Smith to Lead Mattages on Hoover Ranks
Alfred E. Smith moves into the congressional campaign signaling a Democratic offensive to capture Congress with prosperity as the core issue. Leaders including Raskob Davis Cox and Robinson prepare radio addresses to present unified Democratic strategy for the fall battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas L. Stokes
United Press
Washington
Alfred E. Smith
Congress
Smith
Republican House Floor Leader Tilson On Chairman John J. Raskab
National Committee
Tilson
Raskab
South
West Orange
N. J
Joe Parker
Raskob
John W. Davis
James M. Cox
Ohio
Senator Robinson
Arkansas
Senate
Mr. Hoover
Virginia
Texas
North Carolina
Balters
Air Merger Nears Completion of Transcontinental Line
Negotiations were to end today for a four company merger forming a new 4.6 million dollar transcontinental air line. Paul Wick of Youngstown would lead the combined concern as president, with James D. Condon of Pittsburgh Airways as treasurer. The four firms include Ohio Air Transport, Southwest Air Fast Express, and West S. Airways of Kansas City.
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Washington
U.P
Paul Wick
Youngstown
Ohio Air Transport Company
James D. Condon
Pittsburgh Airways
Southwest Air Fast Express
St. Louis
Dallas
Kansas City
Williams Plans Flight From Old Orchard to Germany
Trans Atlantic aviator Roger Q. Williams expects to depart Old Orchard Maine before Saturday for a flight to Germany. He will be accompanied by co pilot William Marsalis and navigator Ted Lundgren in an Emaco monoplane. Lundgren arrived in New York from California with the aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Roger Q. Williams
Old Orchard
Germany
Williams
Commerce Department
William Marsalis
Ted Lundgren
Lundgren
New York
California
Prohibition Bureau chief to inspect Ohio Michigan Kentucky Tennessee
Colonel Amos W. Woodcock, director of the Federal Prohibition Bureau, will depart September 4 to inspect enforcement conditions in Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, and Tennessee. This marks the first inspection trip by the new director.
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Washington
Amos W. W. Woodcock
Federal Prohibition Bureau
Ohio
Michigan
Kentucky
Tennessee
Dance Amid Disaster Aboard the Tahiti
Passengers aboard the stricken Tahiti danced to jazz as the rescue Ventura arrived. Crew and officers say the ship would have sunk an hour later. Captain Toten saluted with the British ensign before boarding the life boat, then raised the American flag as the vessel vanished.
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Pago Pago
Samoa
U.P
Tahiti
Sydney
Australia
Ventura
South Seas
San Francisco
Toten
Poison For Prisoners. One Lady Helps Another.
A compact note reports Arthur Brisbane’s syndicated column titled Poison For Prisoners with a brief mention of a mistaken well meant act and reference to a single short lynching.
Gloomy Dean Proposes Death by Voluntary Poison Plan
The Very Reverend Déan Inge of St. Pauls Cathedral in London suggests a humane capital punishment: do not kill criminals but sentence them to death while allowing them to self-administer a painless poison when ready. George Bernard Shaw endorses the idea.
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Déan Inge
St. Paul’s Cathedral
London
George Bernard Shaw
Dickensian Nonsense Remains About Whiskey Usage
A remark likening a nurse to a Dickens character comments on whiskey and restraint. The writer notes criminals may never be dispoged, suggesting a critique of propriety and punishment in a clipped, sardonic tone.
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Dickens
Mr Shaw urges doomed to choose death amid poison plan
The passage shows Mr Shaw proposing that a murderer be offered two or three days of supplied poison to kill himself. The note ends with a prompt that the discussion continues on page four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MR. Shaw
Taft II Sees Pope in Semi Public Audience
Charles Phelps Taft II of Cincinnati son of William Howard Taft met Pope Pius XI in a semi public audience in Rome. He was introduced by Monsignor Francis Spellman and was accompanied by friends. The Pope recalled Theodore Taft’s father and past church missions and talks with Pope Leo XIII and Cardinal Rampolla.
