Daredevil Duke Captures London Headlines
Londoners follow the Duke of Leinster known as the daredevil duke as he plans an Atlantic crossing in a 12 ton ketch and offers services to the Irish Free State while his wife the duchess watches anxiously. He has a wartime record, a history of fast driving, and a romance with May Etthe ridge.
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London
Great Britain
Duchess of Leinster
Duke of Leinster
Turous
Ireland
Irish Free State
Aberdeen
West Riding
Metropolitan
Atlantic Ocean
United Kingdom
Leinster
May Ettheridge
Yigense
Prohibition Party Rises to Oppose Anti-Saloon League
New York Aug 21 Prohibition party renews energy to field dry candidates while aiming to curb the Anti-Saloon League. John McKee, 70, Brooklyn real estate man and party chairman, says the party will back major-party nominees to win office and oppose League leadership. He cites treasurer roles and a $38,000 bequest fund, argues enforcement failures stem from the Eighteenth Amendment wording, and forecasts gains for dry candidates in Congress, including Randall of California and two more dry lawmakers in Ohio.
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New York
Prohibition Party
Anti-Saloon League
John McKee
MeKer
Brooklyn
Native Races Anti-Liquor Traffic Association
Prohibition Trust Fund
McKee
Ciry
Anti- Saloon League
Prohibition
United States
New Jersey
Edwards
Bition Party
Randall
California
Ohio
Ocean Derby to crown Atlantic speed queens this summer
London August 22 an Ocean Derby will determine fastest liner on the Southampton New York run. Mauretania Majestic Berengaria Aquitania Olympic Homeric speed figures show oil fueled contenders. debate and bets swirl as Britain’s Mauretania and Majestic vie for the Atlantic Speed Queen title amid rival Italian and German entries.
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London
Atlantic
Snithampton New York
Matretania
Majéstic
Berengaria
Aquitanix
Olyimpic
Mauretania
Britain
Italy
She
Ocean
Road Opening Celebration at Halls Station Aug 7
An all day celebration was held at Halls Station to mark the official opening of the hard surfaced road between Atchison and St. Joseph Missouri. The event drew locals and officials for ceremonies and remarks on progress.
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Atchison
Halls Station
Aitchison
St. Joseph
The Broom Stays On in Farm House Trade
Chicago Aug. 22. A report by G. B. Alguire of the Bureau of Agriculture Economics notes broom corn remains dominant but broom making faces substitutions. Inroads of 10 to 50 percent are seen as hard surfaces and new cleaning devices grow. May 1922 broom sales reached 247000 dozen versus 201000 in May 1921. Broom corn consumption rose 26 percent year to year.
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Chicago
Bureau of Agriculture Economics
Department of Agriculture
Alguire
Lutheran Joint Synod of Ohio convention to study social work
Detroit hosts the forty sixth biannual convention from August 24 to 30 with several hundred delegates from the United States and Canada. The synod numbers over 250000 members, 160000 active, 750 ministers serve congregations with wealth over 10000000. Last year contributions exceeded 600000 for benevolent and missionary causes and European relief. Officers include Dr C T L Schuette president and others as vice presidents and secretaries.
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Detroit
Mich
Lutheran Joint Synod of Ohio
United States
Canada
National Lutheran Council
C. TI. L. Schuette
Columbus
Ohio
CG. C. Hein
M. P. F. Doermann
Blue Island, Ill
W. D. Ah
Oshkosh
Wis
Carl Ackerman
George L. Conrad
Miracle escape on platform as pilgrim dodges train
Paris reports a dramatic incident in Maton where a paralyzed man with two crutches narrowly avoided death when an express train approached as pilgrims returned from the refreshment room near a Lourdes bound train. The man ran with his crutches and escaped danger. In Galicia a new oil well at Boryslaw now yields about 30 carloads daily, about one fifth of district production. LeGear's Chicken Catarrh Remedy is advertised by City Drug Store.
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Paris
Lourdes
Maton
Dijon
Galicia
Warsaw
Poland
Boryslaw
Deep Sea Test Set for Miami Havana Motor Boat Race
Havana officials propose entry rules for the February Miami to Havana motor boat race. Owners must be aboard the craft, with a 20 to 25 mile Havana coast leg for spectators. Prizes total 10000 dollars, plus a 500 dollar trophy for the winner and cups for second and third.
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Havana
Cuba
Miami
Fla
National Commission On
Posse
Florida
Picnick for Leavenworth Boys Aims at Big Outing
More than 1,900 Leavenworth boys aged 1 to 16 are expected to attend an all day picnic tomorrow. Chester Hallaux physical director of the Y M C A leads the event with plans for a real outing and pool time. Plenty of cats and athletic events are promised.
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Leavenworth
Chester Hallaux
Charce
Big Time Homecoming Planned for Florence Week
Florence rolls out a homecoming week from September 4 to 9 with extensive preparations for jazz crowds and free auditorium shows. Events include bands athletic contests and a grand parade drawing both oil field visitors and many early settlers who will greet their oil friends.
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Florence Newton
Florence
Flying squadron of deputy wardens probes fish dynamiting
In Franklin County a special deputy game wardens unit investigates recent alleged dynamiting of fish in the Marais des Cygnes. Deputy warden Harry Ogee of Topeka leads the inquiry, directing the investigators and coordinating with local authorities.
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Fis
Ottawa
Pranklin County
Marais Des Cygnes
Harry Ogee
Topeka
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Charles N. Dworack
Ray Hurley
Roma
Norman C. Walker
Henry Wacker
Akron
Loop District
Edward M. Thierry
Lutheran Synod of Ohio
LeGear’s
City Drug Store
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Pacific Coast
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