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Newspaper
The Mobile News Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1920
Page
2
Congress nears completion of a fiscal year 8900 appropriations package with total spending about 3 090 000 000. Officials warn receipts may fall short, risking a deficit for the year and prompting further budget bills next week.
A testimonial in this ad touts a simple remedy that allegedly ends stomach gas ulcers and catarrhal stomach issues. The speaker claims it allows unrestricted eating and improves overall digestion, urging readers to try the product.
Henry Hillers, 25, wandered with a policewoman in New York Park and followed her to a station after she led him along devious paths. The pair walked arm in arm until a green light frightened him into returning home. Magistrate Lecine fined Hillers $10 after he admitted he was married.
Senator Capper notes total appropriations from 1889 to 1917 reached 48 billion while 1917 to 1920 totals hit 36 billion as bills for rivers and harbors naval pensions army and more push the budget higher. He warns the government is the most expensive on earth and jokes about Sam paying bills.
An old advertisement extols Ziron as a reconstructive tonic to treat anemia and pallid complexions. It claims the remedy since illness restores energy, sleep, and vitality, with a testimonial-like statement about patient fatigue and relief after using nearly a bottle.
The book notes that at the November 1918 Senlis conference British General Haig favored milder terms, while Foch and Petain argued Germany was not yet defeated. Pershing pressed to report only to Foch, and a plan for a combined St Mihiel and Argonne campaign was hammered out with eight to ten American divisions at St Mihiel and the rest in the Argonne. American doughboys faced tough odds but pressed on in the final Allied push.
Broken text reports Chinese youths Fong and Foo You four and five year olds involved in a horse and bogey theft in San Francisco. The horse goat and boys are held awaiting claimants as officials verify ownership and age. In Sacramento Henry T. Stipp leads a prohibition ticket with a tiny share of the presidential primary vote.
Six people died and four were seriously hurt in two automobile crashes today near Camden. Victims were returning from seashore holidays. Police reported multiple wrecks with fatalities and injuries in the same day.
A large fire at Pier No. 41 Morgan Line in Galveston Port destroyed the pier warehouses and contents, with damage estimated at 2 million dollars. The blaze occurred late at night and involved Section C of the pier.
Grace La Rue and Hale Hamilton, stars of a play opening in Chicago, were married Saturday in the Chicago marriage court between performances. The announcement was made today.
Madison Wisconsin June report notes a university student died in a crash. The dispatch details the fatal accident and outlines immediate local reactions as investigators probe the scene.
In Everett Washington a wooden bridge at a street intersection over a 60 foot ravine collapsed within 24 hours of condemnation and closure by city commissioners. No injuries occurred. a city pipeline was broken and fumes nearly overpowered a gas company worker. Population stock in new ch increased by 300 at a tb percent more than 1914.
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