Edna Ferber Wins Pulitzer for So Big Novel
The 1924 Pulitzer prizes announced by Columbia University honor Edna Ferber for her novel So Big. Sidney Howard wins for best play They Knew What They Wanted. Frederic Paxson and M A Dewitte Howe also receive history and biography prizes.
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Edna Ferber
New York
Nicholas Murray Butler
School of Journalism
Columbia University
Ana. Ferber
Rollin Kirby
New York Ward
Ridney Howard
United States
Frederic L. Paxson
Irish Farmers Oppose Tariff Policy in Free State
Dublin reports the Farmers Union condemns the government tariff program as hurtful to agriculture and living costs. Deputy Jory argues tariffs protect inefficiency and fail to boost the nation, urging protection for farming alongside industry.
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Dublin
Union
Irish Free State
Farmers’ Union
Jory
Farmers’ Party
Cross Word Puzzle Snippets From An Old Page
Fragments of entries and clues appear for a historical crossword puzzle. Readable items include hints to words like Concerning and To invade suddenly, with stray terms on body parts and beverages. The text is partial and mixed with misspellings and OCR errors.
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Meager
Cd. Az
British Keep Death Penalty for Cowardice in War
Parliament debates abolishing capital punishment for cowardice in the army. Socialist MPs Thurtle and Morrison condemn cowardice as a concept, while War Secretary Worthington-Evans defends the punishment as deterrent. Thurtle wins limited support with 126 votes. proposal to be reintroduced.
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David M. Church
London
Great Britain
House of Commons
Ernest Thurtle
Thurtle
Robert Morrison
M. P
Morrison
Theo
Hughty
V. Com Ng
War Department
Sir Worthington
Evans
Worthington-Evany J
Swearing at Wife Grounds for Divorce
Judge Gates grants divorce to Mrs May Y Knobel citing repeated swearing by her Cree husband. Court notes his wide vocabulary offended her and led to the dissolution of the marriage. The case was heard in Los Angeles with details released April 26.
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Judge Gates
May Y. Knobel
Gentleman
Los Angeles
Mra
Knobel
Willer Gates
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Detroit Symphony Orchestra
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