Leopold and Loeb Insanity Plea Hints Surface in Trial
In Chicago the Leopold Loeb murder trial hints at an insanity defense as alienists describe the youths as mentally unbalanced and morally insane. Judge Caverly preserves sanity ruling while the State pursues a death verdict, with expert testimony shaping the case.
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I. N
Chicago
Nathan F. Leopold, Jr
Richard A. Loeb
Illinois
John R. Coverly
Bobby Franks
Robert E. Crowe
Cook County
Babe
Dicky
Bernard Gluecke
New York
William J. Healy
Boston
Crowe
Caverly
Leopold
Loeb
Sanger Brown
Machine strikes Logan residence in collision near Front Street
A machine owned by the Wellman sisters swerved from Market Street and crashed into Miss Mariah Parsons home at the Market and Front streets intersection in Hogan. The impact damaged siding and broke an axle. no injuries were reported.
Short Circuit Sparks Fire At New Courthouse
Logan Ohio fire crews responded to an 9 pm call at the new courthouse when a work man's electric machine connected to a street lead wire with worn insulation caused a short circuit. Wires arced to a tool house on the roof of contractor Loomis, creating heavy smoke and fire damage as a large crowd watched.
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Logan
Loomis
Washtak Sues for Damages in Elyria Case
John J. Washtak sues for 10000 dollars in two counts claiming Mike and Mary Glowiski caused his wife and their daughter to depart from his home. The suit alleges intentional acts by the parents of his wife. A separate note mentions a mechanical dragon in a German motion picture.
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Elyria
John J. Washtak
Mike
Mary Glowiski
Farmer Cannot Hope to Prosper Until Pay Parity With Union Workmen
Ohio Farm Bureau official Murray D. Lincoln says higher corn, wheat and hog prices do not move farmers toward prosperity without parity with industry. A state farm bureau table links farm outputs to labor wages, noting rising fertilizer costs offset price gains and farm purchasing power.
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Carl L. Turner
International News Service
Columbus, CO
Ohio
Murray D. Lincoln
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Lincoln
State Farm Bureau Federation
Cleveland
Durand Leads Absentee Ballots in Ohio Governor Race
Columbus dispatch reports Durand, Coshocton liberal candidate, leading in absent voter ballots for governor. The secret ballots in Columbus show a protest against prohibition enforcement, with Durand courting cross party support and possible write-ins on Democratic ballots while barred from GOP counts.
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Durand
Ohio
Columbus
C. Homer Durand
Coshocton
James A. White
Republican Organization
White Backers Form Athens County Governor Club
A James A. White for Governor Club was organized in Athens Monday evening at the Security Bank Building. Carl Beasley was elected chairman with Mrs Hal Murphey as secretary and O F Rowland as treasurer. Canvassers will cover Athens county as the campaign ends next week and literature is being distributed from the White headquarters.
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James A. White
Athens
Security Bank
Carl Beasley
Athens County
White
Hal Murphey
O. F. Rowland
Beasley
Relief in Sight as Heat Abates in Ohio
Cleveland reports slight relief from the week long heat with forecasts of thunder showers. One woman died from heat prostration as the heat wave pressed on Northern Ohio.
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Cleveland
Ohio
First New Wheat Brought In By Henry Rossman
Henry Rossman of Bucyrus Ohio delivered the season’s first new wheat, bringing 200 bushels to town. He received the market price of $1.15 per bushel.
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Bucyrus, O
Henry Rossman
Bucyrus
Time marches on beyond the borderland of childhood
A reflective column notes how time passes since Coolidge began his presidency and Harding's death. Prof Meary BP Dairehuét warns population growth could outpace land by century's end, suggesting America may have one third more people than China and shrinking space.
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Coolidge
Harding
China
America
Teutons Reply Swiftly to Allied Reparations Talks
Germany hands its reply to the allied council at 19 Downing Street. Chancellor Marx and Foreign Secretary Stresemann led a rapid drafting effort, seeking a non contentious response to reparations terms and a path to a German agreement. The conference may continue with limited pauses as Ruhr evacuation and rail freedoms loom.
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London
Germany
Allied Council of 14
Downing Street
Marx
Stresemann
Ruhr
Returns show Paulen leading GOP governor race in Kansas
Early returns from 50 of 105 counties put Lieutenant Governor Ben S. Paulen ahead for the Republican nomination for governor while Senator Arthur Capper leads for re nomination by about two to one. Governor Jonathan Davis leads Democratic contest with Harry Burton runner up as heavy rains slow tallying.
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Topeka
Kan
Ben
S. Paulen
Arthur Capper
Jonathan M. Davis
Harry B. Burton
Through traffic moves to Front street paving finalizes
Aug 6 Logan reports Front street paving nears completion and diverts through traffic from Main street. Once opened its full length will provide a straight east to west route from West Hunter street to the east corporation line, reducing reliance on Main street traffic.
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Logan
Front Street
Main Street
Hunter Street
East Corporation
Detour Proves Terror On Athens County Road
Athens County Automobile Club seeks relief from severe detour between Nelsonville and Logan. Eight miles long with five miles of ashes and three of gravel, the route is nearly impassable, causing 20 to 30 cars to be stuck daily. Logans road rerouted through Glouster while gravel section improves.
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Athens County Automobile Club
C. H. Bryson
Nelsonville
Logan
Carbon Hill
Hocking County
Automobile Club
Logan and Coumbus
Glouster
McLeish
Hemlock
Shawneee
New Straitsville
Athens
Lick Run
Union Furnace
Ohio
Britisher Halts World Circumnavigation Amid Fog Disaster
London dispatch says Flight Commander A Stuart MacLaren halted the British air force round the world attempt after three quarters of the journey. Thick Kamchatka fog blinded the pilot and nearly caused a crash when a small island was missed by two feet. The aircraft struck the ocean and broke two top wings.
