Three Roosevelt High Students Die in Jealous Love Tragedy
In Chicago a high school love affair ends in murder and suicide. Constance Trobatos 15 is killed when Joseph Wilson 16 fires a revolver he claims was empty. Earlier Ruth Wicklund 12 and Henry Sio 16 were gunned down by Sio who then killed himself. Police say the shootings were accidental in the reenactment of the tragic events.
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Chicago
U.R
Constance Trobatos
Joseph T. Wilson
Roosevelt High School
Trobatos
Wilson
Ruth Wicklund
Henry Sio
Constance
Wicklund
Sio
Henry
Gohot
All-Dry State Is Predicted
Washington dispatch reports Vice President Curtis will seek renomination ensuring an all-dry Republican ticket for Hoover in the next national convention. Some eastern Republicans favored Theodore Roosevelt of Porto Rico as anti prohibition vice president to swing anti prohibition states.
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Washington
U.R
Hoover
Curtis
York
New Jersey
Theodore Roosevelt
Porto Rico
Railroad seeks 15 percent wage cut from Chicago Northwestern workers
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad asked an immediate voluntary fifteen percent wage reduction for its forty thousand union employees. Fred W. Sargent, president, announced the plan, which also covers the Chicago St. Paul Minneapolis Omaha Road. Letters were sent to union leaders for immediate consideration, with a note that wages would be restored when times improve.
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Chicago
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Fred W. Sargent
Chicago, St. Paul
Pinchot to Give One Fourth of Income for Relief Work
Governor Gifford Pinchot announced he will donate one fourth of his gross income for 1931 to relief work. The decision ends a dispute with Senator James J. Davis over their relief donations. Davis had urged Pinchot and their wives to give their entire incomes to unemployment relief funds.
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Harrisburg
U.R
Gifford Pinchot
Pinchot
U. S
James J. Davis
Pennsylvania
Davis
Seven Ohio Congressmen Back Proposal to Repeal Prohibition
Seven Ohio congressmen announced they will vote to submit a proposed constitutional amendment repealing the prohibition amendment to conventions in the states. They informed women’s organizations for national prohibition.
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Ohio
Washington
Women's Organizations
California Schools Celebrate Public Education Supremacy
The article extols California public schools from kindergarten to state universities, praising facilities and universal education at public expense. It cites Barstow’s $51,000 annual education budget, distance schooling for disabled students, and a proposed teacher visiting program funded by county and state. It also covers political letters about a referendum and which Ohio lawmakers favor or oppose submission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
California
Virginia
Government economy column urges trimming gunpowder expense
The column argues that the government should cut nearly a million dollars yearly on army and navy salutes. It cites Fort Sam Houston, Texas, where the eighth army corps headquarters estimates three hundred fifteen thousand dollars annually for gunpowder used in saluting important personages and the flag at sunrise and sunset, excluding wear and tear.
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Eighth Army Corps
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Government waste in military powder costs and public health
The author argues navy and army spend wastefully on gunpowder in Texas causing noise that wakes citizens. Bigger cannons demand bigger charges, wasting money that could drain swamps, reduce mosquitoes, and combat malaria. Children and savages enjoy noise, but government should seek other pleasures, urging congressional review.
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Texas
Navy
Army
Senator Johnson calls for full state dept records on Asia row
The note mocks Senator Hiram Johnson urging public release of all state department correspondence on the Japan China dispute. It questions who acts as Asia's guardian and accuses mining interests of using the United States to block Japan from valuable property.
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Hiram Johnson
State Department
Asia
China
United States
Japan
Why all the nonsense reasons over keeping word with China
A fragment suggests criticism of lectures to Japan about honoring commitments to China, with continued discussion expected on another page. The brief fragment implies diplomatic tensions and rhetoric without full context.
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Japan
China
Airmail Rate Cut Creates Lake Erie Island Service
In Sandusky on December 1 postal officials announced two cent airmail to Lake Erie islands, a rate not matched anywhere in the United States or possessions. The move sets a precedent by offering unprecedented low cost for air mail to island communities.
