Four Die as Severe Storms Spark Lightning in Philadelphia Area
Four people killed by lightning and three drowned during a severe storm sweeping Philadelphia and nearby counties. In Hammonton New Jersey a woman and her mother died when lightning struck the Polach packing plant where they worked. three other workers were knocked down but recovered. The storms caused injuries, fires, and property damage across the region.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Polach
Salvatore Merlino
Hammonton
N. J
Peace Again Dawns In New Orleans Strike
Riots and violence in the street car strike gave way to efforts to heal the breach between the city council and Union Carmen leaders after mobs attacked commissioners and four men were shot in the city hall. Labor leaders and the council met to express regret and repudiate actions by the mortgage recorder and a labor leader.
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New Orleans
Associated Press
Commission Council
Carmen
Governor Ritchie Blames Congress for Prohibition Enforcement
Governor Alfred Ritchie of Maryland told an audience at the University of Virginia that Congress, not the state, is the nullfer of the prohibition law. He cited a prohibition commissioner who said enforcement costs reach at least 300 million dollars annually and warned Congress will not fund such a sum.
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University
Congress
Alfred Ritchie
Maryland
Institute of Public Affairs
Gov. Ritchie
Doran
Maryland Governor Defends Stand-In Over Prohibition Law
The governor argues States rights and criticizes congressional inaction. Ritchie defends Maryland's position as the state weighs up a prohibition stance and its implications.
Neighbor’s Quiet Rift Over Returned Greetings
A humorous exchanges notes a neighbor who avoids greeting others. The wife explains the woman, next-door, never returns greetings, prompting the husband’s question and the punchline. The brief centers on social friction in a domestic setting.
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