Bureau takes stand on home brew crackdown
The Internal Revenue Bureau outlined plans and cautioned that home brewed beer remains illegal even for family use. It said sales of malt and hops to non bakers or confectioners may be prohibited under the Volstead Act and that prosecutors would pursue those aiding illicit manufacture.
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Washington
Associated Press
Internal Revenue Bureau
Prohibition
Kramer
Williams
Federal Prohibition
Ohio
S O of
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Prohibition Unit
Buss
Prohibition Staff
Internal Revenue
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Attorneys delay suit to test malt extract ruling
In Columbus on November 12 the failure of plaintiff’s attorneys to file papers on time postponed the start of a suit in U S Court. The case challenges the prohibition en forcement bureau rule barring malt extract and hops sales to individuals except confectioners and bakers. The local distributing company plans to fight the ruling.
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Columbus
United States
Prohibition Enforcement Bureau
Candy For Voters Part Of Her Expenses
Boston November 12 Miss Alice E Cram the Democratic candidate for State Auditor spent 25 for candy to appeal to voters in her campaign. She reported an overall campaign cost of 1156 for a failed bid.
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Boston
Alice E. Cram
State Auditor
Gas Pressure Drop Hits Cincinnati Homes Anew
Suburban Cincinnati residents faced sharp gas pressure declines during a deep freeze causing cooking woes and stomach discomfort. Union Gas official Polk Laffoon said downtown was largely spared while hilltop areas near end mains suffered. he warned the worst is yet to come if zero weather continues and industry curtailment shifts burden to homes.
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Hubby
Polk Laffoon
Union Gas and Electric Company
Cincinnati
Mr. Laffoon
Gas Supplies Cut Off In Columbus Industry
Discontinuance of gas to industrial concerns in Columbus announced for today by local distributors did not stop general activity. Companies said many firms received 24 hours notice before shutoffs and would not reveal how many were cut off or granted temporary continuance.
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Columbus
Fires From Bad Flues Cause Minor Damage
Fire from a defective flue damaged the roof at 2655 Bellevue Avenue Mt Auburn to an estimated loss of 100 dollars in a residence owned by William Leuveluick. A furnace blaze at 609 Maple Avenue Edward M Cotton ignited flooring joists and burned through a section before being extinguished with little further damage.
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Bellevue Avenue
Mt. Auburn
William Leuveluick
Edward M. Cotton
Maple Avenue
All Hope Given Up For 3 Naval Fliers
Milwaukee dispatch reports searchers abandoned efforts to find three missing naval seaplane crew members Lt Harry E Barr Ensign E M Clark and Gunner s Mate Frank J Caesar after near freezing conditions and a northwest gale kept tugs in port. The Two Rivers Wisconsin coast guard crew ended the search along Lake Michigan's west shore late today.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Great Lakes
Lake Michigan
Coast Guard
Two Rivers
Harry E. Barr
E. M. Clark
Frank J.caesar
Centerville
Kansas City Journal Placed Under Receiver
C S Jobes named receiver for The Kansas City Journal a morning paper since 1854. Receiver actions authorized by FE B Laforgue and Citizens' National Bank of Ft. Scott, with reported debts of 450000 and assets exceeding that, stating no interruption of business or changes in management or policy despite ongoing reorganization after Charles S Gleed's death.
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Kansas City
C. S. Jobes
Kansas City Journal
FE. B. Laforgue
Citzen
France
Citizens’ National Bank of
Ft. Scott
Kaw
Charles S. Gleed
Harding 10 Bid for Friendship of Solid South
President-elect Harding plans to speak in New Orleans at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon before sailing for Panama. He will discuss the New South’s economic needs and a national industrial policy. He declines other Southern invitations and will avoid foreign stops on the Panama voyage. The first three addresses as president-elect target the Confederacy’s region, with Brownsville and Bedford already scheduled. He may return to Brownsville to meet Texas Governor Hobby before his 10 am departure. He spent the day golfing despite cold, damp weather.
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Associated Press
Point Isabel
Tex
Harding
New Orleans
Panama
Southwest
Brownsville
Gulf Coast
Bedford
Preston McGoodwin
Venezuela
Colombia
Mexico
Mr. Harding
Hobby
Texas
Mother Plays Two Children Oes Herself
Marietta Ohio November 12 Mrs Mollie Woolfert 38 killed her two daughters Esther 4 and Alice 7 by slashing throats then threw their bodies into a cistern and killed herself by slashing her throat and jumping into the cistern at their Boni home Jewett Woolfert the husband and his son Frank 16 found the bodies upon returning home with the children’s hands clasped as if in prayer
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Marietta
Mollie Woolfert
Esther
Alice
Boni
Jewett Woolfert
Frank
Divorce Granted Mildred Harris Chaplin Ends Marriage
In Los Angeles the Superior Court granted Mildred Harris Chaplin a divorce from Charley Chaplin. He was not present but represented by lawyers. An out of court property settlement worth about $200,000 was reported and Mrs Harris Chaplin agreed not to use Chaplin professionally.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Mildred Harris Chaplin
Charley Chaplin
Chaplin
Federal judge fines and jails 84 liquor violators in Cleveland
Federal Judge Westenhaver sentenced eighty four liquor violators in Cleveland. About 20000 dollars was ordered collected from the convicted. Most fines were five hundred dollars with a fifty dollar fine common in milder cases. Jail terms ranged from thirty to sixty days in the more flagrant instances.
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Cleveland
Westenhaver
Ayr man dies at 102 who claimed Lincolns tailor
George Silker aged 102 died in Ayr Scotland claiming he served as a tailor for Abraham Lincoln in America and later fought in the American Civil War for the Union.
