Bender Campaign Seeks Equal Representation in Ohio
State Senator George H. Bender arrived in Columbus to launch a drive for population based representation in the Ohio General Assembly. He met with Attorney General Gilbert Bettman to draft petitions for a referendum altering the system, arguing current maps favor rural counties. Bender cites stark disparities example Vinton County with 12,000 people vs Cuyahoga and Hamilton counties with far larger populations.
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Columbus
U.P
George H. Bender
Cleveland
Bender
Gilbert Bettman
Hamilton County
Vinton County
Cuyahoga County
Attempted Dynamiting of Gastonia Textile Plant
An alleged plot to dynamite a large textile plant near Gastonia North Carolina sparked guard patrols as a man seeking entry was found with two sticks of dynamite at the Manville Jenches plant. Deputies and troopers intervened, but the suspect did not reach the jail.
Pretty Girl Tries Nitro Bomb Bank Heist in Denver
A brunette robber threatened the Colorado State Bank with nitro glycerin and a match to extract $5,000 in cash. She demanded all the bills, then selected bundles of tens and twenties, placed them in a vanity case, and escaped as patrons watched. The incident occurred while the bank was crowded.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado State Bank
Dr. E. Kenney
Liquor Allowed Aboard Leviathan and Nine U S Line Boats
Supreme Court records reveal the Eighteenth Amendment does not apply to U S line ships on the high seas, allowing liquor on the Leviathan and nine other American ships despite prohibitionist protests. The Cunard cases referenced foreign ships and sea stores, while the decision also notes the amendment’s reach is limited to U S physical territory.
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Leviathan
U. S
Supreme Court
Washington
U.R
United States
High Seas
van Devanter
Cunard
Imitation Roosevelt Bomb Designer Seeks Profit in Fatal Plot
A fictionalized account describes an imitation bomb meant for Governor Roosevelt detonating by clever trickery. The culprit sought profit and fame, while the noble act collapses into infamy. The piece mocks the failed plot and notes the designer’s fate.
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New York
Roosevelt
Ephesian Dome
Gorillas Visit Volcano Then Apparently New York
A fragment notes gorillas romping around a volcano were incredulous about New York as a place, with a continuation hint to Page Four.
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New York
Federals Prepare to Withstand Rebel Assault at Naco
At Naco Sonora the combined Chihuahua and Sonora forces under General Jose Gonzales Escobar press toward the garrison as 900 loyal troops brace for a third rebel attack General Lucas Gonzales reports ordering 100 gas masks amid preparations for a gas assault rebels claim to hold gas supplies and three inch field guns in a riverine encampment six miles south of Naco
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Naco
Ariz
U.R
Chihuahua
Sonora
Jose Gonzales Escobar
Lucas Gonzales
Escobar
Coal Carbonization Plant Draws Tech Attention in New Jersey
NEW YORK April 12 The International Combustion Engineering Corporation's new low temperature coal carbonization plant, first of its kind in America, recently completed at New Brunswick New Jersey. The coke from this process is said not to compete with by product coke, yet by products will increase supply amid steady demand for coal by products.
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New York
International Combustion Engineering Corporation
America
New Brunswick N. J
More Soldiers Sent to Spots on the Border
Washington April 12 A squadron of U S Cavalry was ordered to Douglas Arizona and a battery of Field Artillery to Bisbee Arizona to protect United States property along the border amid clashes between Federal and Rebel forces in Mexico General Lassiter at Fort Sam Houston reported he directed Brig Gen George Moseley to move the Seventh Cavalry from Hachita New Mexico to Douglas and the 82nd Field Artillery from Fort Bliss to Bisbee to reinforce border defenses
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Washington
D. C
U.P
U. S. Cavalry
Douglas
Arizona
Bisbee
Ariz
United States
Mexico
War Department
William Lassister
Eighth Corps
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Lassister
Secretary of War
Lightning Strikes Farm Near Newark Killing Boy
A bolt hit a hay baling crew near Newark injuring two men who were near death and killed 15 year old William Abbott of Utica. The accident occurred on a local farm during hay baling operations.
