Railroads Agree To Personal Receipts For Liquor Shipments
Iowa railroads and express companies will refuse liquor shipments unless the consignee personally signs a receipt at the station or in the delivery zone, with Rock Island exempt until a court ruling. The move, taken with Attorney General Hayner, aims to curb unlawful alcohol deliveries and empower investigators to trace shipments.
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Des Moines
Lowa
Utteriback
Hayner
Department of Justice
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Rock Island
Iowa Supreme Court
Italian torpedo boats break Pola boom in bold raid
Three Italian torpedo boats slipped past Pola harbor defenses after lowering the Fasana channel boom. They explored the Austrian port for hours, torpedoed a warship but nets blocked the hits, and alarm and firing followed as ships and batteries misidentified the assault.
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Rome
Pola
Fasane
Fasana
Asnana
American opera star hid as Italian countess travels world
Erma Wright, an American born woman, registered in New York as Madame la Countess Mira Flori, cousin by marriage of Italy's king. Traveling from Egypt after a moonlit garden romance, she revealed her noble identity. She had performed in Italy as Mlle Blanche Duquesne and married Count Fiori before returning to public life.
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New York
Erma Wright
Saleem
Egypt
la Countessa
Italy
Mlle
Blanche Duquesne
Fiori
Italy Fighting Army of 500000 on the Italian Front
Rome reports 800000 to 116000 men in action across 875 miles of front with 1 875 miles of trenches. Italy has conquered 1200 square miles since entering the war. War material produced by 2170 Italian factories employing 469000 workers, including 78000 women. Austrian prisoners number 85000.
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Foster
General Assembly
State Highway Commission
Iowa
Macedonia
Rome
Italy
Espionage Flourishes in Neutral Switzerland Amid Trials
In Berne, Swiss authorities report 425 espionage cases over six months, 350 tied to Austro-German interests. Spies include German operatives and a famed case involving a German secret service network. some diplomats avoid trials, others face imprisonment and expulsion. A noted example involves an elderly Swiss widow tied to Adolf Walker.
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Berne
Switzerland
Federal Council
Mayer
Oberkirch
Lucerne
Germany
Secret Service
Adolf Walker
Walker
Lyons
France
Alfred Olsen
Zurich
Rose Schertenleib
Tenry Grimm
Tuna Disqualified After Shark Attack Off Avalon
James Leavy of Salt Lake City fought a 136 pound bluefin for over an hour as a torpedo shark attacked the fish while breaking free from Leavy’s tackle. The tuna was mutilated and towed the launch three miles before the catch was ruled invalid by Tuna Club officials citing the shark as the killer.
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Avalon
Cal
James Leavy
Salt Lake City
Leavy
Miles
Tuna Club
Moonshiners Rally Across the South Amid Rising Costs
In the Piedmont regions of Georgia Alabama Tennessee and the Carolinas moonshiners push production as living costs surge. Distillers capitalize on high prices and demand with home brewed liquor that once sold at low rates.
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Atlanta
Piedmont
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Carolinas
Berea College Serves Seven Cent Meals to 1400 Students
Berea Kentucky reports 1400 students are fed at seven cents per meal with a net boarding hall gain of 550.49 dollars. President Frost cites economy and simple fare as reasons, noting many students forgo tea coffee and butter to keep costs down. A balance ration helps offset omissions and maintain nutrition.
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Berea
Berea College
Kentucky
Itf
Frost
No Friendship in Pinochle in Chicago Court Case
Richard Watson and six others were accused of gambling after a pinochle game. Judge Mahoney fined Watson 25 dollars and the others one dollar each.
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Chicago
Richard Watson
Judge Mahoney
Watson
Gasoline price shifts to seventy five cents per gallon
A report notes fuel price movement with gasoline now at 75 cents per gallon and a perceived value of 42 dollars for a larger measure, reflecting market pricing signals.
Reviving a Colloquialism in Political Banter
Senator Sorghum questions a rival about insults. He recalls being called someone who “didn’t know beans.” He retorts that beans have little political weight, adding he won’t mind unless he’s accused of not knowing pork.
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Sorghum
Fie
Medical Ethnology Claims On Race And Climate
Lieut. Col. Charles E B Woodruff argues in his book Medical Ethnology that first humans were black haired cave dwellers not black skinned and that blond European types conquered many regions. The Lancet cites his views on light exposure affecting white children and tropical Neurasthenia linked to heat and bright light.
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Charles EB. Woodruff
Philippines
The
Linocet
Europe
Natzsche
Colonel Woodruff
Tropics
Then and Now on College Life and Time for Thought
Robert M. Gay argues in The Atlantic that old college life fostered curiosity and voluntary research outside class, while modern efficiency crowds curricula and student activities. He laments overworked frealities and loss of time for rumination and daydreaming, urging a return to intellectual leisure.
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Robert M. Gay
the Atlantic
Pottery theft tale and silent guilty look by old woman
A frail white haired woman pauses outside a corner grocer on Easter Street to steal two or three potatoes. A patrolman nearby ignores the act while the storekeeper jokes that she is “fixed for the day.”
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Ble
New York Times
Why England Is Called John Bull
The lion symbolizes England and John Bull represents the nation as its owner. John Arbuthnot created the nickname in a satirical sketch on European politics, born in Scotland in 1667 and died in 1735.
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England
John Bull
John Arbuthnot
Swift
Pope
Scotland
Europe
Woman's Sphere or Woman's Spear Debate Echoes
A Kansas City Star snippet records Mrs Gap Johnson from Rumpus Ridge debating gender roles with the idea of a weapon for defense. Her husband retorts with humor about using the ax as before.
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Gap Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Kansas City Star
Germany Exports Copper Copper utensils sent to Holland astonish
The London Globe reports that German exports of copper utensils continue to reach Holland. Dutch ironmongers receive large shipments and residents of Holland express surprise at the sustained volume of copper exports from Germany.
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Germany
Holland
London Globe
A Word In Time
Leland Stanford Chaparral notes a playful exchange with Mike about a ladder on the north corner being removed prompting a lighthearted warning. The brief item captures campus humor and daily banter among students.
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Mike
Leland Stanford Chaparral
Legacy of Peace and the Twofold Peace in Christ
A preacher discusses the legacy of peace left by Jesus, distinguishing peace with God through the cross from the inner peace of God that sustains believers. He urges possession by faith and trust, citing Biblical verses and the example of Christ’s inner calm amid storms.
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Jesus
Chicago
Australia
Christ
Min
Paul
God
King
Tle
Heavea
Christ Jesus
Tsalas
Jehovah
Christian Unity Push Across Denominations
The Universalist Leader urges that the church move toward true Christian fellowship beyond rigid orthodoxy. He argues for Christianization of the Church by removing internal suspicions that hinder prayer and mission.
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