Federal narcotic laws yield over one million in 1925
Treasury report shows 1925 narcotic law enforcement collected 1,057,391 dollars, far above prohibition receipts. Despite low drug-arrest counts, more than 96 percent of dope peddlers were convicted while many alcohol violators escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Governnor
Wit Wals
Freducen Na Ely
Col
L. G. Nutt
New York
Florida
Nutt
Second hop to be made soon from Pernambuco to Rio
Commander Franco and his colleagues, who completed the first flight from Europe to South America, rest and overhaul their plane the Nevus Ultra. They plan to depart from Pernambuco for Rio de Janeiro tomorrow or Wednesday, a leg of about 1,264 miles considered comparatively easy.
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Pernambuco
Brazil
Franco
Europe
South America
Ternambuco
Rio Janeiro
Weather Dampens Opening of Farmers Week at OSU
Inclement weather in Columbus today reduced attendance at the opening events of Farmers Week at Ohio State University.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Airmen Set Winter Records for Air Mail and Rescue Work
In record low temperatures aviators shaved 33 minutes from the Chicago New York air mail time and army planes from Selfridge Field delivered two tons of coal and food to ice bound fishing tugs. Lieutenant Macready set an American altitude record of 35,800 feet at Dayton. Air mail pilots report thousands of miles flown this winter with no mishaps and on schedule, outpacing railroads in reliability.
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Consolidated Pres S Association
Chicago
Air Mail Service
New York
Selfridge Field
Mount Clemens
Michigan
Lake Michigan
Macready
Dayton
Air Mail
Death penalty campaign launched in New York fight
Clarence Darrow and Warden Lewis L Lawes left for Washington to press abolition of capital punishment in New York state. They oppose funding for the electric chair in the District of Columbia where funds are lacking. Kathleen Norris and Dudley Field Malone spoke at the opening theatre meeting.
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New York
Clarence Darrow
Chicago
Lewis L. Lawes
Sing Sing Prison
Washington
New York State
Darrow
Lawes
District of Columbia
Dudley Field Malone
Kathleen Norris
Darrow and
Lawea
Martial law in Lexington as Harris faces murder trial
National Guardsmen flood Lexington to enforce martial law ahead of Ed Harris's plea in a sensational case. A two block court-area zone, guarded roads, and restricted entry set the scene as Harris faces a midnight trial for killing Clarence Bryant and his two children and attacking Mrs. Bryant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Ed Harris
R. P. Toupon
Will Lockett
Harris
Clarence Bryant
Pike
Frankfort
J. P. Farmer
Lexington Bar Association
Newlyweds Shun Old Flame After Burnt Fortunes
A proverb is quoted about caution in romance as a newly married manSteers clear of his former lover following a risky past relationship.
Bandits Loot Pawtucket Post Office In Silence
Four masked robbers bound and gagged the watchman and night clerk at the Pawtucket Rhode Island post office on February 1. They forced open three safes, stealing thousands of dollars in stamps and money, and fled in a limousine after threatening to light dynamite fuses if noise was made.
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Pawtucket
R. I
Fev
Storm hits sea lanes as ships battle storm ravages Atlantic
Storm wracked Atlantic claims two British ships last week and holds Dutch freighter Alkaid and Norwegian freighter Dybwaid. Westphalia aids Alkaid crew of twenty while Westphalia approaches from New York. Olympic delayed by gale as T3 submarine disabled and Bright towed after loss of cargo. Bremen rescues seven Laristan crew with captain noting ferocious sea and rough launchings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Atlantic
Alkaid
Dybwaid
Westphalia
Cape Race
Halifax
West Inskip
Rotterdam
Newport News
Philadelphia
Rotte
West Phalia
Hamburg
William Se
Reveer
America
Queenstown
Seb
Bremen
Wurpis
Ohio River Rises Toward Flood Stage at East Liverpool
The Ohio River reached 10.8 feet at 10 a.m. and rose two inches per hour. Rivermen forecast flood stage within 48 hours, but no preparations to move portable property have been made locally.
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East
Liverpool
Ohio
Fire in South Bend Clothing Store Kills One Fireman
A blaze in a clothing store in South Bend Indiana today killed one fireman injured three others and destroyed property valued at 93 25 million dollars. The fire caused extensive damage and prompted investigations into the cause and response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
Aviation policy debate marks Mitchell resignation
The article discusses Colonel Mitchell’s resignation from the U.S. Army and how it shifts the national conversation on aviation policy. It notes support for his goals despite disapproval of his tactics, mentions the Morrow commission’s aviation recommendations, and potential new national aviation groups forming to unite existing bodies.
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David Lawrence
the Messenger
Washington
Mitchell
United States Army
America
Interservice
President Coolidge
Dwight P. Morrow
Morrow
Congress
War Department
Signal Corps
General Pershing
France
Billy Mitchell
Ex Officer to Die in Chair in New York
John J. Brennan, a former New York police officer, was sentenced by County Judge McLaughlin to die in the electric chair at Sing Sing during the week of March 8 for the killing of Samuel Krainin at a Brooklyn police station last January 5. Krainin had come to protest Brennan attempting to extort money from him.
