Prohibition Chief Ned Green Faces Grand Jury Charges
San Francisco July 23 AP reports federal grand jury will charge Ned M. Green prohibition administrator for northern California and Nevada with bootlegging protection and other misconduct. Testimony targets Green’s hotel parties and the yacht Lady Lou, with subpoenas served on colleagues and a rich widow described as a lavish entertainer. Green denies wrongdoing, calls it a frameup, and vows to clear his name.
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Kenneth Jenkins
Tom Smith
United States
George Hatfield
Timber fires now well in control
Dawn today brought a general abatement of forest and brush fires across the northwest and Canada after two weeks of fires that burned about 600000 acres. Firefighters in western Montana eastern Washington and northern Idaho trenching flames to burn out within confined areas while a large California Tahoe front and a Revelstoke region fire in British Columbia remained active.
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Canada
Montana
Washington
Idaho
Tahoe National Forest
California
Wester Washington
Oregon
Tahoe
Federal District Forestry Headquarters
Liquor Sales On Leviathan Ship Questioned
A July 23 report claims U S government ships like the Leviathan sold intoxicating liquor onboard with stewards soliciting orders. Captain Stayton of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment cites three men mixing drinks nightly and alleges governmental authorities connived with bootleggers. Captain Hartley of the Leviathan denied any liquor sales on board in Boston July 28.
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United States
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Association Against the Prohibition Amendment
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Boston
Hartley
Leviathan
Grange to Try Life of Farmer in California
Harold Red Grange former Illinois star footballer will become a gentleman farmer in California acquiring a half interest in a 5000 acre Pyle ranch in Sonoma County. He plans a hunting and boating preserve on part of the property and sheep on a smaller section along the Redwood highway. The deal valued at about $100000 was completed recently.
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Buying Power Plant in Chicago Group Deal Reported
New York July 23 AP negotiations are under way for the purchase of the National Electric Power company by small Chicago interests. Officials of the National company have declined to comment on the reported transaction.
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National Electric Power Company
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New York Times
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European press denounces American wealth as a threat
Il Tevere, the fascist organ in Rome, laments a “mortal hatred of Americans” sweeping Europe. It blasts U.S. wealth, debt practices, and capitalism for fostering resentment and calls U.S. taxpayers insensitive to European wounds. It predicts divine justice for a nation forging influence through money.
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Borah Asked to Help End Passaic Woolen Strike
Senator Borah of Idaho said he was asked by Passaic citizens to assist in settling the woolen mill strike in Passaic New Jersey. He released a telegram from strike leader Albert Weisbord offering to help and to step aside if that aids negotiations.
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Senator Borah
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Passaic
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Weisbord
Canton Murder Club is Found
Alliance Ohio July 23 AP five .48 caliber bullets believed to be from the weapon that killed Canton publisher Don R Mellett were found in an abandoned car in Alliance. Police expect the Canton murder probe to shift to this city as the car is tied to the case.
Fiery Bolt Triggers Quarry Disaster in Powman Stone
A lightning bolt struck a forgotten dynamite charge in the Powman stone quarry at Strassburg Junction Virginia killing five workers and injuring four. The dynamite had been hidden in a niche for fifteen years and most laborers had not considered it a danger until the sudden explosion.
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Powman
Travelers arrive with plastered franc notes on luggage
London reports travelers from the continent arriving with five and ten franc notes pasted on their suitcases and trunks. A group of young American and Canadian tourists also displayed French francs on their baggage along with hotel and steamship labels.
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Sagehen Season Is Cut In Half In Idaho
Boise July 25 AP State Game Warden Thomas cuts sagehen seasons to half the allotted time due to drought. In some counties the season ends August 15 while others end September 1, as birds gather at waterholes making them easier to kill.
