Government Indicts Plot for Illicit Wine and Beer Distribution
Indictments allege a coordinated scheme moving sacraments and beer from the east. Percy Owen and others face charges tied to a $60,000 payoff to a district attorney and multiple payoffs for phony instructions and fake cautions.
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Percy Owen
Erie Railroad
William Erie
Waverly
WN. YY
Federal
A. M. Bennett i Rumos
Bruce
Wavern
Chicago
Short Stories in Day's News Hashville Tidings
In Hashville Tennessee notes show construction boomed in Southern states with a 60 percent rise over 1924 annual figures and November contracts totaling 464 688 100 dollars. Clemson College elected Martin as chairman of its board and installed new department heads. Peppermint could become a profitable North Carolina crop with high oil yields and favorable returns per acre.
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Hashville
Tenn
N. LB
Tennessee
North Coro
Kentucky
W. BR. Edwards
Wis
Tes
Knoxville Society
New England
Maine
Chapel Hill
N. C
North Carolina
C. A. Rus
Research Department Chemical Company of
Greens
American Phical Association
North
United On Department of Agriculture
Moble bankruptcy case Thomas Thompson held as bankrupt
In the Southern District of Alabama Thomas Thompson of Mobile was adjudicated a bankrupt on December 15 1925. The first creditors meeting is at St Francis Street Mobile on January 30 at 4 p.m. to appoint a trustee and examine matters arising. Referee in Bankruptcy Joseph N McAleer signs the notice.
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United States
Alabama
Thomas Thompson
Mas Thompson
Mobdile
Seid
St. Francis Street
A S
Eve Statue Erected In Front Yard At Fountain Inn
Robert Quillen, writer and photographer, places a monument in his Fountain Inn front yard honoring Eve as the first woman, the first such memorial after about 6,000 years of history. He notes Eve was a distant relative and defends the gesture against local upset.
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Fountain Inn
8.C
Robert Quillen
Eve
Ieee
Quiliva
Fountain Inn Tribune
Defeat for Feng Yu-Helang Forces Shocks Front Headlines
Series of war dispatches from the Far East recount heavy losses by General Feng Yu-Helang's national army on the eastern front. General Li Ching-Ling's forces repulsed a Feng assault after a brief bombardment, with reinforcements reportedly arriving from Russia. north Mukden area eyes a final clash with Marshal Chang Tso-Lin as tensions rise and mobilization continues amid harsh winter conditions.
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London
Feng Yu-Helang
Pres
Li Ching-Ling
Chihli
Angtern
Feng
Seous
Daily Mall
Yangtsan
Peking
Shantung
Mukden
National Army
Chang Tso-Lin
Lloyd George Heads to Rome for Sunshine and Politics
Lloyd George left London for Rome saying he seeks sunshine after foggy weather. Liberal leaders held a secret meeting to tame him amid strained party unity. He denied plans for a Massacini interview and joked about the treaty atmosphere surrounding Rapallo.
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London
Lloyd George
Rome
Italy
Earl of Xford and
Asquith
N. Hulth
Viscount Grey
Falloden
Massaclini
Sir Austin
Lady Chamberlain
Rappalo
Chamberlains
Rapallo
Dutch Colony Sought in Saskatchewan Canada
Northern Saskatchewan seeks to form a Dutch colony with H M Hennequin heading to Holland to select families as nucleus. In Detroit, Clarence Rosen and Howard Mayberry fought to a draw after fast bantam rounds in a mid December matchup. A 1926 extension service program urges farmers to grow more feed, boost soil fertility with fertilisers, and plant two cash crops.
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Winnipeg
Man
Saskatchewan
H. M. Hennequin
Holland Colonization Board of Saskatchewan
Holland
Detroit
Mich
Clarence Rosen
Howard Mayberry
Duluth, Minn
Tan
Extension Service
Italian Warships Blockade Somaliland After Assassination
Rome reports reprisals for the killing of Italian NCOs and an artilleryman in Italian Somaliland. Italy says it will press operations against Sultan Osman Mahmud’s forces, blockading ports and occupying Bergal after a clash that followed attempted landing by Campania's crew.
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Rome
Sultan Osman Mahmud
Italian Somaliland
Wallan
Bengal
Ors
Sultanate of Meres
Tiies
Oennes
Africa
Tome
Osman Mahmud
Campania
Bergal
Berga
Scalea
Somaliland
Jete 4i Veedit
Mijertins
Nigeal
Gerard Buys Big Game Preserve
James Moe Gerard former ambassador to the United States has purchased the Pee Dee area property in Florence County South Carolina. He plans to develop it as a hunting preserve and will visit Florence Sea soon to map development plans.
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Florence
8. C
James Moe Gerard
Florence County
Fior- Sea
Wall Street Broker Adopts Montmartre Style Smock
Gunboat Smith, former prizefighter, appeared in blue denim smock at J. P. Morgan’s rival firm J. P. Benkard & Company. Office staff also wore smocks, a look the broker endorsed as economical and likely to catch on, with Benkard noting the uniform as practical.
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Paris
Wall Street
Gore
Montmartre
Smith
Wall
Benkard
Ces
Woman Not After Child's Fortune in Guardianship Case
Miss Anita Hodgkin who guards 9 month old Lawrence Beckwith, heir to a 400000 estate, says she does not expect a share and that eastern lawyers have waivers. A petition in Superior Court in Oakland seeks to set aside her guardianship, filed by Harry Dolan and Charles Houghton of Norfolk, claiming guardianship of the child's estate and alleging conspiracy with two sisters known as the Misses Anthony of Providence.
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Oakland
Calif
Anita Hodgkin
Lawrence Beckwith
Norfolk
Mass
Loriana Beckwith
Los Angeles
Miss Hodgkin
Harry F. Dolan
Charles E. Houghton
Constitutional amendment to uniform marriage and divorce laws
Senator Arthur Capper proposes a constitutional amendment to give Congress power to enact uniform marriage and divorce laws nationwide. He plans Senate judiciary committee hearings with welfare groups backing the measure. The bill would also allow Congress to address custody and welfare of children affected by divorces.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Arthur Capper
Kansas
Capper
Senate Judiciary Committee
Mark
Cancer research split over germ theory and animal tests
Dr. William H. Welch of Johns Hopkins addressed medical groups in Baltimore stressing animal experimentation as key to understanding cancer causes and cures. He noted researchers Gye and Barnard linked a chemical agent with parasites in cancer formation and urged public health funding for early diagnosis and treatment, while cautions about encroaching on private practice persisted.
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Baltimore
William H. Welch
Johns Hopkins Hospital of Hygiene
Medical Society
Maryland Cancer Committee
Ja E. Gye
James E. Barnard
Welch
Gye and Barnard
British Health Insurance Fund
Lloyd George
Former Kaiser's Assistant Dies at 71 in Hameln
Berlin Dec 19 Prof Rudolf Von Valentini once led former Emperor William’s civil cabinet and wielded strong influence over the Kaiser. He died today in Hameln Prussia at age 71.
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Berlin
Rudolf von Valentini
William
Hameln
Prussia
Kaiser
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Auerygat & Ww Ven Rug Stores
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Fancy Tennessee Poultry
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