Ohio House debate on Reynolds Taxation Plan and relief bill
In Columbus the House moves to back Reynolds Taxation with caucus whip while 67 bills are introduced in a session. A $50,000 relief fund for distressed schoolchildren is proposed. a nine member Ohio textbook commission would set uniform texts. An auto headlight bill aims to prevent glare. The text then shifts to a crude wartime-era note on Hindu Muslim sectarian violence in India with sensationalized contrasts and religious tensions.
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U.R
House of Representatives
General Assembly
Senate
House
J. G. Lowery
Muskingum County
Boards of Education
Ohio
FE. R. King
Vinton County
P. H. Rogers
Lorain County
W C T U Opposed to Ohio School Drug Education Bill
The Ohio W C T U protested a bill by Rep Sarah Hyre in committee to teach the evils of alcohol and narcotics in high school science courses using public funds. Mrs H D Van Kirk said enforcement has outweighed education and urged no passage. the committee postponed action until next Wednesday.
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Columbus
Ohio
H. D. van Kirk
House
Sarah BE. Hyre
Cuyachowa
Hivre
Mra Hyre
Mra. van Kirk
United States Supreme Court
Officer Appeals Life Sentence For Poisoning Wife
Maj Charles A Shepard 58, an army officer, will appeal his life prison term in a murder by poison case. U.S. Court of Appeals to hear after Judge Hopkins refused new trial claim over evidence errors. Shepard released on 26000 bond while appeal is prepared. prosecutors said he sought freedom to marry a Texas stenographer.
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Topeka
Kans
U.P
Charles A. Shepard
United States Court of Circuit
Shepard
Richard J. Hopkins
Texas
Lawmakers mull plan to place election machinery under board
In Columbus on February 4, the House elections committee heard Rep Hugh Addison’s bill creating an elective six member board to oversee state election machinery. No opposition spoke and members signaled disapproval, voting to lay the measure over until next Tuesday night.
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Columbus
Hugh Addison
Franklin County
House Committee On Elections
Addison
State Supreme Court orders new trial for Tilly Smith case
The Ohio Supreme Court remanded the Jefferson man Tilly Smith for a new trial today. Smith was sentenced to death for the Memorial Day eve murder of his wife. The state alleges he conspired with Maude Lowther, a part Indian girl, to kill his wife so they could marry. Mrs. Smith was shot while driving with their children near Jefferson en route to relatives.
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Columbus
U.R
State Supreme Court
Tilly Smith
Jefferson
Smith
Maude Lowther
Will Rogers Quips on Smedley Kutler Trial Dress
From RDMORE Oklahoma a reader Letter to Will Rogers mocks the appearance of admirals slated for the Smedley Kutler trial in full dress. The writer laments the contrast between military display in peace and war times and teases on Smedley’s conduct.
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Rdmore
Okla
Smedley Kutler
Smedley
Wili
Banks Back One Law for All Deposits, Young Tells Congress
Owen D. Young, New York financier and chair of General Electric, urged the Glass sub committee to unify banking under a single law and authority. He argued current split control between national and state banks weakens administration and proposed national banks with reserves in the Federal Reserve System to ensure a sound nationwide system.
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New York
Glass Committee
Washington
U.P
Owen D. Young
General Electric Company
Glass
United States
Young
Federal Reserve System
Today by Arthur Brisbane
Not enough readable content to determine a coherent news item or event. article appears as a header line lacking visible summary details.
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Arthur Brisbane
Madame Edib on Kemal Pasha Unlikely Europeanization Debate
Turkish observer Madame Edib argues against Kemal Pasha s rapid Europeanization of Turkey. She compares him to Peter the Great and notes Turks insist on remaining Turkish. She recalls Russians clinging to beards and legends of burial with beard relics to prove nonparticipation.
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Madame Edib
Ethical Culture Society
Kemal Pasha
Gabriel
Bank collapse exposes lender lapses and self dealing
A prominent New York bank that failed recently had lent tens of millions without collateral and even some directors borrowed. The piece cites remarks by Vice President Marshall and calls for honest local government as the story continues on page 4.
