Hearing Secret: Officer Fears Another Assassin in Eastern Ohio
In Muncie Indiana on August 18 officers persist in locating George Anderson known as Dutch while a coroner’s inquest continues into the Ben Hance couple killings. Authorities split on Anderson’s whereabouts with opinions ranging from distant locales to nearby sightings amid a widening escape mystery.
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Muncie
Ind
George
Dutch) Anderson
Ben Hance
Anderson
Gerald Chapman
Connecticut
Letter From Dutch Addresses King In Toledo Note
Still writing. Columbus reports another letter signed Dutch sent to William J. King private detective. Mailed from Toledo Ohio at 1 p m Monday and directed to King in care of the police department. It was written on Wabash stationery.
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Columbus
William J. King
Toledo
King
Revenge motive grips town as coroner probes Wolfe case
Reports say the underworld demands a squealer near the scene of last Friday’s killings. Coroner’s inquest tight lipped amid fears Charles One Arm Wolfe and associate Anderson face reprisals, with many witnesses kept anonymous.
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Charles
Wolfe
Hances
Anderson
Pittsburgh police watch for Dutch Anderson in transit
Assistant Chief George W. Murren ordered officers to watch highways and railroad stations for George Dutch Anderson, wanted for the slayings of Ben Hance and his wife in Muncie Indiana. Informants say Anderson may be hiding in Pittsburgh or heading toward Steuben ville Ohio to shift pursuit.
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Pittsburgh
George
Ederle Astounds Doctor With Vast Lung Expansion
A French doctor tests Gertrude Ederle and is astonished by her lung capacity. He measures her chest repeatedly, noting an eight inch expansion while the average man is far smaller. The piece predicts she may become the first noted swimmer and mentions a marriage ideal for a future husband.
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Gertrude Ederle
Miss Ederle
Untitled note on Nancy's Lincoln and Bertha feat
Fragmentary text compares Miss Ederle to a world changing figure and mentions Nancy creating a son for Abraham Lincoln and a Bertha with big feet. Indicates a sensational pool of unrelated names and phrases, ending with a request to turn to page 4.
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Miss Ederle
Nancy
Abraham Lincoln
Bertha
Pacific Ocean
Avenge Gerald Chapman Motive Hinted at Leubenville
The fragment suggests plans to seize an opportunity to avenge Gerald Chapman and his associate, potentially involving another assassination at Leubenville. The terse note implies a linked motive and location.
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Gerald Chapman
Leubenville
Miners Meet as Threatened Anthracite Strike Looms
Philadelphia reports indicate leaders from both anthracite and bituminous fields gathered at United Mine Workers HQ. Talks aimed at wage deadlock and a possible September 1 strike proceed amid talk of a potential arbitration call.
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Philadelphia
United Mine Workers
Alvin Markle
Hazelton
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Philip Murray
International
Thomas Kennedy
Lewis
van A. Bittner
West Virginia
Nurse held in death of three babies in Columbus
Police arrested Agnes Small, 18, after a fire at the home of Mrs. Jennie McNeal killed three children aged 5, 4, and 3. The blaze caused $2,500 in property loss. Small, employed to care for the children, allegedly locked them in an upstairs bedroom before leaving.
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Columbus
Agnes Small
Davis
Mildred
Grace McNeal
Jennie McNeal
State approves buying Roseville brick plant for 28000
The state board of control granted authority to purchase the Roseville brick plant from Tri-County Brick for 28000 to be operated with convict labor. The action followed State Auditor Tracy's motion, with board members Griswold Carpenter and Green voting in favor, Finance Director Baker abstaining.
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Columbus
Roseville
Tri- County Brick Company
State Board of Control
State Welfare
Harper
Control Board
Tracy
Board of Control
Legisla
Valley prep, few mines in to work spare
C H Bryson of the Civic Association of Southeastern Ohio branded an Ohio State Journal claim that 60 percent of mines in the Hocking and Sunday Creek valleys were operating or preparing to operate as a gross misrepresentation. He said only about a dozen mines would be optimistic, with many producing coal with minimal crews and limited days worked.
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Hocking
Sunday Creek
Ohio State Journal
C. H. Bryson
Civic Association of
Southeastern
Bryson
Jury Trial Begins for Dr Thomas W Young Murder Charge
In Los Angeles on August 18 jurors were being selected to try Dr Thomas W Young for the murder of his wife Mrs Grace Grogan Young and burying her body beneath a cistern. The courtroom drew large crowds as proceedings started today.
Vernon Bowers Sentenced to Life in Ohio Penitentiary
Vernon Bowers a Bucyrus youth was sent to the Ohio penitentiary for life for the slaying of Betty Singery last June. Arriving in Columbus he was assigned inmate number 64 695, shaved and photographed, and scheduled for work assignments in coming days. He became the 2 497th prisoner in the penitentiary that day.
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Columbus
Vernon Bowers
Bucyrus
Ohio Penitentiary
Betty Singery
Young Bowers
Bowers
Bertilion
Dutch Anderson Linked to Athens County Murder Case
Police in the Middle West hunt Dutch Anderson in connection with the murder of an Indiana couple tied to Gerald Chapman’s surrender. Local recollections recall Anderson’s marriage into the Davis family of Lysander and Hartford Indiana, with reports noting a past visit to Athens about five years ago and a possible accidental death of his wife years earlier.
