New Facts on Women in Professions and World Data
Miss Van Dorp the Dutch parliament member is noted as Holland s first woman law student. Other items report ancient armor in New York s Metropolitan Museum, London medical prizes won by women, 1921 U S air accident deaths, growth in women’s apparel, and various scientific and geographic trivia from Kingston Jamaica to Alaska s brown bear and global rail figures.
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Miss van Dorp
Holland
Metropolitan Museum
New York
London
United States
Kingston
Jamaica
Alaska
Australia
New Jersey
Gem Robbery Strikes Chicago Millionaire’s Family
While David Joyce and his family dined at their winter Miami home a thief accessed the residence and stole Mrs. Joyce jewelry valued at 250000 dollars. Mrs Joyce previously was Mrs Edward Bosch, who after divorce sued Joyce for 500000 dollars claiming accusations of her husband’s infidelity.
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David
Appearances Against Her Bootlegging Charge Scene
A richly dressed woman faces bootlegging accusations as readers note the courtroom mood. The exchange hints at social class and the defendant’s influence, while a lawyer is portrayed as unequal to the display in court.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Fever syrup label prank in pharmacist exchange
A Richmond Times Dispatch snippet recounts a druggist and apprentice joking about labeling fever syrup. The pharmacist suggests labeling it Shake Before Taking while the apprentice notes the patient has chills, then instructs labeling it Fake Before Shaking.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Life and value shaped by how we press life
A reflective piece questions how effort and emphasis shape character and social worth. It argues life yields what we choose to exert and treats us according to our treatment of life, urging mindful pressure on our own existence.
Guitar Strings in Historic Instruments
The guitar features six strings with three gut and three silk spun over with wire. Ancient models once had ten or twelve strings, but such configurations are no longer made.
Knife Handles 30,000 Years Old Report
The article notes that about 500 tons of ivory are used annually for knife handles and decorative work. Ivory is sourced from walrus, elephants, and mastodon. It claims table knife handles could be as old as 20,000 years.
Pig Iron and Vig Iron: structure of pigs and sow
Describes how molten metal is shaped into a long mass with shorter pieces attached at right angles. The long main pieces are called the sow while the shorter ones are referred to as the pigs.
Boy Scouts Organized by National Council
A notice describes a Boy Scouts event conducted by the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America. It outlines organizational details and the governing body involved in the program.
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National Council of the Boy Scouts of America
Scouts Transforming Boys Into Citizens Through Service
Judge Victor Arnold lauds the Boy Scout movement for preventing juvenile delinquency and teaching citizenship. Scouts work with police, directing traffic, aiding children, and performing first aid, turning gangs into productive youth groups and planning New York municipal aides programs with safety honors.
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Chicago
Victor P. Arnold
Cook County
Ilinois
Troup 96
Minneapolis
First Precinct
Boy Scouts
Boy Scout Movement
Police
Greater New York
New York
Sanitarium Troop Aids Tuberculosis Patients Through Scouting
At the Westfield Sanitarium for Tuberculosis a 75 boy scout troop supports ill and well alike by teaching outdoors and character. Instructors visit weekly, tests focus on hiking and swimming, and cured boys are helped to join local troops to continue outdoor life and develop citizenship.
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Westfield
Mass.) Sanitarium
Lfe
Dallas Scribe Records Big Sale for Exhibition Hall
The Dallas reporter notes a major effort at the City Fair association. More than 25 000 thrift tickets were sold to fund the erection of a manufacturing and automobile exhibition hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
City Fair Association
Boy Scouts Distribute School Literature and PTA Notices
Troop 1 in Huntington Park California recently handed out 5 000 school literature pieces and 8 000 Parent Teachers Association notices in community outreach efforts.
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Huntington Park
Cal
Parent-Teachers' Association
Troop 5 Providence brings radio to Rhode Island Hospital wards
Good turns by radio are a specialty with Troop 5 Providence 2. Recently these boys installed a radio set in the largest ward of the Rhode Island hospital and shifted the serial from time to time so that all the patients could in turn be entertained. At Christmas they repeated this, and installed a set of their own construction in the children's ward and presented it to the small patients for their own use.
