Kramer Says U S Is Far From Dry In Major Cities
Prohibition Commissioner Kramer reports wide open drinking in New York and other big cities. He cites 50,000,000 gallons stored in bonded warehouses, widespread bribery suspicions, difficult convictions, and a new skirt squad targeting exclusive restaurants. He notes foreign and local operatives profit from the liquor trade and public apathy toward enforcement remains high.
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Washington
New York
Chicago
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Prohibition
Kramer
Illinois
Louisiana
Pennsylvania
Kd of Squad
Broadway
State Street
Mr. Kramer
Actress tied to Rockefeller kin refuses contract
Vienna reports a young actress said to be John D. Rockefeller's granddaughter has sparked a furor by breaking her engagement to star at the Bugg theater and failing to honor her contract.
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Rockefeller
Balks
Vienna
John D. Rockefeller
Bugg Theater
Actress seeks contract cancellation amid Rockefeller dispute
A performer asked management to cancel her contract amid claims the Rockefeller name would underpin her success. The theater world attributes the move to Rockefeller family opposition to her career. Local papers splash headlines linking Vienna’s famine image to Rockefeller wealth.
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Rockefeller
America
Vienna
DAnnunzio summons assembly for Quarnero republic
Gabriele d An nunzio, who declared the Italian republic of Quarnero, has called a constituent assembly to convene in six weeks according to Milan dispatch to the London Times. D Annunzio adherents are reported to have sworn fealty to the new republic.
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London
Gabriele d’Annunzio
Quarnero
Fiume
Islands
Milan
London Times
D’annunzio
Rule against dry raiders upheld by Brooklyn judge
Federal Judge Garvin in Brooklyn ruled that seizing liquors without a search warrant violates the fourth amendment. The decision questions use of warrants in Volstead Act cases and suggests warrants are required before evidence can be admitted.
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New York
Garvin
Brooklyn
United States Commissioners
Higuer
Wife of Jack Pickford Is Dead in Paris
Olive Thomas American actress wife of Jack Pickford died in Paris at Neuilly hospital after mercurial poisoning. Doctors cite ingesting bichloride of mercury by mistake during nervous depression and a quarrel with her husband over her visits to tango palaces.
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Paris
Olive Thomas
Jack Pickford
Neuilly
Joseph Choate
Miss Thomas
Choate
Pickford
Olive
Montmartre
First Transcontinental Postal Plane Clears Marina Field
The San Francisco to New York mail flight began at 6:15 a.m. with 700 pounds of mail aboard the craft piloted by Raymond J. Little, marking the first transcontinental air mail departure from the city.
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California
San Francisco
Marina Field
Raymond J. Little
Obregon Plans Mexico Finances for Reconstruction
Washington reports Gen Alvaro Obregon, newly elected Mexican president, aims to secure a large loan for government reconstruction. He says priority is meeting foreign obligations, reducing internal needs, and negotiating extensions or settlements with creditors. He stresses economy, industry, and friendly ties with foreign capitalists.
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Washington
Alvarado Obregon
Mexico
General Obregon
Olive Thomas Descends Into Tragedy At Ritz Hotel
Olive Thomas, a noted movie star, drank bichloride of mercury after a quarrel with her husband at the Ritz. Her rise from a Pittsburgh department store cash girl to Broadway chorus to film star is recalled, including early music studies and posing for artist Harrison Fisher who called her the most beautiful girl.
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Ritz
Olive
Olive Thomas
Pittsburgh
New York
Harrison Fisher
Tarsus Besieged by Turks Near Adana
Constantinople reports Tarsus the birthplace of St. Paul is besieged by Turkish forces. The French garrison and 25,000 residents lack food as Turks fire from groves around the plain, pressing the defense within the city walls.
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St. Paul
Constantinople
Tarsus
Adana
Paul Nilson
St. Paul's Institute
Garison
Italy faces new quake peril as crater opens near Spezia
A volcanic crater opened atop Pizzo d Ucello near Spezia after the earthquake that devastated towns north of Florence. Smoke and sulphur fumes issued from the crater while scientists link the eruption to the tremor. Epoca places fatalities over 500.
