Governor Smith's Prohibition Reform Plan Rejected
Governor Alfred Smith proposes letting states sell liquor with a dispensary system modeled on historic South Carolina tests. The article notes past failures, corruption, and moonshine persistence, arguing such a regulation would not work and would fail to curb social ills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Smith
South Carolina
Ben Tillman
General Assembly
Tillman
Tilman
United States Collector of Internal Revenue
Smith
Getting Rich Quick
A discussion on the dangers of speculative scams and the risk to small investors. It notes how Better Business Bureaus and banks warn the public through press columns, yet millions still invest in worthless securities. The piece urges thorough investigation before investing and cautions against slick sales pitches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Better Business Bureaus
Doc Gordon Honored at Bunker Party After 56 Years Service
In the town of Bunker the country doctor known as Doc Gordon received a large honor as the guest of 400 of his former patients and their families. For 56 years he has practiced and helped bring many into the world. He attended with difficulty but the crowd celebrated his long service.
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Doc
Gordon
Bunker
Missouri
Country Doctor Doc Gordon of Bunker Missouri
Child number 6744 born recently. Dee not wearing white uniform like City colleague. Doc Gordon famed in Bunker for cures and thousands earned in a people’s love. On his passing, many tears in Bunker as he rendered a great service beyond gold.
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Dee
Bunker
Missouri
Doc
Doc Gordon
Who's Who In The Day's News Women In Industry
Mary Anderson, chief of the Women's Bureau, outlines her background from Sweden to the United States and charts the historical shift of women from home producers to workers in factories. She argues for women's freedom to work outside the home while affirming the home as their most important sphere.
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Mary Anderson
Women’s Bureau
Department of Labor
Lidkoping
Sweden
United States
Chicago
National Defense Advisory
Washington, D. C
Nderson
Wage ¢Arner
Ohio State Penitentiary Briefs and Local Accidents
State briefs report Charles Hoppe awaiting a one-week stay from the Supreme Court after a bid to delay his execution for kidnapping and murder. Other items note a proposed Ohio state motor license bill, a heart disease death in Warren, a fatal auto crash in Steubenville, Gen. W. R. Burnett’s death in Springfield, a despondent death in Tiffin, and other local incidents including fires in Toledo and a chicken theft case tied to Joseph Lee’s family.
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Ohio State Penitentiary
Columbus
Charles Hoppe
Toledo
Iseadr
Dorothy Sczlagowski
S Supreme Court
Hoppe
Lucas County
Democratic nominee Helmreich dies after illness
Dover report says Harry B Helmreich aged 29 a Democratic nominee for Tuscarawas County surveyor died here yesterday after a three week illness He had been connected with the state highway department.
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Dover
Harry
Helmreich
Tuscarawas
State
Field arrival spares rider as bus encounters car
Quotations from Joe Kite narrate a close highway incident. A motor bus meets danger but no injuries occur as Kite veers into a field, reflecting on past misdeeds. The text cites John F. Dills and Conyrioht in a dialectal news snippet.
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Joe Kite
How Things Look To THE FARMER By O. M. Kile
Washington view on shifting rural school costs to state level to ease farmer tax burden. Advocates say state responsibility spreads expense beyond local districts, benefiting farmers facing high per-child education costs amid visible property assessments.
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O. M. Kile
Washington, D. C
Rural education burden shifts to city funds debate
United States Department of Agriculture experts argue farm residents pay more per capita for schooling yet have poorer facilities, urging equitable tax measures. The piece notes consolidation limits and state efforts in South Carolina Tennessee Nebraska Georgia Pennsylvania Illinois New York and Delaware to fund rural schools and ease rural tax burdens.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Fers
Chen Curtis
United States
South Carolina
Tennessee
Nebraska
Georgia
Pennsylvania
Illinois
New York
New York State
United States Bureau of Education
Delaware
Burial Ground Visited Once a Year in New Orleans
In New Orleans near Canal Street and the Mississippi a rare burial ground is visited annually for a ritual without priests. Called the graveyard of crime, it enshrines weapons seized in arrests. Otto Mayer, a funeral director at police headquarters, conducts the yearly rite, gathering confiscated arms for disposal into the river.
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New Orleans
Broad Canal Street
Louisiana
Otto John Mayer
Mayer
Painting and Paperhanging by R L Taylor
R L Taylor offers painting and paperhanging services at 410 West 6th Street with phone 7811. Also Claude Terry advertises alcohol and glycerine for radiators at 409 West 2nd near Gray Block, phone 3318.
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R. L. Taylor
W. 6Th St
Claude Terry
Father Sees Daughter Wed Then He Dies
In Syracuse Morris J. Elstein called his daughter to his deathbed and, with a rabbi and her fiancé present, saw the wedding performed rather than have her postpone. The ceremony occurred as Elstein faced an uncertain prognosis, with the public dance noted as a Saturday Elks Hall event at 50 cents per couple and an extra lady 25 cents.
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Syracuse
Morris J. Elstunt
Elstein
Elks Hall
Marriage Delay After Family Death Iniated by Obituary
An obituary notes that marriage should not be performed until a month after the death of a family member. It states Elstein died half an hour after witnessing his daughter Alice wed Nelson Gordon Langman of Coldwater Michigan.
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Elstein
Alice
Nelson Gordon Langman
Coldwater
Mich
Elyria Profiles: Jim Knntage and the Sign Trade
J C Weller profiles Jim Knntage, a prolific Elyria figure known for his Komical Telegram column 1921–24. The article traces his rise from Akron sign work to Elyria, his leadership roles in Kiwanis, Elks, Moose, and Knights of Columbus, and his pivot to electric sign sales and promotion across twenty five northern Ohio cities, noting Elyria’s high sign density.
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J. C. Weller
Jim Knntage
Jim
Koniscal
Sandusky
Timmon
F Ween
Akron
Sign
Cleveland
Bryan Company
George Rags
Simon Sign Company
Elyria
F. E. Caywood
Issac Walton
Lorain County Fish & Game Association
Lhe
Elyria Kiwanis Club
Elyria Elks Club
Royal Order of the Moose
Elyria Knights of Columbus
Rialto Theatre
Komical Telegram
Broad Street
Lodi Street
Ohio
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Chronicle-Telegram
Jureau
Second Street
Lorain County Printing & Publishing Company
SPS Esensees
Hudnutt
J. Clard George
Robert E. Ward, Inc
Wabash Ave
Fifth Ave
Detroit
General Motors
tThe
Ohio Safety Council
Harold Gorman
Lee Skeel
Cleveland Traffic Court
Warren
Fred Hann
Steubenville
Roxie Dugan
Follansbee
W. Va
William Rousk
Wellsburgh
Bernard Dugan
Springfield
W. R. Burnett
Cavalry
Burnett
Tiffin
J. H. Cole
Cole
Cincinnati
Francis J. Finn
S. J
Father Finn
Cletus Mar “Quart
Lewis French
Joseph Lee
Near Waverly
Wilam
Lee
Paulding County
Charis
Brooks Elk
2Nd St
Elyria Profiles
Metropolitan
Brazil
Tory
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