Today Friday the Senate weighs a bill to extend the life of the radio commission while the House tackles a second deficiency bill and other routine business. The Senate patronage committee continues hearings on patronage conditions in Texas as the House agriculture committee considers its future program.
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Senate
Radio Commission
House
Texas
House Agriculture
Naval Department
R. B. Creager
Republican National
Hovise
Wilbur Nominated by Coolidge as Ninth District Judge
Washington announces Curtis DP reports President Coolidge nominates Wilbur to be United States circuit judge for the ninth district. Wilbur, former secretary of the Navy and California Supreme Court justice, would join Hoover cabinet plans when retirement clears the way.
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Washington, D. C
Curtis
Wilbur
Coolidge
United States
Ninth
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Hoover Cabiet
Secretary of the Navy
Supreme Court of
Calfornia
California
Naval Academy
Jardine
Intensified Cold Ravages Across Europe Amid Balkan Suffering
Reports from Austria Hungary and the Balkans describe renewed severe cold and mass misery. In Travnik Bosnia a brother and sister goat herd… (text damaged) frozen to death while eighty goats perished nearby. Northern Europe endures heavy ice and frozen Baltic entrances as Polish mills shut and France records subfreezing temperatures. A violent Avignon storm disrupts trains and damages roofs and poles.
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London
Austria Hungary
Balkans
Greece
Turkey
Travnik
Bosmia
Europe
Baltic Sea
Poland
Lodz
France
Avignon
Congress 10 Finish Work Next Monday
Milwaukee dispatch notes the impending end of the Seventieth Congress with Wisconsin figures Berger and Beck leaving. Victor Berger and J D Beck depart while William H Stafford and Merlin Hull win new seats under Hoover era expectations.
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Congress
Donald C Bolles
Associated Press
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Congress
Victor Berger
J D Beck
Herger
Somalst
Beck
Robert M la Follette
Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
House
William H Stafford
Hull
Merlin Hull
Black River Falls
Viroqua
Wisconsin Industrial Commission
Wisconsin
Harding
Hoover
John C Schafer
James A Frear
Nippon Isle Tidal Wave Destroys Villages Amid Casualties
Dispatches to Tokyo report extensive destruction along Nippon coast near Chosh as villages vanish under eight to twelve feet of water and mud. Casualty toll is unknown. Japan has faced repeated quakes typhoons and deadly waves, with the 1927 quake and 1927 tidal surge among the worst in recent memory.
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Tokyo
Chosh
Isle of Nippon
Japan
Mittal
Osaka
Kobe
Kiwanis Club backs city utility plan in Darlington
The Kiwanis club of Darlington Wisconsin adopted a resolution endorsing pending state legislation that would let municipalities install utilities in competition with private utilities. The note indicates the action occurred on Day March 1.
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Darlington
Wis .P
Kiwanis Club
Weather notes from Wisconsin to Minnesota regions
The report outlines unsettled conditions across Wisconsin Iowa Minnesota and Michigan with chances of light snow in northern areas and rain or snow in southern portions. Winds remain moderate to fresh variations with colder temperatures and cloudy skies through Saturday.
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Lake Michigny
Wichigan
Minnesota
Iowa
Northwestern
Clatdy
Backstar Observatory
Smart Beauty Is Blonde Alibi Of Jack McGurn
The Chicago scene centers on Louise Rolfe known as Lulu Lou as police hold her among suspects tied to seven murders. The 22 year old glamorous figure discusses McGurn and Rocca Fanelli, while denying a formal alliance with McGurn and portraying herself as detached and strategic under intense scrutiny. Her appearance and stance are described in vivid detail.
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Chicago
Lulu Lou" Rolfe
Jack McGurns
McGurn
Rocca Fanelli
Lulu Lou
Rolfe
Outworth
Berneda
Curly
Mother Tyff
Louise Rolfe
Jack McGuin
Louie Rolfe
Jack McGurn
Lulu Low
McGwn
March Brings Snow as Sages Note Lion Opens Month
Milwaukee area reports March entering with heavy wet snow, described as a lion ushering in the month. Forecasters had predicted snow, with milder trends expected after showers in April. sages observed brisk snow in Milwaukee by mid morning.
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Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Move to boost prohibition enforcement gains momentum
A bipartisan deal nears final approval as Congress agrees on a 3 million dollar increase for federal enforcement next year to strengthen Prohibition. The Jones act would triple penalties for commercial violations, with up to five years in prison or a 10 thousand dollar fine, and broader enforcement against sale and transportation of liquor. President Coolidge expected to sign before noon Monday.
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Paul Ro Mallon
United Press State
Washington
House
Senate
Coolidge
Cherry Pie Reform Plan Ends With Police Involvement
Leonard Smith proposed reforming sinners by giving free cherry pies to neighbors. He baked and distributed the pies claiming a saint ordered it, but neighbors called the police and Smith was placed under observation in custody.
