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Courts Face Prohibition Policy And Jail Sentences
The piece questions how severe jail terms for bootlegging will be imposed under the new dry regime. It argues that judges and juries, not enforcement agents, determine punishments and asks if courts will be replaced by the new regime in delivering legal penalties.
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Washington
Prohibition
Mr. Cohan and the Theater Controversy
The piece argues that George M. Cohan, amid friction with the Actors Equity Association, remains a valued force in American theatre. It praises his ability to entertain without vulgarity and urges preserving his energetic influence on the stage.
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George M. Cohan
Actors’ Equity Association
Mr. Cohan
Cohan
English High School Centennial Reunion Glows in Boston
The city celebrates the centennial of English High School with returning graduates joining meetings, processions, sports, and socials. Leaders, athletes, and alumni recount memories, praising the institution that shaped their paths as the school remains vibrant and youthful.
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Boston
Holmes
Massachusetts Cities Plan Safety Lessons For Children
Twenty Massachusetts cities including Boston Worcester and Springfield propose summer safety lessons for public playground children on auto danger. The Safe Roads Federation sponsors posters and leaflets and asks youngsters to pledge not to run in front of vehicles chase balls into streets or ride on trucks.
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Worcester
Springfield
Safe Roads Federation
Education to curb deadly car accidents praised
The text urges public action to end automobile slaughter of children and stresses education as a key step. It calls on children to support safety efforts and advocates for measures to save young lives.
Tinkham Presses 15th Amendment Fight on Negro Voting
Congressman Tinkham argued before the census committee that Southern states disenfranchise black voters yet claim their power in the House. He cited 1920 figures showing Mississippi and South Carolina with legal voters far exceeding votes cast, urging lawful representation cuts to reflect actual ballots.
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Tinkham
Census Committee
House
Mississippi
South Carolina
Congress
All Sorts Newton Newkirk
Though you can see no good in a man you may be sure it is there try to coax it to the surface from the Sphinx column reflects on hidden virtue and perception
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Lythgoe
State Department of Health
An Observant Citizen Reflects on Light and Flags
The column notes longer days as daylight grows toward July with sunrises at 5:06 for twelve days and sunsets near 8:25. It recalls Ben Franklin’s kite experiment, warns against imitation, and laments allied flags fading from beside Old Glory. It also mentions white mule moonshine and postal clerks’ marksmanship in the Federal Building basement.
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Bunker Hill
England
France
Italy
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Frank Nicholson
Miles
Post Hole Panic and TNT Disaster
Francis Eaton vents at N Newkirk over water filled post holes glued to earth by a strong adhesive. He recounts siphon and vacuum failures, TNT blasts that lift holes but leave them intact, and a dust cloud over the farm. N N responds with a dangerous joke about blasting and a plans to reveal the dust. Summer adoet to educate women in internationalism at Vienna congress.
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Mr. N. Newkirk
Consolidated Posthole Co. of America
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Martin White
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P. S
Chopsuey
New England
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Francis
Women's International League
Vienna
The Denver Convention Opens with Labor Issues Focus
The American Federation of Labor holds its annual convention in Denver with over 500 delegates. President Gomper opens discussions on transport, immigration, employment, and the coal miners' dispute in Britain, expecting a global and domestic impact.
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American Federation of Labor
Denver
Great Britain
Gompers
British and French diverge over Upper Silesia expulsion policy
Cablegrams report Britain and France failing to agree on expelling Polish and German insurgents from Upper Silesia, risking renewed pressure for immediate Supreme Council convening. King Constantine meets with General Papoulas in Smyrna to discuss Asia Minor, while London plans Arab governance in Mesopotamia and a world cotton conference hears W R Meadows urge uniform cotton classification.
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Upper Silesia
Supreme Council
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Constantine
Asia Minor
Papoulas
No Smoking Order Issued in Boston Police Stations
Orders read in all Boston police stations prohibit smoking cigarettes cigars or pipes by officers. Smoking allowed only in guardrooms hereafter. The order is signed by Superintendent of Police Crowley.
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Boston
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Boston Weather Records for June 16 Highlight Extremes
The excerpt notes Boston’s warmest June 16 readings of 95 in 1891 and 89 in 1876 and a coldest 42 in 1884. It also cites no rainfall on this date in the past decade except for 1914 1915 1917 and 1920, according to official figures.
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Boston
Facts and Fashions: Fall hat and dress trends
Embroidered lingerie gnets and henna duvetyn hats lead early fall styling. Leather velvet and duvetyn appear in hats while black remains a favorite. Directoire coats appeal to French women and plaid skirts feature colored leather trim. Tailored dresses flare below the hips and straight tunic slips button down.
A Commonplace Sort of Man
Madge, weary from farm work, helps a dusty traveler fix a broken car on a hill and debates Donald Carrington with her cousin. The encounter reveals Madge’s competence, growing resilience, and a shared respect for work as she learns from the stranger and reflects on her views.
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Madge
Gwendolyn
Donald Carrington
Carrington
Donald
Henrys
Jim
Prince Dusty
Army of God's Workers
Bath
Mae Murray's First Motion Picture Moment and Narrow Rescue
The 1915 Ziegfeld Follies featured Mae Murray in a pioneering film interlude showing an audience watching another audience. A storm-endangered escape left Murray lost at sea on Santa Catalina. she was found exhausted and rescued hours later after a dramatic struggle to reach shore.
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Mae Murray
Lasky Corporation
Mary Johnston
Wallace Reid
Universal
Pathe
Paramount
Robert Z. Leonard
Virginia
Lasky
California
Geral
Jamestown
Miss Murray
Farrar
Carmen
Santa Catalina
Church Rock
Avalon
George Melford
Melford
Prince Dusty Returns to Ask Forgiveness at Lecture
Madge confronts Donald Carrington, the man she once knew as Prince Dusty, at a crowded town hall lecture. She hesitates to forgive him while Cousin Gwendolyn arranges a future meeting, and Carrington asks permission to call at Madge's home establishing a possible reconciliation six months later.
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Gwerdolyn
Donald Carrington
Gwendolyn
Carrington
Prince Dusty
Wheeler Syndicate, Inc
Letter to Sewing Circle Calls for Dress Reform
A reader argues for a law to force working girls to abandon knee dresses bobbed hair and roll stockings while married women dress to please their husbands. The letter laments young women's fashion and urges restraint until they have husbands.
Debating Office Dress Rules and Married Men
A letter from a young wife argues against uniform dress codes for office girls and defends sensible attire. She contends husbands should not blame wives for divorces and that employers share responsibility for worker conduct. She echoes physicians' health advice on light clothing and urges understanding among working women.
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Polly Mollie
Coffee Grievance Sours Newlyweds in Mason Verse
Walt Mason lampoons marital strife over coffee in a humorous verse. The husband reserves revolt as Evangeline brews a bitter, leather-like cup that jolts and frustrates him. He foresees unhappy days and possible separation if the coffee remains awful.
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Evangeline
Love
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adama
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