Woman Endures Heartbreak and Suicide Attempt Over Wedding Ring
Jeanette Cooper, an entertainer in a San Francisco cabaret, could not face life after her fiancé Charley failed to appear for their wedding. She wrote a desperate letter, took poison, and survived after four days on death’s door. The piece reflects public judgment on marriages and home value amid divorce proceedings.
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San Francisco
Jeanette Cooper
Hearthstone
Charley
Jeanette
Charlie
Brooklyn Cafes Close Amid Prohibition Push
Brooklyn saloonkeepers suspend operations after 24 hours of wartime prohibition enforcement. Jacob Huppert brewer sues to restrain federal agents from enforcing the wartime liquor ban as U S district attorney and deputy commissioner pursue actions against five arrested dealers.
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New York
Brooklyn
Jacob Huppert
Brewer
Gui
Infernal ‘Revenue
Warl D Barnes
United States District Attorney
First Ginning of Cotton Brings 75 Cents on Pound
Records show the first ginning of cotton bringing 75 cents per pound with heavy weighing bales. Transactions totaled about $260,900 involving owners and consignors in the New England trade, reflecting large scale buying and shipping to markets.
Prohibition Sides Rally as Brooklyn Saloonkeepers Close
A Brooklyn group of 1,000 saloonkeepers in the United Retail Liquor Dealers of Kings County voted to remain closed as courts consider cases favorable to the government. Enforcers would arrest violators and restrict public nuisances tied to ongoing suits. The move aims to reflect the public mood and press for stricter enforcement.
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Equor Uellers
Brooklyn
United Retail Giquor Deslers
Kings County
Uwallows
Vincent's Italian Supporters Meet for Mass Meeting
Vincent's Malian supporters plan a Monday evening mass meeting at Sokal wall and a parade starting Pembroke Street at the one o'clock hour. Chief speaker Agostina De Biasi, New York journalist and editor of Il Carroccio, will be joined by Louis Richards Prospero Patitti and Pasquale Altie. All Italians invited to participate and attend.
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Allen
Prospero Patitti
Pasquale Altie
la Sentinella
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Sokal
P. Berry & Sons, Incorporated
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