Joker in the Law Returns Whisky Imports Under Willis Campbell Act
The Willis Campbell Act opens a path to reimport American spirits shipped before January 16 1922. John D Appleby says more than 800 million in legitimate value and over 1 billion in bootleg value may return, with a Cuba shipment of gin valued at 3 million arriving recently. Prohibition officials note empty barrels on the manifest and call the move a possible joker while screening future permit requests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
John D. Appleby
New Jersey
Cuba
Washington
Prohibition
Ralph A
Tno
France
Appleby
Prohibition Department
Five Tribes Pay Their Own Way in Indian Education
Muskogee Oklahoma reports H C Calhoun supervisor of the Five Civilized Tribes schools notes tribal funds pay for education. The tribes Cherokee Choctaw Chickasaw Creek and Seminole run nine boarding schools seven contract schools and 2806 public day districts educating about 18000 Indian children. Agriculture anchors the industrial program with half time devoted to academics and six contract schools are denominational while one is a state agricultural school.
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Muskogee
Okla
Oklahoma
Department of the Interior
H. C. Calhoun
Five Civilized Tribes
Tribal Boards
Calhoun
Ear Hunter
Kearney
Beatrice Kiwanis Club
Grand Island
State’ Fish
Zame Commission
Finchville
Virginia
Bridget Convey
James
Omaha
Joe Fenel
Walter Kenner
New Table Rock
Plymouth Rock
Clarence Martin
Wolbach
W. E. Truman
Lincoln Auto Club
G. A. McCartney
Fremont
Frank J. Rist
Plainview Hog & Seed Farm
Humboldt
Nebraska
United States Census Bureau
Fair Grounds
Broken Bow
Lester Farris
David Butler
Lincoln
Lyman
Union Pacific
North Platte Valley
E. S. Young
M. F. Downar
J. S. Knox
Will Lyman
Perry Brazier
Big Bob
Templeton Bros
Hoskins
EB. M. Pollard
Nehawka
University of Nebraska
Agricultural College
H. H. Andes
Department of Public Welfare
Pharmaceutical
Creighton
State Medical College
Grandma Shallenberger
Pawnee City
J. W. Shallenberger
Table Rock
J. D. Schock
Blue Springs
Rule
C. Gilkerson
Wymore
Gilkerson
Nebraska City
McKelvie
Gibbon
United States
Kiwanis ‘Club
Toronto
Joe Bignell
Cedar Bluffs
Pender
100 Years of Wedded Life Celebrated in Scotland
McKenzie reports his father aged 122 and mother 119 marked their 100th wedding anniversary in Scotland. He notes he is the youngest of seven siblings and that all his brothers are living. The note comes from Poplar Bluff Missouri area.
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Poplar Bluff
McKenzie
Scotland
Lone Star State Liner Debuts With Jazz Overture
New York reports the Lone Star State, a government built unsinkable liner, sails on its maiden voyage to Bremen. Captain Frank T. Burkhart headlines an onboard Filipina orchestra of 22, promising deck dances and luxury dining as safety features include thirteen water tight compartments and split survivability even if cut in two.
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Lone Star State
All American Sea Commerce
New York
United States Lines
Bremen
Lone Star
B&b
France
Frank. T. Burkhart
United States Navy
Soviet deaths among Russian clergy 1917 1920 list
Telegraph reported by London Times that Bolsheviks killed 22 church leaders in Russia from 1917 to 1920 including one metropolitan five archbishops and sixteen bishops with thirteen shot and nine tortured to death. Archbishop Anthony of Kiev telegrammed Archbishop of Canterbury. no data for 1921.
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Kiev
London
Russia
Anthony
Canterbury
London Times
Exhibition of 1794 hand press at Missouri university
Neff Hall at the University of Missouri hosts a council room exhibition featuring a 1794 hand press capable of 300 papers per hour. The press, owned by A H Everett of Kansas City, was loaned to Neff Hall and once used by the Leesburg Washingtonian of Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Neff
University of Missouri
A. H. Everett
Leesburg
Virginia
Washingtonian
Aerial Camera Maps 50 Sq Miles An Hour
S. M. Fairchild designed an electric automatic aerial map camera capable of producing maps at 50 square miles per hour. A Scotch inventor who arrived in 1787 and served as chief press builder here for years is noted in the text.
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S. M. Fairchild
Virginia’s First State Newspaper Founded by Adam Ramage
In 1808 the first Virginia newspaper appeared, built by Adam Ramage who established the press used for the publication. The item notes Ramage’s pivotal role in early Virginia journalism and the birth of state print media.
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State of
Virginia
Adam Ramage
FIX MAIL SERVICE TO RUSSIA
The Post Office department announced an agreement with British authorities to deliver regular mail and parcel post to Russia. First Assistant Postmaster General Bartlett said weekly, many parcels mostly clothing are sent and about 73 percent reach the addressees.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Russia
Bartlett
Dog Saves Boy by Tugging to Ice Cake on Mississippi
In Red Wing Minnesota an eight year old boy Pierce Seebach fell into the Mississippi River and surfaced twenty feet from shore. His dog plunged in and swam around the boy until he grabbed the dog's hind legs. The dog then towed its master to a floating cake office where onlookers rescued him.
