Hoover Keeps Open Mind On Volstead Act Enforceme
President Hoover signals openness to potential amendments to the Volstead act as part of enforcing Prohibition. He has stressed the eighteenth amendment, while his commission may study enforcement issues and consider liberalization to improve compliance. His stance aims to balance enforcement with practical remedies.
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Washington
Hoover
Law Enforcement Commission
Mr. Hoover
Dea
Iis National Commission
Encouragement grows over Mexican dispute
Washington officials pressed for stronger aid to the Mexican government amid revolts south of the Rio Grande. The War Department prepared 10 000 Enfield rifles with ammunition from surplus stores as a step to assist Mexico, while official remarks kept military details confidential.
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Washington, D. C
Mexico
Rio Grande
War Department
Juarez
Fort Bliss
el Paso
Siate
State Department
United States
South
Kellert
Radio Commission Appeal Denied In WGY Case
The district court today denied the petition of the Federal Radio Commission for a rehearing of the WGY case. WGY, Schenectady, owned by General Electric, was denied full time on 790 kilocycles last fall and appealed, with the court recently ordering the commission to grant the station's demand.
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Washington
URI
District Court F Or Appeals
Federal Radio Commission
WGY
Schenectady
General Electric Company
Coast Journey Cut Reduces Train Time to Pacific Northwest
Charles M. Donnelly president of the Northam Pacific announced a planned reduction in passenger train running time to the Pacific Northwest. A five hour cut was contemplated by the Great Northern, announced today in St Paul Minnesota.
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St. Paul
Minne
Pacific Northwest
Great Northern
Charles M. Donnelly
Northam Pacific
Lindbergh Guests at Embassy in Mexico City
Charles A. Lindbergh, newly engaged to Anne Morrow, arrived at the American embassy in Mexico City after completing a round trip flight from Brownsville, Texas. The airmail and passenger service between Mexico City and Brownsville began this week, with a stop in Tampico and no incidents reported.
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Mexico City
U.f
Cal
Ghatles A. Lindbergh
Anne Morrow
Lindbergh
Valqueria Field
Brownsville
Tex
Messen City
Tampico
Mexico
Wisconsin convict confesses to a culvert murder
Robert Cone confessed at the Green Bay state reformatory to slaying Bessie Laverty, whose body was found in a culvert near Elkhorn. The admission came after intense questioning by officials from Rock and Walworth counties. Cone said the crime occurred in Rock County after a pregnancy revelation, with the body transferred to Walworth County in his car.
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Green Bay
Wis
Creen Bay State Reformatory
Robert Cone
Eklund
Barrage
Cone
F. C. Bernhagen
George Garrigan
Charles Garey
Rock County
Elkhorn
Walworth Pounty
Hoaceeog
Bessie Laverty
Lrtland
Wisconsin
Cane
William
Jonesy
Experts at plenary session discuss delicate international bank
At a plenary session of the international reparations committee experts debated the giant bank to handle war debt payments. Discussions covered its relation to state banks, capitalization, and potential use for world trade credit with Lord Revelstoke and Sir Josiah Stamp leading a drafting panel.
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Paris
International Committee On Reparations
International Bank
Lord Revelstoke
Josiah Stamp
Samuel Dashiell
United
Taris
U.2
J Owen D. Young
J . Pierpont Morgan
Lord ‘Revelstoke
Young
Morgan
Thomas Nelson Perkins
Revolt Ends in Vera Cruz Amid Surrender
Government bulletin reports Genesus Aguirre driven from Vera Cruz last week surrendered troops at Juanita in Vera Cruz state and were disarmed. US notes vessels fueling at Vera Cruz for patrols in the Bay of Campeche amid ongoing rebel activity and mixed reports on federal positions and rebel gains in nearby areas.
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Mexico City
Genesus Aguirre
Vera Cruz
Juanita
Washington
Bay of Campeche
Aguirre
State Department
Kellogg
Mexico
Rodriguez Clara
Santa Lucrey
Sanilo
Monterrey
Saltillo
Misare
Lach Thins
Oascan
Mazi
No Fleas on Monkeys at Vilas Park Zoo
Fred Winkelman, superintendent of Vilas Park Zoo, said today there have been no fleas or insects found on monkeys. He noted monkeys' self-cleaning habits deter pests and described how monkeys sweep for salt secretions from skin sores, a behavior aiding mutual grooming and parasite avoidance.
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Fred Winkelman
Vilas Park Zoo
Winkelman
Suspect Under Arrest in River Falls Kidnapping Case
St Paul resident Minuit Jaimes Bohan, once a convict, is jailed as a suspect in the kidnapping of River Falls Wisconsin night marshal and faces robbery charges for stealing $2,000 from Zinsmaster bakers last February. Bohan was identified from a lost belt buckle found after a bakery roof escape.
