Hoover commission selects diverse law enforcement panel
The Hoover administration forms a 14 member commission to probe federal judicial procedure and enforcement. Notable appointees include George W. Wickersham, Roscoe Pound, Newton D. Baker, and Ada L. Comstock. three are Democrats and one woman represents the laity. The panel aims to study prohibition enforcement among its broad remit.
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Edward W. Pickard
Hoover
Commission On
George W. Wickersham
United States
Taft
Frank J. Loesch
Chicago
William S. Kenyon
Iowa
Newton DD. Baker
Kenyon
Laker
Grubb
Lemann
Bombardment drill devastates New York Island district
A Keystone bomber dropped bombs over Over nord s Island and part of New York's financial district during a long 600 mile flight from Fairfield Ohio. The next day the bomber returned with a smaller plane refueling in flight, testing aerial operations.
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Overnord's Island
Financial
New York
Army
Keystone
Army Air Maneuvers
Fairfield
Ohio
Metropolis
British American Message Urges Pacifism and Understanding
A coalition of 186 clergy educators and religious leaders publish A British American Message to the Churches and to All People of Good Will calling for closer Anglo American understanding and the abolition of war. They pledge to support Kellogg Treaty principles and discourage any threats of war resolving disputes pacifically. Senate and House conferees remain in deadlock over a farm relief debenture plan while House Republicans attempt to fix their tariff bill and log roll support amid fights over sugar duties and free list items. Michigan auto and alcohol using industries are said to have beaten Illinois and Iowa corn growers on molasses based alcohol production. House conferees oppose a vote on the debenture plan. senators push for a vote to aid their position.
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Great Britain
Senate
House
Michigan
Illinois
Iowa
German reparations talks staggered by Voegler resignation
Germany resists allied requests in Paris after R Albert Voegler quits the German committee amid fears the reparations conference will drag on. Berlin accepts the American compromise with limits, while allies push for firm terms. Belgrade Ente conference reports full accord among foreign ministers. treaties extended and protests against cutting reparations grow. Grotius medals honor Kellogg and Drummond at The Hague.
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R. Albert Voegler
German Federation of Industries
Conference of Reparations
Paris
Germany
Little Entente
Belgrade
Penknife Operation Saves Friend's Life
Budapest reports that Prof Ernst Pol lacsek delivered a life saving act using a penknife at the Balint home. Balint fainted and suffocated until Pol lacsek swiftly cut the throat to relieve the blockage and save his friend's life.
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Penknife
Budapest
Ernst Pollacsek
Rudolf Balint
Balint
Pollacsek
Prisoner Sells Jail Plot To Fellow Inmate In Grand Island
In Grand Island Nebraska a prisoner named Charles W. McMillan convinced farmer Elroy Guy to buy the county jail by false claims that the jail was leased by the county from Jailer King. Guy examined the deal over two days and offered a down payment with monthly installments. Authorities learned of the plot but kept quiet, weighing how to break the bad news.
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Grand Island
Neb
Brooklyn Bridge
Charles W
Tubby) McMillan
Elroy Guy
Guy
McMillan
King
Jaffer King
California
Palmer
Prank on Blue Ridge road endangers three men
Willie Corder and Andrew Jackson Elsen placed a dummy on a Clarke county road near Berryville causing three Alexandria men to swerve and crash. W. R. Wilson, Melvin Jambo, and Thomas McWhorter were injured, Wilson seriously. Plaintiffs’ lawyer H. Noel Garner seeks damages. cases paused by Magistrate G. H. Levi for two weeks.
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Berryville
Lves
Alexandria
Winchester
Willie Corder
Andrew Jackson Elsen
Blue Ridge
Clarke County
Thomas McWhorter
Melvin Jambo
W. R. Wilson
Wilson
Corder
Elsen
G. H. Levi
H. Noel Garner
Inch Long Gun Wounds Youth in Friendly Scuffle
Carl Malmberg, held on a concealed weapons charge, was arrested after his seventeen year old brother Lloyd, bandaged on the shoulder, testified that a tiny pistol discharged during a scuffle and lodged a pin size shell in Lloyd. Detective Barrellman saw the case and led to Carl's custody.
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New York
Carl Malmberg
Carl
Lloyd
Barrellman
Malmberg
Thieves Steal 29520 Eggs From Auburn Car
Deputy Ned Lee Peterson of Nemaha County reports 82 cases of eggs stolen from a car loaded by Auburn Fruit and Produce. Thieves entered the railroad yard during the night before shipment and took 29 520 eggs not boiled. Suspects are sought.
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Nebraska
Falls City
Ned
Lee Peterson
Nemaha County
Auburn Fruit and Produce Company
Years of service in Model T Fords
Ford Motor Company keeps plants dedicated to Model T parts and labor. The list shows approximate labor charges for recon ditioning engines, carburetors, transmissions, bearings, and rear axles with totals ranging from 1.00 to about 25.00 dollars. Parts costs vary with the car’s condition, reflecting Ford’s policy of low margins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Sch le No Time 7-Effecte April 1 1927 Bus Line Operator
Fragmentary OCR notes announce a bus line operator in Winchester Williamsburg and Cincinnati with a date of April 1 1927 and mention of time effects and ownership.
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Winchester
Williamsburg
Cincinnati
Acon
Sardinia
Mt. Crab
Batavia
Olive Branch
Glen Este
Mt. Carmel
Newtown
Linwood
Eastbournn
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