Society Notes From Local Homes and Parties
Social page details a Monday evening visit at 917 Sager McCabe with Charles Suess and friends, Dorothy Robbins party farewell dance at Thornton Dietrich home on West Ash street, MKnit-A-Bit club gathering at Virginia street, knit party for Miss Margaret Finney from Columbus, Jolly Nine club New Year Eve watch party at Gladys Drake’s Log Pike home, and a family dinner at West North street with W. O. May, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Adamas, and Lucille.
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Dorothy Robbins
Thornton Dietrich
Weat Ash Street
Indianapolis
Harry Brandon
Virginia
Philip Gates
Hortense
Ruth Wilkinson
North Downing Street
Margaret Finney
Columbus
The
Jolly
Caroline May
West North Street
W. O. May
Cleveland
Fred Adamas
Lucille
Personal Notes From Greenville Over New Years
Numerous social visits and travel plans unfold across Greenville and surrounding areas. Guests include Ira Brandon at Mrs. Hartzell’s, families from Dayton and Cincinnati visiting friends, military movements to Camp Shelby and Jacksonville, and a range of church and club events as New Year’s gatherings approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Ira Brandon
Mary Hartzell
Greenville
Goldie
May Avy
Middletown
Watch Your Habits and The Dangers of Routine
A historical column argues daily work becomes a habit that hardens with age. John Agnew, after 64 years in Chicago city service, retired and died, claiming idleness killed him as he could not relearn new tasks. The piece warns variation in daily tasks prevents rigid, rusted routines.
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Babit
John Agnew
Chicago
Vessels Named From Sail to Steam in Naval Lore
Old and new ships recounted from Monocacy to Village Hobo reflect long sea service in Asia and Caribbean. The Monocacy served through the Boxer troubles, Dewey’s Jetret fought at Manila Bay, and captured Spanish ships such as Villa lobos were renamed for American crews.
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Admiral Dewey
Branila Bay
Callao
Don Juan de Austria
Escano
Isle de Luzon
Pampange
Quiros
Sandoval
Samar
Villalobos
Spain
Santiago
Manila Bay
Frank E.evans
Roosevelt to visit Washington for war speed up plan
Oyster Bay New York December 29 Roosevelt plans to travel to Washington within six weeks to meet with his daughter Mrs Nicholas Longworth and discuss speeding up the war effort and creating a permanent military training policy as urged by Senator Smoot and Representative Madden.
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Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
N.Y
Freodore Roosevelt
Washington
Nicholas Longworth
Chamberlain
Smoot
Gon
Bressman Madden
Oveler Bay
Ransevelt
Canada must raise 700 million for war in next year
In St John New Brunswick on December 29 FR Carvell public works minister announced Canada must raise 500 million dollars for war aims in the coming fiscal year in addition to the 159 to 175 million needed for ordinances. He said Britain seeks munitions and food but Canada must finance itself and not borrow from Britain or the United States.
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St. John
N. B
Canada
FR. Carvell
Carvell
Great Britain
Steel Prices to Stand Through March Under Wilson Plan
Washington December 29 President Wilson ordered that maximum prices fixed earlier for iron ore coke pig iron steel and steel products remain in effect until March 31 They were to be revised January 1 No new contracts for deliveries after April 1 may set a price unless the contract allows government agency revision.
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Washington
Wilson
Private banks seized in Petrograd action
Soldiers acting under Finance Commissioner Menshinsky surrounded and seized all private banks in Petrograd. The National City Bank of New York branch was included. Bank manager B R Stevens was detained briefly while many bank directors were arrested. Some surrendered the keys to the vaults.
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Petrograd
Menshinsky
National City Bank of New York
B. R. Stevens
Bank
Vauks
Bmt
Stevens
National
Pneumonia Deaths Rise in National Army and Guard
Washington reports weekly health summary shows 118 deaths in the national army and 120 in the national guard. Pneumonia caused 77 army and 87 guard fatalities amid a high noneffective rate and disease admission figures across both forces. Milwaukee coroner’s inquest into the November 24 police station bomb failed to solve the case, naming unknown suspects and offering little hope of arrests.
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National Army and Guard
Washington
National Army
National Guard
War Department
Milwaukee
Wis
Central Police Station
Pensions for Teachers in Ohio Move to Consult Actuaries
The Ohio State Teachers' Association directs a committee to consult actuaries on a free teachers' retirement fund. Louis M. Schiel of Cincinnati heads the fund planning, aiming for a system to present to the legislature. Half the funding from the public, half from teachers, pensions capped at 500 dollars annually. The association to elect a president at the Cedar Point meeting in June. F. E. Reynolds of Wapakoneta re-elected secretary-treasurer for two years.
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Ohio Association
Columbus
Ohio State Teachers’ Association
Fiee
Louis M. Schiel
Cincinnati
Ohio
Cedar
Point
F. E. Reynold
Ohio Happenings And Crises In Multiple Ohio Localities
Ohio happenings roundup reports Mrs. Margaret McNamara elected again as head matron of the Girls Industrial School near Delaware after a four year term expired. Also noted are a deadly car train collision near Lima killing three, a potential Baldwin for Congress bid in Medina, a Hamilton factory strike protest, a large plant fire in Cleveland causing widespread displacement, editor C L Lathorn appointed safety director in Marion, and the death of Marion's police chief John F McDonough from acute indigestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girls’ Industrial School
Columbus
Margaret McNamara
Delaware
Board of Administration
Agogas Triumph Over United Brethren In Church Basketball
In a Baptist church practice game the Agogas beat United Brethren 49 to 14. Jordan led with six field goals, Dawson added five, and Miller held guard duties. for the UB team, Dennis Ketzel and Foster scored. Referee Mollman kept a fast pace as Greenville Piquality girls then defeated Greenville 9 to 4 with Mabel Clark scoring all nine for Piquality and Westfall knocked out of action in the second half.
