Hoover proposes joint select committee on prohibition enforcement
President Hoover asks Congress to appoint a joint select committee to study the transfer of the prohibition unit from Treasury to Justice and related dry law enforcement issues. He says departments will cooperate with a congressional panel and the National Commission on Law Observance will assist, aiming to place major enforcement responsibility in the Justice Department and seek December legislation.
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Washington
Hoover
Congress
Prohibition
Treasury
Justice Department
Congressional Committee
National Commission On Law Observance
Joint Congressional Committee
Lindy Warned By Coast Guardsmen
Boston reports the coast guard warns the famed flyer Lindbergh that if he hid the time of his boat he may be shot at as a suspected rum runner amid honeymooner rumors and official scrutiny.
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Lindy
Boston
Coast Guard
Lindbergh
Another Put on the Spot in Chicago
Patrick Maloney was shot four times in the back after two men with pistols abducted him from HW and R. Machine shops. Witness Disa was held captive as one assailant dragged Maloney into an office. Possible motives include reprisal for a prior killing or racketeering activity.
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Chicago
Patrick Maloney
Maloney
Frank Disc
Disa
Thomas McEllicott
Museum receives WWI engine for National Museum
Washington June 2 One of the World War I era Whirlwind engines used by the Army monoplane Question Mark on its refueling endurance flight was donated today by Secretary Good to the Smithsonian Institution for display in the National Museum. REIGH COUNT WINS EPSON, June 6 King George sits up after night, doctor visits. Auto stolen from Dr. C Byron Martin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
Secretary Good
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum
Cranberry Portage Fire Threatens Canadian Town
Fire fighting crews arrived by airplane to defend Cranberry Portage in Manitoba, 51 miles north of The Pas, as flames renewed and threatened the older section after a period of containment during the ongoing mining settlement blaze.
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The
Pas, Man
Cran“berry Portage
Here
Princess Ingrid of Sweden Hosts Dinner With Prince of Wales
London June. Princess Ingrid of Sweden attended a dinner hosted by the Prince of Wales as part of social events surrounding his bachelor circle. The sighting adds intrigue to questions about the Prince's possible plans and associations among royal guests.
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London
Ingrid of
Sweden
Prince of Wales
National farm groups urge higher USDA research funds
Washington June 6 a coalition of national farm organizations urged increased appropriations for farm research activities at an informal meeting with Secretary Hyde and Assistant Secretary Bunlap. The talks focused on boosting support for agricultural science programs and expanding funding for key research initiatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Hyde
Bunlap
Chicago student wins Prix de Rome architecture award
Kenneth Johnson of Chicago has won the Prix de Rome in architecture valued at $8000 after earning top grades at the University of Illinois. For three years he will receive an annual income of $1500 plus transportation, residence, and studio in Rome. Clearings for the bank debit week show a drop from 1928 with a total of $2,725,000 versus this year.
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New York
R. Kenneth Johson
Chicago
University of Minois
Rome
Woman Jumped From Window as Police Entered
Detectives entered a two story home after a door was opened in the name of the law. A woman, Mrs Ethel Brown, 26, jumped from a second story window and was severely injured. Police say she was not the sought suspect.
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St, Paul, Mann
Ethel Brown
Guy E Snavely Named to Study Education Policy
Dr Guy E Snavely of Birmingham Southern College and secretary of the Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools of the South States joins a national education study group. The 46-member panel will examine federal education activity, college grants, and subsidies to non college grade schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur
Department of Interior
Guy E. Snavely
Sharpsburg
Birmingham Southern College
Birmingham
Ala
Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools of
South States
Snavely
Charles G. Snavely
Baltimore County
Gas Well Blaze Kills Two In Buffalo Area
On June 6 workers fought a 75 foot flame pillar from a gas well explosion near East Aurora after seepage gas ignited by a spark. Two men, Andrew Bell and Frank Jekert, were killed and eight others were injured in the blast.
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Buffalo
N.Y
East Aurora
Andrew Bell
Hamburg
Frank Jekert
Ebenser
Honest Princeton Students Faucet of Cashes
Princeton chatter says a barber named Jack Honore claims he handles about a hundred thousand dollars in student checks each year and over 36 years has never lost a dollar. The tale marks a local quip about integrity among Princeton students and campus commerce.
