Wadsworth urges repeal of federal liquor plan amendment
Republican editor from York, Wadsworth, backs repealing the eighteenth amendment and replacing it with Congress power to handle liquor. He says the plan would let Congress take over sale of all alcoholic beverages and ban consumption on premises, arguing it would mirror Quebec’s system while stressing constitutional concerns and public dismay. He published the letter after former state senator Cristman agreed to run as an independent Republican against him.
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Ratte
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Weight Gain Scheme Promotes Cod Liver Oil Tablets
A dubious health ad touts McCor's Cod Liver Oil Tablets promising rapid weight gain for adults and children. It claims strong effects in 20 days, urging purchase at Sam-Agner's Drug Stores with sensational assertions and low prices.
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AeCoy
Shen Hise
Aone
Sam- Agners Drug Stores
McCor’s
Being a Social Lien Sans Tax By Sean O Casey
London gossip note recounts Sean O Caseys claim that George Bernard Shaw dined with him in kilts and without evening dress. A Mayfair butler allegedly barred him for attire, though O Caseys quip brushes off the incident. He jokes about dining with Shaw Lady Lavery and Augustus John. He also comments on Volstead act changes and non intoxicating beverages.
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London
George Bernard Shaw
Sean O'Casey
Dublin
O'Casey
Mayfair
Everting
Shaw
Lady Lavery
Augustus John
Dry Candidate Accepts Nomination for NY Senate Seat
Dry forces name Franklin W. Cristman of Herkimer as their candidate to defeat Senator James W. Wadsworth Jr. Cristman was chosen by the New York Anti Loan League, the Women s Christian Temperance Union, the Taymen association of the Methodist Episcopal church, the Prohibition party and other groups. He is described as a regular Republican.
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Herkimer
James W. Wadsworth Jr
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Cristman
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Women’s Ch Temperance Union
Taymen’sociation
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Prohibition Party
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Minister Ousted For Speaking on Evolution Theory
WEST PALM BEACH June 8 A Baptist pastor who spoke on evolution to high school students was deposed by the local Ministerial Association. The group, which recently elected new officers after a six month tenure, ousted Dr. Lyon, a former president of the association, and appointed Rev. Joseph Calhoun Kelser City Congregational to lead.
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Baptist Church
Rich Lron
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Great Palm Beach
Lyon
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Mrs Marland Wife of Oil Man Dies After Illness
Mrs Marland wife of oil magnate died after about a year of illness, following a Friday night relapse from pneumonia. Relatives notified her husband who was abroad on business in New York and he arrived in Ponca City with their five children, George Marland and Miss Erde Marland.
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Obkin
Soi Fiteduyp
Pncumonia
Marland
Manand
New York
Ponca City
George Marland
Erde Marland
Fire and sewer explosion rock New York piers
A massive blast near the Hudson river pier at 129th Street caused a fierce blaze and extensive damage. Eleven people were injured, one seriously, as gas in a sewer pipe exploded late yesterday. The explosion felled heavy beams at the Vott Lee ferry house runway, twisted tracks, and hurled manhole covers, while fire, police, and surgeons fought the nine hour blaze from river and land reservoirs.
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New York
Hudson River
129Th Street
Vott Lee
Man Steals Sweater In December Pleads Guilty
A man entered a plea of guilty before Judge George Clifton in County Criminal court after taking a sweater and two scarves from Washer Brothers' store last December. He was fined $1 and sentenced to one day in county jail.
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Washer Brothers
George Clifton
Lydia Pinkham Vegetable Compound Ad Brags About Woolworth Building Height
An advertisement touts Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound claiming if all bottles sold in a year would reach a column as tall as the Woolworth Building. It features testimonial from Mrs. Frank M. Casey of Mount Vernon New York praising appetite revival and health gains after using the product.
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Colunin
Lynn
Mass
Cleveland
Ohio
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Lydia
Maes
Frank M. Casey
South 11Th Ave
Mount Vernon
N. Y
100 000 Lose Case in Fake Gold Plot
Seattle dispatch reports 31 persons indicted by a Federal grand jury in Tacoma over the defunct Ruby Beach Mining Company of Aberdeen. Investigated fraud involved about 106000 investors swindled out of 300000. Charges allege conspiracy to use the mails to defraud as the company claimed a process to extract gold from sand.
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Tacoma
Ruby Beach Mining Company
Aberdeen
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