Not Guilty in Canton Murder Trial Shocks Town
Mrs. George is freed after a three week Canton trial over the murder of Saxton. Jurors exonerate her amid cheers, with George shaking each juror’s hand. Prosecution’s sole witness was challenged by the defense, highlighting a tumultuous motive and contentious history between Saxton and the defendant.
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Saxton
Canton
Olforh
Gears TL
Brvisht
Wolen
George
Attorn Mts
Vo Sturder
Daily Crown
Ohio City
George D. S
Tsas
Fe Courou
Geer
Thorities
Can- Tin
Sample C. George
George D. Saxton
Mrs. George
Ali
Jim
Mrs George
Eckroate
Mrs George on Trial in Jealousy Murder Case
Prosecutor Pomerene delivers a powerful closing in the Saxton murder case. Mrs George sits composed as questions about motive, ownership of a revolver, and muddy alibi mix with family ties and postwar resentments. Defense stresses lack of direct evidence while the jury faces coercive challenges and political context.
Gather in Cigars Bogus Stamps Ring Up Big Totals
Revenue collectors report widespread seizures of cigars with bogus stamps from a Pennsylvania factory. Readouts show thousands seized across states including West Virginia Virginia Kentucky Indiana Ohio and Ohio towns with figures ranging from 1 000 to 62 000 in various locations.
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Pennsylvania
Partyburg
W. Va
Charleston
Louisville
Vincennes
Tid
Richmond
Ind
Youngstown
Ohio
Toledo
Lexington
Oddball historic notices mix and match in clipped lines
A patchwork of archival notes cites Sneaker Reed as a fish cook expert, wartime Wattles count 3 125, US Philippines stamps misspelled as Ussppines, global wheat acreage around 113 million, a new Agriculture Department year book, and Father Guan of Dickinson County as Kansas' oldest voter at 111 and able to walk two miles to the polls.
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Philippines
Agricultural Department
Guan
Dickinson County
Kansas
Impulsive Hostess and Modern Fashion Notes
A gossiping correspondent depicts an unreliable hostess known for lavish hospitality and insincere charm. It also covers Maine lawyer Helen Knowlton, a 24-year-old standout who advanced rapidly from stenography to law, plus guidance on short waisted fashion and polite dress dos and don'ts.
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Miss
Tom
Harry
Pittsburg Dispatch
Maine
Helen al Knowlton
Rockland
Practical Aunt Sam clubs improve towns with simple acts
The article praises women clubs taking on civic tasks in hundreds of hamlets to beautify communities. It notes Minnesota has eighty five federated clubs with forty two devoted to town improvements, transforming unattractive villages into beflowered garden spots, often a burdensome but effective effort.
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Sam
Minnesota
Morte Baresi
St. James
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pin Money Workers and Women’s Labor Pressure
A women’s club discussion labels some women as pin money workers who take small paid jobs to fund luxuries. The piece notes harm to low priced labor, urging support for unemployed women and criticizing cheap labor that lowers wages for those dependent on earnings. It also includes opinions on veils and complexion care.
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Piimoney
Night cries in babies and how to soothe them
An authority on infancy warns that nightly screams stem from pain, hunger, or imagination. If fed and settled, avoid frightening the child with threats of the boogeyman, as such tales can foster lifelong cowardice and improper obedience.
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Philadelphia ‘Times
Lita
The Battle Cry of Freedom and War Songs Glory
Dr George Root wrote the words and music to The Battle Cry of Freedom. The Lombard brothers from Chicago organized a war song meeting inspiring a thousand voices in the chorus. Root, a noted church psalmist, penned patriotic songs that stirred public passion and endurance.
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Preedos
George IF. Noort
Sons of
Freiom
Chicago
Ikgir Reed
Dr. Root
Straightway
Court House
England
America
Tootlights
George Root
Reterih
Elephant defies gunfire and buffalo attack in India
A small elephant in India stood firm after a buffalo charged and rider fired as if an explosive shell. The wound failed to heal after a year, yet the elephant remained undaunted. In England, stag hounds demonstrated remarkable scent accuracy as a pack pursued a deer through a herd and tracked the quarry to a successful kill.
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India
England
State Railways of Belgium a Highly Profitable System
The State Railway System of Belgium is described as a remarkably profitable government enterprise, comprising about 2,800 miles with 2,000 miles government property. Its profits cover the nation’s debt interest, and the railways are credited with transforming Belgium from an agrarian economy to a hub of commercial activity. Other European governments own railways, with varied success, while Germany, France, Holland, and Russia hold significant railway interests. The British Post is noted as the most profitable purely departmental operation.
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Belgium
Bel+gium
Europe
Germany
Ins
North-Sea Canal
France
Holland
Russia
Smiths Villa Greenhouse Sioux City Catalog Seedlings
Roses and shrubs for cemetery and lawn planting offered at Smiths Villa Greenhouse in Sioux City Iowa. Home grown stock is sold only if robust and warrantied including palms and ferns for house decoration. Also notes on future London and vanillin synthetic substitutes from pine and birch sources.
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Smiths Villa
Sioux City
Iowa
London
Frederick Harrison
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Axton
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Eve
Pomerene
Sat
McKinter
William Blank
Canal Fulton
Sibili
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Sam Meth
Crse
Fry
Bies
Reed
Miss Knowlton
Uncle Sam
Asurued
Miss Belex A. Knowlton
Mus
Severalia
Hood
Widlville
TOWER
Boston
Mass
Sapolio
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