Bankers warn of vast hidden bootleg cash hoards
Washington bankers meeting with Secretary Mellon say more than 109 million dollars in cash are stored in safe deposits by bootleggers, draining circulation and crippling legitimate business. They note many bootleggers avoid bank deposits and evade income taxes while federal probes reveal large sums seized from illicit operations nationwide.
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Washington
Mellon
Treasury
Department
South Carolina
Inington
Prohibition Is Misnomer Says Birmingham Visitor
The Rev Wil s en Stuart of Birmingham England arrives in Denver to study prohibition and says the term is misnamed. He notes liquor traffic reduction and personal business efficiency improve in American cities, though prohibition itself has not eliminated drink. He calls it a move to curb drinking rather than a true prohibition.
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Denver
Wils En Stuart
Birmingham
Eng
United States
Stuart
Johnson
America
Trio Dressed as Tars Under Investigation in Coast Guard Theft
Three men in blue uniforms were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of stealing equipment from the coast guard cutter Biydah. J. B. Lawson J. J. Harris and J. H. Laseitis are jailed as authorities pursue the case.
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States Coast Guard
Biydah
T of Justice
J. B. Lawson
J. J. Harris
J. H. Laseitis
Seattle The City In America Says Rev Hawkins
Brown notes no wild women in Seattle and two visitors from Wenatchee and Omaha claim the vice there is less. McConlogue disputes Seattle vice claim and says Omaha has more in a day. Doc Brown ends feud with Dr Hawkins after the clergyman’s remarks.
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Rev. J. Hawkins
Seattle
America
Brown
Hhis— Kelly
Wenatchee
McConlogue
Union Pacific Railway
Omaha
Aid
Doc Brown
Dr. Hawkins
Young Men's
Republican Club
New Commission 6 Head Appointed
B H Meyer of Wisconsin named chairman of the interstate commerce commission for the coming year succeeding Charles C McGhord who served this year. Meyer appointment announced in Washington on December 29.
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Washington
B. H. Meyer
Wisconsin
Interstate Ecommerce Commission
Meyer
Charles C. McGhord
Robber Claims Hunger in Hotel Burglary Case
Arthur Gregory faced second degree burglary charges after allegedly ransacking the Torrento hotel apartment of H. Rand on December 22 and telling police he sought food. P. M. Farrar triggered the arrest via fire escape alarm. A second burglary count was filed against Billy Edward Delmar for a December 17 New Washington hotel theft.
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Rand
Torrento
Arthur Gregory
Superior Court
P. M. Farrar
Billy Edward Delmar
Charles Miller
New Washington Hotel
British Vessel to Load Copper Wire and Ingots
The British vessel Nicthe Roy under Capt. B. Shillittie will load copper wire and ingots at Spokane Street docks after discharging steel billets at the Duthie plant dock. Capt. Shillittie, a British naval reserve officer, holds World War I decorations for North Sea service.
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Nictheroy
B. Shillittie
Spokane Street
Duthie Plant
Shillittie
North Sea
Shooting ends lives in Chicago cousin involved
Joseph Lang N D died from self inflicted wounds after shooting his cousin Mrs. B B Merrill in Chicago on December 29. The incident is reported as a personal safety related death.
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Chicago
Joseph Lang
N. D
B. B. Merrill
Bones of Prehistoric Man Found in Nebraska
Archaeologist Dr. Robert F. Gilder reports a hillside near Tekamah yields about 1,000 prehistoric remains. He notes frozen ground limited excavation and references earlier Loess skull finds near Omaha. Gilder compares sites to Bellevue digs showing cannibalism evidence and describes ancient communal homes and evolving cultures over thousands of years.
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Nebraska
Tekamah
Neb
Dee
Omaha
Robert F. Gilder
University of Nebraska
Dr. Gilder
Gilder
America
Nebraska River
Plains
Bellevue
Missouri Val
Charles Darwin
Nature
Egypt
Bandit Wolf Dead at Last in Colorado
In Grand Junction Colorado on December 29 the giant gray wolf that terrorized Mesa County was killed by Luke Hummel of the Dolores section. The wolf measured seven and a half feet from tip to tip, weighed 150 pounds, and was described by veteran trappers as among the largest on the western slope. Hummel tracked the animal for three days and fifty miles before ending its career with a 30-80 rifle shot.
