Manhattan statehood would give New York a new star
New York City may become a separate state called Manhattan with boundaries similar to Greater New York including all of Long Island. A bill has been introduced in the state legislature and a city and state vote would be required, followed by federal ratification. Proponents cite wealth and population. critics note revenue dependence on upstate, with Tammany Hall backing the plan.
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New York
Alaska
Manhattan
Greater
Long Island
Congress
Commonwealth
Tammany Hall
Music by Gus Edwards Dear Old East Side
Gus Edwards program features nostalgic songs from New York City’s tenement streets. Dear Old East Side evokes immigrant life and street corner memories with jaunty tunes and sentimental verses.
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Music By
Gus. Edwards
East Side
Gus Edwards
Broadway
New York
International
Murray Music CO
Stalon
Saturday East Oregonian
Oregon
Dear Old East Side
Criminologist Links Wife Murders to Woman's Rights Movement
Former Missouri official Charles P. Johnson, a noted criminology expert, argues that an epidemic of husband murders by wives stems from the women’s rights movement and dismisses a conscience wave. He blames imitation of male crime instinct for the confessed cases, noting few sadder lines than a man writing light rhymes daily.
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Ilas
St. Louis
Missouri
Charles P. Johnson
Reformers Attack Turkey Trot Demonstrations in New York
In New York a group of women social workers staged an exhibition of the turkey trot grizzly bear and bunny hug at Del Monte's to alarm city officials about alleged threats to public morals. Professor Oscar Durye ll and his wife demonstrated the dances they claim to have seen in city dance halls and Fifth Avenue mansions.
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New York
Delmontico's
Oscar Duryell
Fifth Avenue
Weds Her First Husband in Bank Robbery Case Tie
Mina Griffin, alleged associate of Charles Dean linked to the New Westminster bank robbery that netted $275,000, remarries her former husband William Griffin in San Diego. The report notes her prior connection to the gang and the ongoing case.
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San Diego
Mina Griffin
Charles Dean
Bank of
New Westminster
B. C
William Grif
Griffin divorce custody and police search linked to bank case
In Tacoma two years ago the Griffins were divorced with Mrs. Griffin given custody of the children. Dean Griffin was arrested in Los Angeles and authorities then questioned Mrs. Griffin. Her trunks and baggage were searched as detectives pursued evidence against a suspected bank robber, and Mrs. Griffin was shadowed to San Diego.
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Fin
Griffins
Tacoma
Wash
Griffin
Dean
Los Angeles
Recipe for Long Life by Woman Aged 102
Reading Pa Mrs Lavina Howden celebrated her ninety second birthday and shares rules for long life She emphasizes regular habits careful diet restful sleep avoidance of worry moderate activity fresh air and purpose in life plus courtesy and faith Now aged 102 she walks unaided and reads often displaying sharp memory for past events
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Reading
Lavina Howden
Ancient Eggs Hatch In Washington Mosquito Legacy
Lying dormant for 60 million years two mosquitoes were born in Washington and identified as yellow fever mosquitoes. They were executed. Assistant Secretary of State Alvah Adee received a tiny prehistoric deposit from Brazil and sent the larvae to the agricultural department for study where the embryos developed further under treatment.
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Washington
Central America
Alvah Adee
Brazil
Adee
Probable Age of Brazilian Mosquitoes Estimated
Experts from the Smithsonian Institution assess the rock interior larvae as dating the earth between 60,000,000 and 200,000,000 years old. The middle estimate is preferred, reflecting the age believed for the mosquitoes in question.
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Smithsonian Institution
Plucky Girl Rescues Two Drowning Boys in Berkeley Pool
Ruth Steel aged 15 of 1634 July street waded into a four foot deep pool near 557 Alcatraz avenue South Berkeley and rescued brothers Roy Stapleton age 6 and Frank Stapleton age 8 from drowning. She and her sister Cora administered artificial respiration until police aided their return home. both boys survived.
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Ruth Steel
South Berkeley
Little N San Francis
o—Roy Stapleton
Frank
Frank Stapleton
Alcatraz Avenue
July Street
Cora
Cows Milked to Music Boosts Wisconsin Farm Income
Milwaukee farmer J Gilbert Hirvox, a bank director, found phonograph music at milking time increased his seventy high grade cows output by about two quarts daily. Milk sold at 12 cents a quart for an exclusive market yields roughly 1000 dollars yearly. Waltz music proved best, ragtime unsettled the herd.
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Wisconsin
Milwaukee
W's
J. Gilbert Hirvox
Heir Found in Poorhouse in Kingsville Ashtabula Ohio
Albert Olson recovered by a sister from Beloit Wisconsin who learned their Swedish father had died leaving him a third interest in an estate. He was located in the Kingsville poorhouse.
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Ashtabula
Ohio
Albert Olson
Kingsville
Beloit
Wis
Sweden
Man's Journey From Home to Beloit and Sweden Estate Claim
A man formerly of the area will travel to Beloit then Sweden to pursue an estate claim. He had left his home for America as a boy, later fading from public knowledge. Once a saloon proprietor, he faced destitution after the county adopted prohibition and spent time in the poorhouse.
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Beloit
Sweden
Olson
America
Woman Sheriff Appointed in Laclede County Missouri
Lebanon resident Mrs Nancy Hays Williams was named sheriff of Laclede County by the county court to serve until a February 17 special election to replace her late husband Sheriff J W Williams. She is believed to be Missouri’s only woman sheriff and immediately assumed duties.
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Laclede County
Lebanon
Nancy Hays Williams
Th's City
J. W. Williams
Divorces Rise as Ideals Advance Says Gilman
Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Gilman argues American women lead a strike against the old order through new views of love and marriage. She cites the rise in divorces as proof, stating women’s increasing independence shapes U S attitudes toward marriage.
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Charlotte Perking Gilman
New York
United States
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
New Ideals of Love and Marriage in America
Mrs. Gilman argues Americas evolving social conditions foster faster progress and nobler love. She contends freer women gain wisdom and strength, while marital happiness standards rise. She notes European critique of high divorce rates but asserts greater love and marriage ideals justify them.
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America
Europe
Price of a Cigar Sparks Tragic Railroad Accident
Frank Smith dropped a cigar at Holmesburg Junction station on the Pennsylvania Railroad. He bent to retrieve it as an express train neared, fell onto the tracks, and was run over. The incident is cited as proof the country is prosperous due to the wealth.
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Philadelphia
Frank Smith Highie
Holmesburg Junction
Pennsylvania Railroad
Smith
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