Ford to Find Conservation Message in Prayer and Policy
A fragmentary text discusses moral calls to faith and stewardship, linking a prayer for guidance with a critique of natural resource waste. It argues for forestry reform, replanting, and private land use to sustain timber for future needs, citing Canada as a model and urging national forest policy.
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United States
Great Plains
Washington Post
Charles Lathrop Pack
American Tree Association
Forest Service
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
New England
Pan American highway dream and transit plans fade in debate
A long article notes bold hopes for a continental motor route from Moscow to Peking and a Pan American highway from Hudson Bay to Patagonia. It also recounts a Preston county couple who fled to the hills, begged for food, and were placed in the poor farm, illustrating society’s demand for productive effort.
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Nental
Paris
Constantinople
Bosphorus
Turkey
India
China
Moscow
Peking
Russi
Tme
Hudson Bay
Patagonia
Missing Lad Seen In Columbus Theft Suspected Kidnapping Case
Orrville, Ohio report says Melvin Horst, 14, vanished from home Thursday. Two women saw a boy matching his description on a street car in Columbus with an elderly couple Saturday night. Police investigated as volunteers searched a 100 acre field near the village amid kidnapping for ransom concerns.
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Orrville
Ohio
Melvin Horst
Columbus
Co- Tumbug
Melvin
Sea
Good Will Continues Across Americas Mission
An ongoing discussion in the article describes the South American reception to a government appeal to the League of Nations for interpretation of the Monzos doctrine. The piece emphasizes that the move was not meant as a slur against the United States and notes broad regional involvement.
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League of Nations
United States
South America
Mission Ware
Hoover wraps up South American talks citing U.S. investment
American capital drew interest across republics as Ayora, Seguia, and Bolivian leaders pressed for outside funds and infrastructure. Hoover heard calls for improved sea and air links, railways, roads, and ship routes, with Ecuador, Peru, Argentina, and Brazil looking toward the United States for financing and better connections.
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South America
United States
Vasit
Ecuador
Ayora
Hoover
Peru
Seguia
Central
Chile
Argentina
Brazil
Plane wreck near Graham blames ordinary gasoline
The Graham Texas crash killed three, including Bettie Clyde, as pilot Welch W Curtin ran out of aviation fuel and used automobile gasoline. The craft, carrying passengers, rose about 80 feet then plunged into a creek bank. Andrew Burke of Wichita Falls investigated the accident. Curtin, 25, and Joe H Morrison were among the dead. Bettie Clyde, 24, of Sherman, died two hours after sustaining internal injuries.
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Graham
Texas
Andrew Burke
Wichita Falls
Welch W. Curtin
Curtin
Joe H. Morrison
Bettie Clyde
Sherman
Thoras’ Stone Clyde
Austin College
Yale Athlete Gate to Neptune Banker’s Son Sums Careers
Yale athlete Hall, son of a Neptune banker, was found after hours with grappling hooks. A substitute guard and track star, he earned varsity letters as both a sophomore and a junior by facing Princeton and Harvard. He was the most experienced guard available for next fall.
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Hall
Neptune
Genz
Cranford
Princeton
Harvard
Negro Confesses to Slashing A Trooper During Arrest
Middleton recounted Ware admitted the crime and said he slashed a trooper after confessing to other blacks. Police were notified, and Ware was being transported for arraignment on a minor charge when he allegedly struck and slashed the trooper. A separate report notes a minister found Gladges body slouched in a car on a road near Hightstown. The text also mentions Arthur G. Yates of First National Bank in Weat Grafton from Ouenga.
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Middleton
Ware
Trenton
Gladges
Hightstown
Arthur, G. Yates
First National Bank
Weat Grafton
Ouenga
Mystery widows disappearance baffles Louisville police
The case centers on Ella Rogers a 29 year old Louisville widow missing since October following her husband Hamilton Rogers death in a March 1917 auto crash. Police and relatives pursued clues from a Chicago trip and a late night farewell with banker Hal Harned while investigations noted lights going out in her apartment and a basement fuse being unscrewed. Her brother Roscoe McDowell long missing from Cincinnati then contacted authorities, linking the family to a wider mystery across Cincinnati Detroit and Los Angeles.
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Louisville
Ella Rogers
Rogers
Ella McDowell
Hamilton
Ira W. Rogers
Teun
Witner
Detroit
Wallace McDowell
J. B. McDowell
Gera Keifer
Cincinnati
H. B. McDownell
Los Angeles
Murder charge dropped in Hundley case at preliminary exam
Vic tor A. Hundley of Carbondale faced a murder charge in the killing of his father J Charles Hundley at their Carbondale home on December 12. State's Attorney Fletcher Lewis dismissed the charge due to insufficient evidence and a coroner's jury failure to identify the slayer. Investigation continues with hopes the perpetrator will confess in time.
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Murphysboro
Victor A. Hundley
Carbondale
J. Charles Hundley
Fletcher Lewis
Lewis
Handley
Luella
Hundley
Famous Copy Boy of Chicago Tribune Dies
James Aloysius Durkin, famed copy boy for the Chicago Tribune since 1895, died of heart disease at 49. A Chicago informant with vast newsroom memory, he knew every street, once traveled to London with a Tribune note to Lord Northcliffe, met the Prince of Wales later King Edward VII, and was close to many notable figures.