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Providence
Rhode Island Hospital
Reverent Patriotism and Scout Flag Ceremony
James FE West Chief Scout Executive defends true citizenship saying youth must earn it. He cites boy scouts finding a torn flag and cremating it in reverent ceremony to honor the flag before their camp meal, emphasizing disciplined allegiance.
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James FE
West
Spor t prospects loom as aging champs face rivals
The piece ponders twelve months of sport problems. It questions Tilden’s form after a finger hurt, Dempsey’s ring absence hurting title chances, Kilbane’s age versus Oriqui, Leonard’s teeth against Tendler, Wilde’s ankle against Villa or Genaro, and Ruth’s reform aiding home runs. None are certain.
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Bill Tilden
Will Dempsey
Kilbane
Oriqui
Leonard
Tendler
Jimmy Wilde
Villa
Genaro
Babe S Ruth
Understanding Horse Races Stakes and Purses
An explainer contrasts stakes and purses in horse racing. It defines a purse as a fixed prize funded by entrants with any surplus returned to the promoter or added if short, and a stake as money held in trust for nominators with the promoter bearing risk and any surplus or shortfall affecting the outcome. The piece cites Lexington events and the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders Association guaranteeing a $10,000 stake when subscriptions reached $12,250.
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G. Chaplin
Lexington
Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders’ Association
Association
Sloan at Tin Juana Tod Sloan Emerges At Mexican Track
Tod Sloan, famed jockey, appears at the Tin Juana track in Mexico as a leading light of the season. The picture shows Sloan examining entries for the next race and planning to outsmart the bookies.
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Tod Sloan
Tod
Tin Juana
Mexico
Ted Sloan
Tra Juana
Boxing’s trouble spot and the public’s role
The piece argues boxing remains hard to govern. Officials fail to fully control the sport, with promoters often evading oversight. The future depends on promoters and public scrutiny to curb abuses.
McGraw Seeks Additional Pitcher for Giants Ahead of Pennant Run
John McGraw criticizes the New York Giants pitching staff despite solid showings against the Yankees. A NL veteran notes the Yankees were weak and warns the staff may not fare in the National League. Nehf stands out as the reliable arm while McGraw ponders two seasoned veterans or breakthrough young talents.
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New York National
Yankees
John McGraw
McGraw
Giants
Scott
Merion Cricket Club Leads Philadelphia Golf Figures
Figures show that a prominent Philadelphia golf club saw 24,753 players tee off from Jan 1 to Nov 80 last year with May as the peak month at 8,804 players. The Merion Cricket Club recorded 80,990 players in the same period with May again the top month at 4,619 players.
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Merion Cricket Club
United States
Philadelphia
Passing of Walter Golvin Moves Cubs to Los Angeles
Walter Golvin, noted for work with the St. Paul team, is released by the Chicago Cubs and sent to Los Angeles. His California home likely suits him as he exits the majors for now.
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St. Paul
Los Angeles
Walter Golvin
Chicago Cubs
California
Golf Champion In Trouble
The article argues that top golfers Sarazen and Hagen fail to lead in California play. It notes that golf champions are often inconsistent with brilliants or luck from lower players altering outcomes.
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California
Sarazen
Hagen
New Phillies Leader Arrives to Meet Baker on Season Plans
Art Fletcher, the newly named manager of the Philadelphia Phillies, has arrived in Philadelphia to confer with President Baker on the ball club’s plans for the upcoming season.
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Art Fletcher
The
Phillies
Brotherly Love
Baker
Orient tour veterans to train south as season nears
Baseball and sports figures move through transfers and appointments. Hump Pierce will coach Hamilton in Mint league, Lou Fyfe opens umpire school in Flint, Harry Greb is reinstated, and Louis Young takes over at Pennsylvania succeeding Heisman.
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James “Hump” Pierce
Hamilton
Ont
Kitchener
Lou Fyfe
Flint
Mich
Louis Young
University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
J. Grid
Canton Scout Hero Rescues Baby From Burning Home
Troop No. 21 of Canton Ohio counts George Buck as a local hero after he rushed to a house fire, located smoke and flames on the second story, rescued his baby brother from a burning room, and led him to a porch where fellow scouts helped them to safety.