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St. Paul
Jaimes Bohan
River Falls
Wis
Bohan
Zinsmaster
Man Sentenced to Thirty Years at Waupun
Racine and Wix. report Guy Jacobs, 46, sentenced to thirty years in the state prison at Waupun on a statutory charge by Judge BE Burgessers. Complaints were filed by a 15 year old girl. Police arrested nine other men on statutory charges from three girls. Seventeen others were arrested recently on allegations from two additional girls.
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Racine, Wix
Guy Jacobs
Waupun
BE. R. Burgessers
Will Wales Be Regent for British Crown
London officials discuss whether the Prince of Wales may become regent as King George's illness affects a May general election. Official view says regency is not imminent. dissolution of Parliament would be required and party outcomes could shape future policy. In Sussex, King George returns to recovery and sat in a chair at Craighwell House as he begins convalescence.
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London
Prince of Wales
Kts
Liberal
Tabor
King George
Wave Bagney
Ander
Rognor
Sussex
President of Bank Arrested on Forgery Charges
Fairbairn Minn Schroeder president of the Farm and Merchants State Bank of Fairbank arrested on uttering forged notes totaling 882,203.26 found among bank papers. The bank with a deep debt of 890,000 has been closed by the state banking department. State commissioner A Jd Weigel and bank examiner N D Dixon said Schroeder confessed to forgeries extending over ten years.
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Schroeder
HINES REAPPOINTED VETERANS BUREAU CHIEF
Washington, Brig. Gen. Frank Q. Hines of Utah was reappointed by President Hoover as director of the Veterans Bureau. Hoover rejected Hines’s resignation at the close of the Coolidge administration. General Hines had been named bureau head by Harding in 1923. Brig. Gen. Herbert M. Lord has urged resignation but was asked to stay until a successor is chosen.
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Washington
Ger
Frank QT
Hines
Utah
Hoover
Veterans Bureau
Nis
Wdge
Hooiner
Harding
Herbert M Lord
Budget Bureau
Methodists Move to Defeat The Referendum
Madison dispatch describes Methodist leaders and churches organizing to defeat a Wisconsin referendum on repealing or amending the state prohibition law. A letter from the First Methodist Church of Madison urges pastors and voters to oppose loosening liquor enforcement, warning of lawlessness if the referendum passes.
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Methodists
Wara Smith
Press Y Courrespurrient
Madison
Wisconsin
First Methodist Church of
Thomas M. Wiunwin
Milwaukee
Dinahan
Ana
Havland
Logan
Hoover
Anne Baluen Lengue
Condition of Messmer Called Gratifying
Milwauker Archbishop Messmer is ill at the archbishop's residence. Spent a quick Sunday, according to Msgr. B. G. Trandt vicar general of the diocese. His condition today was called gratifying.
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Milwauker
Messmer
Msgr
B. G. Trandt
Talkies Coming Home in a Few Months Says Norris
Omaha report states Dr BE R Norris predicts home talkies soon at affordable price. Norris, general manager of Westinghouse Manufacturing, traveling en route to California, says future devices may let viewers hear and see full length cinema drama at home with dramatic villain lines.
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Omaha
Sibiaeny
BE. R. Norris
Norris
Westinghouse Manufacturing Company
California
Mr. Norris
Villian
Supreme Court ruling on railroads overpay recovery
The Supreme Court decision fixes when increased railroad pay for mailing letters begins. It overturns a lower dating rule, affecting about 50 million dollars the government sought to recover from the New York Central and others. The order impacts the start date from the filing of applications rather than issuance of the commission's order.
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Washington, D
Povernie
Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Loughest
Chease Miust
Tnke
New York Central
Viled Thak
Warly War Court of Dating
Su- Bee Gore
Funeral for Reilly Father of Good Roads
Funeral services will be held Tuesday for John Reilly 70 farmer and county leader who died Saturday in Fond du Lac County. Reilly known for promoting road bonds and highway program leadership helped oversee a 4 million dollar bond issue shaping local infrastructure and county transportation efforts.
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John Reilly
Reilly
Fond du
Lac
Stolen Widow's Mite At Milwaukee Bakery
Police report a theft at a Milwaukee bakery where a stamp listing 90.90 dollars was taken. Authorities request anyone with information to come forward. Witnesses Martha Viner and West Ailis Wirliew noted in the fragmentary account.
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Milwaukee
Martha Viner
West Ailis
Think Reclusive Victim Slain. Robbers Suspected in Water Valley
Water Valley Mississippi police advance the theory that Steve Uubbard was killed by robbers and his body burned to destroy evidence. Uubbard had been missing for weeks as investigators seek clues in the crime scene near town.
