Nationwide Prohibition Straw Vote Totals Released
The Literary Digest reports statewide results from the straw referendum on Prohibition. Total ballots 3,705,742 with Arkansas and Kansas favoring strict enforcement, Connecticut New Jersey Rhode Island backing repeal, and multiple states showing over 40 percent for enforcement. Ohio tally lists 79,049 for enforcement 83,669 for modification and 86,544 for repeal.
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New York
Arkansas
Kansas
Literary Digest
Connecticut
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Alabama
Colorado
Iowa
Mississippi
Nebraska
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Delaware
Florida
Illinois
Louisiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Missouri
Montana
Nevada
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Wyoming
District of Columbia
Ohio
Jury Sets Value On Wife Affection in Ohio Case
In Marietta on April 25 a common pleas court jury awarded Clarence D. Lorain $2,000 against Strod Schoonover of Little Hocking. Lorain had sued for $4,000 claiming Schoonover stole his wife’s affections. The verdict followed a trial begun after lunch, with the jury deliberating about an hour.
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Marietta
Common Pleas Court
Clarence D. Lorain
Strod Schoonover
Little Hocking Farmer
Lorain
Schoonover
Two Men Hurt In Well Explosion At Belpre
In Belpre Ohio a damp dynamite stick used during a water well drill exploded injuring Joshua Thorn 82 and lightly injuring his grandson Gerald Thorn. The blast caused property damage to nearby buildings and parked cars at the E T Rempe service station.
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Thorn
Hocking Valley Railway Name to Change to Chesapeake & Ohio
Effective May 1 the Hocking Valley Railway Company will be renamed as Chesapeake & Ohio under the Zone Bureau in Columbus. Local staff remain, with J H Gross continuing as Athens freight agent. the transition affects stationery but not personnel or cars and buildings.
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Hocking Valley Railway Company
Chesapeake & Ohio
Columbus
J. H. Gross
Athens
Hocking Valley
John H. Gross
Hocking Valley Veterans Association
Hocking Valley Railroad
E. B. Clarke
W. 8. Blackwood
John R. Blackwood
Mr. Gross
Kanawha & Michigan Railroad
N. Y. Central Lines System
Wooden Bridge at Margaret Creek Is Razed in Athens County
An 1845 wooden bridge on State Highway No. 56 near Margaret Creek is being torn down as a new highway stretch nears opening. Engineer John W. Dowler notes the arched-floor covered structure was built by two Athens County carpenters and explains covers shield wood from rain though not for protection of travelers. The new highway is expected to open in about two weeks.
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Athens County
Margaret Creek
John W. Dowler
Athens
Ohio
Engineer Dowler
Dowler
Dan Cupid
Ol’ Dobbin
Fears of May Day Riot in New York Merchants and Legion Protest
Merchants and American Legion members alarmed by police approval for both Communists and Veterans of Foreign Wars to demonstrate in Union Square on May Day. A letter from a junior VFW official warned of a possible massacre as protests drew complaints from city officials and merchants.
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New York
U.P
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Union Square
American Legion
Archduke Leopold Sought in Grand Larceny Case
Judge issues bench warrant for Archduke Leopold of Austria on grand larceny charges tied to the sale of the Napoleonic Necklace once owned by Archduchess Marie Theresa. Proceeds split with Col Townsend and his wife face related indictments. necklace sold for about 60 thousand dollars with Archduchess receiving roughly 7 thousand.
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New York
U.P
George L. Donnellan
Leopold
Austria
Marie Theresa
Fifth Avenue
Charles I. Townsend
Townsend
Nine Missing After Thames Fire Forces Abandonment
Nine men were reported missing after the Bridgeport Freighter Thames caught fire and had to be abandoned in Long Island Sound near Greenwich Connecticut.
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Greenwich
Conn
Bridgeport
Long Island Sound
iLucille's Disposition Must Be Jumpy
Chicago April 25. Lucille McGowan a 27 year old rental collector who withheld part of receipts attacked a witness and bit bailiff Louis Green after a questioned remark. Judge Michael Feinberg sentenced her to 10 days in jail and later reimposed the sentence after she again bit Green.
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Chicago
U.2
Lucille McGowan
Michael Feinberg
Louis Green
Green
Moonshine Plant Found Hidden in Old Slack Pile
Dry officers led by John D. Haynes H F Teal and Lloyd Wine uncovered a new moonshine plant in an old slack pile between Shawnee and New Straitsville. The dugout concealed in the pile contained a 100 gallon still and 300 gallons mash. The owners were absent.
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New Lexington
John D. Haynes
H. F. Teal
Lloyd Wine
Shawnee
New Straitsville
Federal Reserve Defends 1929 Market Action
The Federal Reserve System defends its move to pressure member banks to pull funds from speculative channels during the 1929 bull market. The defense appears in the Fed Board’s annual report filed with the House speaker.
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Washington
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve Board
Buried in Perry forger Rolland Taylor laid to rest
The body of Rolland Taylor formerly of New Lexington who died in the Ohio Penitentiary blaze Monday was brought to Perry and buried in the family plot at the local cemetery. Taylor had been sentenced from Clarke County for forgery where he had been working. the funeral was attended only by relatives.
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Perry New Lexington
Rolland Taylor
New Lexington
Ohio
Taylor
Clarke County
Three Men Rob Freight Truck Near Zanesville
A Chevrolet sedan blocked the highway between Zanesville and New Straitsvilles. Three men forced the driver C. C. Sears from the truck with a revolver and rifled a large quantity of merchandise from the freight vehicle.
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New Lexington
Zanesville
New Straitsvilles
Here
C. C. Sears
Ohio ice cream association elects officers at Columbus meeting
A. H. Brooks of Athens attended the Ohio Association of Ice Cream Manufacturers meeting in Columbus. Officers elected were Ross Mendenhall of Akron as president, B. J. Helbig of Canton as vice president, and R. A. Lamont of Alliance as treasurer.
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Brooks
Athens
Columbus
Ohio Association of Tce Cream Manufacturers
Ross Mendenhall
Ron
J. Helbig
Canton
R. A. Lamont
Alliance
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