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Pizzo D’ucello
Rome
Spezia
Florence
Epoca
Italy
Democrats grilled over letters in Illinois campaign probe
Illinois national committeeman Boeschenstein admitted mailing fund solicitation letters to federal officeholders amid senate scrutiny. Republican leaders pressed evasion claims as Upham produced donor totals for 1918 to 1920. Moore denied wet group funding for Cox as the Chicago hearings closed, heading east.
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Illinois National
Moore
Cox
Chicago
Charles Boeschenstein
Illinois
Senate Committee
William S. Kenyon
Boeschenstein
Kenyon
Mr. Boeschenstein
Pomerene
Democratic Committee
W. BR. Crane
John Barton Payne
Thomas
Benjamin Jones
Roeschenstein
Fred W. Upham
Republican National Committee
Republican Campaign Fund
National Committee
Wet
Edmond H. Moore
Wilson Bars Mine Parley In Wage Dispute
President Wilson refused to reconvene the joint scale committee of operators and miners in Pennsylvania to consider a new wage award, replying to a telegram from anthracite workers. The move blocks a fresh wage talks session.
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Pennsylvania
Washington
Wilson
Joint Scale Committee of
Heiress in Boy Garb Sought by Police in Gloucester
Miss Laura Fletcher seventeen daughter of Mr and Mrs Stoughton A Fletcher of Indianapolis disappeared from Grapevine Cove where she had been in the care of a governess. A fisherman reported seeing a young woman cut her hair and wear overalls, suggesting disguise.
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Gloucester
Mass
Laura Fletcher
Stoughton A. Fletcher
Indianapolis
Poles Report 3,300 Russians Captured in Front Attacks
Warsaw reports northeastern front attacks yield 3,300 prisoners four guns and two armored trains. Council of defense selects Riga delegation head with powers to seek armistice and peace preliminaries. Danzig set to depart Sept 12 for Riga with full credentials.
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Warsaw
Poland
Russia
Riga
Council of Defense
M. Dombski
Minsk
M. Grabski
Prince Sapieha
Paris
George Tchitcherin
Bolshevist
Danzig
Latvia
Socialist revolt spreads amid unrest and casualties
Reports describe socialist revolt spreading across regions with ongoing clashes, including killed and wounded individuals. Authorities struggle to contain violence as civilians face danger and disruption.
Italian Troops Restore Order After Violent Riots in Trieste
Special to The Evening Journal reports Socialist unrest spreading in Trieste Maly with barricades and heavy weapons used in clashes between rioters and military forces. Italian troops and naval units restored a semblance of order after several casualties and wounded soldiers were recorded.
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Evening Journal
Trieste
Maly
U S Coal Probe Opens in Chicago Interviews Begin
In Chicago on September 11, District Attorney Charles F. Clyne called the first wholesale coal dealers for interviews as federal probe into profiteering begins. Palmer orders and Lever Act indictments loom, aiming to head off a winter fuel famine.
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Chicago
Charles F. Clyne
Clyne
A. Mitchell Palmer
Warning to the Turks in Constantinople Threats
Thousands of leaflets warn Turkish nationalists that Greek forces will occupy Constantinople unless they yield. Leaflets are dispersed across Anatolia as tensions rise over control of the city.
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Constantinople
Anatolia
Cox Opens Presidential Campaign in Spokane Address
Governor Cox of Ohio arrived in Spokane Washington to launch his campaign speaking to the First Voters league urging League of Nations support and stating conscience and judgment, not partisanship, should guide this year's votes.
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Spokane
Wash
Cox
Ohio
First Voters’ League
League of Nations
Japanese officials host American congressmen in Yokohama
Viscount Uchida minister of foreign affairs hosted a luncheon for visiting American congressmen. The entire cabinet attended and other dignitaries were present. Later Yokohama welcomed the delegation.
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Viscount Uchida
Cabinet
Tokyo
Visccount Uchida
Japan
Yokohama
Dog saves woman in Memphis pool incident
A brown car dog in Memphis, Tennessee, helps a nineteen year old married woman after an unidentified white man knocked her into a pool. The dog seized her collar with its teeth and held her head above water until rescuers arrived, saving her life though she is severely injured.
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Memphis
Tenn
Lfe
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