Burleson Targets Postal Frauds Tied to Matrimonial Scams
Washington reports Postmaster General Burleson will pursue criminal prosecutions and revoke mail privileges from swindlers after exposing fraud schemes. Notable targets include Emma Burkett of Danville and the Western Collection Agency, San Francisco, plus others in Costa Rica and Kansas City. Burkett detained in Danville jail on $1,500 bail.
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Washington
Illinois
Neral Burleson
Hitchcock
Burleson
Chicago Tribune
Emma Burkett
Danville
Western Collection Agency
San Neisco
Cal
Overdo Lumber Company
San Jose
Costa Rica
William Cody Spencer
Martinsville
American Company
Kansas City
Saturday Marriage Licenses Issued in Probate Office
Marriage licenses were issued late Saturday afternoon to Daniel E. Lee and Edna Irene Slater, Joseph J. Imms and Nellie Foster, William E. Jones and Rose F. Failey, B. J. Hudson and Eva Blanthear, J. W. Suter and Essie Woolsey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel E. Lee
Edna Irene Slater
Joseph J. Imms
Nellie Foster
William E. Jones
Rose F. Failey
B. J. Hudson
Eva Blanthear
J. W. Suter
Essie Woolsey
Radium as Cure and Limitation Highlighted by Doctor
Dr. Van Buren Thorne in New York warns that public overestimates radium as a cancer cure. He cites cautious reports from experts, notes radium aids certain malignant and superficial growths when used by skilled physicians, while untrained use is dangerous.
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New York
van Buren Thorne
Thorne
London
Howard A. Kelly
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Abbe
Philadelphia
College of Physicians
Dr. Thorne
Kelly
New York Medicine Journal
Germany expects population to reach eighty million by 1930
Berlin reports based on 1912 vital statistics that Germany will reach about eighty million inhabitants in 1930, with non Prussian states adding 2000 births to offset a Prussian decline of 3042. Deaths are at a record low and marriages at a high. The birth rate falls to 29.1 per thousand, down from 29.5 in 1911. The net population gain is 889,887 for 1912.
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Berlin
Germany
Prussia
Chicago Mecca for Unemployed Draws Influx Amid Welfare Critique
Chicago officials report thousands of out of work men arrive weekly from smaller towns and Cincinnati. Health officials name Chicago a magnet for the unemployed, with panhandling schools thriving in North Side saloons and an estimated 75,000 to 100,000 idle in the city. Policemen note new wave of beggars learning craft from veterans as rents and meals hinge on spare change.
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Chicago
Gottfried Koehler
Assis
W. K. Murray
Cincinnati
Mecca
Middle West
Murray
North Side
East Illinois
Michigan
North Water Street
Old Guard
George Murphy
Union Street
Servant Kitty Rennie Leaves Long Spokane Run
Kitty Rennie served the Webb family at 144 S Oak St Spokane for 46 years a devoted housekeeper and cook. She aided Mrs Webb in business and household management and remained a trusted friend to the family her daughter Minnie also joining as a key helper. Kitty came from Colborne near Toronto and helped build the Webb boarding house into a fashionable establishment with a loyal staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Kitty Rennie
B. J. Webb
S. Oak Street
Kitty
Webb
Minnie
New Freedom Cover Sparks Postal Dispute in Chicago
The Jahusary magazine faces delay as Postmaster Morgan rejects the current cover for its illustration of The New Freedom by Havelock Ellis. Editor George Sylvester Viereck laments the clash of art and morality while plans for a new cover are made, delaying this month’s issue.
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Chicago
Morgan
George Sylvester Viebeck
Freedom
Wilson
Havelock Ellis
Mr. Viereck
Vie
Reception for former secretary A C Harte in Mobile
Friends of A C Harte former secretary of the YMCA now back from India will host a public reception at the association next week under the ladies auxiliary. Members are invited with guests 8 to 10 p m Thursday evening.
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A. C. Harte
The
Young Men's Christian Association
India
Mobile
Woman Forgery Saved by Babes in Hartville
Three small children including a baby saved Mrs. Dave Kennedy from prison after she pled guilty to forgery in the circuit court. Judge C. H. Skinner sentenced her to five years but paroled pending good behavior. Kennedy confessed to forging hundreds of dollars in checks linked to Mountain Grove banks and merchants.
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Hartville
Dave Kennedy
Mountain Grove
C. H. Skinner
Indigestion and Biliousness Relief Endorsed by User
R F Erwin of Peru Indiana reports a year ago he suffered indigestion biliousness and constipation. After trying Chamberlains Tablets he found they helped right away. Sold by all druggists Van Antwerp Drug Corp.
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R. F. Erwin
Peru
Ind
Chamberlain
van Antwerp Drug Corp
Two New Shells For Washington Varsity
Two 62 foot eight oared shells will be added to the University of Washington crews this spring. The boats are designed for crews averaging 170 pounds. Prospects for a winning eight are good.
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International
Seattle
Wash
University of Washington
New Method Claims Asthma Cure Trial Offer
A company promotes a free trial of a new asthma treatment promising relief for all forms and stages of asthma. It targets hopeless cases rejected by inhalers and other remedies and asks readers to mail a coupon today at no cost.
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Uncle Sam
Burkett
Hillsdale
Lamar
Mungino
York
Jose Mangino
Federal
American Club
Rosario
FORD
United States
Alabama
Bell Phone
Adams Machinery & Manufacturing Co
N. Royal Street
Civy Bank
Mail
Babes
Washington Varsity
Frontier Asthma CO
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