Chicago nurse Emma Bacon slain near Dalton Illinois
Miss Emma Bacon a 30 year old nurse at the Chicago Tuberculosis Institute was found murdered near her Dalton home. The victim was attacked and strangled with signs she fought back including torn clothing and bruises. Police search nearby camps and questioned locals amid a murder inquiry tied to a night sighting and fears of roving suspects.
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Chicago
Emma Bacon
Chicago Tuberculosis Institute
Dalton
Ill
Miss Bacon
Henry Kreuger
Iron City Hall
Kreuger
Klaege
Dolton
Minnie Proper
Miss Ermat
Dol
Elijah Bacon
Murrayville
Tuberculosis Institute
Six Boys Die In Mission School Fire Near Lapwal
Lewiston Idaho report six boys burned to death in a dormitory fire at a Catholic mission near Lapwal twelve miles from town. A seventh boy, an Indian, was believed fatally burned as Sisters of St Joseph fought to save students. The blaze started in a one story building and its cause was undetermined.
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Lewiston
Idaho
Lapwal
Sisters of
St. Joseph's
Texas Ons Crash In Florida. 23 Hurt and Bruised
Twenty passengers and three trainmen were injured when two Houston and Texas Central passenger trains collided head on in the yards. The Sunbeam No. 18 northbound struck train No. 6 while No. 16 was stopped. A confusion of orders was blamed for the wreck. The engineers were severely injured and several cars damaged. All injured are Texans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Texas
Houston and
Texas Central Railroad
Sunbeam
Houston
Three Die as Work Train Plunges From Trestle
Three persons die and several are injured when part of a work train on the Southern Railway Marion and Kingville line derails after slipping from a trestle about a mile from Rutherfordton North Carolina.
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Rutherfordton
N. C
Southern Railway
Marion and Kingville
Louisiana man uses shotgun to stop robbery
William Toney, 19, reportedly shot and killed Adolph Willie, 24, and Earl Bankston 25, after Bankston and accomplices allegedly held him up at Lor rainé, pear here. Bankston surrendered to Sheriff Bowden and faced a coroner's jury at Anite. investigation cited self defense and fatal shot at close range.
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William Toney
Adolph Willie
Lorrainé
Pear
Earl Bankston
Anite
Bowden
Bankston
New Steps Adopted by Day Department in Prohibition Enforcement
Ohio Prohibition Department adopts stricter raid rules under Governor Donahey. Raids now require confirmation of illegal sales from two reputable sources before action. Anonymous tips still received but require careful inquiry. Lodges and clubs get a warning to clean house before officers may raid if violations continue.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Prohibition Department
B. F. McDonald
A. V. Donahey
George H. Bender
Cleveland
Buckeye Gleanings Roundup of Ohio News
Ohio brief roundup reports jubilee at Morrow county fair opening and a fatal derrick accident in Waverly. Notes Ohio Pail Co bonuses in Middlefield, a law student from Marion, and an Edison Co power switch fatality in Toledo. Also coverage of canning crops payments, Masonic assemblies in Akron, and a wedding breakfast incident in Youngstown.
Ohio Proposal Amendments on Local Debt Limits Ballot Language
Amends Ohio constitution to bar counties and districts from issuing bonds or notes for operating expenses or short lived property unless within allowed exceptions. Sets maximum maturities and requires projects’ usefulness to be measured by laws. Election to approve on first January ballot after November 1925. Adopted March 27, 1925.
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General Assembly
State of
Ohio
Rory
Thanaes
Ohio Voters Consider Tax Amendment to Real Estate and Personal Property
Article XII section 2 proposes uniform taxation on real estate and tangible personal property while listing exemptions for bonds and certain public properties. It adds provisions to prevent double taxation and sets an effective date of January 1, 1926 after adoption by votes on the November 1925 election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Ohio
Estes
Ohio proposed constitutional amendments on term lengths
The text outlines a 1925 Ohio General Assembly proposal to amend multiple sections of the state constitution. It discusses four year terms for elected officials, election timing, and sections to be read as amended, with adoption noted as of 17, 1925. The phrasing appears garbled but centers on Article II Sec 2 and Article X and XVII amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
State of
General Assembly
State Secretary Verifies Constitutional Amendments
Thad H Brown Secretary of State attests that the cited amendments are true copies and compares them with the M54 manuscript in the office. The resolutions seek to amend Article VII and impose real estate tax and intangible property levies while authorizing new indebtedness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uniran States of America
Tate
Onro
Secretary of
Thad H. Brown
Eta
Obie
General Assembl
Demountable Houses for Saloniki Rebuilding Efforts
In its drive to rebuild Saloniki after wartime destruction, demountable cheap houses may be used to provide rapid housing for residents and aid reconstruction.
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Saloniki
Predictions of Old Moore Almanack at Century’s End
The Hartford Courant notes English anticipation of the 1926 Old Moore Almanack with warnings of chaos and vice for the ensuing four years. It recalls past forecasts by astrologers failing to predict limits, yet such seers remain popular amid public appetite for fortune telling.
