Word: district
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...District Attorney Maurice M. Milligan said he would believe in Schneider's suicide, so inconvenient for Boss Pendergast's prosecution, when the body was recovered, not before. On the fourth day, Mr. Milligan swallowed his skepticism. Federal river workers, taking soundings near the Kansas City water department's intake, fished out the loyal henchman's corpse...
After dark, a parade of 75 automobiles, their license plates shrouded, drove through the Negro district. In the cars rode white-hooded figures, distributing threats lettered in red, twirling a suggestive hangman's noose. At 25 street corners the Ku-Kluxers paused to plant and ignite fiery crosses. From a pole they hung a black effigy labeled: "This nigger voted...
...District of Columbia officials deny that there is any such ruling...
...Fairmount, W. Va., a certain John Albericon visited his doctor. He then went to see the district president of the United Mine Workers of America, who referred him to pickets at one of the little "wagon mines" which supply the odd-lot coal trade in northern West Virginia. The pickets let the mine supply Mr. Albericon after reading this entry on a medical prescription blank (as noted last week by Scripps-Howard Reporter Fred W. Perkins...
...Washington last week for his second visit in a fortnight was Senator Taft's neck & neck rival (so far) for their party's main 1940 prize. District Attorney Tom Dewey of New York put in an evening last fortnight getting acquainted with his fellow Michigander and No. 2 rival for the nomination, Senator Vandenberg. Last week he put in some long hours with Joe Martin, Minority Leader of the House. Joe Martin agrees with Minority Leader McNary of the Senate that unless the Republicans feel in 1940 that they can win with anybody, Tom Dewey is the glamor...