Liquor Straws Favor Wet Vote Lead Across States
The Wet side maintains a three to one lead in the Literary Digest Prohibition Poll as 2,063,111 ballots from 38 states and the District of Columbia show 23.66 percent in favor of continuing the Eighteenth Amendment and 76.34 percent for repeal. First returns from fourteen states include California and New York, with Oklahoma the dryest at 45.40 percent.
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Forcing Wife To Live With Mother In Law Ruled Cruel
Judge Daniel P. Trude ruled that forcing a wife to live with her mother in law can amount to cruelty. The case involved Ross seeking reduction of weekly maintenance and a wife claiming she was compelled to reside with her mother in law after desertion allegations. The petition was denied.
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Chicago
Mar
Daniel P. Trude
Ross
Earthquake Maker Davis Shakes Valley On Mullet Island
Captain Davis, a Gloucester fishermen turned MulLet Island resident, drilled a 1475 foot well in the Imperial Valley near Salton Sea. The well spouted hot salt water and steam and caused the land to rise and fall with mud volcano activity. He finally released nitroglycerine to vent internal pressure, producing a quake detected by Washington naval observatory.
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EB. Davis
Gloucester
Captain Davis
Washington, D. C
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Imperial Valley
Salton Sea
Davis
Naval Observatory At
Washington
Pre
German Dominance in Bolzano Census Revealed
Official Bolzano census shows Germans 195177, Italians 65508, Slavs 1885, indicating German majority by about three to one among the province's population.
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Rome
Bolzano
Smart Paris Evening Wear Shapes With Silvery Wigs
Paris fashion notes describe evening wear shifting toward semi high decolletes and waist length wraps. Directoire lines, shorter skirts, dull fabrics, and elaborate wigs like platinum silvery ringlets dominate Parisian social nights. Hairstyles favor less makeup with natural tones and occasional toupees among top women.
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Cveome
Directoire
Paris
Wets Face Uphill Battle Over Prohibition Showdown
Anti prohibitionists push for a floor vote to repeal the 18th amendment by discharging the Beck Linthicum measure from the judiciary committee. They forecast a slim chance of passage, with estimates around 190 votes for the discharge motion and 380 needed for a majority.
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Washington
Mar
House
House Judiciary Committee
Rainey
Congress
J. Henry H. Sor
Association Against the Prohibition Amendment
The
United Press
United States
Texans Launch Fight On Cancer
A Texas group forms the National Society for the Prevention of Cancer in Austin to provide literature and lectures on prevention and treatment. Houston’s Dr David M Hestand is president. offices open in Houston and Dallas. funders back free educational campaigns to urge early diagnosis and physician care.
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Dallas
Tex
National Society For the Prevention of Cancer
Austin
B. J. Burke
Houston
David M. Hestand
Association
Hestand
Mailman Quits After 31 Years in Fort Worth
Fort Worth Texas UP reports John A Alphin a 65 year old rural mail carrier retired after 31 years of service. On his first trip he carried 11 letters and six newspapers, driving over his route in a buggy.
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Fort Worth
Tex
John A. Alphin
Alphin
Parachute Jumper in Kassel Takes Own Life
A parachute jumper from Kassel whose employer went bankrupt lost his income and killed himself by a controlled landing, halting his career and prompting an inquiry.
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Kassel
Germany
K. Stock
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