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Chicago
James Aloysius
Durkin
Chicago Tribune
London
Lord Northcliffe
Tribune
Prince of Wales
King Edward VII
Many New Cases of Influenza Reported
Washington reports show 10 690 new influenza cases in Michigan and 1 048 in Maryland for the week ended December 29, totaling at least 58 690 new cases across the two states. Maryland and Virginia are noted for rising Atlantic coast spread, while Memphis hospital data indicate an early epidemic with 653 cases in two weeks and several staff affected.
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Washington
Public Health Service Today
Michigan
Maryland
Virginia
Atlantic
United States
Marine Hospital
Memphis
Man Nabbed After Crossing Rail at Hazel Atlas Signals
State police report the arrest at nine last night near the Hazel Atlas railroad crossings of George Wittman from the first ward. He was found driving his brother’s car and in possession of two pints of moonshine liquor. Corporal J W Wooddell led the arrest as officers patrolled the area.
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Hazel
Atlas
George
Wittman
First Ward
Private H K Defendarfer Arrests Near Fetterman Bridge
An early report said Wittman’s car violated road laws and was pursued by officers to the Fetterman bridge crossing. A train blocked the crossing causing the arrest, Corporal Wooddell stated. The prisoner was jailed and later bonded for a hearing. No other arrests occurred locally over the weekend.
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H. K. Defendarfer
Wittman
Fetterman ‘Bridge
Wooddell
Woman Given Life in Jail in Northcott Case
Riverside California December 31 Mrs Sarah Louisa Northcott pleaded guilty to the murder of Walter Collins in superior court and was sentenced to life imprisonment The Collins boy was one of four youths allegedly tortured and killed at a ranch operated by Mrs Northcott and her son Gordon Stewart Northcott The son is said to have kidnapped the victims and brought them to the ranch where they were slain Mrs Northcott admitted full responsibility for the murder The secret confession followed an international manhunt and prior capture in Canada
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Riverside
Cal
Sarah Louisa Northcott
Walter Collins
Lfe
Collins
Northcott
Gordon Stewart Northcott
Grand Jury Recalled in Pittsburgh for Reindictment
In Pittsburgh on December 31 Judge R M Gibson signed an order renewing the federal grand jury that served the November term. The jury is to report January 4 as United States Attorney John D. Myers seeks re indictment of some defendants recently acquitted in the conspiracy to violate prohibition laws.
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Pittsburgh
R. M. Gibson
United, State
John D. Myers
Myers
Prohlettion
Husband Wife Five Children Gas Victims in New York
In New York on December 31, Joseph Aidone and his wife and their five children were found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning in a four room apartment. A raw range heater had been lit, and the bodies lay scattered as if some family members tried to open a window.
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Preston County
Preston
Iis
New York
Joseph Aidone
Black man electrocuted at Pennsylvania jail
Wray Worley, 24, Black, was electrocuted at Rockview penitentiary for the killing of Slotsky in January. The robbery motive was established as the only reason.
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fewHetonte
Wray Worley
Rockview Peniantary
F Nne Slotsky
Washington
Slotsky
Parker Gilbert Bound For Homeland Visit on Reparations Revision
Paris dispatch reports S. Parker Gilbert, agent general for reparations, en route to the United States aboard the new Tierengaria. He aims to discuss the Dawes plan revision and may meet Herbert Hoover in America. Gilbert has reportedly refused to name American experts for the revision committee.
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Paris
Seymour
Walker Gilbert
United States
America
Herbert Hoover
Gilbert
American State Department
Ladies Barred from Chicago Barber Shop Sign
A Chicago barber shop posted a sign on the door stating no ladies would be served. The boss barber explained the rule was to avoid disturbing the big broker and bond men.
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Chicago
Eureka
Gents
Astrology Nears Truth In One Case
New York December 31. Dr Alfred J Lotka of Metropolitan Life Insurance Co argues astrology may lack scientific standing but notes sun related fluctuations in birthrates and death rates of large groups. He links these oscillations to weather patterns and solar variations, suggesting a possible though indirect influence on human affairs.
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New York
Alfred J. Lotka
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Soft Coal Ban Ordered By Pittsburgh Fathers
Pittsburgh city council adopted a resolution urging residents to burn coke or gas instead of bituminous coal in homes and apartment lounges to reduce smoky air and protect health. The measure cites coal smoke harming health and creating a smoky atmosphere.
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Pittsburgh
Buckley Indicted On Prohibition Charges In Ohio
State Treasurer Bert B Buckley was indicted by a federal grand jury on two counts for conspiracy to violate the prohibition law and on eight other counts. John L Schrimper of Cincinnati and Joseph Sperber brewmaster of Jackson Brewing Company were jointly indicted.
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Columbus
Bert B. Buckley
Federal Grand
Buckley
John L. Schrimper
Cincinnati
Joseph Sperber
Jackson Brewing Company
Executors Notice For Bridget Grahai Estate Debts
All persons indebted to the estate of the late Bridget Grahai or having accounts against Wil please are asked to promptly pay such indebtedness or present accounts to the undersigned James T Muirbhy D 24 2628 31 to Feet SS.
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Bridget Grahai
James ‘T, Muirbhy
Pittsburgh Markets Center Report Of Prices And Livestock
Pittsburgh markets center reports barley, apples and potatoes with prices for Baldwins Kings and Whites, Michigan and Pennsylvania produce, plus a livestock section. Cattle, calves and sheep show varied quotes as buyers seek steady demand, while a stray note reflects a broader caution.
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Pittshmmgh
Barra
New York
Baldwins
Kings
York
West Virginia
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Maine
Green Mountains
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