U Boat Rum Runners Stir Swedish Coastline News
Smuggling from Germany into Sweden has become a public scandal with fast schooners and ex Imperial German navy captains. Coastguards face a widespread network that lands cargo at night in the eastern archipelago and distributes inland with help ashore. Police have tried to outflank smugglers by boarding disguised craft near the three mile limit, leading to bribe threats and dramatic confrontations. In Finland total prohibition boosts rum running, halting fishing and sustaining illicit profits. A separate Chicago item reports Albert Larson’s divorce over a $3.50 stocking purchase after 17 years of marriage.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Germany
Reval
Rostock
Stettin
Lupeck
Gling
Finland
Mary Todd Lincoln Home Sought as Lincoln Relic Museum
Lexington moves to buy the Mary Todd Lincoln home at 574 West Main for preservation as a memorial and museum for Lincoln furniture manuscripts and relics. An option is held. cost estimated at 14 000 dollars with 5 000 to 7 000 needed for restoration. Plans consider inviting Robert Lincoln and Mrs Ben Fardin Helm to dedication ceremonies.
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Lexington
Mary Todd Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Old Todd
West Main Street
T. N. Arthur
Mary Todd
Mr. Lincoln
Hodgeville
West Short Street
Benjamin F. Edge
Robert S. Todd
Fayette County
Robert Lincoln
Ben Fardin Helm
Farm Woman Is An Explorer In Peru Mission
Estelle Wills of Oakdale California traveled to Peru after being chosen by investors to evaluate a government concession for colonization and cultivation. She toured using cars, boats, trains and canoes while gathering insights for Californian farmers.
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Practical Farmer
California
Peru
New York
Estelle Wills
Oakdale
Stockton
Cal
Sierras
New England
Wills
Boston Yankees
Mrs. Wills
Beavers Reject Manmade Domicile at Bronx Lake
New York beavers in the Bronx condemned a humanly built dockside home after the lake was drained and a new structure installed. They refused to enter it, demolished it, and then built their own lodges. The keepers who built the house faced disappointment as the animals altered water levels to prepare for winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bronx
Bank Deposit of 1819 Reaches Big Balance
On August 5, 1819 Dr. John Sullivan Thorne opened an account in New York depositing 5 dollars. A year later he added 10 dollars. No further deposits were made. The bank book shows principal and interest totaling 2,000.60 dollars, held in trust pending settlement of Samuel S. Haslett's estate.
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John Sullivan Thorne
New York City
Samuel S. Haslett
Close Another Women's Prison Here in Carlisle
In Carlisle England the women's prison is to be closed due to a drop in inmate numbers. Across the country a steady shutdown of women's prisons continues with only 25 of 100 remaining from earlier years. Women prisoners fell from 3100 in 1914 to 1209 by October 1919.
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Arlisle
Eng
Bank of England Home to Be Entirely Rebuilt
The Bank of England will be rebuilt with several floors added and substantial interior and exterior renovations. Growth has required new offices outside the Threadneedle Street area, but plans aim to reunite all functions under one roof while preserving original features.
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Bank of England
London
Threadneedle
Sulphur Mines in Sicily Reach Vast Count
Report notes Sicily hosts nearly 600 sulphur mines across the island, highlighting extensive mining activity and potential economic impact for the region.
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Island of
Sicily
DOCTORS TAR BY WIRELESS AT SEA SICKNESS CASE
A Public Health Service doctor aboard a Hudson street hospital treated a seaman aboard a freighter 160 miles offshore via wireless message. The ship's crew asked for medical advice, and Deetor Gray prescribed Epsom salts, hot water, carbolic acid, and hot compresses for knee pain. The patient later reported being out of pain and grateful.
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New York
Public Health Service
Hudson Street
Seamen’s Church Institute
Deetor Gray
Nebraskans face a tangle of suits fires and reforms
Prominent Hyannis rancher Corkhurst Carruthers sues the state for 12000 over a 1916 school land survey short of 640 acres Assisant Attorney General Mason Wheeler confirms the short measure and loss of potential hay grain and grazing. Fire ruins Bayard Sixberry Harness Co store after an explosion. proprietor injured.
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Festus Carruthers
Hyannis
Nebraska
Assisant
Mason Wheeler
Carrothers
Sixberry Harness Co
Bayard
Hy. Sixberry
T Hat
Porto Rico Governor Reily and Fire on Ship in New York
Report mentions Mont Reily new Porto Rico governor clashing with locals after Tanne arrived in New York with him aboard. Fire on ship blamed on Porto Ricans amid a hostile pier crowd. Cordova Davila to seek Harding action to remove Reily over charges he leads Insular Republican party and cushions judges’ power.
