Alaska development debate in Washington highlights
Washington sidelight column reports contrasting views on Alaska governance and development. Alaska delegate Dan Sutherland cites inadequate transport and red tape while Secretary Wallace backs Alaska’s steady growth and suggests bureaucratic consolidation remains unnecessary. The Curry bill seeks a resident development board to control resources. Harding administration has discussed the issue. a Sherman report argues hardships are shared globally.
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Ashtingyvon
Alaska
Dan A. Sutherland
Congress
Interior Department
Curry
House Committee On Territories
Harding
House
Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
I. A. Sherman
Forester
Sherman
Federal bills seek broad coal market controls after wage talks
In the Senate Senator Kenyon of Ohio introduced two measures linked to the West Virginia mining probe. One imposes penalties for profiteering and the Calder bill revision empowers the President and federal agencies to fix prices and margins, with potential government takeover of mines during emergencies.
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Senate
Khenyou of
Tawa
Committee On Education and Labor
West Virginia
Hrouse
Toover and
Jeavis
Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Kenyon
Calder
Maximu
Connais
National Guard Plan Outlined by War Department
The War Department announces plans to organize the National Guard as a consolidated component of the U S Army. Peace strength targeted for 1924 is 450 000 men in 18 infantry divisions across states including Massachusetts New York Pennsylvania Maryland and others. Current enrollment stands at 126 000 officers and men from a 215 397 allotment projected for mid 1922.
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LANS
Nation Guard
United States Army
War Department
National Guard
Massachusetts
New York
Pennsylvania
Maryland
District of Columbia
Virginia
Georgia
Tennessee
South Carolina
North Carolina
Michigan
Wisconsin
Tucky
Alabama
Florida
Missisnippi
Louisiana
California
Utah
Nevada
Idaho
Montana
Wyoming
Oregon
Washington
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New Jersey
Delaware
Colorado
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arizona
Isach
Daugherty Pushes Prison Reform Plan for Vocational Training
Attorney General Daugherty outlines a system to transform federal prisoners through a new vocational plant. About 500 first termers could transfer to a converted cantonment with education and industrial features to restore self respect and provide earning power after release. He cites success of reform schools and notes inmates becoming law abiding civic leaders.
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Mr. Daugherty
United States
Chain Girl Case Shocks Sheboygan Area Home
Fifteen year old Mildred Hemb alleges she was held in a concealed attic prison in a white cottage on a residential street. District Attorney Voigt asserts positive evidence of captivity and abuse, and Peter Hemb is jailed awaiting trial after a habeas corpus hearing.
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Sheboygan
Wis
Mildred Hemb
Peter Hemb
Charles Voigt
Hemb
Hunt for Cougar Proves Successful
Montesano Washington reports a six year pursuit ending with the capture and killing of a notorious cougar. The three toed predator had repeatedly attacked livestock along the North River, including hogs sheep calves and cattle, prompting local ranchers to seek its death. A government hunter with trained dogs tracked the animal seven miles into the Tatoosh range where it was cornered and killed on shale.
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Montesano
Wash
North River
Rainier National Forest Reserve
Tatoosh Range
Women Around the World in Jobs and Traditions
The article surveys women across nations including Belgium Japan Siam and Persia in work roles from railway to manufacturing and notes cultural practices and reforms. It mentions Arab and Ainu women and a Shanghai ban on short skirts and exposed arms with fines for violations.
Worth While Paragraphs on Conscience and Wealth
An excerpt from Forbes Magazine argues that a clean conscience outweighs ill gotten gains and that wealth can mislead. It criticizes laziness and vanity, urging self-respect over conceit and warning riches may leave one better or worse depending on character.
Woman Sits on Captive in Shoplifting Chase
Detec tive Joseph Phelan arrives as store detective Miss Etta Kerwin sits on Carlos Teres a shoplifter from 14 West Eighty-fourth street at Macy s. Kerwin captures him after he allegedly lifts four card cases valued at 76 dollars and holds him until police arrived. Teres is held on $1500 bail in Jefferson Market court.
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New York
Carlos Teres
West Eighty-fourth Street
Joseph Phelan
Macy's Department Store
Phelan
Etta Kerwin
Teres
Jefferson Market Court
SAYS THE OWL Reflections on effort and folly in daily life
A collection of wry maxims notes the perils of overthinking and the limits of human planning. It contrasts stoic work with folly, mocks moralizing bedtime rituals, and lampoons civilization’s delays and burdens.