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The
Baptist Church
United Brethren Church
U. B
Mollman
Jordan
Dawson
Miller
U. B's
Dennis
Ketzel
Foster
Rine
Agogas
Jordan-Reynolds
F. Ketzel Reynolds
Alexander
F. Smith Dawson
Trowbridge
Dennis Trowbridge
Yordan T. Be. Bixler Miller
Ee Se - Foster
Tim
Cathcart
Storer
Drake
Reginalds
United Brethren
United Brethren—Wield
Wetzel
Greenville
Baptist
Piquality Girls
Greenville Girls
Mabel Clark
Bess Merrell
Piquality
Merrell
Clark Westfall LF
M. Downey Schell
Sc. Beck
Pugarden RC
H. Downey
Niswonger R. G
Yearsley
Ferlm
L. G. Jaspers
Dr Niswonger
Jetzler
Wilson
M. Shultz
Clark
Westfalls
Probate Court Settles Piqua Home Stead Split
In probate court A W De Weese assignee of Perry Wolford of Piqua and Emma Molford settle a home property transfer. The husband assigns his claim, mortgage option to secure 1500, wife to receive furniture, debts settled, dower waived, and potential alimony voided if divorce arises. Children remain with mother. Mortgage funds to attorneys for settlement. Also licenses, transfers, and two inmates jailed for drunkenness reported.
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A. W. DeWeese
Perry Wolford
Piqua
Emma Molford
Mr. Deweese
L. O. Harbaugh
Robert Smith
Madoc Proposed as Director General of Railroads
A historical document outlines Madoc as director general with power to supersede the Interstate Commerce Commission, set railroad rates, pool road facilities, arbitrate wage and management disputes, and retain the Railroad War committee without extra pay, prescribing a unified control model.
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Railroad War Committee
War and Navy Departments
Food and Fuel Admininistrations
Shipping Board
Big Packers Accuse Attempts To Force Small Dealers Out
Boston December 29 Testimony at a federal trade commission hearing on the meat industry details alleged efforts to crush independent butchers. John Glennie a North Hanover tallow maker testified Swift & Company offered 200000 for his plant valued at 2000. He said swift uses influence over Boston and Maine railroads and freight was delayed after he refused. Francis J Heney said renderers nationwide were consolidated under packers through gentlemen's agreements to divide markets and bind customers with bonuses, hindering independents.
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Boston
Federal Trade Commission
Sioner Victor
Murdock
John Glennie
North Hanover
Swift & Company
Swift Company
Boston and Meine
Glennie
Francis J. Heney
Commission
Weather Observations From United States Weather Bureau
Observations taken Friday evening list temperatures and conditions for St Paul, Chicago, Columbus, Buffalo, New York and Washington with notes of clear and cloudy skies. Forecast predicts continuing partly cloudy conditions with above zero expectations.
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United States Weather Bureau
St. Paul
St. Lowis
Buffalo
New York
Love in High Jinks style drives stage farce romance
From aground reports the musical comedy sends Otto Harbach Rudolphimi into a lavish production built on a shy wooer who must win his beloved under a stern aunt's one year marriage contract. A voyage on the High Hope steamer and a world tour set farcical wheels in motion as the couple defy opposition and wed.
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Arthur Hamerstein
Otto Harbach
Rudolphimi
High Hope
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Edward
Jacksonvile
Fla
Quartermaster’s Department
Lillian’ Madison
Lennessea
M. L. Baker
Camp Shelby
Mattisburg, Miss
Margaret Winley
Calumbus
John Pfeil
Sidney
Anna Vogt
Anna Mullinger
Pay Voisart
Howard Musselman
Urbana
Sam. Musselman
Bernard Kokenge
Charlotte
Marie ‘Strohmeier
Tippecanoe
Robert Kesting
Robert Jr
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Charles Kreimeier
Richmond
Ind
Fred Rhine
Edna and
Gertrude Rhine
Ray Levering
Gallipolis
Ladies’ Aid Society
Church of Christ
H. H. Tilock
Francis
Margaret
Hubbard
Crow's Hill
Robert Musselman
Springfield
Mussel‘man
J. P. Smith
Caldwell Street
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Roy
Mrs. C. S. Grauser
New Paris
Charles Grauser
Waynesville
David Rubins
Econ
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Ares
J. W. Brown Co
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Russia
Omaha
Neb
Fira
Missouri’ Pacific
John R. Thornton
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Lima, O
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Charles Canan
Samuel Bonham
McGuffey
Lima
Erie
Guy Sellers
Baldwin
Congress
Akron
William 2
Medina
Hamilton
Hord
Sterling Spring Company
Mavion
C. L. Lathorn
Democratic
Santer
Louis Uhl
Marion, O
John. F. McDonough
OPERA
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Ordens
A.M
Cullings
Probate Court
Neys
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Walter R. Tooley
United States Aviation Squadron
Wilbur Wright Aviation Field
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Troy
Mr. Eyeans
Y. M.-C. A-aé Fairfield
G. BE. Martin
Laura B. Anderson
Charles Demmitt
Miami Conservancy District
Bethel
H. B. Netzley
H. Netzley
Union
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Lucy Pagrove
Newberry Dusy
P. M. Wolford
Emma_C. Wolkford
Mary Bierman
C. A. Hibes
Lof
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D. Hance
County
Charles Ebberts
James Tiannery
E. M. Bell
Madoc
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railroads
BIG Packers
Del
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