Salvation Army Chief Sees Signs of Prohibition Progress
London, Jan. 21. General W Bramwell Booth, head of the Salvation Army, on return from a tour of Northern and Pacific states, says prohibition has altered America. He notes unemployment remains a problem yet overall movement toward better conditions is evident. He worries about exploitation in manufacturing and slum drift among poor, and doubts federal and state laws go far enough. He believes America is moving toward open streams of reform and progress.
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London
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W. Bramwell Booth
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England
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World's Oldest Man Ill at Age 146
London dispatch reports Zora Mehmed aged 146, claimed oldest man, felled by indigestion blamed on a net of false teeth. He worked as a heavy weight carrier, lifting 200 to 1000 pounds, once betting 500 pounds with his teeth and damaging his teeth.
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London
Eng
Zora Mehmed
Constantinople
Starves, Tho He Has $200 in His Pocket
John Boon was found starving in Sacramento with $200 in his pocket. He had received two $100 money orders before Christmas to cover unemployment but could not cash them due to lack of identification. The Y M C A located him in a fainting state and provided aid.
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Sacramento
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John Boon
Preacher Recovers Then Dies in Street in Georgia
In Hahira Georgia Rev. Trev. Fain fainted during a preachers conference. His son informed his mother and Rev. John Standford revived him on stage. The next day he resumed duties and later died on the way home from an acute indigestion attack.
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Chicago housing shortage drives birds from city
In Chicago a housing shortage pushes birds to relocate. Mrs Theron Colton of the Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs urges residents to build bird homes and protect avian visitors amid winter conditions.
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Chicago
Mre
Theron Colton
Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs
Vocational Training Aids Disabled Veterans and Engineers
The program offers electrical engineering to 571 disabled former soldiers and broader engineering instruction to 2,387 participants through United States vocational schools. Funding and enrollment details accompany the initiative, highlighting scaled education for veterans and civilians.
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United States
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