Rule For Hearing In Ross Petition Case
Judge Frazer of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in Pittsburgh issues a rule directing District Attorney Hildebrand and the Western Penitentiary warden to show cause July 5 why Edwin K. Logan and Ian Ross habeas corpus petition should not be granted. Logan argues jury size, multiple counts, and constitutionality of the Old Intermediate Sentence Act.
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Frazer
State Supreme Court
Pittsburgh
R. L. Hildebrand
Lawrence County
State Western Penitentiary
Edwin K. Logan
Ian Ross
Warden Grants Rule On Habeas Corpus For Ross Case
The judge orders the district attorney of Lawrence County and the Western Penitentiary warden to show cause why a writ of habeas corpus should not be granted. Return date set for July 5, 1924 at 9 30 a m. Ross, linked to a 1918 Union National Bank robbery with $50 000 stolen, was tried with 11 jurors after a juror was taken in and convicted. Judge Emery sentenced him to about 11 years in the Western Penitentiary. George W Muse was district attorney at the robbery and prosecuted Ross.
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Lawrence County
Western Penitentiary
Ross
Union National Bank
Emery
George W. Muse
Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and Travel
Personal mentions from Franklin avenue to Sharon show Miss Mary Elizabeth Norris visiting relatives, Mrs Clair George guest in Monroe Michigan, and Verne Tische and children staying with Jennie Ferrell. The Knapp sisters vacation with Attorney Hover. funeral attendance for Miss Sara Scott reported. Mrs J L Welsh planning Clinton North Carolina trip. Jess Miller and Violet return from St Louis and Lincoln City visiting relatives.
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Clair George
Monroe
Mich
H. H. Steen
West North Street
Verne Tische
Sandusky, O
Jennie Ferrell
Milton Street
Marian
Mildred
Margaret Knapp
Brunswick
Frank A. Hover
Croton Avenue
Thomas Elliott
Harlan
J. L. Underwood
Willing Workers Bible Class Hosts And Castle Council Initiates
Willing Workers Bible class at First Congregational church will be hosted by Mrs. Carl E Turner and Mrs F Morrow at the home of Mrs Turner this evening. Castle Council Jr O U A M will initiate a large class of candidates and install officers. An orchestra will provide entertainment and refreshments will be served after ceremonies.
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Carl E. Turner
Arlington Avenue
F. Morrow
First Congregational Church
Castle Council, Jr. O. U. A. M
Prayer Service At Epworth M E Church Led By Rev H B Davis
A prayer service will be conducted this evening at Epworth M E Church under the leadership of Pastor Rev H B Davis. The event emphasizes community faith and spiritual reflection.
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Epworth M. E. Church
H. B. Davis
Missionary Society Meeting At Fourth Presbyterian Church
The Ladies Missionary Society of the Fourth Presbyterian Church will meet this evening at the home of Rev. and Mrs. C. M. Junkin on South Jefferson Street. Mrs. Gertrude Lewis is the leader.
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Ladies Missionary Society of
The
Fourth Presbyterian Church
C. M. Junkin
South Jefferson Street
Gertrude Lewis Leader
Epworth Bible Class to Meet at McMichaels Home
Mrs J C McMichaels of 417 Boyles avenue hosts Epworth Women’s Bible class of Epworth M E church Friday at 2 PM. Closing meeting of the year expected to draw a large attendance.
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J. C. McMichaels
Boyles Avenue
Epworth Women's Bible Class
Epworth M. E
New Castle Afro-Americans Hold Reading Circle Meeting
The New Castle Afro-Americans P L D Reading Circle met at Mrs Ada Daugherty's Harrison street home with Mrs Blanche Dillard presiding and Mrs Mabel Gardner directing devotionals. The program featured singing club quartet and readings by Caroline Williams Bessie Fitzhugh Rebecca Baker Blanche Snullard. Lula Jarvis was guest. next meeting July 7 at Elm Street YWCA with Mrs Mollie Johnson hostess.
