Our Crime Bill and the Nation's Cost of Lawlessness
A historical passage estimates annual U S crime figures from national commissions and DOJ data. It cites about 12 000 murders 3 000 kidnappings 50 000 robberies 100 000 assaults and 40 000 burglaries plus costs of prevention prisons fraud and racketeering totaling around 15 trillion dollars. Comparisons pair the narcotic bill to the Panama Canal price and schooling costs to crime outlays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nations Crime Commission
Department of Justice
United States
Panama Canal
Weil
Sam
Dates With Dreams At Columbia University Romance Bureau
Columbia University launches an intra campus dating bureau to pair shy students with dream partners using a cataloged system. A dating service matches individuals by dream criteria, cataloging hopefuls and arranging dates to overcome fear of blind dating. The piece frames science aiding romance in a playful, era tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia University
Science
Hay
Farma
Columbia
Card-cataogue
Swearing In Abolished in New York City
The city replaces the bribery oath with a pledge to uphold the federal and state constitutions and faithfully perform duties. Mayor La Guardia criticizes the old larceny oath as an insult to honest officials, arguing that former bribery habits made perjury minor by comparison.
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City of
New York
la Guardia
Beauty Budget Depressions Shape Woman’s 1994 Plans
Experts at the Chicas convention of the American Cosmotice association project American women will spend about two thousand million dollars on beauty in 1994. Beauty ranks second in importance to fire itself. Fashion forecasts note evolving standards, predicting a more feminine ideal with smaller waists fuller busts slender hips and narrower skirts while broad shoulders fade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Cosmotice Association
Grand Central Night Out Sparks Fashion and Spendor
A bustling Grand Central scene unfolds with socialites and celebrities mixing at a counter and wandering the avenue. Inked with names like Bert Wheeler and Max Miller, the lively report surveys New York cultural figures, gifts, and playful encounters amid a bustling transit hub.
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New York
Grand Central
Wiggin
Bert Wheeler
Eingma Tomic
Max Miler
Geither
Dale Capiegie
Lincoln
Clara Bell Walsh
Johny
Charles Thomas
Bimehe Swen
Coiffare
Will H. Tess
Conrad
Fred Peabodys
Kai
Irma
Rube Geldberg
Echillotte
Jack Tanck
John Anderson
Will Power as a Double-Edged Force of Will
Elsie argues will power is not a virtue nor vice but a force shaped by action. It can elevate fools and saints alike, and its strength determines outcomes when minds confront confusion and temptation. People misjudge others and rely on fate, yet true protection comes from disciplined will and deliberate choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie
Himson
Years Ago in San Antonio News Items Hint History
A collage of notes recalls early February events in San Antonio. High school girls plan a tag day to raise funds. A water collection project for the San Antonio museum is discussed with a 1000 debt noted. Former teachers and principals visit No. 7 School on Flores Street for a supper. A 1914 plan to end monthly pay for enlisted men is approved for trial at selected garrisons including Fort Sam Houston. The Alamo cisterns at the de governor’s restoration work progress is noted as filled in the Daughters of the Republic cleanup campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonia
Peiruary
San Antonia Museum
San Antonio
Alesina
Quartermaster Corps
Fort Bamhouston
Ateshire
Itik
Alamo
Catquitt
Daughters of the Republic
Stunshine Shafts Womweiter and Odd Remarks Reported
A fragmented note reports a man being worth more than a dollar and references a cure and a sentence. The text is unclear but suggests a peculiar, possibly local event or commentary with names and phrases appearing in erratic form.
Mae West and three Geor gia twins in Hollywood tale
The piece profiles Mae West as fearless and formidable, recounting her Brooklyn upbringing and grit against attackers who robbed her of 24000 in cash and jewels. It then shifts to a sprawling Tangent on the Mdvani brothers from Georgia, their immigration to Hollywood, and their brushes with fame and scandal as they face a theft case involving 37000 from an oil company.
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Misa
Tin No Angelo
Miss West
Greenpoint
Brookly
Brooklyn
Marc West
Colonel West
Kentucky
Billy West
Mrs West
Hee
Lillian Russell
Wimmer Lilian
Weber
Pields
Nedie
Bie
Hollywood
Mae
Leoky
Trotzky
Tenekin
Yudenten
Kolchak
Elven
Ruslan
Ceor
Els
Georgla
Caucasus
Georgia
Moscow
Red Army
Bristol
United States Navy
Red Legions
Batum
Alexis
Serge
David
Alexis Bb
Paris
Serpe
Wic
Gert
United States
Clifford B. Harmon
America
Mdvani
Maxe-Be Itye
Grande Dames
Tie Silent Screen
Mae Murray
Pola Negri
Bob
Sulley
Harbara Button
Sures
Alesis
Orient
Dictlon
Dy King Fess
Preventing Rickets By Royal 8 Copeland MD
Royal 8 Copeland MD explains rickets from vitamin D and phosphorus deficiency. Sunlight and cod liver oil aid absorption. irradiation of milk aims to boost vitamin D. Early diagnosis and proper diet prevent complications and deformities, aiming for eventual eradication.
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Royal
Copeland
M. D
Fragmentary wartime note hints at a short change dispute
A garbled text passage mentions Margenthan as secretary, a 40 cent off one dollar claim, and phrases about a guide, villains, and a German phrasing. The readable fragments reference a few named terms and a looming deadline for a Greys-related matter, but the meaning is largely obscured.
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Margenthan
Hechor
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