Auction of seized Prohibition cars at Kanawha County Court House
U S Marshals officers auctioned cars seized from violators of federal Prohibition laws at Kanawha County Court House. Prices ranged from 45 to 165 dollars with several Buicks and a Ford roadster sold. Some cars claimed by others or stolen or rented were noted, and many vehicles did not fetch high bids.
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Raven
Kanawha County Court House
United States
Beigel Workman
Liberty
Chevrolet
Ign
Saag
Perso
BATTRAM TO LEAD RETAIL CREDIT MEN AT CHARLESTON
Battram arrives in Charlton to head the Charleston Retail Credit association office. He brings broad experience in credit operations. The body manages store credits and tracks local customers’ financial reliability. Herbert Frankenberger serves as president.
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Battram
Charton
Charleston Retail Credit Associaton
Hattram
Association Im Charlanton
Herbert Frankenberger
Thes Association
Immigration law yields better quality entrants at Ellis Island
Commissioner Curran praised the 1924 immigration act on its one year anniversary, noting fewer arrivals and higher quality, younger immigrants. He said quotas of 200000 should suffice for years and praised consular work at the source, while suggesting health screening before embarkation to further reduce travel disruptions.
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Congress
Associated Press
New York
Uncle Bam
Henry H. Curran Saii
Ellis Island
Thees
Curran
Billa Islura
Lipsa
Europa
America
Curren
Europe
Jie
United States Health Service
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Immigration Debate on Deportations and Policy
A discussion on immigration outlines the bitterness of rejections, calls for final checks at landing, and argues against casual admission of skilled workers. The commissioner questions occupational selection and warns of city strain, while labor opposition influences policy and isolation proposals are debated.
Kansas Refuses Charter To Ku Klux Klan
Topeka Kans July 1 The Kansas charter board refused a charter to the Ku Klux Klan Georgia corporation agreeing the group failed to show benevolent work in its petition for admission. The decision was unanimous and the fate now rests with the U S Supreme Court. Earlier the Kansas Supreme Court ousted the Klan for operating without a charter prompting an appeal. A separate brief item reports John Kuraman died after drinking a bottle of piers tur.
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Topeka
Kans
Kansans Charter Board
Ku Klux Klan
Georgia
State Supreme Court
Pickle King Loder Thanks Peterson
A.Loder of 3 Church St Pittsford New York credits Petersons Ointment with ending years of facial scurvy itch and troubles. The ad promotes Petersons Ointment for piles old sores alvars eczema rash itching and the companion Petersons Soap as a daily cleansing soap. Available at all druggists 16 cents a box 25 cents for the soap.
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A. Loder
Church St. Pittsford
N.Y
Peterson
Peter
Buffalo
Charleston Chamber seeks state order to fix freight rates
The Charleston chamber of commerce petitioned the West Virginia Public Service Commission to compel carriers within the state to implement and maintain the freight rates suggested by the commission. The chamber wants a single comprehensive order covering all railroads in the state to ensure reasonable, just, and non discriminatory charges and to align with potential actions before the interstate commerce commission.
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Chamber of Commerce
Public Service Commission
Charleston
Tyly
United States
State Public Service
Public Service, Commission — Ultimat
Omer
Interstate Commerce Commission
S. P. Fuffer
Bieen
Washington
Board of
Manawha County
West Virginia
Thea Commission
Order of the Commission
Charleston, Chamber of Commerce
Commieelon
Charleston Chamber of Commerce
Freckles Remedy Claim Sparks Uncertain Guarantee
An ad touts a freckle removal product promising money back if it fails. It urges buyers to obtain the remedy from a drugstore or apartment store and apply it at home, claiming visible improvement with minimal use and offering a double strength option under guarantee. It uses dubious language about painless, reliable results and a risk-free promise.
Robbery at Republic Building yields $150,000 in jewels
Chicago July 1 two men bound Fred J Gottilob jeweler and two others in a studio on the Republic building's fourteenth floor. Loot valued around $150,000, including diamonds and bond papers. Victims alerted detectives guarding safety deposit boxes downtown. Gortiles sent to a diamond importer. Huntington report: $175 stolen from a gasoline station safe by three men who fled to the hills and blew it open. An officer found the safe and recovered the wrecked remains.
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Chicago
Fred J. Gottilob
Republic
busi=ness
Aso
Iottlieh
Koya
Baal
Huntington
Yaree
B&b
Williams-Edden to Attend Mortgage Security Convention
Williams-Eden representatives will attend the Mortgage Security corporation of America's annual officers and directors convention in Norfolk Virginia Beach on August 19 20 and 21. Meetings will be held at the Memtieslie hotel. A deposit of the Miasiesippt is Great Britain sp making a deter pestimate a Bt 400000000 tone annul.
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Williams-Edden
Williams-Redden Company
Mortgage Security Corporation of America
Norfolk
Virginia Beach
Great Britain
Uroverb
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