Word: edicts
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Hell!" In response to an edict of The Faith Tabernacle, the entire sect has refused the services of local physicians; medical science is barred from the homes of all its members. The local health authorities have quarantined both the Tabernacle itself (a $60,000 brick structure), and the homes of nine families. Legal action has been started on the count that they disobeyed the State law in not having their children vaccinated before school age. Alderman Miller: "I am sorry that I can merely hold Winterborne for court on the State charge ... I consider his action in advising the people...
...result of the edict issued by Police Station 1 of Cambridge, that regulations regarding parking would be rigidly enforced, over 40 students found their cars tagged yesterday morning for failure to observe the rules...
When the Tiger hockey team appears on the ice next year, they will be equipped with leather headguards according to an edict just issued by the Chairman of the Athletic Board of Control at Princeton. The series of injuries about the head, culminating this year with the death of Reeves, star freshman player, has caused this definite action to be taken on the matter...
Sammy Bohne, second baseman of the Cincinnati National League baseball team, "only Jew in the major leagues": "In the Superior Court of San Francisco I filed application that my name, which is really Cohen, be changed to Bohne by legal edict...
...guarantine edict announced by the Wellesley College authorities after the discovery of two light cases of scarlet fever last Tuesday will not affect commuters from Harvard and elsewhere, it became known last night. Wellesley girls have been urgently requested to avoid public places and public conveyances, but they will not be restricted to the college grounds and they will be allowed to receive visitors as usual...