Men must be ruled by justice guided by mercy
In a parlor debate between a man of genius and a judge, they discuss whether justice or mercy governs human conduct. The judge defends justice as the highest human quality and says mercy is divine and rare, requiring laws to restrain ordinary people. The genius questions whether humans can wield mercy, recognizing laws that embody justice. The exchange ends unresolved.
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Tom
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Rience
Law
Mercy
Chicago Student Mary Ball to Join Tennessee Delegation
Fair Delegate Mary E. Ball, age 22, will leave the University of Chicago to serve with the Tennessee delegation at the Democratic National Convention.
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Associated Press
Mary E. Ball
University of Chicago
Tennessee
Ingenious code edges rescue plan for missing girls
Lillian reveals Marion’s coded rescue schemes using an air plane and other methods. The group debates risk and plots a council of war as they prepare to search Marion’s room for the code book and coordinate a possible recovery.
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Marion
Savarin
Robert Savarin
Mrs. Barnes
Today’s Cross-Word Puzzle Across
A scrambled puzzle clue set lists multiple word lengths and definitions from Across and Down categories. The fragment ends with an apparent answer line including garbled text “ILIA Se Aesnol Telelet dele” suggesting a partially solved grid and misread letters.
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ILIA
Women to Be Eligible for Preaching in Presbyterian Church
At a London meeting the assembly of the Presbyterian church of England voted to let women offer themselves for preaching and pastoral services. Dr A T Nankivell predicts Britain’s tuberculosis decline will turn it into a medical curiosity by 2032.
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London
Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of England
Britain
A. T. Nankivell
Plymouth
England
Automobile Back Emerges As Distinct Backache for Women
A new form of backache labeled automobile back has appeared in women due to driving in a position unfamiliar to the body. It causes dull lower back pain and may subside with seat adjustments or a lumbar pillow, though the spine may adapt over time.
Athletes Diet Question and Hollywood Talk
Question on training diet and illness in athletes. Answer cites University of Chicago data showing college athletes live longer than average. Discusses appetite, starch-heavy diets, and catarrh risk. Also a Hollywood note on Vivian Gaye managing Sari Maritza and potential Paramount contract with press from London and Manhattan gossip.
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Gotch
University of Chicago
Montana Standard
Sari Maritza
Hollywood
Maritza
Paramount
Vivian Gaye
London Stage
Scientist Hunts Bushmen Relics in South Africa
In the Drakensberg foothills researchers search valley sites for Berg Bushmen artifacts dating two millennia. They uncover a cairn with an age old grave and a seated skeleton showing a fractured skull. Clay pots and other relics are recovered. Soviet Russia produced nearly three times as many motor vehicles in 1931 as in 1930.
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South Africa
Maritzburg
Drakensberg Mountains
Soviet
Russia
Hollywood satire and star power in old pageant mix
D'Eynecourt protests harsh reviews of Hollywood films while reminiscing on Hollywood’s golden era. George O'Brien hosts a red and white barn party with Marguerite Churchill as guest of honor. Ina Claire’s Santa Barbara appearance sparks film colony enthusiasm for a reunion in Vienna. Ralph Morgan jokes about aging and stardom, while industry standards deem a non professional over 25 a dowager and a still eligible “girl” up to 60.
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George O'Brien
Marguerite Churchill
Ina Claire
Santa Barbara
Vienna
Motion Picture
Ralph Morgan
Coal Fanned Office Rises From Weathering Pile
George Mitchell, unimpressed by rain pelting a coal pile, builds an 814 by 10 foot weatherproof office in his yard. The one story structure stands as a striking tribute to coal’s utility, amid NAUVOO Ohio weather conditions.
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Nauvoo, Ohio
Jack
George
George Mitchell
Average American a 91 Bottle Man in Soft Drinks
The United States Food and Drug Administration reports the average American consumes 91 bottled soft drinks per year. More than 11 billion bottles of nonalcoholic beverages are consumed annually, excluding fountain drinks. The bottled drink market valued at over half a billion dollars in 1931.
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Washington
U. S. Food and Drug Administration
Mitchell's folly becomes Mitchell's novelty after four years
A brick fireproof fuel house with eight tons of coal and arched windows stands as Mitch ell's novelty despite insurance companies calling it a total loss if it burns. Neighbors once mocked the project as Mitch ell's folly but it remains sturdy and functional after four years.
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Mitchell
Guatemala Imposes Five Cent Charge on Imported Packages
Guatemala has imposed a surcharge of five cents on every imported merchandise package, regardless of duty status. The fee applies to all packages entering the country, expanding revenue measures for customs. The move affects importers and consumers through higher shipping costs and potential price adjustments.
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Guatemala
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