More Foreigners Leave U.S. Under Prohibition Law
New York March 12 Emigration exceeds immigration as Ellis Island records show 53 000 admitted since January 1 while 61 000 departed. Most go to Poland and Czecho Slovakia. Rep Isaac Siegel cites prohibition as the main cause with beer and wine bans fueling ill will among foreign born residents in mining districts.
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Associated Press
New York
United States
Isaac Siegel
House Immigration Committee
Ellis Island
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
Siegel
Regular Officers Revert to Prewar Rank in Capital Return
Washington March 12. More than 300 regular army officers in Washington on staff duty will revert to prewar rank under orders directed by Gen. March. Among them Lieut. Col. John M. Milliken and Major J. M. Swing, aides to and sons in law of Gen. March, will become captains. Similar orders are prepared for over a hundred officers with American forces in Germany.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Washington
March
John M. Milliken
J. M. Swing
Germany
The Doctor's Shop A Pronounced Success at Waterloo
The Doctor's Shop a comedy presented at the Waterloo theatre last night by the Drama League drew a large appreciative audience. Thomas F. Myers directed and starred as the doctor with strong support from Truman De Roame and Mrs. J. E. Ridenour as Clementine, aided by Vincent Galinveaux Mrs. Voorhees M Scane and others in a well received production.
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Waterloo Theatre
Drama League
Thomas F. Myers
Truman
de Roame
J. E. Ridenour
Mr. Myers
Clementine
Jeargus
Preacher Barber Serves Parishioners in His Bailiwick
Reverend George B. Gilbert of Middletown Connecticut cuts hair during gospel tours to rural districts such as Ninevah Falls and Roast Beet Hill. He provides free trims to local schoolchildren when his auto visits the area, believing it important to shear the locks of his flock as he tends their spirits.
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Middletown
Conn
George B. Gilbert
Ninevah Falls
Vermont
Baby’s Smile in Court Beats Sulf for Divorce
In Newark New Jersey a judge dismissed Wilbur A. Murray’s divorce petition after a baby smiled at him. Murray claimed Eva J. Murray is the mother while the child’s paternity was in question. The vice chancellor compared eyes and dimples, noting the child bore the father’s features, and ruled against the petition.
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New York
Backes
Newark
Wilbur A. Murray
Huntercon Street
Eva J. Murray
Murray
Abs. Murray
Dangor's Bench
Tiara of Marlborough Duchess Sells at Christie’s
A brilliant tiara with forage and scrollwork, 19 pear shaped stones, formerly owned by the Duchess of Marlborough, sold at Christie’s for £25,000 to H. Harris who plans to break it up. The crowded auction room included many women as a suggestion arose that such tiaras are becoming old fashioned.
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London
Duchess of Marlborough
Christie’s
H. Harris
Six farm deeds filed totaling 149636 in city in brief
Deeds filed yesterday total 149 636 across six farm deals. Various local notices report illnesses quarantines tornado fatalities in Missouri. Names include Dr E G Leffler families visiting Bartlesville and Anton Burger preparing for a Florida trip after Easter.
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E. G. Leffler
Bartelsville
Okla
Woman's Home Mission Society of
First
M. E.church
Guy Guernsey
Chicago
Waterloo
Lowden
W. V. Newlin
Fort Worth
Tex
Lucile Creigton
Altea Street
Hugh Geiger
Bayard Street
Emma Nelson
Seventh Street
W. H. ST. Francis
J. A. Francis
Moundville
Nevada
Wrancis
Danville
Missouri
H. P. Livingston
Minnesota
Rock Island Road
Manly
F. W. Fleming
A S. Rea
Anton Burger
Florence Street
Florida
Anna
St. Francis Academy
Dubuque
Rick Hawk
Woman Smokes Steadfastly in Smoking Car Aboard New York Fast
A brake man tells a woman she cannot ride in the smoking car on a New York fast train. She asserts her right to sit there, lights a tobacco pipe, and smokes with evident enjoyment beside other passengers.
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Atlantic City
New York
Cleveland Says First Sign Of Spring Is Alligators
Cleveland city officials claim the first warm sign of spring will be two Brookside Zoo alligators moved to the city hall basement for winter. The pair snoozed through fall and will wake when spring arrives, serving as a bellwether for the season. Careful watch is kept on them.
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Cleveland
Medicine Hat
Brookside Zoo
City Hall
Musical Typewriter Lets Flauth Compose
Wichita readers learn H. P. Flauth, seen at his window, has invented a 135 character musical typewriter. The flat-roller device allows notes to be written on above below or on the staff as the culmination of 18 years of work.
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Wichita
Kan
H. P. Flauth
Flauth
Divorce for No Talk Leads to New Prospects
Seattle widow Bedelia Johnson wins a divorce on the ground that her husband would not talk to her. She boasts she will have hundreds of proposals and a quick remarriage, claiming she will pick from many suitors once free.
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Seattle
Bedelia Johnson
Ms. Johnson
Prediction of a new mate after freedom noted
The piece suggests he will easily find a suitable mate now that he is free, noting no leap year proposals yet. It also mentions a "For Sale Act" in the Courier and decrees of divorces granted to husbands whose wives talked too much, with biting effects.
