Trains and Crossings Crash Mourn Ohio Toll
Ohio ends with severe rail and streetcar crashes across cities. In Pleasant Corners a car overturning killed Rosa Ross and three grandchildren while injuring Mona Ross. Floyd A Ross survived. Cincinnati reports Lilian Seiler fatally struck by a streetcar. Additional deaths occur in Cleveland New Philadelphia Dayton Hamilton Canton from interurban and car collisions.
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Xolumbus
U.R
Ohio
Pleasant Corners
Rosa Ross
Bennie Ross
John W. Ross
George Hewitt Cleveland
Cleveland
William Bozykin
Liverpool
Edwars
Ol Do
Noema Haines
Ernest Haines
Mindlay
Herman Federau
New Philadelphia
Tillie Nogers
Dayton
Lucinda Clark
Jack Kimley
Emma Shade
Valley Pike
Gratis
Hamilton
Nattie Gregory
Canton
Katherine Shanean
John Boyer
Stark County
Bar Action Aims at Former Klan Officials
Disbarment petitions filed in the Indiana Supreme Court seek to bar W Lee Hamrick former grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan Robert F McNay Klan Titan and Jesse O Harrick Indianapolis attorneys. The AG cites Smith and McNay convictions in an interstate auto theft conspiracy and Hamrick recent release from Indiana State Prison for arson.
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Indianapolis
Ind
U.P
State Supreme
W. Leech
the Klux Klan
Robert F. McNay
R Klan
Jesse O.rrick
Arthur L. Gilliam
Smith
McNay
Hamrick
Indiana
Poet Laureate Tennyson Dies After Wan Illness
Lord Alfred Tennyson, renowned poet laureate, dies Sunday on the Isle of Wight from lung congestion after a prolonged illness. The nation mourns the loss of the famed writer whose verse defined an era.
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Isle OF Wight
Lord Tennyson
Candy Recipe Booklet Offers Simple Home Treats For Holidays
A Washington Information Bureau note promotes a kitchen guide titled Candy Recipe Booklet. It promises easy, tasty chocolates and treats with coupons for savings. The text emphasizes simple recipes and broad appeal for holiday cooking at home.
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Washington Information Bureau
Seth
Famous Story Writer Returns to Her Pomeroy Roots
Elise Oma Almona Davies, famed for national short stories, visits Pomeroy with cousins on Vale Street. She recalls her girlhood by the river, plans social events in her honor, and a Dutch dialect themed surprise is proposed. Her California attorney husband has not joined her visit.
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Pomeroy
Elise
Oma Almona Davies
Misses Davies
Vale Street
Hirse
California
Ezra Meeker Dies at 97. Last of West’s Pioneers Passes
Ezra Meeker, famed last of the West’s great pioneers, died at 4 05 a m at age 97 after a stomach illness. The Seattle resident had long been hailed as a symbol of Oregon Trail perseverance and immigrant spirit.
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Ezra Meeker
West
Square
Oregon Trail
Ezra
Richard G. Baldwin
United Press
Seattle
Wash
U.P
The
Coolidge Invites Bernadotte Couple to Luncheon
President Coolidge invites Count Folke Bernadotte and his bride Estelle Manville heiress to a White House luncheon. Also invited are Prince Gustavus Adolphus and his brother Sigvard who are in the United States for the wedding.
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Washington
U.R
Folke Bernadotte
Estelle Manville
Coolidge
Prince Gustavus Adolphus
Sigvard
America
Dartmouth Climbers Endure 44Hour Summit Struggle
Dartmouth College students faced a brutal 44hour descent on Mount Washington after abandoning a cabin approach. Freshman Herbert J. Young died from exhaustion while companions Samuel Allen and R P Williams were treated for frozen feet. Remaining teammates E H Eichper E M Larrabee and R D Fairchild survived with varying injuries.