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Newark
Here
William Abbott
Utica
Five Day Week Plan For Steuben Building Trades
Steubenville officials announce a five day week for all ville to cut overhead from the Saturday half holiday and provide work for many idle men. The Builders Council says the shorter week will reduce costs and keep labor employed in Steuben.
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Steubenville
Builders’ Council
Auto wrecks flood Coolville bridge early morning
A large truck and trailer carrying four passenger cars crashed into Coolville's east bridge around 3 am. The driver, injured, reported the incident from the Cincinnati office. no witnesses exist and cause is unclear. Traffic used one bridge lane with two flagmen directing operations. Two cars were on the truck and two on the trailer. all but the last car suffered extensive damage.
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Coolville
Cincinnati
Parkersburg
Won't Charge Man Who Shot a Rival
NEW PHILADELPHIA April 12 George Ohler 41 of Barnhill who last night shot an alleged rival for the affections of his wife was exonerated today. Sheriff Harry C. Smith coroner J F Lewis and the county prosecutor all said that Ohler shot in defense of his home and that no charge could be made. Frank Tonelettie of Barnhill the shooting victim was in the hospital recovering from two bullet wounds in the leg. Ohler said he found Tonelettie at the Ohler home with Mrs Ohler 25.
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New Philadelphia
George Ohler
Barnhill
Harry C. Smith
J. F. Lewis
Ohler
Frank Tonelettie
Tonelettie
Shortage Found in Welsh Accounts and Tragedy
A $17000 shortage in the Gwinn Milling Co credit manager RE A Welsh accounts is linked to a double tragedy. Welsh killed Miss Eleanor Porter of Athens and then himself in his car near New Albany after family estrangement. Clarence Gwinn, the firm’s general manager, disclosed the loss which is covered by Welsh's bond.
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Columbus
RE. A. Welsh
Gwinn Milling Company
Eleanor Porter
Athens
Clarence Gwinn
Welsh
Gwinn
Miss Porter
New Albany
Tornado Devastates Six Arkansas Towns Killing 57
Aid converges as Red Cross and National Guard mobilize to shelter the homeless and search wreckage across Alicia Swifton Parkin Lorado Guion Wynne. Death toll believed to rise with extensive property damage and ongoing rescue efforts amid mud and flooding.
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Red Cross
National Guardsmen
Alicia
Swifton
Parkin
Lorado
Guion
Wynnea
Batesville
Mothers of 3 Auto Victims Get Payments
Payments totaling 24000 dollars will be paid to the mothers of three boys killed or injured when a Mayfield Heights auto struck them last August. Frank J. Deibel, a real estate operator, has agreed to a settlement while serving a penitentiary term for man slaughter.
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Cleveland
Mayfield Heights Village
Frank J. Deibel
Deibel
Hattie Hagenmeyer
Richard Donnabeck
Mayfield Heights
Catherine Weik
William Weik
Hermina Keeler
Ernest Keeler, Jr
Oiler Killed Under Locomotive Wheels in Zanesville
April 12 in Zanesville W H Shaw aged 45 an oil man for the Pennsylvania Railroad was crushed to death when he fell beneath the wheels of a locomotive.
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Zanesville
W. H. Shaw
Pennsylvania Railroad
Names Drawn for Athens County Juries by Morgan
Names of persons selected to serve on the May grand and petit juries were drawn by clerk Thurman L. Morgan. The grand jury convenes Monday May 6, with about as many cases as the prior record, and 1 woman will serve on the grand jury. Several residents including Eva Colburn and Carl Jones are named among the jurors, with additional petit jury members listed. Also noted are releases from the county jail for Harry Lucas and Myrtle Betlow on various conditions.
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Morgan
Athens County
Thurman L. Morgan
Thomas Keirns
Ames Township
David Walker
York
E. K. Bryson
Trimble
Hoyt Hoskinson
Canaan
Eva Colburn
Lod
John Herrold
Charles Davis
Thomas Price
George Arnold
Waterloo
Carl Jones
Ames
Parker Huddy
D. H. Russell
Lee
Fred Elliott
Bandits Force Cashier to Drive Bank Robbery Getaway
Two bandits robbed Lansing State Bank of 10000 dollars in Hammond Indiana. Guard Charles Miller worried about firing at the fleeing car. Cashier William Winterhoff was forced to cash out the money and accompany the robbers to the Illinois state line where he was dumped from the auto.
