Prohibition Bureau Shifts to Justice Dept in Senate Vote
Senate passes transfer of the prohibition bureau from the Treasury to the Justice Department as part of key law enforcement measures urged by the Wickersham commission. Critics harp on dual control. Tydings proposes denaturant safeguards but is voted down.
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Ransfer
Prohibition Bureau
Treasury Department
Department of Justice
Senate
Wickersham Commission
House
Treasury
Justice Departments
Tydings
Maryland
Sheppard
Texas
Carter Glass
Virginia
James M. Doran
Commission of Prohibition
William D. Mitchell
Prohibition
Condesioner Doran
Jamaica
Anti-Saloon Leader Testifies Before Senate Panel
F Scott McBride of the Anti Saloon League testified before the senate lobby committee amid sharp questioning by Sen Blaine of Wisconsin. He defended the league showing its main aim is to elect pro prohibition candidates and that it may back dry or wet candidates. House wet bloc members planned a showdown vote on a national referendum to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment or legalize 2 75 per cent beer.
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Scott McBride
Anti-Saloon League
Senate Lobby Committee
Blaine
Wisconsin
League
Senate hearings on London Naval Treaty draw large crowds
The examination of the London naval treaty filled the foreign relations and naval affairs committees. Secretary of State Stimson and Admiral William V. Pratt testified before the Senate panel, attracting capacity audiences and highlighting the issue at hand.
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Senate
Stimson
William V. Pratt
Hoover nominates Owen Roberts to Supreme Court vacancy
President Hoover's choice Owen Roberts was sent to a judiciary subcommittee with expectations of a favorable report and Senate confirmation. Some city senators objected over a past Eighteenth Amendment speech but were satisfied after explanations. Labor leader Green said organized labor supported the appointment.
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Hoover
Owen J. Roberts
Supreme Court
Senate Committee On Judiciary
Senate
Roberts
Green
American Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
Senate Approves Wagner Plan for Federal Unemployment Aid
The senate 84 to 27 passes the third Wagner bill to create a federal unemployment bureau with a $4,000,000 appropriation and a director to work with state agencies. Other bills cover labor statistics and a joint commission to speed federal construction. Another measure would place Mexican immigration under the national origins quota, cutting annual Mexican arrivals from 58,000 to under 2,000.
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Senate
Wagner
New York
Federal Bureau of Unemployment
Wisconsin Governor Kohlers Acquitted in 1928 Campaign Case
Ov. Walter J. Kohler of Wisconsin was acquitted by a Sheboygan jury of violating the state corrupt practices act during his 1928 primary campaign. The state team prepared to appeal to the State Supreme court, but the governor and his supporters say he has been vindicated.
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Walter J. Kohler
Wisconsin
Sheboygan
State Supreme Court
Morrow Opens Campaign For New Jersey Senate Nomination
Wight W. Morrow declares in a Republican bid that he favors repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment and restoring liquor policy to states. He says national prohibition is a mistake though he opposes reopening saloons.
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Wight W. Morrow
New Jersey
Radio firms face Sherman Act probe over alleged conduct
In a preliminary inquiry, NCLB SAM questions whether RCA Westinghouse General Electric and seven related entities are violating the Sherman Antitrust Act. Investigators review pricing and market practices to assess potential restraint of trade.
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NCLB
Radio Corporation of America
Westinghouse Electric
General Electric
Leadership shift in Indian civil disobedience campaign
Mrs Sai ranji Naidu takes command of the civil disobedience effort against British salt works at Dharsana but is arrested and released. Uprisings grow in Lahore and other cities while Sholapur falls to a mob before martial law. British face border tribes with aerial bombing along the Afghan frontier.
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India
Sairanji Naidu
Dharsana
Lahore
Sholapur
Nationalists Claim Wins in China Amid Baltic Storm and Air Travel Feats
Chiang Kai-shek’s forces press the northern rebellion with German trained troops said to win a six day battle in Anhwei taking 10 000 prisoners and killing many. Nationalists seize Kweiteh in Honan while foreigners are urged to leave Chengchow Henan. In aviation news Jean Mermoz and two companions fly Paris to Natal 1975 miles in 20 hours 16 minutes amid rain. Mexican aviators Col Sidar and Lt Rivisora die in a crash off Port Limon while attempting Mexico to Buenos Aires flight.
