The Robbery Epidemic Across Financial Districts
A nonfiction look at bank robberies and inside leaks in major cities. The article cites the Union Bank and Trust in Helena and notes a 12 million dollar Wall Street loot over two years. It discusses fake messengers, insider information, and suspected organized intelligence behind these crimes.
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Union Bank and Trust Company
Helena
Charles Reade
Wall’ Street
New York
Wall Street
Meat Markets In Butte Earn Clean Bill Of Health
City Food Inspector Stevenson visited 17 markets last week finding 100 percent purity in all cases, with others ranging from 91 to 98. He notes filthy lucre aside, markets are as clean as soap and elbow grease allow, a clean bill of health being their greatest asset.
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Butte
Stevenson
Wet Issue Signals Towns Reconsider National Prohibition
The piece explains that several New England towns vote wet as an attempt to revive prohibition as a national issue. It notes that many voters are not extreme, seeking only a modification of Volstead Act enforcement rather than full repeal.
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New England
Edwards
Wilson
Germany
Prohibition Issue Shaping Campaign For Congress
Observers say light beer and wine use may be allowed under a revised act, making prohibition a key issue in the campaign. The fight over repealing or amending the Volstead act could determine the November House outcome.
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Congress
House of Representatives
Rocky Mountain Club plans new permanent clubhouse
The Rocky Mountain club of New York, with Montanan members, plans a permanent clubhouse while continuing to operate in its current quarters to aid blind or disabled American soldiers and sailors. The club has funded activities to bid departing soldiers Godspeed and welcome them home, and is noted for its Western hospitality and concern for military personnel.
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Rocky Mountain Club of
New York
Rocky Mountain Club
Underwood & Underwood
Edward 4
Seitz
Camp Devens
Nature's vetoes and political jabs in a historical mash
A satirical review of early 20th century debates touches on Franklin Lane's meat supply plan, Dr. Frederick A. Lucas's musk ox and reindeer theories, and comic asides about catalo cattle. It weaves in references to Buffalo Jones, Noah's ark, Chicago conventions, Easter millinery, and reactions to Taft Wilson Bryan Hitchcock Edwards Debs and Bolshevists with humor and political critique.
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Franklin D. Lane
Frederick A. Lucas
Museum of Natural History
Mr. Lane
Alaska
British Columbia
Dr. Lucas
Buffalo Jones
Noah
The
Ark
War fears and political tension across Europe emerge again
The Missoulian notes renewed threats among Romania Hungary Serbia Poland and Czecho Slovakia, with Bolshevik Russia advancing and internal revolution fears in Romania. The piece says world war aversion fading as mobilizations rise and warns of regional instability.
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Europe
Rumania
Hungary
Serbia
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
Russia
Romania
Springtime in Ireland Poem by T A Daly
A 1920 poem celebrates spring in Ireland with green glens and rising tensions. It images Derry Antrim and Cape Clear, noting orange factions and marching shouts as foes wait in spring. The verse marks the author T A Daly and copyright details.
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Ireland
Derry
Antrim Glen
Ulster
Cape Clear
T. A. Daly
Crescograph lets plants reveal growth rates and effects
The Crescograph by Dr. Chunder Bose of Calcutta magnifies plant growth up to 100 million times, showing real time responses to chemicals. The device uses a magnetic lever and spotlight to display movement on a screen, eliminating past contact limits and enabling rapid comparison with powerful effects.
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Leslie's
Chunder Bose
Calcutta
Bose
Fever Farm Animals Decline Across Most Livestock
Government survey from the Salt Lake Tribune shows gains in milch cows and mules on Jan 1 1920 versus 1919, but declines in swine and other cattle. Total farm animals reached 215 760 000 with a value of 8 561 000 000, down 3 percent from the previous year.
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Salt Lake Tribune
United States
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Headlines and Humors Flare Across Papers
A sample of editorial snippets mocks wartime rhetoric and political stances. Items critique disguise in dispatches about Archangel and Bolshevism, note Hoover’s political misfit, and comment on living costs, sea travel, and policy optimism from various papers.
Humor of the Day: Quick Wits and Quips Across Papers
A collage of quips from early 20th century papers features juror jokes about guilt and bias, dog tail soup, Santa myths, and aging suitors. Excerpts include a juror declaring guilt yet unpersuaded, a mother wanting near-mother-in-law proximity, a fox terrier’s tail theft joke, and a food inspector punchline. The jokes showcase society’s wry take on law, family, and cost of living.
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Buffalo Express
Louisville Courier-Journal
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Anaconda Standard
Wonrane
Leedine Daily
Standard Publishing Company
Anaconda
North Main Street
Montana
Associated Press
Chicago
Hi Johnson
Gene Debs
Mr. Bryan
Senator Hitchcock
Mr. Taft
Mr. Wilson
White House
Bolshevists
Turkey
the Press of Montana
Carl Riddick
Sinclair
North Dakota
Congressman Riddick
House
Miles City
Lewistown
Democrat-News
Midland Empire Aviation
Billines
Billings Commercial Club
Billings Gazette
Lnes
Havre
Hill County Democrat
Washington
Ingomar Independent
Sand Springs
Ned Asir HN
Rhyme and Reason
Archangel
New York Telegraph
Glenn
Don Quixote
Glenn E. Plumb
Indianapolis Star
Senator Penrose
Hoover
Memphis
Kaiser
Holland
Constantinople
Columbus Dispatch
Macon ‘Telegraph
America
Australia
Birmingham Age-Herald
Paris
Lansing
Washington Star
Boston Transcript
Cleveland
London
Santa Claus
Mr. Growdher
Plunkville
Mamie
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