Outlining British Cruiser Proposals Stalled in 1927 Debate
Washington officials say any British invitation to renew talks on cruisers must include a written outline of proposed British terms before consideration. Past Geneva talks collapsed due to a lack of prior understanding, with Britain demanding a 400,000 ton cruiser limit while the United States argued for 250,000 to 306,000 tons.
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State Department
Britair
United States
Britain
Wala Ted
Coolidge
Geneva
Britten
Ams
Treasury seeks authority to settle Austrian debt to United States
Under Secretary Mills presented terms for settling the 24 056 708 dollar Austrian debt to the United States to the House Ways and Means Committee. He urged authorization for the Treasury to conclude a funding agreement and proceed with settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Ohio University Symphony Debuts in Alumni Memorial Hall
The Ohio University symphony orchestra practiced for the first time in the new Alumni Memorial Auditorium on Thursday night under Prof. DeForest W. Ingerham. Future rehearsals will be held there as the group prepares for a January concert in Logan.
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Symphony Orchestra of
Ohio University
Alumni Memorial Auditorium
Ewing Auditorium
DeForest W. Ingerham
Logan
Christmas Candy Time Booklet Promotes Variety and Postage Coupon
Washington Information Bureau offers a complete collection of popular candy booklets for distribution. Seventeen varieties cover many lines with new options. A six cent postage charge applies with coupon use.
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Washington Information Bureau
Ina Deak
Rte
Anna
Woman Killings Waco Coal Dealer in Canton Flee
Police hunt for a slender pale young woman after Bernard Fearn 35 is shot five times on his porch near Waco Texas. Mrs Fearn says the killer left by Canton bus and wore a black fur coat with turban hat. Fearn a respected coal dealer died in his wife’s arms.
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Bernard Fearn
Canton
Waco
Fearn
Ed Gibson
Gibson
Enigmatic Steubenville man linked to Groveport ax murder
George Robinson, 40, ex mill worker, is taken to Columbus to answer questions in the two year old Joseph Perry murder case at Groveport. Police say Robinson fled after a quarrel, returned to Steubenville seeking his wife who later divorced him, then admitted readiness to cooperate in the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steubenville
U.R
Enoch Arden
George Robinson
Columbus
Joseph Perry
Groveport
Robinson
England
Perry
Scene of League of Nations at Ohio University September 1926
Ewing Auditorium frames a representation of a League of Nations assembly in September 1926 at 7 o clock tonight. The Department of French and the Cosmopolitan Club present a production with 20 students acting as officers delegates and interpreters.
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Ewing
Ohio University
League of Nations
Department of French
Cosmopolitan Club
Poison Giver Near Collapse During Cleveland Hearing
Mrs. Anna Kempf 28, who mixed poison with ice cream to kill her three daughters and herself, nearly collapsed as lawyers argued during the Cleveland hearing. One girl died. the fate of Kempf rests with a five-woman, seven-man jury before evening. An alienist testified she was sane but overwhelmed by fear and poverty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
U.P
Anna Kempf
Judge Denies Ruth Livermore Right to Trial
Ruth Livermore, 28, wife of Lester Livermore of Newcastle Pa, was sentenced to life in the Women’s Reformatory at Marysville for burglary after pleading guilty. Judge David H. Thomas ruled against her appeal for a jury trial and rejected her claim of torture and framing. The John Mitchell home robbery valued at $6,000 was cited as the basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
U.P
Ruth Livermore
Lester Livermore
Newcastle
Women's Reformatory
Marysville
David H. Thomas
Marietta
Hoover Bull Market Slumps After Election Rally
New York brokers entered the market with caution as stocks on the New York Stock Exchange shed about 30 million dollars in value. The decline marked the first break in the Hoover era surge since Hoover's victory, returning many issues to pre-boom levels and representing the heaviest drop in over eight years.
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New York
U.R
New York Stock Exchange
Federal probe targets Toledo bootlegging ring
Federal investigators moved to arrest more members of a bootlegging ring after seizing a large alcohol operation on a Seneca County farm near Fostoria. Agents uncovered three 300 gallon copper boilers, 13 pressure tanks, 150 barrels of double distilled whisky and 6000 gallons of rye mash.
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Toledo
Thomas H. Knox
Seneca County
Ohio
Fostoria
William A. Appleman
Burean
Std
Featheroff's Confession in Kondler Slaying Reveals Plea to End Life
Logan, Dec 7. Ray Featheroff, 19, clung to his story that Hocking County recluse Jacob Kondler was killed at his request to settle a debt of 20 dollars. Officers took him to the shack scene as he repeated Oh my God and insisted he was telling the truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Jacob Konchler
Hocking County
Ray Featheroff
Konchler
Featheroff
Featheroff details devious steps in cabin slaying case
Featheroff acted out every step of the murder from entering the cabin to the gun discharge. He claimed the weapon was loaded when he entered, but could not recall dismantling the shell. Investigators retraced a path from the Kandler home to the Featheroff residence seeking the empty cartridge, while the parents learned of the crime during inmate visits. Mrs Featheroff, interviewed yesterday, said her son told nothing of the killing.
