Hopes for Wet Spell Ended by Supreme Court Decision
Washington December 16 The Supreme Court ruling on Prohibition ends hopes of a continued wet spell before January 16 and raises questions about liquor stock handling. Officials estimate bonded whiskey stocks at up to 100 million gallons with non beverage uses and revenue impacts discussed.
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Supreme Court
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Atlantic City Woman Accused in Boy's Ocean Death
Mrs Blake, wife of Philadelphia broker James Blake, is accused of throwing her son Buddy into the ocean from Ventnor Pier in a case investigators say aims to reconcile with her husband. Dr Louis Souder reports she admitted the act while denying kidnapping, and police claim she and witnesses place her as the sole actor.
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Msthont Blak
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Louis Souder
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Philadelphia
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Sprague
Willian Pepper
Mire
Weiner Former Army Captain Near Death After Attempted Suicide
Clarence Ju Weiner former United States army captain and British Boer War captain is near death in a New York hospital after shooting himself in his hotel apartment. He allegedly spent about 2 million dollars and faced personal debts around 600, with notes left explaining his motive and plans to liquidate English assets. Weiner had recently returned from England where he owned a castle and spent a fortune before the war.
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Clarence Ju
Weiner
United States Army
New York Hospital
Hotel Imperial
Liondon
Strand
London
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Ingland
Teithbert
Hye
W. Orton Tewson
England
Tewson
Suit Against the City of Waterbury Trial Continues
Antonio Beece of Waterbury as administrator of the estate of Antonio Beece sues the city of Waterbury in federal court. The case, one of three, arose from a carriage accident on Chestnut Hill road where Beece and two others drowned after a horse backed into Lakewood Lake. Plaintiffs allege negligence for lack of proper guard rail. defense cites Beece’s own negligence in landing the horse. The trial before Judge Thwini and a jury began yesterday and continues today.
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Donale
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Antonio Beeece
Losses From Prohibition Ruling Soar In Liquor Trade
Losses estimated at over 1.25 billion dollars due to a Supreme Court upholding wartime prohibition. Reports in New York show liquor owners facing 600 million in whiskey, 250 million in other spirits, 200 million in wine, and 100 million in brewers revenue losses. Banks may lose 100 million on certificates, with plant and property value near 200 million.
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Supreme Court
Lunes Wees
Iive
President Wood warns merchants of Lawrence Mass
Boston December 16 William M. Wood president of the American Woolen company outlined why he would open a store in Lawrence to supply mill workers at cost if local merchants do not reduce prices Wood sent the letter to Lawrence Chamber of Commerce president Richard Ward and agreed to meet a chamber committee Wednesday stating he did not single out merchants but called for a correction of a general situation to protect employees from high prices
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William MM. Wood
American Woolen Company
Lawrence
Richard Ward
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Wood
Congress Refuses War-Time Prohibition Repeal
Washington December 16 congress abandons liquor interests as the House Agriculture committee votes 16 to 0 against repealing war-time prohibition. Supporters included Rainey of Illinois Ward of New York and Voight of Wisconsin. The measure by Rep Callivan of Massachusetts is pigeonholed.
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Congress
Mouse Agriculture Committee
Rep. Callivan
Massachusetts
John W. Rainey
Illinois
Ward
New York
Voight
Wisconsin
Prohibition Amendment Challenge Goes Before Supreme Court
Washington DC Des. St. courts hear efforts by New Jersey liquor interests to invalidate the constitutional prohibition amendment and block enforcement of the Volstead law. The case contends that Secretary Lansing’s January 16 proclamation is invalid due to Ohio’s ratification withdrawal and seeks a new proclamation and a ruling that states may override ratifications by referendum.
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New Jersey
Supreme Court
Washington, Des
George W. Tucker
New York
Lansing
Ohio
Benowitz Penalized for Tax Evasion and Fraud
Hy man Benowitz, a New York cotton trader, pleaded guilty to filing an improper 1918 tax return after using duplicate books to hide income of 342,914 dollars. He was fined 22,000 dollars and sentenced to one day in jail after already paying a 50 percent penalty on the concealed tax of 342,914 dollars and attempted to defraud the government of 67,299 dollars.
