Indictments in Chicago over large scale liquor operation
In Chicago on June 1 a federal grand jury indicted 102 men from Melrose Park for conspiring to violate prohibition laws. Authorities say the group operated 119 stills and drained wells to supply 66 buildings, earning about 5 million dollars annually from over 1 million gallons of alcohol. Names include Gus Bohlander, Anthony Pana, Joe Montana, and ties to Diamond Joe Esposito.
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Melrose Park
Gus Bohlander
Anthony Pana
Joe Montana
Diamond Joe Esposito
Saturday's Five Best Radio Features
Radio listings for 1928 include WBZ Boston Symphony Pop concert WJZ Navy band WEAF National Symphony Orchestra WSB Red Head club WFZ Cecilian choir with times in CST venues and station IDs.
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United Pres
WBZ
Springfield
Boston Symphony
WJZ
United States Navy Band
WEAF
National Symphony Orchestra
WSB
Atlanta
Red Head Club
WFZ
Philadelphia
Plan Enlargement at Knoxville Veterans Hospital
Knoxville, Iowa June 1—Gen Frank T Hines director of the veterans bureau told visitors M I Curtis Norman R Hays and former Senator Charles A Rawls that enlargement of the United States Veterans hospital is contemplated in the near future He plans to visit the hospital this summer for a convention in Omaha and may discuss the project with local officials and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Towa
United States Veterans Hospital
Frank T. Hines
Veterans’ Bureau
M. I. Curtis
Norman R. Hays
Charles A. Rawsi
Washington
General Hines
Omaha
Knights of Columbus to decorate graves at two cemeteries
The Washington council of Knights of Columbus will decorate graves of deceased members next Sunday at East Pleasant Plain and the following Sunday at Elm Grove cemetery. They depart Sunday at 1 PM, services at East Pleasant Plain at 2 PM, grave decorations and cemetery memorial. Next Sunday benediction at St James at 2 PM, cemetery memorial at 3 PM, program at Knights hall at 4 PM with William R. Hart of Iowa City as speaker.
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Washington Council
Knights of Columbus
East Pleasant Plain
Elm Grove Cemetery
St. James Church
William R. Hart
Iowa City
K C Knights of Columbus win five hundred tourney
Knights of Columbus defeated Knights of Pythias 69 to 46 in a five hundred tournament at the Knights of Pythias hall. Eight tables hosted sixteen players per side. A similar meet last winter also saw the K P's as winners. Hosts served a light lunch.
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Knights of Columbus
Knights of Pythias
New Air Mail Rate Set At Five Cents An Ounce
Postmaster General announces air mail rate of five cents per ounce effective August 1. A world record non stop rail run covers 299.5 miles from Easton to Carlisle, England in five hours and 43 minutes.
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Wshinton
Postmaster General
New
Easton
Carlisle
England
Eight Hour Day Boosts Output in France
Official report finds higher productivity in many sectors after France adopted the eight hour day, surpassing levels achieved under the previous ten hour system. The finding suggests efficiency gains despite reduced hours.
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France
Says Country Girl Has Same Problems That Face City Girl
In San Antonio on June 1 delegates of the general federation of women's clubs voiced that rural and urban America share moral challenges. Mrs Henry Clay Taylor of Bloomfield Indiana noted rural youth face temptations similar to city youth and stressed parental responsibility for protection and guidance.
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San Antonio
Tex
General Federation of Women’s Club
Henry Clay ‘Taylor
Bloomfield
Balloons All Accounted For After McKeesport Race
In the 1928 national elimination balloon races the 14 balloons entered from McKeesport Pa were confirmed as accounted for by National Aeronautic Association officials. Only three balloons weathered a rain and electrical storm that struck after launch, resulting in two pilots killed and two injured while several balloons were destroyed.
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Pittsburgh
McKeesport
National Aeronautic Association
Ward & Co to remodel store for modern new look
H I Ward & Co and building owner R E Dougherty begin a long planned modernization of the east side Washington store. Basemen t enlarged and ventilating system installed. Main floor to get marble in laid linoleum, new built in fixtures, drapery, steel ceiling and a Kawneer front with display windows. Total cost about 10000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
H. S. Ward & Co
H I. Ward & Co
R. E. Dougherty
Freshwaters to Assist Coach Rice at Washington High
George Freshwaters signed to teach agriculture and physics and serve as assistant athletic coach joining Hod Rice at Washington High School. The pair, both alumni, led teams to success in football basketball and track, with Freshwaters formerly principal and coach at West Chester. Faculty changes also shift math science and music posts as district fills remaining physical education position.
