Regular Federal Forges Efficient Declines Aid of Experts
The internal revenue chief Blair rejects outside help from dollar a year volunteers to enforce the Volstead act and says regular federal prohibition agents can handle moonshine suppression without aid. Acting Prohibition Commissioner Jones hailed improving conditions as Christmas spending rises. An armed expedition against moonshiners began from Washington toward a Florida Alabama border target. William P. Egan, ex assistant chief, was indicted for issuing a basic permit and taking a bribe from Milwaukee firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Uncle Sam
Internal Revenue
Blair
S. S. Kresge
Detroit
James H. Jones
R. A. Haynes
Hillsboro
Florida
Alabama
William P. Egan
The
Prohibition Bureau
Joseph Dudenholfer Company
Milwaukee
Wis
YANK CEMETERIES SEE PURCHASE FOR European sites
Washington reports purchase of seven land tracts in Europe at an estimated 111000 dollars for permanent American cemeteries. Secretary Weeks asks Congress to provide 745000 dollars for improvements to compare favorably with allied war dead cemeteries. He estimates 82000 American dead overseas may not be returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Europe
Weeks
Gillet
Congress
United States
U S Protest to Peking Over Missionary Killing
The American legation in Peking formally protests the return to the capital of Gen. Chang Ching-yao, former Hunan governor whose troops killed missionary Rev. W. A. Belmert in Yo-Show in June 1920. Chang Ching-yao now aligns with Gen. Chang Tsao-ma, Manchuria’s military governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
China
Chang Ching-yao
Hunan
W. A. Belmert
Chang Tsao- Ma
Manchuria
W. A. Reimert
Chang Tsao Lin
Big Brokers Go to the Wall
Chicago December 31 insolvency filings accuse E W W Co bankers and brokers of bankruptcy. Before federal judges Landis and Hand New York City the firm faces claims of about 7.5 million dollars in liabilities against 5 million in assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
One Ey
Landis
Hand
New York City
Bandit Slays Bank Cashier in Pearl River Robbery
Bandits shot and killed the cashier and the bookkeeper of the First National Bank in Pearl River New York during a holdup. The trio escaped in an automobile with about $900 from the bank’s vault and van.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National
Pearl River
N. Y
First National Bank
Thomas Walter Bickett
Raleigh
N. C
Chicago
Charles A. Stonehill
Women’s City Club
New York
Harold I. McCormick
John D. Rockefeller
International Harvester Company
Amory
Louis C. Davis
Fifteenth Coast Artillery
Benguet
Baguio
Philippine Islands
America
Leviathan
Banca Italiana di Sconto
Rome
Mineola
Gap Johnson Defends Way to Handle Drunk Man in Ozark Tale
In a Kansas City Star excerpt, Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge Arkansas explains he struck a man after the guest drank his horse liniment. He says he intended no pry into others affairs but admits to the blows during the confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gap Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Ark
Kansas City Star
Borah to grill Lodge as four power pact faces Senate scrutiny
Washington December 27 Republican leaders monitor risk of delays or changes to the four power Pacific treaty in the Senate foreign relations committee. Senator Borah vows strict questioning of Senator Lodge and seeks open sessions to reveal what happened in secret talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Wilson
Senator Lodge
Senator Borah
Borah
Lodge
Lansing
Versailles
White House
Hughes
Harding
Senate
Forty year sentence for window smashing in Ontario
Stephen Zawisluk received four year terms on ten counts for smashing 21 windows in Parry Sound. Prison terms run consecutively for a total of forty years. Ontario Attorney General W. E. Raney said he would investigate the case and called the penalty extraordinary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Party Sound
Ont
George Moore
Stephen Zawisluk
W. E. Raney
Ontario
Toronto
Parry Sound
Liberty bonds worth more as value rises in year
New York reports Liberty bonds gained about 2 billion dollars in value during the year. Most of the rise occurred after September as investors bought for investment, driving several issues to year high prices in late November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Liberty
Farm Crops Value Drops Sharply in 1928 Totals
The Department of Agriculture estimated this year’s value of major farm crops at 5.676 billion dollars based on December 1 prices, down from 9.075 billion last year. The crops accounted for about 90 percent of total farm crop value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
State with draws 15 main charge in embezzlement case
