Prohibition Crackdown Expands Across Borders and Cities
Police and county agents intensify efforts to curb bootlegging across Canada and Mexico borders. Thousands of gallons and cases reportedly moved into New York and other states despite enforcement. Chicago and Texas border rangers tighten controls as officials warn of continued illicit markets and new speakeasy activity.
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Lam
Yzzy” Einstein
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Pacific Coast
Texas
Rangers
San Francisco
Pembroke Hall Puts Petition for Women Smoking Room
Brown University women seek a smoking room. Mss Glenna Wedran Dez, president of the student government at Pembroke Hall, gathers signatures to ask the faculty to create a smoking room for female students.
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Pembroke Hall
Brown University
Christmas and New Years Warning on Poison Stuff
Atlanta warns customers about dangerous holiday item fraud amid rising prices. Nashville Norfolk report limited ship cargo but increased moonshine activity. Knotville faces similar shortages and Detroit conducts a dry campaign amid claims of half booze supply. Federal raids occur in Los Angeles as Pinchot advocates Devil Dogs and state troopers deploy to Hamtramck Michigan.
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Knotville
Detroit
Los Angeles
Pinchot
Hamtramck
Michigan
Judge cites moonshine danger at gasoline stations
The judge notes moonshine sold at gas stations with police protection nearby. Governor Pinchot faces defiance from Philadelphia saloons as officials push to appoint Brig Gen Butler to head the police and adopt aggressive tactics. Booze death estimates reach 12 000, not counting bootleg wars and still explosions.
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Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Smedley D Butler
Quaker City
Suit to regain possession of lot and rental claim
Chase Davis files suit against The Slater Coal & Supply Co for possession of a lot he claims to own and that the defendant has occupied since 1916. He seeks rent and damages totaling $2,524 plus injunction to prevent further use, asking the court to declare his title absolute.
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Loren
Slater Coal & Supply Lo
Te Claiing
Ilegally
The Light That Failed in Kipling romance on screen
Genteel theater ads preview Paramount film The Light That Failed with Jacqueline Lowan Percy Marmont Sigfrid Holmquist and David Torrence. It promises love sacrifice and realism as the feature alongside other program changes and a second American story The Acquittal. Jackie Coogan stars in Daddy, Look Who's Here at Colonial with humor and pathos.
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Kipling
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Percy Marmont
Sigfrid Holmquist
David Torrence
Paramount
Jackie Coogan
Dreamland Program Changes and The Town That Forgot God
A charming feature expresses Jackie as a young street guardian in a big city. Dreamland screens The Town That Forgot God about a boy orphaned, accused of theft, cast into a garret, a storm, a day of judgment, and eventual rescue. Ryalto hosts The Bat next Friday with a capacity crowd expected.
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God
Toys and dolls in base ment and annex The Harry H. Smith Co
Local retailer The Harry H. Smith Co lists toys and dolls in the basement and annex sections. The ad emphasizes broad selection and seasonal offers with prices and product lines.
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Toys and Dolls
The
Harry H. Smith Co
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