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P. L. D. Reading Circle
Ada Daugherty
Harrison Street
Blanche Dillard
Mabel Gardner
Florence Johnson
Quartette
Reading
Caroline Williams
Bessie Fitzhugh
Rebecca Baker
Blanche Snllard
Lula Jarvis
Elm Street Y. W.C. A
Mollie Johnson
Flower Mission Day Observed By West Side WCTU
The West Side W C T U held a flower mission day at Mrs. Frank Fisher's home on Atlantic Avenue. Seventy five bouquets were arranged and distributed as the program covered Jennie Cassady and Frances Willard. William Shaffer donated his car to transport ladies and flowers to hospitals and homes. A July reception will replace the regular meeting.
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Frank Fisher
Atlantic Avenue
West Side
Jennie Cassedy
Frances Willard
Flower Mission
William Shaffer
Held Sane by Day but Insane at Night
James E. Macusker a Philadelphia publisher is sane by day and driven to a mental asylum at night. Courts deem him sane in daylight but insane after dark. He formerly led politics, says he was framed. physicians call him incurable paranoiac.
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James E. Macusker
Philadelphia
Friends’ Asylum
Frankfort
Macusker
MacDonald Leads Commons In Columns Of Speech
London reports Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald spoke the most in the House of Commons since January with 126 columns of words. Financial Secretary William Graham followed at 95 columns, while Commander Kenworthy led inquiries with 239 questions.
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International News Service
London
House of Commons
Ramsay MacDonald
MacDonald
William Graham
The
Treasury
Kenworthy
Liberal Party
Burglars Loot Detroit Drug Store for 181 Dollars
Burglars caused about 3000 dollars in damage at the Reno drug store in Detroit. They broke a rear window, smashed a 40 foot long mirror, and fell the mirror onto a soda fountain injuring it. Before escaping, they cracked a safe in a second room and stole 181 dollars and all the narcotics.
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Detroit
Reno
Town Lots Sell For A Dime In Oklahoma Town
In Cestos Oklahoma 38 town lots sold for 10 cents each at recent tax sales, a record low price noted by deputy county treasurer E S Collier. The town has declined since a railway bypass and the nearby town of Vici emerged a few miles west.
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Cestos
Okla
E. S. Collier
Dewey County
Vici
Regulations for Street Safety Distributed at Quincy School
Copies of street safety rules given to children at the Quincy School in Boston help pupils learn to navigate streets and aid parents in understanding aspects of their new country. The school serves a crowded district with about 30 nationalities represented among its students.
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Quincy School
Boston
A Woman’s Pride in Appearance Across Social Classes
The article notes a historic rise in women’s grooming and beauty aids across all social classes. It argues that being well groomed is now expected, and defects like dark teeth or thinning hair stem from neglect, while perspiration is avoidable with proper care.
LuxTone Beauty Secret range advertised in cosmetics feature
Luxtone Preparations promise clear unlined skin with LuxTone Beauty Secret cream and powder. LuxTone Cu cucumber cream cleanses and protects skin from wind, sun, freckles. Rouge Safleur stays on natural shades for athletic use. Prices: 35c, 60c, 1.00.
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Luxtone Rouge Safleur
New Elastic Steel To Improve Ship Building
London reports a revolution in shipbuilding with an improved elastic steel by Frederick J. Martin of Alfred Holt & Co. The new steel offers a higher elastic limit, allowing thinner plates without weakening strength, enabling ships to be lighter while carrying heavier cargo for the same engine horsepower.
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International News Service
London
Frederick J. Martin
Alfred Holt & Co
Convicted Forger Flees From Farm
Jefferson City Mo June 26 Paul Perry alias B A Oliver convict of the State Penitentiary serving two years from Scott County for forgery escaped some time last night from Prison farm No 3 about seven miles east of the city. Officials said his term would have expired early next year.
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Jefferson City
Paul Perry
B. A. Oliver
State Penitentiary
Scott County
Here lies Ephraim Pitt in a pipe smoking epitaph
A brief inscription notes Ephraim Pitt as the deceased who smoked a pipe and did not spit. The line preserves a simple, old fashioned tribute without additional context or details.
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Ephraim Pitt
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