Rum Runners Near Capital Drive Profits and Perils
A chaotic view of rum runners in the Washington area details the bootlegging trade under federal dry laws. Police report price differentials, decoy cars, and tactics to move liquor from Baltimore and nearby towns into D.C. with substantial profits and constant pursuit. Reports mention rubber bottles and hidden containers as crews evade searches at stations, streets, and precincts near the Capitol.
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Supreme Court
White ‘House
Washington
Baltimore
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Union Station
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Dathon
Batimore
Chiefs of Police
Pullman
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Dia
Setling
Seuslom
Districtine Betwreen Offigera
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Strh Wqnor
Young actress murder mystery grips New England woods
A young actress found dead western New Canaan remains under police scrutiny. Investigators link her death to a five to six week lapse, with possible ties to New York, a husband in uniform, and an acragen who may hold key identification. Authorities report poisoning as the cause amid a broad criminal inquiry.
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Chicago
West
Naw
Canaan
Necticut
New York City
St of A. Man
Frland
New York
Gas Kills Bridgeport Veteran in Port Chester
John Beck a 75 year old Civil War veteran died from gas asphyxiation at his son in law Harry Kollips Grove street Port Chester home. Beck formerly lived in Bridgeport and was an inmate of the Soldiers home at Rowayton. He was visiting Port Chester for family troubles and was found on the bed with the gas turned on. The exact cause of death was not confirmed, and investigators awaited further details.
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Greenwich
John Beck
Harry Kollip
Grove Street
Port Chester
Beck
Rowayton
Vermont appoints first woman to state library board
Mrs Walter P Smith of St Johnsbury has been appointed chairman of the state library commission, becoming the first woman to serve on Vermonts detate board.
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Walter P. Smith
St. Jownsbury
State Library Commission
Detate Board
Vermont
Winnipeg Strikes Stand Amid Orders From Officials
May 26 report that strikers ignore federal provincial and municipal orders as public activities workers refuse to return. Crowds gathered at the post office while Winnipeg citizens committee rejects the plan for collective bargaining. Gideon Robertsson condemns the plan as a bid to place labor leaders in control. A general strike spreads to Calgary and Edmonton as unions walk out at eleven in sympathy with Winnipeg.
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Provinciag
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Winnipeg General Strite
Winnipeg Citizens’ Committee
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Robertsson
Lahor
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Regina
Bask
Calgarry
Hdmonton
Prairie Provinces
Evary
Ateleven
Minstrel Night Draws 1200 to Wagtes Hall
Large crowd fills Wagtes hall for the minstrel show and social under the Praternal Order of Baglea. Francis Donnigan draws encores with "Till We Meet Again" while the Dancing Farrels and others perform numbers. Mrs John A Logan receives Belgian medal for Belgian relief work.
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Sanders_and
Toomey
Masta
Francis Donnigan
Waterbury
Farrels
Dunn
McCarthy
Butler
Bill Keenan
Abe ‘Reynolds
Herman Schlingky
Convoy
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George
Vest
Spence
Bill Toomey
Hart
James Saunders
Young Donnigan
Tragles
John “A. Logan
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Washington “Committee
Forced to Move and a Near Fatal Shooting Incident
May 00 report describes two boys nearly struck by a single bullet when a firearm discharged in Edgar Bels’ possession. Robert Conley was wounded in the hand and Merrill Purvis in the foot as three bullets struck. In a separate note, Hinast D Day of Topeka married Valle Day, widow of Day’s brother, a rarity at the probate office.
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Mockvills
Edgar Bslsdon
Robert Conley
Merrill Purvis
Hinast D. Day
Valle Day
Topeka
Five Days of Special Sales at Special Prices
A brief notice promises five days of special sales featuring cut glass clocks silverware and jewelry among regular merchandise all uniformly priced at special rates during the event.
Chis Display Offers 31.98 Regular Value Sale
Regular value up to 600 dollars, priced at 31.98. Customers are urged to view the mast window for display deals and savings today.
Herring Abundance Reported Along Cape Cod Canal
In Sagamore Mass on May 26 a fisherman notes schools of herrings swarming through the Cape Cod Canal. Vessels pass by as hundreds of fish line the banks, available for the effort of gathering them.
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Mass
Cape Cod Canal
How to Woo Sleep Falls From Truck and Suffered Fractured Hip
A health article discusses insomnia relief through simple bed time habits. Advice includes darkened rooms, fresh air, back sleeping, deep slow breathing, and mind relaxation. For persistent cases, a physician suggests pre sleep walking and controlled breathing to aid rest.
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Steele
Will Open Republican Conference To Discuss Penrose
A report from Washington states that Republican leader Lodge issued a call for another Republican conference at 11:30 a.m. The meeting will be open to the public to discuss their opposition to Penrose and Warren amid political tension.
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Sena
Lodge
Progre
Penrose
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