Flood Safety Topic at Fisher and Harbors Congress
A delegation from the Chamber of Commerce will attend the tenth annual Fisher and Harbors Congress in Washington December 2 to 4. Discussion will focus on flood prevention and river and harbor improvements along with how the opening of the Panama Canal may aid shippers. A bill proposing 49 million dollars for flood prevention in the Mississippi Valley will receive special attention, with projections of substantial savings to residents from future overflows.
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Chamber of Commerce
Fiihers and Harbors Congress
Washington
Pyname Canal
House of Representatives
Miksiesippi
1Te
Driver Pushes Child From Path Of Wagon Wheels
Wilbert Leader a five year old of Covington Ky narrowly escaped life threatening injury when a wagon driver backed toward him and pushed him beneath the vehicle. The child suffered only a bruise and was taken to a drug store and then home by his grandmother.
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Wilbert Leader
Pike Street
Covington
Richards
Heuck Company
Sixth
Walnut Streets
M. Gobel
Tango Ban Closes Dances at St Patrick’s School Event
A church order from Cardinal Farley halts tango and other fancy dances at a charity event at St Patrick’s School Hell on Northside. Archbishop Moetler disputes the quote, saying the ban targets certain dances, not all dancing.
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St. Patrick's School Hell
Northside
Farley
Charity Pegnon
Moetler
Nominated by Wilson for Philippine posts
Nominations for American members of the Philippine Commission were sent to the Senate by President Wilson today. The nominees include Henderson S. Martin as Public Instruction and Vice Governor of the Islands, Clinton J. Riggs of Baltimore as Secretary of Commerce and Police, and Winfred T. Denison of New York as Secretary of the Interior.
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Speket
Americas
Washington
Nev A
Philippine Commission
Senate
Wilsom
Hendersons. Martin
Public Instruction
The
Glands
Clinton J. Riggs
Baltimore
Commerce
Police
Winfred T. Denison
New York
Interior
Auto Victim Is Dead
Youngstown Ohio November 26 Henri Van Loan a chauffeur died from cuts after his car struck a pole and went through the windshield James Vieheh the other occupant was hurt seriously the vehicle was driven by Van Loan Special to Bee American
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Bae American
Youngstown
Henri van Loan
van Loan
James Vieheh
U S Seeks Crazy Snake For Reward Not Punishment
The United States again seeks Crazy Snake Chitto Harjo to pay a reward to his credit at a local agency. He has not been seen since spring 1909 after a Creek festival incident sparked a confrontation with deputy marshals. Reports say Crazy Snake was wounded and fled toward the south, with his followers scattered across the region and rumors of his death circulating but no conclusive proof.
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Sasca
Chitto Harjo
Crazy Snake
Crazy
Snake
Hickory Grounds
McIntosh County
Muskogee
Mciintosh
Cragzk Snake
Sherif Odom
Mcintosh
Waa & Poor
Kickapoo
Deep Fork
Mexico
Jan Apache
Arizona
Thomas Wilson
Wife seeks divorce after alleged beating and tooth loss
Annabel B o sues husband Bauer in a divorce and alimony petition filed yesterday through Fulford Shook and Kraw. She alleges years of mistreatment including a December incident where he returned drunk and struck her in the mouth, knocking out several teeth, and claims he associates with other women.
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Annabel Bo
George E
Krippendorf- Sinai
Concalspany
Fulford, Shook and
Kraw
Bauer
Baer
Four Negroes Sentenced in City Court Cases
Stanley Merritt pled guilty to manslaughter for the August murder case and received an indeterminate term at the Reformatory. Leroy Watkins, found guilty of shooting to wound Christopher Sand on October 7, was also sent to the Reformatory by Judge Cush ing. Edgar White and Arthur Brown were condemned for shooting to wound a police officer and assault, with White sent to the Reformatory indefinitely and Brown fined $100 and jailed for five months.
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Stanley Merritt
Ney
Cushing
Reformatory
Leroy Watkins
Christopher Sand
Edgar White
John Delaney
Arthur Brown
Caldwell
White
Reformacy
Brown
Histories omit women, say Washington suffrage group
Members of the College of the Women’s Equal Suffrage League protested that histories used in city schools overlook women. They condemned a footnote claiming William Lloyd Garrison failed to lead the abolition movement, criticizing the biased portrayal of reformers.
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Speeial
Washington
College of the Women's Equal Suffrage League
Garrison
Chauffeur Convicted for Drunken Driving in Municipal Court
Bernard Hengst, a chauffeur, was convicted in Cleveland Municipal Court of driving while intoxicated. He faces a one year driver's ban as the court’s punishment.
