Public Statement on New York City Education Board Punishment
Henrietta Rodman addresses the public regarding the Education Board of New York City's harsh punishment of teachers who became mothers. She notes a ten month suspension and accuses the board of contempt for its own wisdom and authority, suggesting severe penalties if contempt is punishable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta Rodman
The
of Education
New York City
New York
Board of Education
Secret Belgian notes show war with Germany seen as inevitable
The Belgian documents claim that since 1906, French Belgians and British viewed war with Germany as inevitable. They recount talks involving Belgian General Staff chiefs and British attaches about landing British troops to counter a German invasion, with updates through 1942.
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Germany
England
France
Belgium
Ducarne
Cor
Col. Bernardiston
Bernardiston
Col
Reids
Ducarné
Jungbluth
Nacenoten
Law and public opinion on prohibition and crime
The piece argues that law enforces what the public largely supports, noting prohibition’s uneven success and the persistence of social evils. It cites Connecticut partridge from the state’s laws as an example of misalignment between statute and practice, and suggests enforcement relies on prevailing public sentiment rather than compulsion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
Maine
Red Light District
Hill Election Expenses Case Warned Against Partisan Bias
The Connecticut and Federal election laws aim to protect the public and ensure fair play in campaigns. The Donovan Hill matter centers on alleged fundraising through a political committee led by Arthur Wheeler, with a $10,000 campaign fund and $2,900 traceable to Fairfield County. The complaint alleges improper contributions by private entities and forbidden receipt by individuals, urging strict scrutiny to curb corruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donovan-Hill
Connecticut
Congress
Hill
Arthur €. Wheeler
Fairfield Unty
Wheeler
Persi
Connecticut campaign finance law misused and ignored
The Connecticut act on use of money in elections has long been on the statute books and is strong in its teeth. Yet its provisions have been steadily ignored and corruption has progressed. If candidates learn that such laws will be enforced, a better state of affairs may follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stiles Judson
President Wilson a Capricorn Man at Fifty-Eight
The article marks President Woodrow Wilson turning 58 and portrays him as a典 Capricorn man, noting Dec 28, 1856 birth in Staunton Virginia. It discusses astrological traits and lists birth months and dates of U.S. presidents, highlighting December births and the prominence of the twenty-seventh to twenty-ninth as common birth dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson
Staunton
Thomas Woodrow
Wilson
Republic
United States
Apri
Gasparri poised for top role in Catholic reforms
Cardinal Gasparri, secretary of state designate for Pope Benedict XV, is expected to shape a sweeping European order drive. Born in Umbria, he rose from peasant origins through Nepi seminary, Rome study, and canon law chairs, later serving in Paris and as apostolic delegate in South America before receiving the red hat in 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Gasparri
Benedict X
Cardinal Gasparri
Capovallazza di Assita
da Umbria
Nepi
Pontifical Seminary
Rome
Cardinal Martel
Urban College
Pro- Paganda Fidei
Catholic Institute
Paris
Republic
Leo Will
Cesarea
South America
Ecuador
Peru
Bolivia
The
Sacred College
Christmas cards stir post office strain and sentiment
The piece notes Christmas card traffic floods post offices, with 12 to 20 cards per mantelpiece. It suggests cards can replace costly gifts, praises tasteful sentiments, and contrasts responses by men and women. It ends with reports of six injuries in a Kalamazoo collision and the drowning of Stanley Townsend, noted athlete from South New Jersey.
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Stanley Townsend
Y. M
South New Jersey
Atlantic Cty
Childermas Day Fooled by Unlucky Christmas Belief
The long held superstition declares December 28 the unluckiest day of the year. Childermas marks Holy Innocents Day and Herod’s massacre, once feared by English families and even royalty. Old customs included avoiding work and washing clothes, with severe flogging in severe cases. Over time such practices faded, leaving playful wake up rituals for children, a note the writer recalls from the Atlantic.
