Moonshine Raids Tame in Kentucky Mountains
In Whitley County Kentucky federal raiders led by Steve Cornet and Charlies Winfrey destroyed eight moonshine stills in Laurel Fork and Olean Fork areas known as South America. Sheriff Renfro and seven deputies assisted. no injuries reported, but several shots were fired during the two day operation.
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Mounfain
Kentucky
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Whitley County
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Steve Cornet
Charlies Winfrey
J. H. Reynolds
Joe Cavanaught
Sherif Renfro
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Liamsburg
Holden, Tenn
South America
Laurel Fork
Olean
Cumberland River
DeWitt Gibson
Gibson
Mulliams
Parsons
Cornet
Pineville
The Devil at the Orpheum Playhouse Today
Bert Jackson and his girls headline a musical comedy bill titled The Devil at the Orpheum this week. The show features Jim Pearl Ida Howard Fred Simpson and The Eclipse Trio plus a dancing pony chorus with special scenery costumes and electrical effects promising tuneful songs and clever humor.
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Bert Jackson
Orpheum
the Devil
Jim Pearl
Ida Howard
Little Electric Spark
Fred Simpson
Eclipse Trion
Dancing Pony Chorus
London Paris air service carries passengers and goods total
Between September 2, 1919 and October 1920 British and French firms operating the London Paris air route carried 3,932 passengers and 199,985 pounds of goods over a combined distance of 202,000 miles.
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London
Brazil Objects To Italian Language in Schools
Brazilian officials oppose an Italian government proposal to teach Italian in schools in immigrant districts including Sao Paulo coffee region. Objections cite assimilation challenges and similar German language concerns in Santa Catarina. Arbitral tribunals for worker employer disputes are also sought by Italians in the agreement.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Iusillian
Italy
Brazil
Smnasular Affairs
Sao Paulo
Ilso
Santa Catharina Staite
Union
Wireless to Reislace Cables Rio Paraguay Wireless Plan
A Brazilian proposal aims to install high power wireless stations in the federal district and interior states including Mato Grosso and Rio Grande do Sul. It envisions wireless links between Rio de Janeiro Asuncion Buenos Aires and Montevideo as a cheaper alternative to land telegraph or cable systems and suggests cross border connections with Paraguay.
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Rio
Rio de Mineiro
Asuncion
Buenos Aires
Montevideo
Brazil
Wilce Looks Ahead for Next Season at Columbits
Coach Jack Wilce, at Columbits, plans for the next season. He left some promising players at home to keep them from failing classes this semester and becoming ineligible for varsity play.
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Columbits. O
Jack Wilce
Hindu Leaders Boycott British Move Splits Indian Elections
Bombay dispatch reports Gandhi leads a boycott of British institutions opposing city government and other posts under the new Indian government act. Moderates face the election, while Gandhi calls for Swaraj and warns leaders not to lag behind a fast moving national movement. Mohammed Ali promises firm action if peaceful means fail.
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Bombay
Gandhi
Government of India
Special Indian National Congress
India
Mohammed Ali
Allahabad
Benares
Mon Cooperation Poly
Star
Grand Duke Cyril Relates Golf Incident of War Exile
Exiled Grand Duke Cyril recounts a harsh memory from last September in Switzerland. While golfing near Lausanne with an American and a Swiss, a Swiss family’s question about the game drew the remark that it is a game for war profiteers.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Grand Duke
Cyril
Russia
Poor in Madrid Faced With Pawnshop Crackdown
In Madrid a royal order blocks illegal pawnshop operations harming workers who relied on pawn credits through Mont de Piete. The interior ministry forbids high interest resale schemes, driving the poor to private shops. Public figures urge restoring Mont de Piete to aid the needy.
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Madrid
Mont de Piete
UT awards 127 athletic letters to football players
In Austin Texas on December 28 the University of Texas adopted a new system for awarding athletic letters. A total of 127 sweaters bearing the college letter were awarded to football players including members of this year’s freshman team and the Shorthorn and Longhorn reserve squads. The article notes a shift in tradition with the new method and mentions associated figures about tractors and farm activity in the state.
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Austin
Tex
University of Texas
Toxty
Soldier Bodies To Be Returned From Bony Cemetery
Exhumation began at Bony cemetery for 27th and 30th divisions with 1 777 bodies. About 1 100 to be returned to the United States while the rest stay undisturbed as the site becomes a permanent American military cemetery in France. Workers faced devastated surroundings and winter conditions with improvised shelters and a special train for quarters.
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Paris
Bony Cemetery
New York National Guard
Wildcat
Tennessee
North
South Carolina
United States
Bony
France
America
Underground River Supposed Beneath Peoria Homes
A vast subterranean river flows beneath Peoria's residence and business districts, once aiding the city as a major whiskey distilling hub. Wells drilled through the Illinois river bottom to tap the hidden stream have failed to reach its lower flow, leaving its volume unknown.
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Peoria
Illinois
Tax notice warns three days to discount City Taxes
City of issue reminds taxpayers that only three days remain to apply the discount on city taxes. City Manager R L Pickett announces the deadline and urges prompt payment to save on taxes.
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R. L. Pickett
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