Three Men’s Confession in Sugar Refining Prosecutions
New York June 11 Special Prosecutor Henry L Stimson disclosed potential further prosecutions in the sugar refining case as the two men convicted last night faced sentencing with three co defendants who pleaded guilty during the trial The sentences included suspended terms and brief jail for some with bail set at 25000 for others One defendant was paroled on recognizance and another is bedridden with a suspended sentence Stimson said the guilty parties had made full confessions and the government is acting on their information, signaling new activity in the underweighing fraud investigation.
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Henry L. Stimson
Charles R. Meike
American Sugar Refining Company
Ernest W. Gerbracht
Sugar Trust
Williamsburg
Dierge Martin
James F. Bendernage
James F. Halligan
Checker
Harry W. Walker
Blackwell's Island
Jean Voelker
Stimson
Shad
Heike
Gerbracht
Doc Livingston Shines as Guide in No. 1 Barrack Tour
A lighthearted account describes Doc Livingston escorting No. 1 barrack visitors through the Home’s grounds, explaining humanitarian principles in grandiloquent speech. His exuberance amuses the corporals and visitors, though a few beds go untended, drawing a mild rebuke from staff. yet his charm earns praise from attending ladies.
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Doc Livingston
Stanley
Mountain Franch
No. 1
Barrick
Liathe
A Good Soldier Goes Astray at Memoria Mall
An inebriated veteran causes a scene near the golf grove south of Home Pike. Ed Love of Company Fi praises his entertaining travel anecdotes while memories of Davy Crockett and Phoebus fire company members are noted. Coutrade Holmes plans furloughs to Birmingham and to visit kin. Captain King promises a grand Worth of July celebration with pyrotechnics.
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Bol
Nattie
Golf Grove
Home Pike
Minines
Memoria Mall
Morpheus
Ed Love
Company
Bob! Davis
Davy Crockett
Phoebus Fire Company
Old
Virginia
Coutrade Holmes
Company O
Birmingham
Ala
Mountain Branch
Smith
King
Veteran critic blasts Soldiers Homes in editor letter
Sergeant Thomas 8 Haird of Simat Corps U S A writes to the Philadelphia Ledger denouncing Soldiers Homes as founded on price self and power. He admits no veteran status with a home and argues veterans and the public should disregard his views. The piece condemns his rambling letter as lacking forthright facts and loyalty to comrades.
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Thomas 8. Haird
Simat Corps
Philadelphia Ledger
Thomas
Tve
Sunte
Nearing Completion The First Baseball Game Soon
Joyful anticipation grows as the new baseball grounds near completion and a first game looms. League teams prepare for competitive play while veterans expect engaging matches. Burns and McLaughlin have reserved theater seats to oversee games per rules.
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Tommy” Burns
Shorty McLaughlin
Hoyle
Last Roll Call and Home-coming Notes
War news and local items mix in a brief column. John Norman of Ohio services notes and a veteran's return to Ward 4 with plans for future games. Local social updates include Mrs. J W Wolfe renting a store front and Ola Jewell visiting, plus a health testimonial for Dr Cadwell's Syrup Pepsin with a sales pitch and free sample offer.
Winding through a veterans scene at the State Home Quincy
The letter describes comrade stories at the State Home in Quincy with praise for hospital care and staff. It notes a not guilty verdict for the Amos Osborne case, a visit by Capt. Tibbetts, and fond mentions of Ward 4 activities led by George Robinson and Miss Fenton. Decoration Day honors, the Home band, and social visits are described along with the Johnson City connection and local editor Old Kalpt.
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Amos Osborne
Eugene Hart
Henry Marks
Wilson
Ward
Tanner
Halley's
Johnson City
Kalpt
B. R. Summers
Loulaville
Basel
Heath
No. 5
Oldest Negress in Tennessee Stricken at Elizabethton
Aunt Bettie Morgan aged woman regarded as Tennessee's oldest African American was stricken with paralysis today at the home of Mrs. Evelyn Jenkins in Elizabethton where she has resided for forty years. She arrived from Staunton Virginia after the 1865 surrender and has long been known for honesty and industry.
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Elizabethton
Bettie Morgan
Tennessee
Evelyn Jenkins
Staunton
Druggist Arrested Without Certificate
Special to The Comet from Bristol June 1 E L Brandis field secretary of the Virginia Board of Pharmacy caused the arrest of a druggist for not having a registered pharmacist to compound prescriptions He declares determination to enforce the law and is examining now for that purpose.
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Bristol
E. L. Brandis
Virginia Board of Pharmacy
Iis
Bank of Erwin Progressing Nicely
The Bank of Erwin, recently organized in our sprightly neighboring city, is securing a nice business. Esq. N. T. Tarker is president and R. H. Bradshaw cashier. The Bank of Commerce, of this city, is the Southern correspondent.
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Bank of
Erwin
Esq
N. T. Tarker
R. H. Bradshaw
Bank of Commerce
Remedy ad urges Caldwell's Syrup for family ills
In a family centered notice, Caldwell's Dr. Caldwell's Syrup quin is promoted as a cure for constipation indigestion headaches and flatulence. The ad claims universal relief and offers a free sample by mailing address to Pepsin Syrup Co Monticello Ill. It states the product sells for one dollar per bottle through druggists.
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Mead. Morgan
Ba Morgan
Neosha Falls
Kans
Dr. Cadwell
Pepsin Syrup Co
Caldwell, Monticello, II
Soe
Dr. Caldwell
Caldwell Bldg
Monticello
Cured to Stay Cured Th Kidney Pills Testimony
Johnson City residents testify to lasting kidney health from Doan's Kidney Pills. Hodges of 104 Millard St recalls relief after using the product, with further endorsements from others and a note on Foster Milburn Co Buffalo as sole agents. Remember the name Down's.
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Johnson City
Wiliam
Hodges
Millard St
Johson City
Tronanger
Doan
Elie
All Doniges
Pelee 50
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
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