Bare feet trek to pay election bet from Fairmont to New York
W. O. Loar an attorney must hike 400 miles from Fairmont to New York City to honor a bet on the 1924 election. He backed John W. Davis and lost to Calvin Coolidge, and plans to reach Tammany Hall to prove the debt is paid, aided by a $20 donation from a farewell crowd.
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Fairmount
W. Va
New York City
W. 0. Loar
Loar
Fairmont
Gene Arnett
John W. Davis
Arnett
Calvin Coolidge
Pennilies
Lear
Tammany Hall
Spanish painter lauds knees and prayerful women in America
Spanish painter Lase M. Vidals Quadras in New York cites Spanish women as having the finest knees and praises their prayer habits. He notes Spanish flappers are less progressive and still attend vespers and rosaries before bed.
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Lase M. Vidal Quadras
New York City
Spain
Lee Memorial School of Journalism Reopens in New Plant
Lexington Virginia September 18 a re dedicated Lee Memorial School of Journalism opens in new quarters allied with Washington and Lee University. The school born 1869 through Henry Louis Smith and Mrs L Patterson drew gifts of 820000 and 10000 for start up costs. Roscoe B Ellard former Beloit College journalism head will lead the program focusing on news gathering writing editing and newsroom operations.
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Lexington
Robert E. Lee
Lee Memorial School of Journalism
Washington and Lee University
Henry Louis Smith
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
L. Patterson
Greensboro
N. C
Richardson
Roscoe B. Ellard
Beloit College
Ellard
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Honest bootleggers to pay over 1.5 million in taxes in New York
Internal revenue notes 1.5 million in income taxes from bootleggers across New York three districts and 3.6 million more from alleged charity exemptions. Frank L. Fowley cites widespread misrepresentation while bootleggers claim losses from hijackings. Clarence M. Justice notes honesty among book makers as a potential edge.
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Uncle Sam
New York
Frank L. Fowley
Fowley
Income Tax Department
Clarence M. Justice
Internal Revenue
Customs House
Mr. Justice
Prohibition Report Sparks Doubt From Methodist Leader
Dr Clarence True Wilson of Washington noted for temperance work questioned the Federal Council of Churches prohibition report. He said he had not heard of any authorized investigation or publication and criticized the funding and authorship of the document. He questioned Rev F Ernest Johnson's authority over the research and publication.
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Moline, II
Clarence True Wilson
Washington
Board of Temperance Prohibition and Public Morals
Methodist Church of America
Federal Council of Churches
Wilson
Central Illinois’ Methodist Conference
Federal Council
National Association
Dr. Wilson
F. Ernest Johnson
Research and Education Department
Prominent Atlanta Businessman Praises Karnak After Trial
Thos P Wharton manager in Atlanta testifies Karnak relieved his 20 year stomach troubles. He reports relief from bloating gas and pain after meals and a revived appetite, energy and sleep. Karnak sold exclusively in Thomasville by Thomas Drug Store and in Coolidge by E L Evans Drug Store and by leading local pharmacists.
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Thos. P. Wharton
The
American National Insurance Co
Wynne-Claughton Bldg
Atlanta
Mr. Wharton
Bonaventure Arms Apartments
Ponce de Leon Ave
Karnak
World demand boosts Six and Four to peak production
Modern factories and advanced manufacturing processes drive world wide demand for both the Six and the Four to new heights of quality and output.
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Chrysler
Health work proves dividends in human lives in Georgia counties
Georgia state health data show counties with health departments cut typhoid deaths significantly. In four counties Walker Bartow Clarke and Mitchell over 1922 to 1926 typhoid mortality fell to 71.2 per 100000 versus 114.2 in seven comparable counties without health officers.
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W. A. Davis
Bureau of Vital Statistics
State Board of Health
Davis
Walker
Bartow
Clarke
Mitchell
Polk
Johngson
Warren
Henry
Effingham
Lee
Polk County
Red Pin Mix Up Highlights Georgia Game Wardens
Atlanta, Sept 18. State game and fish commissioner Peter S. Twitty explains a misplaced red pin on a plotted Georgia map cost him a deputy. Twitty uses red and blue pins to track county wardens among 160 counties.
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Atlanta
Peter S. Twitty
Georgia
Mr. Twitt
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