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Featheroff
Kandler
Harvey Featheroff
Uni
Kandler Hom
Jake
Ancestors Built Cabin Tied to Konchler Death Mystery
Police suspect Featheroff killed Konchler at a family cabin where the body was found. Entry was forced and two antique bottles were taken from a chest in the attic. Featheroff, who says he left school to help his father, faces grand jury consideration after alleged threats to harm himself. A delay in viewing him due to nerves and a court-ordered guard noted. Burial planned today with no services per Clyde Williams.
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Konchler
Henderson
Featheroff
Lloyd
New Lexington
Charles Briley
Feather
Clyde Williams
Groveport
Featheroff Confesses in Murder Case Without Punishment Mention
Featheroff sobbed and admitted the killing after questioning by Sheriff Lloyd. He did not discuss possible punishment such as life imprisonment or the electric chair. The suspect described a secluded two-room shack near a road, with dusty gear and two four-poster beds.
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Killer
Featheroff
State Hospital
Lima
Featheroffs
Lloyd
Ray
Jake
Konocher
Clevelander vows to block Hoover from taking office
Gustav F. Ebding of Cleveland plans to file suit to prevent Herbert Hoover from being inaugurated on March 4. He also seeks a temporary restraining order against Vice President Dawes for counting electoral votes for Hoover arguing he did not reside in the United States for the required fourteen years. Federal officials did not take the action seriously.
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Cleveland
Herbert Clark Hoover
United States
Gustav F. Ebding
Ebding
Charles G. Dawes
Hoover
Dawes
América
Kellogg Opposes Reservations on Antiwar Treaty
UK Secretary of State Kellogg testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Senator Reed probes protections for the Monroe Doctrine and European commitments. Kellogg argues no reservation is needed and rights are protected as written. Committee plans to report favorably before Christmas holidays.
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Washington
Kelloge
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
James A. Reed
Missouri
Reed
Kellogg
Capper
Kansas
Borah
Senate
Impudent Man Mueller Freed Again in Northwestern Ohio
Ed Mueller of Delphos again walked free after a jury acquitted him of conspiring to violate liquor laws in Toledo. Federal Judge Killit had previously freed Mueller, calling a man’s home his castle and the Constitution above the Volstead Act, provoking strong courtroom reactions.
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Toledo
U.P
Ed Mueller
Delphos
Ohio
John M. Killit
Mueller
Killits
US Pledges Protection for Americans in Trouble Zone
Washington December 7. Emphatic orders to protect American cities in the Colombian banana zone are announced by the State Department. Minister Caffery reports Colombia proclaims martial law at Santa Marta as additional forces are sent, but no plan to land Marines or sailors is under consideration.
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Washington
U.S
State Department
Caffery
Department
Combian
Santa Marta
Revolt Grows in Near East as War Rages
Kabul reports more than 1,080 rebels killed in the Afghan insurrection as planes bombard rebel positions. Shinwari revolt centers on clergy opposition to King Amanullah's reforms, prompting government troops to move toward Jalalabad after vandalism and fires.
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Near East
Kabul
Afghanistan
Amanullah
Jellalabad
Date Set for Hearings on Watson Coal Measure
Senate sub committee to hear the Watson Bill on federal regulation of the bituminous coal industry starting December 14. The bill would create a bituminous coal commission, allow consolidation and mergers of coal firms, and require licensing of interstate coal producers. Chair Watson expects to finish hearings in the short session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.R
Senate
Interstate Commerce
Watson
Duke of Gloucester Sails Home From South Africa
The Duke of Gloucester sails for England aboard the Balmoral Castle from Cape Town to hasten to his ailing father. He had canceled a hunting trip in Avetne to reach the king.
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England
Capetown
South Africa
Duke of Gloucester
King of
Balmoral Castle
Avetne
Bucyrus Farmer John M. Herter Found Dead
The body of 68 year old farmer John M. Herter was located in woodland near Bucyrus after his dog led searchers to the site. Authorities say he died of apoplexy and had been missing since Monday.
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John M. Herter
Herter
Opposition to Kellogg Pace Fails to Halt Ratification Push
In Washington details show Senator Reed of Missouri organizing opposition to quick ratification of the treaty while movements form to confirm Roy West as Interior Secretary. The Farm bloc debates the old equalization fee and a possible extra session as talks on the farm bill and tariff continue.
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Washington
Dea
James, A. Reed
Missouri
Reed Chiimathe
United States
Coolidge
Public Lands Committee
el . Amin
Tutinola
Insul
Senate
Johns Boulder
Haugen
Agriculture Committee
Hoover
Dan
House
T and Post Office Department
Hoagg Senate
Two Men Arrested On Drunk Charges In The Plains
Gene Windle and W J Hawk of The Plains were arrested Thursday night by Sirr William Williams and Traffic officer Wilson Ator on intoxication charges. They were jailed in Athens County Overnight and to be arraigned today after a sheriff’s office call.
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Gene Windle
W. J. Hawk
The
Plains
William Williams
Wilson Ator
Athens County
the Plaine
Teletypesetter to Transform Newsrooms Says Gannett
Frank Gannett told 100 news leaders in Rochester that a single New Yorker may set type for thousand cities via telegraph. Attendees watched two typesetting machines, powered by electricity, operating without human hands.
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Rochester
N. Y
Frank
Gannett
News Industries
New York
Rabota
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