Indicted LA Mayor Woodman fuels Prohibition debate
Los Angeles Mayor Frederick T. Woodman faces graft charges in a national debate over prohibition. The city probe, led by District Attorney T Leo Woolwine, targets a vice ring while officials warn enforcement will spur scandals nationwide. Local and national figures predict graft will accompany prohibition efforts.
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Woodman
Los Angeles
But
Frederick T. Woodman
U. S
Gambiers
U. S. Secret Service
Washington
Thomas Lee Woolwine
George Henderson
George Brown
Julius McAllister
E. Behwartz
Brown
Henderson
Horace Karr
Woodman Protection
Robert C. Barton
Morals Efficiency Commission
Bert L. Farmer
Vernon
Venice
Culver City
J. L. Butler
Bunko
E. M. Johnson
Board of Community Service
W. J. Ford
The
Knights of Columbus
California
Great Old Remedy for Skin Diseases
An advertisement extols S S S as a purely vegetable blood purifier and tonic to treat skin diseases. It claims eruptions, eczema, and scrofula stem from impure blood and promotes relief without lotions, urging readers to obtain guidance from the Medical Director at 258 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.
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S. S
S&s
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Canada to Extend Credit to Allies
Vancouver April 11 Arrangements are being completed for credits with France and Italy to be settled by peace. Canada will extend foreign business credits to five European nations totaling 125 million dollars. Romania Greece and Belgium already receive 25 million each, and Italy and France will receive similar amounts. This marks a vast expansion of Canadian trade in Europe as peace nears.
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Vancouver
B. C
France
Italy
Canada
Romania
Greece
Belgium
Europe
Wife Sails Away Hubby in Pursuit
Captain James W. R. Mannion left San Francisco aboard the Shinyo Maru to recover his two children after a divorce. A court had barred his wife from taking the children to the Philippines and Spain, but the order was not served before her departure. Mannion sought a warrant for detention in Hongkong and asked to be held until he arrived in Honolulu.
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Portland
James W. R. Mannion
San Francisco
Mannion
Philippines
Spain
Honolulu
Coal and Iron Field Alliance Planned Between France Belgium Luxemburg
Paris April 10 An anti German triple alliance between France Belgium and Luxemburg would control 55 000 000 tons of coal and 12 500 000 tons of steel annually. The study by a Luxemburg committee suggests the economic bloc would place Germany at the mercy of the allies.
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Paris
France
Belgium
Grand Duchy of Luxemburg
Luxemburg
Germany
Freckle- Face Remedy Promises Free Trial Then Cure
A sales pitch targets freckled readers offering an ounce of double strength Othine from a druggist with a money back guarantee if freckles do not fade. The ad promises removal of freckles and a better complexion at no cost unless it succeeds.
Garden planning tips from a 1919 family patch
The article weighs garden choices for small plots vs larger ones. It favors growing early harvests for resale, suggests space saving like onions and radishes, warns against bulky crops such as potatoes and corn in tiny yards, and reflects a family planting experience with onions, carrots, popcorn, and a 100 foot wide plot providing winter food.
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Sonny
New Men's Bathing Suits and Spring Dress Goods
A local ad lists new men bathing suits in wool and cotton, with prices from 2.00 to 10.00, plus a selection of Union suits and chemises. It also markets Dolmans, wraps, and dresses in satin Lunette Repousse and Duvetyne fabrics, with yard prices and spring colors, from Fraser-Paterson Co. Leather goods and pins are featured in the First Floor sections.
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Jersey
Cru
Praser-Paterson Co
New York
Express
Dolmansa
Praser-Paterseon Co
Preser-Paterson Co
Democratic National Committee Chairmen visit Ohio in advance of campaign
Homer Cummings, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, spoke to Ohio state and county committee members, editors, and officials at a noonday luncheon at the Southern hotel in Columbus. He planned informal talks with state leaders and a public address with Gov. Cox and Senator Atlee Pomerene expected to speak.
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Columbus
Ohio
Homer
Cummings
Democratic National Committee
Girl Elopes, Changes Mind and Jails Man
Chicago report says a 17 year old woman eloped with a man, then changed her mind and had him jailed. The incident unfolds with police involvement and court action noted in the city on April 11.
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Chicago
McCarthy Charged by US Commissioner Over Mann Act Violation
Joseph McCarthy faced Commissioner Mark A Foote charged under the Mann act after claiming he and Gertrude Franz of 5831 Calumet planned to marry in Milwaukee. They encountered Wisconsin five day residence rule and the next day the woman revoked consent. McCarthy was held for trial.
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Joseph McCarthy
United States
Mark A. Foote
Gertrude Franz
Calumet Are
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
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raser-Paterson Co
Wraser-Waterson Co. Clouse
Carter's Union
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Uni
Walker
Zieger-Patereen Co
Fico
Duchess Linen
Fraser-Paterson
Firet
Lon Eewe
Wees Co, N Wr
Democrat
J. Law
Jones & Cae Chicas Tk
EB. L. Rainey
Calhoun County
Oxfords
Baxter
Baxter & Baxter
Second Avenue
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