Miners clash with deputies as march toward Franklin ends in wreckage
In southern Illinois a march of 18 500 striking miners led by thousands of automobiles faced Sheriff Robinson and deputies near the Franklin County line. After warnings to refrain, gunfire erupted amid wrecked cars and buckshot injuries. Many miners fled toward home as the caravan dispersed.
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Duquoin
U.P
Franklin County
U.R
Ilinois
Muddy River
Macoupin Coury
Robinson
Miners accuse authorities of trap at Little Muddy River bridge
Franklin County deputies are accused by retreating miners of deliberately steering them to a bridge near Mulkey town and opening fire during last night's battle. Harmon Koch of Coulterville said deputies who fought them were union brothers seeking to keep the $5 scale and oppose outside strikers.
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Diquoin
Sheriff Robinson
Robinson
Franklin County
Mulkeytown
Duquoin
Unitedress
Here
Franklin
Muddy River Bridge
Pinckneyville
U.P
Little Muddy River Bridge
Pinckneyville Fairgrounds
Harmon Koch
Coulterville
Koch
Two U S Airmen Die in Nicaragua Plane Crash
Lieut Raymond P Rutledge of Missouri and Sgt Orville B Simmons of Ohio were killed when their aircraft crashed near the Chilamata River in Nicaragua during a relief mission from Managua to Bluefields to assist three comrades.
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Washington
Raymond P. Rutledge
Fetus
Orville B. Simmons
Hamilton
Chilamata River
Nicaragua
Managua
Bluefields
Mojave Desert Inspires Mr Rogers in Retirement Note
A Mojave column from August 24 portrays the desert as a healthful refuge for disabled readers and a place free from political maneuvering. The writer WILL credits the desert with sustenance from wells and pumps, envisioning retirement away from the hurly-burly of Hoover and Roosevelt era politics.
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Mojave
Calif
Mr. Hoover
Walker Fails To Tie Politics Up With Triat
In Albany on August 25 Mayor James J. Walker faced an ongoing ouster hearing with three sessions planned and evidence narrowed to remove political motive. Curtin pressed Seabury tied claims before the probe, but the governor ruled the line of questioning inadmissible. Night testimony aimed to refute Seabury’s claim that Walker allowed his brother to split city fees.
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Albany
N. Y
U.P
James J. Walker
Walker
Hofstadter
John J. Curtin
Samuel Seabury
Curtin
Seabury
William H. Walker
Plane Over Atlantic Reports in Harbors Grace and Anticosti
Two American bachelors Clyde Allen Lee and John Bochkon cambered into the red monoplane Green Mountain Boy early today en route from Harbor Grace to Oslo. Nearby Col George Hutchinson’s flying family prepared a leisure flight in a Sikorsky Amphibian from St John to Anticosti. Norwegians Thor Solberg and Carl Peterson, after crashing in Paradise Sound, remain at Barbey's Harbor awaiting recovery.
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Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
U.P
Oslo
Norway
Clyde Allen Lee
John Bochkon
Anticosti
St. Lawrence River
Col
George Hutchinson
Europe
Hutchinson
St. John
N. B
Port Menier
Thor Solberg
Carl Peterson
Paradise Sound
Barbey’s Harbor
Fleming in Jail Publisher Must Languish Until Judge Returns Home
Fleming publisher of the Ohio Examiner remains jailed as attempts for temporary release fail. He faces a six months term and is jailed for nonpayment of a $500 fine in a criminal libel case. Judge D Clinton Boyd’s return from the west is awaited for ruling on a motion to remit part of the fine.
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Hamilton
Grover Fleming
The
Ohio Examiner
D. Clinton Boyd
Fleming
Filéming
Boyd
Monarchy Revolt Leader San Jurjo Sentenced to Death
Madrid reports Gen. Jose San Jurjo who led the recent monarchist revolt was sentenced to death today. The verdict adds a swift end to the uprising and underscores the regime's clampdown.
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Madrid
Jose San Jurjo
Governmental control urged to end rail and utility decline
Cleveland leaders of the Railway Labor Executives Association call for emergency government control of railroads and utilities to combat low business mood. They oppose consolidation, support a six hour day, and urge quick Cos tigan La Guardia loan action up to 500 dollars for workers.
