Government weighs strict action on wholesale liquor dealers
Washington reports that enforcement chief officials consider rigidly restricting wholesale liquor traffic to curb Volstead Act violations. Officials plan license reviews, tighter checks, and potential eliminations while coordinating with Treasury and Justice departments to centralize enforcement efforts nationwide.
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Washington
Aus
Kramer
Internal Revenue Bureau
Whalerats
Rive
Prrcan
Treasury
Krammer
Chicago
Kramimer
Brommer
New York
Baltimore
Armstrong
Maryland
Nera
pMficinis
Palmer
Commissiov
Kragamer
Stall Snow
Department of Justice
Treasury Department
Amundsen Plans Three Year Polar Drift from Nome
Captain Rolad Amundsen will depart Nome tomorrow to resume his attempt on the North Pole. He intends to steer toward Wrangel Island and then drift for about three years with the Arete ice pack, aiming to reach the pole from that anchorage.
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Nome
Alaska
Aus
Rolad Amundsen
North Pole
Wranfell Island
Liveria
Newspaper Delivery Notice from Bridgeport Press
If you fail to receive your Bridgeport Telegram Evening Post or Sunday Post or your paper on time, call Barnum 6100, Circulation Department at POST PUBLISHING CO.
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Bridgeport Telegram
Evening Post
Sunday Post
Circulation Department Post Publishing CO
Probe of Bridge Wreckers Bills Began by City Board
The Board of Apportionment opened a probe into Eastern Engineering and Construction bills totaling 30183.96 for testing the Steeple Chase Island bridge span. The city lists the 1918 bridge value at 46000 and a 10 percent contingency. monthly charges to May 1 amount to 7000 in salaries and other costs. The special committee will itemize accounts and verify completeness of April 7 to July 1 bills. mayor Wilson and M J McKenna signed off on monthly payments, while questions linger on superintendent identity and contract costs.
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Board of
Eastern Engineering & Construction Company
Wilson
M. J. McKenna
Nak
Eastern Engineering Company
Tov
McElroy
Maurice J. McKenna
Jacob A. Courtade
Ayerka
Knowless
Mekentia
Supposeu
Waliaare Shaugh—nessy, Presdent and Manuser
Eastern Engineer Company
Wes S
Mr. Shaughnessy
McKenna
Kiss A Fraud Attempt Ends In Five Day Workhouse
Magistrate Serwab told Mrs. Diamond A. Brown, a well dressed woman, that kissing is no substitute for taxi fare after she failed to pay two francs for a ride in West Side court. He noted previous attempts to cheat drivers with a smile or kiss and sent her to the workhouse for five days.
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Yorkaus
Serwab
West Side
Diamond A. Brown
Local Guardsmen Ready for Camp at State Rendezvous
Officers and members of Company D Fourth Infantry Connecticut State Guard drill at the state armory preparing for the Niantlemex encampment. About 100 privates and 20 noncommissioned officers plus 15 officers from Bridgeport companies will attend for two weeks of instruction.
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Fourth Infantry
Connecticut State Guard
State Armory
Niantlemex
Bridgeport
Persian capital threatened by advance of Reds
American ministers seek permission to move the U S legation from Teheran as Bolshevik troops push toward the Persian capital from the south and west of the Caspian Sea. The advance adds complexity to any imminent peace parley and widens the Near East war theater. Diplomatic messages from Tehran report the Bolshevik movement directed against British and French influence in the region. Deputy officials and diplomats here assess the strategic risk to Tehran as the Soviet army expands its reach toward Persia.
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Washington
Aug
Tross
Aurich Boesia
Poland
Santhwoate
Aala
Teheran
Bri
Near East
Asi
Caspian Sea
Joni I. Caldwell
Persia
Tabrin
State Department
Tcheran
Foreign bureaus flee Warsaw as Reds sweep
Deserters in Warsaw claim Bolshevik plans aim to delay any armistice with Poland while borders remain unchanged. Reports from Moscow area describe a rapid evacuation of foreign bureaus and a looming conference among Allied leaders with Marshall Foch summoned for talks with Premier Millerand and Lloyd George.
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Foreigh
Warsaw
REDS
Millerand
Lloyd-George
Johannisberg
Presia
Associated Press
Russia
Staf
Poland
Tussia
Campaign Issue Lacked by Candidates in Expense Funds Talk
Washington dispatch notes both parties fail to present clear campaign issues beyond fundraising and spending. The piece reflects on the absence of a defining public personality for the major nominees and contrasts current candidates with historic figures like Roosevelt, Wilson, and Bryan. The author predicts no strong personal appeal will emerge before election coverage continues on page three.
