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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1925
Page
2
Adele Garrison's feature follows Lillian and Madge guiding aging Mother Graham through a tense confrontation with a blackmailing tramp who calls himself Steve. The two women press for full facts, plan carefully, and stage a careful, staged interview to unlock the confession and protect family reputations.
New England shows the nation’s lowest marriage rate with a 9.7 percent decline since 1922 and a 25.3 percent rise in divorces. Registrar Edward W. McGlennen cites high living costs and rents, unemployment, and the trend of wives working as key factors.
Former Kansas governor Jonathan Davis faces trial in Topeka on indictments alleging irregularities in granting pardons to state prison convicts. his son is also charged. A courtroom photo shows one of his counsels. The opinion excerpt discusses immigration, marriage rates, and the impact of the quota law and cost of living on marriage in New England.
Miss Helen Sype hosted the Girl's Sewing Club with many attendees including Mesdames Bell Kelley Friend Madison Spier and Misses Eldridge Baker Todd Caldwell and Taylor. Visitors mentioned include Leo Farrot from Baton Rouge, Dr. W A Rogers of Collinston, and Mrs Lucille David with plans to visit Natchitoches and Monroe trips noted for several residents.
Elmer A. Sperry, electrical engineer and inventor, elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences. He began his technical studies at Cornell in 1880, and that year settled in Chicago to organize a company to manufacture his electrical devices.
The 1920 patenting of a gyroscopic device by Mr. Sperry is noted for stabilizing compasses on naval and aerial craft, boosting safety and navigation. His 1.2 million candlepower searchlight is standard in Army and Navy, with nearly 300 total patents across his many innovations.
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