Athens man slays wife after attempt to patch up troubles
Roy Wyckoff of Athens went to Wellston to reconcile with his wife Maude Wyckoff, shot her three times at her father in law Henry Gettles home, killing her soon after. He is jailed in Wellston on murder charges as investigations reveal prior liquor offenses and divorce petitions alleging cruelty and threats.
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Wellston
Maude Wyckoff
Roy Wyckoff
Wyckoff
Common Fleas Court
Jackson
Athens
Henry Gettles
Peikoff
Helwig
Marshall Wins Miner Worker District Presidency by Narrow Margin
Indications show Robert Marshall of Glouster re elected president of the Mine Workers sub district by about 300 votes over J E Swyers of Murray City. Fred Hemsley re elected vice president and Conrad Wein re elected secretary treasurer by a heavy majority. Results for auditing committee and other posts hinge on official count. The auditing committee will meet next Monday at the miners quarters in Nelsonville to tally returns. The United States has 14,000 high coal miners in the region.
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Glouster
Robert Marshall
Mine Workers’ Organization
J. E. Swyers
Murray City
Marshall
Fred Hemsley
Conrad Wein
Thomas Gears
Isaac Jones, Sr
JW Parker
Krivusti
Plains
Nelsonville
Carvass
Woman Struck by Car Near Trimble in Ohio
Mrs. John Doughty of near Trimble was struck by an automobile while walking along the road near the Hisylvania Coal Co. mine just south of Trimble. She suffered a deep head wound requiring nine stitches and was treated by Drs. Gibson and LeFever after being brought to town by an Athens bus with Mrs. Sickles. The driver fled the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
John Doughty
Oscar Sickles
Trimble
Athens
Senate panel backs Huntington and Ohio Bridge toll bridge plan
The Senate commerce committee approved a bill authorizing the Huntington and Ohio Bridge Co to construct a highway and street railway toll bridge across the Ohio River at Huntington West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Huntington and Ohio Bridge Co
Ohio River
Huntington
W. Va
Five Men Plead Guilty In Lottery Conspiracy Case
In Cleveland on December 17, five men pled guilty to conspiracy to violate the national lottery law. They were fined and sentenced to the workhouse for operating the Old Fort Erie baseball pool and shipping tickets in violation of law.
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Cleveland
Old Fort Erie
Claim Her Death Was a Mistake
In New York on December 17 authorities prepared for an autopsy as Dorothy Stotheart’s mother and sister insisted her death by poisoning after a quarrel with husband Herbert Stotheart, a Broadway composer, was accidental. They said she did not intend self harm, noting bottles of headache remedy and silver polish stored together in a bathroom cabinet.
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New York
Dorothy Stotheart
Herbert Stotheart
Cold Wave To Hit Athens Tonight
Athens faces a sharp chill with temperatures plunging toward zero and winds driving the cold from the West. Forecasters warn the frigid air will reach Athens late Wednesday night into Thursday, with Canada reporting 42 degrees below zero in the north.
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Lizzie
Athens
West Lick
Woolworth
United States
Canada
Edmonton
Alberta
Vicinty
Wrights Reflect On Airplane Twenty-First Birthday
Dayton notes the airplane marks its twenty first birthday as Orville Wright recalls the past and future of flight. He credits early pioneers and highlights Wilbur Wright and Kitty Hawk's first flight on December 17 1903. The inventor foresees rapid progress but sees no clear limit.
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Dayton, O
Orville Wright
Wright Brothers
Wilbur
Orville
Kitty Hawke
N. C
Catherine Wright
Wright
Lord Northcliffe
Tondon
Daily Mail
Bleriot
English Channel
Nana Paulham
London
Manchester
Abecock
Brown
Atlantic
John McCready
Oakley G. Kelly
Globe
Dry Agent Fouts Convicted in Perry County Case
A. H. Fouts former state prohibition officer was found guilty by a Perry County Common Pleas jury of impersonating an officer He continued making arrests after his card was revoked and used search warrants as an Ohio policeman under old statutes The sentence was withheld pending a new trial with defense plans to appeal to the state Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Lexington
A. H. Fouts
Prohibition
Common Pleas
Fouts
McDonald
Athens County Protection Association
Perry County
Ohio
Protection Association
Supreme Court
Close House races in Ohio loom as votes cast
Ohio Republicans gather in Columbus for a 1 PM caucus to decide the speakership with Roche Seneca county and Silver Preble county as leading contenders. Four others seek the post while Taft and Harding vie for majority floor leader, Maynard is poised for reelection as clerk, and Robinson and Thomas claim backing for sergeant at arms.
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Columbus
Ohio House of Representatives
Capitol
Ucus
Robert L. Roche
Seneca County
Harry D. Silver
Preble County
J. H. Gordon
Logan County
Gilbert Morgan
Cuyahoga County
A. C. McDonald
Montgomery County
Robert A. Taft
Cincinnati
Justin Harding
Warren County
John P. Maynard
Lima
House
Atarms
A. E. Robinson
Ironton
J. D. Thomas
Witn
Seal Sale Not Solicited in Athens This Year
The seal fund for tuberculosis prevention will be funded by the Community Chest and no city solicitation will occur in Athens this year. Seals will be sold at multiple local businesses with all proceeds returning to the Community Chest. Seals available at McKee drug store Scott Haney Co Sommers store and others.
