Suit 10 Test Volstead Act Suit filed by J Hamilton Lewis
Former U S Senator J Hamilton Lewis files suit in federal court challenging the constitutionality of provisions in the Volstead Act and the Eighteenth Amendment as they apply to whiskey stored in government warehouses. Distillers and bonded whiskey owners seek a mandatory injunction to force delivery of their property and to bar interference after possession, while preserving prohibition laws.
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Chicago
United States District Court
United States
J. Hamilton Lewis
Internal Revenue Collctor
Prohibition
Brundage
United States District
Lewis
President’s Handshake Duty Sparks Medical Debate
The June 25 AP report notes President Harding met with over 1500 delegates at the American Institute of Home Economics convention. A medical panel proposed easing the handshake demand for future presidents but the measure failed, preserving the president’s duty to greet attendees.
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Harding
American Institute of Homeos
Peate
Weather man pledges week forecast by regions
Weather predictions for the week begin Monday with the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri regions seeing above normal temperatures and scattered thunder showers. The Rocky Mountain and Plateau regions are expected to be mostly fair with some thunder showers possible, while the Pacific States mostly fair with occasional showers in Washington and northern Oregon. Temperature in many areas normal or slightly above.
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Washington
Upper
Mississippi
Lower
Missouri
Rocky Mountain
Plateau
Pacific States
Oregon
Federal jury convicts eleven in Toledo post office robbery
Eleven of thirteen defendants in the Toledo million dollar post office robbery were convicted by a federal jury. Judge John M. Killits presided as the jury returned verdicts at 9:30 am. Charles Furrier and John J. Epps were found not guilty. Convicted: Joseph Urbaytis, George Lewis, alin Mogers, Charles Schultz, James Sanson, Pearl Sommers, Emma Marvin, Wepre Urbaytis, Walter Boote, Edwin Zellich, Harry Thrush, and Helen Furrier.
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Toledo
Reed
John M. Killits
Charles Furrier
John J. Epps
Joseph Urbaytis
George Lewis
Alin Mogers
Charles Schultz
James Sanson
Pearl Sommers
Emma Marvin
Wepre Urbaytis
Walter Boote
Edwin Zellich
Harry Thrush
Helen Furrier
Miners and Owners Agree to Conference Over Strike
In London Jane 95 AP report both coal miners and mine owners accept an invitation from Prime Minister Lisyrge to meet at the Board of Trade on Monday. The aim is to seek a settlement to the three month old coal strike now in progress.
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Inondon
Jane
Lisyrge
Board of Trade Mentay
Kansas City Fed keeps discount rate at six percent
Governor Z Milholland announced the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City will maintain the discount rate at six percent as of July 1. The decision comes amid steady financial conditions and follows earlier rate guidance from regional bank officials.
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Kanasaa City
Oma
Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank
Z. Mil
George Appeals for Settlement in Government Talks
June 25 AP report on George urging settlement amid government negotiations with parties in Ireland. Parties include government representatives and opposition groups seeking a resolution to ongoing tensions.
Harman confesses to killing stepson Roy Harmon
In Macoupin County Illinois Mrs Catharine Harmon confesses to killing her nineteen year old stepson Roy Harmon last Saturday morning with an axe. She says he assaulted her and threatened to reveal it. The body was buried in a well after being placed in a box and moved to a shed then dug up and dragged to the nearby well.
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Carlinville
ATP
Macoupin County
Catherine Harmon
Roy Harmon
Keenridge
Marmon
Gileepie
Ion U
Old Regime Is Raising A Row
Mexico City reports deny sensational plot to kill President Obregon and cabinet members. In San Antonio General Jose Elizondo leads remnants of a prior group, with Candido Aguilar and Juan Barragan present, while Esteban Cantu returns east. Carrancistas allegedly fund new movement with half a million dollars and claim peace with Felicistas and other refugees in the United States.
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Mexico City
San Antonio
Obregon
Jose EF. Elizondo
Carrancista
Gugardo
Coahuila
Zapata County
Candido Aguilar
Juan Barragan
Estaban Cantu
Lower California
Carrancistas
Feliciatas
United States
Abe Attel Beats Indictment in Habeas Case
New York June 25 AP Supreme Court Justice Donnelly sustained a writ of habeas corpus for Abe Attel former pugilist indicted in Chicago in the baseball scandal of 1919 Attel was discharged and released after testimony from a witness who claimed hearsay about Attel’s involvement but had not seen him until court pointed him out A motion to turn Attel over to Chicago detectives was denied
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New York
Supreme Court
Donnelly
Abe Attel
Chicago
Attel
Illinois
New England Athletes Sail for Pasadena National Meet
The New England contingent to the national championships at Pasadena left Boston today headed by Jake Driscoll from Boston College, Jimmy Connolly of Georgetown University, Ned Gourin of Harvard, and Hal Ittbill of Boston University.
