War graft made easy and legal Washington ex text
A June 4 report outlines war graft and waste under the Democratic administration with Rep Graham of Illinois accusing Justice Department inaction since 1921. He cites overpaid contracts, unbuilt weapons, and post armistice production amid accusations of whitewashing by party officials and obstructed prosecutions. The article also notes a Michigan proclamation for Flag Day and ads.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Representative Graham
Illinois
Graham
Special House
War Department
Newton D. Baker
Mc. Graham
Representative Johnson
Mississippi
Democrata
Congresviotia
Mlingis
Andrews
Nebraska
Hiinel
Jupiter
Lab Fou
Laingworth
Grand Jury
Berne
Republican Congress
Wilson
A. Mitchel Pylme
Newton DY
Baker
Wer
Central
Hern
State
Michigan
Commonwealth
Alex J. Groesbeck
England
France
United States
United State
Congress
Palmer
War Baker
Local Happenings in Alma and Nearby
Alma area notes list Homer M Dunham visiting St Louis on business and various residents in town for weekend travel. Mentions include James McPhaul at Houghton Lake, Mr and Mrs William McLean in town, and Di Dubois visiting Saginaw. Also notes about theater seats for The Importance of Being Earnest and multiple local travels to Detroit Flint and Ithaca.
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Homer M. Dunham
St. Louis
Tfe
James McPhaul
Houghton Lake
William McLean
Louis
FP. DuBois
Saginaw
Fred W. Hooper
St. Johns
Flint
Sears
Thoreday
George Ryan
E. G. Sluyter
State Savings Bank
Alma
J. ¥. Sartor
Howard Willard
Lansing
A. A. Chick
J. N. Day
A. Beeson
Manistee
F. L. Barnes
Thompsonville
Roy Barnes
William E. Reynolds
Detroit
C. F. DuBois
Phillip Bender
Middleton
B. Burkholder
H. A. Blair
Lewis Blair
Ladies' Guild of
St. Johns Church
Alfred T. Willett
Romaine Clark
Ithaca
Tanlac
Paterson Drug Co
Sinclair
Fuller Coal Co
Wright Ave
D. W. Robinson's
Mich
Donald Dunham
Albion College
Battle Creek Moon Journal
J. Frank Jackson
Wooster
Ohio
St. Johns Episcopal Church
Alva Burkholder
Grand Rapids
Martin Stores Corporation
Ladner
FP. W. Ruggles
Altar Society
Michigan Avenue
Boissot
Alma College
France
Betty Summerville
Mt. Pleasant
Ernest Fuller
Post Office
D. W. Robinson
Alma Post Office
E. L. Fuller
Ernie
Cateh
Wright Memorial Monument Honors Alma Benefactor Ammi Wright
On Memorial Day May 40, Alma dedicated a cut granite fieldstone memorial to Ammi W. Wright a land philanthropist who arrived in the eighties and spurred industry education and civic achievement. The monument serves as a reminder of his example and the debt Alma owes to his lasting benevolence.
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Alma
Ammi W. Wright
Amm
Whcc
Bootleggers Arrested Here In Alma
Sunday evening Alma police arrested two bootleggers Frank Becker and Ernest Dalton both from near Butternut. They traveled through Maple Rapids North Star Wheeler township to Alma and were charged with selling transporting and possessing liquor. Bail set at 2000, authorities awaiting trial in Ithaca.
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Alma
Alma A
Frank Becker
Ernest Dalton
Butternut
Maple Rapids
North Star
Wheeler Township
Justice of the Peace
Joseph Biggerstaff
Biggerstaff
Willett
Ithaca
People of Our Town Gloor Buster Ports Kiboss Cheer
The Gloom Buster, hailed for its Cheer, compliments everyhady and Everybody tns a Good Word for Lim. The Crepe Hanger scene shows Mats off to the Gloor Buster who radiates warmth like a friendly cat, amusing the Average Man and inspiring smiles.
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Lim
Fragmented comment on benevolence and motive projection
A blurred passage argues that men view benevolent acts as impossible without self serving motives or tangible gain. The text contends some believe true benevolence requires admiration or interest, questioned by the timing of attention and the act itself.
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Anon
How We Cleared Our Summer Home of Rats
Mrs Perry describes cleaning a seaside home plagued by rats after opening in May. The piece markets RAT-SNAP rat killer in cake form as a cleanup solution, claiming easy use and reduced mess. The ad credits OC R Murphy and Winslow Bros Drug Stores with sale and guarantee.
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OC. R. Murphy and
Winslow Bros
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Hkoys
Alma, Mich
Maynard Pringle
Merchants’ Bureau
Dude Drulard
Alfred P. Sarl
Nile
Evans
Uninala
Boston
F.c.bell
Ford
Niles Motor Sales Co
NILES
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