Roadworthy cars push for mandatory inspections nationwide
States move to curb unsafe vehicles by suspending licenses and enforcing regular checks. Pennsylvania MD NY report high unfit car rates and thousands removed from roads. A City brake test found hundreds needing adjustment, signaling a shift toward stricter enforcement and a universal roadworthy standard with O K placards.
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Many Dialects in English Count Shaw on American Speech
American tongue debate as George Bernard Shaw estimates 42 767 500 dialects in the United States alone. He notes Americans resist unifying English, mocks Americanese, and argues dialects vary by city block and region, with distinct speech across New York, Ohio, Kansas, and Texas areas.
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Woodrow Wilson
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United States
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Maryland
Ohio
Kansas
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Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
DIRE PROPHECIES AND THE THRILL OF DOOM
The piece muses on why people crave prophetic warnings of world disaster. It argues fear and desire for escape drive fascination with prophecies of wars and economic collapse, suggesting readers enjoy the drama even when such predictions fail.
Diet and Health and Birthday Notices
The page features a health column offering dieting advice and a pamphlet offer for weight loss with guidance on gradual goals and weighing, plus notes on tuberculosis and medical etiquette. It lists notable birthdays Hallis Erminie Rives, Norris Brown, Norma Talmadge, Edward T. Collins with birthplaces and ages.
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Christian County
Kyr
Norris Brown
United States
Nebraska
Maquoketa
Iowa
Norma Talmadge
Niagara Falls
N. Y
One Hundred Years Since Tucker Death and Related Notices
Approximately a century since Thomas Tudor Tucker, longtime South Carolina statesman and 25 year U S treasurer, passed away. Other items note a Minneapolis flour mill explosion anniversary with 17 deaths and 1.5 million dollars in losses, and the 150 year mark of the France American alliance treaty reaching Congress. Indiana University’s 108th founding anniversary is celebrated in 39 Indiana cities, plus greetings to Secretary Daniels and Mrs Daniels on their 40th wedding anniversary. Memphis hosts the American Association for Organizing Family Social Work annual conference, while Newfoundland's legislature opens with a slim majority.
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Memphis
American Association For
Newfoundland
Press Attitude Toward Crime DepLOred
Dr. Hubert Work, Secretary of the Interior, discusses the press stance on crime. He traces his background from Marion Center Pennsylvania to Indiana State Normal, Michigan Medical School, and the University of Pennsylvania. He praises organized resistance to crime and urges support for peace officers and the judiciary.
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Republican Income
Chicago bosses face challenges in election shifts
Fragmentary notes indicate tension around local political power in Chicago. A figure named Lenter Kite hints at a school departure connected to parking facility issues, reflecting broader concerns about governance and public spaces.
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Lenter Kite Hag
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Notable events and deaths from 17th to 20th centuries
One year ago today eight U S naval airmen connected to a broader historical roll call. The record recalls the 1668 Aix-la-Chapelle treaty between France and Spain, Virginia authorities pressing powder payments under Patrick Henry, Wilbur F Sanders born in Leon New York and dying in Helena Montana, 1906. It notes 1878 Congress halting 20 cent silver coinage, 1830 Oklahoma organized as a territory, 1892 Deeminz convicted in Melbourne, 1896 Emperor Francis Joseph opening a Budapest exhibition, and 1927 Benjamin Ide Wheeler dies in Vienna born Randolph Massachusetts.
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Australia
Francis Joseph
Budapest
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Benjamin Ide Wheeler
University of California
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The Press and Criminals Fear and Reform in Society
A reflective piece argues that sensational journalism shapes public perception of crime and criminals. It critiques propaganda that paints offenders as mentally ill, asserts congenital deficiencies cannot be rebuilt, and warns that fear and media influence deter social behavior.
Oldest City Debate Focuses on Damascus Claim
Debates over which city holds the title of oldest continuously inhabited center center world consider Damascus among top contenders. Historians cite archaeological layers and established settlements dating back millennia as evidence for Damascus enduring urban life through many eras.
Shaves as He Flies Croydien Pilot
Lug May 3 Alau rica Palmer shaver himself while piloting an airplane The Society of Women Geographers was formed in 1925 by a group who felt there should be some medium of contact between women distinguished in geographical work and its allied sciences.
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