Moscow Executions Probed as Priests Paid Per Prayer
Fifteen executioners tied to Czaris regime allege bribes of 10 to 50 dollars per killing and a priest earned 50 dollars per prayer at the gallows. all arrested on charges of about 500 hangings in a cellar, while other items note Miss Mary Pickford and British Wembley deficit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
New York
Mary Pickford
Laurette Taylor
Laurette
Mrs. Fairbanks
Butlet
London
Railroad News and Folks Remakes The Rails
Rail and transportation items highlight plans to move Northwest shingle output through the Panama Canal to Galveston and then by rail, with officials noting Amarillo's future tied to water. Nearby notes cover Santa Fe depot staffing, bridge decking on Tenth Street, and the Maltra Incline electrification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plains Labor
Pacific Coast
Panama Canal
Galveston
C. B. Davis
Rock Island Division
Amarillo
Tom Green
L. and N. Railroad
Dallas
Fred Dalton
Rock Island
Glen Rio
Santa Fe
St. Anthony’s Infirmary
Tom Thompson
North Third Street
O. D. Ernest
A. G. Osborn
W. D Bell
Red Williams
Say Texas Cotton Men At Rate Disadvantage
King Cotton in the Southwest faces higher rail rates, witnesses told the interstate commerce commission. Galveston experts claimed Texas and other Southwest states are put at a disadvantage for exports as southeastern ports offer lower charges. Higher seed and cake rates to Galveston and Houston worsen the gap, and a proposed 48 rate increase would hinder foreign competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dallas
Southwest
Interstate Commerce Commission
J. B. Keeler
Southeastern
KE. H. Thornton
Galveston
Galveston Chamber of Commerce
Galveston Cotton Exchange
Mr. Thornton
Texas
Atlantic
Oklahoma
Houston
Education Needed in Fight on Rum Belief
Detroit Day 11 The executive committee of the federal council of churches plans action on prohibition study. Dr Charles Stelzle urges thorough education over legislation, saying prohibition alone cannot be operative without education and social work. He notes workers oppose subtype punitive laws and seek natural rights.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Federal Council of Churches
Charles Stelzle
New York
Stelzle
United States
Red Pepper Rub Promises Quick Cold Relief
An advertisement touts Bowles Red Pepper Rub as fast relief for chest cold congestion backache sore muscles and rheumatic pains. It claims penetrating heat within minutes and urges readers to order a free sample from Whitehall Pharmacal Co at 598 Madison Ave New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall Pharmacal Co, Inc
Madison Ave
New York
Prohibition Debate Highlights Social and Economic Views
Dr. Stelzle condemns saloons yet credits liquor with a social role for the poor. The talk discusses achieving prohibition through emotional, educational, and legislative steps, noting the long work of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and the need for further education before law changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stelzle
Ife
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Kansas City Merchants Asked to Cease Misuse of Liquor Shakers
The W C T U calls on Kansas City merchants to stop distributing curiously branded liquor shakers and cocktail shakers amid temperance concern.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
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Wembley
Charles Garland
Boston
New Masses
Arts and Letters
Philadelphia
Duke of Anhalt
Blonus German
By John Moore
Otto Leibelt
Fairtheater Orchestra
Clovis
Leibelt
Leibelts
Maltra
North America
Moffat
Continental Divide
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Chicago
Mabridge
South Dakota
Pea Community Chest Booster
West Seventin
Ory Moony
Dr. Parcells
Amarillo Building
3Rd and Polk
I. C. C. Hearth
Cial
Wagner
Jewelry Shop
Polk
Coney Island
Western Packing Company
Amarillo, Texas
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