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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1929
Page
2
The piece argues a law would have reduced a Teapot Dome scandal and suggests a cabinet officer should face weekly questions in Congress. It notes New York City had a week with no murders, contrasts with London's model of an independent police force and strict legal process, and urges similar reform.
The text outlines exclusive publication rights for news dispatches credited to The Associated Press and reserves republication rights for special dispatches. It specifies the paper’s entitlement to focal news published herein and asserts exclusive use rights.
Officials of the State Health Department and physicians urge the County Commissioners to appoint a full time health officer. They argue the current part time arrangement risks public health and finances, and that a physician sanitary engineer is needed, with minimal cost increase shared by state, county, and city. Committees report to the Board tomorrow for final decision.
A proposed congressional measure would compel all cabinet members to attend one House and one Senate sitting weekly to answer questions and deliver statements. It notes European adoption and aims to improve understanding of executive actions by Congress.
Chicago shows signs of progress in its fight against organized crime as police probe the St Valentine murders gains momentum. Indictments of several politicians for drainage canal grafts reveal widespread waste and corruption, with the prosecutor earning credit for exposing the rot.
A prohibition reform column argues that enforcement abuses damage support for the law. It cites the sinking of the I'm Alone, the De King killing, and a case where Ohio agents used 16-year-old girls as decoys to obtain evidence. The piece urges allies of the law to demand reform to curb misconduct and strengthen enforcement.
A garbled bulletin mentions Harry Sinclair jailed for refusing to answer questions and Col onel Stewart receiving a 50000 dollar pension for "telling everything" while a phrase asks who said silence is golden. It cites a Department of Agriculture pansies chapter on "Sex of Pansies" and Mrs. Dennett’s fate. It notes women emailing Edison about a scholarship contest not open to girls, plus a bootleg tester for wood alcohol at a New York exposition and a query about melted items.
Washington Letter outlines Mellon’s weakened grip and aging image, from Hoover’s shift away from secrecy to Senate opposition led by Norris Walsh and Couzens. It notes Mellon’s waning influence, potential resignation on March 4, and questions over stockholdings and indirect interests in commerce, with a call for reader judgment.
Carlisle borough approves a municipal project for a forty acre commercial airport near Carlisle Pennsylvania. The tract on the Harrisburg Pike near New Kensington was leased from Mrs Anna Breem. Clarence Guessford and family visited Jerry Young on Sunday.
Dr Morris Fishbein notes color meanings across cultures and eras, detailing red as a symbol of warmth and power. He traces beliefs linking red to healing, anemia cures, tumor treatments, reactions to illness, and the use of red fabrics in medieval and early modern medicine, including Eurasian practices.
A speaker recalls harsh discipline from a stern foe on the field who brutalizes a youth with blows and threats. The narrator questions if the harsh trainer is a friend, yet ends by crediting the hard teacher with forging strength and pride through labor and endurance.
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