Board condemns antiquated penal system in seventh Wickersham report
The Wickersham commission to President Hoover denounces prison conditions as antiquated and brutal, urging a new system with education above iron bars. It details overcrowded cells, lack of light and air, and cruel punishments such as shackling, whipping, straight jackets, cold-water exposure, confinement, and darkness.
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Washington
Wickersham Law Enforcement Commission
Hoover
ANOTHER GOLD BUG: Poe cipher puzzle offered today
The newspaper previews a cryptogram claiming to solve in 25 minutes. It hints the dollar mark equals E, lacks any THE, ends with FRAME, begins with TO, and relates to a game of skill. Readers invited to fill spaces and crack the message VGOGMS& H$XT$UVCUGX$GFSDBCVCVXW A$-
Friday’s Solution on the Coldest Spot in Fridge
The note states that the coldest area in any refrigerator is the space beneath the ice compartment. It emphasizes how temperature extremes occur in that hidden zone.
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Tor
Commission proposes humane prison reform and parole expansion
The commission argues the American prison system fails as a business, education, and disciplinary institution. It calls for segregating diseased and hardened criminals, abandoning fortress prisons, funding probation and parole, paying inmates, professionalizing guards, and removing politics from staff hiring while criticizing current parole as a joke and proposing extended parole and careful admissions.
Guiding Your Old Belongings Respect for Children
A guide by Mrs. Agnes Lyne on teaching children proper care of possessions. Emphasizes providing accessible storage, age appropriate responsibility, and rewarding careful behavior with new toys while avoiding immediate replacements for lost items. Includes notes on toys, clothing, and gradual accountability.
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Agnes Lyne
Daniel's We Meet All Prices On Standard Guaranteed Merchandise
Local retailer touts price matching on guaranteed merchandise to save customers from citywide shopping in hot weather. Payday promotion mentioned.
Courthouse records and car registrations item
Rosa Taylor transfers real estate to Daisy H Lemmon et al with two parcels described and prices 1437.45 and 1193.40. A T Anderson transfers to P A Anderson with parcel in Hughes Add for 10. Car registrations list owners Artis Patterson in Rio Grande Olds sedan, W B Hamilton 8th Street Olds coupe, Mrs Hattie Kegans Durant sedan, H T Deahl Herring Hotel Chev coupe.
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Rosa Taylor
Daisy H. Lemmon
Artis Patterson
Rio Grande
W. B. Hamilton
W. 8Th St
Hattie Kegans
Harrison
H.T. Deahl
Rabbit meat packing plant opens in Chicago
A packing plant devoted exclusively to the preparation of rabbit meat has been established in Chicago, signaling a niche development in local food processing and alternative meat production.
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Chicago
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