Bequest to Negro Servants Upheld in Kentucky Will
A Lexington jury upheld a 1924 will by John T. Hughes leaving most of his estate to his negro servants Ellen Davis and others while $100,000 went to the Kentucky Female Orphan School. The Blue Grass home with furnishings was left to Ellen Davis and Robert H. Hughes. An appeal was anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
John T. Hughes
Gine Rng
Hughes
Kentucky Female Orphan School
Midwall
Ellen Davis
Blue Grass
Toobert H. Hughes
Robert Hughes
S.S.S. Blood Purifier Promises Strength and Nerve Power
Advertises S.S.S. as a vegetable blood purifier and builder since 1826. Claims to increase red blood cells, strengthen nerves, boost energy and vitality, and improve appearance, with promises of reducing impurities and rheumatism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.S.S
Lengthen the Skirts and Let Boys Study Plea to Teachers
Chicago May 27 World News Service reports Superintendent William McAndrews urged looser longer skirts for younger teachers to reduce distraction for boys. Principals discussed the issue but the Teachers' Federation voted to ignore the request. Margaret Haley challenged funding ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
World News Service
Chicago
William McAndrews
Teachers’ Federation de
Margaret Haley
Federation
Aged woman's joy as heirs pass to Negroes valued at 200000
A large crowd, many white, congratulates the elderly woman who yields farm land and property valued around 200 000 to Black heirs.
Akron man kills wife daughter then himself over grand jury
Jacob Haas a 44 year old rubber worker shot and killed his wife Margaret and daughter Elizabeth 17 before fatally wounding himself amid threats to hide from penitentiary. Two daughters survive in Germany and at work. Mrs Haas stated he had mistreated Elizabeth and threatened to kill the family.
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Associated Press
Akron
Summit County
Jacob Haas
Margaret Haas
Elizabeth
Margaret
Emma
Germany
Haas
Crafts
McDonnell
Ohio Eyes Full CMTC Quota As Alternates Possible
Ohio has met its quota for CitizensMilitary Training Camps announced by Judge Roettinger Hamilton County Chairman. An opening remains for younger men to enroll as alternates to fill any vacancies. Applications should be sent promptly to Judge Roettinger or Colonel Matthew C. Smith 203 Gwynne Building.
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Ohio
Judge Roettinger
Hamilton County
Matthew C. Smith
Gwynne Building
Indiana Governor Grants Castro clemency to life imprisonment
Indiana Governor Jackson commuted Jose Castro's death sentence for the murder of East Chicago police officer Paul Burdick to life imprisonment. Castro, a Mexican suspect, faced execution on June 12 after a Supreme Court affirmation of his conviction. clemency followed telegrams from prominent Mexicans and talks with prison officials.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Jose Castro
Lake County
Chicago
Jackson
Indiana
Castro
Supreme Court
State Board of Ideas
Mexico
Paul Burdick
Railroad valuation witness backs higher Nickel Plate merger stock
W W Colpitts told the Interstate Commerce Commission that earnings justify a different stock split for the Nickel Plate merger involving Chesapeake and Ohio Erie Pere Marquette and Hocking Valley systems. He noted debt maturity business prospects and policy should be weighed and argued C and O stockholders deserve higher preferred and common allocations than proposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
W. W. Colpitts
Interstate Commerce Commission
New Nickel Plate Company
O. P
M. J. van Sweringen
Nickel Plate
Chesapeake and Ohio
Erie
Pere Marquette
Hocking Valley
Colpitts
Wealthy Kentucky heiress says New York man robbed her
Miss Susan D Hennings a wealthy Kentucky cattle farmer reported to police that bond salesman John F Simmons robbed her of 31000 in jewels furniture paintings and other stored property in New York since meeting in Washington D C Simmons faces grand larceny charges Detectives say she recovered 14000 of the property
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World News Service
New York
Susan D. Hennings
Kentucky
John F. Simmons
Hennings
Simmers
Washington, D. C
Simmions
Bank Robbers Terrorize Brook Town in Indiana
Eight to twelve automobile bandits seized Brook Indiana near Kentland on May 27 robbed the State Bank vault of about 2500 dollars. Wires were cut, lights out, and residents held at bay while the robbers escaped in two cars with Illinois plates. Ralph Lomax, night watchman, was overpowered. Edwin Clinton, 34, the town telephonist, warned citizens after siren failed. George Ade, Brook resident and bank director, linked to the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Kentland
Ind
Brook
State Bank
Ralph Lomax
Edwin Clinton
Illinois
George Ade
Bank Robbery Suspects Captured After Car Chase
Two of four armed robbers in Des Moines Cottage Grove State Bank hold up were captured near Avenue City, Missouri, after a running gun battle with St. Joseph officers. Wounded assailant Frank Revio identified himself. another man injured under an overturned car refused to name himself.
