Million Dollars Worth Booze Seized in Raids at New Orleans
Federal prohibition agents led by B C Yellowley and A R Harris conducted a large raid operation against bootlegging networks in New Orleans and Biloxi. About 200 raiders seized liquor valued over 1 million dollars and arrested 30 alleged wholesale whisky dealers. Key strikes included the Union Brewery in New Orleans and several bootleg sites in St Bernard parish.
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New Orleans
Ciry
B C. Yellowley
Prohibition
Biloxi
Miss
A. R. Harris
Union Brewery
Union
Harris
St. Bernard Parish
Haven
Bay St. Louis
Joseph Ory
Pasa Christian
Holder on stand in highway probe
Atlanta Aug 12 John N Holder testified in his defense before the Senate highway investigating committee. He defended expenses charged to the department and denied using funds for personal benefit while detailing contracts and past advances. The chairman indicated completion of testimony with a cross examination to follow.
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Atlanta
John N. Holder
Senate Highway Investigating Committee
State Highway Board
Holder
Sam L. Olive
Harry Strotter
W. T. Anderson
W. R. Neel
Hutcheson
S. T. State
Neel
Coweta County
Cole
State Highway Department
Gale
Neet
Dawson
Wisconsin
Franks
North
South Carolina
Spahr
State of Georgia
Highway Department
Anderson
Macon
Jack Smith
Bennet
Stukes
Stokes
Capitol
Fast Point
Bennett
Mine Workers Eye government role in Jacksonville pact
Atlantic City reports that the United Mine Workers demand that any government intervention in hard coal also considers restoring the Jacksonville soft coal agreement. The union argues wage cuts and Jacksonville pact repudiation must be addressed, linking both sectors through a unified approach and potential nationwide mine shutdown if unresolved.
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Atlantic City
N. J
United States Workers of America
Jacksonville
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
van A. Bittner
West Virginia
Lewis Warming
Butler
Commerce
Herbert Hoover
James J. Davis
Bittner
Lawis
Lewis
United States
Hoover
Asa
Jack Smith
Olive
Neel
Department
Congressmen's Panama Trip Allegedly Led to Alcohol Find
Deposition in the Scott divorce case details a Shipping Board steamer voyage to Panama in 1921 with liquor in rooms and aboard boxes. Miss Gwynn Jones testified about Haig and Haig bottles and later items sold by Mrs. Scott, while depositions disputed misconduct charges and furniture sales involving Congressmen Scott and Royal Johnson.
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Alpena
Mich
Shipping Board
Cristobal
Panama
Floren Dallaw
Scott
Carlaw
Norfolk
Dallaw
Washington
Scotts
Gwynn Jones
Ralph N. Butterworth
Hagen Hagen
Congressman Scott
Mrs. Scott
Miss Jones
Clifford Ireland
Illinois
Marguerita Hamilton
San Diego
Cal
Wilbur
Jazzbo" Sumner
Don Lautell
Numerous Visitors Fill Local Town Hubs With Business And Social Calls
A parade of visitors from Camilla Bainbridge Dothan Atlanta Tallahassee Quitman Moultrie and Miami stop by for business or social engagements. Notables include Dr G T Clark and Mrs L H Jerger while local firms advertise services from plumbing and electrical work to optics and music. An Albany cotton buyer Eli Hayes arrives to purchase and inspect locally grown cotton.
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Eli Hayes
Albany Cotton Company
Thomasville
Highway Department Review Noted by Committee
A committee reviewed a prior inquiry into the highway department and adjourned until a later time this afternoon marked by an afternoon session.
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Mer Wear
Disso
BASE
Tate, Ga
Tate
Scranton
Warnins
Davis
Congressional Party
Jim Williford
Camilla
G. T. Clark
Bainbridge
Sampson
Mr. H. Blumberg
Dothan
H. F. Whitner
Inman Drug Co
BE. C. Miller
Waycross
Bob Wynn
Lawhead & Rackley
Optometrists
W. A. Kelly
Tallahassee
Ida Bowman
Quitman
J. O. Baxley
L. H. Jerger
J. A. Mitchell
Monticello
W. H. Parrish
Cordelo
Electrica
Roy Truitt
Bill Cooper
St. Petersburg
F. H. Shepherd
Emma Golden
Oregon
J. H. Jenkins
A. C. Daniel
C. Beverly
Electrician
J. B. Brown
Moultrie
Helen Morris
William Watt
Carrollton, Mo
Cocroft Music Co
Henry Milton
Miami
C. C. DeLoach
Pembroke, Ga
Frank Raiford
R. L. White Taxi Service
W. Jackson &J
Victor Victrolas
Cecroft Music Co
Rina
Golden Bros. Co
Thomasville, GA
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