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Grand Junction
Colo
Mesa County
Luke Hummel
Dolores
Colorado
Hummel
Jail Stone Set With Moonshine In Morgantown
In Morgantown West Virginia the first stone of Monongalia county’s new jail was laid with moonshine. Sheriff West surprised onlookers and officiated then dashed to his office to obtain a bottle of corn liquor, which had once sent a man to the old jail. He broke the moonshine over the cornerstone in a rustic christening.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Monongalia County
West
Hospital to Cure Tuberculosis San Angelo San Angelo War Memorial Sanatorium
The Woodmen of the World War Memorial Sanatorium in San Angelo Texas, built for members of the fraternal order afflicted with tuberculosis, will be ready for occupancy February 1 according to W A Fraser sovereign commander of the Woodmen.
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Omaha
Neb
World War Memorial
San Angelo
Texas
W. A. Fraser
Compulsory Marriage Proposal Reaches Anatolian Assembly
Berlin dispatch reports Anatolian newspapers stating a draft law would force marriage rules. Adults 25 plus lacking "helpers" must wed, singletons over 60 may be compelled to take a second wife. exams, travel permits, and, for students, exemption until graduation.
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Berlin
Angora
Anatolian National Assembly
Rebels Executed in Kilkenny Jail
Two more Irish rebel prisoners were executed today in Kilkenny jail. The men named Murphy and Whelan were charged with possessing arms.
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Dublin
Kilkenny
Murphy
Whelan
Hold Jap for $3,000 Theft
In Vancouver British Columbia police arrested K Nakamura a Japanese for grand larceny in Seattle investor Chris Olsen reporting Nakamura allegedly received $1000 to buy salmon from Olwen and vanished The crime dated back to June and extradition may be blocked until February 1 when the prosecutor is away and cannot sign papers.
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Chris Olsen
Seattle
K. Nakamura
Vancouver
B. C
Matt Starwich
Nakamura
Malcolm Douglas
Olwen
Murder Case Stirs Quebec Politics in Montreal
The Blanche Garneau murder case, two years unsolved since her assault and strangling, has inflamed British French tensions in Quebec. A royal commission probes the affair as legislators face a looming provincial election. John H. Roberts accuses lax authorities and is jailed. Armand Lavergne blasts fellow French as cowards.
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Montreal
Quebec
Blanche Garneau
Dominion
Euperior Court
Garneau
John H. Roberts
Hoberts
Leutenant
Roberta
Armand Lavergne
Garfield Boys Return From Snowshoe Hike Near Seattle
About 30 to 40 Garfield high school boys return to Seattle Friday after a snowshoe hike east of Seattle. Leaders H. B. Cunningham and L. H. Brigham oversaw the annual trip. They traveled by Milwaukee road train and stayed at a mountain lodge, enjoying mountain games in rugged terrain.
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Garfield High School
Seattle
H. B. Cunningham
Garfield High
L. H. Brigham
Garfield
Milwaukee Road
Canada Building New Phone Lines
Edmonton reports provincial telephone department awarded contracts for 1100 miles of rural lines at 125000 dollars. The work spreads over central and southern Alberta and marks the second installment of the year’s building campaign. Earlier in the year 1400 miles were completed at an estimated cost of 150000 dollars.
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Edmonton
Alta
Provincial Telephone Department
Alberta
Moonshine Rumors and Altitude Warned by Prohibition Chief
Federal Prohibition Director McClenahan warns that Colorado's high altitude may tempt moonshine makers by yielding 6 to 15 percent more alcohol per gallon and that soft Rocky Mountain water boosts “kick.” He cautions newcomers Colorado’s fame does not make it safe to operate, calling it risky business.
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Denver
Col
Colorado
McClenahan
Rockies
MacClenahban
California wine grape output nears pre Prohibition levels
San Francisco reports that California wine grape growing nearly matches pre prohibition size. R L Nougaret of the state department of agriculture announces shipments this year totaling 45,000 car loads of wine grapes all intended for domestic wine production.
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San Francisco
California
R. L. Nougaret
State Department of Agriculture
Recall Saving Stamps Draw Crowds at Post Offices
Postal officials predict large crowds at Seattle and Western district post offices during the first week of the New Year as holders of 1918 war saving stamps gather to exchange. Stamps bought at 4.08 in 1918 now worth 5, with redemption via treasury certificates or cash at banks.
