Medical education costs and hospital growth analyzed
Dr Morris Fishbein evaluates the rising expense of medical education and care. He notes hospitals expanding from about 1,000 in 1906 to 6,719 in 1930 and two thirds of US physicians linked to hospitals, with specialists rising to 30 percent among hospital practitioners. The piece discusses governance, salaries, and the shift toward group and university practice to cut overhead while preserving physician accountability.
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Morris Fishbein
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Hygeia
The
Health Magazine
Yong Man
United States
Reno Divorces Clash With Nationwide Morals
Reno Nevada attracts divorces and crime due to lax laws, drawing gamblers and underworld figures. A prominent lawyer calls the Reno idea a menace, citing easy separations for ten dollars and hotel witnesses. The piece argues laws should protect family life and warn that Reno’s wealth comes at home’s expense. It also notes Yale's move to drop Latin and Greek from required subjects as part of a broader shift toward practical education.
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Reno
Nevada
speak+ easy
America
Isas
Yale University
Economic hardship and highway safety urged by Kansas City Star
The Kansas City Star argues that prosperity rests on hard work thrift and economy while warning that living standards must adjust to income levels. It urges widening U S highway 42 across Missouri and Kansas to reduce accidents and improve safety with clearer sightlines and protection from intersecting roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Dickens
Missouri
Kansas City
Kansas
St. Louis
Kansas City Star
Unnecessary Oil Stations Highlight Gasoline Duplication
The Boston Post Road hosts 322 stations including 205 independent dealers 51 company owned and 5 leased with 1 025 pumps and monthly sales of 1 682 700 gallons. Officials say many stations cannot profitably price gasoline fairly, urging elimination of excess facilities to lower honest prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Trade Commission
Boston Post Road
St. Joseph
Accident case student quotes top marks in police traffic school
EVANSTON Illinois June 4 AP says women students at a police traffic school graded 240 women three achieved 100 percent marks while seventy percent earned 80s. One failed student mused she would be nonchalant in an accident and another mentioned water as an age to reading habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evanston, Ill
Qualifications for Baptist ordination set by Northern convention
In Kansas City on June 4, the Northern Baptist convention adopted a standard qualification code for ordination candidates. Requirements include specific educational paths and a clear declaration of Biblical tenets. Speakers urged unity and a focus on humane, community-oriented faith amid the machine age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Baptist Church
Northern Baptist Convention
Charles Lyons
Dayton
Palestine
John M. Moore
New York
Federal Council of Churches
Union of Churches
Moore
German diplomats head to England for talks with MacDonald
Chancellor Heinrich Bruening and Foreign Minister Julius Curtius left Hamburg for England to hold a weekend conference with Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald on Anglo-German problems. They will discuss reparations, the Austro German customs treaty, and other European issues with Henderson at Chequers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
Germany
Heinrich Bruening
Julius Curtius
England
Ramsay MacDonald
Elbe
Tfe
Arthur Henderson
Chequers
Europe
Pynchon Rebuilds Life After Wall Street Collapse
New York era profile tells how George Mallory Pynchon, head of the once mighty Pynchon & Company, faced bankruptcy after a market crash. He sought work at another firm, downsized his life, and now toils in modest offices, inspiring respect and questions about the street's recovery potential.
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New York
Financial District
Pynchon & Company
Stock Exchange
Exchange
George Mallory Pynchon
Lincoln
Pynchon
Greenwich
Conn
Wall Street
Eyndon
Island Sound
Lower Manhattan
George Mallory Pynchon, Jr
Park’ Avenue
Romantic King Hussein of Hejaz Dies at 75 in Amman
Former King Hussein of Hejaz, a romantic figure in the Arab revolt against Turkey, died at dawn in Amman after a long illness at age 75. He abdicated in favor of Ibn Saud in 1926 and will be buried near the Mosque of Omar in Jerusalem.
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Jerusalem
Hussein
Heq Jaz
Turkey
Amman
Lawrence of Arabia
Feisal
Trak
Herjaz
Ibn Saud
Omar
The
Hedjez
St. Louis Veteran Drowns Near Fort Lyon Colorado
Joseph Reynolds a St. Louis resident and patient at Fort Lyon government hospital drowned in a canal near Fort Lyon Colorado during a picnic with Frank Bailey and Audrey Brown. Rescue attempts failed and the body was not recovered until morning.
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Pueblo
Colo
Joseph Reynolds
St. Louis
Fort Lyon Government Hospital
Fort Lyon
Frank Bailey
Audrey Brown
Tony
Last Men Club of 35th Division Meets in Kansas City
The Last Men Club of the 137th Ambulance Company, 35th Division, held its first annual meeting in Kansas City on June 4 AP. Members observed a moment of silence for sixteen comrades. The page also includes a comic feature about a yes answer to correspondence with a “Yes-Son” and a note on radio programming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
137Th Ambulance Company
Secret Love Entanglement and Theater Loss
Irene faces marriage pressure from Prentiss Gaylord while Beryl schemes to win Tommy back. Irene’s engagement to Tommy is exposed by a telegram as Beryl arranges help and warns Tommy to steady his life. A theater sale and job loss deepen the rivals’ drama as Irene plots and Beryl maneuvers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norden
Tommy Wilson
Irene Everet
Icene
Beryl
Prentiss Gaylord
Iren
Prentius
Tommy
Irene
Browlly Prenting
Mueers Blin
Prentixx
Tammy
Bery
Mr. Hofman
Majastie
Harvey
Bnd
Prentiss
Treap
Tomy
Dora
Jook
Nou
Prince of Wales
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Tribune Feinting CO
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Jefferson City
Careler Io
Moissauri
Pagana Ip
Yale
Daily Health Service
Stara Baptist Puleits
Sequoyah
Short
Hig
George Pynchon
Callisto Toane
Mosque OF
Colorado
Bel
Velvetan
John D
Mrs. Hyverett
Mrs. Everett
Coor
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