Dry Chief Inspects Coast Ports on Voyage with Coast Guard
United Press reports Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Ani draws arrives from Washington to embark on a coast tour aboard the USS Coast Guard outer Modoc. The inspection will cover ports from Savannah to Key West and return via Jacksonville and Miami. Officials plan talks on a rum smuggling treaty with the Island republic, with included stops and customs enforcement reviews along the southern coastline.
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United Press
Wilmington
Secretary of the Treasury
Ani
Washington
USS
Coast Guard
Yavanm
Charleston S
Savannah
Key West Fl
Trittant
Miami
Jacksonville
Fla
Enc
Tyexar
Mayana
William R Vallence
State Department
Will Aismss
Island Republic
Andrews
Gey & Rea
Bank Cashier Fends Off Bandit in Clairton Heist
Frank F Fenner, manager of the Clairton branch of the United Light and Water Company, was wounded during a robbery attempt as a bandit tried to take money to a bank. Fenner battled the intruder, protecting cash drawer transfers and forcing a pursuit through offices to the street where he collapsed. The raid yielded several hundred dollars recovered by Fenner.
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United Press
Esport
Frank F Fenner
Clairton
Manyantiirer's
Light
Warhot
McKeesport
Renner
Pittsburgh Had Dry Christmas
Pittsburgh, Pa. reports a dry Christmas with cabarets avoiding illegal liquor sales. Federal agents raided Garden Tin and arrested two men who carried liquor, later released on $1,000 bond. Raids on saloons and Christmas Eve sites continued under Prohibition administrator F. O. Baird.
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United Freie Duttsburgh
Pittsburgh
F. O. Baird
Book Borrowers and Return Reminders
Advice on tracking library loans with a borrower name and date in a notebook kept near the shelves. Encourages timely follow up after a reasonable period to recover missing volumes.
Holiday Booze Flows Despite Police Efforts
Holiday period saw arrests but bootleggers claim a thriving pre New Year market with moonshine and illicit liquor widely available. Police say weather aided enforcement yet bootlegging remains brisk as calls for a citywide crackdown and suspending illegal operations grow.
Salt as wood preservative proves ineffective
Salt cannot reliably protect wood from decay as chloride or sodium salts have low toxicity and high solubility, leading to unsatisfactory results unless maintained at strong concentrations which are rarely feasible in practice.
Lumber Rafts Ship 5,000,000 Board Feet Down Columbia
Five million board feet of lumber are floated from the Columbia River to lumber mills in San Diego California. The vast raft operation reflects a major push by timber interests to move raw wood to western markets.
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Columbra River
San Diego
Cal
Allegheny Highway to be improved next spring
WARRes. Dec 20 Inf ormation from the State highway department at Harrisburg states that the Allegheny Highway between Tidlowte and Rileavor will be constructed next spring with bids for drainage and grading to be advertised within two weeks. Approximately 11 miles of road additions are planned on the Allegheny Highway system next summer. bids open in Harrisburg February 5.
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Warres
State Hightway
Harrisburg
Tidlowte
Riléavor
Thivkory
Forest Couunty
Limestone Township
Wassencoun
Allagheny
Ebriary
Run Down and Killed by Car in Jamestown
Robert Chambers, a dairy farmer from Town Line Road near Piluvanna, was struck and killed by Melvin Nelson of Greenhurst while walking on East Lake Road at Fluvanna with suitcases for his family. The accident occurred near Pluvanna Cemetery at about 6:00 PM.
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Jamestown
East Lake
Fluvanna
Spead
Robert Chambers
Piluvanna
Buffalo
Melvin Nelson
Greenhurst
Detoch
PluWamia
Pretty wedding at Columbus
The Columbus home of Dr and Mrs PG Emerson hosted Miss Leona Jaggi and Arthur Fairchilds in a Christmas season wedding. Attended by Lila Van Jerhoff and Harry Munsee, the ceremony was by Reverend Baggett of Jamestown. A wedding dinner for 25 followed. The couple will reside in Corry after a short wedding trip.
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PG. Emerson
Columbus
Leona Jaggi
William Jaggi
Arthur Fairchilds
William Patrohilis
Cig
Lila van, Jerhoff
Harry Munsee
Fiath
Catty
Realm, Baggett
Jamestown
Death of Miss Nellie Merrick
Miss Nellie A Merrick died suddenly this morning at the family home on West Washington Street after a brief illness Friends and relatives mourn her loss She was the daughter of the late A W Merrick and is survived by a sister Miss Hes Merrick and two brothers Walter Merrick of this city and A L Merrick of Fre Arrangements for the funeral have not been completed and will be announced later
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Nellie A. Merrick
Weat
Washington Street
Fiph
Miss Merrick
A. W. Merrick
Hes Merrick
Walter Tt. Merrick
Merrick
Hinds Wit
Bad HoldUp at Sharon Photo Studio
In Sharon Pennsylvania on December 26 a robber pretending to be a passport photographer robbed Marks Higgin of 200 dollars in cash from his wallet after asking to make change for a $50 bill. He seized the photographer’s pocketbook and fled.
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Sharon
Ian
Marks Higglin
Bigglin
Ploto
Bigetin
Erie Orphans Inherit After Father Death In Chicago
Four children receive a $1,000 estate share after Floyd Sehnewerker died in Chicago. No will found, Cook County public administrator handles the estate. Public administrator reports four orphans and a need to settle the fortune, estimated near $10,000, with guardians appointed.
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Chicago
Erim
Allylees
Floyd Sehnewerker
Ile
Cook County
Anil Kinlessanini
Tyan
Wells
Major U S City Parks by Acreage
The list highlights five large urban parks with acreages: Griffith Park Los Angeles 351 acres Fairmount Park Philadelphia 3242 acres Flushing Bay Park New York City 1750 acres Forest Park St Louis 1480 acres Van Cortlandt Park New York City 2182 acres
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Grifith Park
Los Angeles
Fairmount Park
Philadelphia
Melhue Bay Pur
New York City
Forest Park
St. Lola
van Cortlandt Park
Man knocked down by surf seeks license number in absent minded prize
A quirky incident sees a man toppled by waves while searching for a license number. Local witnesses report his quick recovery and the humorous award given for absent mindedness.
2 HER MUST APPEAR 2 HER MUST APPEAR By United Pret
New York December X Bud high er cartoonist must appear in Supreme Court here in Trinity to face a breach of promise suit filed by Miss Shields. Clayton J Hermance, Shields attorney, announced the suit and trial notice. Fisher, real name Mary Conway, had filed an answer. Fisher married October 24 to Countess Acdita de Beaumont, winner of a Paris beauty contest in 1922, and has been divorced since 19 7 from Pauline Welch. Shields alleges Fisher promised to marry her, and her lawyer says she is sincere and heartbroken by his marriage. Fisher and his bride are believed to be in Florida.
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United Pret
New York
Bud" Higher
Trinlity
Shields
Clayton J Hermance
Shielda
Fisher
Wame
Conway
Acdita de Beaumont
Paris
Pauline Welch
Tim
Pipher
Florida
Fragmentary Crossword Clue Confusion in Weyekholm Quote
An OCR fragment notes a puzzled speaker asking why thing ended and urging quiet to work a crossword puzzle. It cites Kusper Weyekholm and a remark about a boy named Oucar getting off a train, conveying a confused historical dialogue snippet without full context.
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Kusper
Weyekholm
Gates attempt Abbrahamt was mad night 2 the scene
Police report details a night scene involving Gates and Abbrahamt with unclear actions. The fragment mentions a disturbance and a potential confrontation but lacks concrete facts or outcomes.
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Gates
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