Hoover Plans Dry Reorganization Transfer of Bureau Power
President Hoover urges a joint congressional select committee to study transferring the prohibition unit from the treasury to the justice department and to unify enforcement across bureaus. He promises department cooperation and notes the plan aims to speed reorganization before the December regular session. A preliminary study has been done by experts from both departments.
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Washington
Hoover
Joint Congressional Committee
Prohibition
Justice Department
House
Senate
Congress
Treasury
Congressional Committee
National Commission On Law Observance
Congress of the
United States
National Commission On Law Observance and Enforcement
James M. Doran
Mellon
Mitchell
National Commission On Law
Department of Justice
George W. Wickersham
Taft
William S. Kenyon
Iowa
Paul J. McCormick
California
Miss Barbara Cole Takes Fatal 12-Story Jump in Chicago
Chicago show girl Barbara Cole, 28, died after leaping from a 12th floor window at 1220 North State Street. A diary note named Ed Page, broker, 1209 Astor Street, as her love. Page said Cole had telephoned accusing him of coldness and distance before the fatal jump. Cole had appeared in Rose Marie and Rio Rita.
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Chicago
Barbara Cole
Astor Street
North State Street
Miss Cole
London
England
Compromise Talks Focus on Gila Waters dispute at Boulder dam talks
Washington reports a potential working basis for a California Arizona compromise over the Gila river water. Col W J Donovan and state commission chairmen met at his home seeking a basis to divide a million acre feet and enable talks at the Boulder dam conference.
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Washington
Colorado River
Boulder Dam
California
Arizona
Gila River
W. J. Donovan
John L. Bacon
California Colorado River Commission
Charles B. Ward
Wyoming
John A. Whiting
Colorado
Wilson
Upper Basin
Frank Wilson
New Mexico
Ward Bannister
Donovan
Mystery woman tied to Otey murder trial emerges
The Flagstaff trial of James Black for the July Mormon Lake resort killing of James B. Otey features testimony about a "mystery woman" seen rushing to Otey’s body, with Jett Witter noting the scene and a nearby revolver. Debates over witness credibility continue as prosecutors and defense argue admissibility.
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By Mail
Flagstaff
James Black
Mormon Lake
James B. Otey
Jett Witter
Camp Verde
Witter
Otey
Ausrinéy
Arrson
C. B. Wilson
Wilson and
Compton
J. E. Crosby
Navajo County
J. Bailey Dick
Black
Vitter
W. L. Compton
Sir Esme Howard Declines Imports Under Diplomatic Privileges
British ambassador Sir Esme Howard told Secretary Stimson he will not import any more liquors under diplomatic privileges into the United States. State officials said Washington put no pressure on diplomats to give up alcohol imports.
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Washington
Esme Howard
Stimson
United States
MacDonald Starts Work on England's Employment Issue
London reports Britain's new labor premier Ramsay MacDonald has begun organizing the effort to tackle unemployment. After visiting Downing Street he pledged that work had already started and would involve labor colleagues like J. H. Thomas and Philip Snowdon in forming the new cabinet’s approach.
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London
Ramsay MacDonald
Britain
MacDonald
No. 10
Downing Street
J. H. Thomas
Philip Snowdon
Labor
Hampstead
Gunboat Luzon Grounded at Shanghai Breakwater
The United States gunboat Luzon weighing 575 tons ran aground today at the breakwater at the mouth of the Hwang Pu Kiang but is not in danger. It was to be re floated at high tide at 5 p m today.
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Shanghai
United States
Luzon
Hwang Pu Kiang
Whipple Employee Shot. Arrest Expected Soon
Prescott authorities say they expect to arrest a suspect soon in the shooting of Joe Williams, a Whipple employee, last night in Prescott Arizona. The investigation continues with police gathering clues and reviewing witness statements.
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Prescott
Ariz
Joe Williams
Whipple
French Nobleman Held as Agent in Smuggling Ring
Count de Polignac a French nobleman was arrested as the European agent of an international rum ring. Seven cases of liquor were seized in his Savoy Plaza hotel suite. The arrest was part of a roundup of 37 suspected conspirators to violate the prohibition act, with papers tying the ring to the count’s rooms.
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York
Count de Polignac
Savoy Plaza Hotel
William J. Calhoun
Coast Murder Suspect Hiding Aboard Adml Benson
San Francisco police search the steamship Admiral Benson for William Tallman a young radio operator charged with the murder of Mrs Virginia Patty in Los Angeles. Tallman vanished from his guarded state room after the ship reached San Francisco with a bay search continuing for signs he leaped overboard or hid in the vessel.
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San Francisco
William Tallman
Virginia Patty
Los Angeles
Benson
Tallman
San Francisco Bay
Admiral Benson
Talman
Mrs. Patty
California Seizes Florida Citrus From Pest Area
Los Angeles reporting that citrus fruits from Florida’s Mediterranean fruit fly area were seized and ordered destroyed by County Horticultural Commissioner Harold J. Ryan. The action targets oranges and grapefruit imported on dining cars and Pullmans of transcontinental trains, with extra precautions to prevent eastern shipments from entering California.