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ST. Joseph
Cottage Grove State Bank
Des Moines
Avenue City
Frank , Revio
Bank wife feigns fright to trigger alarm. robbers flee with 1500
In Des Moines on May 27, Mrs. T H Miner, wife of Cottage Grove State Bank president, pretended fear as trespassers entered the bank and touched a burglar alarm. The three robbers escaped with 1500 dollars. it was her second brush with robbers after a vault incident two years earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Cottage Grove State Bank
T. H. Miner
Five Thousand Guns Sunk in Lake Erie
Cleveland authorities disposed of five thousand confiscated firearms in Lake Erie. police packed them into forty sacks and dumped them from a boat several miles offshore in the largest such destruction to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake
Associated Preas
Cleveland
Lake Erie
Unsettled Southeast and Midwest Weather Report May 27 1925
Weather across Ohio Tennessee Kentucky West Virginia Indiana shows unsettled or partly overcast conditions Thursday with chances of showers in some areas and fair, rising temperatures by Friday. A May 27 1925 record lists temperatures across multiple cities and compares to past years with notes on precipitation and clear to cloudy conditions.
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Ohio
Tennessee
Kentucky
West Virginia
Indiana
Eastport
Boston
City
Omaha
Birming
Denver
N. Orleans
Pheonis
Galveston
Spokane
Pittsburgh
Louisville
Ise
Lance
Nashville
Winni - Seaiee
S.marie
Lee
Greene Line Steamer Leaves May 28 for Several Ports
The Greenwood steamer departs Thursday May 28 at 6 p m from the Greene Line wharf for Portsmouth Ironton Ashland Catlettsburg Huntington Gallipolis and intermediate points. Telephone Main 1457.
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Greenwood
Greene Line
Portsmouth
Ironton
Ashland
Catlettsburg
Huntington
Gallipolis
Charleston
Telephone
Obituary of Kerman Loewenstein Former Cincinnati Packer
Kerman Loewenstein 87 former Cincinnati Abattoir vice president died at home 693 Gholson Avenue after a short illness. He was born in Germany and came to Cincinnati at 20 to enter the packing business with his brother August. Survived by five daughters two sons Ben Daniel and daughter Mrs Morris Sax reside in Cincinnati others in Boston Chicago Los Angeles and San Francisco. Funeral at 4 today at home Rabbi James G Heller officiating. Burial at United Jewish Cemetery Walnut Hills.
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Herman Loewenstein
Cincinnati Abattoir Company
Gholson Avenue
Loewenstein
Germany
Cincinnati
August Loewenstein
B’nai B'rith
Plum Street Temple
Ben
Daniel
Morris Sax
Lee Einstein
Boston
F. J. Damiani
Chicago
Mathilda Stone
Los Angeles
Samuel Selling
San Francisco
James G. Heller
United Jewish Cemetery
Walnut Hills
Judge Bell Eulogizes Lewis Hall at Funeral
Funeral services for Lewis Hall aged 67 of Carthage were conducted yesterday afternoon at Hodapp Funeral Establishment. Judge Samuel W. Bell delivered the eulogy and the Rev W F Smith of Carthage Christian Church officiated. Burial followed in Spring Grove Cemetery. Hall resided in Carthage for over fifty years and was with the Warner Elevator Company. He is survived by his widow and three daughters Ruth Elsie and Florence.
