28 Nov 1917
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Newspaper
Hamilton Evening Journal
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1917
Page
1
Journal recounts The Birth of a Nation opening at Jefferson Theatre on Thanksgiving afternoon with nationwide engagements listed across cities. Production by David W. Griffith features Civil War battles, Lincoln tragedy, and a cast of thousands amid costuming and staging details.
Millville Poultry Corn and Horse Show association hosts a week long fair with events December 1, 5, 6, and 7 in Millville. Officials John Landeman Alex McCreadie and others lead the committee. Exhibits include poultry dairy and pantry goods with judging to commence December 5 and 6.
Fragmentary notes describe Charlea TL Sloneker and Alston Woe aiding developers in an Alabama area of 400 acres near Shoals. Mention Lloyd, a landowner with ties to British figure Lloyd George, aged 65, active in mining and development after disposing of 1200 acres to Tim.
Fragments describe a patent medicine ad noting a claim of quick wealth and a medicine named Vox with E W Grove’s signature on each bottle. The ad urges customers to buy and promises money back if it fails to care.
Workmen begin removal of tracks for the Ohio Electric Railway project near Osbarty Meae, shifting lines 500 feet south from Tyvalmanvilly wink to Wilt Ch. The Big Four dyacks will be removed but the timeline extends through spring, affecting a mile of line.
Gorge W. Peek of Mirdldicans was arrested on a charge of failing to provide for his three minor children. In a Dayton court before Judge Woodruff, Peek was reprimanded for not supporting his family since February. He received six months in the workhouse but the sentence was suspended if he posts a $500 bond to guarantee future support.
Will of Sendbrick Dandistel filed for probate Tuesday outlines debts first paid. Personal bequests include Alma Dantel daughter and Alma Dandistel. real estate to children Ten a Frederick William Adna Touika Mack Margarita Alberts Avna Kiln in shares. Adna granted one year occupancy with rent liberty, then sale. Estate valued at Flag with $1200 in real property.
The administrator presented sweeping recommendations to President Wilson to ease railroad shortages and congestion. The report relies on repairs across multiple regions and aims to improve transportation efficiency nationwide.
Dr Jane Sherzer resigns as president of Oxford College for Women, bowing out after 17 years with Cafard Caltex connections and years as leader. Retirement age noted. she plans to settle at home in Franklin amid midwest women’s club prominence.
Fragmented wartime memo outlines suggested government pooling to control fuel purchases and distribution. Officials discuss cost, supply, and enforcement while awaiting President's decision as campaign managers project limited stamps to aid the effort.
Washington reports the cooperation of school children in the war savings stimulus campaign as the drive reopens Monday, signaling broad public support and organized participation across communities.
D Nay, 28 Blaine Snouffer, a Meankin killer who murdered a girl last spring after she spurned his attentions, faces execution in the electric chair as the governor weighs intervention. The court’s sentence stands and the supreme court rejected Snouffer’s appeal.
London reports the American steamer was torpedoed and sunk Sunday with one survivor and a crew missing. Decryption notes a port communications line in the mess and uncertain fate of returning crew.
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