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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1921
Page
10
Washington November 1 Civil service commission head J H Bartlett reports substantial payroll reductions across the United States for the 1921 fiscal year. District of Columbia cuts exceeded 11 000 employees, with national totals near 54 000 for the year and over 300 000 since November 1918.
Three persons including one woman were arrested in Chicago on charges of extorting more than $100000 from about 300 liquor law violators. The suspects allegedly arrested violators, transported them to the federal building, and conducted the shakedown in the courthouse corridor, with arrests by James Donovan. The victims' locations spanned Illinois Indiana Wisconsin and Town.
On July 31 1920 90 559 federal civil employees were in the District of Columbia and 600 557 in branches outside, totaling 691 116. By July 31 1930 78 865 remained in the District and 518 617 in branches outside, totaling 597 482. All figures named include fed
The police of Washington District of Columbia have been ordered to remove paper and trash from the streets of their respective beats under the civil-service law. The measure targets sanitation and order in the capital city as part of a broader administrative directive.
A counterfeit epsom salt product named Epsonade Salts is sold by druggists. It mixes real epsom salts with fruit derivative salts to imitate sparkling lemonade flavor. A tablespoon in cold water is advertised for biliousness headaches or constipation.
A scanned advertisement urges readers to cut out a slip, mail it to Foley & Co in Chicago for a trial package. The offer includes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and colds, Kidney Pills, and Foley Cathartic Tablets for various ailments.
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