Immigration reform urged by Wallis at Pennsylvania league
Frederick A. Wallis former immigration commissioner told the Pennsylvania League of Women Voters convention that the nation must reform immigration policy through scientific selection and economic assimilation not force. He urged port of embarkation checks and warned of seamen evading laws, counterfeiters exploiting immigrants, and political manipulation of the system. Delegates noted funding shortfalls and low delegate turnout in Harrisburg.
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Harrisburg
Frederick A. Wallis
Wallis
Pennsylvania League of Women Voters
House of Representatives
Congress
New York
John C
League
Miss Thomas
Masked Women Parade Leads Atlanta Protest in Masks
About 300 women in white costumes with red and olive trim paraded Atlanta streets led by mounted police and a band. They wore masks like Ku Klux Klan hoods to conceal identity, carrying small American flags. Leader Mrs. E. N. Gibbs said the Dixie Protestant Women's Political League organized the march and rejects Ku Klux ties.
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Gibbs
New York Turkey Prices Forecast Lower This Year
A New York report says Thanksgiving turkey prices likely fall from last year with wholesale limits not exceeding forty cents per pound and retail about fifty cents. A shipload arrived from Argentina and Canadian shipments may rise. price set Monday.
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New York
Martin J. O'Malley
Road Now Cleared for Shipping Bill in House Vote
Washington dispatch reports the House approved a special resolution granting the administration shipping bill right of way by 200 to 110. Three Democrats backed it and sixteen Republicans opposed. Leaders cautioned the final passage vote on November 29 remained unsettled as caucus lines formed.
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Iowa
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Michigan
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Deported Leaders Rumored in Dublin Case of Arms Possession
Belfast reports claim that Erskine Childers and nine other men linked to De Valera’s group have been deported from Ireland. They allegedly went to Ascension Island, with the nine tied to a legal argument over unlawful weapon possession. The tale echoes broader colonial tensions and Destinations.
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Childers
Belfast
The
Northen Whig
Erskine Childers
de Valera
Dublin
Ascension Island
South Atlantic
St. Helena
No Natives Need Apply for 1000 Pennsylvania Mine Jobs
United States job signs on the Hudson waterfront advertise 1000 miners for Pennsylvania coal fields where union action left locals idle. Wages are listed from five to eight dollars daily. The notices specify Americans are ineligible with Russians Poles Magars and Scandinavians preferred.
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Pennsylvania
New York
Hudson Waterfront
Miner Killed Under Fall of Coal in Tower City Mine
Roy Scheib was instantly killed when a fall of coal trapped him at the Tower City mine in Mahanoy City. He is survived by his wife and two children.
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Mahanoy Clits
Tower City
Roy Scheib
NOW THEY STEAL TREES Bridgeton Officials Miss Pet Bap King
In Bridgeton New Jersey on November 23 a tree thief took a cedar planted by W Drayton Frederick at city hall. The theft, deemed difficult to solve by police, left Frederick baffled as he found a sturdy tree missing from directly under his window.
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Bridgeton
Berrdgeton
N. J
W. Drayton Frederick
Public Works
City Hall
Frederick
Early action urged to curb speed mania in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg reports Assistant State Highway Commissioner George H. Biles calls for rigid antispeed laws and strict enforcement to slow a rising motorist toll. He notes more than 850 deaths in Pennsylvania this year and warns the public will not tolerate deadly highway conditions.
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Ighway
Harrisburg
America
George H. Biles
Biles
Pennsylvania
Mr. Biles
Christmas Gift: 10 Percent Electric Rate Cut Announced
The Public Service Electric company serving Camden and much of New Jersey announced a 10 percent reduction on all bills above the $11 minimum, effective December 1. President Thomas N. McCarter said the drop from ten to nine cents per kilowatt hour will save subscribers about $1.6 million annually.
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Camden
Newark
N. J
Public Service Electric Company
New Jersey
Steinity
Thomas N. McCarter
Anonymous payment sent to Conshohocken grocer in Philadelphia note
Pays Up Anonymously. Harry Tole of Tole Grocery Co. opened mail to find a $29 bill and a signed note claiming the money to be repayment for a family betrayal. The undated unsigned letter cites divine motive and says the donor believes God directed the act.
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Conshohocken
Harry Tole
Tole Grocery Company
Iife
Philadelphia
Tole
Tam
Chelieve
Jury Awards $13000 to 17 Year Old in Auto Case
Philadelphia jurors awarded Catherine Rose, 17, $13000 for injuries from an October 28 1923 auto collision with a Yellow Cab Co vehicle in Common Pleas Court No 2 Judge Bar ratt presiding. Her mother Mary Rizzo received $115 for medical expenses.
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Philadelphia
Catherine Rose
Barratt
Common Pleas Court
Yellow Oab Company
Mary Rizzo
Kidney And Bladder Troubles Have To Go
A bold medical ad urges immediate use of Dr Carey’s prescription No 777 for kidney and bladder issues. It claims the remedy, available in liquid and tablet forms, can prevent progression to Brights Disease or diabetes and offers money back if no benefit.
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Anu
Water use ban issued for Hazleton autos and washing
Hazleton Pennsylvania November 23 Use of water for washing automobiles flushing pavements and operating water motor washers is prohibited until further notice by the Wyoming Valley Water Supply company to conserve water during the drought Service will be disconnected for violations
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Hazleton
Wyoming Valley Water Supply Company
Mussolini Warns of Teutonic Flood Across Europe
Paris reports Benito Mussolini, in an Le Matin interview, warns that Germany will not pay and a Teutonic flood is at Europe’s gates. He urges Western powers to defend against Germany and Soviet Russia while warning Belgium, France, Italy, and Britain. Montreal rejects a bachelor tax, 23 to 8.
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Benito Marssolini
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le Matin
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Great Britain
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Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound Promoted for Women
An unhappy patient describes recovery after using Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for ailments linked to weakness. The letter urges other women to try the remedy when doctors fail to help, arguing it offers relief and improved health.
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Sherman Werenee
Persan
Lydia Piskhom
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