Against whipping in public schools editorial calls ban
A signed editorial in Archives of D Pediatrics argues corporal punishment in schools is vicious and harmful. It cites Dr Luther Gulick and medical opinion against whipping and urges abolition, noting injuries and loss of self respect and the normal but temporary disruption when reforming systems replace punishment.
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D Pediatrics
Luther Halsey Gulick
New York Public Schools
Dr. Gulick
Gulick
John J. Cronin
Disciplinary Reform in Schools Called for by Educators
The text argues that restoring discipline will require years and notes past failures of corporal punishment. It urges teachers and principals to gain new disciplinary powers through school authorities, favoring smaller classes and curriculum adaptation including manual and vocational training to meet student needs.
Pupils Desert High Schools Prompt Summer Study Plan
City education officials report over half of high school entrants fail to complete the course. Maxwell cites summer vacation as key drop point and proposes a summer high school and after hours tutoring to address the issue.
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Maxwell
Board of Education
Four Hundred Scandal Suspect Faces New Charges in Essex Jail
Mrs Mary McCarton alias the Countess de Anderson Falalie Pomeroy and 13 aliases is jailed in Essex County Newark with two daughters awaiting charges for obtaining money under false pretenses. Newark police say new victims from Manhattan Long Island and New Jersey have emerged. She claims acts were for her daughters not to suffer, while admitting social circle offenders exist. Nearly fifty witnesses expected. previous Manhattan sentence for six months in the Workhouse for similar crimes is noted.
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Mary McCarton
Countess de Anderson
Falalie Pomeroy
Essex County
Newark
Manhattan
Long Island
New Jersey
a_Public Service Corporation
Nutley Society
McCarton
Shot by Policeman at Avenue B Saloon
John McPartland aged 13 was wounded in the left side by Policeman Henry J. Murtha after a pursuit from Maurice Kolber’s saloon at 278 Avenue B. McPartland gave the names of two companions. officers seek the other all逃e suspects.
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Bellevue Hospital
John McPartland
Henry J. Murtha
Twenty-second Street
McPartland
Martha
Maurice Kolber
Avenue B
Dust Shower at Sea Reported on Monterey Voyage
The steamer Monterey arrived yesterday from Vera Cruz Progreso and Havana reporting a dust shower at sea. Officers say on January 1 a peculiar white powder fell from the sky while near Progreso, resembling flour and not volcanic dust, though it became sticky on impact.
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Monterey
Vera Cruz
Progreso
Havana
Modern Means Bible Texts preached by Bishop Potter
Bishop Potter at St James's Episcopal Church urged modern meanings for Scripture while Rector Frederick Courtney recovers from pneumonia. He argued for modern translations and language, nailing down themes of simplicity diligence and cheerful mercy amid city turmoil and religious change. The sermon contrasted old and new wordings and urged light and health through clear, compassionate interpretation.
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Potter
St. d James’s Episcopal Church
Madison Avenue
Seventyfirst Street
Frederick Courtney
Courtney
Europe
Jesus Christ
Fen
Tenth Street
Jounessee
Massachusetts
Sister
Three Boys Arrested in Fountain Pen Heist
Detectives observed Walter Frees, 11, with a grip of about 200 gold pens offered cheap on Park Row. He confessed to entering the L. E. Waterman Co factory at 2 Duane Street by climbing netting. Co-defendants Joseph Minardi, 17, and Henry Baust, 16, were arrested with about 100 pens in their possession.
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L. E. Waterman Company
Rhinelander
Duane Street
Walter Freel
Dover Street
Joseph Minardi
Henry Baust
New Chambers Street
Wall, McGowan
Mannack
Oak Street
Public Service Commission Considers Gas Pricing Request
A letter from the Public Service Commission states Gov Hughes asked the commission to investigate gas companies to prove 80 cent gas could be profitable. The commission is ready to meet a Central Federated Union committee at any designated time to discuss the issue.
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Public Service Commission
Gov. Hughes
Central Federated Union
Et Central Federated Union
Test Plaza Fire Plant Shows Hotel Self Reliance
A morning fire drill at the Plaza tested its new hotel independent fire department under Chief Croker. J C La Vin led the exercise with pumps delivering 150 psi to 319 ft streams while city engines reached 100 psi. water sprayed Central Park and hotel roofs as passersby were warned away.
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Croker
George Gould
Oliver Harriman
C. K. G. Billings
Fred Sterry
J. C. la Vin
Magine
Fifty-ninth Street
Central Park
Savoy
Vanderbilt
Charles B. Alexander
Elbridge T
Parker Fire Not Incendiary Says Karagheusian Firm Owner
Mihran Karagheusian of the A. and M. Karagheusian rug firm on the Parker Building’s fourth floor rejects claims the blaze was set by the Hunchakist Society. He cites lack of threats, no letters, and notes the fire started on the sixth floor above his business. police and detectives dismiss the rumor.
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Mihran Karagheusian
New York
Parsegh Nevrovzyan
Arshag
Constantinople
Detmer Woolen Company
Karagheusian
Petrosino
Detective Bureau
President Praises Heroes At Richmond Hill Memorial
Memorial services were held in Temple Forum Hall for Frank McBrien Joseph Piercey and Francis Stecher who died saving others. About 800 people attended including relatives. President Roosevelt, via a letter read at the gathering, praised the heroes for giving their lives for their country. McBrien, 65, saved Mrs Mary Shield from an oncoming train at Lefferts Avenue crossing, then perished. Piercey and Stecher died while attempting to rescue a companion who fell through ice while skating.
