Rum Running Down in Detroit After Canadian Ban
The Canadian liquor export ban reduces Detroit area rum running by about 75 percent and blunts bootlegging. Seizures rise from occasional freight shipments to four carloads in two months. Shipments shift east and south with fewer cases in blind pigs. Police raids now require stronger evidence before closing operations.
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Detroit
United States
Detroit News
Detroit River
Canada
Thomas H. Brynnan
Prohibition
William N. Woodruff
Michigan
Chicago
Frank Murphy
Oberlin District Four Christmas Entertainment
On Saturday evening December 24 the school at District No Four gave a Christmas entertainment. The room was filled to capacity and all felt the true Christmas spirit amid the season’s decorations.
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Oberlin Road
Christmas Program and Birthday Celebrations Reported
The article recounts a church Christmas program with carols, dialogues, plays, songs, and a Santa visit with gifts. It notes upcoming Sunday School and church openings, plus multiple local birthday and social gatherings with residents such as Mrs. Hutchinson, Russel Krueger, Karl Krueger, and Alice Ward. Additional visits include George and Fred McRoberts and travels of Cleveland and Pittsburgh residents.
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Santa Claus
Northland
Hutchinson
Pedro
Russel Krueger
Karl Krueger
Alice Ward
Harold Edwards
Frank Krueger, Jr
Russel
George Vickards
Cleveland
Charles James
George McRoberts
Pittsburgh
Fred McRoberts
Detroit
Frank McCalla
A. Durlam
Rogers
Church of Christ In
Elyria
Coeds Then and Now: Emma Sawyer Relates Campus Visit
Mrs. Emma J. Sawyer compares 1930 coeds to 1864 students after visiting the University of Iowa campus. She notes modern women enjoy more freedom yet still anticipate marriage and family, aiming to raise good children.
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Tipton
Emma J. Sawyer
University of Iowa
Memorial for Cornwallis proposed in Yorktown
Richmond Virginia lawmakers consider a memorial to Lord Cornwallis and British soldiers for Yorktown surrender site. Col John W Williams presents resolution adopted by Yorktown Sesquicentennial Commission in session. Loud vest for loser Belmond Iowa signals poor picker in weekly football forecasts by four men led by R T Coe.
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Cornwallis
Richmond
Lord Cornwallis
Yorktown
George Washington
John W. Williams
House of Delegates
Rolls of
Virginia
Belmond
R. T. Coe
First permanent resident of New Orleans traced to 1701
New Orleans records from the French Ministry of Marine show Eugene Barba DePallou as the first permanent resident, living at the future site of New Orleans from 1701 to 1708, according to historian Charles L. Thompson.
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New Orleans
Ministry of Marine
Eugene Barba DePallou
Charles L. Thompson
Human leg found in steam train coal cart halt
A Marseille Paris express halted after a stoker uncovered a human leg in the coal. The leg was later presumed part of a body not fully recovered, and the engineer intervened to stop the train.
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Dijon
France
Marseilles
Paris
Rehearsed for 20 Years Boston Medal Presented
Mrs Grace F Estes received a medal after twenty years of rehearsal and dedication in Boston. The ceremony honored her longstanding commitment to the community and the arts, highlighting her persistence and performance through the years.
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Boston
Grace F. Estes
Recognition of Mrs Estes for 20 years with Handel & Haydn Society
The article honors Mrs Estes for perfect attendance at Handel & Haydn Society rehearsals and concerts over 20 years. She has sung in 500 regular rehearsals 60 orchestral rehearsals and 80 concerts, totaling 1420 hours. It mentions a community New Year dance and a slogan Brag Street to the Municipal Auditorium as part of related events.
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Handel & Haydn Society
Year’s Dance in New Orleans Brings Cheap Big NYE Bash
A New Year’s Eve event in New Orleans promises a budget friendly gathering with a “cheap big” vibe. Organizers promote a lively party atmosphere featuring music and communal celebration for locals and visitors alike.
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New Orleans
Early colleges resorted to state sanctioned lottery funds
Harvard Yale Dartmouth and Williams were among the early foundations that, by state sanction, used a lottery system to raise funds to erect buildings. This brief notes the use of lotteries as a funding mechanism in the colonial and early republic era for expanding college infrastructure.
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Harvard
Yale
Dartmouth
Williams
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Wall Paper Store
Anna C, Stolzenburg
Will Smith
the Farm Implement Co
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