Conference on Race Betterment Ends in Battle Creek
Closing session covers marriage selection education for race betterment and the dependent child. Speakers include Roswell Hill Johnson of Pittsburgh University Winfield Scott Hall of Northwestern University and Dr Gertrude Hall of New York State Board of Charities.
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Battle Creek
Mich
National Conference On
Roswell Hill Johnson
University of Pittsburg
Winfield Scott Hall
Northwestern University
Gertrude FE. Hall
State Board of Charities of New York
Educators Debate Race Betterment and Social Venues
Professor Johnson urged expanding youth acquaintance through the municipal dance hall as an advantage over schools and churches. He linked Eugenics to improving future generations. Professor Hall blamed schools for neglecting sex hygiene and urged teachers to supplement home teaching and supervise recreation to maintain school atmosphere.
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Johnson
Hall
Pyramid Pile Remedy Offers Free Trial For Piles
Advertisement promises quick relief for piles with Pyramid Pile Remedy. It urges readers to mail name and address for a free trial sample, then buy a 50 cent box at drug stores. Warns against surgery and touts inflammation reduction and symptom disappearance as proof.
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Pyramid Drug Coq
Marshall, Mich
How To Save Your Eyes Eyesight advice and free prescription
An advertisement urges readers to protect eyes from strain and offers a free remedy. It promotes Optona tablets dissolved in water and used as an eye wash two to four times daily to clear inflammation and improve vision. The piece emphasizes not delaying care and warns of potential blindness without action.
Banking allegations at Siegel firm raise banking probe
New York January 12 Henry Melville as receiver for Henry Siegel & Co bank testified before the State Senate banks committee that proprietors could obtain thousands in loose change from the bank without notes or security. He said Siegel borrowed 754 191 without security beyond a pledge of 340 000 Siegel Stores shares.
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New York
Henry Melville
Henry Siegel & Co. Bank
Committee On Banks of the
State Senate
Senate committee probes Siegel bank affairs and private bank privileges
A Senate committee held hearings to aid revising state banking laws regarding private bank privileges after a daylong inquiry into the Siegel enterprises. Receiver testimony shows 2.55 million in deposits from 15 000 customers at the Fourteenth Street store with loans to Siegel stores in New York and Boston. Assets cited include 14 000 cash 25 000 in banks and a 100 000 cash bond. Carl Melville noted communication with Henry Siegel and F E Vogel had failed. The committee resumes next Wednesday. Daniel P Hayes of New York was appointed counsel.
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Senate
Siegel Enterprises
Melville
Siegel Bank
Fourteenth Street
Daniel P. Hayes
New York
Co-Receiver Sought for Henry Siegel Company Insolvent
Attorney A A Ginzburg urged a co receiver in Boston before Judge Dodge in a United States District Court hearing yesterday. Bank creditors favor a third receiver to represent local interests, while current receivers are in New York. Judge Dodge deferred decision for a week awaiting creditor requests and pending bankruptcy proceedings. John S Sheppard Jr said he could not assess Boston books until accountants finish their review.
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Henry Siegel
New York
Ginsbure
John S. Sheppard, Jr
Boston
Debutante Edith Sigourney Honored At Somerset Dance
Miss Edith Sigourney daughter of Mrs Henry Sigourney of 77 Beacon Street debuted among Boston and New York society at a formal dance last night at the Hotel Somerset. Harvard student David R. Sigourney led ushers, with a list of society aides helping in the stylish affair.
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Edith Sigourney
Boston
Hotel Somerset
Sigourney
Henry Sigourney
Beacon Street
Somerset
David R. Sigourney
Harvard
Louis Curtis, Jr
Henry M. Atkinson, Jr
Grafton W. Minot
Robert Treat Paine Storer
J. Devereux Watson
Philip J. Dwight
W. T. Sherman Thorndike
William F. Preston
Paul Pennoyer
Minot Guild, Jr
Paul Everett, Jr
George F. Plimpton
Graham T. Wilson
William van Worst Warren
Morris Burke Parkinson
Mother and Daughter Found Dead by Gas
Fitchburg reports Mrs Archie E Perkins, wife of a local physician, and her 9-year-old daughter Dorothy found asphyxiated in bed. Medical examiner cites suicide by the mother, while child’s death remains uncertain. A note urged the husband to care for Dorothy. Mrs Perkins had been ill for some time.
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Fitchburg
Jan
Archie E. Perkins
Dorothy
Woman's Bureau
Stronger Naval Force Proposed for Pacific Coast
Representative Hayes of California introduced a bill for a stronger Pacific naval presence. It calls for a mobile defense for Pacific ports and would authorize 5.35 million dollars, with 1 million available immediately for eight submarine torpedo boats.
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Washington
Pacific Coast
Hayes
California
Go-to-Church Sunday Backed by National Movement
Reports from the Christian Endeavor Society show strong support for Go-to-Church Sunday as a national movement. Endorsements come from Vice President Marshall and governors including Goldsborough Hays Ammons Mann Glynn, with campaigns planned in Chicago on February 1 and Massachusetts choosing February 8 for a state-wide observance.
