Bare-Legged Flappers Clash in Wichita Reform War
Wichita anger over bare legs pits supporters of as Stocking ordinance against Myra McHenry, former Carrie Nation lieutenant. Local letters ridicule both sides while the mayor faces a public dispute over dress norms and public decency. The exchange centers on two girls seen without stockings and Myra's broader campaign.
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Wichita
Kas
Myra McHenry
Carrie Nation
Fon
Lawrence
Myra
Movie War Victim Receives Police Protection in Colorado
A woman harmed in a film incident yesterday was escorted by a husky Colorado Miss wearing ankle socks to police headquarters for safety. A 3-year-old reformer oversees that a policeman stays within easy running distance for protection and security.
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Colorado
Harry Deck
Los Angeles
Movieland
Will Broadcast Television From Air War Test
Television pioneer C Francis Jenkins announces a late summer test of broadcasting from a flying airplane to entertainment receivers with a scanning eye device. Government observers foresee military use behind lines and airborne reconnaissance. The Rockville Md station will rebroadcast from 2900 kilocycles with one to five kilowatts in power for East coast amateurs.
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C. Francis Jenkins
Pioneer
Washington
Neighbor Faces Case Over "Monkey-Face" Insult
In Quincy Massachusetts Mrs Angelo Tobia was hauled into court after calling Mrs Axel Anderson next door "monkey-face." Judge Thomas McAnarney dropped the charge, ruling the epithet did not prove she was a railer and brawler.
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Quincy
Mass
Angelo Tobia
Axel Anderson
Thomas McAnarney
Tree Trimmer Marooned After Limb Starts Fire
Cassville Me March incident left Austin Bower trapped in a tree top after a dropped limb struck a power line, causing a fire at the base before passersby extinguished it.
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Cassville
Austin Bower
Bower
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