Weather Cautions Severe Rains Across Hocking Valley
Heavy rains forecast for two days threaten the Hocking valley with the river rising two to three feet above flood stage. The Ohio Weather Bureau reports 14 feet at the river this morning, with roads in Southeastern Ohio inundated by water depths of up to five feet on routes between Marietta McConnelsville Zanesville and Caldwell.
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Hocking Valley
Hocking River
C. N. France
Ohio Weather Bureau
State Bureau
France
Columbus
State Highway Department
Marietta
McConnelsville
Zanesville
Caldwell
Ohio Faces Two Day Rain Deluge From Weather Bureau
General rains will sweep Ohio over the next two days with falling temperatures expected afterward. Cooler conditions arrive after today’s precipitation, bringing the year's rainfall total to about 5.10 inches.
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Columbus
Ohio
United States Weather Bureau
Ohio River Flood Delays Traffic After Three Days Rain
Ohio rivers swollen from three days of rain threaten damage across the state. Cuyahoga river traffic stops while farms report stock safe. The Big Miami rises eight feet in 24 hours at Hamilton, one school closes due to a flooded cellar, and Dayton creeks flood banks with limited damage.
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Ohio
Cuyahoga
Big
Little
Miami
Hamilton
Dayton
Miami County
Ohio Valley
Creek Floods Corning Streets After Heavy Rain
Rain-swollen runoff sent water surging through Corning flooding streets and spilling from hills into town by 9:30 p.m. The creek rose quickly and threatened overflow as the downpour continued.
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Corning
Insull Funds Found Given to County Candidates
The Chicago Tribune reports a $40,000 campaign contribution by Samuel Insull was given to county candidates and not used in the campaign of Senator Elect Frank L. Smith. Insull and counsel Daniel J. Schuyler faced impeachment for refusing to reveal the recipients before the Senate campaign expenditures committee last year.
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Chicago
U.P
Chicago Tribune Today
Samuel Insull
Senate
Frank L. Smith
Insull
Daniel J. Schuyler
General Hall Dies at 79 in Washington
Brigadier General William P. Hall, retired former adjutant general of the army, died at Walter Reed hospital in Washington today at age 79.
Brightest northern comet to light Christmas skies this year
Harvard astronomer Dr Harlow Shapley says Skyellerup’s comet will be visible in the western sky during Christmas week. Discovered in Melbourne by amateur F J Skyellerup, it will be naked eye by December 18 and move northward a few degrees daily, roughly 45 degrees from the sun on Christmas Day.
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Mass
Harlow Shapley
Harvard Observatory
North Pole
Skyellerup
Melbourne
Australia
F. J. Skyellerup
Berkeley
Calif
Appeals For Action On World Court Policy
President Coolidge will study foreign correspondence to see if negotiations could broaden U S policy without changing Senate conditions. He notes the Senate reserve against advisory opinions on American interests remains unchanged. Advocates, including the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, press for arbitration while a navy program looms. allies must wait.
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U.P
Coolidge
World Court
Senate
State Department
United States
Women's International League For Peace and Freedom
Relief Committee Forms to Coordinate Local Aid
A relief committee in Corning met at United Brethren church to plan structured aid for the needy in Corning and nearby villages. The group will work with local fraternal orders and church ministers to streamline relief efforts and prevent overlap.
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Corning
Association Relief Committee
United Brethren Church
James M. Allison Dies at New York Hospital
James M. Allison longtime Cincinnati Times Star correspondent died in New York at the hospital from intestinal complications.
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New York
James M. Allison
Cincinnati Times Star
New York Hospital
Nelsonville Man Is Charged With Murder
Columbus dispatch reports a Nelsonville man faces murder charges in a case linked to a taxi firm investigation. State authorities prepared eleven affidavits alleging the company employed multiple women as taxicab drivers in violation of a state statute. Attorneys vow to appeal if enforcement action proceeds.
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Columbus
U.R
State Department of Industrial Relations
W. A. Harman
Man Confesses Philadelphia Murder in Dayton
Melvin Calloway surrendered to Dayton police after calling Philadelphia police and admitting he killed a man on August 21 at Custer and 37th streets. Philadelphia telegraph confirmed the confession to local officers.
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U.R
Melvin Calloway
Philadelphia
Custer and
37Th Streets
Senate Eyes Broad Inquiry on Mexican Relations
The Senate foreign relations committee met in executive session to weigh a full inquiry into Mexican American relations. The move centers on Senator Reed’s resolution seeking an investigation of allegedly forged Mexican state papers appearing in Hearst newspapers, amid broader questions about U.S. ties with Mexico.
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Washington
U.P
Charles A. Lindbergh
Mexico
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Reed
Missouri
Hearst
Senate
Dual government looms as Oklahoma Senate convenes
Oklahoma’s state senate prepared to meet as Governor Henry S. Johnston warned that armed resistance would meet any move to suspend him pending impeachment. Johnston announced the senate could convene in its own chamber in the state house in a public meeting but said it was not a legally organized impeachment court.
