University of Chicago Professor Hopes Influenza Vaccine Emerges
Dr Isidore Falk, a 30 year old University of Chicago hygiene professor, announces the isolation of the influenza germ and reports progress toward a vaccine derived from dead microbes. He explains the germ’s description, the lab effort, and the goal of nasal mucous absorption for cure.
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Chicago
U.rh
University of Chicago
Ricketts Laboratory
Isidore S. Falk
Biological Department
Falk
Yale
Dr. Falk
Monkeys Help Identify Influenza Germ Behind Death Toll
A troop of 125 rhesus monkeys helped locate the influenza germ responsible for thousands of human deaths. Researchers isolated the first suspect on Christmas Day last year after testing over 3,800 microbes, narrowing to eight types and then to a single germ. Dr Falk notes monkeys, not rabbits, better replicate human influenza effects.
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Dr. Falk
Waffle Iron Gift Idea Featured by The Messenger
The Messenger highlights gift options including a waffle iron that browns waffles for seven dollars and a 16 piece aluminum tea set priced at one dollar. The item mentions Logan offers homemade candy for Christmas as an order-ready treat.
Modern Women Interview With Henry Ford in The Messenger
Elizabeth Breuer conducts a three part interview with Henry Ford and explores his views on women. The first installment prints next Sunday December 15 and asks whether Ford supports women in business or professions and what his view is of the wife’s role at home. The Messenger promises readers an unusual feature.
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Henry Ford
Ford
Mrs. Ford
Elizabeth Breuer
the Messenger
Auburn Prison Quiet Amid Hatred After Revolt
Auburn New York dec 13 193? unrest continues after a prison revolt. authorities searched cells recovering four revolvers while about 1 500 inmates are confined to cells. state troopers have been added to guard and risk of further trouble remains.
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Auburn
N. Y
Edgar S. Jennings
George A. Sullivan
Today By Arthur Brisbane on Prisons and Crime
Column reflects on prisons and rebellion, evaluating crime and crime control. It comments on social standards, gender roles, and the idea of women preaching or speaking in public, noting shifting attitudes and cultural norms.
Prison uprisings echo across state facilities
The article notes repeated prisoner rebellions signaling a severe crime wave. In Auburn Prison convicts again rose up this year, seizing the warden and about a dozen guards, and killing the head keeper, amid similar uprisings elsewhere.
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Auburn
Rebels Face Harsh Suppression Amid Turmoil
The report notes hazardous devices and tear gas as authorities advance to end rebel activity. Desperate groups resist, but leadership intelligence is questioned and morale remains low as security forces press on.
Prison Uprisings Highlight Rising Crime Across America
The public eye turns to repeated prison outbreaks from Colorado to other states, questioning why crime rises while Europe rents prisons for purposes. The piece asks if bootlegging funds crime or if national conduct undercuts law, urging action beyond discussion.
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Colorado
Europe
Bryan quip on monkeys echoes in Waterman era museum debate
William J. Bryan once quipped about not wanting monkeys in his family. The remark surfaces as Dr. Harriett Cutler Waterman, a learned figure at the American Museum, prompts reflection on science and society in the museum era.
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William J. Bryan
Harriett Cutler Waterman
The
American Museum of
Counties urged to repay Rotating Fund for crippled children
Columbus Dec 13 warning that treatment of crippled and dependent children will be handicapped unless counties that borrowed from the State Rotating Fund pay back. The fund totals $100000.
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Columbus
U.P
Hal. H. Griswold
350 Miners Quit Lamaghi Mine No. 2 Walkout Shuts Operations
National Mine Workers unions sees support as 350 United Mine Workers walk out at Lamaghi Mine No. 2 in Collinsville Illinois. Mine superintendent B H Wirth says the stoppage was orderly amid picket activity by Nationalists at the shaft.
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Collinsville
Ill
National Mine Union
United Mine Workers
Lamaghi Mine No. 2
B. H. Wirth
Elliott Bill Wins Favor for $230 Million Building Funds
The House Committee on Public Buildings approved a favorable report on the Elliott Bill authorizing an additional 230 million dollars for constructing government buildings in Washington District of Columbia and nationwide.