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Lewis Hall
Fairpark Avenue
Carthage
Hodapp
Carthage Pike
W. F. Smith
Carthage Christian Church
Samuel W. Bell
Spring Grove Cemetery
Hall
Warner Elevator Company
Ruth
Elsie
Florence
Jane Alexander Hume Died in Florence After Childbirth
Jane Alexander Hume wife of American novelist Cyril Hume died in Florence on May 24 from puerperal fever following the birth of her first child, a daughter. Mr. Hume will take the body to America.
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Jane Alexander Hume
Beatrich Baskerville
New York World News Service
Rome
Cyril Hume
Florence
Funeral Services Held For Mrs. Mary Young In Indiana
Funeral services were held today at Osgood for Mrs. Mary Young age 79 who died Monday. She survived by five daughters Mrs. Hosie Nerbon Mrs. Barbara Kieffer Mrs. Anna Spiering of Cincinnati Mrs. Kate Longacre and Mrs. R A Creigmile of Osgood and two sons Jacob Young of Osgood and John Young of Aurora Ind.
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Mary Young
The
Commercial Tribune
Versailles
Ind
Osgood
Hosie Nerbon
Barbara Kieffer
Anna Spiéring
Cincinnati
Kate Longacre
R. A. Creigmile
Jacob Young
John Young
Aurora
American Plan Adopted to Curb White Slavery
Miss Grace Abbott of the U S Children's Bureau observed a League of Nations advisory session where an American program to curb trafficking of women and aid child welfare was adopted. The plan emphasizes general aims over specialization and divides work into trafficking and child welfare with hopes for U S funding and philanthropic support.
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Albin E. Johnson
New York World News Service
Geneva
Grace Abbott
United States Department of Labor
League of Nations
League
Abbott
United States
Washington
N. Y
Name list and addresses for decoration along march route
Society Notice says Lee Quitman, Chairman of Decoration Committee, asks property owners and tenants along the line of march to decorate homes and businesses with flags and bunting. The text lists numerous names and addresses including places in New York City and other streets.
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Lee Quitman
Scottish Rite Annual Meeting and Ohio Consistory Installations
The Scottish Rite Cincinnati Rose Croix annual meeting for election and installation will be held Thursday evening at 8 p.m. Gregory Smith M.W. M will preside. The Ohio Consistory triennial meeting for installation of officers begins at 8:30 p.m. Commander‑in‑Chief Willard D. Haines and Secretary William Argos will attend. Members of Jr. and D. of A will assemble at Napoleon and Race streets May 30 at 8:30 a.m. for Decoration Day parade.
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Cincinnati
Rose Croix
Gregory. Smith
Ohio
Willard D. Haines
Memorial notices from Chicago area deaths May 1925
Beaths Emma Jane mother of Mrs Joel Moores and Mrs Leonard J Silver of Chicago died at 3922 South Madison avenue Norwood. Services May 28 at 2 pm at W D Jacobs funeral home Gilbert avenue and Locust street. Brockmann J H devoted husband of Louise Brockmann nee Becker and father of Harry Brockmann died May 25 at 518 Riddle road. Funeral May 28 at 2 pm from residence then 2:30 pm service at Hauselmann Temple Clifton avenue. Hollenbeck Edwin F husband of Kate Hollenbeck died May 26 in San Diego and burial there Friday afternoon. Isgrigg Captain W H husband of the late Lida Campbell Isgrigg died May 27 at daughter’s residence Pleasant Ridge in his 84th year. Funeral Friday 2 30 pm at residence. Loewenstein Herman Loewenstein died May 27 at 698 Gholson avenue Avondale in 87th year. Funeral Thursday 4 pm at residence. Skinner Joanna sister of A E Moore died May 25. Services May 29 at 2 pm at 2845 Astoria avenue Hyde Park. Schramm Margaret aunt of Charles L and J Edward Runk died May 26 at 3337 Line avenue Walnut Hills. Remains at W Mack Johnson funeral home Evanston. Funeral May 29 at 10 am at Evanston Christian Church. Interment Peters burg Ky.
