Studies problems of working girl regulation in the United States
In Washington Miss Mary Winslow of the U S women's bureau reports on a nationwide study of regulating hours for women workers. She finds that protective legislation generally helps and calls for tailoring laws to local needs rather than broad abolition.
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Washington
Mary Winslow
Women’s Bureau
United States Department of Labor
Miss Winslow
United States
National Women's Trade Union League
League of Women Voters
Young Women’s Christan Association
Consumers’ ‘League
National Council of Catholic Women
General Federation of Women's Clubs
National Women’s Party
New York School of Social Work
Civil Service
New York City
Department of Public Charities
Woman To Industry Service
Women's Bureau
Bureau
Wireless pioneers shaped early radio history
A historical overview explains early attempts at wireless telegraphy by Steinheil, S. B. Marge, and Dolbear, detailing conduction, earth return, underwater plates, and induction methods before modern radio. It notes the radiation method now underpins broadcasting and commercial radio, referencing Marco n as an early pioneer.
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Chicago
Professor Steinheil
Steinhell
S. B
Marge
Aventor
Dolbear
Tufts College
Boston
Marcon
Baron and Baroness De Wolf Renounce Nobility for Citizenship
Baron and Baroness Beaucois De Levay De Wolt renounce Hungarian title to become United States citizens. The baron, a grand-nephew of the late Senator Le Baron B. Colt of Rhode Island, served in World War I with Austrian decorations and came to America with Edith von Magyar of Budapest. In 1922 he joined his maternal grandfather Francis B. De Wolf of Bristol and changed his name to De Wolf after a 1924 will. The couple, traveling as Mr. and Mrs. D. De Wolf, seek American citizenship and express a desire to blend into American life.
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Providence, & L
Beaucois de Levay de Wolt
United States
le Baron B. Colt
Francies B. de Wolf
Bristol, R
de Wolf
World endurance record claimed by Castro after long voyage
The report notes Senor asuneion Castro claiming a world endurance record on land after a grueling stretch of 110 hours and 65 minutes, with speculation that joy over Gindhargh aided the feat.
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Gindhargh
Senorasuneion Castro
Locomotive Crossed Missouri River on Ice
White Cloud Kansas reports the first locomotive to Kansas crossed the Missouri River under its own steam as the river froze solid. The engine, part of the early Grand Island line then Marysville Palmetto Roseport, faced ferry reluctance and icy peril during an ice crossing from the river to reach Elwood and Wathena.
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White Cloud
Kan
Kansas
Missouri River
Grand Island Railroad
Marysville
Palmetto Roseport
Elwood
St. Joseph
Wathena
Hannibal
Missouri
Army Bank System Has Proved Success
Washington reports the armies savings bank has collected 65 million plus in deposits since 1872 with 4 percent interest paid. Enlisted men could save from five dollars and receive interest after six months, with funds returned on discharge. The system was created to aid soldiers on frontier duties lacking banking facilities and has proven successful from the start.
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Washington
Congress
Scotch Fish Board Mulls Closed Season for Herring Beds
The Scottish fishery board says there are good herring but fewer in number due to catching and curing immature fish for export. A closed season is being considered to protect young herring, with a request for cooperation from fishing industry heads. Millions of herrings were caught this season and traded in London and other cities at about a halfpenny to one penny per fish.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Scottish Fishery Board
Indust
London
Sanitation Urges Vigilance as Cold Weather Preserves Dangers
Citizens urged to improve home cleanliness and food safety as bacteria survive longer in cold and improper storage. Officials call for doubled water inspections and stricter handling of milk and perishables to prevent typhoid and para typhoid risks in winter.
Glendale Christmas Spirit Brightens City Decorations
Glendale residents recount Mrs. Joe Stark’s third hip fracture but note her mobility in a wheelchair. The season brings heavy rain and warm community effort with many trees wreaths and gift drives across Glendale as merchants invest in street decorations and public charities aid needy children.
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Glendale
California
Joe Stark
Long Beach
Marshall
Merchants’ Association of
Right to Demand Cleanliness Highlighted in Public Warnings
The piece urges vigilance against winter epidemics noted as highly fatal and stresses the public’s right to demand cleanliness to prevent illness and trouble.
Trivial Actions Shape Vast World Outcomes
A quotation emphasizes that even small acts by insignificant people can influence bread prices and wage trends, drawing evil temptations from the selfish and heroism from the sympathetic, contributing to life’s broad tragedy.
To Use Watch as Compass Across Hemispheres
Learn a sun based method: place the watch flat with the hour hand toward the sun. The midpoint between the hour hand and XII marks south in the northern hemisphere and north in the southern hemisphere.
Dawn of Reason An Atchison Man
An Atchison man states he has been very happy the last four months after years of misery. He reflects that a turning point dawned when he realized he would not get anything for nothing. The quote appears in the Atchison Globe.
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Atchison
Atchison Globe
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Wireless
Baron
Burviness
Mrs. & D. de Wolf
Bristol
Eatifier
Goth
Scotch Fish Board
Dawn of Reason
Charles Kirchner
Marshall, Tlinois
Jersey
Kesler & Knowles Sale
Marshall, NL
Clark County
Crawford County
T. B
Arthur G. Stephens
Kesler & Knowles
Aucts
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