Oxford Requests State Aid as Tuition Costs Rise
London reports Oxford and Cambridge universities asked the government for financial help. A commission led by ex Premier Herbert H. Asquith will study the matter as undergraduates struggle with living costs. Scholarships now often insufficient to cover yearly needs of 1300 to 1500 dollars. Hall Caine seeks to formalize his name for personal and professional reasons.
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London
Oxford
Cambridge
Herbert H. Asquith
Painter Van Ruith Struggles with Failing Sight
London December 12. While working on a large Edith Cavell fate painting, veteran artist Mr. Van Ruith aged 80 discovered his eyesight was failing. Oculists warned he would lose sight in months, yet he persisted and finished the last touches on the armistice anniversary.
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London
Edith X
Cavell
van Ruith
Prohibition Has No Chance in Britain Says Committee
London reports that a labor committee assessing nationalization of the liquor trade estimates a state purchase would cost about 1.5 billion dollars. It argues Prohibition cannot succeed in Britain while the public seeks better standards in public houses.
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Britain
London
Great Britain
Labor Party
Hearings on Merchant Marine Begin January 12
Washington reports the Senate Commerce Committee will start hearings on permanent legislation for the American merchant marine January 12. The panel also set January 8 to hear measures to adjust shipbuilder claims tied to wartime wooden vessel contracts.
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Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Camden Council Moves to Save Daylight
Camden New Jersey acts to adopt daylight saving despite federal repeal. City Solicitor E G C Bleakley ordered to draft the necessary ordinance at yesterday's city council meeting.
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Camden
Congress
E. G. C. Bleakley
Dr James Headache Powders Ad Promises Instant Relief
An old drug advertisement touts Dr James Headache Powders as immediate relief for headache and neuralgia. It urges readers to send someone to the drug store for a dime package and promises quick comfort with the headache gone and neuralgia pain ending.
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Dr. James
World War Pageant planned by Church of The Holy Cross
The Church of The Holy Cross in Harrisburg announces a World War Pageant at 7 30 p m in Chestnut street auditorium. Local leaders from diverse denominations join the event featuring nations from the recent world war in national costumes. Prizes will go to top voucher sellers and best national representation as tickets go on sale at church workers and the Holy Cross Rectory.
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Church of the Holy Cross
Chestnut Street
Harrisburg
Holy Cross
Forster and Cowden Streets
Court Refuses Alimony From 17 Year Old Husband
New York date line reports Justice Greenbaum refused 19 year old Jennie Siegel’s request for alimony and counsel fees from her 17 year old husband Samuel Siegel Brooklyn while pending their separation action. The judge ruled that brides underage with young spouses should not expect alimony.
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New York
Justice Greenbaum
Supreme Court
Jennie Siegel
Samuel Siegel
Brooklyn
Booze Leaks Through the Canadian Border
Tales of border running grow daily in northern New York since Prohibition opened liquor import routes from Canada. Each night near the Thousand Islands yields episodes of swift motor cars or mysterious craft moving contraband liquor.
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Watertown
N. Y
New York
Canada
Thousand Islands
Voluntary Training Proposed if Universal Plan Fails
Washington officials report Senators on the Military Committee consider a compromise. If universal training is rejected Congress may authorize voluntary training and recruit 150000 to 200000 volunteers from the class of 1919 led by Senator Frelinghuysen of New Jersey.
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Washington
Congress
Military Committee
Senor Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
Counterfeiters Flood Mexico City With Fake Coins
In Mexico City a money shortage sparked a surge of counterfeit coin production, mainly 50 centavos pieces, created so well that detection was difficult. The Secretary of the Treasury issued a warning about the menace.
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Mexico City
Secretary of the Treasury
Actresses Wash and Iron Their Own Clothes
In London on December 12, reports say touring actresses cope with coal and gas shortages by heating meals over gas jets and using saucepans for washing clothes. They heat water with saucepans and then press garments with flat irons during the day and after performances.
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London
Rogues Gallery Lost by Fire in Buffalo
The police headquarters and the Bertillon rogues gallery on the third floor were destroyed by a fire in Buffalo yesterday. The gallery was regarded as one of the best in the country.
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Rogues Gallery
Buffalo
Bertillon Record and Rogues Gallery
Dr Isaac Sharpless Seriously Ill in Philadelphia
Dr Isaac Sharpless president emeritus of Haverford College is gravely ill at his Haverford home. He has suffered heart trouble since Thanksgiving, prompting concern from the medical and academic community. In other news, German naval authorities lag in clearing mines in North Sea waters, according to a Hamburg dispatch.
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Isaac Sharpless
Philadelphia
Haverford College
Haverford
Doctor Sharpless
North Sea
Berlin
Hamburg
Vossische Seltuns
Pastor Takes Job in Hat Factory for Living
In Beacon Street First Baptist Church, Rev. Howard J. Kingdon earns $1,000 yearly as pastor but takes a hat maker job to cope with high living costs. Dozens of church members protest, accusing him of breaking the strike at the local factory where the halt continues.
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Poughkeepasle
N. Y
First Baptist Church
Beacon Street
Howard J. Kingdon
Beacon
Kingdon
Remedy for Catarrhal Deafness and Head Noises Promoted
An old market-era notice recommends Parmint double strength as a constitutional treatment for catarrh and head noises. Dissolve in hot water with sugar, take a tablespoon four times daily to relieve inflammation of the Eustachian tubes and improve hearing.
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England
Hat maker seeks to double income by serving as pastor
Mr. Kingdon claims he can be a factory worker and preacher simultaneously if church members permit. He would keep his pastor salary and free use of the parsonage and says he will not resign his pastorate unless forced to.
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Mr. Kingdon
Kingdon
Boot Mending At Home Sparks Rural Reforms
The village cobbler's draft into service disrupts rural life and domestic routine as his absence halts repair of footwear. This sudden neglect prompts renewed recognition of his role and the impact on daily chores in several isolated Midwestern districts.
Home cobbling spread as women learn boot repair skills
Land hamlets witness a striking push for home boot mending with new technical classes in springing and patching. Country women rapidly acquire cobbling arts as Lady Petre asserts it should be as natural to mend at home as to darn.
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Lady Petre
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Holy Cross Congregation
Canadian
Ublican
Bunker Hill
House of Representatives
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Boston
Baltimore
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McNeil
Buster Brown
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North Second Street
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Sonora
J.H. Troup Music House
Troup Building
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