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Newspaper
The Mobile News Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1925
Page
2
Washington reports the new Prohibition administration will replace the old system next week with 2,500 state directors and divisional staff to be terminated by October 16. Most of the old force is to be retained, with only a few divisional chiefs and state directors leaving.
Miss America era reformers push a reorganized dry unit to curb prohibition violations and corruption. The plan cuts BE C Yellowley mobile agents from 900 to under 50 and creates a specialized international investigations corps under Major Walton Green. Treasury seeks about 11 million dollars as Congress funds enforcement and aims to end politics in enforcement efforts.
Fragmentary text references unclear names Benn and others in ancient Chinese history with minimal readable context. The record notes lists of rulers and periods but lacks coherent event details, dates, or locations to form a concrete news-style item.
A wealthy Mount Vernon resident builds a large paste mausoleum costing 13000 dollars for her two beloved dogs.
The Associated Press board unanimously adopted a memorial for Victor Freemont Lawson, founder of the AP and former Chicago Daily News proprietor. The resolution praises his civic and professional integrity, orders a steel engraving of his portrait, and directs copies to members and the Lawson family.
The United States Veterans' Bureau reports progress in caring for disabled World War veterans and dependents. Decentralization cuts appeals with 918 pending claims June 30, guardianship care for mentally incompetent veterans and orphans grows, two diagnostic centers established, and a new rating schedule reflecting pre war occupations is nearly ready.
Houston October 8 The death toll from the Goose Neck oil well fire rose to two when A M Donahu died of burns from a motor spark igniting seas for the well The blaze was put out and two dozen other workers faced serious injuries with several in critical condition at local hospitals
Weather hampers the French operation in Morocco as cavalry flanking moves from Camp Berteaux stall. General Boichut's northern corps holds a line 16 miles from Kifane and 25 miles from Ajadir amid rain and mist while Abd el-Krim concentrates forces in the central Riff mountains.
Sergeant Alvin C. York argued before the state funding board that the Alvin C. York Agricultural Institute should be located one mile north of Jamestown, Tennessee, rather than several miles away, while a separate wartime report mentions Rifian questions and other unrelated notes about frogs released by a road crew.
A shares dairy association plans a meeting at the Scottish Rite Cathedral to discuss a milk campaign for undernourished children. Mrs Dunbar den will outline the group’s work, Rev Schroeder will give the invocation, and Mrs James Wade Cox will lead the musical program.
The blurb touts Cascarets as a pleasant candy like laxative for all ages. It promises relief from headachy, bilious, constipated feelings and a clear head with rosy skin. It claims Cascarets are harmless and non gripe and the largest selling laxative in the war.
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