Broadway Moths and the Underworld Threat to Girls
A New York City feature warns of a feared underworld that preys on young country girls seeking fame in Broadway clubs. It connects the old Tenderloin scene to a modern network of lounge lizards, fake doctors, and gamblers who target women, with a wave of unsolved murders and robberies fueling the panic.
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W. York
New York
Broadway
Alredo
Texas
Alec Lawson
East Side
Tenerion
Egger
Dot King and Louise
Underworld
Tenderioin
Morgan rural carrier dies after operation
McConnellsville resident Nixon aged 28 dies at Bethesda Hospital after surgery. A rural mail carrier for years in Morgan county he is survived by his widow and two children Freda J and Powell Nixon both of the home. The body is at Bateman funeral home. CROSSING accident near Anton Ohio leaves a traveler's life.
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Morgan CQ
Mcconnellville
Nixon
NcConnelsville
Bethesda Hospital
At & Mateck
Morgan County
Freda J
Joy
Pewell Nixon
Bateman Iberia
McCon
Special Services Feature The Week at Local Churches
Passion Week union meetings at First Methodist attract growing crowds. Rev Brinley Abbott of the Episcopal church spoke on The Voyage of Life urging a Christian life under the Great Pilot. Rev M R Chatley of the Christian church defended Christ’s divinity. Tadical Quartette provided a musical touch. Rev H S Poster of the Baptist church to preach at 7 30 tonight.
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First Methodist
Brinley Abbott
Episcopal Church
M. R. Chatley
Christian Church
Christ
H. 8. Poster
The
Baptist Church
Franklin Sheriff Broke Into Affair Triggering Vice Squad Probe
Columbus April 16. At a Safety Director Mc Cune hearing on irregularities that led to the suspension of Franklin county police chief of the vice squad Lieutenant James W. Baker testified he was told by Sheriff Frank Holycross to stop bringing in so many persons and take the jack. Baker alleged irregular practices in dry raids and said a rift grew between him and the sheriff.
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Columbus
McCune
James W. Baker
Frank Holycross
Franklin County
Baker
Trabve Pike
Holycross
A Good School Frock Pattern Advertisement
A detailed pattern notice promotes a school frock design in four sizes suitable for girls aged 12 and 14 years. It describes fabric combinations including plaid, serge, wool rep, gingham, and chambray, with yardage estimates and mailing terms for a one cent stamp.
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Chambrey
Deaths-Funerals Mrs Sophia DeCamp Hockingport Ohio
Mrs Sophia DeCamp of Hockingport Ohio died as reported by Akron telegram. She was a longtime resident of Coolville and will be buried Thursday in Coolville cemetery beside her daughter Ida Wedge a former Athens county teacher. Her death saddens many friends.
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Sophia Decamp
Hockingport
Akron
Coolville
DeCamp
Ida Wedge
Athens County
Ohio Faces Nurse Shortage As Graduates Absorb
In Ohio the shortage of private nurses is blamed on heavy absorption of graduate nurses by public health school and industrial groups. Miss Caroline McKee notes all training slots are filled, with 2292 students in 1923 versus 2698 in 1919. Mrs Donahey to host nurses at the governor’s mansion as a 12 hour day topic dominates Memorial Hall meeting.
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Columbus
Ohio
Caroline McKee
Ohio State Graduate Nurses Association
Miss McKee
Ohio Guards Score Splendid Mobilization Showing
In Columbus on April 16 Adjutant General Henderson praised the Ohio national guard for an 80 percent turnout in the mobilization Tuesday evening. He said the move had no political or international significance and was a preliminary step to a nationwide mobilization of troops.
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Columbus
Ohio National Guard
Henderson
Strvier
United States
Only One Couple Reaches Golden 50th Wedding Anniversary
A report notes that in a population of married couples about one in a thousand attain a golden wedding anniversary. The piece reflects on longevity and commemorates long marriages.
Ohio official to be brought back to face charges
Sheriff John E. Thomas of Trumbull county leaves Columbus for Miami with Governor Donahey’s requisition to extradite A. D. Matteson former Warren township Justice of the Peace. Matteson faces four counts of embezzlement from the state medical board liquor fines and county fines totaling about 1 016.
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Columbus
John E. Thomas
Trumbull County
Miami
Florida
Donahey
Ohio
A. D. Matteson
Warren Township
Matteson
Karl B. Dodge
Justice of the Peace
State Medical Board
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy Promises Quick Stomach Relief
A testimonial claims Mayr's Wonderful Remedy cured years of stomach catarrh and digestive distress. It describes relief from bloating and colic after a course, noting a money back guarantee. McKee Drug Co and Gem Pharmacy are listed among selling locations.
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Mayr
McKee Drug Co
Athens Gem Pharmacy
Nelsonville
Y M C A Names New Ashland Secretary
C F B Tieman, formerly assistant secretary of the Pennsylvania Y M C A at Crestline, becomes secretary of the local Y M C A in Ashland, succeeding W J Kershaw who resigned to take a post in Fosteria.
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Ashland, C
F. B. Tieman
Pennsylvania
Crestline
W. Jl. Kershaw
Fostoria
Directors grant more time to raise funds for Neil House
In Columbus Ohio on April 16 the Neil House Company directors received an extension to raise 2 000 600 dollars to continue construction. The delay allows completion plans to proceed without immediate default, giving management additional months to secure financing and complete the project.
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Neil House Company
Columbus
Columbus, V
Hotel Redevelopment Plans At Old Neil House Site
Attorney Edward C. Turner as receiver announced progress in reorganizing the company. About $750,000 has already been raised. Gustave W. Drach of Cincinnati and Wells Brother Construction Co of Chicago lead the activity in the restructuring effort.
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Neil
Edward C. Turner
Gustave W. Drach
Cincinnati
Wells Brother Construction Company
Chicago
Reading Bible devotee Thomas Storer dies in Elyria
In Elyria Ohio Thomas Storer 75 who had begun his forty second reading of the complete bible died suddenly of paralysis. He had lived in the city for 64 years.
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Elyria
Thomas Storer
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