Fall River Textile Blaze Devastates Business District
A massive fire raged through Fall River's business area from 7 p.m. to dawn, destroying banks, factories, and a newspaper plant. More than 25 million dollars in property was lost, with 12 seriously injured and hundreds treated for minor injuries as firemen battled freezing conditions and ice. The granite blocks and key buildings, including the Pocasset mills and Rialto theater, suffered heavy damage.
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Fall River
Mass
Pocasset
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Bull Up
Main Street
Central Street
Mohican
Rialto Theater
Pocasset Mills
Wilbur Hotel
Narragansett Bay
Boston
Providence
R. 1
Linton pleads not guilty to perjury charge
Ernest Linton of near Athens appeared before Justice of the Peace 8, entering a plea of not guilty to a perjury charge. His bond was set at 300 dollars for appearance before the grand jury.
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Court of Justice of the Peace
BE. Hedges
Ernest Linton
Athens
Will Rogers Declines Run for Office in 1928
Beverly Hills editor Will Rogers states he will not enter a political race in autumn 1928. He jokes he could take the post office in Beverly Hills and Claremore to handle two letters but refuses any political conflict.
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Will
Messenger
Beverly Hills
Calif
Will Rogers
Claremore
Oklo
Republican state group weighs Willis as favorite for president
The Ohio Republican state central committee met in Columbus to consider Frank B. Willis as the party’s favorite son. Willis supporters held 20 of 22 seats, while two Hamilton county members backed Hoover. A resolution endorsing Willis was expected, with Coolidge’s retirement prompting the move. Col. Carmi A. Thompson led Willis’ campaign team at the luncheon hosted by Fred B. Warner.
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Columbus
Republican State Central Committee
U. B
Frank B. Willis
Ohio
Willis
Secretary of Commerce
Herbert Hoover
Central
Hamilton County
Hoover
Carmi A. Thompson
Cleveland
Coolidge
Fred B. Warner
Colonel Thompson
Col. Thompson
Bearded Bank Robbery Suspect Nabbed in St Louis
Clarence Beard alias George B. Germain arrested in St Louis after Cleveland bank robbery warrant and Michigan escape from Ionia reformatory in November 1927. Authorities notified by Ohio and Michigan law enforcement.
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ST. Louis
Ohio
Michigan
Clarence Beard
George B. Germain
Cleveland
Ionia Reformatory
Lost Sub Captain Leads Sister Ship in Storm Narrows
Lieutenant Philip W. Warren of Springfield TU commanded the submarine plant sister ship to the ill fated 8 4 after a two day loss in the Atlantic coast storm.
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Atlantic
Philip W. Warren
Springfield
Ohio economy plan aims to cut state payrolls and overstaffed units
A Ohio legislative joint committee on economy in public service plans a sweeping program to save more than 5 million dollars annually. It recommends wiping out or cutting in half the state dry force and shifting duties to supervisors, while identifying 1400 jobs for elimination and salary revisions. The first report targets the agriculture foods and dairies division with potential annual savings of 26 thousand dollars and halved inspector numbers.
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Cleveland
U.P
Ohio
Joseph N. Ackerman
Ackerman
Department of Agriculture
Lancaster Girl Aims for Europe Life in Detroit
Anna Morrow an 18 year old from Lancaster Ohio is detained in Detroit at her father's request after policewomen arrest her for pursuing a luxury life in the underworld She hoped to write magazine stories about her experiences and planned to go to Europe.
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Detroit
U.P
Mrea
Anna Morrow
Europe
Lancaster
Ohio
Boy Killed in Crash Near Hamilton
Ralph Erion, 9, died when his car collided with a machine carrying five Black workers near Hamilton. His parents Mr. and Mrs. Albert Erion and five other children were injured in the crash late yesterday.
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Hamilton
O.R
Ralph Erion
Albert Erion
Fatal crash on Colerain Pike claims William R. Martin
William R. Martin of Richmond Indiana was killed early today when his car struck a telephone pole on the Colerain pike near Oxford. Two other men in the vehicle escaped unharmed.
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Oxford
O.R
William R. Martin
Richmond
Ind
Colerain Pike
Here
Martin
Doctors face blame as girl loses legs in straightening operation
In Chicago on February 3 a medical dispute erupted over the amputation of Sadie Holland's legs after a leg straightening procedure at an Osteopathic hospital. Drs Magnusson Van Doren and Schireson disputed who performed the cuts as doctors testified on the cause of gangrene and an official inquiry paused without family complaints.
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Chicago
U.P
Sadie Holland
Miss Holland
Paul Magnusson
Vi Doren
Osteopathic Hospital
Elsie Hilgren
8. D. Zaph
Henry J. Schireson
Schireson
Zaph
John W. Follmer
State Registration Department
Charles Mueller
Miss Hilgren
Magnusson and
van Doren
Follmer
Acquittal Returned in Vanderhoevel Case
A Greenville jury returned an instructed verdict of acquittal for Mrs. Catherine Vanderhoevel accused of killing the baby born to her unwed daughter. The court ruled the alleged confession made after arrest was involuntary and not admissible as evidence.
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Greenville
U.R
Catherine Vanderhoevel
Sartain Freed on Parole After Bribe Conspiracy Sentence
Albert E. Sartain, former warden of the Atlanta federal penitentiary, was released on parole today after serving eleven months of an eighteen month sentence for conspiracy to receive bribes.
