South Carolina Prohibition War Under Governor Richards
The article reviews Governor Richards's crackdown on liquor by a small enforcement cadre, noting destroyed stills totaling over 4,000 in three years and three months, with losses of up to $95,900 per still. It discusses public support for prohibition, political resistance, and the paradox of a dry state with many stills and liquor outlets.
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Corelina
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Richarde
Richards
South Carolina
Columbia
General Assembly
Literary Digest
State Department of Agriculture
Commissioner ‘of Agriculture
Horry County
Amaker
Saluda County
Wateree
Richland County
Sumner County
Trust mergers loom over industry in DOJ probe
The Department of Justice investigates costs of vast mergers across oil steel radio and other sectors amid concerns of anti trust violations. Experts warn colossal combinations may curb competition and raise prices while debates focus on whether these deals lower costs or boost dividends. Railroads show signs of interlocking to dodge liberal control.
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Department of Justice
Supreme Court
Org
Largest bank merger creates global financial giant leader
The United States hosts the world’s largest bank after the Chase National Equitable Trust and Interstate Trust combination approved. New entity reports 368 060 000 in surplus and 500 000 000 capital funds, with 2 400 000 000 in resources and 1 350 000 000 in deposits across 92 New York offices and foreign branches in Havana Christobal Panama City London Paris Berlin Reno Mexico City Shanghai Hong Kong and Tianjin. The affiliated American E Company adds 24 offices. The merger signals consolidation and shifting assets as New York dominates national banking with about half the nation’s assets. The article notes banking profits concentrate power and criticism of profits flowing without government compensation. Also mentions Canadian Pacific National Railways first running a cordal demneving train.
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United States
Chase National
Equitable Trust
Interstate Trust
New York City
Havana
Christobal
Panama City
London
Paris
Berlin
Reno
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Shanghai
Hong Kom
Tienstsin
Clssee
American
E Company
United State
Canada
Bank 17
Supermnt
New York
Bamiangi
Ahendrais
Incpmne
Mand
Ford cash reserves and single-owner structure cited
The Ford company is described as a closed corporation with all stock owned by Henry Ford and his family. The article notes large cash resources, past stock buyouts of Senator Couzens and the Dodge Brothers, and efforts to expand the business and cut production costs. It mentions a $115 million loss over years amid crisis conditions.
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Amaz Ag -Digures
Ford
Henry Ford
Aterger
Mc. Kord
Senator Couzens
Dodge Regthess
Grade crossings in America reduce deadly highway crashes
Nearly half of the 30 000 annual road deaths occur where highways cross rail lines on the same grade. States and the Federal Government push to eliminate grade crossings on Federal Aid roads. Since 1939 about 4 076 crossings have been removed, mostly by narrowing the highway rather than building bridges or subways.
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America
Stuerica
Books for White House library chosen by booksellers
A committee of the American Booksellers Association selected a library of one hundred volumes for the White House. The favored list includes works by Mark Twain and other American authors, aiming to inspire morals, courage, and duty in future presidents and their families.
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White House
American Booksellers Assoviation
Lassen
Mark “Pwate
Hinata
Telka
Ostm Peetry
Unclear OCR Crime Scene At Portside Games Hall
Ambiguous OCR text describes a chaotic scene near a theater or hall with scattered names and actions. Several fragments reference a seaman, a crane, a street, and a group surrounding suspects, but most details are unreadable. The readable items imply a disorderly incident with multiple individuals and locations unclear.
White's Cream Vermihage Worm Remedy Ad
Nature suggests children's health and worm concerns, touting White's Cream Vermihage as a safe expeller. The ad claims a single bottle, sold by W. J. PLATT & C., ATRN, S.C., offers protection against worms and related trouble.
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Maus
Earnings Outlook From Mixed Bank Reports
Quarterly earnings show mixed results across industries with many firms and sectors like amusement dairy equipment and farm supply showing resilience. Railroads report a sharp drop in operating income for March and analysts anticipate a slower first quarter and a late spring rebound compared to last year.
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Isue
Indunitt Panies
Firat
Gasoline tax rise cited by AAA shows big fiscal shift
A report attributed to the American Automobile Association notes taxes on car owners climbed from 24,325,670 in 1928 to 767,001,595 in 1929. The average vehicle tax rose from 25.24 to 28.56, and the gasoline tax from three cents to 3.22 per gallon. Funds funded state highways, local roads, and bond payments, highlighting a substantial and growing public revenue stream.
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American_Auto—mobile Association
Farmers' National Grain Corp Emerges Under Farm Board Tutelage
The organization has formed under the Federal Farm Board guidance and now operates independently. It aims to handle about 250000 bushels of grain and expects large volumes of coarse grains, backed by major U S grain cooperatives as stockholders.
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Federal Farm Board
Farmers’ National Grain Corporation
OO Hushela
United States
Would You Know One If You Saw It
A vintage warning explains tiny germs enter blood through small cuts and cause serious diseases such as typhoid fever lockjaw and blood poisoning. It promotes thorough washing with Taquid Borerone as a safeguard and notes Liquid Borerone available at WLS PLATT 0 AIKEN 5 7.
Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Promotes Gentle Relief
Old Folks describe a traditional laxative remedy based on simple vegetable laxatives and herbs. The passage extols Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a safe, easy option for constipation indigestion and related ailments in elderly users, claiming broad patient benefit and wide availability from druggists or mail order.
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Aimee
Caldwell
AL Monticello
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