Booze Peddlers Sell Water as Whiskey in Salina scam
In Salina Kansas August 25 Associated Press reports prohibition woes after a pledge pull ends with townsmen paying 1100 dollars for three barrels of sewer water. Three strangers promised good old whiskey only to funnel Sandy Hill river water through sealed syringes and wax seals. The townsfolk seek the trio who sold them the costly liquid.
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Associated Press
Salina
Kan
Salinans
Sandy Hill
Forest protection plan urged by American Forestry head
Charles Lathrop Pack urged a $1,000,000 yearly forest fire protection cooperation and a $2,000,000 annual land acquisition program to grow timber. He spoke at a New Hampshire foresters meeting, calling for watershed protection and rapid legislation to shield 315,000,000 acres of state and private forests.
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Charles Lathrop Pack
American Forestry Association
Mr. Pack
Society of Protection of New Hampshire Forests
New England
Shaw's Dollar Day Weekend at Shaw's Store
Shaw's Department Store announces a Dollar Day event Friday and Saturday. All items marked down from previous higher prices and larger purchases receive discounts. The program, tested in the East, aims to boost trade area and save customers money. The store emphasizes its completeness and customer satisfaction. August 27 and 28.
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Shaw’s
Shaw’s Department Store
Shaw
Alexander Bound Over On Statutory Rape Charge
Sam Alexander of Vanoss had a preliminary trial before Justice Turner and was bound over to district court under a 1500 dollar bond. He faces statutory rape charges. case proceeded yesterday.
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Alexander
Sam Alexander
Vanoss
Justice Turner
New York Faces Fall Housing Challenge and Limited Building
New York City faces an acute housing shortage this fall similar to last spring as tenants pressed for rent law reforms. Experts warn the housing supply may shrink with office demand leading owners to raze apartments for commercial space. Plans to encourage home building include cooperatives and using the sinking fund for loans, backed by Mayor Hylan.
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Associated Press
New York
New York City
Albany
Manhattan
Mann
Hylan
Ratification Certified by Governor Roberts in Tennessee
Tennessee Governor A H Roberts certified the suffrage amendment to Secretary of State Colby at Washington by mail at 10.20 am, according to Attorney General Frank M Thompson. Chief Justice Landen of the state supreme court agreed to review chancery court proceedings that issued a temporary injunction delaying certification.
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Roberts
the Press
Nashville
Tenn
Frank M. Thompson
Tennessee
A. H. Roberts
Colby
Washington
Landen
State Supreme Court
Chancery Court
Ashington
Governor Brough Opens Indiana Campaign Tour
Governor Brough of Arkansas left for Indiana to deliver the opening address for Governor Cox and Franklin D. Roosevelt. He expects to return to Arkansas around September 20 after the campaign swing through Indiana starting August 24.
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Battle Rock
Ark
Brough
Arkansas
Indiana
Cox
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ada to Build 2 Million Gallon Water Reservoir
A 2,000,600 gallon reinforced concrete reservoir is under construction south of Ada to supplement Byrd's Mill. The $46,000 project, begun June 28, will be complete by early September with pumping and mains work continuing for months. Page 1.
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Ada Brick Company
Byrd
Byrd’s Mill
Ada
Joseph E. Nelson Sons
Chicago
Kansas City
Emmett Ponton
C. C. Carroll
Doe
Merkle Machinery Company
Johnson & Benham
H. S. Darlington
W. L. Whitacre
F. Hudson
Smith
Indian Appeals for Protection of Reservation Lands
An American Indian preacher and World War I veteran known as Rev. Whitefeather appeals to the American Legion Weekly for protection of his tribe's lands near Stillwater. He calls for laws barring white and Mexican settlement and marriage, urging unity and self sufficiency for Neo Indians.
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New York
American Legion Weekly
Whitefeather
Fallen, Nev
Stillwater
346Th Machine Gun Battalion
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Kans
U.S
A.d.&c
B. Schienberg & Son
Kuppenheimer
Society Brand
Oklahoma
Gwin & Mays Drug CO
Ada, Oklahoma
Governor Brough
Bull
Indian Appeals
Legion For Protection
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Hart Schaffner & Mare
Eagle
Edwin Clapp
Cooper’s
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