Lynching Shocks Walhalla as Sheriff Isattacked
A 50 year old Black man Allen Green was lynched by a masked mob that dragged him from the Oconee county jail tied him to a tree and shot him. Sheriff John Thomas was struck and hospitalized after resisting the mob and protecting the prisoner. Eugene Thomas son of the sheriff described the mob action and a member was named but withheld. Authorities summoned from Anderson and other cities to investigate the case.
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Walhalla
S. C
Allen Green
Oconee County
John Thomas
Anderson
Green
Court of General Sessions
Eugene Thomas
Thomas
8. C
Census Shows Idaho Towns Shifting Populations in 1930
Census figures released reveal Lewiston’s population rise due to timber industry growth and a new railroad terminal at Orofino. Gooding declines in Gooding county, Spanish Fork and Milford rise, Goshen grows, Oakley falls, Declo lacks 1920 data, Fairfield up in Camas county with 304 residents.
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Lewiston
Idaho
Orofino
Twin Falls
Gooding
Gooding County
Provo
Utah
Spanish Fork
Milford
Goshen
Oakley
Cassia
Declo
Fairfield
Camas County
Pocatello Delegation Welcomed in Arco on Good Will Visit
The Pocatello Chamber of Commerce goodwill tour to Arco drew a full turnout and strong hospitality. The visitors highlighted local scenic resources and proximity to Craters of the Moon, Hailey-Ketchum districts, and Galena summit to boost regional tourism. Local speakers stressed cooperation to channel tourist traffic toward Pocatello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arco
Pocatello Chamber of Commerce
Pocatello
Union Pacific
M. R. Lane
Don Brown
Joe Marden
Craters of the Moon
Hailey-Ketchum
Galena
Pocatello Cooperation
C. A. Bottolfsen
Unsettled Tonight with Showers Possible
Unsettled conditions persist tonight and Friday with likely showers in the northern portion and cooler air moving in.
Removal of Warden Sought by Minority of Pen Inmates
Ohio Governor Cooper and Attorney General Gettman discussed a proposal to suspend Warden Preston Thomas at the state penitentiary. Thomas denounced the move as government concession to a faction. about 10 percent of convicts supported his removal.
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Columbus
Gilbert Gettman
Ohio Penitentiary
Cooper
Preston Thomas
Ssrs
Thomas
Ohio National Guard
Sidelights of Goodwill Tour at Arco and Challis
Tribune Special reports from ARCO Idaho April 24 describe the Goodwill tour with Chick Goranson and Nig Sahlberg boasting while a caravan moves from Arco to Challis. They note tire troubles and gasoline shortages in the secretary’s car, but praise the spirit and fellowship of participants including locally respected bankers and politicians.
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Tribune
Arco
Idaho
Chick” Goranson
Challis
L. W. Russell
Rome
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Edda
Galeazzo Ciano
Holy See
St. Joseph
Duce
Villa Torlonia
Signorina Edda
Count Ciano
Donna Rachele Mussolini
Countess Ciano
Enrico Bossi
Giovenale Pascuce
St. Peter's
St. Peter
Mussolini
Prohibition Debate Shapes Proposals From Judiciary Panel
Washington April 24 The house judiciary committee hears final rebuttal witnesses on prohibition amid protests and praise for other liquor controls Sir Henry Drayton head of Ontario Liquor Board attends to discuss Canada style controls The Dispensary Tax Reduction League backs a dispensary system noting enforcement issues and public informers under prohibition in Colorado
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Washington
Senate Lobby Committee
Henry H. Curran
Association Against the
Illinois
New York
Curran
Walter G. Hooke
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Robinson
Indiana
United States Supreme Court
House Judiciary Committee
Sir Henry Drayton
Liquor Control Board
Province of
Ontario
Canada
Federal Dispensary Tax Reduction League
W. F. Buck
League
Colorado
Buck
Laguardia
Padlocked Rogerson Hotel Burned After Marshal Action
The Rogerson hotel, the town's sole lodging, burned to the ground within six hours of being padlocked by a U S marshal to abate an alleged liquor nuisance. Owner Mrs Edna Deaner, who had just finished a six month sentence for liquor violations, faced a fire of unknown cause yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Falls
Rogerson
Here
Edna Deaner
Baseball game reports from Bt. Louis and Chicago facing cold weather
National League action shows Bt. Louis and Chicago held scoreless in parts of their games due to cold conditions. The Bt. Louis lineup had run production limited by pitching and fielding errors. Postponements and delays were noted as teams dealt with frigid weather.
