University Education Aims Beyond Learning Says President
Dr Stratton D Brooks of the University of Missouri argues that the true value of a university lies in community betterment and ethical development. He cites progress in medicine and law as examples, noting education should produce physicians and lawyers who can protect citizens and advance state prosperity.
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Women and the Suffrage Challenge the Public Eye
A Urbana Illinois Democrat column notes four years of suffrage show women mostly inactive in public affairs. It cites Atlantic and Century essays by George Madden Martin and Charles Edward Russell, asks if women will contribute beyond voting, and urges leaders to evaluate gains and future impact. The piece highlights economic dependence, political machines, and social expectations shaping women's political role.
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Emmie Lou
Atlantic
Charles Edward Russell
Congress
United States
Washington
Mr. Harding
Charles Edwards Russell
Vanderlip Wins Notable Scandal Ribbon Title
The male figure is mocked as the champion scandal monger of the world while Frank A. Vanderlip of New York is humorously awarded the bone ribbon for his notoriety.
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Frank A. Vanderlip
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Prohibition Enforcement Touted at Chicago Meeting
A Chicago dispatch reports Conmissioner Haynes told a Windy City audience that prohibition laws will be enforced. The piece notes skepticism about the spelling McAdieu and mentions a header about a Bible translator visiting Ohio. It also references Denby on shore leave and Columbus seeking a gas probe while the legislature is out of session.
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Chicago
Yesterday's anniversaries spark US and world events
The snippet lists notable births and deaths from history including Benedict Spinoza in 1632, John Quincy Adams in 1767, and a 1890 Nova Scotia mine disaster. It notes 1917 US liquor bill passage and 1921 Cork executions, with brief one year ago items and political commentary on Democratic figures and nominations.
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Centenary of Eliza Gillemieth and Other Obscure Events
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Komical Telegrams A Washington Homecoming Tragedy
The Teapot Dome coverage fills the front page as murders dominate the scene. The writer notes a chaotic wave of killings amid a citywide sense of celebration and political tension in Washington.
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Teapot Dome
Why Married Men Leave Home Stays Another Week at Melodeon Hall
ABE MARTIN reports the show Why Married Men Leave Home will continue at Melodeon Hall for another week as the days grow longer. The comic routine remains popular with audiences.
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Melodeon Hall
Way of the World reflections on life and progress
Grove Patterson argues that understanding human hearts matters more than clever writing. He cites Dickens, champions broad sympathy, and urges putting oneself in another’s place. He notes limits of synthetic biology and observes U.S. car ownership and tax data to comment on prosperity and nerve.
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Charles Dickens
United States
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Weather and local accidents mark harsh winter news
The Weather Bureau says the winter is the severest in twenty five years in this region. A man named James Liner fell from a second story window in Lodi Street and broke both ankles. Otis Alfie ld, a Western Union messenger, was injured in a fall after his clothes were caught by a passing engine, sustaining eleven facial and body cuts. E O'Donnell, Elyria bazaar owner, broke his hip after slipping on ice. Mr and Mrs John Howell celebrated their twenty fifth wedding anniversary. a public safety board presented a chair in their honor.
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James Liner
Lodi Street
Otis Altfield
Wistern Union
John HoWlett
Board of Public Safety
Poems that live love's secret by William Blake
A fragmentary verse excerpt centers on unseen love and silence. It describes love not spoken, a heart told, and a subsequent departure followed by a traveler who takes the beloved away. The poem emphasizes invisibility and quiet movement.
London Woman Runs Public Garage in Fashionable Section
Miss Gabrielle Borthwick sister of the late Lord Borthwick manages a public garage in a fashionable London district. The article notes that only about five of every hundred in Great Britain pay income tax.
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Lord Borthwick
London
Great Britain
Who's Who in the Day's News Owen J. Roberts
Owen J. Roberts named by the President as special counselor on oil lease cases has long been active in corporation and criminal law. Born in Germantown on May 2 1875 he studied at Germantown Academy and the University of Pennsylvania and has held several government and legal posts including prosecutor of the Tageblatt sedition case.
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Philadelphia
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Coolidge
Dward Roberts
Germantown
Germantown Academy
University of Pennsylvania
Law School
John C. Beil
University Law School
United States Attorney General
United States
Francis Fisher Kane
Philadelphia Tageblatt
Prominent Philadelphia Lawyer Dies as Debutante Told
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North Penn Bank
Henry G. Brock
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Roberts
Corn Exchange National Bank
Pennsylvania
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