Mayor declares war on loafers in city crackdown
Mayor William Dunlap orders a police probe into young men with no visible means of support. Police Chief Ed Elder will interrogate suspects and poolroom owners on means of support, promising removal from the city or arrest and workhouse confinement if they refuse to work. The drive targets a dozen alleged loafers, white and colored, who “get by” at night and avoid work.
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William Dunlap
Ed Elder
Elder
Dysart
Dunlap
Allegheny County
A. D. Newell
Mayor's order leads to employment push citywide
The mayor directs decisive action to secure work for idle residents. Police will pursue those without visible means of support after an inquiry confirms facts. City officials promise swift enforcement and relocation if needed.
Woman Magistrate Violet Fahnestock Debuts in Philadelphia
Philadelphia magistrate Violet E. Fahnestock becomes the first woman in the city to hold the post and will hear 32 debt cases as her court convenes this morning.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
Violet E. Fahnestock
Hugh Horton Returns to Duty After Injury at Fire
Hugh Horton of the Park Avenue Fire Department returns to duty after recovering in good shape from an eye injury sustained at a recent blaze.
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Hugh Horton
Park Avenue
Soviet Official Calls Plot Against Zinoviev Fiction
Moscow reports deny a plot to assassinate M. Zinoviev as fiction with Petrograd cadets alleged to have led the conspiracy. Milan police seize documents tying ten radicals to Red outbreaks in Italy. Mexico City notes General Robert Lee Bullard will represent oil interests in the capital after retiring from the army.
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International
Moscow
M. Zinovievy
Petrograd
Milan
Italy
Mexico City
Robert Lee Bullard
Lantern damaged in safety zone collision
J. J. Entis of Peach street reported to police that while driving on Washington street he ran into the safety zone at Mill and Washington and broke a lantern as a warning. He said he would pay for the damage. The piece ends with an unrelated line about women and men.
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J. J. Entis
Peach Street
Washington Street
Mill
Washington
Campbell Takes Part in Denver Rabbit Hunt
H. E. Campbell of 418 West Park Way received a Denver Post copy from his brother C. N. Campbell. The article notes an annual rabbit hunt in Denver held on December 30 where 140,000 bunnies were killed. Proceeds benefit city residents and perfect specimens go to market.
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H. E. Campbell
West Park Way
Denver Post
C. N. Campbell
Cuis City
Campbell
Ice On Platforms Should Be Removed
Several persons alighting from street cars on Washington street slipped on the safety platforms. Those not watching carefully narrowly escaped being hit by automobiles. It was planned to remove the platforms some time ago. An alternate plan suggested is to operate all vehicle traffic between the platforms instead of rounding the safety zones. The latter would be an improvement.
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Washington Street
Arrest Wurtemburg Man Sought in Ohio
Ellwood City Pa January 8 Burgess Swick seeks Cincinnati police help to arrest Robert White of Wurtemburg wanted for desertion and non support of his wife and three children. He is suspected of taking Hannah Graham and may face additional charges if returned for disposition. White reportedly sold raffle tickets for a car and vanished with the funds.
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Ree
Ell
City
Burgess Ben G. Swick
Cincinnati
Robert White
Wurtemburg
White
Burgess Swick
Hannah Graham
Toledo
Ellwood City
Bluett Speaks at Philadelphia Realty Luncheon
Representative Thomas Bluett will address the Philadelphia real estate board at a noon luncheon as he begins his public term as speaker. He is reviewing last year’s committee rosters and will appoint chairs and members for the new legislature. State committee leaders expect daily sessions next week to finalize patronage lists before transfer to Senate President pro tem Gromsher and Bluett.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
Thomas Bluett
House of Representatives
Harrisburg
House
Republican State Committee
John Gromsher
Bluett
Miss Fannie Nolan Reported With Scarlet Fever
Miss Fannie Nolan aged 23 of 418 Croton Avenue was reported today as suffering from scarlet fever per health department notices.
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Fannie Nolan
Croton Avenue
Former bank employee faces charges for embezzlement fraud
A former assistant secretary and teller at Lawrence Savings and Trust Company is charged with unlawfully taking about 17 000, embezzling funds, issuing false certificates of deposit, forging records, and misapplying company property to deceive inspectors and defraud the bank and others.
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Lawrence Savings and Trust Company
Police Raid Pierce Place Second Time
Officers Augustine and Letera raided the place of Ben Pierce at Division and Jefferson streets, arresting the proprietor and seven visitors. Pierce paid a $50 fine for keeping a disorderly house. one visitor paid $15 and six others $10 each.
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Augustine and
Letera
Ben Pierce
Division
Jefferson Streets
Pierce
Death threats reach Los Angeles woman police judge
Anonymous threats of death were sent to Mrs Georgia Bullock the first woman police judge appointed in Los Angeles. The messages escalate concerns over her safety and judicial duties amid ongoing security concerns for female officials.
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Georgia Bullock
Los Angeles
Cattle Testing in Lawrence County Delayed by Budget Shortfall
Dr. T F Nugent says tuberculosis testing is slowed as county budget quota is expended under the federal state hearing plan. Eligible veterinarians conduct herd examinations and condemnations trigger partial reimbursements, but now farmers face full losses. Lawrence County remains largely free of infection despite delays.
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Lawrence County
T. F. Nugent
Nugent
Former Reds star Eller becomes Indianapolis police officer
The article recalls Hod Eller once a Cincinnati Reds star who helped win the 1919 world championship and now serves as a policeman in Indianapolis. It notes his early boyhood in New Castle on State Street and mentions local players who once played with him. It lists various ward property transfers and sums, mostly $1, with a final placeholder line.
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Sporting World
Hod Eller
Cincinnati
Eller
Indianapolis
Reds
New Castle
State Street
James Ellison
Red Gilboy
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