Listen World! Elsie Robinson presses for women's rights
The piece quotes Elsie Robinson arguing women have human rights and urges action to confront legal and social barriers. It lists laws across states showing married women’s property limits, custody, and inheritance biases, plus double standards in divorce and chastity enforcement.
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Cornelia Hill
Cain
Baye
D. C. Federation of Women’s Clubs
United States
Mid- Jean
New York
Minnesota
Texas
Federal Division of Investigation opens with Hoover as head
Crime Bureau report describes the creation of the Division of Investigation under the president and attorney general. John Edgar Hoover is named its first director replacing the old Bureau of Investigation. The new division, based in Washington, oversees 29 field offices and runs the world’s largest criminal file system with over 2.8 million fingerprints. Daily, more than 2,200 fingerprint records arrive from U S and foreign sources. Last month 44 percent of prints matched prior criminal records, aiding police and prosecutors.
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Roscoe Pound
Harvard Law School
Curomings
Connecticut
Division of Investigation
John Edgar Hoover
District of Columbia
Bureau of Investigation
Hoover
Wilson
Snr
Josh
United States
Fragmented New York Hospital Memoir and Baseball Drift
A fragmented account from a New York maternity hospital describes expectant fathers in a tense salon and distant thoughts of family, intertwined with chaotic notes on baseball teams the Dodgers and Reds. The piece blends personal reflection with stray sports mentions and era details.
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New York
Ike
Ike Charles G. Nortis
Fragmented era text hints at custody and crime notes
Unclear garbled OCR passages reference custody of minor children and legal questions in Georgia and other states. The text then shifts to sport and entertainment blurbs with disjointed names, events, and anecdotes, including wrestling match notes and Hollywood items, but no coherent single incident or clear facts.
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Arkansas
Colurotia
Hams
Arizona
Texas
Georgia
Marsachie
Roosevelt Upholds Platt Policy in Cuban Interventions
The article defends U.S. foreign policy under President Roosevelt, detailing Platt Amendment rights allowing intervention in Cuba. It cites past actions from 1906 to 1921, notes recent mediation attempts, and warns of growing violence in Cuba while urging steadfast U.S. support and certainty for protecting lives and property.
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Roosevelt
U.S
United States
Cuba
Harding
General Crowder
Platt
Havana
Machedo
Machado
Washington
Carlos Manuel de Cespedes
National competition keynote on home lease problem in Chicago
The article discusses a two sided home property lease issue as a keynote of a national competition in Chicago. It notes borrowers and savers play roles in credit, with impacts on lending, banking, and currency in circulation, and mentions a historical 1881 formation of associations aiding wage earners in Philadelphia.
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Chicago
Wi dx
Jay
League
Replion
Oxford Provident
Aesnohdion
Frankford
Philadelphia
Jaro
Playground Ball Prospects At San Pedro Park Event
Local park activity at San Pedro Park features a mixed schedule with teams like the Campfire Girly and St Pauls Unter Bolte. Readers are invited to follow the winter ball events, home runs, and standout players across a lively community sports day with spectators and local sponsors.
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Mark Whitman
Eine Neuro
Jemma
San Pedro Park
St Pauls
10 and 20 Years Ago From the San Antonio Light
A San Antonio Light retrospective recalls events from September 9, 1911, including a severe accident and a major electrical storm. C. C. Castronda, a University of Texas student, reports on damages and a five million asset revelation. The piece notes the town’s battered roads and significant weather impacts, naming residents A Boyd and W J Berry.
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San Antonio
Allen Tiel
Alriick
A. Boyd
Slocum Place
W. J. Berry
Lopes Street
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