Postwar crime wave hits East as police seek reforms
A survey shows the postwar crime wave strikes the East hardest and wanes toward the West. New York reports police reorganizations and calls for more officers. Chicago tallies 13 000 robberies and 4 528 453 in loot. Cleveland notes political interference and lax prosecutions. Boston reports bootlegging up. St. Louis reduces crime with longer shifts. Denver backs a blue law esque crackdown. New Orleans wary of racing season. San Francisco crime down 50 percent amid drug war concerns.
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New York
Enright
Chicago
Garrity
Charles C. Fitzmorris
Cleveland
Hylan
I. Chat Vert
Aegiumission
Fitzmeris
Lan Amer
Sprosty
Boston
St. Louis
San Francisco
Women hold 1088 in industry
Chicago report from Miss Mary Anderson of the U S Department of Labor notes that many women kept their jobs after men returned from WWI and unemployment rose. She expects census data to show over 12 million women in gainful work, urges eight hour day protection and organization within years. Mary E McDowell of the University of Chicago Settlement House foresees industries demanding women as prosperity returns.
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Chicago
Mary Anderson
Women’s Bureau
United States Department of Labor
Miss Anderson
Anderson
Mary E. McDowell
University of Chicago Settlement House
Women In Industry Committee
National League of Women Voters
Miss Ysabel Hahn Ends Engagement With Aviator
In Chicago on January 10 Miss Ysabel Hahn danced with aviator Howard H. Evanston. A mishap when she stepped on his foot led to the collapse of their engagement at the altar.
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Chicago
Ysabel Hahn
Howard H. Evanston
Gas deaths rise in New York from leaks in 11 months
Gas asphyxiation caused 375 deaths in New York City in 11 months. Leaky rubber connections contributed to most of them.
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New York
New York City
Berlin welcomes Ilona Montagh new dance arrival
Ilona Montagh has just arrived in America to fill a stage engagement as part of a dance invasion from Germany since the war began. The unsigned piece notes excitement and a cautious note that the war has started.
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Sient
Cos i
America
Ger- Fay
Tenants Thank Judge In City Court For Ruling
The tenants of 72 W 998th Street express thanks to Almighty God for wisdom and justice shown by the judge who sat in the Fifth District Municipal Court Part II at 10 o clock on December 30 to judge between right and wrong. They wish the judge long life and a prosperous new year.
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998Th Street
Fifth District
Survival of Pittest
Berlin dispatch reports animal trainer Carl Hagen berh has closed his zoo as war shortages worsen. He notes that during scarcity, stronger animals fed on weaker ones, a grim reflection on survival during conflict.
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Pittest
Berlin
Carl Hagenberh
Australian pygmy swine among the smallest hogs
The pigmy swine of Australia are the smallest known hog species, not larger than a house rat. In New York City there are fewer than 50 Japanese women.
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Australia
New York City
Legion to seek better care for disabled veterans
The American Legion calls for improved treatment of disabled men and criticizes the war risk bureau and vocational training board for delays and lack of field staffing. It cites 83,000 pending cases on November 26 and argues decentralization reduced red tape and improved aid, while failing coordination and timely examination.
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Red Cross
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Navy
Bureau
Public Health Service
War Risk Bureau
Federal Board of Vocational Training
Washington
Enn Partiyhes Sreceedess
Lepine
Bape
Martha's Unique Revenge in The Book of Martha No 22
A Confidential dialogue reveals Martha Palmer's strategy after a marital betrayal. She renames her husband Evan to honor his twin uncles and to remind him of his loss, revealing a stark motive behind a carefully planned revenge. The exchange frames a dramatic punishment and a bitter reckoning.
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Martha
Evan
Janie
Martha Mia
Mona Maron
Veterans rehabilitation system criticized for gaps in care
A memorial cites delays when veterans move compensation from the Bureau of War Risk Insurance to the Board of Vocational Education causing three weeks to two months without maintenance. A survey of tubercular hospital patients shows about 75 percent received no compensation, leaving many in anxiety. The United States Public Health Service is blamed for lacking authority to align agencies, though rehab workers are praised for their effort.
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Board of Vocational Education
Memorial
United States Public Health Service
Bureau
Board
Path
Legion
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