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Gaffney
Leonard Smith
Kellogg Pact Ratified as World War Peace Move
Copenhagen reports the Danish parliament approved the Kellogg anti war treaty while Brazil and Argentina had not signaled ratification. Secretary Kellogg sent a letter to Senate committee chair and dispatches from Zagreb noted snowbound villages reached by rescue squads after heavy fighting. France’s parliament ratified its portion of the pact and pledged renunciation of war. The vote tally stood 570 to 12.
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Copenhagen
Washington
Brazil
Kellogg
Borak
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Berlin
Zagreb
Zavaje
Karlovac
Pacie—i
France
Deuth
Great Railway Express Consolidation Underway in 1920 Transfer
New York reports the Railway Express Agency will be absorbed by American rails in a midnight transfer. Bankers for the nation’s railroads hand over a 32 931 000 dollar check to H M Cowie, new head of the combined agency. The move unites 100 000 workers and 26 000 offices in a historic consolidation with Interstate Commerce Commission approval.
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New York
United States
American Railway Express
Becaine
Railway Express
Cowie
American Railway Express Company
Roulwhey Express Agency
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hoover Calmly Awaits Inauguration Amid Cabinet Speculation
President elect Hoover remains calm as inauguration day approaches. Reports say final cabinet picks are undecided with secrecy planned until nominations are sent to the Senate, and diplomacy posts to be announced after April 4.
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Aloo Gay
Henry L Stinson
Washaton
Cight
Regarder
Fealares
Agriculture and Commerce
Tis
Senate Mondhy
Secretries of Agriculture and Commerce
Farm hearings set to begin March 22 on relief bill
Washington IUP Hoeetings on the new velet bill will be started by the house agriculture committee on March 22. Chairman Haugen announced today. Members predicted the new farm relief bill will resemble the old McNary Haugen measure vetoed by President Coolidge without the equalization fee.
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Washington
IUP
House Agriculture Committee
Haugen
Coolidge
Proofs Called Secret Pact Deepens Franco Belgian Rift
Berlin reports added supposed proofs of a secret Franco Belgian pact amid Dutch papers claiming minutes of a September 1927 Brussels meeting. The Dagblad described plans for mobilization and a joint military interpretation of the treaty, signed by French General Deteny and Belgian General Galet.
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Eis Keyser
United Press
Berlin
France
Belgium
Paners
Dagblad
Germany
Holyland
Paris
Terman Mueller
Gustiv Starsemann Fi
Amsterdam
Brussels
Daghblnd
Deteny
Galet
Count Broqueville
Miss Anne Morrow Learning to Fly in Capital Interest
Mexico City reports Miss Anne Morrow and Miss Anne Spencer Morrow visiting the ranch of Antonio Riba Cervantes near Tuluca. Charles A Lindbergh may be teaching her to fly as she recovers from a Wednesday crash, with her poem Height earning college recognition and speculation about a future aviation role.
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Anne Morrow
Gesford PF
United Press
Mexico City
Charles A Tindbergh
Morrow
Vanch la Gab
Tuluca
Meaicn
Antonio Riba Cervantes
Saneher
Cupit
Wil Tindbergh
Anne Spencer Morrow
Elizabeth
Anne Moray
Aviatiin
Charles
Tindheed
Lindbergh
Miss Morrow
Smith College
Freight wreck blocks Northwestern line between Marshland and Trempealeau
Freight cars derailed late Wednesday night north of Baraboo Wisconsin after a broken wheel caused the pileup. Crews from Unis city and La Crosse worked through the night to clear the right of way. Traffic was diverted and officials expected full clearance by this morning.
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Baraboo
Wis
Northwestern
Marshland
Trempealeau
Unis City
la Grosse
Milwaukee Rand Northwestern
Wisconsin Assembly Approves April Referendum on Dry Law
The Wisconsin assembly concurred with the senate on a referendum set for April 2 to repeal or modify the state dry law and allow beer. the vote was 43 to 27 with several pairs. Supporters and opponents listed, debate features calls for reconsideration and a two hour house session. The measure follows three sessions focused on the issue and a tense adjournment test.
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Mailison
Iaz
Duncan
Wil
Senate
Assembly
House
Baker Beggs
Chmurski
Eber
Eastman
Hilker
Hoesley
Huber
Hunter
Klug
Lohrield
Piper
Don V. Smith
Grandine
Franck
Madison
IUP
Wisconsin Assembly
Senate Today
Charles B Perry
Thomas MM
Duncan Milwaukee Seelahst
L Prescott
Michigan Legislators Vote Down Life for a Pint Provision
Lawmakers in Michigan approved a criminal code amendment removing the life for a pint provision from the fourth offender life sentence category. The measure, aimed at aligning penalties with offenses, passed the House 73 to 18 amid broad disapproval of the original rule.
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Michigan
House
Kohler to Be Chief at Winnebago Pow Wow
Gov. Walter J Kohler will be named chief at the Winnebago Indian tribe pow wow in July. The honor was offered last summer and postponed until now as the tribe’s high council confirms the induction plans.
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Pittsville
Wisi
Cgov
Walter J Kohler
Kohler
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