Gotham Pictured As Modern Babylon By Vice
The fifty first annual report of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice portrays New York as a modern Babylon, denouncing licentious material from state, screen, and book stalls. It urges state licensing for theatrical producers and clearer obscenity laws, attacking a noted dean of the theater and calling for public exposure of producers and publishers at their storefronts.
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Associated Press
New York
New
York
Babylon
Berlin
Paris
New York Society For the
Marshals Detailed For Special Duties In Parade
The parade committee mounted unit includes Lieut. Nelson F. Richards Q R C Lieut. Lawrence C. Hollis Virginia National Guard L A Singhass Leonard Sirbaugh Front Royal citizens in decorated cars Sergt J D Turnham US A Sergt T H Jackson US A Sergt W PB Henderson US A M O Simpson in one car and two boats.
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Nelson F. Richards
Lawrence C. Hollis
Virginia National Guard
L. A. Singhass
Leonard ‘Sirbaugh
Front Royal
J. D
Turnham
U. S.A
T. H
Bishop Defends His Belief From Another Pulpit
Bishop William Montgomery Brown, twice convicted by ecclesiastical courts for heresy, spoke at the Community Church of New York last night. Police kept crowd control outside as he defended beliefs from a pulpit after Episcopal authorities barred him from delivering the sermon in St Mark's in the Bowery.
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Associated Press
New York
William
Montgomery Brown
Community Church of New York
Guthrie
St Mark’s
Brown
Fire destroys over 2 million bushels of grain in Chicago
A late night blaze destroyed two wooden grain elevators and vast stocks of corn and oats belonging to the Grain Marketing Corporation. Total loss estimated at 2.25 million dollars, with insurance covering the damage to the structures and inventories. Emmanual F. Rosenbaum, Rosenbaum Grain Corporation president, notes elevators were leased to farmers cooperative. Fire threatened the south side industrial district but was controlled by early today.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Grain Marketing Corporation
Emmanuel F. Rosenbaum
Rosenbaum Grain Corporation
Formers’ Co-operative Organization
Richmond T. D. Editors On Visit
Robert D. Ford editor of the Richmond Times Dispatch and Richmond Maury from the news staff were visitors in town yesterday afternoon. They arrived by car with a party of Richmond Chamber of Commerce officials from Harrisonburg, where they spent the night after touring the Spotswood Trail.
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Robert D. Ford
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Richmond Maury
Richmond Chamber of Commerce
Harrisonburg
Tourists Rebel in Austria Over Misleading Snow Ads
Tourists arriving in Innsbruck after reading a resort ad found no snow or ice as promised. The mild weather left lakes unfrozen and winter sports unavailable. They filed suit against the travel bureau responsible for the misleading announcement.
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Associated Press
Austria
Boteere
Toiseach
Innsbruck
Travel Bureau
Trinkle Named Only President Candidate by Roads Group
In Houston on April 23 Governor E Lee Trinkle of Virginia was named the sole presidential candidate by the National Good Roads Association nominating committee. J A Rountree of Birmingham was reappointed director-general, with three vice-presidents at large reelected and three new ones chosen including Governors Gore Whitefield and Walker.
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Associated Press
Houston
Texas
E. Lee Trinkle
Virginia
National Good Roads Association
J. A. Rountree
Birmingham
Ala
Govrnor Howard M. Gore
West Virginia
H. L. Whitefield
Mississippi
Chord Walker
Georgiffa
Firemen From Nearby Towns Invited To Parade Luncheon
Captain Willis of the Sarah Zane Fire Company announced guests for the Apple Blossom parade Mose o of Martinsburg West Virginia will attend as a guest of the Sarah Zane Company after the parade. Other entertaining companies include Citizens Fire Company Strasburg VA Always There Hook and Ladder Waynesboro PA and a 50 piece Wayne Band. They will join a luncheon after the parade this afternoon.
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H) Willis
Sarah Zane Fire Company
Martinsburg
Sarah Zane
Citizens’ Fire Company
Strasburg
Hook and Ladder Company
Wayne Band
Waynesboro
Sarah Zane Company
Union Bank stockholders meeting in Winchester Virginia
Notice announces annual stockholders meeting of Union Bank of Winchester in Winchester Virginia from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Thursday April 23 1925. Cashier Chas J Summers signs the notice.
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Union Bank of Winchester
Winchester
Chas. J. Summers
Oak-Dwks
Notice of Debt Responsibility by Spouse
Notice stating no responsibility for debts incurred by wife. Signed by Sherman H Updike with date April 18, 1971.
