Woman Shot in Brawl Over Revolver Dispute
Nelsonville police seek Thaddeus Draper after a free for all at the Cooper home left Blanche Cooper wounded twice, first in the arm and then by a 45 caliber bullet in the abdomen. Draper disappeared with his wife and child as authorities search for him and others who were present.
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Blanche Cooper
Miko
Cooper
Thaddeus Draper
Buchtel
Orbiston
Draper
Coopers
Long Fason
House blocks La Guardia tax bill amendment
The House voted 62 to 37 to stop the first attempt to amend the $233,000,000 tax bill. Rep La Guardia of New York proposed raising the maximum surtax to 30 percent on incomes over 1,500,000, but his measure was defeated.
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Washington
House
Man Shoots Self Over Shortage In Accounts
In Warren on Sunday morning Justice of the Peace William K. Herwig 36 shot himself in his office after telephoning Sheriff J. H. Smith to report a large shortage in his accounts. A note on his desk warned of the deficit before the tragedy.
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Self
Warren
U.P
State Bureau of “Accounting
Justice of the Peace
William K. Herwig
Herwig
J. H. Smith
Smith
Justice's Office
Lynn B. Griffith
Lowden Withholds Disclosure of His Campaign Plans
Former Illinois Governor Frank C. Lowden declines to disclose his presidential campaign plans while confirming he will not hinder supporters. He told reporters at a Washington hotel during the Grid Iron Club banquet that his status with regard to a nomination would remain unchanged.
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Washington
U.R
Frank C. Lowden
Illinois
Lowden
Gridiron Club
Dayton Man Dies After Quarrel With Wife
Clarence V. Hardin aged 27 killed himself after a three hour quarrel with his wife Kathleen in Dayton. Mrs. Hardin told coroner Dr. John F. Torrence that the death resulted from her reprimand over his intoxicated state.
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Dayton
Clarence V. Hardin
Kathleen
John F. Torrence
Richest Negress of South Dies in Lexington Estate Fight
Ellen Davis, 84, dies in Lexington after a court battle over an estate estimated from 25 000 to 500 000 dollars. She had been a slave in the family of John T. Hughes, who left his wealth to her and her son named Hughes.
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Lexington
Ellen Davis
South
John T. Hughes
Hughes
Officers Plead Guilty To Having Stolen Property
SPRINGFIELD Dec 12 Sheriff Walter Lewis of Clark county and his chief deputy Stanley Hathaway pleaded guilty before Judge Frank M Krapp to receiving stolen property. Sentence deferred. The pair were accused of taking five diamonds and a gold watch from Boyd Warner, a prisoner, items previously stolen from Mrs Berdie Fisher of Indianapolis.
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Springfield
Walter Lewis
Clark County
Stanley Hathaway
Frank M. Krapp
Krapp
Theodore Schaeffer
Lewis
Hathaway
Rogers Pledges Truth in Mexico
Will Rogers writes from Mexico City that censorship on Mexican news has ended and he promises truth from now on. He dines with General Obregon, the sole surviving presidential candidate, and jokes about meeting many candidates at home.
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Rogers
Mexico
Mexico City
General Obregon
Taxes delayed as utilities valuations arrive from commission
County Auditor J Clyde Edmunson announced first half 1927 taxes will be collected in early February 1928 due to complaints over new utility appraisals. Total public utility valuation is $12,531,130 with many telephone and railway lines listed. Buckeye Pipe Line and Western Union are excluded by court injunction.
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Duplate
Commission
Edmunson
Tax Commission
Athens County
Budget Commission
Buckeye
Western Union
Athens Home Telephone Company
Citizens’ Telephone
Amesville Telephone
Wellston, Mineral and Athens Telephone
Union Telephone
People’s Telephone
Ohio Bell Telephone
Marshfield Telephone
Jerseyville Telephone
Dover theater owners bond for Sunday movie hearing
Dover’s theater managers were placed under $200 bail each to face a Sunday closing statute charge after all town playhouses operated yesterday. Church leaders recruited informers and attended shows to gather evidence while police noted no legal authority for padlock threats. Mayor Groh sought a peace settlement but failed to broker a compromise.
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U.R
P. J. Groh
New Philadelphia
Court of Justice of the Peace
Levin Fair
George Chrest
Weber
E. F. Allman
Ohio
Rose Spiders
Pike
W. E. Byers
Groh
Peace Is Assured By Republicans In U S Senate
A Senate party conference approved committee appointments for independents, naming Norbeck for banking and currency, Frazier for Indian affairs, Nye for public lands and surveys. LaFollette was denied the manufacurers chair, which went to McLean.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
Committee On Committees
Norbeck
N. D
Banking and Currency
Frazier
Nye
LaFollette
Wis
McLean
Connecticut
Supreme Court Upholds Kentucky Dog Betting Injunction
The United States Supreme Court today sustained an injunction prohibiting betting on dog tracing in Kentucky, halting wagering while the case proceeds. The decision preserves the existing enforcement action and maintains the state ban on such betting activities.