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Albright
Emma Jane
Joel Moores
Leonard J. Silver
Chicago
Madison Avenue
Norwood
W. D. Jacoes
Gilbert Avenue
Locust Street
Brockmann
J. H
Louise Brockmann
Bécker
Harry Brockmann
Riddle Road
Hauselmann Temple
Clifton Avenue
Hollenbeck
Edwin F
Kate Hollenbeck
Harry M. Hollenbeck
San Diego
Isgrigg
Lida Campbell Isgrigg
Ednesday
James C. Marshall
Beredith Place
Pleasant Ridge
Louisville
Loewenstein
Herman Loewenstein
Bay
Gholson Avenue
Avondale
Skinner
Joanna
A. E. Moore
Mon
Astoria Avenue
Hyde Park
Schramm
Margaret
Charles L
J. Edward Runk
Tueday
Line Avenue
Walnut Hills
W. Mack Johnson
Mcillan
Upland Place
Evanston Christian Church
Petersburg
Cremation Ad Promotes Free Booklet in Union Central Bidg
Trade card style notice for Cin. Cremation Con offering free booklet from 613 Union Central Building. Mentions free chapel and contact M 3095. Creates an advertising lodging in the city page.
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Union Central
The Day's Record In Liquor Courts
Fines listed for numerous defendants with addresses across West Liberty West Sixth Central Carlisle and other streets. Amounts range from 100 to 400 dollars plus costs with several entries noting costs only.
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Langdon Reddinghuis
West Liberty Street
Homer Frazier
West Sixth Street
Herbert Smith
John Ziza
West
McMicken Avenue
Virgin Martin
Central Avenue
Gaston
Carlisle Avenue
Srth Street
Taylor Coleman
Denuccio
Boone Street
Siewenen Allen
East Third Street
William Bridges
Les Collier
William Dinger
George Pass
Front
Ludlow
Prince of Dahomey Beaten by Police in Chicago Barroom
Prince Kojo nephew of the late King Behanzin of Dahomey recovering after a clash with an Irish officer and a German waiter at Schulder's seafood emporium in Chicago. After refusing to leave he fought Police Officer Mike Murphy who struck him twice and knocked out two teeth. the prince was later acquitted of disorderly conduct in court.
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New York World News Service
Chicago
Prince Kojo
Behanzin of
Dahomey
Jane Addams
Schulder
Prince
Oder
Mike Murphy
Gwan
Murphy
Grand Jury Works talk at Exchange Club meeting today
The Rev John F Herget of Ninth Street Baptist will speak on Grand Jury Works at the Exchange Club noon meeting at the Chamber of Commerce. Other items include a memorial for Gold Star Mothers at Ault Park and a St Vincent de Paul Church fundraiser at Eagles Hall.
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John F. Herget
Ninth Street Baptist Church
Thalian-Kilmer Dramatic Club
Union
Eagles Hall
Walnut Street
St. Vincent de Paul
Archbishop Moeller
Daughters of Isabella
St. Francis de Sales Hall
Madison Road
Woodburn Avenue
Thomas Morrow
Chicago
Ill
Norma Soellner
Clemmer
Fairview Hall
Births in Colerain and nearby streets
Bolan Charles and Gertrude Colerain Pike a boy. Braunstein Charles and Ethel 807 Woodland Avenue bov. Oteee Emma 2368 Laredo coi Dankrth Louis and Alma 3319 Ibsen Avenue gir. Edwards Edward and Grace 1609 Central Avenue rE Kade tz Dare and Sarah 639 Central Avenue bov. Kline Jacob and Rose 516 Ridgaway Avenue girl. Knierein rank and Aleen 4238 Williamson Place girl. Maham Nelson and Anna 4218 Thirty arms girl. Schmi Arthur and Adaline 2161 Winchester Street girl. Jean and Helen 315 Wilmuth Street Ullner ry and Nettie 734 West Court Street girl.
