Popul ation in United States rises amid immigration and low deaths
The National Bureau of Economic Research estimates the Continental U S population on January 1 1924 at 112 ,826,000 up from 110,883,000 a year earlier. Growth in late 1923 exceeded any six month period in two decades, driven by 605,000 net immigration and record low deaths. Net increase about 617,000 births minus deaths plus immigration totals 1,122,000 for H2 1923.
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New York
United States
National Bureau of Economic Research
Bureau
Bureau of the Census
From Soup to Dessert Spinach and Ham Dish in Layers
A vintage recipe describes washing and cooking spinach until tender, then mixing with butter yolk and salt. Layer spinach with finely chopped ham in an enamelware dish, top with cheese and crumbs, bake until browned, and serve with pimento slices. A cranberry sauce may accompany the meat as a gravy substitute.
Pot Roast of Beef with Cranberries Dish Merges Fruit and Meat
A brief note extols meat and fruit combinations as wholesome and flavorful. It cites acids from fruit aiding digestion and adds minerals and fiber to balance the dish. Examples include pork with apples and duck with jelly, suggesting similar merit for beef with cranberries.
Chocolate Covered Figs and Breton Soup Recipe
A New Orleans style chocolate coated fig treat is described, with steaming and filling tips. Also included is a winter soup using brisket onions carrots cranberries and spice, simmered for two hours to yield a hearty Breton meal served with bread.
June Shivers and a Berkeley Springs Wedding in Morgantown
A lengthy wedding notice details the May ceremony of Virginia Dent Armstrong and Worth Kirkwood Rice at the Armstrong home on University Terrace Morgantown. The event featured laurel and peony decorations, a Laid on wedding march, flower girls, a maid of honor, and a reception with ornate decor. The couple, graduates of the university, plan a six week Harvard summer school stay and a September home in Parsons West Virginia.
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Rice-Armstrong
Virginia Dent Armstrong
Worth Kirkwood Rice
Berkeley Springs
West Virginia
Robert Allen Armstrong
University Terrace
Morgantown
Armstrong
Lohenerin
Roberta Jean
Barbara Armstrong
Mary Guiter
Keith Stuart Armstrong
Harold Rice
W. EB. Lowther
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Deli Gattl
Yolin
University
Wottly
Mendelssohn
Rom
Miss
Miss Willa Brand to Tour Europe After Summer in New York
Miss Willa Brand, longtime Glenville Normal School instructor in Glenville West Virginia, will sail from New York to Europe for the summer after visiting sister Mrs H W Beverling Sr in Glenville and Mannington, then depart Thursday. Married Saturday Charles William Duley and Miss Eula Ato Hamner wed at St Paul’s M E church parsonage, both residents of the city. Duley works at Hazel Atlas Glass Factory and they will reside on West Main Street. Young dancer Victor Morgan, 10, son of Mr and Mrs Arthur V Morgan of Clarksburg, gained recognition as an interpretive dancer and will perform in the June festival produced by Kappa Sigma Phi in Clarksburg, accompanied by his sister Irene Morgan.
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Samm
Europe
Willa Brand
Glenville Normal School
Glenville
West Virginia
H. W. Beverling Sr
Walnut St
Mannington
New York
St. Paul's M. E
Thayer Street
Eula Ato Hamner
Charles William, Duley
Duley
Hazel Atlas Glass
West Mainstre
Victor Morgan
Arthur V. Morgan
Clarksburg
Parkers
Kappa Sigma Phi
Irene Morgan
Camp Chehuahtah to Open July First for Young Women
The Young Women's Christian Association announces Camp Chehuahtah on the West Fork river will open Tuesday July 1. The first week focuses on junior and older girls from 12 years to high school freshmen with a special program appealing to that age group.
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Mann
Young Women's Christian Association
Chehuahtah
West Fork River
Camp program set by Clarkeburg YWCA leaders
Miss Florence Adams of Clarkeburg will direct the camp with past camp experience in New Mexico. Dorothy Daub, arriving from Trenton Ohio, will serve as activities director and bring a strong athletic record from Shepherdstown College and Dennison University. Registration is open for junior campers at the YWCA at Third and Mechanic streets in Clarksburg.
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Florence Adams
Clarkeburg
Miss Adams
New Mexico
M' Dorothy Daub
Trenton
Ohio
Miss Daub
Shepherdstown College
Dennison University
Pennsylvania
Third and
Mechanic Streets
Clarksburg
Bill Brennan Shot to Death at Inghatham Cafe
New York June 16 William Brennan prominent heavyweight boxer and cafe proprietor was shot and killed Sunday at the Tia Juana Cabaret. State trooper James Cullen was shot in the neck while rushing to aid Brennan. Suspects Hughes and Rossi, part of a five man band, were chased and arrested after a gunfight with police. Brennan, a former Chicago resident, fought Dempsey in 1920 and 1918, earning the nickname Knockout Bill and ending a long boxing career with 121 bouts. He was 81 years old and born in Ireland.
