Blind girl Willetta Huggins shocks professors with senses
In Madison on November 22 Willetta Huggins, a blind and deaf girl, stirred UW scholars and psychologist Joseph Jastrow by claiming to see and hear through smell and touch. Superintendent J T Hooper rebutted the claim, noting the student remains totally blind and deaf, yet detects colors by scent and vibrations by touch.
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Madison
Wis
United News
Willetta Huggins
University of Wisconsin Today
Joseph Jastrow
J. T. Hooper
Wisconsin State School For the Blind
New England Milk Council Formed to Set Plant Standards
The New England City and Town Milk Council was organized in Boston to ensure pure milk. Dr. Woodward was elected chairman with members from Brookline Somerville Providence Portland Hartford and others attending. The group outlined 12 minimum processing plant requirements including sanitary facilities pasteurization and temperature controls.
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Woodward
Willard E. Ward
Brookline
Herbert E. Bowman
Somerville
Caleb Fuller
Providence
R. I
F. Ll. Robertson
Springfield
Thomas Tetreau
Portland
Thomas Holt
Hartford
Baxter Says Boston Democratic Machine Looms in City Election
Baxter warned that a Baxter victory would unleash a strong Democratic machine in Boston to confront next year’s Republican ticket for Governor and U S Senator. He criticized the current mayor as partisan, urged Republicans and Democrats to unite, and condemned a Good Government Association style group aiding Democratic aims.
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Charles S. Baxter
United States
Boston
Baxter
West Roxbury
South End
Essex County
Congress
Washington
City Hall
Good Government Association
Citizens’ Club
Oldsmobile President Speaks at New England Luncheon
A. B. C. Hardy, president of Oldsmobile, told New England dealers at the Copley Square Hotel that real progress comes from accomplished effort. He praised empowering workers, aligning factory distributor and dealer teams, and outlined plans to boost quality cars and sales with input from executives.
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Olds Motor Works
Lansing Mich
A. B. C. Hardy
Hardy
New England
Oldsmobile
Copley Square Hotel
Charles R. Dunbar
Mr. Hardy
G. H. Peasley
Allen
C. R. Dunbar
Harry C. Dunn
Gilbody Opens Campaign for Dorchester Council Seat
George Gilbody of Dorchester launched his campaign advocating semi weekly collection of garbage and ashes. He spoke at more than 10 meetings statewide ending with a West Roxbury Improvement Association gathering at the Robert Gould Shaw School in that district.
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George Gilbody
Dorchester
West Roxbury
Frau Rosika Schwimmer Aims for Ford Cash Tour to Promote Hungary
Rumors from Budapest say Frau Rosika Schwimmer plans a trip to America to press Hungary's case. She swayed Henry Ford to back her peace mission, following a dramatic entry into Boston society and then Detroit. Ford then accompanied her to Washington seeking a Wilson meeting.
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John Bantry
Budapest
Frau Rosika Schwimmer
America
Hungary
Henry Ford
Frau Schwimmer
Ford
Frauz Schwimmer
Boston
Austria
Beacon Hill
Women’s Peace Party
Ford Hall
Tremont Temple
Washington
Schwimmer and Ford Peace Ship Fiasco Exposed
A sensational exposé details Frau Schwimmer’s Washington hotel influence and a grand Peace Ship scheme tied to Henry Ford. It depicts staged speeches, false claims, and Ford’s illness saving him from a European escapade funded by dubious sponsors.
Schwimmer in Switzerland and Hungarian political intrigue
The narrative recounts Frau Schwimmer’s diplomatic assignment to Switzerland by Count Karolyi after ousting Hungarian diplomats. It notes her lavish spending, the subsequent Bolshevik takeover in Hungary, and her plan to seek America again, hinting Ford as a potential encounter.
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Bobs
Switzerland
Frau Schwimmer
Hungary
Count Karolyi
Former Slave First On List For Thanksgiving Dinners
The first of 1000 free Thanksgiving dinners from the Volunteers of America will be given to Mrs. Lulu Harmon, 115, by Mayor Peter at 3 PM on 39 Howard Street. Mrs. Harmon, once a slave and Civil War era mother, lives at 67 Joy Street and has received VOA care since last winter. The distribution includes chicken where possible, with cheaper meat substitutes in many baskets.
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Volunteers of America
Lulu Harmon
Peter
Howard Street
Harmon
Joy Street
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Jordan Marsh Company
Victor No
Southland
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Forza del Destino
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