Illinois Judge Labels Day Agents Wolves and Tyrants
Peoria Illinois September 23 Investigation of an investigation looms as Circuit Judge T H Green instructs a grand jury to probe the operations of Lone Wolf Asher U S city agent whose liquor raids led to about 200 arrests Prohibition officials object to the judge language and commendations pour in Judge Green notes citizens rights and hints at warrants and state sovereignty while State's Attorney Harry Pratt invites grievances and prohibition agents welcome the probe
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Peoria
T. H. Green
Washington
Green
Illinois
Harry Pratt
Prohibition
Cairo Telephone seeks rate hike to fund upgrades
A Cairo Telephone Company petitioned the Public Service Commission in Atlanta for higher rates to subscribers. The plan would raise business line rates by one dollar and residential rates by fifty cents to fund equipment upgrades including a switch from magneto to common battery service at an estimated cost of about fifteen thousand dollars. The petition cited broad subscriber support.
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Atlanta, Ga
Cairo Telephone Company
Cairo
Public Service Commission
Milkman Delivers Frozen Reindeer Milk Blocks in Nome
A Nome resident delivers blocks of frozen reindeer milk and cream by calling from house to house. Each block, wrapped in oil paper, resembles ice cream and uses a white cord as a handle. As long as kept frozen, the milk maintains its quantity and quality.
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Nome
Alafia
Lost Pocketbook and Help Wanted Notes in Times-Enterprise
A mixed local notice page lists a lost pocketbook with eight dollars two keys and small change rewards, plus a help wanted ad for a seven to year experienced bookkeeper able to operate a Bur roughs posting machine and good references. Also multiple rentals sales and service ads from Empire Furniture Lone Star Service Station Thomasville and South Georgia Development Co.
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Burroughs
c/o Times-Enterprise
Sheriff rounds up 30 mob members in Asheville jail case
Sheriff E. M. Mitchell and a large deputy force hunted about thirty alleged mob participants who stormed the Buncombe county jail on Saturday night seeking a black prisoner linked to an attack on a white woman. Indictments had been returned by a Buncombe grand jury.
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Asheville
N. C
E. M. Mitchell
Buncombe County
Grand Jury
Mitchell
Leisurely Russians Avoid Haste in Daily Life
A translated reminiscence notes Russians favor a calm pace and reluctance to hurry. It contrasts Western insistence on promptness with a tradition of patient, unhurried behavior in everyday tasks and appointments.
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Isyoshebick
Russia
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