Study Reveals Vast Pennsylvania Crime Commission Findings
The Pennsylvania Crime Commission examined 44 000 criminal cases, card indexed from arrest to disposition, and found liquor law violations lead grand jury cases at 17 percent. Delays and preliminary hearings waste time, with only 31 percent of grand jury cases punished in Pennsylvania.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Pennsylvania Crime Commission
Pennsylvania
Grand Jury
Chicago
New York City
Milwaukee
Commission
A Thought For Today and Nature Has No Promise
A short religious reflection contrasts scriptural admonition with Horace Bushnell’s skeptical view that nature offers no social remedy for sin. The juxtaposition frames moral enforcement and philosophical caution in a concise devotional style.
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Horace Bushnell
Did Green Apples Really Hurt Anybody Then or Now
An essay recalling childhood lore about green apples eaten with salt and secret snacking behind the barn. The piece muses on stomach aches, water cramps, and the idea of blaming woes on pie crust, urging tempered habits to avoid blamed indigestion.
West Virginia Strictly Guards Wild Flowers and Shrubbery
West Virginia imposes a 100 dollar fine for picking wild flowers within 100 yards of a highway without landowner permission. Transporting collected flowers and shrubs is forbidden. State troopers are enforcing the wild flower and shrubbery law to protect tourism and natural beauty on mountain lands.
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Virginia
West Virginia
Saving Wild Flowers For All Eyes Not Private Keeps
The passage argues against privately taking wild blooms and trimming shrubs for private homes. It urges preserving these flowers and plants for public enjoyment and to prevent their rapid wilting when removed from natural settings.
Coal's Declining Grip on Global Fuel Use
Asserts that coal demand has fallen over the last decade due to oil and gas competition, increased water power, and efficiency gains. Notes U S coal exports shrink while oil production surges by about 150 percent, with some regional demand remaining but overall consumption dropping. Emphasizes that coal remains essential in parts of the country but overall trend is down.
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United States
Great Oceans
Are You Partly to Blame for Athens Parking?
A historical column laments Saturday night chaos in Athens with drivers crowding Court Street and Main Street, noting many car owners could walk and park on side streets yet choose to circle and idle. It argues the problem burdens shoppers who travel from distance and calls for more walking and better use of side streets.
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Athens
Court Street
Main Street
Day by Day in Greater New York City
Gilbert Swan surveys New York entertainment chatter on June 11. Ed Gallagher’s recent death sparks cabaret anecdotes about fame and fortune, while talk of Al Smith, Viking Press, Georges Carpentier, and Mitzi Marshall threads through Broadway and Wall Street. The piece notes doubles in films, a waning glamorous nightclub scene, and a light look at marriages and vaudeville.
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Gilbert Swan Messenevr
New York
Ed Gallagher
Mr. Gallagher
Mr. Shean
Ryan Poy
Eddie Foy Brigade
Gallagher-Shean
al Smith
Raphy
Oppenheimer
Viking Press
Georges Carpentier
Harry Hershfield
Mitzi
Boyd Marshall
Wall Street
W. C. Durant
Broadway
Outlands
Big Street
Madison Square Garden
Hippodrome
Mussolini Enters Vatican to Restore Papal Temporal Power
In a historic move Mussolini entered the Vatican for the first time at eleven in the morning and signed papers restoring the Pope's temporal power, ending fifty years of Papal self-imposed confinement.
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Rome
Mussolini
Vatican
Panoramic Fast Travel Looms Across the Nation
The era of rapid cross country trips begins this week as rail and air service cut the New York to Los Angeles journey to about sixty hours. The New York Central and Pennsylvania railroads spearhead the plan with bold leadership and the backing of powerful presidents. General Atterbury secures Col Lindbergh to chart the trans continental route and supervise the project, with Sante Fe forming a coalition with the Pennsylvania.