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Rome
U.P
Charles Phelps Taft II
Cincinnati
United States
William Howard Taft
Pius XI
Taft
Francis Spellman
Boston
Philippine Islands
Leo XIII
Cardinal Rampolla
Captain Kelley Testifies on Narrow Escape During Black Tragedy
Capt John M Kelley master of the yacht Sabolo testified before the U S Steamboat Inspection Service about a vessel that hailed during the search for Van Lear Black but did not offer aid. He said the flashing boat appeared near Shrewsbury Rock and he suspected it was a Coast Guard patrol craft which passed without assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.R
John M. Kelley
van Lear Black
Baltimore
U. S. Steamboat Inspection Service Today
Kelley
Shrewsbury Rock
Black
Coast Guard
Whisky game may be fatal to railroader
Poverty drove Samuel Weeks a 42 year old railroad worker and his 44 year old wife into bootlegging in Columbus Ohio. An electrical aging process for whisky caused a barrel to explode injuring both in their home. Weeks lies hospitalized in critical condition with burns. Mrs Weeks says the couple moved to Columbus a month ago and feared arrest while supporting relatives and two stepchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.R
Samuel Weeks
Ironton
Weeks
St. Francis Hospital
Judging of Exhibits at the Athens County Fair
Judging of hundreds of county fair exhibits began with poultry fruit and livestock prizes awarded. Albany led Granges exhibits with top honors. Canaan Athens Rome Summit and Troy followed. Apple entrants from Stoecklein Ackley Starling Linscott Nolan and others won multiple firsts and seconds across numerous varieties.
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Albany
Canaan
Athens
Rome
Summit
Troy
Athens County Fair
Trimble
York
S. F. Beverage
F. I. Caldwell
Joseph Stoecklein
York Imperial
Hoxbury
Smith's Cider
Baldwin
Rome Beauty
Northern Spy
Roy Star
Autmer Ackley
Keiffer
Joseph Stoeckrein
Seckle
Tragedy at Sea Casts Shadow Over Royal Yacht Voyage
A gale wrecked the motor yacht Islander off Cornwall with seven men and a woman drowned. Lord Henry Doveux King, former Secretary of Mines and MP, was aboard with others as ships’ crews fought high seas and searched for survivors. Coast guards heard screams from the cabin as life boats could not reach the vessel. The body count rose and MPs and associates were among those unaccounted for. ten bodies later washed ashore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polpeero
Cornwall
Eng
A.R
Santinet Bay
Henry Doveux King
Flowey Hfe
King
London
U.ba
Conservative Party
Henry Douglas King
Lanivet Bay
Commodore King
Sydney Searle
Brailey
Glazebrook
Sherman Plan Seeks Preoperation Test for Agreements
A Commerce Committee report at the American Bar Association convention urged revising the Sherman Antitrust Law to let the FTC judge in advance whether agreements are restraints on trade. The current law only tests legality after implementation, risking criminal prosecution. The report criticizes the criminal features as indefensible and constitutional doubts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Commerce Committee
American Bar Association
Federal Trade Commission
Stolen Slot Machine Recovered After Robbery
A slot machine from Atlantis Filling Station in Sugar Creek was found Wednesday above Morristown after robbers demolished it to steal contents. No loss estimate given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantis
Sugar Creek
Morristown
Speedy ride sets record Athens to Columbus
Deputy Sheriff Wilson Ator raced from the county jail to the Governor's office in one hour and 18 minutes, averaging over 80 mph on a motorcycle. He reached the Capitol at 11 53, seven minutes before noon, to secure extradition papers for EF. Sterling. He boasted he crashed traffic lights in most cities except Columbus. The Governor’s staff was surprised by the early arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Columbus
Wilson Ator
William Williams
Myers Y. Cooper
EF. T. Sterling
Knoxville
Tenn
Ator
State Capitol
Governor's
Hatfield In Critical Condition At Johns Hopkins
William A Hatfield 67 a noted Hatfield in the long running feud with the McCoys was in a coma for three days and in critical condition at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr H B Smith his physician reported tests and consultations with Hopkins specialists as attempts to diagnose the illness. Hatfield traveled from Logan West Virginia with son Coleman and a daughter as governors and families remained involved in the historic feud begun in 1880 over a pig sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
U.P
William Anderson
Cap) Hatfield
Johns Hopkins Hospital
H. B. Smith
Hatfield
Feudist
Logan
W. Va
Coleman A. Hatfield
Kentucky
West Virginia
British leader warns of naval weakness and war risk
Winston Churchill, speaking at a Conservative fete in Minster Kent, blasts the Labour Cabinet, predicts delays on India dominion status, and criticizes the London Naval Treaty. He warns Britain could fall to second naval power as other nations build fleets, fearing potential Asian and European conflicts.
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Minster
Kent
England
U.R
Winston Churchill
Labor Party
India
London
Churchill
MacDonald
Britain
America
Asia
Europe
France
Hoover to Direct drought relief credit plan
Henry M. Robinson, member of the Dawes Reparations Commission, is summoned by President Hoover to oversee a drought relief credit program. He will meet Hoover after traveling from Los Angeles where he helped shape European finance. The plan mirrors flood relief methods used in the Mississippi River basin and relies on notes endorsed by state groups and funded via debentures, with focus on seed, feed, and cattle needs.