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Christian Endeavor Society
William Shaw
Society
Mr. Shaw
Marshall
P. S. Goldsborough
Maryland
George W. Hays
Arkansas
E. M. Ammons
Colorado
William Hodges Mann
Virginia
Martin H. Glynn
New York
Shaw
Chicago
Massachusetts
State Federation of Churches
Pink Shirt Twins Escape Cumberland Jail In New Jersey
Two prisoners known as the pink shirt twins escaped Cumberland county jail in Bridgeton New Jersey. They cut bars from their cell used as weapons, beat a guard and four trusties into unconsciousness, then bound and gagged them before walking out. Escapees Harry Jordan and Edward Haight, recently paroled from Philadelphia penitentiary, had been jailed on burglary charges.
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Bridgeton
N. J
Pink Shirt
Cumberland County
Harry Jordan
Edward Haight
Philadelphia
Danderine Hair Product Promises Dandruff Cure
An advertisement for Knowlton's Dandeline claims Danderine cleanses the scalp, removes dandruff, and stimulates new hair growth. It promises immediate beautification of hair and eventual full growth after a few weeks of use, urging readers to buy a 25 cent bottle.
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Knowlton
Europe
Crystalis
Brussels
Paris
Cresto Laboratories
A Street
Binghamton, N
Trusts and Credits Top Wilson Agenda in Congress
President Wilson says anti trust and rural credit legislation are paramount and immediate. executive influence will favor other measures but these two topics will dominate House attention in the current session.
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Charlotte
N. C
Wilson
Congress
President Wilson Reviews Rural Credit Reforms During Pass Christian Vacation
The president used his Pass Christian holiday to study the rural credits commission report and a Fletcher bill, planning White House talks with Senator Fletcher. He aims to push trust, rural credit reforms as part of his platform and currency debate, with Cabinet and Congress consultations planned. He offered no new Mexico updates, but noted cheers from Clemson cadets as the train paused en route to Washington, where he arrives in better health.
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Pass Christian
Miss
Wilson
Fletcher
Florida
White House
Senate
House
Congress
Charge O’shaughnessy
John Lind
Washington
Calhoun
8. C
John C. Calhoun
Clemson Military College
New Jersey
Inventory of Rampolla Property Is Started
Rome Jan 12 The seals were removed from the late Cardinal Rampolla residence as authorities begin an estate inventory. The action comes amid reports of a missing testament. The investigating judge summoned Baron and Baroness Rampolla Pezzana, three attendants, Sister Lucia, Father Mancini, and several nuns for examination.
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Rome
Cardinal Rampolla
Baron
Baroness Rampolla-Pezzana
Lucia
Father Mancini
Over 1200 Banks Apply in New Federal Reserve
More than 1200 banks have applied for membership in the new federal reserve system and many letters with legal applications arrived at the Treasury Department. Every section of the country is represented on the list.
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Federal Reserve
Washington
Federal Reserve System
Treasury Department
New Bedford Murder Update Narrows In On Pete the Rat
Police pursue East Side suspect Pete the Rat linked to Annie Walsh murder on the barge Snipe. Therrien’s home yields a mysterious wash as blood evidence is tested. Flora Therrien faces idle and disorderly charges as investigators seek the killer and the gang tied to a badger game.
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New Bedford
East Side
Pete
Annie Walsh
Louis Therrien
Therrien
Whitney
Harvard
Hill
State Prison Commissioners’ Office
Flora Therrien
Louis
Pete the Rat
Captain Matroni
Discontinued Late Trains Extended Through Week
The Boston and Maine Railway will continue the midnight theatre trains on the Portland and Southern divisions for another week after obtaining Public Service Commission approval. Representative Dean of Wakefield protested the change noting 157 passengers used the Wakefield train on Saturday night. The railroad will shift after theater traffic to the 11:30 and 11:45 trains on the Portland division and adjust the 11:21 time on the Southern.
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Portland and Southern
Boston & Maine
Public Service Commission
Dean
Wakefield
Wakefield Theatre
Portland
Southern
Ministers Divide on Etiquette Fees for Funerals
Unitarian ministers at a Monday Club in Channing Hall debated whether it is proper to accept fees for officiating at funerals. Dr. Charles F. Dole urged abolition of all ministerial fees, while Rev. Dr. James De Normandie argued for accepting honorariums with religious and philanthropic context.
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Ministers’ Monday Club
Channing Hall
Charles F. Dole
Jamaica Plain
James de Normandie
Bishop Brooks
Edward Everett Hale
de Normandie
Hale
Fire Scare Strikes Chelseas Winthrop Avenue Stable
A large two story stable at 6 Winthrop Avenue owned by Sylvester Drinkwater caught fire during a strong external blaze. Fire alarms were sounded twice as wind carried sparks high. Firemen fought the flames despite cold and frozen hydrants, preserving the barn but about $1000 in loss occurred including a horse and harnesses.
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Winthrop Avenue
Chelsea
Cauge
Sylvester Drinkwater
Bristol county considers joint county poor farm plan
Representatives from most Bristol county towns met to form a plan for a county poor farm to care for the poor. A bill would set up a board of directors elected by towns with shared ownership, financed by town assessments and inmate expenses covered by their town of residence.
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Mansfield
Bristol County
Hawthorne’s Charges Not Sustained in Report
Washington report states allegations by Hawthorne and representative Howard about Warden Moyer and his rules were found without good foundation after an investigation by Dr. A. J. submitted to Attorney McReynolds.
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Washington
Alan Hawthorne
Atlanta Fn
A. J
McReynolds
Hawthorne
Howard
Warden Moyer
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