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Boston
New England
Pasadena
Jake Driscoll
Boston College
Jimmy Connolly
Georgetown University
Ned Gourin
Harvard
Hal Itbill
Boston University
Lewis Grant Named Regional Director in West for War Risk
Lewis Grant of San Francisco was named regional director of the bureau of war risk insurance for California, Arizona and Nevada. Grant, a World War I major, will take office immediately in Washington on June 25.
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Washington
Lewis Grant
San Francisco
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
District of California
Arizona
Nevada
Grant
Train Derailment Near Lille Reportedly Casualties
Lille France June 25 AP reports the Lille Paria express derailed this afternoon near Albert with 23 injured and 69 labeled.
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Lille
France
Lille-Paria
Albert
Polish Farm Laborer Confesses to Bartlett Widow Murder
Lawrence Kubal, 26, a farm laborer, confessed to killing Mrs. Minniel Bartlett, the wealthy widow, at her West Hempstead home last Wednesday. He told District Attorney Weeks the crime occurred during a second visit while posing as a buyer, claiming she refused his request for five hundred dollars.
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West Hempsted
N. Y
Lawrence Kubal
Minniel
Bartlett
Weeks
Kubal
Emba
Poland
New Jersey
Dempsey Flees From Court summons in suit for operation
Jack Dempsey fled from David Brown the district court sergeant at arms who delivered a summons for a court appearance on a $500 claim by a Philadelphia physician for an operation. Dempsey rushed to his training camp grounds, insisting the man be kept out. Brown announced the summons for next Wednesday.
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Atlantic City
Jack Dempagy
District Court
David Brown
Dempsey
Redday
Brown
Philadeli
Senate to drop inquiry into Lorston speech
Acting Chairman Poindexter said the senate naval committee would not pursue an independent probe into Rear Admiral Sims after Secretary Denby reprimanded him. The move follows a resolution by Senator Harrison proposing a committee inquiry.
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Washington
Poindexter
Senate Naval Committee
Sims
Denby
Lorston
Harrison
Mississippi
Pablo Gonzales Heads a Revolt in Mexico
A Mexico City dispatch says General Pablo Gonzales leads seventy men crossing into Mexico near Laveo. Obregon garrisons reportedly withdrew forces and severed a defense alliance as the revolt was reported from San Antonio dated June 25.
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San Antonio, Tex
Mexico City
Pablo Iezales
Mexico
Laveo
Obregon
Lam
Gompers Lauded as Most Active U.S. Figure
Friends of the veteran labor leader describe Samuel Gompers as the most active man in the United States at 71, noting his prolific output of books and pamphlets and continued involvement with publishers and reform activities despite age.
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Gompers
U.S
Cele
United
Dempsey Returns to Training Ahead of Big Fight
Jack Dempsey resumed training in Atlantic City after a brief layoff as he approaches the heavyweight title bout with Carpentier in Jer sey next week. Reports from New Jersey say Carpentier’s camp believes he will win the title, while Dempsey’s trainer Ted Hayes oversees a heavy training schedule with new sparring partners.
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Atlantic City
Nid
Jack Dempecy
Denny
Mother
Salt Lake City
Eham
Chalmpecy
Ted Hayes
Jerem
Jack
Hind
Puting
Pew
Jock Triumphs In Briton Ship Playoff At St Andrews
In a tense playoff at St Andrews Jock won the British championship by defeating Oxford amateur Hutchison. The final day saw tight competition and a decisive finish to claim the title.
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Jock
Woodrow Wilson Seeks Admission to DC Bar
Washington June 25 Woodrow Wilson appeared in person before Chief Justice McCoy in the District of Columbia supreme court to be admitted to practice before that court. He was reported in better health than at retirement, though he needed an attendant to enter and leave his motor car.
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Washington
Woodrow Wilson
McCoy
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Ared
White House
Madame Curie to Return to Paris After Rest
Madame Curie and several others are aboard the Olympia en route to Paris where she will take a rest before resuming her scientific work. A mahogany cask lined steel held a radium sample she prized as a gift from the women of America. She has received honorary degrees from ten American universities, bringing total recognitions to sixty five.
