Corruption Allegations Hit New York City Government
Washington May 7 Ins Samuel Seabury president of the New York State Bar Association told the American Law Institute that corruption in New York City government is entrenched behind Tammany Hall. He said police, gamblers, lawyers, and others collude to extort money, causing miscarriages of justice and imprisonment of innocent women.
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Washington, D. C
INS
New York City
Samuel Seabury
New York State
American Law Institute
Feathr
Tammaty Hall
Seatury
Murray Revokes Martial Law Edict in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Governor M H Murray formally revoked the martial law edict that threatened armed force to enforce drilling restrictions in the city. He said operators would not attempt to resume encroachments on residential and business districts, which he deemed dangerous to public welfare.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Bay
M. H. Murray
Oklahoma
Murray
Spring Farm Work Progress Reported in Washington
Washington May 7 06 Spring farm work is moving faster after being ten days behind for two months The Bureau of Agricultural Economics report notes corn planting advancing rapidly in the west and eastern regions while most small grains are already in the ground
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Washington, D. C
Bureau of Agriculturs Economics
Crawford Freed as Extortion Plot Breaks Down
Hollywood star Joan Crawford was relieved to learn she was not a target of an extortion scheme. An eastern youth who sought an appointment with her was questioned and released after police found no extortion attempt. Crawford decided to drop the case.
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Hollywood
Secrecy Shrouds Cavendish Rites
The Sunday Dispatch reports strict secrecy surrounds Adele Astaire and Lord Charles Cavendish marriage plans. The Cavendish family would not confirm ceremony venue, whether at Chatsworth chapel or Edenstr Prish church nearby.
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London
Sunday Dispatch
Adele Astaire
Lord Charles Cavendish
Cavendish
Puyaté
Chatsworth House
Edenstr Patish Church
Search for Lost Airman Continues in Boston Area
World War I ace Walter Hamilton Lille remains missing as 62nd land and air forces press a search for the flyer who vanished after taking off from a Boston airport Thursday morning. The effort focused on a swamp in East Halliston where a plane was seen to crash about an hour after the airman departed.
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Boston
Walter Hamilton Lille
East Halliston
Aitrport
Jail beating alleged by Fort Worth police
Fort Worth authorities investigated charges that three city policemen beat prisoner T A Cofield in the jail Thursday night. Officials said the assault left Cofield with a broken tooth a severe scalp wound and a bruised eye while he was being placed in custody.
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Fort Worth
Mar
INS
T. A. Cofield
Gun Club to Hold Prize Shoot in Olmos Basin
The Olmos basin in San Antonio will host a prize shoot by a local gun club at 1 p.m. Sunday. The event invites public participation and attendance.
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Olmos
San Antonio
Olmos Basin
Irving Thalberg’s Creative Genius Behind Grand Hotel
Los Angeles opening of Grand Hotel praises actors, director, and writer but highlights Irving Thalberg as the pivotal creative mind. The piece notes his modesty yet urges public recognition of his central role in MGM and the film industry.
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Irving Thalberg
Grand Hotel
Los Angeles
Will Rogers
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer
Moving Picture
Thalberg
Student Fined in Liquor Case at University Dance
Lincoln Nebraska May 7 Alan Williams a former University of Nebraska student was fined 400 in federal court for possession of beer and whiskey at a university dance on February 12. He was the sole defendant from a party of five indicted while two instructors in the group have been suspended from the faculty.
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Lincoln
Neb
INS
Alan Williams
University of Nebraska
Willams
Deluge of Messages Hopes for Capt Dollar's Recovery
In San Rafael on May 7 INS reports hundreds of cables and phone messages from around the world pour into the home of Capt. Robert Dollar the 88 year old famed shipping executive known as the Grand Old Man of the Pacific as he lies near death from bronchial pneumonia after a week of illness.
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San Rafael
INS
Abe
Robert Dollar
Pacific
Dollar
Four Enter Race for Representative in Beven-Meth District
Four candidates enter the race for state representative in Beven-Meth district encompassing Aransas, Bee, Refugio and San Patricio counties. Morris Rephorts, Pettis, Bee County merchant, is among the latest entrants and the field spans several communities.
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Bellville
Texas
Beven- Meth
Morris
Young Merchant
Pettis
Bee County
Aran
Sa8
Bee
Refugio
San Patricio
Jailed Reds and Negroes Threaten Cleveland Clash
A riot was averted as police halted a July 1 confrontation between Communist delegates and Black church group members at a Cleveland intersection. More than 1000 people gathered when officers moved in to separate demonstrators amid tensions tied to Scottsboro related charges. One woman was treated at a local hospital for injuries.
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Cleveland
Mey
Lund— Flaven
Loco
Scottsboro, Alg
Negraee
Fire Group Plans Probe of Arson Fire
Atlantic City May 7 The National Fire Protection Association will open its thirty sixth annual meeting at the Chalfonte Haddon Hall Monday where arson fires and the rise of secondary or arson incidents across the United States in the past four months will be discussed as a major issue due to the business slump.
