Society Wins In A Tragedy Of Motherhood
Rosa Stable defies social sanction to give life, but her newborn dies. Rosa’s mother is jailed after the baby is born on the cellar floor, while Christine Stable embodies legalized motherhood with a large, sprawling brood in squalor. The piece contrasts respectability and primal motherhood and critiques societal judgment.
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Red Bank
N. J
Rosa
Christine Stable
Christine
Jersey
Dark tale of Rosa and Christine ends in murder in Jersey
A harsh drama of respectable motherhood and teenage defiance unfolds as Rosa, a sixteen year old in love, rebels against her mother Christine. Accusations, taunts, and surveillance escalate until Rosa dies in a cellar confrontation while Christine's other actions lead to a dramatic, tragic climax. Photographs are promised by a new camera inventor.
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Christine
Rosa
Love
Ross
Senator’s lapse with newsboy sparks rail world chatter
A Missouri senator faces scrutiny after a verbal clash with a street newsboy. The piece notes the risk of arrogance among officials and praises the newsboy’s bold, early career grit. It also lists Denver and Fort Worth railroad personnel movements and remarks on Pullman travel growth in Texas.
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United States
Missouri
Transportation notes and rail line updates in Amarillo region
Reported items include Santa Fe railroad promotions with depots and agents added on the Berger branch, a Borger first anniversary crowd train, brisk auto shipments from Lansing to Amarillo arriving in four and a half days, and Beaumont venture seeking interurban expansion toward Houston. Also cited are safety reminders from Industry voices and a line about mining fatalities and other dispatches.
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Berger
Santa Fe
C. W. Herbert
Borger
Canyon
Frank Satterfield
Lansing
Michigan
Amarillo
Santa Fe outlines 1927 plan with locomotives and rail upgrades
Santa Fe announces a 1927 program including sixty new locomotives, 3,200 freight cars, 68 passenger cars, three gas electric cars, 593 miles of 110 pound rail, and the Grand Canyon hotel project. The plan emphasizes no large new lines, improved shop facilities, and expects no significant drop in business after a peak in 1926.
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W. K. Etter
Santa Fe
California
Chicago
Grand Canyon
Better
Big American newspaper seen as an astonishing organization
A March report from New Haven New Jersey notes that to English readers a large American newspaper appears as an astonishing, highly organized entity dedicated to wide influence. It highlights the perceived scope of its operations and the impression it makes abroad.
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Associated Press
New Haven
N. J
White Slavery Tales Horrify League Of Nations
Geneva March 11 dignified members of the League of Nations council were horrified by details of white slave traffic shown by the council special investigating commission. The victims are chiefly young girls lured by false marriage promises or enticing overseas work offers. Routes run from Europe to Latin America and North Africa, with some victims reaching the United States from the Far East. Traffickers accompany ships bound for South America and Europe to Western cities. A worldwide public awakening and swift international conventions were urged to combat the traffic.
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Associated Press
Geneva
League of Nations Council
Council
Special Investigating Commission
Europe
Central
South America
North Africa
Latin America
Spain
Far East
United States
Yale Lecture Recaps British Editor Samuel Ratcliffe
Samuel K. Ratcliffe, British editor, spoke at Yale, delivering a lecture that highlighted human interest and witty observational shots as a daily feature. The address offered insights into journalism and public taste.
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Reading
Samuel K. Ratcliffe
Yale
Klok-Lax Promises Cure for Colds and Clean Bowels
An advertisement touts Klok-Lax as a topical treatment that cleans out clogged wastes, claims preventing colds and speeding recovery after onset, and highlights pleasant use with no nausea or griping. It urges readers to obtain Klok-Lax from druggists to feel thoroughly cleaned and well.
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Klok-Lax
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J. Moran
Denver
J. W. Mode
P. R. Mack
QO. R. Bodeen
Fort Worth
A. J. Morris
John River
Glen Rose, Texas
Elizabeth Tanner
Texline
Ora Small
L. P. Stallworth
Childress
Sam Huggins
Wichita Falls
T. H. Ewing
J. B. Gibbons
Moore Harper
The
F. R. Mack
N. B. Pruett
J. A. Smith
J. R. Currie
Pullman
Currie
Texas
J. Mackie
Clarendon
Harry Sager
H. C
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Bureau of Mines
Gene Tunney
Rogers Hornsby
Beaumont, Sour Lake & Western
Interstate Commerce Commission
Odell
Gulf, Mobile & Northern
Manufacturers Record
Southeast Shippers’ Advisory Board
New Orleans
Louisiana
Maroney
Joe Liddell
Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad
Trainor’s
L. E. Trainor
Eh Ai Ih
Rae Era Pow Alen Oli
St. Lomo
Polk ST
Janet
Laurette
Warner's
Vanity Fair
Taylor Street
Globe News
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N. Y
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Sudan
HL Barnard
Coats
Hharm
Agne
I. Miller
Gordon Hose
Polk Amarillo, Texas
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