Prohibition Cabinet Shakeups Hint at Reform Lee Likely
Washington officials report possible shifts as enforcement leaders debate keeping Prohibition status. Rumors say the administration may rework the Temperance Bureau into a standalone Treasury unit while Congress weighs the Cramton bill mandating jail terms for bootleggers. The Ant-Saloon League backs the bill yet hints at stepping back if reorganization proceeds.
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Sheen
House and Senate Confer on Shoals Legislation
The Associated Press reports House leaders plan to seek agreement with Senate leaders on final Muscle Shoals legislation before sending the Underwood bill to conference. President Coolidge reportedly indicated support after yesterday’s conference with Rep. Longworth and House leaders Sael.
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Senate
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Longworth
Ohio
Republican House
Sael
House Rules Committee
Mussolini Given Confidence Vote in Italian Chamber
Rome January 17 The chamber of deputies granted Premier Mussolini a vote of confidence in support of the electoral bill under consideration. The result was 305 to 333.
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Rome
Mussolini
Chamber of Deputies
Salesman Knocked In Head And Robbed
Michael P. Wagan a salesman was knocked unconscious and robbed near a business district so late last night. He said he was struck on the head from behind in a dark area and about 18 dollars was taken from his pocket.
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Associated Fresn
Yi Dallas
Michael P. Wagan
Applesauce and unrelated riffs mark a mixed newspaper page
A jumble of quips and notes references applesauce phrases from Eve to politics and puzzles. It mentions a $250 million whiskey venture, hints at a Coolidge vs Herr Fritz race, traffic signs, and a Chicago scientist on longevity.
Fatal fall from wagon claims life of Joseph Weidner
Joseph Weidner 65 died at a San Antonio area hospital after a wagon fall Friday afternoon near his Helotes home. Survived by widow Mary and children Alexander Wilkie Weidner and Amanda Schrather, plus two brothers and fourteen grandchildren. Funeral at Helotes Lutheran Church with Rev. Lanbach officiating. Interment in Helotes cemetery. Member of Hermann Long Lodge and Germania Farmer Society Anhalt.
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Futal
San Antonio
Comal County
Mary Weidner
Alexander
Wilkie Weidner
Helotes
Té2 Kappermann
Amanda Schrather
Buiverde
Texas
Carl Weidner
Hermann Long Lodge
Germania Farmer Society
Anhalt
William Wlanbach
Helotes Lutheran Church
Riebe Company
Dallas Man Slain After Hearing Roar Of Chickens
Jan 17 a Dallas man believed to be W D Hailston was shot and killed at B J San tree home three miles west of Dallas. Police hold two men and four women for questioning after Mantree said he heard chickens upset and fired when a man approached and refused to stop. An automobile sped away at the time of the shooting and a second vehicle with a woman and two men later stopped for Halston.
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Suntree
Abrams box sparks renewed interest in London research
London reports reveal a committee of scientists including Sir Thomas Border and Dr C B Heald endorsing further study of Dr Abrams magic box now dubbed reflexophone. They caution against sensational claims while noting potential new energy forms and call for cautious publication.
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London
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Magic Box
Daily Express
Thomas Border
Prince of Wales
C. B. Heald
Civ
Abrams Faith in Invention Sparks Estate Case
San Francisco January 17 The life and work of Dr Albert Abrams creator of an electronic disease detection system are central to a probate dispute. His will funds two devices and a steel framed building for perpetual study of his medicine. He died leaving heirs contesting the large provision and ongoing litigation over the estate and the method’s legitimacy.
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Ranger Injunction Appeal Decision Expected During Day
Judge Minor heard arguments to suspend judgment on the ranger injunction pending appeal to the Fourth Court of Civil Appeals. A noon decision was anticipated as Judge Minor granted a perpetual injunction blocking state officials from paying ranger salaries. A. Wheeler filed motions to stay pending appeal. the verbal motion was overruled.