Gifts That Will Please Of Canvas and Ribbon
Bags of many kinds make welcome gifts with coarse canvas or unbleached linen trimmed in satin ribbon and ribbon flowers. Baby ribbon threads through the weave to form borders, with cotton or linen flowers applied and edge buttonholing. A versatile clutch and bag shown above suit both men and women.
Sweets for Christmas Gift in a Wicker Basket Display
A decorative half dozen jelly preserve and marmalade glasses are shown arranged in a wicker basket. Lacquered tin covers bear white letters and colored sealing wax ribbons. Lids feature fruit and flower sprays with letters A C to indicate contents.
Christmas Candle Shades and Tinsel Decor Spotlight
The article describes candle shades made from gay silks or crepe paper with sparkling silver tinsel for a holiday glow. It highlights two pictured shades, one with silver glitter and another with a white and green crepe paper base adorned with daisies.
Walks in Sleep Drowns at Seaside River
Morna May McWain thirteen of Kansas City drowned after wandering from a beach trip with her uncle mother and grandmother. They camped near Necancum river Seaside and woke to her screams around 2 30 in the morning as the river claimed her body was recovered hours later.
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Astoria
Ore
Morna May McWain
Douglas McWain
Kansas City
Seaside
Here
Kiss with the kick: alcohol in lip products tied to intoxication
Leo B. Forst, retiring head of the federal pure food and drug laboratory, says the “kick” from kissing your girl comes from lip products that are at least 66 percent alcoholic due to chemicals added to toilet waters used on lips. He warns these additives create an intoxicated feeling.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Leo B. Forst
Federal
Pure Food and Drug Laboratory
Spanish Aphorisms and their rough English renderings
A compact collection of Spanish phrases with rough English interpretations. Includes Quien Sabe Who knows Guerra cuchilo Lo barato es caro Quien pocosable presto lo reza Ir por lana y volver trasquilado Amar y saber no puede ser ser Dios me libre de hombre de un Hbro.
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Dios
Wife says jealous husband ties her nightly to him
A Dallas woman claiming to be married to a prominent physician reports that her husband ties her wrists and ankles together each night with a fishing line to prevent her from leaving. She asked police for help.
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Dallas
Texas
Oil Cloth Table Sets Bring Cheerful Tables
These oilcloth table sets feature borders of flowers and fruits and include a centerpiece plate doilies and smaller dollies. The natural colored fruits and flowers appear on a deep cream air cloth, offering a handsomer alternative to stenciled pieces for breakfast and dinner tables.
Girl Chased by Wolves Near Lena Wisconsin
Alice Steffen a 17 year old resident near Lena was chased by timber wolves while going to pasture to find a stray cow. Neighbors tracked and shot three wolves while the remainder fled into swamp. County pays $60 bounty and the state will cover a kie amount.
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Oconto
Wis
Alice Steffen
Lena
Suggestions for Inventors
A nonskid soap would be popular with inventors and aspirants. Ideas include noiseless door hinges and locks and a dancing slipper treated to prevent chewing gum adhesion, promising ready sales.
Fadeless Flowers Add A Colorful Holiday Touch
Paper petals taped and coated with colored sealing wax form novelty blooms for home use this Christmas. A bouquet in a waxed vase brightens living rooms and dining rooms with varied colors. The wax substitutes paint and a small flame acts as the brush to fade blossoms.
Decorative quill pen with feather handle gift idea
A feather quill pen suits a writing desk or guest book companion piece. Natural feathers are beautiful in markings and can be tinted to brighten them. Ostrich and other feathers are used for decorative pens, making a gift suited to every grown up.
Santa’s Nightingale Bonnet and Cap Set Described
The passage notes a Christmas display titled nightingales featuring a baby Santa Claus, with a bonnet and matching set of fine flannel trimmed in satin ribbon and feather-stitched details. A narrow lace frill finishes the cap, highlighting a new and prettier design.
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Santa Claus
Little Garment Hangers Styled as Dolls for Kids
The piece describes creating doll hangers for children's clothing using small celluloid doll heads satin ribbons and wire hangers. Two hangers are dressed as a girl and a boy doll while a third is wrapped in ribbon with decorative ribbon flowers. An ingenious sewing touch completes the craft.
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