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Looking Back on Aug. 28

100 years ago: 1919 Owing to the fact that it is impossible to be able to fill the demand daily for rooms at the YWCA on Pine Street, that the resident house is crowded and all known available rooms are now filled, the question is raised of a “Room Registry Service” in this city, such […]

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Looking Back on Aug. 27

100 years ago: 1919 Declaring that the United States is strong enough to withdraw from the League of Nations at any time it cares to, that the United States is strong enough to protect the continent, referring to the powers which control the council of the League as a “voting trust,” James Montgomery Beck of […]

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Looking Back on Aug. 26

100 years ago: 1919 All through the hours of Monday morning a stream of young women who resemble, or believe they resemble, Mary Plekford of motion picture fame passed through the lobby of the Empire Theater and registered their names. All are to be photographed, beginning tomorrow, and the one who upon the screen most […]

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Looking Back on Aug. 24

100 years ago: 1919 Turner schools will open; August 25 this year with the exception of those at the Center and West Turner Schools which will open the first week in September. Several of the children who attend West Turner are lust recovering from whooping cough and are not yet able to begin school work. […]