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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1911
Page
6
Officials brace for March as New Mexico and Arizona move from territories. Army and navy flag depots prepare to rearrange field of stars, a task handled by widows and veterans’ daughters for army flags and by sailors for navy flags. Stars are removed and replaced by dies and sewing, a multimonth effort across the nation.
A University of Chicago lecturer praised the Philippine public school system for its ten year growth from a few thousand dollars and a handful of pupils to serving most towns and villages with over 500000 students. More than 9000 American and Filipino teachers work there, supported by a $3.25 million local education budget. University extensions Dr. Shepardson and Dr. Goode led courses in Manila during the vacation assembly.
A federal bureau keeps a "Hat of Immortals" roster of hunting fatalities in the United States. Through three years of records 47 deaths this year with Michigan leading at 15, New York nine, Washington and New Jersey three each. The bureau notes fewer deer hunting accidents where does are prohibited and cites about 6,000,000 American hunters.
In a basement routine at the Treasury Department two women search through department waste baskets for stray funds and papers. They fence off all contents until official examiners have censored them, aiming to recover torn or mutilated envelopes and any unmarked bonds or checks that wind up in the baskets.
Daughters of disabled farmers in Kansas prove capable as agricultural workers. Ruby and Olive Herd run a seven mile west of Jetmore operation with poultry and fruit. Tillie Rheinechimdt, 18, managed 100 acres of wheat and corn for Sumner township. Rennia Griem daughters of a Kingman county farmer led farm work amid their fathers illness, harvesting 50 bushels per acre and building a strong farm account without male labor. Women seek independence and steady income rather than marriage unless it supports a vigorous, self sufficient life.
Dr Ludwig Bronner of Berlin claims ragtime music unsettles nerve centers and brain cells, stirs the senses yet injures the nervous system, and could wipe out classical music if not stopped. He cites visits to New York Chicago New Orleans and San Francisco as evidence of widespread mental strain from ragtime. In Carlisle Pennsylvania Jacob Shields regains vision after removing a cataract from his good eye, correcting total blindness caused by strain on the other eye.
In Ottawa Kansas William W Shannon and Minnie I Stockey wed by Justice Cass Welch in the county recorder office The groom kissed the bride five times after each question The justice warned to stop the kissing Shannon 39 and a bachelor The bride 40 witnesses say the ceremony resumed after a brief delay.
In northern Calcutta a stagnant sewage pool emitted a sweet lemon perfume drawing pilgrims who bathed and drank its water. A brisk trade sold holy water at up to 1.50 a bottle. Bose & Co investigators traced thefts to broken oil jars dumped in the pool. a young Bengalee man and a carter were arrested.
Mrs Winklespoon spies from her upstairs window as Mrs Tilletts and Mrs Speecher squabble about oriental rugs and a mortgaged car. The trio exchanges sharp words. a petty feud escalates until a public quarrel ends with an arbitration talk and plans to reconcile.
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