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Los Angeles
Florida
Harold J. Ryan
California
Ryan
Weather Observations From Winslow U S Observer
Readings at 9 am by H. J. Fouts show Winslow temperatures with a high of 41 and a low near 0.02. Data notes indicate minimal daily variation in readings.
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H. J. Fouts
Winslow U. S. Weather Observer
Winslow
Police Chiefs Oppose Reds in North America Stir
In Atlanta the International Association of Chiefs of Police adopted a resolution opposing activities of communist parties in the United States and Canada. The move followed a telegram from Phoenix Chief Davis Montgomery asserting a world communist attack on police and urging harsher action against alien communists. Toronto Chief Inspector George Guthrie presented the resolution after detailing disturbances during a Toronto free speech campaign.
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Atlanta
United States
Canada
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Davis Montgomery
Phoenix
Ariz
Secretary of Labor
George Guthrie
Toronto
Mining Town is Saved From Fire
The Pas Manitoba June 6 AP A sudden lull in the wind and a battle by miners, prospectors, and forest rangers saved Cranberry Portage a mining town 50 miles north of The Pas from destruction. Flames were held in check though danger remained with a northeast wind threatening remaining buildings.
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Pas, Man
Cranberry Portage
Pas
Cranberry
Forest Rangers
Crash Restores Speech for Buffalo Woman After Accident
Mrs. Lillian Keekie, 26, survived an antimobile crash that left her with a broken hip and multiple rib fractures. After regaining consciousness she recovered control of her vocal cords, ending a two year silence. The report notes her speech returning and mentions further medical updates.
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Buffalo
Lillian Keekie
Josipe
Forest Fire on Coast in Check Near Tahquitz Peak
Riverside reports a San Jacinto mountain forest fire now under control before nightfall after burning 1000 to 1500 acres. The blaze began when a ranch house burned, extending from Tahquitz base over the summit and down the west slope as 120 firefighters battled the flames. The district ranger cites about 500 acres of timber land burned with the rest in brush and dry grass.
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Riverside
Cal
San Jacinto Mountains
L. J. Cranston
Government Forestry Service
Black Mountain Lookout
Tahquitz Peak
Villagers Flee From Lava Flow From Vesuvius
Naples dispatch reports Mount Vesuvius eruptive activity intensified with rock and ash bombardment of the crater walls while lava flow subsided slightly. An official bulletin warned further danger might be avoided but cautioned that the volcano remains unreliable and unpredictable. Villagers fled the southern and eastern base in panic praying for deliverance and singing hymns.
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Naples
Italy
Mount Vesuvius
Vesuvius
Modern Mining and Development Company of Tucson Incorporation
Articles filed in Phoenix show Modern Mining and Development Company of Tucson incorporated with authorized capital stock of 1000000 dollars. The filing was made with the Arizona Corporation Commission yesterday.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Modern Mining and Development Company of
Tucson
Corporation Commission
Chemical Company Sued Over Stock Transaction Deal
In Phoenix a federal suit seeks 12500 from Industrial Chemical Co and six individuals led by T C McReynolds and C P Henry. Mueller claims the defendants promised to return stocks if charges against him were cleared, then refused an offer of 15000 after his vindication.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Industrial Chemical Company
T. C. McReynolds
C. P. Henry
W. R. Warland
P. G. Spilsbury
Thomas Clements
J. R. Mueller
Mueller
Hoover to Attend Ohio Locks Opening Ceremony
President Hoover plans to attend the opening of the Ohio River lock system from Pittsburgh to Cairo as part of the inland waterway project. The three day ceremony is expected this fall, likely in October, with potential visits to Texas and the Mississippi flood district.
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Washington
Hoover
Ohio River
Pittsburgh
Cairo
Texas
Mississippi River
Bulgaria cut reparations payments in half
Sofia was notified by the Reparations Commission that Bulgaria must pay only fifty percent of its scheduled reparations due on April 1 and October 1.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
House Adopts Amendment Striking Census Count Provision
The house today adopted an amendment to the census bill to strike out a provision affecting the census count which would have driven a reapportionment of house members.
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Washington
House
FTC targets lumber firms for misrepresenting pine type
The Federal Trade Commission filed complaints against 46 lumber companies in California Oregon New Mexico Arizona and Nevada charging misrepresentation in selling western yellow pine as white pine. Hearings were set for July 5. Arizona firms named include Arizona Lumber and Timber Co of Flagstaff and Seg maw and Manistee Lumber Co of Wiibaais.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
California
Oregona
New Mexico
Arizona
Nevada
Heare Ings
Jumeber
Arizona Lumber and Timber Company
Flagstaff
Segmaw and Manistee Lumber Co
Wiibaais
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