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Water Valley
Miss
Steve Uubbard
Abrechise
Unclear Weather Forecast and Storm Warnings
Weather bulletin notes showers and possible thunderstorms across western portions with a storm warning for Lake Michigan. Warmer tonight in some areas, then cooler Thursday. Details mention rain chances Tuesday and northwest winds with a 29.70 barometer reading from Rockytall Observatory.
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Lake Michigan
Mitchigan
Minnesota
Vonilla
Northwestern
Rockytall
Elsie Janis Seriously Ill With Infection
Actress Elsie Janis, once a morale booster for American troops in France, is gravely ill with a lung infection after a bout of flu. Dr Edmund Gros says she is not in immediate danger but remains seriously ill.
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Elsie Janis
Patis
Amerwill
France
Edmund Gros Seid
Gripper
Hite
Lads Drowned At Berlin As GE Gives Way
Berlin Wisconsin Sunday afternoon two brothers Harold and Jack Ceman sons of Mr and Mrs Leotard Ceman Liberty Street drowned after slipping through Fox River ice near shore. A net was stretched downstream and river ice dynamited to aid search. Witness Charles Maciejewski says both youths vanished without reaching a pole. Bodies likely to be recovered in spring. Surviving siblings include three younger brothers and sisters.
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Berlin
Wis
Harold
Jack
Leotard Ceman
Liberty Street
Fox River
Yeas
Charles Maciejewski
Popular General Goes Over to Rebels Side
United Press dispatch from Nuevo Laredo reports Gen Juan Almazan’s defection endangering the government as his loyalists waver. Delays in U S war matériel inch the government toward a decisive drive and the rebel cause fears a breakthrough. Almazan, tall and well groomed, is described as a ministerial figure with a strong personal following.
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Ralph H. Surner
United Press
Nuevo Laredo
Mex
Juan Almazan
Mexico City
Almasam
Almaxvin
Alles
United States
Almazon
Hollywood
Two Airmen Flight to Aid Injured Clergyman
In Sudbury Ontario two airmen Capt. Roy W. Maxwell and George Gill attempted a 300 mile flight to reach Remy Lake pick up a physician and fly Rev. G. Morrow from Ruperts House to Moose Factory. They battled heavy snow to reach the scene after an earlier accident left Morrow with a broken hip and internal injuries.
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Sudbury
Hudson Bay
Roy W. Maxwell
George Gill
Remy Lake
Moose Factory
G. Morrow
Ruperts House
Camp Borden
Maxwell
Morrow
Courthouse site reconsideration voted by Oshkosh board
By a 30 to 12 vote the county board moved to reconsider the courthouse site matter. Debates heated as Supervisor Tripp accused big interests of backing a west side site, rebutted by Merritt White and District Attorney Keefe who denied outside influence and called for open discussion. Continued on page 4.
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J. J. Schneller
Neenzh
Ayes Bartlett
Broderick
Caswell
Clark
Conger
Haase
Jones
Kalfahs
Koch
Lea
Metalg
John
Miller
Pierce
Pierce, ‘Pingry, Ryan, Ryf, Schneller, Schrage, Schultz, Schwarzbauer
Streblow
Strusingke
Tripp
Tyriver
Ulrich Veissem
Wise
Young
Zentner
Spengler
Noyes
Billmeyer
Cotter
Kezertec
Korotey
Meyer
C. F. Miller
Rasmussen
Schneider
Scholz
Spore
Welsh Helpl
White
Hurlbut
Laird
West Side
Merritt FL White
Winneconne
Keefe
Mie
Oshkosh
Black Kitten Linked to Arrest of Two Sisters in Grand Suit
A small black kitten was blamed as detectives arrested Dr Grace Osborne and Mrs Louise Osbourne Person of Chicago, accused of leaving the Hotel Ambassador without paying a 126000000 suit spanning Armour Morris Cudahy Rockefeller Schwab Shonts Ward Baking and Standard Oil. Magistrate Gottleib set 1500 bail each for trial in special sessions.
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New York
Grace Osborne
Louise Osborne Ferson
Chicago
Joseph Burke
Ambassador
Gottleib
Jefferson Market
Armour & Co. Morris & Co
Cudahy Packing Company
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Charles M. Schwab
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Volotead Agt
Radio Commission
Green Bay Reformatory
Harris & Ewing
Provident
James J. Davis
Labor
Robert P. Lamont
Commerce
Arthur M. Uyde
Agriculture
Curtis
Kay Lyman Wilbur
Interior
Charles F. Adams
Navy
Wales
Father OF
Good Roads
Thes
Rye Sat
Wengih
Apsnouted Press
Jack Ceman
Alan H. Tripp
Black Kitten
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