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R. B. Minor
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Court of Civil Appeals
Switchman Hurt in Denison Rail Yard Accident
DALLAS Jap 17 C. L. Dalton 22 Denison Texas switchman for Missouri Kansas Texas railroad is hospitalized with serious injuries after he swung a truck by a switch engine while stepping from the engine he rode in Baylor hospital.
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Community Chest Workers Gather at UNC Conference
A two day meeting opened in Chapel Hill with welfare school staff from Georgina Tennessee Virginia North Carolina and South Carolina discussing creation and direction of community welfare work.
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University of North Carolina
South Africa Hears Jersey Radio Program
New York Jan 17 The first recorded human voice radio transmission to Johannesburg South Africa from the United States on a high wavelength was confirmed by a WOR Newark cable from Frank W Wadsworth of Johannesburg. He heard a program broadcast January 10. The WOR distance record remains 9500 miles from April 6 1924 heard in Tokyo Japan. Wadsworth picked up WOR at a distance of 6500 miles.
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South Africa
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Tokio
Japan
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Defense to Stress Insanity in Winona Green Murder Trial
Mrs Winona Green's lawyers plan to press insanity as a defense in the murder trial of her father-in-law Robert Green. Prosecution evidence included fingerprints linking a murder weapon to Tulsa, Oklahoma, and witnesses testifying about an alleged confession. The case also involves the slaying of Mrs Robert Green.
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Associated Preas
Little Rock
Ark
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Tulsa
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Billings Jury Fails to Reach Verdict in Murder Case
In the Thirty-seventh District Court a jury could not agree on four murder counts stemming from the July killings of Mrs. Dolly Billings and Hollyfield. Billings, free on bond, testified he acted after discovering the couple in an intimate situation and claimed an unwritten law prompted his actions.
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Police Radio Network Tested for New York City
A radio system linking New York City police headquarters with stations across Greater New York was successfully tested. The plan allows broadcasts of major accident details and victim information from WNC to inform the public and free regular lines for routine business.
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Associated Press
New York
Greater
WNC
Actress Found Dead in Chicago Hotel
The body of Mies Collie Foster a 20 year old former vaudeville dancer was found in a Chicago boarding house. Police investigate whether death came from moonshine poisoning or suicide. The landlord an attorney and her former vaudeville partner are being questioned.
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Mies Collie Foster
Sergeant Robert I Let Killed in San Antonio Air Crash
Demopolis Alabama residents mourn Sergeant Robert I Let 24 killed in an airplane accident near San Antonio. He was son of Dr. Lee Let mayor of Demopolis. Sergeant Jee enlisted after the war began and is survived by his parents and a younger sister. His body will be buried there.
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San Antonio
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Lee
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Senator Strong Defends Recess Appointment Process
Texas Senator J Strong of Carthage defended the recess appointment process as nonpartisan, stating the Senate committee on Governor Neffs recess appointments acted for the people of Texas. He rebutted a Fergusons break headline and defended board of control appointee as fit, not partisan, urging newspapers to correct the record.
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Austin
J. Strong
Carthage
Senate
Neff
Neffor Ferguson
Betc
Texas
Endeavo
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Ferguson
James ‘E. Ferguson
Miriam Ferguson
Strong
Fergusons
Ti Seemen
Board .of Control
Tourists Embrace San Antonio Winter Visitors
Reports from San Antonio highlight cold winters and warm greeting as visitors from across the United States praise the climate and hospitality. Hotel executive G Dehnke and travelers from Missouri Nebraska and Chicago share impressions, noting friendly locals and engaging recreation.
Dallasite Loses Hand in Press
In Dallas on January 17 part of a printing press at a focal publishing house trapped William Hodges, 28, forcing workers to remove press parts to free him. Hodges suffered crushing injuries to his hand and arm as doctors worked to alleviate his pain.
