Design Laws to Protect Women Workers Lifting Weights
Washington murky debate over how much weight women may lift to protect health. State laws vary with standards that experts say fail to capture lifting method, distance, and body strain, urging personal judgment and better training.
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Washington
California
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New -York
Bureau of Women In Industry
New York State
Worvey
New York State Department’ of Labor
National War Labor Board
American Federation of Labor
Wilson
Maine Buys Historic Forts for Public Parks
The state acquired several federal forts in the last five years to convert them into historic public parks. The 1922 senate bill proposed selling forts to private buyers. Governor Bax ter stated the forts and equipment cost 19,479.50 with future repair needs and sea wall enhancements.
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Maine
Senate
Percival B. Baxter
Fort Vancouver
Washington
Harrod’s Fort
Kentucky
Fort Pike
Colorado
Seven British Executed for Killing Sir Lee Stack in Cairo
In Cairo seven men convicted in the murder of Sir Lee Stack, governor general of the Sudan, were hanged at intervals of forty five minutes. Abdul Petiah Enayat had his death sentence commuted to life imprisonment. Shafik Mansour, a prominent lawyer, attempted to resist execution after his bonds were broken. Ismael greeted his death with a final smile and jests for the warders.
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Cairo
Egypt
Seveneen
Lee Stack
Sudan
Abdul Petiah Enayat
Lfe
Shafik Mansour
Egyptian
Chamber of Deputies
Shafik
Makhmoud Tsihiel
Ismael
Russell T. Scott Faces Return to Cook County Gallows
Russell T. Scott, an inmate at a state hospital, has been deemed sane again by medical examiners. He will be returned to face execution in Cook County within thirty days, after two consultant experts corroborate the decision. Doctor Franklin Stubblefield, superintendent, awaits final orders and confinement papers to transfer Scott to Sheriff Peter Hoffman.
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Russell T. Scott
Lane
Chicago
Joseph Mare
Cook County Gallows
Franklinn Stubblefiel
State
Ney Crowe
Doctor Stubblefield
State Hospital Fur
Insqnc
Chester
Scott
Peter Hoffman
Fur
Butterfield
Abbe Gabriel Predicts Weather 2669 With Solar Cycle
Paris reports Abbe Gabriel told the Academy of Sciences a solar cycle of 744 years governs winters and summers. He linked 744 372 and 186 year periods to extreme cold and heat, citing historic winters from 1709 1873 1631 1568 and 1323 and foreseeing a repeat of 1740’s severity about 185 years later.
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Paris
Academy of Sciences
Emjment
Abbe
Gabriel
Academy
HHH
Thirsty Songbirds Rob Tomatoes of Water
In Dorchester county Church Creek district drought drives Tenins, blackbirds, and starlings to eat tomatoes for water. Farmers report crops damaged, with one farmer noting hundreds of baskets ruined. Debates arise whether birds will abandon tomatoes after drought or spread their behavior to other districts. Agricultural finds from the Stone Age noted in China.
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Cambridge
Church Creek
Dorchester County
Smoke Bomb Incident Burns 15 at Camp Grant
Fifteen persons were burned in a smoke bomb incident during a war game at Camp Grant Rockford. Troops dispersed a crowd crowded too near a phosphorus grenade, with gas attack causing injuries as watchers fled a scattered group.
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Camp Grant
Rockford
Detroit Woman Nearly Cut In Two By Propeller Tragedy
Thelma Batman wife of Detroit businessman George A Batman was nearly cut in two by the propeller of her husband’s gasoline launch while swimming one mile off Belle River Lake St Clair. She was drawn toward the boat as her husband and two friends failed to notice her plight and her cries were drowned by motor noise. The body was recovered.
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Detroit-Auto
Thelma Batman
George A. Batman
Detroit
Fisher Body ‘Corporation
Lake St. Clair
Belle River
Poison Charge Shocks Miami Real Estate Man
Miami Florida rich real estate man John Gobel is jailed on charges of administering poison to Mrs H D Hunt who died in custody. A coroner jury verdict followed testimony that Gobel confessed to poisoning and visited Hunt at the jail where she was detained on theft charges involving a $1500 ring.
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Miami
Fla
John Gobel
Flovida
H. D. Hunt
Gobel
Sherritt P. G. Latham
Two Army Aviators Die in West Virginia Plane Crash
Captain Fraser Hele of Winnetka Illinois and mechanic Earl C. Navies of Whitesville Kentucky were killed when their U.S. Army aircraft crashed near White Sulphur Springs West Virginia. Hele, once a noted Chicago area amateur golfer who played in the British Open in 1914, is identified with the incident.
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U.S. Army
Chicago
Fraser Hele
Winnetka, NL
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Hale
Earl C. Navies
Whitesville
United States
Pair Charged in Wisconsin Counterfeit Flood Case
Kenosha Wisconsin suspect Ferry Kopas twenty three of Thompkinsville Kentucky and Ray L Linyens twenty three of Marlon Ohio are held by federal officials charged as the pair responsible for flooding Wisconsin with counterfeit twenty dollar bills.
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Kenosha
Wis
Ferry Kopas
Thompkinsville
Ray L. Linyens
Marlon
Ohio
Wisconsin
Six Die as Georgia Wind Storms Hit Atlanta Area
A string of wind storms across southern Georgia left six dead and caused about 250000 in property damage. Emergency crews reported widespread damage as neighborhoods were battered and trees toppled onto homes and roads. Local officials urged precautions as storms moved through the region.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Moor Tribe Quits War Against French in Fez Morocco
In Fez French Morocco a surrender marks the end of conflict with the Qoulez and Oulez factions. General Simon observes a formal transfer of 300 Moroccans, including men women and children, to French control after a ceremonial ritual featuring bulls and prayers. A caid and his family participate, praising France for restoring order and prosperity.
