Woman's Missionary Society meets at Cameron home
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Christian church met yesterday at Mrs. Charles Cameron's home on North High street. The group planned a February 23 state conference at the church with Dr. E. Osgood of Tibet attending.
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Woman's Missionary Society of the Christian Church
Charles Cameron
North High Street
E. G. Pedigo
E. Osgood
Tibet
Frank Watkins
Pédigo
William Connett
Clarence Laughlin
Sam Henderson
A.N. Johnson
Harry Bennett
N. K. Alderman
H. 8. Wood
C. O. Clark
Pearl Drake
E. J. Person
William Ruston, Jr
Jolly Sewers
Jolly Sewers Club
John Dowler
East State Street
D. W. Ingerham
Charles Goodrich
Drake twins Ruth and Helen celebrated fifteenth birthday
Ruth and Helen Drake received a surprise party last evening at 16 Montrose Avenue hosted by their parents Mr and Mrs Pearl Drake. The Upstreamers Sunday school class and teacher Miss Maude Skidmore organized the event with Mildred Giesecke helping. Gifts, games, and St Valentine refreshments filled the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth
Helen Drake
Christian Church Sunday School
Maude Skidmore
Pearl Drake
Montrose Avenue
Drake
Mildred Giesecke
St. Valentine
Model Treaty Plan Extension Could Tie Britain Japan Norway Portugal
State Department officials mapped an ambitious program to extend a new model arbitration treaty to Britain Japan Norway and Portugal before their current agreements expire. Negotiations with Britain could begin next month with key dates in June August and November. The plan mirrors the Franco American arbitration treaty signed recently with only two substantive differences.
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Great Britain
Japan
Norveay
Portugal
Britain
Norway
State Department
Arbitration treaties and France draft shape Senate plans
The United States may extend arbitration pacts through a new model treaty if the Franco American agreement is ratified. France asks changes while the Dutch treaty expires March 25, 1929 and Brazil’s 1981 deal may be blocked by Monroe Doctrine limits. A modified treaty sans exception could replace Brazil and align with Netherlands.
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Netherlands
Brazil
Cigarette Production Records Shattered in 1927 United States
Washington reports 97,000,000,000 cigarettes produced in 1927, up about 7,000,000,000 from 1926, with smoking among women cited as a factor. Cigars fell to about 7,000,000,000. tobacco production dropped 18,000,000 pounds to 372,000,000. snuff rose over 2,000,000 pounds. playing cards rose to 44,000,000 packs.
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Washington
United States
Escaped Prisoners Sighted Without Deputies In Indy Case
Two convicts Samuel Baxter and John Burns were seen without deputies after leaving Lafayette for Pendleton reformatory. A filed pair of hand cuffs found in South Chicago fueled fears the men escaped. Deputies John P. Grove and Wallace McClure vanished with the prisoners Tuesday morning. Burns’ uncle said Baxter and Burns stopped at his Danville home about 9 am and were told to leave.
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Lafayette
Ind
Chicago
Samuel Baxter
John Burns
John P. Grove
Wallace McClure
Pease Reformatory
Pendleton
John Smith
Burns
Danville
Baxter
Trio Arrested in Marietta for Forgery Plot
Mabel Welch Louise Seeley and George Backman were arrested in Marietta on forgery charges. Police say they are wanted in Columbus Canton Akron Zanesville and other cities for passing bogus checks. They were caught passing 20 50 checks on the nonexistent Lakeview Trust Company of Chicago. Welch claims danger and names Backman as her public agent with Seeley from Cincinnati as her companion.
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Marietta
Mabel Welch
Louise Seeley
George Backman
Columbus
Canton
Akron
Zanesville
Lakeview Trust Company
Chicago
Miss Welch
Backman
Cincinnati
Miss Seeley
Ice Gorge Movement Forecast Near Marietta
Remnants of the ice gorge at Parker's Landing in the Allegheny River, which broke Thursday morning, are expected to pass Marietta the latter part of this week. J. Henry Best reports no damage at head waters from the ice flow.
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Marietta
Parker's Landing
Allegheny River
J. Henry Best
Non-Support Case Is Lost in Floodwood Court
Charles Smith faced a non support charge in Magistrate Carl Porter’s court after an affidavit by Mrs Smith. Porter ordered $7 monthly for each of his three minor children plus $14.95 costs. Smith was arrested in Buchte by Constable Harry Dalton.
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Charles Smith
Floodwood
Carl Porter
Smith
Hickman Found Sane in Parker Murder Case
William Edward Hickman faces a death sentence or life term after a jury ruled him sane in the Marian Parker kidnapping and murder. Judge Trabucco will set the exact sentence tomorrow amid possible new-trial motions and appeals. Hickman’s co defendant Welby Hunt awaits trial for Ivy Toms murder.
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LOS_ANGELES
Calif
U.P
William Edward Hickman
Marian Parker
J. J. Trabucco
Lis
Confessed Slayer of 13 Dies in Texas Electric Chair
Huntsville Texas February 10 UPI George J Hassell confessed slayer of thirteen persons died in the electric chair at Texas state prison. He was strapped in at 12 23 a m and pronounced dead at 12 29 a m. Hassell was executed for the murder of his stepson on December 24 1926 and confessed to killing his wife six stepchildren and five others in California. His wife and her children were found clubbed to death in a storm cellar on the Hassell farm.
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Huntsville
Tex
U.P
George J. Hassell
Texas State Prison
Hassell
California
Earthquakes Felt Across Mexico City and Regions
Earthquakes were reported from several localities in Mexico last night. In Mexico City lights swayed and houses creaked while people gathered outside until the tremors subsided. The principal quake lasted about two minutes with no damage reported today.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Bodies Found Linked to Missing Deputies Near Kokomo
A letter said to be from two convicts missing with two deputies since Tuesday notified Sheriff Charles M. Johnston in Lafayatte that the deputies were buried in a stone quarry near Kokomo Indiana.
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Kokomo
Ind
Charlies M. Johnston
la Fayette
Shock of Nephew's Death Kills Aunt
Columbus report says Guy Underwood 31 of near Mechanicsburg died from a self inflicted neck wound. His aunt Mrs. Charles P. Guy of Roseville Madison county died Wednesday from shock upon hearing his accident news. Underwood left behind his mother widow of the late Guy Underwood London Ohio political assistant librarian of the U. S. House of Representatives.
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Columbus
U.2
Guy Underwood
Mechanicsburg
Underwood
Charles P. Guy
Roseville
Madison County
London
Ohio
U. S. House of Representatives
Landslide Threat Prompts Cliff Avenue Evacuations
Steubenville residents brace for a landslide in the Cliff avenue district as boulders loosened by rain threaten homes. City workers roped off the danger area while officials warn that weakened railing has compromised the hillside above the avenue.
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Steubenville
Cliff Avenue
1929 Auto Tags To Be Green and Black
Columbus reports the 1929 automobile license plates will feature a sea green background with raised black letters and numerals Secretary of State Clarence J Brown announced. More than 1 800 000 plates will be manufactured for 1929 Brown said.
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Columbus
Clarence J. Brown
Brown
Confused Material Surrounds Springfield Senate Candidacy
Frantic local reporting outlines Frank I. Smith seeking election and reappointment amid vacancy turmoil. Rumors claim Senate seat issues, governor involvement, and primary nomination plans for November.
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Springfield
Frank I. Smith
Smith
Witprovat
Senate
A Smith
Vahonae
Len
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