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Sandusky
Lake Erie Islands
United States
Double Rites For Twin Miners After Slate Mine Disaster
Luther Turner and Matthew Everett Turner, both of Zaleski, were killed when slate fell in a nearby mine Monday night. Double funeral services are set for Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Town House Church. Luther’s survivors include two sisters and three brothers. Everett leaves a widow, four children and one sister. Burial will follow at Town House Cemetery.
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Albany
Town House Church
Luther Turner
Matthew Everett Turner
Zaleski
Luther
Levi Nichols
Dan Hawk
New Marshfield
Lou
Broken Arrow
Okla
John
Cate
Everett
Rose Marks Turner
Edna Turner
Columbus
Town House
Right of Way Secured for Glouster Murray City Road
The Murray City committee reports added right of way along the Glouster to Murray City road now reaches 60 feet total width with 10 feet on each side. A few more concessions remain between Glouster and Hunterdon. A hearing in Athens next Tuesday will decide state acceptance.
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Glouster
Murray City
Hunterdon
Corporation
Athens
State Highway Department
Special Show Tonight at Columbia Theater for Community Chest
Tickets selling fast for a 11 15 pm show at the Columbia Theater to benefit the Community Chest. A Dangerous Affair stars Jack Holt Ralph Graves and Sally Blane with Sammy Kayes Orchestra of Ohio University performing as an added attraction. Committee members are Richard McKinstry chairman H W Link Earl Beckley T M Wolfe and John Bolin. Tickets 50 cents from committee or at the theater.
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Columbia
Community Chest
Jack Holt
Ralph Graves
Sally Blane
Sammy Kayes
Orchestra
Ohio University
Richard McKinstry
H. W. Link
Earl Beckley
T. M. Wolfe
John Bolin
Won't Somebody Please Tell Will What Day This Is
Aboard 5S Empress of Russia travelers report losing a day. They ask what hour, day, and year it is back home while traveling west toward the far east. They mention services on board and civil war among the crew over the date.
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Gibbons
Jaspan
Land of
Court of Appeals Upholds Miami University Standards
The Ohio First District Court of Appeals ruled state supported schools may set scholarship standards and expel students who fail to meet them. The decision voided a lower injunction against Miami University in the Jean West case, allowing dismissal for low grades. The ruling preserves disciplinary authority and academic standards across public colleges.
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Miami University
Jean West
Cincinnati
U.P
District Court of Appeals
Miss West
Miami
Ohio University
Bettman
J. D. Barnes
Sidney
Simon Ross
Tax hike talk among Ohio education groups in Columbus
Representatives from the state teachers association the Ohio Chamber of Commerce and the state educational director will meet in Columbus on December 11 to discuss raising school taxes. They plan a statewide tax to support schools and aim to present legislation in 1983 to raise 40 million dollars yearly for all state schools.
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Cleveland
U.R
State Teachers Association
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
State Educational Direcor
Columbus
Charles H. Lake
State Association
Oak Hill Man Named Deputy U.S. Marshal
Robert Hughes of Oak Hill Ohio was appointed deputy U S Marshal to succeed John Hook who resigned to become bailiff of the U S Circuit Court of Appeals. The appointment was announced by U S Marshal Paul Creswell.
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Cincinnati
U.R
Robert Hughes
Oak Hill
U. S
John Hook
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Paul Creswell
Progress on South Bridge Construction Continues
Two concrete pours on the new South Bridge finished Saturday and Monday. Workers began wooden forms for four center pier columns and started excavating the fourth pedestal on the north pier. A river rise crossed the cofferdam but did not hamper ongoing pours or pier height.
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New South Bridge
Hocking
C. R. Lackey
C. R. Boulton
Bituminous Coal and Iron Ore Movements Decline on Great Lakes
Cleveland dispatch reports a slight drop in bituminous coal movements on the Great Lakes in 1931 and a near record low in iron ore tonnage. H. M. Griggs of the Great Lakes Ore and Coal Exchange states total coal reached about 31.3 million tons while iron ore totaled 28.5 million tons, with intra-take coal rising as shorter hauls increase to keep mines busy amid cheaper transport.
