Michigan to Adopt Whipping Post for Armed Burglars
Lansing reports the Michigan legislature approved flogging for armed burglars with six lashes to be applied during imprisonment. A porous pork hide strap two and a half feet long and two inches wide would be used. The measure goes to the governor for signature amid other crime bills and political tensions surrounding recent arrests. A separate bill targets bank robbers.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
House
Senate
Charles Culver
Detroit
Joseph Bahorski
van Buren County
Paw Paw
Robert Cavanaugh
Glenn Weaver
van Buren
Bahorski
TR. N. Holsaple
Michigan Anti-Saloon League
Robert Wardell
Michigan Moderation League
House Liquor Committee
Wardell
Moolsapie
Steel firms consolidate into Continental Steel Corp
An announcement says Superior Sheet Steel of Canton Ohio Ko komo Steel and Wire of Kokomo Indiana and Chapman Price Steel of Indianapolis Indiana are merged into a 15 million dollar Continental Steel Corporation.
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Canton
Ohuo
Superior Sheet Steel Company
Ikokomo Steel and Wire Company
Kokomo, Ind
Chapman Price Steel Company
Indianapolis
Ind
Continental Steel Corporation
Marines Fire On Mob At Losoltega Near Chichigalpa
U S Marines exchanged fire with a Communist mob at Losoltega near Chichigalpa Nicaragua. Three men were killed and several wounded after the Marines came under fire.
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U. S
Managua
Losoltega
Chichigalpa
Fred
Sapiro Ford Libel Suit Ends in Mistrial in Detroit
In Detroit federal court Aaron Sapiro's $1,000,000 libel suit against Henry Ford ends as mistrial amid rancor and jury impropriety rumors. Judge Raymond absolves juror Cora Hoffman of bribery intent but declares mistrial. retrial may be delayed to July due to finances. Ford counsel allege misconduct by juror observers and tainting by Ford detectives, while Sapiro's spokesman denounces the proceedings as unhealthy.
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Detroit
Mich
Aaron Sapiro
Henry Ford
Fred M. Raymond
Sapiro
Cora Hoffman
Ford
Raymond
Department of Justice
Stewart Hanley
Ford Counsel
Senator Reed
William H. Gallagher
Kid” Miller
Gallagher
USDA Reports 20 Percent Strawberry Crop Increase
In a preliminary crop estimate the Agriculture Department puts the nation’s strawberry crop up about 20 percent from 1926. Other items note President Coolidge’s invitation to Fredericksburg Washington road opening May 28 and a ruling that radio licenses must match the original issuance location. Illinois per capita state expenditures for the year ending June 30, 1926 nearly doubled 1917 levels.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Coolidge
Claude A. Swanson
Democrat
Virginia
Fredericksburg
Washington Road
Illinois
Commerce Department
Nations to witness joint air land maneuvers at San Antonio
Military observers from several nations will witness the joint air and land maneuvers at San Antonio Texas in May according to a War department announcement.
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San Antonio
Texas
War Department
Georgia Supreme Court upholds electric chair death law
Georgia's high court ruled the electric chair provision for murderers constitutional. Eleven men currently sit under death sentence in the state.
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Georgia
Atlanta
State Supreme Court
Pardon of 300 Bulgarian Prisoners by King Borla
Three hundred prisoners, mostly political, were pardoned by King Borla in Sofia in honor of the Greek Orthodox church Easter. The act affects inmates held in Bulgaria for political offenses.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Borla
Fire Devastates Kanazawa Town In Major Blaze
A fierce fire ravaged Kanazawa, destroying over 1,000 houses and injuring and killing several residents. The quake of the disaster left a large portion of the city, home to about 129,000 people, in ruins with damage estimated at 2.5 million dollars.
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Toy
Kanazawa
Japanese Bomb Plotter Arrested Near US Embassy
Tokyo police arrested a Japanese man charged with plotting to blow up the United States embassy with bombs.
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Tokyo
United States
Care for Oak Floors With Brush and Wax
Use a weighted floor brush occasionally to protect the finish. At least yearly rub in wax to preserve the oak’s perfect floor. Do not neglect until the finish wears to wood. Proper care keeps the floor looking its best indefinitely.
Test Your Brain as Ask Me Another Follows Crossword
The piece notes that the ask me another concept is the first definite successor of the crossword puzzle. Public discussions on buses and trains reveal fans find the ask me format as intriguing as late night puzzle sessions. A fan calls it a constant challenge to try one more and learn how little one knows when someone starts asking.
Luzon Is Largest Philippine Island
Figures differ on island areas but Luzon is regarded as the largest island with about 40,908 square miles. Mindanao is listed as the second largest at roughly 36,292 square miles.
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Philippines
Luzon
Mindanao
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Big Steel Consolidation
Sapiro-Ford
Washington Briefs
B. O. Sykes
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Dolton
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