Ohio Cornstalkers oppose Bender reapportionment plan
Bert Shepherd president of the Cornstalk Club says the Ohio Assembly group will oppose Senator George H. Bender's plan to redraw legislative representation. He notes counties must have at least one representative and that the plan should not swing the balance too far. Bender plans to open campaign HQs in Youngstown Akron Columbus Cincinnati and Toledo with Fred Myers of Toledo backing the effort. The petitions await attorney general approval before circulation begins.
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Cleveland
Cornstalkers
Ohio
Bert Shepherd
Ripley
Brown County
Cornstalk Club
Ohio Assembly
Shepherd
Bender
George H. Bender
Youngstown
Akron
Columbus
Cincinnati
Toledo
Fred Myers
Lay
Rural counties vow fight over Ohio representation plan
Dallas Sullivan of Union County says he will mobilize rural voters to oppose State Senator Geo H. Bender’s plan for equal representation between city and rural counties in the Ohio Legislature. He aims to rally farmers and press Governor Cooper to oppose the proposition.
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Columbus
U.R
Geo. H. Bender
Cleveland
Dallas Sullivan
Union County
Sullivan
Ohio
Bender
Cooper
Slater Willing To Pay Wife Money
Joseph Slater former Nelsonville mine operator told domestic relations court in Columbus on Tuesday he did not desert his wife Mrs Barbara Slater and offered to pay reasonable temporary alimony in line with her suit. He claimed she refused to live with him January 17 at his Columbus property unless specific conditions were met. He said he has always provided liberally. the Slaters married in 1875 and have six children.
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Columbus
Barbara Slater
Joseph Slater
Nelsonville
Another Attack as Jury Probes Raids
Martins Ferry Ohio April 10. Belmont County Grand Jury probes band of night riders while police investigate attack on Edward Ruebelt 48 a miner beaten at his home. Ruebelt suffered two fractured ribs after accusing a fellow miner of scabbing in a non union mine near here.
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Martins Ferry
U.P
Belmont County
Grand Jury
Edward Ruebelt
Reubelt
Here
Unlucky Guessing Marks Apple Blossom Date
Mason on April 26 was chosen for the Apple Blossom festival despite blooming orchards. a late freeze last year wiped out nearly all fruit after the event, and the previous year the festival occurred before bloom.
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Pomeroy
Mason
Meals Served to Prisoners in Hocking County Jail
Logan April 10 A report by jail matron Mrs W R Lloyd shows 2397 meals served to prisoners in March. Average daily count 28, highest month total in years, population down to 19 with grand jury pending. Cost at 25 cents per meal totals 599 25 with jail interior being repainted and renovated. Eight new double deck cots installed to provide adequate sleeping space under Albert Matheny supervision.
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Logan
Hocking County
W. R. Lloyd
Grand Jury
Lloyd Rts
Albert Matheny
Nine Witnesses Take Stand in Lovsey Dynamite Trial
Nine witnesses testified for the state in the Oscar Lovsey dynamiting case in Deanville. Shingler said Lovsey and two others claimed 18 sticks of dynamite would blow the Lowry garage, one stick later found discarded near Loudner’s home. Defense contends Lovsey was at a picket camp not at the scene.
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Oscar Lovsey
Chauncey
Lowsey
Fred Lowry
Deanville
Lowry
Fred Loudner
Dan Shingler
O. F. Sachs
Ed Phillips
John Pearson
Stanley Dew
James Hickman
Floyd Nixon
Robert Thompson
True Farm
George Lovsey
Shingler
Sunday Creek
Peter Barrows
Walter Brown
Sand Ridge
Jams McCullum
Wash Brown
Ed Minister
Clarence McCafferty
H. A. Leiber
Britt Carter
Gus Graham
George Pendergrass
Supreme Court Upholds Subway Fare Contract Twist
The Supreme Court ruling shocks Wall Street by upholding a five cent subway fare clause in city contracts. New York City funded subway construction while private operators ran services. Thomas F. Ryan recalls the clause was inserted at operators' special request to charge five cents, claiming three cents would have sufficed.
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Supreme Court
Wall Street
New York City
Thomas F. Ryan
Subway Fare Debate Reflects Rising Wages Pressure
A fragmented OCR passage notes wage increases and an overcapitalized fare hike, highlighting a push for a seven cent fare while a five cent rate is deemed unprofitable. The dialogue includes a cartoonish plea “ss-ee ee ee” illustrating public pushback against the proposed change.
Speculators react to court ruling on city fare contract
Stock traders bet on a higher subway fare after reports the Supreme Court upheld a five cent city contract. Old timers loaded up on subway stocks then unloaded as prices rose and fell on the rumor.
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Supreme Court
Wall Street
Price Drops Hit Interboro and B M T in Transit Note
The text notes a price drop for Interboro from 55 to 30 and for B M T Brooklyn Subway from 78.50 to 66, while referring to lambs as shock absorbers in a transport context.
