Doctor Geiger and Capone era medical reformer
Dr. J. C. Geiger San Francisco public health director recalls pressuring Al Capone to allow medical exams for women in Chicago's red light houses. He notes Capone relented to protect his own business and shares other anecdotes from his career and his numerous international decorations.
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San Francisco
United Nations Organization
J. C. Geiger
United Nations
Geiger
al Capone
Chicago
Capone
State Street
Dr. Geiger
William Hale Thompson
Health Department
Thompson
Mississippi
King George of England
Tulane University
New Orleans
Italy
Spain
Central
South America
Germany
Chile
China
Mexico
Brazil
Panama
Ecuador
Peru
Cuba
Norway
Dominican Republic
France
Sweden
Belgium
Luxembourg
Canada
Holland
Greece
Nicaragua
Argentina
Honduras
Venezuela
Haiti
Life Beyond Washington In A Quiet Virginia Week
A Washington correspondent on a Virginia fishing trip finds a ghostly natural world far from war while newspapers from Richmond sharpen the focus on local and national tensions. He notes Americans aim to live normal peacetime days while preparing for possible conflict with Russia.
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Washington
Virginia
Chickahominy Lake
Richmond
Korea
Congress
Cabinet
Army
Navy State Department
Russia
Washngton
War
Meals On The House For This Flatterer
Paul Mosher publicity agent for Kay Kyser travels with his eight year old son Michael across the country from Los Angeles to New York. Michael eats pancakes for breakfast and hamburgers for dinner and visits kitchens after every meal claiming the meals are the best yet. Restaurants refuse to take payment for his food in eighteen meals.
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New York
Paul Mosher
Kay Kyser
Mosher
Los Angeles
Michael
Moshers
Bobcat Killed After Hammer Hit In California Street Incident
In San Bernardino County Mack L. McCall struck a bobcat on a city street with a hammer after a collision in nearby Colton. He braked, exited the car, and dealt a fatal blow to the animal, then delivered a second hammer strike to ensure it was subdued.
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San Bernardino
Calif
Mack L. McCall
McCall
Colton
Lieutenant Survives 69 Days Behind Red Lines in Korea
Second Lt. Joseph Elbert Hicks from Coden Illinois endured 69 days alone behind the Red lines after his platoon was wiped out near Kochang Taegu. A young South Korean farmer aided him by bringing food and guiding him through hostile territory, saving his life as he moved between mountain hideouts. Hicks later joined American command posts as U S intelligence officers documented his escape and a celebratory rice meal capped his ordeal.
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Korea
Joseph Elbert Hicks
Coden
Ill
Hicks
24Th Infantry Division
Taejon
Japan
America
Kochang
Taegu
Pusan
Naktong
Moscow Dispatch Reports Korean War Claims
Moscow reports quote Pravda on Koreans escaping from Scout claiming Americans raped and massacred civilians. The Literary Gazette Observer notes no successful crossings of the 38th parallel by either South Korean or American forces.
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Moscow
Pravda
Scout
Literary Gazette Observer
38Th Parallel
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J.C. Geiger
Fred J. Walker
Central Press
U.S
Hal Boyle
St.Joseph
Eckerd‘s Drug Store
South Main ST
Jlaillee
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Netty Don
Nelly Don
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