Supreme Court to rule on juror espionage case involving Sinclair
The Supreme Court considered the legality of juror surveillance in the Fall-Sinclair conspiracy trial as Harry F. Sinclair and three associates appeal criminal contempt sentences. William J. Burns and W Sherman Burns of the detective agency face penalties, with Owen J. Roberts arguing against the surveillance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. and
W. Sherman Burns
Detective Agency
Sinclair
Washington
Supreme Court
Martin W. Littleton
Harry F. Sinclair
Owen J. Roberts
Burns
Supreme “T
Prepare To Build School in Pomeroy
A large force clears trees at the new high school site in Pomeroy on April 23 as surveyors lay out the building. With bonds sold, Finlan Contracting Co. will push work to quick completion and the school is set to be ready for occupancy at the start of the next term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Finlan Contracting Company
Bird lovers praise feathered neighbors at city park
A garbled notice extols birds as fine neighbors and sources of beauty and song. The text mentions city officials and a state context, praising birds for their value on premises and in all winds, though the exact details are obscured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gpeas
Boy Scout Confesses to Kidnapping Beatrice Rosenbaum
Harold Harshman 15 held in county jail as police weigh a written confession he abducted 10 year old Beatrice Rosenbaum last May near Salem. Prosecutor doubts truth while Police Chief says confession may be genuine. Beatrice found dead from exposure in a wooded ravine. Harshman allegedly sought reward and admitted the act to his father.
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Youngstown
Ravine
U.R
Harold Harshman
Beatrice Rosenbaum
Salem
Ray L. Thomas
Beatrice
Harshman
Roy ‘Beauts
Ben Harshman
Changing Water To Gold And The Children’s Pledge
An Arthur Brisbane feature notes J P Morgan, Carnegie bonds, and United States Steel bonds as a metaphor for modern finance. Senator Couzens pledges 10 million dollars for child health and education to be spent within 25 years. The piece contrasts philanthropy with wide wage gaps and eviction threats for Moscow homeowners earning over 1500 per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Arthur Brisbane
King Features Incorporated
Senator Couzens
Michigan
Senator Cougen
Bender Plans Akron Stop on Plan for State Reapportionment
State Senator George H. Bender will travel to Akron tomorrow to press his constitutional amendment for reapportioning Ohio representation. He argues the remedy is to reduce the General Assembly size and base metro district representation on population, strengthening urban power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
U.S
George H. Bender
Akron
Bender
General Assembly
Straton Sick but Visits No Doctor
Dr John Roach Straton, founder of the Calvary Baptist Church, is ill after exertions in the presidential campaign and will depart for Atlanta to recuperate. He says he believes he had a slight stroke but has not seen a physician and relies on the Lord for comfort.
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New York
U.R
John Roach Straton
Cavalry
Calvary Baptist Church
Atlanta
Visit to jailed wife ends in intoxication arrest
Charles Holbert of Glouster arrived in Athens to see his imprisoned wife at the Athens County Jail but was arrested for intoxication. Readily, officers cited Mrs Holbert for possessing liquor after state and county officers raided her Glouster home finding 700 to 800 empty bottles. Mrs Holbert pleaded guilty and paid a $250 fine plus costs, later jailed for nonpayment. Holbert had prior fines in Columbus and Trimble related to similar charges, with additional fines today from Magistrate Riley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Holbert
Glouster
Athens
Holbert
Court of Justice of the Peace
Carl H. Porter
Felix Riley
Toledo Tragedy as Two Men Die from Car Garage Gas
Two Toledo men were killed today by carbon monoxide gas produced by an automobile left running in a closed garage where they had been working.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Over 1000 Visit Chauncey Safety Exhibition
More than 1,000 people toured the New York Central Railroad safety exhibit in Chauncey. One car displayed varied safety devices while the other showed two moving pictures: "Safety Pays" and "Gambling With Death." The exhibit then moved on to Jacksonville on Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
New York Central Railroad
Jacksonville
Misconceptions Among College Students Revealed
A chart from Ohio University psychology professor Harvey C. Lehman outlines campus beliefs in a report for the Ohio Academy of Science at Wittenberg College. True false results show high belief in myths about genius, female intuition, and animal training, with variations based on psychology coursework.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey C. Lehman
Department of Psychology
Ohio University
Ohio Academy of Science
Wittenberg College
Springfield
Circulation Managers Gather for State Newspaper Convention
Circulation managers from state newspapers met in Columbus for the annual convention starting tomorrow. A banquet opened the events tonight with John Kirk of the Cleveland Plain Dealer serving as president of the organization.
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Columbus
U.R
John Kirk
The
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Steamer Toyo Kuni Maru Sinks With 112 Feared Dead
Reports from Tokyo indicate 112 people are feared dead after the Toyo Kuni Maru foundered in the Arctic Sea near Kamchatka. The steamer carried 209 persons, an official tally showed.
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Tokio
U.R
Arctic Sea
Kamchatka
Watson Joins Hoovers Lio On Farm Bill
Indiana Senator James E. Watson, a former foe of Hoover in 1928, will move to strike the debenture clause from the administration farm relief bill. The action aims to unify support for Hoover’s farm program as Congress debates amendments and passage timing.
