Washington Letter on Cuba and Mexico Policy Loops
Gen Leonard Wood meets the White House ahead of Cuban Constitutional Convention delegates. State Department notes Mexican arrests of Americans and calls for fair speedy trials. Havana reports dull business and looming unemployment. Arbor Day honors Jeremiah M Raosk as a sturdy oak tree is planted. Secretary Wilson urges wider observance.
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Leonard Wood
Cuba
White House
Washington
Aguinaldo
MacArthur Shuke
Mexico
Department of State
Mexican Central Railway
City of
Americing
I. F. Muerlin
Havana
Department of Agriculture
Jeremiah M. Raosk
Justice of the Peace Takes Law Into His Own Hands
A Pennsylvania magistrate reportedly confronted a wife beater in his courtroom, personally assaulting the man after he mocked the judge. The offender, bruised and battered, was left in a box and awaits a formal trial once he can appear in court.
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Pennsylvania
Throne of Justice
Arkansas Dram Drinker License Law Passes Senate
Arkansas Senate approves a bill making it unlawful to drink intoxicating liquor without a five dollar annual license. Violators face a fifteen dollar fine or thirty days in jail. Debate centers on revenue, democracy, and a badge system to indicate licensed drinkers.
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State Senate of
Arkansas
Southwest
Friends of the Bill
Unclear doctrine on drinking alone sparks bill debate
Fragment discusses an Arkansas tradition that a man should not drink alone and suggests lawmakers may devise a scheme to fix perceived defects in a bill related to dram drinking licenses. The text reflects a political milieu debating cultural norms and regulatory ideas.
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Arkansas
Town Elections Establish Biennial Schedule For Officials
Attorney general Taylor states a newly enacted emergency election law is in force. It sets town offices to two year terms and requires biennial town elections in odd years. Thus May elections will fill two year terms and no elections occur in 1962. Trustees are split to alternate taking office each year.
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Taylor
Indiana
France
Heaven
S. D. McConnell
D. D
Arkansas
United States
Hot Springs
Ool Paul
Compulsory School Law Tightens Attendance Rules
A new compulsory education statute requires children aged six to fourteen to attend school for the full term. It eliminates the prior leniency for working youths and tightens truancy enforcement with harsher penalties, including fines and possible jail time on a second offense.
Locusts Forecast for Indiana Next Year Warning Repeats
State Geologist Bletchley renews warning to Indiana fruit growers about seventeen year locusts. June 16 1992 is cited as their surface appearance after a 17 year subterranean cycle. eggs injure tender twigs, affecting future crops. He cautions against planting new orchards this year or to protect trees if planted.
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Bletchley
Indiana
Co operative Cooking Club formed in Warsaw
The servant girl problem has prompted a new Co operative Cooking Club in Warsaw. The organization has leased a large residence and employs workers to address the shortage of domestic labor and summer attractions at Winona.
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Porto Rico
Ireland
United Irish League
Warsaw
Winona
Co-operative Cooking Club
Notes on 20th Century Events and Trends
A compact selection notes social mores advertising images and strikes this spring. It cites the Mexico dry goods collapse the Philippines and South Africa weariness and fresh fighting in Kentucky. It mentions Korea opium penalties and critiques of political rhetoric.
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Philippines
Africa
Kentucky
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Washington, D. C
Kinlée
Michigan
Post Office Department
City
Korea
Triticians
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