Reprisals in Rubber Prices Stir U S Debate
John Crosby of Washburn Crosby argues the wheat and flour price rises are global not a U S retaliation. He notes flour at Minneapolis price shifts and cites British demand as the larger factor. Massachusetts Senator Hennessey pushes a bill for retaliatory action against Britain over rubber profits and shipping surcharges.
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John
Crosby
Minneapolis
United States
Eng
Canada
William E. Hennessey
Lef Boston
Thesachusetts Senate
Great Britain
Hennessey
Massachusetts
Police raid nets 600 gamblers in Beeroit gambling raids
Beeroit Michigan police raided five gambling resorts as 600 men were taken into custody. Officers found a hidden room on the third floor and a second floor retreat with warning bells and chairs as raids continued.
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Beeroit
Mich
Old Pine Syrup Recipe Promises Quick Cough Relief
A vintage advertisement touts a cheap home cough syrup using Pinex and sugar syrup or substitutes. It claims rapid relief within 24 hours for coughs and bronchial symptoms, with variations using molasses honey or corn syrup. The ad emphasizes affordability, long shelf life, and guaranteed satisfaction with a money-back promise.
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Wanc Ote
Fryes
Pinex Co
Ind
Disturbance in Local Theatre Prompts Cough Remedy Ad
An advertisement describes patrons disturbed by coughing at a local theatre and promotes FOLEY'S AND TAR COMPOUND as a quick relief for coughs colds and hoarseness. Mrs. W. T. Clary of White Plains Va. endorses the product for coughs and bed coughs.
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Min
W. T. Clary
White Plains
Negro Election Row Is Settled in Roanoke
Charles L. Gleaves of Roanoke announced a settlement of the dispute over selecting a Negro to represent the South on the executive committee. The plan, proposed by Gleaves, would have a Negro girl serve separately, with a new seven district committee. Southern reps on the committee are Gleaves and Thomas Green of the University of Georgia.
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Roanoke
Charles L. Gleaves
University of Virginia
Princeton
Lewis Fox
Tprial Federation of College Students
Gleaves
Thomas Green
University of Georgia
Rise in Price of Flour Explained in Britain and U S
Minneap- is Minn December 39 England faces a two shilling rise in a 280 pound sack of flour as world economic forces drive costs. John Crosby president of Washburn Crosby Mills refutes claims that American wheat merchants retaliate against rubber and notes most North American wheat comes from Canada.
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Minneapolis
Minn
England
John Crosby
Washburn-Crosby Mails
Canada
United States
County Seeks Bids for Jail Screens and Repairs
The county plans bids for jail screens, bull rings, windows and doors repairs. Four screens are requested for each floor and stair landings. Heavy wire screens for the bull ring fronts aim to prevent contraband. Sheriff Leon Schwarz requested the item.
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Board of
Enue and Road Commissioners
A.S. Towle
Leon Schwarz
Bond elected state senator in Kentucky race victory
A Courier Journal dispatch from Richmond Kentucky reports N U Bond Republican won the state senate seat to replace W O Mays by about 1500 votes over Democrat W T Moore. Bond carried all counties in the 29th district comprising five counties.
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Louisville
Courier Journal
Richmond
N. U. Bond
W. O. Mays
W. T. Moore
Tire Bowlers Win In Merchants League Match
The I C U Three Company bowlers won three straight games over the Jesse French Piano Company in a scheduled Merchants League match last night. Konstanzer rolled a high single game of 202 pins and Harris had the top three game total with 548 pins.
Indian National Congress Adopts Swarajist Program
The Indian National Congress concluded its fortieth annual meeting in Cawnpore and adopted the Swarajist political program of home rule and non co operation with the British government.
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Cawnpore
British India
Indan National Congress
Troops Deployed to Tepic in Mexican Disorder
Troops have been called out in Tepic Nayarit Mexico to keep order according to special dispatches received in Nogales Arizona.
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Nogales
Ariz
Tepic
Nayarit
Mexico
Steals Gifts for Holidays but Is Freed
A Memphis man who allegedly confessed to stealing Christmas gifts valued about 400 dollars from Mrs. J. R. Taylor will not be prosecuted after she declined to press charges. He was arrested within twenty minutes of the theft discovery and told police he acted after a dreary Christmas when he and his wife were in want.
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Memphis
Tenn
J. R. Taylor
Taylor
Swindler of Realty Funds May Go Free
Harold Bradley head of a bankrupt real estate firm fled in June 1924 with debts around 50000. Financiers may grant immunity if he repays on return from Dallas where found yesterday. He vanished while to raise 35000 for a 3000000 cooperative apartment project.
