The Dunster House Bookshop Case and Watch and Ward
The editorial discusses the Dunster House Bookshop case in Cambridge faced for selling Lady Chatterley's Lover to a Watch and Ward Society investigator under false pretenses. It criticizes the society for dishonesty, calls for accountability, and reflects on moral policing and public defense funding in a broader national context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunster House
Cambridge
Mass
D. H. Lawrence
Lady Chatterly
Watch and Ward Society of Boston
Watch and Ward Society
Bill
Massachusetts
Boston
Alcohol and rights in prohibition era debates
An essay discusses how prohibition enforcement invades home rights, noting killings by officers and harsh searches. It cites Choctaw 1860 constitutional language shielding homes, then shows historical shifts before the Civil War as alcohol issues altered legal protections.
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Bassey
Iowa
Oklahoma
Open letter targets Governor Young over Mooney Billings case
Murphy McHenry editor of the San Luis Obispo Daily Telegram accuses Governor Young of delaying action on Mooney and Billings. Whitmore, the private secretary, reported findings but the governor reportedly passed the buck to the pardon and parole boards. McHenry urges direct decision and defends Whitmore as a respectable public servant.
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Young
Murphy McHenry
San Luis Obispo
Charles Whitmore
Mooney-Billings
Whitmore
McHenry
State Building and Loan Commissioner of
California
Mooney
State Pardon Board
Checkers Ban Sparks Civic Parody in Wisconsin City
The La Crosse mayor, likened to Lynn's style, reportedly bans playing checkers in public places as part of an anti gambling campaign. The piece notes the novelty and humor in calling checkers a moral hazard and contrasts it with prior local edicts.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Lynn
Mass
M E Tracy Foresees Reform Critics and Economic Realities
M E Tracy argues that critics blame the entire system for downturns while failing to see progress from luxury and entertainment. He notes that prosperity relies on consumption beyond mere necessities and that industry grew with consumer habits. He cites Hamilton on labor needed for basic life and asserts necessities alone do not sustain employment or progress.
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Josh
Alexander Hamilton
Prosperity Depends on Moving Consumers and Enjoyment
The writer argues that overall American prosperity rests on active consumption rather than mere necessity, noting large spending on autos theaters and amusements. He contends that wealth advances with progress and that demand drives invention, while cautioning against misaligned values in a growing economy.
Largest U.S. Circuses and the Next World’s Fair
The largest circus in the United States is Ringling Brothers' and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows. Other major circuses include Al G Barnes Hagenbeck-Wallace John Robinson and Sells Floto. The next World's Fair is scheduled for Chicago in the United States.
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United States
Ringling Brothers
Barnum & Bailey
al G. Barnes
Hagenbeck-Wallace John Robinson
Floto
Chicago
London
England
Bronx
New York
St. Louis
Boston
Mass
Philadelphia
National Zoological Park
Washington, D. C
Influenza Isolation Is a Difficult Task
Dr Morris Fishbein discusses the uncertain nature of the influenza germ, noting Pfeiffer organisms are not uniform and that historical inoculations produced symptoms not typical of epidemic influenza. He cites trials from 1906 and the 1918 pandemic, with no conclusive proof of a single causative agent.
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Morris Fishbein
Pfeiffer
D. J. Davis
Chicago
Davis
E. O. Jordan
Puzzlers and Answers From an Early 20th Century Quiz
A quiz of varied questions and answers covers politics timing in England lions of stage careers, zoo sizes, Telegraph clocks, diamonds in drills, Africa’s lakes, manslaughter, physics terms, Pan American members, Napoleonic succession, English Channel widths, French franc value, Volstead Act dates, Tarzan, Louis XIV, John Paul Jones, Charlemagne, Honolulu to New Zealand time, 1929 World Series credit, Goldsmith poem, Duna river name, gigolo meaning, US newsboys, torpedo speed, cameos materials, Dumas author, Petrovitch meaning, actor real names, and leap years between 1896 and 1904.
Snakes Clip Coupon for Bulletin Request
The Natural History Editor in Washington invites readers to obtain the bulletin SNAKES by sending 5 cents with a coupon clipped from the issue. Include postage stamps or coin to cover postage and handling.
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Natural History
Washington
The
Indianapolis Times
New York Avenue
Washington, D. C
Bulletin Snakes
United States
The Free Will Debate in light of Heisenberg uncertainty
A discussion contrasts cause and effect with free will as Heisenberg uncertainty challenges predictability. Physicists claim measurements bound by observation while psychologists warn against conflating perception with reality, noting varied views among experts.
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Earth
P. W. Bridgman
Harvard
Bridgman
Heisenberg
Albert P. Weiss
Ohio State University
Weiss
Prof. Weiss
Cuba gains independence after American rule and 1902 republic
The article notes Spain ceded Cuba to the United States on January 1 1889, with Cubans filling most offices during three years of governance. Cuba became a republic in 1902, first congress meeting May 5 and government transfer May 20. It also marks historic mail delivery in 1673 and Paul Revere's birth in 1735, and asks about the motion picture Mother Knows Best adapted from Edna Faber's novel.
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Spain
Cuba
United States
Tomas Estrada Palma
New York
Boston
Paul Reevere
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Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance
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Newspaper Information Service and Audit Bureau of Circulations
Army and Navy Journal
Frederick Landis
Byrd
Pantages
Japan
Russia
Santa Claus
Sunny Jarmann
King’s Royal Horse Guards
Mellon
West Indies
New York City
Fifth Avenue
Ritz von Opel
Arthur R. Gould
Prince of Wales
Matt Dinan
South Bend
Governor Young
Billings
M. E. Tracy
Perdition
Wall Street
Daily Thought
Richter
Daily Health Service
DR. Morris Fishbein
American Medical Association
Hygeia, the Health Magazine
Charlotta King
Warner Brothers
A. C
Africa
Victoria Lake
Victoria Nyanza
Pan- American Union
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Columbia
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Salvador
Uruguay
Venezuela
Napoleon Bonaparte
France
Louis XVIII
House of Bourbon
English Channel
Sidmouth
Saint- Malo
Tarzan of the Apes
Louis XIV
John Paul Jones
Holy Roman Empire
Charles the Great
Charlemagne
Honolulu
Hawaii
New Zealand
George Earnshaw
Athletics
Oliver Goldsmith
Duna
Southern
Dvina
Paris
Man In the Iron Mask
Alexander Dumas
Petrovitch
Peter
Richard Barthelmess
Conrad Nagel
Garden of Eden
David Dietz
Edna Faver
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