Beer Hijackers Warned of Federal Prosecution
Chicago reports warn hijackers seizing the new 3.2 beer face federal charges under interstate commerce and internal revenue laws. The Herald and Examiner notes gang unrest as Capone remnants reportedly seek to control districts and profits. Assistant states attorney Grover Nelmyer says his office will investigate.
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Chicago
United States
Dwight Green
Herald and Examiner
Capone
Grover. c. ‘Nelmyer
Council to Discuss Finances in Special Meeting Tonight
A special meeting of the Mayor and Council is called for this evening to discuss finances. Mayor Wertz spent the weekend in Norfolk but is expected to return in time for the session.
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Wertz
Norfolk
Quick Thinking Saves This Trip
Pilot Harry Appleby of Damascus Maryland earned credit for saving himself and two passengers from serious injury after a stalled motor forced a landing attempt at Cedar Grove. He nosed into a 20 foot tree and pancaked, the tree breaking the fall and preventing worse harm. Appleby and passenger Mary Lee Pordum suffered facial cuts and bruises to Worles of Cedar Grove also injured.
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Washington
Harry Appleby
Demascus
Maryland
Appleby
Cedar Grove
Lee Pordum
Charles Worles
Cellar Grove
Akron disaster recovery identifies Rear Admiral Moffett
New York April 10 The body of Rear Admiral William A Moffett chief of the Naval Bureau of Aeronautics who was aboard the Akron on its last flight was recovered today near the crash site The coast guard boat Daphne transmitted the message to the cruiser Portland reading identified as Rear Admiral Moffett recovered in position 39 27 73 32 off Beach Haven New Jersey southeast of where the Akron went down last Tuesday morning
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New York
William A. Moffett
Naval Bureau of Aeronautics
Akron
Webb
Naval Headquarters
Coast Guard
Daphne
Portland
Beach Haven
N. J
Widow Hears Body Found After Akron Crash
Washington April 10 Rear Admiral William A. Moffett widow Mrs. Moffett faced a navy message confirming the death of her husband after the Akron airship disaster. She met the news with fortitude and urged other wives to keep hope until all rescue possibilities are exhausted.
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Washington
Akron
William A. Moffett
Navy
Betty Compton Improves After Hospital Stay
Betty Compton, who is to marry former New York City Mayor Walker, has returned from a hospital where she was treated for an intestinal influenza. The wedding will be delayed until full recovery. Building activity remains low with March permits at ten totaling 4400 dollars. Great Southern Railway workers strike halts traffic with over 5000 employees out. Governor Lehman signs pitcher bill creating a state milk control board to set minimum prices for producers.
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Cannes
France
Betty Compton
Walker
New York
Dublin
Irish Free State
Great Southern Railway
Albany
N.Y
Herbert H. Lehman
Two Lost Boys Nap in Store Window Display
In Oakland on April 10 a department store display bedroom net became an accidental shelter for Edwin Miller aged 7 and Albert aged 4 who had wandered in after getting lost Saturday night. Police learned they were tired and simply slept on the bed until morning.
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Oakland
Cal
Edwin Miller
Albert
Convinced That Beer Has A Kick
Constantine McGuire fell 20 feet while working over a brewery vat. A bottle exploded injuring his head, and he was hospitalized at South Baltimore General Hospital.
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Baltimore
Constantine McGuire
South Baltimore General Hospital
Beer Sale Approved in Capitol Building
The House accounts committee ruled 2 1 at an executive session that 3.2 percent beer may be sold in the Capitol building. Beer will be sold in the House restaurant only in bottles and a license application to local authorities was authorized for Frank Verdi, the restaurant manager.
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Washington
House Accounts Committee
Capitol Building
Frank Verdi
Woman Recovers Breathing After 25 Minutes in Iron Lung
Chicago April 10 A local mother of two learned to breathe again after ten days in an iron lung at Francis Willard hospital. Doctors said nerve centers for involuntary breathing were impaired but she could follow commands and breathe for 25 minutes, a rare case in medical history.
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Chicago
Francis Willard Hospital
Carline la Plante
Leon Erenberg
Navy inquiry into Akron disaster opens in Washington
Navy inquiry began as the court of inquiry met in a Seattle style shoproom with Admiral Henry V. Butler presiding. Lieutenant Commander Herbert W. Wiley the only surviving officer testified about the gust that capsized the Akron, witnessed by widows of slain crew. Richard Deal and Moody Erwin, two other survivors, stood beside Wiley.
