New Prohibition Commissioner Vows Strict Law Enforcement
Roy A. Haynes the new prohibition commissioner pledged to run the bureau with efficiency and vigor. He signaled a reorganization but said no new agents would be appointed until investigations proceed, urging public cooperation and stressing the need to enforce the Eighteenth Amendment and related laws. He appealed to editors writers and all citizens to support strict enforcement and denounce lax attitudes toward prohibition.
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Washington, D. C
Roy A. Haynes
Haynes
America
Oe Pier
Kramer
Trap-Gun Kills Danville Officer in Street Piracy Set
In Danville Virginia on Tuesday at 3 am a trap gun aimed at burglar killed Police Officer John P. Jones. Storekeeper Irvin Price, a 35-year-old Black man described as Socialist, admitted setting the gun and a second device guarding a rear entrance. Price faces murder charges as inquest begins.
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Danville
John P. Jones
Irvin Price
North Main Street
A. C. Morgan
Jones
Washington Street
Price
Congressional Record Gem on Civil Service Exam Question
Representative Tom Williams of Illinois mocks the Post Office civil service tests during a congressional exchange with Mr. Garrett of Tennessee. He argues cabinet members would fail such exams, aside from Hughes and Hoover, provoking laughter and applause.
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Tom Williams
Illinois
Post Office Department
Garrett
Tennessee
Hays
Mr. Williams
Hughes and
Hoover
Harding faces political trouble and civil service clash
Washington reports President Harding mired in policy and patronage woes as Ohio Senator Willis opposes nominees while Democratic and Republican factions clash over a plan to reorganize government. A campaign by General Sawyer for a new department fuels bureaucratic tension and race controversy over appointing a Black official.
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Washington
Harding
Simmon
North Carolina
Willis
Ohio
Charles H. Naut
10Th District
Sherman Lott
General Sawyer
the Treasury
Department of Public Welfare
Mr. Harding
House
Sawyer
Congress
Office of the Register of the Treasury
Office of Register of the Treasury
the Register of the Treasury
Charles Cottrell
Toledo
Daugherty
Register of the Treasury
Mr. Daugherty
Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy Urges Summer Prep
The notice promotes Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy as essential for households during hot months. It emphasizes its usefulness, urges purchase now, and suggests value exceeds cost when needed.
Letter From Japan from Kobe to Mount Airy
A traveler writes from Kobe on April 29 1920 detailing Kobe’s size and commerce with exports and imports valued at 1646 564 087 yen amid a cosmopolitan scene. He notes Osaka’s population and port activity, consular duties, U S income tax payment procedures, and tax credits between U S and Japanese governments as he sails on the Island Sea aboard Guazan Maru on May 3 1921.
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Kobe
Mount Airy
Osaka
Far East
United States
U.S
New York
Collector of Internal Revenue
Baltimore
U. S
Japan
Sam
America
Guazan Maru
Daniel Boone and the Wilderness Road
After the Revolutionary War Daniel Boone moved deeper into the frontier and later ran a tavern and store in Maysville. He served in the Virginia Assembly from Boonesborough and Mayesville and in 1796 urged Governor Shelby to approve a Wilderness Road wagon route, claiming he marked the path in 1775 and could oversee its cut. The contract ultimately went to others, disappointing Boone.
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Maysville
Point Pleasant
Virginia
Virginia Assembly
Boonesborough
Mayesville
Kentucky
Boone
Shelby
John Milers
Kinkston Fork
Sugar Refining Prices Dip Under Six Cents
New York on June 15 reports refined sugar fell below 6 cents for the first time in over five years as Federal Sugar Refining quoted fine granulated at 5.75 per pound.
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New York
Federal Sugar Refining Company
Shaver Sues Peacock for 25000 Damages
Lexington June 11 Attorneys for H S Shaver wounded by a shot from Dr J W Peacock on April 16 sue for 25000. They claim the incident occurred as Chief of Police Taylor was killed in Thomasville, detailing severe injuries and resulting losses.
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Lexington
H. S. Shaver
J. W. Peacock
J. B. Taylor
Thomasville
Taylor
Winston-Salem
Forsyth County
Peacock
Siaver
Pearce
Mr. Taylor
Chief Taylor
Soa Tna
Death of Chief Iron Lightening Ends Era in Dakota
Pierre S D June 7 In the death of Chief Iron Lightening near Thunder Butte on the Cheyenne reservation the nation loses a famed figure from the Little Big Horn era. He was 76, tall and commanding a voice in Indian leadership, and he defended keeping two wives after the polygamy order.
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Thunder Butte Station
Cheyenne
Iron Lightening
Thunder Butte
Submarine Target Practice Off Cape Charles
The U S navy will bomb the former German submarine U 117 anchored 60 miles east of Cape Charles Virginia with nearly 50 planes in a joint army navy test to study bombing effectiveness on naval vessels. If it survives, U 117 will be used again in subsequent targets alongside a destroyer and cruiser.
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Washington
United States Navy
Cape Charters Va
Army
Navy
Iowa
Henderson
Denby
Atlantic
Cape Henry
After Seven Years We Again Make Dollars
Washington reports the U S mint has resumed silver dollar coinage after seven years. About 20 million silver dollars have been coined since late March as the treasury retires equivalent certificates and notes. The plan spans five years to rebuild the pre war silver dollar reserve begun after the Pittman act of 1918.
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Washington
Mint
Treasury
Great Britain
Federal Reserve
Congress
England
India
Unusual Juvenile Sentences In Two Cities
In Spartanburg South Carolina four youths were sentenced by the city police court to be whipped by their parents and barred from movie theaters until age 21 after robbing a local store with guards and masks. In Tampa Florida three boys convicted in juvenile court were ordered to save money to buy pocket knives for each boy from the store they burglarized.
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Spartanburg
S. C
Burnett
Tampa
Fla
Petteway
Chamberlains Tablets Endorsement From Mrs Newton Vreeland
Mrs Newton Vreeland of New York State endorses Chamberlains Tablets noting both she and her husband have used them for five years. She keeps a bottle on hand when traveling and uses one or two after heavy meals to relieve sour stomach dull feelings and fatigue.
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Chamberlain
Chama
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