Ray 1 Smith Faces Gruesome Murder Allegations
Farmers and church leader Ray 1 Smith of Marshall County is accused of murdering his grandmother, embedding her body in concrete under a chicken house. His wife’s statement links his father's death to the case, with past family deaths adding to the mystery. Smith defends his innocence while fearing his time is running out due to tuberculosis.
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Ray
Smith
Marshall County
Farmer
Mra. Smith
Veteran Dr W S Rhodes dies in Nelsonville
Dr W S Rhodes of Nelsonville and Columbus physician J M Rhodes die after sudden illness. Funeral set in Columbus Thursday. Siblings include Mrs Sam Grove of Gary Indiana and Dr Rh Rhodes of Columbus. Mrs Frank North surprised on birthday with roses and tulips from Ladies Aid Society. afternoon social follows.
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W. S. Rhodes
Columbus
J. M. Rhodes
F Grant
H Rhodes
Ace
Glouster
Uester
Sam Grove
Gary
Ind
Rhhodes
W. Rhodes
Nelsonville
Frank North
Ladies’ Aid Soety
The
Christian Church
Correction on JT’s marriage rumor at Pilgrim Holiness Church
Mrs. Robert Keplar states the rumor is true that JT wed at the Pilgrim Holiness Church though she does not attend and retains her own faith as her church.
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Robert Keplar
Nash fined in Mayor Lax's court for traffic violation
Roy Nash was fined $1 in Mayor Lax's court last night for violating a traffic ordinance.
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Roy Nash
Lax
Elks Club Hosts Valentine Dance on Rocking Street
The Elks invite members and guests to a Valentine dance at their home on Rocking Street Thursday evening. Music and dancing run from 8:30 to 12:30, with attendees enjoying a social event in a welcoming setup.
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Order of Elks
Ocking Street
F. Elks
Pythians Initiate With Jetlock Supper Tomorrow
A Pythian meeting plans initiation and a jetlock supper. all members urged to attend. A parent reports his son Roy Nash was arrested for a tail light violation, paid a one dollar fine and costs, and notes repeated tail light losses after a sled wired to cars caused a wire pull. The parent urges prohibiting such hooking to autos to prevent injuries or deaths and subsequent arrests.
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Roy Nash
Mayor's Ice
Eastern Star entertains at Masonic lodge gathering
About 200 people attended a Tuesday evening Eastern Star event at the Masonic lodge. A dinner featured jonquils donated by W. W Ibson. Guests enjoyed contests, a quartet, stories by Mrs. James Beard and Rev. George E. Tifft, and a two-act school playlet with 22 roles. The chapter, 27 years old, has grown from 34 to 250 members.
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W. W Ibson
Elmer Bay
Walter Whitlatch
James Beard
Lincoln
George E.tifft
George E. Tifft
D. A. Ferree
Mes Beard
Os C
E. Washburn
Orr
Eastern Star
Eudora Apter
Tenty
Frances Willard Memorial Service Details
Memorial program for Frances Willard memorializes with a service at the home of Mrs M E Stratton on Thursday at 7 PM. The program features hymns and readings including Onward Christian Soldiers The Palms Nearer My God to Thee Frances Willard as I Knew Her and Flight of Ages with leadership by Mrs EF W Allen and Mrs Kate Herrold. A silver offering will be taken and all are welcome.
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Frances. Willard
Serce
Ken
Buchtel Resident Peter Higler Dies in Buchted
Peter Higler age 5 miner and longtime Buchted resident dies Tuesday at that place after illness. He leaves a wife a son and a daughter. Higler belonged to the Nelsonville Nice Lodge and funeral services will be arranged by that cremation. HH D. Krieg traveled to Logan to attend the funeral of Theodore Tritsch and New York street cleaners are said to be active in picking up airs.
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Buchtel
Peter Higler
Buchted
R. Higler
Nice Lodge
Nelsonville
Ral
HH. D. Krieg
Logan
Feodore Tritsch
York Street Cleaners
Alaska Soon to Feed Itself
The United States Department of Agriculture aims to boost Alaska’s self sufficiency by expanding soil productivity and home grown foods. Experiments with cattle breeds and successful hog breeding aim to produce hardy dairy cows and a fresh milk supply for residents.
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Washington
Alaska
United States Department of Agriculture
Women Replace Old Constable in Lima On Primary Vote
In Allen County three women were chosen to keep the peace replacing the former male constable, whose long moustache era ended with the advent of the primary voting system. The piece recalls the old practice of selecting constables by appearance and duration of moustaches.
