Prohibition amendment upheld by Supreme Court ruling
Federal court decrees denying injunctions against enforcement of the 18th amendment were sustained. The Supreme Court held the prohibition provision within Article V power and binding nationwide, with dissents offering alternate views on construction and state cases.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Congress
Rhode Island
New Jersey
Manitowoc Products Company
Wisconsin Corporation
Christian Feigenspan
New York
St. Louis Brewing Association
White
van Devanter
Kentucky Distilleries and Warehouse Company of
Louisville
George C. Dempsey
Boston
Mass
McReynolds
Missouri Pacific Railway Company
Kansas
U. S
276.S
United States
Hawke Va. Smith
U. 5
Sleeping sickness claims Naval cadet in Annapolis
Sleeping sickness killed midshipman Clinton Hodges of Tulare California, third class, at the naval hospital in Annapolis. He had been ill about a week and this was the first fatality from the disease at the facility.
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Annapolis
Clinton Hodges
Tulare
Cal
Naval Hospital
Railroads Get Part Loan for Rolling Stock
The Interstate Commerce Commission announced immediate appropriation of 127 million dollars from a 300 million dollar revolving fund to help railroads buy rolling stock. Of the total, 75 million to freight cars including 20 thousand refrigerator cars for fruit, 50 million for locomotives with freight and switching engines favored, and 12 million for loans to short line carriers. Applications require road contributions, and priority goes to lines with greatest advances. Extension to June 1 for filings.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Republicans open up Tuesday bossism fades as delegates scramble
Chicago June 7 AP No changes in the convention lineup today as delegates mill about the hotel lobbies. Campaign managers await the first ballot to test support for Johnson Lowden and Wood while dark horse talk rises around Hughes. The New York delegation weighs its options as party leaders reorganize the national committee and prepare for a possible league of nations plank debate.
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Bossim
Old Line Party
Johnson
Lowden
Wood
Hughes
Dark Horse
Senator Borah
Idaho
Arizona
Allan B. Jaynes
Oregon
Ralph E. Williams
Porto Rico
Robert H. Todd
Texas
H. F. McGregor
Washington
Guy Fef. Kelly
Tacmon
Alaska
J. C. McBride
Juneau
Michigan
Herbert Parsons
New York
John T. King
Connecticut
James A. Hemenway
Indiana
W. Murray Crane
Massachusetts
8. A. Perkins
Br. Hubert Work
Pueblo
Colorado Caucus
J. Henry Borabac
Pennsylvania
Iowa
League of Nations
United States
Labor Federation Convention Opens in Canada
At the AFL convention in Montreal Samuel Gompers urged resisting compulsory strike bans and touted growing membership to 4,078,740 with Steel Strike costs of 348,509 and remaining 69,631 for steel work. Delegates plan Plumb plan endorsement while Gompers honors Canada and cautions moderating labor power.
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Pacific Coast Metal Trades Council
Atlantic City
Plumb
Glenn W. Plumb
Canada
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Mexicans in a New Revolt Reach Chihuahua City
Report from Chihuahua City says enemies of the new regime in Mexico face banishment from their home communities. Three prominent lawyers and a newspaper editor were ordered to depart, part of a campaign supporting Ygnacio Bonifaz for president and Andres G Ortiz as governor, with banishment ordered from the state. Baldomoro Almada, recently appointed governor, noted revolt in northern Lower California against the provisional government.
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Mexico
Chihuahua City
Unete
Ygnacio Bonifax
Andres G. Ortiz
Chihuahua
Los Angeles
California
Baldomoroa Almada
Senator La Follette Operated On For Gall Bladder
Rochester Minnesota June 7 Senator Robert La Follette of Wisconsin underwent gall bladder removal at St Marys hospital. Surgeons announced the operation was successful but more serious than anticipated.
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Rochester
Minn
Robert LaFolette
Wisconsin
St. Mary's Hospital
Apology Tenders Over Burning of British Flag
Secretary Colby voiced a verbal apology to the British ambassador for the burning of a British flag by Irish women in Washington. The action followed a request for an official report from District of Columbia authorities before a formal apology is issued.
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Washington
Colby
District of Columbia
McPartland Elected President of Printers Union
John McParland of New York City led a progressive ticket to victory in a New York printers union election by about 1200 votes over six year incumbent Marsden G. Scott. J W Hays and all other officers were reportedly rejected.
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Indianapolis
John McParland
New York City
Marsden G. Scott
J. W. Hays
Convention glad question settled Chicago June 7 1930s
Delegates at a Chicago convention welcomed the Supreme Court ruling on national prohibition. Leaders said there was no chance the liquor issue would be in the platform or campaign, and with the court action now settled it would be out of the way for a long time.
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Chicago
Levy Mayer
Supreme Court
Montreal
Couta
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Washington
Czech Troops Return From Siberian Campaign En Route Home
Three thousand Czech Slovak troops who served under Admiral Kolchak in Siberia arrived from Vladivostok on a steamship and will sail to Trieste after reaching Montreal. A second transport of three thousand Czech Slovaks is due in two weeks.
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Vancouver
Jume
ADP
Kolchak
Kiberia
Vladivostok
Sxion
Montreal
Trieste
Supreme Court wont review espionage act conviction
Washington June 7 The supreme court refused to review convictions under the espionage act of Orville Anderson of Sioux Falls who was sentenced to four years in prison.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Sioux Falls
German Reichstag Election Yields Party Seat Split
Berlin June 7 AP Major Socialists win 34 seats in first republican Reichstag with Independent Socialists 24, German Peoples Party 24, Centrists 14, Communists 25. Berlin city shows Independent Socialists with 459,967 votes and seven seats. Proportional system notes 60,000 votes per seat. Some regional incidents prompt new elections.
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Berlin
Reichstag
German Peoples Party
Democrats
Centereste
Communists
Count von Bernstorff
U. S
Prince
Eite
Friederich
Jachim
William
Potsdam
Herr von Siemens
Bernhard Dernburg
Peterson
Herr Hausman
Herr Ruschke
Walter Schuckeing
Hugo Heimann
Richard Fischer
Phillip Schidemann
Eduard Bernstein
Otto Wels
Gustav Bauer
Karl Helfferich
Herr Rieffer
Wilhelm Kahl
Gustav Streesmann
Herr von Kardorff
Herr Wulle
Herr Lavernens
Karl Frits
Schubeil
Herr Bretschied
Gas
Supreme Court Orders Retrial in Fat Case
The U S Supreme Court voided a San Francisco decree denying Knock Jan Fat admission after his China trip and ordered a writ of habeas corpus granted with a retrial of the case. Other details remain unclear from the record.
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Washington
San Francisco
China
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Dismisses Lincoln Gas Case Appeals
On the motions of Lincoln Nebraska the supreme court dismissed appeals by Lincoln Gas and Electric Light Company from federal court decrees ordering refunds to patrons for excess gas charges while a city ordinance fixing rates was being determined.
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Washington
Lincoln
Neb
Supreme Court
Lincoln Gas and Electric Light Company
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