Spare Time and Crime Highlighted by Boys Club Leader
William Lewis Butcher, secretary of the New York Crime Commission, told the International Federation of Boys' Clubs convention in Birmingham that spare time is the main source of juvenile crime. He cited that 95 percent of U.S. juvenile crime occurs after 3 pm and urged open houses by Boys' Club Federation to channel idle hours into productive activities, arguing idleness breeds bad habits and that most delinquents are not mentally irresponsible.
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William Lewis Butcher
New York Crime Commission
International Federation of Boys’ Clubs
Birmingham
Alabama
United States
Crime Commission
Boys’ Club Federation
Butcher
Business Momentum Grows As April Signals Recovery
April shows broad improvement in U S business conditions with optimism rising since January. Large firms project expanded activity and are investing millions, construction values exceed ninety million dollars weekly, infrastructure programs and highway projects boost activity, rail upgrades aid growth, and public confidence improves. Farmers anticipate a good year while the stock market remains bullish, though a presidential year could affect confidence. The overall trend is upward, with experts forecasting strong business volume in late 1928.
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United States
Wall Street
Elimination of grade crossings urged after court ruling
The Supreme Court decision on grade crossings stresses driver responsibility to stop and look when near tracks. Despite warnings, accidents have not declined, underscoring the urgent need for elimination, warning devices, and heightened driver caution at crossings.
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United States Supreme Court
Eat More Cheese Promoted As Healthful Food Note
A health column urges increasing cheese intake citing its complete protein and calcium, argues for more milk and dairy in diets, and notes cheese as a preserved milk form with digestibility and probiotic benefits. It mentions Camembert statue in Vimoutiers and lists historical references. It ends with editor notes and birthday notes for notable figures.
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Sherman
Vimoutiers
France
Birth of a presidency era echoes in old quotes
In a reminiscence tone a speaker recalls a future president nearing power while criticizing a bootlegger Ike Lark who boasted of high liquor prices and thefts. The passage juxtaposes imagined past and present threats with a cautioned view of law and order.
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Ike Lark
Anniversaries and major historic events list
Yesterday and today anniversaries note key dates: 1800 Indiana territory act, 1816 actor Joseph Proctor born in Marlboro Mass died 1897, 1840 Natchez tornado 317 dead $1.5 million in damage, 1861 Virginia admitted to Confederate representation, 1910 George V proclaimed king, 1915 Lusitania sunk 1200 lives incl. 100+ Americans, 1926 Damascus bombardment by French killing nearly 100 rebels. ONE YEAR AGO TODAY cloudbursts and storms killed eleven in Barber and neighboring counties in Kansas.
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Joseph Proctor
Marlboro
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Boston
Natchez
Virginia
Confederate States Congress
George V
Great Britain and Ireland
Lusitania
Ireland
Damascus
Topat's Birthdays In London Note
Earl of Moroverberry, former British prime minister, turns 81 in London as relatives and dignitaries honor the longtime leader on his birthday.
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Topat
Earl of Mroveberry
London
National music week and historic anniversaries observed
Today marks National Music Week with greetings to Governor and Mrs. Alfred E. Smith for their 28th wedding anniversary. The American Peace Society heads for its centenary in Cleveland this week. John F Carll born innovator in oil industry noted. USDA crops report due this afternoon. Dallas hosts the National Conference on City Planning as primaries unfold in Maryland for presidential preference and U S senator candidates. International Garment Workers convention agenda looms.
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Alfred E. Smith
American Peace Society
Cleveland
John Franklin Carll
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Dallas
National Conference On City Planning
Maryland
United States
International Garment Wor
Kellogg on Nicaragua and Marine Role in Elections
Secretary of State Frank B Kellogg notes Nicaragua has a recognized government and that US marines assist the Nicaraguan national guard to maintain order for free elections under American supervision this year. He stresses no war exists and relations remain friendly while police duties gradually transfer to local forces.
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Frank B. Kellogg
Potadam
N. Y
McGill University
Kellogg
Rochester
Minnesota
St. Paul
VA. S
Great Britain
Nicaragua
United States
Diaz
Versatile Journalist Scha lek Visits Vienna on Social Work
Austrian journalist Misa Alice Schalek, a war correspondent and author, now touring Nicaragua and Vienna. She notes Nicaragua’s troubled areas and calls Vienna the world’s leading city for social work, discussing her diverse career and current studies in social conditions.
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Calcutta
Misa Alice Schalek
Vienna
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