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Atlantic City
N. J
United States
National Fire Protection Association
Chalfonte-Haddonhall
Rand divorce filed by Lucille Rand to Eldridge Rand
Mrs. Lucille Rand, who had filed suit for divorce from Eldridge Dexter Rand, a U S consular official, was granted a decree by Judge Thomas Moran at a private hearing. A property settlement and arrangements for two minor children were made out of court. Rand is now in Santa Barbara California.
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Reno
Lucille Rand
Eldridge Dexter Rand
United States Consular Service
Thomas Moran
Rand la
Santa Barbara
Calif
Two Negroes Hurt in Quarrel Likely Fatal Injuries
Bennie F Harper forty seven of 837 Palomat street was in County Hospital Saturday night in critical condition from three bullet wounds after a quarrel at his home with Mat Bratcher his sister Marys husband. Bratcher fled to his wifes employer E F P Melcher wholesale grocer at 104 West Summit place where he was arrested and treated for severe cuts.
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Bennie F_ Harper
Palomat Street
Bessie Harper
Del
Dolviny Higgins
J. B. Gray
Mat. Bratcher
Mary
Muldoon
Harper
Bratcher
Wen
Wijle Rmployer
E. FP. Melcher
West Summit Place
Jap Butler Kills Man and Himself in Princeton
Jap Butler, a Japanese butler, went on a five minute spree in a Princeton bungalow, fatally shooting Lawrence Daly, an elderly employee, and wounding Mrs. Doran Belce, a society sportswoman who employed him, before shooting himself. Isami Yamashita, 26, survived serious injuries from two prior automobile accidents. The incident ended with the killer’s death and a chaotic aftermath as local residents and employers react to the tragedy.
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Princeton
N. J
Army bill would slash generals and retire hundreds
A proposed army appropriations bill would retire 88 colonels 104 lieutenant colonels 914 majors 628 captains and 85 first lieutenants after three fourths pay. It would end many careers including Maj Gen Winans and Brig Gen Reckenbach. Rep J J Marowain opposes the measure, endorsed by Washington reports.
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Congréss
Eighth Corps
Washington
Eewin B. Winans
Maj
Cgiens
Preston Brown
Paul B. Malone
Z. E. Booth
San Antonio
Fort Sam Houston
Southwest
D. Reckenbach
C. R. Howland
Fort
J. J. Marowain
House
New Love Is Safe Capone’s In Jail
Chicago newlyweds Mr and Mrs Michael Inthert of Greenwich Connecticut arrived for their honeymoon amid reports Capone had been captured. The couple said they chose Chicago after reading that Capone had left Chicago and would be jailed, reflecting local safety optimism.
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Capone
Chicago
al Capone
Atlanta
Michael Inthert
Greenwich
Ochicago
Disarmament Seen as Path to US Debt Parley
London report previews Europe courting American role in a worldwide debt settlement. It suggests a U S entry could hinge on disarmament and a chastened approach, with opposition leaders favoring a sober path to better conditions.
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U.S
London
Europe
London Sunday Observer
Borahane Iis
Penn Republican Will Retain Seat in Pennsylvania Fight
Rep W R Goyle Republican of Pennsylvania's thirtieth district is deemed to retain his seat after controversy from Democrat Everett Kent. The House elections committee long reported that Goyle won by 863 votes on the returns though Kent charged fraud.
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Washington, D. C
INS
W. R. Goyle
Pennsylvania
Everett Kent
House Elections Committee
House
Coyle
Kenti
Real Estate Man Plunges to Death in OK City
George B. Btone, longtime Oklahoma City real estate figure tied to rents and estate dealings, died after leaping from an eighth floor window of the First National Bank and Trust building. Police report an apparent suicide. details released from Oklahoma City on May 2.
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Oklahoma City
Okls
CINS
George B. Btone
Confessor of Murder Wins Family Cash
The Kansas Supreme Court awarded Owen Oberst, who confessed to killing his parents and four siblings, the family estate worth $20,000. The Oberst family was slain at their farm near Burns in 1928. Owen, the sole survivor, confessed and later recanted. Three Butler county trials ended in hung juries. venue changes were denied and the charge against his father was dismissed due to juror disqualifications.
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Topeka
Aupreme Court of
Kansas
Owen Oberst
Oberst
Sarm
Burns
Kans
Owen
Butler County
Supreme Court
Hoover's Brother Protests Defense Bill Cuts
Theodore J. Hoover, brother of the President, telegrams representatives in California to oppose the pending war department appropriation bill. He denounces cuts to officer personnel by 2000 and warns against destroying reserve training and ending RO. 7. C and CMT. G.
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Washington
UD. C
USI
Theodore J. Hoover
Congress
War Department
Hoover
California
House
Indian clubs swing world record by Aldershot man
Tom Burrows of Aldershot, England swung a set of Indian clubs for 107 hours to establish a world record. He began on April 18, 1913 and concluded on the 120th hour, setting a notable endurance mark.
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Tom Burrows
Aldershot
England
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