Boy Murd ers is Love of a Girl
New York police report Gordon Pirie 19 killed his friend George Nye Jr over a girl. Pirie recanted earlier confession and explained he battered Nye with an ax while asleep and hid the body as investigators probe motives and a high school crowd involved.
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Gordon Pirie
Nye
New York
George Nye
Young Pirie
Pirie
Loeb
Leopold
John E. McGeehan
McGeehan
Violet Aden
Violet
Girl
Riverside Drive
Pirte
Rome
Attic Fire Stopped by Child’s Alarm in Laurel Township
In Logan on December 2, four year old Carl Griffith warned of someone upstairs prompting his mother to investigate. She found a fire in the attic caused by an overheated flue and the family quickly extinguished the blaze before it worsened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Carl Eugene Griffith
Walter Griffith
Laurel Township
Griffith
Attorney Mills Opens Argument in Rhinelander Marriage Case
In White Plains New York on December 2 the trial over Kip Rhinelander and his quadroon bride Alice Jones Imelander opened. Judge Mills argued to the jury focusing on the annulment dispute as the case proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Plains
N. Y
Alice Jones Imelander
Kip Rhinelander
Fordudge
Isaac N. Mills
Rhinelander
Mills
Knight of the Garter tale linked to Austen Chamberlain
Arthur Brisbane notes the title K G for Knight of the Garter and recalls a royal anecdote about a garter dropped at a ball. He asks how the United States might view such earned honors today and contrasts royal ritual with political ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Scandinavian Power and Cable Fueled by Water
Scant readable text hints at Scandinavian innovation using water power and solar energy to lift water from the sea and generate electricity. Mentions a cable and ships, with fragmented phrases about waterfalls, potential exports, and energy systems.
Dreaded Arrest Ends in Suicide as Dynamite Probe
Carl Jay, 77, killed himself with a shotgun during a sheriff’s attempt to arrest him for planting dynamite around his son Charles’ home. Twelve sticks were found and investigators suspect more. Constable Henry Stephens was driven off by Jay with a gun before the fatal shot. Sheriff Cole cites possible temporary insanity or a family dispute over support for Charles’ wife's parents.
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Vermillion
Carl Jay
Charles
Henry Stephens
Jay
Seon Eee Gun
Thaa
Cole
Locarno Pact Opens Path for German Allies Talks
London dispatch reports that the Locarno treaties clear the way for new Allied Germany talks on easing Versailles restraints. Briand met in France as Germany floated a Dawes plan bond idea backed by railways to advance reparations, potentially easing French finances and enabling new debt proposals to the US and Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
M. Briand
France
Lony
United States
Great Britain
Ma Ferguson Calls For Resignation Of Fort Worth Publisher
Gov. Ma Ferguson asks Amon G. Carter to resign as a director of West Texas School College after charging he served liquor to guests at a recent party. The Fort Worth Record Telegram publisher faces this leadership dispute amid state probes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amon G. Carter
Fort Worth
Texas
Record- Telegram
Ma Ferguson
West Texas Scrochures College
Morrow Aircraft Board Lays Report Before President
The Morrow aircraft report detailing the President’s inquiry findings on the aircraft controversy was laid before President Coolidge at the White House. It denies many Mitchell allegations while proposing improvements and recommends three new assistant secretaries in War Navy and Commerce focused on aviation policy.
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Washington
Morrow
Coolidge
White House
William Mitchell
Departments of War, Navy and Commerce
Moody attacks suits as Texas loss cited in ministerial feud
In Austin on December 2, the state faces a claimed $1,880,000 loss due to a suit against the highways commission. Attorney General Dan Moody and Governor Miriam A. Ferguson’s husband James E. Ferguson issued a statement attacking Moody suits.
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Austin
Texas
Highways Commission
Dan. Moody
James E. Ferguson
Miriam A. Ferguson
Community club to hear C H Bryson on county road affairs
The Amesville community club meets December 7 in the M E church parlor. Principal speaker will be C H Bryson of Athens, widely regarded as an expert on county and road matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amesville
M. E.church
C. H. Bryson
Athens
Ohio University Co-eds Dress Dolls for County Children
About fifty dolls are sold on the Ohio University campus to be dressed and donated to the YWCA for distribution to needy county children. The drive mirrors prior years with aim to reach seventy five dolls. Dolls will be displayed in a downtown window and distributed the Saturday before Christmas, some sent to Athens County Children's Home and mining communities near Athens.
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Ohio University
Rubhber
Mance
Athens County
Parkersburg Road
Athens
Hermit milk shop owner dies leaving $10000 found
London reports the death of David Jones a milk and tea shop proprietor from heart disease. About ten thousand dollars in ponds and stock were found among his effects suggesting a secretive life as a hermit for several years.
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London
David Jones
Hunters Find Clothes in Zion Cemetery Mystery
Boys on a hunting trip discover a suit of clothing in Zion cemetery in the Lower Plains district. Initially feared as a man escaping a grave, authorities soon learned the garments belonged to Carl Michaels and had been stolen from his home two months earlier. The items were hidden in a brush heap and weathered by the elements and field mice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower Plains
Zion
Carl Michaels
Logan Doctor White Dies After Long Illness at 61
Dr. Honard Eugene White, 61, a prominent Logan citizen and former Athens resident, died at his West Hunter Street home after a three year battle with pernicious anemia. He had undergone transfusions at Mayo Clinic, Battle Creek Sanitarium, Johns Hopkins, and Columbus hospitals. Funeral services are set for 2:30 PM Thursday at his home with Rev. J W cert and Rev. A P Cherrington officiating. burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. White led Logan banking and oil ventures, chaired the Remple Bank and Citizens' Savings, built the White Arcade, and advised Uncle Joe Cannon. He leaves wife Alice L. White, son Robert Lee White, brother W H White, and three sisters.