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New York
Dee
United States
Hyman Benowitz
Benowitz
Internal Revenue Authorities
Tax Rate In Shelton Likely To Be Higher
Shelton, Dec. 16. Mayor Naetileton has called a meeting of the board of apportionment and taxation Thursday evening to act on the school budget and adopt a tentative city budget for next year. The vacancy from Joseph W. Wellington's removal will be filled. Assessors will complete the grand list in a few days, and the board has until January 31 to set the tax. Due to a very small grand list increase, a big rise in the tax rate next year is predicted.
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Shelton
Naetileton
Board of Apportionment and Taxation
Joseph W. Wellington
Gerard's Hat in Ring for 1920 Nominations
James W. Gerard of New York has signed a minority nominating petition seeking the presidency at March state primaries. Six delegates joined, with a platform to make and keep the country safe for democracy. Gerard would appear as an independent Democratic candidate under state law as the GOP backs Leonard Wood and the Democratic meeting supports Woodrow Wilson.
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Leonard Wood
Woodrow Wilson
Rint Paper Demand Threatens Canadians
Ottawa December 16 An order in council gives R H Pringle controller of newsprint authority to ban paper export from any company not complying with regulations. Several large Canadian dailies likely would have ceased publication due to the demand for newsprint from American publishers.
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Ont
R. H. Pringle
Merican
Cop’s Nose Knows Leads to Chelsea Whiskey Bust
In Chelsea Massachusetts on December 16 a patrolman used his sense of smell to detect whiskey in the making. The trail led to Sam Glazier’s home where Sam was arrested and taken into custody.
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Mass
W ‘Hiskey
Sam Glazier
Sam
D Annu… Widespread D'Annunzio Leaves Fiume
D'Annunzio withdraws from Fiume after a Rome pact with Premier Nitti. Italian regulars occupy the city under General Caviglia. In Danbury, Mrs Annie Burns dies after falling from a rectory window fracturing her skull.
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Dee
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Wilson's Coal Tribunal to settle controversy announced
Washington December 16. Announcement of the three men to compose the president s tribunal to settle the coal controversy will be made public after Attorney General Palmer returns from Chicago Thursday morning it was officially learned today.
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Washington
Mien
Palmer
Chicago
Justice Dept Probes Leak Of Supreme Court Decisions
Washington December 16 The department of justice investigates an alleged leak of upcoming supreme court rulings including the prohibition decision Three men two minor officials are involved Detectives are assigned to block the leak before next Monday as the court weighs the Volstead law and its reach on beer and light wine A district court contest in Ohio seeks to delay prohibition while the drys argue the amendment becomes effective after thirty six states ratify once Ohio is excluded
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Department of Justice
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Germany Fails to Float Government Loan in Berlin
Berlin reports that Germany for the first time failed to attract a government loan. Five billion marks were sought in a lottery style issue, but only 800000 marks were subscribed. Few patriotic ads were run and the campaign mainly appealed to gambling instincts, with about three fourths of subscribers being common people.
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Germany
Codicil Called Crooked In New York Estate Case
Hartford December 16 relatives arrived in probate court seeking to challenge a codicil to the estate of Thomas E F Rourke local department store buyer who died at the Waldorf Astoria in New York last October. They allege he was under bromides and mentally unfit when he signed August 20. They blame Dr Daniel F Sullivan and nurse Elizabeth Stuart for inducing the codicil benefitting $10,000, while his original will was drafted by Will H. Hays. The hearing was postponed to January 6 for briefs.
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Thomas EF
Rourke
Waldorf ‘Astoria
New York
JTL
Daniel IF. Sullivan
Elizabeth Stuart
Stuart
Will H. Hays
Republican National Committee
Liquor Destroyed in Fire at Biggett's Park Hotel
Sea Girt New Jersey December 16 The Biggetts Park hotel a famed road house was again destroyed by fire with losses around 100 000 and virtually no insurance. Charles A Schroeder of Jersey City a noted sportsman was seriously injured leaping from a second story window A large stock of liquor was destroyed in the blaze.
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Sea Girt
N. J
Litle
Biggetts Park
War danger averted as Germany hints at peace terms
Paris reports the supreme council accepted Germany's reply to the peace treaty protocol as conciliatory after minor concessions. Officials anticipate signing before Christmas to end the Scapa Flow reparations dispute and resume talks on aid for Austria amid hunger fears.
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Mueller
Carl D. ‘Great
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