Prohibition Links to Rising Crime and Forgery
Officials warn that postwar spending excesses among semi skilled workers fueled crime as factories closed and wages fell. Unauthorized checks from war allotments and insurance funds spurred widespread forgery, while saloon closures pushed former drinkers toward criminal activity. The Secret Service, led by Moran, reported 779 arrests last year and $90,930 in counterfeit notes seized.
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Secret Service Bureau
Moran
United States
Crime wave rises in 1920 with record crime level
The United States saw more crime in the past year than any year since 1897, per William H. Moran of the Bureau of Secret Service. Bank robbers, counterfeiters, and forgers were especially active amid postwar unrest and prohibition. Moran cites soldiers’ urban exposure and readjustment in war industries as key factors fueling the surge.
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Harry L. Rogers
International News Service
Washington
United States
William H. Moran
United States Bureau of Secret Service
Olan
Moran
Nancy Westcott Endorses Taniac as Greatest Medicine
Mrs. Nancy Westcott of Syracuse New York declares Taniac the greatest medicine on earth saying it built her up to full life and energy.
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Taniac
Tanlac
Nancy Westcott
Market St
Syracuse
N. Y
Adavt
Victor
N.Y
Peddler Fails To Return With Change
Mrs. H. F. Johnson reports a stranger called at her Lorain home to sell oranges. She gave him a dollar but he did not have 75 cents change and promised to get it changed. The incident remains unresolved as details are incomplete.
Man Sought for Dollar Change In Loraine Aged Stranger Leaves Clue
A report describes a difficult attempt to change a dollar bill in Loraine. The incident involves a stranger who suffered memory lapse and is identified as a man about 22 or 23, short in stature and wearing dark clothes.
Horse Shot by Officer for Lockjaw on Seventeenth Street
Suffering with lockjaw the horse of Sandy Francs on Seventeenth Street was shot by Officer Reynold at the owner's request on Thursday evening.
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Lorain
Sandy Francs
Seventeenth Street
Reynold
Children's Crusade 1212 March By Stephen and Nicholas
The year 1212 saw the so called Children’s Crusade with 30 000 children under the boy Stephen and 20 000 German youths under the peasant lad Nicholas making a disastrous march.
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Stephen
Nicholas
Three Degrees of Knights Templars Red Cross and Allied Orders
Fragmentary note lists three degrees of Knights Templars and allied orders including Red Cross Renee Templars and Knights of alta. No context or dates provided.
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Knights Templars
The
Red Cross
Renee Templars
Knights of Alta
First life insurance in Renee 1706 Philadelphia
A fragment notes an early life insurance development dated 1706 in Philadelphia. The text mentions Renee but lacks full context or details of the policy, insurer, or parties involved.
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Renee
Philadelphia
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