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Presents citizens' petition to Garfield City Council asking for protection in textile workers' strike, indicates he will recall Bergen Co sheriff to maintain order
Held on charge of felonious assault, for failure to prevent wife's attempt at suicide
Message to Eucharistic Cong
Will seek legal redress if legal responsibility is fixed for lr with forged signature backing J S Fisher in primary for Gov of Pa
1926Erna Schneider Hoover, American mathematician and inventor[†]
Erna Schneider Hoover is an American mathematician who invented a computerized telephone switching method which "revolutionized modern communication". It prevented system overloads by monitoring call center traffic and prioritizing tasks on phone switching systems to enable more robust service during peak calling times. At Bell Laboratories where she worked for over 32 years, Hoover was described as a pioneer for women in the field of computer technology.