Puzzle for Prohibition Stops Liquor In Augusta
Georgia officials face a ruling on how seized liquor is to be disposed of after prohibition violations. In a raid on H. H. Oelerich’s premises authorities found two barrels of whiskey and 126 bottles plus beer and other items stored at the county courthouse, with Oelerich claiming the stock belonged to another. A raid on J. E. Allen’s place yielded over $1,000 in whiskey, and seven arrests have occurred in Augusta for prohibition violations.
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Augusta
Hart
H. H. Oelerich
Oelerich
J. E. Allen
Four Girls Die as Factory Fire Sparks Jumping Tragedy
In Scranton Pennsylvania on January 17, a devastating blaze at Imperial Knitting Company’s mill in Dix Court caused at least four young women to leap from third floor windows. Seventy five workers were evacuated as flames raced through the building trapping fifty plus. The injured included nine seriously hurt, with several dying in hospitals. Names identified include Maire Buckley 19 Catherine Griffith 20 Jennie Rachford 22 and H Kathryn Manosky 18. The disaster began on the ground floor where varnishing work occurred and spread rapidly through elevator shafts forcing panicked workers to jump to escape the fire.
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Scranton
Imperial Knitting Company
Dix Court
Maire Buckley
Catharine Griffith
Jennie Rachford
H. Kathryn Manosky
Fire ruins building as pupil burns in class mishap
A third floor blaze consumed the interior before firefighters arrived. Sherwood Parsons a Plainfield High student suffered severe chemical burns from nitric acid during a chemistry lesson. Another pupil Walter Hammond was overcome by gas last week, saved by a observant classmate. School authorities plan to change chemistry teaching methods. Also listed are a 6 foot standing desk and a square piano for sale at The Daily Item office.
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Sherwood Parsons
Plainfield
N. J
Walter Hamamond
Daily Item
Buchan's Soap Company Ad Seeks Pure Cotton Bloom Cake
A historical ad notes Buchan's Cotton Bloom soap cannot be supplied in stamps for a cake of Buchan's soaps. The notice lists Buchan's Soap Corporation at 225 Fifth Ave New York City as the contact for purchasing or inquiries.
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Buchan’s Soaps Corporation
Fifth Ave
New York City
Buchan
Buchian’s Soaps Corporation
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JHE Daily Tem
George
Georgetown Daily Item
C. W. Rouse
Hate
Steancne
Pee
Mares, A
the Weather Bureau
Georgia
Sanita
Fralley
Sam Hop Laundry
Hampson Dunmore, Pres
G. J. Dunmore
Wer
Ing Go
P. O. Box
Fraser St
Sergetown Furniture Co
China
Carolina Hardware Co
Mer
Graltar Paints
Gibraltar
Southern Mercantile Co
the Bank of Georgetown
State of S. C
Georgeto Depository
Maing
Poniatowski
P. O
Finlayson
Ssth St
Brooklyn, N.Y
Geo.Easton
Fogels
Harry Fogel
Crowley
Georgetown, S
L. D. Wiggins
W.W. Taylor
Bee To Tooth
UBLIC
Red Store
Hartnett & Day
Hodges ‘Bros
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