Athens Legion Post Eyes Haning Building Purchase
The Athens American Legion post plans final action within days to buy part of the Haning building at President and Court streets using funds from the Athens county war chest and 83rd Division distributions. Major Johnson backs the purchase for its central location and good interior. Post Commander Ailstock supports closing soon.
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Haning
American Legion
8. M. Johnson
Co. J. Ailstock
President and
Court Streets
Athens
Charles Hayden
Ralph Clifford
Zanesville
Frances Frebault
Frances Lavelle
Davis Defends Record as Ohio Governor in Rally
Former Ohio Governor Harry L. Davis told a large Youngstown Republican crowd that opponents use scurrilous deception to attack his candidacy. He boasted a $20.5 million surplus left to his successor, a $12 million tax levy reduction, and 2,090 miles of roads built during his term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Ornor
Harry L. Davis
Phillipse
Davis
Ohio
Retail Food Cost Showing Increase In Fourteen Towns
The department of labor reports July saw increases in retail food costs in 14 cities, with five cities showing decreases. Boston and Indianapolis led with a 10 percent rise. Dallas Milwaukee Portland and Providence up 2 percent. Birmingham Denver Manchester New Haven Peoria and Scranton up 1 percent. Cincinnati Atlanta Norfolk Fall River Louisville posted declines under 1 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Labor
Boston
Indianapolis
Dallas
Texas
Milwaukee
Portland
Ore
Providence
R. I
Birmingham
Denver
Manchester
N. H
New Haven
Peoria
Scranton
Cincinnati
Atlanta
Norfolk
Fall River F
Louisville
Wife Attacked After Quarrel Leaves Woman Near Death
Cincinnati dispatch reports Mrs. Darling Spitzer, 21, critically wounded with a throat cut after a quarrel with her husband August 23. The man, also named August, 23, is jailed, and reportedly attempted suicide before arrest. They had been separated for months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Darling Spitzer
Spitzer
Crossing Crashes Claim Five Lives at Millstone Crossing
Five people die and two are dying after two railroad crossing crashes at Millstone Crossing New Brunswick New Jersey. A Pennsylvania train struck a New York bound automobile killing two occupants while another car was struck killing three occupants. The deceased are David G. Lester of Oakland California Thomas Miller Roy Cole and Curtis Clark of New Brunswick. John Sehesja and Raymond Soden of New Brunswick are dying.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Millstone Crossing
Pennsylvania
New York
David G. Lester
Oakland
Calif
Thomas Miller
Roy Cole
Curtis Clark
John Sehesja
Raymond Soden
Lester
Miller
AFL Extends Attack on Dawes amid Dawes and Davis standoff
Atlantic City dispatch reports the American Federation of Labor shifting focus from Davis to Dawes as it accuses the Republican vice presidential nominee of Bourbonism. Matthew Woll cites Dawes labor record and denies claims that Davis led key labor reforms, including the Clayton Act and Adamson Law, or prevented the 1917 railroad strike.
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Atlantic City
N. J
A. F. of L
Charles G. Dawes
Federation
John W. Davis
Matthew Woll
Samuel Gompers
Dawes
William B. Wilson
Samuel Gompere
American Federation of Labor
Woll
Wilson
The
Labor
Compers
Davis
Cleveland Driver Held After Pedestrian Death
Patrick H. Coughlin, 66, was killed when struck at a street crossing in Cleveland. Driver Jack London was held by police on a manslaughter charge. Four occupants of the car were injured when their vehicle was struck by a street car.
