Dry law crackdown set for major U S cities
Officials plan a land offensive against bootleggers across major cities including New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Chicago St Louis Seattle San Francisco and Los Angeles. A federal dry force will sweep in to arrest bootleggers and shut down liquor production as part of a wide nationwide campaign coordinated by Treasury and prohibition units.
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Universal Service
Washington, Mary
Big
West
Siteni
I i
Métropoliten
New York
Philadelphia
Treasury Department
Tio
Campaigu
Sdry
Baltimore
Washington
Smether Butler
Frip Fair Names Committeemen Pearsall May 18
The Frie Fair Association directors name committees for the various departments of the Fria County Fifth Annual fair to be held here this fall. Director T. Brown reports progress with advertising solicitation for the campaign and says the entertainment program will be one of the best ever staged.
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Pearsall
Frie Fair Association
Varus
Fria County
T. Brown
Camlogea
Count Leo Tolstoi Granted Divorce
Paris reports Count Leo Tolstoi granted a divorce by Paris courts on May 16 from wife Marianne Salsky afterTolstoi charged abandonment.
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Leo Tolstoi
Associated Press
Paris
Marianne Salsky
Tolstoi
Tiz Foot Bath Ad Claims Toe Joy After Pain
An old advertisement extols a foot bath product named Tiz promising instant relief for tired aching feet, corns and bunions. It touts drawing out poisons from feet, claims uplifting comfort, and urges coupon sending with a small purchase.
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Tia
Liz
Del Rio High School Holds May Graduation Exercises
Del Rio High School graduation exercises are planned for Monday night at the High School Auditorium. Dr Curtis H Walker of Rice Institute will deliver the commencement address. The baccalaureate sermon will be preached Sunday at the auditorium by Rev W N Carl of the M E Church South. Graduates receiving diplomas include Ells Mae Anderson Morene Beal Bazen Brown Hope Carl Linda Launingham Annona Edwards Lem Fowler Natalis Flatow Carrie Grane m Frances Green Andry Glynn Leons Hawkomer Gladys Hodge Victo Miers Gladys Muter Elizabeth Neill Betty Newton Eina Ray Lois Roberts Chrystal Turner Dorothy Walker Alma Williams Leila Williamson Juanita Sullivan Johnnie Fork Joe Almonds Alfred Bochat Ray Boies Quinn Cornier Damon Doran Robert Gatlin Douglass Newton Henry Mills James Ross Earnest Smith Wil Terrell Ralph Jones.
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Turner
Dorothy Walker
Alma’ Williams
Leila Williamson
Juanita Sullivan
Johnnie Fork
Joe Almonds
Alfred Bochat
Ray Boies
Quinn Cornier
Damon Doran
Robert Gatlin
Douglass Newton
Henry Mills
James Ross
Earnest Smith
Wil Terrell
Ralph Jones
Mexican Bandits Rob British Ranch Payroll
Cecil C Crawford and his wife British subjects who managed the Paisan ranch were held up by masked bandits on the inter-oceanic railway near Kilo metre Satmoral and robbed of 1060 pesos. They were unharmed. Troops ordered to pursue bandits amid rising violence in Vera Cruz state.
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Associated Press
Vera Cruz
Cecil C Crawford
Secret Wireless Limited to Send Private Radio Messages
London May 18 Universal Service reports two new broadcasting concerns named Secret Wireless Limited have obtained licenses to transmit plays and vaudeville entertainment. Sir Walter Defreece MP, a principal director, says the aim is private message delivery via a receiving attachment that auto adjusts to changing wave lengths.
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Universal Service
London
Secret Wireless Limited
New Broadcasting Company
Walter Defreece
M. P
Freight trains boiler explosion kills man, injures three
A boiler failure on a Missee freight near Jerome scalded four men. Brakeman Jay M. Burkett and conductor A. Anderson were thrown from the pilot by the blast, while L. C. Cobb and Cliff Taylor suffered burns and injuries.
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Associated Press
Rod Jay M. Burkett
Yerba
Jerome
L. C. Cobb
A. Anderson
Cliff Taylor
Burkett
Anderson
Farmer dies from gunshot wounds in Celina area
Ackinney May 4 18 7 M Keiler a farmer died in a hospital today from bullet wounds suffered near Celina Eugene Kyle a farmer was arrested and released on $8000 bail after waiving examining Keller is survived by his widow and one child
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Ackinney
M. Keiler
Celina
Eugene Kyle
Alen
Keller
Automobile Skids Drown Girl Driver at Manatee Bridge
Miss Mildred Case of Lakeland perishes when a closed car driven by her skids through bridge barriers into fourteen feet of water at Manatee on May 18 to 20. J. W. McLain, Lakeland, was riding with her. Local report notes the car plunged into water after the skid.
Campaign to raise 1 million for Culion leper colony
The War Department endorsed Governor General Leonard Wood’s drive in the United States to raise 1,000,000 for the Culion leper colony in the Philippine Islands. The fund covers maintenance costs and new ethyl ester treatment using chaulmoogra oil injections, noted as expensive due to limited oil quantities.
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Aay Universal Service
Washington
War Department
Tanlac touted as tonic in Mother Nature ad
An advertisement promotes Tanlac as a health restoring tonic from roots and herbs. It claims rapid improvement in appetite, energy, sleep and color, urging readers to visit a druggist now. It also mentions Franks Vegetable Pills for constipation.
Tortured by varicose veins healed by Resinol treatment
Mrs Gussie Newman of Chicago Illinois states she suffered varicose veins for 24 years with constant pain and sleepless nights. After using Resinol on a sore her son had and applying it to herself she found relief in under a week and complete healing in six months. She expresses deep gratitude.
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Chicago
Resinol
Gussie Newman
Orchard St
Cough Medicine Advertises Strong Ingredients
An ad touts a cough medicine not a syrup containing creosote squills turpentine and tonics as a remedy for chronic coughs bronchial asthma cold or flu. It claims creosote inhibits germ growth and the mixture helps bronchitis and related coughs with emulates antiseptic action and a money back guarantee.
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