Largest Ever Primary Vote Reported in Athens County
Athens County reported a record primary turnout with 10 814 ballots cast. Republicans led governor and lieutenant governor tallies while Democrats posted scattered results across state posts and a contested U S Senate race with 85 votes for Locher and 276 for Hunt. The final counts for each office were issued by the election board with county totals awaiting confirmation.
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Athens County
United States
Hunt
Locher
Oil Conference Predicted After Scotland Talks
London reports a world conference on oil restriction to be called after discussions in Scotland among three major magnates Sir Henri Deterding Walter C Teagle and Sir John Cadman.
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London
Evening Standard
Scotland
Henri Deterding
Walter C. Teagle
John Cadman
Voter Guide Offers Election Facts for Readers
A 48 page booklet, available today, summarizes presidential election history and current returns. It outlines state voting rules, constitutional provisions, population issues, religion and race statistics, and candidate information in a non partisan guide for reference.
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Nee
Alabama case tests infidel evidence in court
Morgan county attorney J N Powell appeals to the Alabama supreme court arguing that a defendant’s lack of faith in a divine being could impeach a witness’s dying statement. Mrs Emma Marshall is charged with murdering her husband Thomas Marshall after he named her as his shooter.
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NEA
Decatur
Ala
J. N. Powell
Morgan County
Methodist Church
Alabama Supreme Court
Emma Marshall
Thomas Marshall
Marshall
Supreme Court
Virginia Northward Storm Hits Four States
Swoien rivers of Virginia the Carolinas and Georgia carried flood waters downstream as a tropical storm moved northward for the second time in a week. At least eleven deaths were reported with safety of thousands dependent on dam sturdiness. Rail service into Atlanta faced washouts and about 100 highway bridges were washed away.
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Richmond
Virginia
Carolinas
Georgia
New Territory
Atlanta
Southern Railroad
Charlotte
N. C
Begg Supporters To Back Nominee At Cleveland Meeting
Cuya hoga county Republicans signaled support for Cooper the Republican gubernatorial nominee inviting him as principal speaker at the central committee convention. Begg had supported by Begg supporters but lost a close race. A J Hirstins chairman wired Cooper of Cincinnati to attend.
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Cleveland
Republicans
Cuyahoga County
Myers Yn
Ohio Briefs Chronicle Local Crime and Accidents
Youngstown D A Summers began a six month road gang sentence after a bench warrant for selling liquor to boys. Dayton Wilbur Cole 23 of Flint held to grand jury on $3000 bond after guilty plea to two robberies. Columbus an 18 year old black boy died saving a 12 year old girl from drowning in the Scioto river. Wilmington five girls injured when a sedan overturned en route to a St Martins convent reunion. Cleveland Fireman Dan Driscoll rescued Carrie Fox from a second floor bedroom during a trap situation.
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Youngstown
D. A. Summers
North Lima
Dayton
Wilbur Cole
Flint
Mich
Columbus
Scioto River
Griggs’ Dam
Wilmington
St. Martins Convent
Brown County
Cleveland
Dan Driscoll
Carrie Fox
Debate Angers Audience Over Religion and Politics in Charlottesville
In Charlottesville Virginia Aug 17 a University of Virginia forum on religion in politics erupted with boos and shouts after Rev Albert C Dieffenbach urged Catholics not to be elected president. John Stewart Bryan publisher of The Richmond News Leader then announced he would vote for Gov Alfred E Smith to oppose bigotry.
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Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Institute of Public Affairs
Albert C. Dieffenbach
Boston
The
Christian Register
United States
John Stewart Bryan
Richmond News- Leader
Alfred E. Smith
Rumor Tied to 50 Million Bank Capitalization
Rumors in New York financial districts claim John J. Raskob and William F. Kenney would back a new bank with a $50,000,000 capitalization making it the largest initial capitalization. A. F. C. Fiske said the rumor is without foundation and discussions are in the formulative stage.
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New York
U.P
John J. Raskob
Democratic National Committee
William F. Kenney
Smith
A. F. C. Fiske
Raskob
Kenney
Ohio coal wage talks move to subcommittee with two sides
A wage scale dispute between miners and operators in Ohio enters its next phase as a subcommittee studies several proposed scales. Union officials and operators met in Columbus to seek reopening of idle mines after 15 months, aiming for a mutually acceptable contract.
Will H. Clark Expands into Athens with New Plant
Marietta Aug. 17 Will H. Clark of the Sterling Gas company has purchased property in Athens including the old Baptist church building and two adjoining lots. He plans to build and equip a modern distribution plant there to extend his gas service network.
