University of Pennsylvania fires Scott Nearing over teaching
The article reports Scott Nearing, a sociology professor at the Wharton School, dismissed for teaching labor relations and radical ideas on wages and suffrage. It argues the case raises concerns about free thought at state universities and calls for a federal inquiry. Also mentioned are reactions from Rev. Covington and an inventor of a self-cutting machine showcased at the Expo.
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Wharton School of Finance
University of Pennsylvania
Board of Trustees
Federal Commission On Industrial Relations
Scott Nearing
Covington
Washington
Law
Rev. Covington
Diego
Fred Brigland
Pittsburg
Pussy-wussy Sisters Stir Suffrage and Prohibition Debate
Oregon activist M Duniway derides prohibition suffragists as Pussy-wussy Sisters while noting a potential new party emerging from the split. The piece also mentions Oriental dances in Washington and a murder conviction in Olympia tied to a man named Parrot, implying excessive talk may have influenced the verdict.
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Duniway
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Parrot
Olympia
A Little Bit of Most Anything Comic Fragments
A collection of humorous sketches and gags from a Terre Haute Tribune page. Jokes poke at husbands and wives and social faux pas with quips about nurses, clerics, and everyday life. The tone mimics a busy urban comic column of the era.
Achilles Meets His Match In Comic Trojan War
A humorous verse reimagines Achilles as a bold, explosive figure leading a cowboy band before Troy. Paris fires a tiny pistol from the wall, wounding Achilles who dies before the ambulance arrives, ending with a wry moral about common sense.
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Achilles
Troy
Paris
Old Age a Crime Warns of Body Warnings and Remedies
An early 20th century warning links age to aching joints and fatigue and promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as relief. The ad claims the capsules detoxify and support kidney and bladder health, offered at 2 1 2 and 1 00 prices with Owl Drug Co. distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haarlem
Holland
Owl Drug Co
Editor's Mail Reports Police Brutality Incident
A reader describes a brutal police beating by Policeman 244 at Occidental and Main in front of Molar Barber College. The man, intoxicated and talking to himself, was knocked unconscious with a billy club, blood streaming, and taken away after the patrol was summoned.
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the Star
Occidental and Main
Molar Barber College
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