Annual report cites deportation fears and unrest linked to aliens
The report notes limited indictments against radicals but highlights department efforts against aliens and anti-trust violations. Attorney General Palmer discusses policies curbing unrest, moonshine problems, and high prices, with investigations into hoarding and price manipulation and ongoing enforcement actions.
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Agiie
United States
Eye
Sons
P. Department
Leaciepoiian
Palmer
Boston town cries for reform in saloon closures
Old Jimmy Boston town crier notes crackdown on gin and rum with ale, urging closed doors and new soda fountains to curb tavern excess. The effort aims to reduce hard liquor sales in the area and promote near beer alternatives.
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Dave
Jimmy
Boston
Rex
Derby Man Loses 2600 At Old Swindle Game
Derby Connecticut December reports a local liquor dealer Steven Stelik says two men robbed him of 2690 after selling him a machine in a suitcase that produced new twenty dollar bills. Police believe the incident involved a gang and are pursuing leads.
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Derby, Conn. Dee
Steven ‘Stelik
Stelik
Stelk
WLY Weds Handcuffed Start Honeymoon
Residents of a Wyoming town begin a honeymoon interrupted by police after a wedding ceremony. The groom faces handcuffs as authorities move to detain him for a Buffalo area incident.
Ball Magnates Gather for Major League Meetings
New York hosts annual gatherings as National and International league magnates convene. Senior leagues vote on presiding officers. International league admits Akron, Ohio replacing Binghamton. Barney Dreyfus and others expected to announce 1920 Pittsburgh manager. Toronto releasees and Bezdek linked to potential moves.
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New York
Dec
Imperial Hotel
Chicago
Johnson
International League
Akron
Ohio
Binghamton
League
David Fults
Jas
Toronto
Wladek Zovyszko and Jon Stacher to wrestle tonight
Wladek Zovyszko and Jon Stacher, rival claimants to the heavyweight title, meet in a finish match in New York tonight.
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New York
Wladek
Zovyzko
Jon Stacher
Seventy-one year old sues for divorce from eighty two year old wife
An eighty two year old Nebraska woman sues for divorce from her seventy one year old husband amid clash with his mother aged ninety four. She says his affection faded after he spent her money to buy an auto for his mother and barred her from riding it. He allegedly called the home purchaser’s name and warned her to leave. The wife contends the home was bought with her funds, but the husband claims the deed is in his name.
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Qorogon
Concert by Telephone At Pa Department Store
Ing department store uses its music department to boost sales by offering an hour long concert over the telephone. Patrons are invited to call at the appointed time to listen to the newest records and enjoy the music machine recital.
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Ing
Carpentier Plans Retirement After Dempsey Title Fight
London reports Georges Carpentier, after defeating Joe Bedkett to rule Europe, will retire from boxing after challenging Jack Dempsey for the world title. He vows the bout will fulfill his lifelong aim, and plans to retire to his farm with a 60 40 purse split in favor of Carpentier.
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London
Georges Carpentier
Europe
Joe Bedkett
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Ufe
Carpentier
First American Play Bought At Avery Library Sale
New York Dec 8 The first play written by an American and by Royal Taylor of Vermont titled The Contrast a comedy is highlighted in the late Samuel P Avery library sale. A Washington autographic note and a facsimile book plate are among the items in the sale of rare volumes.
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New York
H. Popper
Samuel P. Avery
Royal Taylor
Vermont
United States
Philadelphia
George Washington
Washington
Thomas Wiknell
Women in War Jobs Struggle to Hold Roles in London
London reports reveal women who joined wartime work face pushback as men claim offices, with complaints from women clerks across sectors. A gull hired by male bank clerks advocates eliminating women’s services, a plan to be reviewed by bank directors. Women say they work not by choice but necessity and are angered by the push to remove them.
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London
Gervicks
Drunken Sailor Rampage On Barbary Coast
On December 8 in San Francisco a 26 year old sailor from the cruiser Minneapolis named Oscar Smith ran amuck on the Barbary coast crying for Chinese to kill He shot Lung ree a Chinese man and then engaged in a revolver duel with the police The incident follows a liquor induced rampage and ends without full detail of outcomes or arrests.
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San Francisco
Oscar Smith
Minneapolis
Lungree
Strange death pact claim shocks Michigan case
Mrs. Sarah Tabor arrived in Yreka to meet Michigan officers over the death of her daughter Maude whose body was found in a trunk in Lawton. She says the two agreed to die in tandem and that Maude’s wish led to her own actions, adding her son Walter knew nothing of the pact.
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Yreka
Cal
Sarah Tabor
Maude
Lawton
Mich
Michigan
Walter
Colorado Springs
Colorado has no place for German labor
A Denver letter from December 8 requests Colorado immigration policy on German labor. John Stahl of Duisburg asks if German workers are wanted, but Edward Foster says no policy will be made until U S. and Germany are at peace.
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Denver
Des
Colorado
Edward 2. Foster
John Stahl
Duisburg
Germany
Oster
United States
Frick Fortune Divided Among Public and Family
In Pittsburgh on December 6, Henry Clay Frick dies in New York leaving 111.5 million dollars to public charitable and educational institutions and 25 million to family, friends, and employer. Frick mansion goes to Adelaide H. Frick, Pittsburgh estate to the city as a public park with a 2 million maintenance bequest. Executives McElony and Smith receive 250 thousand each. Residual 60 million divided into 100 shares among Princeton Trustees, Helen Frick, Pittsburgh Educational Fund, Mercy Hospital, MIT, Harvard, with one share to several Pittsburgh institutions.
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Pittsburgh
Henry Clay Frick
New York
Frick
Adelaide H. Frick
Princeton University
Helen (. Frick
Educational Fund of Pittsburgh
Mercy Hospital
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Prealdert
Fellows
Harvard University
Qne
Leonard Finishes Training for Jersey City Bout
Lightweight champion Benny Leonard winds up training in New York today for his long delayed bout with Mel Coogan at Jersey City Wednesday night.
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New York
Dec
Benny Leonard
Mel Coogan
Jersey City
Cold or influenza preventative tablets with Grove signature
Advertises LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE tablets for cold or flu prevention. Encourages finding BE. W. GROVE'S signature on the box, priced at 30 cents.
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BE. W. Grove
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