What Is Virginia's Future To Be Asks Wayland
Edwin M Wayland of Heards Albemarle county Va vice-president of the Virginia State Horticultural Society argues Virginia must advance or fall behind. He endorses Harry Flood Byrd of Winchester as governor citing Byrd's road efforts and business leadership, urging unified support in August.
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Virginia
Edwin M. Wayland
Heards
Fruit Growers
Albemarle County
Virginia State Horticultural Society
Atlantic Seaboard
Commonwealth
Savicss
Harry Flood Byrd
Winchester
Senator Byrd
Mr. Byrd
Dustry
Valley Turnpike
Byrd
State Senate
North Carolina
America
Virginia Upite
Hazel Switch Vindicated by Diggers Water Find
In Proedlitz Czechoslovakia Hazel switch proven as water locator after divining rod expert Heinrich Otte failed first attempt. Town abandoned shaft at 90 feet until winter when new supplies dried up. Rod allegedly pulled from hand as workers then reached water six feet below the old shaft.
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Associated Press
Proedlitz
Czechoslovakia
Heinrich Otte
Heinrich
Nevada Divorce Holds Good In Philippines
Manila April 24 The question of the validity in the Philippine Islands of a decree of divorce obtained in a United States court was decided in the affirmative by Judge George Harvey of the court of first instance. Mrs Jose Ventura of Manila obtained a decree of divorce from her husband.
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Associated Press
Manila
Phillippine Islands
United States
George Harvey
Court of First Instance
Jose Ventura
Nevada residence and Manila divorce upheld by court
The court ruled that Mrs. Ventura acquired a bona fide residence in Nevada and that her divorce proceedings abroad were legal and valid, requiring full effect in this jurisdiction. The case involved a band in Nevada in March 1924 and a subsequent request to dispose of property upon return to Manila.
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Nevada
Manila
Ventura
Poor Showing In Athletics Traced To Play Golf
London, April 24. England's deterioration in athletics, as shown by international contests, is blamed on excessive golf. Leo Maxse, editor of the National Review, says England is beaten by Australia in cricket and lags in polo, lawn tennis, and Paris Olympic performances because talents and enthusiasm are diverted to golf.
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Associated Press
London
England
Leo Maxse
National Review
Maxse
America
France
Paris
Shannon elected to state committee in memory of Switzer
M Shannon a merchant from Mr Panecs was chosen to replace the late Walter C Switzer of Harrisonburg on the Democratic State Committee A Richmond message says Shannon is active in politics and will serve on the committee
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CM. Shannon
M. Shannon
Virginia Dentists to Hold Annual Meet in Staunton
Staunton Va April 24 The fifty sixth annual meeting of the Virginia State Dental Association will take place April 27 to 29 with an eighteen hole medal golf tournament at Staunton Golf Club. Technical papers and national speakers such as Dr. C Edmund Kells and Dr. Harvey W Wiley will address the convention.
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Associated Press
Staunton
Virginia State Dental Association
Staunton Golf Club
C. Edmund Kells
New Orleans
Harvey W. Wiley
Washington
R. L. Simpson
R. DB. Thorton
Richmond
Harry Bear
Association
Bear
A. Hume Sprinkel
W. D. Hodgkin
Warrenton
James E. John
Ruth Still Gaining as Yankees Edge Toward Return
Babe Ruth, recovering from influenza at St. Vincent's Hospital, showed continued improvement today though doctors expect he will stay another week or ten days. The slugger remains focused on the Yankees and his team's fortunes as he recuperates.
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New York
Babe Ruth
St. Vincent’s Hospital
New York Yan
Kees Relies on Nurse for Daily Inning Score Updates
In a routine described by onlookers, Kees remains dependent on a nurse each afternoon to deliver the score by innings, highlighting a steady caregiving pattern and the regularity of the sports routine.
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Kees
Scientist Will Seek To Solve Mysteries Of Head Squeezers
London April 24 Dr William M McGovern plans an expedition to the South American mountains between the Amazon basin and the Northern Andes to study the so called human head squeezers a tribe famed for shrinking heads. He aims to spend seven to ten months among them seeking anthropological insights and to document habits and possible mines of diamonds and gold. The journey will cross Brazil Colombia Ecuador and Peru ending in Lima before his return to London.
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Associated Press
London
Amazon Basin
Andes
South America
William M. McGovern
England
Lhasa
Forbidden City
Tibet
McGovern
Amazon
Bize
Back Hurts Begin on Salts Kidney Flush Claim
A famed health authority urges flushing kidneys with Lithia salts to relieve back pain and kidney sluggishness. It recommends taking a tablespoon in water before breakfast for a few days to restore proper filtration and ease urine abnormalities.
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