Violations of Volstead Act Go Unpunished in Big Cities
Prohibition Commissioner Kramer reports widespread liquor sales and few convictions. In New York, Chicago, Baltimore, and Philadelphia many venues remain wet, with about 50 million gallons stored in warehouses. Bribery and graft fears hinder enforcement and a new skirt squad targets upscale restaurants.
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Washington
New York
Chicago
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Prohibition
Kramer
Winds
Louisiana
Pennsylvania
Broadway
State Street
Hose Factory Cuts Wages to Prevent Closure
Philadelphia reports Herbert Hosiery Mills in Conshohocken will cut wages by ten percent to avoid shutting down. L. S. Herbert says without the reduction the mill would have ceased operations. most workers are women with some earning up to 52 dollars weekly. Several area hosiery mills have closed due to canceled orders.
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Philadelphia
Herbert
Conshohocken
Norristown
Om Ders
England to Sell German Liners for Indemnity
Forty former German liners totaling nearly 400000 tons including the Imperator the fiserin and the Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm were offered for sale by Lord Inchcape for the government. Vessels are managed by British firms for the reparations commission and now allotted to British ownership. Proceeds form part of the German indemnity.
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London
Imperator
Prinz Friedrich Wilim
Lord Inchape
Reparations Commission
Safes Proved Value to the Greature at Chicago
A brief note from Chicago in October highlights safes proving valuable to merchants and households alike. The report cites sturdy construction and practical use in protecting money documents and valuables during wary times. Local owners report smoother operations and increased security.
United States Plan for Vast Emergency Army Revealed
Washington reports the war department is completing a plan to mobilize a large emergency army. The first line is 300,000 regulars, the National Guard adds 485,000, and a reserve force with tens of thousands more will form the final section. Nine corps areas will govern administration and coastal defense.
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Washington
War Department
National Guard
United States
Watson Wins Georgia Senate Nomination in Democratic Primary
Returns from the Georgia Democratic primary show Thomas E. Watson nominated for U S senator. Watson opposed the League of Nations and attacked the Wilson administration. Opponents included Senator Hoke Smith Governor Eugene Dorsey and Macon attorney John R. Cooper. Smith faced Lodge reservations criticism, Dorsey favored the League covenant with minor reservations, while Cooper campaigned on the wet plank.
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Atlanta
Thomas E. Watson
United States
Georgia
Watson
League of Nations
Wilson
Hoke Smith
Dorsey
John R. Cooper
Macon
Smith
Cooper
Hig
Radicals to Work in Soviet Land Mocking Goldman Berkman
Washington reports say Emma Goldman Alexander Berkman and fellow communists deported from the United States are sent to compulsory labor in Russia. They are divided into workers escapees and those under arrest with Goldman and Berkman likely in the labor class. Secretary Colby notes their shock at Russia’s demand they work.
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Emma Goldman
Alexander Berkman
Washington
Russia
United States
State Department
Goldman
Berkman
Commission
Colby
Seven Die In Auto Wreck Near Dobbs Ferry
A fierce rainstorm caused a touring car to plunge off an embankment near Dobbs Ferry. Seven people died and another grievously injured as occupants were pinned beneath the vehicle. Victims include Dr. George H. McGuire and his wife Florence, their children George Jr and May, guests John Hawley and Mrs Hawley, and Edward Mulrooney. Francis McGuire survived but unconscious in hospital.
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New York
Dobbs Ferry
George H. McGuire
Florence McGuire
May McGuire
John J. Hawley
Hawley
Edward Mulrooney
Mulrooney
McGuire
Francis
Wes
Steamship Empire City Explosion Claims Three Victims
Two tugs towed the disabled steamer Empire City into Cleveland after a boiler blast wrecked the boiler house and killed three men. Anthony Cobb of New York and F J O Neil of Chicago died instantly, Harry Cooper of Cleveland died later in hospital. the men were near the boiler tube. The Empire City is a sister ship to the Superior City which was lost recently with 29 lives west of Sault Ste Marie.
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Cleveland, O
Empire City
Cleveland
Anthony Cobb
New York
F. J. O'Neil
Chicago
Harry Cooper
Sault Ste Marie
Tarsus Besieged by Turks Near Adana
In Tarsus birthplace of St. Paul the Turks besiege the town thirty miles from Adana. The French garrison and about 25 000 residents face food shortages as Turkish forces fight from groves around the plain, using rifle fire to press the defense.