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Washington
U.R
House Committee On Public Buildings
Elliott
District of Columbia
Swerengen Re-elected President At Treasurers Convention
H R Swerengen of Steubenville was re-elected president of the State Association of County Treasurers at the annual convention in Columbus. The 1930 convention will be held here.
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Columbus
U.P
H. R. Swerengen
Steubenville
State Association of County Treasurers
Class Ends With Session Tonight at Athens Church
Final sessions of the Athens County Religious Training School will be held tonight at the First Methodist Church. About 159 persons are enrolled. Director H. T. Hoyt called this year one of the best attended and most interesting yet.
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Athens County
First Methodist Church
H. T. Hoyt
Edwin E. Voigt
Chicago
R. M. Sandy
Columbus
Mary E. Moxcey
Cincinnati
Doctor Houf
Athens
Convict Lawyer Guilty in Bond Subornation Case
Attorney William L. Brooker along with bondsmen Jack Friedrich and Jacob Vanover were found guilty by a Criminal Court jury of subornation of perjury in arranging a worthless bail bond for a bank robber. State witness Mrs. Ethel Kelmar testified she was persuaded to sign the bond and was promised $25 for swearing she owned property valued at $100,000.
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Cleveland
U.R
William L. Brooker
Jack Friedrich
Jacob Vanover
Ethel Kelmar
Brooker
Teachers Institute program fills Athens schedule
Dr Lester S Ivins will speak on the State Library and on modern educational trends at the Athens Teachers Institute. The morning opens with exercises and a health and physical education demonstration at Ewing Hall led by Rufus Putnam Training School staff and students.
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Lester S. Ivins
Teachers’ Institute
Athens
State Library
Ivins
Ohio State Library
State Department of Education
State Normal College
Kent
Ewing Hall
Rufus Putnam
Arthur H. Rhoads
London Bridge
Child Is Heroine In Montana Snow Rescue
Six year old Agnes Hundley left her mother ill at home near Clear Creek in a blizzard without shoes or stockings to seek help. She trudged through deep snow to a neighbor for aid, her feet frozen, as doctors fight to avoid amputating them.
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Chinook
Mont
Dee
Agnes Hundley
Clear Creek
Agnes
State completes case in Marion shooting trial
STATE COMPLETES PRESENTATION OF ITS CASE AT 11:30 A.M. TODAY AGAINST EIGHT MCDOWELL COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFFS CHARGED WITH SECOND DEGREE MURDER IN FATAL SHOOTING OF SIX TEXTILE STRIKERS AT MARION OCTOBER 2. TWENTY-SIX WITNESSES CALLED.
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Burnsville
N. C
A.R
McDowell County
Marion
Perils of Friday the 13th in Middlewest Covered by Snow and Sleet
Heavy sleet snow and fog blanketed the Middlewest and Canadian West delaying mail flights trains and road travel. Chicago faced a murky blackout and a 20 degree drop. Minneapolis and St Paul reported many accidents and damaged lines with repairs underway.
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Middlewest
Chicago
Central States
Winnipes
Theu Mercury
Hore
Minnesota
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Budapest Women Stand Trial in Massive Murder Case
Four peasant women faced a Hungarian court in Seolnok on charges of murdering husbands and relatives with arsenic. Police estimate more than 160 deaths since the war, with 42 people to be tried as the case expands. The killings centered on gaining control of farm lands.
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Hugh Williamson
Benny Williamson
Foster
Sam Johnson
Shovel Tooth
Bill Hooker
Red Bill
Hooker Bill
Buffalo Bill
Bill Younger
Possum College
Roaring Creek
Long Bill Younger
Bill Canard
Fulks
Black John
Hed John
White John
Aleck
Bill
John
Connie Franklin
Bedapest
Dee
U.P
Seolnok
Theisswinkel
Pickets Arrested in Illinois Mine Trouble Scan
Twenty five pickets were arrested at coal mine entrances near Nakomis Illinois on warrants for disorderly conduct and inciting riot as they attempted to resume work amid the Southern Illinois strike led by the National Miners Union. The arrests mark the first major offensive in a dispute that has seen five state militia units deployed and warrants issued for forty six alleged leaders across the district.
