Women control vast oil pool plans in Mississippi asylum grounds
In Jackson Mississippi representatives of a new company sought approval to sell 1 million dollars in stock. Mrs FE Reader financed the project, sinking a well on the grounds of the asylum hospital. She has purchased 3 946 acres and leased 25 389 more with negotiations for 15 600 acres. Governor Whitfield and Jackson officials were present. signs of a productive well appeared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Mississippi
Department of Public Utilities
Insans Hospital
Aceon
Mra. FE
R. Reader
Charles H. Hii
Hill
Harry S. Whitfel
Hil
Boston
Mass
Devel
Philippines Leper Colony Funds 10 Be Raised in WA
Washington on April 23 War department approved Governor General Wood plan to extend his campaign for 1 010 980 for the Tepez hospital at Culion in the Philippines Authorized in reserve donations Major General McIIntyre head of the War department bureau of vi tar affairs The rest of the report notes a fire at Fulham memorial park in Redding and a loss estimated at 10.
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Washington
Wood
Philippines
United States
Tepez Hospital
Culion
War Department
McIintyre
War Department Bureau of Vitar Affairs
Redding
Fulham Memorial Park
S10
Phu
Harvard Lampoon Federal Postal Review Begins
Acting Solicitor H J Donnelly of the Post Office department reviewed the Harvard Lampoon to assess if its contents violate mail rules. Copies seized by police from Boston Cambridge newsstands prompted postal review while Boston postmaster withholds mail pending decision. The feature “The Wonders of Liberty” shows a central figure in a tub and stripes, awaiting ruling.
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Boston
Washington
H. J. Donnelly
Post Offices Department
Harvard Lampoon
Cambridge
Boston Post
Iister
Wl Pasa
Siles
Captain Roberts praised as Homeric aids sinking Raifuku Maru
Bridgeport passengers aboard the Homeric credit Captain Joan Roberts with doing all possible as the Japanese freighter Raifuku Maru sank off Nova Scotia in a 75 mph gale. They say lifeboats would have been smashed and many sailors disappeared beneath the sea, while others dispute that no heroism occurred.
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Joan Roberts
Nova Scotia
Bridgeport
Clinton Barnum Seeley
Ingleside Place
P Barnum
Seeley
Willam B. Leigh
Waldermere Avenue
Caroiine R. Leigh
Beechwood Avenue
E. J. Ryan
Miss Leigh
Roberts
See- Jey
E. Kent Hubbard
Middletown
Walter JH. Schultz
Corporation
Cousel
Hartford
Louise Verrill
New Haven
Connecticut
Amos Pinchot
James Loeb
Forty-eight
Herman Brunner
Nassau Street
Henry E. Hart
Fifth Avenue
Paul E. Alberti
Pine Street
New York
Reductions of $330000 Asked on City Property
A group of property owners including Joshua Meltzer seeks court reductions in assessments. Meltzer asks a $64,661 cut on his $237,451 valuation for Hotel Lorraine related land and furniture, plus disputed Chapel street frontage and adjoining parcels. Other appellants request cuts ranging from small to large on parcels at Fairview avenue, Deacon street, Water street, Main street and more, with Woodhull proposing an unusual upward adjustment on listed goods.
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Superior Court
Board of Relief
Alfred W. Burdick
Joshua Meltzer
Lorraine
Meltzer
Chapel Street
le Tg
P J.rabinowitz
Fairview Avenue
Goodsell and Hurd
Deacon Street
Morris Rabinowitz
Coleman Street
James H. Carroll
Mary Dussing
Booth Street
East Muatn Street
John R. Woodhull
John Streeta
Washington Avenue
Woodhull
Lsted
Fayette D. Woodhull
Water Street
The
Cudahy Packing Co
Turney Brothers
Blue Tibbon Body Co
Frederick H. Downs
William P. Dewny
Main Street
Frank Jacoby
Madison Avenue
State Street
Barnum Avenue
Park Avenue
Iran- Istan Avenue
Broad Street
Government crime drive planned by Coolidge administration
The Coolidge administration outlines the biggest crime drive in history, uniting federal law enforcement to form a border barrier against rum runners, peddlers, and alien smugglers. A Treasury conference led by Assistant Secretary Andrews will coordinate Customs, Public Health, Justice, Immigration, and other agencies to build a wall against smuggling.
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Washington
Coolidge
Treasury Department
Andrews
State
Labor
Treasury and
Justice Departments
Department of Justice
Consular Service
Tax Assessments at Westport Now Cause of Appeal
Tugene Be Hiskle a retired jeweler and owner of a fourteen acre lot on Shore Road Westport appealed to the Superior Court after the Westport Board of Relief declined to grant full satisfaction for decreases in tax assessments. His property valued at 85 178 was assessed at 102 000 by the Board of Assessors with a reduction to 97 800 allowed by the Board of Telic. Only rare instances exist where appeals are taken from valuations set on Westport proper.
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Tugene BE
Hiskle
Shore Road
Westport
Westport Board of Relief
Hinkle
Board of Assessors
Board of Telic
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Jackson, Miss
Park House Burns
Worcester, Mass
Federal Postal Official
Park City
C. B. Seeley
Art
Victor
Coca
Roger Wolfe Kahn
Hotel Biltmore Orchestra
Fox
Edwin J. McEnelly
Desert Isle
Jane Green
Conse
Victrola Falking Machine ‘Company
Camden
Ee Talking Machine Ca. of Canada, Ltd
Montreal
Commatinn Niigaial
Aii
Baldwin
N. Buckingham & Co., Inc
State St
Wall Street
Pepe Bette
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