Turmoil at Harwood House as Laurel Meets Servants
Laurel confronts a full cadre of Harwood household staff at Harwood house. She observes rooms and furnishings she dislikes and clashes with Noble Harwood’s daughter Marion, while trying to define her role as mistress. A later note previews Miss Emma Cushman’s Near East relief medal for bravery.
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Wellington Todd
Harwood House
Louis
Henry
Joseph
Elsa
Madame
Burnham
Lena
Lorraine
Jane
Walter
Ella
Laurel
Noble Harwood
Marion Harwood
Marion
Lilah
Joseph Lyons
Brent Daly
Harwood
Associated Press
New York
Emma D. Cushman
Boston
Corinth
Greece
Near East Relief
Cushman
Unluckiest Man in Arkansas Fractures Thigh in Accident
J. W. Parker of Mena, longtime Arkansas representative, suffers a fractured thigh after an automobile accident. Parker has previously lost a leg, an arm, and an eye, and fractured two ribs in a 1925 assembly session. He remains hospitalized.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
J. W. Parker
Mena
Arkansas General Assembly
Parker
General Assembly
World War I aviator Maurice Bizot dies testing speed plane
Paris dispatch reports Maurice Bizot, member of Captain Guynemer’s famed Storks escadrille, killed when a speed plane overturned during a high speed landing test. He aimed to attempt a new world speed record and had been credited with destroying 18 enemy planes in the war.
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Associated Press
Paris
Maurice Bizot
Guynemer
Storks Escadrille
Bizet
Courage and selective living in modern education
A reflection on courage as a remedy for mediocrity in life and education. The piece contrasts old temperance calls to say no with today's need to decline distractions to pursue excellence, noting colleges spread efforts thin and risk vulgarity of mind. It cites Elizabeth Robbins Pennell on education and the danger of embracing everything superficially. A quick anecdote about missing a luncheon to avoid joining another society illustrates the point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Robbins Pennell
Joseph Pennell
Courage to Say No Defines True Distinction of Mind
The speaker rejects overcommitment and urges personal integrity over joining many societies. They warn that constant activity erodes quiet study and reflection, risking superficiality and vulgarity in colleges. The message favors self restraint and thoughtful choice as essential values.
First woman justice of the peace Mary Garrett dies in Wyoming
Mary Garrett, the first woman justice of the peace elected by voters, died in Laramie at a hospital. Born in England, she came to the United States at age 20, married in 1884, and was elected justice of the peace in 190, serving also as post mistress notary public and Garrett precinct Republican committeewoman. She leaves a husband five children and ten grandchildren.
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Associated Press
Laramie
Wyo
Marygnes Banner Garrett
England
United States
Republican Committee
Garrett Precinct
Albany County
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