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Hanover
N. H
U.P
Dartmouth College
Mount Washington
New England
Herbert J. Young
St. Louis
Samuel Allen
Akron
R. P. Williams
Chattanooga
Tenn
College
E. H. Eichper
Dixon, Ill
E. M. Larrabee
Williamsport
R. D. Fairchild
Rutland
Dartmouth
Lake of the Clouds
Young
Farm meeting opens in Ames
Amesville hosts the Amesville Farmers Institute with state speakers Mrs. Thomas P. White and Chester Strong leading sessions on school learning, winter ecology, and home economy. The program includes 4‑H awards, poster contests, and farm product display prizes.
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Amesville
Thomas P. White
Hooker
Chester Strong
McConnellsville
Enoch Arden
Premiuma
Athens County Fair
Esther Wilson
G. F. Timberlake
L. B. Glazier
B. W. Kuhns
F. Estelle Goddara
M. 8. Glazier
Johnson
A. R. Linscott
Smallpox Spreading in McArthur Reported by Physicians
Ohio officials act as smallpox cases rise in McArthur Vinton County with twenty diagnosed and fears of more. State Health Department investigators confront quarantine violations and curb travel while schools close to limit spread.
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McArthur
State Health Department
Columbus
Vinton County
Ohio
St. John @ Mtawnesr
Hoover Plans Shrine Visit During South American Tour
President elect Hoover will visit the Christ of the Andes on the Argentine Chilean border. The 40 foot bronze statue commemorates the amicable settlement of the Argentine Chilean boundary disputes and stands as a symbol of international peace.
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Hoover
Christ
Lawmakers push arms conference plan with British PM
Washington reports Rep LaGuardia Republican New York prepared a resolution to back Chairman Britten’s arms limitation conference proposal. The plan calls for talks between U S and British lawmakers with a Havana or Canada venue and a mixed House of Representatives and Commons delegation. Baldwin sent a direct reply to Britten after Kellogg’s involvement had been questioned.
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Washington
LaGuardia
New York
Fred A. Britten
Naval Affairs Committee
la Guardia
Britten
House
Stanley Baldwin
House of Representatives
House of Commons
Baldwin
Havana
Cuba
Canada
Kellogg
Editor’s Wife Grace Beck Dies in Chicago
Private funeral services will be held for Mrs Grace Redfield Beck wife of Edward Beck managing editor of the Chicago Tribune. She died after an eight month illness.
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Chicago
U.P
Grace Redfield Beck
Edward &. eBeck
The
Chicago Tribune
Beck
Carey Faces Jury Today in Brave Charge
The Athens County Common Pleas Court heard eight witnesses in the manslaughter case against Francis Carsey of Athens over the death of Harry Thorpe on October 14. Dr. Phillips and Dr. Sprague described Thorpe’s injuries and condition, while Mrs. Love testified to Carsey’s threats that afternoon. The trial resumed with Carsey set to testify in his own defense.
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Francis Carsey
Athens
Harry Thorpe
H. T. Phillips
Thorpe
Phillips
Sheltering Arms
R. D. Williams
Phile
Torpe
Albert Love
Carsey
Ashes fail to show human bone in Mrs Rogers death case
Louisville officials report chemical analysis of furnace ashes found no human bone traces in the apartment house cremation theory regarding 29 year old widow Mrs Ella Mc Dowell Rogers who disappeared October 7. Police and physicians sought clues to a possible murder.
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Louisville
U.P
Ella McDowell Rogers
Vernon Robins
Rogers
Hoover heads south to Callao after Ecuador welcome
President-elect Herbert Hoover continues his goodwill tour aboard the Maryland en route to Callao Peru for a stop with Lima to follow. The Ecuador visit closed with a formal farewell and a strong display of friendly sentiment between Hoover and Ayora, signaling a successful leg of the trip.
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Ecuador
Hoover
Maryland
Callao
Thomas L. Stokes
United Press
U. S
Peru
U.R
Herbert Hoover
Lima
Ayora
Cleveland
Cayas River
Guayaquil
United States
New Veterans Bodies Formed Here Saturday
Athens branches of the Military Order of the Serpent and its Lad Auxiliary were installed Saturday night at the Knights of Pythias Hall. Twenty four women became charter members and twenty nine men joined the Serpent in the Armory with visiting degree teams from Chillicothe Springfield and others. New officers include Dr W A Westervelt as president and R A Dalton as secretary. Both groups later met in the K of P Hall for refreshments.
