Prohibition Enforcers and Police Tactics Highlight Senate Hearing
The piece highlights enforcement gaps in Prohibition with officials and reformers clashing over zeal and indifference in cities like New York and Cook County. It also notes a Chicago police trick that helped recover a $37,000 mail truck robbery, and references Senate Cummins defending his vote on farm policy tied to the naval omnibus bill.
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Drus
New York City
Cook County
Illinois
Lupe Poo
Indiana
Biian
Cummins
Col
Brookhart
Cumimins
Cumimins” Vote, the Latter Calls Attention To the Fact That He Helped Drafe
Pennsylvania Wet Dry Issue Shapes Senate Primary
Washington April 21 The Pennsylvania senatorial primary narrows to a sharp wet dry contest among three Republicans led by William S Ware the Philadelphia boss who dominates the wet vote Pepper the sitting dry senator and Pinchot a dryer contender The question is whether the dry vote will split between Pepper and Pinchot or rally to one candidate while the wet vote coalesces around Ware The outcome depends on cross voting and party sentiment as May 18 approaches with Democrat William G Wilson likely to be the opponent.
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Mark Sullivan
Washington, D.C
Pennsylvania
William S. Ware
Ware
Philadelphia
tVare
Todiay
Uie
Cgeorge W. Pepper
Gov
Pinccet
Pinchot
President Coolidge
Mellon
Gen. Andrews
Coolidge
Pepper
Drys
Pennsyl
Vania
Vare
Wilson
Cholidate
Vare Shoul
Salvation Army Leader Evangeline Booth Critically Ill
In Chicago on April 21 Evangeline Booth national commander of the Salvation Army was confined to her hotel with an acute appendicitis. Attending physician Dr Carl V Shipley called her condition serious. Booths brother Bramwell head of the army is in Chicago for lectures.
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Chicago
Evangeline Booth
Salvation Army
Carl V. Shipley
Miss Hooth
William
Bramwell Booth
Thieves Loot Pebble Beach Vault Of Liquor Worth Five Thousand
A band of 12 masked hijackers broke into the concrete and steel store room of A K Macomber near Monterey. They bound Stewart Fackenthal, his wife and their seven year old daughter and guarded them for eight hours while they loaded about five thousand dollars worth of rare liquors into automobile trucks. Macomber is in Paris and has not occupied the home for years.
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Cal
A. K. Macomber
Pebble Beach
Here
Mirauders
Stewart Fackenthal
Macomber
Paris
Presbyterian Pastors Meet in Mason City
Presbyterian ministers and elders from 33 churches convene the 112th annual meeting in Mason City on April 21. Speakers include Dr. L Myron Boozer of Ames, Dr. R J Bellin of Cedar Falls, and Rev John Macartney of Watering. Last night the moderator Rev James A Laurie Cedar Heights spoke, followed by Rev W P McCormick of Waterloo.
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L. Myron Boozer
Ames
R. J. Bellin
Cedar Falls
John &. Macartney
Watering
James A. Laurie
Cedar Heights
Waterloo
Holdup Says He Is Kansas Quarterback
An armed bandit robbed Fisher's restaurant, taking 246 dollars, in New York. A man identifying himself as Alexander R. Hedges Jr, once Kansas University football quarterback, was arrested after a chase through the theater district by Patrolman George Swoboda.
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INS
Alexander R. Hedges, Jr
Kansas City
University of Kansas
Feedges
George Swoboda
Fisher's
Rash Register
Ponzi Sentenced to One Year in Prison in Ma Court
Charles Ponzi was sentenced to one year in prison by Judge James Peeler after a trial on charges of violating state securities laws. Ponzi's attorney said an appeal would be filed with the state supreme court.
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Jacksonville
Charles Ponzi
Bey
James Peeler
Rome Begins Crushing Slums to Restore Imperial Rome Tone
Rome begins demolition of the slums in the anniversary of its founding. Premier Mussolini orders revival of ancient architecture as the first wall and pickax work start along Barberini and near the Theatre Marcelini. Colonial day and Matina Labor day merge with Rome birthday celebrations amid a great labor parade.
