Winnie the Pooh debuted as Mr. Edward Bear in the pages of Punch. The work was When We Were Very Young.
Congress decided to try to regulate the employment of very young labor.
H. J. Res. 184, A Bill to Limit, Regulate, and Prohibit the Labor of Persons Under Eighteen Years of Age, 2/13/1924
And this in the form of a Constitutional Amendment called the Child Labor Amendment.
It would pass Congress, but it failed to secure the necessary state ratification. Most of its provisions were later incorporated into law in any event. It'd likely be regarded as obsolete today, and the fact that the same provisions were adopted by law provides a lesson to later day supporters of the moribund ERA. Having said that, recent runs at child labor by some members of the GOP provide a bit of a lesson as well.
German nationalist attacked the headquarters of Rhineland separatists in Pimassens. Thirty-six people were killed in the event.
British fascists met at the Hotel Cecil in London.
Former Chicago White House outfielder Oscar "Happy" Felsch was arrested for perjury, following his prior day's testimony in Shoeless Joe Jackson's back wages trial. White Sox lawyers in the intervening 24 hours produced letters that contradicted Felsch's testimony.
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