Prohibition Bureau Reports Domestic Liquor on Prescription
Washington says retail druggists in 27 states plus DC Porto Rico and Hawaii filled 11 268 469 liquor prescriptions in the year ended June 30 totaling 1 400 614 9 gallons. New York led prescriptions 3 638 751 and whisky sales 442 996 gallons. California 759 742 prescriptions and 89 764 gallons. Hawaii 3 065 prescriptions 463 gallons. Porto Rico 1 278 prescriptions 147 gallons. About 50 000 physicians, a third of U S total, used the liquor prescription privilege.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Prohibition Bureau
New York
Winds
California
Tennessee
Illinois
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Vermont
New Hampshire
United States
Coolidge backs Coast Guard buildup to curb rum smuggling
President Coolidge approves Treasury plans to extend coast guard defenses with $20,000,000 for ships and $8,500,000 for manpower. He is expected to speak on the proposals in an upcoming message to Congress as the service aims to patrol coasts against rum pirates.
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Coolidge
Washington
Treasury Department
Coast Guard Service
Congress
Ten Thousand Rehabilitated Veterans Seek Work Need Help
Washington reports the veterans bureau is seeking jobs for 10,000 rehabilitated veterans as part of 71,000 now in training. Director Frank T. Lines asks every American Legion post to aid in training and employment for these former service members.
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Washington
Veterans’ Bureau
Frank T. Iines
American Legion Post
France vows to stay on Rhine until treaty fully met
Premier Poincare declares France will remain on the Rhine until every clause of the treaty is fulfilled and France is secure against aggression. The speech at Neuilly-sur-Seine implies the Ruhr and Rhineland will not be evacuated.
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France
Ruhr
Paris
Poincare
Rhine
Neuilly-sur-Seine
Rhineland
Twenty Two Frankfort Businessmen Arrested on Sunday
Twenty two Frankfort business men including owners of garages drug stores theaters restaurants wet soft drink and shoe shining parlors were arrested for operating their establishments on Sunday. All were required to appear for trial.
Four Die of Gas in Rockford Home
Gas from a furnace is believed to have killed John Wer ner fifty one his wife forty seven their daughter Karine twenty two a school teacher and Walter Wallner a boarder whose bodies were found in their home at 214 Prairie street in Rockford Illinois authorities investigated the tragedy.
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Rockford
John Werner
Karine
Walter Wallner
Prairie Street
Food Riots Leave 138 Fatally Injured Across German Cities
Civil unrest and food riots sweep Isseldorf Oberilk Gelsenkirchen Essen and Bochum as protests intensify. Authorities report 138 people fatally injured amid ongoing demonstrations and communist remonstrations.
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Isseldorf
Oberilk
Gelsenkirchen
Essen
Bochum
Rolla Wells Weds in St Louis Missouri
Rolla Wells former treasurer of the Democratic national committee married St Louis resident Mrs Carlotta Clark Church widow of Alonzo Church in a ceremony here. Both are prominent and wealthy local residents.
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Rolla Wells
St. Louis, Mo
Democratic National Committee
Carlotta Clark Church
Alonzo Church
Grid Player Dies of Injuries
George Seaman quarterback for Harrison Neb football team died Saturday night in Harrison after injuries suffered the previous day when Harrison faced Chadron Neb. local game context details line up with the incident.
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Omaha
Neb
George Seaman
Harrison, Neb
Harrison
Chadron
Political pot boils as Johnson and McAdoo enter race
Senator Hiram Johnson and William Gibbs McAdoo formally joined the 1924 presidential contest. Johnson announced after advisory meetings in Chicago with backers Albert Lasker and William Wrigley Jr., aiming to outshine his 1920 primary success. McAdoo, in Omaha, confirmed candidacy after a Stockwell hint and met with Democratic leaders en route to the Pacific coast.
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Chicago
Hiram Johnson
William G. McAdoo
Johnson
Albert Lasker
William Wrigley, Jr
McAdoo
Omaha
David Stockwell
Allies Demand Banishment of Former Prince Paris
Allied nations press Germany to exile the former crown prince and to shield the allied military control commission. They agree on the banishment but agree on no action if Berlin refuses either demand.
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Paris
Germany
Allied Military Control Commission
Berlin
United States to Issue New Savings Certificates
Secretary Mellon announced a new treasury savings certificate offering dated December 1 1923. The five year maturity instrument replaces the 1922 issue and comes in denominations of 25 100 and 1000 dollars with sale prices of 20 80 and 800 dollars.
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Washington
Mellon
Treasury Savings
Governor McCray Assets Put at 8727 45
A committee reports Governor McCray's assets turned over for creditors total 8727.45 dollars with minor indefinite items. Creditors' claims exceed two million dollars.
