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99 years ago in 1921:
l Prompt action to stop what might have been a veritable flood of fake $20 bills in Warren was taken by police and three of the fakers were taken up by local officers and two suspects lodged in jail, under an open charge of suspicion, as was a pair whom police believed were the makers of the bills.
The bills were $2 notes doctored to look as much like the $20 bill as possible. Two of them had been passed in Warren, one at a local bank and another at an outlying store before police were notified. Chief Gillen and Patrolman W. A. Salen less than two hours later had in jail two men, one of whom answered the description of a man said to have passed two of the bills. On the man's person police found a third $20 note.
The fake bills had a paper cipher glued next to the figure 2 in the eight places on the $2 Federal Reserve bill where the numeral appeared.
Police Chief Gillen was making a determined effort to get evidence against the two men, described as Russian, both from Youngstown, where there were many of the bills in circulation.
80 years ago in 1940:
l There will be no conflict between church and state so long as each uses only that power which rightly belongs to it and this power is made plain by the Master when he said, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's and to God the things that are God's."
This statement was made by Miss Phoebe Sutliff at a luncheon connected with the missions and Christian living at First Presbyterian Church. Her topic was "The Missionary Spirit."
She discussed the questions which had come up in Spain as to the right to appoint bishops and archbishops and said that the conflicts of the early Christians who were persecuted by the absolute governments of those days were because that government takes to itself the right to dictate as to man's spiritual pursuits.
She also spoke about conflicts pertaining to the refusal of some to salute the flag, to conscientious objectors to wars of aggression and said religion can and does help the state by producing intelligent and conscientious citizens who are willing to make their just contributions to the betterment of the nation and the communities in which they reside.
25 years ago in 1995:
l All across the Mahoning Valley businesses stood still for minutes while the O.J. Simpson verdict was read; principals announced the decision over loud speakers at their schools; cheers erupted in restaurants and even in the Trumbull County Jail, where inmates watched on common television sets.
A Central Cafe patron, stunned by the week's acquittal of O.J. Simpson, maintained his opinion of Simpson's guilt, but said everything happens for a reason.
"Justice will be done," said one patron, who believed Simpson was "guilty as sin."
Another patron, an African-American, who had moved to Warren from the Los Angeles area said he believed Simpson had committed the crimes but California residents would likely focus more on the verdict than on the lengthy trial.
10 years ago in 2010:
l A campaign rally saw Vice President Joe Biden stumping for Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland.
Free tickets were given on a first-come, first-served basis at the Trumbull and Mahoning Democratic headquarters. The rally held in Struthers followed the stumping of the re-election campaign of Strickland and Lt. Gov. candidate Yvette McGee Brown for several weeks in several Ohio cities including Toledo and Akron.
It had been reported that Strickland had been trailing significantly in the race against GOP challenger John Kasich; however, more recent polls had reported the gap was narrowing.
Events included several stops and a private fundraiser at a Canfield home.
The event marked Biden's first trip to the Mahoning Valley as vice president. He had visited twice as candidate, speaking during the presidential campaign, once in Youngstown and then again in Warren.
-- Compiled from the archives of the Tribune Chronicle by Emily Earnhart.