Non-Union Indiana Miners Rescued After 48-Hour Siege
In Terre Haute Indiana National Guardsmen freed 64 miners including four wounded from the Dixie Bee Mine after 48 hours of heavy fighting with 3500 union pickets. Miners held out with rifles revolvers and improvised explosives as planes surveyed the scene and negotiations for settlement were anticipated.
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Indiana
Terre Haute
Ind
National
Dixie Bee
National Guard
Immunization program reaches Ward Township and beyond
Immunization efforts led by Dr W B Lacock administered third typhoid treatments at Carbon Hill the first Ward Township point. While most received third doses some obtained second doses. Similar campaigns began in Newtown Murray City Jobs New Pittsburgh Orbiston and Monday.
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Logan
W. B. Lacock
Health Office
Carbon Hill
Ward Township
Newtown
Murray City
Jobs
New Pittsburgh
Orbiston
Hoover to Host White House Garden Party August 1
President and Mrs. Hoover will host a garden party and luncheon at the White House on August 1, the day of the presidential notification ceremonies.
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Washington
Hoover
White House
American Whites Will Come Into Own When Cocktailing Begins
A Beverly Hills letter writer rails against racial and political topics amid Olympic coverage. He predicts California record pacing will continue through November, naming Roosevelt, Hoover, Tolan, Metcalfe, and Babe Didrickson, urging white Americans to assert dominance in sports and social arenas.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
California
Roosevelt
Hoover
Tolan
Metcalfe
Babe Didrickson
Will
Costs Men 25 To Seine Fish In Salt Creek
Logan Aug 4 Deputy Protector Edward Eberst identified members of a July 12 seining group in Salt Creek south of Laurelville. Forest Black Robert Karshner and Roy Johnson pled guilty before Mayor Hugh Egan and were fined 25 dollars plus costs. Others named expected to be arrested soon and the group admitted failure to land any fish.
Nineteen Nations Ban Territorial War in Chaco
At the U.S. state department 19 nations including Bolivia and Paraguay agreed not to recognize gains by force in the Chaco dispute. They urged arbitration and investigation of aggression charges to quell the fighting in the western hemisphere.
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Washington
U.P
United States
Western Hemisphere
Bolivia
Paraguay
State Department
Chaco
Durbin Appeals New Trial After Conviction
A.2 counsel for W. W. Durbin of Kenton filed a motion for a new trial in Bucyrus after his conviction for circulating unsigned election literature. The case stemmed from the Democratic primary for the Eighth District congressman race, where Durbin managed for Brooks Fletcher. He was accused of circulating derogatory material about John A. Key of Marion and Charles F. Schaber of Bucyrus, re printed from the Ohio Examiner.
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Bucyrus
W. W. Durbin
Kenton
Durbin
Eighth
Brooks Fletcher
John A. Key
Marion
Charles F. Schaber
Ohio Examiner
Lorain County Receives 131245 R F C Relief Loan
Lorain County will distribute a 131245 relief loan from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation within 10 days to two weeks. Lorain city will get about 70000 of the total for poor relief. City council bids 10000 for food to aid 1700 needy families.
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Lorain
U.P
Lorain County
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Economy Committee Seeks Special Assembly Session
Columbus August 4 Governor White announced under advisement a Senate committee on governmental economy request to convene a special General Assembly session in September to consider a monthly tax payment proposal.
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Nickels
Columbus
U.P
White
Senate Committee On
General Assembly
Conveyor Belt Pulls Man Into Chemical Vat
A Hager Board and Paper employee, 36 year old William Shoemaker, was killed when a conveyor pulled him into a seething lime and acid vat at Cedarville. Ray Littler, another worker, failed to see Shoemaker until bales fed into the vat exposed him to 240 degree steam and acid fumes. Efforts to save him were futile as coworkers restrained Littler from jumping in.
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Cedarville
R. William Shoemaker
Hager Board and Paper Company
Ray Littler
Shoemaker
Littler
Bales
R. L. Hain
Dynamite Wiring Fails at Wheeling Coal Mine
State police and county officers investigate an attempted murder of Ernest Schell a 40 year old mine foreman at the Richland Mine Costanzo Coal Company Wheeling after a strike last night. Schell found a heavy bomb and three sticks of dynamite under his car with wires attached to two spark plugs but the circuit was not grounded.
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Wheeling
W. Va
U.P
Ernest Schell
Richland
Costanzo Coal Company
Schell
Taxes Net $120000 in Early County Collections
County treasurer G. D. Gor ham reports over 120000 collected so far as the August drive continues. Many taxpayers paid for the full year after missing December, and Gor ham expects the current effort to reach about three quarters of the early-year total. He will visit Amensville, Albany, and Nelsonville on listed dates for outside collections.
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G. D. Gorham
Gorham
First National Bank
Amensville
Citizens’ Bank
Albany
People's Bank
Nelsonville
Rival liquor gangs duel over Toledo beer monopoly
In Toledo two gunmen opened fire in a dispute over a beer racket. One man, Pete Dagastino, 40, alias Sam Arnetto, of Monroe Michigan, was killed and Dominick Miggiore, 35, also of Monroe, was wounded after being shot through the head. Police expect further reprisals as they probe the case.
