Prohibition Dominates Capitol Outlook As Hoover Takes Charge
Washington reports Prohibition remains the central issue as President Hoover moves to enforce liquor laws amid a looming special session. Jones Act fallout fuels clash between dry forces and pro- enforcement groups. lawyers form a defense committee while Willebrandt leads enforcement. Senate deliberations may postpone farm relief and tariff talks to December.
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Willebrandt
Drys
Department of Justice
Mitchell
Thought for Today and Poem Snippet
A brief card quotes Job 39 22 on facing fear and notes a Longfellow line praising a brave man who speaks his mind even when the town opposes him.
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Job
Messenger Expands Content with New Writers and Radio Plans
The Messenger announces changes including Rogers Sherwood joining to write twice weekly on Washington affairs and Rodney Dutcher continuing as capital gossip. starting yesterday WLW Cincinnati radio is featured daily with two days of program listings and brief news items. A new serial, Rich Girl Poor Girl by Ruth Dewey Groves, begins March 26 after Black Pi ends March 25.
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Rogers Sherwood
National Capital
Messenger of
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Daily News
Rodney Dutcher
Ger
Sherwood
Kan Seul Shortwood
Dutcher
Publica
Wattien
Cincinnati
WLW
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Readers Enjoy Comic Drawings At Messenger Exposition
At the Messenger Exposition booth visitors admired Out Our Way by Artist Williams and other Messenger cartoons. People praised the drawings, recalled youth, and learned how the drawings are produced while staff shared their own work with attendees.
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Merchants’ Exposition
Messenger Booth
Williams
William
Todd
Sam
Tax em till it hurts and the price of protectionism
The piece laments lawmakers who protect existing industries from change. It argues vision to shield past businesses, not adapt, citing buggy makers and flour mills. It condemns tax and protectionist rhetoric as harming progress and efficiency. It notes slogans like Tax em till it hurts.
Night life's shadows in New York's cross roads of the world
Gilbert Swan surveys the mid Forties belt of Broadway from Times Square to squalid tenements. He tells of a vanished beauty whose necklace was worth 54000 and a bruised show girl left penniless after a brutal beating. He also notes Hoover Mellon tax publicity plans and Rome's pontifical railroad train for the Pope and hints at spring debates on finances and foreign policy.
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Gilbert Swan Messenger
New York
Times Square
West Forties
Health and Diet Advice by Dr Fank McCoy
Dr McCoy publishes weekly menus including breakfast lunch and dinner plans with various dishes. He explains peritonitis causes and offers dietary tips while answering reader questions about dulse seaweed and edible seaweeds common to New England shores.
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Fank McCoy
Arrests and seizures target Hindu Communists in Bombay
Intense excitement in Bombay as British police and military guard strategic points and arrest Hindu Communists while seizing their literature. Similar actions occurred yesterday in Calcutta and Poona. The group is accused of waging war against the Crown and cited Bolshevist catch-phrases, yet lacking weapons or practical use. The agitation signals Russia's continued influence and India’s resistance to revolutions.
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Bombay
Calcuttte and
Poora
Peritonitis explained by medical terms
Peritonitis is the inflammation of the peritoneum usually caused by infection from a perforation in the gut or organ. Causes include ulcers, appendicitis, perforated hollow viscus, or contaminated abdominal surgery. Treatment focuses on antibiotics and addressing the underlying source. in severe cases surgery may be required.
Local High School Meet Planned for Southeastern Ohio
Special United States Attorney Kellogg continued opening arguments in the gov ernment suit against Standard Oil. Ohio High School Athletic Association rules require member schools for participation. Major coal land deals in Muskingum County involve 1 500 acres with three tracts leased for imminent mines. Athens gains new engineering staff with B B Ireland joining C L Poston offices. Alex Nelson becomes Brookville Oil and Gas Company president with James Boden secretary and Dr EB Pedigo treasurer. First annual Southeastern Ohio high school field meet set for May 15.
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Kellogg
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Hocking Valley
Columbus
Muskingum County
Alex Nelson
Athens
Brookville Oil and Gas Company
James Boden
New Marshfield
Dr. 8
EB. G. Pedigo
Southeastern Ohio
Ohio
Nine freight cars wrecked near Guysville crossing
Nine westbound B&O freight cars derailed at a crossing near Guysville. No injuries reported. the cars were demolished. Meanwhile Ohio figures Atlee Pomerene and Warren G Harding had not replied to The Columbus Citizen's invitation for a joint League of Nations debate in Columbus. The city reports a 14 year old girl, F Cambino, charged with first degree murder in New York City for killing a boarder. Governor Cox and the legislative party left for New York and Newport News to greet returning units of the 37th division. Raymond Elliott received an honorable discharge from amp Sherman after 18 months of service, including time in France.
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Ohio
Atlee Pomerene
Warren G. Harding
Columbus
League of Nations
New York City
F. Cambino
Cox
Legislative
New York
Newport News
Raymond Elliott
Amp Sherman
France
Public Forum Notes Patient Concerns at Local Meeting
A reader submits remarks highlighting personal health and charity issues in Athens. The piece references financial strain, illness, and community care, urging attention to public services and local support during difficult times.
Shortest air mail run New York to San Francisco
Answer notes the 2,680 mile route flown in 16 hours 36 minutes with five pilots in relay. Average air speed about 156 miles per hour.
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New York
Sao Prancisco
C. P
Theia
Has Brother in Cadiz Kidnapped Miner Brother Identified
Cadiz March 31 P L Carnahan American mining man kidnapped in Mexico recently is brother of John Carnahan of Iz John Carnahan also 8
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Cadiz
P. L. Carnahan
Mexico
John Carnahen
John Carnahan
Alto Ie
Siege of Vera Cruz Began Eighty-Two Years Ago
The article notes General Winfield Scott led a force of about 12,000 to bombard Vera Cruz on March 22 1847 after landing two weeks earlier. The siege ended with the city surrender on March 27 following a refused surrender. U S Grant served as a supply train tender during the bombardment.
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Winfield Scott
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Scott
U. S. Grant
United States
Crossword puzzle info and mixed gibberish from newspaper page
Fragmented OCR text shows crossword clues and scattered letters with garbled terms. It mentions a Blackbird, White poplar, a polished surface, and holiday related terms, followed by unreadable sequences and page codes.
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