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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1915
Page
7
Col Cornelius Vanderbilt chairs a reception for officers and men of the Atlantic fleet during the May maneuvers in New York, coordinating welcome events and official hosting duties.
The article notes that Scranton with 129,867 residents has 1.1 churches per hundred and 22 denominations, Wilkes-Barre houses 66 churches across 14 denominations, Hazleton with 2,452 people has 55 churches of nine denominations, and about 175,000 mine workers include Russians Austrians Germans Italians Welch-English and other nationalities among a diverse immigrant population.
The piece cites Benislowsky in Petrograd and Mary Isabel Brush on vodka bans tied to wartime policy. It notes the czar's push for prohibition, finance minister Park’s optimism, and shifts in revenue as vodka sales decline. It also discusses medical and social effects of alcohol, urging prevention and study of causes. Maine valuation data follow, detailing livestock, automobiles, and per capita wealth.
A West Virginia town ordered a new automobile police patrol just before the liquor law took effect. The car was not delivered for weeks and after noting the law’s impact the order was canceled. Officials said the old horse drawn vehicle could handle duties when the lid is on. In a dry town only a criminal can study liquor and only a sneak can buy.
An illustrated analysis of the ship’s control room, describing it as the heart of the vessel. It covers its architecture, role in commanding fire, navigation, and damage reporting, and contrasts it with the conning tower as the most dangerous point in battle. The Tsushima battle is cited to illustrate how control rooms and towers hold the line under extreme fire.
A quirky local page piece describes a boy perched on a bench watching people ride donkeys in a village setting. A passerby offers to hire a donkey for the child while adults discuss plans and bond over small town humor amid a mix of chatter and casual observations.
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