Illegal beer from defunct breweries floods New York area
Federal probes reveal shipments of beer from Scranton Pennsylvania and Lowell Massachusetts flooding into New York amid wartime rum blockade. Merrick cites seized beer and whiskey while raids net nine arrests and hundreds of barrels. Special attention targets freight cars.
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Aus
Newsey
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Middle West
Snt
Q. Merrick
Penn
Cadian
Gulf of Mexico
Merrick
Scranton
Lowell
Mass
Little Ming
Canada
Sch
Nor. Ca
Engagement story appears too soon in Berlin dispatch
A report claims Louisa Fletcher of Indianapolis was set to wed Count Ernst Gottfried von Schuettow in Germany. The announcement, said to be premature and uncoordinated by both families, notes the couple met at a spring house party in Germany and that Fletcher later traveled from Berlin toward London en route to the United States.
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Berlin
Louisa Fletcher
Ianapolis
Ernst Gottfried Schuettow
Fletcher
von Uéttow
Aida
Miss Fletcher
G. Fletcher
London
States
Sweden
Germany
Count ‘von Schuettow
Owen Justice
Iss Fletcher
Indianapolis
Stoughton
A. Fletcher
Finahcla
Laurel Hill
East Gloucester
Mass
Ipswich
New Freight Line Opens Between Russia and Western Europe
Moscow reports direct rail freight between Russia and Western Europe using specially adapted cars. All reload charges are abolished, saving shippers about 5.20 dollars per car. Russia Germany Lithuania Latvia Estonia have ratified the conference agreement enabling the system to cut freight costs to sea shipping levels and lessen Reval port importance.
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Moscow
Russia
Europe
Commissariat For Railways
Reval
Aging woman reports loss of savings to fiancé in Atlanta
Mrs May Henderson aged 50 appeals to Atlanta police after giving $880 in savings to a man she loved known as W B Berry on the eve of their proposed marriage. She alleges the man disappeared with the money leaving her destitute and hungry as police begin inquiries.
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Atlanta
International News’ Service
May Henderson
Atlanta Police Ark
Mee Henderson
Averi
Cashier Bankrupt in Jackson Bank Failure
Jackson Tennessee August 14 AP report says B Carrol former cashier of People's Savings Bank of Jackson fled after the bank closed months earlier amid a rumored shortage over 300000. He faces indictments on several counts and a bankruptcy schedule is due within ten days.
Boiled Peanuts Real Delicacies In Orangeburg
Orangeburg South Carolina residents describe peanut boilings as social events when peanuts ripen before drying. Streets fill with vendors offering hot boiled peanuts from morning to night as travellers note the region’s unique custom.
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Orangeburg
8. C
International News Service
Cop Stops Bath To Chase Away Burglar
Greenville police officer Hatcher was bathing when a burglar ransacked the home of H E Howell on Houston Street. A girl alerted the officer who, in wet clothes, chased the burglar from the window. The thief seized a $10 bill a $1 bill and a pistol but dropped all but the $1 bill in his hurry.
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Greenville
International News Service
WH. Hatcher
H. E. Howell
Houston Street
Te Howell
Lofquist Accepts Post at Brookhaver Church
Rev. H V Lofquist assistant pastor of Government Street Presbyterian in this city accepts appointment at Brookhaver Mississippi church. The assignment takes effect September 1.
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Brookhaver, Miss., Presbyterian Church
H. V. Lofquist
Government Street Presbyterian Church
Communist Killed as Berlin Demonstration Clashes with Police
In Berlin on August 14 a Communist was killed and a police officer wounded during a confrontation between demonstrators and police. The incident escalated from a protest to a deadly clash as authorities moved to disperse the crowd.
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Berlin
A.P
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