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New York
John J. Brennan
McLaughlin
Brooklyn
Sing Sing
Samuel Krainin
Krainin
Brennan
Marriage to Be Quite Fatal in West Virginia
Superintendent H. E. Rodgers warned that a teacher marriage would nullify the school board contract. Male teachers and "mams" wonder if the rule applies to them as well in Parkersburg.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
H. E. Rodgers
Husband admits murder of bride and hid body in well
Harvey Haver of Newcomerstown confessed to killing his mail order bride Katherine and concealing her body in an old well on his father's farm. He says she threw a shoe at him one night and he choked her to death. officials stand at the well mouth in the accompanying photo.
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Harvey Haver
Newcomerstown
Katherine
Haver
Falin Pleads Guilty Today to Mine Destruction Crimes
Warren Falin pleaded guilty in Pomeroy to burglary and larceny in the Dark Hollow dynamite theft case. Judge A P Miller deferred sentencing and remanded him to county jail. Several codefendants pleaded guilty and are jailed. others await trial as appeals unfold over non union mine operation rulings.
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Pomeroy
Warren Alin
Pomeroy Bend
A. P. Miller
Dark Hollow
Miller
Falin
Court of Appeals
Meigs County
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Aiminers’ Organization
EEA Ines Opc
Jesse Muncey
Clyde Tyree
Ohio
Valin
Tyree
Muncey
Tug Helen N frees from ice floes on Lake Michigan
The tug Helen N freed after lingering in Lake Michigan ice since Wednesday. It was towed to Muskegon dock by the Indian, which broke from the ice on Saturday. On board were Stephen Nedeau, engineer, Israel Nedeau, photographer, and a newspaper correspondent who joined Saturday night with provisions.
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Muskegon
Mich
Helen N.f
Lake Michigan
Helen N
Stephen Nedeau
Israel Nedeau
Cleveland family tragedy linked to suspected murder plot
Arthur Fulvi aged 33 and four of his children were found dead at their Cleveland home after a family banquet. Mrs Vera Fulvi lay seriously ill and a fifth child Jeano survived but shows poisoning traces in her mouth. Authorities suspect murder.
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Arthur Fulvi
Cleveland
Vera Fulvi
Jeano
Mitchell to deliver critical Washington address today
William Mitchell plans a late Washington speech to mark his resignation from the army. After three days of talks with attorney Frank Reid, he will issue a statement arguing the move serves the country and preserves his campaign for stronger air power. He is expected to condemn the military leadership more forcefully than in his formal resignation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William Mitchell
Mitchell
Frank Reid
Illinois
Oil search in Arctic Alaska begins with two geologists
Washington February 1 announcement from the Department of the Interior details a new eight month effort to locate oil in Arctic Alaska. Two government geologists will depart Washington to work in isolation to determine if vast oil deposits exist in the frozen north.
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Washington
Arctic
Alaska
Department of the Interior
Storm Warning Issued From Sandy Hook To Boston
The Weather Bureau issued a storm warning for the Atlantic coast from Sandy Hook to Boston. A disturbance of considerable intensity is over the Middle Atlantic states and Upper Ohio valley, moving slowly northeastward.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Atlantic Coast
Sandy Hook
Boston
Middle Atlantic States
Ohio Valley
Watchman Saves Hundreds as Broadway Pavement Collapses
New York February 1 A watchman sounding alarm and circling the weak area with a wire prevented disaster when a forty foot section of pavement on Broadway near 44th street opposite the Hotel Astor sank into the excavation for the Paramount building. Gas mains and water lines broke loose unleashing volumes of water and gas, but no injuries occurred thanks to the alert watchman.
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New York
Broadway
44Th Street
Hotel Astor
Paramount
Texas Reducing Tax Bill Sparks Front-Running Debate
Washington report on the new 362 million dollar tax reform bill as it faces Senate debate led by progressives and Democrats arguing over surtax relief. They contend the plan favors the rich at the expense of incomes between 26 and 100 thousand dollars while administration leaders push to whip the measure forward before February 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Coolidge
Emoot
Fawe
Utah
Fire destroys Warren business district causing heavy damage
Four trapped by smoke were rescued from the Brades building as flames swept through Warren on February 1. The blaze quickly spread to adjacent stores in the heart of the business district, inflicting about 300000 dollars in damage.
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Warren
Brades
Ada
Wareren
Free booklet on how to keep the house warm
A public notice promotes a free booklet explaining how to operate a heating plant for maximum heat from fuel. It invites readers to request the booklet by enclosing two penny stamps for return postage and includes details on how to obtain the material.
Athens Information Bureau Report On Washington Copy
Fragments reference Frederic J. Haskin and the Athens information purist bureau in Washington. Details unclear due to OCR gaps but imply a copied document or briefing related to information control or distribution. Further readable text needed for precise summary.
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Flapper
Boy Mer Service, Inc
Ferne Rogers
Roy Bowman
Kentucky City
National Guardsmen
Storm Tosaed Oea
Olympic
William Marshall
Prince Bibesco
Lord Swatheling
Bay Springs
Key West
Bright
Georgetown
Stapleton
Staten Island
Coast Guard
Cuttier
Seneca
Ambrose Light
Norfolk
Portland
James Jones
Col. Mitchell
Pomeroy Mine
Martha Woulk
Messenger Star
WM. Mitchell
Frederic J. Haskin
Athens
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