Rum Runner Ansterberg Held After Straits Run
Green Bay area report describes the Ansterberg, a rum ship painted black, halted at Washington Island Harbor after attempting to run the Straits into Green Bay. Coast Guard overhauled the five man crew who offered no resistance. The contraband cargo, valued at $600,000, was bound for Chicago via Capone interests, with authorities awaiting instructions from Washington.
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Green Bay
Wis
Chicago
Washington Island Harbor
Ansterberg
M. A. Jacobson
Plum Island Coast Guard
Capone
Coast Guard
Washington, DC
Coast
Great Grain Elevator Fire Destroys Armour Elevator
A massive blaze in Chicago destroyed a long standing grain elevator and 200000 bushels of rye, caused by grain dust ignition. The 32 year old Armour facility, built by Phillip D Armour Sr, collapsed amid 65 fire engines, two river boats, and spreading embers to warehouses and a lumber yard.
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Phillip D Armour
Joseph Leiter
Armour
Colorado Boy 15 Dies in Lightning Strike Incident
Lamar reports a 15 year old named Fred B Laison was struck by lightning while rigating, marking Colorado's first lightning victim of the year. The event occurred as the boy worked outdoors, with authorities noting the fatal nature of the strike.
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Lamar, Cola
Fred B
Laison
Colorado
Poison Alcohol Amendment Passes Amid Wet Gains In Senate
Washington May 15 Indications the wets gained strength in the dry Senate as the Poison Alcohol Amendment moved forward. Nine votes for the amendment and several absentees leave the wet faction at about 22 of 96, with six additional senators signaling support. The measure, shifting enforcement to the Justice Department, passed despite anti prohibition opposition and heads to the House for final action before a White House signature.
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Senate
Rydings
Dem
Tyding
Stard
Wheeler Dem
Sullivan
Woo Reed Reapn
Pa Patterson
Pipps
Repn
Cole
Kenditch
Wheeler
Treasury
Justice Department
Drvs
House
White House
Isdings
Bingham
Blaine
Lalollette
Wis
Glenn
Ills
Broussard
Randsell Dem Ja Copeland
Wasutr Dem
Couzens
Mich
Walsh
Regret Not Having Konjola Long Ago
A Cincinnati man says health and weight improved after taking Konjola for indigestion kidney and liver trouble plus rheumatism. He claims one month of treatment restored 11 pounds and eliminated back pain, with the medicine sold at Phillip's drug store and by local pharmacists.
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Konjola
Robert Les Boothe
Gladstone Avenue
Cincinnati
Mass Johnson Repn Col and Hawes Dem Mo
Mass and Johnson with Repn Col and Hawes Dem in Missouri race. Local contest features party candidates and defined district lines shaping state representation. Hawes and Col endorse policy stances aligned with their party platforms.
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Mass
Johnson
Repn
Col
Hawes
Dem
Northwestern Whist Association Tourney Set for May in Minneapolis
Northwest whist players travel to Minneapolis May 21 to 24 for the Northwestern Whist Association tournament at the Leamington hotel. Charles De... leads participants as organizers plan games and standings across the four day event.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Northwest States
Leamington Hotel
Northwestern Whist Association
Charles de
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