In-State Child Labor Report Highlights Health Defects
Maryland figures from the State Board of Labor and Statistics, led by Charles J. Fox, show many children under 16 sought work permits in 1918 with 13.6 percent refused. The report links poor physical education and medical supervision to physical disabilities, urging state and federal action. 48 prosecutions under the Child Labor Law occurred with a 63 percent conviction rate.
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Maryland State Board of Labor and Statiatica
Charles‘j. Fox
Ida
National’ Physical Education Service of
Washington
Maryland
Baltimore
Lemroot-Kenyon-Pomerene
Commission
Edwin Forrest
Bureau
Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and Family News
Miss Hilda Searst visits Mrs Edna Ogle in Jefferson. Dr John O Hara returns to Baltimore after a stay here. Mt Rd Padgett spends Tuesday in Frederick. Miss Rebecca Renn returns from Barnesville visit. Frances and Eleanor Turner return home. Bernard Day visits parental home. Mr and Mrs Clark Gibson welcome a son. Mr William Phunmer on the sick list.
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Hilda Searst
Edna Ogle
Jetterson
Dbmre
W. HS Renn
Thelma
Mary Grace O'Hara
Abs Kate Cromwall
Baltimore
Edna Cromwell
John O'Hara
R.d. Padgett
Frederick
Rebecca Renn
J. R.lillard
Barnesville
Frances
Eleanor Turner
Bernard Day
Clark Gibson
William Phunmer
Social Notes From Brunswick Visiters and Trips
Miss Helen Werner of Crescent North Carolina visits sister Mrs Charles A Orrigan on Maple avenue. Max Meyers returns from an eight day Atlantic City trip. May Rohr of Rohrersville visits cousin Martin Hoffmaster and family on Brunswick street. Mrs M L Hoffmaster spends days with her mother in Charlestown West Virginia. W W Dean and V2 Frank Kelley spent last week in Atlantic City. Mr and Mrs David F Knee of Phoenix Arizona visit relatives here. Miss lise Schnauffer and brother Patrick stay with Harry Williams near Rockville. Mr and Mrs John E Brady and Miss Thelma Carlisle spend weekend with Dr Eugene Elgin in East Berlin Pennsylvania.
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Helen Werner
Crescent, N. C
Charles A. Orrigan
Maple Avenue
Mmry Max Meyers
Atlantic City
May Rohr
Rohrersville
Martin’ J. Hoffmaster
Brunswick Street
M. L. Hoffmaster
Charlestown
West Va
W. W. Dean
Frank Kelley
David F. Knee
Phoenix, Ariz
Lise Schnauffer
Patrick
Harry Williams
Rockville
John E. Brady
Thelma Carlisle
Eugene Elgin
East Berlin
High Knob Social Notes Recap Of Local Visits
Mrs. Victoria Stup and Naomi Stup return from Lewis town after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stup. L.R. Breighner and Jesse of York Pa spent a week with relatives, accompanying Paul Klipp home. J F Gonso and daughters Nannie and Clara of Rocky Springs visited. Emma Shultz and Kathleen Klipp visited Lewistown area. Charles Hart family from Springfield Ohio and Ruth Robey returned after weeks with Frederick county relatives, Alicia Klipp joining. Frank Korrell family of Baltimore visited Paul Klipp's relatives. Edith Bidle of near Middletown spent Sunday with Mollie Watord. Samuel Klipp broke his leg near Middletown aiding N A Bussard while hauling lime.
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Victoria Stup
Naomi Stup
Albert Stup
Lewistown
L.R. Breighner
Jesse
York
Paul
Paul Klipp
J. F. Gons
Alica Klipp
Frank Korrell
Frances
Thelma
Hubert
Baltimore
Edith Bidle
Middletown
Mollie Watord
Samuel Klipp
Jno. Klipp, Sr
N. A
Bussard
Distaste for school drives students toward industrial work
The readable fragments suggest students seek relief from schooling and prefer practical industrial labor. The text mentions pleas for pleasant remedies and advertisements praising products like Chamberlain tablets, noting their mild effects and popularity among those aware of their benefits.
Planters Seek Return of Displaced Negro Laborers
A southern planter and businessman delegation led by Harry D. Wilson, Louisiana commissioner of agriculture, arrives in Chicago to arrange transportation for former enslaved workers who left plantations during the war and wish to return, stating intent to hire workers for plantations.
