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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1927
Page
3
Workmen digging for a new hotel beneath central Paris uncovered long forgotten caverns and tunnels once used as stone quarries. Historians say the openings may date back centuries, revealing a hidden network beneath the city.
San Francisco report on coast rum fleets ready to ship Canadian rye and bourbon to consumers over the holiday season. Prohibition officers note wine flows, but hard liquor sales drop since 1919, with prices ranging from 45 to 60 dollars per case for real spirits.
The Junior Chamber of Commerce movie produced with the Junior ber movie exposition at Tomlinson Hall last week will be shown in Indianapolis the last of the week according to Director Don Hewland. Miss Irene Milner 3848 Winthrop Ave plays Mrs Henpeck in the two reel comedy.
A fragment describes night arrivals at covert landing places along the California Oregon and Washington coast. The reference highlights secrecy and multiple locations used for staging.
The coast guard runs five large cruisers from Seattle to San Diego aided by twenty small vessels with one pounders and machine guns. Federal officers deploy heavy Christmas patrols on shore, creating a double barrier for rum runners. No big vessel has landed this season, while two mother ships from Belgium and Germany linger off the Golden Gate under move on orders. California tightens anti still law but only one conviction exists so far.
Police Chief Claude M Worley urged municipal judges to curb traffic accidents by applying due punishment in reckless driving and traffic law violation cases. He cited a 65 percent rise in pedestrian and motorist crashes in November and early December from last year and a 69 percent drop in incidents involving schoolchildren, urging cooperation to reduce adult reckless driving.
A petition to allow Interstate Public Service to purchase the Holton Electric Power plant has been submitted to the Public Service Commission for review and decision. The filing signals a potential transfer of ownership and implications for service in the affected region.
Columbus Indiana December 8 Times Special reports Mr and Mrs Sam Chandler both 25 recently married are held on prohibition violations after a home raid found thirty five empty liquor bottles and marked paper money used to make buys. They could not post 300 bond each and were remanded to jail after arraignment and pleas of guilty.
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