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Canton
Ohio
George Buck
Cleveland Nationals Lose 24 Straight in 1899
Baseball records show the Cleveland Nationals of 1899 set a new losing streak, dropping 24 straight from August 26 to September 18, surpassing Pittsburgh’s 23-game record from 1860.
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Cleveland Nationals
Pittsburgh Club
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Clevelanders
Hebe Groh Reaches Base Five Times on May 26
Hebe Groh, star third baseman for John McGraw's team, had six plate appearances on May 26 and reached first base on five occasions via free passes.
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Hebe Groh
John McGraw
Wolverton Chosen to Manage Seattle Club
Harry Wolverton, former manager of a San Francisco club in the Swelfie Coast Baseball League, is slated to take the helm of the Seattle team in 1923.
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Clyde Milan
Washington
Minneapolis
James KE. Robertson
Granite City
Terre Haute
Saginaw
Wolverton
Seattle
Harry Wolverton
San Francisco
Brooklyn boxing promoter pivots to business ventures
Dave Rosenberg, Brooklyn's top middleweight contender, steps into business while still active. The Brooklyn Observer reports he has become a shareholder in a billiard academy and gymnasium in Brooklyn signaling diversification beyond boxing.
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Hlaprimne
Dave Rosenberg
Brooklyn
Tine
Brooklyn Oehter
Billard
Arthur Tulger Reinstated After Unnamed Football Incident
Captain of the Col gate track team Arthur Tulger was reinstated in the Amateur Athletes Union after a November suspension for participating in an unsanctioned football game at Utica.
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Arthur
Tulger
Colgate
Atmateur Athiatt[e Union
Tulker
Utica
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Systemic Relief
An ad for Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to cure catarrh and deafness caused by catarrh. It describes an ointment that relieves inflammation and an internal tonic that acts on mucous surfaces through the blood. Sold by druggists for over 40 years by Fr. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo OH.
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Hall
Druggista
Fr. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Brave at Wrong Time in Saturday Club Crap Game
A Washington Star blames misplaced bravery in a Saturday Evening Club craps game. Uncle Eben condemns loading dice and calls the attempt a waste of courage. The excerpt reflects social attitudes toward games of chance and impropriety.
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Eben
Washington Star
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Garnage
Gotham
Marie Herbert
Felice Gray
Marie Voorhies
Miss Chernb
New York City
Nell Walker
Boston
Walkers'ville
South America
Baconne
Murrow Indian Orphans’ Home
Baptist Missionary Society
Sahara Desert
Sahara
Citroen
Paris
Tacoma
Wash
Esther Way
Sanitarium
Montreal
Sloan
M’graw
New York Giants
New Philly Leader
Orient
Harry Greb
Pittsburgh Boxing Commission
Munn
Nebraska
New York Nationals
New York Athletic Club
Matty Fitzpatrick
Taylor
Higginsport, C
Garry Hermann
Jake Daubert
Cincinnati Reds
Boozer” Pitts
Alabama Polytech
Mike Donohue
Louisiana State
White Sox
Gleason
Lili-Carpentier
Nick Dumovitch
Cubs
Ivory Hunter
Avon
Notre Dame
South Bend Warriors
Tigers
Princeton
Yankee
Elph
Army and Navy
George R. Pfain
Marion
Cornell
Harvard
Everett Lane
Edward
Harry
Moose) McCormick
Bucknell University
Graham Miller
Clinton
Presbyterian College of South Carolina
Japan
Kurigue
Kashiro
Keyerai
Prurdsa
Ohio City Club
Groh
Arange
Vaseline Reg
Laura
Bellars
Pte CO
Omtront
Fes
Ulrecht
Ray
Memphis
Fartila Virgina
Chesapeake & Ohio
Virginia
Managar
Chenepeake & Obla Ky
Richmond
Awran Whisut
Klown Vaunty
Coloe Judd
Terrib
Himley M. Barerows
Gaw & Wready
Danver
Cole
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