Sinclair faces six month sentence in addition to current term
In Washington D C May Strong interest centers on Harry F Sinclair a millionaire race horse owner and registered pharmacist as the supreme court weighs his appeal from a six month contempt sentence linked to juror surveillance in his conspiracy case with Albert B Fall The current 90 day sentence for defying senate questions in the Teapot Dome lease case runs while the court decides by term end whether the six month term is to be added with possible good behavior credits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Hary F. Sinclair
Milsionaire
Washington
Senate
Teapot Dome Naval Ail Reserve
Albert B
H. Mason Day
Ham J. Burns
W. Sherman Burns
Ray
Sinclair
William J. Burns
Burns
Supreme Court
Martin W. Littleton
Day
District Attorney’s Office
Congress Doings Reported In Tariff and Debenture Debates
The House opened at noon to take up a tariff bill while the Ways and Means Committee prepared a formal report on tariff provisions. Senate committees held hearings on the federal communications commission and on the textile industry working conditions, with lawmakers, party leaders, and state delegations weighing in on tariff implications and executive powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
House
Senate
House, Ways and Means Committee
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Federal Communications Commission
Senate Manufactures Committee
Renate
Ways and Means
Robinson
Arkansas
Hawley
Ways and Means Committee
Heflin
Alabama
Washington
Harry F. Sinclair
Senate Interstate Commerce
Garner
Texas
Tileon
Connecticut
Rouse
Disturbs Peace on Peace Bridge
Miss Eleanor Speysnear, 22, faced a peace disturbance charge at the Peace Bridge near Buffalo. She was fined 100 and given 10 days in jail for intoxication and resisting removal from her car, with blows to a policeman and the revocation of her license noted by the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Peace Bridge
Fort
Eleanor Speysnear
Seymour
Canada
Alsa
Gilbert and Claire to Wed in Las Vegas Today
Ina Claire and John Gilbert, long acquainted after three weeks, planned to marry in Las Vegas, Nevada, today. They announced they would return to Los Angeles after the ceremony to resume current productions, accompanied by four Hollywood friends. Claire was formerly married to James Whitaker of New York, and Gilbert had two prior marriages to Leatrice Joy and Olivia Burrell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Ina Claire
John Gilbert
Las Vegas
Nev
Nevada City
Hollywood
Wim
Miss Claire
James Whitaker
New York
Gilbert
Leatrice Joy
The
Fini
Olivia Burrell
Ada May Johnson Acquitted In Murder Case At May Trial
Ada May Johnson mother of ten children walked free in under ten minutes after being acquitted of murder in the shooting of Dominis Finn former Leyden township constable. She kissed her three month old baby and embraced her attorney as the verdict was read. Johnson testified Finn extorted money from her under threat of exposure for bootlegging.
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Chicago
Ilns
Ada May Johnson
Dominis Finn
Leyden Township
Finn
Held On Girl's Charge In Statutory Case
Elihu Oliver, 29, remained in the county jail on failure to appear on a statutory charge filed in municipal court by County Attorney J. W. Gwynne. The complainant is his half niece, listed as 49 years old in this report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elihu Oliver
J. W. Gwynne
Marshalltown Names J Frost President of Iowa Disciples
J Frost of Boone was named president of the Iowa Disciples of Christ at a meeting in Marshalltown. The session announced the new leadership during the gathering, outlining future tasks and goals for the denomination in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
J. Frost
Boone
Iowa Disciples of Christ
Death notices and funerals list for local residents
The notice items report multiple deaths and funeral services. Details include names Norman Wright Cheames and Mrs. W Henry Brest with ages 61 and 48, last addresses in Waterloo New Orleans and Jefferson Street. Services set at United Presbyterian church Sacred Heart Catholic church with dates Friday morning burial Calvary Elmwood and other church services.