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Focal Publishing House
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Alvarez to Broadcast in Honor of Zuloaga Alvarez
The Associated Press reports Spanish contralto Alvarez will broadcast at 11 o'clock Wednesday night from the Reincart Galleries to honor visiting Spanish painter Zuloaga. The program includes talk on Spanish art by Senor Zuloaga and a literary appreciation by Jose Camprubi. Invited to broadcast are Juan Atano, Spanish painter, and Ambassador Alexander P. Moore. Efforts to hear the program in Madrid will be made via cables.
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New York
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Metropolitan Opera
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Senor Zuloaga
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Prenaay
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Atano
Washington
Alexander P. Moore
United States
Spain
Madrid
Brigadier General Oscar C Guessaz Dies at 89
Brigadier General Oscar C Guessaz 89 retired army officer died at a local hospital Friday evening. He is survived by his widow Mrs Sarah Guessaz of San Antonio a brother Louis of Florida and two sisters Mrs Claude Birkhead and Mrs Marrin Keithley of San Antonio. Guessaz lived in San Antonio 30 years including six as a Texas National Guard retiree. He served in Spanish American War World War I and retired after armistice. Funeral at 824 East Quincy Street with full military honors officiated by Rev Arthur Moore and burial in National Cemetery under Sloan Wilbert Pelphrey Co.
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Probe into O Banion murder delayed in Chicago
Coroner's inquest in Chicago recessed until January 30 as detectives seek to question an unidentified man who accompanied Carmen Vacco and James Genoa to buy flowers for the slain florist-gunman O Banion. Louis Alterie, an associate of O Banion, is expected to return from Colorado to answer a federal charge.
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French tariff talks near rupture as delegates concede limits
Paris January 17 The tariff war between France and Germany persists with France’s M. Raynaldi urging maximum conciliation. French delegates reportedly have gone as far as Germany demands, with technical advisers warning they face extravagant concessions.
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Silk shipments stolen and bricks used as fraud
New York January 17 seven men including Frank Reflix Thomas Pymm Emanuel Silverman Isadore Midler Philip Weiss Toomis Tucker and Wyman Simpson were arrested and charged with interstate commerce violations for stealing silk and other merchandise valued at 1 000 000 and replacing the goods with bricks and mortar according to U S Shipping Board detectives. The theft allegedly drained 1 000 000 from shipments sent to vessels in New York Harbor.
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Barbery
Frank Reflix
Thomas Pymm
Rutherford
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Isadore Midler
Philip Weiss
Toomis Tucker
Wyman Simpson
Rockefeller Gifts 4 Million for Japanese University Library
The Associated Press reports a gift of about 1 800 000 pounds from John D. Rockefeller Sr to restore a university library in Tokyo after the 1923 earthquake and fire. Rockefeller pledged to help speed rebuilding while hoping Japanese institutions will lead the recovery. The university’s president Bezai praised the donation and promised to use the funds for the best possible library facilities.
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New York
John ‘D. Rockefeller
Tokio
Rockefeller
Bet ‘Rockefetler
Bezai
Alienists to Examine Mother's Attacker in Waters Case
New Haven Conn January 17 Alienists will examine 12 year old Arthur Waters held after an attempt to kill his step mother Mrs Barrier Waters by slashing her six times with a carving knife The boy has been absorbed in Greek and Roman history and Marcus Aurelius quotes his teachers call him bright but socially isolated Mrs Waters recovering and the father Frank Waters reports mixed reading of classics and dime novels
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New Haven
Jaz
Arthur Waters
Barrier Waters
Waters
Frank Waters
Marcux Aurelius
Evolution teaching debate spurs state education panel
A California education report urges a broad review of how evolution is taught amid controversy. The State Board of Education is asked to appoint a representative committee to study curricula and community concerns influencing classroom materials.
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California
Mo One & Reed
Arthur Woods May Succeed Roy Haynes
Washington reports a pending change in federal prohibition leadership with Arthur Woods possibly replacing Roy Haynes of Ohio. Haynes denies plans for early retirement while discussions focus on creating an independent prohibition enforcement bureau under Treasury.
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Arthur Woods
Roy Haynes
Prohibition Enforcement Bureau
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