Japanese Population Growth Sparks Placer County Race Tensions
A San Francisco report on California birth records shows a rising Japanese birth rate statewide with notable growth in fruit counties and Placer County. Public meetings in Newcastle discuss encroachment concerns as Japanese births appear to outpace whites in 1918, prompting statements by Assemblyman Ivanaker on local demographic change.
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Bureau of Viladl
California State Board of Health
Los Angeles
Fruit
Alsaveda
Fresno
Sacranento
San Jacquin
Santa Chart
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Sanda Chora
Roy Ioerese
Tory
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California
Newcastle
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Chinaman at West Point and California school segregation
An excerpt notes Chinese dominance in vegetable growing in the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys. It describes Placer county elementary schools with nearly all nonwhite classes and Japanese boys studying with young girls. It also quotes Japanese students in Placer county claiming they will have a Japanese governor in California.
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Sreramento
San Joaquin
Placer County
California
Censorship of Kissing Scenes Across Provinces Reported
Police actions in an unspecified country censored kissing scenes and altered films. In six months, 2 550 films had portions cut, with many deaths and omissions. Lost films shown in Jaen reveal a divide between East and West cinema standards.
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Lwefore
Blan
Leoseubite
Ahimieus
Tsabella
Tokio
Orosmes
Tiesis
Jaen
Train Anterica
Snake Short Circuits Wires Near Ithaca Gorge
A snake moved into a power house area at Waughnock Gorge near Ithaca New York. It slithered into an opening above electrical equipment, touched two live wires and caused a short circuit. Several nearby villages lost power and the snake was electrocuted.
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Ithaca
Interesting Items From Early American Notices
Dartmouth College published the first caloire paper in America titled the Gazette with Daniel Webster among its contributors. New York state enforces equal property shares for all sons. The United States produces about two thirds of vegetable ivory, but only one and a half tons of finished pearl buttons.
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Dartmouth College
America
the Gazette
Daniel Webster
New York State
United States
Roosevelt Grandchildren Display Pep at Southampton Beach
Three grandchildren of the late Theodore Roosevelt and children of Lieut. Col Theodore Roosevelt pose lively at Southampton Beach in a candid photograph. They resemble their famed grandfather and exude his famed pep.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Southampton Beach
The Rubber Tired Goral Observed by Andrews Expedition
Roy Chapman Andrews reported a goral from farther China that displayed extraordinary agility. The animal ran down near vertical cliff faces with ease, bouncing off rock like rubber and leaping eight to ten feet onto narrow ledges beyond the reach of tracking dogs.
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Roy Chapman Andrews
China
American Museum of Natural History
Modern Parlor Gossip Sparks Summer Home Scheme
Two women in a witty exchange discuss disposing old furniture and a clever plan to rent a house furnished for the summer. The coral eardrops and purple veil add color to the dialogue as they trade ideas.
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