Final outcome awaited in Sacco Vanzetti case
Five court days remain before the scheduled execution of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti as defense counsel plan swift action. Arthur Hill seeks to set aside the verdict on new evidence of witness prejudice, or press for a federal habeas corpus. A letter linked to the Bridgewater and South Braintree robberies may be delivered to Governor Fuller.
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Boston
Sacco-Vanzetti
Fuller
Arthur D. Hill
Norfolk County
Dedham
Defense Committee
Hil
George W. Anderson
Anderson
Jenney
United States Supreme Court
Bridgewater
South Braintree
Sacco
Vanzetti
Thompson
Communist calls 24 hour strike over Sacco Vanzetti case
Paris dispatch reports the General Federation of Labor communist section declaring a 24 hour strike on Monday to protest the Sacco Vanzetti ruling. Police and republican guards patrol working class districts while guards bolster protection around embassies and gatherings of foreign communists. In Rome Mussolini faces expectations from Fascists and Anti Fascists for a dramatic gesture toward US authorities regarding Sacco and Vanzetti.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
General Federation of Labor
Sacco-Vanzetti
Rome
U.P
Mussolini
United States
Massachusetts
Sacco
Vanzetti
Fuller
Experimental marriage announced in Pueblo paper
The Pueblo newspaper prints an ad revealing the two year secret marriage of Miss Ruth Vinma Noel and Chester Raymond Soane. It states the experiment was successful and the couple will wed Saturday June 27, 1925, at the Presbyterian Church in Raton New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pueblo
Colo
U.R
Ruth Vinma Noel
Chester Raymond Soane
Presbyterian Church
Raton
N. M
Thornville Society Girl Sues Oil Operator for Heart Balm
Miss Margaret Shell of Thornville files in common pleas court at New Lexington against Eldo Leckrone of Junction City for breach of promise seeking 5000 dollars. She says he asked her to marry him on February 18, 1927.
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New Lexington
U.R
Margaret Shell
Thornville
Common Pleas Court
Eldo Leckrone
Junction City
Leckrone
Meigs County Flocks Lead State For May Egg Output
May egg production in 68 Ohio counties reached an average above 93 eggs per hen by June 1, the highest in five years. Meigs County led with 27 flocks averaging 98.5 eggs per hen, up from 19.4 to 20.5 eggs in May.
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Pomeroy
Agricultural Extension Service of
Ohio State University
Meigs
Pioneer Resident Charles Bishop Dies in Morgan County
Charles Bishop 77 a pioneer of Bishopville Morgan county died Thursday night at 10 30 at the home of his brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs J J Falls in Bishopville He had been in poor health for months and bedfast a month He was a charter member and former secretary of Bishopville Lodge No 47 F A M His wife and his son preceded him in death He leaves a sister Mrs Falls and a brother Frank Bishop Funeral services will be Sunday at 2 30 pm at the Falls home with burial in Bishopville cemetery.
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Glouster
Charles Bishop
Bishopville
J.J. Falls
Morgan County
Bishop
Falls
Frank Bishop
Columbus
Falls Home
Sher mans home may become museum after D A R option
Lancaster General Sher mans home may be sold to the D A R for a museum as its option on the homestead nears expiration this week. Dayton reports show twenty seven prisoners escaped from the city work house in June, nearly double May. Constables Earl Severs and W J Sidwell, jailed in Atlanta and Troy, Toledo, still hold jobs per attorney general ruling after conspiracy convictions. Dayton records note the first woman burglar in years, Anna Pflum 48, captured with loot. Hamilton dog racing at New Springdale track will run until Labor Day after an initial 306 day meeting ends.
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Lancaster
General Sherman
Dayton
Earl Severs
W. J. Sidwell
Atlanta
Troy
Edward C. Turner
Anna Pflum
Hamilton
New Springdale
Here
Lindbergh Departs West Virginia Tour Flight for Dayton
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh left Langin Field Moundsville shortly after 11 a m on a U S aviation publicity tour en route to Dayton to spur interest in flying.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Charles A. Lindbergh
lLangin Field
Moundsville
Dayton
United States
Canal break halts grain sugar shipments near Albion
At Standstill Albion New York shipments of grain and sugar to the West through the Erie Canal were blocked and inter urban rail service crippled today by a break in the canal three miles west of Albion.
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Standstill
Albion
N. Y
U.P
State deploys deputies to Lick Run and Luhrig mines in Ohio
Ohio authorities appoint deputies under Sheriff Williams to Lick Run and Luhrig mines to protect property curb violence and enforce court orders amid miner and operator clashes. Lieut. Col. Hardway and Major Edwards outline governor's wishes while 19 deputies guard Lick Run and 12 guard Luhrig with eight hour shifts.