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Red Wing
Minn
Pierce Seebach
Mississippi River
Berlin Imposes Luxury Tax on Multiple Dogs
Berlin introduces a new dog tax schedule classifying ownership of two or more animals as a luxury. Authorities estimate 140,000 dog owners must pay about 50 million marks to the government.
Nebraska News Summary Highlights Local Events
Nebraska towns report weather, crop, and civic updates. Farms and clubs in towns like Arnold, Sidnes, Imperial, and Gibbon outline harvest plans, school bond votes, and public works. The era sees rainfall, farm associations forming, and dignitaries, educators, and veterans groups shaping community life.
Kindergarten Chair Conflict Teaches Self Resolution
A three and a half year old Tim grabs an oak chair in a kindergarten room sparking a tug of war with Clifton the five year old. After several children join, an older boy offers the vacant chair to Tim and harmony returns. The episode prompts reflection on when parents should intervene.
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Tim
Clifton
Cliton
Httle Tim
Americans in Making by Calvin Coolidge
Vice President Coolidge warns that the nation must safeguard both present and future obligations. He cites unassimilated alien children and workers as threats to industry, and praises kindergarten as a key agency for Americanization shaping the next generation toward democracy and patriotism.
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Calvin Coolidge
Burbank Weighs Environment Over Birth in Shaping Youth
Luther Burbank asserts that upbringing determines character more than ancestry. A child from criminal or gentle origins will reflect environment. sun and space nurture virtue while confinement breeds hoodlum traits. He compares plants to people, insisting care and light transform lives.
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Luther Burbank
Unknown prehistoric pits found in United States
The article suggests ancient pits or shallow wells for oil were made by a race pre dating Native Americans. It links these pits to mound builders in the Ohio and Mississippi valleys, lead ore work in Kentucky, and copper mining in the Lake Superior region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Asia
Africa
Ohio
Mississippi
Kentucky
Lake Superior
Farm Crops Profits and Cheaper Lands as Solution
The piece urges farmers to boost production while prices lag and to seek cheaper lands to improve net profits. It argues that lower-cost areas, especially Western Canada, offer fertility and favorable conditions, and suggests contacting Canadian government agents for information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western
Canada
The Tides of Fundy and Their Height Variations
The Bay of Fundy spans about 145 miles with a narrowing, shallow reach inland. The upper bay divides into two main branches with smaller side bays. Tides rise from 18 feet at the mouth to 53 feet at Noel river in Cobequid bay, with intermediate peaks at Digby Neck 22 feet and St John 27 feet. Some branch bays show no ebb tide.
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Fundy
Bay of Fundy
Canadian Geological Survey
Digby Neck
St. John
Bet Stcodiac River
Noel River
Cobequid Bay
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Never Suspect It
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a mild healing remedy for kidney trouble popular with the public. It cites an insurance examiner noting many applicants are rejected due to unrecognized kidney issues and offers sample bottles by mail.
Unclear dispute over manslaughter charge row
Two women on College avenue morning discuss the Arbuckle manslaughter indictment. One woman questions how arrest for manslaughter is possible when a woman was killed, illustrating public confusion.
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College Avenue
Arbuckle
Indianapolis News
A Deficit and a Missing $62 Cited in Cardette Note
A note mentions per capita money in circulation at 62.48 dollars and a claim that someone has 62 dollars. A girl contemplates love and marriage, noting that feelings are hard to express before but quite different afterward.
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Pope
St. Susanne Church
Rome
Pope Pius
Old Hand Press
FIX Mail
Dog
Masonic
Grand Lodge
A&f
Wheat Belt
Methodist
Fairbury
State Commercial Teachhers Association
Arnold
Big Springs
Sidnes
State Humane Society
Teuk Nin Cho
Korea
Presbyterian Seminary
Oaha
American Legion Post
Oconto
Cass County High School
Imperial
C. A. McCloud
First National Bank of York
Northwestern Bankers Association
Norfolk
Merrick County Potato Growers’ Association
I. W W
Butte
Spencer
Bristow
Bazille Mills
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Nebraska Grand Army of the Republic
Harmon Bross
James King
Gage County
Beatrice
Ray Griffith
Callaway
William K. Peck
Richardson County Farm Bureau
Martha L. Powel
Omaha Public Schools
State Teachers’ Association
Federal Bureau of Marketing
George B. Noble
Department of Political Science and Sociology
State University
Reed College
Portland
Ore
State Board of Educational Lands and Funds
Soldiers Relief Fund
Merna Village
Poland
Stratton
W. H. Osborne
Gibbon Business Men’s Club
Hay Springs
George Horn
Mary.e. Dozier
Sixteenth Street Kindergarten
Columbus
Burbank
Beln
Olas
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