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Community Chest
Athens
McKee Drug Store
Scott Haney Co
Sommers
D. Zenner Co
W. B. Drake
Finsterwald Millinery
Jacobs Jewelry
Cornwell Jewelry
Stewart ‘Toggery
Hutchinson & Stickney
Lash Drug Store
Jones Novelty Store
Kerr Hardware Co
E. H. Cotton
Ladies’ Zazaar
Cline Pharmacy
Athens Book and News
Logan
Grones & Link
Mechem Shoe
Wharton's
Co. C. Millikan
Slingluff’s
Cold Wave Sweeps Nation From Alaska to Atlantic
The weather bureau warns of an extensive cold wave moving across the United States from the Pacific Northwest toward the Atlantic. The front, originating in Alaska, has already reached the West Coast and will traverse the country over the next two days, following a brief rise in temperatures.
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Washington
United States
Pacific
Atlantic
United States Weather Bureau
Alaska
Pacific Northwest
Jockey turned pastor on trial for his life in Ina
Trial of Rev Lawrence M Hight continues as his counsel Nelson Layman says the defendant will argue his own case to show innocence and test mental capacity. Witnesses recount gossip about Elsie Sweetin and the minister with little hard proof amid courtroom gossip.
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Sonia Lea
MT. Vernon
Lawrence M. Light
Elsie Sweetin
Nelson Layman
Hight
Layman
Ina
Eiste Sweetin
Elsie
Wilf.d
Elk Minstrel Frolic Delights Athens Audiences Again
Athens Elks annual Frolic and Minstrel opened to strong crowds with a brilliant cast of veterans and new stars. The show featured two acts with a song contest, skits, dancing, and a dramatic segment. encores and polished staging by Charles Adams highlighted a program praised for pace and humor.
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Athens Elks
Hiding Hell Auditorium
Charles I. Adams
New York
Ralph Davidson
Wayne Jackson
Betty Hoyt McCoy
Dick Behhmidt
No Man's Land
Frank Kircher
Lloyd Dalley
Margaret Sprague
Annamae Fenzel
Reta Watkins
Blondy Johnson
R. D. Williams
Jonesy
Sams
Bull Durham
Charlies II
Adams
Robert Wood
Cold snap to follow warm spell in Ohio
Columbus reports a dramatic 40 degree fall from 55 degrees to around 14 above zero expected before daylight tomorrow. Weather Man Alexander predicts clearing, with rain turning to snow by nightfall and the temperature dipping to about 33 at 7 p.m. The cold is expected to be brief.
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Columbus
United States
Alexander
Northwest
Ohio
Sleep in Sleepy Hollow: Gompers Resting Near Carnegie
Fragmented reflection on Samuel Gompers burial at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Tarrytown New York near Andrew Carnegie. Notes on labor capital harmony and lingering economic worry, with musing on equality between labor and capital in life and death.
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Samuel Gompers
Sleep Hollow
Tarrytown
New York
Andrew Carnegie
Sleepy Hollow
Soviet faction claims murders amid power struggle
London dispatches report Tsao Kun's head of bodyguard Yen Ching was killed on the Temple of Heaven steps and Tsao Jui died in exposure. Adherents blame Feng Yu Hsiang and Tsao supporters for the deaths amid alleged Soviet influence and Sun Yat Sen backing.
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London
Yen Ching
Tsao Kun
Temple of Heaven
Peking
The
Express
Tsao-Jui
Feng Yu- Hsiang
Tsao
Feng
Karakhan
Sun Yat Sen
Sun
Funeral in New York for AFL President Samuel Gompers
The body of Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, arrived in New York from Washington and lay in state at the Elk’s clubhouse before burial in Sleepy Hollow. Hundreds gathered in rain to view the coffin draped with the American flag as officials and labor leaders paid tribute.
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William Parker
Breat
New York
Samuel Gompere
American Federation of Labor
Washington
the Elk's Clubhouse
Sleepy Hollow
Tarrytown
Hudson River
Washington Irving
Gompera
Pennsylvania Station
Elk's Clubhouse
Forty-third Street
San Antonio
Gompers
Employment and earnings dip due to seasonal changes
Washington reports a slight fall in employment and per capita earnings from October to December, attributed to seasonal changes rather than weaker business. The Commerce Department notes earnings declined about 1.2 percent and employment about 0.1 percent.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Farnings Ciié
British plan to pay off debts early by boosting trade
London reports a campaign to reduce Britain's debt to the United States by accelerating repayments through increased production within the British Empire. J. F. Darling argues every extra 500 dollars paid now lowers future obligations by 2,200 dollars, with emphasis on replacing imports with goods like wool and rubber and expanding empire trade to relieve unemployment.
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David M. Church
London
Great Britain
United States
J. F. Darling
Danning
Darling
The
Daily News
Uniegs
Paris announces new ambassador to the United States
Emil Daeshnen, who will succeed Jules Jusser as ambassador to the United States, will leave Paris for Washington January 20, an official notice confirms.
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Paris
Emil Daeshnen
Jules Jusser
United States
Washington
Free Copy of the Constitution Offered to Readers
Readers are invited to obtain a remarkable booklet that includes the Constitution and the three great instruments. The package offers careful records by leading authorities and is provided free with return postage stamps. Send a request with a clearly written address on the coupon line.
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Meuere Abe
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