Quadruple Treaty Hailed By Arms Conference
In a bulletin from Little Rock Arkansas dated December 10 officials report the first major success in a Pacific and Far Eastern union. Senator Lodge presents the quadruple agreement among four great powers as the world watches. The piece notes a call urging women to start health bank accounts and mentions ongoing prison search for J C Howard who claimed he killed Tom Slaughter during a jailbreak with no bodies found.
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Far Eastern Union
Sen. Lodge
Little Rock
Arkansas
J. C. Howard
Tom Slaughter
Howard
Slaughter
Peace Pact Drafts New Pacific Security Framework
The arms conference announced a quadruple treaty between the United States Britain France and Japan to protect Pacific island possessions, address disputes through joint conferences, and permit termination after twelve months with ratifications to take effect in Washington. The accord ends the Anglo Japanese alliance and signals broader hopes for naval armament reductions.
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A. L. Bradford
United Press
Continental Hall
Washington
Arms Conference
Senator Lodge
United States
British Empire
France
Japan
Pacific
Pacific Ocean
Lodge
Marshal Foch to ends coast to coast American tour
Marshal Foch ends a 16 000 mile tour of 42 states and at least 200 towns before sailing for France. The Legion Special carried him across the country from Minneapolis to New Orleans and back to New York. Readied gifts include a wildcat, a jar of face cream, scorpion in glass, corncob pipes and many medals and keepsakes from universities and organizations.
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New York
Marshal Foch
American Legion
America
Legion
American Legion Reception Committee
Minneapolis
New Orleans
France
Foch
Theodore Roosevelt
Montana
Kansas City
Generalissimo
Montana Department of the American Legion
New York City
Bronx
Paris
Panama
Washington
Missouri
Iron and Steel Institute
White River
Arkansas
Remington Schuyler
Ogallala
Quiet Spot to Work Ends In Fine and Jail
William Ringleman of Jamestown near Xenia set up a still in a cemetery and operated there. Dry sleuths shut him down. he was fined 500 dollars and sent to the Dayton workhouse for nonpayment.
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Dayton, O
William Ringleman
Jamestown
Xenia
William
Dayton
Death of outlaw Tom Slaughter ends Ozark escape
Little Rock Arkansas December 10 Tom Slaughter notorious bank robber and killer is dead shot in the back by J C Howard the only white man with Slaughter during a prison escape. Howard says his aim was to kill Slaughter and returned to Benton with two band members as posse closing in. Three other black members fled into the woods and are pursued.
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Little Rock
Ark
Tom Slaughter
Jesse James
Slaughter
Ozark Hills
J. C. Howard
J. J. Crow
Salina County
Howard
Crow
Benton
Sheriff Crow
Guysville Circuit Sunday School Contest Continues
In Canaanville Ohio the Guysville M E church circuit runs a year long attendance contest with monthly percent increases. New England leads after three months as Cannonville and Guysville close the gap. November totals show 1171 attendance for four churches, an average of 293 per Sunday. Seven convicts escape Breathitt county jail in Jackson Kentucky. deputy jailer Oscar Allen killed. his wife and Maggie Allen wounded.
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Cannaanville
Guysville M. E
New England
Guysville
Cannonville
Stewart
Jackson
Oscar Allen
Maggie Allen
Breathitt County
Three Die In Separate Auto Crashes Near Zanesville
In Ohio near Zanesville on Friday three men died in separate accidents. Sherlby E. Dozer 44 of Zanesville was killed when his car was hit by a Southeast Interurban car five miles south. Charles Walsh 25 of Pittsburgh and S H Houston 30 of Chicago drowned when their car overturned on East Pike near a creek pinning them beneath. Authorities found about sixty quarts of bonded liquor in the Buick roaster believed tied to whiskey running.
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Zanesville, O
Zanesville
Sherlby E. Dozer
Charles Walsh
Pittsburgh
S. H. Houston
Chicago
Dozer
Walsh
Houston
East Pike
Ohio State co eds study household management in live-in course
Seventy female students at Ohio State University rent a house to gain practical training in domestic work. Six weeks per group, six residents at a time, rotating roles from hostess to cook to maid with two chaperones present.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Ohioan to Direct Stock Marketing for the Farmers
Harry G. Beale of Mount Sterling, an officer of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, was named a director of the National Livestock Producers' Association. The Producers' Association is a new group formed to develop cooperative livestock marketing.
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Columbus
Harry G. Beale
Mount Sterling
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
National Livestock Producers’ Association
Producers’ Association
Mason couple to sail for Europe on honeymoon voyage
Mr and Mrs Dudley Field Mason with bride Doris Stevens of Omaha a noted suffragist will sail today for Europe aboard the Holland America ship Rotterdam on an extended honeymoon voyage.