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Hammond
Ind
Lansing
Charles Miller
William Winterhoff
Winterhoff
Illinois
Minor disputes in farm bill committees in Washington
In Washington today varied protests and minor disputes appeared in the Senate and House Agriculture Committees as they prepared final drafts of the farm board bill. A temporary deadlock arose in the Senate panel after President Hoover declined to state his view on the optional debenture plan while the House panel wrangled over the revolving fund amount. Leaders planned to keep the farm bills as unfinished business in the special session.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
House Agriculture
Hoover
House Committee
Lindbergh departs Greensboro Airport for Washington
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh leaves Greensboro Airport at 10 40 a m headed for Washington according to a live report from the capital city base.
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Greensboro
N. C
Charles A. Lindbergh
Washington
Cleveland Curtiss Air Port Groundwork Starts
Work on a new five hundred thousand dollar Curtiss Airport began today on a 140 acre plot in Mayfield Village a Cleveland suburb, signaling a major regional aviation project with expansion plans.
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Cleveland
Mayfield Village
Counties and Townships Get Gas Tax Road Funds
Counties and townships will receive highway funds under the Sullivan-Bostwick Law. Two cents per gallon of gasoline will create about 17 million dollars yearly, with 80 percent controlled by the state highway director and 20 percent distributed to counties municipalities and townships.
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Athens County
Joseph T. Tracy
State
Porter Pleads Not Guilty to Charges in Sugar Creek
Sidney Porter of Sugar Creek pleads not guilty in Justice of the Peace Felix Riley's court to assault and battery and carrying concealed weapons. Bond set at 300 on each charge. Porter waived examination and posted bonds for the next grand jury session.
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Sidney Porter
Sugar Creek
Court of Justice of the Peace
Felix Riley
Porter Wes
Robert Everetts
Porter
Bond
Pat Pritts Trial Set Tonight in Deanville
Pat Pritts of Deanville faces charges of selling and possessing intoxicating liquor. The trial before Magistrate Carl H. Porter is set for 7 o'clock tonight, after being reset from Wednesday night, April 10. Prohibition inspectors had obtained liquor found under a barrel behind Pritts pool room.
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Pat Pritts
Deanville
Carl H. Porter
Pritts
Trial Delayed By High Water In Glen Ebon Case
The trial of Dell Woods of Glen Ebon before Justice Carl H. Porter was postponed indefinitely as several witnesses could not attend due to high water. Woods was arrested Monday by Constable Harry Dalton on an affidavit filed by state prohibition inspector E. C. McGaw.
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Dell Woods
Glen Ebon
Court of Justice of the Peace
Carl H. Porter
Woods
Harry Dalton
E. C. McGaw
Gann Dry Laws Triumph at Pan American Union Dinner
Washington coverage notes Mrs. Edward E. Gann and prohibition victories at a Pan American Union dinner hosted by Chilean ambassador Don Carlos Davila. Diplomatic questions surround her status as hostess while the liquor question is resolved by the diplomatic corps and Chilean envoy. About 200 guests faced champagne pours amid dry law concerns and seating disputes.
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Washington
Edward E. Gann
Pan American Union
Don Carlos Davila
Davita
Aes
Gann
Pan Union
Curtis
State Department
Pablo Ramirez
Mra. Gann
Mrs. Gann
Treasury Mellon
Hoover
United States
Pan American U
Farley to Close Congress Tea Room for Private Camp Season
Miss Helen Joyon Farley owner of the Congress Tea Room will close it in spring and summer to run a private girls camp in Michigan. The camp, operated by Fisher Brothers Body Corporation, houses 300 girls and will reopen after the season.
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Helen Joyon Farley
Congress Room
Miss Farley
Mich
Fisher Brothers
Body Corporation
Hocking River Falls Three Feet in Night
The Hocking River rose three feet overnight from 13.9 to 17.9 feet according to a government observer. A continued drop was forecast if rainfall increases are heavy in the coming days. The morning stage near the rest point was about 14.55 feet.
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Hocking River
Hocking
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