Spain Bans Term Artificial Silk Seeks New Name
Madrid reports the Spanish government will bar the use of the expression artificial silk and invites public suggestions before January 15, 1932. All silk must be bona fide according to a ministry of economy order. The note explains artificial silk is not silk and should not be called so, while Spain’s genuine shawls are known abroad as manzones de Manila.
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Madrid
Ministry of A Economy
Spain
Philippines
China
Roxbury Burglary Hits Roxbury Courthouse
Boston report says a burglar climbed a waterspout to enter the Roxbury municipal courthouse clerk’s office and cracked a wall safe. He then went to the probation department and knocked off another safe combination, but did not obtain money.
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Boston
Roxbury Municipal Court House
Barnard Grants Maternity Leaves to Faculty Members
Barnard college announces a policy of maternity leaves for faculty and staff with full pay for six months or half pay for a year. The move supports married women with children and aligns with broader debates about women teachers and job security in education.
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Julian Blanshard
New York
Barnard College
Woman's Journal
Washington
Barnard
George Walker Mullins
Alice Duer Miller
Barnard Board of Trustees
Annie Nathan Meyer
Ogden Reid
Ite
Abandoned Incinerator Houses Family of Eleven
An incinerator abandoned after a court blocked city use is now home to a family of eleven in Galesburg Illinois. A man his wife and their nine children occupy the plant with aid from city departments after prior life in a vacant tent. The family’s head had been trucking with a failing vehicle and scarce work.
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Galesburg
Ill
Princess Elizabeth Depletes Savings Bank For Christmas
Princess Elizabeth, daughter of the Duke and Duchess of York, has her own savings bank which recently lost 13 dollars as she withdrew funds to buy Christmas gifts for Princess Margaret Rose and other family members. The act shows a young royal personal practice of saving with family gifts in mind.
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London
Elizabeth
Duke and Duchess of York
Margaret Rose
Library of Congress surpasses all but Paris in volumes
The Library of Congress likely holds the largest book collection in the world except possibly for the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris. It now contains more than 6,292,200 volumes, not counting manusescripts and musical compositions.
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Library of Congress
Biphtheque Nationale
Paris
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Roxbury
Mass
Swift
Beac
Roni
Etti
Kellogg’s C. Flakes
Watauga Kraut
Rich _ Creamey
Silverdale
Cmny We
America
Princess Elizabeth
Savings Bank
Comsbei
Maid
Nucoa Serra
Sunnyfield
A&p
Iona
Feee
Kingan
Smithfield
Wiena
Ise
the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co
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