The Bank Cashier Flees After Fatal Bank Fight
J Montague Smith, Lawrenceville Bank cashier and fiancé to heiress Verda Richlander, ends a confrontation with bank president Watrous Dunham by striking him in the heart after a pistol is drawn. He flees toward the railroad, slipping into a box car to hide, as authorities edge toward pursuit and recounts of Dunham’s conduct emerge.
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Jd. Montague Smith
Lawrenceville Bank & Trust Go
Verda Richlander
Watrous Dunham
Smith
Dunham
Lawrenceville
Athletic Club
Montague
J. Montagne Smith
John Montagne
Tramp Disembarks Nevada Freight For Brewster Labor Camp
A dusty young wanderer deserts a late Nevada freighter near Brewster as it nears the Timanyoni canyons. He slips off at a siding, sheds rags for a river bath, and heads toward an irrigation project camp upstream, seeking labor amid a rugged landscape.
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Nevada
Timanyoni Canon
Red Desert
Brewster
Denver
Lawrenceville Cashier-Fugitive Seen Amid Ditch Camp
A fugitive Lawrenceville banker J Montague Smith, accused of embezzling 100000 and attacking President Dunham, vanishes while news reports place him on the run near Lawrenceville. A local ditch company owner, Col Dexter Baldwin, offers work to a nameless tramp who helps fix a stalled car and may aid Smith’s concealment.
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Col
Dexter Baldwin
Baldwin
Beatiog
Wanted A Financier In The Ditch Project
Williams chief engineer reports to President Baldwin on a resourceful young tramp named John Smith who has boosted production costs savings by 20 percent in the quarry and again in concrete mixers. The two men discuss his unclear identity and potential fit in the office.
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Williams
Baldwin
Brewster
The
Ditch Company
Smith
John Smith
Brewster Street
Young ex-tramp pursued for past hiding amid rising demand
A young former vagrant finds his skills in high demand as authorities suspect he is concealing his former life. The case centers on his attempts to keep his past hidden while garnering new opportunities.
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Tramp
Little Mary Echoes Church Talks in Quiet Home Scene
Contintued dialogue shows Mary and Aunt Maria discussing church affairs. Mary, returning from school, responds politely to the minister’s question about attending church, then phrases a firm, brief reply reflecting her reluctance. The scene captures a quiet family moment amid parish discourse.
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Mary
Maria
Merry
W C T U Prepared for National War Call
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union shows full readiness for national crises with 20 000 local units and about 500 000 women ready to act from headquarters. Mrs Ena H Thacher oversees plans for welfare at camps and hospitals while Red Cross rules standardize relief work. The group aims for nationwide prohibition and war measures as part of patriotic duty.
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Woman’s “Christian - Temperance Union
Federal War Department
Ena H. Thacher
Washington, D. C
Red Cross
Anna A. Gordon
Tey
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Peru Plans Nationwide Prohibition and Nonalcoholic Substitutes
The Peruvian government aims to pass strict laws banning beverages over 1.5 percent alcohol. Adan of Lima, via the Christian Science Monitor, notes the plan to phase out alcoholic drinks and introduce nonalcoholic substitutes. Authorities offer $500 for an ideal temperance textbook for schools.
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Peru
Porfirio
Adan
Lima
Christian ‘Science Monitor
The
Republic
Prohibition Boosts Colorado Labor Unity Says Thum
Mr Otto F Thum president of the Colorado Federation of Labor says prohibition strengthened organized labor in Colorado. He notes Denver unions meet in 28 buildings and 108 unions. He claims saloons blocked a labor temple but with saloons gone plans for a $25 000 labor temple are moving ahead.
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Otto F Thum
Colorado Federation of Labor
Denver
Mr. Thum
Dangerous chemical warned by New York Health Commissioner
Dr Haven Emerson, Health Commissioner of New York City, warns that even testing a drink with alcohol on a pharmacology student would reveal a chemical more dangerous than many medicines and urges prohibition of its manufacture and use as a beverage.
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Materia Medica
Haven Emerson
New York City
Which Shall We Heed Cry of the Wets and Drys
The piece contrasts wets and drys in a moral fund raising slogan duel with phrases like Save Our Saloons Save Our Sons Save Our Dollars Save Our Daughters Save Our Business Save Our Babies and their responses in a pointed social debate tone.
Beer consumption share misquoted by U S Brewers leader
President Edward A. Schmidt of the United States Brewers association spoke at a New Orleans convention saying nine tenths of beer is consumed by adult males in urban areas. The text notes a misprint that altered the claim to a different region.
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Edward A. Schmidt
United States Brewers’ Association
New Orleans
Schmidt
Explosive Yield From Mahua Flowers Boosts Indian Munitions
The mahua tree’s flowers are found to contain acetone in high amounts, enabling large scale production of acetone for cordite. British scientists in Hyderabad identified the plant as a superior natural source, potentially boosting British Mesopotamian forces with abundant munitions.
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India
Britain
Scientific American
Admiralty
Hyderabad
Ordnance For
Mesopotamia
Notable Court Remarks Spark Talk of a Past
A colorful courtroom exchange centers on a woman described as very much alive with a past. The judge questions why she has not fully buried it, asserting the past remains living and relevant to the case.
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Stis
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Chas
Scribner's Sous
St. Louis
J. Montague Smith
Lawrenceville Bank and Trust Company
Mitch
Missouri
Demirae
National Woman’s Origiian ‘Temperance Union
Rere
Tery Racal
Skinner Mfg.co
Omaha
I Bwarize
Boston Woven Hose & Rubber. CO
Bridge, Mass
U.S
Gutter
Cutter's
Cuttee
Cuties
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