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England
Old Moore
Atlantic
Hartford Courant
Hog Latin and the old pride of secret speech
An Atkinson avenue resident recalls Hog Latin as a boys’ secret language. He says the art is dying but can still rattle off the phrases, noting how younger generations now study languages yet fail to share that playful rite of passage.
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Atkinson Avenue
Detroit News
Bible Class Quarrel Echoes Modernist Modern Debate
President Butler of Columbia compares fundamentalist modernist quarrels to a Bible class. He recalls a Deluge discussion where the teacher claims all living creatures were drowned except those aboard the Ark, while a class member cites millions of fish escaping.
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Brooklyn
Butler
Columbia
Joshua
On to Success Michael Arlen in New York
Armenian novelist Michael Arlen urged pushing forward with absolute self confidence to overcome rebuffs as he spoke in New York. He recounted a joke about a man who boasted of kissing Lotta Golde and the response when she screamed for help.
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Michael Arlen
New York
Arta
Lotta Golde
Far man basket makers keep 1108 origin alive in Norfolk
R W Farman basket makers of North Walsham Norfolk traces its origins to 1108, established shortly after Hastings. The family business has passed from father to son through centuries and now operates a small factory employing six workers while flourishing today.
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North Walsham
Norfolk
England
R. W. Farman
William, the Conqueror
Hastings
Three Steps at a Time
Herbie Howland, a charming loafer, is recruited by the Ne Plus Ultra Washing Machine company to prove that door to door sales can work in exclusive neighborhoods. Bessie Button engineers a plan then watches Howland rise as the motto Three at a Time frames his ascent in this tale of ambition and luck.
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Ree Button
Herbie Howland
Bessie Button
Herbie
Herbert Howland
Greer
J. Elwell Greer
Ne Plus Ultra Washing Machine Corporation
Ne Plus Ultra
Mr. Greer
Miss Button
Howl
Indian Blood Strong in American History
Fairfield Connecticut correspondent to the New York Times reports painter and sculptor Edward Willard Deming, who has lived with 20 tribes, asserts that every old American family has Indian blood, and intermarriage in genealogy is common. He rejects labeling children of such unions as half breeds and blames social conditions for mixing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Willard Deming
Fairfield
Conn
New York Times
Deming
Tanlac credited with restoring health and weight gain
Mrs George Hernigle reports gaining 17 pounds after using Tanlac and says it cured years of nervous indigestion, improved sleep, energy, and household ability. She notes her eight year old daughter also benefits and that over 40 million bottles have been sold.
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Tanlac
George Hernigle
Hungry Hearts and the Silent Toll of Writing
Anzia Yezierska reflects on years of hunger and obscurity behind her early works. Despite praise for Hungry Hearts and magazine pieces, royal or social recognition remained scarce and money was tight. A book read in hours may have cost the author years of solitary labor and sacrifice.
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Hungry Hearts
Anzia Yezierska
Heart
Postman Logs 2400 Miles On One Pair USKIDE Soles
H H Roehrig a Richmond Hill New York postman wore USKIDE Soles for over seven months averaging 12 miles daily on rough pavements. The ad claims USKIDE wears twice as long as leather and urges re soles and new shoes with USKIDE Soles from United States Rubber Company.
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H. H. Roehrig
Richmond Hill
N. Y
United States Rubber Company
Ady
Waterfall Rivaling Niagara Seen in Brazil by Botanist
Mrs Agnes Chase of the United States herbarium returned to the United States after seven months in Brazil. She described a waterfall as great as Niagara in a barren desert, a notable sight from her botanical journey.
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Niagara
Agnes Chase
United States Herbarium
United States
Brazil
Popular Science Monthly
Condensing summer heat for winter use
The idea treats heat as a storable resource but practical limits exist. Heat is easily produced but hard to store efficiently in large quantities. Insulation, phase change materials, and thermal storage can help but face energy loss, cost, and infrastructure challenges.
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Mission Home
Florida
DAY Department
Buckeye Gleanings
MT. Gilead
Morrow County Agricultural Society
Youngstown
Southern Park
Here
Chardon
Ohio Pail Co
Middlefield
Marion
Sylvia Kelley
Ohio State University
Toledo
Rolland D. Metzler
Toledo Edison Co
Draper M. Daugherty
Harry M. Daugherty
Lima Hospital
Ashtabula
Tiffin
Vincent J. Fleck
Floam-Fleck Co
Washington D. H
Fayette
Akron
Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters
Royal Arch Masons
Mansfield
Mansfield Senior High School
Grand Lodge of Masons
Frank H. Marquis
Dominick Moore
Moore
Abe
Dayton
Nelson Anderson
B.F. Keith Theater
Robert Truby
Big Four
Aine
Stanley G. Borthwick
Bennon W. Hough
Camp Sherman
Brown
Saan
Bible
By Willis Brindley
Western Newspaper Union
Bellans
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