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Great Lakes
Cleveland
H. M. Griggs
China and Japan Accept Peace Plan Terms
Paris dispatch reports China and Japan agreed to League of Nations peace terms for Manchuria. Japan withdraws from Chinchow to protect nationals, while China seeks assurances against bandit activity. Delegations expect a council vote and immediate observers and a continuing inquiry commission in the region.
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Japan
Paris
League of Nations
Manchuria
Chinchow
League Council
Council of 12
Alfred Sze
United Press
Commission of Inquiry
Council
Banks Oppose Hoover Plan on Federal Reserve Rules
Federal Reserve Banks nationwide oppose Hoover’s plan to loosen rediscount rules. In letters to Senator Glass most banks reject changing eligibility, with Chicago Dallas Philadelphia and Richmond in the minority. The replies, disclosed by Glass’s Banking and Currency Sub-Committee, mark a hurdle to expanding credit access.
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Washington
U.P
Hoover
Federal Reserve Banks
Glass
Democrat
Virginia
Senate Banking and Currency
Chicago
Dallas
Philadelphia
Richmond
Rockne Six Debuts as First New Car in Two Years
DETROIT December 16 reports the automotive field begins a new sales year with Studebaker announcing the Rockne Six the first new car shown privately to dealers in New York. Chevrolet previews the 1982 model as rivals show renewed activity amid a cautious market.
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New York
Studebaker
Chevrolet
Charles D Heald Dies at Dayton November Seventh
Charles D Heald a Thirty Third Degree Mason and native of Washington County died at his Dayton home November 7 after seven months illness. He was 47, born January 5, 1884 in Bartlett. He leaves a widow a son a daughter his mother and two brothers.
Army plane stunts over Columbus prompt probe
The Air Corps office begins an inquiry into complaints that an Army plane stalled or stunted at a low altitude over Bexley on Sunday afternoon November 22, prompting a formal investigation.
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Columbus
U.P
Air Corps
United States Army
Bexley
Robbers Bind Brothers In Farmhouse Robbery
Three unidentified robbers soaked Tony Schaub aged 79 and his son Charles aged 82 with hot water at their Hamilton County farm home to coerce disclosure of hidden money. The attackers fled after locating about $900 in cash and bonds and binding the victims.
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Cincinnati
Tony Schaub
Charles
Hamilton County
Death claims Columbus police corporal and his mother
Police Corporal John A. Spencer 62 dies after a brain disorder at a Columbus hospital. His mother Anna Laura Spencer 76 dies from apoplexy late Monday. Both deaths occur within hours of each other.
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Columbus
Wee
John A. Spencer
Anna Laura Spencer
Spencer
Fire destroys Cambria Clay plant at Blackford
The Cambria Clay Products Company plant at Blackford was destroyed by fire last Monday causing about 100000 dollars in damage. The facility produced building brick and other clay products.
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Oak Hill, O
Cambria Clay Products Company
Blackford
Barbour Named to Morrow Seat in U S Senate
Governor Morgan F. Larson announced W Warren Barbour of Rumson New Jersey as the appointee to fill the unexpired term of the late United States Senator Dwight W Morrow. Barbour is president of the Linen Thread Company and a director of the Central Hanover Bank and Trust Company and other firms.
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Trenton
WN. J
Dec
U.P
Morgan F. Larson
W. Warren Barbour
Rumson
N. J
United States
Dwight W. Morrow
Barbour
Linen Thread Company
Central Hanover Bank and Trust Company
Virginia Willys Seeks Divorce From Aguirre in Paris
Virginia Clayton Willys, daughter of Toledo automobile maker and ambassador to Poland, files for divorce in Paris from Luis Merce lino de Aguirre son of an Argentine cattle baron. The couple wed in London on May 25, 1929.
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Paris
U.P
Virginia Clayton Willys
John N
Toledo Automobile
Poland
Luis Mercelino de Aguirre
London
Gandhi Says He Reaches Parting of Ways With British India Policy
Mahatma Gandhi signals a potential split with the British Government after the final round table conference meeting in London. He acknowledges Ramsay MacDonald's India policy statement and thanks the prime minister while noting a possible parting of ways.