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McCray
Indianapolis
Coolidge Backs Mellon Tax Plan Despite GOP Opposition
Washington report says President Coolidge approved Secretary Mellon’s tax reduction plan and will support it with no reservations when Congress reconvenes, despite opposition from Republican leaders.
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Coolidge
Mellon
Washington
Congress
Battle in Himberg Leaves Fifteen Dead in Peasant Revolt
In Himberg, Neuwied district, a clash between separatists and peasants turned deadly as peasants armed with revolvers and hand grenades engaged in fighting. News reports confirm fifteen fatalities from the confrontation.
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Rhine
Dusseldorf
Himberg
Neuwied
France’s Poincare rejects allied debts payment stance
Paris Premier Poincare tells the deputies the allied debts were the price of victory and must be paid with Class C bonds after Germany pays. He argues Germany cannot pay and America would wait nearly a century for restitution, amid Socialist opposition and broad party applause.
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Paris
Poincare
Chamber of ‘Deputies
Germany
America
Ruhr
Global auto total estimated at 17 million by 1st 19
Washington reports that by January 1 the world will have about 17,009,000 automobiles including cars and trucks. Of these, the United States will have about 14,000,000 running, roughly one vehicle per eight people, while the rest of the world averages one vehicle per 112 people.
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Washington
M. H. Moepli
Automotive Division
Commerce Department
United States
British Ambassador Geddes to resign from post
London reports Ambassador Sir Auchias Geddes has lost sight in one eye after eye trouble. He will return to Washington to settle outstanding matters and then resign from his post as ambassador to the United States.
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London
Washington
Auchiad Geddes
Judge Stafford Grants Decree in District of Columbia Case
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia shows a sharp shortcut in a divorce matter. Justice Stafford declares he can observe from a railing outside a bedroom to verify privacy and asserts he has done so. Verdict goes to the plaintiff.
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United States
Washington
Supreme Court of
District of Columbia
Stafford
Governor McCray Admits Signing Others Names Under Pressure
Governor McCray testified under cross examination that he issued and signed notes bearing other people’s names without authority. He said the named individuals had no knowledge of the transactions.
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McCray
Indianapolis
Ind
Former German Crown Prince Renounces throne in Paris Report
Herr von Hoesch Germany’s chargé d affaires told Foreign Minister Peretti Della Rocca that the former crown prince officially renounced the throne and promised not to seek a restoration while awaiting permission to return to Germany.
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Paris
Dollar Supplants Pound as Paris Market Benchmark
The dollar has displaced the pound sterling as Europe’s money market leader after a sudden English exchange weakness. The Paris bourse now quotes based on dollars, treating American currency as gold.
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Uncle Sam
Paris
Europe
Banker Sentenced in Bisbee Bank Failure Case
Charles A. McDonald, president of the defunct Citizens Bank and Trust Co of Bisbee, pleaded guilty to receiving deposits knowing the bank was insolvent and was sentenced to five years in prison.
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Bisbee
Ariz
Charles A. McDonald
Citizens’ Bank and Trust Company
Dickinson backs Mellon plan on surtax reductions
Washington Rep Dickinson of Indiana, leader of the house farm bloc, expressed willingness to accept a reduction in surtaxes on large incomes though he has opposed the plan in the past.
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O. K
Mellon
Washington
Dickinson
House Farm Bloc
U S Market Report week ending November 17
Washington summarizes agricultural markets with Chicago price ranges for hogs beef cattle and calves. It lists fruit and vegetable prices New York and Pennsylvania potatoes onions cabbage apples and bread? grain and hay values dairy product prices including butter and cheese across primary markets.
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Washington
Chicago
New York
Pennsylvania
Baldwin
York Imperials
Minneapolis
Kansas City
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Prairie
Wisconsin
Twenty four Banks Closed in Northwest Minneapolis in Six Days
In six business days from October 23 to 29, twenty four country banks in the Minneapolis territory closed. The pace suggests no return to prior boom conditions, though many institutions now sit in the doubtful list alongside those closed. At least one bank per day joined the doubtful class.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Quarrel Over a Girl Leads to Four Slayings in Minnesota
In a farmhouse near Kelliher Minnesota a dispute over a girl ended in four deaths. Victims include Oscar Timmy and John Sanders farmers Mrs Sanders and town marshal J A Wilson. The killer Leon Portano fled into the North woods and remains at large.