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Lakemarst
N. J
Herbert W. Wiley
Akron
Navy Department
Henry V. Butler
Washington Navy Yard
Harry WM. Shoemaker
Sunnyvale Air Station
California
Sidney Evans
Phiadelphia Navy Yard
H. Y Wylie
Richard Deal
Moody Erwin
Harriman in Court in Wheelchair Pleads Not Guilty
Joseph W Harriman former head of Harriman National Bank was brought to the Federal building in a private ambulance and placed in a wheelchair to plead not guilty to an indictment charging false entries in the bank s books He was ill at home with heart disease at the time of his arrest last month his wife and a physician accompanied him into the courtroom
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New York
Joseph W. Harriman
Harriman National Bank and Trust Company
Harriman
Federal
Tragic Train Strike Claims Cumberland Laborer Near Home
The mangled body of 25 year old laborer Thomas Showalter was found beside Baltimore and Ohio tracks near Rawlings in Cumberland County. He was struck by a west bound train, authorities report after morning investigation.
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Cumberland
Thomas Showalter
Baltimore and Ohio
Rawlings
Opposition to B&O Reading Jersey Central Deal Intensifies
A Philadelphia Board of Trade representative argued before the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee against Baltimore & Ohio control of the Reading Jersey Central system. He urged keeping it an independent terminal railroad to protect Philadelphia commerce, noting Schuylkill Valley industrial groups endorse the stance. The protest references past opposition by William McCormick to the B&O bid and hints at broader implications for Western Maryland linkage.
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Reading-Jersey Central
Baltimore & Ohio
Board of Trade of Philadelphia
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Maryland
Big Pool
Reading
Lurgan
Schuylkill Valley
Reading- Jersey Central
Philadelphia
William McCormick
Baltimore
Roosevelt Urges Tennessee Valley Development Plan
President Roosevelt urged Congress to back his Tennessee Valley program in a message calling rehabilitation of the Muscle Shoals power and nitrate plant. He proposed a Tennessee Valley Authority to oversee power, flood control, forest conservation, and agricultural improvement across multiple states within the river basin.
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Roosevelt
Tennessee Valley
Washington
Congress
Muscle Shoals
Alabama
Tennessee Valley Authority
Peach Trees In Blossom By Week End
The county embraces a blossom festival as peach orchards near full bloom this weekend. Late varieties are already blooming and the mountain sides show a pink blanket of blossoms. Buds pushed ahead by warm days, frost deadlines near April 22 are less concerning as bloom comes earlier than expected.
No Limit to Discussions in Roosevelt Visit
London April 10 Prime Minister MacDonald told the House of Commons he would set no limit to subjects in conversations with President Roosevelt during his coming American visit He said the trip aims to discuss questions both nations face and is not a negotiation for any agreement and no pledge to consult the Commons before actions on gold standard will be made
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London
MacDonald
House of Commons
Roosevelt
Great Britain
Strange coma beauty sleep in Oak Park diary
Miss Patricia Maguire has been in a strange coma for 14 months after an attack of sleeping sickness described as a beauty sleep. A reporter visiting her home found her visibly healthier with fuller cheeks and 20 pounds gained. Relatives mention a serum made from recovered patients briefly stirred consciousness.
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Oak Park
Patricia Maguire
Van Dyke Former Ambassador Dies at Princeton Home
Dr. Henry Van Dyke former ambassador to the Netherlands died today at his Princeton home. He served in the diplomatic post and was a noted literary figure and clergyman. The death announced from Trenton confirms his passing on April 10.
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Trenton
N. J
Henry van Dyke
Netherlands
Princeton
Baby Found In Wrecked Auto
Four month old Helen Sarron survived after a car overturned and slid 20 feet into an embankment near Burgettstown Pennsylvania. She was forgotten in the excitement and later located under the hood by medical staff among six seriously injured survivors.
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Burgettstown
Burgettstown Hospital
Helen Sarron
Michigan to vote repeal of day law
Michigan began its constitutional convention with delegates pledged to repeal the 18th amendment and keep prohibition defenders quiet. Chief Justice McDonald administered oaths as the session opened, with the ratification ceremony planned for the afternoon. Dr Eugene Davenport, the lone dry delegate, attended as a featured guest at a dry-donor dinner, joined by two clergymen among the repeal delegates.