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Cleveland
Patrick H. Coughlin
Jack London
Slaughter
Family massacre ends in Lyon home tragedy
In Buffalo New York on August 7 Henry Hopkins Lyon an electrical engineer killed his wife and two young sons as they slept then shot himself. He died in a hospital. Police offered no reason for the killings and have not charged anyone else.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Henry Hopkins Lyon
David Barnett
Balham
England
Cleveland Sees Cooling Shower After Record Heat
Cleveland enjoys a cooling shower and a relief drop to 70 degrees after a 94 degree peak. One death is attributed to the extreme heat as temperatures eased from a three year high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Soviet Russia Recognizes Prewar Debts in Pact with England
London dispatch notes Soviet Russia recognizing prewar debts and agreeing to claim commissions to fix payment amounts. The Anglo-Russian general and commercial treaties draw parliamentary debate with Ramsay MacDonald seeking quick signing while Curzon and critics press for clarity and specifics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Czar Regine
England
London
Commons
David Lloyd- George
Robert Horne
Ramsay MacDonald
MacDonald
Lnmend
Marquis Curzon
Edmund Morel
Soviet Russia
Paper Pulp Use Surges Eightfold In Twenty Five Years
Arthur Brisbane notes the U S consumes eight million tons of paper pulp annually four times more than a quarter century ago. He warns of vast printed pages and trash while sharing a Philadelphia woman's memory loss story and a reflection on identity and knowledge, hinting at continuation on Page Four.
Bright Spot Confession Over Lawyer’s Aid to Clerk
A Martin’s Ferry office boy is asked about his pay by a man, who is told the attorney pays $2,000 a year plus $810 a week and the rest in legal advice. The exchange shows a young clerk’s unusual compensation in kind.
Relatives and Friends Testify at Leopold Loeb Trial
Chicago dispatch reports relatives and friends of Leopold and Loeb testifying about their boyhood, errant impulses, and alleged criminal tendencies as alienists describe mental disease and twisted ethics. Lorraine Nathan and Germaine Reinhardt, among Loeb’s few girl friends, discuss his charm and alleged theft impulses, while Leopold’s social circles are described as limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. Holmes
Chicago
John R. Caverty
Babe
Dicky
Nathan F. Leopold, Jr
Richard A. Loeb
Allieniss
Bobby Franks
Dicky” Loeb
Lorraine Nathan
Germaine
Reinhardt
Loeb
Leopold
Cave
Cook County
Nathan
Lorraine
Robert Nathan
University of Michigan
Three Men Arrested After Pomeroy Robbery Try
Three Columbus men Bert Mason John Sweitzer and James Claypool were arrested near Mechanicsburg after a reported robbery and assault on Gene Shumway near Kerrs Run Chester township. Police found two 45 caliber pistols and a 30 caliber Luger in their Ford coupe along with gloves robes KKK paraphernalia stolen plates and a Farmers Protective Association plate. They face robbery charges as Meigs county Sheriff Reeves joins the case.
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Pomeroy
Bert Mason
John Sweitzer
James Claypool
Columbus
McKinley
Cady
Mechanicsburg
Brock
Athens
John Shumway
Chester Township
Kerr's Run
Rice
Chester
Eberstrucks
Deputy Cady
Mechanicsburg Brock
Meigs County
Pleasanton Road
Ku Klux Klan
Ohio
Farmers’ Protective Association
Marion Township
Acat
Ice barriers torn away to aid aviators in Greenland
Lieutenant Lowell Smith and Lieutenant Erik Nelson, two of four U S pilots circling the globe, wait in Reykjavik for an air base at Angmagssalik Greenland. The ice breaker Quest will clear a lane through the floe off Angmagssalik as the only possible East Greenland landing point. Our hands are tied until a base is established and a belt of open water allows a landing. We must have supplies.
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United 8 States
Richmond
Reykjavik
Iceland
Lowell Smith
Erik Nelson
United States Army
Ely
Angmagealik
Greenland
Quest
Angmagesalikas
Lieut. Smith
International News Service
Alec
Grandmama Doane Joins Hair Bobbing Trend at 82
In Winthrop Massachusetts Mrs Elizabeth Doane 82 joins a family bobbing spree after watching her daughter granddaughter and great granddaughter all bob their hair The event turns into a small celebration with the grandmother calling bobbing comfortable and time saving as hairpins are no longer hunted.
