Liquor Stockpiling Rises in St Louis Clubs and Homes
St Louis clubs and residents expand storage ahead of prohibition. Basements on Fourth Street house liquor valued up to 150000, with 8500 members storing bottles marked for ownership. Residents improvise spaces from coal bins to built in bookcases. notable orders reach 5000 dollars for champagne and whiskey each, amid cautious optimism wartime limits may lift.
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ST. Louis
Missouri Athletic Association
Fourth Street
William C. Connett
House
Connett
Riverview Club
St. Louisans
Hiram
St.Louis
West End
St. Louisan
John B. Gough
Jesus
MeuseArgonne Battle Costs and Casualties Reported
Washington June 27 American casualties in the Meuse Argonne offensive totaled 120000, about ten percent of 1200000 engaged. The war department summary cites 4890000 armed forces, 2086000 overseas, 1390000 in France, and 608000 American battle deaths with 236000 wounded and 66991 disease deaths.
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Meuse- Argonne
Germany
Leonard H. Ayres
General Staff
War Department
Meuse-Argonne
Wrinkles Cream Ad Promises Quick Improvement
Howard's Buttermilk Cream marketed as a night vanishing cream. It promises noticeable improvement or cheerful refund of purchase price. Directions simple, affordability stressed. available from Brown and Mays Drug Co. and all good druggists.
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Howard
Brown and Mays Drug Co
Adv
Tsuruya Maru in Atlantic Collision Sighting Missing Sailor
A wireless message from the Japanese steamer Tsuruya Maru reports a collision with a sailing ship about sixty miles off New York. The sailing vessel has not been sighted since the crash and the Tsuruya Maru remains in the area searching for the missing ship.
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New York
Highland Park Hosts Two Night Dances and Fourth of July Festivities
Highland Park plans two big dances with ladies prize night and a Saturday event. The Naval Glee Club praised Manager Breinig for a fine hall and orchestra. Preparations continue for July Fourth celebrations with the Illinois State Band Rialto orchestra and fireworks, vaudeville acts, balloon ascension, a new playground, kiddy shoot, and child-friendly features in Quincy and surrounding areas.
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Breinig
Naval Glee Club
Quincy
Illinois State Band
Rialto Orchestra
Two Hundred Days of Battle in World War I Record
A report on American military losses and personnel sources notes total army deaths at 112422. It shows 18 percent from the regular army, 10 percent from the national guard, and 77 percent from the draft. A chapter titled two hundred days of battle summarizes operations and cites that two of every three American soldiers reaching France fought in battle.
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Army
Navy
Marine Corps
France
America
National Guard
Contested Army Budget Clash Looms Over Size
Washington June 27 Conferees on the 889 million army appropriation report a disagreement to both houses as to the army size for 1920. Representative Mondell asserts the house favors economy and will push the senate amendment after the conference vote. Senate bills have tended to approve higher increases than the house, prompting a potential cross party clash.
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Washington
House
Senate
Mondell
Wyoming
Bill
House Representatives
Kahn
Destroyer Isabel Floated From Sandbar on Mississippi River
CAIRO June 27 The destroyer Isabel flagship of the anti sub flotilla cruising the Mississippi valley which ran aground on a sandbar ten miles above here arrived undamaged. The vessel was floated Wednesday night and probably will depart for Memphis to join the rest of the flotilla. During the war Icelandic ships have sailed regularly between Reykjavik and New York.
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Cairo
Isabel
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi River
Memphis
Poincare Host Wilson Called On For Speech
President Poincare hosted a dinner for President Wilson and peace conference delegates with Mrs Wilson present. Wilson praised France and the welcome, spoke of friendship and lessons learned, and noted slow progress yet growing understanding as six months of talks strengthened ties between nations.
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Poincare
Wilson
M Poincare
France
Friendship and Alliance Across the Ocean
A speaker reflects on lasting friendship and intimate sympathy forged through wartime cooperation. He notes a shared plan, not a finished work, with continued comradeship and a common duty toward all peoples. He warns that peace must be followed by action to deter future aggression and emphasizes renewed ties with France.
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France
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