Pershing Urges Physical Fitness Drive After Draft Findings
General Pershing advised a national survey of youths to improve physical condition and combat a high rate of unfitness revealed by WWI drafts. He cited about 60 percent of draftees being unfit, urging congressional action and a large federal phys ed fund matched by states.
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Washington
General Pershing
Frederic J. Haskin
Chicago News
Congress
United States
Fess
Committee On Education
Runs in Family. Farm accident injuries span family
In Georgetown Delaware J J Ward a farmer suffered a broken leg while resting in bed with a broken leg after a hay mow accident. His seven year old son fell from a hay mow and broke an arm. He then stepped off a back porch in darkness and broke his leg. A seven year old daughter also broke a leg after falling from a wagon. The wife sustained no injuries but tended to the others.
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Georgetown
Del
J. J. Ward
New Law Code in American Samoa Marks Shift from Native Rules
A new American statutes based code in Pago Pago replaces old Samoan laws after the 1900 era. Capt Waldo Evans and Judge A M Noble drafted the code and submitted it to native chiefs, contrasting the ten commandments style penalties once proposed. Stories recount oath swearing over theft and forgiving priests.
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Pago Pago
American Samoa
Warren J. Terhune
Waldo Evans
A. M. Noble
Normal rural communities are hope of preserving farming life
The article argues that normal, interesting rural communities and farm extension work by the Department of Agriculture create a satisfying rural population. It cites Vera McCrea and a farm woman who finds value in home bureau programs, noting the aim to keep families on the farm rather than migrating to cities.
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America
Raycroft
Washington
United States
New Hope
Mr. Harding
Tve
Vera McCrea
New York
Home Bureau
Home
Lfe
Fawn Seen Roaming Behind Irwin Farm Yard
Mrs Earl F Brown noticed a young deer in her Clearfield PA yard on Martin street. The fawn explored the back area, paused to lift its head, then headed toward the woods beyond the Irwin farm.
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Fawn
Clearfield
Earl F. Brown
Martin Street
Irwin Farm
Senate Better Than Degage Ago Senate Better Than Degage Ago
Edward B. Clark reflects on the U.S. Senate under direct election, noting new faces and more Republicans, while old practices like stock tickers and lobbyist pressure have faded. He observes many senators rise from the House, asserts comparable abilities across chambers, and calls the body saner and more patriotic today.
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Edward B. Clark
Washington
United States Senate
Senate
United States
Congress
Senate Chamber
House of Representatives
House
Raleigh Printers threaten 44 hour week strike
Raleigh faces a major strike as printers demand a 44 hour week with hundreds involved and potential spread to other North Carolina cities. The walkout could impact state printing tied to highways and tax work amid rising overall printing demand.
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Raleigh
Justice planned for Gen Edwards sparked by army promotions
Washington hears that Brig. Gen. Clarence R. Edwards may be nominated and confirmed as a major general in the regular army. The case mirrors other generals recalled from France with no clear reason, sparking debate, protest from New England, and political maneuvering as Congress and the President act.
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Edward B. Clark
Washington
Clarence R. Edwards
Congress
President
Senate
Edwards
France
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Ohio
Taft
United States
National Army
New England
Army
General Staff
Pacific Coast
Shanks
David C. Shanks
Hoboken
N. J
New Jersey
Boston
John W. Weeks
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China
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Z. V. Taylor
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J. B. Duke
Fredericksburg
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Stagville
Bankhead National Highway Association
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Durham
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