Mothers Desert Their Families Shocking Detroit Trend
Detroit reports show 21 mothers deserted their families in three months, compared with 16 fathers. St. Vincent de Paul official James Fitzgerald cites lax wife desertion laws but notes no statutes hold mothers liable unless infants are abandoned. Descriptions include a mother eloping with a boarder and a paralyzed child aided by free medical care.
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City name increases in population by large margins
Washington cable of population shifts lists Alliance Ohio 21,603 up 6,520 or 43.2 percent Elkhart Indiana 24,277 up 4,995 or 25.9 percent Peru Illinois 8,869 up 885 or 13.1 percent Winfield Kansas 7,933 up 1,232 or 18.4 percent Moulton Maine 6,191 up 346 or 5.9 percent Orange New Jersey 33,239 up 609 or 12.2 percent West Orange New Jersey 15,573 up 4,593 or 41.8 percent LaSalle Illinois 13,050 up 1,513 or 13.1 percent Fort Wayne Indiana 86,549 up 22,616 or 35.4 percent Morgantown West Virginia 12,117 up 2,967 or 32.4 percent Oneonta New York 11,582 up 2,091 or 22 percent.
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Parliamentary Conference Paris Sixth Meeting Report
Paris May 4. The sixth meeting of the international parliamentary conference was held with delegates from multiple nations. Officials discussed cooperation, trade, and issues of mutual interest in a formal session conducted under established protocol.
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Resort Plan for Rich Aborigines at Pike's Peak
Colorado Springs authorities set aside a plot around Austins Bluff near the city for Osage Indians to use exclusively the coming season. Wealth from Oklahoma oil enables them to travel in high priced cars while wearing traditional blankets and enjoying a summer outing in the open countryside.
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Sleighing Persists Despite Summer Weather in Vermont Trip
Despite summer warmth in North Adams Massachusetts travelers report solid sleighing in Heartwellville Vermont, where three feet of snow covers about three miles. Local riders still enjoy sleighing as season extends across the border.
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Heartwellville
Utah Democrats set June 14 convention for national delegates
Salt Lake City May 4 The Utah democratic convention to select national delegates will be held here June 14 announced today by temporary secretary Mr Ray. Utah delegates will have half a vote each and, in all probability, will be uninstructed according to Mr Ray.
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Utah
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Coliseum Reopens for Via Crucis Ceremony in Rome
In Rome on April 17 after 59 years the Coliseum hosted the Via Crucis. Pope Benedict XIV initiated the rite by placing a cross at the arena center and 14 stations around the ancient pile. The ceremony, once held Fridays, was halted in 1879 and has now resumed with participants in gray robes and cowls. Crowds lined the processional routes.
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Receiving Funds for Labor Temple in Spokane
Approximately $69,000 of the $141,000 needed for the building and site of the proposed labor temple in Spokane has been provided, officials of the Temple association announced. Construction is expected to start within 60 days. the three story and basement building is planned.
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Nancy Field Marries Arthur Lambert Field Tree in London
Nancy Perkins Field widow of Henry M. Field of Chicago wed Arthur Ronald Lambert Field Tree in London. The bride, niece of Lady Astor, was given away by Viscount Astor. Tree is a son of Lady Beatty from a prior marriage, making him a cousin by marriage to the bride. Field died in New York in 1917 after an operation.
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Methodists Oppose Recognition of Ireland as a Republic
Des Moines May 4 Resolves adopted by the Methodist Episcopal general conference urge defeat of any congressional action recognizing Ireland as a separate republic. The resolutions note a bill for salaries of ministers and consuls to the Republic of Ireland and record opposition to government interference in Great Britain’s domestic affairs.
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Shanghai to Check Importing Narcotics
Dr Wu Lien Teh of the Anti Opium Society reports a systematic drive to curb narcotics imports into Shanghai. He notes morphia imports have risen in five years from 14 to 28 tons annually and that opium production from new poppy fields in Szechuen and Fukien pushes the price to three dollars per ounce.
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Publisher Robert Belford Dies at 70 in Los Angeles
Robert J. Belford, 70, died in Los Angeles on May 4. A national figure in publishing, he produced early works by Ella Wheeler Wilcox and Gertrude Atherton and was a longtime friend of Robert Ingersoll.
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Venezuela Admits to League of Nations Honoring Wilson
Caracas May 3 provisional president Marquez Bustillos addressed the Venezuelan congress. He said Venezuela was admitted to the League of Nations, calling it a supremely important act. He noted the teaching of English in primary schools as a new initiative by the minister of public instruction.
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House Post Office Committee Opposes Automatic Mail Rate Rise
The House Post Office Committee in Washington on May 4 went on record opposing automatic increases in second class mail rates set to take effect this year and in the next two years. Final action on a substitute measure was deferred by the committee.
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House Post Office Committee
Tolstoi's Prophecy From Russian People by Cantacuzene
A historical essay discusses Tolstoys prophecy captured in Russian People by Princess Cantacuzene and Countess Speransky. It argues that history suggests a forthcoming dramatic chapter where Russians, once controlled by outsiders, will self modernize and civilize a new type, supported by a prophetic feeling among Russians across ranks. It references an ancient prophecy and Tolstois stature noted by the czar in 1910.
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Leon Tolstoi
Prophetic vision of world war and a coming federation
A confused relic recounts a medium’s trance predicting Europe aflame and a future world order. The speaker cites a 1925 reformer, a new religion, and a Mongolian Slav destined to lead, forecasting the collapse of empires and birth of a united states federation amid a moral shift.
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United States
Carpenters Return to Work After Wage Deal
In Philadelphia on May 4 three thousand of seven thousand striking carpenters returned to work following union officials statement. They report a 60 week wage scale accepted by 119 contractors. The new pay is 1.25 per hour for a six day week, potentially reaching 80 per week with overtime.
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Poland Parade Marks First Anniversary of Democratic Constitution
Warsaw on May 4 observed the first anniversary of Poland's democratic constitution with the largest parade in the nation's history. The Associated Press reported the event as polities and citizens celebrated the milestone in the capital.
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Associated Press
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Shoe manufacturer answers profit charge before house committee
Richard H. Long of the R. H. Long company Framingham Mass testified he earned less than 2 percent profit on war contracts totaling over 23 million dollars and saved the government 4.071 million through lower leather and textile bids. He said profits were 402,900 versus a normal 10 percent and noted 1916 income exceeded wartime contracts.
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Kentucky Women Organize In State League
Louisville Kentucky May 4 Temporary organization of a Kentucky league of women voters was effected by women of the state and Mrs Maud Wood Park president of the National League of Women Voters at a meeting held here yesterday Permanent organization was deferred until next fall.
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Kentucky League of Women Voters
Maud Wood Park
National League of Women Voters
Masters oppose haircuts price raise in Chicago union fight
Chicago May 4 Attempts by master barbers to raise haircut prices to 75 cents amid wage increases are challenged by the journeymen barbers union led by A. B. Raymond who declared today that the move would be opposed.
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Journeymen Barbers’ Union
A. B. Raymond
Ooee
Secret Item That Could Make You Rich Stirs Fearful Talk
A garbled dialogue hints at a secret object said to be worth riches. The speaker warns that sharing the secret will doom it and recalls past danger from a chamois-footed associate who pressed a secret in his ear, leaving long-lasting trauma. Potential rescue by chloroform is mentioned as a goodbye.
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