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Washington Washington Democrat

Location

Washington, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1924

Page

6

Birth control urged as vital to nation’s future at AMA meeting

Dr. William A. Pussey, president of the American Medical Association, urged physicians to join the fight for birth control at the organization’s twenty-fifth annual meeting. He warned population growth could strain food and resources, risking civilization and urging scientific, medical leadership in policy. He discussed eugenics, marital selection, and the role of medicine in preventing the rise of “socially hopeless defectives.”

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Radio to Mars from the Alps plans to contact planet

Philadelphia reports that in August a large radio transmission will reach Mars from a Jungfrau summit transmitter. Mars lies about thirty four million miles away as scientists test ultra long wave links using a 15000 meter wave, with Harvard’s Pickering noting Mars’ seasons resemble ours but are longer.

Philadelphia Mars Earth Howevr Jungfrau Alps Marconi Columbus William Henry Pickering Harvard University Standard Oil Company Indiana Middle Western States

Forgiveness Request Forgiven By Indianapolis Woman

A fifteen year old peanut incident prompted an Indianapolis woman to write a legal confectioner from Greensburg Indiana asking forgiveness. The firm forgave her but declined to release her name.

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Saline County Rum Raid Sparks Early Explosions

Harrisburg HL June 16 bootleg raids ignite two bomb blasts in Saline county. A grocery owner on North Main Street and the McLlerath home in Dorrisville suffered blast damage as deputies arrest James Newcomb and Thurman Nelson amid rising tension with liquor gangs. Sheriff Small, ill at home, oversees the case as rumors of further raids spread.

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Debacle at Gallatin County Barbecue Sparks Night of Violence

Reports say a free for all fight erupted at a bar at a barbecue near Gallatin County. Tomas Barnett threatened, four other men wounded as deputies intervened amid the chaos.

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