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Mont Reily
Porto Rico
Tanne
New York
Governor Reily
San Juan
Reily
Princess Mary Betrothed to Viscount Lascelles in Royal Announcement
The British announce Princess Mary, daughter of King George, will marry Henry George Charles Lascelles Viscount Lascelles son of the Earl of Harewood. He is 39, a former attache in Rome and aide to the governor general of Canada, with war honors. Princess Mary is 24 and well regarded.
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Mary
George of England
Viscount Lascelles
Henry George Charles Lascelles
Earl of Harewood
Princess Mary
Eton
Rome
Canada
Lord Lascelles
Mayoral Outcomes Highlight 1920s United States Cities
The piece surveys mayors and candidates across Buffalo New York New York Cleveland Indianapolis Youngstown noting a brewer facing indictments for Prohibition law violations and contrasting campaigns of HyLAN Kohler Shank Oles and others with varied backgrounds from police chief to vaudeville performer.
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Frank X. Schwab
Buffalo
N. Y
Washington
John IF. Hylan
Tammany
New York
Fred Kohler
Cleveland
Civil Service Commission
Kohler
Lew Shank
Indianapolis
G. L. Oles
Youngstown
Hirohito Named Regent of Japan on World Tour Return
Crown Prince Hirohito becomes regent amid Japan's political shifts after a European voyage. The prince drew large crowds on return, spoke publicly, and engaged in social activities from bridge to opera. Count Chinda, an ally educated at DePauw University, is seen as a liberal influence.
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Hirohito
Japan
Europe
Count Chinda
DePauw University
Camerlynck the Lingual Wizard at Arms Conference
G H Camerlynck the official interpreter at the arms limitation talks displays rapid translation from French to English using shorthand. He mimics voices and mannerisms of Hughes Balfour Viviani Kato and others, translating and imitating with ease. His skill keeps him busiest as delegates rest and the expense for scratch pads rises during sessions.
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G. H. Camerlynck
Monsieur Camerlynck
Hughes
Balfour
Viviani
Kato
Inoe
Ikaine
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Chicago
Albert Larson
Munn
Lloyd George
David Lloyd George
Charles A. Munn
Gurnee Munn
South America
United States
Corkhusker
Nebraska State Penitentiary
D. M. Oberman Company
Jefferson City
Homer Morrow
Richard Albright
Robert McGrighy
Kearney
Chamber of Commerce
Oxford
South
E. D. Gould Cattle Company
Riverdale
McKelvie
Omaha Committee
the War Finance Corporation
John M. Flanigan
Lyric Theater
Beatrice
the Elks
Elks
R. MecKelvie
East
Conference of Governors
State Capitol Commission
Architect Goodhue
John J. Pershing
Warren
D. M. Butler
Mae Pershing
Omaha
Nebraska Potato Improvement Association
Alliance
Pawnee City
Capitol
Leo Stuhr
State Department of Trade and Commerce
Stuhr
Shelton
F. C. Horth
Men's Service League of
Ogallala
Bloorhfield
Jerpe Commission Company
Cuba
Carl J. Swanson
Key West
Fla
Weber Word
Central City
Federal -Reserve Board
Tenth District
Mekhelvie
George Gibbs
Hay Springs
Superior
Southern Nebraska Power Company
Rock
Lawrence
Herman
Vasey
William Page
Wymore
Page
T. H. Macdonald
Federal Bureau, of Roads
Alvin Beinert
Platte
Falls City
E. I. Hays
L. H. Dillon
State Bureau of Health
Henry Pfeffer
Butte
Imperial
McCook
Rotary
Kiwanis
Lions’ Clubs
Hastings
New County
Harrison
J. Wilson
Chadron Normal
Omaha Young Women's Christian Association
Gothenburg
Good Fellows
Ralph Fliis
Gerhardt Buss
de Witt
Scottsbluff Farm Bureau
Table Rock
H. E. Barrett
Norfolk
Fort Crook
Barrett
137Th Infantry
Jrossi
Box Butte County
Brownsville
Tex
Trossi
Weaver Bausch
Atkinson
Neb
Leavenworth
Butler County Farm Bureau
Federal Bureaus of Animal Industry
Bank of Cass Cunty
Plattsmouth
Valley County
St. Paul
Northwestern Bell Company
Porto Ricans
Camerlynck
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