Hurley Saloons Raided by Federal Prohibition Agents
Hurley Wisconsin concerted raid by 48 federal Prohibition agents led by Joseph Callahan seized 88 saloons and arrested about 70 keepers within an hour. Thousands of dollars in moonshine and bonded liquor were confiscated. The operation, planned by Prohibition Commissioner Frank D. Richardson, followed a previous deadly October clash and marked Hurley as a famously open town in northern Wisconsin. Prisoners were brought to Ashland for bond setting, with amounts from 500 to 2000 dollars.
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Hurley
Wis
Iron Range
Frank D. Richardson
Chicago
Burley
Nquor
Prohibition Enforcement
Prohibition
Joseph Callahan
Jring
Mgm
Dellion
Iron Mountain
Wisconsin
Callahan
Iron River
Mob victim sues Iowa sheriff for 80000 dollars
Teunigkelt, a farmer near Audubon, Iowa, alleges in federal court that sheriff B F Wilson allowed a December 17, 1917 mob to threaten him. He says he was hid in a book when doors opened, forced to sign a 1000 Red Cross check, and fled town as the mob pressured German minister Rev W A Stark to leave.
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Teunigkelt
Red Cross
Feunigkelt
Denver
Rev. W. A. Stark
Hamburg Seizes Cuban Ship Maximo Gomez at Port
The Cuban steamer Maximo Gomez, formerly the German Constantia, seized by Hamburg authorities after dispute over port charges following its Galveston arrival on December 7.
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Constantin
Hamburg
Maximo Gomez
Galveston
Tex
Constantia
Cost of Soldier Bonus Bill Estimated at 2.3 Billion
Treasury Secretary Houston testified before the Senate Finance Committee that passage of the soldiers' bonus bill would cost about 2.8 billion dollars to the government, with a 2.3 billion net figure when considering optional plans and varied selections by veterans. He noted uncertainties in land settlement costs and emphasized the burden on taxes.
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Washington
Houston
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Wilson names Col Rickards to head militia bureau
President Wilson appointed Col George C Rickards of On City Pennsylvania to lead the militia bureau of the war department. The Pennsylvania National Guard officer will assume duties Friday succeeding Maj Gen Jesse Carter and will hold the rank of major general as the first National Guard officer in the post.
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Washington
George C. Rickards
ON City
Wilson
Militia
War Department
Rickards
Pennsylvania National Guard
Infantry Reserve Officers’ Corps
Jesse Carter
Richards
National Guard
Red Wave Rolling West Into Baltic Lands
Paris dispatch notes a prediction that within three months the Soviet federation will include Reval Riga and Kovno with the Baltic Sea as the western boundary of Russia. Such a shift would pose serious problems for France Great Britain and the United States.
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Paris
Soviet Federation
Reval
Riga
Kovno
Baltic Sea
Russia
Baltic
France
Great Britain
United States
Smith Girl Freed on Bail in Ardmore Court Action
Clara Smith Hammon arrived in Ardmore with her brother and sister and Sheriff Buck Garrett, was arraigned and released on a 12000 dollar bond. A small crowd greeted her as her arrival was kept secret from attorneys. Three members of an armed black gang near Beale were captured by a posse led by Sheriff Ragland and are being brought to Pittaview.
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Ardmore
Okla
Claramith Hamnon
Buck Garrett
Beale
Ala
Ragland
Pittaview
Five Hoosier Bank Raid Ends in Shootout and Capture
A Culver bank hold up by five Chicago men sparked a townwide gunbattle on main street. About $7,500 was taken and later recovered. Three robbers and two citizens were wounded. two bandits fled toward Knox before being captured. One driver, Joseph Byers of Kylex, admitted his role and that others were from Chicago.
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Culver, Inc
Chicago
Knox
Ind
Tle
Culver
B.A. Fox
J. R. Burns
A. Gilbert
Culver Exchange Bank
Tandita
J. J. Lane
Denk
Pistala
Laine
Meri
Jacob Saine
Jerome Zechial
Joseph Byers
Kylex
Culver Military Academy
Handl
Lafayette
Byers
Soviet recalls Krassin as Britain accused on trade pact
The Soviet government announces the recall of Leonid Krassin from London to consult after Britain, which recently accepted the July trade agreement with Basala, allegedly altered its position and evaded obligations. Krassin, Bolshevist minister of trade and commerce, was sent back to Moscow for discussions.