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London
Kamchataka
A. Stuart MaClaren
British Air Force
MaClaren
Burning car fire ends with seat destroyed at corner
A burning automobile at the corner of Congress and State prompted an Athens fire department run at 1 am Tuesday. Chemicals controlled the flames, destroying the seat. Origin of the blaze is unknown. The machine belongs to John Gleason Jr.
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Congress
State
Athens
John Gleason, Jr
Medical Society Picnic Draws County Doctors and Guests
About 75 people attended the Athens County Medical Society annual picnic on the state hospital grounds Tuesday. County doctors joined families and invited friends, with out-of-town guest Dr. Rieble of Columbus and Congressman I M Foster addressing the gathering on child labor amendment and enforcing prohibition via Civil Service machinery.
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Athens County Medical Society
State Hospital
Rieble
Columbus
I.M. Foster
Heat Wave grips Columbus as temperatures rise
Sure Hot Columbus Ohio August 6 The city endures an intense heat wave with temperatures reaching 83 degrees the hottest day of the summer. Rain warnings appear on the weather bureau display as Tiffin reports higher heat with readings around 86 degrees and the region stays about 10 degrees above normal for this period.
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Columbus
Weather Bureau
Weathern
Tiffin
Reach Iceland Thaw Bad Gale Over Atlantic
Iceland dispatch reports Lieut Lowell Smith and Lieut Erik Nelson, American aviators, rested after a 300 mile flight through strong gales from Kornafjord. The four starters from Los Angeles face uncertain Greenland coastal ice delaying the next leg toward Greenland as ice conditions improve at Angmagalik.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Lowell Smith
Erik Nelson
Kornafjord
Los Angeles
Calif
Greenland
Gertude Raskenta
Angmagalik
Angmagilk
Angmaglik
Smith
Nelson
Candidates of County Appear Before Women Voters
Twenty five candidates for nomination at the August primaries spoke at the Athens County League of Women Voters meeting in the county courthouse. Judge M Johnson urged jail and juvenile court reforms and called for a larger mothers pension return to two tenths of a mill. Congressman Foater and opponent Jenkins attended the event with Jenkins praising the women’s initiative to bring candidates forward.
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Court House
Athens County League of Women Voters
M. Johnson
Probate and
Ohio
Athens County
M. Foater
Thomas A. Jenkins
Jenkins
Middleport petition feud over electric rate referendum heats court questions
In Middleport Ohio Aug 6 the petition battle over the Mutual Electric Co rate contract pits signers against ers and prompts Clerk Sisson to refuse certification to the board of elections. A signed list fluctuates from 235 names to 116 deserters with a counter claim. Village solicitor Stewart backs the clerk while the council endorses the delay and a court appeal seems possible.
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Middleport, CO
Middleport
Mutual Electric Co
Sisson
Board of Elections
Mandam
Stewart
Wooden Train Crash Kills One, Injures Forty in Brooklyn
Investigations began today into a Brooklyn Manhattan Transit line wreck last night that killed Bernard Yachter, a guard from Brooklyn, and left 40 injured with eight in serious condition. A six car wooden train rear ended a stationary steel train at a Brooklyn station. fire started in the wreckage but was soon controlled.
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New York
Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Company
Thomas P. Brophy
District Attorney’s Office
Brooklyn
L. Bernard Yachter
Iguard
Athens Man Hurt In Auto Smash
L. V. Burdette of McKinley Avenue suffered a broken collar bone and severe bruises when the Chevrolet coupe he rode in left Albany Road near Hebbardsville. Ruth Burdette drove the car. excess speed and accelerator sticking are blamed as the vehicle lef t the road and rolled into a ditch. Burdette received medical attention. no serious injuries to Ruth Burdette.
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Albany
Hebbardsville
L. V. Burdette
McKinley Avenue
Ruth Burdette
J. M. Higgins
Father of nine dies in Putnam infirmary tragedy
In Ottawa Ohio the death of John Leininger 85 a father of nine occurred at Putnam county infirmary he died without peace his body is the first 81 Barbara's
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Ottawa
John Leininger
Putnam County
Barbara
County Takes Action to Close Hig Meeting in Pomeroy
A public uproar followed the arrest of Rev. Thomas Spear pastor of Beech Grove Pentecostal Church in Rutland township on a dependency of children charge. Deputy officials closed the church building as unsafe and Spear was later released on bond. Authorities plan further actions if worship continues as is.
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Pomeroy
Thomas Spears
Beech Grove Fentescostal
Rutland Township
Davia
Aterest
Wishops
W. Ebernbach
Speara
Kia R
Catalepsay
Davin
Amesville Heat Record Brief
Amesville Ohio reports a scorching August day with temperatures near 97 degrees at the official station. By 11 o clock the heat eased only slightly as rainfall again failed to materialize, keeping the day among the hottest this year.
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W. . Amesville
Mr. Gibson
Akron youth falls to his death after job search
In about an hour Charles-Mes Masters Brown, 20, son of Rev. A. A. Brown of Tiffin, leaped from the North Hill viaduct and died. He broke his neck and fractured both feet. the death followed his inability to find work.
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Akron
Charles-Mes Masters Brown
A. A. Brown
Tiffin
North Hill
Orange pinwheels not fireworks recipe booklet offered
A 52 page booklet with orange and lemon recipe ideas is mentioned. The Washington information office and Frederick Haskin, Director of the Athens Messenger Information, are cited as sources in Washington, D. C. Street.
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Washington
Frederick Haskin
Athens Messenger
Washington, D. C
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