Government files Sherman act suit to dissolve Bell merger
The Wilson administration sues to end the Pacific coast telephone merger tying nine indpendents to Bell companies. It targets Western states Oregon Washington Montana Idaho and seeks divestiture of interests in the Phone Telegraph Co with $996 million capitalization. The case is referred to the Interstate Commerce Commission for further inquiry while broader national investigations continue.
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Washington
Wilson
Portland
Ore
American Telephone S& Telegraph Co
Bell Companies
Pacific Coast
Ore- Goa
Washineton
Montena
Idaho
Question Phone & Telegraph Co
Interstate Commerce Commission
Tt of Justice
Com
Suggest
William Mead
Votes For Women Campaign Waged Nationwide
Washington July 25 delegates from Wyoming Kansas Utah Colorado Washington California Oregon and Arizona will attend a national council of women voters conference August 13 14 and 15. The meeting will map strategies to win suffrage in states still without it and consider ways to influence local opinion in the remaining dark territory.
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Washington
Union
National Council of Woign
Wyoming
Kansas
Utah
Colorado
California
Oregon
Arizona
Brazil Adopts Greenwich Meridian Time Standard
July 25 report notes Brazil aligns with the Greenwich meridian as a universal base for official time. The country is divided into zones with standard time, mirroring United States practices and enabling synchronized timekeeping nationwide.
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Sinally
Greenwich
United States
Brazil
Fall From Boat Fatal Near South Kent
Harry Gillette of Bridgewater drowned on a fishing trip at a pond near South Kent on July 25. A fellow fisherman reports Gillette stood to bail from his boat, toppled into the water, and disappeared despite Brown’s quick approach and nearby pond dragging. Gillette, 42, longtime manager of Hatch's Stove in Bridgewater, leaves a widow and a son.
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South Kent
Harry Gill
Bridgewater
Gaylordsville
Gillette
Brown
Hatch
Doctor Magee claims infantile paralysis cure in Venice
Los Angeles July 25 Dr Irvin Magee of Venice California announces a cure for infantile paralysis using a subcutaneous sincERine emulsion. He asserts similar treatment may control locomotor ataxia and cites sixteen healed cases. A physician quotes a remark about Miss Van Dansaute, reflecting a tease from a Cleveland paper.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Irvin Masee
Venice
Magee
Chinese Troops Hold Against Rebels Near Shanghai Arsenal
State Department reports from Peking say loyal navy funds sustain Yuan Shikai loyalists as government troops repulse rebels at Shanghai arsenal. Canton merchants oppose rebellion for business reasons while Hankow shows pro rebel sentiment. Mongol clash near Kalgan yields defeat for Chinese troops in separatist movement.
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Washington
State Department
Peking
Shanghai
Navy
Yian Shi Kai
Canton
Shang Hai
Pankow
Hankow
Kalgan
Cummings Lewis Bride of Dr Ernest Cummings in New Haven
Miss Estelle Cole Lewis daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Lewis Brewster New York wed Dr Ernest Cummings in New Haven at St Pauls church The ceremony was at 2 pm Rev Robert Bell officiated The couple will tour Brewster and will live in Washington Conn after Oct 1 Dr Cummings has run a dental office in the Sanford Building and will make practicing in Washington permanent
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Estelle Cole Lewis
Harry Lewis
Brewster
N. Y
New Haven
Ernest Cummings
St. Paul's Church
Robert Bell
W. Arthur LaField
Washington, Conn
Cummings
Sanford
Washington
Iowa adopts delinquent study plan from Pennsylvan ia
The University of Iowa will adopt the University of Pennsylvania method for studying delinquent children next fall. Dr RB Sylvester will head a new Child Laboratory at the Western institution as part of a state wide survey. The article also notes a new Surgical Building under construction at 34th and Spruce streets with plans for future expansion and Jacobean brick and limestone design. Summer School registrations exceed eight hundred, drawing students from southern and western states, South America, and Asia.
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University of Pennsylvania
University of Iowa
RB. H. Sylvester
Western Institution
Sylvester
University
34Th
Spruce Streets
University Hospital
West Philadelphia
Buil
Mike” Murphy
Evening Telegraph
Philadelphia
Japan
China
Coroner Phelan Cleans Up Stamford Wreck Findings
The New Britain Herald reports Coroner Phelan’s finding on the Stamford railroad wreck as temperate and thorough, saying no one is criminally responsible and the death was accidental. Engineer Doherty’s error was misjudging distance before applying air brakes. nerves noted but not deemed incompetence. The coroner urges safety but says law does not require unproven devices, and expects the railroad to continue improvements while the Bryan marketing remark is noted.
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New Britain Herald
Phelan
Stamford
Interstate Commerce Comission
Doherty
Is Card Playing Declining or Just Changing
A newspaper piece argues card games remain popular but shift toward elite circles like bridge. It notes boys leaving simple games for high level play, while families drift from neighborhood gatherings. It contrasts bridge with traditional games and mentions a Wellington concert by the Bridgeport Marine band, Silvio Pietrini, at The Mill on the Cliff.
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Dad
Bridgeport Marine Band
Silvio Pietrini
Wellington
Reissiger
P. Lacome
Espana
Waldteufel
Carlini
Funeral rites for Philip Wargner held at Goddard Ave home
Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon from the Goddard Avenue home for Philip Wargner with Rev H G Wiemer of the German Reformed Church officiating. Delegations from Steuben lodge Koerner lodge and the Bavarian society attended. Bearers were Leo Schmidt Charles Lieberum Paul Scholz Frederick Finesky Joseph Metzger and Isidore Swirlein. Interment was at Lakeview cemetery.
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Philip Wargner
Goddard Avenue
H. G. Wiemer
German Reformed Church
Steuben Lodge
Koerner Lodge
Leo Schmidt
Charles Lieberum
Paul Scholz
Frederick Finesky
Joseph Metzger
Isidore Swirlein
Lakeview Cemetery
Regulating Costumes of Women
A 1910s-voice piece argues police and judges target attire such as split skirts and floor-length hemlines while noting Madame Grundy as a social veto. It contends official efforts misfire and predicts future dress reform enabling women to exercise with men, suggesting modesty is overrated.
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Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Madame Grundy
Woman’s Views on Nudity Contrast With Theatre Trends
A reflective note discusses the clash between modesty and evolving stage nudity, noting some men admire the daring in performances while many condemn slight bare skin yet defend broader free tendencies in modern theatre.
Education notes on school meals and home duties across states
Notes describe Puyallup Washington girls learning economical lunch prep at five cents per person and future teaching of domestic science in rural schools. Reports also cover Edwardsville Pennsylvania schoolhouse upgrades, Virginia civic groups funding education, a New York district exchanging letters with 26 foreign countries, California calls for sex hygiene education, Indian schooling stats, and a Missouri push to include home industrial subjects in school reports.
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State College
Puyallup
Wash
Edwardsville
Virginia
New York
Hyatt
California
Iq@tan
United States Bureau of Education
I Gists
Mary DeGarmo
St. Louis
Missouri
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