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Chicago
Harry D. Wison
Louisiana
Wilson
State Treasury Balance In August Slips In Pennsylvania
Hartisburg Pa August The state of Pennsylvania reports total funds of 18 150 278 15 at the end of August down from 18 650 189 a month earlier. The largest balance is 12 116 500 18 in the road construction fund. August receipts amount to 3 434 328 00 while disbursements reach 3 848 600 15.
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Hartisburg
Pennsylvania
Savings stamps up over June by ten percent
Officials hope higher savings stamp sales in July will curb living costs as treasury reports show July savings stamp purchases rising more than 10 percent from June while stamp conversions to cash fell 16 percent. Seven months into the year average sales stand around ninety five cents per dollar of the year’s total reaching about 95 million dollars.
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Washington
Treasury
Taft Seeks An anonymous Letter Writer’s Identity
Taft requests help from Postmaster Desmond to identify the anonymous author of 1825 letters. The letters are lengthy and poorly legible due to thin pages and insufficient postage. Taft’s secretary notes the missives are rarely properly stamped and archival notes include lines about refrains and ocean caves.
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Gems Beach
Cab
Taft
Wilter J. Desmond
Wlw
Wischler
Ovean
Missing Wife of Local Real Estate Man Sparks Police Search
In York Pennsylvania on August thirty, Mrs George W nine years old wife of a local estate dealer disappeared from her home Tuesday morning while believed to visit relatives. Police aid in the inquiry as her son Arthur Fry, a county treasurer candidate, is named in connection with the case.
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York
George Ww
Arthur Fry
Ilue
Wnsurer
Accused of 30 000 Express Robbery by Glasgow Suspect
A Kentucky man faces charges related to a large express robbery with an alleged scope reaching 330 000 tied to a Nashville arrest of four accomplices. The case centers on a suspect using aliases and a woman as an informant while authorities pursue the remaining party.
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Glasgow
Dakota Express Company
Masterpiece Stolen From Italian Gallery
A fifteenth century painting titled The Madonna and Child was stolen from the Ae cubantt i Belle Arth A gallery in Bologna Italy on August 30 1. A colored photograph was substituted in the frame to conceal the theft, and the missing work is Bran dv's The Madonna and Child.
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Bologna
Italy
Brandv
Aecubantt i Belle
Nurse Dies in Siberia In Hospital at Omsk
August 14 death reported for Miss Eilith Barnett nurse aide with the American Red Cross. She resided in New York City. Cause of death listed as complication of typhus and pneumonia.
Post Office Sinecure Rush for Volunteers at Two Offices
Two post office offices, Beavertown and McKers Hale Falls, advertise for postmaster volunteers after long vacancies. The $742 annual pay attracts no steady applicant while civil service exams fail to recruit. The situation mirrors earlier days when postmasters managed parcel post and retail mail services.
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Miebirg
Rome
Beavertowh
Unete Rai
Beavertown
MeKers Hale Falls
Snyder Voundana
Postimixters
Bologna Kills Child After Uncertain Market Meal
A family in Matthy on Park Avenue faced tragedy when four year old John Y Boyle died after a meal at Mr and Mrs Owen O Hoyle home. The mother and father and three siblings were seriously ill from what authorities labeled acute poisoning with bologna purchased from a nearby butcher. The case centers on rising meat prices and a family struggle to afford food.
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Finda
Bologny Owhleh
Ian
Owen O'Hoyle
Fark Avenue
Matthy
John Y Boyle
Doyle
Senate Confirms Palmer Nomination Amid Secret Session
The senate, in a secret session lasting about an hour and a half, confirmed A Mitchell Palmer to the attorney general post without a record vote. A prior announcement of his confirmation had been erroneous.
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Senate
Palmer
Washington
A. Mitchell Palmer
Wensern
Calotab Purifying Tonic Promises Quick Morning Refresh
Implausible health claim ad promotes Calotabs as a nightly laxative and purifying tablet. It guarantees a pleasant awakening with a cleansed system and restored appetite, urging readers to try Calotabs for a “thorough cleansing” and offering a refund in original sealed packages for 35 cents at drug stores.
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Sil
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