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Bolan
Charles
Gertrude
Colerain Pike
Braunstein
Ethel
Woodland Avenue
Otee
Emma
Laredo
Louis
Alma
Ibsen Avenue
Gir Edwards
Edward
Grace
Central Avenue
Dare
Sarah
Kline
Jacob
Rose
Ridgaway Avenue
Knierein
Rank and Aleen
Williamson Place
Maham
Nelson
Anna
Schmi
Arthur
Adaline
Winchell Street
Jean
Helen
Wilmuth Stree Ullner
Nettie
West Court Street
Steamship News: Incoming and Outgoing Vessels Listed
Shipping news from New York items incoming May 28 include Rotterdam Bremen Santa Marta Southampton and outgoing May 23 list Brockholen to Enburg United States to Estonia and Ancon to Cristobal. Arrivals May 9 to May 20 include Ka from San Francisco Mar Washin from Hang?e Westphalia Hamburg and France from Havre.
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New York World News Service
York
Shipping News
Rotterdam
Luetzow
Bremen
Carrillo
Santa Marta
President Harding
Southampton
Dee
Hamburg
Igenland
Antwerp
Heville
E Town
Brockholen
Enburg
Nited States
Esthenia
Fuentes
London
Elisa
Pristobal
San Juan
Ansieks
Zone Aires
Guiana
Barbados
Cristobal
Gheboe Thierry
San Francisco
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Areds
Challenge
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Gibson
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Andes
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J. T. Hatfield
Hatfield- Reliancé Coal Company
Falls
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Parkersburg
W. Vetenon
Pleasant Va
Dam
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BRR
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Tenn
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New Orleans
Sea
Franklin, Pa
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Radford
Vanhoe
Vail
Narrows
Hinto
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Williamson
W. Va
Ikeville
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St. Louis
Ark
Nee Tonne
P—Peel
Kerman Loewenstein
Packer
Bell
Albert Preuss
Paula Stuhmiller
Warner Sayers
Virginia I. Burkhardt
Byron Oo Achie Senors
Marcus A. Curran
Florence C. Enneking
Anna Maile
Harry Kant
Raymond J. Hausert
Ree Vom
William E. Fay
Fred Schmidt
Anna Frankel
Agnes I. Prizer
Wees
Bereeeeeed
Teeeee Neem
E. Third St
Clinton Sp
Rose Hill
Longworth St
W_ Court
New York City
Mulberry St
Rose Hill Av
Prospect Place
Ridgeway Nv
Rachel
Anthony Apmis
Society Notice
Lodge
Busse & Borgmann Co
Freeman Avrense
Lionized Prince
Acop
Kojo
Robert E. Bentley
American Legion
Iapion Neweaporters
Alter C. Clemens
Omist Club
W. Stanton Locke
Walter Miller
Wrigleys
Binales
CY Teth
Sata
L-A-S
Vadis
Nero
Poppa
Christian Tyrs
Sla
Ladies of the Court
Circus Maximus
Mamertine
Emil Jannings
Steamship News
B. F. Keith
Bosder River
Photoplay Directory
Elinor Glyn
Lew Cody
Harriet Ammond
Quo Vadis
Capitol
His
Blanche Sweet
Ronald Colman
Richard Barthelmess
Alice Joyce
Mary Brian
Neil Hamilto
Talker
Lewis Stone
Anna Q. Nilsson
Richard DIX
Frances Howard
Charley Chaplin
the Kid
Claire Windsor
Tom
Mary Philbin
Rose OF
Paris
Forest
Orpheum
Conrad Nagle
Fox News
Sky Theater
Aleo Fox Monkey
COX— Mat
Stuart Walker Company
Father
Meyer Davis
Th Zoo
ZOO Clubhouse
Cartier and Zanou
ZOO Dansant
Charles McClure
Zoa
Provinc
Zena Keefe
the Beak Swan
T Marie Prevost
Monte Blue
Commercial Square
Fifth
Sixth Streets
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