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Princeton
N. d
Honest Boys
Jack Honore
Prophesied 2029 Wardrobe By New York Merchant
New York January reports John David, a merchant, unveiled a prophecy on his building corner about 2029 fashion. The well dressed man will wear wide shorts for most occasions, coats vanish, one garment serving as jacket and shirt, open neck polo style, sandals replacing boots, and porous materials dominating casual wear. Formal wear will return as silk or satin knee breeches, swallow tails, buckled shoes, and bright waistcoats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jana
John David
Ankla
Knna
Two City Streets Could Be Renamed in Hagerstown
A petition to change major streets in Hagerstown seeks to unify names under Virginia Avenue across segments from Williamsport to Washington Street and beyond. Proponents argue a single name improves navigation and city identity, with plans to rename North Virginia Avenue and South Virginia Avenue along existing routes.
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Hagerstown
Wilk Lamsport
Middleburg
Virginia Avenue
Jonathan
Summit Avenue
Pennsylvania Avenue
Williamsport
Washington Street
South Virginia Avenue
Middleburg Pike
North Virginia Avenue
Murder Suspect Makes Escape in San Francisco
William Tallman, a young radio operator held on a murder charge connected to the slaying of Mrs. Virginia Fatty in Los Angeles, vanished when the steamship Admiral Benson docked in San Francisco. Investigators found he unscrewed his stateroom door lock with radiator iron and police suspect he fled by sea or shore after the ship's arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
William Tallman
Admiral Benson
Virginia Fatty
Los Angeles
Tallman
Salvation Army Commander Evangeline Booth Injured in Auto Crash
Evangeline Booth, commander of the Salvation Army in America, has sight affected by injuries from an automobile accident two weeks earlier. She is confined to bed indefinitely, wearing a cover over a cut near the left eye and experiencing weakness in sight of the right eye and difficulty discerning close objects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martsdale
Evangeline Booth
Salvation Army
Auerica
Richard Griffith
Plain Clothes Officers to Be Added to Hagerstown Police
City officials plan to add at least one, possibly two plain clothes officers to the Hagerstown police department. The move follows a Streets Commission and Chief Barber review showing other cities use plain clothes to curb certain violations. Four new patrolmen will soon join, with at least two wearing uniform, including one assigned to the western beat.
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Hagerstown
Thomas Barber
Mrs Potter Receives Honor Mention at Hagerstown Show
Mrs P J Potter received honorable mention for peonies and delphiniums at the Hagerstown Garden Club annual flower show held yesterday in St John’s Lutheran auditorium.
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P. J. Potter
Hagerstown
Vesuvius Lava Flow Subsides Amid Rising Danger
Reports from Naples say explosive activity at Mount Vesuvius intensified with rocks and ash battering the crater walls. Lava flow showed slight subsidence but officials warn danger remains. villagers flee as lava encroaches Terzingue village and Campitello area.
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Naples
Italy
Mount Vesuvius
Vesuvius Observatory
Vesuvius
Endrelec
Terzingue
Campitellaé Woods
Wild Rose Named Most Popular Flower of American Nature Association
In the balloting for the most popular flower, more than half a million votes were cast. The wild rose led with 220,157 votes, followed by the colom bine with 103,669, violet 54,003, goldenred 35,812, and others scattering.
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Washington
American Nature Association
Leaps from Window Ends Life of Young Actress
Chicago June 6 Miss Barbara Cole a two year old show girl jumped twelve stories to her death from a North State street apartment after leaving a note proclaiming love for Edwin Page a broker residing at 1209 Astor Street The switchboard operator heard her say she would jump and the body was found below The case connects to Page who knew the actress and reported she had telephoned declaring he was cold toward her.
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Chicago
Barbara Cole
Astor Street
North State Street
Miss Cole
B and O Would Relinquish Road Interest for Merger Plan
Daniel Willard president of the Baltimore and Ohio announced in Hammond Indiana that the railroad will give up its substantial stake in the Cincinnati New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway to aid a regional consolidation within their rate territory. The statement came as a reply to objections to the Chicago Indianapolis and Louisville merger.
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Hammond, Ind
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Texas Pacific Railway
Daniel Willard
B. and O
Hammond Chamber of Commerce
Willard
Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville
Baltimore and Ohio
Quincey Orphanage Reunion Attracts Large Local Turnout
A large attendance from local and county residents, many members of the United Brethren denomination, gathers for the annual Quincy Orphanage reunion. Separately Mary G. Wildgen is granted a divorce from John G. Wildgen.