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Cleveland
U.P
Railway Labor Executives Association
United Brotherhods
United States
Brotherhoods
Congress
Costigan-La Guardia
Valuables Recovered After Roosevelt Campaign Stop
A purse and wrist watch stolen from Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt during Governor Roosevelt's opening address in Columbus last Saturday were recovered by police and sent to Albany. A officer said a man returned the items after taking them from the Roosevelt party’s automobile. The $26 in the purse was not recovered.
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Columbus
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Albany
N. Y
Governor White Heads to Cedar Point Meeting
Governor George White flies to Cedar Point to address the Associated Coal Merchants of Northwestern Ohio on promoting Ohio mined coal. He will return to Columbus by air later today, piloted by Captain Fred Smith, state director of aeronautics.
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White
Cedar Point
Columbus
George White
Associated Coal Merchants
Ohio
Fred Smith
Artist Found Dead in Cincinnati Studio
Joseph Aschenbrenner aged 65, known for church windows in European and American churches, was found dead of heart trouble today in his Cincinnati studio where he spent 20 years designing stained glass windows.
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Cincinnati
Joseph Aschenbrenner
Widow Sues Over Fatal Accident Damages in Athens County
Mary Blake widow of John Blake sues E R Walburn and Warren D Bolin in Athens County Common Pleas for 10000 dollars claiming her husband was killed by an ambulance in front of their Albany area residence on Aug 11. The petition alleges Bolin intoxicated paused to push his car when Blake was struck. Celestia Barnett seeks divorce from Bowen Barnett in Common Pleas citing husband's confinement in Manafield State Reformatory and requests custody of their three year old daughter.
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Mary Blake
John Blake
Albany
E. R. Walburn
Warren D. Bolin
Athens County
Blake
Fron
John Parfitt
E. R. Warburn
Bolin
Walburn
Celestia Barnett
Bowen Barnett
Common Pleas Court
State Reformatory
Manafield
Lelia Jean Smith Survives After Tracks Rescue
Lelia Jean Smith, 2, recovering at St. John’s Hospital after being saved from Lake Shore Electric Line tracks by veteran motorman Bill Lang of Sandusky. Lang climbed out on the trolley fender to lift her away as the car could not stop in time. Child suffered a fractured hip and head injuries. doctors expect recovery.
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Lorain
Lelia Jean Smith
Lake Shore
St. John’s Hospital
Jean
Bill Lang
Sandusky
Weather Draws Large Crowd to Athens County Fair Third Day
Perfect weather brings huge turnout at the eighty first Athens County Fair exposition with prize money totalling 625 dollars in horse pulling events. Winners include Hobart Radford and H V Sayre in under 2600 pounds classes and G E Tedrow in over 2900 pounds. Judging of cattle sheep horses and swine completed with several large prize hauls by Koehler Riebel Knight Scheetz and Fawcett.
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Athens County Fairgrounds
West Union Street
Harnesa
Hobart Radford
Athens R. D. No. 2
H. V. Sayre and Son
Cheshire
W. C. Stanley
Albany Rfr
D. No
Ponds
H. E. Tedrow
Wellston R. D
G. Be, Martin
Athens
R. D
Rey D. Radford
Frank G. Koehler
Guynsville
J. E. Greene
Albany
Thomas Kyle
Rh. D
E. C. Glass & Son
Glenn A. Scott
D. C
Guernsey
Secon
J. L
W. G. Fawcett
Chesterhill
Lewis Smith
Athens R. D
Scheetz
Fawcett
Kenneth
Rollo Loeffler
G. G. Gaul
William Martin
Poland
China
G. E. Martin
Wendall Russ
Ray Miller
Pearl Dailey
Carl Fuitz
Berkshire
Chester White
Carroll Elliott
Arthur Enlow
Dana Cheadle
Wallace Gillogly
Duroc
Earhart completes solo non stop transcontinental flight to Newark
Amelia Earhart Putnam becomes the first woman to fly solo non stop across the United States, landing at Newark airport after a 19 hour flight from Los Angeles. She flew 465 gallons of gas aboard the same plane used on her Ireland trip, following the regular air route amid headwinds.
