Court S headlined by blondes on juries in New York display
Justice Morris in the First District Municipal Court of the Bronx declares blondes are fickle and excludes them from a jury in the Har rig Levine case. He forms a three men and three women jury to settle the matter, with brunettes favored and three brunettes selected. The jury awards $685 to the plaintiff after forty-five minutes. In Trenton a bill allows paying Benjamin Hardesty $125 for a lost cow after a dynamite accident tied to road work.
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New York
Wm. Morris
Bron
Harrig Levine
Hyman A. Walter
Joseph H. Jones
Morrla
Farner
Trenton
Benjamin Hardesty
Hampton
House of Assembly
Hardesty
Department of Highways
Highway Department
Moonshiner Captured After Escape Delays Fine Payment
Winchester March 18 Henry Shirely a convicted moonshiner who once escaped a state road service detail and was temporarily freed to raise 320 dollars in fines and costs did not return. He was recaptured by a deputy sheriff and immediately assigned to road work for failing to pay the fine.
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Winchester
Henry Shirely
Here
Shirely
Costa
Tobacco Brought From Farm Near Washington
J. T. Briscoe returned from his farm about 26 miles from Washington with several bunches of tobacco. He noted the crop is of a fine grade and adds that the market is lively at present.
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J. T. Briscoe
Washington
President Harding Hosts Indian Delegation at White House
Thirty five representatives from Indian tribes in native dress visit the White House to urge the appointment of Thomas J. Sloan of Nebraska as Indian Commissioner. The First Lady receives a beaded hunting bag and the President a pair of beaded moccasins.
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White House
Thomas J. Sloan
Nebraska
Harding
Time Proven Remedy Drives Rats From Odor
Chlordie, supposedly infallible against rats, is praised for its odor that drives vermin away like a pestilence. The claim frames the substance as an effective preventive measure against rodent problems.
Louisville Youth Weds His Prospective Mother In Law
Louis ville youth Winston Phillips aged 19 marries his prospective mother in law Mrs Luella Gaines widow of a Louisville engineer They honeymoon in Chicago after threats to tar and feather them Phillips was to marry Gaines’s daughter Susan Gains but shifted affection to Susan’s mother and wed instead.
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Winston Phillips
Louisville
Luella Gaines
Chicago
Phil
Susan Gains
Gaines
Diamonds flood French market as war profiteers shift wealth
French scientists note a flood of diamonds valued at about 50 million francs entering the market, sourced from war profiteers depositing wealth in safety vaults and converting savings into gems. They say this signals regained business confidence and funds directed to national industries. A physician meanwhile reports Indian beliefs about auspicious days guiding when to seek medical aid amid epidemics.
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France
India
Degenring
Debate Over State Police Authority After Judge Harlan Ruling
Prohibition agents and the Automobile Commissioner discussed the Harlan decision that Maryland state police lacked authority to arrest for Prohibition violations. Isa dore Zeldin’s arrest led to habeas corpus orders and a move to seek Attorney General review of general orders on holding prisoners for Federal auto-law charges.
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Prohibition
Baughman
William H. Harlan
Belair
Maryland
Armstrong
Bellar
Isadore Zeldin
Chapman
Richardson
Zeldin
Atkins
Harlan
Ino Race Deaths and City Health Report
The city health officer notes Febru ary health indicators show 110 births and 57 deaths. Main causes include pneumonia 10 deaths heart failure 10 deaths tuberculosis and scarlet fever cases rise. Report cites chronic illnesses and infectious diseases with scattered figures.
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M. Wagaman
Bright
Fragmentary OCR Update on Public Health and Herbal Practices
Amateur transcription shows scattered notes on syphilis cases and ritual practices alongside later lines about ginseng experiments in Japan. The text is garbled with many misspellings and incomplete phrases, making it hard to identify clear events or dates. It mentions rituals involving oil and anointing and references a cortpan ceremony and priest.
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Japan
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