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New York
Women of
America
Madame Curie
Paris
Drafting new oil concessions article for Mexico City
A group of Social Democratic deputies submitted to the chamber of deputies a draft regulating article 27 of the constitution concerning oil concessions. They claim the measure contains the elements necessary for a complete adjustment of that article.
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Mexico City
Chamber of Deputies
Social Democratic
Tariff Bill Up for Immediate House Action
Washington reports the permanent tariff bill will be reported to the house after the July Fourth recess and passed within ten days to two weeks. Rep Mondell of Wyoming said after conferring with President Harding that revenue measures would follow and the special session would adjourn once enacted. He also noted Borah's disarmament resolution should be amended to limit presidential powers for an international disarmament conference.
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Washington
House
Congress
Representative Mondell
Wyoming
Republican House
Harding
Mondell
Greece declines allied mediation offer in Asian Minor clash
Athens reports Greece refused mediation from France Britain and Italy to end hostilities with Turkish Nationalists in Asian Minor. In London, the American polo team defeated Hurlingham four by thirteen goals to five at Hurlingham Polo Field, replacing the third International polo match after winning the cup in two straight games.
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Athens
Greece
France
Great
Lritain
Italy
Asian Minor
Hurlingham Polo Field
London
Hurlingham
Sugar Price Cut At Major Refinery Sparks Retail Change
San Francisco reports one of the largest refineries reduced sugar price by ten cents per hundredweight to 5.80 dollars, effective for retailers. The move affects wholesale and retail markets and signals broader price adjustments ahead.
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San Francisco
Calif
Yale Teal Wins In Deciding Hatchshell Contest
New York June 25 Yale defeated Princeton thirteen to four in the deciding contest of their ear hatchshell acetes.
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New York
Yale
Princeton
Non-Stop Flight Delay Hamps Riverside Report
Riverside fog delays the start of an air dash to New York as pilots David Avis and Eric Springer of Los Angeles postpone their room preparations until visibility improves.
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Riverside
Calif
New York
David Avis
Eric Springer
Los Angeles
Gladys Deacon Weds Duke of Marlborough in Paris
Gladys Marie Deacon of Boston married the Duke of Marlborough in a noon ceremony at the Seoted Church Paris officiated by Rev T H Wright. About 200 guests attended including Ambassador Wallace and Mrs Wallace and noted French British and American friends.
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Paris
Gladys Marie Deacon
Boston
Duke of Marlborough
T. H. Wright
Eugene Higgins
Ambassador Wallace
Socialist split at Detroit convention over Moscow
The Socialist national convention opened with J Louis Engdahl urging affiliation with Moscow under strict terms including renaming to Communist and expelling reformists led by Morris Hillquit. G A Hodin denounced the Bolshevik government as wrecking the movement while attacking GomperS. Debs to receive party telegram of sympathy amid declines to 17,000 members.
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Detroit
Mich
Third Internationale
Moscow
J. Louis Engdahl
Chicago
Russia
Morris Hillquit
G. A. Hodin
St. Louis
National Committee
Ewgene Debs
Atlanta
Japanese Exclusion League protests census variance in California
Senator Johnson receives a telegram from John H. Hambers of the Japanese Exclusion League urging the Census Bureau to resolve discrepancies between its population figures for California and those published by the California Bureau of Vital Statistics. The protest notes a large variance in counts and seeks clarification.
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Washington
Japanese Exclusion League of
California
Census Bureau
Johnson
California Bureau of Vital Statistics
Johnson Rom John H. Hambers
League
Gompers Reelected Leader of Labor Federation in Raucous Convention
At the American Federation of Labor gathering Thomas A. Rickert of Chicago was renominated while William Green won the presidency to reign with Leo Lewis as a defeated challenger. Gompers delivered a lengthy victory speech amid cheers as delegates praised the labor cause and pledged to press demands statewide and nationwide.
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Frank Deffy
William Green
W. D. Mahon
Ahe Aout
Thomas A. Rickert
Chicago
Renene Sitht
James P. Noon U. Speienfeld
Polte
Rickert
Presistant
Gompers
Lewis
Howevr
Gary
Gate Lewis
Hearst
Americas Federation of Labor
Dianapolis
Mr. Gompers
del Callihan
New Orleans
Del
Presidenta
Voice of Labor
Orgapigatiz
William Ray Henret
Willia
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