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George Freshwaters
Washington High School
Hod’ Rice
Freshwaters
Freshie
Teachers College
Iowa State Teachers College
Art Dickinson
Rice
George
West Chester
David Taylor
Alice Klippel
le Grande
Oregon
Lelia Anderson
Norway Gains Independence and Names Haakon VII King
Norway declares independence in 1905 and elects Prince Charles of Denmark as monarch, choosing Haakon VII as the royal name. The succession marks a peaceful transition and a new constitutional era for Norway.
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Norway
Prince-Charles I of
Denmark
Haakon VII
Butler Arrives in Kansas City to Plan G O P Convention
Kansas City June 1. Chairman William M Butler of the Republican National Committee arrived to lead convention preparations opening June 12. Senator Reed Smoot and Mrs Alvin T Hert of Kentucky are seen as key figures in mobilizing Republican women. Smoot’s arrival signals start of farm relief push, with plans to craft the party platform on farm relief.
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Kansas City
William M. Butler
Republican National Committee
G. O. P. Consention
Reed Smoot
Resolutions Committee
Alvin T. Hert
Kentucky
Smoot
Mrs Dunshee Visits Fairfield After Keota Stay
Mrs Rulie Dunshee of Davenport has been visiting at Keota and went to Fairfield this morning to stay a few days.
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Rulie Dunshee
Daven- Fort
Keota
Fairfield
Chinese Civil War Nearing a Climax Reported Today
Descriptive dispatch from Shanghai on June 2 notes the five year civil war accelerating toward a climactic moment. Northern forces reportedly retreating in disarray, with Chang Tso-lin said to be ready to flee, risking nationalist occupation of Peking without significant resistance.
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Shanghai
China
Great Wall
Chang Tso-lin
Peking
Nationalis
Senate Campaign Committee Holds New York Session
In New York on June 1 the Senate Campaign Committee questioned witnesses behind closed doors at the Philadelphia hotel. The session aimed to review persons tied to Gov. Smith Hoover and Frank Lowden campaigns. Witnesses named by Steiner were called, including George Gordon Battle James A Hoey and Thomas Moffatt with open hearings set for the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New, York
Senate
ePhnsylvania Hotel
Gov. Smith
Hoover
Frank O. Lowden
Ssnator Steiner
Washington
George Gordon Battle
New York
James A. Hoey
Smith
Thomas Moffatt
Lowdon
Seven Die In Interurban Wreck Near Danville Ill
A coroner's inquest opened in Danville Illinois to probe a head on collision between two Illinois traction trains at Fithian near Danville. Seven people were killed and more than twenty injured. West bound passengers escaped unhurt while forward car occupants of the east bound train were killed or fatally injured. The trains were due to pass at Fithian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville, Ill
Fithian
Here
Eight Sailors Missing After Vessel Collision
Martha's Vineyard August 1. Eight crew members of the Merchants and Miners steamship Kershaw are missing after a collision with the Dollar Line's President Garfield near East Chop. The crash occurred at 1:30 a.m. in clear weather as both ships were at sea. The Kershaw carried 38 crew. the Garfield rescued 29 from the scene after a five hour search.
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Martha’s Vineyard
Mass
Merchants and Miner's
Kershaw
Dollar Line
Garfield
East Chop
Norfolk
Boston
New York
Hoover campaign manager predicts early nomination in Kansas City
James W. Good, former Cedar Rapids resident and now Hoover campaign manager, says Hoover will be nominated at the Kansas City convention. He touts Hoover as a strong vote-getter who can solve farm relief, calling agricultural questions engineering problems. He adds Hoover and President Coolidge have been misunderstood and unfairly criticized in this region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Kansas City
James W. Good
Herbert Hoover
Secretary of Commerce
Good
Hoover
Coolidge
Centers of Business Worldwide List of chambers abroad
Centers of Business There are American chambers of commerce in Buenos Aires Brussels Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo Valparaiso Chile Shanghai Harbin Mukden Peking Tientsin and Tsingtao China Havana Cuba Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Alexandria Egypt London England Paris France Berlin and Frankfort Germany Milan Genoa Rome Naples Turin Florence Mexico City Warsaw San Juan Porto Rico Lisbon Johannesburg Barcelona and Constantinople Turkey.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Brussels
Belgium
Rio de Janeiro
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Valparaiso
Chile
Shanghai
Harbin
Mukden
Peking
Tientsin
Tsingtao
China
Havana
Cuba
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Alexandria
Egypt
London
England
Paris
France
Berlin
Frankfort
Germany
Milan
Genoa
Rome
Naples
Turin
Florence
Italy
Mexico City
Mexico
Warsaw
Poland
San Juan
Porto Rico
Lisbon
Portugal
Johannesburg
South Africa
Barcelona
Spain
Constantinople
Turkey
Ambition and a boy's harmless prank in a quirky tale
Norbert Quinn recalls a chat with Christopher Morley about wishing to draw and write plays while his friend William saves for an airplane. William jokes he aims to fly over Bobby Willet's yard and drop bricks, revealing a mix of ambition and childish mischief in a Twentieth Century setting.