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Okla
Oklahoma
State Senate
Henry S.S. Johnston
Senate
Statehouse
Cummins Brothers Gather for 99th Birthday in Columbus
John Cummins celebrated his ninety ninth birthday today near Galloway with brother Edward aged 90 in attendance. His elder brother Francis aged 94 from Iowa could not attend.
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Columbus
John Cummins
Galloway
John
Edward
Francis
Iowa
Liquor Flows in Marion Police Guard Struck By Crash
In Marion 175 gallons of whisky were found in a coach driven by a man claiming to be Ralph Terro of Columbus. The vehicle collided with a car driven by W. E. Orcutt, a high school principal, injuring Orcutt and his wife lightly as liquor spilled onto the street. Local authorities held the man on related charges.
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Marion
U.P
Ralph Terro
Columbus
Terra
W. E. Orcutt
Orcutt
Fatally Burned in Lima Gas Explosion at Farm
Mrs. O W Hullinger died from burns and her husband Oscar was severely injured in a gas explosion at the Hullinger farm five miles east of Lima. Officials attributed the blast to gas generated by vegetables stored in the cellar after Mrs Hullinger went downstairs with a lit lantern.
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O.R
O. W. Hullinger
Oscar
Hullinger
Minister Dr. Good Feared Absent in Kansas City Search
Relatives of Dr. David J. Good who vanished ten days ago suspect he may be in Kansas City Missouri because he viewed the city as offering the best prospects for a minister. He had served seven years as pastor of the Patterson Memorial church here and left without a clue to his destination.
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Dayton
U.R
David J. Good
Kansas City
Good
Patterson Memorial Church
Brock and Schlee Postpone Flight in Adverse Winds
Detroit flyers William S Brock and Edward Schlee delayed their endurance flight in The Pride of Detroit due to adverse winds after a test plane reported gusty conditions. The pair planned to resume the attempt tomorrow at Daytona Beach Florida.
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Daytona Beach
Fia
William
Brock
Edward
Schlee
Detroit
Pride of Detroit
Kingsford-Smith and Pond Postpone Endurance Flight Attempt
In Oakland California December 14 Captain Charles Kingsford-Smith and Lieutenant George Pond again postponed their bid to set a new world endurance flight record flying the Spirit of California a Fokker monoplane.
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Oakland
Calif
Charles Kingsford-Smith
George Pond
Nationalist Forces Retake Canton City Report From Canton
Canton dispatch says Nationalist forces under General Li-Fu-Klum recaptured the entire city easing the situation and allowing steamers to approach wharves. Refugees describe atrocities by radicals including arson and looting. A merchant reports his home burned and his son killed for refusal to sign a $10,000 check.
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Hong Kong
U.R
Li-Fu-Klum
la Seaman
Hongmoon
Fatshan
Woman wounded in alleged brawl dies on Tuesday
Mrs. Blanche Cooper 28 of near Buchtel died Tuesday afternoon from a bullet wound received in a Saturday night melee. Thadders Draper of Nelsonville was arrested on a first degree murder charge. Draper is jailed in Athens County awaiting arraignment. Cooper leaves husband Milton and five children.
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Buchtel
Thadders Draper
Nelsonville
Draper
R. D. Williams
Stout
Carl Porter
Peter Barrows
Barrows
Fred Heck
William Williams
Mrs. Cooper
Milton Cooper
Williams
Supreme court denies appeal in alienation suit
Columbus December 14. The Supreme court denied Mary and Catherine Gerber of Butler county a review of their appeal from the Butler county court of appeals which allowed Bessie Kehm Gerber former wife of Emil Gerber the sum of 25000 in a 75000 alienation of affections suit. The suit was started in common pleas court by Bessie Gerber who charged the plaintiffs in error had alienated from her the affections of her husband and their son and brother who at the time was a county commissioner.
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Columbus
U.P
Supreme Court
Mary
Catherine Gerber
Butler County
Butler County Court of Appeals
Bessie Kehm Gerber
Emil Gerber
Common Pleas Court
Bessie Gerber
Auto crash claims Urbana man in Marysville
Marysville report states F. C. West, 40, of Urbana, died from a skull fracture after the car he rode in with Mrs. Flora dora Jarvis, 38, skidded from the road. Jarvis is hospitalized with a similar injury.
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Marysville
F. C. West
Urbana
Floradora Jarvis
Lindbergh Seen Over Tampico Before Crossing Border
Reports say Charles Lindbergh may have flown the Spirit of St. Louis over Tampico at 8 50 am amid low clouds and mist. A second sighting near Corpus Christi noted a possible crossing at 4 08 am CST as fog hid the plane. President Coolidge signed a bill awarding Lindbergh the Congressional Medal of Honor, first act of the seventieth Congress.