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N. J
Amelia Earhart Putnam
Atlantic
Newark Airport
Los Angeles
James Doolittle
Miss Earhart
Municipal
Ireland
Japan Defies League Over Manchukuo Policy
Japan's foreign minister Yasuya Uchida proclaimed recognition of Manchukuo and defended occupation, defying the League of Nations and signaling world reverberations. The League's special commission finished a report unfavorable to Japan, while Uchida attacked U S policy and linked it to the broader crisis in Sino Japanese relations.
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Tokio
Japan
Yasuya Uchida
League of Nations
Manchoukuo
Uchida
League
Special Commission
Manchuria
Japanese Society of Nations
State Stimson
League Commission
Air Derby Resumes With Planes Fanning Out Across Oklahoma
Derby action resumes at Phillips Airport as three dozen bright planes take off at 8:40 a.m. with stops including Jefferson City Missouri. Contestants from the Pacific and Atlantic flights converge in Bartlesville Oklahoma as Roy Hunt of Norman leads in points after early landings.
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Bartlesville
Okla
Phillips Airport
Jefferson City
Roy Hunt
Norman
Ted
Henderson Urges Governor Overrule Troop Removal Plea
Adjutant General Frank Henderson recommended Governor White reject the Nelsonville demand for immediate National Guard withdrawal. He said troops were sent at the request of Athens County law enforcement due to violence and lawbreaking, but conditions have improved and full responsibility should not yet be returned to local authorities.
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Columbus
Frank Henderson
White
National Guard
Nelsonville
Athens County
Henderson
Hocking Valley
Nelsonville Troop Retention Debate Cites 1447-Signature Petition
The State's chief disciplinary officer concludes the August 15 petition to evacuation Nelsonville troops should be denied. He notes 11 140 names include miners families and strike sympathizers, with many supporters in sympathy with one side of the industrial conflict. He says most signers are law abiding but urges honoring both sides' wishes while keeping Ohio National Guard in place.
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Nelsonville
Henderson
Ohie National Guard
Machine Guns Guarded Council Bluffs Jail During Farmer Strike
In Council Bluffs Iowa Sheriff Percy Lainson ringed the jail with machine guns and 100 deputies to guard 60 striking farmers held inside. Three men with submachine guns were posted at vantage points and guards occupied all approaches as violence flared in the county.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Council
Atrikers
Lainson
Pottawatomue
Brother Ditches Sister in Columbus for Independence
Naomi Slayton a 17 year old girl from Proctorville West Virginia was left in Columbus by her brother Robert 23 with no food or money. She had found temporary refuge today at the Salvation Army home for women after being told by Robert to try to make her own living there.
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Columbus
Naomi Slayton
Proctorville
W. Va
Salvation Army Home For
Naomi
Robert
Snake Ceremony Dances Out of Arizona Caverns
Hopi priests emerged from underground caverns in a staged awake dance and rain prayer. Snakes hung writhing from their mouths as part of traditional rites after nine days of secret kiva ceremonies at Hopi Mesa Arizona.
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Arizona
Hopi Mesa
Hoteville
Ariz
Kivas
Coxey Plans Ballot Bid As Farmer Labor Candidate
Jacob S Coxey moves to circulate petitions to place his name on the November ballot as a Farmer Labor candidate for congress from Ohio's 16th District. He aims to run in Massillon after a rallying day in Coxeysville.
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Coxey
Massillon
Jacob
Congress
Ohio
Loyal Order of Moose Convention Reaches Climax in Cleveland
In Cleveland on August 25 the Loyal Order of Moose shifts from formality as the five day International convention nears its finale. Delegates press toward final resolutions while sessions accelerate to close.
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Cleveland
Loyal Order of Moose
Route 50 Man Praises Work Of Athenians
Congressman Vail M. Pittman of Nevada lauds H N Burgett and Athens men sponsoring the U S Route 50 project in Athens during a brief visit with Mrs. Pittman. He praises improvements from Vincennes to the Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge and the new concrete road linking Jettwater City to St Louis and the Athens area.
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Vail M. Pittman
Nevada
H. N. Burgett
Athens
Pittman
Berry
Washington, D. C
Burgett
Vincennes
Ind
Ee Rogers Clark
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