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Inbot
Mussaliad
Mussolinis
Augustus
Mussolini
Walt
Marcelini
Dossio
Mugsolini
Road Patrolman Mason on Trial in Cedar Falls Hearing
At Hewitt's home turned court, Harry P. Mason faced a state assault and battery charge arising from Bryan Kepford's careless driving arrest. Mason admitted shaking Kepford but denied assault. witnesses described tense testimony as relatives and students testified amid a lengthy session.
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Fred FE. Hewitt
Grant Highway
Harry P. Mason
Hewitt
Hammer
Sentment
Bryan Kepford
Upton &B
Bryan
Mason
Flo
Stetzel
Miss Cage
Emma
Bygan
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Kepford
Ryan
Masim
Yeuit
Sias
Whitford
Cedar Balls
Young Kepford
Coats
Norehan
Duchess of York's Baby Born at 2:40 AM in London
The Duke and Duchess of York welcomed a baby princess at 2:40 AM in their Strathmore townhouse. She is the couple's first child. the Duke is King George VI’s son and the duchess is Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. The birth prompts speculation the child could someday sit on the British throne if current heirs die.
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Duke
Duchess of York
Agli Bubs
Earl of Strathmore
Duke of York
George
Mary
Elzxbeth Bowes-Lyon
Westiminster Abbey
Lae
Viscount Lascell Jes
Strathmore House
Elizibeth Bowes-Lyon
Engin
Strathmore
Bruton Street
Prince of Wales
Ts Duke of York
Victoria
William
Builds 10 Foot Fence After Neighbor Peeks
Bort Madison April 24 The incident involves A Fudd neighbor J W Jolnsen and police after a man builds a 10 foot fence between his home and his affianced partner over Mrs Rudd watching from her window. Rudd says his wife saw nothing and asked police to tear the fence down. Fence remains.
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Bort
Storm Kills Three as Texas Storm Hits Southwest
April 21 AP report from Eagle Pass and San Antonio chronicles a damaging wind and rain storm in southwest Texas. Three people died as a freight locomotive crashed through a weakened bridge and two international bridges over the Rio Grande at Eagle Pass were destroyed. Over 100 San Antonio residents were marooned after 4.64 inches of rain fell in three hours.
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Texas
Tio Grande
Eagle Pass
San Antonio
Jeer
Second Victim of Airplane Crash Dies
Des Moines reports the second victim of the April 12 airplane crash has died in a local hospital. Ronk, 24, a student aviator, was taking his first flight lesson when the accident occurred. Raymond Fisher was killed in the same crash. The exact cause may never be known.
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Des Moines
Jifaward Ronk
Laviator
Raymond Fisher
Wonk
Eight Hundred Sailors Fight Fire Near Station
Eight hundred sailors from the Great Lakes naval training station battled a blaze near Chicago’s North Chicago plant of the Biflex Products company. The fire caused about 750000 dollars in damage. fifteen sailors narrowly escaped injury when a wall toppled, but no one was hurt.
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Chicago
CAP
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Biflex Prod
Ucts Company
Urbana Votes Boxing Beats Sunday Movies
Urbana approves boxing and defeats Sunday movie ban in a municipal election. Voter turnout tallied 2497 to 184 and 1952 to 184, reflecting debates over cinema operation hours and local theater legality in Urbana home to the University of Illinois.
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Urbana
Urbana. I
University of Ilinois
Rosing
Flood Devastates Southwest Arabia As 760 Die
Reuters dispatch from Cairo reports disastrous floods in southwestern Arabia. A traveler from Yermets cites cloudbursts near Yemen and Wadimer. the flood reportedly washed away 760 people near Lohedja. Local conditions remain dire with widespread damage and missing residents.
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London
IAPI
Reuters
Cairo
Geyat
Arabia
Yermets
Yemen
Wadimer
Lohedja
Ban Felice
Martin-lerr
Gourgs-Idelita
The Courier Delivery Notice At Your Home
Delivery warning states the Courier should arrive before 5 30 pm, with a note that failure to receive the paper prompts callers to telephone for redelivery. Readers are urged to contact the number provided before 6 30 pm to arrange dispatch.
