Department Changes Front For A Ruling
Washington January 19 The Supreme Court heard a Utah case over whether a prohibition officer who fails to report alleged violations to a U S attorney violates the Volstead act Assistant Attorney General Willebrandt filed briefs changing the government stance toward sustaining the lower court and avoiding an offense finding He argued reversal would excuse negligent enforcement and aid law breakers while the statute’s intent should be upheld by enforcing the reporting requirement
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Washington
Supreme Court
Utah
United States
Willebrandt
John P. Donnelly
Federal District Court
Reno
James A. Curran
Trial Court
Fog disrupts nonstop Havana flight from Selfridge
Detroit advertisers Austin F. Bement and pilot Leonard B. Flo took off from Selfridge Field at 10 42 a m for a nonstop flight to Havana Cuba. They landed at Paris Island S C at 4 40 a m after losing their way in fog. They planned to resume to Jacksonville Florida later today. Bement reported to his mother. The pair strayed from course over Washington late yesterday.
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Detroit, Mich
Austin F. Bement
Detroit
Leonard
Flo
Selfridge Field
Havana
Cuba
Parris Island
S. C
Jacksonville
Fla
Bement
Washington
Church Unity Faces Hurdle in Marine Conversations
London report says the pope’s primacy blocks Catholic Anglican unity in the Marines conversations between 1921 and 1925, led by Cardinal Mercier. The text follows Commons rejection of the revised prayer book and a papal encyclical on church union.
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London
Cardinal Mercier
House of Commons
Rome
Judge regrets inability to impose death for Hotelling
Flint Michigan January 19 A Circuit Judge expressed strong regret that the law prevented him from imposing the death sentence on Adolph Hotelling for kidnapping slaying and mutilation of five year old Dorothy Schneider He was sentenced to solitary confinement at hard labor for life in the Marquette branch prison after pleading details of the assault The judge urged capital punishment in the state and ordered the life sentence with hard labor and solitary confinement as the maximum allowed.
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Flint, Mich
Adolph Hotelling
Marquette
Fred M. Brennan
Hotelling
Dorothy Schneider
Ionia
Brennan
Marquette Branch
Debate resumes on seating Smith in Illinois seat dispute
The senate reopened debate on January 19 to vote on declaring vacant the Illinois seat held by Prank J. Smith amid fraud and corruption claims. Tensions rose after a row between Senators Robinson and Heflin as Democrats pressed procedural limits while Shortridge voiced support for seating rebel leaders like Robert E. Lee after the Civil War.
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Washington
Senate
Prank J. Smith
Illinois
Robinson
Smith
Walsh
Montena
United States
Shortridge
Robert F. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Englishman Jacob Haworth Fought Sioux Braves Earns U S Pension
Jacob Haworth of Blackburn England receives a 50 dollar monthly pension from the American government for service against the Sioux in the 1870s. He served as a sergeant in the 11th infantry and took part in Dakota campaigns. Governor Fletcher and Bishop Whipple witnessed the treaty signing. General Leon Mathilde, his former commander, conveyed congratulations.
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Blackburn
England
Jacob Haworth
Heworth
11Th Infantry
Dakota
Fletcher
Bishop Whipple
Leon Mathilde
Haworth
Idaho Forest Roads to Benefit From Federal Funds
The 7.5 million dollar apportionment for national forest road improvement was approved by Secretary Jardine. Idaho receives 1.151 million. California 1.112 million. Oregon 1.075 million. Montana 680 thousand. Washington 534 thousand. Alaska 491 thousand. The plan accompanies proposals to expand forests on Mississippi tributary watersheds to reduce flood runoff and retain rainfall.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Jardine
Congress
Idaho
California
Oregon
Montana
Alaska
Mississippi
E. A. Sherman
United States Forester
North
South Dakota
Colorado
Kansas
New Mexico
Texas
Raphael Zon
St. Paul, Minn
Lake States
Hindenburg Names Groener Defense Minister
President von Hindenburg appointed William Groener, who led railway operations for the German army in the war, as minister of defense succeeding Otto Gessler who recently resigned.
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Berlin
von Hindenburg
William Groener
Otto Gessler
Heflin Gets Support as Senate Ablaze Over Attacks
In Washington on January 19 AP reports Democratic leaders backed Senator Heflin amid a clash over his attacks on the Catholic church. Heflin left the chamber after depositing papers as a routine conference rumbled. The scene showed a slim Democratic presence and a sparsely attended roll call with Republicans jeering at the empty seats.
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Washington
Robinson
Arkansas
Senate
Heflin
Dill
Neely
West Virginia
Death Lurked in cough medicine in Cleveland deaths
Police investigate a bottle of cough medicine that killed James Potter 46 and his wife Luty 43 and sons James Jr. 16 and Robert 14 in Cleveland. Potter, a former Steubenville capitalist, faced an indictment for obtaining money under false pretenses tied to a real estate and contracting business.
