Health Reform and Clipping the President Analyzed
A collection of excerpts discusses Professor Leonard Hill urging lighter clothing for heat and open collars to cut fatigue. It also covers President Hoover's clipping bureau tracking national opinion, and a critique of excessive laws with calls for simplification. The column compares courtesy in US Latin American diplomacy and notes differing cultural approaches to politeness.
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Leonard Hill
Department of Applied Physiology
National Institute of Medical Research
Great Lakes
Gulf
Hoover
Washington
United States
Colutne
Huey
Rubio
Mexico
Twenty Years Ago From the Journal Files December 31 1909
A digest from the Journal files recalls a December 31 1909 era with reports of property loss from Hamborn Normal School's bustress swept by a fire causing about 75 dollars in damage. Obituaries note Mrs. Allen and Mrs. Wilson passing away at their homes. Train schedules disrupted by storms hinder travel. Kingsley and Paul DeRosay hosted friends before a Boston trip. AllsCory team meets Union City A C at the State Armory New Year’s night. Albert and Mrs. Anderson hosted a sleigh load of guests near the city. Mrs. Fred Strickler dies in Lincoln Nebraska hospital. A Leo Franz home welcomes a 14 pound baby boy. Gerald Harvey and Harry Tillotson depart for New York City to work for Frederick J. West, coffee merchant.
Game of Correct English by W. L. Gordon
Puzzle style text from a column by W. L. Gordon on correct English and language usage. Contains questions about sentence correctness, vocab choices, and fill in the blanks with answers referencing yesterday’s solutions and linguistic terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Gordon
Spanish-American War President and related trivia
The questions ask who was U S president during the Spanish American War and who wrote Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. They also query the location of a Hall of Fame, the country of the port Vera Cruz, and the definition of charcoal.
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United States
Hall of Fame
Vera Cruz
China delays move against foreigners
The National government clarified that abrogation of extraterritorial rights in China will not take effect immediately after January 1. The December 28 mandate calling for ending extraterritoriality is a step toward improving Chinese foreign relations, said Minister C. T. Wang. A $50 commemorative coin was noted in reference to plans.
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China
Philadephia
C. T. Wang
Regia
A Problem a Day Laborer wages puzzle
A laborer earned $1.10 per day plus board when idle and ended with $19.40 after 24 days. Determine how many days he actually worked. The problem states daily earnings with board deductions and requires solving for work days.
Services at First Baptist Church Tonight
Watch night services at the First Baptist Church will begin this evening at 9 o'clock and all are invited. The program opens with a social hour and refreshments. The devotional hour starts at 7 31 o'clock with choir singing and the pastor’s address. There will be no prayer meeting Thursday evening.
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First Baptist Church
Circular to Corry taxpayers on 1929 tax form submissions
Collector D B Heiner issues notice that forms 1096 and 1099 for 1926 onward must be filed with the local Collector of Internal Revenue rather than the national office. The notice outlines 1098 and 1099 timing for 1929, thresholds for reporting salaries and dividends, and residency considerations, requiring returns on forms 1089 and 1096 by February 15, 1930 to the Pittsburgh collector.
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Collector of Internat Revenue
D. B
Heiner Haa
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue
Pittsburgh
Kane Woman Struck by Auto In Snow Covered Street
Mrs. Alfred Skoog 65 of South Edgar Street suffered serious injuries after being struck near her home on South Midger Street at Hemlock Avenue. Driver Harold Ampleby said he braked on ice but could not stop. X rays showed rib and collarbone fractures, with a chest injury. hospital reports her condition as critical but hopeful for recovery.
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Kane
Alfred Skoog
S. Edgar Street
Community Hospital
Harold Ampleby
Cherry Street
Three Bandits Captured After Cleveland Bank Robbery
United Press reports three bandits robbed the Cleveland Trust Company, netting about $3,000. Two fled into Euclid Creek valley where a cordon of 61 police and city firemen surrounded the area. A third man was identified by the others and captured after an arrest record linked him to a prior robbery. two suspects, named Mario Greco and Frank Amato, face charges.
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United Press
Cleveland
Clevelands Trust Company
Euclid Creek
Thast
Wan
Mario Greco
Frank Amato
Mayor Begins Jail Sentence In Johnstown
Johnstown officials report Mayor Joseph Cauffiel began a two year jail term for official misconduct after refusing to resign. Acting mayor Calvin Overdorft and city officials expect operations to continue from Ebensburg jail until a pardon decision by the board on January 15, 1980.
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United Press
Johnstown
Cale Vin Overdorit
Congeltman
Accounta
Fix Janice
Joseph Cauffiel
Cambria County
Ebensburg
Cauffiel
Pardon Board
Three More Deaths In European Storm
United Press reports three additional fatalities from storms and floods sweeping the British Isles since Sunday. A floodburst with a thunderstorm struck Ban-ror Wales, damaging homes, the pollination, and gas and electric lines. The battleship Rodney, a 33,909 ton vessel, could not leave Portsmouth harbor as numerous ships suffered distress offshore.
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United Press
London
British Isles
Ban- Ror
Wales
Rodney
Portsmouth
Safecrackers Are Busy at Pittsburgh
A Pittsburgh report states that safes were breached again with robberies. J T Label of Squirrel Hill reported a safe with 5285 stolen after a rear window was forced open. Atlantic Refining and an Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company store were targeted, with $97 stolen from the latter.
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J. TB
Squirrel Hill
Atlantic Refining Company
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Fire destroys big warehouse in Chicago blaze
A massive fire in Chicago destroyed a huge warehouse, melting 1,000,000 bushels of grain and causing over 1,000,000 dollars in damage. Fire crews from 60 companies battled the flames for hours, amid gasps of smoke and exploding dust as workers and birds were impacted, with several men hospitalized from burns.
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Chicago
United Press
Amonz
Albert Schwill & Company
Spontsavons Combustion
Peter Clausen
Michael Pavlina
Ernest Ruchele
Te Four Mill
Advance Milling Company
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Shin Ice
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State Normal School
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West Smith Street
Lodey
J. W. Wilson
Maple Ave
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Paw! DeRosay
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Geiger
Union City A. C
State Armory
Albert Anderson
Leo Franz
Gerald Harvey
Harry Tillotson
New York City
Frederick J. West
Vincent McGowen
Willock
St. Brancis Hospital
St. Mary's
Eli County
Indianapolis
Columbus
Ohio
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Charles A. Lingbergh
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Davison Funeral Home
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