Boots and whiskey smuggling from Canada to the States
A discussion on bootlegging economics cites the liquor trade at gunpoint, large profits, and low hijacking costs. It warns a lax Manitoba commission could flood the market with fictitious names, creating a Canada to U S surplus ripe for widespread smuggling operations. Professional bootleggers favor landings from Canada over Atlantic routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba Commission
States
Canada
Atlantic Seaboard
Bergdoll Hunting Confession Mirrors Six Month Plot
From Heidelberg comes news that a Bergdoll hunter wounded in the Bergdoll chase has confessed the plot hatched six months ago in Paris. American officers and American Legion backers are named, but the hunt for Bergdoll raises dangers and moral questions as the press sympathy meets fear this pursuit may continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heidelberg
Paris
American Legion
United States
Bergdoll
Germany
United States of America
Jos
Manitoba Wet Law Prompts Border Liquor Smuggling Surge
Federal officers on the U S Canada border fear a flood of Manitoba liquor after Sept 1 as Manitoba votes wet and adopts government sale. Runners are ready at the border with hundreds of miles to guard and seek to ship prime booze into Minnesota despite enforcement efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
North Dakota
Manitoba
United States
Manitoba Liquor Commission
Conditions at Ellis Island Draw Sharp Criticism
The article notes alarm over Ellis Island sanitation if Geddes is even partly correct and calls for improved facilities and funding. It cites New York’s denial of worst claims but acknowledges needed upgrades, suggesting universal first and second class processing to end class barriers and improve conditions amid scarce Congress funding. The Pall Mall Gazette is quoted likening the cages to Chicago stockyards, highlighting perceived degradation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Island
Geddes
New York City
Congress
London Pall Mall Gazette
Chicago
Slemp Named Coolidge Secretary in Praise From Press
Washington correspondents praise B. Slemp as a genial, highly capable choice for secretary to President Coolidge. Slemp is noted for southern political acumen, ties to Will Hays and Senator Penrose, and for easing the president’s load. The column also touches on libel suit against Meredith, Bergdoll, safety pleas, Germany and Baldwin Poincare, Montana summer, and Jimmie Cox's solitaire game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
B. Slemp
Coolidge
Slemp
Mason and Dixon Line
Congress
Virginia
Will H. Hays
Republican National Committee
Senator Penrose
Pennsylvania
Pen
Brookhart
Meredith
Raggedy Friends Escapes Spark Witch Hopes
A whimsical tale shows Wanda Witch chasing Raggedy Ann Raggedy Andy and Ned Gnome after turning their soda water spring green with a magic charm. The escape ends in a cheerful picnic while a broader astrology column predicts future benefits for arts education hotels and public work in the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanda Witch
Raggedy Ann
Raggedy Andy
Ned Gnome
Raggedys
Raggery Andy
Little Ned Gnome
Horoscope Tuesday August 21 1923
Astrological forecast says favorable influences align for a pleasant day Venus Mars and the sun in benefic aspect urging a supreme effort for readers in this Tuesday overview of celestial guidance
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venus
Mars
Large Mining Map Destroyed by Fire at Courthouse
A large mining map in Clerk and Recorder William Molloy’s office was destroyed by fire yesterday morning. The map hung partly on the wall and partly in a large wooden case. two men had viewed it minutes earlier. One may have dropped a lit match. Fire damaged a large section. value estimated at about $490 with extensive replacement work required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Molloy
Defense critique urges stronger Panama Canal defenses
Navy Department study of spring maneuvers finds weaknesses in canal fortifications. It calls for better air power in the Canal Zone, reorganized coastal artillery, balanced fleet with scout cruisers, and potential treaty access to aircraft bases. It warns enemy air and submarine threat could threaten the canal and stresses need for improved liaison, communications, and training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Panama Canal
Navy Department
Panama Bay
Canal
Canal Zone
Pacific
Port Culebra
Costa Rica
United States
Blue
United States Defense Fleet
Black
Miraflores
Rimy
Coiaiatae
Balan
Hampton Roads
San Diego
Exhibit Showcases Montana Trees At Chamber Display
A Montana trees exhibit is being arranged by J C Ketridge of the Deer Lodge national forest reserve for the chamber of commerce. The permanent display features 14 tree varieties with branch cone bark specimens, typewritten descriptions, and photographs. Included species are Western yellow pine Western white pine lodgepole pine limber pine Alpine fir Douglas fir Western red cedar Rocky mountain red cedar hemlock Engelmann spruce Alpine larch and trailing juniper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Chamber of Commerce
J. C. Ketridge
Deer Lodge National Forest Reserve
Opening of bids postponed a week for Catholic high school
Bids for the new Catholic high school, initially set to open at 10:30 yesterday, will be opened at 10:30 on the morning of August 28 due to several proposed changes in the specifications.
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The
Anafonda Standard
Standard Publishing Company Publishers and Proprietors
Anaconda
Butte
West Park Street
the Daily and Sunday Standard
Deer Lodge
Dilion
Boreman
Philipsburg
Unite
Standard Publishing Company
Butte, Mont
Associated Press
Prudden
King & Prudden, Inc
Fifth Avenue
New York
Glebe
Boston
Steger
Sharon
San Francisco
San Fernando
Los Angeles
Grover Cleveland
Russia
Messrs
Baldwin
Poin Care
Jimmie Cox
Raggedy Ann and
Johnny Gruelle
Virgo
McClure
Laddie Boy
Arctic
White House
Batchelor
Public Ledger
Elmer
Panama
Exchange Department
East Broadway
Thornton Hotel
China
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