Word: arrests
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Thornton, who bustled him to the capital. Senator Heflin awaited his boy's homecoming on the station platform. Instead of "hell," he, a fond parent, gave his prodigal a full-bosomed embrace and loving forgiveness. The reconciliation was interrupted when Senator Heflin demanded, but failed to obtain, the arrest of news cameramen who flashlighted the family group. Later, Heflin Senior issued his customary statement: his son's tippling was a Roman Catholic plot. Alone of U. S. news channels, the Associated Press closed its wires to the Junior Heflin story. A. P. Manager Kent Cooper's reason...
City Manager Sherrill warned them against entering homes as firemen on inspections and then suddenly transforming themselves into policemen to arrest Cincinnati's evildoers thus detected. Oldtime politicians who deplore the lack of politics in Cincinnati's form of government charged that the new system would reduce the efficiency of the fire department, predicted that Cincinnati might be swept away in an avenging holocaust...
...quart of cherry brandy and one keg of plum Barbaucourt." In November, Congressman Michaelson was elected to the House for the fifth time. Last February he voted for the Five & Ten (Jones) Law as commanded by the Anti-Saloon League. Last week a warrant was out for his arrest on the Florida indictment. Bond was set at $2,000. But for three days Congressman Michaelson played a hide-and-seek game with U. S. Marshals. He spent a lonely Easter and the next day gave himself...
...Atlantic City (Universal). Long before their shadows could speak, the Cohens and the Kellys were funny in Manhattan, in Paris. Now on the beach they promote a bathing suit business. Seeing his daughter going away with young Pat Kelly, Cohen telegraphs the Atlantic City police please they should arrest Cohen and Kelly, so the police arrest Cohen Sr. and old Mrs. Kelly arriving there to bring back young Kelly and Cohen; and then Mrs. Cohen and Papa Kelly come to jail too and Mr. Cohen is so crazy-acting they padlock him alongside an ugly crook. It would be much...
Whatever doubt there existed as to the power of Prohibition officials to arrest without a warrant prior to the Jones Bill, it is now clear that not only may officers arrest without a warrant one who violates the Prohibition Law but also a private person is privileged to effect such an arrest. Such is the magic of the term "felony". This situation offers excellent opportunities to fanatical "drys" to further the cause...