Prohibition Bureau Shift Signals Federal State Enforcement
Attorney General Mitchell announces a joint enforcement plan for the eighteenth amendment with the transfer of the prohibition bureau from Treasury to Justice on July 1. The move cuts 27 districts to 12 and assigns a prohibition administrator to each district, with 2,700 staff moving departments and 1,700 agents remaining in treasury for industrial alcohol permits.
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Washington
Mitchell
Prohibition Bureau
Treasury Department
Prohibition
W. W. Woodcock
Baltimore
Howard T. Jones
Treasury
Justice Department
Dog Hero Among Explosion Victims
Brockville Ontario details reveal a police dog named King, ship mascot and recent medal recipient, among 30 victims of the J. B. King drill boat explosion. The dog previously saved Jack Wylie by diving into icy water to rescue him during loading operations. Both Wylie and King are listed as missing.
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Brockville
Ont
J. B. King
King
Jack Wylie
Wyllie
Wylie
Shafer Seeks Reelection As Brant Trails In North Dakota
Gov. Shafer leads in the North Dakota primary with a large margin over Republican challenger E. H. Brant. With 1,562 of 2,228 precincts reporting, Shafer has 60,098 votes to Brant's 49,926.
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Ae N. D
F. Shafer
Nce
North Dakota
Shafer
E. H. Brant
Brant
Bolivian Riot Turns Deadly In La Paz After Girl Leader's Death
In La Paz a mob attacked police following the martyrdom of a Bolivian girl who urged men to defend liberties. Police mounted machine guns, 40 or more people died, 60 plus wounded, and bodies were paraded through the city. A student boy was also killed. Monday’s funeral crowds faced gunfire, with more deaths and injuries reported.
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Lima
Peru
la Paz
Two Men Drown in Mississippi River Near Pecan Point
H S Bradford of Ogden Utah and J Ray Cooper 22 of Jefferson City Missouri drowned in the Mississippi River near Pecan Point Arkansas while other Woods Brothers Construction employees watched. The bodies were not recovered the night of the incident. They were seen clinging to each other as they attempted to stay afloat. Bradford could not swim though Cooper was a capable swimmer.
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Osceola
Ark
H. S. Bradford
Ogden
Utah
J. Ray Cooper
Jefferson City
Mississippi River
Pecan Point
Employes
Woods Brothers Construction Company
Bradford
Cooper
Arizona fights Boulder Dam ruling in new suit
Former Arizona state senator Fred T. Colter announced he mailed papers in a second suit to enjoin Boulder Canyon Dam construction. He names Press Hoover and Ray Lyman Wilbur among defendants, claims the Boulder Dam Act is fraudulent and unconstitutional, and seeks to bar power contract provisions tied to Colorado River power generated in Arizona.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Fred T. Colter
Arizona
Washington, D. C
Bouldam
Press- Hoover
Boulder Canyon Dam
Wilbur
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Secretary of the Interior
Colorado
Colter
Press
Salt Lake City
George H. Dern
Utah
California
Los Angeles
Boulder Dam
Storms and Murders Mark Chicago and Atlantic Reach
Reports tie Jack Lingle murder to gambling debts and loans from city officials and a casino owner as investigators probe links to Moran rivals. Simultaneously a powerful storm in Harbor Grace Newfoundland kills several and floods roads, with ships lost and widespread damage across Ontario and Quebec borders.
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Lingle
Carlos Ames
City Civil Service Commission
Bert Cronson
Samuel Ettelson
Ettelson
Dan Gilbert
George
Bugs) Moran
al Capone
Chicago
Sheridan Wave Club
North Side
Moran
Joey Josephs
Julian
Potatoes) Kaufman
Joseph
Kaufman
Sammy Hare
Dells
The
Another Steel Merger in Ohio
Republic Iron and Steel of Youngstown merges with Berger Manufacturing of Canton to form Republic Steel Corporation. Merger papers filed with Secretary of State Clarence J. Brown set capital stock changes, raising preferred stock from 25 million to 50 million dollars and common shares from 1 million to 56 million shares.
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Columbus
Ohio
Republic Iron and Steel Company of
Youngstown
Berger Manufacturing Company of
Canton
Republic Steel Corporation
Clarence J. Brown
Ruth homers as Yankees rally past Indians in tense win
Babe Ruth hit his 27th homer of the season in the third inning against the Indians as New York edged Cleveland 11 to 7. The Indians and Yankees traded runs through the early frames before New York broke away with a six run outburst.
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New York
Babe Ruth
Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Ruth
Walter Miller
Trial adjourned as executive L A Manchester shoots self
In Youngstown Ohio the Bethlehem-Youngstown steel merger trial paused when L A Manchester general counsel of Youngstown Sheet and Tube shot himself in his office. Judge Jenkins adjourned until Monday as the court learned of the death and associates cited overwork and nervous breakdown. Manchester had been a leading local figure, involved in charity financing and corporate defense with Newton D Baker. The case names Bethlehem Steel and Youngstown Sheet and Tube against stockholders Myron Wick Jr and International Share.