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Interboro
Brooklyn
Lambs
New York Skyline View Described From Room
A reader notes the picturesque New York South Street waterfront seen from a room at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon. The Brooklyn Bridge is prominent on the right as the river flows beneath.
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New York
Brooklyn
Students Stir Whisky Revolt at Virginia University
In Charlottesville on April 10 the Delta Tau Delta fraternity at the University of Virginia faced backlash as members resisted prohibition efforts. A travelling secretary reported open drinking and liquor production in the Delta house, signaling a campuswide clash with authorities.
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Charlottesville
George Washington
University of Virginia
Delta Tau Delta
The
Delta
Lindbergh Lands in Texas After Prolonged Silence
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh landed his Curtis-Falcon biplane at Brownsville Municipal Airport at 9 35 a m after leaving Mexico City Tuesday noon. He had spent a week with his fiancee Anne Spencer Morrow daughter of the American Ambassador. No word had been received since his departure and his exact whereabouts overnight were unclear.
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Brownsville
Texas
U.R
Charles A. Lindbergh
Mexico City
Anne Spencer Morrow
Shim
Arrest and Suspension Over Drill Absence for Ray Young
Ray Young of Athens was arrested after repeatedly failing to appear for drill with Company L of the 166th Infantry. He was sentenced to one week in Athens City Jail but released Tuesday through intervention by Captain Richard Benton of the Salvation Army to continue supporting his widowed mother.
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166Th Infantry
Ray Young
Athens
Young
Richard Benton
Salvation Army
Fire damages Buckeye Building in Cleveland
Fire swept through the Buckeye Building in Cleveland causing estimated damage of 800000 dollars. No injuries reported and fire crews contained the blaze by evening.
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Cleveland
Omnibus Overturn Injures Fifty Three in Maidavale District
In London today an omnibus overturned in the Maidavale district injuring fifty three people. Emergency crews rushed to the scene as passengers were evacuated and treated at nearby facilities. The accident is under investigation by local authorities.
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London
O.R
Maidavale
Fourteen Athens County Schools Earn First Class Status
Fourteen elementary schools in Athens County receive first class standard school certificates from County Superintendent H. R. McVay. Schools listed include Ca naanville Chauncey-Lincoln Chauncey-Washington Coolville Deanville Greens Run Hollister Jacksonville Village Jackville Me chanicsburg Millfield Sugar Creek Torch and Trimble Village.
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Athens County
H. R. McVay
Canaanville
Chauncey-Lincoln
Chauncey - Washington
Coolville
Deanville
Greens Run
Hollister
Jacksonville Village
Jackville
Mechanicsburg
Millfield
Sugar Creek
Torch
Trimble Village
State Department of Education
Board of Education
Athe County
McVay
Sandusky Bay Floods Lowlands Cripple Fishing
Sandusky Bay waters driven by a 35 mile northeast wind flood lowland city areas and disrupt fishing. Small craft destroyed and docks at Sandusky and Put-in-Bay submerged six to fourteen inches. Put-in-Bay fish hatchery flooded causing unspecified damage.
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Sandusky
U.R
Sandusky Bay
Put-in-Bay
Negri Seeks Valentino Shadow in Paris Amid Marriage
Pola Negri walked Paris streets in search of a cinema to worship the memory of Rudolph Valentino. Servants at Chateau Seraincourt say she remains devoted to Valentino, despite her marriage to Prince Serge Mdvani, with portraits of Valentino filling the château.
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Paris
Pola Negri
Rudolph Valentino
Chateau Seraincourt
Miss Negri
Valentino
Serge Mdvani
Ohio Coal Output Falls to Post 1898 Level in 1928
Production in 1928 reached 14,540,184 tons, the lowest since 1898, per George F. Miles of the Ohio Department of Industrial Relations. Peak output was 47,919,202 tons in 1918, while mine wages were $18,547,086 in 1923 compared with $66,187,526 in 1918.
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Columbus
Ohio
George F. Miles
State Department of Industrial Relations
Stimson Rules Diplomatic Social Precedence for Mrs Gann
Washington April 10 The State Department will not advise on social precedence outside the diplomatic corps as Secretary Stimson decides the matter of where Mrs. Edward Gann sister and hostess of Vice President Curtis will be seated at foreign embassy functions. Sir Esme Howard and the corps favor honoring the Vice President and Mrs Gann while Kellogg’s ruling is questioned.
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Washington
Washington Diplomatic Corps
Edward E. Gann
Charlies Curtis
Stimson
Curtis
Kellogg
Esme Howard
Diplomatic Corps
State Department
Sir Esme
Gann
Mrs. Gann
Glass
Milne
King
Utah
Stock Exchange
Solons Refuse Port Privilege On Panama Return
Washington April 10 Members of Congress returning from Panama on a congressional junket refused the freedom of the port privilege. Several lawmakers pressed for written memos confirming baggage searches as a shield against campaign attacks.