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Brown
Hoosevelt
Wilson
Bryan
Tess
McKinley
Garfield
Ruthertorn B. Hayes
Cox
Hage
Cash Stolen From Mills Office and Other Burglary
A gate to the Borden Mills office on Broadstreet was found damaged with $1,090 in cash missing. The Fairbanks Geales company building at Water Street and South Avenue lost four hundred dollars in drills. Achille Nobillex reported a burglary at 230 State Street boarding house, with a suit of clothes and a watch and chain taken.
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Borden Mills Company
Fairbanks Geales Company
Water Street
South Avenue
Offerals
Achille Nobillex
Bis
State, Street
Rioting Returns in Denver Amid Federal Troop Arrival
Reported clashes left two dead and thirteen injured as riots erupted again in Denver with federal troops en route today. The article also notes parliamentary turmoil in London over the Irish coercion bill and a disturbance caused by Irish Nationalist MP Joseph Devlin leading to suspensions and tense exchanges in the House of Commons.
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Denver
London
Aus
Ireland
House of Commons
Lloyd-George
Herbert Will
Jozeph Devin
Belfast
Omer
Deviln
Rrussia
Devlin
House of Common
Bedlam
Devin
Army of Occupation
Trish
Diberala
DiiLand
Donald Maclean
Burma
Greenwood
Overnsone
Trial by Jury Abolished in Ireland Under Martial Law
A British measure read in Washington abolishes jury trials in Ireland and transfers crown tribunal duties to military courts. It extends to prisoners already sentenced and allows courts martial to decide without juries, with coroners inquests also under military control. The text notes order and disorder as justification for the shift.
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Treland
Washington, Ave
Associated
Crown Tribunale
Ireland
Armed Citizens Trail Auto Thieves Across Webster
In Webster Gore area residents armed with shotguns and pitchforks chased auto thieves who fled into cover after a high speed pursuit. Police intervened as gunfire erupted, with several volleys exchanged. The attackers reportedly focused on stealing vehicles amidst a wave of unrest.
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Webster
Webster, Mince
Webster Gore
Bee
West Frankfort Quiet After Riot and Militia Mobilization
West Frankfort was quiet after a disturbance that erupted last night as militia and guardsmen moved in. About 209 troops were mobilized with others arriving, and crowds on the streets were small with no weapons displayed. Foreigner residents, mainly Haitians, faced suspicion amid a series of robberies and two murders found in shallow graves near Royalton. The unrest, fueled by tensions with English-speaking locals, led to arrests and a pullout of many foreigners as state troops restored order.
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Frankfort
Jonngton City
Tony Hempel
Amici
Governor Cantu offers to surrender office in two weeks
Aste. f. Nogales reports Governor Esteban Cantu proposed to relinquish the executive post within two weeks if provisional President De La Huerta stops sending federal troops into lower California. The condition was made public today, signaling a political move amid military pressure.
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Nogales
Ariz
Aste. F
Esteban Cantu
de la Huerta
California
Denver Strike Turmoil Forces Federal Troop Aid
Crowds gathered around barns as police and guards faced a large strike in Denver. Federal troops, 500 expected from Camp Pendleton area, moved in while Mayor Bailey urged calm. The city court ordered Carmen Union leaders and 3 officers held in contempt for strikes and injunction violations. Civilian volunteers and armored cars aided police as downtown theatres closed. one night of violence yielded at least three deaths and numerous injuries.
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Frankfort
Webster
Mass
Mmet
Federel
Aren
Etail
Chicago
Camp Ponston
Sansig
Denver
Tomorrrow
Carmen's
Godley
Henry Silborg
J. Parker
J. E. Barnet
Ann Comton
E. Medtiddie
L. J
Antis
American Legion
Sreonda
Ditrict
Dea Mogaibile
Ceation
Bailey
Bom Sd
Militia Called Out Over Italian Negro Race Rioting
A state National Guard unit is mobilized and ready to leave for Chicago Heights, 20 miles away, to quell rioting between Italians and Negroes. Disturbances persist in the factory district while the business core remains quiet. Deputy sheriffs were sent to Chicago Heights to quell unrest after attacks and tensions over racial integration flare in the town.
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Omicago
Tlness National Guard
Chicago Heights
Xirteen
Tawiai
Nsw
Jitneurs Plan New Buses if Right to Operate Is Assured
Jitneurs vow to buy a full set of new buses within ten days if officials guarantee uninterrupted operation free from municipal ordinance restrictions. Canvass shows most have funds and want to replace current vehicles, seeking assurance about future city policies and revenue protections.
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Jitneurs
Bridgeport
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