Reward Offered as Post Office Guards Arm for Mail Robberies
Postmaster General Hays announces a reward up to 5000 dollars for information leading to the capture of mail robbers in Sullivan Indiana. The department plans to arm postal workers handling valuable shipments and authorize them to shoot if confronted by thieves. Officials Rush Simmons and George Sutton review recommendations amid concerns some robbers are ex-employees.
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Ashington
Sullivan
Ind
Hays
Post Office Department
Mrays
Wells
Simmons
George M. Sutton
Tle
Sutton
Postoffice Department
Immigration Regulated By Congress In New Bill
The measure outlines annual immigration limits by nationality, defines percentages of foreign entrants, and adjusts provisions for professionals and temporary visitors. It notes changes altering countries with shifted political borders since 2010 and includes a 2000 cap addition if sponsors assure safe passage of the measure.
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Congress
Wilson
Senate
House
United States
Toto
Jay Dt
Cimd
Smeach Explains New Sales Tax Plan in Utah Proposal
The bill proposes a 1 percent tax on all turnovers with a 6100 exemption, aiming to raise over 2 billion annually. Senator Smoot touts simplicity and uniformity, applying to goods from raw materials to finished products and to leases, with quarterly payments due from merchants. Exemptions include federal, state, and local government sales, religious and educational institutions, hospitals, and exported food sales.
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Isaaes Strneet
Utah
Stanvier
Simcot
Smoot
Army aviation service plans new air force purchases
Secretary Weeks reports the Army aviation service will place orders for 200 pursuit planes at 1 400 000 and 35 Martin bombers at about 1 000 000 each, with Libery motors supplied by the War department. The Salem based Bechtne company of Seattle will supply the pursuit planes and I W P company of Garden City will furnish the bombers, as the War, Navy and Post Office departments discuss air routes and standardized machines for federal aviation.
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Garden City
Liberty Motors
War Department
Betwen
Nave
Post Office
Weeks
New Coat Styles Feature Scarf Collar and Cape Designs
Fashion notes describe late season coat arrivals with scarf collar options and cape coats. Russian blouse inspired dolman sleeves and embroidered bands add trim while turned back cuffs and silk tassels emphasize tailoring. Pairs show practical pockets and French knot embroidery to elevate simple materials.
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Dolman
Kaleidoscope of Millinery Styles This Season
The article surveys changing millinery trends, noting infinite variation in hats and trimmings. It highlights high class hats with subtle lines and sport hats in bright colors, and describes specific designs including Milan braid street hats, visor brims, and fruit motifs in silk that endure beyond the season.
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Eeato
Milan
Rising State Official Admitted to Bar at Majority
A story recounts Holmes, state superintendent of game for the Department of Conservation, who was admitted to the bar upon reaching his majority and won his first case a mule theft in Mississippi. He later becomes district attorney and prosecutes another mule case. The tale uses folklore and anecdotes about fame and Mississippian justice.
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W. E L. Holmes
Department of Conservation
Mississippi
Hima
Sada
de Nile
New Orleans Times-Picnyune
Sunflower State Social Note Divorce End Near
A Hiawatha bride of a few months returns home with a black eye and says she will sue for divorce from her husband according to the Sunflower State social note in the Hiawatha World.
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Lliawatha
Hiawatha
Tlow the Cartoon Batty as a Model
A comic quip notes Tlow the new Plubdubh batty becomes an unlikely dream model. The joke hints proud parents could cash in hiring him to a cartoonist as a life drawing subject.
Right Thinking on Speech and Heart Meditation
A devotional excerpt urges mindful words and inward meditation pleasing to the Lord. It emphasizes faith, strength, and redemption in daily conduct and prayer.
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Isalm, Aly
Fragmentary Scotsman dialogue about schooling rules and gender
A garbled Scotsman excerpt discusses teachers and children with phrases about girls sitting with them and boys behaving. The passage is incomplete and unclear but hints at a classroom or social order context.
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Belgium
France
Netherlands
Denmeark
Switzerland
Germany
Smeach
Air Service
New Coats
Sweet Tooth
Wrigley’s
Fame
Undertaker
Postum Cereal Co.,Inc
Battle Creek, Mich
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