Deaths Rise as Chicago Gang War Claims Alterie
Chicago July 19 The slaying of Louie Alterie a 46 year old gangster and former beer runner sparks fears of a new underworld war The police tie the motive to gang rivalries involving the O Banion and Moran factions and possible links to labor union control The case follows recent killings and hints at a broader crackdown as alcohol law changes shift power to smaller outfits
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Chicago
Louie Alterie
Dion O'Banion
Alterie
West
North Side
Tommy Maloy
Dapper Ez*r
Motion Piture Operators’ Union
William Blaur
Town Hall
George
Bugs) Moran
O'Banion Syndicate
Moran
Charles Boettcher
Denver
Boettcher
Glenwood Springs
Colo
Verne Sanky
Gordon Alcorn
Big Guns
Betty Brent finds contentment after Hollywood life
Former star Betty Brent now lives in a better class apartment hotel and pursues three careers including theater, radio, and new acts. She reflects that money harmed her perspective and says helping others matters more as she tours and works in film.
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Hollywood
Evelyn Brent
Betty Brent
Bessie Love
Priscilla Dean
Monte Blue
Ruth Roland
Betty
Famous Violins of Mittenwald 250 Years Old
Mittenwald celebrates the 250th anniversary of its violin industry begun by Mathias Klotz in the 18th century. A summer play The Song of the Stars relays Klotz's wanderings in Italy and the town’s rise to fame for fine instruments. The tale covers apprentices traveling to sell violins in castles and monasteries.
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Mittenwald
Germany
Bavaria
Mathias Kota
Klotz
Italy
Garmisch- Patenkirchen
Timber Falls in Canada as Crisis Nears
British Columbia reports 569 392.377 feet of timber cut in four months, up from 478.537.3545 feet last year as markets in Britain and Japan loom. Timbermen fear cheap Russian timber and tariff threats could curb BC exports, while dry heat harms North Carolina honey yield.
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Victoria
British Columbia
Japan
Canada
Railroad Rounds and Rumblings
The original safety appliance act passed by Congress in 1893 required standard drawbar height and automatic coupling by impact. It mandated grabirons on cars for worker safety and locomotives with driving wheel brakes and automatic power rake systems. A sufficient portion of cars in each train must have power brakes to let engineers control speed without brakemen.
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Joseph B. Eastman
Senate
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Wheeler
St. Louis
San Francisco
Rock Island
Missouri Pacific
Northwestern
Milwaukee
Kansas City
All Western
United States
Congress
Sea butterflies glide through the ocean depths
Sea butterflies are tiny marine mollusks known for wing like lobes that propel them, earning the name from their butterfly like motion as they swim through the open water.
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Santa Fe
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Belen
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Ray Work
Pampa
J. B. Briscoe
Curtis Coble
F. L. Blondell
Prescott
Arizona
San Diego Exposition
F. K. Chapman
Waynoka
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G. L. Melton
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J. W. Johnson
Fountain
E. W. Fields
Saint Anthony Hospital
Dalhart
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Texas
States
Jerome Kern
Sally
Sunny
Sweet Adeline
University of Kentucky
PWA
North Carolina
By John Moore
Bireley’s Orangeade
Good Housekeeping Plains Creamery
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Sparagus
Eac
Batavia
Raggedy Ann
Lee's
Thompson
Johnson's
Ralston’s
Vienna
Lipton’s Tea
Cheesf
Roquefort
Bacon Jones
Grocer
Plains
Gebhardt
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Hebpful
Schilling
Schilling Coffee
RED & White
Lipton
Crystal White
BIG M
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Florida
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