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Washington
Kentucky
United States Supreme Court
Man Beheaded By He Leaps From Train
Harold Hawkins, 30, died after leaping from a speeding passenger train near Erie while being brought back to Urbana to face felony charges. He punched Police Chief Powers and Sheriff Jones, was knocked outside, decapitated by wheels. Hawkins, a Michigan Law graduate, had been accused of poisoning his former in laws.
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Urbana
U.P
Harold Hawkins
Erie
New York
Conneaut
O. Hawkins
J. J. Powers
Pearl V. Jones
Hawkins
John Yordy
Yordy
Emma Reed
Yordys
Viola Yordy Hawkins
Chief Powers
University of Michigan Law School
Miami University
Woman Confessed Slaying Man Fueled by Torture, Says Author
New York writer Homer Cray says Velma West killed her husband Edward in Perry Ohio to strike at the torments of her life. He believes the act mirrored his novel's Bee Chew character and symbolizes rebellion against confinement and small town judgment.
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Sam Love
United Press
New York
Dee
U.P
Velma West
Edward
Perry
Ohio
Homer Cray
Croy
Velma
Bee Chew
Bee
Sign Now Hides Lindy Tablet
The Detroit house where Col. Charles A. Lindbergh was born once marked by a bronze tablet. Now a rooming house the landlady, bothered by visitors, has put a Rooms to Rent sign over the historic plaque.
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Detroit
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Oklahoma Governor Uses National Guard to Halt Legislature
Governor Henry S Johnston battled insurgent lawmakers by deploying national guard troops to the Oklahoma State Capitol. A court injunction blocked impeachment proceedings and limited assembly, dispersing 85 legislators and roping off the rotunda as orders restricted groups to four people. A reporter seeking notices was briefly ejected and later readmitted.
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Oklahoma City
U.P
Henry
Johnston
National Guard
Capitol
Ohio Rhodes Scholar Named From Miami University
Bergen Evans of Franklin Ohio a Miami University 1924 graduate chosen by the Ohio committee on Rhodes Scholars will receive a three year stipend of 400 English pounds annually to study at Oxford Evans currently serves as assistant professor of English at Miami University since graduation His father is American vice consul at Sheffield England.
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Cleveland
Bergen Evans
Franklin
Ohio
Miami University
Ohio Committee On
Rhodes
Oxford University
England
Evans
Sheffield
Caraway Reintroduces Bill to Curb Dinner Party Lobbying
Senator Caraway of Arkansas reintroduces a measure requiring lobbyists to file affidavits with Congress detailing their purposes employer names and a full accounting of expenditures. The move aims to curb informal lobbying practices during the session.
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Caraway
Washington
Arkansas
Congress
Ohio coal operators refuse invitation to Washington conference
Ohio and Pittsburgh coal operators telegraphed Secretary Davis refusing to attend a Washington conference on mine labor conciliation. The United Mine Workers expected full UMW attendance from Northern West Virginia and Pennsylvania, while operators’ refusal left unclear participation.
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Cleveland
U.R
Ohio
James J. Davis
Washington
United Mine Workers of America
H. Robbins
Ohio Coal Operators Association
Pittsburgh
Laly
United Mine Work America
Davis
Ohla
Pittsburgh Coal Corporation
United Mine Workers
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
John L. Lewis
Mine Union
Three Men Arrested on Liquor Charges After Shooting Probe
Athens county officers arrested William Byers Bailey Run for driving an autom intoxicated John Hall was found intoxicated on a railroad track Carl Newman of Buchtel also charged with intoxication All three were to appear before a Buchtel court Sheriff William Williams with R D Williams Wayne Wingett Harry Dalton and Peter Barrows were present at the arrests.
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A. K. Walker
Buchtel
Draper
Jack Pearson
George Bateman
John Mason
Veter Sorrows
William Williams
R. D. Williams
Long Fason
Cooper
Fason
Lick Run
Barrows
Albert
Charles Smith
Robert Bailey
Glouster
Claude Gill
Jake Gill
Louis Anels
Jack Hoover
John Halliday
Buchtel Court
Athens County
Milton Cooper
William Byers
Bailey
Wayne Wingett
Harry Dalton
Athens Township
Peter Barrows
Ford Delivers First Car to Senator Couzens
Washington at noon saw the first new Ford delivery of the day to Senator James Couzens Republican Michigan former partner in Henry Ford's Motor company.
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Washington
James Couzens
Republican
Michigan
Henry Ford
Motor Company
Recipes for Canned Foods Booklet Offered by Athens Messenger
The Athens Messenger promotes a booklet of over 200 recipes using canned goods as a economical seasonal guide. It lists 28 soups, 20 seafood dishes, 7 entrees, 51 vegetables, 35 salads and sauces, 12 appetizers, plus other sections. Requests to mail four cents for postage and handling.
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