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Cleveland
James Potter
Steuvenville
Ohio
Potter
Motmey
Coolidge Returns to White House After Latin trip
President Calvin Coolidge arrived in Washington with Mrs Coolidge after a Havana tour aimed at boosting good will in the Western Hemisphere. He will rest today with a light White House schedule and pose for a photo with national dyers and cleaners delegates on the south lawn. In Havana, Dwight Morrow will depart the Pan American conference to return to Mexico City, a move seen as preserving U S influence at the talks.
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Washington
Havana
Coolidge
Latin America
New World
Dwight W Morrow
Mexico
Mexico City
Deel Gates
Morrow
United States
Organization of the Congress
Hoyt Search Narrowed to Four Idaho Areas
Fred Hoyt the Stearman pilot and sales manager missing since Saturday is now believed likely dead after six days of freezing weather. The search focuses on four Idaho regions including the Clear Creek mountains and the lava wastes near the Snake River, with Varney air service pilots planning further scouting from Salt Lake and Downey toward Downey and Pocatello.
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Bosse
Idaho
Fred Hoyt
Stearman
Leon Cuddeback
Varney Air Service
Associated Press
Hoyt
Clear Creek Mountains
Strewell Pass
Black Desert
Big Bond Issue Part of Refinancing
The Times reports plans to refinance and reorganize Julian Petroleum through a 10 million dollar bond issue backed by Los Angeles First National Bank and Associated Oil. Federal receivers H L Carnahan and Joseph Scott led six months of work, with a written agreement among receivers, bank, and oil company signed.
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Los Angeles
Jan
The
Times
Julian Petroleum Company
Los Angeles First National Bank
Associated
O11 Company
Julian Corporation
H L. Carnahan
Joseph Scott
Bamk and
Oil Company
Woolgrowers' National Body Opens at Ogden Elks Temple
The sixty third annual convention of the National Woolgrowers' association convened at Ogden Elks Temple with talks on wool marketing and legislation. Welcome remarks were given by H W Harvey and A A Johns of Prescott with cooperation urged between states. committee appointments were announced for resolutions wool marketing lamb marketing and other duties.
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Woolgrowers
OGDEN
Elks' Temple
National
Woolgrowers’ Association
H W. Harvey
State
Walgrowers’ Association
Intermountain Territory
Harvey
Frank Francis
Fred E. Williams
A. A. Johns
Prescott
Ariz
The
Nations Organization
Arizona
Utah
Johns
Congress
Boulder Dam
Colorado River
Ute
Harlan Hill
Prosser
Wash
Womens Auxiliary Woolgrowers’ Association of Washington
Washington Women’s Auxiliary
National Woolgrowers
F. R. Marshall
Fenn
California
T. E. Pollock
S. W. McClure
Idaho
Co. H. Williams
Montana
C. W. Griswold
Nevada
A. A Johns
D. E. E. Brownell
T. C Bacon
J. E. Morse
J. A. McBride
K. G. Warner
Oregon
J. A. Hooper
P. J. Davis
Washington
W. W. Daley
Wyoming
R. Rich
E. A. Snyder
P. G Cleary
M. A. Smith
Alex McGregor
J. B. Wil
Nicaraguaan Chief Said Killed in Air Strike
Reports from Managua say General Augustino Sandino rebel leader was slain in an airplane bombardment by marines at El Chipote. Marine planes strafed the mountain stronghold, 40 rebels reported killed, and Sandino’s body was said to be turned over to his widow for a funeral in San Rafael.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Augustino Sandino
Marine
Neuvo Segovia
Sandine
el Chipote
Sandino
Jinotega
San Rafael
Bogrom
San Albino
Jinoteva
Sanding
Henry L. Stimson
Coolidge
el Universal
Mexico City
Santino
Red Cross
Death Toll Rises in Southern Ohio Tornado Wave
A powerful twister swept southern Ohio from Washington Court House to the Bluegrass region of Kentucky. One man, A. R. Kruger of Dayton, was killed when a building coping collapsed on his car. Heaviest damage hit Cumminsville East Hamilton and Hamilton suburbs. Communication lines down, early damage estimates exceed 100000 dollars, hospital reports show ten injured with no serious cases.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Washington Court House
Bluegrass
Kentucky
A. R. Kruger
Dayton
Cumminsville
Hamilton
Mists of Space Linked to Human Body in Frost View
Edwin B. Frost of Yerkes Observatory connected space mists to human biology in commenting on Dr. Bowen’s Astrophysical Journal article. He noted stars contain hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, calcium, carbon and sodium, and recalled historical nebula theories from Huggins to La Place.
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Chicago
Edwin B. Frost
Yerkes Observatory
Astrophysical Journal
I. 8. Bowen
California Institute of Technology
Bowen
Frost
William Huggins
la Place
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