Storms Expected to Relieve Ohio Drought in Short Term
Ohio forecasts say rain or snow may briefly ease drought areas tonight and tomorrow though no permanent relief is expected. Reports from Athens County and Belmont, Muskingum, Monroe, Washington counties detail water shortages, trucking, and communal efforts including the Red Cross and National Guard aiding thousands with tanker and free water supplies.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
W. H. Alexander
Middlewest
Indiana
Kentucky
Illinois
Harry G. Southard
F. H. Warner
B. F. Hatch
T. R. Lathrop
Barnesville
Belmont County
Bellaire
New Concord
Muskingum County
Muskingum College Lake
Danger Point
Cambridge
Woodsfield
Monroe County
Washington County
American Legion
Red Cross
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Ohio National Guard
Federal Department
Athens County
Amesville
France Wins Clipperton Island Arbitration
A ruling by King Victor Emmanuel assigns Clipperton Island to France after a long dispute with Mexico. Italy’s king orders Mexican forces to withdraw. The island lies in the Pacific about 870 miles west of the Mexican coast and is known as Isla de la Pasión.
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Emanuel
France
Mexico
Pacific Ocean
Mexican
Clipperton Rock
la Isla de la Pasi
Victor Emanuel
Davis Reappointed to State Tax Commission
Quincy A. Davis a Hamilton Democrat is reappointed by Governor White to the State Tax Commission for a six year term starting February 9. Davis first joined the commission in 1927 succeeding S. E. Forney. Salary set at 4000 dollars. Confirmation by the Senate is expected next week.
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White
Hamilton
State Tax Commission
Columbus
U.P
Quincy A. Davis
Hamilton Democrat
Suit Over Loose Horse Causes Car Crash
Columbus February 6. Anthony V. Straub files against C. W. Bohn of Gahanna charging a loose horse on the highway last June 20 caused his car to wreck. Straub states the horse should be kept off the road and seeks legal redress.
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Columbus
Anthony V. Straub
Straub
C. W. Bohn
Gahanna
Bohn
Will Rogers on Oklahoma A and M and flying Hawks
Will Rogers comments from Ponca City about a Hawks game at Oklahoma A and M stating the school excels in cattle shows and judging contests. He contrasts the campus with raccoon coat image and notes the rapid pace of life and questions about prohibition and Butler’s trial.
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Ponca City
Okla
Hawks
America
Oklahoma
Admirals
Butler
Mr. Hoover
West
Texas
Will
France sees flying as key in future war warns on U S neglect
A low rock with a central lagoon is seen as a potential seaplane base in war scenarios. France stresses the importance of aerial warfare readiness, while the United States is described as ignoring related preparations and implications.
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France
United States
Joe the Baker Joseph Catania Shot in Bootlegging Turf War
Joseph Catania known as Joe the Baker dies after being shot during a gang conflict in the Dutch Schultz territory. He offered no confession about who fired the machine gun while resisting the attackers. Continued on Page 4.
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Joe the Baker
Joseph Catania
Schultz
Bronx
Newspaper leaders gather for Ohio associations meeting
Sessions of the Buckeye Press Association and Ohio Newspaper Association opened in Columbus on February 6 and run through Saturday. Louis Wiley of the New York Times spoke at the Associated Ohio Dailies dinner, praising modern reporting, predicting less bias, fewer sensational stories, and a rebound in business.
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Columbus
O.R
Buckeye Press Association
Ohio Newspaper Association
Associated Ohio
Louis Wiley
New York Times
Ohio
Wiley
Motives sought in double railway firm deaths
In New York two railway supply executives die by suicide after a shooting. William H. Spain, president of Royal Railway Supply Co., was killed by May Lenahan, who then shot himself. A note mentions being fooled by the big shot and hints at stock market troubles.