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Atlanta
Albert E. Sartain
Federal Penitentiary
Boy Driver in Logan Crash Sustains Severe Injuries
Kenneth Alkire, 12, of Nelsonville, crashed near Juergens Meier hill west of Logan driving his car. He was thrown from the wreck, suffering deep facial and head wounds needing 75 stitches. He was hospitalized at Cherrington with possible internal injuries. parents were notified.
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Logan
Kenneth
M. W. Alkire
Nelsonville
Cherrington Hospital
Juergensmeier Hill
Attuck
Hocking
Homes of Miners In Eastern Ohio Stoned by Mob
A mob of about 150 men attacked the Florence coal mine area near Martins Ferry Ohio. Thirteen miners families houses were stoned and evacuated as guards and federal officers intervened after a two hour talk. The mob came from Tiltonville and Jefferson county.
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Ohio
ST. Clairsville
U.A
Florence
Martins Ferry
Don I. Caldwell
Ohio National Guard
Jefferson County
Y. & O. Company
Tiltonville
Abbreviated skirts blamed for unshapely legs claims
C T Conklin at Ohio State University warned thousands of girls their legs lack shapeliness due to diet. He linked undernourishment to styles that favor skimpy skirts and diet lacking bone-building foods like milk and vegetables.
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Columbus
U.P
C. T. Conklin
Ayrshire Breeders’ Association
Ohio State University
Conklin
Farm Situation Improving Says Taber At Farm Week
Columbus February 3 L J Taber master of the National Grange told Ohio Grange members at Farmers' Week that the farm situation is bad but getting better He urged Congress to adopt the export debenture plan before the House and said the industry can be corrected if farmers organize for proper readjustment The Grange will not join a doomsday mood or accept peasant status for American farmers
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Columbus
U.P
L. J. Taber
National Grange
Ohio Grange
Taber
Congress
House of Representatives
Washington
Grange
Senate panel moves to jail oil chief over 60 million secret deal
Washington February 3 The Senate public lands committee moved to send Robert W. Stewart oil chief to jail for refusing to answer questions about a $60 000 000 secret deal of 1921 After Stewart again declined to provide the information Senator Walsh of Montana announced the committee would meet that afternoon to take definite action.
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Washington
U.R
Senate Public Lands Committee
Robert W. Stewart
Stewart
Walsh
Montana
Government to Flame-Swept Fall River Resources Offered
Washington, Feb 3. President Coolidge ordered Army and Navy aid to Fall River Massachusetts. The Red Cross Disaster Director Henry M. Baker was sent to survey relief needs. Secretary of War Davis directed Major-General Preston Brown to provide troops and supplies via Massachusetts authorities. The Navy planned aid from its Newport station.
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Washington
U.R
Fall River
Mass
Coolidge
Army
Navy
Red Cross
Henry M. Baker
Davis
Preston Brown
Boston
Massachusetts
Newport
Reverend Donald Macintosh Resigns After 32 Years Service
In Nairn Scotland Rev. Donald Macintosh the famed blind pastor of the Congregational church has stepped down after thirty two years of ministry. He served the congregation and community with a long tenure marked by dedication and leadership.
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Nairn
Scotland
Donald Macintosh
Congregational Church
Ohio relief funds rise as donors aid eastern mining districts
Funds received at about 1000 dollars daily push the total to around 13000 dollars for destitute relief in Belmont Noble Tuscarawas Harrison counties. Gen Frank D Henderson oversees distribution with Major Emil Muskingum county relief. New warehouses and expanded clothing stock planned in St Clairsville to serve eastern Ohio miners.
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Columbus
Ohio
Belmont
Noble
Tuscaranas
Harrison Counties
St. Clairsville
Lief
Henderson
Emil Muskingum
Poisoned by car exhaust in Detroit garage incident
Two men were poisoned by carbon monoxide when a car engine ran in a Detroit garage. The victims were Richie O'Neill, 30, a traveling salesman from Osceola Mills, and Ernest Larue, 30.
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Detroit
Mich
Feh
Richie O'Neill
Osceola Milla
Ernest Larue
Oldest oil well in Terre Haute dismantled as fire hazard
America's oldest oil well in Terre Haute has pumped its last barrel. The Single Stroke Well, operating since, is being dismantled after a city ordinance declared it a fire hazard and public nuisance.
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Terre Haute
Ind
U.P
America
How to Ox Seven Dishes from Your Grocer List
Read on for simple methods to prepare seven dishes using only items from the grocer. Recipes cover a variety of soups, three entrées, and a few sauces, all designed to be easy and practical.
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Willard E. Martin
United Press
Republican
By Harry W. Sharpe
City of Detroit
Underworld
Franklin
Hardinge
Anne Livingstone
Tulsa
Okla
Sartain
St. Moritz
Montreal
Atlantic City
Kenneth Alkire
Grange Head
Indiana
Fisher
Elizabeth Briggs
Charlie
Ther
Fisher Body Corporation
Justine Pride
Lansing
Howard
Seeven Fisher Brothers
Miss Briggs
Miss Price
Automobile
National Guard
Eld Growh
Terré
Sewagad
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