Five States Vote This Fall On Prohibition Battle
Washington dispatch reports five states will vote in November on prohibition shaping the national liquor fight. A $5,000,000 campaign targets the Hobson constitutional amendment ending the liquor traffic. Wets and drys mobilize across Ohio California Oregon Washington Colorado plus Western states with women voting. The outcome could control Congress as the nation weighs a federal prohibition plan.
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Congress
Washington, D. C
Hobson
United States
Maine
West Virginia
North Carolina
Tennessee
Georgia
Oklahoma
Mississippi
North Dakota
Ohio
California
Oregon
Washington
Colorado
Alabama
Illinois
Idaho
Indiana
Kansas
District of Columbia
Y W C A Too Much Like a Club Says Editor
A Star letter argues the YWCA serves some needs but functions as a club more than a rescue and shelter. It cites cost of meals, housing, and access issues for working girls and calls for plain living, simple shelter, and equal pay for women.
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the Star
Lemmer
United States
Clubroom
Being Happy Is His Regular Job
A front page note praises John Bunny of Vitagraph as the merriest man in the world. The story compares his on screen persona to real life, noting his success opposite Flora Finch and his marketable, cheerful image.
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Bunny
John Bunny
Vitagraph Film Co
Flora Finch
Star Pennants Offer Flags From Europe For Readers
Thousands of Star readers are collecting pennants offered for one cent each with a clipped coupon. The current stock includes France Belgium Russia Great Britain Austria and Italy with wool felt pennants in correct flag colors. Each pennant costs far less than its normal four to five times price and makes attractive home hangings. A new pennant each week prompts readers to start a collection beginning with Italy.
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France
Belgium
Russia
Great Britain
Austria
Italy
Europe
British Soldiers Buy Own Frontline Outfits
Hundreds of young men from good families in London are taking temporary Army commissions and paying for their own field outfitting. A leading store lists estimated costs in dollars totaling about 800, covering jackets, trousers, shirts, belts, boots, a sword set, haversack, water bottle, and other essential gear for frontline service.
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London
Sam Brown
Tragic Chasing Accident Sinks Child in Hudson
Four year old Marie Benson, daughter of Fred F. Benson of Crawford New York, chasing a kitten tripped over a wire and fell from a barge into the Hudson River near Philipstown. Rescue efforts failed as the river claimed the child.
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Crawford
N. Y
Kittie
Marie Benson
Fred F. Benson
Hudson River
Philipstown
Curious carved wood piece found in Canton Maine
A resident, Harry F. Hines, found a small carved wooden fragment in Canton, Maine. The piece measures about an inch and a half wide and six inches long with the inscription KE H K 1713, dating it to 201 years ago.
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Canton Point
Harry F. Hines
KE. H. K
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Marie Antoinette
Marie Stuart
Torchon
Beacon
Beacon Bath
Y.W.C.A
CLUB
Mother Ryther
John Putty
Moose
DE Wolf Hopper and the
Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Co
Keating & Flood's Splendid Musical Comedy Company
Ana
Hippodrome
Seattle Theatre
Seattle
Marcus Loew
Empress Theatre
Sou
Ste UN Co
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