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Logan
Honard Eugene White
Athens
Ohio
West Hunter Street
Mayo Brothers
Rochester
Minn
Battle Creek Sanitarium
Battle Creek
Mich
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore
Columbus
Ethodiet
Epieco Chure Losgan
A. P. Cherrington
Oak Grove
Doctor White
Physicians and Surgeons University
Chicago
Campus
Ill
Shawnee
Fairmont
Joe Cannon
Cannon
Finois
Remple Bank
Robert Lee White
Citizens’ Savings Association
White Arcade
Alice L. White
W. H. White
Nancy Beam
Minerva White
Jease Lee Steele
Moscow
Idaho
Pinchot Plan Rejected As Anthracite War Looms
Harrisburg reports the anthracite operators reject Gov Gifford Pinchots wage peace plan, signaling an extra session to seek a legislative fix. Lewis returns home amid stalled negotiations and renewed calls to cut the coal tax to ease prices.
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Lewis
Harrisburg
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Capitol Hill
Pinchot
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Springfield
Briand on Paris Recovery Tied to Postwar Agreements
Paris December 2 Briand says financial recovery hinges on reaching legal accords with nations that were croaties after the war and must be addressed to stabilize postwar relations and rebuild the economy.
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Paris
Briand
Fish caught last summer are marvelous report
A fragmented report notes that fish caught last summer are marvelous and mentions individuals Tae BEN and Rey in an unclear context. The readable portion emphasizes praise of the catch.
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Tae
David Lawrence Heads Consolidated Press Writers for Messenger
The Messenger will feature stories by special Consolidated Press writers headed by David Lawrence, Washington correspondent famed for a nonpartisan view. Other contributors include Robert Small, J C Boyle, Lawrence Perry, and more, providing inside reports on politics, radio, sports, and Russia for Messenger readers.
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Consolidated Press Association
the Messenger
David Lawrence
Washington
Robert. Small
J. C. Boyle
Lawrence. Perry
Consolidated. Press’ Association
the Consolidated
Russia
Becgas
Messenger
Determined to Die in Cleveland Train Tragedy
Steve Toth, 44, leaped under a train in Cleveland as two friends watched. Police said he was despondent over domestic troubles and had earlier attempted suicide by gas.
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Cleveland
Dec
Steve Toth
French seaplane flight over Corsica lasts three hours
Lieut Thored piloting a French seaplane completed a three hour thirty three minute flight with engine stopped at St Florent Corsica. The achievement demonstrates endurance and navigational skill in Corsican airspace near St Florent.
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Paris
Lieut. Thored
St. Florent
Corsica
Kentucky Grazed With Whisky Shoots Wife and Daughter
In Cincinnati on December 2 William Hall aged 66 in a sudden rage from moonshine whisky shot his wife Virginia Hall through the neck and his daughter Margaret Gerhardt 23 in the hip. Both women were taken to Speer's hospital in Dayton with Mrs Hall in critical condition. Hall was found raving and extremely intoxicated by police.
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Cincinnati
William Hall
Virginia Hall
Margaret Gerhardt
Speer’s Hospital
Dayton
Hall
Gerhardt
Judge Advocate rebukes counsel in Mitchell trial
Major General Robert L. Howze, president of the court martial, rebuked both sides for bickering and personalities during Colonel William Mitchell's trial. The warning followed Representative Frank R. Reid’s protest against remarks by Major General William S. Graves, who faced an attempted discharge from the court.
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Washington
William Mitchell
Robert L. Howsze
Howze
Frank R. Reid
Illinois
Mitchell
William 8. Graves
Reid
Graves
Despondent wedding postponement ends in tragedy
In Wooster Ohio Helen Sidle 28 a Wooster high school graduate shot herself through the heart after ill health caused a postponement of her marriage to Rodney Barden an instructor at the agricultural college Ohio State University Police report a suicide note and investigation is ongoing with no other details given.
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Wooster
Rodney Barden
Agricultural College
Ohio State University
Helen Sidle
Wooste
Navy allows seamen to wear soft collars
London reports a fleet order permitting petty officers and other Royal Navy seamen to adopt soft collars instead of stiff ones if they prefer. The change broadens uniform options for sailors within established dress standards.
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London
Royal Navy
Admiralty
Returning Senators Stand Against Dawes Rules Reform
Returning senators from Republicans, Insurgents, and Democrats united in opposing Vice President Dawes and his push to revise the Senate rules. Dawes faced a warm reception only for non partisan aims as he campaigned on a presiding officer who would act free of party influences, a stance senators rejected as improper and partisanly threatening.
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Dawes
Senate
Washington
Charles G. Dawes
Octate
Denouincing Dawes
Iena
Lenc
T. H. Caraway
Arkansas
Lawake
Defense of the Accused in Athens Car Crash
The trial centers on John Niggemeyer age 19 or 7? and the fatal crash near Athens that killed John Praither. Witness Mrs Warner testifies to the car’s speed and the collision as the driver failed to check the vehicle before turning. The defense argues safety questions while the state presents its case.
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John Niggemeyer
Warner
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