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Frank McBrien
Joseph Piercey
Francis Stecher
Richmond Hill
Queens Borough
Temple Forum Hall
Johnson Avenue
Roosevelt
Henry S. Huber
Mary Shield
Norman ‘Street
Ridgewood
Lefferts Avenue
Long Island Railroad
Meb Brien
McAuley Mission Celebrates Twenty Sixth Anniversary
The McAuley Cremorne Mission at 1H West Thirty-second Street marked its 26th anniversary with testimonies from former drunks and thieves saved by the work. Charles M. Jesup presided, Mornay Williams spoke, and Superintendent Rev. Charles E Baliou reflected on his conversion and long service. Forty men and a few women testified to salvation.
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Wall ‘Street
Ambulance Struck by Trolley in Brooklyn Crash
An ambulance responding to a call at 674 Lawrence Street in Brooklyn was struck by a trolley at Lawrence and Willoughby Streets. Driver Connolly and Dr. Albert F. Anderson were thrown from the seats. the vehicle wrecked. Connolly suffered multiple rib fractures and internal injuries. Dr. Anderson had a broken shoulder and multiple right rib fractures. They were transported to Brooklyn Hospital by another ambulance.
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Brooklyn Hospital
Lawrence Street
Lawrence
Willoughby
Connolly
Albert F. Anderson
Zionist Forum Established at 161 Clinton Street
The Zionist Lecture Bureau opened a Zionist Forum at 161 Clinton Street to discuss Jewish questions. Magistrate Barlow held Arthur Winthrop for examination after he was arrested for collecting money from colored men claiming it funded a George Dixon monument. Missing persons reports and a Jamaica carpenter found unconscious after a fall are also noted.
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Clinton Street
Zionist Lecture Bureau
Arthur Winthrop
West Side
George Dixon
Barlow
James P. Taylor
Marlborough
Mary Hunter
Sarah McKeenan
Thomas Woolsey
Jamaica
James Oliver
Webster Avenue
Parkville
Kings County Hospital
Our Women Influence Europe and Foreign Ties
A Calvary Church talk by Rev. Dr. R.8. MacArthur condemns American women selling marriage to titled foreigners. He cites Mrs. Hammersley and others paid high prices for European titles, arguing these unions harm American values and patriotism. He recalls India’s Lady Curzon as a counterexample. He warns of moral decline and calls out high price for titles.
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R.8. MacArthur
Calvary Baptist Church
West Fiftyseventh Street
Amercans
Great Britain
Lady Curzon
America
India
British Empire
Hammersley
England
Duke of Marlborough
Russia
France
Rabbi Wise Praises Gov Hughes at YMCA stand
Rabbi Stephen S. Wise of the Free Synagogue denounced race track gambling and praised Gov. Hughes for his stance at the West Side Branch YMCA on Fifty-seventh Street yesterday afternoon.
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West Side
The
Young Men’s Christian Association
West Fifty-seventh Street
Stephen S. Wise
Free Synagogue
Gov. Hughes
Secretary Whalen Addresses Central Fed Union Meeting
Secretary of State John F. Whalen attended the Central Federated Union gathering and spoke from the platform. He said state citizens are watching labor unions and urged the body to pursue constructive paths, expressing belief in the power of organized labor.
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Central Federated Union
John F. Whalen
Regent's Park Zoological Superintendent Arrives with Gift Antelopes
Arthur Thomson, superintendent of Regent's Park Zoo, London, arrived on the Minnetonka to bring back three pronghorn antelopes gifted by President Roosevelt. The animals hatched in Yellowstone and now reside at the Bronx Zoo before transfer.
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Arthur Thomson
Zoological Gardens
Regent's Park
London
Minnetonka
Roosevelt
London Zoo
Yellowstone Park
Bronx Zoo
Three Men Held on Bank Note Conspiracy Charges
Three men arrested at 202 West 108th Street on four counts of conspiring to defraud the Hamilton Bank Note Company of tickets worth $1.0% to the Washington Railway Electric Company in Washington D C were arraigned in Tombs Court and each held on 1600 bail for examination tomorrow. Names listed are Richard Winsett 34 broker George Hess 36 assistant and Dr George H Meyer 30.
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West 108Th Street
Hamilton Bank Note Company
Washington Railway
Electric Company
Washington, D. C
Tombs Court
Richard Winsett
George Hess
San Francisco
George H. Meyer
Praises Teaching of Girls to Cook at Hebrew Technical School
The annual meeting of the Hebrew Technical School for Girls discussed progress and finances. Justice Greenbaum praised the school as a model for public schools, stressing technical training and the value of cooking and sewing in preparing women for home duties. Mark Twain cited but could not attend due to a cold.
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Hebrew Technical School For Girls
Second Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Samuel L. Clemens
Mark Twain
Nathaniel Myers
Myers
United States
Russia
Justice Greenbaum
Nics
Tragedies and Fire Strike Local Area
Stricken with heart failure in front of 115 Troutman Street Frederick Yokers 55 drops dead while talking to friends Aroplexy kills James D McDermett 50 in his room at Mayor Street Fire in rear of 1076 Broadway forces tenants from homes police persuade neighbors to return to beds no major losses reported
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Troutman Street
Frederick Yokers
James D.mcdermett
Mayor Street
Police register fifteen assaults and thirty excise arrests
Police recorded no fewer than fifteen assault cases yesterday mostly at saloons and about thirty excise arrests across various districts. A man named Henry Willis suffered severe burns when a gasoline tank exploded while attempting repairs near Fulton Street and Franklin Avenue.
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Herouch
Fulton Street
Pranskin Avenue
Henry Willis
James . Kinne
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