Five of 400 Guard Escaped Massacre in Peking
North China Daily News reports only five of the cabinet guard survived a massacre by Kuomintang troops as they evacuated Peking. The paper calls the slaughter cold blooded and says commanders ordered the guard to be destroyed after a student demonstration ignited the crisis. The escapees were fired upon beyond the Yellow Temple.
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Cabinet Office
Peking
North China Daily News
Fred
Theen
Yellow Temple
Queen Mada and Princess Victoria crash in London
In London on April 21, Queen Mada of Norway and Princess Victoria. the princess royal, sister to King George, were in an automobile accident near Knightsbridge close to the American Embassy. Both escaped uninjured though their machines were slightly damaged.
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Norway
Victoria
Voyal
Bull
George
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Western Part of State Needs Rain
Des Moines reports April weather with a warm spell as temperatures hit 77 degrees locally and 80 at Sioux City. The weather forecast calls for cloudy skies and rain needed across the western part of the state.
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Des Moines
Mercury
Sioux Gila
Ayreat
Prohibition Hearings Hear Dry Testimony Extended
Washington April 21 AP Buffeted by complaints from both sides the senate prohibition committee continued its hearings in an atmosphere of rising tension. Dry leaders urged extension as Senator Reed the committee s only wet member clashed over cross examination. Gov Pine noted enforcement problems while witnesses from the flying squadron and the grange urged rigid enforcement. Clergy and miners spokesmen argued varied points as the debate over the Volstead act continued into the day.
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Sanate Prohibition Committee
Agai
Wilnessek
Speke
Icle
Reed
Demeral
Missouri
Herreld
Pine Ldiot
Pennsylvania
Olive W. Stewart
U.S. Alc
3. S. Strivings
Castile
Buckner
New York
Williams Chase
International Reform Federation
Germany
England
America
Curran
Wilkesbarre
al Lahey
Charles Stelzie
New York City
J. Doran
Prohibition Unit
Wispur
Short Interviews With Home Folks Sign Critique
A Cedar Bend resident, R N Gowin, criticizes roadside signs as poor business advertising and urges prohibition. He argues littering the landscape with signs harms aesthetics and likens it to intrusive ads he would avoid. Gowin reflects on the impact of signage along river road Cedar Falls.
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R.N. Gowin
Cedar Bend
Cedar, Falls
Cedar Falls Man Weighs Assembly Run Bid
Cedar Falls Iowa April reports that Walter Waters has not decided to seek the Republican nomination for the state house. He doubts entering the race so late and notes his past service on the Cedar Falls city council after moving from Decorah.
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Cedar Arts
Snecin
Waters
House of Representatives
Cedar Pally
Decorah
World War Seen as Product of Evolution Theory
In Des Moines on April 21, Rev. Earle Pierce of Minneapolis warned that the world war was the direct fruit of evolution. He condemned attempts to end evolution education in schools and accused Germans of political misuse of Darwinism to justify imperialism and survival of the fittest.
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Nes Moines
Earle Pierce
Minneapolis
Germany
Pierce
Man Injures Arm in Ill Advised Suicide Attempt
Fort Dodge Iowa April 21. Charles Melvin of Gilmore City is in recovery from gunshot wounds after he attempted suicide with a borrowed shotgun. Melvin, aged years, shot his arm off above the elbow moments after borrowing the gun from a store proprietor and firing at a store header.
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Fort Dodge
Charles Melvin
Gilmore City
Melvin
Chinese Bootleggers Bring Booze From Hongkong at Portal
Federal prohibition agents seized two hundred cases of Chinese whisky smuggled from China at Portal XII near St Paul. The consignor, unnamed Chinese merchant in Chicago, claimed the liquor came from Tientsin and Hongkong via Vancouver. Shipments reportedly proceeded to Twin Cities and Chicago.
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Ril
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United States
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Anada
Chicago
Tientsin
Vancouver
B. Cuan
Twin Cities
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A. Ehoreer
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