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Elizabeth Doane
Winthrop, Maas
Ranka
Winthrop
No Lasting Relief From Present Heat Wave
Phoenix Arizona and Washington D C faced a neck to neck race for the highest temperature as a nationwide heat wave continued. Phoenix hit 106 degrees with Washington at 102 official and 106 unofficial. Hospitals reported heat prostrations while some government work paused and mail deliveries reduced. Baltimore reached 100 degrees and Parkersburg 98 as the Pacific coast escaped high heat and Chicago saw relief from recent rains.
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Washington
Phoenix
Ariz
Washington, D. c
Atlantic
Rocky Mountains
United States
Weather Bureau
Maryland Hills
Post Office Department
Baltimore
Parkersburg
W. Va
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Chicago
Japanese Royal Family in Peril Amid Guards at Omashima Villa
At 1 am guards were tightened around the Prince Regent and Princess who are summering at Omashima Villa. Police comb the neighborhood for suspicious persons amid unclear threats to the Imperial family.
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Peril
Tokio
Omashima Villa
Prohibition Not Issue In Ohio Gubernatorial Fight
Akron candidate Joseph B. Sieber says prohibition is not an issue in the Republican governor race and that Ohio remains dry. He criticizes state government spending, calling the proposed London prison farm price exorbitant.
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Columbus, CO
Joseph B. Sieber
Akron
Ohio
Lieber
London
Four Children Reported Stolen in Jersey Towns
Four children Richard and Louis Yetman twins and Gladys Sussell 11 with brother Thomas 1 were reported kidnapped after a woman allegedly took them to Coney Island on July 28 and has since sent postcards from a fictitious address. Authorities and Jersey towns launched a joint search across Middlesex and nearby areas.
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Jamesburg
N. J
Jersey
Richard
Louis Yetman
Gladys Sussell
Thomas
Coney Island
Noted Surgeon Slain by Fanatic in Philadelphia
Dr. Duncan L. Despard a noted surgeon died at Polyclinic Hospital after being shot by Alfonso Maal who then killed himself. The incident occurred as Despard was about to operate and followed a prior treatment at Methodist Hospital. Despard was uncle by marriage to John W. Davis.
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Philadelphia
Duncan L. Despard
Alfonso Maal
Dr. Despard
John W. Davis
Two Men Die After Wild Gun Fight in Columbus
In Columbus Ohio on August 7 George Burton and William Harris both 25 and colored were killed in a gun battle over a woman. Burton shot Harris in the abdomen. Harris wrestled away the revolver and fired five shots, all of which took effect, according to police.
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Columbus
George Burton
William Harris
Burton
Harris
Bootleggers Face UK Crackdown Amid Smuggling Ties
London reports the American Bootleggers Protective Association seeks a UK rep as J Ramsay Mac and cabinet push to curb liquor flow to Britain. Officials aim to halt financing, disrupt Rum Row, and stop dilution schemes that ship diluted whiskey to Hamburg and on to the United States.
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I. N
London
England
House
Commons J. Ramsay Mac
British Isles
United States
EB Capital
Bush
United
Hamburg
Earthquake Shocks Felt Across Tokio Amid Aftermath Fears
An earthquake struck Tokio at 11 last night causing panic but no deaths were reported. Residents recalling last September's quake stayed indoors as tremors rattled the city and storms were noted in the province. In contrast, reports mention heat rains submerging two streams and a Florida man expressing a wish to bequeath his skip to friends.
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Tokio
Thu
Secrets of Creole Cooking Emerges In New Recipes
An old text outlines Creole cooking as a blend of world kitchens and traditional cabin methods, noting its distinctive dishes and economy. It mentions a promotion offering a free booklet or recipe collection via mail in exchange for a self addressed return envelope.
Haaskin Office Director Cited by Athens Messenger
Frederic J. Haaskin, director, is noted by the Athens Messenger Information Bureau in a brief mention of city commentary.
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Frederic J. Haaskin
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
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