Judge Fawcett Calls For Whipping Post Return
New York May 22 Justice Lewis L Fawcett of the Brooklyn Supreme Court urges revival of the whipping post as a crime cure. He proposes lashings for robbers burglars and other grave offenders, with short prison terms and banishment, arguing harsher punishment deters crime and protects ordinary citizens. The judge, praised for his candor, envisions ten lashes and a saltwater wash to prevent infection, with six months in jail preceding subsequent punishments.
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Hy International News
New York
Innceni
Lewis L. Fawcett
Supreme Court of Brooklyn
Judge Fawcett
Uiat
Justice Jawcett
Heroine Helen Dodge Wins Carnegie Medal for Rescue
Philadelphia schoolgirl Helen F Dodge, aged 11, receives the Carnegie medal for saving a companion from drowning. The item mentions refrigerators with water wake and a Home Furniture Co.DIN?
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Helen F. Dodge
Philadelphia
Home Furnepuse CO
Photoplay chatter hints at fading nickelodeons and new film plots
The column critiques censorship debates on film, notes shifts from penny arcade cinema to modern photoplay, and previews upcoming titles like Moonlight and The Shadow of Rosalie Byrnes. It mentions figures such as Ralph Duce and Conway Tearle, and references stars and directors shaping early 20th century cinema.
Hughes Ends Three Hour Lunch Hour Precedent
Washington May 12 Charles Evans Hughes Secretary of State bids failed to end a long standing habit of officials taking a lengthy lunch. Hughes introduces a twenty minute lunch hour and returns from the Metropolitan Club within twenty nine minutes signaling a possible shift in Washington office routine.
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Hughes
Washington
Chas. Evans’Hughes
Aur
Borneo
Retary
Mr. Hughes
New York
State Department
Thas
Himis
Headache of Itching Scalp Ends With Sage Cure
A Parisian Sage application offered by Aughinhaugh and Kneisley drug stores promises relief from an itching scalp. The plan includes a money back option if customers are not satisfied with results.
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Aughinhaugh
Kneisley Drug
New Marital Code To Follow Suffrage
International News reports from Boston on May 12 that a new marriage code is imminent due to women's demand for equality. Dr. Abraham Myerson of Tufts Medical College says he cannot determine if the code will be based on an ultimatum, asserting a controversial view about gender equality and behavior.
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Bostin
Abraham Myerson
Tufts Medical College
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