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Marietta
Will H.clark
Sterling Gas Company
Athens
Old Baptist Church
International lawyer J. Reuben Clark offered under secretary of state
A. R. J. Reuben Clark, renowned international lawyer from Salt Lake City Utah, has been offered the post of under secretary of state. He would succeed Robert E Olds who resigned in June. Clark has reportedly accepted and Secretary Kellogg will announce the appointment today or tomorrow.
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Washington
A.R— J. Reuben Clark
Salt Lake City
Utah
Robert E. Olds
Clark
Kellorg
Ohio Coal Operators deny attendance at Columbus wage scale talks
Cleveland reporting reveals the Ohio Coal Operators Association says no operators attended the Columbus wage scale talks. J L Good, secretary of the Ohio coal bureau, states no operator representation and notes large mines will stay open shop while small central Ohio mines seek peace with miners to resume work.
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Columbus
Good
Ohio
Hall
Rain Delays Flight Between Illinois and Greenland
Rain delayed the Greater Rockford on the second leg from Cochrane to Greenland on a Chicago to Stockhold route test. Hassell reported unsettled weather and a rough final section yet optimistic that the trans Atlantic flight could open a mid west to Europe route.
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Greenland
Illinois
Stockholm
Sweden
Montreal
Ont
U.P
Greater Rockford
Cochrane
Stockhold
Hassell
Rockford
Ill
Ontario
Illinois City
Bert Hassell
Mid-West
United States
Europe
Borers Reported In Hocking County Corn Patches
In Logan on August 17 a farmer named C. W. Zeigler found a corn borer specimen after a stalk top broke on a north side truck patch. He kept the insect in a bottle and brought it to the county extension agent’s office for identification. The county agent is away this week at a joint club camp.
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Logan
Ugh Hocking County
Ohio
C. W. Zeigler
Robert W. Lang
Athens
Hocking County
Hunt Leads Locher In Ohio Democratic Short Term Nomination
Graham P. Hunt leads Cyrus Locher by 1 127 votes in unofficial returns for the Democratic short term senatorial nomination in Ohio. Hunt 94 345 votes to Locher 93 218. Official results must be certified by the secretary of state as errors in early tallies prompted delay in final settlement.
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Columbus
U.R
Graham FP
Hunt
Cipecinnati
Cyrus Locher
Cleveland Dry
Secretary of State
Locher
Cuyahoga County
Brown
State Gas Tax To Net About 25 Million This Year
The state tax commission today released figures showing about 25 million dollars expected from gasoline tax this year, with 11,198,113.03 already collected. Warmer weather increases road use in the second half of the year, suggesting July to September may match or exceed the first six months’ intake.
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Columbus
U.R
State Tax Commission
Intensive drive begun to raise 3000 for Salvation Army camp
The Salvation Army local board launches an individual subscription drive to fund a new home on Union Street. They aim to raise 3500 total with 500 from the national group and about 1000 already pledged, leaving 2000 more to meet the goal amid a short time frame.
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Salvation Army
L. W. Roberta
Roberta
Emma Grim
Kest Union Street
Hoover Campaign Begins In Earnest Across California Tour
Herbert Hoover opened his first major campaign swing since obtaining the Republican nomination visiting Southern California cities. He spoke in Los Angeles on Boulder Dam issues and planned brief stops in Glendale Pasadena Long Beach Santa Barbara and San Bernardino before continuing to Arizona New Mexico Kansas and Iowa aboard the Hoover special train.
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Hoover
Santa Barbara
Herbert Hoover
California
Santa Baraba
Glendale
Los Angeles
Boulder Dam
Long Beach
Iowa Society
Pasadena
San Bernardino
Arizona
New Mexico
Kansas
Iowa
Washington
Wage Scale Expected To Be Satisfactory In Ohio
In Columbus on August 17 a new wage scale for Ohio union miners and select independent coal operators was anticipated as satisfactory by a sub committee of miners officials and operators. Lee Hall, president of the miners, said progress was satisfactory and definite results were expected after the morning session.
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Columbus
Ohio
Lee Hall
Ohio Union Organization
Hall
Dave Watkins
George W. Savage
Union
W. Virginia Fields
Jacksonville
Cleveland
U.R
Ohio Coal Operators’ Association
Ohio Union
O.R
Autopsy Demanded for Fireglow Trotting Stallion
Walter Cox, driver and trainer of Fireglow the $35 000 trotting stallion died at North Randall Ohio wires authorities demanding an autopsy on the horse He says reports say Fireglow was poisoned following an accident that led to his suspension Cox is from Goshen New York and traveled after the incident
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Goshem
N. Y
U.P
Walter Cox
Fireglow
North Randall
Ohio
Cox
Tunney Resumes European Walking Tour Aboard Mauritania
Former world heavyweight champion Gene Tunney, resting aboard the Mauritania after leaving New York, set course for Europe for a walking tour. The retired boxer spent the afternoon in company with reporters before departure.
