Chicago Liquor Theft Sparks Prohibition Bribery Probe
Chicago officials disclose a heist of 7200 quarts of bonded bourbon from the Sibley warehouse on Clark Street and the river. In two days it reached saloonkeepers for sale amid a suspected $100,000 cash flow and at least $6,000 in bribes, with investigations to follow and warrants issued for saloon searches on the north side under wartime price provisions. Isadore Grubiner admits ownership of 3200 cases, 600 missing, and says much liquor moved quickly after the war ban eased. officials caution no direct accusations against police or officials yet.
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Chicago
Sibley
Clark Streat
Prohibition
Internal Revenue Department
Isadore Grubiner
Logan Boulevard
Milwaukee Avenue
Revenue Department
United States
Mason
North Side
Pigs Declared Most Sagacious Animal by Hudson
New York The Evening Sun reports W H Hudson ranks the pig as the most sagacious animal. He argues pigs lack distrust, show friendly behavior, and possess collective and individual wit. Pigs reportedly learn tricks, communicate swiftly, and act with apparent thought, often surpassing other species in sociability and problem solving.
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New York
Evening Sun
W. H. HudSon
Hudson
Stanted
Strange Materials Used by Buckeye Violin Maker
An eccentric Ohio craftsman creates ornate violins with odd materials noted by Popular Mechanics. He uses a pocketknife as a primary tool, and his instruments boast fine appearance and tone. A back uses eastern state wood, while another violin features a hack from a bureau drawer imported from England after the Mayflower voyage.
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New York
Ohio
England
Forearm Graft Planned to Rebuild Girl's Nose
In Altoona Pennsylvania 16 year old Cather Minerick suffered facial injury when a horse bit off her nose. Doctors plan to remove skin from her forearm to mold a new nose and graft it onto her face in a fatal hospital.
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Altoona
Cather M¢ Minerick
Mother of Two Babies Appeals for Furniture
A social welfare appeal asks the public to donate a cupboard dresser and dishes to a mother with two small children who is the sole support and facing eviction from a rental, so she can furnish two rooms rent free while caring for an invalid wife in quoderite circumstances.
Suffering British clergy plan union drives reform
London reports perilous days for clergy as a union drive seeks better pay and conditions. A village vicar describes wearing a heavy coat in summer due to ragged cassocks, while another married father of three says his family has not had a square meal in two years. His 26 room vicarage borrows on a $75 yearly income as repairs and upkeep drain funds.
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London
Vhcarin
England
Births Reported For Hormby and Kaplan Families
To Mr and Mrs Willam H Hormby 1119 Eleventh West a daughter Alarjorr born October 31. To Mr and Mrs Hyman Kaplan 132 South November 1 a son Jeromae born.
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Willam H. Hormby
Alarjorr
Hyman Kaplan
Jeromae
Snowed In By NELLIE A FADRBANKS
Jean Dickerman hates the lonely farmhouse but longs for city life. After a snowstorm traps her away, she returns to Tom, admits unhappiness, and resolves to stay with him, finding comfort by the fire as they reunite.
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Nellie A, Fadrbanks
Jean Dickerman
Jean
Tom
Jeanie
Alboit
Jéan
Grocery list highlights from local ad page
A compact catalog of pantry and household items with prices: Crisco lard coffee tea Borax soap naptha laundry soap navy beans macaroni country corn cream cheese May Day coffee pumpkin canned goods fruit preserves ginger snaps peanut butter and more. Includes 1 lb lard 4 bars soap 66 rolls toilet paper two can sizes and various brands. Phone reference 4023 318 FE 4th.
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sTelb
Can Crisco
Japan
Manor House
Monarch Co
Early Telephonic Ideas Through the Ages
The article traces the long history of the telephone idea from 1609 when the modern concept appeared in print to 1861 when the instrument called the telephone was invented. It notes Hook's 1661 to 1667 work on transmitting sound, Wheatstone's 1821 musical box experiment, and the emergence of telegraphy leading up to the invention.
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Hook
Wheatstone
Musical Sounds From Rod and Coil Experiment
A historical account describes producing musical notes by passing current through a soft iron rod in a wire coil. The reproduced notes of the same pitch are described as faint and toy trumpet like. The narrative notes ongoing experiments and further testing.
Sloan's Liniment Ad for Rheumatism Relief
An old style ad touts Sloan's Liniment as quick relief for rheumatic twinges from temperature changes. It claims penetrating, rubbing-free relief for lumbago sciatica external soreness stiffness strains and sprains with prices 350 700 and 1 40 offered at druggists.
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Sloan
Invention advances wardrobe frame and note paper pricing
A description notes Professor Bell inventing a system now used, plus a sectional wardrobe frame extendable by adding sections. It mentions letter writers in France and India asking for cheaper note paper amid high prices. Paper makers sell fancy small note paper at 91.9% per box of 25 sheets and envelopes.
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France
Inding & Bood
Mei
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Winn
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Waterloo
Iowa
Charles Franklin Bennett
E. M. Jackson, D.D.S
J. ©. Murphy
D.D.S
Goemal Radio
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H. Rosss
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R. E. Russell
Black Hawk
Lillie A. Arnett
Commercial Bank
Fullerton Place
Asso
Edward B. Tourtellot
Oelwein
Ural
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Derwear
Scane’s
East 4Th St
Leath
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Bell
Boston
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