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Illinois
Nakomis
Hl. Dee
U.P
National Miners’ Union
Agriculture Department Appropriation Bill Increases
The Agriculture Department appropriation bill requests 163 million for the 1931 fiscal year, up 8.47 million from 1930. It includes 2 million for the Mt. Vernon Memorial Highway and 6.07 million for regular departmental activities. The Weather Bureau gains substantial funding to expand aviation services.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
House
Mt. Vernon Memorial
National Shrine
George Washington
Potomac
Weather Bureau
Fog Tricks Ohio Air Mail Pilots On Route
Fog lowering ceilings to 60 feet caused pilot Julius Johannpeter to circle near Columbus for nearly an hour after leaving Sullivant Avenue Airport for Akron. Residents alerted airport officials as he misread the northern city area on the Cleveland to Columbus to Louisville air mail corridor.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cleveland
Louisville
Julius Johannpeter
Sullivant Avenue
Akron
Ambassador Wanted Apply to Hoover Strong Heart Needed
President Hoover seeks a new ambassador to Mexico. The ad calls for a wealthy, skilled financier with a good heart and tough negotiating experience. The post pays 17600 dollars with a large unofficial payroll. Morrow's role and the Mexico embassy's expensive operations are noted amid broader foreign service reorganization goals.
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Hoover
Lyle C. Wilson
Washington
U.P
Herbert Hoover
State Department
Nicaragua
Coolidge
Morrow
Mexico
United States
Foreign Service
Alfred E. Smith Delays For Washington Visit
Alfred E. Smith former New York governor and Democratic presidential candidate arrived in Washington but was 15 minutes late for a meeting with Secretary of the Navy Adams after a taxi misplaced him at the State Department. He sought federal cooperation for a dirigible tower on the Empire State Building in New York City for his contracting firm.
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Washington
U.R
Alfred FE. Smith
New York
Navy
Adams
State Department
Smith
Navy Department
Flimpire State Building
New York City
Firma
Youth Is Shot by Village Marshal in St Paris Robbery
Frank Stevenson 22 of Urbana is near death after being shot by Marshal Sam Richeson during a car robbery in St Paris. Stevenson was hit when Leslie Lykin fired a shotgun blast after failing to halt at the marshal's command. Stevenson’s companion fled the scene.
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Urbana
Frank Stevenson
Champaign County Hospital
Pod
Sam Richeson
St. Paris
Stevenson
Leslie Lykin
Schacht blocks credit demand for Germany on tax rise
Hjalmar Schacht, president of the Reichsbank and German reparations chief, rejects approving a 400 million mark loan from Dillon Read unless revenues rise by 500 million marks. Parliaments hint American bankers require Schacht's counter signature. The loan aims to cover treasury deficit of 1.7 billion marks.
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Berlin
Hjalmar Schacht
Reichsbank
Germany
Paris
Dillon, Read & Co
New York
Dr. Schacht
Treasury
Banks on Guard Bear Attack Fails to Shake Bullish Tone
After a month of inactivity bear operators renewed aggressive selling in shares led by speculative leaders. Banking interests coordinated to ward off the attack while pools placed large buy orders to support favorites. Gold shipments to Europe and a lower Bank of England rediscount rate tempered fears as traders monitored the market for clues to year end behavior.
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Richard L. Gridley
United Press Financial Writer
New York
General Stat
Europe
Bank of England
Miner Leonard Guess Dies After Coal Fall at Haydenville Mine
Leonard Guess age 27 died at Cherrington Hospital at 6 AM from injuries suffered Thursday when buried under a coal fall at Haydenville Mining Company's Mine. He was a son of Mr and Mrs Adam Guess, survived by a widow and a small child. No funeral arrangements have been made.
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Leonard Guess
Chererington Hospital
Logan
Cherrington
Haydenville Mining Company
Adam Guess
The Athens Messenger Offers An Etiquette Booklet
The Athens Messenger promotes an etiquette booklet from its Washington Bureau. It urges parents to model good manners for children and offers the booklet for six cents with name and address sent in.
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Athens Messenger
Washington
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