California News Briefs Highlights State Crime and Policy
California reports show 67 inmates escaped last month from state institutions, with 41 from mental hospitals and 8 from reform schools. January to June 1928 arrests for fish and game total 1146, with $39,319 in fines. White Americans lead arrests, followed by Indians and Mexicans. Labor complaints numbered 2899 in June, wage claims 90.5 percent, eight hour law violations 9.5 percent. Capital punishment forecast to end in 1929. June marriages decline over 30 percent from 1927. Gasoline tax and vehicle tax collections set records. County funds allocated for highways, top in Los Angeles. Initiatives to aid adult blind and state employment bureaus noted. Fire law enforcement, real estate valuation, and identification of unknown deceased highlighted. Teacher credential standards and college requirements outlined. Moose beauty pageant planned at Watsonville. Clergymen and stenographers covered by workers’ compensation. Seismic association to study faults at Santa Clara. Drunk driving crackdown yields 181 dismissals and fines. Agricultural education funding and enrollment rise across California high schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred G. Stevenot
Division of Labor
California
Will J. French
Sacramento
Tom West
Alameda
Solon
State Department of Public Health
State Board of Equalization
Ray L. Riley
Riley
Frank G. Snook
State Division of Motor Vehicles
State Highway Commission
Los Angeles County
San Francisco
Alameda County
Earl E. Jensen
Department of Institutions
C. C. Young
Oakland
A. R. Heron
Department of Finance
Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks
Division of Highways
State Division of Forestry
M. B. Pratt
Pratt
City of
Los Angeles
Exposition Park
Potter’s Field
State Bureau of Criminal Identification
Clarence S. Merrill
Bureau
William John Cooper
Cooper
Moose
Watsonville
Walter F. Gibson
Industrial Accident Commission
Jesuit Seismological Association
University of Santa Clara
Pacific Coast
Cornelius J. McCoy
S. J
University
Division of Motor Vehicles
Julian A. McPhee
Smith Hughes
McPhee
Surprises in Peking and its surrounding hills
The article surveys old Peking as a hub of learning, government, and culture, noting student-led reform amid corruption. It highlights the Lama temple, Confucian shrine, and the value of the Western Hills with trips by rickshaw to sites like the Mountain of Ten Thousand Ancients and the Great Wall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Peking
Nanking
China
Old Town
Peking University
University of Peking
Chin Hwa College
Buddha
Confucius
Great Lama
God of Mercy
Tibet
Sulmer
Kublai Khan
Kublai
Jade Fountain
Pi Yun Ssu
Great Wall
Peking City
Nankow
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound A Brainerd Testimonial
Mrs Jim Smith of Brainerd Minnesota reports relief from nervous weakness and fatigue after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound during menopause. She says the tonic helped restore energy for housework and outdoor chores and recommends it to other women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brainerd
Minn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Jim Smith
Minnesota
Sunset Storm Dampens Betsy’s Hopeful Day
A recent severe storm shadows the afternoon as Betsy notes there will be no daylight saving that day. The text pivots to a proverb about optimism, highlighting independence, income, health, and leisure as encouragements.
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Betsy
Castoria Claim for Infant Relief Promoted by Nurse Endorsed
An advertisement urges parents to use Castoria for babies and children to soothe upset stomachs and pains without drugs. It touts veterinary, safe vegetable ingredients and notes twenty five million bottles sold last year.
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Carter
Parker
Hiscox Chem
Wks
Patchogme
N.Y
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
DR. C. H. Berry CO
Chicago
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