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Treasury Savings Department
United States
Treasury
Federal Reserve Bank
Seattle
Western
Federal Reserve District
Oregon
Washington
Nevada
Idaho
California
Two Slain on Remote Ranch Sparks Manhunt and Arrest
Perrie, a bachelor, shot Culver after a cattle dispute then boasted of killing his wife and aiming for Jim Culver. Neighbor Charles Stevens restrained him at his cabin and alerted authorities. Sheriff Ellingsen, coroner Wilson, and Constable Redell pursued to Kitchin mountain, locating the bodies at Perrie and Culver ranches.
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Perrie
Terria
Culver
Charles Stevens
Stevens
Coquille
Ellingsen
Kitchin Mountain
Myrtle Point
Wilson
Redell
Alabama faces lumber famine and needs forest laws
Alabama’s J. T. Quinn warns of a lumber famine that could shift the state from exporter to importer. He urges Gov. Kilby to back laws protecting forests and reforesting cutover lands, detailing rapid overcutting, reduced pine stocks, and the broad economic impact on jobs and rural welfare.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
J. T. Quinn
Kilby
Quinn
Mobile
Shadow of Murder Haunts Man for Nineteen Years
John T. Carrington, freed after a murder acquittal in Danville Illinois, returns to Colorado to reclaim his two daughters and life. He earlier killed Lydia Carrington during a 1903 dispute, claiming self defense after a previous manslaughter conviction.
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Danville
John T. Carrington
Colorado
Carrington
Mra
Lydia Carrington
Grape Creek
Here
Terre Haute
Ind
George
John
Millionair Club Bread Distribution and Dinner Event
The Millionair Club at 98 Main St offers a loaf of bread to any poor person with proper credentials Friday or Saturday. Puget Sound Bakery donated 600 loaves for distribution. The Mrs. Nowah club hosts a dinner for 20 Draper home children Saturday evening and the children perform music and readings for members and the public at 8 p.m.
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Mil.lionair Club
Main St
Puget Sound Bakery Company
Mrs
Judge Nips Vamp Plot Injunction Records Chicago Superior Court
Official court records show the first vamp injunction ordering Hazel Campbell barred from visiting Joseph Toso or interfering with his marriage. It also restrains her from accepting money or property from Toso without compensation. The action was filed by Mrs. Joseph Toso.
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Chicago
Hazel Campbell
Joseph Toso
Man Survives 47 Operations and Still Optimistic
Albert Froidevaux, 43, who has endured forty seven operations after symmetric gangrene set in, has survived since it began ten years ago. He lost fingers toes hands and feet and limbs through amputation while remaining mentally clear and upbeat. Born near Neufchatel, he joined the French Foreign Legion young and earned two bravery medals in campaigns across French colonies.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Albert Froidevaux
Froidevaux
Neufchatel
French Foreign Legion
Tonkin
Spens resigns as fuel chief after final report
Federal Fuel Distributor Conrad E. Spens submitted his resignation to President Harding effective January 1 and declared the nation had passed the danger point of the winter fuel situation barring extreme weather. He will depart Washington for Chicago to resume duties with the Burlington railroad system.
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Washington
Conrad E. Spens
Harding
Spens
Chicago
Burlington Railroad System
Enrollment to open Tuesday for UW winter quarter
Registration for the University of Washington winter quarter begins Tuesday at noon January 2 for students from the fall term to pick up election blanks from the registrar. About 4,997 students total expected with roughly 240 veterans registered. veterans register Tuesday separate from regular lines. Inquiries arrive from Siberia, Japan, the pines, Canada, Alaska and the states about short courses in fisheries and fish culture running January 4 to March 1.
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University of Washington
Veterans’ Bureau
Siberia
Japan
The
Pines
Canada
Alaska
States
College Fisheries
Dean J. Cobb
College of Fisheries
Dandies in Europe Short on Funds Create New Fashion
A Dec 29 item notes young men of the ultra-fashionable set lacking funds still invent a fad. They craft intricate hathands to coordinate ties and hose, described in a playful, sprightly tone as the latest society whim.
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Nice
West Seattle man held on moonshine charge at Friday hearing
Gus Anderson, 40, was brought before Commissioner B R McClelland on a charge of conducting a moonshine still at his West Seattle home. He received a hearing Friday morning and was released on $500 bail.
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Gus Anderson
West
Seattle
BR. W. McClelland
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