Inhumanity to Children Prompt Calls For Reform
A historical critique decries inhuman treatment of children in state institutions and care facilities. It cites Florida’s Marianna reform school fire deaths, media debates, and calls for investigations and criminal charges against guards and administrators.
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State Reform School
Florida
Tampa Times
Marianna
Panama City
Press of
United States
The
Brooklyn Times
Randall's Island
New York
Public ‘Service Commission
Lord Bryce
Randall’s Island
State Board of Charities
Two Propositions for Mobile Rural Schools Centering and Bond Issue
At a Mobile county board meeting the country schools committee urged centralization of rural schools with transportation to merged schools to save costs. A bond issue of 150000 dollars for general rural school improvements was also proposed, with emphasis on better facilities and sanitation to match city schools.
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Board of School Commissioners
Country Schools Committee
Mobile
Mobile County
Stem
All-Day Singing Stays A Southern Camp Meeting Traditions
The all-day singing service remains a relic of antebellum times and is kept in many Alabama communities. Annual camp meetings gather people from miles around for old-fashioned religious revival with heart to heart talks between generations and strong youth impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Alabama
Crown Theatre Finishes Remodeling After Big Week
The Crown presents six reels split between comedy and drama with titles like Gussle Rivals Jonah and The Altar of 4 Million. Stars Sid Chaplin Vivian Rich and Thanhouser offerings headline a Sunday feature lineup before a Monday remodel.
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Keystone
Gussle
Jonah
Sid Chaplin
Vivian Rich
Thanhouser
Empire Theatre Presents The Awakening Hour Big Cast
The Empire Theatre features The Awakening Hour a stirring three act Fissanay drama headlined by Joseph Byron Totten Nell Craig and other well known stars Totten a rising Essanay director appears as actor and director A good comedy is also booked for today Black Ring a three act Kalem feature with Tom Moore and Marguerite Courtet arrives Sunday and will draw big crowds The Professor's Painless Cure with Drew and Jane Morrow is billed as well
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Empire Theatre
Joseph Byron Totten
Nell Craig
Mr. Totten
Essanay
Tom Moore
Marguerie Courtet
Drew
Jane Morrow
Consolidation Plan Urges Country School Reform
A detailed report argues for major consolidation and supervision of country schools in the county. It calls for abandoning several sites and transporting students to others, while establishing centers at Axis Buck Crichton Theodore and Bayou la Batre. The plan estimates a need for 1500000 dollars to raise educational standards and improve desks toilets and teaching equipment.
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Semmes
Gulfcrest
Indian Springs
Theodore
Bayou 1A
Barre
Coden
Mobile
Cotton Mill
Cedar Creek
Citronelle
Whistle
Delchamps
Alabama
Zirlott
H. T. Hartwell
Roe
Quinn
Vickers
Roach
McCall
Country School Committee
James J. Maury
Nicholas Stallsworth
Spring Hill
Uncle Wiggily Struggles With Rheumatism in Bed
Uncle Wiggily the rabbit cannot rise from his bed in the hollow stump bungalow due to severe rheumatism. Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy plans to fetch Dr Possum as the rabbit expresses pain and confusion while the mischievous monkey eyes his ears and tail.
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Uncle Wiggily Longears
Hollow Stump
Uncle Wiggily
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy
Jane
Uncle
Susie
Fuzzy Wuzzy
Dr. Possum
Wiggily
Possum
Dr.Possum
Mrs. Wibblewobble
Thrift and Waste Turned to Wealth at Banquet
The National Association of Waste Material Dealers held its second annual banquet in New York. The article notes the industry handles about 70 million dollars in discarded goods, turning waste into raw materials and new products such as pearl essence from fish scales and substitutes for certain materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Waste Material Dealers
New York
Europe
King of Italy Raises Flag and Appeals for Unity
Crowds cheer as the king lifts the Italian flag to the balcony then folds the national standard in a royal gesture. Americans urge action for Lusitania victims while reports mix on an alleged assault on the Berlin ambassador. Officials vow loyalty to the government and preparations for a national cause.
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Lusitania
Oriepritos
America
Quirinal
del Drago Palace
Pae
Signor Bollati
Berlin
von Sethmann- Hollweg
von Jagow
Socialist Party
Deputies Chamber
Admiral Bettelo
Italo-Roumanian League
M. Filipe
Bucharest
Italy
Austria
Roumania
Idea Nazionale
Tribune
Rome
Uncle Wiggily and the Chimpanzee Medicine
A playful Uncle Wiggily tale follows a chimpanzee who swallows bitter medicine, exclaims in delight at sweets, and performs a double somersault from a window. The adventure hints at easing rheumatism and promises more packaging misadventures with the criss cross bun and cocoanut cake.
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Uncle Wiggily
More Illiterate Negroes Than Ever, He Declares
A speaker at the Northern Baptist convention yesterday warned of increasing illiteracy among African Americans in southern states. He urged broader literacy programs and funding to reverse the trend nationwide.
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Theouthern
States
Northern Baptist Convention
Armstrong Acquitted in Sheriff Murder Case
In Georgetown Texas a jury found Theodore Armstrong of Bell County not guilty of killing Sheriff John T Olive in September 1892. Noah Armstrong, his brother, was tried for the same murder in 1893 and acquitted. The defendant was previously indicted in 1892, dismissed, then reindicted in 1914.
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Georgetown
Texas
Theodore Armstrong
Bell County
John T. Olive
Noah Armstrong
De Palma Leads 500 Mile Qualifier At Indianapolis
Ralph De Palma set the pace at Indianapolis with a 98.2 mph qualifying run for the upcoming 500 mile race. Other qualifiers included Barnay Deanaley, Tom Orr, and Eddie Risener as Boillot’s mark neared. Boxing matches for May 28 between Welsh, Saylor, Chip, and Dillon were canceled by Mayor Bell citing degeneration into fake prize fights.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Ralph de Palma
Speedway
Georges Boillot
Barnay Deanaly
Tom Orr
Eddie Riskener
Baseball schedules Across National and American Leagues
Southern Association games include Nashville at Atlanta and Memphis at Mobile with multiple start times. National League matchups feature St Louis at Brooklyn and Cincinnati at Philadelphia. American League listings show Cleveland hosting cna and Detroit with varying start times. An ad promotes Coca Cola and rejects substitutes.
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Southern Association
Nashville
Atlanta
Memphis
Mobile
Clear
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Birmingham
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
New York
Chicago
Boston
Cna
Cleveland
Detroit
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A. B. C. Auditor's
God OF
Kkipling
Howard R. Garis
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
By &. W. Straus President
American Society For Thrift
Armstrong
Federal Oe
Baltimore
Newark
Buffalo
Kansas City
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