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Pamoning Pease
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Anhwei
Kweiteh
Honan
Kaifeng
Chengchow
Henan
Aoccess
Jean Mermoz
France
Paris
St. Louis
Senegal
Africa
Natal
Brazil
Col
Pablo Sidar
Carlos Rivisora
Mexico
Buenos Aires
Port Limon
Costa Rica
Western Newspaper Union
Discovery of Conaire's Golgotha Near Dublin Hits Ancient Ireland
An hour from Dublin, archaeologists uncover a charnel site linked to King Conaire of Ireland who died around 50 B C. The find includes massacred king and soldiers, bones, treasures and goblets from a banquet massacre at the Da Dearga hotel in Gleann An Smoil. American funding and National Museum leadership will drive the excavation.
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Dublin
Conaire
Tut-Ankh-Amen
Egypt
Grogan
National Museum
Oconaire
Edirsceal
B. C
Ireland
Ulster
Ossory
England
da Dearga
Gleann An Smoil
Lifetime Little Known About School's Faithful Mentor
John Henry Schoenhardt, 72, has spent 51 years teaching at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran parochial school in New Orleans. He recalls two yellow fever outbreaks, floods, and three wars, yet sees his life as steady and purposeful. He plans to return each August, fulfilled by his teaching.
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New Orleans
John Henry Schoenhardt
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Illinois
Indiana
American Geodetic Chief Made Honorary Mexican Historian
Dr. William Bowie of Washington head of the United States geodetic survey is named an honorary member of the Mexican Academy of History and Geography. He represented the United States at the Pan American geographers convention held in Mexico City last September.
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Mexico City
William Bowie
Washington
United States Geodetic Survey
Mexican Academy of History and Geography
Bowie
United States
Newcastle man claims memory from before birth stages
Edward Stirk of Newcastle says he can recall about 40 years of existence before his birth. He fixes his age at 100, noting he has lived 60 years on earth while remembering 40 years in another plane or state.
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Newcastle
Ind
Edward Stirk
Stirk
Thousand Year Lease Found In Oshkosh Family History
Oshkosh Wisconsin report notes a 1000 year lease drawn May 1 1813 in England now owned by Mrs. Anne B Reed. The document ties to John Perkin William Prower Adam K Baynes and William Symons and was brought to America in 1886 by her grandfather. Reed may not pursue enforcement due to cost versus potential profits.
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Oshkosh
Wis
England
Anne B. Reed
John Perkin
William Prower
Adam K. Baynes
William Symons
Perkin
Week St. Mary
County of
Cornwall
Prower
Baynes
Symons
Blind Ex Sailor Finds Romance at News Stand
Randall H Lindsey once blinded in Des Moines by an explosion now runs a Glendale news stand at Brand boulevard and Broadway. He met Bernice Hahn, who became his fiancée. they plan a home wedding at 529 North Concord Street with Justice Burt Wix officiating. Lindsey intends to keep his stand after marriage.
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Glendale
Calif
Randall H
al) Lindsey
Brand Boulevard
Broadway
U. S
Des Moines
Bernice Hahn
Randall H. Lindsey
North
Concord Street
Burt L. Wix
Judge Wix
Lindsey
American Legion Post
Aman
Massachusetts Coast Gets New Radio Beacon
North Truro reports a radio beacon added to the Highland Light Signal station. Ships at sea receive broadcasts four times daily and continuous alerts in thick weather with one minute blasts and two minutes of silence. Any ship with radio set can listen, and the device is expected to aid shipping interests.
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North Truro
Mass
Highland Light Signal Station
Cape Cod
Sanctuary for Wild Geese Seems Assured
Prospects are excellent for a proposed wild goose sanctuary at Starrs Point after a Wolfville meeting of the Fish Forest and Game association. One and a half acres have been secured, subscriptions received, and feeding arrangements set for the game.
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Halifax
N. 8
Starr's Point
R. W. Gutts
Wolfville Fish, Forest and Game Association
Wolfville
Train Second Best in Joust With Auto
A 1910 vintage train collided with a small automobile in Redding California. The train was outmatched but stopped three blocks from the impact. Passers by pulled the car from the cow catcher and the driver started the engine and drove away before authorities could seize a license number.
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Redding
Calif
Phillips Milk of Magnesia Promises Quick Stomach Relief
A quick acting soda like Phillips Milk of Magnesia neutralizes acid and quiets the digestive tract. The remedy is described as suitable for both adults and children and urged as a dependable sweetener to mask coated tongue or fetid breath.
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Phillips
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