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Lansing
Mich
Congress
Michigan
John S. McDonald
Eugene Davenport
University of
Albert M. Ewart
Eaton County
H. F. R. ~Ineke
Monroe County
Blaze Threatens Fork Union Military Academy
A fire began in the center of Hatcher Memorial building at Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia and spread rapidly. Students evacuated safely and helped fight the blaze as equipment arrived from Charlottesville. origin of the fire was not determined.
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Fort Union
Hatcher Memorial Building
Fork Union Military Academy
Charlottesville
Beet supply restored in Hagerstown amid brief shortage
Hagerstown reports beet stock fully replenished after a Saturday surge caused a Sunday kink. Clerk of Court records show 124 licenses issued, with Funkstown now included and only Keddysville Ciese spring and Chewaville remaining unlicensed.
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Hagerstown
Funkstown
Keddysville
Ciese’ Spring
Chewaville
Noted pastor takes own life in Macon park
Dr. Carl C. Gregory a 44 year old pastor of Mulberry Street Methodist Church died in a Macon hospital from a bullet wound police called self inflicted. Described by Bishop John M. Moore as one of the church's most brilliant minds he was found wounded near the heart in a park Saturday night and reportedly said I was a fool to do it.
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Macon
Carl C. Gregory
Mulberry Street Methodist Church
John M. Moore
Atlanta
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Fair Association Plans Generous Spring Races at Hagerstown
The Hagerstown Fair Association announces a spring meet set for June 1 through 5 with about sixty horses already quartered and more arriving from southern tracks. Vice-President Harold F. Bester says plans are nearly complete amid a thriving prep season. the plant is in top shape and the track fast. Trainers report the surface better than ever, with minor repairs to ensure a premier half mile course. A Fair Board meeting will finalize details while Lions Club sponsors a merchants and manufacturers exhibit in the main building, following last year’s strong turnout.
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Hagerstown Fair Association
Harold F. Bester
Fair Board
Lions Club
Merchants and Manufacturers
Beer Returns Boost Jobs in Baltimore After Prohibition
The return of beer spurred business in Baltimore and reduced unemployment as bakers truckers pretzel makers and packaging firms reported gains. A bottle capping firm official noted 2,000,000 gross bottle caps shipped to breweries in New York Illinois and Maryland with orders for 200,000 more gross caps awaiting fulfillment and machinery sales rising in the first weeks.
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Baltimore
New York
Illinois
Maryland
Einstein Accepts Madrid Faculty Invitation
Madrid April 10 Professor Albert Einstein, who renounced German citizenship over anti Semitism, accepted an invitation to join the University of Madrid faculty. Easter vacation noted as public schools will close Thursday evening and reopen next Tuesday by Superintendent Bo J Grimes.
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Madrid
Albert Einstein
Germany
University of Madrid
BO J
Grimes
Court rules in case of dry leader summary misread
Washington reports a 1928 election case involving Bishop James Cannon Jr and Ada Burroughs. The U S Supreme Court, in an opinion by Justice Roberts, held the District of Columbia court's indictment defective and dismissed the appeal path. The matter centered on failure to report campaign contributions and related reporting obligations.
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Washington
James Cannon, Jr
Ada L. Burroughs
Supreme Ce
Alfred EB
Smith
Virginia
Roberts
E. C. Jameson
Bishop Cannon
District of Columbia Supreme [Court
Southern Methodists
Misa Burroughs
Miss Burroughs
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Cambon
Gerard And Long Slated For Posts
Washington April 10 Two prominent members of the Wiks00 administration James W Gerard and Breckenridge Long are believed to be slated for high diplomatic posts under Franklin D Roosevelt. Gerard, ambassador to Germany when the United States entered World War I, has been offered the ambassadorship to Argentina. Long, former assistant secretary of state, appears to be the choice for ambassador to Italy.
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Washington
Wiks00
James W. Gerard
Breckenridge Long
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Gerard
Germany
United States
argKentina
Long
Italy
Tips of Fires Best of Weex
The Hancock jail burn injury tip won first prize in the weekly news tip contest. A Williamsport housewife earned second prize for tipping about a house fire at Dargan. Prizes include $2.50 first and a second award. The contest runs Monday morning to 8 PM.
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Hancock
Williamsport
Dargan
Eagh Prime
Cnet
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