Black fights for own name on passport amid Kellogg talks
Ruby A. Black, journalist, challenges rules by seeking a passport in her own name rather than as Mrs Herbert B. Little. After meetings with Secretary Kellogg, options were offered to issue a passport titled Miss Black or Mrs Little with note, or to refer the matter to President Coolidge with a brief brief. Black plans further action next year, and friends say the dispute centers on married names and legal rights.
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Astington
Niss
Ruby A. Black
Ketlugs
Europe
Herbert B
National Woman’s Party
Logir
President Coolidge
Miss Black
National Woman's Party
Herbert B. Little
Bar- Rita
Shelton Matthews
Helena Normanton
Mrs. Little
Raby A. Black
Kellogg
Coolidge
Aliss Black
L. Little
Pure-Bred Cattle Now Going Into Beef Demand Shifts
Survey of 853 farmers in 45 states finds pure-bred livestock moving to meat markets rather than breeding. Dairy cattle cost more to raise. pure-breds deemed more profitable than scrubs or graded stock. Only about half of eligible purebred animals are registered, buyers prefer uniform meat-type cattle with clear color markings.
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Bureau of Animal Industry
S& Survey
Bureau
Anhe
Rnside
Nebraska
International First Aid and Mine-Rescue Contest Opens
Miners, quarrymen, and metallurgical workers compete in Springfield on September 10 14 and 12 1923 under the Bureau of Mines and Interior Department. International championships awards include medals and prizes with judges from the Bureau of Mines and Red Cross. Entries close August 26 with no entry fee. teams must supply their own gear and travel.
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Springfield
Bureau of Mines
Department of Interior
American National Red Cross
National Safety ‘Council
United States
Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association
Forbes Street
Pittsburgh
Pan America Jurists Weigh Naval Rules At Rio Conference
At Rio de Janeiro the Pan American conference of jurists revives WWI era debates on maritime neutrality. A draft convention limits submarine attacks on merchant ships, abolishes the right of search, and guards private property, urging blockades and ship searches to be banned or restricted.
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Sid Ga‘ners
Population Hits 114 Million In 1924 United States
The United States population rose to 114,311,000 on January 1, 1925, per National Bureau of Economic Research estimates directed by Dr. Willford King. The 1924 gain was 1,627,000 with births outweighing deaths, and immigration contributing about one quarter of the increase.
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New York
United States
National Bureau of Economic Research
Willford King
Bureau
Washington
Willford J. King
Poisoned Seventeen Relatives by arsenic In Water
Mrs. Martha Wise of Medina county Ohio confessed to poisoning three relatives and fourteen family members by arsenic in water. Three victims died. Wise is mother to four young children.
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Martha Wise
Medina County
Ohio
Wise
Indians Population Grows Steadily Across United States
Washington reports that the American Indian population has risen to 346,962 with an annual increase near 2,000. Oklahoma leads with about 120,000, followed by Arizona 42,000, South Dakota 24,000, New Mexico 20,000, California 19,000, Minnesota 14,000, Montana 13,000, New York over 6,000.
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Washington
United States of America
America
United States
Oklahoma
Arizona
South Dakota
New Mexico
Callgorpia
Minnesota
Montana
New York
Education in Peril and a World War Memoir
A newspaper page fragment recounts Judge William Bishop testing a country youth seeking admission to the bar with reading questions and jokes about his limited study. It also includes a World War I era anecdote of a corporal’s stark note to Lt. Seth B. McClintock, underscoring military discipline and wit.
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Priest
William Bishop
Border South
Bishop
Henry
Blackstone
Cole
United States of America
State of
Kentucky
State of Kintucky
Tudge Bishop
France
Seth B. McClintock
Blank
A. EL Fus
Bir
James Jordon
Job Pays $8.33 East Rochester Officer Resigns
The Rochester ward police officer Clarence Pierce has resigned after earning $833 a month. The city council elected him at the last election, and finding a successor in East Rochester, New Hampshire, may be difficult due to the low pay.
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East
Rochester
N. H
Clarence Pierce
Fountain of youth found by science prompts wary outlook
Washington reports Dr A C Baker of the Agriculture Department announces a starvation method allegedly prolongs life in lower forms. Scientists like Prof C M Child and Prof Huxley discuss potential future applications to humans while warning practical use awaits further knowledge.
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Wousley
Housley
Baker
Washington
A. C. Baker
Department of Agriculture
C. M. Child
University of California
Huxley
Glasley
Doctor Baker
Child
Bible distribution in China tops 8.5 million in 1924
The Americas Bible Society reports that about 8.5 million Bibles were distributed across China in 1924, nearly 2 million more than the year before, highlighting a broad expansion of Bible dissemination in the era.
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Shanghai
China
The
Americas Bible Society
Trial Time and a Distilled Distemper
In a southern town years ago a respected judge, known for his taste in liquor, mocked a new local distillery. After court, he sipped a teddy at his favorite bar and, when asked about the mas guild road still, claimed he had tried nearly everyone who dared try.
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Hays
MasGeld_ road
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Iy National Capital Affairs
Pan-America
State Hospital For Insane
Kankakee
Bureau of Economic Research
Irvin S. Cobb Peck
Agricultural Department
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