Dr James H Snook is Executed by Electric Chair
Dr James H Snook the former Ohio State veterinary surgery instructor who killed his student mistress Theora Hix was executed by electric chair at Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus. He walked to the chair calmly, received a benediction and a final meal prepared by the warden family, and was pronounced dead after three charges of electricity.
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New Scout Executive to Lead Central Missouri Area
Arthur Jury arrives March 2 to assume duties as Scout Executive for the Central Missouri Area based in Columbia. The appointment follows the resignation of Alpheus J. Gillette who moves to Lincoln Nebraska. Jury has over ten years in Scouting and previously served in Waterloo and the Wapsipinicon Area.
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Austria
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Chicago
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Iowa
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Colo
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Ark
Ithica
Waterloo
Wapsi Pinicon
Taft shows slight improvement but recovery unlikely
Washington reports former Chief Justice William Howard Taft, age 78, is slightly improved with a rise in blood pressure and a few words spoken to his son Robert A. Taft. Doctors say any improvement may be temporary and recovery remains doubtful. The bulletin, signed by Drs. Hagner and Claytor, notes Taft spoke for the first time in three days.
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Francis Fl. Hagner
Thomas A. Claytor
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Taft
Welfare conference in Missouri aims at local county unit focus
About twenty county welfare superintendents gathered to discuss a shift toward local county units for taxation, education, and farm supervision with preventive social work. The conference highlighted advisory support from the State Board and plans to advance poverty, delinquency, and crime reduction by strengthening county welfare networks.
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Missouri
California
Indiana
Minnesota
May Stafford Hiburn
Children's Bureau
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Jeanette Bruce
Grace Huttherson
Ella Booker
Laura Green
Cole County
Mabel Normand Laid To Rest In Quiet Calvary Cemetery
Hollywood mourns Mabel Normand as her casket lies flower-shrouded at Calvary Cemetery after a private Catholic service. The former film comedienne died last Sunday after a long tuberculosis battle, with family choosing a restrained ceremony befitting her era.
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Calvary Cemetery
Miss Normand
Resignation and Opera Study Mark Feinberg Rabbi Career
New York Rev. Abraham L. Feinberg 28 years old, associate Rabbi of Temple Israel earning 12000 annually, resigns to study light opera on scholarship. In farewell sermon he says religion is futile in an age of science. He plans further study and performance opportunities.
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