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New York
Los Angeles
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Atterbury
Lindbergh
Health and Diet Advice From Dr Frank McCoy
Public health column presents Dr Frank McCoys guidance on curing constipation through regular stooling after meals and high bulk greens, plus fluids and abdominal muscle work. It covers water use timing, possible need for medical manipulation for prolapse, and fruit fasts followed by greens to restore bowel flow.
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Frank McCoy
Opposing Views on Labor, Finance and Crime Sparks Debate
A socialist lathamite proposes public funding to modernize British railways to create jobs for workers. Richard F. Enright urges punishment through work rather than the electric chair. Joseph Cohen’s Chicago fish store is bombed after he joins dealer associations. The National Association of Mutual Savings Banks resists any alliance with the Federal Reserve. MacDonald’s plans for savings banks and depositors surface amid dole concerns.
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Joseph Cohen
Chicago
Mr. Cohen
National Association of Mutual Savings Banks
Savings Banks
Federal Reserve
Ramsay MacDonald
Savings Loan
Dle
Sworkmen
Dole
Causes for jaw cracking and tinnitus during meals
Reader M WN P asks about joints creaking including the jaw when eating and notes accompanying ringing in the ears. Potential links include temporomandibular joint strain ear pressure or nerve irritation. Recommend medical evaluation if persistent or painful.
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M. WN. P
Haunting England Buildings and Transcontinental Air Mail Facts
The piece cites English structures reputedly haunted including the Tower of London Windsor Castle Cambridge and Oxford universities Hampton Court St James Palace and more. It notes the New York to San Francisco air mail route as the longest trans continental path and discusses early rigid airship history referencing the ZR-3 and U S ambitions.
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H.C. A
New York
San Francisco
England
E.C. W
the Tower
Windsor Castle
Cambridge University
Oxford University
Hampton Court
St. James Palace
Bisham Abbey
Corby Castle
Rainham
Hilton Castle
Lambton Castle
Lowther Hall
Newstead Abbey
Peele Castle
Bolling Hall
Ince Hall
Charles Lindbergh
Paris
Tindbergh
FE. V. McCollum
United States
Los Angeles
Germany
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Council of Am ‘Bassadors
Myron 7
Yeptrick
Ambar
France
Weirst
Benent
Beliefs in Supernatural Omens Across Regions
The passage notes remnants of ancient practices where birds, dreams, and portents guided future predictions as an official state religion once did. It highlights lingering beliefs about ghosts and the moon in rural areas, and mentions feared evils like the evil eye in parts of Europe and luck charms in the United States such as horseshoes and four leaf clovers.
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Europe
United States
A Daily Study In Correct English Word Guide
W L Gordon explains common word usage errors and mispronunciations. It covers pillow versus pillar, begonia pronunciation, Buffalo spelling, and lists synonyms for acknowledge. The daily lesson highlights irremediable meaning and examples to grow vocabulary.
Notable Athens County Figures Highlight Local News
John Moore notes bright mining prospects in Athens County as William Warrener of the Athens County Grange writes on farming. Miss Nella McClain leaves for Cincinnati ahead of a Europe trip for a prize contest. George Kaler tosses another no hit effort, Athens wins 4 to 1 over Marion. Popularity contest leaders include Mary Ginnan H V Wolfe Helen Frebault and Dr My T Phillips. Ten years ago Clarice Daugherty graduates from John Hancock High with perfect attendance. Officials back Mayor Woodworth in opposing a Toledo bout with Willard Dempsey. H H Townsend elected to Kentucky Mining Institute leadership. A $250 drive for Herrold Place swimming hole starts with a $25 gift. Apple Jones performs an original Mac Bethel song at Knights of Columbus.
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Nella McClain
Cincinnati
Europe
Statue of Liberty origin and poem era clues in puzzle
A fragmented crossword clues page asks about the nation that gave the Statue of Liberty, Robert Burns and James Whitcomb Riley, and various verbs and nouns. It lists horizontal and vertical hints on words like tear stitches, opposite of credit, and form of moisture, with a final prompt Answer to Yesterday's Puzzle.
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William Makepeace Thackerary
Robert Burns
James Whitcomb
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