U S Child Marriage Data Stir Controversy
New York March 9 reports from the Russell Sage Foundation show more than two thirds of a million people in the United States have been child brides under sixteen or brides married to under age grooms. The study notes age evidence laxity in many states and a minimum marriage age as low as twelve for girls and fourteen for boys in numerous states. It emphasizes that 667000 is the core figure, with yearly increases and broader under eighteen marriages excluded from the count. Mary E. Richmond led the fieldwork across ninety cities in twenty eight states.
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United States
Public concerns on child marriage and law reform rise
A wide study led by Senator George H Moses on child marriage and marriage law administration outlines public apathy and legal inconsistencies across fourteen states. It highlights age limits for marriage versus wage earning and urges updates to local and national policy with input from leagues, schools, clergy, and social agencies.
Divorce By Proxy In Chicago Court Ends In Contempt
In a Chicago divorce hearing before Judge Sabath a man named James Grippando and his supposed wife manipulated a proxy to secure a divorce so he could marry Helen Frederick. Helen posed as Mrs Anne Grippando and testified that Grippando deserted two years earlier, leading to contempt sentences of 30 days for Grippando and 10 days for Frederick.
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Schreiber Urges Ad To TB Work In Louisiana
Tuberculosis remains the leading preventable killer in Louisiana and sheds light on the lack of adequate facilities. Schreiber stresses the need for funding and organized campaigns to provide hygienic camps and hospitals for the poor seeking long treatment.
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Louisiana
Growth and Reach of Southern Bell Group in 1924
The Southern Group of Bell Telephone Companies reports record 1924 gains with 147,473 new telephones installed, net 55,893 stations, and $16.35 million in plant additions across Alabama Florida Georgia the Carolinas Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi and Tennessee. Network now serves 1,056,809 stations with 865 central offices and 2,243 miles of wire while employing 17,100 workers and paying $17.65 million in payroll. Local and long distance calls totaled over 23 million with 98 percent completed without delay. tax expense reached $3.53 million. Public relations highlight subscriber goodwill and widespread stock ownership in nine states.
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