District of Columbia Leads in Workhouse Labor System
William W. Baldwin reports that Washington DC leads in prison labor reform through the nonsupport law and per diem payments to families of incarcerated men. The program, begun in 1905 and enacted in 1906, funds 2 per day per worker and supports dependents, with total earnings of 174 957.16 collected and 11 300 paid. It consolidates open air rock creek park work and Occoquan development, arguing indeterminate sentences could boost usefulness and extend benefits to other offenses and dependents.
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District of Columbia
William WW. Baldwin
National Committee
Bethlehem
Baldwin
Rock Creek Park
Baldwine
Mr. Baldwin
Occoquan
Mount Vernon
Tong
Wig Wearers Panic over Musica Arrests Fallout
New York readers hear of wig wearers’ unease as Musica family hair trade rows surface. United States Hair Company disclosures spawn chatter about wigs, with anecdotes from subway riders to orchestra bass drummers, plus social views on false hair and rising costs.
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New York
Musica
United States Hair Company
Eae de
Broadway
Sore feet remedy promise in old newspaper ad
Mrs Crockett of Jeffersonville suffers sore feet but after a second treatment she walks downstairs one foot at a time for the first time in five years. The ad touts a foot remedy TIr with claims to draw out poisons and promise quick relief and a money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Luther Dodge & Co
Chicago, Ill
Halts Her Husband's Burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery
Mrs Bettie Small Barrett of Washington disrupted her husband Stewart Barrett's Winchester burial by having the casket raised for viewing. She then asked for the casket to be raised again, but pallbearers and grave diggers refused. She threatened possible disinterment and walling of the grave.
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Washington Post
Winchester
Bettie Small Barrett
Washington
Stewart Barrett
Mount Hebron
Barrett
Steele Veutt
George Wwden University Hospital
Germany Plans Naval Air Fleet With Balloons and Planes
Berlin reports official publication of a large aerial navy plan. The fleet costs 12.5 million dollars over five years, separate from army funds. Ten dirigible balloons with 60 aircraft and 1,452 crew, supported by 54 balloon halls, 60 aircraft, and a five year appropriation from 1914 to 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Admiralty
Danderine Hair Reform Promises Dandruff Cure
An old advertisement touts Danderine as stopping dandruff and hair shedding within weeks. It claims scalp healing, new hair growth, and shinier, fuller tresses after regular use. The copy emphasizes easy application and immediate improvements, urging purchase from druggists.
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Vanderine
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Pianista
Bradbury Player
Piano
Oo. J. Demoll
DeMoNsCo
Sts
N. W
Steinway
Stroud, Stuyvesant
Wheelock, Steck
Weber
Paris
Garters
A. Stein & Co., Makers
Chicago
HALY
DR. Wyeth
St. N.W
Sweden
Europe
China
Broadwa
Joe Krew
Herrmann
Alaska Refrigerator Co
Rhinelander Refrigerator Co
Ghiffenier - Werst
Spain
Germany
AIR Navy
Kmoewlioe
Newsepapn
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