Nightlife Spotters and Speak-Easy Tightening in New York
New York journalists detail covert nightclubs facing stricter controls as spotters, doormen, and head waiters scrutinize patrons. The piece describes cross-town methods to admit customers, the perfumed hush of Park Avenue haunts, and the evolving bootlegger tactics amid Prohibition-era scarcity. It also notes cinema crowds, ticket scalping, and changing social fashions with upper crust patrons and newly rich contrasts.
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New York
Atlante
Aig
Hearst Papers Outline World Peace and Reform Goals
The Hearst papers outline a broad platform including equal basis for English speaking peoples to preserve peace and global harmony with no minority representation in foreign leagues. They call for proportional Senate representation, separate Army Navy and Air under National Defense, abolition of illiteracy under a Education Secretary, inauguration in January, a federal sales tax to reduce other taxes, a 13 month year with universal holidays, a Nicaragua Canal for commerce and defense, and acquisition of French and English West Indies as part payment of debts, with France and England agreeable.
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United States Senate
Army and Navy
Air Forces
United
Secretary of National Defense
Education
United States
Congress
Nicaragua Canal
Hearst Papers
French West Indies
English West Indies
France
England
Vocational Training In Modern School System
San Antonio faces a grave education gap with 7500 high school aged youths out of school. Advocates urge a first class vocational high school, integrated with night classes, to modernize the system and better serve non college bound students.
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Tonia
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San Antonio
Police Methods Here And In Europe
The American Weekly reports a series criticizing American police methods, contrasting them with European tactics. The pieces argue reforms will shift emphasis from brute bravery to brains, promising changes in detective selection and policing approaches with economic and social benefits.
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Europe
Avis
Common Knowledge From Garrett Serviss On Weather And Moon Influence
An essay discusses popular knowledge versus scientific analysis of how factors like carbon dioxide and moonlight might affect everyday phenomena such as egg quality and weather. It contrasts farmer and seaman intuition with meteorological science and notes that common knowledge is not wholly false, though often misinterpreted.
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Garrett P. Serviss
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Forse
Mi Hin
Tuike Ai
Pogular
Generalis
Joe Ald
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Local Infection May Be Basis of Illness
Dr Royal S Copeland argues a link between dental infections and systemic illness. The piece notes germ pockets in teeth can spread to the blood, causing conditions like arthritis and kidney issues, urging early dental care and warning against neglect.
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Royal S$. Copeland, M. D
Wekenen Bay
Eternity of Art and the Veiled Histories Across Time
A dense, fragmentary meditation on art objects spanning eras and cultures. References to Bhabha, Brzouline, Nurhadu, Ming, Tokogawa, Cherry Blossom Festival, and Nurhadu lore hint at a broad tapestry of civilizations while lamenting the passing of artistry through centuries.
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St. George
Solo
Ufideioshi
Nurhadu
Cathay
Dora
Andi
Genina
Lena
Lothbog
Roendtias
Honda
Termite Tower Outstrips World’s Tallest Human Buildings
A photograph from the Zoological Society Bulletin compares a giant queen termite and workers to human structures. The termite tower would rise 14 times higher than the tallest occupied building and seven times the proposed 1208 foot Larkin plan, dwarfing New York’s Chrysler China Woolworth and Ritz towers.
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New York “Zoologica Society Bulletin
Larkin
New York
Chrysler
China
Woolworth
Ritz
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