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London
Moscow
Britain
Basala
Leonid Krassin
Bolshevist Minster
Can Merce
Dion
Wheat Growers Plan to Dictate Quotations
The Wheat Growers Association of America aims to organize a six month campaign for withholding wheat from the market to control prices for the 1921 crop. With about 100,000 members in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska, plans extend to Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. The group seeks to manage distribution and pricing via its own agencies at cost plus a fair profit, while denying sales unless forced by finances.
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Wichita
Kew
Wheat Growers’ Association of America
W. HB. McGreevy
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
McGreevy
Merchants Decline To Buy In Eighth District
Merchants show marked apathy toward commodities in the Eighth Federal Reserve district as price cuts fail to spark purchasing. The quiet market leads manufacturers to curb operations and close plants, releasing skilled and unskilled workers and swelling unemployment.
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St. Louis
Federal Reserve
Ford Closes Detroit Plant Indefinitely
Ford Motor Company has closed its Detroit plant indefinitely after a December 24 inventory. The closure, due to weak business conditions, will keep the factory shut into the new year, putting about ten thousand workers out of work.
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Detroit
Mich
Ford Motor Company
War Cost France Four Million Population Loss
Paris reports the war reduced France’s population by about four million, a figure given by Touss Mourier newly appointed director of public assistance. The Seine department council implemented missing measures to reduce infant mortality.
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Republic
Paris
France
Tonts Mourier
Public Assssiance
Seine Department
Flu Attacks Confer Immunity for Years
Washington reports the public health service finds influenza attacks confer definite immunity lasting several years after infection. The conclusions come from intensive study by the agency.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Sunday Blue Law for Senate Backed by 16 Churches
A proposed measure sent to Senator McKellar would outlaw all Sunday work in federal and interstate contexts, ban Sunday mail and trains, and penalize those aiding such activities. Backed by 16 churches, the bill aims to honor the Sabbath and impose fines up to 10,000 dollars and six months' imprisonment per offense.
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McKellar
Washington
Reg
Senate
Senator McKellny
Tennessee
Tennessee Annual Conference of Methodist Ministers
United States
United Shites
Funy Post Office
Inters
Amerier
Deportations to Russia Planned by Labor Department
Boston and New York report another deportation to Russia planned for January as part of eradicating alien subversives. The filing was made in federal district court by Assistant U.S. Attorney Lewis Goldberg. The piece notes a 108 year old woman, Savavl Freeman, from Ontario, died and references Mohawk leader Joseph Arunt as a great-uncle.
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Boston
Russia
Department of Labor
New York
Fedora District Court
United States
Lewis Goldberg
Woulsteek
Savavl Freeman
Storkiefdge
N.Y
Joseph Arunt
Agenstury Ago
Western Canada's Triumph at 1920 International Live Stock Show
The 1920 International Live Stock Show in Chicago drew praise from Canadian observers for its scale and quality. Six Canadian provinces earned prizes, with J C Mitchell of Dahinda Saskatchewan sweeping championships. Stratford Ontario native Lucas, now in Cayley Alberta, won oats with a 40.2 pounds per bushel showing, illustrating Western Canada’s generous land program and opportunities for farmers to rise from modest starts to near 1000 acres through persistence and industry. The piece highlights low priced Western lands and the enduring appeal for new entrants from abroad.
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Chicago
Canada
Canady
J C. Mitchell
Dahinda
Saskatchewan
Mitchell
Manchester
Enngland
Stratford
Ontario
Lucas
Alberta
Cayley
Western Canada
Notable Delays and Deliberations of Sir Denry Stanley
An anecdote recounts an afternoon meeting with Sir Denry Stanley at a New York club. Mrs Ellsworth recalls his refusal to bow to a knighted status and insists on standing with his back to the wall for protection. The tale notes Stanley’s fear of an African-beaded weapon and his insistence on personal defense amid a crowd.
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Denry M. Stanley
W. W.ttsworth
Stanleys
Ma. Ellsworth
Lafayete Place
New York
Africa
Stanley
The Main Object. Who is your son dying at college this year
A terse line asks a chilling question about a student’s fate at college. The quotation marks imply a dramatic, possibly literary or editorial context. The fragment hints at personal risk or mortality linked to campus life.
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Ashland
Wia
Walter
Kate
Farmer
William D. Denny
John G. Townsend, Jr
Delaware
Secretary of the Treasury
Wilson Names
Col. Rickards
Pennsylvania
Smith
Sir B. Windle
University of Cork
St Gregory the Great
Saya St. Louis Reserve Bank
FORD
Acording
Civen High Place
International Honors
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