Fires rip through Meigs County como area barns stores
Multiple fires struck Meigs County on Friday night with barns and a store burned near Rock Spr, Rutland, Dorcas, and Bel ford Township. firefighters drained water cisterns and a bucket brigade saved nearby homes. Incendiary or spontaneous combustion is suspected amid hot weather. Neighboring towns reported a fire near Darwin and a separate blaze at a Dana Karr riverman property. Authorities arrived late to the final scene as structures collapsed and losses totaled thousands.
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C. AL Hartley
Pomeroy
Meigs County
S. Joy Weyersmiller
Rockings
Hard Warner
Rutland
James Jackson
Dorcas
Arthur Cummings
Belford
Darwin
Warner
Dortas
Jackson
Tracy
Dareas
Besple
Beegle
John Parks
Bucket Brigade
Arthur Brisbane notes record voyage and Yata Crow reference
The item reports Boardman and Polando flying from New York to Istanbul in 9 hours after crossing the Atlantic, setting a long distance record and contemplating an eastward round-the-world route. It invokes the mythic Yata Crow as a symbol and mentions Berlin’s Julius Rosenwald donation for a Berlin children’s dental estate, urging better nutrition for at risk children.
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John Polando
Russell
Boardman
Istanbul
Bosporus
New York
Atlantic
Europe
Asia
Berlin
Joan
Julius Rosenwale
Chicago
Jail Escape Halted by Girl
In Zanesville Ohio on August 1 William Gibbons, a convicted slayer, was sentenced to life in Ohio Penitentiary after an escape attempt from Muskingum County Jail was foiled by Sheriff William Curtis's 13 year old daughter Charlotte. She awoke to noise, alerted her father, and police found Gibbons with rope improvised from bed clothing in the attic.
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Zanesville
U.P
Muskingum County
William Gibbons
Henry Gay
Cannesville
Ohio Penitentiary
Co. F. Ribble
Gibbona
Charlotte
William Curtis
Gibbons
Curtis
Weather outlook for the week ahead in Ohio Valley
The weather bureau announces a mostly fair and warm week for the Ohio Valley with local showers expected in the upper Ohio River region at the start of the week and again midweek.
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Washington
U.2
Weather Bureau
Ohio Valley
Upper
Ohio Waler
Watchdog wounds Jack son Countian near Syracuse
A watchdog injures a man named Jack son Countian near Syracuse at mince property. The incident is listed in Page 2 of the index with other local notices and upcoming events.
Union Leader Slays Gunman In Home Porch Attack
Pittsburgh police probe a mine war flare up after union official P. T. Fagan, international vice president of the United Mine Workers of America, confronted a gunman who approached his porch and announced a killing mission. Fagan fatally wounded the attacker.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
P. T. Fagan
United Mine Workers of America
Fagan
C G Weitzell Dies at Logan Friday Night
C G Weitzell retired coal operator dies at home on West Hunter Street in Logan after years of illness. A former train despatcher for Hocking Valley Railroad and later Georgia Central Railroad official, he served as mine superintendent and Pittsburgh Canal Company president before retiring. Funeral Monday at Heinlein Chapel with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. wife Elia Weltzel and two sisters survive.
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Logan
Fc. G. Weitzell
West Hunter
Janemis
Mr. Woitzell
Hocking Valley Railroad
Corning
T. and
9. C
Georgia
Central of Georgia Railroad
Ohio
New Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Canal Company
Elia Weltzel
Weitzell
Masonic
J. W. Rogers
Maria
James Montgomery
H. L. Geddes
First Presbyterian Church
Gok Grove Cemetery
Theaters To Open On Sunday Across Wieling Ohio
Theaters in Wheeling West Virginia announce in newspaper ads they will open Sunday starting tomorrow under a new state law. Ohio residents have patronized Wheeling venues on Sundays, and efforts to block openings in several towns include petitions from citizens.
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Wheeling
W. Va
U.R
Ohio
Mulrooney replies on gangster count and threats
A dialogue between a New York reporter and Police Commissioner Mulrooney reveals uncertainty over the count of gangsters in New York and the number likely to be killed. Mulrooney deflects by asking about London’s figure, noting a discrepancy from the previous day.
