A Thought for Today on Health, Politics, and the Supreme Court
A collection of reflections contrasts health lessons from New York City mothers with civic governance. It discusses public health education reducing infant mortality, the resilience of Congested City populations, and how seven to nine style majorities would reassure confidence in the Supreme Court's constitutional rulings.
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New York City
New York State
American Child Health Association
New York
East Side
Europe
Supreme Court Majorities and a Call for Change
During Constitution Week public debate focuses on whether a five to four Supreme Court ruling can strike down a Congressional act. A senator argues against increasing the required majority to seven of nine, warning it would favor the minority over the majority.
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Congress
Supreme Court
House
Senate
United States
Dictatorship mood spans nations as America lags
An American correspondent notes Germany and other states lean toward dictatorship while Italy, Russia, and Spain move toward strongman rule. He warns the shift signals weakness, eroding constitutions, and the loss of political and personal freedoms in a free country that still defends its constitutional law.
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Germany
Italy
Mussolini
Russia
Spain
America
Industrial Code proposed for postwar labor peace
Washington writers Watts and Lauck argue for an industrial code to govern capital and labor relations. The Coal Commission notes a fixed yardstick and seven fundamentals, including living wages, collective bargaining, and public protection, to be established by legislative action after debate on methods of adoption.
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Washington, D. C
United States Coal Commission
Washington
Claude&. Watts
William Jett Lauck
National War Labor Board
Coat Commission
Ita
Messrs
Watts and
Lauck
Coal Commission
Commission
Labor Board Views On Industrial Codes And Strikes
The article discusses the role of industrial codes in reducing strikes and maintaining public interest. It argues codes plus a governmental tribunal can secure fair dealings and minimize conflicts between capital and labor, stressing public opinion, education, and self restraint as essential. Lauck and Watts, linked to the National War Labor Board, helped handle about 1,200 labor disputes during and after World War I.
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Lauck
Watts
National War Labor Board
Teenager Seeks Divorce and Custody in Cincinnati Suit
In Cincinnati on September 22 1918 14 year old Mavriea Newell Bright filed for divorce from Floyd Bright and custody of their three year old son alleging violent language at home and that crowds gathered as a result.
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Cincinnati
Tuberculosis Deaths Decline Shown in Chicago Data
The Chicago Tuberculosis Institute reports a dramatic, steady drop in TB death tolls over the last 12 years, based on Metropolitan Insurance Company statistics. The decline is highlighted as a major public health improvement.
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Chicago
Chicago Tuberculosis Institute
Aurora Borealis and lodge goat mysteries discussed
A reader asks about how often the aurora borealis appears and how far south it is visible. The answer notes it is rarer near the equator and more common toward 60 degrees latitude, becoming nearly nightly there. It also explains the goat symbol in lodge initiations stems from medieval superstitions and secret societies.
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England
L. By
Babson argues savings accounts aid business investment
Roger W. Babson of Wellesley Hills contends that saving money in bank accounts acts like investing, since deposits are loaned to fund homes, purchases, or bonds. He cites banks’ safety and liquidity and warns many have not increased deposits as prices rose, urging higher bank balances to stimulate business recovery.
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Babson
Wellesley Hills
Mass
Roger W. Babson
Mr. Babson
Athens Day by Day as Seen by the Messenger Watch Dog
Sunday morning verse praising local achievers and critics of naysayers. The speaker extols business success and civic effort, name checks Jack Dempsey and Hew Ford, and urges support for proactive builders while lampooning detractors.
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Athens
Coal Ad Sparks Mockery in Nelsonville Want Ad Section
A cheeky line by Koster Pyle in the Nelsonville Want Ad column mocks a coal business with a provocative race-based remark. The ad text signals clever branding and grabs reader attention in the local classified page.
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Koster Pyle
Nelsonsville
Yes We Have No Mr Morris Roadside Riddle
A playful item notes distrust of a character named Mr Morris and mocks officials. It references a serum and a neighborly jug of cider, and mentions Owen Beebe. A poem excerpt about filling holes with old red mud is included as a tongue in cheek verse.
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MR. Morris
Owen Beebe
Bud
Hunting trip ends with four squirrels for Ki H. Young duo
Ki H Young of that section and his two sons hunted together. The sons, workers at the McBee Binder, told their father to wait by the car as his hearing and sight failed. They returned with four squirrels each, and the elderly hunter reportedly had the limit.
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Snedden
Anton
Ki. H. Young
McBee Binder
Questions and Answers Information Bureau notice
Information Bureau offering readers answers to questions with Washington contacts and two cents for postage. It clarifies it cannot give legal medical or financial advice or settle domestic troubles and asks for full name address and question.
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Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
The
Inquirer
Kingston Destruction by Earthquake and Fire in 1907
In a Q and A style snippet, Kingston Jamaica is described as having been practically destroyed by a major earthquake and fire on January 24, 1907, with estimated deaths around 1,500 to 1,600 and property losses exceeding 5 million dollars.
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Kingston
Jamaica
David Belasco
Ellis Island
Immigration Service
the Geographic News Bulletin
Florence
Italy
Michael Angelo
Raphael
Lonardo da Vinci
Luca Della Robia
Dontello
Fra Filippo Lippi
Botticelli
Department of Commerce
Public safety plea on child traffic deaths in Athens
A Father’s message urges parents to keep children off busy streets amid two recent child deaths in Athens. It notes nearby playgrounds, stresses care by both motorists and pedestrians, and calls carelessness humanity’s greatest enemy to prevent future tragedies.
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United States
Athens
William F. le Coumpte
May ship German tablet beer hoax threatens Prohibition era law
In Berlin two New York men claim they can flood the United States with beer in tablet form to bypass the Volstead Act. They say home brewers need only drop a tablet into thirty five quarts of water to produce lager beer within 24 hours.
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Berlin
Thain
William Jores
Harry Britton
New York
Joller
Ang Britton
América
Germany
Rene
Earrings 7009 Years Old Found in Ohio Mounds
Workmen excavating the Hopewelt mounds near Chillicothe, Ohio uncovered a cremation burial with nine sets of earrings and other ornaments. Copper bone and stone pieces, some with pearls, plus mica discs, suggest varied designs for different occasions in ancient mound cultures.
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Chillicothe
Ohio
American Syndicate to Build Subways in Rome
Rome prepares for its first subway as an American syndicate plan approved by the municipality. Past projects faced soil and foundation concerns linked to Roman treasures, but officials say these difficulties are overcome and work will begin soon.
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Rome
Violin maker John Boucher found dead in creek
John Boucher a 72 year old violin maker was found drowned in a creek after four days. His nephew located the body on a farm half a mile away. The coroner ruled accidental drowning as the cause of death.
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Defiance
John Boucher
Boucher
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By Frederic J. Haskin
Messrs. Watts
Paylace
Ku Klux Klan
Indiana
Roger Babson
Slackard
Shey
Jack Dempsey
Hew Ford
the Messenger
Army & Navy Stores
Nelsonville
Bank’s Ice Cream Co
Cline Pharmacy
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