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Lima. O
Allen County
Man Receives Death Penalty For Prisoner Murder
Clarence Bailey, after serving a short forgery sentence, killed a fellow convict at the State penitentiary. A circuit court jury has sentenced him to death for the murder of James Culpepper, marking a third defiant crime in his record.
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Montgomery
Ala
Clarence Bailey
State Penitentiary
Pailey
James Culpepper
Germany Leads World in Shipbuilding in 1923
Lloyds Register says Germany became the top shipbuilder in 1923 while England produced 648000 tons amid capacity of 3000000 tons. British output fell from 1400600 tons in 1922 to lower in 1923 due to government restrictions, weak orders, and French steel competition.
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London
Germany
Lloyd's Register
England
France
Ruhr
Legatee Ordered to Oppose Fireworks Movement
Miss Elizabeth Joan Coolidge, 16, is named chief legatee in the will of Asenath Carver Coolidge. Executors face pressure as she refuses to back a campaign against July Fourth fireworks, despite the late humanitarian’s personal estate.
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Watertown
N. Y
Elizabeth Joan Coolidge
Thomas J. Coolidge, Jr
Philadelphia
Asenath Carver Coolidge
Coolidge
Arlington Heights
Mass
Congress seeks treasury probe over bond duplication losses
Representative Wing of Illinois introduced a resolution in the House calling for a House Banking and Currency Committee investigation of the treasury department. The probe follows claims by Charles R Brewer that millions were lost through duplicate government bonds and that the duplicate bonds were destroyed by treasury officials.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Congressman Wing
Republican
Illinois
House
House Banking and Currency Committee
Charles R. Brewer
Department of Justice
Brewer
Treasury
Healing in Church of England Provokes Debate
A committee report for the Archbishops of Canterbury urges ill parishioners to seek physicians and surgeons for healing. It criticises amateur healers and warns the church against claiming bodily health cures, a stance triggering factional opposition within the Church of England.
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Church OF England
Land
Archbishop of
Canterbury
Novel Written to Tantalize Wife in English Court Case
Herbert Maurice Field was charged in court with writing a novel titled Margaret to tantalize his wife. Mrs. Fieldhouse sought separation on cruelty. She said the book included flattery of a bar maid and passages of love. She admitted she had read portions from his wallet.
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Morecambe
Eng
Herbert Maurice Fieldhouse
Margaret
San Diego Realtor Murder Suspect Pleads Not Guilty
F Drew Clark, indicted by a grand jury for the murder of George Schick, a wealthy San Diego realtor and former Ohioan missing since February 1923, appeared today in Judge J Luce's courtroom and pleaded not guilty. trial scheduled for March 11.
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San Diego
Cal
F. Drew Clark
George Schick
J Luce
Social London braces for a Labor Government
London society awaits a Labor Government with trepidation as Mayfair hostesses fear the era may end the long standing brilliant political receptions that have defined London's social life for decades.
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London
Worcester man resembles Lincoln in looks and manner
In Worcester Massachusetts a young printer and toolmaker named Arthur M. Bennett is hailed for his Lincoln likeness. Sculptor Andrew O Connor notes near identical facial features from eyes down and Bennett’s tall build mirrors Lincoln. Bennett, also known for impersonations and a thoughtful demeanor, is nicknamed Abe Link by coworkers.
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Worcester
Mass
Abraham Lincoln
Arthur M. Bennett
Lincoln
Bennett
Andrew O'Connor
O’connor
Moosehead Lake
Maine Woods
Abe Link
Charles Huntley
White House
Mississippi’s First Agricultural High School Noted
Mississippi became the first state in the Union to establish an agricultural high school, marking an early move to promote rural education.
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Mississippi
Union
English Speaking Club Grows Fast in Moscow
In rooms supplied by the soviet government the English Speaking club grows to be the largest in the capital. Big Bill Hayward, an American exile, spoke at a recent meeting joining both foreigners and Russians in the group.
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Moscow
Big Bill’ Hayward
Resignation of Hollenden Hotel Manager Tompkins
Roscoe J. Tompkins, manager of the Hollenden Hotel since its purchase by Herman Mack of Chicago last fall, has resigned. He played a leading role in bringing the Republican National Convention to Cleveland next June.
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Cleveland, O
Roscoe J. Tompkins
Hollenden
Herman Mack
Chicago
Tompkins
Cleveland
Cleve land GOP delegates face possible contest
In Ohio 15th district Cooklee candidates for Republican delegates to the Cleveland convention may meet competition. Grovers Hiansford and Howard P Wilkins of Cleveland toured the district and found strong Johnson sentiment that a contest appears likely.
