Wets and Drys Battle Across Nation Over Prohibition
In Texas drys push statewide prohibition with the vote due the day after tomorrow while Maine fights to restore licensed saloons. National temperance forces back the drys and liquor interests aid the wets, shaping a heated, partisan clash with local option as a focal point.
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Uncle Sam
Texas
Maine
National Anti- Saloon League
Lone Star
United States
Twitter
Vowie
Lillian N. Stevens
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
George W. Norton
Portland Express
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Neal Dow
Taft
Lyman Abbott
Woodrow Wilson
Eliot
Harvard
Bob” Evans
Cardinal Gibbons
Leagve
Instant Relief For Sore Feet
Advertisement touts TIZ foot remedy used by policemen worldwide claiming instant relief for tender feet. Claims include drawing out poisons from pores, avoiding powders, and restoring comfort. testimonials praise results and offer product at 25 cents per box via Walter Luther Dodge & Company Chicago.
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Emzy Harrell
Austin
Texas
Walter Luther Dodge & Com
Chicago
Big River Water Drops. Riverboats Adjust Plans
Burlington reports water levels lower than last year with 3% inches of rise at the bridge yesterday. Captain Blair may shift traffic from the Morning Star to the Helen Blair and Columbia between Davenport and Burlington if needed. The Helen Blair and Black Hawk arrived with a busy trade.
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Burlington
Blair
Rock Island
Helen Blair
Columbia
Davenport
Morning Star
Black Hawk
Widow Inherits Kansas Ranch Estate In Trust
Pleasantville Iowa July 20 Mrs Wim Litdamoode wife of a farmer has fallen heir to the estate of her uncle W H Gardner of Carlisle Kan The estate left in trust to her comprises property valued at a million dollars She will receive only the income The estate is largely in lands near Kansas City and Wichita
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Pleasantville
Iowa
Wim. Litdamoode
W. H. Gardner
Carlisle
Kan
Kansas City
Wichita
First Remittance Under New Motor Car License Law
Des Moines reports the treasurer received 21266 dollars and 12 cents from the secretary of state as the first remittance of fees under the new motor car license law enacted to take effect July 4.
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Des Moines
Morrow
Hayward
Cities Must Enforce New Auto Law Signs Or Face Prosecution
A drastic U S law threatens prosecutions unless cities meet the new automobile license rules requiring posting of speed limit signs at intersections and curves. Des Moines officials note the provision is among the most mandatory, and cities failing to comply can be prosecuted.
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Washington
Iowa
Hayward
Des Moines
Veterans Push to Manassas For Civil War Battle Commemoration
Washington on July 20 sees hundreds of veterans from both sides marching toward Manassas to relive the Civil War clash. The semi centennial of Bull Run is marked with a program at Manassas as veterans recall learning they fight fellow Americans.
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Manassas
Bull Run
Meeting on famine relief plan in Pekin
July 20 in Pekin a meeting of the Chinese and Foreign Famine Relief Association with government representatives will adopt a more comprehensive procedure to aid thousands of famine victims.
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Pekin
Chinese and Foreign Famine Relief Association
Att General Bans Sales of Certain Medicines in Des Moines
Des Moines on July 20 reports that only registered pharmacists may sell medicines containing intoxicating liquor or any poison as defined by the code. The attorney general announced the ruling after the state pharmacy board meeting Monday night.
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Des Moines
State Pharmacy Board
Tbgis
Police Stop Lynching in Cincinnati After Mob Attack
Police captured Charles Lawrence after an enraged crowd on Vine Street and Ostern Place restrained him from assaulting Miss Belle Daugherty. Bystanders rescued the girl as cries drew hundreds, and officers rushed in to prevent a lynching. Lawrence was in critical condition.
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Cincinnati
Charles Lawrence
Vine Street
Ostern Place
Lawrence
Belle Daugherty
Suits Against Railroads Over Hours Worked
Complaints alleging violations of the sixteen hour law for trainmen filed in federal court against the Pittsburg Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis and the Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis Railway companies. United States District Attorney Miller represents the federal government seeking $600 in penalties.
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Indianapolis
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Chicago
St Louis
Cleveland
St. Louis
United States
Miller
State Pharmacy Board Overrules Unregistered Pharmacists
The state pharmacy board ruled pharmacist actions against an express ruling of the curatory beady as unfounded. It notes pharmacies in the state selling peroxide without the poison label, and that salable only when labeled poison. The next exam for registered druggists is Oct 1 under a new law effective July 4, with Haddon Eaton and Clements on the board.
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Pharuaey
Beady
Pharmacy Board
David KE. Haddon
Alta
H. E Haton
Shenandoah
J. W. Clements
Marengy
H. E. Eaton
National Boards of Pharmacy
Boston
State Pharmacy Commission
Dyspepsia Relief Promise Through Miller Tablets
An advertisement touts Miller Dyspepsia Tablets as a quick remedy to end stomach distress. It claims rapid relief from pain, gas, and sour belches, allowing normal eating and comfort within days. Trial boxes are offered by druggists with no immediate obligation.
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Debi
Persian ex-sultan return triggers government crackdown
Tehran reports vigorous action by authorities to prevent trouble after the unexpected return of former Khan Mohammed Ali Mirza. Notables including the police chief and Bahadur Jing pledge support as the cabinet considers further steps as needed. Washington meanwhile warns of a U S Clover seed shortage threatening multiple states and urges farmers to replant by tilling stubble and sowing clover.
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Mohammed Ali Mirza
Jefrim
Bahad-Ur Jing
U. S
Washington
Cepar
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