Mellets Slayer Known to Officers Says Cleveland Paper
The Cleveland Press claims the Don R. Mellett murder mystery is solved with killers plotters and middlemen identified. Grand jury in Stark County expected to bring multiple indictments naming Canton Akron and Massillon participants. The report notes planned killings tied to underworld figures and halted initial attempts.
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Mellet
Cleveland
Stark County Grand Jury
The
Cleveland Press
Canton
Don R. Merlett
Mellett
Underworld
Masons Attack K C Over Mexico Intervention Issue
Statement from Scottish Rite news bureau charges Knights of Columbus with trying to push U S intervention in Mexican religious conflict. J J Flaherty supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus responds defending the order as essential for protection of members in Mexico.
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Washington
U.P
Knights of Columbus
Mexico
Scottish Rite
J. J. Flaherty
The
Knights of Cobus
Expect Criticism of K. of C. Plans
Observers in Mexico City expect criticism of a Knights of Columbus fund raising plan in the United States to aid Catholics there. They believe higher clergy would view the move as retrograde, risking church interests and Mexico’s stance against outside mediation.
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Mexico City
Knights of Columbus
United States
Catholis
Women Hats Going Way Up in Chicago Styles
Chicago August 13 Hats for ladies are rising in height and ornament as fashion houses reveal Paris inspired, lofty line millinery. Models feature flashes of color and lavish brilliants in architectural shapes.
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Chicago
Milady
Naris Creations
Paris
America
General Motors Stock Dips After Record Dividend Declared
New York August 13 stock market opened with General Motors trading at 202.50 a share, down one dollar from yesterday after the announcement of the largest stock dividend in Wall Street history. A brisk selloff followed, pushing the price to 201 in early trading.
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New York
U.P
General Motors Corporation
The
Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Storms Bring Relief After Torrid Ohio Heat Wave
Storms sweeps across Ohio moving in with wind hail and rain after a heat wave that left three dead. Relief arrives as cooler air and storms spread across major cities and rural communities alike.
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State
Ohio heat wave toll as storms bring relief
Thunderstorms cool Ohio after three heat deaths in Steubenville and Cincinnati. Loretta German and Alma Allandis, ages 3 months and 7 months, are among the Steubenville fatalities. Cincinnati man Harry Munze breck, 45, dies as temperatures neared 95 in the heat.
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Cleveland
U.P
Ohio
Steubenville
Mercury
Loretta German
Alma Allandis
Harry Munzebreck
Cincinnati
Camp Perry
Ottawa County
Columbiana
Erie County
Toledo
Lancaster Paving Contract Started in Town
City engineer Dan Davis announced a paving project on Lancaster street will detour motorists through The Plains after next Monday. Work began today with 1250 feet of brick pavement planned from Columbia avenue to Wolf corner, expected to finish in five to six weeks under contractor Fred Beckler.
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Lancaster Street
Dan Davis
City Engi
Fred Beckler
Columbia Avenue
Wolf Corner
Davis
Amesville
Canaanville Road
Peach Ridge
Bandit Leader Is Executed in East
Baltimore August 13 Richard Reese Whittemore bandit leader and murderer was hanged today. His death ends the penality of the Whittemore gang which netted over a million dollars in crimes. Whittemore age 28 went to the scaffold unmoved, his wife and relatives barred, witnesses present.
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East
Baltimore
O.R
Richard Reese Whittemore
Whittemore
Cady Secures Sheriff Nomination in Republican Primary
J M Cady deputy sheriff won the Republican sheriff nomination by 42 votes over the next candidate. W E Moler led by 35 for the Democratic race. Edmundson won the Republican auditor nod by 57 votes over Fred Cornwell as Daugherty led Danford by 54 for county commissioner. State totals show Willis leading for US Senate and Brown for governor among others.
