Flirting Perilous and the Wages of Sin in Insurance
San Francisco June 17 A discussion by Metropolitan Life officials and actuaries on how immorality and risky associations affect life insurance. Moral hazard leads to higher rates or denial, with examples of a woman earner living beyond means and a man with loose associates costing $20 000 in coverage.
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Jack Jungmeyver
San Francisco
T. B. Graham
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Graham
Army Head Scolds London Idle Rich Morals
General Bramwell Booth of the Salvation Army denounces postwar London life as a flood of extravagance scandal and passion. He laments divorce as a tidal wave sweeping the land and says the idle rich corrupt homes while the poor face harsher moral strain.
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London
Bramwell Booth
Salvation Army
Washington University to Tour Nippon Play Japanese Colleges
Washington University baseball team will sail from the United States to Japan for a tour through Nippon. The Western college nine will play all the major Japanese universities, including Waseda, during the trip.
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U. of W
Waseda
Japan
Washington University
United States
Nippon
Unemployment Registers Reach 1,254,100 in London
Preliminary unemployment figures show 1,254,100 people on the live registers in London. Breakdowns list 829,100 men, 321,400 women, 61,700 boys, and 53,300 girls among the unemployed.
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London
Woman Arrested on Bigamy Charge in Charlestown
Ada M. Murray, 23, of 449 Broadway South Boston, was arrested in Charlestown on a bigamy warrant. Police say she married Francis F. Murray first, then wed Alfred Bourbau in New Bedford. Bourbau is described as a truck driver at the South Boston army base.
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Boston
Mass
Ada M. Murray
Broadway
South Boston
Charlestown
Notable Fighter and Father Dead
London reports the death of Sergt. James Best born in 1833 in Nottingham a veteran of the Crimean and Indian mutiny campaigns. He is described as the father of 33 children and is noted as a notable figure in military circles.
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London
Sergt
James Best
Nottingham
93 year old Mary Davies crosses mountains daily
London June 17 Mrs Mary Davies of Llangollen is 93 and still traverses the mountain range between Glyn Valley and her home. She climbs the difficult ascents without trouble and refuses train travel, saying she is afraid of engines.
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Altho
London
Mary Davies
Llangollen
Glyn Valley
Freckles remedy promises money-back guarantee
An advertisement touts Othine as an easy freckles treatment sold with a money-back guarantee. It urges readers to consult a druggist for double strength Othine to remove freckles and promises clear results.
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