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Fred J
AMN
J. Ulin
Lafayette
Yesiere A
Emnn Wright
New York
Robert Rae
Sycamore
Fred J. Whn
Vinton
Waterloo
R. G. Pickett
Lafayette Street
Walter GC. Wright
New Orleans
Peteram Bros
Miorwuory
Norman W. Groomes
Norman Wright Cheames
Aberthhaves Hue
United Presbyterian Church
We QO. Chisholm
Elmwood
Frost
W. Henry Brest
Jefferson Street
Sacred Meart Catholic Church
J. M. Malloy
Calvary
New Jersey Fumes Over New York Garbage Dump Plan
New Jersey residents express anger at New York Harbor pollution and potential cross river dumping. Gov Roosevelt notes legislative failure to pass a sanitary bill, while New Jersey considers court action and Attorney General Stevens prepares suit. Cedar Falls also reports a local play by the Woman's Club to be repeated Friday night.
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New York
New Jersey
Jersey
Manhatton
Empire State
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Eity
Greater
Five Boroughs
New York City
Mis
William A. Stevens
Suis
Supreme Court
Ite
Cedar Falls
Firemen Choose Vacations in Waterloo
Waterloo firemen will select and be apportioned vacation periods this afternoon. Officers have first choice in vacation dates and then the firemen follow in order of seniority. The first vacation will begin May 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firemen
Waterloo
Omeerrs
Temperatures and Schedule Notes
Readable text shows scattered temperature references with maximums and minimums, but details are incomplete. A few time stamps such as Wednesday and Thursday appear, yet specific values and locations are missing.
Waterloo Parochial Schools Set 72 Graduates in June
Five city parochial schools will graduate 72 pupils in early June. Seventeen seniors from Our Lady of Victory academy and 17 from Sacred Heart high school, plus 38 eighth graders from St Marys St Johns and Immanuel, will participate in commencement ceremonies and related events.
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Waterloo
Sacred Heart High School
Our Lady of Victory Academy
St. Mary's
St. John's
Immanuel
Robert Carroll
Henry Dietrich
Gerten Golinveaux
Evelyn Klein
Bernice Lehan
Teresa Schares
Verda Schares
Bernadette Schares
Margart Sullivan
Agnes McCarville
Helen McCar
Mary Fee
Elizabeth Heinzman
Grace Barnes
Immanuel Lutheran School
T. H. Zopf
Church Board
A. H. Semmann
Varied Program For East High Concert Announced
A varied merit program for East High School's concert Friday evening in the auditorium was announced to raise funds for sending the East High symphony orchestra to the national music contest at Iowa City. The lineup includes East High and East Junior High ensembles, the state champion East High vocal quartet, and guest soloists with an extensive list of works by Bach, Beethoven, Bizet, and more.
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East High School
East High Symphony Orchestra
Iowa City
East Junior High
East High
Anne Morse
Virginia Berry
Tom Hadsell
Cecil Miller
Grace Alemeyer
Dene May
Waterloo
Clifford
Yagla
Elizabeth Green
Mildred Townsend
Bennett East Junior High Orchestra
Sylvia
Schubert Chorale
St. Mathew
Bach
Hartley East Wigh Symphony Orchestra
Hartley
East High Symphony
Beethoven Rohesten
Fire alarms trigger busy five minutes for city crews
Two alarms within minutes hit the city yesterday. A spark from a drop cord in the Motor Inn garage at 408 Commercial started a small gasoline can fire. Emil Johnson, 1812 Williston Avenue, suffered burns and was aided by Captain Tank Lindsey. A John Deere Plant false alarm caused no fire. another call to Mohawk and Vine for a grass blaze at 4 52 p.m. produced no injuries or damage.
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Motor Inn
John Deere Tractor Company
von Miles Street
Emil Johnson
Williston Avenue
Johnson
Tank Lindsey
John Deere
Mohawk
Vine Streets
Return of Civil War veteran Longley sparks G A R reunion
Boise Idaho resident Colonel Charles L. Longley former commander of Robert Anderson post G A R in 1893 returned to Waterloo for a rally and dinner in Memorial hall. At 85 he remains active in the G A R and will attend the state encampment at Fort Dodgs June 11 to 13. He enlisted in 1862 and served in the Twenty fourth Iowa volunteer infantry.
