Prohibition Repeal Battle Shifts in Public View
Washington commentary notes repeal supporters face a rocky road as states decide on ratification. The piece discusses dry and wet strategies, moral arguments, and the role of conventions in shaping the final outcome amid inflationary pressures and Roosevelt’s early tenure.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Chicago
Beasi
Wayne E.i Wheeler
William E. Borah
Idaho
Election June 5 for at large delegates to repeal convention
Governor Horner and state leaders plan a June 5 election for 25 delegates at large to a July 10 repeal convention to decide if Illinois will approve the Eighteenth Amendment repeal. State officials also announce tax reform study and bank receivership consolidation moves.
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Horner
Tallinois
Léonard—D.—Karcher
Investors’ Protective Bureau
Edward J. Hughes
Blue Sky
Chicago
Blue Sky Commission
Rupert Bippus
Springfield
Nae of State
Karcher
Arth-Ocutien
Investors” Protective Bureau
Cochran & McCluer
Three Hundred and Thirty-second Field Artillery
A. E. Fr
State Tax Commission
Ilinois
Tax Commission
Scott W. Lucas
Havana
Barnet Hodes
Seventh Ward
Simeon Leland
University of Chicago
Ensurer McDonough
Cook County
Robert Kingery
Ing
Exposition Grounds
Edward A. Barrett
Barrett
C. A. Woodfill
Henry
Henry National Bank
State Briefs From Illinois and Nearby
LeRoy Page a veteran railroad official dies in Peoria at eighty eight. Dorothy Adams nineteen dies from exposure after questioning of two men and a girl. Johnson Linder one hundred five dies at Palmyra after lifelong Democratic support. Gunmen fail raid at Elmhurst bank with tear gas. Russell Robert McWilliams is to be executed April 21 for 1931 murder. Adolph Clarks Chicago senator and GOP leader dies at Palmer House. Bandits seize butter and eggs worth 1500 en route from Elzin to Chicago.
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LeRoy Page
Peoria
Dorothy Adams
Johnson Linder
Illinois
Palmyra
Lewis Cass
Linder
Carrollton
York State Bank
Elmhurst
Joseph Reilly
Bmildared Carlsen
Russell Robert McWilliams
Rockford
William S
Cap) Sayles
Edward D. Shurtleff
Adolph Clarks
State Senate
Chicago
Palmer House
Elzin
Reading Nostalgia of Stories and Authors Mentioned
The piece muses on long forgotten reading memories from popular magazines and classic novels. It lists authors Henry James William Black Marie Corelli Charles Reade Anthony Trollope Wilkie Collins and others, recalling childhood detective tales and beloved works such as The Gold Bug and The Murders of the Rue Morgue. It notes shifting tastes and a remark on Dr Bierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a humorous aside.
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Henry James
Portland
Maine
Sara Crewe
Lord Fluntleroy
Princess of Thule
William Black
Init Sinkespere
Anc
Princess of
Thule
Thelma
Marie Corelll
David Garrick
Charles Reade
Anthony Trollope
Barsetshire
Allington
Smny
Rue Morgue
New Love and Revived Love Echo in Hardy Quote
A compact quotation notes that new love shines brightest while long love endures and revived love remains the tenderest sentiment on earth, attributed to Thomas Hardy.
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Thomas Hardy
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Promised To Aid Constipation
An advertising note extols Dr Caldwell's syrup pepsin as a remedy for constipation and sluggish digestion. It claims the product cleanses waste, stimulates the liver, and prevents gut intoxication with use for both adults and children. The syrup is advertised as widely available in druggists.
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Dr. Caldwell
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Connecticut
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Maryland
House of Representatives
United States of America
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Harrison
Mississippi
Committee of Finance
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White House
M Roosevelt
Unica
Peg Weflington
Afoenstone
Wilkie Collins
Pompeii
Lorna Doone
John Halifax
Molly Lawn
St. Elmo
Indianapolis News
Uneeda
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New York
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