Knapp pleads not guilty in census fund case
Florence E S Knapp former New York Secretary of State and first woman elected to a major state office appeared in Supreme Court and pleaded not guilty to six indictments charging four felonies and two misdemeanors in her 1925 1 200 000 census fund administration White Plains N Y court records indicate the case against Knapp centers on the governors expenditures and fund handling during her tenure.
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Albany
N. Y
Florence E. S. Knapp
New York State
Supreme Court
Famine in China Hits Four Million as Bark Food Shortage Grows
The Federal Council of Churches reports a severe Chinese famine driven by drought and civil war. Four million at risk of famine within two months. half a million near starvation. Desperate scenes include bark-eating and child sales. Tensions rise after Japanese shelling on Fukien coast and a shipwreck incident with Chinese casualties.
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New York
Shantung Province
China
Federal Council of Churches
W. T. Hobart
North China
Manchuria
T. Co. Li
International Relief Commission
Expert Board Reports on California Dam Disaster
The engineering board of inquiry for District Attorney Keyes concludes the San Francisquito dam failed due to defective foundation material. Los Angeles water bureau attorney S B Robinson argues a canyon wall shift after construction caused the break, challenging the board’s finding.
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California
Los Angeles
Calif
Engineering Board of Inquiry
Keyes
San Francisquito Dam
S. B. Robinson
Los Angeles Water Bureau
Canyion
Ivanhoe Civic Club notes and social life update
Ivanhoe residents plan a cooperative grocery at Branigar Building 144th and Stewart. A Peoples Party dance at Branigar is set for April 14. The column highlights back-to-town arrivals, home projects at 14114 Wabash, church outings, bridge parties, birthday celebrations, Easter events, and community invitations as Ivanhoe looks to a social season with planning for better town life.
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Halsted Street
63Rd
Halsted
Chicago
Harvey
144Th Street
Branigar
144Th and
Stewart
Ivanhoe
Dad
Evans
Mississippi
Pacific
John Brown
John
Kensington
William Latz
Wabash Avenue
Fred Modersohn
Ben Poenie
Peenie
Riverdale
Krueger
Love Avenue
Arthur Wolff
Michigan City
Chas. Wolff
Geo. Denny
Pullman
Miss Anderson
Margaret Wossnam
Betty Jean Reasor
Jas. Mulhall
Lowe Avenue
M. Phimmes
Billie Woosnam
Geo. Geilhufe
Steve Spindell
Curry
Les. Wolff
Clayton Long
Marion
Wilbur Manchester
L. Davidson
Lester Senneschalle
Beverly Hills
R. Menrise
Eaton
Avants
Spindell
Roy Meurisse
G. Geilhufe
E. Anderson
Roy Welch
Donald Krueger
B. Avants
C. Wunder
S. Spindell
Parnell Avenue
George Caten
Henry Winslow
Hammond
Hershal Norris
Nellie Frazee
Dorothy Robertson
Pleasance
Darling
Charles Dano
Sandwich
Dano
Dearborn Street
W. E. Cooper
Betty
Patsy Ruth
W. B. Graves
First Baptist Church Choir
Ind
Hershal Morris
Jake Gampher
Roy Allen
Herbert Elle
Charles Wunder
Joan Wunder
Betty Ann Lewis
Mary Jane Cannon
Peggy Hanson
Eleanor Myers
Mildred Cohen
Doris Rich
Margaret Cutten
Mitzi
Ba-Ba Meurisse
Meurisse
Cohen
Wonder
James Dawson
Nellie M. Frazee
Dolton W C T U Celebrates 15th Birthday
The Dolton W C T U marked its 15th birthday at Mrs. Maggie Vandenberg’s home on April 5 with Edith Dolton urging Ruth Hanna McCormick’s petition. Members sang Get Out Your Vote and welcomed three new recruits despite rain. A birthday cake blessed the luncheon and the Union shared a robe with the Crusader amid a lively Question Box recalling past years.
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Dolton
The Youth Movement Rises Late, Says Friths
A quote notes the trouble with the rising generation as Friths point to a delayed emergence. The remark hints at cultural or social critiques from a contemporary observer within the period.
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Frith’s
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Foochow
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Japan
Haiting Island
Ivanhoe News
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By-Products Coke Corp. Pickands, Brown and CO
Malloy Coal Company
Goodrich and Penn
G. J. Vulcanizing and Battery Shop
Garret Jacobsmna
Washington Avenue
Calumet Window Shade and Art Co
Anton Patrick
Michigan Avenue
Roseland
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