Workers Urge Crime Care for Children
New York reports social workers call policing focus on preventing juvenile crime rather than only arresting offenders. They cite 37,505 NY boys brought before courts in 1027 and describe a Woods led program tracking 1,200 at risk youths to deter delinquency through prevention partnerships.
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Censors Trim Scenes of Chicago Bandits and French Deputies
Paris dispatch notes film censors ease foreign violence fears by cutting gun battles in a Chicago crime film and removing a punch scene in Les Nouveaux Messieurs depicting deputies. Officials argue films serve national propaganda and must not show decency violations.
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Prussia Pardons Woman in Executable Murder Case
Berlin reports reveal Frau Anna Reinke, age 50 of Greifswald, spared the death penalty after being sentenced in 1924 for murder. Her release followed renewed investigations that proved her innocence, amid public outrage and debate on abolishing the death penalty after earlier high profile cases like Jakubowski. The ruling came from five professional judges, not a lay jury, during a period of jury abolition for cost reasons.
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Reichstag
Georgia to debate abolishing capital punishment
Atlanta January 1 report says lawmakers will attempt to abolish capital punishment in the upcoming session. The move aims to repeal the death penalty as part of criminal justice reform.
Thoxine promises fast relief for sore throat and cough
A physician's prescription Thoxine is touted to instantly ease sore throat and address internal causes. The ad claims no harmful drugs, safe for the family, with cough relief and a money back guarantee. Sold by Fox Drug Co. and other drug stores at 35c 60c and 1.00.
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Georgia Lawmaker to Push Anti-Electrocution Bill
Representative Bowen of Ware announced he will introduce an anti electrocution bill in the next session. The measure would also change the clemency process as part of its provisions.
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French Women Hope to Win Ballot in Paris Start
French women gain fresh hope for voting rights as a new cabinet signals support. The piece traces the suffrage arc from 1919 and 1925 milestones, notes repeated failures in the Senate, and argues for a measured, nonmilitant approach to securing cabinet and parliamentary backing.
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Women urged to withhold taxes in push against old traditions
The text suggests a campaign to refuse to pay taxes by French women and argues the need for women to unite across parties to overcome resistances of hide-bound traditionalists, asserting the right is on their side.
Auditors Find No Drop in Southern Baptist Fund Shortage
Atlanta January 1 auditors say the exhaustive audit of the Southern Baptist Home Mission board accounts, begun after the disappearance of treasurer Clinton S. Carnes, is near completion. Carnes faces trial likely early 1920, though no indictments have been filed.
Trial Datees Set as Auditors Find No Shortfall
Date for trial remains set with auditors reporting no evidence Carnes' accounts fall short of the initial estimate of 55000 dollars. The finding supports the projected amount awaiting legal action.
London Train Travelers Question Honesty
London readers confront a tale on railway integrity as a city story explores whether subway riders can be trusted. A correspondent reports on behavior aboard trains and stations, noting incidents and opinions from locals and officials regarding honesty on the transit network.
Underground railways of London adopt ticket machines
Yes the London Underground has used ticket machines and no ticket checks at entrances. Tickets are collected at journey end and dishonesty remains minimal. At Trafalgar Square main stations about 8 percent of traffic is handled during rush hours.
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Excess fares collected at journey ends rise modestly
The article notes a small increase in excess fares from ticket machines at journey ends. Despite the Underground serving millions daily, about $115000 in excess fares was collected this year after journeys, with 208 prosecutions for traveling without payment and repeated defrauding attempts reported.
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