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London
New York
Evening Standard
Atlantic
Mulrooney
Press Capone Charges Conspiracy Indictment in Chicago
The federal government moves to press heavier penalties on Al Capone by reindicting him and 87 allies for prohibition era crimes. Witnesses recalled to identify Capone and followers tied to Jones Act violations, with potential penalties rising from two years and $5,000 to five years and $10,000.
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Chicago
AJ Capone
Capone
James H. Wilkerson
Capote
Athens Grange and Farmers Picnic Draw 490 Attendees
More than 490 people attended the annual Grange and farmers picnic at the Athens County Fairgrounds. The event opened at 10 a.m. with races, contests, and a pennant awarded to Cannon Grange for 48 points. Davies Prescott of Lancaster spoke, a musical program was led by Mrs. George Snider, and a quartet performed along with solo pieces.
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Grange and Farmers
Athens County Fairgrounds
Grange
Davies Prescott
Lancaster
George Snider
Fred Dorr
Stewart
Pattip Riley
Athens
John Greavenor
Christie
Ray Hugues
Rainebow
Dixie
Lucile
Annth Westfall
Jennie Lee
Rome
Canaan
Trimble
Mise
Dorothy Estrocker
Canaanville
Mies Eatlocker
T. H. Johnson
Harriet Jacoby
Paul Mansfreid
Ray Stalin
Marlo Worehime
Madeling Boudinat
Berths Hays
Fights Against Cut in Wages Across Rocky Mountain Fuel
Miss Josephine Roche, president of Rocky Mountain Fuel, appeals to John D Rockefeller Jr to halt a planned 20 percent wage cut by Colorado Fuel and Iron. The Rockefeller Company announced the reduction from 4.55 to 5.25 dollars daily, while Roche notes her firm pays workers 4.74 dollars daily and cites a long history of industrial conflict in Colorado.
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Washington
Josephine Roche
Rocky Mountain Fuel Company
John 13 Rockefeller, Jr
Colorado Fuel and Fron Company
Rockefeller Family
Miss Roche
Rockefeller
Rockefeller Company
No Poison Is Found In Grandmother Death Case
Theodore Taylor, 27, of Stryker, was alleged to have poisoned his aged grandmother. An Ohio State University analysis found no poison in the woman's viscera. Prosecutor Charles Stahl released the report. Williams County authorities may seek a sanity test for Taylor.
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Bryan
Theodore Taylor
Stryker
Ohio State University
Charles Stahl
Clayton &. Smith
College of Medicine
Williams County
Taylor
Wickersham Commission Blasts U S Police System
The Wickersham Commission condemns the U S police structure from patrolman to mayor led chiefs as corrupted by political control. It cites incompetent executives, job fears, low pay, poor training, and weak equipment, urging civil service protections and merit-based appointments to restore public confidence.
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Washington
U.P
Wickersham Commission
Perinnel
Aketchy
Commission
Senator Bulkity backs Baker for 1932 presidency in Cincinnati
Senator Robert J. Bulkity declared Baker the most capable man for the 1932 presidency. He added that the Democrats nominee to follow Hoover will be Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt. Bulkity spoke at the Durleworth Democratic Club outing in Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Newton D. Baker
United States
Robert J. Bulkity
Todry
Durleworth Democratis Club
Bulkley
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Banished Without Pay From Valley Camp Mines
Three hundred Cleveland men hired to work in Valley Camp Coal Company mines claim they were banished without pay after four days to three weeks of work. They reported the dispute to employment commissioner B C Seiple and sought explanations from company officials led by president James A Paisley in Wheeling West Virginia.
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Cleveland
Valley Camp Coal Company
Wear Wheeling
W. Va
B. C. Seiple
James A. Paisley
Icy Hand of Winter Grips Southeastern Ohio
Weather notes from The Messenger recount near freezing temps and the first snowfall of the year across Ohio with reminders of past blizzards in Arkansas Illinois and the Midwest. The piece blends nostalgia with chilly imagery and a call to reread winter files.
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Southeastern
Ohio
Train Strikes Car at Torch injuring Mrs. Rex Anderson
At Torch a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train struck the Anderson car at a private crossing, plunging it down a 30 foot embankment. Mrs. Rex Anderson, seven year old Bill, and George Newhardt were injured. Mrs. Anderson was hospitalized in Parkersburg. The incident occurred as the car failed to see the oncoming train on an incline near Torch Hi Orchard Farm. Eyewitnesses at a nearby cemetery area rushed to aid the victims.
