Parole prospects for Leopold and Loeb raise doubts
The article discusses Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb and their potential parole eligibility in 1935 due to law technicalities. It notes sentences run concurrently with life terms and a 99 year count, and warns of possible release despite public concern, highlighting calls for reform in American crime policy.
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Leopold
Loeb
Nathan Leopold, Jr
Richard Loeb
Alirois
Robert Franks
Joliet
Hinton G. Clabaugh
Losb
Tilinoia
Clabaugh
Clarence Darrow
Pass the time away on air and rail sleeper journeys
Travelers seek to shorten long trips by reading, eating, or playing cards. The article notes trains offer berths and dining cars while the first airplane sleeper from Berlin to London includes beds and a washroom. Hanford MacNider travels west by air, saying he reads to pass the trip.
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Seata
Berlin
London
Amsterdam
Hanford MacNider
West
Prohibition talk and steady telephone business in opinion column
A physician describes a New York dockside lemonade scene and cites a temperance argument. The piece notes Northwestern Bell’s view that telephone traffic remains steady regardless of economic mood, reflecting the habit of phones as a societal necessity amid broader market fluctuations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Mostern
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Walking and health tips from Dr Brady column
A health column discusses walking pace, stride length, and posture. It notes an efficient mile time and how height affects stride, and warns against high heels. Q and A sections answer questions on buttermilk benefits and albumin in urine, with care guidance and mailing address for responses.
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Eirele
Swat
Rennin
America
In Defense of Cowardice by Glenn Prank
A reflection on fear and courage in education from Glenn Prank president of the University of Wisconsin. He argues fear can be an instinctive guard and credits guiding children with reason over punishment. He notes his son’s risk taking reveals limits to pure physical courage without knowledge of danger.
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Glenn Prank
University of Wisconsin
Century Magazine
McClure
aTy Gen Tas
Abipbeard
White Wings Parade Lights New York Streets
A 1926 New York feature lauds the White Wings street sweepers marching in glittering uniforms and silver badges. The piece recalls their charity funds, relics found in debris, and a humorous tale about a deceased member. It notes hotel builder John McE Bowan, ocean liner auction pools, and Bronx street life with music echoing through courtyards.
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New York
White Wings
Times Square
England
Dan
Uncle Wiggily and the School Bug
The Lady Mouse Teacher from the Hollow Stump School visits Uncle Wiggily to see if he will ensure his forty seven Bunny children return to school after Labors Day. Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy relays the request and Mr Longbars agrees to meet her.
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Hollow Stump
Wiggily
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy
Mr. Longbars
Mr. ‘Longearg
Mouse Teacher Invites Pupils to Kolien Stump School
A quirky scene shows Miss Mouse inviting Waele Wisefly to return to school after vacation. The teacher, sun-tanned from summer, asks the mouse to accompany her to the reopened classroom, noting school resumption after Labor Day. The setting hints at a classroom reopening.
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the Bonny
The School Bug Visits the Empty Schoolhouse
In a dusty quiet schoolhouse, Uncle Wiggily and the Lady Mouse encounter a talking School Bug. The bug proclaims he lives on chalk dust, knows the books by heart, and plans a long vacation until the school closes. He departs, promising to return after summer.
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Lady Mouse
Uncle Wigsily
Uncle
Uncle Wiggily
Bug
Abe Martin's Tirade Over Vanderbilt Paper Plans
Local chatter frames Abe Martin criticizing the Vanderbilt family and their attempt to publish a paper as mismanaged and costly. Critics say the Vanderbilts leveraged vast resources while others accuse rival links of sharper blows in the publishing race.
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Vanderbilts
Basilica of Saint Joan at Domremy Reveres Joan of Arc
A nostalgic account recalls the 1918 pilgrimage to Domremy and the Jes Joan of Arc Basilica. It recalls Charles VII’s neglected pledge, the Meuse valley setting, and the sanctified site where Joan tended flocks and heard visions. The piece frames Joan as an emblem of French resilience.
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Orleans
Charles VII
France
Reims
Domremy
Charles
Joan
Meuse
Bois Chenau
Michael
Ior
A. RE. F
Joan of Arc
Seventy Ninth
Pollu
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Answers From 1926
A reader questions edible love-apples, bird mating, and seabird theft. The column clarifies that many sea birds steal catches, explains gherkin origins and pickle use, and notes birds and cattle parasites prevent transfer from birds’ nests to cattle.
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Burroughs Nature Club
Houghton Mifflin CO
Nature Notes
West Indies
South America
Brazil
Interchangeable Nests And A Windy Bob Hair Style
Phache nests on timbers invite lice though insect wow dear checks them. Swallow nests suffer but birds help by snapping flies. no fuss required about their nests. The Minneapolis Journal notes the latest hair style the wind swept bob described as a cross between an Airedale and old upholstery foam.
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Minneapolis Journal
Iowa in 1852 described by French consul Goodrich
The 1852 Paris publication by SG Goodrich portrays Iowa as a large flourishing state with fertile soil and valuable minerals. He notes plateaus and rolling terrain with few mountains, prairies covering three quarters of the state, abundant wild grasses, diverse trees along streams, and plentiful fruits like grapes. Agriculture centers on wheat corn oats buckwheat potatoes and vegetables while livestock includes horses mules sheep cattle and hogs. Settlements cluster in the southeast with immigrants and foreigners. Sioux Sauk Fox and other Indians live there, relying on hunting and fishing, with expected westward displacement opening the land for settlement.
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State Historical Society
Iowa City
Paris
Iowa
Goodrich
United States
Towa
The Unruly Flapper in Greek Revolution News
The Philadelphia Public Ledger reports on Greek flappers relieved by the removal of Mme Pangalos from power as dictator of fashions. Police pressure forces skirts to rise and drop with each approaching officer, reflecting ancient Spartan bare knee traditions Lycurgus reportedly endorsed.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Greece
Mme. Pangalos
Mme. Fangalos
Lycurgus
Jaws
Vacation lessons from Uncle Rays Corner spark learning
Uncle Rays Corner reflects on long American summers and contrasts with Europe. It describes a London school where pupils make stone tools and weave like Stone Age people to boost engagement. It notes outside work, nature study, and a Roman house project as ways to enrich learning and preview Indian life stories.
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Europe
England
France
Switzerland
London
Thames
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Ann Wol
W. H. Hartman Co
Courier
Corner Park Ave
Commercial St
John C. Hartman
Jackson McCoy
Waterloo
Associated Press
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Audit Bureau of Circulations
Secon
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Story
Brooks & Finley
Representatives
Gil
Hammill
Britt
Personal Health Service
William. Brady
N. D
Metchnikoff
Metenolkoff
Windy
William Brody
0. C. McIntyre
The
McNaughtyindicate, Inc
John McE. Bowman
Maers
Bronx
Uncle Wiggily and the
Howard R. Garis
Frank
Jack
Atte
Boston Transcript
Andrew W. Mellon
Abe Martin
Uncle Ray’s
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