Spiker Knowles case sparks heated debate on precedent
Chicago lawyer Miss Florence King warns the Knowles Spiker affair could set a dangerous precedent challenging the American family. Spiker, an aviator, seeks to bring the Knowles girl and her three month old baby to the United States, with Mrs. Spiker backing a permanent admission and marriage plans amid an immigration inquiry.
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Spiker
Florence King
Chicago
Knowles-Spiker
Emily Knowles
England
Knowles
America
United States
Europe
Spikers
Mrs. Spiker
Bungalows for Twenty Dollars A Month Disputed Claim
Miss Ethel Dean secretary of the King county air price committee asserts cute bungalows can be rented in Moor Baker Park for 20 dollars monthly to prove a family can live on 150 dollars monthly and save. The Star warns false statements harm efforts and notes Seattle housing conditions make such rents unlikely.
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Moor Baker Park
Ethel Dean
King County Air Price Committee
Amily
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Seattle
Lawyers See It bar association warns liberty in danger
The Bar Association of New York reports that free speech assembly and liberties are endangered by war conditions. It warns laws may erode spirit of liberty, censorship may emerge, and police or legislatures could curtail rights in the name of order and efficiency.
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Bar Association
Bar Association of New York
We’ll Say So and Odd Bits from the Press
A collage of cryptic notes on politics and society features references to oil interests and war talk with Mexico. It includes quips about editorials, a playful Miss Somebody, joking observations from Portland and Pasadena, and a light jab at Senator Fall’s Mexican mining fortune. The piece ends noting a presidential outing on the White House lawn with animals showing interest in the president.
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Fall
Mexico
By CONDO By Dr. Rupert Blue Surgeon General
Dr. Rupert Blue serves as Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service in this historical notice.
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Rupert Blue
U. 8S. Public Health Service
Uncle Sam Advises Home Care for Influenza Sufferers
The guidance urges influenza patients to rest at home with nurse-only room access, proper disposal of infectious discharges, and careful hygiene. It warns against dangerous self medication and endorses physician prescribed remedies and attire to prevent spread. The note also mentions later tips on avoiding common infection routes and invites questions to Washington. In France shortages of La Vie Chere persist despite efforts.
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Sam
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Washington, D. C
Brains and Railroads by Dr. Frank Crane
Dr. Frank Crane advocates private railroad ownership for now, arguing government control failed a fair test during war. He says brains, not labor or capital, drive profitability and national prosperity, citing Ivy Lee and railroad needs to be updated with double tracks and better facilities to lower living costs and boost commerce.
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Ivy L. Lee
Rotary Club
Cassatts
Hills
Harrimans
Editor's Mail Back To Dark Ages On Hangings
A reader denounces Washington state for reviving lynching style punishment, urging humane detention instead. The letter condemns capital punishment by state power, calls for empathy and adherence to moral law, and questions the callous treatment of murderers.
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State of
Washington
Jesus of Nazareth
Seattle
Christ
Jesus
Kingdom of Heaven
February 4 through history a run of notable events
This brief notes events associated with February 4 across centuries: death of emperor Luctus Septimus Severus in York. Saxon king Exgbert’s death. John Rogers burned at Smithfield as Protestant martyr. 1644 New England comet appearance. 1794 Massachusetts theatre reopening. 1824 Lafayette ship offer and arrival. 1861 Confederate States convention in Montgomery. 1887 creation of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Rome
York
England
Severus
Britain
Geta
Caracalla
Exgbert
John Rogers
St. Paul's
Smithfield
New England
Massachusetts
Federal Street
Congress
Marquis de la Fayette
America
New York
Montgomery
Ala
Confederate States of America
Interstate Commerce Commission
Women's skirts once were shirts record red petticoat Henry the Fifth
A humorous historic note recalls skirts once serving as shirts and mentions the red petticoat associated with Henry the Fifth, illustrating wardrobe quirks through time.
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Henry the Fifth
To Recommend Money for States on Bolshevik Front
The Star clipping argues against funding foreign relief while U S veterans return home to unemployment. The reader cites $150,000,000 proposed for foodstuffs abroad and laments lack of welfare for returned servicemen.
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