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Rex Anderson
Baltimore & Obin
Anderson
Mary Ellen Mara
Canada Vows Interim Reply Over Rum Runner Incident
The U S state department sent Canada an interim reply to Ottawa over the rum runner Josephine K captured by New York coast guard January 2. The note, not released publicly, supports the coast guard action. It contends the vessel was within an hour’s sailing distance of the American coast when seized under the liquor treaty.
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Sheling
Washington
U.rr
State Department
Canada
Tts
Josephine K
Coast Guard of
New York
Department
Coast Guards
U. S
Flight Into Turkey Stunt Goes to Court
Beverly Hills letter writer mocks a Chicago judge over a satire about a flight to Turkey. The crude jab at government treatment may lead to a defamation claim if the defendant presses the case. The note ribbed navigators and engines with space jokes and local color.
Railroad To Move Costs Involved In Employee Relocation
Cincinnati August 1. A movement at New York between New York Central Railroad and Brotherhood of Railway Clerks led to an agreement to cover all moving expenses for employees who must relocate. No wage reductions will occur for those unable to move this year, and leases on employer property will be assumed by the railroad. Transferred employees will be protected against forfeiting seniority or benefits if they relocate.
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Comminnion
Comoinanion
Cincinnati
New York
New York Central Railroad
Officinia
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Rairoad
Border Bridge Battle Starts Between States
A border dispute over the Maysville Aberdeen bridge escalates from Brown County probate court to the Kentucky and Ohio supreme courts. Kentucky seeks ground rights for the Ohio approach seized from Maysville Bridge Co. Ohio truck drivers face Kentucky licensing actions as tensions flare. The Ohio Supreme Court may hear the case next week.
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Ous
Texas
Owl Home
Obie
State Supreme Court
Kentucky
Aberdeen
Maysville Bridge Company of
Cincinnatic
Ohio Supreme Court
Brown County
Supreme Court
Dry Ridge
Ohl
Ohio
Edward T. Fogo
Depuy Motor Vehicles
Seek County Reforms in Augusys County Amends Plan
At a Ravens ter meeting the county amendment drafting committee moved to draft a constitutional amendment for county government reform and its submission at the next general election. A research agency study was requested to examine county units and improve governance. Charles P Taft 1 was named to head a subcommittee to prepare a draft amendment for September. Murfin appointed judge advocate general of the Navy succeeding Rear Admiral Sellers. Murfin's home is Portsmouth Ohio.
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Columbus
Aug
Ravenster
Research Agendea
Charles P. Taft
Murfin
Washington
Orin G. Muriin
Judge Advocate General of the Navy
David PF. Sellers
Portsmouth
Ohio
Soviet Seeks Revolt In Workers Ranks
A Messenger magazine page reports Communist aims to incite a world revolt starting with U S workers. The piece notes congressional hearings reveal Soviet Russia ambitions and the broader plan, part of a Fish Committee investigation series.
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United State
the Messenger
Soviet Russia
Thie Coir
Dewnpa
Fiah
Would Permit Americans To Unload Crops
The Federal Farm Board discussed authorizing shipments to Germany on credit terms to relieve American farmers. Plans included stabilizing wheat and cotton by using government credits via the Stabilization agencies, with Germany set to import portions of U.S. wheat and cotton under a two year credit arrangement.
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Federal Farm Board
Germany
Washington
James €. Htona
Garmany
Hanan
State Department
Garman Povernment
Eurphis
Beard
Berlin
United States
United Ant
Frankfurter Zeitung
Geremany
Grain Trading Corporation
Edison Seriously is Inventive
Edison is described as the great inventive genius of West Orange New Jersey with three doctors in attendance tonight. Midleton, who has been in frail health for weeks with kidney trouble, collapsed this afternoon and doctors flew to the inventor's home by airplane and by automobile to aid him. Bulletin shows Edison suffered chronic nephritis and diabetic condition but kidneys improved compared with yesterday though he later suffered a sudden collapse and momentarily recovered.
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West Orange
N. J
Thomas A. Ridmon
Midleon
Sid
Edison
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