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Toledo, CO
U.P
Toledo
Pete Dagastino
Sam Arnetto
Monroe
Mich
Ottawa Hills
Dominick Mighiore
Knudsen Jailed Over Alimony Bond in Ohio
Olaf F. Knudsen founder and president of the Ohioa Alimony Protective Association is in the county jail after failing to post a 1000 bond to guarantee weekly support for his daughter. Sheriff Sulzmann holds him in custody while a Juvenile Court judge ordered the bond. Mrs. Boyd Nigov is referenced as the former wife.
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Cleveland
U.2
Olaf F. Knudsen
Ohioa Alimony Protective Association
John Sulzmann
Sulzmann
Knudsen
Harry L. Eastman
Boyd Nigov
Guard To Quit Striking Areas State Wide
Columbus Aug 4 Instruct ions were given by Adjutant General Frank J Henderson to remove all remaining National Guard troops at St Clairsville immediately They will not be replaced The four officers and 24 men there will depart Also ordered the removal of all but four National Guard observers in the Eastern Ohio district One man will stay at sheriff s offices in each of four counties Tuscarawas Jefferson Harrison and Belmont Tomorrow two officers and 21 men at Nelsonville will be permanently removed leaving 133 men and 12 officers in the district A rotation will send two officers and 34 men to Nelsonville to replace the last two weeks details
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Columbus
U.P
Frank J. Henderson
National Guard
St. Clairsville
Henderson
Ohio
Tuscarawas
Jefferson
Harrison
Belmont
Nelsonville
Hocking Valley
Suit for compensation filed in Athens County Court
Emmett Siddie sues Clarence F. E. Washburn and Richard E. Gibson in Athens County Common Pleas for damages from a May 31 1929 bakery accident. He alleges failure to pay premiums under the Workmen's Compensation Act and claims his right hand was mangled and four fingers amputated after a dough mixer incident. Siddie seeks jury trial and judgment against the employers and the Industrial Commission.
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Emmett Siddie
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Clarence Fe, Washburn
Richard E. Gibson
Washburn
Gibson
Siddie
Industrial Commission of Ohio
Industrial Commission
Dems Name Chairman Heer in Charge of Convention
Walter F. Heer, Franklin County Democratic Executive Committee chair, was selected state committee chair in charge of arrangements for the Democratic state convention to be held in Columbus August 19 and 20. A caravan of 15 Republican state candidates will begin a five day swing through the state starting Monday at Painesville visiting New Philadelphia, Marion, Fremont, Lima, Dayton, Cincinnati, and Portsmouth.
Lost My Head Says Killer of Michigan Girl
Francia Nash, 32, farmer, confessed to murdering Evelyn Sanford, 17, neighbor in Traverse City Michigan. He described meeting her on a road near his house, striking her, dumping the body, and burying evidence. he plans to plead guilty and seek a life sentence in Michigan circuit court.
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Evelyn Sanford
Michigan
Freesoil
Mich
Francis Nash
Nash
Traverse City
U.P
Francia Nash
Puesa
P. R. von Sprecked
Evelyn
Naxh
Bart
Begin Tearing Down Old Span
Workers on the Old South Bridge begin dismantling the structure with a steel scaffold and removal of floor and beams. Completion date is uncertain, but about two weeks is expected. materials will be hauled to Athens Fairgrounds for storage, with cement abutments later removed by C R Bolton Company. sidewalk work continues along Richland Avenue.
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Old South Bridge
Athens Fairgrounds
C. R. Boulton Company
Richland Avenue
Slaughter, Coal Operator, Dies in West Virginia Hospital
Bluefield West Virginia August 4 W P Slaughter 43 of Cincinnati a prominent coal operator in the Pocahontas field died in a local hospital after last night suffering from influenza ill health crossed into death in the hospital with friends at his bedside Slaughter was a noted figure in the Pocahontas coal district and his death leaves a vacancy in regional mining leadership.
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Bluefield
W Va
W. P. Slaughter
Cincinnati
Pocahontas Field
Watkins Charges Miners Break White Rule in Hocking Valley
Nelsonville August 4 Watkins district vice president United Mine Workers of America accuses Hocking mining district operators of hiring workers from outside the governor's allotted territory. He cites at least 10 cases and says National Guard will investigate. Some men reportedly returned to mines after removal and miners seek union recognition and fair contracts. A telegram from Beale Committees urges Governor White to enforce policy, remove troops, or shut mines.
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Nelsonville
Hocking Mining
David Watking
United Mine Workers of America
Hocking Valley
Watkins
National Guard
Guard
Fon
Nntrie
Telbegraph Whith
George White
Beale Committees
Muskingum
Gallia
Lawrence
Jackson
William M. Morrin
Aeey
Finance Heads Urge Railroads To Seek Loans
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation presses railroads to borrow more to fund equipment for a brighter business outlook. It notes most prior advances covered old obligations. Added details include a $843,662 Ohio loan for relief of distress across four counties and allocations of 191,245 Lorain, 336,440 Mahoning, 334,977 Stark, and 50,000 Summit counties.
