Movement to curb fraud in merchandising debated
A New York mercantile crowd favors a Pure Fabric law to reveal true material content and deter misleading trade names. Charles L Bornheimer warns such rules could do more harm than good, urging cautious regulation focused on intentional deception. He argues for education, ethical codes, and strong consumer protection rather than broad prohibitions.
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Charles L. Bornheimer
New York Chamber of Commerce
Kenneth Andrews
New York World
Panama
Orient
Leghorn
Taly
Madras
India
Paris
Cape of Good Hope
Havana
Cuba
Sweden
Palm Beach
Ulster Inreland
Stern's
14Th Street
Toby
Bia
Doors and Houses to Join New Museum Collections
Washington May 13 urging museums to collect doors stairways and even entire houses to showcase American architecture as the mother of the arts. The piece argues such exhibits would teach taste and provide builders with reliable sources, citing examples from Salem New York and a possible national collection in Washington. It notes preservation efforts and the role of institutions like the Essex Institute the Met and the Smithsonian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jects
Peeslee
Warder House
Senator Lodge
Regenta
Smithgonian Institution
National Museum
National Collection of Architecture
Washington, D. C
Aintrivan
Ouribis
Herve
Hires Pointe
Tua Nanges
Lafayette Sanare
National Chamber
Daniel Webster
Mies
Salem
Massachusetts
New York City
Washington
National Gallery
Smithsonian Institution
National Capital
Atately Street
Warfler
Richardson
America
Hicharndon
Salen
Horace We
Uhaumean
Edunell
Essex Institute
New England
Ihe Nauseunt
Casi- Denen
Nio
New York
Metrapolitan Museum
Sibert
Madlann Square
Dessen- Jon Bw
Stanford
British policy in Egypt disavowed in Commons
London May 17 The Associated Press reports that at least 100 MPs signed a declaration disavowing British policy in Egypt and urging new measures to restore order. They condemn Lord Allenby’s administration as a failure, arguing Egypt seeks true independence and full self rule rather than nominal independence under military occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Associated Press
House of Commons
Egeynt
Lord Atenby
Egypt
Near East
Lord Allenby
German discontent grows as towns cede control to private firms
A May 11 dispatch reports German frustration with bureaucratic control fueling decentralization toward private management. Socialists protest but offer few alternatives as cities hand public utilities to private firms to cut costs. Industrial leaders like Hugo Stinnes propose taking over railways to reduce expenses and improve service, while graft and housing controls provoke widespread irritation. Senator Johnson traveled to Europe seeking detachment from politics. Nashville Southern Lumberman.
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Remlin
Associated Press
Germany
Vorwaerts
Hugo Stinnes
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NEBBS
Fanny and
Rudolph
Rudy
Bridgeport Telegram
Johnson
Europe
Pittsburgh
Treland
Baby
Valns
Main Street
Ladieg
Stripe
Mac Twar
Liged
Inp & Peat
Dairymen’s League
Dairylea
Dairamen
Co-Operative Association, Inc
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