Four Bills on Pennsylvania Child Labor Hearings
Harrisburg March 18. The judiciary special committee and senate manufacturing committee held the first public hearing on four child labor bills Becker Phipps Reynolds and Brumbaugh Measures. Governor Brumbaugh attended. Mrs Frederic Schoff opposed drastic limits urging protection only from harmful work. Industry leaders warned stiff limits would drive underage workers from textiles and other factories.
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Harrisburg
Briumbaugh
Judiciary Special Committee
House
Manufacturing
Senate
Becker, Phipps, Reynolds and Cox
Brumbaugh
Edwin R. Cox
Charles A. Snyder
Pottsville
Florence E. Pierce
Maryland Child Labor Bureau
Eleanor Hurst
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Frederic Schoff
National Congress of Mothers
Lindsey
Denver
W. S. Snyder
Western Union Telegraph Company
Joseph R. Grundy
Bristol
Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association
Mr. Grundy
Air raid by German plane sinks crew member on Blonde
The British steamship Blonde reports a German aeroplane attack in the North Sea on March 18. A bomb was dropped on the deck and one crew member was killed.
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South Shields
Eng
Blonde
North Sea
Hazleton to Get $7 Million Tunnel Drainage Plan
Hazleton Pa March 18 preliminary surveys will be ordered by the Lehigh Valley Coal company for a 7 million dollar tunnel project designed to drain the Hazleton coal basin into Butler valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazleton, Pa
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Hazleton
Butler Valley
Hoof Disease Again Hits Jersey
Jersey reports new hoof and mouth case in East Rutherford. Veterinarians from the state health board identify infection in Nathan Numark’s herd of twenty four cattle, following a federal health clearance.
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Jersey
Trenton
N. J
Federal Bureau of Animal Industry
New Jersey
State Board of Health
East Rutherford
Nathan Numark
Weather update from 8 p m observations
United States weather bureau readings at 8 p m report temperatures and conditions in major cities. Albany 31 clear Atlantic City 43 4 clear Boston 22 cloudy Buffalo 26 clear Chicago 34 partly cloudy New Orleans 54 cloudy New York 31 clear Philadelphia 34 clear St Louis 44 cloudy Washington 34 clear fair today and tomorrow with northwest winds.
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Albany
Atlantic City
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
New Orleans
New York
Philadelphia
Louie
Washington
Left Handed Artists And The Leonardo Connection
A discussion on left handedness notes Leonardo da Vinci as a prime example. It explains shading direction, spirals, tool use, and writing from right to left, suggesting readers use a mirror to read his manuscripts. The text cites Theodore Andrea Cook on handedness and the cultural adaptations for right handed dominance.
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Leonardo da Vinci
Theodore Andrea Cook
Sherlock Halmes
Cook
England
Portugal
Sweden
Austria
Italy
Switzerland
Not Surgery but Delayed Surgery Fails to Cure Cancer
An medical note stresses cancer is a systemic disease even when focal, urging early removal before spread. It rejects blood poisoning theory, explains metastasis from the first site, and praises modern surgery for removing cancer entirely when addressed promptly.
Slays Woman and Self at Miami Church Rector
Miami March 18 Rev William Alfred Tucker rector of St Agnes Episcopal church shot and killed Harriet Delaney a church member then killed himself. Tucker had been bound over on a felony charge of sending improper literature through the mails and was released on bail provided by his congregation after waiving a preliminary examination. It was charged he sent objectionable letters to Miss Delaney.
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Miami
Fla
William Alfred Tucker
St Agnes’ Episcopal Church
Harriet Delaney
Tucker
Felaral Court
Miss Delaney
Senate probes coal combine report delivery to Westcott
In Trenton on March 18 the Senate approved a resolution ordering 100 copies of the legislation committee report on the alleged New Jersey coal combine. One copy must be delivered personally to Attorney General Westcott after he previously said he had not acted against coal companies for lack of a copy. Senator Egan of Hudson sponsored the resolution.
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N. J
Senate
Coal Combine
Trenton
Westcott
Legislation Committee
New Jersey
Egan
Hudson
Long Drawn Out Counterpoint in Segregated Tour Tales
Aged Augusta driver Uncle Jeff guides northern visitors claiming many holes, boasting a storied pride and comic bravado. The exchange, noted alongside a registrar exchange about age and blindness, reflects period humor and social context in early 20th century urban papers.