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Washington
A.C
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Hoover
Atlee Pomerene
Reconstruction Corporation
Ohio
Lorain County
Mahoning County
Stark County
Summit County
Henderson Wants Proof for Bonus Army Transport
Columbus officials require conclusive proof the traveling bonus army marchers are ex service members before transportation through Ohio. Adjutant General Frank Henderson assigned Captain Harley Johnson of Columbus to supervise the arrangement of the marchers' transit as National Guard troops oversee St. Clairsville operations.
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Columbus
U.P
Frank Henderson
Washington
Ohio
Henderson
Harley Johnson
National Guard
St. Claireville
Interior work on Athens Post Office addition near completion
The addition at the Athens Post Office is nearly finished with interior work wrapping up this week. Construction chief C E King says electricians will complete fixtures by the week's end and painters may begin Monday or Tuesday of next week.
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Athens Post Office
C. E. King
Electrician
King
Lamont Resigns as Commerce Secretary in Hoover Cabinet
President Hoover accepted the resignation of Robert P. Lamont from the cabinet. Lamont said he will enter private business immediately. Roy Dikeman Chapin of Detroit was named as secretary of commerce to replace him.
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Hoover
Roy Dikeman Chapin
Detroit
Robert P. Lamont
Lamont
America
New Life Seen for Cabinet by Chapin Choice
President Hoover appoints Roy D Chapin of Michigan as Secretary of Commerce to spur economic activity amid a market downturn. The move follows the resignation of Robert P Lamont and aims to bring practical business leadership to Washington. Chapin, an aggressive promoter with wide industry contacts, is expected to take office in about ten days.
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Preas
Washington
Hoover
Roy D Chapin
Michigan
Chapin
Robert P Lamont
Diiiela
Lamont
Chicago
Man Hits Wife and Son Slays Him in Ohio Home
In Paineville Ohio a 17 year old killed his father as the father attacked the mother with a hammer. The mother is hospitalized and not expected to recover. The father C P Hetha 82 a plumber died. The son Raymond held by police after giving his account. Police found two guns and a blood stained hammer in the garage.
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Painesville
U.P
C. P. Hetha
Elizabeth
Memorial Hospital
Raymond
Witlowick Polices
Mistake Led to Leap
Ethel Marie Kauf a 24 year old woman who died after leaping from a fourth floor New York hotel was believed to have been driven by a mistaken belief her employers denied her a promised promotion. Friends and relatives said she was deeply disappointed when the office promotion she expected from an accounting agency failed to materialize last weekend. Other employees indicated she might have received the promotion if she had remained with the firm.
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Cleveland
U.R
Ethel Marie Kauf
New York
Misa Kauf
Federal raid targets 1000 gallon distillery in Cleveland
Federal prohibition agents raided an abandoned factory in Cleveland discovering a 1000 gallon alcohol distilling plant. The operation was reportedly hidden inside the derelict building and authorities seized equipment and materials.
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Cleveland
Dynamiters Wreck Store and Power Lines
A series of dynamite blasts wrecked the New York Coal Company store in Chauncey and knocked out power across Athens and surrounding towns. Poles carrying high voltage lines were blown, disrupting electricity in Athena, Chauncey, The Plains, Millfield and along the Ohio River to several towns. Police traced explosive charges to drill holes in poles and recovered charges as clues.
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New York Coal Company
Chauncey
Athans
Ohio River
Charlea Kennard
Atore
Twory
Ray Brown
Brown
Cirete Hill
Athena
Protest Guard Force in Field Opposition to Troops in Ohio Miners Strike
The American Civil Liberties Union protests use of troops to prevent picketing and free assembly by striking Ohio coal miners. ACLU director Roger N. urged Governor White to withdraw state troops, calling civil rights violations deplorable. Violent clashes reported in Terre Haute Indiana and Southern Ohio.
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Washington
U.abe
Ohio
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Friends
Roger N
George White
Terre Haute
Ind
Ohie
National Pike Closed at Hebron for Highway Work
U S Route 40 will be closed to traffic between Jacksontown and Fite bron on or before August 10 for highway improvements. The eight mile detour will be stone or gravel while the Hebron segment is to be paved with concrete. State Highway Director W Merrell announced the plan.
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Columbus
U. S
Jacksontown
Fitebron
W. Merrell
Te Honien
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Taylor Keller
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Thompson
Hoovers
Salt Creek
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Walter G. Nickels
New Philadelphia
Onbio
Ohio State Employees Association
Ohio Department of Education
Ohio State University
State Association of County Commissioners
Miner
Man
Employers Industrial Commission
Dems
Farmer
Fairgrounds
P. O
Hobert
Cabinet
Commerce
Mother
Sunday Creek Company
Chauncey Wree
Midnight Blast
Azore
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Ellis Avenue
Dry Goods Department
Waa
Civil Liberties Union
Hebron
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