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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1926
Page
2
Montreal reports a five year effort to establish a liquor control system with outside criticism and fears of vice. The piece notes public opinion awakening to reforms under a new mayor and the emergence of policing schemes and corrupt officials amid tensions between Quebec and neighboring regions.
The piece notes that despite no real drop in drink, Montreal's liquor law aided a broad social clean up. It cites police and administrative actions, hotel staff misconduct, and a shift in vice areas. It mentions cross-border flows from Ontario and the United States, plus hospitals planning for surge in cases during holidays.
Montgomery June 12 Frances Wilson 32 died at a local hospital after being struck by Chesapeake and Ohio train No 2 near the station. She sustained a broken neck and arm and other injuries, and died a few minutes after arrival.
Jimmy Aranda, an apprentice pilot, pursues a perilous mission involving a Japanese reply, a mystery plane, and a dangerous pursuit across stations and trains. Saunders aids Jimmy amid a frenzied melee with Chinese attackers on the platform, while Empress Josephine’s whereabouts remain unclear as a coded note is found in Jimmy’s bag.
San Francisco June 22. Willard Han C Davidson alias Willan Cale was indicted by the county grand jury for forgery. The indictment accuses Davidson of defrauding a local restaurant proprietor of 4600 dollars in 1983 with fraudulent checks. He is reportedly held in custody after arrest in Alexandria Virginia following a prior arrest in 1933 for stolen automobiles.
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