Prohibition Inspectors Tour Southern Ports And Posturing
Andrews leads a prohibition inspection team along the Atlantic coast from Savannah to Key West and Havana. He condemns bribery and delays in enforcing the 18th Amendment, urges more judges and funding, and notes Florida concerns as officials discuss liquor seizures and coast guard operations. The group plans more meetings in Havana and Washington.
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Savannah
Casof
Coast Guards
Florida
Treasury
Key West
Andrews
North Carolina
South Lina
Georgia
Pitaone
Havana
Jacksonville
Washington
West Coast
Mobile
Tampa
Prohibition
Ndt
Charleston
Wilmington
Oak Island
William R. Vale
Crowder
Vallance
Cuba
Andrews Party
ST. Catherine Island
Sore Srey
Atlantic
America
Gryczar
Congress
Butler vows last shot at Philadelphia in Washington speech
Brig. Gen. Butler declares his farewell remarks in Washington after a Philadelphia firing scandal. He denounces city bosses, defends his actions as policing moves, and criticizes Mayor Kendrick. Butler aims to withdraw his resignation as Marines chief in talks with Gen. Lejeune.
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Pittsburgh
Bredly Butler
Washington
Renga Kendrick
Kendrick
Cas
Philadelphia
Council
Washin Geor
Ey D. Er
Eateg
Delphia
Marine Corps
Butler
Oer
Lejeune
Marines
Gene Teleue
Itler
Gimlet-Eye
Coolidge
Devil Dogs
San Diego
Calif
Tragedy Shatters Plan For German Immigrant Family
August Reimers came to Omaha from Germany and saved to bring his sister Gretchen. He bought a second hand car to show her the sights but killed Tony Datomi in an accident. An inquest found no defense. He faces criminal charges and must pay 1 600 to the family. Gretchen works as a maid and August as a farm hand while they repay the debt, a two year horizon.
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Omaha
Neb
Reimers
Germany
America
Gretchen
Reimert
Tony Datomi
Oner
Datomis
Hofeldt
Count Denies Mummies From Old Tomb Brought to States
Count Byron Khan de Provok denies transporting mummies or skeletons to the United States. He claims objects unearthed in Hoggar were in Paris for public instruction and approved for removal with a two month return pledge. He asserts his American citizenship and outlines his adoption and title lineage.
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New York
Algeria
Hoggar
Byron Khan de Prorok
Paris
Public Instruction
United States
Maximime Mongendre
France
Count de Provekt
French Department of Public Instruction
America
Charles Byron Dunes
Count de Provok
Unt
Mexico City
Leon 8. Kuhn
Therese de Prorok
Count Theophole Konerski de Prorok
Khan de Prorok
Maurice Reygasse
Tin-Hanan
Afghan Post Under Surprise Attack
Kabul reports say Russian troops conducted a sudden unprovoked attack on Ost Darkbad post. Afghan commander reportedly killed as Russians occupy territory around an Oxus river island northeast of Khanabad. Reports sourced from Kabul newspapers via Daily Mail correspondent in Allahabad.
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London
Kabul
Afghanistan
Darkbad
Oxus
Khanabad
Daily Mail
Allahabad
British India
Noted Alabamian Captain Cahill Buried in Minden Today
Funeral services are held in Minden for Captain John J. Cahill 76 Civil War cavalry veteran and former governor staff colonel. Native of Charleston Washington moved to Texas then Minden thirty years ago. Survived by daughter Ella Cahill of San Antonio.
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Minden
Ala
John J. Cahill
Mosby
Tom Scott
United Confederate Veterans
H. L. Fuqua
Louisiana
Captain Cahill
Charleston
D. C
Texas
Ella Cahill
San Antonio
Tanks Burned Off Buenos Aires In Petrochemical Fire
Lightning during a violent storm set three tanks of the Italian Argentine Electric Company on fire at the water front five miles south of Buenos Aires. The tanks held 2,409,000 litres of petroleum. Tugs moved to assist as the blaze raged for hours, with losses estimated over 1 million dollars.
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Buenos Aires
Italian
Argentine Electric Company
Powdered coal converted to liquid fuel by hydrogen pressure
Powdered coal is transformed into liquid fuel by heating it to high temperatures in a hydrogen atmosphere under great pressure.
Rough Plays on Gridiron Stopped by Officials
New York December 27. The Eastern Association of Intercollegiate Football Officials urged four rule changes to curb unnecessary roughness and huddle plays. Proposals include ball dead on ground contact by carrier, tackle above shoulders penalized, and a whistle to declare ball dead on kicks crossing scrimmage line.
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New York
Football Rules Committee
Eastern Association
Immigration case: six American chemists barred from Cuba
Havana reports the immigration department order barring six American sugar chemists from entering Cuba for work contracts has been revoked by President Mechedo. Dr Nestor G Mendoza protested the expulsion as a sugar man.
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Havana
Immigration Department
Cuba
Mechedo
Nestor G. Mendoza
Record of 1925 Stock Market Boom Across Industries
The year saw high stock levels across New York exchanges with 1925 marking record shares traded. Steel, autos, railroads and copper led gains while foreign debt issues and gold standard shifts influenced sentiment. Major rail and electric equipment firms rallied amid mergers and new demand.
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New York
de Ness
N York
United States
Great Britain
Paris Exchange
Lrgest
New York Stock Exchange
Southern Roads
Florida
Southern Railway
New England
New Haven
Southwestern Roads
Northwestern
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Panama Canal
Interstate Commerce Commison
United States Steel Corporation
Gary
American Iron and Steel Institute
Sloss-Sheffield
Chrysler Corporation
Maxwell
General Motors
Hudson
Mack Trucks
Marland, Phillips, General Petroleum
Shell Union
Associated Oil Companies
American Smelting and Refining Compan
Fraud Queen Treated After Cottage Fire In Spark Hill
Ellen Peck, 95, once called Queen of Confidence Women, survived a smoke incident when a fire damaged her small cottage. Neighbors sheltered her as firemen saved two prized belongings: a Morse chair linked to telegraph history and a Morse Webster family Bible dating to 1600. Peck, noted for past swindling, was released from prison in 1912 by Governor Dix.
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Spark
Morses
Noah Webster
Peek
Dix
Textile Trade Slump Hits Dividends in City Firms
Poor trade conditions trigger failures and widespread dividend passes among long‑standing companies. Sugar sector stays weak as Cuban and American prices fall under European competition. In Piqua Ohio three leading industries employ about 2000 workers in wool blankets oil machinery and stone marble products with combined value around 12 million dollars.
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Piqua
Ohio
Aspironal Cold Remedy Ad Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement touts Aspironal as a superior cold and flu elixir claimed to be faster and more effective than whiskey or other remedies. It urges readers to buy a bottle for half a dollar at any drug store and use it at home for both adults and children, including for croup and nighttime choking.
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Del
ASAE
Ess
Iy Czar
Prohibition Enforcement Department
Well Oer
Condits
Phia
August Keimers
Grove’s
Cma Ramns
Birmingham
Chicago
Galveston
Kansas City
Montgomery
New Orleans
Pensacola
Phoenix - En
Louis
Nnual
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Qvercoats
Hart Schaffner& Marx Clothes
St. Andrew
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