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Jeff
Augusta
St. Andrew
Jef
New York Post
Touching a Conscience and a Gifted Heiress
An elderly couple without children seek a companion heir. Julia Andrews enters as a devoted niece but faces false accusations from Kate Armitage. After a secret forged letter, Julia is suspected and leaves. Kate later marries for wealth but is thwarted by a will clause. Maria Herrick dies, leaving Kate dependent on a surrogate deed, while Kate’s marriage to a lover is performed privately to preserve her claim.
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David Herrick
Julia Andrews
Mr. Herrlek
Kate Armitage
Kate Armitige
Ju- Ne
Julia
Mrs
Julin
Juki
Haviing
Trlal
Mr. Merrick
Kate
Lin
Mrs. Merrick
Fand
Herricks
Ian
Mrs. Herrick
Mr. Eerrick
Leva
Algun
Herrick
Juin
Technl
Jalhy
Jutin
Ote
Knute
Secret Will Battle Brings Forgery to Light
Kate Armitage learns a forged paper taints Herrick estate. Julia Andrews, rightful heir, discovers an earlier will and a coercive clause. The two women meet, reveal the truth, and Kate confesses, yielding mercy from the judge and a life-long allowance.
Farm seller James Brown commits suicide in Pennsylvania
Williamsport Pa March 10 Be coming despondent after selling the farm where he lived for twenty five years James Brown sixty years old committed death by own action near Liberty While family packed to move Brown entered an out house and killed himself with a shotgun
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Sells Farm
Ende Life
Willamsport
James Brown
Liberty
Brown
Cincinnati Painters End Strike With Wage Pact
A 1400 member painters strike in Cincinnati ended after an agreement with the Master Painters' association. The pact provides higher wages and improved working conditions, allowing the workers to resume duties.
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Cincinnati
Master Painters’ Association
Capture Alleged Slayer Near Hagerstown
Charles Lavender a colored man was captured near Hagerstown by Sheriff King after being charged with murdering Charles Winters at Chambersburg. Winters intervened to rescue his daughter whom Lavender attacked.
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Hagerstown
Charles Lavender
Charles Winters
Chambersburg
Winters
Lavender
King
Mortgagee's Sale Of Real Estate In Caroline County Md
Reuben Garey attorney presents a mortgagee sale of land in Caroline County Maryland. The property in the Second Election District lies on roads from Greensboro to Chapel Branch and Sheppard's Chapel, adjoining D J Zacharias H C Rawlings and others. The sale at the Denton courthouse will be to the highest bidder between two and four o'clock p m. The land was conveyed to John W Garey by John T Carter and wife in a 1910 deed.
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John W. Garey
Alice S. Garey
William N. Garey
Reuben Garey
Matthew Garey
Rix R. Garey
Caroline County
State of
Maryland
J. S
Sheppard's Chapel
Greensboro
D. J. Zacharias
H. C. Rawlings
Chapel Branch
Sheppard’s Chapel
Henry C. Rawlings
Nathaniel Horsey
Spring Branch
John T. Carter
Orphans’ Court
James Ahearn
Wye Mills
Hamburg
Oliver
Mary M. Ahearn
D. Chas
D. Schuyler
Parlett & Pascault
Clerks
Tom Barron Lieghorns
Australia
England
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Missouri
Washington
Tom Barron
Plymouth Rocks
C. White
Cedar Mount
E. H.hirs
Denton
Notice to Stallion Owners Under 1802 Maryland Law
Public notice to stallion owners and agents about filing with county or Baltimore court clerks a written statement detailing name age breed description terms and conditions of service. False pedigrees or statements incur penalties and allow victims to sue for damages in a court of competent jurisdiction.
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General Assembly of
Maryland
Circuit Court
Baltimore
Court of Common Pleas
Court, of Common Pleas
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Denton Journal
Seana
Roward Melvin
Ben
H. Johnson
Melvin & Johnson
Congress
United States Weather
Newspaperhiin
Brooklyn Eagle
Grippe-Gough
WM. H. Garey
Mortgagees
F. P. Covry
T Nins
Lavenu
Justice of the Peace
James Temple
Seti & Shbiban, Solicitors
Wyh Mills, MD
T. S. Slaughter
Eagte Mills
Federalsburg
H. B. Messenger
William Murphy
William W. Murphy
Dee d
Orpitans’ Court
Alonzo E. Gardner
Agnes H. Gardner
Alonzo FE. Gardner
Syracuse
Law Building
Denton, MD
MD. Hignutt’s
Williston
McCall’s
Perth
Mattings
Philadelphia Silos
Lansing
Hocking Valley Cutters and Blowers
Ss. Longnecker
NDA
Rawlings
Hart &Cultivator
Eeels
Marshall Gantt
Journal
Newspaper
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