Women’s citizenship should be independent of marriage status
The piece surveys moves across France England and the United States toward independent citizenship for married women. It highlights CH. R. 12022 in Congress championed by Representative John L. Cable and supported by major women's groups and parties. It argues that a married woman should not lose or gain citizenship solely by marriage and urges a naturalization process based on the woman’s own qualification and desire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
House of Commons
International Council of Women
International Organizations of Women
Copenhagen
Congress
American Association of University Women
National Federation of Business and Professional Women
Council of Jewish Women
General Federation of Women's Clubs
National League of Women Voters
National Women's Trade Union League
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Carnegie Foundation
John L. Cable
Ohio
Sam
America
United States
Shelley’s Shifting Humor and Lively Conversation
The piece notes Shelley's early gravity and later developing humor delivered through thoughtful discussion. It describes him as a host of companions with a masterful conversational style, loving serious books yet able to burst into laughter and enjoy playful aspects of life and imagination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Slaughter
North American Review
Thames
Arno
How New Yorkers Use Telephone
New York City handles more than 4 500 000 telephone calls a day showing a high demand for phone service and busy urban communication patterns. The piece highlights scale and daily usage in the metropolis.
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New York City
Flight of Ducks
The Americana notes that ducks are strong swift fliers. Many species migrate between the tropics and the Arctic shore twice yearly. Short-distance flights reach speeds around 100 miles per hour for certain species.
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The
Americana
Tropics
Arctic Ocean
Venice Rises On Seventy Islets
Venice is described as built on about seventy to eighty islets with an extremely small estimated population, illustrating its unique urban formation and geographic setting.
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Venice
Multiple U S Railway Bridges and Shops Destroyed in Fires
Fire and bomb incidents target rail facilities from Portland to North Jersey. The St Louis area bridge over Sac river near Ash Grove was dynamited. Wichita Falls car shops and several locomotives burned. Maine Central Boston line roundhouse and fifteen locomotives burned in Portland. Weehawken We crossing bombings injured ten, three seriously, amid a West Shore rail line investigation.
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St. Louis
St. Louis & San Francesco
Sac River
Ash Grove
Here
United States
Wichita Falls
Tex
Portland
Maine Central
Boston & Maine and
Portland Terminal Company
North Bergen
N. J
Weehawken
West Shore Railroad
Granton Junction
Granton
The
West Shore
New York Central
Irish Rebels Seize Dundalk In Dawn Assault
A large force of republicans entered Dundalk at 3 am and captured the Anne Street police headquarters, the jail, railway station, and general post office. Prisoners, mostly rebels, were freed and armed, joining the attackers who now patrol the town and isolate the garrison. The attack used bombs as the town fell to rebel forces.
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Belfast
Dundalk
Anne Street
Nex
Sailors Get Wage Boost for Lake Carriers
All employees of the Lake Carriers' Association below licensed officers receive a $15 per month wage increase effective September 1. The statement, issued by secretary George Marr, says the association will continue to operate under the open shop policy.
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Cleveland
Lake Carriers’ Association
George Marr
Strike of 1206 trainmen cuts off southeastern Kentucky
Frankfort Kentucky August 16 The Cumberland division strike of 1206 Louisville and Nashville railroad trainmen isolates nearly 100000 people in southeastern Kentucky. About 70600 reside in Harlan and Bel counties where output reaches 1000 carloads of coal daily.
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Frankfort
Cumberland Division
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
Kentucky
Harlan
Bel Counties
Levy Mayer Dead in Chicago Leading Lawyer Dies Suddenly
Levy Mayer head of Mayer, Meyer, Austrian & Platt, renowned attorney for major industrial interests, died suddenly in Chicago on August 16.
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Levy Mayer
Chicago
Mayer, Meyer, Austrian & Platt
Rail unions to meet railroad executives for settlement
Washington August 16 unions and President Harding agreed to hold a second conference with railroad executives aiming at an independent settlement of the shop strike.
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Washington
Harding
Hawkeye State News Roundup of Local Incidents and Trades
A Joliet-like sampling of Iowa items reports Brumer Brothers Jewelry Store in Clinton robbed of $1000 in jewelry. Injuries strike William Langford in Dubuque from a 24 foot machinery fall. Hog cholera crops up near Alton. O F Ecklund leaves Newton bank for Chicago trust role. Max Perlin survives his auto wreck with a train near Sioux City. Land sales include Lewis Reid near Wilton to Ed Jensen for 18000. Hamilton county highway grants total 6572 for gravel projects. John Vander Beek’s Hospers land sells for 12000. Garrison firms burglarized for 245. Therese Woollens from Antwerp marries David Miller of Anamosa. Jefferson County fair attendance peaks. Cedar Rapids Legion backs C B Robbins for Iowa commander. Bradburn buys Jersey cattle in Ames. Byrd White of Des Moines sustains minor injuries in plane crash near Colo. Frank Buckwalter robbed of jewelry worth 2500 plus 25 cash in Sioux City. Hardin county courthouse adds women jurors rooms. Parley Manning of Iowa Falls found dead from heart failure. Auto wreck overturns near Muscatine involving Jacobs Paramount Orchestra. Jones County Farm Bureau plans grain aid for hail victims. Homer Seeley leads Iowa State Teachers College for 36 years. Minnie Ruth West, 11, Osceola sheriff’s daughter, dies from injuries after a fall. Five Bremer creameries now carry the Iowa trademark. Scotland’s John Phillip adopts Iowa livestock methods in Britain. R L Oliver near Pisgah yields 25 acres at 51 bushels per acre of premium seed wheat priced at 1.25 a bushel.
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Brumer Bros
Clinton
William Langford
Dubuque
Alton
O. F. Ecklund
First National Bank of Newton
Woodlawn Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago
Max Perlin
Sioux
John Vander Beek
Hospers
Gerret Dekruff
Garrison
Therese Woollens
Ames
Byrd S. White
Des Moines
Tom Fleming Place
Colo
Frank B. Buckwalter
Sioux City
Hardin County Court House
Eldora
Parley W. Manning
Iowa Falls
Manning
Jacobs Paramount Orchestra
Newston
Ill
Muscatine
Jones County Farm Bureau
Homer H. Seeley
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Minnie Ruth West
Ed West
Osceola
H. H. Farmer
Merle Hay Road
Bremer County
Iawa
Denver
Klinger
Washington
Bremer
Tripoli
John Phillip
Damdalieth
Craigellachie
Banffshire
Scotland
Iowa
R. L. Oliver
Pisgah
Edgeworth Tobacco Free Samples Prompts Letter Promise
A customer letter from Niagara Falls praises Edgeworth tobacco as superior and free samples prompt a pledge to buy for a neighbor. Larus & Brother Company of Richmond offers Edgeworth Plug Slice or Ready-Rubbed samples to retailers, asserting consistent quality and inviting dealer orders.
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Lewis
Edgeworth
Larus & Brother Company
South 21St St
Richmond Va
Dyeworth
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Ellis Tsland Olinderwoeg Thindermod
Shelley
New Jersey
Ten Hart
Surprise
Free State
City
Hawkeye
State News
Colgate
Niagara Falls, N. Y
Messrs. Larus & Brother Company
Richmond, Va
U.S. A
Alaska
Cuba
Arthur John Lewis
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
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