Wreck at Kerrs Run Leaves Nine Injured in Pomeroy
A head on collision at the Kerrs Run intersection near Pomeroy injured nine people as confusion over a traffic light signal sparked the crash. Boyd DIlgard and family from Minersville, Fannie Amberger and two daughters, and Fred Scott with a young woman were involved. The accident left cars badly wrecked and several passengers with serious injuries.
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Pomeroy
Kerrs Run
Boyd Dilgard
Minersville
Main Street
Middleport
Fannie Amberger
Dilgard
Fred Scott
Athensomeroy Road
June
Yonni
Amberger
George C. Gloeckner
Sugar Run
Margaret
Scott
J. A. Willock
Yankees unsure which pitcher starts opener against Athletics
New York manager Bob Shawkey uncertain who will start the opening game against the Philadelphia Athletics in Philadelphia tomorrow. Either Waite Hoyt or George Pipgras is slated to take the mound.
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New York
U.R
Waite Hoyt
George Pipgras
New York Yankees
Philadelphia Athletics
Philadelphia
Bob Shawkey
Athens Messenger Publishes Baseball Rules Booklet
The Athens Messenger offers readers a new booklet titled Baseball Rules. Fans can fill out and return a coupon to receive the rule booklet and settle season disputes with reference material in hand. The piece promotes preparing for the oncoming baseball season in both major and minor leagues.
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Athens Messenger
A Hot Midwest Surgeons And Editors New Killing Machine
The piece notes a rising tension in the Midwest as medical professionals and media editors confront a new threat described as a killing machine. It frames a call to vigilance and scrutiny from readers across communities.
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Midwest
New Killing Machine
Heatwave grips Newton as spring turns fierce
NEWTON KAN APRIL 13 Hot weather in this part of the world and a spring season of intense heat follows a winter of cold. The air is dry on the plains of Kansas and men endure the heat though humidity from New York would make it unbearable.
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Newton
Kan
Middle West
Plains of
Kansas
New York City
Wheat and corn crops in Chicago face daily million dollar losses
Chicago reports crops in the great wheat and corn regions suffer one million dollars' damage a day as heat and drought turn grain yellow with no rain. If this continues prices may rise. Farmers seek fair prices for good crops amid the ruin.
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Chicago
Mayo brothers leave fortune to science at Rochester
The famed surgeons Charles and William Mayo have amassed about thirteen million dollars. They will donate their fortune to sustain and expand their medical institution in Rochester, Minnesota, ensuring its perpetual operation for scientific advancement.
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Charles
William Mayo
Rochester
Minn
Train hits 97 miles per hour to break record
In Cleveland on April 14, Big Four train No. 6474 carried 10 girls from the "Rarin' To Go" burlesque troupe from Columbus to Cleveland for a record run. The locomotive reached 97 mph on parts of the 138 mile stretch and arrived Union Station in 115 minutes, shaving 19 minutes off the previous best. The troupe connected in Cleveland to continue to Buffalo for a matinee.
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Cleveland
U.R
Columbus
Albert N. Lentz
Buffalo
Lentz
John Switzer
No. 6474
Union Station
Joe Coffey
Barin
Customs head's hunch nets submarine chaser and liquor
Deputy Surveyor John H. McGill ordered a dawn patrol based on a dream and radio tips. The Rockaway Point seizure yielded the submarine chaser Junior Annapolis its seven crewmen and 2000 sacks of liquor in custody of the customs department. The capture followed a foggy pursuit that began just after 2 a.m. and a tip from three radio stations broadcast "Three O'clock In The Morning."
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New York
U.P
Annapolis
Customs Department
John H. McGill
Rockway Point
L. I
McGill
Canada
Calcutta Mayor Sentenced for Reading Excerpts at Rally
J. M. Sen Gupta mayor of Calcutta received six months in prison after reading extracts from radical books at College Square during a demonstration backing Gandhi's independence campaign. He abstained from court participation but rejected police claims that his followers used criminal force to incite violence against Britain.
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Calcutta
India
J. M. San Gupta
College Square
Mahatma Gandhi
Sen Gupta
University student found dead on Hocking River sand bar
George Kovalchick a 20 year old Ohio University sophomore from Campbell Ohio disappeared February 11 after dismissal for academic probation. His body was found Sunday on a sand bar in the Hocking River near McKinley Avenue and identified by his brother John Kovalchick. Authorities say suicide is suspected. He leaves a large Campbell family.
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George Kovalchick
Campbell
Ohio University
Hocking River
McKinley Avenue
John Kovalchick
Athens
George
Jager
Kovalchick
Glenn Robinson
McKinleny Avenue
Michael O'Mellan
Palmer Hotel
Kovalkchick
L. F. Jones
Athens County
Jones
School of Education
Palmer House
University
White’s Mill Crossing
East Bridge
Cincinnati
Army
Navy
Key Man Slain in Detroit Murder Witnessed by Child
Detroit April 14. Gunmen killed Jimmy Walters former cabaret owner and police character in his backyard as he repaired his car. The murder was witnessed by Walters five year old daughter Betty. Two Italian gunmen carried out the January attempt and removed the key man in the Garvir case.