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Bemidji
Minn
Kelliher
Leonard Portano
North Woods
Oscar Timmy
John Sanders
Savings Deposits Doubled in U S During Last Ten Years
Figures from the savings bank division of the Bankers' association show total deposits in savings departments rising from 8.43 billion in 1912 to 17.33 billion in 1922. If divided equally among all Americans, each person would hold about 158 dollars, with accounts increasing from 12.58 million to 30.32 million.
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U. S
New York
United States
Savings Departments
Banks and Trust Companies
Savings Bank Division
Bankers’ Association
Communists Open War on Krupp Factory
A large communist demonstration against the Krupp factory in Essen began Sunday night. German police killed three communists and wounded twenty during the crackdown.
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Krupp
Dusseldorf
Essen
Italians to Brazil plan backed by Mussolini
Premier Mussolini supports a plan to colonize a large area of Brazil with Italian families. The South American government has approved the idea and grants of 50 acres of land will be given to each family.
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Brazil
Rome
Mussolini
Bank Robber Caught in Center City Heist
Richard Chafe a former mail carrier was arrested three hours after robbing the Shafer State Bank in Center City Minn He fled with between 4500 and 5000 dollars in cash and currency and is jailed.
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Center City
Minn
Richard Chafe
Shafer State Bank
Telling Everyone About Jesus and the Great Commission
A religious lesson outlines Christ sending believers to evangelize all nations, with emphasis on the Great Commission. It covers Jesus authority, baptismal pledge, obedience to all commands, divine presence, and the missionary program beginning in Jerusalem and expanding to Judea Samaria and the ends of the earth.
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Jesus
Christ
Galilee
Jesus Christ
Kingdom of
Israel
Jerusalem
Judea
Samaria
Being Self Centered in Life and Happiness
The passage argues that self centered thoughts and desires drain happiness regardless of wealth. It states life loses meaning when personal comfort dominates goals and that character, not capital, determines fulfillment. It notes both rich and poor may feel weariness when self interest controls views of life.
No Place Sweeter Than Home Quote
A short literary note presents a Beecher quotation praising home as a preferred, irreplaceable place for any man, emphasizing its sweet danger to seek anywhere else. The line evokes domestic affection and global wanderlust through a concise aphorism.
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H. W. Beecher
A Mind In Health Quote Highlights Rest of Heart
A concise aphorism attributed to Young notes that the first sure symptom of a mind in health is rest of heart and pleasure felt at home. This reflects domestic contentment as a marker of mental well being.
God Should Be There Cottage Quote
A fragment cites a motto about happiness and divine presence from J Hamilton, suggesting a humble dwelling can offer as much joy as a palace. No further context or events are provided.
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J. Hamilton
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Woman
A Chicago woman Testimonial reports severe fatigue dizziness and sleep loss followed by recovery after taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Husband and friends notice improvement After years of ineffective medicines she found relief and plans to continue using the product due to its perceived value.
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Chicago
Til
Lydia E.pinkham
M. Ohlen
Marshfield Ave
Illinois
Lydia BE. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Wildlife Riches of Yellowstone National Park
The region of Yellowstone National Park stands as the world's greatest game preserve with vast herds of elk bison antelope and mountain sheep. It hosts moose white tailed and mule deer beavers foxes badgers porcupines and many other animals including grizzly and black bears that attract tourists in summer and sleep in caves in winter. White gulls fish and waterfowl travel to and from the lake while geese ducks and grouse winter in the park.
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Yellowstone National Park
United States
Yellowstone
Yellowstone Lake
Pacific Coast
Great Salt Lake
Park
Detroit News
Sliver of coal freed from man’s eye after 385 years
Jesse A. Wright of Seaford Maryland survived a 1888 canning house explosion at Choptank that permanently injured him. A fragment of coal embedded in his eye was finally removed after years of trouble by a physician.
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Jesse A. Wright
Seaford
Wright
Choptank
Atlanta Constitution
Divided Into Three
A light exchange of jokes about marriage length. The dialogue asks how long a couple has been married and answers with a playful breakdown of twenty years into nine, three, and eight stretches.
Good Luck on Bargain Counters Declines
A compact reflection notes that luck rarely appears on bargain counters, implying bargains rarely yield luck beyond savings. The line suggests consumer realism about discounts and fortune.
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John S.’ Kedovsky
John S. Kedovsky
North America
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Holy Synod of the Church
Platon Rojdesvensky
Johnson and McAdoo
Geddes
M. S. Hershey
Hershey Industrial School
Hershey
Girard College
Philadelphia
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
P. B. Fitzwater
D. D
Moody Bible” ‘Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Alwa
Jaques Cansule Co
Plattsburg
N. Y
Jaques Janes
Tarria
Arthor
B. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
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