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Ameriican
Cleveland
Ohio
Munici‘pel
Bernard Hengst
Chamber of Commerce Change Notes and Upcoming Delegation Trip
The Chamber of Commerce announces changes and notes from the year. Delegates will attend the Rivers and Congress convention in Washington December 3 and 4. Thanksgiving closes Chamber offices tomorrow. Awards from the Boys Corn Acre Contest will be announced soon with winners to depart December 1 for Washington aboard the Obie Corn Special. Captain J P Elligen will speak at 1 15 P M about commerce with South America and his Amazon River command.
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Rivers and
Congress
Wash
A. P. Sandies
State Board of “Agriqulture
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
J.P. Elligen
South America
Eniron
Amazon River
Brazil
Husband pays $3,189.58 in divorce settlement
Louis Hooke, a department manager at Philip Carey Company, paid $3,189.58 into Judge Cushing's Court as the agreed property division in the divorce from Jeanie M. Hooke.
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Louis
Ex-Fighter Preaches First Sermon in Kittanning
Mark Beer of Wickero converts to the gospel and delivers his first sermon after being ordained. He began ministry studies following an ammission meeting and a year ago was a rising boxer.
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Spetter
Kittanning
Mark Beer
Wickhero
Labor to Pay Tribute to Bond Signers in St Louis
More than sixty thousand organized labor members in St Louis plan a reception for Colonel and Mrs Freach P Gardner at the Aschenbreeder Club December 6. Delegates will thank him for signing 899,900 bonds of IP Moegin and John Berry. Gardner, linked to industrial iron work, is cited as a millionaire who sanctioned the action.
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Sportal
St. Louis
oMo
Freach P. Gardner
Aschenbreeder Club
Lnbor
IP. Moegin
John Berry
Gardner
Fussell E Gardner
Arkansas
Missouri
Man Tells Judge His Trouble Is Light in Court
An arraigned man pleads minor woes to Judge Fricke before a bench full of cases. The judge offers perspective from others, including a battered wife, a beggar seeking workhouse shelter, and 27 saloon keepers, ending with the man vowing to reconcile with his wife.
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Andrew Hewtman
Elmerent
Fricie
Fricke
Mabdesan
Five Women Are Granted Divorces
Alice Covert of 2711 5k man street was granted a divorce and restored to her maiden name after testimony that her husband John W. Coovert often slapped her and drove her from the home. Ambate Tully of East Thirteenth Street received divorce alimony and child custody, her husband Joseph Tully described as a drunkard who abused her. Ethel Kehichter of Neywood spoke of failure to provide and was granted divorce with custody and weekly alimony from Carl Schlichter. Frances Perdue of 3252 Golden Avenue reported beatings by Timothy Perdue and was awarded alimony, custody, and divorce. Mary Page of Tremiont Street obtained divorce and custody after eight years of no support from Lee Page.
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John W. Coovert
Thetr
Det
Suty
Alice Covert
Fk Man Street
Alice
Menrath
Ambate Tully
Ethel Kehichter
Neywood
Moore
Carl Schlichter
Frances
Perdue
Golden’ Avenue
Judg’. Warner
Timothy Perdue
Mary Page
Tremiont Street
Lee Page
Bingy
Alumni secretaries elect officers for national association
Warwick of Ohio State University was elected first vice president of the National Association of Alumni Secretaries. Johnson of Minnesota was chosen president. Embree of Yale is second vice president, Shaw of Michigan secretary, Prescott of Louisiana treasurer. The report lists other officers and confirms election at the university gathering.
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Apesa
H. S&s. Warwick
Ohio State ‘University
National Association of Alumni
ER. B
Johnson
University of Minnesota
Dosen
Br.embree
Yale
Er Shaw
Michigan
Prescott
University of Louisiana
Reading man seeks ten thousand damages in court
William Gierdin and a minor of Reading Ohio through Thomas Giardin file suit in Common Pleas Court against Robert Meade for $10 000, alleging a June 4 motorcycle collision caused the plaintiff to spend 16 days in a hospital.
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William Gierdin
Reading
Ohio
Thomas Giardin
Robert Meade
Meanoogra
Fitch funeral held for Minnie Sherman Fitch in Calvary Cemetery
Mrs Minnie Sherman Fitch daughter of General William T Sherman was buried in Calvary Cemetery St. Louis today. The interment placed her in the family lot with General Sherman and Mrs Sherman buried there and a son.