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India
London
Mahatma Gandhi
Ramsay MacDonald
Gandhi
Ohio extends Lake Erie commercial fishing season two weeks
Columbus December 1 Ohio water Lake Erie commercial fishing season extended two weeks by order of State Conservation Commissioner William H Reinhart. The commissioner said the extra time would help fishermen make up losses claimed during the season.
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Columbus
U.P
William H. Reinhart
Ohio
Lake Erie
Liquor charge against 85 year old woman leads to fine
In Cleveland on December 1 Police Judge Mary Grossman fined Anna Bandy, described as a grandmother aged 85, $300 and costs for liquor law violations. Attorneys for the defendant planned a new trial, but the judge did not accept her plea that liquor was kept for a stomach ailment.
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Cleveland
U.P
Mary Grossman
Anna Bandy
Grossman
Walker to Seek Mooney Pardon in California
New York Mayor James J. Walker travels to California as attorney to petition Governor James Rolph Jr. for a pardon of Tom Mooney. The move occurs as Walker aims to secure clemency for the imprisoned activist.
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Mooney
San Francisco
James J. Walker
New York City
Weather overview from yesterday and near-term drift
Yesterday’s highs reached 80 in Miami Jacksonville and New Orleans while Lander and The Pas recorded sub zero to low values. General 34 hour forecast shows eastward atmospheric drift favoring fair weather in the region with mild to moderate conditions tonight and into the next day.
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Miami
Jacksonville
New Orleans
Lander
Pas
la Arr Sea
Qualifications Of Prohibition Force Outlined
Delaware reports that Jessie Dell U S Civil Service Commissioner outlined the selection criteria for prohibition agents. She cited about 36 000 applicants in 33 months, 10 000 passing intelligence tests and 4 000 eliminated for character. She noted pre act rottenness and pre 1927 era dismissals for misconduct.
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Delaware
United States
Jessie Dell
U.S Civil Service
Ohio Wesleyan University
Bureau of Prohibition
Mias Dell Amid
Mike Dell
Prohibition
Prohibition ‘Bureau
Misa Dell
German cabinet gains power to alter customs duties
Berlin reports President Paul von Hindenburg issued an emergency decree empowering the cabinet to change existing customs duties in line with world market fluctuations. The Bruning cabinet previously held similar powers that expired with its resignation. Agricultural tariffs may fall to lower prices, while no hike to meet Britain's new tariffs is expected for now.
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Berlin
Paul von Hindenburg
Heinrich Bruning
Reichstag
United Press
Great Britain
Temperatures Inch Up After Warm Tuesday Morning Near Athens
Athens area weather shows above freezing conditions Tuesday morning after a drop from 52 to 28 overnight. Mia C N France notes the Hocking River rose nearly two feet since Monday with the river at four feet earlier and climbing to 5.76 feet by nightfall.
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Athens
Mia. C. N. France
Athens County
Hocking
France
Tire Prices Slashed Across Nation In Dealers Move
Akron dealers announced a 10 to percent price cut on standard passenger and truck tires as manufacturers confirm reductions. Experts say the move aims to spur sales during a recession and clear stock. smaller plants expected to follow large companies’ lead.
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Akron
U.R
Body Found in Piney Fork Mine No 2 Fire Fumes
Searchers in Martins Ferry Ohio uncovered the body of Dominick Farratta inside Piney Fork Mine No 2 of the M A Hanna Company Cleveland. He was overcome by fumes from a fire two miles from the main entrance and believed to have entered the mine during the blaze through a distant opening after the fire was put out.
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Martins Ferry
Piney Fork
M. A. Hanna Company
Cleveland
Dominick Farratta
Farraria
Brand to retire after current term as Ohio district head
Springfield report states Charles Brand of the Ohio District will retire at the end of his current term after a forecasted struggle within the UA leadership. The retirement announcement follows plans for leadership change and signals a transition in district governance.
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Springfield
Charles Brand
Ohio
Brand
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