Revolutionary method to convert iron ore into steel
A young Minnesota woman chemist and iron worker claims a new low grade ore reduction method will directly yield steel, promising far reaching economic impact. Despite hype, historical calls for feminism and equal work persist amid debates on practicality and industry change. The piece notes a dangerous influenza on the West Coast, health warnings, and urges preventive measures. It also highlights roadway improvements, university sportsmanship ethics, and a tenetful code favoring fair play and respect for opponents.
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Minnesota
Good Bed FELLOW Slogan and Misc Fragments Reach Court
A fragmentary OCR item shows odd text including good bed fellow and hot water bottle references with a price and a court address. The text is incomplete and unreadable in places but indicates a local notice or ad fragment with product mentions and a West Main Street address.
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West Main St
Christmas Son Line For Beloved Family Entourage
Special line of Christmas wishes for Mother Father and Sister in law. Engraved cards will be delivered in about a week with your name included.
East Side Road Debate and County Improvement Plan
The piece argues roads improvement should follow distinct routes: Halleck road to Morgantown is a state highway with state road commission oversight, while East Side road falls under the county court for Taes and Marion counties. It urges early next spring work to hard-surface the East Side road, prioritizing it as the county’s major project for next year, and stresses cooperative efforts between citizens and authorities. It also discusses broader themes of regional cooperation and avoiding a competitive navy among nations.
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East Side Road
Vation
Halleck
Morgantown
State Road Commission
East Side
Taes
Marion County
Taylor
State Highway Commission
Naval Equality Debate Between Britain and America
The piece discusses opposing views on naval equality. Supporters argue for equal tonnage and armament across vessels, while critics say practical equality is impossible due to geography and strategy. Viscount Cecil proposes mathematical equality in tonnage and guns distributed by each nation to fit needs.
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America
Great Britain
Viscount Cecil
Congress panels hear Kellogg on renunciation of war
Senate Foreign Relations Committee hears Secretary Kellogg on the Kellogg Briand treaty for renunciation of war. Boulder Dam consideration continues. House Foreign Affairs Committee meets. Treasury postal hearings advance in the House with amendments. Census reapportionment and appropriations subcommittees mop up war agriculture state justice commerce labor. Marine Corps personnel hearings by House Naval Affairs Committee.
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Senate Foreign Relations
Kellogg
Boulder Dam
Senate
House
Foreign Affairs Committee
House Census Committee
House Appropriations
Naval Affairs Committee
Horders
Celler
New York
Laguardian
Lozier
Missouri
Howlder Dam
Treasury-Post Office
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Appropriations
House Foreizn Utait
Coolidge
Secretary of the Interior
West
Secretary of Commerce
Whiting
Tansmit Hone
Nee
Public Lands Committee
Kellogg urges continued debate on liquor and war peacetime talks
A lengthy Washington floor session centers on liquor policy and enforcement, with Rep Lozier noting discontent with the dry law. Kellogg and Briand treaty discussions loom as Senate and House committee work shifts to appropriations and reapportionment issues. West nomination sparks anticipated opposition while anniversaries highlight Prudential life insurance service.
Prudential Agent Thanks Readers for Support in 1925
R E Blaney of Grafton West Virginia expresses gratitude for the kindness shown to him during his years as a Prudential agent. He notes the value of life insurance in supporting families where the wage earner is gone and reflects on the satisfaction of settling policies for widows and orphans. December 7 1925.
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Tae Tridential Insurance Company of America
Thetr Company
Tprudential
Prudential Company
Prudential
R. E. Blaney
Grafton
W. Va
Date Set for Jaworski Execution in Pittsburgh Case
Governor Fisher fixed the execution date for Paul Jaworski, tied to a payroll dynamiting in Pittsburgh two years earlier. The condemned man heard the decision without visible emotion, replying only that it has been fixed as he sat on his cot, calmly smoking a pipe.
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Fisher
Paul Jaworski
Pittsburgh
Iisher
Jaworski
Sen
Pittsburgh Payroll Robber Sentenced For 1925 Murder
A man condemned for killing J. L. Gump, payroll guard at Pittsburgh Terminal Coal, during the 1925 payroll car holdup, was jailed awaiting execution. He later escaped by shooting his way out, was wounded in Cleveland gun battle, and a policeman died.
Two More Men Named in Rothstein Slaying Investigation
New York police publicized the names of two additional suspects in the Arnold Rothstein murder case, James Quig Joy and Johnnie Burke, amid ongoing inquiries. The grand jury had indicted four men, with two concealed by aliases and one already arrested facing murder charges.
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New York
Arnold Rothstein
James
Libby
Quig- Joy
Johnnie Burke
Hyman
Gilily
Biller
Lege Pseulonpeme
Ohn Doe
Richard Roe
Edarre Mavens
Loepn
Smushy
Tiller
Eight Strikers Killed In Colombian Walkout
In Bogota on December 7 the Espectador reported eight strikers dead and several wounded as soldiers tried to restore order in the Santa Marta banana region. A state of siege was declared and General Carlos Vargas named civil and military commander. Labor leaders sought a peaceful settlement with Industry Ministry officials as Jefferson Fattery said the United States government had no special instructions but that Colombia would protect American interests.
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Bogota
Colmbia
Espectador
Santa Marta
Carlos Vargas
San
Jefferson Fattery
United States
Washington
Death of Longfellow’s Daughter at Cambridge Home
Cambridge obituary notes Miss Alice Mary Longfellow, 78, eldest daughter of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, died in Cambridge. A Radcliffe College graduate, she was active in education, served on Radcliffe’s associates board and was Massachusetts vice regent of the Mount Vernon association. Also, veteran NL umpire W J Klem announced resignation from umpiring duties in Miami Beach.
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Cambridge
Mass
Alice Mary Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Longfellow
Alice
Dauigh
Radcliffe College
Associates
Radcliffe
Massachusetts
Mount Vernon’ Association
Sheriff Sale in Taylor County WV on Pruntytown Tel Co
The Sheriff of Taylor County West Virginia will sell the Pruntytown Telephone Company and about sixtyfive miles of wiring poles and brackets in Boothscreek and Court House districts at the Taylor County Courthouse on December 16 1928 at 2 PM for cash due to nonpayment of taxes. Taxpayers are warned to pay before December 15 1928 as tax collection stops between December 15 and January 1 1929.
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Sherify
State of
West Virginia
Pruntytown Telephone Compan
Circuit Court
Ty County
Court House
Taylor Co
State of West Virginia
Pruntytown Telephone Company
Boothscreek
Cash
H. B. Newson
Taylor County
W. Va
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Teading
Mairmont
M& Clelland
Unisesty
Halleck Road
Univerity of
Tlinois
She
RED’ Cross Pharmacy
West Grafton
Cas
Grafton Hardware
East Main St
Kuppenheimer
F. Friedman & Son
House OF Kuppenheimer
Klein
Rts
Congress
Police
NEI
Rothstein
St. Louis
W. J. Klem
Post-Dispatch
Miami Beath
Win
H. R Newson
Frst
Dental College
Theorld
Baltimore
Christ
Friedm
Fé AN Bros
Fluor
Lovejoy
Nash
Smith Auto Company
Grand Street South Side
Directory
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Profes
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First Trisler
Chas. M. Wells
W. Main ST
Geo. Gordon
Long Street
The
Leo. M. Weston
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Tony
West Main Street
Walter
HOM
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W. B. Cruise
Insurance Agency
Yates Avenue
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