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Gol
Charles L. Longley
Boise
Ida
Robert
Anderson
Waterloo
Memorial Hall
G. A. R. Post
Longley
Grand Army of the Republic
Alfred Longley
Grand Army
Fort Dodgs
Tipton
Iowa
Robert Anderson
Vicksburg National Military Park Commission
Park
United States
Idaho
Vicksburg Military Park
Black Hawk County Memorial Hall
1Idsho
Eskimo Mounds to Be Studied Near Point Barrow Alaska
The University of Pennsylvania plans excavations of Eskimo origin mounds near Point Barrow Alaska possibly in June under Alfred H Hopson to shed light on Eskimo history and culture. Earlier work found six driftwood houses with 83 buried individuals and artifacts.
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Point Barrow
Alaska
Alfred H. Hopson
W. G. van Valin
University Museum
van Valin
Utkiavik
Barrow
J. A. Mason
Alex Hidlicks
National Museum At
Washington
Greenland
Labrador
Miuseum
Diabetes not shortening lives says Iowa doctor at convention
Dr. Ben F. Wolverton told 800 Iowa physicians that properly treated diabetes need not shorten life. He urged careful diet and correct insulin use, noting fasting regimens are outdated and a liberal diet is now favored. Dr. Gordon F. Harkness urged caution in removing children's tonsils and cautioned against diagnosing throat problems too readily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Ben F. Wolverton
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Iowa State Medical Society
Gordon F. Harkness
Davenport
Explorers' Backer Dies at 86 in Norway
Ellef Ringnes, a Norwegian brewer who funded expeditions led by Nan sen Sverdrup and Amundsen, died in Oslo at 86. He financed one search for Amundsen after the Nobile disaster, while another item from Iowa City notes Joe R. Allison, Davenport star hurler, charged with smoking a cigarette and likely kept off the Hawkeyes track team for Saturday’s meet with Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Backer
Olso
Norway
Ellef Ringnes
Nansen
Sverdrup
Amundsen
Iowa City
Joe R. Allison
Davenport
University of Iowa
Illinois
Day aid killer to face charges in Abingdon
Abingdon Virginia May 9 public funds were raised to prosecute three state officers for shooting and killing J W Kendrick a 17 year old college student on suspicion the car carried liquor Kendrick died in Bluefield West Virginia hospital, two Emory and Henry college classmates were uninjured. Officers released on bonds claim the cars did not stop when hailed driver denied an order to stop. No square was found in the student’s car. Marriage licenses listed for Fred Charles and Marie Stow etc.
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Abingdon
J. Wam
Kendrick
Bluefield
W. Va
Emory and Henry College
Indictment Stuns Hollywood Tax Dodger Rumors
Los Angeles May 9 AP Indictment of Tax Mix the cowboy star on charges of falsifying income tax returns for 1925 1926 and 1927 sparked federal probes into other alleged hollywood tax dodging. Mix 3 others named in three indictments claim conspiracy to withhold 112 114.12. Mix alleges no fraud and says taxes were handled by an expert. bond set at 15000.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Mix
Minneapolis
Tony
J. Marjoria Berger
Hollywood
John D. Hill
Eugene J. Forde
Fred Charles Weds Billings Girl in Trinity Lutheran Church
Fred Charles and Miss Marie Stow of Billings Montana were married at Trinity Lutheran church by Rev W W P Sandrock. Attendants were Miss Vera Padiget and Paul Townsley. The couple left for Winston-Salem to spend a month with the groom's mother. Charles has run a skating rink in Billings.
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Fred Charles
Winston-Salem
WW. G
Waterloo
Marie Stow
Billings
Mont
Trinity Lutheran Church
P. Sandrock
Vera Padiget
Paul Townsley
Charles
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Julius Dennis
Usedom
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Fred Charlies
Mohr
T. Wesley Anderson
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Dows
Harold I. Sweet
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Fountain
Fritz Hofmann
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Gilbertville
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Tom Mix
Miss Berger
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