Polynesian life changing as modern methods reach Rapa
Ethnologist J. F. G. Stokes reports from a two year Austral islands tour that South Seas life is yielding to industry and education. Rapa shows more women than men and women do most work while husbands have limited official wives and severe discipline follows attempts at equality. The island remains hospitable to white visitors.
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Honolule
T. H
South Seas
J. F. G. Stokes
Bishop Museum
Austral Islands
Rapa
Pin Dot
Stokes
108 Year Old Grandmother Believes Flapper Ways Just Fashion
New York reported 108 year old Mrs. Sally Geld dismisses the flapper controversy as nonsense. She says girls will be girls across generations and are free to express whims, fashions, and dances without judgment.
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New York
Sally Geld
Wise old tale on fashion, politics, and dance in kitchen talk
A narrator recalls elder views on hop skirts poke bonnets and modern dances while stirring soup. She defends girls' honesty and style, notes disapproval of toddl dles and babe on a din g, and shares voting for Wilson with an apron gift from her daughter.
Prohibition Era Raid Seizes Westernport Wine Bottles
In Westernport Maryland, agents raided Tony DeJulia’s operation and seized 1,500 gallons of wine and seventy two cases of high proof home brew. DeJulia, a noted distributor, was bound over for federal court with a $1,000 bond. accomplices Karmaeck Warkrasch and Greco also held for trial.
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Cumberland
Westernport
Tony DeJulia
Sone Niss
George Hawkins
DeJulia
United States
Thomas J. Anderson
Louis Karmaeck
Louis Warkrasch
Frank Greco
Karmnack
Greco
Hidden rock crags reveal Morgantown detachment site
Hidden in the Cheat mountain range fifteen miles from Morgantown, the Morgantown detachment offices are located in rock crags high above the area. The article notes discovery of a remote site and references dynamite use in a late stage of exploration.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Cheat Mountain Range
Hunters Rout Bear In Rugged West Virginia Hunt
Martin Wyatt of Dear. Hardin county lands a 450 pound bear on the east side of Little River after a lengthy chase. Wyatt teams with Eugene Zirkle G V Wiseman Fornash and Sneeker as hounds pursue the bruin through briars. One dog is killed and several are injured but Wyatt finally downs the bear with four shots as companions crawl through briars in the hunt.
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Wyatt
Wiseman
Laure
Fornash
Zirkle
North Carolina debates capital punishment amid legal clashes
The piece notes state officials pressing liquor tax enforcement despite a Supreme Court ruling on penalties. It lists judges with varied views on abolition, mentions prominent lawyers, and references local cadets visiting for Christmas. Concerns over enforcement and policy loom as the year ends.
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Charles R. Nash
United States Supreme Court
Grissom
North Carolina
Department At
Washington
Supreme Court
Nowise
Lyon
C. C. Lyon
Oliver Allen
Will Allen
State Supreme Court
Henry G. Connor
Federal
Stacy
Ivon
George W. Connor
Harry Whedbee
Adams
Hoke
Clark
Justice Walkers
James H. Pou
Gen. B. S. Royster
Col. T. T. Hicks
A. L. Brooks
Brooks
West Virginia police uncover massive moonshine operation
State police raid exposed the county’s largest moonshine setup with ten barrels of mash, a forty five gallon still, and a hidden caverns 25 feet square. J H Hagadorn and Carl Lynch were arrested and held on $1000 bail as evidence including the still and dynamite were seized. Police had been pursuing the site since July under Commander Olin Ruth.
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West Virginia
J. H. Hagadorn
Dellston
Carl l Lynch
Justice of the Peace
S. A. Posten
Seret
Olin Ruth
State Police Department
Sherrod Visits Moore County on Local Business
A resident named Sherrod from the city traveled to Moore County yesterday for business matters, with no further details provided.
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Sherrod
Moore County
High Point Builders and Dr. Austin Profile
High Point builder history notes education from 1906 to 1908 at the university and medical study at Jefferson Medical College with 1914 graduation. Dr. Austin served as eye examiner on the local draft board and is a Greensboro area ear, nose, and throat specialist with memberships in several medical associations. Also reports Herman Lane of the Lane twins will play for Augusta next season after being purchased by Detroit and arranged with Detroit for spring training.
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Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
N. E
Austin
Guilford County
North Carolina
Southern
High Point
Stanley County
Lane
Augusta
South Atlantic Association
Herman Lane
Lane Twins
Detroit
Bristol
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Jack Holt
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Kester Furniture Company
North Main Street
Oliday
HALL
Maryland
Dear
Highway Board
Lest
Snecker
Wayne Sullivan
Amos Kearns
Welch Harriss
Staunton Military Academy
Staunton, Va
High Point Builders
Eapuima Cigarettes
Fatima
Liccerr & Myers Tosacco Co
Edison
Rountree
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