Prohibition fights mix politics and policy in Congress
Washington notes how Congress and public officials clash over enforcement funding. Senate backs a 24 million increase while the House rejects it, revealing divisions among dry and wet forces, with Georgia Senator Harris and Bishop Cannon named amid shifting leadership in the prohibition movement.
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Rodney Dut
Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Smith
Harris
Georgia
Wheeler
League
Bruce
Bishop Cannon
Virginia
Cannon
A Thought for Today Quotation Pair
A biblical verse Lamentations 4 9 contrasts being slain by the sword with perishing by hunger. A Seneca line warns that a hungry people disregard reason justice and prayers.
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Seneca
Buckley Resigns After Conviction in Ohio Bribery Case
Ohio state treasurer Bert Buckley, a long time Republican figure, is urged to resign after his federal bribery conviction. Governor Cooper supports immediate resignation, citing public duty and a crackdown on liquor-related corruption amid a wave of related guilty pleas.
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Cooper
Overnor Myers Cooper
Bert Buckley
Ohio
Buckley
United States Senate
Nice
Budget Talk Warns of Rising Government Costs and Progress
The budget director warns that spending will not fall and will likely rise next year as administration demands grow. He cautions against voter opposition to modern improvements and urges orderly progress with honest, well planned administration despite public reluctance to expose past mistakes.
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United States
Ings
Taxpayers to bear higher administration costs next year
The passage states that administrative costs will rise in the coming year and that taxpayers must cover the bills since no one else will pay. It emphasizes the burden on public funds and the due attention required to treasury results.
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Treasury
The Time Always Comes: A Call to Service and Charity
A reflective essay urges readers to raise the blinds on comfortable routines and notice those in need. It condemns apathy toward church affiliation and charitable giving while praising selfless service to family and community. It warns of a future reckoning when hidden charitable acts are revealed and demanded.
Rural Folk Bear Burden in Athens County Road Assessments
Farmers on dirt and main highways in Athens County are funding road improvements with large donations and tax levies while questioning fairness. They argue rural residents pay more than townspeople for better roads, yet all benefit from improved access to towns and through-traffic. The piece notes unfair frontage and acreage assessments and predicts reform in road funding.
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Ohio
Willling
Athens County
Athens
Talkie Trail Adds Color to Manhattan Film Scene
Writer Gilbert Swan notes a new film talkies buzz in Talkie Trail on Broadway and Turtle Bay. He recalls industry chatter about high salaries for talkie writers and the changing power of theater operators, while reporters visit Tom Meighan in Hollywood and Nancy Carrell's return to the Bronx after fame.
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York
Manipattan
Gilbert Swan
Variety
Talkies
Goodby
Tom Meighan
Hollywood
Warner
Thomas
Federal cavalry defeated at Williamsburg Virginia report
From history notes dated February 7 1868 the record mentions a federal cavalry defeat at Williamsburg Virginia and troop movements to support a loyal state government in Florida. It also cites a Baltimore fire burning over 145 acres with losses around 70 million dollars and a German population figure plus teccales.
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Willamsburg
Florida
Baltimore
Crossed eyes cure than surgical fix via eye exercise
A health column by Dr Fane McCoy explains non surgical treatment of convergent strabismus and emphasizes early action. It covers observation, optometrist exams, glasses, eye patching, and amblyoscope use leading to single, fused vision over months.
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Fane McCoy
Enthusiasts Bid 70 000 Standard Oil Shares
Reporters noted traders sought 70,000 shares of Standard Oil of Indiana yesterday amid a surge in interest. Speculators reasoned that if Indiana could move big blocks others would follow, lifting prices across related Standard Oil entities.
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Standard Oil of
Indiana
Standard Oil Companies
Ulster Entry Arrest Highlights Northern Press Climate
Report notes an arrest attempt at Ulster borders amid tense mood in the North of Ireland. It mentions the term republic being unpopular there and cites Primo de Rivera denying the Spanish upheaval, while accusing muzzled newspapers of signaling trouble.
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Ulster
Ireland
Primo DE Rivera
Spain
Copper and mining gear frame the era in a muddled column
The report notes 2000 Welsh miners needed but unavailable. J P Morgan donates two New York Hospital buildings worth 2 million. Copper’s price rises to 17. cents, with Morgan’s father cited. Captain Hawks crosses the Atlantic radioing a near landing, Ford unveils a millionth car, and Eamon de Valera advocates an independent republic.
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J. Pierpont Morgan
New York Hospital
Rockefellers
Riot in India sparked by unverified report of child sacrifice
Civil unrest flares as rumors claim Muslims abducted Hindu children for a bridge project. Authorities doubt the report or its sources, urging calm while investigations continue.
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India
Remarkable Long Lives and Grim Burial Tales Across Lands
The article notes eerie killings and burials near new constructions, and recalls long lived individuals including Madame Bella Pollack who died at 115 in Romania with many descendants, James Melrose a former York Lord Mayor who died at 100 after being deemed a bad risk, and Luigi Cornaro famed for strict diet ending at 104.
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Madame Bella | Pollack
Romania
Madame Pollack
James Melrose
York
England
Insurance Company
Luigi Cornaro
News Your Dad Read Twenty Years Ago
A reminiscence recaps events from twenty years past including the Delaware battleship launch at Newport News Virginia. Social gatherings feature the Art Cooking Club dinner for husbands and a card party hosted by Mrs W C Loos. Ohio University both current and alumni items are noted.
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Delaware
United State Navy
Union
Newport News
Virginia
Art Cooking Club
H. D. Henry
Radio university plans from NBC advisory group
The NBC named an advisory committee of business leaders and educators to design a radio university. They discuss costs of hog farming and the Alphorn's origin and construction. Cranberries are grown in bogs in Massachusetts and New York. Alphorn mentions appear in Jersey, Wisconsin, Washington, and Oregon chronicles.
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National Broadcasting Company
Massachusetts
Jersey
Wisconsin
Washington
Oregon
Puzzle clues mix with garbled letters in cross word page
A shouty jumble of crossword entries appears alongside scattered letters and fragments. The garbled text blends questions about people places and objects with partial words and symbols, creating a confused page segment.
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