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Ayr
Scotland
George Siliker
Ameri
Abraham Lina Silker
Blow Up Monument by German Invaders at Courlett
In Courlett near Charleroi Belgium the monument erected by Germans after the battle of Charleroi was blown up by order of municipal authorities on the armistice anniversary. Earlier a private attempt to destroy the monument was reported.
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Brussels
Courlett
Charleroi
Belgium
Italy and Jugo-Slavia sign Rapallo treaty
The Italy Jugo Slavia pact at Rapallo settles Istrian frontier and Fiume independence with Italian sovereignty over Zara and a six mile hinterland. Italy drops claims on Adriatic islands except Cherso Lussia Lagosta. Sforza calls it a great peaceful victory and envisions Slav universities at Padua and Rome.
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Santa Margherita
Italy
Jugo-Slavia
Rapallo
Fiume
Zara
Adriatic
Cherso
Lussia
Lagosta
Vila Spinola
Vesnitch
Trumbitch
Bismarck
Austria
Istrian
Julian Alps
Washington
State Department
Wilson
Colby
Contarini
Jugo- Slavia
Dalmatia
Sebenico
Idria
Adelsburg
San Pietro
Monte Nevoso
Jit
Volosco
Castua
Jugo-Savia
Longatico
Judge Landis Becomes Sole Dictator Of Reorganized Baseball
Federal Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis accepts the chairmanship of professional baseball from sixteen major league clubs, becoming final arbiter in league disputes. He to remain on the bench, accepting $42 500 as chairman after a brief salary adjustment, citing a vow to keep baseball at a high standard for the sake of young fans.
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Landis
Clark Griffith
Grif
Major Reed Landis
Reed
Brooklyn
Girf
United States
Baseball Peace Ends Long Reorganization War
Chicago November 12 Peace settled over professional baseball today as the major league factions agreed on all points to form a new governance plan. Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis will be chairman with a final appeal panel and possible civilian associates. The agreement creates a joint league vote structure and aims to include minor leagues under a six six committee, with Landis serving a seven year term. Chicago will be base for the commissioners and joint meetings will determine future actions.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Lasker
Eight National
New York
Boston American
Byron Scroft’ Johnson
Philadelphia
Washington
Cleveland
St. Louis
Detroit
Land
Landis
Judge Landis
Johnson
Baseball Commissioners
Charles A. McDonald
McDonald
A. D. Lasker
William Veeck
John McGraw
Barney Dreyfus
Garry Herrmann
Kansas City
Heydler'previer
Austria Applies for Admission to League of Nations
The Secretariat of the League of Nations in Geneva received Austria's formal application for admission to the league. The report is dated November 12 and comes via the Associated Press.
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Austria
League
Geneva
Switzerland
Associated Press
The
League of Nations Today
France opposes German admission to League of Nations now
Paris reports the French Foreign Office insists Germany must prove peaceable intent before seeking League membership. Britain, while once receptive, has aligned with Paris. Austria Hungary and Bulgaria may be considered for entry, as they are viewed more favorably.
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Paris
Associated Press
Germany
League of Nations
Foreign Office
League
Great Britain
Assembly
Geneva
Austria
Hungary
Bulgaria
President Wilson Proclaims Thanksgiving Day Observance
President Wilson designates Thursday November 25 as a day of Thanksgiving and prayer. He praises abundance security and peace and calls on all Americans to pause daily tasks to give thanks and reflect on God’s mercies and duties ahead.
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Washington
Wilson
America
Woodrow Wilson
United States of America
Wilson health improves as election passes with no effect
President Wilson continues to gain health in Washington amid cautious optimism. White House aides see a future vindication, with hopes he may later address Congress or pursue independent writing on constitutional government after leaving office.
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Wilson
Washington
Ambassador Davis
London
Colby
Davis
White House
Congress
Mr. Wilson
Perce
Woodrow Wilson
Whiteouse
Human Wardrobe Shrinks When Peeled in Covington
In Covington last night a dramatic scene at the police headquarters saw Thomas Guam 15 and James Johnson 16 stripped of multiple outfits. The spectacle ended with Guam keeping his suit and Johnson to receive his, as officers halted the unfolding wardrobe display.
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Covington
Thomas Guam
Police
James Johnson
Norfolk
Johnson
Beau Brummel
Guam
Ohio Newspaper Women Open Annual Meeting
The eighteenth annual convention of the Ohio Newspaper Women's Association opened in Cleveland and will run three days. About seventy seven members registered, increasing with incoming trains. Eric C. Hopwood of The Cleveland Plain Dealer gave the welcoming address. Mrs. John MacKee of Springfield replied. Frances Parrott of The Dayton Journal spoke on Howells and Newspapers. A joint committee meeting was postponed due to late arrivals.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Women’s Association
Eric C. Hopwood
Meveland Plain Dealer
John MacKee
Springfield
Frances Parrott
Dayton Journal
Howells
Whisky Seizure in Cleveland Taps Four Suspects
Federal agents seized a carload of 600 cases of whisky valued at 100000 at Nickel Plate Railroad yards Cleveland. One man was arrested for hauling liquor. Three others faced liquor possession charges after eight large whisky cases were found hidden among socks at American Railway Express offices.
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Cleveland
Nickel Plate Railroad
New York
American Railway Express
Sinn Fein Hunger Strike Called Off in Cork Jail
The nine Irish prisoners in Cork jail end a 94 day hunger strike after a message from Arthur Griffiths. Nourishment resumes for the nine, who began the protest August 11 following the deaths of two fellow strikers.
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Cork
Associated Press
O'Callaghan
Arthur Griffiths
Sinn Fein
Ireland
Michael Fitzgerald
Joseph Murphy
John
Sean) Hennessy
Michael Burke
Aepeltyy
Eee Donovan
Joseph Kenny
Ristopher Upton
John Power
John John Crowley
Peter
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