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National League
Bt. Louis
Chicago
Johnson
J. Wilson
Black and Taylor
Can Leagle
Olesane Hayworth
Holshauser
Chicago Names 28 Notorious Gangsters in Hoodlum List
Chicago crime commission led by Frank Loesch released a list naming 28 gangsters including Al Capone Bugs Moran Joe Aiello and other chiefs. The document warns agencies to treat them as public enemies and outlines steps from arrests to asset inquiries to keep up public scrutiny of Chicago’s bootlegging and racketeering networks.
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Chicao
Chicago
Alfonse Capone
Scar
Chicago Crime Commission
Frank Loesch
Hoover
Law Enforcement Commission
George
Bugs Moran
North Side
Dion O'Banion
Polack
Joe” Saltis
Stockyards
Frankie Lake
Terry Druggan
Joe Aiello
Aiello
West Side
Crime Commission
Capone
Underworld
Loesch
Law
Tariff Report Being Prepared After White House Breakfast
Republican leaders agreed at a Washington breakfast with President Hoover to have the House first act on the conference report on the tariff bill. The report should be ready by next Tuesday, with no discussion of rates at the White House. Senators Smoot and Shortridge and Rep Hawley attended. debate focuses on sugar cement lumber shingles and silver provisions and on a reform of the tariff commission within 90 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
House
White House
Senate
Tariff Commission
Watson
Indiana
Threaten Kill Score Guards In Cell Block
Ohio penitentiary unrest flares as about 2000 convicts in the idle house threaten to kill guards unless released. 100 inmates in the chapel riot after incendiary speeches, with guards rescuing convict editor George Richmond. National Guard units and regular troops positioned outside as investigations resume near the prison record office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
National Guard
George Richmond
Penitentiary
Gny
Ohio National
Lucas County
Investi
Protest Filed Over Moffat Deal By Denver Groups
Denver groups led by Albert Vogl protest the tentative grouping of the Denver and Salt Lake Moffat line with the Missouri Pacific System. They seek a formal hearing before the Interstate Commerce Commission in Denver or Washington, opposing Rio Grande Western's bid for a controlling stake in the Moffat road.
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Denver
Denver and Salt Lake
Moffat Railroad
Missouri Pacific
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Albert Vogl
Moffat Tunnel League
Colorado
Uintah Basin Railroad League
Utah
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
Moffat Road
Salt Lake City
Ward testifies for murder case claiming lack of mental responsibility
In St Mariel Idaho Chet Ward testifies he was not mentally responsible for the death of Ray Cole after an August argument. Ward seeks a second murder trial after a hung jury in January while witnesses recall Cole warning of trouble for anyone between him and Billie.
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ST Mariel
Idaho
Chet Ward
Ray Cole
Ward
Cole
Billie
Colt
Moormeister Case Deepens With Alibis Shown
Sheriff announces a woman linked to Mrs. Dorothy Moormeister has provided an alibi in Los Angeles. Mitchell, once believed to have been with Mrs. Moormeister two days prior to the murder, also appears to have an alibi, according to officials.
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Moormeister
Salt Lake City
Clifford Patten
Dorothy Moormeister
Los Angeles
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Associated Press Thote
California
Isabel Lewis
Naval Observatory
Honey Lake
Arcoans
Curran States Organization
Prohibition
John J. Raskob
Democratic National Committee
Raskob
Association
Cmt
Organizan
Peter Ainslie
Baltimore
Army
Jason Noble Pierce
President Coolidge
Moffat
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