Hoover stance on prohibition draws mixed national reactions
Reports from multiple cities react to Hoover's prohibition speech. James M. Cox lauds the address as a credible effort, while Dr Clar ence True Wilson criticizes it as failing moral tests. Dawes and Crusaders praise its frankness, and others urge caution as temperance leaders deem it risky. Volstead reacts with silence.
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Dayton
Ohio
James M. Cox
Hoover
Portland
Ore
Clarence ‘True Wilson
Methodist Episcopal Church Board of Prohibition, Temperance and Public Morals
Associated Press
Miners Homes Burned as Hocking Valley Outbreak Rages
In Chauncey Ohio clashes erupted as Ohio National Guardsmen battled armed attackers. Three miners' homes were burned and eight militia sentries fired upon during the turmoil. Five Chauncey homes were shot full of holes as residents fled to escape the violence.
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Athens
Ohio
Hocking Valley
Ohio National
Dolly Gann to stamp for Hoover Curtin ticket
Dolly Gann sister of Vice President Charles Curtis will campaign by stamping for the Hoover Curtin ticket. She accepts an invitation to address the Hanover Masse clubs camp at Bidney Missouri on August 21. Captain Alberto Barboza named minister of the navy in Chile succeeding Admiral Francisco Nieto who resigned.
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Seattle
Hoover
Ella A. Boole
Women's Christian Termperance Union
Dolly Gann
Washington, D. C
Charles Curtis
Guy Gaonell
Santiago
Chile
Alberto Barboza
Francisco Nieto
Open Forum Letters on Veterans, Horses and Rabbits
Letters discuss solution for bonus army veterans avoiding colonization, concern for veterans finding homes in the U S A. A horse lover urges humane care for working equines during heat and questions water at noon. A note mocks a drugstore rabbit department claiming aquiring rabbits and small animals as a misfit for a medical lab sign.
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Edltor
the Light
Juliub Levy
Wire menace, actress told to remove barbed wire
Estella Taylor, screen and stage actress, ordered by fire commissioners to remove barbed wire around her home to avoid hindrance in case of a fire. Bank in Baltimore failed to open its doors as directors placed affairs under the state bank commissioner after a meeting with the Baltimore clearing house.
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Hollywood
Estella Taylor
Board of Fire Commissioners
BANK
Baltimore
The
Park Bank of Baltimore
Board of Directors
State Bank
Baltimore Clearing House
Boy 18 Loses Legs in Freight Ride Accident
An 18 year old man in Fort Worth suffered the loss of both legs after a freight car incident. A damaged report notes a switch stand knocked him from a moving boxcar causing below knee amputations. Local officials investigate the mishap and safety checks follow.
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Boy
Fort Worth
George Leightson
Nashville
Dugis
Seth
Purification Health Ad Promises Natural Cure
An advertisement touts purifying the system as a foundation of health. It urges a course of treatment to improve virility and bodily functions, claiming benefits from regular cleansing and herbal regimens with priced packages.
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Theness
Alomach
Howels
Aldenley
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Chicago
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Charles G. Dawes
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Crusaders
Reeves
Washington, D.C
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Edwin C. Dinwiddie
National Temperance Bureau
Prohibition Board of Strategy
Dinwiddie
Dinwidiile
Minneapolie
Minn
Andrew J. Valstead
Volstead
Mr. Valatead
Los Angeles
San Diego
Ban Francisco
Southern Pacific Aan
Mary'n
Mt, Aran Rock
Open Forum
United States
Firab Place
Wire Menace
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Lovell
Jashes
Sears
Allstate
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Tires
Sears. Roebuck A
Arre
Alillinery
Tubfast Paradise
Tubfast
Rumson
Brittany
Malibu
Sensa
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