Witnesses condemn moral state under Volstead act in senate hearing
Three more witnesses say moral conditions worsened since prohibition. Father Francis Kasaczun testifies to open saloons and youth drunkenness in Pennsylvania ant hthracite towns. Police stats show rising arrests for drunkenness, especially auto drivers. Viola Anglim cites increased family court cases and existence of 150 to 200 stills in districts with homes and tenements housing illicit alcohol.
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Pennsylvania
Stanley Shirk
Moderation League
Viola Anglim
New York City
Missing airplane found abandoned near Amman
The missing airplane of Captain Rafael Martinez Estevez has been found intact about 100 miles from Amman in Palestine. Estevez and his mechanic abandoned the craft and plan to walk to Amman. Fellow flyers Lariga and Gonzalez Gallarza reached Baghdad safely. British planes search the desert.
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Bandits Attack Woman and Loot Farm Safe Near Sioux City
In Sioux City on a Saturday night two armed bandits assaulted Mrs. Victor Nepodal Sr. in a farm home and forced the safe to be opened. When she refused they struck her, dragged her to a woodshed, then wrecked the safe and took about $4,000. A posse hunts the suspects.
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Cubist Hats Stir London Spring Fashion Trends
London reports a sudden surge in Cubist hats as the spring fashion. Girls stroll through the city wearing hats with chaotic shapes and zigzag silver braidings, contrasting with their outfits. Crowns and brims appear in every design, creating bold, unpredictable silhouettes.
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Associated Press
London
Many Issues Voted On In Illinois primary Today
Illinois voters face a wide range of issues in the statewide primary including the world court prohibition legalized boxing public improvement and zoos. The Republican senatorial fight and various congressional races draw focus amid heavy early GOP participation and subdued Democratic interest. Minor violence occurred at polls with a judge beaten and a clerk reported missing.
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Chicago
World Court
Illinois
Barney W. Ehrlich
Baseball season opens with major matchups and bets
The opening day features strong pennant contenders across the National and American leagues. Senators vs Athletics and Pirates vs Cardinals headline busy bets, with Giants, Reds, Braves and others watched closely for pennant chances. Deputy Dawes to toss first ball. President Coolidge absent due to his father’s death.
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Fainting Funeral Attendee Dies in Iowa
In Sioux City on Monday afternoon Thomas Flannery 62 a farmer from near Hinton Iowa fainted during his friend Otto Mathwigs funeral at Kidds undertaking establishment. He died last night from acute uremic coma. Mathwig died Saturday after several years illness and was a pioneer Plymouth county farmer.
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Hinton
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Plymouth County
Iowa University suspends Nick Kutsch from Hawkeye program
Nick Kutsch, star Hawkeye backfield, is indefinitely suspended from the University after a decision by President Jessup based on the discipline committee's findings from alleged drunken parties in which Kutsch was a principal. Summer school may allow eligibility for football next fall.
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Iowa City
Nick Kutsch
Hawkeye Backfield Star
Jessup
Kutseh
Williams Own Story Told At Marine Court Martial
Col Alexander Williams faces trial for appearing intoxicated at the Coronado hotel in San Diego. General Smedley Butler testified detailing Williams as loquacious and drunk during a March 6 gathering.
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Wealthy Browning marries 15 year old bride amid residence probe
Edward W. Browning 51 and his 15 year old bride face a six months residency test for a marriage license as Special District Attorney Ryder probes possible violations. The bride contends with a custody case and questions arise over a recent real estate transfer.
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Wage Pact Settles Bricklayers Scale at $1.27 1 2 Cents
Sioux City reports a wage agreement ending a dispute between union bricklayers and contractors. The new scale sets pay at 1.27 and one half cents per hour, unchanged from last year.
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Cummins Railway Bill 3 Reported In Senate Committee
The Cummins bill to force railroad consolidation after an experimental period was reported favorably by the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee. Passage this session appears doubtful as compulsory clauses would mandate consolidation for noncompliant roads within five years, with the ICC to unify lines into a few systems aligned with the public interest.
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Rates on livestock deemed reasonable by commission
The commission found cattle calves and sheep rates from Sioux Falls to Albert Lea and Austin Minnesota not unreasonable. Rates for Sioux Falls to Chicago Peoria and Saint Louis Wisconsin Milwaukee Madison and Cudahy St. Louis Kansas City Omaha Ottumwa Des Moines Cedar Rapids Mason City were partly unreasonable. The order prescribes reasonable non prejudicial rates and removes undue bias at Sioux City while denying similar privileges at Sioux Falls. Complainants included the Sioux Falls Livestock Exchange against the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and other railroads.
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Wooden pistol fails to aid escape at Fort Madison
Har old Boyd a black prisoner used a wooden pistol to force an escape attempt at the state penitentiary. He thrust the improvised weapon toward guards and threatened to give three minutes to unlock the door before alarms sounded. Boyd, from Story County, is serving ten years for breaking and entering and five years for attempted manslaughter. Mrs. Lee Adair returned from Burlington after a weekend visit with her sister-in-law.
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Harold Boyd
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Iowa murderer given life term in Ft Madison
Solomon a Sioux City man was found guilty by a jury of second degree murder for killing his wife by thrusting her into a furnace. Judge RK Muneer sentenced him to life imprisonment after denying a defense motion for a new trial.
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Ft. Madison
Daches Solomon
Sioux
Peggy Joyce to marry Stanford Comstock in Miami
Miami April 13 Peggy Hopkins Joyce a divorce court veteran will marry Stanford by Comstock a wealthy Miami real estate operator. The couple plan to live in Miami with occasional shoots on the Pacific coast. Joyce has a history of multiple marriages and recent divorces dating back to Marguerite Upton and earlier partners.
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Chicago
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Miami Beach
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Ward Securities group to probe $8 million General Baking misuse
A committee of General Baking stockholders announced an investigation into W. B. Ward and Ward Securities for allegedly using more than 8 million dollars of General Baking funds for stock dealings. William Deininger leads the panel amid leadership changes and depleted cash tied to A stock transactions.
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General Baking
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Fred H. Frazier
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Election disorder at Herrin Illinois polling place
Unidentified foreign voter struck Ku Klux Klan worker John Smith in the jaw at a Herrin polling place. Bystanders intervened and kept trouble from escalating as Smith required foreigners to file citizenship affidavits amid tense conditions.
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Herrin
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Brookhart Returns to Plan Campaign for Senate
Des Moines April 13 Brookhart unseated yesterday heads home to lead a comeback campaign with John C. Lewis taking temporary charge for the labor federation and Claude Porter seeking the Democratic nomination. Cummins supporters pledge a landslide. Steck remains in race amid noisemaking from Iowa Republicans.
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Smith W. Brookhart
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Iowa Federation of Labor
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Claude R Porter Declares Senate Candidacy
Davenport Iowa April 18 The Davenport Democrat announces Claude R Porter of Des Moines will seek the Democratic nomination for United States senator. Porter says he has received many party letters urging his run and will enter the race if his party desires.
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