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Fez
French Morocco
Simon
Oued Amelll
Caid
France
Morocco
Allah
Bis
Otberg
Solic
Pedce
Chen
Treasury rulings add to stock exchange taxes
The Treasury decisions amend capital stock tax regulations and income tax rules by adding that a stock exchange is not a business league chamber of commerce or board of trade within the meaning of the law and is not exempt from tax. The opinion addresses the taxability of stock exchanges and related produce exchanges.
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Treasury
Ashington
Treasury Decigts
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Trade
Ex-Judge Contends With State Official In Fight Over Politics
Bystander reports a confrontation between former District Judge D J Leahy and state employee John B Lassatter in New Mexico politics. A revolver was drawn, two shots fired as Lassatter moved toward a car. Lassatter was injured and taken into custody amid the public incident.
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New
Mexico
Tohn
B. Lassatter
D.J. ‘Leahy
Lassatter
Magee
Hanks
Leahy
Pee
World wheat outlook boosts U.S. farmers prices
Gray Silver, noted farm authority, says orderly marketing could push this year’s U.S. wheat prices higher than current levels and likely to bring the best prices in years for American farmers, with gains seen in Chicago and other markets.
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Chicago
Gray Sliver
America
Silver
Air exploration of polar regions ends due to weather
The MacMillan expedition abandons polar air exploration because of bad weather. The National Geographic Society announces the move. The party will shift to exploring Norse Talas in Greenland and Labrador and survey Baffin Island.
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Washington
Polar Sea
National Geographe Society
Norse Talas
Greenland
Labrador
Baffin Island
Rudolph Valentino and Wife Are Parted, Report
New York based American reports that Rudolph Valentino the screen star and his wife Wilfred de Wolfe Hudnot Valentino have separated. It quotes George Elian, manager for Mrs Valentino, describing an amicable arrangement for parting.
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New York
New York American
Rudolph Valentino
Pastor Edward A. Kelly Dies at 72 in Rectory
Edward A. Kelly, seventy two year old pastor of St. Anne's Church, died in the rectory. During the war he was a member of the Catholic War Council and represented Middle West churches in Washington.
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Mgr. E. A. Kelly
Chicago
Mer
Edward A. Kelly
S J. Anne's Church
Catholic War Council
Churches of the
Three Boys Drown in Tennessee Boat Capsize
In Concord, near Knoxville, three brothers named King from Oklahoma drowned when their boat capsized on the water. Local authorities reported the tragedy as a fatal boating accident.
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Knosville
Tenn
King
Oklahoma
Concord
Big Drive on Rum Enforcement Heads Revealed
Washington announces the 24 district enforcement heads with Rev B B Ewing named acting administrator for District 12 covering northern Illinois Wisconsin and Indiana. The reset aims for a September 1 start date for the new prohibition drive across the nation with district heads in Boston New York Buffalo Pittsburgh Philadelphia and more.
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Washington
B. BE
Ewing
Chicago
Ohio
Illinois
Wisconsin
India
New Orleans
la Distins
Louisville
EL. Porterfield
Columbus
B. B. Ewing
W. DB. Aloses
St. Louis
AL Ge ‘Townsend
St. Paw
Wea
Campbell
Omaha
Herbert H. White
Worth
Texas
John
Vivian
Denver
Colo
Elias Masters
Helens
Mont
Seattle
Wash
Feltowley
San
Franzised
Robert B. Frith
Los Angeles
E. G. BY. Crabbe
Honolulu
A. P. Hankos
San Juan
Porto Rico
University Regents Reject $600,000 Gift for Medical Building
Madison Wis The board of regents voted not to accept funds from endowed corporations, turning down a tentative gift of 600000 for a medical building.
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Madison
Wis
Board of Regents
University of Wisconsin
Coolidge Returns to Washington After Summer White House Visit
President Coolidge and Mrs Coolidge return to Washington from the Summer White House at the Swampscott residence. A mass of business had accumulated during the absence and arrangements were made for a quick resumption of duties. Mrs Emily Goodhue, mother of Mrs Coolidge, departed Northampton in a drizzle.
Fifty Victims Die From Steamer Blast Scalds
Newport R I reports the Mackinac boiler explosion killing fifty people. Sarah Powers, 15, of Central Falls, died of burns after earlier fatalities James Henderson and Charles Hoeford. All victims were Naval Hospital patients.
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Newport
R. L
Mackinac
Sarah Powers
Central Falls
BR. 1
James Henderson
Charles Hoeford
Naval Hospital
Retail Food Costs Rise Slightly in July
Washington reports July index figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show a little over 3 percent rise in retail food costs. For the year ending July 15, total food articles increased by 11.5 percent, the Interior Department bureau notes.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Interior Department
Victor F. Lawson Dies Chicago Batty News Publisher
Victor F. Lawson, editor and publisher of the Chicago Daily News, died at his residence on Lake Shore Drive from heart disease attributed to overwork. He was a leading figure in American journalism and owned Chicago Batty News.
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Chicago
Victor F. Lawson
Chicago Daily News
Lake Shore Drive
U. S. Radio Exports Jump in First Half of 1925
United States radio equipment exports from January to June 1925 totaled 24,008,442, up 2,242,196 from 1924’s 21,? million for the same period. The rise reflects growing demand and broader international markets for electronic gear.
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U. S
Washington
United States
Red Dock Strike Fails in London
An unofficial shipping men strike in London failed to progress as several vessels held briefly for crews but soon sailed after delays. The action fizzled with no lasting impact on the port’s operations.
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Red
London
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