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United Brethren Denomination
Quincey
Quincy
Mary $. Wildgen
John G. Wildgen
Count de Polignac Arrested in Rum Ring Case
New York June 6 undercover prohibition agents arrested Count de Polignac an alleged European agent in a large rum ring. Seven cases of liquor were seized in his Savor Plaza hotel suite as 37 suspects were rounded up for conspiracy to violate the prohibition act. Also jailed were William Bartels Philip D Gowen at 200 Fifth Avenue offices of Go-Bart Co Exporters. Dooley brothers arrested after warehouse raid at 445 Twelfth Street Brooklyn netted two truckloads of liquor.
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New York
Count de Polignac
Savor Plaza Hotel
William J. Calhoun
Ring
William Bartels
Philip D. Gowen
Bartels
Gowen
Fifth Avenue
Go-Bart Co
William B. Flynn
George Heath
J. M. Dooley and Son
Twelfth Street
Brooklyn
Dooley
William
Pullman Company Grants Increase to 12000 Porters and Maids
In Chicago on June 6 the Pullman company announced a wage rise of five dollars per month and improvements in working conditions for 12,000 porters and maids. The decision was disclosed in a company notice.
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Chicago
Pullman Company
Never Too Late To Get Education Master’s Degree at 63
Chicago June 6 Mrs Minna Schmidt a 63 year old immigrant who came from Germany will tonight receive her master's degree in law after eight years of night classes at Kent College of Law She rose from poverty to head a million dollar costume business and Evanston estate learning English through night schooling and pursuing knowledge for personal growth.
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Chicago
Minna Schmidt
Germany
British Ambassador Considers Importing Liquor Under Diplomatic Privilege
Washington reports Sir Esme Howard, the British ambassador, informed Secretary Stimson of a contemplated action to import more liquors under diplomatic privileges. Stimson said the U S government has not pressured diplomats over intoxicants and that import rights fall under diplomatic immunity. Attaches declined to comment.
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Washington
Esme Howard
Stigon
United States
Sir Est
Stimson
Esme
Hoover To Attend Opening Of Locks In Ohio River System
President Hoover will attend a ceremony marking the completion and opening of the great lock system on the Ohio River from Pittsburgh to Cairo, forming part of the inland waterway network.
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Washington
Hoover
Ohio River
Pittsburgh
Cairo
Inland Waterway
Tobacco merger near Morgan in New York reported
News from New York on June 6 states negotiations are under way for a large tobacco merger. Union Tobacco United Cigar Stores Tobacco Products and others plan a new company Tobacco and Drug Inc with J P Morgan & Co reportedly involved. George Whelan would retire from active participation. George K Morrow of Gold Dust Corp named future president with a noted financier board.
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New York
Union Tobacco
United Cigar Stores
Tobacco Products
Tobacco and Drug, Inc
Wall Street
J. P. Morgan and Co
George Whelan
George K. Morrow
Gold Dust Corporation
Orphans Enjoy Day Outing on San Mar Farm
Miss Grace Martin hosted the Orphans Home School pupils at San Mar near Conocoches Sue for a full day picnic on her father's farm. The party traveled by Potomac Edison Company bus to the farm and enjoyed a pirale huncheon as a featured luncheon.
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Grace Martin
Orphans’ Home School
San Mar
Conocoches Sue
Potomac Edison Company
Hand Injured When Caught In Washing Machine
Mrs. Nannie M. Hill of 633 Maryland Avenue suffered painful injuries after her hand was caught in an electric washing machine. The accident caused fractures to the left hand, with severe lacerations to the shin area. the tract had been reduced.
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Nannie M. Hill
Maryland Avenue
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Reigh
Epson
Ene
PeReish Count
England
King
King George
Henry Martyn
C. Byron Martin
Franklin
Paul Miervinis
Helen Malitaies
Harrison
N. J
Princess
Bachelor
Wales
Guy E.snavely
Sharpshare
Federal
Mother Earth
Willi Neuenhofen
Breslau
Apollo Soucek
Wieuenhofen
Federation of Aeronautique Internationale
Soucek
U. 8
New York Hotel
State Dept
Locks
Morgan
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