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New York
William
Bul) Brennan
James Cullen
Brennan
James Hughes
Frank Rossi
Hughes
Shirley Sherman
Caljlen
Chase Hughes
Rossi
John Hagerty
Hagerty
Chicago
Jack Dempsey
Madison Square Garden
Dempsey
Jesse Willard
Floyd Johnson
Luis Angel Firpo
Billy Miske
Omaha
Nebi
Ting Zhattles
Bil
Firpo
Miske
Johnson
Harry Greb
Battling Levinskey
County Mayo
Ireland
Negro Scientist Carver Reveals Secrets From Southern Clay
Tuskegee Alabama June 16 Dr George W Carver celebrated black scientist and Tuskegee faculty member unveiled nature hidden in crops and clay He produced over 100 commercial products from the sweet potato 200 from the peanut and 60 from the pecan He also colored southern clay into vivid Egyptian blue earning a Royal Society fellowship and the Spin gaird medal in 1923 for achievement by an African American.
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Tuskegee
Ala
George W. Carver
Tuskegee Normal, and Industrial Institute
Carver
Missouri
Nile Valley
Royal Society of Great Britain
Spingard
Mystery deaths in two cases shock Uniontown
Two violent deaths in Uniontown Pennsylvania are under coroner investigation. Fred Sales of Tower Mill was hacked to death with a sharp pick and Mrs Elizabeth Bogart aged 46 died after being thrown downstairs. Police seek her husband John Bogart who fled after his wife was injured.
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Uniontown
A. Balta
Fred Sales
Tower Mill
Elizabeth Bogart
Elinér
Sales
Baltz
Bales
Bogart
John Bogart
Martinsburg to Host West Virginia Music Club Meet
After a three day session the fifth annual convention of the West Virginia Federation of Music Clubs closed in Fairmont with Martinsburg chosen as the next meeting place. The group endorsed a national conservatory of music and plans state memory contests next year. Virginia Raredor won first in the young people's piano contest. notable artists included Mrs. Elsie Fischer Kinchelow and Mrs. Imo Thompson Ware among others. Charles Lowther returned to Grafton after visiting his brother John J. Lowther in Clarksburg.
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Fairmont
West Virginia Federation of Music Clubs
Martinsburg
Virginia Raredor
Elsie Fischer Kinchelow
Charleston
Imo Thompson Ware
Martingburg
Diano
Clarence Dill
Mirgantown
Frank Delli-Gatti
Misa Ruth Kemper
Salem
Tar and Feather Man After Giving Him A Thrashing
Bluefield West Virginia June 18 Thomas Lawrence was seized from a boarding house taken three miles out into the countryside and tarred and feathered then made to walk back barefoot with his shoes tied to his bound hands. Police say he has not filed a complaint. More than fifty men in white robes resembling Ku Klux Klan regalia were seen nearby. Records show Lawrence had prior misconduct charges and his wife had complained of desertion and another woman in the marriage.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Thomas Lawrence
Lawrence
Poller
Ku Klux Klan
Law Tence
Law
Jfence
LaFollette to Make Race Independent
Washington reports that Senator LaFollette plans to announce a presidential run after the Democratic convention, forming an independent ticket not tied to a party. He weighs a running mate option, with Huston Thompson favored, and aims to avoid a party designation while pursuing broad electorial support.
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la Follette
LaFollette
Friends
Warren
Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Mr. Stone
Samuel.Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Cleveland
Pavors
Thompson
Huston Thompson
McThompson
Colorado
Federal Trade Commission
Wilson
Nichols
Sweet
Alva Adams
la Filette
House
Senate
Vi.o
Soight
Coolidge
General Dawes
Dawes
Glands Examined in Leopold and Loeb Case
Chicago June 16 doctors for both the prosecution and defense examined the endocrine glands of Nathan Leopold Jr and Richard Loeb to assess their influence on mentality and behavior. State's Attorney Crowe vowed no loophole to escape Gallows while the defense seeks confinement in a corrective institution. Mrs Colt St Clair of Simpson visited town for business affairs.
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Chicago
Nathan Leopold, Jr
Richa Lobb
Robert Franks
Sam
Crowe
Mra
Colt St. Clair
Simpson
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Asheville, N.C
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Renevo, Pa
Annapolis
Liutenant
Thomas E. Zellare
Grantville, Ga
The
Naval Academy
June Shivers
June
Virginia Fawcett
Bon
Seanee Ange Pruwrie
F. E. Rice
Berkele Springs
Fred Shaw
Margaret Shaw
Columbia City
Ind
Agnes Talbott
Mary Gushor
Smithfield
Herbert W. Dent
Clyde G. ‘Turner
Ruth ‘Turner
Lilly M. Marshall
Pauline Burdette
Dorothy Kimmel
Isabel Kimmel
Dorothy Church
Beryl Sitzmiller
Caroline Dent Armstrong
Uke Dent
O Armstrong
West
Washington Street
Mr Rice
D. Rice
Berkey Spring
Morgantown Beta Theta Pi
Kappa Gamma
Rice
Jolly Club
Pals of
Paul Rector
Deccey City
N. J
Bill Brennan
Ingotham Cafe
Killers
Charles Lowther
Grafton
John J. Lowther
Waverly Way
Tar and Feather Man
Warder, Jr
Washington
Hapbart
JM LaFollette
Wisconsin
Loeb and
Leopold Wi
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