Prohibition Enforcement Shift From Internal Revenue
The U S Department of Justice will enforce national wartime prohibition starting July 1. Attorney General Palmer stated the act must be enforced by his department and denied granting amnesty to any beer manufacturers pending court interpretation. He noted ongoing litigation in New York and emphasized enforcement without regard to his personal views on the law’s wisdom.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Palmer
Congress
New York
Palmer declines to rule on cotton acreage limit legality
Washington April 24 Attorney General Palmer refused to express an opinion on the legality of Southern cotton growers efforts to curb crop size to sustain prices. Secretary Houston sought guidance while Gov. Henry J. Allen of Arkansas earlier asked Palmer to consider Sherman Act violations amid disputes involving growers speculators and cotton financiers.
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Washington
Palmer
Houston
Department of Agriculture
Topeka
Kan
United States
Henry J. Allen
Arkansas
JS. Wannamaker
South Carolina Cotton Association
Gov
Allen
Kansas
Petrograd Hunger Horror Exposed by Writer in Russo News
A Li bau publisher in Ruskoje-Slovo paints Petrograd as a city of starvation under Bolshevism. He recalls educated people begging, children scavenging pits for bread, and women and men dying in the streets as hunger erases individuality. The chronicle notes perfunctory public complaint amid universal hunger.
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Petrograd
Ruskoje- Slovo
Libau
Leviathan narrowly misses floating mine near Grand Banks
New York April 25 the Leviathan troop ship with 12 000 soldiers aboard came within thirty feet of a floating mine off the Grand Banks Tuesday morning. Acting on radio warnings from the Mount Vernon the captain steered 100 miles southward to avoid the danger. Lieutenant Commander Harold Cunningham sighted the mine at 10 30 a m and a sharp maneuver threaded the ship past the threat by about ten yards. officers kept the event secret to prevent alarm until docking.
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New York
Grand Banks
New Foundland
Mount Vernon
Harold Cunning‘ham
Laxative Advertisement Promotes Laxatives For Flu Ailments
An old advertisement promotes laxatives like LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN as a tonic to cleanse the system and ease stomach issues. It claims benefits for dizziness indigestion gas and constipation, listing use for colds and influenza and stating suitability for adults.
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