Urban growth and farm exodus threaten future American cities
A University of Illinois sociology study argues urban expansion depends on surplus rural population and births. It notes farm numbers fell from 32 million in 1910 to about 27 million, with 12 million moving to cities, risking stalled city growth if rural birth rates drop. It warns of a new era and urban upheaval ahead.
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Wussell Tylor
Department of Sociology
University of Ilinois
America
United States
Tyler
Pinochle Legends at New York Clubs Enduring Night Sessions
In New York Pinechie lore thrives at the Lambs Friars and Players clubs where veteran actors like David Warfield and Morrie Gest mingle with doctors and showbiz figures. The late hours center on pinochle marathons, with anecdotes of feuds and friendships fueling debates, while stakes are humorously low and memories linger in a historic social mood.
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Friars Clab
New York
Ferm
Iittia Delicatessen
Beer Renorta
Aingera
Park Avenue
Lamba
Friars
Mnetanca
David Warfield
William Morr
Morris Gest
Gosen
Warfield
the Lambs
Crenin
Intranes
Belasco Theater
Bebsco
Belasco
Morrie Gest
Bis
Ja Ukely
Faren
Joe Weber
Weber and Fields
Gest
Athens Messenger Information Bureau seeks two cents reply
An old notice from The Athens Messenger Information Bureau invites readers to send two cents for a reply. It references J Haskin, director, Washington, D.C., and states the service is free in exchange for the reply request.
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SY Frederic J.eeets
Pepe
Whextan- Organizetiog
Washington
Athens Messenger Inforation Bureau
Nese
J Haskin Rector
Washington, D Co
The Deceiving Ant by James J. Montague
A poem about aphids on trees and ants that exploit them, portraying ants as deceptive rulers. The piece mocks a self assured figure, critiquing repeated failure and harm caused to humans by a corrupt mindset.
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James J. Montague
Athens Messenger Booklet Details Unemployment and Ice Cream
The Athens Messenger offers a booklet on Washington DC unemployment among African Americans, noting higher joblessness and discrimination across cities. It also promotes a booklet on ice cream making with heavy cream as a base and methods for freezing without stirring.
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The
Athens
Athens Messenger
Jce
Washington Letter on unemployment and race in northern cities
Frederick Haskin argues that African Americans bear the brunt of unemployment across northern and southern cities. He cites Pittsburgh Philadelphia Chicago Memphis and other locales where black workers are disproportionately jobless. He explains discrimination, lack of industrial adaptation, and prejudice explain the gap, with relief aid and resilience shaping the race's prospects.
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Washington, D. C
Neuro
Frederick
South
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Megroes
Chicago
Congress
Counta
Memphis
Saledom
Ahipwaga and Mills
Baltimore
Hia
North
Perhapa
Harlem
Dixie
Saint Martin's
Jesus
Five Generations of Bowden Family Traced to May Texas
Mary Bowden born July 28 1854 in Lawrenceburg Tennessee recalls her forebears and a living line of five generations in May Texas. She lists her nine children 39 grandchildren 23 great grandchildren and 3 great great grandchildren.
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Mary Bowden
Sean
Memoirs Bound in Skin Attributed to 19th Century Highwayman
The Boston Atheneum catalogs a novel titled Memoirs of James Allen a highwayman who terrorized New England between 1825 and 1835. The volume is bound in his own skin per a will made before his 1837 prison death. Monday features a contest prize winner.
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Allen
Boston
James Allen
New England
Pardon Power and Prisons Highlighted by Harvart Dean
The president can pardon the convicted man. jailer may grant release after four months for good conduct. Few oppose pardon or early release. Dean Hanford of Harvard University urges self education and student responsibility in learning to lead and advocate.
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Carly
Dean Manford
Harvart University
Dean Hanford
News Your Dad Read TWENTY YEARS
A fragmented recap highlights fashion advice for girls, local grading work on a traction line, social events including a dinner, a baseball game and melon party, and moves in city governance with the resignation of City Auditor Clyde Admundace and appointment of J A Sherrard. It notes a report from Willem J Bryan and coverage of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs convention in Cleveland.
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Clyde Admundace
Sherrard
B.D. Wiliams
Clup F Water
National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Cleveland
Pergier fights for Czechoslovak citizen status in exile
Charles Pergier once a lawyer and Masaryk ally now lectures in Washington on constitutional law and international relations. He remains a Czechoslovak citizen despite a court ruling that he is not, and he vows to appeal to world courts if the decision stands.
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Sy Eodnex Uutchesr Messenger
Washington
Charles Pergier
Pergier
Czechoslovakia
Kes
America
Chicago
United States
Iowa
T. Masaryk
Republic
Masaryk
Japan
Pergler
The
National Socialist
National
Uzecnoslovakia
Austra
Leges
Sta Fulings
Tan
Lam
Prague
World Court
Benes
Permanent Court of International Justice
Hague
Family Tensions and Postwar NotesMixed in A Personal Slice
A mother and father clash with their teenage son Jack over behavior and study discipline. The scene shifts to brief cultural notes on Tammany Hall leadership, Buckingham Palace ball, and a contrasting Soviet and Mongol emphasis on labor and chess.
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Arthur Howe Carpenter
Denver
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Meo
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Mias
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Paul Gillilan
Ohio University
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Utah
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United Press
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West Point
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Stokes
Tammany Hall
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Big Tim" Sullivan
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Walker
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Big Tim
Little Tim” Sullivan
Tammany
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Russia
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Porto Rico
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