Pocket Opens Seventy One Thousand Dollar Loss Rescued
In River City a worker named Nick Rapilotoff found a buttonless pocket of a bachelor who lost his two years of wages. His quick catch led to two stores opening within four days to aid the distressed mill town. The scene shows 91,000 in cash saved from a mill payroll and local shops rising to help workers secure funds.
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Souver
BR C
Nick Rapilotoff
River
KB. C
Celal
Rapilotoff
Nick
Vaner
Peppermint Oil Production Concentrated in St County Michigan
The article notes that nearly half of the world's peppermint oil comes from St county Michigan, highlighting the region as a major producer. It mentions local farms and processing facilities contributing to the global supply.
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St County
Michigan
Lansing Lifts Ban on Tiajuana Casino Plans
The article reports Secretary Lansing backing border reopening after wartime passport limits, clearing a path for Tiajuana to become a gambling hub. Baron Long proposes a $200000 cafe, James Coffroth aims to revive racing by Thanksgiving, while church groups denounce a new San Diego to Tiajuana highway as the “highway to hell.”
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San Diego
Cal
Tiajuana
California
Monte Carlo
Casin
Southwest
Lansing
Randall
Tiatsuana
Baron Long
Los Angeles
James W. Coffroth
New York
Hell
Juror Fined For Drinking Evidence in Prohibition Trial
Atlanta September 3 Henry Henken a juror in the Henry Liner case was fined 25 by Judge Rourke for taking a drink of the evidence. He paid the fine and was excused from further service. The judge called the act almost unthinkable for a juror to violate the law while judging others.
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Atlanta
Henry Henken
Henry Liner
French Aviator Passes Under Arc de Triomphe
Lieut. Godefroy, a French aviator, flew under the Arc de Triomphe in an airplane after months of training. His wingspan left about seven yards of clearance as he glided through the arch with the motor stopped, then restarted and flew over the Champs Elysees.
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Paris
Godefroy
Champs Elysee
English women drive rise of smoking cars on trains
London reports a surge in women smokers leading railway staff to relax rules. If female passengers do not object, every compartment becomes a smoking car as of September, reflecting a shift in carriage conduct.
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London
England
Flu Deadlier Than the War War mortality hits life insurers in 1918
A United Press summary reports life insurance distributions in 1918 rose 14 percent above long term averages with influenza causing most deaths. It notes 38 companies paid $93 million more in death claims than 1917, and war deaths by service members added about $25 million in losses. The total distributions reached $1.116 billion with New York leading in claims paid.
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New York
United Preas
United States
Canada
Bureau of War Rink Insurance
Legal Reserve Companies
Connecticut Insurance Co
Robert A. Rowan
Los Angeles
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
St. Louis
Baltimore
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Austria Can't Escape Debts After Peace Treaty
Vienna reports Chancellor Karl Renner received the peace treaty and allied reply. The Allies deny clemency, say Austria bears responsibility for the war and must adapt to new states. Austria to receive coal from Czecho Slovakia and Poland in exchange for materials. Five day response deadline set. Berlin reports Vienna assembly likely to approve by Saturday with mixed party support.
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Paris
United Press
Austria
Altho
Messnge
Vienna
Karl Renner
Renner
Serbia
Hapsburg
Czecho-Slovakia
Poland
Clemenceau
Alaskan Murderer Sought After Deputy Shot
SEWARD Alaska Sept 3 United States Marshal Brenneman has arrived from Valdez to lead the hunt for William Dempsey alias Cummings who shot Deputy US Marshal Isaac Evans on Monday. Alaskan residents of Seward and Anchorage organize patrols while routes north from Seward are watched as officials press the search for the fugitive who vanished from a hand car nine miles north of Seward.
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Seward
Alaska
United States
Brenneman
Valdez
William Dempsey
Aling Cummings
Isaac Evans
Althe
Ancourage
Boys Land 125 Pound Shovel-Bill Cat at Carbon Lake
A group of boys on a Duquoin Illinois outing used doughbalts to catch a 125 pound shovel-bill cat at Carbon Lake. The giant fish, one of the largest ever caught in southern Illinois, required many helpers to land and is now on display.
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Duquoin
Carbon Lake
Illinois
Disappearance of Seattle Mother After Happy News
Seattle police search for Mrs. John Hanson 30 in a bold case tied to a shipwreck rumor. Neighbors report her four children left hungry on the steps while the mother, once joyfully misled by news of her husband, vanished after eccentric behavior and last seen at 8413 13th Ave SW.
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Seattle
John Hanson
13Th Ave. S. W
Mrs. Hanson
Alaskan
L. Mylott
Hanson
Plant Your Own Fishpoles Says Uncle Sam Expert in Seattle
Dr. David Fairchild, head of foreign seed and plant production in the Agriculture Department, urged Seattle farmers to plant bamboo groves to supply fishpoles and other bamboo goods, reducing imports from Japan. He spoke during a Seattle visit, noting bamboo cultivation could cut millions in annual outlays.
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Uncle Sam
Seattle
David Fairchild
Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Dr. Fairchild
Japan
Fairchild
Georgia
Board Adopts School Budget For 1819 20 Term
The school board voted to adopt a budget of $4,629,028 for 1819 20, $35,000 above the tentative budget from August 22. Increases include census fund to 6000 and legal services to 5000, building repairs to 110000, and portable buildings to 485000. The largest item is teachers salaries at 2301400, with total instruction at 2855500.
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