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Chicago
Harold Bradley
Dallas
Texas
Bradley
Chicago Herald and Examiner
Ozark
Jack Bradley
Alliance urged to raise journalism standards nationwide
Walter Williams of the University of Missouri urged a three‑group alliance among the American Society of Newspaper Editors, the American Newspaper Publishers' Association and the National Editorial Association. He said such a body would standardize journalism education and weed out schools using journalism term for publicity bureaus or English courses.
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Columbia, Mo
Allen Sinclair Will
Association of American Schools and Departments of Journalism
New York
Walter Williams
School of Journalism
University of Missouri
Dean Williams
American Society of Newspaper Editors
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
National Editorial Association
Bar Association
Medical Association
American married to noble in France
Warren Doble vice president of the Doble Steam Motor company announced his marriage two months ago in Los Angeles to Andrie Hope daughter of Sir Francis Hope a British nobleman and his first wife May Yohe a famous actress Hope was a motion picture actress when they met and had been on the legitimate stage Doble says his wife is the daughter of the noted actress who divorced the nobleman and later married Putnam Bradley Strong Strong died in Shanghai Yohe is said to be living in New Orleans.
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San Francisco
Warren Doble
Doble Steam Motor Company
Los Angeles
Andrie Hope
Sir Francis Hope
May Yohe
Miss Hope
Doble
Putnam Bradley Strong
New York
Strong
Shanghai
Yohe
New Orleans
Washington Opera Plans New American Opera Doom a
Edouard Albion founder and general director of the Washington Opera company says a new American opera Doom a by Charles Wakefield Cadman will be produced as part of the spring music festival. Based on an Omaha Indian story by Francis La Fiesche, the production will use an all American caste if possible. If not, it will be moved to the next regular program.
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Washington
Edouard Albion
Directo
The
Washington Opera Company
Charles Wakefield Cadman
Hollywood
Calif
Francis la Fiesche
Albion
Reprisals Sought Against British Insurance Firms
Boston lawmaker files bill to compel the insurance commissioner to list British insurers active in Massachusetts and total premiums paid in the last five years to enable potential reprisals. The item notes the initiative as a response to artificial hardships from rubber prices. Cows are milked by electricity on French farms.
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Boston
Great Britain
State Senate
William I. Hennessy
Commissioner of Insurance
Massachusetts
Commonwealth
Grove Tasteless Chill Tonic Promises Invigorating Help
An advertisement touts Grove Tasteless Chill Tonic as a restorative tonic that strengthens appetite and restores color to the cheeks. It claims to provide an invigorating effect and energy for “a hungry boy” and similar relief for general fatigue.
Paris Finance Crisis Shows Easing Tone In Cabinet
Paris reports a morning cabinet meeting backing Finance Minister Doumer's fiscal measures. Briand’s blunt left bloc appeal seems to have softened as Doumer contemplates replacing the turnover tax with a special tax on commercial transactions. The left demands broader reform while Doumer warns of imbalanced budgets and exchange risks. The left seeks Briand and Doumer ouster to install Herriot as premier.
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Paris
Doumer
Briand
Paul Doumer
Chamber
M. Doumer
M. Herriott
Bridge Completion Delayed by L and N Railway Route
The old Louisville and Nashville line crosses the Pier 2 site at the State Docks Board. Work on the pier awaits trains on the new L and N line. Train service will start once the Three Mile Creek bridge is finished, with the structure expected to be ready soon.
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Louisville & Nashville Railroad
State Docks Board
Three Mile Creek
Student Falls to Death in Hotel Elevator Shaft
Joseph Vogt of Grand Rapids Michigan, a University of Michigan student, died after falling ten stories down a hotel elevator shaft in Birmingham Alabama. Bellboys said Vogt was scuffled with a companion and was hurled into the shaft, breaking an elevator door hinge. Vogt had come for the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity convention and wore Michigan 27 on his coat.
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Birmingham
Ala
Joseph
Vogt
Grand Rapids
Mich
University of Michigan
Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity
Michigan
No Hope Held Out for Tribal Peace in Morocco Case
Madrid dispatch reports an official instruction warning the press against relying on Captain Gordon Canning the Abd el Krim envoy. The government says such reporting would not aid pacification now under way in Morocco and would deprive readers of factual coverage.
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Madrid
Gordon Canning
Abd-el-Krim
Morocco
Army and Navy Strive to End Rebellion Amid Crisis
The sequence of efforts and successes of the army and navy has reduced the rebellion to an anxious and precarious position. Leaders seek to extricate themselves by means of an adventurous invention.
Foley Remedies Ad Promises Free Sample Bottle
An old advertisement urges sending ten cents to Foley & Co in Chicago for a ten cent bottle. It promotes Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound for coughs colds and hoarseness along with Foley Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets as kidney and bowel aids, claiming millions helped.
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Foley & Co
Shhofield Ave
Chicago
Ill
FOLEY
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