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New York
Marshall
Eight Are Dead in Royal Air Force Crash at Plymouth
A Royal Air Force plane wrecked in Plymouth Sound today with twelve aboard. Eight drowned and a ninth died later from critical injuries. Three men were hospitalized in critical condition after the craft exploded and sank, trapping crew in the submerged cabin. One of the dead was an officer.
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Plymouth
Eng
Royal Air Force
Plymouth Sound
RAF Plane Crashes Into Plymouth Sound
A Royal Air Force aircraft crashed in Plymouth Sound with one officer and seven men missing. Four crew members were rescued, authorities reported.
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Plymouth
England
U.rp
Royal Air Force
Plymouth Sound
Earthquake toll climbs in Hawkes Bay New Zealand
Rescue teams combrupted Hawkes Bay after a magnitude quake devastates Napier and Hastings with 0 to 100 dead in Napier and Hastings figures, plus numerous missing and thousands injured and homeless as the toll risks rising.
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Auckland
N. Z
New Zealand
Hawkes Bay
Napier
Cecererecesce
Hastings
Tardale
Hijackers Take Ferguson Car After 160 Mile Chase
Police seek two men who hijacked R. J. Ferguson’s car after a 10 mile pursuit on Three C Highway near Mt Vernon. They fired on tires during the chase, then stopped him on South Main Street. the car was later found abandoned on the town’s west side.
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MT. Vernon
U.R
R. J. Ferguson
Cincinnati
Baking Machinery
Ferguson
Wooster
Columbus
South Main Street
Hunted Killer Nugent Believed Dead in Underworld Talks
Cincinnati reports say Raymond "Crane Neck" Nugent, a reputed gangster and killer, is dead after a Detroit bootlegging circle claim he was slain and burned. Hints connect him to a Miami murder case, a $20 000 bond escape, and ties to Chicago and Toledo crimes, including police slayings.
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Cincinnati
Raymond
Crane Neck" Nugent
Detroit
Nugent
New Jersey
Miami
Fla
Harry Sollick
Toledo
American Railway Express Co
Four Are Fined in City Court Altercation Case
Floyd Butcher pleaded guilty to assault on Kenneth Allstock before Mayor Robert Wood. He was fined $10 and costs after arrest Saturday night. Harry Bolin Milton Bean and Jack King also pleaded guilty to intoxication and were fined $10 and costs by Mayor Wood.
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Floyd Butcher
Kenneth Allstock
Robert
Wood
Butcher
Allstock
Harry Bolin
Milton Bean
Jack King
Gangster Marcus Killed by Associates in Ohio
John Marcus, a noted Southern Ohio gangster, was killed by his own associates who feared he planned to double cross them. Hamilton and Cincinnati police believed the body was found in a cellar beneath a house near Hamilton that had housed a still and stood vacant since a prior raid.
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Hamilton
U.P
John Marcus
Ohio
Cincinnati
Marcus
Quake Devastates Hastings Main Street In New Zealand
Eye witnesses describe a severe tremor that collapses Hastings Main Street, buries the Grand Hotel staff, and leaves about 26 dead. Hawke Bay District with 66 000 residents camps in open fields as emergency aid stations serve the injured.
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Wellington
U.P
North Island
Hastings
Grand Hotel
Hawke Bay District
Woman Clubbed In Toledo Robbery Night Attack
A citywide manhunt began after a young woman was assaulted with a baseball bat Tuesday night in Toledo. Miss Kate Laux, 24, born in Germany, remained in serious condition at St. Vincent's Hospital with severe head injuries. Police roamed the city seeking a suspect described as a young man about 20 years old. the victim said he intended to steal a small black leather suitcase.
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Toledo
U.P
Kate Laux
Germany
St. Vincent's Hospital
Miss Laux
Suspect Grilled in Clyde Torch Murder Case
After seven hours of questioning, Charles Jeffrey, 28, Clyde, still protests innocence as accuser Alfred Bovington, Marquette Penitentiary convict, testifies overhearing Gibbs murder discussions. The three men were jailed in Fremont following the July 28 slaying of Russell Gibbs, Clyde auto salesman.
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O.R
Clyde
Charles Jeffrey
Alfred Bovington
Marquette
Bovington
O'Neil
Jeffrey
Russell Gibbs
Gibbs
British effort to cut France Italy naval tonnage figures
In the House of Commons A V Alexander First Lord of the Admiralty said Britain seeks to persuade France and Italy to lower navy tonnage figures. He warned that if talks fail Britain may reconsider its position under the 1930 London Naval Treaty.
