Days of Flatfoot Cops Believed to Be Limited
Columbus scholar Harvey Welker argues modern policing must shed the old “flatfoot” ethos. He envisions a gradual, nationwide reform with police schools, age and testing standards, upgraded salaries, and reduced foot patrol. Reforms require decades and careful integration of new recruits with veteran officers.
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Columbus
Ohio
Harvey Welker
Ohio State University
Pioneer Police School
Tto
Come
Walker
Toledo
Peelessor
Portrait Of A Spirit By Leonard i Barrett
The piece discusses whether portraits, photos, or statues truly capture a person’s spirit. It cites Robert Louis Stevenson on leaving behind a portrait of spirit versus a face and weighs how a camera may reveal mood and the soul at the moment of exposure.
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Leonard i Barrett
Robert Louis Stevenson
Lincoln
Track Star at 75 Demonstrates Modern Crouch Start
Hugh Kent of Carpentersville aged seventy five showcases the crouch start now widely used by runners. With 34 years of competitive track behind him, he still outpaces many younger sprinters as he demonstrates the favored starting pose. The piece notes the shift from the old standing start in his early career.
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Tennyson
Portrait of a Life: The Face as a Quiet Archive
A meditation on how traits, thoughts, and emotions sculpt the human countenance. It argues that a person’s life is written in the face, a portrait shaped by inner struggles, beliefs, and daily acts, more than by outward possessions or fame.
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Hnte
LeLberelhe
Trousehold Fhints By BETTY Weis 4
Advice on decorating attic rooms with lace net curtains and lavender chintz. Discusses Shaker furniture as a modern adaptation, praising its simplicity and functional design while noting potential stylistic clashes with contemporary decor.
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Trousehold Fhints
Betty Weis
Portrait of a Spirit in Western Civilization
A reflective editorial from the Western Newspaper Union on heritage and memory. It argues that future generations will value character over grand structures, with life and lived experience as the true portrait of a people.
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Western Newspaper Union
Buckeyes First to Muster Full Volunteer Regiment in Spanish-American War
Ohio becomes the first state to muster a complete volunteer regiment for the Spanish American War. The move reflects swift wartime mobilization as 19th century volunteers organize under state and federal authority to support the conflict overseas.
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Ohio
Union
Sea Mounties Return After Arctic Patrols
After over two years in the Arctic circle the Royal Canadian Mounted Police vessel St Hoes returned to Vancouver with nine crew and a husky. The 140-foot ship, led by Sergt H A Larsen, had patrolled Beaufort Sea and Adgaugen gulf, enforcing Canadian law while collecting hunting licenses and assisting locals. The crew noted camaraderie and adaptability, and planned a June departure for a new Arctic patrol.
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Vancouver
B. C
Arctic Circle
St. Hoes
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Arctic Re
Sergt. H. A Larsen
St. Rock
Camp Bay
King Wiliam Island
Sergt J. W. Eddy
Beaufort Sea
Adgausen Gulf
Galleon Discovery Near Puerto Rico Sparks Treasure Tale
A fragmentary report describes a sixteenth century galleon found near Puerto Rico. It mentions a cargo of cedar wood and bolts, with references to Mona and the route of treasure gallegas once passing from Parema in Spain. Names suggest researchers Roberto and George, connected to Meyeguez, in a provisional dating context.
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Puerto. Rico
San, Juan
Puerto Rico
Perto Rico
eSa
Meine Perth
Arpire Mamas MacCommick
Tivenek
Mona Vassege
Gallegas
Hom Parema
Spain
State College Degrees Conveyed Across Native Land
A report notes graduates from Pennsylvania State College receiving degrees abroad. The ceremony highlights include Bilingeal Degrees and recognitions for students crossing international lines to earn titles.
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Tate College
Pitates
Pennsylvania State College
Tae Sh
Termite Mystery In Dining Room Ended By Insect Identifier
In Independence Missouri R G Carpenter found a dark spot on dining room trim and believed it a termite. A vacuum dust bag revealed an inch and a half long insect later identified as a pruner, which bores holes in oak trees to deposit larvae.
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Independence
R. G. Carpenter
Carpenter
Oruer
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Vienna
England
Army
BY Charles Sughroe
Chemical Warfare Department
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Alleces
Shanshei
Associated Newspapers
WNY Service
Bose
Betty Wells
Ed Hail
Phoenix, Ariz
Arctic
St. Hoc
Comite
Bisekia
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