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St. Paul
Constantinople
Tarsus
Adana
Paul Nilson
St. Paul's Institute
Date of Christ Birth and Dionysius Exiguus Legacy
The text notes Christ's birth dating in the Christian era initiated by monk Dionysius Exiguus and adopted by early Christian manuscripts. It mentions the year 688 A D and the monk's role in standardizing the timeline.
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Christ
Dionysius Exiguus
Navy plans for Kaneoha Bay base on Oahu
Admiral Hugh Rodman announced plans in Washington to develop a naval base at Kaneoha Bay on Oahu. He said Honolulu harbor Pearl Harbor and Kaneoha harbor would accommodate any fleet size ever stationed in Hawaii, with Pearl Harbor expected as the permanent base for a destroyer flotilla.
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Honolulu
Hugh Rodman
Pacific Fleet
Washington
Kaneoha Bay
Oahu
Honolulu Harbor
Pearl Harbor
Kaneoha Harbor
Hawaii
Race Ship Seized in Genoa Harbor
Genoa Italy September 13 The ship Robosto belonging to the anti bolshevik south Russian government has been seized in Genoa harbor at the alleged instigation of the Russian government.
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Genoa
Italy
Robosto
Powerfully odd travel note on sails and ships
The fragment hints at ocean crossing impressions and a sash associated with Thatcher's. It mentions Cape Ane and a glimpse of American arrival signals. The readable text suggests travel lore or described symbols tied to maritime experience.
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America
Thatcher
Cape Ane
Mexican deportation order drives Dr Altendorf to El Paso
Dr Paul B Altendorf, who claimed U S intelligence ties, was ordered deported by Mexico as an agitator. He was taken to Juarez for transfer to the U S, escaped guards, swam the Rio Grande, then reached his bride in an El Paso hotel. U S authorities surrounded the hotel awaiting Washington guidance, and he later escaped again in disguise.
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Paul B. Altendorf
United States Intelligence Department
Juarez
Mexico
United States
Rio Grande
el Paso
Washington
Earthquakes in Italy Kill Hundreds
News reports from Rome say Tuscany earthquakes have killed over 1,500 and left many injured. Villa Collemandina and Fivizzano were destroyed or wiped out, with 700,000 people camping in the open as Red Cross and others rush beds tents medicines and doctors to the quake zone.
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Rome
Tuscany
Villa Collemandina
Massac Carrara
Fivizzano
Gallinara
Pisa
Red Cross
Florence
Lucca
Masa E Carrara
Marines Seize Oil for Navy at Mare Island Yard
Capt E M Beach and Marines seized two thousand barrels of fuel oil in Martinez California for the Navy. The oil belonged to Shell Oil and was taken after a price dispute between Shell and the Navy Department. The captain arrived at the plant with Marines to effect the seizure.
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Martinez
Cal
Navy
E. M. Beach
Mare Island Navy Yard
Shell Oil Company
Navy Department
New U S Note Demands Full Protection for Americans in Mexico
The United States sent a new note demanding that the lives and property rights of all Americans in Mexico be accorded fullest protection by the newly elected government. Secretary Colby called the move supplementary to prior representations seeking protection of American oil interests.
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Washington
United States
Mexico
Colby
Cured of Bolshevism Sentiment Reported by German Workers
In Swinemunde Prussia on September 13 a group of 70 German workers from a company that had emigrated to Soviet Russia two months earlier arrived aboard the steamer Bekina. They expressed unanimous sentiment of being cured of bolshevism.
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Swinemunde
Prussia
Soviet Russia
Bekina
Parisian Frogs Archive Sparks Curious Heraldry Tale
A fragmentary note discusses an ancient Paris heraldic device described as the Stompendien Pactians with cryptic wording about seaming a celled motif. The text is fragmented, masking clear events or figures.
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Paris
Poland and Lithuania Near War Over Territory Mediation Sought
A Polish note to the United States claims Lithuanian troops aided by Soviet forces occupied ethnographic Polish areas, attacked Polish detachments at Sejny, Suwalki, and Augustow, and that Soviet troops mobilized behind the Lithuanian line as Poland seeks U S mediation.
