Jenkins Ransom Paid in Kidnapping Case
United States officials confirm American consular agent William Jenkins was released after ransom was paid to kidnappers in Puebla Mexico. Reported payment of 150000 in gold by Jenkins friends provokes questions of Carranza government involvement and Mexican security response. State Department notes Jenkins rescue and seeks clarity on who supplied the ransom while promising further efforts to safeguard his life.
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Vereein Sonsular
Puebla
Washington Post
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Jenkona
United States
Mexico
Phillips
Carranza
State Department
Curranga
William ©. Jenkins
Mexico City
Matthewe Hanna
War Department
Myers
Poindexter
Congress
Carranza and bandits linked in ransom extortion case
The article discusses Carranza forces and bandits possibly working together to extort ransom from American officials, noting potential sums around 150000 dollars if Carranza pays. It reports State Department and War Department investigations into missing aviators Lieut Cecil Connally and Lieut Frederick Waterhouse, with bodies found in lower California and unconfirmed murder claims. Congress debates authorization and ransom policy toward Mexicans, with emphasis on preventing further such actions.
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United States
Phillips
State Department
Cecil H. Connally
San Diego
Frederick B. Waterhouse
Weiser
Idaho
Lower
California
Grain and Live Stock Prices in Baltimore on Oct 27
The Baltimore market reports varied prices for buttercreamery cream, dairy prints, and dairy outputs across Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia. Poultry and poultry products list live chickens, ducks, geese, pigeons, and turkeys with per pound and per pair rates, while corn and middling futures show regional quotes for nearby track and prime yellow.
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Sylvania
Mar
Live Stock Market Prices Detroit Chicago Livestock Report
Live Stock market notes from Chicago show hogs with mixed bulk values from 12.50 to 18.60 per cwt and heavy packers around 12.69 to 13.25 for sows and pigs. Cattle prices range from 5.50 to 19.50 for beef steers and heifers, with veal calves at 16.75 to 17.74 and stocker offerings between 6.00 and 13.00. Lambs and ewes posted 6.75 to 15.25 for lambs and 6.75 to 12.50 for breeding ewes, amid varied quality grades.
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Chicago
Grain price report from Chicago and Baltimore
Grain market notes from Chicago and Baltimore dated October 27 show corn and rye prices with No. 2 yellow corn at 1.39 to 1.40, oats at 7.2.4 to 7.4.5, rye No. 2 at 1.25, barley around 1.20 to 1.42, and wheat for No. 1 red winter at about 2.38 with various garlic price references and No. 2 red winter at 4.35, garlic 2.33.
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Chicago
Baltimore
Social crusade rally ends with arrests in Alexandria
More than twenty individuals, white and colored, including five white minors, faced Police Justice Luther H. Thompson at a special police court session held last night. Lieut. Charles R. Winfree of the U S Army led the public health crusade in Alexandria in cooperation with the United States Public Health Service and the State board.
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Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
Luther H. Thompson
Charles R. Winfree
U.S. A
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State Board
Calotabs Promises Quick Cure for Colds and Flu
Physicians and druggists promote Calotabs as a simple overnight remedy to prevent influenza complications. Take one tablet at bedtime with water, then wake to a refreshed liver and purified system. Sold only in sealed packages for thirty five cents with a money back guarantee if not delighted.
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Health raid exposes vice ring and arrests in July
Lieut Winfree led secret agents in a July investigation here, securing evidence that resulted in arrests and remands to jail under public health supervision. Some suspects were paroled after reporting to a clinic at 624 King Street. White girls aged 14 to 19 were involved, with Mrs Hellwege linked as spouse of a Salvation Army captain. Attorney Charles Henry Smith aims for habeas corpus releases. one man, Raymond W. Rodgers, 22, committed suicide at his home near Lunt Station. Funeral set for Franconia Methodist Church. Property transfers filed include land on Alfred Street and a home on 1411 Duke Street. Rev Dr Berryman Green returns from Detroit as delegate to a bishop’s convention. Mrs William Monche funeral held. burial in Bethel Cemetery. Evangelistic sermons at First Baptist Church. Alexandria Elks initiate large class. next grand lodge meeting in Chicago. Engagement announced: Miss Virginia Ray Wilden to Wilson Lewis Townsend of Kensington.
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Washington county hosts reception for National Congress delegates
In Hagerstown Maryland a public reception welcomed Twenty thousand delegates and visitors for the Farm Women's National Congress and Maryland agricultural groups ahead of a major meeting. A special train from the Midwest arrived, and about two thousand residents offered homes to attendees.
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