Night in the dormitory and work house entangle Mary and Mike
In a searing panorama two settings show a neglected child crying for his mother in the Children's Aid Society dormitory and a jailed mother in a work house cell. Mike fights doubt about Mary as he recalls their past and vows to expose wrongdoing behind their misery.
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Children’s Aid Society
Mike
Judge Osgood
Judge Blake
Osgood
Moffett
Blake
Mary
Mike Thomas
House of Correction
Palooka
Almanacs Shift to Midnight Start in 1925
Astronomers and civil time adopt unified day start as national almanacs begin the day at midnight from 1925 onward. The change replaces noon as the start of the day for consistent astronomical records.
Mellon Sees Sustained Rise in Markets
Official source says Andrew W. Mellon believes the current upturn in commodity and security markets is sound and will endure. Mellon, in Washington for government business before heading back to London, did not comment publicly. sources close to him say the rise is an inevitable swing correcting a downturn below production costs.
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Washington
Andrew W. Mellon
Great Britain
the Treasury
Mellon
London
Council uses light signals to curb long speeches
In Oldham England a town council employs a signaling system for speakers. A flashing light begins the talk, an amber signal signals nine minutes with one minute left, and a red light at ten minutes ends the session for the speaker.
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Oldham
England
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Charles Beahan
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Lloyd Moore
Whitewright, Texas
Bow-Wright’s
Bow-Wright Pharmacy
First National Bank
Conigan Gin Company
H. P. Donigan
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