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Washington
United States
Poland
Lithuania
State Department
Warsaw
Augustaw
Sejuy
Supreme Council
Grajewo-Augustaw
Sejny
Suwalki
Navy bans liquor for medical use beyond hospitals
Washington reports the bureau of medicine and surgery orders ending whisky issuance to naval vessels for medicinal purposes except in hospitals. No further purchases will be made and whisky will be removed from the medical supply table once current stock runs out in two to three weeks. Ethyl alcohol may be prescribed only when essential to preserve life.
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Washington
United States Navy
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Medical Department of the Navy
Pittsburgh on Baltic Reef Aground Off Courland Coast
The armored cruiser Pittsburgh is aground three miles off Liban on the Courland coast in the Baltic Sea. A navy department report from Vice Admiral Huse aboard the Pittsburgh gave no clear indication of danger. The transport Frederick at Antwerp has been ordered to assist the Pittsburgh after transferring its passengers.
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Washington
Pittsburgh
Baltic Sea
Liban
Courland
Navy Department
Huse
Frederick
Antwerp
No Shortage in Coal Says Miner Leader
SEES. NO SHORTAGE IN COAL. Ellis Searles of the United States Mine Workers' Journal claims miners dug 63 million more tons in 1920 than 1919 and asserts no one can truthfully say miners caused any coal shortage despite labor troubles. Riverside quake reported with shock felt at 6 15 PM. no damage.
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Indianapolis
Ellis Searles
United States Mine Workers’ Journal
Glock Resented Removal
Tax collectors faced renewed opposition as representatives resisted removal efforts amid a dispute over duties and authority. The confrontation reflects strains in local tax collection processes and governance.
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Glock
World News Snippets From Around The Globe 1920s
A diverse set of international items includes the Prudential Trust of Boston being taken over by Bank Commissioner Ren, Italian voters rejecting immediate revolution by 600000 to 400000, cholera cases in Corea with 15000 cases and 6000 deaths, a volcanic crater opening near Spezia, and the International Congress of Women opening with 350 delegates from 20 nations. Additional notes cover mass deportations from Mindanao, Greek troop landings at Ismid, the Rome earthquake homeless crisis, Mexico’s president elect Obregon guarded, British forces in Baghdad, revolts near Moscow, Turkish leaflets, new air mail routes, U.S. Fourth Amendment liquor seizures, Polish prisoner gains, German liners for sale, U.S.-Japan diplomatic ties, Tarsus siege, large gold transfers in New York, and presidential campaign speech cancellations in Portland.
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Prudential Trust Company
Boston
Joseph C. Ren
Milan
Italy
Corea
Tokyo
Rome
Pizza d’Ucello
Spezia
International Congress of Women
Christiania
Mindanao
Sulu
Philippines
Borneo
Manila
Ismid
Gulf of Ismid
Constantinople
Bakuba
Moscow
Copenhagen
Anatolia
New York
Chicago
Atlanta
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Post Office Department
Washington
Garvin
Brooklyn
United States
Warsaw
Imperator
Lord Inchape
London
Japan
Imperial Hotel
Tarsus
St. Paul
Adana
New Assay
Cox
Portland
Ore
Markets Report Shows Mixed Prices Across Commodities
Flour prices list hard spring and soft winter wheat in various patent and clear grades with futures-like figures. Cattle and hogs show wide ranges from choice steers to heavy butchers with calves and sheep noted in generic terms, reflecting a broad wholesale market snapshot.
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Kaneas
Preparatory to removing it as it tumbled to pieces
Fragmentary wall note indicates preparatory action to remove a damaged structure after it tumbled apart, with uncertain attribution. Readable terms mention officials or heralds planning removal. No clear dates or places present.
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Ellis Ashby Yost
Fifteenth International Congress
West Virginia
Washington War Department
Superior City
U. S. Naval Base IN
Admiral Rodman
Captain Beach
Mare Island
U. S
Bureau of Medicine
United States Sea Service
Baltic Reef
Miners’ Union
Riverside
World's News
Minnie Mitchell
Harrington
Lydia E. Pinkham
Dr. Peery
Bright
Doan
Indiana
J. D. Raney
Wall St
Jeffersonville
Ind
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
N.Y
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Baz
Parker’s Fe
Chere
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