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Youngstown, O
Bethlehem-Youngstown Steel
L. A. Manchester
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Manchester
David G. Jenkins
J. A. Campbell
Youngstown Company
J. C. Argetsinger
Argetsinger
Canfield
Northeastern Ohio Normal College
Unite of Michigan
Youngstown
Community Corporation
Newton D. Baker
Cleveland
Myron C. Wick Jr
International Share Corporation
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Cyrus 8. Eaton
Mahoning County Common Pleas Court
Idaho rabbits surge then eased by past poisonings
Idaho rodent chief T. B. Murray reports a bumper year for rabbits with about a 100 percent gain. He says the rise isn’t serious since poisoning and harsh winters reduced populations, leaving only two areas needing early fall controls. Fur markets also reduced numbers previously.
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Boise
Idaho
T. B. Murray
Biological Survey
Murray
Raft River
Cassia
Dietrich
Lincoln County
Peleg Howland, Imperial Bank of Canada president, dies at 73
Toronto, June 27 AP Peleg Howland who rose from office boy to president of the Imperial Bank of Canada died suddenly at his home last night He was 73 years old and was one of the most powerful figures in Dominion finance and business.
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Toronto
Ontario
Peleg Howland
Ofice Boy
Imperial Bank of Canada
Dominion
Farmers Wives In Camp Session At Weiser River Idaho
Two hundred women attend a three day summer camp for farmers wives at the Weiser river near Starkey Springs Idaho. The extension division of the university runs the program concentrating on interior decorating home management dietetics and other subjects. Women arrive alone pairs or groups with children some bringing grandfathers to supervise fishing trips while mothers attend lectures and recreation. The camp features bright colors and smocks contrasting with drab home attire.
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Starkey Hot Springs
Idaho
Weiser
University
Pair Tonight and Saturday Weather Outlook
A forecast notes warmer conditions in the southwest portion tonight and similar trends into Saturday.
Southern Cross Completes Pacific Atlantic Flight to New York
Kingsford Smith and the Southern Cross crew land at Roosevelt Field New York completing a 3000 mile leg from Ireland. They plan a non stop flight to Oakland to close the first around the world journey.
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Kingsford-Smith
New York
Oakland
Pacific
Atlantic
Globe
Southern Cross
Roosevelt Field
Port Marnock
Ireland
Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
Cal
Roosevelt
America
Mary Powell
Australia
Evert van Dyk
Holland
J. Patrick Saul
Ould Sod
Lena Marchant
Dublin
John W. Stannage
New York City
Drilling Boat Blast Kills 30 in Brockville Narrows
An explosion blamed on a lightning strike caused by dynamite charges buried in the Brockville narrows of the St. Lawrence River killed 30 men aboard the drill boat J. B. King. Only 12 of 42 crew survived, rescued by the US coast guard cutter 211. The boat owned by J P Porter and Sons of St. Catharines was blasting a channel when a storm struck around 4:30 p.m. Witnesses saw a lightning flash followed by a massive blast as workers drilled more holes. survivors described the boat sinking and clinging to wreckage as authorities recovered three bodies.
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Brockville
Ont
St. Lawrence River
J. B. King
U. S. Coastguard
J P. Porter and Sons
St. Catherines
Brockville Narrows
Cockburn Island
Thousand Island
Luther Kushenbecker
GL. Brown
Ottawa
R. A. McNeil
Coastguard
Popular beach resorts raided in New York crackdown
Federal agents raided two popular beaches, Low Beach and Far Rockaway, arresting 61 people and seizing liquor. Investigators visited 36 hotels, restaurants, drug stores, and alleged speakeasies in the operation conducted last night in New York.
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New York
Low Beach
Far Rockaway
Gang Victim Velotta Shot 45 Times in Cleveland
In Cleveland's Little Italy Charles Velotta 28 a gangster was found wounded and died at a hospital from 45 bullet wounds suffered in an early morning shooting. Police link the attack to underworld feuds following the 1927 Philadelphia bootlegging murders of Ernest Yorkell and Jack Braunstein.
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Cleveland
Charles Velotta
Italy
Velotta
Ernest Yorkell
Jack Braunstein
Philadelphia
Naval treaty imperils safety and security, says Senator
Senator Robinson of Indiana denounced the London naval treaty as gravely perilous to U S safety and security. He urged against eight inch gun cruiser limits, arguing Britain dictated cruiser types and cited navy board opposition. He asserted the nation seeks peace but must consider national security first.
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Washington
United States
Robinson
Indiana
National Grange
Great Britain
Navy General Board
Senate
P. Tom
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