Illinois Dilemma Over Senate Seat After Primary Loss
Chicago April 13. Illinois faces a governorship and senate seat puzzle after Col Frank L Smith and Gov Len Small allies suffered primary defeats. Smith’s failure is viewed by some as punishment for ties to the Small Thompson Republicans, impacting the route to seating in the U.S. Senate.
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Charles S. Deneen
Senate
Len Small
Small
Frank L. Smith
Dwight Banker
Col. Smith
Smith
Thompson
Conclusion of the Klan trial expected today
In Pittsburgh on April 13 the Klux Klan suit seeks 100000 damages and injunctive relief to stop five ousted members from using the Klan name. Three witnesses remain. judge Thomson may take the case under advisement after defense arguments.
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Pittsburgh
W. H. S. Thomson
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Overhaul Borer Machinery at Camp Perry Storage
A force of mechanics is overhauling about 2,800 pieces of equipment stored at Camp Perry Ohio after last season's campaign against the European corn borer. Five sheds 400 by 96 feet hold 993 tractors 602 plows 127 light trucks 90 heavy trucks and over 350 stubble beaters.
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Camp Perry
Ohio
Temperature Reports and Divorce Trends Across Regions
Official weather bureau records document 24 hour temperatures and rainfall in cotton regions. A separate analysis notes changing divorce patterns in Japan and America, with many contested cases in Tokyo and widespread women as defendants due to evolving social conditions.
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Charlotte
Official Weather Bureau
America
Tokyo
Social Affairs Bureau
Modernity and divorce rise in Japan
Authorities report increasing divorces in Japan with blame placed on modern women and their push for equal rights. The article notes that the country once saw fewer divorces when husbands held more traditional power.
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Japan
Tokyo
South African Corn Production Reaches Record Level
Capetown reports the South Africa corn crop for the season ending is about 77 million bushels, the largest on record except for 1924-25. The yield matches the long term average seen in Wisconsin or Tennessee.
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Capetown
Union of South Africa
Wisconsin
Tennessee
Deaths Head Moth Emits Loud Squeaks Like Mouse
The Deaths Head moth gives off squeaks nearly as loud as a mouse. Researchers note its unique sound is part of its behavior and orientation in its habitat.
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Nancy Ann Miller
Seattle
Washington
Indore
Devi Sharmista
Gangapur
India
Blessed Overnight Relief for Burning Feet
A drugstore ad promotes Joint-Ease as fast relief for burning feet. It claims rub-on application overnight eases distress by the next morning and notes a price of 60 cents per tube sold by Mann Drug Co.
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Mann Drug Co
Ohio club women call for new jail system in Ohio
In Lima on April 13 the Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs urges replacing the worn out county jail system after a survey of 69 jails. Dr Josephine Peirce calls the system the fault and notes many states have already discarded county jails.
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Lima
Ohio
Ohio Federation of Women’s Clubs
Josephine Peirce
Federation
Industrial farms replace county institution in town plan
A fragment notes a shift from the county institution to a series of industrial farms in the local development plan. Details are limited, but the implication is a restructuring of county land use toward agricultural industrialization.
Shanghai Woman's Club Expands Toward City Status
Shanghai April 13 Expansion of the Shanghai American Woman's club toward city-club size is under way for the coming year. Miss A Viola Smith, president, notes the international character and says the club could lead in open forum discussions on vexing China issues, broadening members views among domestic General Federation of Women's Clubs members. Mrs Robert J Burdette of the general federation highlights the value of intercultural exchange with other American clubs to foster international understanding.
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Shanghai
Shanghai American Woman's Club
A. Viola Smith
China
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Robert J. Burdette
General Federation
Minnesota Cream Cans Carry Smut Seed Treatment Labels
Five thousand cream cans from Minnesota creameries will bear labels urging farmers to treat grain seed for smut under plans announced by the Northwest Grain Smut Prevention committee.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
Northwest
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