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Norbert Quinn
Christopher Morley
William
Bobby Willet
Primary Polls Set In Washington County Elections
Washington county voters across twenty three precincts will vote Monday to select Republican and Democratic ballot options for the general election. Polls open nine and close eight with precinct sites including Mangold and Ford garages city hall and Gillespie garage. Local races list state district and county officers across multiple tickets with names for governor lieutenant governor secretary of state auditor treasurer attorney general agriculture railroad commissioners and county offices.
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Washington County
Washington
Mangold’s
Ford
City Hall
Gillespie
John Hammill
Lars J. Skromme
Marion K. Anderson
M. L. Bowman
Jonas D. Buser
Clem F. Kimball
Ed J. Moore
Ed M. Smith
Walter A. Beam
J. A. McIntosh
John M. Hazlett
J. (. McClune
O. Burrows
J. W. Long
Ray EK. Johnson
Edna C. Purvis
H. J. Myers
Charles M. Denison
Walter Edwards
Board of Supervisors
B. N. Jessen
D. H. Wentworth
Hospital Board
Eardley Bell, Jr
George W. Reed
W. W. Housel
Robert L. Finch
J. M. Gas
Anna B. Lawther
Guinn
G. A. Kin Lloyd J
G W Alexander Service Saturday
Funeral services for George W Alexander, 82, will be held Saturday at two o clock at L A Jones funeral home in Washington with Rev Willard Wylie of Newton officiating. Burial at Elm Grove cemetery. Survived by wife Jennie Bare. He was a longtime Crawfordsville area resident and active in the United Presbyterian church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Alexander
L. A
Birne County
Tennessee
Samuel Alexander
Washington County
Missouri
Crawfordsville
Washington
Crawford Township
Jennie Bare
Alexander
United Presbyterian
Transpacific plane Southern Cross lands in Honolulu
Des Moines Iowa June 1 a barrage of suggestions for a congressional probe into Governor Hamill campaign expenditures connected to Hoover's presidential bid was voiced by Milo Reno president of the Iowa Farmers Union in a message to Frederick Stiewer chairman of the special committee investigating campaign expenses. Mrs C M Lemons returned this morning in Kansas City after visiting Mrs Rosie Barnett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
John Hammill
Herbert Hoover
Milo Reno
Iowa Farmers Union
Frederick Stiewer
Congressional
Seeton Funeral Held Today at Keota Home
Funeral services for George Seeton were held this afternoon at his Keota home. He died Wednesday at the county hospital after an operation last Thursday. bronchial pneumonia was listed as the cause. He was 66, lifelong Keota resident, husband, and father. He is survived by his widow and one child, Mrs. Clifford Manock of Sparland, Illinois, and a brother-in-law to Mrs. Will Shuman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Seeton
Keota
Seeton
Will Shuman
Chfford Manock
Sparland
Illinois
Southern Cross lands at Wheeler Field after record long flight
The trans Pacific plane Southern Cross landed at Wheeler Field Honolulu at 9 50 a m after 27 hours 28 minutes in the air finishing the first lap of the ocean crossing with dwindling fuel. Captain Kingsford Smith piloted the craft aided by Ulm Lyon and Warner as the crew declared keepers ready for possible destroyer orders. The plane made a perfect landing as the fifth machine to cross the 2400 mile stretch from Oakland to Hawaii. The next leg heads from Honolulu to Suva Fiji, 3200 miles, en route to Brisbane Australia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Cross
Honolulu
Wheeler Field
Oahu
Kingsford-Smith
Hawaiian
Charles T. P. Ulm
Harry Lyon
James Warner
Oakland
Calif
Hawaiian Islands
Brisbane
Australia
Suva
Fiji
Rehearsal Club Proving Popular at High School
Milburn McKay and Mrs. T. R. Phillips lead a thriving rehearsal club at the high school gym. Students join beginners violin Wednesdays 9:30, beginners band Thursdays 9:30, orchestra Thursdays 1:30, and band Fridays 9:30 in the school gym. South door entrance advised.
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Milburn McKay
T. R. Phillips
McKay
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Olds
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Iowa Wesleyan College
Norma Beckes
Butler
Centers of Business
G. W. Alexander
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Reno
Hammill
C. M. Lemons
Rosie Barnett
Mildred Woodburn
Towa State
Robert C. Risk
Iowa University
Robert Wead
Lin
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