Prohibition Upheld by West Newbury Clergyman Letter
The Rev. Everett S. Lyon of West Newbury argues against repealing Prohibition, calling a return to license an insult to the Stars and Stripes. He claims crime and disorder follow wartime, notes reduced arrests for drunkenness, and urges continued dry law enforcement with faith in divine guidance. A Maine reader, F. L. Marston of Conway, NH, echoes the pro prohibition stance stressing sobriety and social benefit.
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Everett S. Lyon
West Newbury
Everett
Lyon
Mass
Neal Dow
Maine
Mqnor
Hell
F. L. Marston
Conway, N. H
Prohibition Letters Show Split Views On Law
Readers debate the 18th amendment and Prohibition in letters to the Prohibition Editor. Citizens from Methuen to Nantasket Beach argue for and against the liquor ban, citing morality, governance, health, crime, and personal liberty with references to God, business, and economy.
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United States
A. B. Young
Broadway
West Somervile
Robert A. Kolley
Atlantic Ave
Nantasket Beach
Prohibition Weighs In On New England Opinions
A flood of letters from New England readers argues over the Volstead era ban. Contributors from Laconia and Gloucester to Boston critique enforcement, class double standards, moonshining, and the law’s social impact, praising or damning prohibition with strong local color.
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New Hampshire
D. Brown
Laconia, N. H
The
Post
Gloucester
Jan
Sir
United States
Max Spidler
Mystic Avenue
Somerville
Gore on Stand In Inquiry Into Publishing Trust
Edward B. Gore testified before Supreme Court Judge Crosby that his Chicago accounting firm examined the trustees of the Christian Science Publishing Society and installed a new accounting system. He said Lamont Rowlands, once a trustee, had commissioned the audit through Rowlands personal business and demanded an impartial firm. Seven Chicago men joined the effort to create a monthly true condition report and establish the new system, with Gore calling the charges fair and reasonable.
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Edward B. Gore
Chicago
Christian Science Publishing Society
Supreme Court
Crosby
Lamont Rowlands
Rowlands
Gore
Baxter's Campaign Expenses Revealed in Mayoral Race
Charles S. Baxter, defeated Republican candidate, spent 10,896.74 dollars to win 4,266 votes. The itemized campaign report was filed with the city clerk yesterday by Oscar G. Westerberg, treasurer of the Baxter committee.
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Baxter
Charles S. Baxter
Oscar G. Westerberg
Return to Broadway Finds Doughboys Unimpressed
New York arrival of 1000 U S doughboys from the Rhine expresses sharp dismay at postwar America. Prohibition blue laws and high prices greet them as they pass the Statue of Liberty aboard Cambria. They note the stark contrast with Coblenz and question the pull of home as the Watch on the Rhine survey finds little desire to return.
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New York
United News
Broadway
Rhine Valley
Coblenz
United States
Cambrai
Antwerp
Rhine
Germany
Watch On the Rhine
Oldest U S twin dies at age 92 in Sea Cliff New York
Elizabeth Hawxhurst aged 92, reportedly the oldest American twin, died in Sea Cliff today. Her sister Maria Banks had died two years earlier. Born in Roslyn, she once played with William Cullen Bryant's children, befriended the poet, and later worked as a teacher. She is survived by nephew Nathan Banks, an entomologist at Harvard, and two nieces.
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Sea Cliff
N. Y
Elizabeth Hawxhurst
America
Maria Hawxhurst Banks
Hawxhurst
Roslyn
William Cullen Bryant
Nathan Banks
Harvard University
Queen Elizabeth to fly private Bristol fighter plane
London Jan 17 United News reports Queen Elizabeth of Belgium will use a private Bristol fighter air runabout for hurried trips from Brussels to nearby cities. Gifted by the Aircraft Disposal Company, it features silver mountings and made its first flight from Croydon to Brussels royal aerodrome, resembling the king’s plane.
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London
United News
Elizabeth
Belgium
Brussels
Aircraft Disposal Company
Croyd
Royal Aerodrome
Albert
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Congress
God
Methuen
H. W. George
Solomon
Mr. Gladstone
England
Boston Globe
Great Britain
Department of Commerce
Hunter Sharp
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
B. C. Wentworth
West Kennebunk
Bir
Daniel J. O'Connell
Thurston Street
East
Boston
Lillian Whitnopy
Cambridge
Laconia
White Mountains
Frank P. Aldrich
A. R. Phippen
Manchester, N. H
the Post
Mt. Desert
Salisburys
Youngs
Paris Street
Hiverett
B.S. P
Taunton
FR. Farnham
Postum Cereal Company, Inc
Battle Creek, Mich
U. S
Scott
Victor Records
Victor
Victrola
Victor Suing Machine CO
Amden, N. J
Victor Talking Machine Co
Camden,n. J
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