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Anderson
Middle West
Indiana
Gerald Chapman
Athens County
Athens
Lysander
Long Run
Je F. Davie
Ira Davia
East Mill Street
L. F. Davis
Hartford
Ind
Dutch “Anderson
Andersen
Gerald Chabant
Gage
Chapin
Indiam
Davis
Americans join Rift war air squadron amid Moroccan power shift
An International News Service report details American air forces aiding French troops in the Rif conflict. Krim, a former engineer, uses windmills to power machine tools and lighting in Ajdir and surrounding Rif villages, while tribesmen bolster defenses and resist European forces with improvised energy and terrain.
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International News Service
Victory Gulf
Riff Battle Front
Abdé-el-Krim
Krim
E Riff
Jim
Ajdir
Rie
Eure
Sishal
President Coolidge Extends Stay at Boyhood Home
President Coolidge remains in Plymouth Vermont at his boyhood home amid clear cool weather. He plans to resume journey to the White House in Swampscott Massachusetts the following day, with a motor trip likely to start tomorrow.
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Plymouth
Coolidge
Green Mountains
Simmer White House
Swampaustt
Mass
Rock
Miles
Bill
John C. Coal
Grace
Plans No New Cleveland Bank Openings Denied
A report states the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers denies plans to open several banks in New England. The claim involves 18 hour Fehr and Hiam B. Prent er, though details remain unclear.
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Cleveland
H. K. Fehr
Hiam B. Prenter
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood
Eng
Overcrowded Prison Prompted Aug Announcement
An August note describes severe crowding at a prison with 2,407 inmates and plans to relocate or manage the housing. Officials say that the current capacity is strained and steps are being considered to reach a suitable housing solution.
Fearful search for missing Crooksville man in Perry County
Sheriff leads hunt across Perry Muskingum and Athens counties for Marion Weisel 25 Crookeville Bolting Co. manager who vanished Sunday morning while driving a Ford truck in Crooksville. Local authorities fear foul play amid disappearance.
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Perry County
Lexington
Harley McNabb
Perry
Muskingum
Athens
Marion Weisel
Crookeville Bolting Co
Crooksville
Journalism students to train on the Athens Messenger
Ohio University will offer practical and theoretical journalism training next year through a unique arrangement with the Athens Messenger. Students with classroom fundamentals will conduct laboratory reporting under Prof. Wesley Maurer, city editor of the Messenger, who recently joined Ohio University.
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Ohio University
Athena Messenger
The
Messenger
Wesley
HM. Maurer
University of Michigan
Ohio UN
Athens Senger
Athens Messenger
Agreement on Belgian Debt Funding Nears Conclusion
A conference in Vermont with President Coolidge aims to finalize a plan to fund Belgium's $480 million debt within thirty six hours. Details of the terms will be kept secret until papers are signed.
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Washington
Vermont
Coolidge
Ty Geestons
Republicans to Hold Caucus at Ohio Legislature Reunion
Columbus Aug 18 Legislative problems are expected to be discussed today by Republican members of the Ohio legislature during the annual reunion at Cleveland. A caucus would likely lead to proposed corrections of the gasoline tax and moves to end the deadlock over the new state office building and state utilities commission employee control.
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Columbus
Ole
Lake Erte
Ohio Legislature
Cleveland
State Utilities Commission
Bettieh Embassy Exchange Chiefs Leads to Swap
A disputed exchange plan surfaces involving Bettieh officials and negotiators aiming to swap key posts. Sources indicate talks center on a Saoupe senna style arrangement amid ambiguous terms and unclear authority.
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Bettieh
Sa ‘Saupe Senna At & Soet
Swap Hight Sampras
Water diet to aid health in Cleveland man’s planned long fast
Alexander Varga, 66, begins a prolonged water fast to achieve a so called ravenous appetite. He started June 28 and aims to fast up to sixty days until he reaches a preferred eating signal. During the fast he exercises with 113 pound dumbbells and drinks water every half hour while pursuing physical culture and dieting studies.
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Cleveland
Snys Alexander Varga
Varga
Prohibition Chief Outlines New Enforcement Policy
Washington leaders gather as L V Andrews, new prohibition czar, unveils a reorganized bureau and a coordinated national drive against bootleggers. Directors from all sections attend a dry policy pow wow to align enforcement and select aides for the coming campaign.
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Washington, D. C
Prohibition Service
L. V. Andrews
Prohibition
Andrews
Andrewea
Prohibition Bureau
Treasury Law
Treas Department
Georail
City business closes amid Majestic theater construction
Arthur Feffis, former proprietor of the Candy Treat soda and confectionery store, left his Kitchen Street location as construction on the Majestic theater began. Feffis plans to start a new venture in Athens after a career as a fisherman and deep sea diver.
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Otreat
Majestic Theater
Arthur Feffis
South Courthedest
Fetfie Wee A
Athens
Automaker Price Cuts Hit Hudson Essex and Dodge
Detroit reports sweeping reductions in Hudson and Essex car prices while Dodge trims affect every model except chassis and roadsters.
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Detroit
Dodge
Sereno Return Reported By Rome Newspaper
The Rome newspaper Sereno reports on the return, suggesting renewed interest in cash or funding related to the situation.
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Rome
Sereno
Referendum Sought Over Mast Street Paving Plan
At a recent meeting property owners on Mast Street between Court and adjacent streets sought a referendum on the proposed street resurfacing and improvements. Attorney Keenag filed a notice of action and a petition process will be prepared for the referendum vote at the November election.
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Effyx.cil
Frank
Phillips
Keenag
Girl Swimmer Cives Up Amid Cape Grinfragment
New York reports indicate a plucky U.S. swimmer who left Cape Grinfen at 7 10 oclock suffered a new setback as the event unfolded. The incomplete dispatch notes a difficult voyage and a challenging voyage in the Manning area with limited readable facts.
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New York
Muerie
Amer
Cape GrinBfen
Puna
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