Stepmother Charged With Cruelty In Bayonne Lad Case
The stepmother of 6 year old Richard Sandman of Bayonne is held on $1,000 bond for allegedly placing the boy’s hand on a hot stove and burning his face with matches before turning him from the home.
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New York
Richard Sandman
Bayonne
Mil ler, Survivor of Central Branch Home, Critical in Dayton
Mrs L Miller, lone survivor and former director founder of Central Branch National Military Home, is reported critically ill in a Dayton hospital. She cared for the clothing of 26 000 veterans during her tenure.
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Americas
Dayton
L. Miller
Central Branch National Military Home
The Playgoer's True Friend and Theatre Fare
A fragmentary exhibit lists acts and notices from the Orpheum and Garden venues, naming burlesque companies led by Dan Coleman and Billy Waiteen, a Kipling reference, and a program mix of vaudeville and short features. It notes management disputes and show closings affecting audiences in Corryville theaters.
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Leneon Ier
Kipling
Corking Geet Burlesque Company
Dan Coleman
Gayety Deere
Bilis
Waeteen
Baiabee
Death blamed on fright in strange horse incident
Special to The American from Philadelphia reports Mrs. Gertrude King Walker wife of Dr. Holmes Walker died after fright caused heart failure. She was in a tonneau of a car when a horse head suddenly thrust into the vehicle from foggy conditions allegedly startling the occupants.
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Gertrude King Walker
Holmes
Temple Raid Testimony in U N Cult Case
United Nations culture temple case goes to trial with Charles DeWorty of the Justice Department testifying about alleged interstate mailings of prohibited literature. Witnesses described temple rites at Masarian temple near Lake Park arenas with sunbeams and dewdrops playing a role in ceremonies.
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Americas
Oteman Zar- Adusht Hanist
Fedders
Macks Court
Ian
Charles TF. DeWorty
Department of Justice
Hele
Wttnese
Pew
Lake Park Arenas
Heniah
Paul Williams Dies on Trip to West
Cincinnati relatives mourn Paul Ernest Williams who died suddenly in Chattanooga Tennessee on Tuesday morning. His body will be taken to Delaware Ohio for burial with family from his home city since 1806. He was brother of George Williams secretary of Union Central Life Insurance and sister Mrs John Pattison widow of the former Governor of Ohio. Williams was in Chattanooga and will accompany the body north.
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Cinecinnati
Paul Ernest Williams
Chattanooga
Tenn
Delaware
Ohio
Will Hama
Union Central Lite Insurance Company
George ‘Williams
Ennion Central “Lite Insurance Company
de Williams
John’ M’ Pattison
Tre. Wiliams
Mhattadooga
Jealous husband accused in Ashcraft divorce petition
Alice EB Ashcraft filed for alimony and separation from Thomas Ashcraft through attorney Raymond Ratliff claiming extreme jealousy confined her at home and led to a confrontation with a revolver at her mother's house. She says he has not been heard from since the incident this year and alleges ongoing ultimatums.
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Alice EB. Ashcraft
Alverce
Raymond Ratliff
County Share Of New Court Cost Is Fixed
Assistant County Prosecutor Charles A Groom outlined the county s portion for the new Municipal Court before the County Commissioners The opinion lists payments including 3 0 per year for the chief justice 97 000 per year for the chief clerk 80 per year for the deputy clerk and up to 1400 per year for other deputies The report also details road improvement costs for Brewer road and various county office allowances for 1940s era positions including Probate Court County Clerk Treasurer Sheriff Recorder and others
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Charles A. Groom
Arthur Fricke
Cowen
Brewer Road
Texpayete
Gifford
May Exhibit in France Invitation to Lions Expedition
An invitation to participate in the international exhibition in France was received by the Chamber of Commerce from Laws, inviting local manufacturers to take part. The note reflects inquiries by the chamber into the Lions Expedition and the event planned for the coming year.
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Seihe
Commerre Vesterdas Hrowah
Spreai
Euweng
Portey
Lawns
Sein
Expe
Ton
Seine Mee Age Hs
Commerte
Treasure Found in Cache of Eccentric Iowa Farmer
Petersburg Indiana newspapers report Abraham Hoagland, a reclusive farmer, died at his home and left a buried fortune. A miner unearthed a cache worth 2400 dollars before dying of illness. Relatives await confirmation as to the buried location and disposition of the money.
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Speriai
Petersburg
Ind
Pet
Abraham Hoagland
la Pet
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