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J. M. Cady
P. H. McKinley
William Williams
Cady
W. E. Moler
J. Clyde Edmundson
Fred Cornwell
Charles A. Daugherty
Frank A. Danford
Danford
Daugherty
Thad Brown
Myers Y. Cooper
James C. Mills
J. F. Burke
Clarence J. Brown
Joseph E. Cross
Guy C. Davis
Bert B. Buckley
Edward C. Turner
Hal H. Griswold
United States
Frank B. Willis
Charles Dick
Supreme
Federal Probe of Gasoline Began Two Months Ago
The government is secretly investigating gasoline prices for nearly two months. The Federal Trade Commission report says the inquiry seeks to determine if price hikes stem from restraint of trade or ownership and control factors, and to assess profits of leading companies in the industry.
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Washington
U.P
Federal Trade Commission
Firefighters Struggle as Blaze Threatens West Mansfield Business District
West Mansfield firefighters, aided by equipment from Bellefontaine and Kenton, battled a blaze that for a time menaced the town's business section on August 13.
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West Mansfield
Bellefontaine
Kenton
Federal murder warrant filed in Cincinnati for Brannon arrest
The first federal murder warrant received by the U.S. Marshal's Office in Cincinnati was filed today. Arthur H. Brannon, 19, Hominey Oklahoma, is accused of fatally shooting Tony Colusi at the Camp Sherman reformatory last Friday.
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Cincinnati
U.S. Marshall
Arthur H. Brannon
Hominey
Okla
Tony Colusi
Columbus
Camp Sherman Reformatory
Bryan Addresses Ohio University Graduates in First Summer Session Ceremony
Dr. William Jennings Bryan delivers the commencement address to Ohio University’s first summer session graduation, as 53 degrees are conferred and 477 diplomas awarded overall. He argues civilization advances through humane aims and stresses education, home, church, business, state, and school roles in society.
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Dr. Bryan
Ohio University
Ewing Hall
Helen Bowles
Fred Lee Tom
Bryan
Garden of Eden
City of God
New Hair Bob Will Be Both Long and Short
Chicago reports a fur show featuring seventy five bobbed head models with hair long on one side and short on the other. Madame Louise a beauty expert says formal wear next season will be cut to suit the type and draped to simulate long hair. Bobbed styles will be camouflaged to appear longer and cut similar to fabric on the bias.
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Madame Louise
Hall-Mills Case Climax As Three Held On Murder
Three members of the Hall family face murder charges in the Hall Mills case. Frances Stevens Hall Willie Stevens and Henry De Bruyere Carpender were arrested at the Hall home and held in Somerset County jail awaiting an afternoon hearing.
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Somerville
N. J
U.P
Hall
Hall-Mills
Edward W. Hall
Eleanor Mills
Phillips Farm
New Brunswick
Frances Stevens Hall
Willie Stevens
Henry de Bruyere Carpender
Stevens
Carpender
Somerset County
County
Violence Follows Painters Strike in Cleveland
Violence erupted in Cleveland as non-union workers crossed a painters and glaziers strike. A fire at a new dwelling caused about 500 dollars in damage, two Knickerbocker Storage front windows worth 400 dollars were broken, and a shot was fired over non-union workers at a local hotel. Safety Director Barry suspended police vacations and ordered 12 hour shifts.
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Knickerbocker Storage Company
Edwin D. Barry
Chicago Co-ed in Calcutta Home Escapes Indian Husband Plot
Betty Karlow recounts in Calcutta how her husband Abani Bose drank heavily and alienated her, exposing her to danger and an arranged meeting with a Delhi prince. A London-like entourage and a predatory social circle surrounded her as she sought escape back to America and a divorce.
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Chicago
Calcutta
Delhi
United Press
Betty Karlow
Abani Kumar Bose
Barodi
East Bengal
India
Abani
Miss Karlow
Arrest of Five Men Predicted in Mellett Killing
Canton officials say five local men may be arrested soon in connection with the murder of Don R. Mellett publisher. Special investigator Joseph B. Roach and aides declined to identify suspects or provide details, noting new evidence from prison interrogations.
