Government Budget Begins as Treasury Seeks Tax Cuts
Budget director S M Lord launches the 1927 appropriation plan with expenditures around 3.1 billion and a potential tax reduction of 350 to 400 million to be proposed when Congress convenes in December. Officials expect the 1926 surplus near 290 million, while defense spending may see further cuts for 1928.
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Treasury
Congress
Washington
S. M. Lord
Coolidge
Lord
War and Navy Departments
Budget Bureau
Tourists Praise Ohio Roads and Service in Athens Stationers View
Athens filling station keepers report tourists are generally pleasant and patient while traveling Ohio. Drivers praise road marking, complain about hotel prices and garage service, and note the Hocking Valley scenery and Ohio River charm as they pass through.
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Athens
Ohio
Kentucky
Cumberland
West Virginia
Hocking Valley
Old Valley
Ohio River
Mayor Quigley Named In Chelsea Graft and Vice Case
United States marshals report missing defendants from a Chelsea bootleggers union indictment. Mayor Lawrence F. Quigley and brother Thomas allegedly led the ring with police involvement. Evidence includes police protection money, liquor ships, manufacturing plants, hijackings, auto theft links, and threats amid a Chelsea nightlife backdrop.
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Boston
United States
Chelsea
Federal
Lawrence F. Quigley
Police
Quigley
Department of Justice
Thomas
Bvootleggers’ Union
Ernest
Henry
Edward Carson
City Hall
Union
Memrs
Bowery
W York
City All
Uigley
Percy Friedan
Knux Klan
Wooster Station Robbery At Pennsylvania Depot
Three men robbed Wooster at Pennsylvania station forcing J. K. Jones to open the safe. The bandits cut open a registered pouch in the baggage room but officials could not confirm any mail was taken.
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Wooster
STER
Meney
J. K. Jones
Pennsylvania
Greatest Crop and the Suman Harvest Tale
The article highlights alfalfa and potato yields as notable crops, then centers on the Suman crop as the true essential. It recounts a Call family gathering led by Anson Call in 1925, noting a large extended family and urging birth control as a solution to societal issues.
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Mr. Jones
Rigby
Idaho
Call
Anson Y. Call
Afton
Wyomigg
Summer not unusually cool says weather observer
Federal observer F W Gibson at Amesville says 1925 was not unusually cool. A review of May to July averages shows 1924 was the colder summer among five years, with 1921 the hottest year.
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U. S
F. W. Gibson
Amesville
Hocking Valley
Gibson
Leopold Forms Grim Parlay Bet With Death A Year Ago
Nathan Leo pold won his grim parlay wager with death, recalling a year old moment when Babe and Dicky Loeb faced the gallows. He and Bernard Grant and Russell Scott pledged none would hang, but Scott was later deemed insane and Babe and Loeb received long prison terms.
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Scott
Noose
Chicago
Nathan Leopold
Babe
Bobby Franks
Leopold
Bernard Grant
Russell Scott
John R. Caverly
Dicky Loeb
Joliet
Ralph Souder
Joseph Maurer
Russell Scott Ordered Committed as Insane For Murder Trial
In Chicago on August 7 Russell T. Scott was committed to Chester asylum for the criminal insane after a jury found him insane since February 14 1925. The verdict ends his bid to avoid hanging and if sane later may be returned to Cook County for execution. No public display occurred in court.
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Chicago
Russell Scott
Chester Asylum
Scott
Joseph David
Joseph Maurer
Chester
Cook County
David
Russell T. Scott
Men Will Never Be Women’s Equals Says Observation
A reflective line argues equality hinges on recognizing rightness beneath surface wrongs, stressing gender understanding and social balance.
Wickens-Haas Mining Company Authorized in Elba
Secretary of State Brown authorized the incorporation of the Wickens-Haas Mining Company in Elba with a capitalization of 50 000 dollars.
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Columbus
Brown
Wickens-Haas Mining Company
Elba
Phillip's Mysterious Mansion The Olden Days Serial
George Benson Dillon of McArthur writes a three part serial for the Messenger Sunday magazine. The tale titled Phillip The Mysterious Mansion portrays Ohio's Blennerhassett era and its manners and fortunes. Dillon previously won the Columbus Citizen prize story contest and has contributed to the Messenger before.
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the Messenger
George Benson Dillon
McArthur
Benson
Phillip
Ohio
Blennerhassett
Dillon
Columbus Citizen
Auto Fall Is Fatal To Three
A Lowell, Massachusetts, auto crash killed three people and injured others when a nine occupant car smashed through a cement guard rail, plunged 35 feet to railroad tracks, and overturned. The dead include driver Fred Christos 35 and his brother William 32 both of Lowell and a woman who died later in hospital.
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Lowels
Mass
Boston and Maine Railroad
Fred Christos
Lowell
William
Wilbur Visits Tropics During Canal Zone Stop
Secretary of the Navy Wilbur traveled aboard the transport Henderson at Balboa Canal Zone on August 7 en route east after inspecting Pacific coast naval stations.
