Bootleg Whisky Flood Tijuana to San Diego Spurs Probe
Reports from San Diego describe a massive bootlegging and contraband whisky flow from Mexico into the United States. U S officials investigate shipments of hundreds of thousands of gallons of Scotch and Irish whisky and Mexican-made whisky, amid border clashes and disease fears.
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New York World News Service
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Tijuana
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California
New York
British Isles
Los Angeles
Health Bureau
Los Angles
Rheumatism Declares Hope with Blood Power Remedy
Advert says rheumatism is blood poverty and claims S S S boosts red blood cells to end pain. It touts vegan ingredients and promises swelling, stiffness, and fatigue relief with pink complexion and plump cheeks, available in two sizes at drug stores.
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S.S.S
Vet turned politician Pierre Renaudel’s surprising career path
Paris report notes Pierre Renaudel a Socialist leader and ally of Leon Blum who trained as a veterinary surgeon but pursued journalism and politics. During a Finance Committee clash over a capital levy he faced jibes asking if he is really a veterinary surgeon, underscoring his unlikely career switch.
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Paris
Pierre Renaudel
Leon Blum
Socialist Party
M. Caillaux
M. Renaudel
Renaudel
Border corruption and smuggling plague San Diego region
A correspondent details a structured border smuggling network charging 400 for smuggling Chinese Japanese and European nationals into the United States. Bribery and vice taint San Diego Tijuana officials and police while grand juries probe city leaders. The piece depicts deteriorating morals, labor overadvertising, and the influx of displaced men drawn to Tijuana’s vice district and border towns.
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Few Paintings Sell at Royal Academy Exhibition
London June 20 Patrons visit the Royal Academy exhibition but sales are sparse. Of 650 oils on display fewer than 100 have been sold with one artist moving four of six works. Sir Frank Dicksee sold Daughters of Eve for £500 and Glyn Philpot earned £600 for A Street accident in Paris. Sir John Lavery’s portrait of Steve Donoghue remains unsold.
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Paris
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Butcher Se Gundo Tellechea Wins Lottery Prize
In Campo, Florida, butcher Segundo Tellechea cut prices after winning $20 000 in a government lottery. Neighbors praised the move as prices dropped below rivals for miles. The AP report notes the sudden wealth led to lower meat costs for locals.
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Associated Press
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Segundo Tellechea
Campo
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Man who passed on Miami option recalls priceless mahogany lure
New York lawyer John Holden recalls a Florida keys mahogany treasure story from 35 years ago. He bought a 160 acre tract in Cocoanut Grove, the Bis Cayne Yacht Club helped spark his venture, and he later let an option on Miami lapse for $10,000. Now Miami area land is worth millions, he says with amusement.
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French censors shut down dodger fair booth in Paris
Paris moral censors closed a modern arts exposition attraction after deeming a booth depicting a black man being hit with tennis balls ignominious. They kept innocuous oriental dance shows and noted many booths hawked foreign gold with four languages claimed.
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Associated Press
Paris
Chicago Exposition
Age of the world estimated from ocean salt
Dublin scientist John Joly calculates Earth's age at just over 100 million years using ocean salt levels. He argues rivers have added salt throughout geologic time and that the oceans could cover land to about 400 feet, with radioactivity offering new but not fully understood methods.
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London
John Joly
Dublin University
Joly
Oxford
Six Characters in Search of an Author Banned in London
Italian playwright Pirandello faced censor trouble as his play Six Characters in Search of an Author was banned in London and had to be performed in Italian. The Lord Chamberlain cited shock from one scene as the reason, while other works Henry IV Naked and Right You Are were allowed without censorship.
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Germany
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New York
Paris fête dazzles with Bagdad style Grand Palais pageantry
At the Grand Palais Paris the season kickoff spectacle wowed 500 guests with an enchanted dinner and a flood of luminous costumes. Loie Fuller wowed crowds in a luminous ballet as diplomats, opera stars, and American guests mingled amid gold staircases and cascades of light.
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Bagdad
Grand Palais
Center Exposition of
Loie Fuller
N. Y. World News Service
N. Y. World) Press Pub. Co
Policemen Get Specs to Match Blue Uniforms
Berlin June 20 Prussia's policemen will set a world record for uniform color scheme. The force will wear blue uniforms and caps and an order has been issued to avoid strong sunlight interference during inspections and exercises.
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Germans Protest Youth in Politics in Berlin
Berlin June 20. Germans from many classes feel the young republic has gone too far using youth for political ends. Extremists on both sides have sought to frighten children from early childhood with political strife. Children’s parades are regularly part of demonstrations. Opponents argue this inculcates political zeal.
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Young Republic
Police crackdown on youth political disturbances in Prussia
The text notes a vigorous press campaign against a practice and cites a recent order by the Prussian Interior Minister directing police to act energetically when politically organized youths cause disturbances.
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