Six Detroit Women Jury Ford Sapiro Libel Case
Six Detroit housewives on the jury in Aaron Sapiro versus Henry Ford are described as social winners for serving on the case. Each woman, mainly married and housewives with one corsetiere, faces questions and possible $1,600,000 in damages. The report notes their attentiveness and the jury’s seriousness despite the social moment.
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Sapiro
Detroit
Aaron Sapiro
Henry Ford
Smithers
Davenport
Ford Jury
Ford
NEA Service, Inc
Ford-Sapiro
Grace A. Jewell
W. C. Hoffman
Anna M. Konen
Grace Stiles
Emma Clarkson
Anna C. Brown
Jewell
Simplified Spelling Advocates Easier Form in London Meeting
Sir George Hunter told a Simplified Spelling Society gathering in London that up to two years of a child’s school life is wasted by current spelling. He argued English children lag in reading and writing and urged a simplified system to remove the handicap of conventional spelling.
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George Hunter
London
Spain Onion Growers Face Hard Times From U.S. Demand
Spanish onion producers endure tough period as rising U.S. demand for the vegetable lessens supplies and pressures prices. Mexico and other markets are mentioned as potential buyers, while growers adjust to shifting export patterns.
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America
Spain
Court order won’t affect Orient railroad plans
Wichita reports the US Court of Appeals order modifying reorganization plans for the Kansas City Mexico and Orient railroad will delay full reorganization but not hinder road improvements. President William T. Kemper says the order should increase revenue and assure bondholders’ claims as British holders are safeguarded. Buildings in Johannesburg last year valued at $152,000 were noted.
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Associated Press
Wichita
Kan
United States Court of Appeals
St. Louis
Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railroad
Federal
William T. Kemper
Road
Treasury of
the Orient
Johannesburg
South Africa
End-O-Corn drug ad touts corn relief and money guarantor
An advertisement for End-O-Corn promises corn relief with a money back guarantee. It claims druggists endorse the product and offers a mail order option via No-Corn Laboratories in Chicago if local stores do not carry it.
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Arfield Blvd
Chicago
Bondholders gain cash pay over stock in road funding decision
Mr. Kemper notes that the new order lets him and Clifford Histed, chief counsel for the road, receive cash remuneration for ten years of service instead of 15,000 shares of stock. English bondholders led by Lord Cecil Braithwaite and Sir Joseph Braithwaite had ten-year stock options. The St. Louis decision modifies Judge Pollock’s Kansas district order.
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St. Louis
John C. Pollock
Kansas District Court
Milk program to aid New York children in schools
Milk is supplied to children during the morning session in 42 cities and 64 villages of New York. The program aims to curb malnutrition, supplement breakfasts for those with small appetites, and teach children to drink milk, with about 75 percent of costs covered by the pupils.
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New York
Australians Favor Visitors Surpassing All-Time Arrivals
More Australians visited this country in the past year than in any previous twelve month period, marking a record in inbound tourism.
Price Your Sufferings End? Favorite Prescription Endorsed
Mrs. W. H. Eanes of Austin tests Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for back pain relief, praising lasting benefit. The ad urges readers to obtain the remedy from a druggist in liquid or tablet form and to write Dr. Pierce for free medical advice.
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Austin
Texas
Dr. Pierce
W.H. Eanes
E. 3d
President Invalids
Buffalo, N. Y
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Philippines
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Taylor St
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Taylor
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TH Street
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Elizabeth
Oliver-Eakle
H. H. Hall
White & Kirk’s
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