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New York
Dudley Field Mason
Doris Stevens
Omaha
Europe
Rotterdam
Woman Offers Petition to Queen Mary at London Ceremony
A poorly dressed woman tried to hand a packet to Queen Mary at a London ceremony. The supposed bomb was a petition seeking the Prince of Wales spiritual welfare and personal safety while in India.
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London
Queen Mary
Prince of Wales
India
German Officer Is Rewarded for Helping British
Third Mate Ernest Hartmeyer, then aboard a German submarine, helped rescue the crew of the British steamship County of Devon on Feb 20 1914. The British government planned a reward, and after Hartmeyer became a U S Navy officer the Britons found him aboard the US Vistula and presented a silver loving cup.
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Ernest Harzmeyer
County of Devon
North Atlantic
Hartmeyer
U. S. Vistula
Wounded man dies after shooting in Hamley Run case
Barney Pierson faces second degree murder charges after Abe Six died from two chest wounds. Pierson pleaded not guilty and is held on 5000 bond with a post mortem pending. Lafollet was freed on liquor and concealed weapon charges. Post mortem confirmed two gunshot wounds to Six’s chest.
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Barney Pierson
Abe Six
Justice Helwig
Lafollet
Pierson
Hamley Run
Kimberly
Six
A. L. Pritchard
Nelsonville
Sprague
Chauncey
Fred Tempton
Band Practice Sunday at Armory
The American Legion band will hold regular practice Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the armory. No practices have been held for several weeks. Leader Stephenson called for the Sunday session.
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American Legion
Armory
Stephenson
Treaty aims to curb war through diplomacy and open door
Secretary Hughes opened the session reporting progress of the Pacific and Far Eastern committee. He detailed China's sovereignty and open door pledges, noted Root four points, and urged formal adoption by plenary session. He presented two American reservations on Yap and domestic jurisdiction, and stressed no force is in the treaty. France’s Viviani supported rights and disputes to be settled by conference. The Root resolution was adopted and extraterritorial rights in China discussed with a plan to form a committee within a year to study restoring China’s judicial control.
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Hughes
China
Lodge
United States
Japan
Yap
Pacific
Equator
Hawaii
Viviani
France
Washington
Far East
Ship Early This Year Urges Post Office Officials
The Athens postmaster urged residents to ship Christmas gifts early as mail congestion grows. Packages from out of town reach are rising and may be damaged without strong wrapping and secure addressing. Officials advise heavy wrapping paper and sturdy boxes to protect contents.
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Postoffice Department
BE. K. Lash
Athens
Santa Claus
Christ Coming in 1925 Rumors Stir Believers
Daily papers report sensational claims attributed to J. F. Rutherford of the International Bible Students Association. They allege 1925 will end the present order, Christ will be present as ruler, an era of peace will begin, and that millions now living will never die.
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Christ
J. F. Rutherford
International Bible Students’ Association
Harding backs soldier bonus tied to debt refinancing
President Harding favors a soldiers bonus this session and plans to link payments to foreign debt refunding. He told a House member he will publicly endorse the bill and aid its speedy enactment. A five member Senate committee to handle refinancing could start immediately to allow the bonus to pass after the holidays.
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Laurence M. Benedict
United Press
Washington
Harding
Congress
House
White House
Fancy Names for the Babies Today
Denver birth records show a shift in baby names with Shirley Lorraine Elizabeth Catherine Cathryn Katherine Kathryne dominating girls and Robert Joseph leading boys. Traditional names like Lucy Jenny Mary Molly and John decline as new favorites rise in 1940 society.
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Denver
Lucy
Jenny
Mary
Molly
Shirley
Lorraine
Elizabeth
Catherine
Cathryn
Katherine
Kathryne
Robert
Joseph
Edward
William
James
Thomas
John
Jack
Algernons
Hectors
Ethelberts
Senate committee approves bill to refund foreign debts
After drastic amendments were written into the administration bill the senate finance committee ordered it favorably reported to the senate. Agreement came after a stormy five hour session behind closed doors.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
$12000 Taken From Banks In Seymour Robbery
Three men robbed the safety deposit boxes at the Austin State Bank near Seymour Indiana seizing $12000 in securities. Local police investigated and sought suspects. The heist occurred today with no injuries reported.
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Seymour
Ind
Asefty
Austin State Bank
Milk drivers reject peace terms in Cleveland strike vote
The milk drivers union in Cleveland reported a second ballot showing 361 to 161 against accepting the Telling Belle Vernon Company’s peace terms. Strike leaders said settlement was farther away than at any time since the dispute began.
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Cleveland
Milk Drivers’ Union
Telling-Belle-Vernon
Keep Milk Cold Clean and Covered
Public health notice urges proper milk handling to prevent tainting and health risks. It promotes a free booklet from Frederic J. Hankin, Director of The Athens Messenger Information Bureau, with two cents postage for return mail. Readers are asked to print their name and address clearly to receive the booklet.
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Frederic J. Hankin
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D
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