Illinois governor Len Small faced a trial decision after a judge ruled the embezzlement charge could be nolle pressed. The conspiracy charge remains, with January 9 set for trial. Readings show the case moved from Springfield to Waukegan on venue grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukegan
Len Small
Nolle
Clair C. Edwards
Sangamon County
Springfield
Small
Mortimer
Edwards
Verne C. Curtis
Fred E. Sterling
James H. Wilkerson
Brundage
Filst
Noile
Wilkerson
Sangamon
Toys Sparked $100 Million Yearly American Spending
New York December 29 The National City bank reports that Americans spent over $100 million on toys and games in 1921. Toy factory output has more than tripled since World War I disrupted German imports, the country’s chief toy source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Amercan
National City Bank
Germany
America
Ingersoll Co Is Bankrupt Involuntary Petition in Bankruptcy Filed
New York, Dec. 28. An involuntary petition in bankruptcy was filed in Federal court against Robert H. Ingersoll & Bro., manufacturers of the Ingersoll watches, of this city. Liabilities were set at 3,000,000 and assets, exclusive of goodwill, at 2,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert H. Ingersoll & Bro
Ingersoll
Where Old Ship Rope Goes to Guard Telephone Lines
Rope from ships once sailed the world becomes high grade paper for insulating telephone cables. More than 13,000,000 pounds of old rope fed a giant process to produce about 7,000,900 pounds of cable paper used by the Bell system last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seven Seas
Buntale ‘Telephone Aystem
Boston Transcript Phrase at Sea of Unclear Text
The readable fragment shows a terse question about someone’s wife singing and mentions Boston Transcript. No clear people events or outcomes are identifiable from the fragment.
Hughes Plan on Submarine Reductions Faces Likely Failure
Washington reports indicate Secretary Hughes’s plan to reduce and limit the five powers’ submarine fleets is seen as almost doomed. Japan rejects any reduction below 54,000 tons and would not accept 31,000 tons under the new proposal. France has orders to reject Hughes’s plan, while American officials withhold comment on its impact on the conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hughes
Maasanao Hanibara
Japan
United States
Great Britaain
Paris
Briand
Mr. Hanthara
Tokyo
Hanthara
France
Italian Discount and Trust Bank Closed After Run
The Italian Discount and Trust Company at 399 Broadway was closed by the state banking department after a run by depositors. It was the New York agent of Banco Disconto of Rome, which suspended. The bank had capital of 1 million dollars and deposits exceeding 12 million.
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New York
Italian Discount and Trust Company
Broadway
State Banking Department
Banco Disconto of
Rome
Armed men loot Blue Ribbon distillery in Kentucky
Five armed men in automobiles attacked the Blue Ribbon distillery at Eminence Kentucky, locked two guards in the office, and escaped with whisky valued at about thirty thousand dollars early today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Blue Ribbon
Eminence
Plan to Use 4000 Unemployed as Night Watchmen
Philadelphia leaders propose hiring 4,000 unemployed men as night watchmen with wages funded by 15 cent weekly family contributions in their guarding territory. Mayor Moore and police officials backed the idea as a relief and public safety measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Moore
Cattle Dealer Uses Telegraph Code at Post Office
A cattle dealer entered a post office and submitted a telegram with a legible address and eight strokes. The clerk asked if the strokes signified figures, and the dealer replied they could be called anything as long as the message read the same both ways. The dealer said his miles cannot read or write but are reset when the tale reaches the other end.
Prohibition Year Seizures Show Wide Regional Violations
Government reports reveal 1921 confiscations of 6 000 000 gallons of alcohol and 40 000 arrests, with New York, Ohio, North and South Carolina, Georgia and Florida leading violations. Florida tops property seizures at 2 250 000 dollars, while New York follows. Ohio and New York record most arrests. North Carolina most distilleries seized.
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New York
Ohio
South
North Carolina
Georgia
Washington
John Barleycorn
Prohibition
Internal Revenue
Florida
Delaware
Kansas
Nevada
Vermont
South Carolina
Virginia
Alabama
Louisiana
Tennessee
California
Minnesota
DIES A MARTYR TO FEVER
Vera Cruz reports the death of Howard B. Cross of the Rockefeller Institute from yellow fever. He arrived to open a laboratory for fever study, traveled to Tuxtepec, contracted the illness after two days, and died despite efforts to save him. He is the second American physician to die of yellow fever in the city within a year, after Doctor Haedrick.