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Ohio
Hocking Valley
William Williams
Lick Run
Luhing
Luhrig
O. E. Hardway
John Edwards
Athens
Adjutant General's Office
Williams
Jones
Pr. N. Hill
A. L. Pritchard
Merz
Stout's Mortuary
Ed. L. Morrell
Methodist Church
Greenlawn
Wiliams
Major Edwards
Lick Runa
L. G. Worstell
County Governing Body to Hire 32 Deputies Despite Budget Gap
County Commission leader John Grosvenor, meeting with the governor's representatives, acknowledged lack of funds for deputies as the state demanded sworn officials. At least 32 deputies will be appointed by Monday with a daily rate of $5, totaling $160 for the initial period and $1,120 per week thereafter. Deputies named include William F. Dewhurst, William Hillard, Earl Tolbert, Harry Rodda and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Grosvenor
Deputies Appointed to Preserve Peace in County
Lieutenant Colonel Hardway instructed Sheriff Williams to appoint deputies immediately with full authority to enforce the law. Commissioner Grosvenor was told the county must fund these deputies at five dollars per day as required by law, with Major Edwards present in the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted
Hardway
Williams
John Grosvenor
Major Edwards
Priest of Pomeroy Dies in Columbus After Illness
Reverend Father Theodore Igel aged 54 of Sacred Heart church died at St Frances hospital Columbus after Friday surgery for a suspected liver cancer. Born in Germany he came to the United States as a boy working in mines and the Hocking Valley before ordination. He served in Pomeroy and was highly regarded for his devout life. He requested burial in Sacred Heart cemetery and funeral is set for 9:80 Tuesday morning from Sacred Heart church.
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Pomeroy
Father Theodore Igel
Sacred Heart Church
St. Frances Hospital
Columbus
Father Igel
Germany
Pennsylvania
Hocking Valley
Thurheimer
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Seven Actresses to Be Named in Lita Grey Petition
Hollywood braces for the amended divorce complaint filed by Lita Grey Chaplin naming seven motion picture actresses as corespondents. Edwin McMurray says the document will become a court record early next week as the case intensifies. The petition alleges Charlie Chaplin was overly friendly with seven prominent screen players.
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Los Angeles
United Press
Hollywood
Lita Grey Chaplin
Edwin McMurray
Attorney McMurray
County Deputies Listed For Oath Before Judge Worstell
Athens County Common Pleas court to swear in deputies including William Dewhurst William Hillard Earl Tolbert Harry Roddy John Reed James Hall Herbert Newton Charlies Linton Frank Skivers Herbert Woody Hubert Hall Willard Forney. Those summoned to appear today include T H Osey J C Call W J Tedrow T D Hall Clarence Wormsley John Sorrell Amos Sorrell John McKee. Deputies bonded for 5000 dollars. two men J W Knox FE H Frazee assigned to Luhrig. Most chosen are union miners with army service. sheriff may deputize anyone. Refusal to comply risks contempt of court.
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William F. Dewhurst
William Hillard
Earl Tolbert
Harry Rodda
John Reed
James Hall
Herbert Newton
Charles Linton
Frank Shivers
Herbert Woody
Hubert G. Hall
Willard R. Forney
T. H. Osey
C. Call
W. d. Tedrow
T. D. Hall
Clarence Wormsley
John Sorrell
Amos Sorrell
John McKee
E. H. Frazee
J. W. Knox
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Harry Roddy
Charlies Linton
Frank Skivers
Judge Worstell
J. C. Call
W. J. Tedrow
FE. H. Frazee
Luhrig
Lewis Ready to Meet Operators in Toledo Conference
John L. Lewis president of the United Mine Workers telegrammed Governor Donahey accepting an operators and miners conference in Toledo on August 15. He said the miners of Ohio Western Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois accept without qualification and with no commitment, noting he arrived in Baltimore with Kathryn and would leave soon.
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Baltimore
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Donahey
Columbus
Ohio
Toledo
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Illinois
Lewis
Springfield
Ill
Kathryn
Governor Acts To Maintain Order In The Hocking Valley
Governor Donahey orders precautionary methods to quell disturbances in the Hocking Valley as wage talks reopen in Toledo on August 16. Mines at Lick Run and Luhrig remain idle while injunction decisions loom and officials monitor unrest. Merz death linked to domestic troubles, not mine violence.