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New York
U.pr
Gene Tunney
Maurentania
Europe
Pany
One Man Opens Gatun Locks for Richard Halliburton
In a historic first the Gatun locks opened to permit Richard Halliburton American author to swim the Panama Canal from Atlantic to Pacific. Four lock sets weighing 1500 tons each raised the swimmer 85 feet from sea level to Gatun Lake while three rock chambers each held 10,000,000 cubic feet of water were filled and emptied.
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Gatun
Canal Zone
Panama Canal
Richard Halliburton
Atlantic
Pacific
Gatun Lake
Men Refused Work At Mine No 26 In Chauncey
Twenty men applied for work at Mine No 26 of Manhattan Coal in Chauncey, but were refused by the company which hires only former employees. Six new workers joined the existing force as a meeting of the Chauncey locals drew 125 miners. A peaceful approach was urged by Conrad Wein as a demonstration occurred near company property. Sheriff Williams and deputies dispersed the crowd after unrest. Tacks were scattered on highways leading to mine sites Bailey Run and Goose Run.
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Nelsonville
Manhattan Coal Company
Chauncey
Conrad Wein
Organization
William Williams
Athens
Bailey Run
Goose Run
Juvenile court to hear case of Herbert Madison 12
Columbus police traced a string of fake ambulance calls and fire alarms to Herbert Madison 12 as patrolmen grew frustrated by his practical jokes. Juvenile court heads were to hear his case today.
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Columbus
U.P
Peck
Herbert Madison
Herbert
Attorney Burr Crosses In telcom Probe Before Utilities Board
Columbus report says Karl E. Burr, Bell Telephone counsel, pressed H. R. Allensworth, state engineer, during continued cross examination as the public utilities commission investigation into the telephone company droned on.
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Columbus
Karl E. Burr
Bell Telephone Company
H. R. Allensworth
Public Utilities Commission
Mammal Fossils Found By Roy Andrews In Mongolia
Roy Chapman Andrews reported fossils from Mongolia of a huge prehistoric mammal about 25 feet tall and 20 tons that lived 6 million years ago. He also noted traces of early humans dating to 150,000 years ago and dense population layers 20,000 years ago, plus discoveries of ancient ruins, unique fossils and new dinosaur eggs.
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Peking
China
U.P
Roy. Chapman Andrews
Mongolia
Andrews
New Mt Healthy Airport Near Cincinnati Named Opening Date
August 17 report states a new airport near Mt. Healthy Ohio will open two weeks from Sunday. Albert Hochschied of Mt Healthy and a group of business men announced the plan today.
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Cincinnati
U.R
Mt. Healthy
Ohio
Albert Hochschied
Graduation at Ohio University Ends Summer School Session
Dr. Elmer Bryan, president, addresses graduates at Ewing Hall. He speaks on work and social fabric, stressing self respect and material prosperity. Degrees awarded as Miss Helen Hedden leads special music with Longstreet and Shimp. processional by university string orchestra directed by Deforest Ingerham.
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Elmer Bryan
Ohio University
Ewing Hall
Bryan
School of Music
Gunod
O I Redeemer
William Longstreet
William Bennett Shimp
University
Deforest Ingerham
Dancers Marathon Near Record Mark at Buckeye Lake
At Buckeye Lake on August 11 the marathon dance nears 500 hours with five couples still dancing. Ten participants had logged 444 hours by noon hoping to beat the 647 hour world record, aiming to reach 648 hours by midnight August 5.
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Buckeye Lake
U.P
Davey Dominates Local Primary Vote in Home Precinct
In Kent Aug 17 110 Democratic primary voters in Congressman Martin I Davey's home precinct cast ballots for Governor with Davey winning 109 to 1. The result showcases strong local support for the congressman.
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Kent
Martin I. Davey
Davey
Marietta Fair to Host Husband Calling Contest
In Marietta on September 5 the Washington county fair board plans a husband calling contest as part of the annual exposition program. Previous events included cow hog and chicken calling tests, drawing couples into lighthearted rivalry and local entertainment.
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Marietta
Washington County
County Fair Board
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