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Newspaper

Bridgeport Times

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 1920

Page

7

Development of Safety Work in Graded Schools

The National Safety Council reports rapid adoption of school safety instruction across the country. In 29 cities plans are in place, 150 more promised, and Texas shows 65 percent of schools teaching safety. Eight state industrial commissions pledged cooperation, and railroad lines distributed Payne syllabus leaflets. Seven publishers already include safety material in books, with 9,000 copies of Payne’s Education in Accident Prevention sold or distributed.

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Stenographic Chats Reveal Office Romance Rumors

A jumble of overheard notes and letters shows Sylvia, Camille, Edith, Betty and Helen discussing romance, weddings, and gossip. A Venus reference and a late night movie actor nearby hint at scandal and social intrigue in the office sphere.

Toots and Casper Speak a Private Language

Fragmentary text reads like a personal note or caption about Toots and Casper and a private language. The lines hint at a copyright and a request to use it for a "GEORGE" but the full context and details remain unclear.

Safety instruction credited for Lehigh Valley success

Business leaders credit safety instruction in schools for the record set during Lehigh Valley Safety Week. A. W. Whitney and Dr. Payne helped form a safety section in the National Education Association and spoke at two superintendent and principal meetings and a summer teachers’ meeting. Dr. Payne spoke in Salt Lake City on July 6.

A. W. Whitney Dr. Payne National Education Association Council Association Salt Lake City

Traveling in Balkan States Is Tough for Passengers

Constantinople Sept 29 Nine visas are required to travel by rail from Constantinople to Paris via the Oriental Express, with many travelers preferring ships to Marseilles or Venice. An American must obtain US consulate, Swedish, Bulgarian, Serbian, Greek, Italian, and French stamps, while an English traveler exhausted blank pages. An intruding Russian agent with five passports was arrested aboard a Batum ship and sent to General Wrangel.

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Jealousy Sparks Double Shooting in Boston West End

In Boston on Blossom street, Jacob Fickler shot and wounded Mrs. C Cranton, 24, and her mother Mrs. Antila Liljoquis before attempting to kill himself. He claimed jealousy of Cranton caused the attack. Both women were hospitalized. Fickler was detained by police.

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Instincts of cavemen seen in modern boys at safety congress

Milwaukee September 29 The Ninth Annual Safety Congress heard Milton C. Potter of Milwaukee Schools argue that primeval boyish daring survives today. He warned that reckless bravado fascinates youths and must be shaped by school safety education to build moral courage for industrial welfare.

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Safety lessons in Milwaukee schools urge careful youth

A Milwaukee article urges safety training beginning in childhood to cultivate careful adults. It notes intra-school accidents rose from 66 in 1917-18 to 131 in 1919-20, discusses wartime effects on youth behavior, and emphasizes mentality, grace, and skill over thoughtlessness.

Milwaukee

Treaty squabble ended in Vienna agreement

Austria promised to amend her treaty with the Russian soviets to conform with the Allied peace treaty. British and French representatives announced their governments would release credits for the return of Austrian war prisoners, credit lines having been held up recently.

Vienna Austria

Thieves Loot Swiss Crematory Urns for Wealthy Families

In Berne near Bienne thieves broke into a crematory and stole urns with ashes of wealthy individuals. Prominent families in Berne and Zurich receive letters offering to return the urns for 2,000 to 4,000 francs, based on owners' finances. Police plan a trap to capture the ghouls.

Berne Switzerland Bienne Zurich

Pocket still nabbed by federal agents in North Carolina

Federal prohibition officers captured a pocket still described as a parlor device in Asheville. The miniature still, small enough to fit a pocket, was exhibited after officers seized the complete apparatus near Saluda. Prague reports a fall opening of exclusively Jewish schools announced by the Department acation.

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