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Bellaire
O.—Cooklee
Cleveland
Republican Party
Grovers, Hiansford
Howard P. Wilkins
Ohio River
Akron showdown over streetcar fares looms in council
Akron Ohio February 13 The city council plans adjourned session this afternoon to decide if the body will for two years or the life of the present administration ignore Northern Ohio Traction and Light Co requests for higher streetcar fares. Eight of twelve council members back Mayor Rybolt in opposing the traction company and the dispute may stretch late into the night if no bus ordinance is passed.
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Akron
Northern Ohio Traction & Light Co
D. C. Rybolt
Traction Company
Protests Over Immigration Bills Against Italians and Japanese
Secretary of State Hughes objects to features of new immigration restriction bills seen as discriminating against Italians and Japanese. Protests have been filed with the State Department by the Italian and Japanese ambassadors, and a letter was sent to House Immigration Committee Chairman Johnson.
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Washington
Hughes
Johnson
House Immigration Committee
State Department
A Tough Situation and a Remedy Recommend
A man describes severe stomach and liver trouble that left him despondent with five years of illness. After a cousin in Columbus recommended Mary's Wonderful Remedy, he states he improved markedly. The remedy is claimed to remove catarrhal mucus and inflammation in the digestive tract, with a money back guarantee. Distributed by McKee Drug Co and Gem Pharmacy.
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Columbus
Mary
McKee Drug Co
Athens
Gem Pharmacy
Nelsonville
Lima Mothers Demand Abolition of School Whipping
In Lima on February 18 the Federated Women's Clubs, with over 1,500 mothers, urged abolition of corporal punishment in public schools. The board refused the request and warned against litigation, accusing the federation of trying to steal thunder. Federation leaders threaten assault charges against teachers who use the whip.
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Lima
Ing
Federation
Lewiee
Annishe Mennonite Church Adds Nursery in Morgantown
The Annishe Mennonite church at Morgantown Pa will no longer accept small children at home with mothers absent from worship. A complete modern nursery has been installed in the new church building and a nurse will oversee Sunday services.
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Morgantown
Annishe Mennonite Church
Dechet List Found Ties Boston Clairvoyant Ring
San Francisco telegraphs Boston police seeking 100000 bail for Professor Francia Cook a society clairvoyant wanted in Cambridge for 12225 larceny. Police say Cook and Thomas O Mosette used coded cards in a luxury bungalow seance site with a national ring of fake seers. Mosette had previously jumped bail in Akron Ohio.
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San Francisco
Cal
Boston
Francia Cook
Thomas O. Mosette
Cambridge
Mosette
Akron
Cook
Mentho Sulphur Promises Quick Relief for Eczema
A noted skin specialist touts Mentho Sulphur as a cure for fiery itching eczema. The germ destroying preparation relieves irritation fast, soothes skin, and leaves it clear and smooth. Obtain Knowles Mentho Sulphur from any druggist and use as cold cream.
Tax plan comparisons show revenue losses to be $287M and $348M
Washington report to Congress by treasury actuary Joseph McCoy estimates Meilion plan would cut annual revenues by 287,841,251 dollars and the Democratic plan by 347,981,491 dollars, detailing fiscal impact.
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Washington
Congress
Joseph McCoy
Treasury
Pine Bluffs Scouts Help Count Traffic for Regulation Revision
Eighteen scouts stationed at busy corners in Pine Bluffs Arkansas conducted a full day preliminary traffic count to aid city officials revising traffic regulations. The boys stayed at their posts throughout the day and returned during the rush hours to renew vigilance.
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Pine Bluffs
Ark
Porto Rico Self-Government urged by governor general
Horace M. Towner, the American governor general of Porto Rico, urged Congress to grant complete self government for the island. The recommendation was presented today, February 12, signaling a push for broad political autonomy.
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Washington
Porto Rico
Congress
Horace M. Towner
Islands
Carter Refuses to Stand for Action of the Egyptians
In Luxor on Feb 12 the work on examining the sarcophagus and the Tutankhamun tomb near the Valley of the Kings was halted abruptly. Howard Carter, the noted cryptologist in charge, ordered the tomb closed due to courteous and sundry constraints imposed by the Egyptian government.
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Tutankhamen
Howard Carter
Tut
Carter
Luxor
Neypt
Tut-Ankh-Amen
Kings
Howard
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Abraham
Wan
Standard Safety Razor Corp
EFA
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Simmons
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J. E. Zeller
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