Senate to Probe Public Information Committee Finances
Senator Smoot introduced a resolution directing the director of the council of national defense to report to the senate on all expenditures of the committee on public information. The report would itemize payees, purposes, traveling details, unpaid accounts, funds and property, and the disposition of files and lists. A preliminary statement may be issued if full data are not ready.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Committee On Public Information
Smoot
Utah
Council of National Defense
Government Printing Office
Gray Brotherhood ex convicts organize large reform group
A mysterious ex convict network calling itself the Gray Brotherhood claims more than 18 000 members. Its leaders unknown the head known as the Gray Brotherhood is said to be influential with senators and possibly at the White House. The group aims to humanize prisons reduce graft and promote reform through politics and penological experts.
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Gray Brotherhood
Gray Brother
United States
White House
Brotherhood
Shortage of School Teachers Widens National Gap
A report to the U S Bureau of Education warns of a serious teacher shortage nationwide caused by inadequate salaries. As of February 13, 18 279 schools lacked teachers and 41 000 were taught by staff deemed below standard yet serving in emergency. Southern states show sharper shortages. 1918 salaries averaged 606 for elementary and 1081 for high school teachers, with rural pay in some areas as low as 150 to 200 annually. Normal schools see 11 500 fewer students enrolled by November 1, 1919, amid broader declines in teacher training while other college departments grow.
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United States Bureau of Education
National Education Association
Fur Trade Expands as US Becomes Major Center Worldwide
The article notes America’s rise as a fur hub with record sales and high prices. It lists Alaska sealskins dressed in the United States and details large imports of fur from Britain Europe Australia Persia and other regions. Major American offerings include muskrats skunk beavers wolves silver foxes raccoons and more.
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United States
Russia
London
Alaska
St. Louis
Northwest
Siberia
Australia
Persia
Turkestan
Europe
Canada Offers to Stock Illinois Zoo from Ottawa
Canada plans to donate wild animals and birds to Cook county for the McCormick zoological gardens at Riverside Illinois. The 300 acre tract was given by Mrs Harold F McCormick of Chicago. Government wardens will select specimens from Labrador to Yukon and from Africa and India as needed. Buffalo and elk may be sourced from Yellowstone on request.
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Frank G. Wilson
Zoological Committee
Wild Animal Bureau
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Edith Rockefeller McCormick
John D. Rockefeller
Canada
Labrador
British Columbia
Pacific
Yukon
Hudson Bay
Africa
Indala
Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming
Honor Liberator of Uruguay Monu on Missouri Campus
View of the Thomas Jefferson monument on the University of Missouri campus shows the statue exactly as designed by Mr Jefferson. The marble tablet originally on the monument was badly damaged when university buildings were destroyed by fire January 9 1892.
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Thomas Jefferson
University of Missouri
Jefferson
Unusual Bits on Pines Islands and Wax Figures
The article notes US pine species including white and sugar pines and Scotland’s Norway pine. It cites Tutuila and nearby Samoan islands gained by the US in 1900, Pago Pago harbor, and figures on area and population. Also mentions Garden of the Gods near Colorado Springs and a wax figure of Pussyfoot Johnson in Madame Tussaud's. It covers artificial rubies from corundum with titanium oxide, and dyes’ resilience in Japan.
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United States
Great West Coast
Colorado Springs
Colo
W. TB
Pussyfoot) Johnson
England
Mme. Tussaud
Japan
Pyramids of Egypt Block Count and Cheops Highlight
The article notes 75 pyramids in Egypt with several ruined. It identifies the Great Pyramid also as Cheops named after an ancient king. It states it is constructed from about 2,300,000 stone blocks.
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Egypt
Fashion notes on spring dresses and lace revival
The article surveys spring fashion waves highlighting extreme models weeded out as season progresses. It notes English sateens, voile and dimities, net and lace usage, straight line frocks, and decollage trends, with emphasis on playsuits for girls and costs driven by cotton fabrics amid silk scarcity. It mentions Marie Antoinette motifs and revived old lace forms from Wagland and France along with detailed dress features and trimmings.
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Kate Greenaway
Bertha
Marie Antoinette
Switzerland
Collec
Dictates of Fashion Trim and Tailored Summer Styles
French knots in bright silk ribbons trim new outfits, with sport coats of solid tweed and bosom front blouses. Silks, linens, and cottons shape tailored looks, while taffeta dresses feature vivid piping and folds. Summer gowns favor lace net georgette, white predominating with black lace accents, and Redfern showcases low ground skirts for tailored suits. Medium high pumps with instep straps arrive. materials include black satin patent and suede.
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Redfern
Milndy
The Unpopular Atchoo Sneezes Stir Boston Transcript
An odd newspaper fragment from the Boston Transcript quotes a poetically crowded scene. The lines describe a sneeze as it travels and provokes harsh reactions from nearby people.
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Plentywood Press
Boston Transcript
Praise and fear mix in a nurse’s devoted care
The quote recalls a husband praising his wife for nursing him through a critical illness. She replies with a sharp line about not wanting a widow with three children, highlighting the tension between gratitude and fear of loss in a domestic crisis.
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Henry
Chicago -Tribune
Humorous Quote on Hunting Ethics in Local Tale
A reader recounts a witty exchange about humane hunting. The wife challenges the practice while the husband claims his hunts are orderly. He notes he avoids guides who bring families, framing the sport as regulated.
Physical Culture and Massage Appeal for Facial Contour
To improve facial neck and arm contour physical culture exercises combined with massage can work wonders for a persevering woman.
Father and Son Debate Career After Graduation
A father questions his son about his plans after college. The son jokes about moving to New York for a five thousand per year position, prompting a humorous correction from the father who misreads the amount as five thousand.
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New York
Pathfinder
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House of Represenatives
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Philadelphia
Sterling
South Dakota
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Poole
Jefferson Paul
New England
Uruguay
Jacobo Varela
Artigas
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Navy Yard
General Artigas
Jefferson Monument
Cejudo
Mexico City
Carranza
Tutuila
Manua
Melrose Park
Chicago
Wagland
France
Dean
Doan
J. A. Deardorff
Notary Public
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
Cheselrough State Street
MEG. CO
New Yorks
THE
NRL
Holland
Wilhelmoina
Alk of Good Inc Voutmant Steels
Slattery & Co., Inc
Exchanage Vince
New York, N.Y
Bellerns
Bellans
Bell
Paramount Cleaner Mfg. Co
Little Rock
Arkunans
Chickasaw
Reilly Bros
New Hamonton
Lotx
H. J. Showell
Ocean City
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