Parcel post reform eyed to cut living costs
Washington June 14 Congressman David J Lewis of Maryland proposes parcel post reform to place consumers in direct contact with producers and cut living costs. Lewis drafted the original bill and has submitted his plan to Postmaster General Burleson and Congress, aiming for action this session.
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Hugh S. Miller
Washington
David J. Lewis
Maryland
Congress
Representative Lewis
Lewis
Burleson
Miss Bigelow Tops Sears in Brookline Horse Show Athletics
Miss Elizabeth Bigelow, wearing her recent Brookline Country Club horse show costume, supplants Miss Eleanor Sears as champion athlete. The Boston heiress ascends to new status as the leading performer in the event.
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Miss Bigelow
Elizabeth Bigelow
Brookline Country Club
Eleanor Sears
Psychology In Labor Sparks Safety Study Findings
Washington report notes the U S Bureau of Education studied the psychological side of labor under Commissioner Claxton. It concludes psychology influences daily work and mishap prevention, using examples like a street car motorman to illustrate the overlooked link.
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Washington
United States Bureau of Education
Department of the Interior
Education Claxton
United States
Commissioner of Education
Finn Dhei Aed Nee
Forgotten Dixie Song and the Civil War Origins
Abraham Lincoln praised Dixie as the war’s best song written before the conflict. Its authorship and wording sparked debate, then settled at a United Confederate Veterans reunion. Jefferson Davis would be inaugurated in Montgomery on February 18, 1861 with Herman Arnold conducting, aided by a showy young woman whose name remains elusive.
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Abraham Lincoln
New York City
Maryland
Ohio
Stephen Foster
Lincoln
United Confederate Veterans
South
Jefferson Davis
Old State House
Montgomery
Ala
Herman Arnold
W. G. Oehmig
Teacher Staged Fight To Test Class Vision
At the University of Kansas a mock clash between Professor F C Dockeray and a janitor escalated into a free for all as students aided. A revolver was drawn and fired from outside the building. no one was harmed. The test aimed to show eyewitness information can be unreliable.
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Docheray
All Babies of Town Get 1 Dollar At Birth
Kenosha Wisconsin June 14 government program gives every newborn baby in town a savings account funded by the Savings Bank. The bank president plans to supervise the program and ensure every child begins life with a bank account.
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Savings Bank
Waiter Accused as Wife Sues for Separate Maintenance
Chicago June 14. George Eberhardt a waiter long famed for serving guests and collecting tips faced a court hearing as Pauline his wife sought separate maintenance. Five children attended as the judge noted the family strain and remarked on the lawyers.
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Chicago
George Eberhardt
Pauline
Judge Petit
Summer vacation schools expand in 150 cities
Washington June 14 Children in 150 or more American cities will continue going to school during the summer months this year. The United States Bureau of Education reports 141 municipalities had vacation schools in 1912 and more are expected. The vacation schools evolved from a humane movement to a key part of the school system, with some sessions lasting up to ten weeks and most five days a week.
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Washington
United States Bureau of Education
Clarence Arthur Perry
Russell Sage Foundation
New York City
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Flo Gost
Ling
Boston
Prof. Munsterberg
U. S. Department of Education
Psychology In Labor
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Kenosha, Wis
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Than U
Alli
Gellar
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