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Johnson
the Courier
Sausage Heroism in Night Robbery Report
A Chicago butcher, George Mautner, confronted a thief as he closed his store. The intruder demanded “Hands up” and fled after Mautner, armed with sausages, kept calm. The anecdote contrasts with a Chicago Herald tale of a burglar outwitted by a polite homeowner during a late-night burglary.
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Chicago
George Mautner
West Side
Mautner
Hammond Court Denies Liquor Permit To Party Aide
Henry Doppinger appears in city court seeking a permit to buy two quarts of whisky for a Christmas party. Judge Kowalski rebukes the notion of such permits being issued in court and warns a mob would gather if allowed. Doppinger leaves disappointed.
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Hammond
Henry Doppinger
Kowalski
Doppinger
Balmwort Kidney Tablets Offer Relief Says Customer
A Massachusetts man from Bryantville reports Balmwort Kidney Tablets are the best remedy he has tried. He cites back pains rheumatic aches and frequent urination as signs kidneys and bladder were not functioning. the product allegedly revives their activity and is sold by all druggists.
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Wm. F. Bryant
Bryantville
Mass
New Rail Wage Session Set for March Talks
Washington March 12 conferences between railroad labor committees and the association of railroad executives on pending wage disputes will resume. Both sides plan to proceed as scheduled at that time.
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Sloyge Crmeencore
Nssence
Washington, D. C
Railroad Labor
Association of Railroad Executives
Poslam Skin Remedy Ad Claims Quick Relief
An advertisement urges readers to treat skin troubles with Poslam, promising quick soothing relief for pimples eczema rash and itching. It touts the product as universally helpful for men women and children and offers a free sample via Emergency Laboratories in New York City.
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West ¢7Th St
New York City
Thankful Ringgold Man Praises Sulpherb Tablets Remedy
Ringgold Georgia man John M Plemons writes of relief from stomach trouble constipation and bad blood after using Sulpherb Tablets. He notes rapid improvement and urges readers to try the product as druggists sell Sulphers Tablets widely and warn against ordinary sulphur tablets.
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John M. Plemons
Ringgold
Georgia
First Ward Council Candidate Named on Frisbie Ticket
Washington March 12 Friends of Maj Maurice Connally of Dubuque have learned he has been appointed general manager of the Curtiss Air Motor Corporation in New Jersey. In the elimination process for First ward councilman J H Glaze remained the likely name on the Frisbie ticket. Connolly a former congressman served in the war and has broad business experience.
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Curtiss Air
Ulant
Controversey
Pla & Motor Corporation
Newark City
Connolly
First Ward
J. H. Glaze
Frisbie
Connolly Sete
Washington, DC
Mareh
Maj
Maurice Connally
Ste Dubuaque
Grocery Prices and Special Notice to Farmers
A readable grocery price list shows items like bread milk soap potatoes and cooking oil with various prices and bulk offers. The note ends with a Special Notice to Farmers mentioning excellent stock food.
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Ifc
Imperial Sweet Corn
Hart
Dundee
Marlix allegedly cures long standing stomach trouble
Testimonial notes claim Marlix relieved decades of stomach pain and improved eating. Mrs EB H Guskill of Fort Wayne reports ten years of medical care and three bottle use. Mrs Ollie Ledford of Greenback Tenn says Marlix helped two year stomach sickness. Local pharmacies advertise Marlix 75 cents with guarantee.
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Marlix
EB. H. Guskill
Fort Wayne
Ollie Ledford
Greenback
Tenn
Marlix Co
Ind
Ana Aruggiste
Waterloo
C. J. Miller
Fourth St
Wangler l Bros, Co
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Sulf
Marlborough
Isuchanan
H. D. Titler
Mt. Vernon Township
Ghesley Jennass
Iona Holstein-Friesian Cattle Association
Mlinois Holstein Breeders
Iowa
Bertha Rowland
St. Ansgar
Applian
Attman
Sure 11
California
the Dancing Kid
C. H. Kingsbury
Sash Grocery and Meats
Conger Street
Columbia Records
Barkin
Chloe
Jolson
Mary Caroline Sunshine
Hawaiian Records
E. M. Henderson & Son
Ith
East Side Post Office
Drew Trubty
Chicago Herald
Chicago Ber
Dr. J. ©. Murphy
D.D
First National Bank
P. Res
C. A. Boatman
D. D
J. Bank Bldg
WM. H. Ross
Leavitt and Johnson
Percy KR. Woop
Leavitt & Johnson Bank
E. T. Jaynes
Franklin St
Spl. C
Optometrist
Sycamore Street
Lillie A. Arnett
Commercial Bank
Fullerton Place
Othine
Louis J. Eagle
Lansdowne
Asanrlatad Pras
Man
Sumner
Amer St
Wangler Bros. CO
East Fourth Street
Atlas Candy & Fruit Co
Commer Bridge
Wittick’s
West Fourth St
Sycamore St
Quality and Service
Sycamore Squares
Black Hawks
Link
Bacon
Pdee
Sresh
Hamburg
Swift
Leo
van Noy
Bbc
Abc
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