Westport Harbor Study Seeks Federal Aid For Dredging
War Department engineers visited Westport to study harbor improvements including a new channel from the entrance to State Street bridge and a lock near the rail bridge at Saugatuck. Citizens urged direct channel plans and freshet water diversion while officials warned federal requirements prevent town cleanup by sewer runoff, citing costly freight losses and navigability concerns.
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War Department
State Streat Bridge
Baugatuck
Mei
Dewlers
Bridgeport
Norwalk
McNeil
Roderick McNeil
Karm Terminal Company
Saugatuc
Vis Paterson
Winsgineers' Corps of
Providence
EL M Crawley
Selectiman Austin Wakesman
Watlord
Prohibition Crackdown Urges Citizens to Curb Bootlegging
Washington dispatches describe Prohibition enforcement as debauching the nation and warn of moral decay from open defiance of the law. President Harding weighs a solemn appeal as bootlegging and ram-runners rise, with state-wide collapse feared in four states and demoralization elsewhere. The New York Evening Post suggests arresting prominent bootleg buyers. The Literary Digest weighs enforcement opinions and other current features.
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Washington
Harding
New York Evening Post
Class One Roads Earned Big October Returns
Washington reports that Class One railroads earned 86,234,000 in October according to Interstate Commerce Commission data compiled for the Association of Railway Executives. The group says total rail earnings for October surpass 106,425,000 for the year, yielding an estimated 4 percent annual return on property used in railroad service, as tentatively set by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Washington
Interetate Commerces Commission
Association of Railway Executives
Instatute Commerce Commission
Zion Church Oratorical Contest Tonight At Zion Church
The Zion Church Missionary Society hosts an oratorical contest tonight in the auditorium with judges including Rosa Weller and Grace D Clarke. Program begins at 7:15 p.m. and features musical and vocal selections amid a spirited slate of contestants.
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Missionary Society of Waste
Bomorfa AM. 1
Zion Church
M McIntosh
Ik Guincer
Lee
Mia
J. Raskorbello
M Nelson
M. Morder
A Jordan
Harry L. Hawley
Legin
Marmola Prescription Tableta Claims Fat Reduction
An ad promotes Marmola Prescription Table as a weight loss aid claiming rapid fat loss. It notes a price of one dollar for a cast and offers direct purchase from Millmouth at 4612 Woodward, asserting harmless and festive results.
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