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Doctor Haedrick
Four Die in Kentucky Gunfight in Knox County
Four men were killed and one wounded in a gun fight at Elys Knox county. The dead include Russ Baker police chief of Bakerville Tim Pine of Barbourville Jim Bodkins and his son Chick Bodkins of Elys. An other Bodkins is said to be badly wounded.
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Barbourville
Elys
Knox County
Russ Baker
Bakerville
Tim Pine
Jim Bodkins
Chick Bodkins
Bodkins
Mexico Honors Dr. Cross in Official Honors Ceremony
President Obregon ordered official honors for the late Dr. Howard B. Cross of the Rockefeller Institute who died of yellow fever in Vera Cruz. The body was brought to Mexico City for burial.
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Mexico
H. B. Cross
Mexico City
Enmity Marks Paris Stage Between Two Comediennes
A feud has erupted on the Paris stage as two charming comediennes clash over a rival’s performance. The dispute escalated after one received a sharp taunt during a scene, prompting heated exchanges backstage and heavy audience chatter.
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Paris
Nce
I Ae Ra
Ton
Paris Senate approves Vatican embassy credits vote 183 to 130
Senate in Paris adopts credits for the embassy to the Vatican by a 183 to 130 vote. Chicago city council sanctions light wines and beer 51 to 6. Reports detail deaths, thefts, fires, and aviation records across the United States and Europe.
Coalition Cabinet Backed by Military Leader in Manchuria
Troops killed Rev. W. A. Reimert a leader among followers of Gen. Chang Tsao lin military governor of Manchuria and organizer of the new coalition cabinet. He is protected by forces making his arrest by civil authorities virtually impossible.
Agricultural market quotes for grains and livestock
The report lists flour prices for hard and soft spring and winter wheat, rye flour, and various hay grades. Cattle prices cover prime steers, heavy and feeding steers, heifers, cows, canners, cutters, bulls, calves, and lambs. Hog prices include several weight classes and packing hogs, with sheep quotes for lambs, yearlings, and ewes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy
Chorus girls know the house roars and dreams unheard
The fragment hints at a lively crowd and chorus performers aware of the loud house while a narrator recalls a stalled dream passage. The scene suggests backstage energy and tension between performance and reception without concrete actors or events.
On Board Ship Officers Eatery Exchange
A fragmentary exchange aboard a ship shows officers dining while a passenger or subordinate refers to Ian handling HR tasks. The dialogue hints at onboard roles and routine operations amid informal banter.
Practical Fattening Ways for Poultry by USDA
Practical fattening methods for poultry include pen fattening crate fattening and machine cramming. Pen fattening relies on darkness and regular soft feed. crate fattening keeps few birds per crate with limited movement and three daily feedings. indoor crates require ventilation and droppings pans. Crate diets mix barley corn and oats with buttermilk or skim milk and small salt additions, fed twice daily for about three weeks.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Farmers
New York
Milk Ration Boosts Poultry Yield on Dairy Farms
Milk and by products such as skim milk buttermilk sour milk cottage cheese offer profitable feed for poultry. Feed them consistently either alone or to moisten mashes, not alternating daily, as fowls convert otherwise wasted ingredients into meat and eggs.
Dust Bath for Fowls for Winter Vermin Control
Readers learn to provide a dust box 30 inches square and 12 inches deep in coops to keep fowls vermin free during winter. A raised box on legs is optional and fine dry powder serves as good dusting material.
Unprofitable Turkeys For Holiday Markets
A brief note laments sending poor turkeys to market as unprofitable and argues against selling them before Thanksgiving. It suggests holding birds for Christmas or New Year’s and continuing to feed them.
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S. Kresge
Mich
SUM
Secretary of War
U. S
E. W. Wagner & Co
Bandit
Arturo Allessandri
Republic of Chile
Idaho Solon
Illinois
Ingersoll CO
Fas
Matton
Boston Transcript
Gifford Pinchot
Forest Service
Department of the Interior
Forestry Service
Howard B. Crosse
Rockefeller Institute
Kentucky
Vatican
Chicaygu
F. Price Murphy
Des Moines
Jon Mare
Anager
Landyy
Ines
Ian
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