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Thomas
Idaho
Poincare forms cabinet of wartime veterans in France
Paris reports Raymond Poincare assembling a fourth cabinet after 36 hours of effort, naming war ministers and longtime officials from prior governments. He aims a national union cabinet and will push a new financial bill next Tuesday as he seeks broad party representation. Destructive heat and storms in the US raise tolls. deaths mount across New England and the mid-Atlantic with high temperatures, while notable rescues occur during the storm.
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Paul Vainleve
Georges Leygues
Maurice Bowkaniski
Edouard Herriot
Andre Ketardin
Leon Perrer
Andre Fallieres
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Kennebunk Port
Maine
James Montgomery Flagg
Isaac Cook
St. Louis
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N. Y
Hagerstown
Washington
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Delaware
Loree railroad merger approved uniting major lines
Plans for the Loree merger bring Kansas City Southern Missouri Kansas and Texas and St Louis Southwestern under a single system. Directors approved the consolidation and will seek Interstate Commerce Commission approval. The deal would form a network with about 6,000 miles of track and roughly 600 million dollars in assets.
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Texas
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Inerstate Commerce Commission
Indictments Target Coney Island Jockey Club Group
Cincinnati July 28 Hamilton county grand jury indicted the Coney Island Jockey Club and eleven of its employees in a major legal action reported today.
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Coney Island Jockey Club
Hamilton County Grand Jury
Mussolini Predicts Stabilization After Europe’s Strife
In an interview at the Chigi Palace Premier Mussolini argues fascism offers a path to peace amid Europe’s internal crises. He asserts liberty must give way to state sovereignty and warns against war while praising fascism as a model for stabilizing nations.
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Mincolini
Chigi
Ten Die As Bus Crashes Returning From Bear Mountain
Ten women and children die when a bus overturns near Sparkill New York on a trip from Brooklyn to Bear Mountain Park. Driver Daniel J Lastro is jailed in New York City as 24 passengers are hospitalized. Witnesses report the bus left the crossing and rolled down a slight incline before crashing into a store window.
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N. Y
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Brooklyn
Bear Mountain Park
Daniel J. Lastro
Sparkull
Lastre
Salt Lakers Take Choir to Coast
Salt Lake City dispatch reports Salt Lake's Mormon choir of 250 soloists and chorus singers with their leader will tour the southern Pacific coast for ten days. Accompanying 650 residents travel in three special trains. The first concert is set for the steps of the capitol at Sacramento for two hours, followed by a performance in Oakland tomorrow night.
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Salt Lake
Pacific Coast
Capitol Building
Sacramento
Oakland
Utah pioneers celebration in Idaho Tech campus
L D S Church members mark the Utah pioneers arrival in the Balt Lake valley led by Brigham Young. A campus picnic at Idaho Tech features games and races for youth, followed by a Recreation hall dance on North Garffvid. An evening program of talks and reminiscences is planned starting at 4 o'clock.
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Brigham Young
Idaho Tech
North Garffvid
Religion Law Takes Effect August First Across Mexico
A Mexico City dispatch reports officials anticipate August 1 as a historic day as the government enforces a new religion law. Troops are alerted for instant service amid religious order, while over 40 priests seek government passports and church leaders consider next steps. Archbishops Jose Maria Del Rio and Pascual Diaz are arrested on warrants alleging violation of the law.
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Nogales
Mexico City
Mexico
San Felipe Francisco
de Loreto
Tchurch
Ariz
Herald Today
Jose Maria del Rio
Pascual Diaz
Tabasco
Ogden Row With Troupe Over Tent Show
Ogden city and a traveling theatrical company clash over a tent show in the city. The city seeks to block performances, arguing the license is void and the tent violates fire limits rules. A temporary restraining order remains in place while the company must answer Monday.
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Ogden City
Postponed Pittsburg Brooklyn Game Leads to Two in Philadelphia
Today’s schedule shows Pittsburg at Brooklyn postponed with two games slated for Philadelphia tomorrow. Box scores list multiple teams in action across five parks with runs, hits and errors noted for each game.
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Brooklyn
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