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U.R
France
Italy
House of Commons
A. V. Alexander
Admiralty
Alexander
Britain
Proposes New District Plan for Ohio Congressmen
A bill to create two additional Ohio congressional districts was presented by Sen. L. N. Marshall. The plan enlarges rural districts and reduces city districts, with Columbus and Toledo becoming districts. Cuyahoga County would gain four representatives, hearings to follow.
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U.R
Oakio Senate
L. N. Marshall
Cleveland
Citizens’ League of
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Dayton
Akron
Youngstown
Canton
Cuyahoga County
Senate Committee
Ohio
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Gallia
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Vinton Counties
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Perry
Pickaway
Ross
Belmont
Guernsey
Monroe
Morgan, Noble
Washington
Campbell to try break speed record in Blue Bird II
Capt. Malcolm Campbell, the British driver, expected to attempt a world speed record at Daytona Beach if weather stayed favorable. He coasted a measured mile at 194.384 mph after his Blue Bird II slipped out of gear, saying he had reached 260 mph just before the gear issue.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Malcolm Campbell
Campbell
Navy dirigible Los Angeles to leave Lakehurst for Guantanamo
The Navy reports the dirigible Los Angeles will depart Lakehurst, New Jersey, at 6 o clock this evening for Guantanamo Bay Cuba. Lieutenant Commander W A Clarke asks the Guantanamo Naval Base mooring mast be ready to receive the airship at sunset tomorrow.
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Navy Department
Los Angeles
Lakehurst
N. J
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Cuba
W. A. Clarke
Guatanamo Naval Base
Hoover Refuses To Compromise On Relief Fund Action
President Hoover rejects any compromise on drought relief funding, with guiding notes to Senate leaders and military backups en route to Arkansas for flood relief. Ohio Farm Bureau Federation meets in Columbus urging immediate drought relief loans and a statewide rural credit corporation.
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Lyle C. Wilson
United Press
Washington
Congress
McNary
Oregon
Watson
Indiana
Walter Neeton
Senate
Columbus
Dete Wates
Ohio Farm Burea Federation
General Assembly
Farm Bureau
Heavy Rains Sweep Southern California Citywide
A major storm drenched Southern California with record rainfall, flooding streets and halting inter urban transit. Pasadena logged 1.20 inches in an hour reaching 1.90 inches since yesterday afternoon. Santa Monica Venice and Santa Barbara reported over an inch in 12 hours. Hollywood saw 7.8 inches in a single squall and Los Angeles Pacific electric service was disrupted with derailments and weakened bridges.
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Los Angeles
California
Pasadena
Santa Monica
Venice
Three Die In Utah Dynamite Train Blast
A track driver who drove a load of 360060 dynamite caps into the path of a Denver and Rio Grande passenger train near East Lake City Utah is believed responsible. The blast killed the driver and a passenger James Prinson manager of Western Powder Company and also killed the locomotive engineer B J Rugg of Oden Utah.
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East Lake City
Utah
Denver & Rio Grande
James Prinson
Western Powder Company
J. Rugg
Oden
Sears Named Ohio Prohibition Commissioner
Columbus February 4 Governor White announced Clarance H. Sears of Chillicothe as state prohibition commissioner. Sears, former Ohio Canners' Association president, law graduate from the University of Kansas, long time Chillicothe resident, and 1939 Ross County Democratic candidate for county recorder.
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Columbus
U.P
White
Clarance H. Sears
Chillicothe
Sears
Ohio Canners’ Association
University of Kansas
Ross County
State Treasury Balance Drops to January End
Columbus February 4 1930 Monthly report from State Treasurer Harry M Day shows General Revenue Fund balance fell to 2 695 071 18 at the close of January.
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Columbus
Harry
Day
General Revenue Fund
State Treasury
Commander Wiley Dies After Apoplexy at Office
Charles Wiley, commander of the G. A. R. post in Marion, died yesterday shortly after suffering apoplexy in a newspaper office where he was reporting a post meeting that he had presided the previous Monday.