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Great Britain
England
Bethlehem
Herod
Cornwall
Childermas
Edward IV
Europe
France
Atlantic
Fire Strikes Chapman House in Stratford. $500 Damage
Stratford, Dec 28 Fire from a defective chimney flue caused about 500 dollars in damage to Charles H Chapman’s house at 920 Broad Street. Residents slept through the odor and phoned the fire department. Chief Avan Judson arrived with the auto chemical. Extinguishing required chopping walls and tearing up flooring. Insurance covers the loss. Also reported today is the improved condition of Thomas Martha who attempted to take poison gas. The town’s church services honored St John’s Day and Stratford High’s basketball team split a pair with West Haven, aided by star forward R Wheeler’s illness. The Vic tors of Bridgeport will visit Stratford Ave tomorrow night. The Red Men tribes at West Haven plan rituals and officer elections at the Okenuck wigwam on Church Street.
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Stratford
Charles H. Chapman
Broad Street
Stratford Fire Department
Avan Judson
Thomas Martha
Victor Street
Bridgeport
Christ Episcopal Church
St. John’s Lodge of Masons
Sleyton
McGill
Stratford Ave
Town Hall
Ninigret Tribe
Red Men
West Haven
Church Street
Wall Street debates abolishing minimum stock prices
New York experts weigh ending fixed minimum quotations as normal conditions return. Some brokers urge abolition to allow liquidation of weak stocks, while others fear a flood of selling if minimums are removed. Bank reserves drop slightly and liquidity concerns persist amid mixed market signals.
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Barron Financial News Service
New York
Wall Street
Stock Exchange
Rock Island
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company
Rock Island Company
Westchester Lighting Company
Public Service Commission
Consolidated Gas Company
Westchester Company
Westchester
Tt. L. Watson & Co
Rail
Tate
New York City
Europe
Imperial Bank of Germany
London Stock Exchange
Congress to resume work after holiday recess
Washington dispatch details Senators and Representatives returning to Washington to reassemble Congress tomorrow. Most session work remains, with House progress on appropriation bills and general measures while Senate faces remaining administration legislation, supply bills, and broader programs to be resolved.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Labor men discuss compensation laws in Philadelphia meetings
In Philadelphia on December 28 the Workmen's Compensation and unemployment topics dominated the annual meetings of the American Association for Labor Legislation and the National Conference of Unemployment. Sessions will be joint at times with many prominent speakers. Congressman Daniel J. Gillicuddy of Maine discussed the need for a Workmen's Compensation Act for federal employers, while John Mitchell, ex-president of the United Mine Workers, spoke on compensation generally. Boley, Oklahoma, is noted as the United States' largest Negro city.
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Philadelphia
American Association For Labor Legislation
National Conference of Unemployment
Daniel J. Gillicuddy
Maine
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Special Holiday Sales At D D Read Co After Christmas
During the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day the store runs special sales across departments. Clearings include Holiday merchandise, odd lots, and items handled and mussed at small prices. Doll Section features many dolls and accessories from basements to second floor with prices from 5 cents to 10 dollars. Fur sets and carvers’ pieces highlighted on the floors.
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Idgeport Evening Farmer
Sabine, Go
Fairfield Ave
Conn
Boston
Chicago
Nature OF
MR. Hill
Gasparri
Kalamazoo, Lake Shore
Hartford
Mich
Chapman
Martha
Boley
Okla
D.d.read Co
Children’s Furs
D. M. Read Company
Broad ST
Co-Operative
Tang Iete
Crawford
Fairfield Avenue
Courtlands
CR. Erskine Hawes
Music
Mrs. Ethel Cooper Mills
the University School
Common Council
Elias Howe
Franklin Bartlett
Sons of Veterans
Gustav Heldt
Pembroke Street
Crescent Avenue
Congress Street Bridge
Heldt
St. Vincent's Hospital
New Brighton
Alvania
Albania
Arctics
the Alling Rubber CO. Syndicate Stores
Main
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