Chicago Hosts Fifth Annual Child Labor Conference
Chicago opens the fifth annual child labor conference under the national child labor committee with six days of sessions to advocate a federal children's bureau. Washington hosts a two day meeting at the White House to discuss dependent children as President Roosevelt welcomes delegates. Notables include Lillian Wald Jane Adams Judge Lindsey and Rabbi Emil Hirsch.
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Chicago
National Capital
National Child Labor Committee
United States
Ugeional Child Labor Committee
Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Senate
Crane
Massachusetts
Sae Department of the Interior
Congress
Lillian D. Wald
Children’s Bureau
Jane Addams
Hull House
Lindsey
The
Children’s Court of
Denver
Emil G. Hirsch
Children's Bureau
Secretary
Troops Held in Burned District After Fire
Messina reports troops stationed in the burned district on January 21 to prevent rekindling as officials fear new blazes.
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Messina
Texans urged to fund honeybee foul brood inspection
Entomologist Glenn W Herrick pushes Texas legislature to allot 5000 for two years to hire inspectors and cover travel costs. He warns foul brood threatens Texas leading honey production and calls for local inspectors in distant areas to protect the bee industry statewide.
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Herrick
Texas
Glenn W. Herrick
M. College of Texas
Oklahoma Occurrences: $75,000 schoolhouse and other items
Woodward plans a $75,000 schoolhouse while Brewer hosts three mines closed temporarily. Obituaries record Mrs. Susan C. Brown aged eighty eight in Perry, and J. F. Johnson dying of morphine in a Minco hotel. First State Bank of Anadarko chartered with $10,000 capital. Army recruits tally sixty five since Jan 1. Rock Island to install Yukon water plant. Fatal accident: Walter tree-pear felled by J. E. Evans and Frank Pierce. Sam Rogers dies in Ardmore runaway. Bakers' Association meets in Oklahoma City with Tulsa next. Vandals damage Boyd's pool hall in Gage. Henry Oil and Gas of Bartlesville files $75,000 mortgage. Infant dies after skull injury in wagon accident. Aging mare of D. D. Blakeslee killed after leg injury. James L. Walker, Lincoln funeral flag bearer, to attend Lincoln centenary in Oklahoma City.
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Brewer
Susan C. Brown
Perry
J. F. Johnson
Minco
First State Bank of
Anadarko
Oklahoma
Rock Island Railway
Yukon
Walter
J. E. Evans
Frank Pierce
Sam Rogers
Ardmore
Master Bakers’ Association of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Boyd
Gage
Henry Oil and Gas Company of
Bartlesville
Samuel Willingham
D. D. Blakeslee
Cherokee Strip
Billings
James L. Walker
Lincoln
Springfield
Rail merger on Texas lines ties Colorado and Southern to Wichita Valley
New York reports partial truth about a railroad consolidation in Texas. Colorado and Southern, Fort Worth and Denver line, will merge with Wichita Valley and Stamford and Northwestern. Abilene and Southern and Abilene and Northwestern excluded. Texas legislature to be asked for merger legislation.
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New York
Texas
Colorado and Southern
Fort Worth
Denver
Wichita Valley
Stamford
Northwestern
Abilene
Southern
Denton man to build second Rockefeller monument for a woman
R G Lee of Denton, builder of the world’s only John D Rockefeller monument in Fort Worth, announces plans for another monument in Denton. He will start a voting contest to choose the honored woman philanthropist and says a letter from Rockefeller invites his presence at the unveiling.
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Fort Worth
R. G. Lee
Denton
John D. Rockefeller
Lee
Rockefeller
Teras
Narrow Escape as Fire Sees Oak Cliff Family Flee
A Dallas family led by A. L. Threadgill of Oak Cliff escaped death when their residence caught fire. They were awakened as the roof began to cave in and fled the burning home before it was consumed.
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Sheridan, Ark
W. P. Goodman
Leola
Dallas
A. L. Threadgill
Oak Cliff
Model License League discusses reform of liquor law
Louisville January meeting of the National Model License league explores keeping saloons out of politics and replacing prohibitive laws with regulated licenses. President T M Gilmore urges reform, argues for licensed saloons, mandatory penalties, limited licenses, and state wide safeguards to curb illicit sales.
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Anti-Saloon League
T. M. Gilmore
Gilmore
Ohio
Europe
Treating Habit condemned as crime, speaker predicts crackdown
The speaker concluded that future law will criminalize intoxication and punish such acts severely. He also believes society will abandon the treating habit, aligning with continental Europe’s stance.
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Europe
Supreme Court Affirms Fort Worth Charter Validity
The supreme court refuses the writ of error in Orrick vs city of Fort Worth and sustains the city charter. The attorney general will approve the issuance of 150000 street and school bonds that had been delayed pending action.
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Austin
Orrick
City of Fort Worth
Supreme Court
Rules Carried Over In Legislature With No Change
Joint house and senate committees adopt the Thirtieth legislature rules for the Thirty-first, preserving on floor access for department heads. Texas roads passenger fare bill by Rep Fuller faces railroad opposition as governor’s message echoes. Other bills include recording deed restrictions, establishing an agriculture station, and a contingent submission debate in the senate.
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Austin
House
Senate
Texas
Representative Fuller
Porter
Bowman
Agriculture Experiment Station
Paphandle
Penitentiarias
Brazos River Receives Funds For Maintenance and Dam Work
Washington reports the Brazos river will get 100000 for maintenance and 50000 from the sundry civil bill. Chief Engineer Marshall told Representatives Henry and Moore the totals are the irreducible minimum. Of the 150000 for Brazos, 25000 funds general maintenance, 75000 for lock and dam at Hidalgo Falls, and 50000 to complete the dam. Trinity river snagging was cut to 75000 in the upcoming bill. Engineer Waldron had recommended 125000.
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Washington
Brazos River
Marshall
Henry and
Moore
Rivers and Harbors Committee
Brazos
Hidalgo Falls
Trinity River
Waldron
Kindness returns favor to those who helped first
A quotation attributed to Holmes notes that someone who has once received kindness is more likely to offer help again than one who has been the giver. The insight emphasizes gratitude shaping future generosity.
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United States
Georgia
Oklahoma
Holmes
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