City bootleggers charge 300 percent profit in supper clubs
New York investigators trace high prices at supper clubs where Scotch highballs cost far above manufacturing costs. U S District Attorney Emory Buckner sent two lawyers and their wives to gather evidence for padlock injunctions as fourteen clubs face closure. A reporter confirms no liquor sales claimed yet.
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William Parker
New York
Scotland
United States
Emory Buckner
Millionaire to die for Chicago drug store murder
Russell T. Scott, once a financier promoter and bridge project figure, is condemned to hang on April 17 for the murder of Joseph Mauer during a Loop drug store robbery. His fall from wealth included lawsuits, fraud accusations, a broken marriage, and a life veering from sales to criminal crime.
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William R. Curry
Shicago
Russell T. Scott
Scott
Joseph Mauer
Chicago Loop
Stobert
Detroit-Windsor
Chicago
American
England
State of Michigan
Board of Public Utilities
Toronto
Canada
Boston
Dorothy Newbury
Revolver
Robert
Loop
Scotts
Russell
Mauer
Helen Bullard
Bullard
Walter Stanton
Grafton Man Fined for Driving Horse While Intoxicated
Elyria report says Frank Schuster was fined 25 dollars for riding a horse while intoxicated. The court ordered the horse and automobile treated equally in penalties.
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Elyria
Frank Schuster
Grafton
George
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Praised by Woman
Mrs Fuller of Walpole New Hampshire reports improved health after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound saying it cured long standing irregularities and pains allowing her to work and care for two babies. Over 200000 women have responded to a public question with 98 in 100 saying yes the compound helps women with rundown and nervous conditions.
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steels _N. H
Lydia E. Pinkham
T. H. Fuller
Walpole
New Hampshire
Boston Nightlife Under Scrutiny Before Licensing Bill
Boston eyes nightlife amid talk of state licensing for night clubs and roadhouses. Investigators find uncensored dancing after 2 am in some venues with bootleg liquor, while many students attend, bouncers control crowds, and visitors describe a dimly lit Roxbury club with a Dixie jazz band and high price Scotch.
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Herbert Caryl
Boston
Massachusetts
America
J. Frank Chase
Watch and Ward Society
Chase
Roxbury
Dixie
Dancer Singers Parade Through Bright Market Scene
A crowd gathered as performers in colorful attire sang and danced around a bustling market. Jubilant coin jingles accompanied their steps, drawing smiles from onlookers and adding a festive air to the pageant.
Ten Thousand Coolies Idle at Yokohama Seaport
More than 10 000 coolies are out of work in Yokohama as the government seeks aid from other districts to prevent unemployment at the seaport.
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Yokohama
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Wea
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United States Press Gallery
Illinois
Ydia E. Pinkham
the Bank of Athens National Bank
Athens County
Lido
Paris
Citron
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Beaucaire
Infanta
Buette
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Paige
Style Shop
Wooltex
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Popear
Wayne
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