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Paul R. Mallon
United Press
Washington
Henry M. Robinson
Dawes Reparations Commission
Hoover
Los Angeles
Charlies G. Dawes
Owen DD. Young
Mr. Hoover
Robinson
Congress
Arkansas
Mississippi
Louisiana
White House
Hyde
Anid
Red Cross
Prelate Defends Birth Control at Anglican World Conference
Archbishop of Canterbury Cosme Lang explains resolves from the Anglican bishops conference held in England. Bishops voted to sanction birth control under strict conditions, to preach against war, to combat divorcee evil, and to grant women greater authority in the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canterbury
Cosme Lang
England
Ohio State Federation re-elects officers for three years
In Columbus on August 21, the Ohio State Federation of Labor re-elected its president Harry McLaughlin of Cleveland and all officers for three-year terms. Re-elected are Lee Hall Columbus first VP, William M. Morgan Newark second VP, Stanley Ogg Hamilton third VP, James F. Malley Cleveland fourth VP, Michael Leyden Youngstown fifth VP, O B Chapman Dayton sixth VP, Charles Broll Cincinnati seventh VP, and Thomas J. Donnelly Columbus secretary treasurer. Resolutions condemned importing prison-made goods and using prison labor on public works, with a warning from G W Savage and Arnold Bill against amending the Ohio Workmen's Compensation Law.
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Columbus
R Harry McLaughlin
Cleveland
Ohio State Federation of Labor
Melaughlin
Lee Hall
William M. Morgan
Newark
Stanley Ogg. Hamilton
James F. Malley
G. W. Savage
Ohio Miners’ Union
Arnold Bill
Neighborhood Banker Sacrifices Life Protecting Client Funds
Chicago reporter notes bartender and neighborhood banker Anlecki, 42, known for guarding neighbors' money in a soft drink parlor safe, shot intruder after awakening to a break in. He dies hours later. police track suspect Frank Kulka, recently released from Pontiac prison, wounded in pursuit.
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Chicago
U.P
Antone Anlecki
Anlecki
Frank Kulka
Pontiac
Mich
Kulka
Roosevelt urges probe of New York magistrates
Governor Roosevelt asks Victor J. Dowling presiding justice of the Appellate Division to start an investigation into the fitness of magistrates and justices in New York and Bronx Counties. He made the request public before leaving on a three day southeastern state trip after recent charges against some magistrate courts and judges.
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Albany
N. Y
Roosevelt
Victor J. Dowling
New York
Bronx
Statewide drought relief survey planned in Ohio soon
A state drought relief survey will be conducted in the next ten days under a committee led by Perry Te Green, with members from health, banking, railroads, and agriculture sectors. The plan includes forming a credit corporation to fund relief efforts and establishing county committees to direct aid based on survey results.
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Columbus
Perry Te Green
Conmitte
Charles A. Neal
Edward D. Reiter
Cincinnati
Ohio Bankers Association
John Ahlers
Dayton
Red Craw
C. W. van Horn
Walter Fr. Kirk
Ohio State Grange
Murray J) Lincoln
Ohio Farm Witstern Corporation
H. C. Ramwan
College of Agriculture
Ohio State University
van Horn
Creedit Corporation
Gree
Plan Ohio road would extend from Toledo to Ohio River
A movement to establish a state route from Toledo to the Southeast state line was launched at a meeting in Bucyrus. The proposed highway would run through Tiffin Bucyrus Galion Mount Vernon Zanesville and end at the Ohio River opposite Sistersville West Virginia.
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Bucyrus
Urree
Toledo
Gibson
Tiffin
Galion
Mount Vernon
Zanesville
Ohio River
Sistersville
W. Va
Eaton on Stand in Merger Blocking Suit
Youngstown Aug 21 Cyrus S Eaton testified against the $1 billion merger of Youngstown Sheet and Tube and Bethlehem Steel. Eaton, 46, took the witness stand to oppose the consolidation as the high profile trial neared its climax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaton
Youngstown
Cyrus 8
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Offers a Booklet on the School Childs Health
The American School Hygis Association with the American Red Cross offers a booklet on school child health. It explains health dangers, detection methods, corrective steps, and preventive habits, stressing the parent role, especially mothers, as key to implementing the program.
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The
Athens Messenger
American School Hygis Association
American Red Cross
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AIR Merger
Arthur Brisbane
King Ventures Incorporated
Vatican
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Ironton Man
U.S
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Fast
Harry McLaughlin
State Federation of Labor
Federal Bank
Cooper
Frederic J. Haskin
the Athens Messenger
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Washington, D. C
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