Washington Alley Slum Cleanup Debated in Senate Panel
A District committee subpanel led by Senator Copeland hears Washington alleys cited as harsher than New York slums. Plans call for listing alley property owners, notifying owners to repair or tear down, and removing refuse with federal aid sought for a thorough cleanup of the capital.
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National Capital
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New York City
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Porto Rico
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Mrs Harriet Dorman Johnson Finds Simple Joys in Washington Home
Mrs Harriet Dorman Johnson wife of Minnesota Senator Magnus Johnson has settled into a $75 a month Washington cottage in Takoma Park. She has focused on making a home for her family before sightseeing and plans future trips after arranging daily life and farm duties from Minnesota continue.
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Harriet Dorman Johnson
Magnus Johnson
Minnesota
Washington
Capitol
White House
Lincoln Memorial
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Takoma
Park
Portland
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Senator
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Francis
Magnus
Lillian
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Florence
Harriet Dorman
Kentucky
Mr. Dorman
Maine
Parking Space Shortage Grows in Capital Amid Auto Boom
A Washington survey shows 105 680 vehicles, up 23.7 percent from last year, with 11 000 cars parked each morning in the congested area. Colonel Sherrill, assisting President Coolidge, notes officials seek nearby spaces as autos replace carriages across the capital.
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Edward Bok
Sherrill
President Coolidge
White House
War Department
Maryland
Virginia
Washington
Farm Families Carry Larger Child Burden Than City Homes
The census based finding shows farm households with about 2,000,000 more children under ten than equal city populations and 2,000,000 more aged ten to twenty. Total farm excess burden nears 4,000,000 children. Farm work is a notable child labor form per the Children’s Bureau.
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Eliies
C. J. Gulpin
Popu
Department of Agriculture
Oklahoma
United States Children’s Bureau
Mrs Gerry Receives Russian Black Pearl Necklace
Mrs. Richard Townsend Gerry, wife of Rhode Island Senator, reportedly received a string of Russian black pearls once part of czarist jewelry as a birthday gift to her daughter Mrs Peter Gee Jet Gerry. The opera length necklace ranges from pea to half inch in diameter and was bought for about 400000 dollars.
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Skussia
Richard Townsend
Peter Gee Jet Gerry
Rhode Island
Gerry
Mathilde S. Downsend
Elbridge
Crescent Place
Washington
New York
Paris
Wrllington
Mathilde Townsend
Internation
Mrs. Gerry
Prince Felix Yousseapoff
Pauls
U S Plans First Air Circumnavigation From Washington
The United States aims to be first to circle the globe by air using four Liberty engine air cruisers. The route runs from Washington to Seattle, Canada, Alaska, Japan, India, Turkey, England, and back via Greenland to Montreal and Washington.
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England
France
Portugal
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Europe
Faroe Islands
Iceland
Greenland
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Labrador
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India
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Attu Island
Aleuthing
Nagasaki
Japan
Calcutta
Seattle
Canada
Alaska
Aleutian Islands
Asia Minor
Keyport
N. J
Clarence E. Cumrine
Navy flag expert studies Maine flag at Chicago exhibit
Byron McCandless, commander and flag authority, examines the old Maine flag displayed by the Chicago Historical Society. He notes questions about whether this flag is the genuine Maine banner from the ship.
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Byron McCandless
United States Navy
Navy
Old
Maine
Chicago Historical Society
Slayer in Prison for Life Is Wealthy New York
Alphonse Stephani, a Sing Sing life convict since 1903 for murder, has an estate of 159,508 dollars per county clerk accounting filed by Equitable Trust as committee of person. Tax records show 4,549 dollars income tax to the government and 25.80 to the state. expenditures include 1,500 to referees and guardians, with no clear personal comfort spend.
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Alphonse J. Stephani
Sing Sing
Equitable Trust Company
Committee of Person
Stephani
Charles L. Hoffman
Theodore Gibbons
G. F. Reynolds
Disaster Bird Returns to Baltic Regions Spreads Across Europe
Reports say the silk tailed winter thrush, nicknamed the bird of disaster, has returned to the Baltic area after decades. Historians note its 1812 and 1913 14 sightings preceded wars and famines as it travels from France to Belgium and the Ruhr, with heavy snowfall around Danzig attributed to its southward move.
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Baltic States
East Prussia
Baltic
France
Europe
Russia
Belgium
Ruhr
Leap Year Slump Hits Washington Weddings in Leap Year
South Bend Washington sees a leap-year slump at the marriage license counter. In one week no couples visited and in the first 17 days of the year only five licenses were issued. Chief deputy Sam Dunn notes this unusual quiet as brides may be delaying their plans.
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South Bend
Wash
Sam Dunn
Justice Waits Until Girl Gets Permanent Wave
Detective Barney Flood arrested Alexander Szabo a 28 year old hair dresser after he claimed fire insurance on a Hartford policy for a fire damaged shop. Szabo was found at 17 West Forty Eighth Street giving a permanent wave to a customer. judge Mulqueen set bail at 5000 dollars after a not guilty plea.
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Barney Flood
Paris
Flood
Alexander Szabo
East Sixty Ninth Street
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Hartford Fire Insurance Company
Oan
Blood
West Forty Eighth Street
Flo
Mulqueen
Szoho
Stone Proves Grenade Accident Involving Young Paluch
A ten year old, Victor Paluch, found a hand grenade in New York and it exploded injuring his left hand. He thought he picked up a rock and was nearby playing with companions when the device detonated. The incident prompted fear among bystanders and a quick reaction from adults on the scene.
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New York
Victor Paluch
Dad Fears Reward Plan Is Working Too Well
An absent minded man entangles his keys in a reward system, boosting family stakes as the plan prompts theft-like acts. The father worries the scheme changes behavior and tests trust within the household, while a daughter’s actions remain unclear.
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New York
Chevaire
Mind Over Matrimony in Distant Echoes
A quirky dialogue exchanges memory and marriage wishes between a wandering narrator and a quirky gargoyle character named Brom the Milch xan Gargoyle. The scene blends whimsy with romance as past proposals resurface and curiosity about commitment lingers.
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Iowa Legislature Debates Whip Committee and Eugenics Bill
Impatient lawmakers push for a joint whip committee to move bills in the special session while the house targets habitual absentees. The senate advances a eugenics measure requiring medical exams before marriage and expands penalties for false certificates.
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Senate
Banta
Delaware County
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Des Moines
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Goodwin
Polk County
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Iowa Notes on Roads Bonds and Farm Wealth in 1923
A survey of Iowa items reports bond votes on municipal projects and school districts, expansion plans for road surfacing in Scott County, and the Des Moines area power station project. It notes 1923 farm wealth rising, corn value at 266 million, and widespread civic efforts from libraries to Legion facilities.
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Iowa
Farragut Consolidated ‘School
Shenandoah
American Legion
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Iowa Falls
Board of Supervisors
University of Iowa
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Ist
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Denmark
Andy Christiansen
Humboldt
Iowa Bankers Association
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F. A. Duncklee
Vinton Farmer
Scott County
State Highway Commission
Antonin Dvorak
New World
Boone
Dallas
Woodward
Drake University
KKK Knights of Columbus of
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Prairie City Cooperative Exchange
Des. Moines Electric Company
C, B, & Q. Raise Road
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Cone Pietad
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