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Watson
Hoover
Lio
Senate
James FE. Watson
Indiana
McNary
Agricullture Committee
Congress
House
Actress Charlotte Merriam Divorces Rex Lease
Los Angeles April 23 Actress Charlotte Merriam testified that she divorced Rex Lease to keep his public image intact. Lease reportedly did not want the marriage public, claiming film fans wouldn’t like him if they knew he was married.
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Angeles
Calif
U.P
Charlotte Merriam
Rex Lease
Miss Merriam
Meigs County Auto Wrecks Break Sunday Record
Pomeroy reports a Sunday and Sunday night of numerous crashes in Meigs County. Eldo Gaul and Cate Roberta suffered injuries, with Roberta severely cut after a late night plunge on the Minersville post office area. Other drivers escaped serious harm in multiple collisions.
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Meigs County
Dale Roberts
Pomeroy
Minersville
McClintock
Letart
West Virginia
Charterton
Ravenswood
Eldo Gaul
Jacob Gaul
Chester
Athens County Line
Pomeroy-Athena Road
Gaul
Second Frost Threatens Ohio Fruit Crops After Cold Night
Frost nipped budding flowers in Southeastern Ohio for the second time in a week as temperatures fell below freezing to 27 degrees at Ames, Iowa. Growers fear significant crop damage, noting a white frost cover in lowlands and rooftops in the area.
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Ohio
Amesville
F. W. Gibson
Moran Pioneer of Western Nebraska Dies at 69
HYANNIS Nebr April 23 A R M Bud Moran famed as the lawman of Western Nebraska in early days has died of pneumonia at Alliance aged 69. Moran rose from fighting sheriff to landowner of 25000 acres his body brought to Hyannis for burial today
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Hyannis
Nebr
Bud" Moran
Nebraska
Moran
Alliance
New Straitsville Enforces Blue Law Shutdown Amid Prohibition Talk
New Straitsville imposes closing from 10 p m Saturday to 9 a m Monday with 18 p m weekday closing. Mayor Lewis N Lines and Marshal Frank Matthews defend enforcement amid crowd reaction and arrests set to rise. town known as wet capital of Ohio, birthplace of United Mine Workers.
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New Straitsville
Perry County
Ohio
Lewis N. Lines
Mayor Lines
Frank Matthews
Geneval
Home Beautification Conference Led by OSU Floriculturist
Victor M. Ries of Ohio State University leads a home beautification conference at 9 30 Thursday in the Chamber of Commerce room. Attendees will review a farm buildings and grounds diagram and discuss shrub and flower layouts for enhancing farm appeal with a demonstration at Harry Jacoby’s home.
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Victor MH. Ries
State Extension
Ohio State University
Chamber of Commerce
Ries
Harry Jacoby
T. \. Johnson
Johnson
Athens County Schools to Close May Third
Athens County announces a closure for all schools on Friday May 3. Examinations for grades four to seven will be held May 1 and 2 with closing exercises Friday afternoon. Eighth grade students may be excused from county examinations and the eighth grade commencement is set for Wednesday August 2 in Athens with promotion certificates issued.
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H. R. McVay
McVay
Athens County
Athens
Teachers’ Institute
Night Flights Draw Crowds Across Ohio Towns
Night flights of the Puritan and Pilgrim airships attracted thousands in Summit County and towns such as Ravenna Kent and Canton. The company’s fleet was part of regular lighter-than-air training courses for members, with motors throbbing and cabins agleam under the moonlit sky.
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Akron
Goodyear
Puritan
Pilgrim
Summit County
Ravenna
Kent
Canton
Ohio
Trapped Nelsonville jeweler dies in balcony fire
J W Vance a Nelsonville jeweler was found dead from suffocation in a rear balcony fire at his Washington Street store. Coroner and police investigated. the blaze likely started from a smoldering cigarette or lighted match. Vance had been bedridden for weeks and had lived in Nelsonville about 12 years.
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W. G. Lancaster
Vance
Lancaster
Narow Staieway
George Batesman
Dana Windors
Omcer Hateman
J. H. Hyde
Nelsonville
St. Louis
Jones
Stout's
Challenge to Shoot It Out Not Answered in Louisiana
In Baton Rouge April, State Representative G L Dupre offered to shoot it out with Gov Huey P Long, a spectacle unresolved as Long campaigns statewide amid impeachment debates. The exchange, tied to Dupr e's remarks in Oncouces, reflected a tongue in cheek political warfare style today.
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Baton Rouge
G. L. Dupre
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Lonn
Oncouces
Dupre
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Preta the Haskin
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Carnegie
Iron Works
New
United States Steel
Practical America
Mr. Couzens
Henry Ford
Straton
John Holbert
Lehman
Nation
Paul R. Malin
Senate Immigration Committee
Republican Central
A. Hartley Mcavenger
Lester Hart
Fugate's
Sugar Run
Cate Roberta
Racine
Meigs County Republican Central Committee
Roberta
Irving Karr
Roberto
Misa Dut
Croan
Crom
Straitsville
Marshal Matthews
Wilsky
New Straitaville
United Mine Workers Organization In America
Clifford Wilson
Lines
Matthews
New Lexington
New Straiteville
Nance
Davencport
H. Bartlet
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