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Detroit
U.P
Henry J. Garvir
Jimmy Walters
Walters
Betty
Student George Kovalchick Found Dead in Hocking River
A nationwide search for George Kovalchick 20 Campbell Ohio University student ended Sunday with the discovery of his body on a sand bar in the Hocking River. The tragedy follows reports of his failure in studies and the abrupt end of his life.
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George Kovalchick
Campbell
Ohio University
Hocking River
Fever Strikes Brunswick Rural Town In April Outbreak
In Brunswick Ohio a fever outbreak has sickened about ten percent of the town’s 200 residents. One man six women and thirteen children have been ill in the last 10 days. Milk from a single Brunswick dairy is used by all victims and wells are individual. Doctors suspect a pasteurization of milk and boiled water are being used as containment. State Health Department reports pending from Columbus.
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Brunswick
State Health Department
Columbus
Albert Wood
State Department
James WW. Bauman
Naval treaty details to be made public in London session
London naval conference delegates meet at St James Palace to receive the five power treaty draft. Premier MacDonald presides as the committee reports on submarine warfare humanization and five reports on ships past age limits are released. Stimson says Japan may transfer up to ten percent tonnage in light cruisers and destroyers.
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London
MacDonald
Henry J. Stimson
Japan
First Committee
Dino Grandi
Rome
Briand
Paris
Kidnaped, Freed For $100000
Three men were arrested for the kidnaping of Michael Katz a wealthy Kansas City druggist who was freed by gangsters after relatives paid 100000 in 600 and 100 bills Felice traced some of the ransom bills which were spent on motor cars and clothes
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Michael Katz
Kansas City
Felice
Commit Boy to Institution for Killing a Chum
In Stark County Ohio a 14 year old boy who allegedly shot his 11 year old playmate over Easter candy was ordered placed in a home for the feed minded. Juvenile officials call the shooting likely accidental and plan an assignment to a state hospital after parental custody.
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Canton
Stark County
Frank Schaumacher
John Kotz
Frank Kotz
Charles Chesteen
Rum Runners Escape in Armor Boat Battle on Lake Erie
In Sandusky on April 14 a Coast Guard Patrol Boat CGH012 chased a rum-running craft on Lake Erie. The ram boat fled after a brief gun battle ending with all ammunition spent. 33 sacks of champagne were seized and no injuries were reported. The chase began near Vermilion as the rum-runners abandoned a supporting row boat.
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Sandusky
U.R
Lake Erie
U. S
Coast Guard
Marblehead
L. F. Hebert
Vermillion
Do You Favor Zoning Plan for Athens Vote Opportunity
Athens voters are invited to participate in a straw vote on a proposed city zoning ordinance that would divide Athens into business industrial and residential districts. Ballots appear in The Messenger on April 16 and must be mailed by April 18 with full name and address to verify residency.
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Athens
Athens Messenger
Messenger
Council
The
Fullerton Speaks to Ohio U Journalism Class
Hugh Fullerton of the Columbus Evening Dispatch urged journalism students to gain broad university background before entering the field. He noted news value rises with audience size and distance from events, quoted Charles Seymour on turning basic material into strong stories, and advised starting in a small town paper to learn every aspect of the craft.
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Hugh Fullerton
Columbus Evening Dispatch
George Starr Lasher
Department of Journalism
Ohio University
Fullerton
Charles Seymour
Chicago
Duchess of Leinster Found Guilty in Suicide Attempt
The Duchess of Leinster, former chorus girl and wife of Ireland's premier duke, was found guilty at Lambeth police court of attempting to take her own life. She funded living for herself and Stanley Williams, a 26 year old cook, in a cheap Brixton flat with a $25 weekly allowance. She was remanded to April 19 for a medical report.
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London
U.R
Duchess of Leinster
Duke of
Ireland
Lambeth
Stanley William
Cook
Brixton
Williams
Hoover Aggressor Lee of Ply Owed b Red Rick by Simpson
Hoover faces a Senate ratification fight over the London Conference naval treaty. Secretary Stimson urges approval as Hoover and advisers push for early ratification despite objections to tonnage divisions and the guard clause linking France’s build to U S limits. undecided senators will decide if the submission becomes a battle or a brisk vote.
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Lee of
Ply
Owed B
Red Rick
Simpson
Washington
Hoover
Senate
London
Saeive Sonferens
Oe Oe
Congress
Great Britain
Japan
United States
France
The
Ate
Woman Buried Alive Allegation Sparks Grand Jury Probe
In Grayson Kentucky 63 year old Mrs Susie Vickers reportedly fainted and was buried at Callettasburg on April 29 authorities opened the grave after Sut erpiration appeared on her forehead. Relatives had arranged burial while she was alive. The Carter County Grand Jury was summoned to hear statements from Mrs Hondell Johnson and Mrs George B Clay as part of the investigation.
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Grayson
Aeeti
Susie Vickers
Carter County
G. W. E. Wolford
Hondell Johnson
George B. Clay
Callettasburg
Mret
Tife
Raine
Court Authority's Bertrand Miller Dies in Cleveland
Bertrand Miller, veteran of the U S district and ree authority on procedure, died in Cleveland today. The longtime figure in legal circles had served in prominent roles and influenced court administration.
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Cleveland
Bertrand
Miller
U. S
Ree
Ivedure
Ates
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