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Washington
U.R
Congress
Morgan
Ohio
Michaelson
Illinois
Panama
Say Boys Attempted To Enter Armory
Harmon Cabeen and Everett McCall, both of Athens, were arrested after breaking the lock on the front door of the Athens Armory and attempting to enter around midnight Tuesday. They were placed in Athens City Jail with no charges filed at noon. Wheeler Dew and Capt. T. W. Shafer observed two visiting colonels in the armory. Chief Finsterwald and Mayor Woodworth questioned the youths in the City Building early this morning.
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Athens
Harmon Cabeen
Everett McCall
Wheeler Dew
T. W. Shafer
Finsterwald
Woodworth
Miss Marie Sines Reappointed Secretary of Logan Chamber
Logan officials reappointed Marie Sines as secretary of the Logan Chamber of Commerce for a second year at the directors meeting. C C Bowen was reappointed treasurer. The board discussed plans for a Knights of Pythias lodge meeting, a trade expansion program, and road map distribution for Hocking County with a $25,000 state appropriation for scenic roads.
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Marie Sines
Logan Chamber of Commerce
Logan
CC. G. Bowen
Miss Lines
Chamber of Commerce
Ohio
Lerk
M. G. Har
Logan Kiwanis Club
Hocking County
Dawes Considered for Britain's Ambassador Role
Washington April 10 U P Uncle Sam eyeing Charles Gates Dawes for London post as Ambassador to the Court of St James, after he completes current Santo Domingo mission. Dawes, Hoover's potential envoy, has served as budget director and Reparations Commission negotiator, with a long record in U S diplomacy and politics.
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Santo Domingo
London
Hoover
Court of St. James
Dawes
White House
Uncle Sam
Harding
Reparations Commission
Europe
Calvin Coolidge
Chauncey To See Railroad Exhibit
In Chauncey on April 22 the New York Central Safety Bureau cars will host a safety exhibit and two films titled Safety Pays and Gambling With Death. The picture car seats 70 people and invites all public school pupils and town residents. The cars proceed to Jacksonville on April 23.
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Chauncey
New York Central Safety Bureau
Jacksonville
Death of Jacob H. Cuckler in Albany
Jacob H. Cuckler aged 71 died at 4 am after a five month illness due to paralysis. Funeral services are set for Friday at 10 o'clock at Hebbardsville Church with burial in the adjoining cemetery.
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Albany
Jacob H. Cuckler
Hebbardsville
Ebersbach Tax Case Heard in Columbus Capital
The Ebersbach tax case opened before the State Tax Commission in Columbus. Meigs County officials seek about 100000 in taxes and penalties alleged due to the county and state. County officials and Ebersbach attorneys are in Columbus for the hearing with possible appeal to the Meigs County Court of Common Pleas.
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Pomeroy
Ebersbach
State Tax Commission
Columbus
Meiga County
Ebbersbach
Court of Common Pleas
Meigs County
J. S. Hartenbach
H. J. Blackmore
Board of County Commissioners
Meigs County Board of Revision
D. H. Peoples
A D. Russell
Ebersbachs
Cincinnati attorney to begin 15 month sentence in Atlanta
John Schrimper a Cincinnati attorney connected with the Buckley beer protection scandal was en route to the Federal Penitentiary in Atlanta to serve a sentence of 15 months.
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Cincinnati
John Schrimper
Buckley
Atlanta
Extra Session To Be Jammed By New Issues
Washington April 10 Congress prepares for a special session to consider farm relief and tariff reform. Leaders plan to limit debate with stringent rules as senators push Prohibition, credit, and social status topics into the agenda.
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House
Paul R. Maldon
United Press
Washington
Congress
Senate
Tydings
Maryland
Jones
Federal Reserve Board
Behrens Killing Witness Disappears From Logan Area
Logan police report Lancaster Louis Whittaker disappeared after being released from county jail on a plea. He was returning home to see an ill child and was linked to the Behrens killing case. He was among those with Earl Behre when the Brimstone incident occurred weeks earlier. No summons had been issued for his appearance before the Hocking County Jury in the probe, but plans were said to exist to call him as a witness if Albert Burchette were charged.
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Logan
Lancaster
Louis Whittaker
Child
Whittaker
Earl Behre
Brimstone
Hocking County
Petor Henderson
Roses for Every Garden From The Ly Arbor Bureau
Read about choosing roses for lawns borders and trellises. The Bureau offers a booklet Roses for all readers including experts. Send copy today for guidance and ideas on abundant blooms and time saving tips.
Logan pastor elected moderator of Athens Presbytery
The Rev. H. L. Geddes of Logan was chosen moderator of the Athens Presbytery session in Gallipolis Ohio, succeeding Dr. A. C. V. Skinner of Port Middle. The vote took place in a meeting held April 10.
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Gallipolis
H. L. Geddes
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