Canton Community Chest Plan Brings Civic Partnership to All
The Canton Community Chest aims to raise 350000 for eighteen welfare groups. The Canton Welfare Federation will supervise, audit, and report fund use, with businesslike efficiency and low overhead. Every Canton resident can invest a small amount and share in the city’s welfare enterprise.
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Canton Community Chest Committee
Canton
Canton Welfare Federation
Thiet
Community Cest Fund
Canton Community Fund
Gergdoll Brother Seeks Release From Leavenworth
The Gergdoll brother imprisoned at Leavenworth seeks freedom claiming deprivation of liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The argument frames this as his sole remaining legitimate pursuit under the Constitution.
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Gergdoll
Leavenworth
Forging and Issuing Checks Without Funds Punished
An Alliance man received a one to three year penitentiary sentence after common pleas court found guilt in check forgery and writing checks with insufficient funds. The piece stresses banks support for cautious use of checking, warns offenders, and urges public protection against check fraud while noting the social costs of fraud and evolving attitudes toward historic court discipline.
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Common Pleas
Supreme Court rules unions liable under anti trust law
The Supreme Court held that labor organizations may be sued for damages under the Sherman act. It orders a new trial in the United Mine Workers of America case, saying the local union could be held liable while the international body was not responsible for the strike call. The decision targets union funds used to support strikes and may affect ongoing mining industry labor actions.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Taft
Arkansas
Organized Labor
Supreme Court
United Mine Workers of America
International Organization
Merger Feared as FTC Moves Against Bethlehem Lackawanna Combine
The Federal Trade Commission issued a formal complaint challenging the Bethlehem Steel and Lackawanna Steel merger as unfair competition under the Sherman anti trust law. A hearing with company representatives is set for July 24, after which the commission will decide if the deal violates law and harms competition.
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Federal Trade Commission
Bethlehem Steel Company
Lackawanna Steel Company
Senate
LaFollette
Commission
Bethlehem-Lackawanna
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Steel Corporation
Just Folks by Edgar A Guest and Related Snippets
A compact collage of verse and humorous clippings. It includes Edgar A. Guest’s poem longing for open skies and streams, plus assorted quotes and epigrams about daily life, humor, and social observations from various U.S. papers.
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Just Folks
Edgar A. Guest
Stub Ends By J. H. Reed
A column of maxims on courage prejudice business leadership and social behavior. The author notes the lure of profit over principle and the persistence of improvement as people test ideas and endure costs.
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J. H. Reed
Haskin Letters on War Finance Corporation Fate
The War Finance Corporation, a major government bank with a $500 million capital, faced renewed questions in Congress about its usefulness. The piece traces its 1918 origin, wartime loans to diverse industries, postwar expansion to agriculture, export financing, and rail securities, plus mounting sums lent to farmers and banks totaling hundreds of millions, arguing farmers oppose curtailment.
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Finance Corporation
Washington, D. C
War Finance Corporation
Congress
United States
Treasury
War Finance Corporation Act
Capital Issues Committee
Federal Reserve Banks
Side Talks on Grooming and the Art of Dressing
A discussion on grooming shows that two women with identical clothes and features look different due to grooming. It covers bathing, nails, skin, hair, pressed clothes, hat placement, and the skill of putting on attire. The piece notes the value and cost of time spent versus money spent in achieving a well groomed appearance.
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Madame
Kwiz Answers From Yesterday and New Questions
A snapshot of quiz Qs and answers covers Shakespeare sonnets opium war Greek ostracism paleontology and other items. New prompts ask Oxford founded date fair celebration Oliver Twist author Old Rivers Tuscarora capital of Transvaal Palatine Hill location Kingdom of the Two Sicilies two NC nicknames and the Bible's shortest sentence.
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Oxford University
Transvaal
Palatine Hill
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
North Carolina
Da Vinci Submarine Secret Recalled From History
The article cites Dr. J. P. Richter’s study on Leonardo da Vinci noting his claim of a machine enabling underwater time. It references da Vinci’s caution against publishing his method to prevent use for assassinations and sinking ships at sea.
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da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci
J. P. Richter
Furniture Prices Stays High Amid Shortages
The text notes furniture prices remain elevated due to food shortages and costly materials. It states workers will not revert to 1913 wage levels, but furniture prices may fall where wages drop.
Grooming Standards and Attire Guidance for Women
The text argues that modest grooming and neat attire are attainable by most women, noting that poorly tended nails, disheveled hair, and wrinkled clothes reflect a lack of personal care. It emphasizes simple, practical standards for presentable appearance.
Lillian's Plot Unfolds in Quiet House Intrigue
In a tense supper of secrets and schemes, Lillian pressures a roomful of friends to guard a doorway and quiet a troublesome junior. Katie's room visit reveals hints of a deeper plot as distant bells echo from the playroom.
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Lillian
Ata
Westin
Mons
Katie
Tillian
Roe
Marion
Junior
Silvan
Ventur
Missis Ham
Anniversaries and Birthdays Highlight Historic Figures
A dated list recalls anniversaries from 570 Mohammed to 1910 Goldwin Smith and 1847 Harvard gift. Birthdays note Sir Landon Ronald and others born 49 years ago today. The item also touches Felix Diaz’s Mexican revolt and ancient Indigo use in Egyptian mummy dyeing.
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Mohamet
Medina
Thomas F. Marshall
Frank Ky
Versailles
Harvard College
Abbott Lawrence
Ne Dwey
Wisconsin
Goldwin Smith
Toronto
Ene
Landon Ronald
Peleg Howland
Imped Bank of Canada
Kleinburg
Albert 8. Burleson
United States
Sant Texas
Andrew O'Connor
Worcester
Mass
Carl B. Roden
Chicago
Lic
Kansas City
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