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Mex
U.P
Charles Lindbergh
St. Louis
Lindberg
Panuco River
Mexican- Sinclair Company
Lin
Corpus Christi
Tex
U.R
Coast Guard
Charles A. Lindbergh
Brownville
Navy Submits 71 Vessel Program Worth 800 Million
Secretary of the Navy Wilbur submitted to Congress a naval building plan for 71 new ships valued near 800 million dollars. The bill, introduced by Rep. Butler, calls for 26 light cruisers 9 destroyer leaders 32 submarines and five aircraft carriers with no construction deadline. The plan ties light cruiser and carrier construction to the 1922 Washington arms treaty and allows the president to suspend all or part of the program at his discretion.
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Washington
U.P
Secretary of the Navy
Wilbur
Congress
Rep. Butler
Republican, Penna
Naval Affairs Committee
Plane Set to Launch Atlantic Hop From New York
Mrs Frances W Graysons amphibian plane The Dawn prepared at Curtiss Field New York for a late afternoon takeoff to Harbor Grace Newfoundland the first leg toward a trans Atlantic flight to Copenhagen Start planned around 4 p m pending Mrs Grayson arrival weather charts studied by Lieutenant Oscar Omdal the pilot and Brice Goldsborough navigator They will test fly the craft before departure.
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Curtiss Field
N. Y
Frances W. Grayson
Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
Copenhagen
Brice Goldsborough
Wind storm kills man in Mechanicsburg building collapse
A man was killed and two others escaped serious injury when strong winds blew in the side of a building on the Wilbur Tobias property at 150 here late yesterday.
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Mechanicsburg
Wilbur Tobias
Senators Buy Sisler From Browns
Phil Ball president of the St. Louis Browns announces the sale of George Sisler to the Washington Senators. The deal transfers the Browns first baseman to the American League foe as the season approaches.
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New York
U.P
Phil Ball
St. Louis Browns Today
George Sisler
Browns
Washington Senators
Release Sought for Medal of Honor Sergeant
A. B. B. F. McDonald awaits a letter from Erie County Probate Judge J. M. Rechtel before acting on Edgar M. Halyburton a former army sergeant now in Canton workhouse for liquor fines Friends of Halyburton have petitioned Governor Donahey and the prohibition department citing his war record including the Medal of Honor and a General Pershing citation
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Columbus
F. McDonald
J. M. Rechtel
Erie County
Edgar M. Halyburton
Canton
Donahey
Prohibition Department
Friends of Halyburton
Congressional Medal of Honor
Kershing
Senate Rest After Organization And Deficiency Bill
Washington civic actions show the Senate ending a lengthy session after committee organization and passage of a $210 million deficiency appropriation bill. Senator Warren led the effort as the 82 year old chair pressed work late to clear flood control, farm relief, and other items. Largest single addition was $6,000,000 to retire a Cape Cod canal bond issue. Additional items included $463,732 for Shawnee Indian payments, $126,000 for Ft. Riley housing, and $15,000 for Mt Tittle Indians.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
M Warren
Appropriations Committee
House
Senate Appropriations Committee
Cape Cod
Ft. Riley
Mt. Tittle
Confessed Slayer Of Husband Still Remorseful Today
Velma West, 21, who admitted to killing her husband Edward with a hammer, sat in remorse after court and faced extra guards to prevent suicide. Attorneys prepared habeas corpus to challenge the case, seek charge reduction, and win bail if possible.
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Painesville
U.R
Velma West
Edward
Flood Control Bill Proposed for Lower Mississippi
Senator Jones introduces a bill to authorize 258.96 million dollars for flood control along the lower Mississippi under Army Engineers plans. The War Secretary would supervise the project and implement the Edgar Jadwin report priorities.
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Washington
U.P
Mississippi River
Army Engineers
Senator Jones
Republican
Commerce Committee
Edwin Jadwin
Secretary of Labor reports progress in coal talks
A three person operators committee and a mine workers committee conferred with Secretary of Labor Davis in Washington seeking a peaceful settlement in the bituminous fields. Philip Murray spoke for the miners while John L. Lewis was ill at a hotel.
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Washington
U.pee
Davis
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Philip Murray
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Labor Secretary Davis Seeks Christmas End to Bituminous Strike
Secretary of Labor Davis meets with United Mine Workers and bituminous operators to craft a plan to end the eight month strike before the holidays. Davis notes progress and hopes for a constructive program while warning about over development and frequent wage disputes in the industry.
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Washington
Davis
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Mrs Schlesinger III Ill in Xenia Home
Mrs Catherine Schlesinger seven year old daughter of Columbus state highway director George Schlesinger is seriously ill at her Xenia home after a year of anemia illness.
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Columbus
Catherine Schlesinger
Xenia
George Schlesinger
Schlesinger
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