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John L. Lewis
Vic Donahey
Toledo
Vialense
Ohile
Cleveland
Miami
Fla
Luhrig
Lick Run
Donahey
Frank B. Henderson
John Edwards
Peter Merz
Merz
Hocking
Navy Limiting Not Ended in World at Large
Washington reports the Coolidge administration plans a five power disarmament conference in 1931 under the 1921 Washington naval treaty. Officials will push limitation in public discussion and with other nations as Geneva talks fail. President Coolidge favors a firm stand against a big navy but backs some reasonable increases.
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Washington
Coolidge
Geneva
United States
Calvin Coolidge Faces Rest After White House Strain
Four years in the White House have worn President Coolidge, with lines of strain showing as he contemplates retirement. He is not ill but tired and hopes for rest after March 4, 1929. Dr. Coupal says health is fine and a return to private life or law practice in Northampton or Vermont farm life is possible. Mrs. Coolidge also seeks rest, and a Vermont reunion seems likely. Newspapers will question him at the usual semi weekly briefing.
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Paul R. Mallon
United Press
Rapid City
White House
President Coolidge
Warren G. Harding
Woodrow Wilson
Coolidge
Deadwood
Republican Party
Mr. Coolidge
James F. Coupal
Northampton
Vermont
Elbert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Turmoil in Champaran Leaves 13 Dead in Bengal Clash
In Champaran Bengal Hindu Muslim violence erupted killing thirteen people and injuring eighty. In Calcutta authorities reported the riot broke out during a day of communal strife. Police dispersed mobs as the casualties mounted and called for calm.
Premier Tana ke strengthens Japan grip in North China
In Torio on August 5 Premier Tana ke, once minister of war and long linked to advocating a positive policy toward China, moved to reinforce Japan's influence in North China.
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Torio
Tanake
China
Japan
Sewing booklet offered to readers of Thens Messenger
A sewing booklet is advertised to readers, explaining hand and machine sewing processes, fabric cutting, and garment construction. It invites submission of a coupon with name and address and four cents for return postage, directed by Frederic J. Haskin, Director, Information Bureau, Washington, D. C.
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THENS
Ayer
Sean Ney
Els
Frederic J. Haskin
Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
Officers baffled by knife story in Nelsonville case
Coroner Lew Jones and Prosecutor R D Williams returned to Nelsonville to continue inquiry into the death of Pete Mers morning. The officials voiced uncertainty over the knife tale and said they expect to decide within hours if the son in law Jays McManaway shot Mers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lew Jones
Cutor R. D. Willams
Nelsonville
Pete Mers
Jays. McManaway
Noosa
McManaway
Shooting at Lick Run Coal Yard Leaves Man Dead
Beatrice testifies at coroner's inquest that James Manaway shot Pete Merz after Merz confronted him on the railroad leading up Bone Hollow. She says Merz did not threaten with a raised hand and could not hear words exchanged. Investigators seek the knife Manaway claims caused a neck wound.
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Athens
Hollis Norman
Sylvia Nelson
Louis Lacy
Park Glenn
Joe Drescher
James Stephenson
John Wemsley
Norman
Merz
McManaway
Baker's
Poplar Street
George Bateman
Stephenson
Pete
Gettle’s Corner
C. H. Bartlett
Messenger
Nelsonville
Nana Parently
New Yesters
Pete Merz
Lick Run
Beatrice
L. F. Jones
James Manaway
L. J. Eberle
California Guards Guard Owens Valley as Bank Troubles Loom
Guards along the Los Angeles aqueduct were doubled as a precaution after Owens Valley farmers faced bank failures blamed on water department actions. Ranchers accuse officials of diverting sea water needed for irrigation, risking crop losses amid the Owens Valley crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Calif
Los Celes Aqueduct
Owens
Investigating New Philadelphia Disorders Lead Officers
Lieutenant Colonel Hardway of the 166th Infantry and Lieutenant Caldwell opened an inquiry into disorders in New Philadelphia. They began at the Leaf mine area and planned to interview residents known to have been on the riot scene.
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New Philadelphia
Hardway
166Th Infantry
Don L. Caldwell
Tuscarawas County
Leaf Mine
Here
Dover Report Temme Reaches Shore After Channel Crossing
A terse note from Dover states Temme, an English vessel, landed ashore from the English Channel two miles away but did not fully establish contact with the broader French coast.
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Dover
Temme
Pee Channel
France
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Henry Minott
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Meigs County
Igel
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Norma ‘Talmadge
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Lita
U. S
Calvin Coolidge
Calcutta
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Champaran
Bengal
Quest
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