Sheppard Towner Bill Aims Federal Aid for Maternal Infant Health
Senators explained a bill to fund maternal and infant hygiene through state cooperation. The act would create a federal board and distribute information while allowing nursing care where funds permit. The Smoot amendment shifts administration to the children's bureau and ties aid to state plans with escalating federal appropriations.
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Congress
Sheppard
Texas
Sheppard-Towner
Federal Board of Maternal and Infant Hygiene
Secretary of Labor Age
Children’s Bureau
United States Public Health Service
United States Commissioner of Education
Smoot
Utah
United States Treasury
Judge Lindsey Rebukes Film Censorship Dangers
Judge Ben B Lindsey of the Denver Juvenile Court voices strong opposition to film censorship he calls dangerous and tyrannical. He advocates censorship based on education, public demand, and preserving press liberties, arguing movies have done more good than harm. He warns against regressive limits resembling past church driven controls.
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Ben B. Lindsey
Denver
Lindsey
New Nicaraguan Minister Arrives in Washington
Dr Alejandra Costa, newly appointed Nicaraguan minister to the United States, arrives in Washington with his wife. The diplomat, a physician trained in France, is among the youngest envoys to visit the capital in official capacity. His father serves as Nicaragua’s finance minister. The article notes U.S. interest in a potential Nicaraguan canal and references a 1914 treaty ratified in 1916 granting exclusive canal rights and base leases, amid protests from Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Honduras.
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Alejandra Costa
United States
Nicariegtd
Washington
Senet Cesar
Cesiene
Nienraguan
France
Nienriagua
Nicaragua
Panama Canal
Bryan
Chamorro
Costa Rica
Salvador
Honduras
Harding Inauguration Plans Attract Washington Society
McLeans and Senator Knox and Will Hays lead inaugural arrangements for the Harding inauguration. Washington social and political circles discuss the intimacy between President-elect Harding and Mrs Harding. After election the McLeans invited the Hardings to travel to Point Isabel and Panama, but a social rift followed their stay at the McLean home.
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K. B.mclean
Philander C Knox
Pennsylvania
Will H. Hays
Republican National Committee
Harding
Washington
Marion
Edward B. McLean
Washington Post
Cincinnati Enquirer
Evelyn Walsh
McLean
Thomas
F. Walsh
Colorado
Point Isabel
Tex
Panama
Washigton Society
Hardings
McLean Home
Montana Road Funds Distributed to Counties for Maintenance
The secretary of state will distribute 25 percent of road license fees to counties for highway construction and maintenance. Silver Bow leads with 8,234.36, Cascade 6,953.42, Yellowstone 6,537.44, Judith Basin 0.56, and Beaverhead 2,017.59 among many allocations across Montana counties.
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Helena
Secretary of State
Silver Bow
Cascade
Yellowstone County
Judith Basine
Beaverhead
Big
Fergus
Flathead
Gallatin
Garfield
Glacier
Kantte
Thn
Jefferson
Lewis and Clark
Lincoln
Madison
Richland
Rosebud
Roosevelt
Valley
Children Spend Enormous Sum on Sweets in 1920
A county study led by Nellie Smalt and Miss Patrick shows children in the district spent about $130,280 on candy, $104,224 on cigarettes and tobacco, $45 on soft drinks, and significant amounts on cakes and confections. The figures use Treasury data from 1920 and suggest a reorganization of the campaign with schools and the Treasury.
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United States Treasury Department
Nellie Smatl Counnty
Miss Tester
ML Patrick
Treasury Department Savings Organization
Treasury Department
Station at Sixteen Will Be Kept Open
The Montana railroad commission denied Chicago Milwaukee St Paul railway’s bid to close the Sixteen station east of Lombard. A protest by Meagher county residents argued the town relied on the station for telegraphic and telephonic service. The railroad cited sub $200 monthly earnings vs $620.80 average in 1820, and the request was denied.
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Tlelena
Montina Railroad Commission
Chiedgo, Milwaukee& St. Paul Railway
Lombard
Ruth Kane Sentenced for Postal Funds Embezzlement
Helena Montana United States District Judge George M Bourquin sentenced Ruth Kane former assistant postmaster at East Helena to 15 months at Leavenworth and a 5909.85 fine for embezzling postal funds. An indefinite stay of execution was granted to allow seeking a presidential pardon.
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Helena
Leavenworth
United State District
George M. Bourquin
Ruth Kane
East Helena
Our Oldest Student Major Thurston Greene At J Y M C A
Thurston Greene seventy eight years old is described as the oldest student in the country. He recalls Civil War era events vividly and attends the Jerome YMCA evening school to rebuild memory. As a former serviceman he received a memory training scholarship.
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Thurston Greene
Je Rrony Y. M.C. A
Medicine Man of the Thos People of Nigeria
A Thos medicine man in southern Nigeria uses stock in trade to shield Cheng from arms. The Thos, numbering four million, are described as semi civilized in the report.
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Thos
Aribes
Nigeria
Cheng
Moving Entire City Hibbing Minnesota to New Site
The Minnesota city of Hibbing, once 10,000 population with brick buildings and a street car line, is being moved to a new location to allow mining of rich iron ore deposits beneath. The photo shows a three story hotel being moved on steel rollers toward New Hibbing.
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Minnesota
Hibbing
Lumber Used in Sewing Machine Manufacturing
About 60,000,000 feet of lumber are used annually to manufacture sewing machines. Oaks and red gum supply nearly two-thirds of the lumber, with yellow poplar and black walnut each a little more than one-eighth. The remainder includes tupelo, chestnut, cottonwood, maple, basswood, birch, sycamore, mahogany, yellow pine and redwood. Tops of sewing machines are usually made of yardwood veneers such as oak or walnut or stained to imitate mahogany.
Music in the Bath at Akita Hotel
Robertson Scott recalls a bathhouse scene in Akita Prefecture Japan where a diverse group bathers gather while a performer plays the flute. The anecdote notes music in a bath as a surprising, fitting pastime amid old and young bathers.
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Akita- Prefecture
Japan
Robertson Scott
Asia
Monks Used Charcoal in Italian Forests
The American Forestry Magazine notes Italy’s heavy charcoal use for cooking and heating. At Vallombrosa monks centuries ago produced large quantities and the prewar forest yearly yielded about 220000 pounds of charcoal.
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Italy
American Forestry Magazine
Vallombrosa
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McLeans Sur Capital Society
Judith Bagi
Butte
David W. Pell
J. C. Armstrong
M. Smith
Oliver ‘Winsel
John Gi Remeyt
H. Weston
IBOS
New York
New Town Hall
New York City
League For Political Education
Henry W. Watt
Paneull Hall
Tno
West Folly-chird Street
Chicago
Alexander Gratwimp Peth Seloot
Fritz
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