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Edith Bird
Department
Peterson
Military Order of the Serpent
Armory
E. O. Smith
Chillicothe
Springfield
Snakes
W. A. Westervelt
Coolville
R. A. Dalton
E. C. Woodworth
B. H. Border
A. O. Sloane
J. A. Reasoner
L. R. Kelch
K. of P. Hall
Woman’s Condition Improves After Accident at Athens
The condition of Marie Hayden, part owner of a beauty parlor in Athens, is much improved after a week old automobile crash. She suffered a fractured hip and scalp wound. Hospital authorities dismissed rumors that the injuries would leave her permanently crippled.
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Marie Hayden
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Miss Hayden
Twelve Die as Condor Plane Crashes Into Guanabara Bay
In Rio de Janeiro a Condor passenger plane fell 300 feet into Guanabara Bay near Cobras Island. Twelve people were killed and the craft submerged after the crash, with only the assistant pilot escaping. Named victims include Dr Tobias Moscosco, Deputy Maury Madieros, Verdinando Laborian, Dr Castro Maia, and Dr Amoroso Costa.
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Condor, Syndicate
Guanabara Bay
Cobras Island
Alberto Santos Dumont
Cap Arcona
Tobias Moscosco
United States
Maury Madieros
Pernambuco
Verdinando Laborian
Castro Maia
Amoroso Costa
Increase in World Cotton Production in 1928
United States Department of Agriculture reports show world cotton production rose 10.7 percent in 1928 from foreign sources.
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Washington
U.P
United States Department of Agriculture
Campaign Against Witchcraft In Pennsylvania Town
York Pa reports three confess to murder linked to witchcraft belief after Nelson D. Rehmeyer killing. Police say John Curry 14 Wilbert Hess 18 and accomplice John Blymyre 28 fatally harmed the farmer over a hex cure. DA Amos Herrmann plans a countywide education drive to combat witchcraft and end “pow wow” doctors.
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Pennsylvania
York
Dee
U.P
Salem
Nelson D. Rehmeyer
John Curry
Wilbert Hess
John Blymyre
Blymyre
Amos Herrmann
York County
Fights For Freedom In Youngstown Burglary Trial
Ruth Livermore a 22 year old wife of Lester Livermore of New Castle Pennsylvania began a fight for a trial in Youngstown today after she and her husband were sentenced to life imprisonment on a burglary charge.
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Fights For Freedom
Youngstown
Ruth Livermore
Lester Livermore
New Castle
Congress Faces Farm Relief and Tariff Dilemma at Opening
The eighteenth seventieth Congress opens amid debate on farm aid and tariff revision. Hoover is expected to call a special session in March or September. House and Senate plan immediate organization as they confront pending bills, including naval rebuilding and Kellogg pact ratification.
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Hoover
Washington
Congress
United States
Erect Hoover
Boulder
Ures
Cavitel
E'De Deaders
Quolidge
Hawley
McNary Lngends
MuNaete Haugen
Senate Republic
I Curtis
Senate
House
Uns
Rew
Attic Toy Incident Leaves Hamilton Man Injured
Minor M Beckett president of the Paper Company in Hamilton was injured when he fell from a window in his home while in the attic. He landed on a concrete driveway and was found by a person at the scene. He was reported in a condition here today.
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Hamilton
U.2
Minor M. Beckett
Paper Company
Special services at Chase Church this week each evening
Special services are held each evening this week at Chase Church under the local Sunday School. The program grows from the Union Sunday School at this church and is organized by Min Sy.
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Chase Church
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Missouri
Ames
Elgin Shaffer
Winley van Orsdall
New Yorker
Mary
Carey
Worstell
John Sprague
Sprague
Evelyn Mounts
Oklahoma City
Okla
Mounta
Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College
Rio DE Janeiro
Tarifa
R. Mallon
W.tter
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