Mass Meeting Formed to Fight Drug Trade January 1921
A new organization, the American White Cross, aims to publicize the war on narcotic traffic. A large January mass meeting in Justice of the Peace Otis W. Brinker’s court will launch activities with officials from Rev W H Bilies leading a committee including J J Sullivan and others. The movement seeks funding and broad Christian support, with backing from the State American Legion and local civic groups.
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Justice of the Peace
Otis W. Brinker
W. H. Bilies
J. J. Sullivan
Norman Eiles
Lenore C. Whorft
Mra
EB. Anderson
Dick Lackaye
State Organization of the American Legion
Co. W. Brinker
Vivian Car
Chester A. Batchelor
J. T. Hans Damm
Royal Altho
China
Utp
White Cross
Patrolman Glennon Praised For Kind Rescue in Court
In Boston on December 16, Patrolman Glennon received praise from Murray in open court after aiding a derelict. Emery described how the officer found him hungry and coatless, led him to a restaurant, and escorted him to the station house for the night. Emery expressed gratitude and said he would prefer to stay at a farm until spring.
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Boston
Glennon
Murray
Emery
Bristow Eyes Oil Drilling After Pauper Farm Closure
Bristow Oklahoma reports a county land lot once used as a pauper farm is vacant. The creek area shows potential oil production with 75 barrels indicated. Plans reveal wells to be sunk on a 40 acre park tract as part of a new oil enterprise.
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Bristow
Okla
Tyle
A Chance to Get Into Business for Yourself
Classified page today offers many opportunities to start a business. Seattle prospects look bright after the new year with prices stable and favorable. Read the listings. one may fit your interests and budget.
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Seattle
Shortest Will in Westchester Read by 48 Words
In White Plains New York on December 16 Margaret Gordon reportedly penned the shortest will in the county. The 48 word note directs all property to her sister Jane with instructions to manage jewels, deposits, and stocks held in trusted facilities.
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White Plains
N. Y
Westchestern County
Margaret Gordon
Jane
Hudson
Union Dime
California Standard
Margaret McCann
Used to Hunt Heads Now Play Checkers
New York dispatch reports Assam India shifting from head hunting to checkers as a pastime. A descendant of a former king adopts the game after learning it at an American Baptist Mission room. mission aid notes rapid Christian spread and predicts head hunters will abandon their former sport.
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New York
Assam
India
A. Dahiby
American Baptist Minsion Society
Man Charged After Suicide Attempt by Drowning
George Squibbe of Warmham, Eng, was charged with attempting suicide by drowning. The accused claimed he immersed himself but could not stay underwater due to his corpulence.
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Warmham
Eng
Dee
George Squibbe
Tiwan
Burial permit for leg prompts death certificate
New York December 16. A mother, Mrs John Lerner, was required by law to obtain a death certificate for her son John Lerner's amputated leg before disposal. The ruling ties burial permits to a formal death record for the limb.
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New York
John
John Lerner
Spiral puttees redefine fashion in Wheeling society
Spirally wrapped puttee hose emerges as a bold new accessory in Wheeling society. The novelty replaces socks and stockings in Dame Fashion's eclectic bare leg palette, paired with short gowns and gauzy ensembles. The Paris import claims advantages over wool socks and openwork stockings, signaling a daring trend.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Dame Fashion
Paria
Hens to Work Extra Hours With Electric Lighting
Iowa State of Agriculture plans hens to work overtime by turning electric poultry houses to daylight in the morning and keeping lights burning into the afternoon to encourage earlier roosting. An increased number of hens is expected to move for the electric light.
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Ames
Iowa State of Agriculture
Married 50 Years, Always Stayed Home
SOUTHEND England reports Mr and Mrs King celebrating their golden wedding noting they have never ridden a train or left within seven miles of home. ABERDEEN Scotland reports a pink eye outbreak in schools with over 300 cases so far.
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Southend
Eng
Mrs. King
Aberdeen
Scotland
Bank President Dies of Gunshot in Nocoma
James Addison Dee, 35, president of the Nocoma National Bank, was found dead with a bullet wound to the head in a cotton gin at Nocoma. The bank had been closed Monday by directors over alleged loan defaults by borrowers.
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American Legion and
China Club
QVILL
Gudge
Margaret Reppin
Margaret Pappan
Los Angeles
Oakley A. Pappan
Dad
Zipstair's
Faxon
Soe
Green _ building
Acoma
Lundquist
Lilly
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