War Graft Inquiry On Says Daugherty
Indianapolis April 13 The department of justice has begun an investigation into alleged war time contract frauds Attorney General Daugherty announced after Rep Woodhull Michigan threatened impeachment unless action. He noted the Lincoln Motor Company matter also under scrutiny and warned government action if warranted.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Department of Justice
Daugherty
Woodruff
Michigan
International News Service
Washington Dispatch
Lincoln Motor Company
Woodhull
Danville Warehouses Refuse to Sign Tobacco Pact
Two large South Boston warehouses balk at the contract with the Tobacco Growers' Co operative Marketing association after reviewing terms. They will open for auction leaf sales next season. Danville warehouses oppose parting with their property as Wilson North Carolina also resists the new marketing plan.
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Danville
South Boston
Tobacco Growers’ Co-operative Marketing Association
Wilson
N. C
Judge Landis Keeps Faith in Cellar Teams 1922
Cellar Teams CHICAGO April 14 Judge K M Landis baseball commissioner will root for the teams this season in a statement he said all indications were encouraging for 1922 in both majors and minors.
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Chicago
K M. Landis
Fifth Avenue And East Side Mingle At Astor Ballroom
In New York on April 13 a boost campaign gathering will be held at the Hotel Astor to unite Fifth Avenue and the East Side. Downtown chamber of commerce president HH Schlacht says the event will renew old acquaintances and defend East Side character. He notes East Side leaders occupy high posts and that 50 percent of top merchants and bankers on Fifth Avenue and Broadway originated there.
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New York
HH. H. Schlacht
Downtown Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Astor
Schlacht
Pifth Avenue
Eas
Fifth Avenue
Broadway
East Side
Supreme
General Sessions
Capper aims to unify penalties across states in Senate bill
Washington April 13 Capper Kansas senator introduces measure to end capital punishment in the District and asks for amendment to unify penalties across states. E E Dudding Prisoners Relief society cites disparate sentences from West Virginia Louisiana Connecticut and a judge who resentenced a burglar from three years to six for rude conduct underscoring calls for just law.
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Washington
Capital News Service
Senator Capper
Kansas
Senate
District of Columbia
E. E. Dudding
Prisoners’ Relief Society
West Virginia
Dudding
Louisiana
Connecticut
Daily Press
Italy to Build Underground National Telephone Cable
Rome April 14. Italy plans a national underground telephone cable system to link Turin Milan and Genoa. The first section will be laid immediately to assure steady inter urban service, with completion hoped for in 1924.
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Rome
Italy
Turin
Milan
Genoa
Rub My Tism Antiseptic Pain Remedy Ad
An old advertisement touts Rub My Tism as an antiseptic and pain killer for infected sores tetter sprains neuralgia and rheumatism highlighting its soothing claims for various ailments.
American Cigarettes Sell High in Cuba
Havana Cuba April 14 Reports that a big tobacco combine in the United States may retaliate if Cuba raises the import duty on American cigarettes have led La Discusión to suggest a total prohibition of American cigarette imports on sanitary grounds. The paper notes current duties push a 20 cent package to 60 cents and warns higher duties would boost smuggling.
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Havana
Cuba
United States
la Discusion
Literacy Test Proposed for Voters in Albany
A bill imposing a literacy test for voters was signed by Governor Miller. The test could be administered by reading card slips before an election inspector or by presenting a literacy certificate signed by the principal or head of a school recognized by the state department of education.
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Albany
N. Y
Miler
State Department of Education
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