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Wilbur
Balboa
Canal Zone
Henderson
Pacific Coast Naval Stations
Yaqui Clashes Continue as Obregon Seeks Quiet
Daily clashes are reported among the Yaqui Indians celebrated as Mexico's best fighters. General Obregon has offered his services to bring order among the tribes in Mexico City.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Obregon
Return of Airman’s Body Planned for Toledo
Akron Aug 7 arrangements were underway to return to Toledo the body of Lawrence Dennison 28 killed in an airplane crash at Stowfield last evening He died at city hospital before midnight Anthony Faley 23 Akron student was only slightly injured in the fall
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Akron
Toledo
Lawrence Dennison
Stowfield
City Hospital
Anthony Faley
Columbus to Name New State Highway Chief
Columbus reports an official appointment of a successor to State Highway Director Boulay. Boulay's term ends next Tuesday. Chief Engineer Schlessinger of the highway department is slated to succeed Boulay. the governor will announce Monday.
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Columbus
Boulay
Donahey
Schlessingers
Highway Department
Dog Catcher Finds Companionship in Cats
A dog catcher endures a tough daily routine yet finds solace in feline companionship. The article highlights how cats become his only friends amid a demanding and thankless job.
Thousands Gather for National Klan Parade in Washington
Thousands of Ku Klux Klan members travel from as far as Ohio and New York for a national convention in Washington. A 3 PM parade down Pennsylvania Avenue to the Treasury is planned as police mobilize along the route and marines stand by for emergencies.
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Washington
Ohio
Georgia
New York
Kanklave
Pennsylvania
Treasury
Pennsylvania Avenue
Third Cavalry
Fort Meyer
Potomac
Virginia
Navy Department
Evening radio picks offer varied programs tonight
Stay home for unusual broadcasts across stations KFAE KF1I WAHG WNYC KOA KFI. Highlights include The First Year tragic comedy, Dan L MacFarland organ recital, Ray Ray-Uke songs, WNYC Faust with Municipal Company, Denver Municipal Band, and late night Donnegg stars.
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KFAE
Kf1i
Dan L. MacFarland
Ray Ray
WNYC
Faust
E. T
Municipal Company
KOA
M. T
Denver Municipal Band
KFI
Donne
Bryan Fails to Name Executors in William J. Bryan Will
In Miami on August 7 the probate filing for William J. Bryan stalls over his failure to name executors. Bryan family members plan to seek court correction, delaying administration of his estate and preventing checks from his bank accounts. The probate court may appoint Mrs. Bryan administratrix, while the will’s terms remain confidential.
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Miami
Fla
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Moonshine Found Buried in Potatoes Leads to Fine
Dave Roberts and McLeish were fined $100 and costs by Magistrate Pearl W. Helwig after a moonshine bottle was unearthed in a potato patch. Police reported the illicit liquor was discovered during a routine search yesterday afternoon.
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JOY Water
Dave Roberts
McLeish
Pearl W. Helwig
Reichstag Accepts Gentile Treaty and Britain Trade Pact
The Reichstag voted to accept the new treaty and commerce with Great Britain in Berlin on August 7.
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Germany
Berlin
Reichstag
Great Britain
Nighttime highwayman sought in Sandusky taxi case
Police in Sandusky Ohio are warned to search for a taxicab used by a highwayman who escaped after attacking a man near the river. The suspect is described as Edward Baehan or similar spelling, last seen after the robbery. Authorities seek any sightings.
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Sandusky
Ohio
Edward Baehran
Fruit prospects decline in Ohio
Ohio fruit prospects declined last month. C J West of the agricultural statistician and crop reporting service said hay yield per acre is 25 percent above last year, while tobacco outlook is only fair and potato condition is slightly below that year. An apple crop of less than half a normal crop is indicated due to heavy drop.
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Columbus
Ohio
C. J. West
Residents Seek Street Name Change in Pomeroy
Residents of Monkey Run in the lower part of Pomeroy circulated a petition today to present to the city council. They request renaming the street due to unidentified concerns and aim to address community sentiment.
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Pomeroy
Monkey Run
Anthracite Strike Prompts Shifts in Ohio and Appalachia
The threatened Pennsylvania anthracite strike could push demand to bituminous mines. Civic Association of Southeastern Ohio notes potential immediate Hocking valley operation resumes. Operators debate whether southern fields or West Virginia ships will capture most new business in a freight rate driven shift.
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Pennsylvania
Hocking Valley
C. H. Bryson
Civic Association of
Southeastern Ohio
Hocking
International
John L. Lewis
Ohio
West Virginia
Great Lakes
Warriner Seeks Settlement to Bank Wage Clash
Atlantic City August 7 peace talk overshadowed threats of a coal strike as Samuel D. Warriner chairman of the anthracite operators conference expressed hope differences with the United Mine Workers can be settled. Johnny Lewis prepared a conciliatory reply as negotiations resume to avert a strike set for September 1 and a coal production suspension at midnight August 31.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Samuel D. Warriner
Johnny Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Warriner
Lewis
Wareriner
Tois End
Philadelphia
Bandits Raid New York Fur Store Loots $100,000 in Furs
Five armed bandits robbed the fur manufacturing firm of Harry Bleiweis in New York today. They rifled sixteen large safes and escaped with about $100,000 worth of fur.
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New York
Harry Bleiweis
Son Held For Murder In Iowa Parish Shooting
Warren Vandervoort, 13, is in custody in Parkersburgh Iowa accused of fatally shooting his father a local minister and gravely wounding his mother last night. The father died instantly and the mother’s life remains in doubt.
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Parkersburgh
Iowa
Warren Vandervoort
World Jewish Population Tops Fourteen Million
Census by Jacob Lestchinsky reports a global Jewish population of 14,830,832. The figure reflects the world total, cited from the new compilation released in Berlin.
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Berlin
Jacob Lestchinsky
World
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