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Canton
U.R
Joseph B. Roach
Don R. Mellett
Roach
Ohio State Penitentiary
Husbands and Wife Die Within Hours in Federal Valley
In Glouster the aged couple Mrs. Zack Carpenter 66 and her husband 71 died within hours of each other after a stroke left him bedfast five weeks. Mrs Carpenter died first at 6 AM and Mr Carpenter followed at 4 PM the same day. A double funeral is planned at their home Saturday at 2 PM.
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Federal
Zack Carpenter
Weatherby
Athens
Wrightstown
Seek New Outlet for Non-Union Coal
The Van Sweringen brothers seek ICC permission to build a 63 mile line from Valley Crossing Ohio to Gregg Ohio linking Chesapeake and Ohio and Hocking Valley roads. The route would provide a Great Lakes outlet for West Virginia and Kentucky coal now moving over Norfolk and Western lines. Independent filing may affect merger plans and could delay seeking confirmation of the Nickel Plate merger.
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Washington
U.P
van Sweringen Brothers
Interstate Commerce Commission
Valley Crossing
Gregg
Chesapeake and Ohio
Hocking Valley
Ohio
van Sweringen
Great Lakes
West Virginia
Kentucky
Norfolk and Western
van Sweringens
Commission
Ohio Briefs Gas Bomb Captures Man in Steubenville
Steubenville police used a gas bomb to capture Charles Buchanan who tried to kill his brother then fired at officers approaching his home. Buchanan surrendered after the blast was discharged through an open window.
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Steubenville
Charles Buchanan
Buchanan
Oil stove explosion burns 13 year old girl at Lima
Grace McCormick of Lima suffered severe burns when an oil stove exploded in her home as she prepared supper.
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Lima
Grace McCormick
Here
Ace Hurt In Crash Leaves German Ace Unconscious
Akron report states Alfred Jung once a German army ace sustained a fractured skull after an airplane crash Sunday and remains unconscious as of today.
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Akron
Alfred Jung
Long Life Secret: Work and Daily Pipe Smoked by 101 Year Old
Mrs Rebecca Jennings 101 died yesterday in Wooster. Born Christmas Day 1824 at Steubenville she credited long life to hard work and a daily stone pipe.
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Wooster
Rebecca Jennings
Steubensville
Doubt Acceptanc e Mine Workers Not Ex pected to Grant Request
Chicago August 13 Ohio Coal Operators Association asks United Mine Workers to meet August 26 to set wage scales and reopen mines now closed by high costs. Illinois operators fear a long conflict in the central field while miners are not expected to accept lower wages. Only about 40 percent of mines are active with many operating at a loss or near breakeven.
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Chicago
Tilinota Coal
Ohio Coal Operators’ Association
United Mine Workers
Ohio
Illinois
Union
Miners Seek Columbus Convention On Wage Scale
A request was sent to Lee Hall district president of the United Mine Workers for a convention in Columbus on August 24 to discuss a revised wage scale to resume work in idle mines. The move follows a meeting of Ohio coal operators in Columbus where plans to reopen mines were discussed.
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Bellaire
Ohio
Columbus
Lee Hall
United Mine Workers
Violent Storm Delays New York Subway Rush Hour
New York endured another day of heat and a fierce electrical storm last night. The tempest struck during the evening rush hour causing a subway tie up that trapped thousands in dark underground passages for hours.
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New York
Petitions Aimed At Local Officials To Be Filed
In Steubenville on August 13 petitions to remove Mays or JohnS H Patton and Police Chief Blaine Carter will be filed in court tomorrow, stated W R Albans representing the ministerial association.
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Steubenville
Mays
Holding Children As Shield In Wisconsin Shootout
In New Richm on d Wisconsin Scott Workman 40 barricaded himself with two young children as shields from a sheriff posse after wounding his wife and nine children. Mrs Workman and the injured youngsters are inside the home with their fate unknown. An elder daughter Myrtle 48 escaped to a neighbor for safety and said her mother was shot four times as she sat.
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New Richmond
Scott Workman
Myrtle
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