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Marion
Charles Wiley
G. A. R. Post
Bishop's Son To Testify At Own Murder Trial
In New York on February 4, James W. Maxon Jr the son of a Protestant Episcopal coadjutor faces a murder charge after a drunken brawl left seventy year old David Paynter dead. Martin W Littleton the defense lawyer will seek to counter state witnesses who described brutal beating in a dark room while a third officer provided contrary details. Paynter’s death and the rooming house context are central as Maxon defends himself against the charges.
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New York
Martin W. Littleton
James W. Maxon, Jr
George Jf, Croly
Maxon
David Paynter
Paynter
Rose Hickey
Porter Edict Leads to $700 Fine in Liquor Case
Charles Pleraon of Parkersburg West Virginia and his wife Anna were arrested for transporting liquor after a crash near Torch. Pleraon was fined $700 and costs by Magistrate Porter. Pierson was not charged. Pierson’s wife suffered injuries from the windshield impact. Clarence Nichols of Lathrop received a $29 fine for intoxication.
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Parkeraburg
W. Va
Anna
Wayne Wingett
George Rasp
H. Porter
Mra. Pierson
Pierson
Torch
Ierson
Clarence Nichols
Lathrop
Costa
Lorter
Harry Junod
Sign of Spring in Athens Mourning Dove Spotted
Edward Burchfield reports an early spring sign in Athens by spotting a mourning dove in a tree at his home on Ma ple Street. He notes the bird is rare for this climate and usually returns in late March or early April, sharing his views on groundhogs and shadows. He recalls farm life in Ames and Canaan Township and recounts a groundhog sighting during snow.
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Edward Burchfield
Maple Street
Athens
Burchfield
Ames
Canaan
McClure Elected President Of Athens Bankers Association
F B Huntington of Huntington Nation Bank spoke on Loans at a meeting of the Athens County Bankers Association held at Hotel Berry Tress night. James H McClure of Athens National Bank was named president for the coming year with C G O’Brien vice president R Palmer secretary treasurer and John V Wood past president presiding.
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Huntington Nation Bank of Columbus
Athens County
Berry Tress
James HH. Meclure
Athens National Hank
Associantlon
C. G. O'Bren
Man Pleads Guilty in Grand Jury Larceny Case
Termed indictments last October lead to a guilty plea before Judge L L Ge Worastell in Athens County Common Pleas Court. Actor Goings received a one year sentence at Ohio State Penitentiary Columbia after late apprehension in Marietta and surrender to local officers. Ash Webb fined twenty six dollars and costs in Common Pleas Court for malicious destruction of property.
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Harry Goings
Athens County
Ll. Ge Worastell
Comemon
Ohio State
Columbia
Going
Marietta
Ash Webb
Costa
Common Pleas
Former City Councilman Schooley and son face renewed questions
Cleveland report says Liston G. Schooley and his son Liston Jr refused to answer Grand Jury questions about the city playground land fraud. They were given another chance to disclose details of the deal.
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Cleveland
Liston G. Schooley
Liston, Jr
Cuysehoga County Grand Jury
Davey Offered Place on Ohio Conservation Council
Governor White announced he offered Martin I. Davey of Kent a position on the Ohio Conservation Council. Davey, a noted tree surgeon and former gubernatorial candidate, has not indicated whether he will accept.
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Columbus
White
Martin I. Davey
Kent
Ohio Conservation Council
Appointment of Gorés as West Virginia Agriculture Commissioner
Governor Conley announced the appointment of Howard M. Gorés of Clarksburg as state commissioner of agriculture. Gorés is a former Acting Secretary of Agriculture in President Coolidge's Cabinet and former West Virginia governor.
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Charleston
W. Va
Conley
Howard M. Gorés
Clarksburg
President Coolidge
West Virginia
Morris seeks divorce after 44 years of marriage
Charles F. E. Morris of Columbus filed for divorce from Mia Sarah Morris of Lancaster on Tuesday. The petition says they were married 44 years and have seven children.
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Columbus
Charles FE. Morris
Mia
Sarah Morris
Lancaster
Weather summary with hazy, variable reports
Fragmented weather note describes high near 70s for Phoenix and Port Arthur, with general conditions across regions. Mentions pressure area moving east, leading to fair conditions in the vicinity and a gradual temperature rise Thursday. Also references shipping weather and south to west winds with minor temperature changes.
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Cochrane US
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