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New York
U.P
William H. Spain
Royal Railway Supply Co
An- May Lenahan
Mixh
Vanderbilt Refuses High Bids for Mussolini Hit and Run Tale
Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. rejected offers totaling at least 75 900 for his story alleging a Mussolini hit and run charge by Major General Smedley Butler. Vanderbilt told Rob Wagner that he has no intention of selling the piece despite the large offers.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Smedley D. Butler
U. S. Marines
Vanderbilt
Rob Wagner
Los Angeles
Senate Acts to Bar High Earners From Disabled Veteran Pay
The Senate voted to bar government workers earning over 20000 annually from receiving disability compensation while also drawing full pay as veterans bureau hires. Senator Reed cited cases including William Wolf Smith and Dr. Wilfred Ernest Chambers who collect both retirement or disability benefits and high salaries. Separately, General Frank T. Hines urged a 50 percent cut in disability allowances during hospital stays to speed recovery.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
Independent Offices
Reed
Pennsylvania
Veterans Bureau
Bureau
William Wolf Smith
Smith
Quartermaster Corps
Wilfred Ernest Chambers
Missouri
Frank T. Hines
Senate Finance Committee
Hines
New Tremors Hit Napier After Quake and Fire
New tremors shook the Napier area as evacuation continued after an earthquake and fire devastated the town. Relief work was organized under government direction with aid distributed to survivors. Death toll remained uncertain with about 200 known dead and 1,000 injured. looting was reported in some towns.
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Auckland
N. Z
U.P
Napier
Hastings
Einstein Sued Over Unified Field Theory Claim
Dr. Albert Einstein faces a federal lawsuit filed by Ira D. Edwards of San Pedro in Los Angeles charging infringement of a copyrighted book in developing the Unified Field theory. Edwards, who says he developed the theory after 25 years of study, seeks subpoenas and court relief plus costs.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Albert Einstein
Ira D. Edwards
San Pedro
United States District Court
Hinstein
Edwards
Fire Chief Injured in Fire at Van Horne Tube Co
Franklin reports Fire Chief Arthur Taylor sustained serious injuries while assisting at a blaze that caused about 12000 dollars in damage at the Van Horne Tube Company. A hose slipped from firefighters as water pressure failed and the nozzle struck Taylor on the head.
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Franklin
Arthur Taylor
van Horne Tube Company
Taylor
Hoover Proclaims Five Tariff Changes Under Hawley Smoot
President Hoover announced five changes to the Hawley Smoot Tariff Act under the new flexible clause. Rates on wood flour pigskin leather straw hats and maple sugar were reduced while woven wire fencing and netting duties rose. Adjustments take effect in 30 days with specific ad valorem and per dozen or per pound changes per item.
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Washington
U.R
Hoover
Federal Tariff Commission
Bandits Leave $15 Behind After Bank Robbery Try
An attempted bank holdup at Farmers Bank in Savannah failed when a robber asked cashier S. I. Rupert to change $15 and drew a pistol. Rupert fired, the two accomplices fled in a car, leaving the money behind. Rupert pursued and fired toward the getaway vehicle.
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Ashland
Farmers Bank
Savannah
S. I. Rupert
Rupert
Senate Fund Panel Eyes Pennsylvania Inquiry End
Chairman Nye said the probe into Pennsylvania expenditures may be closed and the committee would meet with no witnesses to discuss the case. A score of Davis witnesses testified in an all day session yesterday as Nye contemplated an effort to unseat Senator Davis of Pennsylvania.
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Washington
Nye
Senate Campaign Fund Committee
United Press Today
Pennsylvania
Davis
Prince of Wales and Prince George Reach Panama Canal Zone
The Prince of Wales and Prince George arrived today aboard the Steamship Oropesa at Cristobal Panama Canal Zone. They plan to fly across the canal to Balboa to join the ship again and proceed to South America with Buenos Aires as the objective where the Prince will open a British trade exposition.
Extra Session To Be Needed
President Hoover and congressional leaders signal a possible extra session as drought relief prohibition and the Federal Power Commission dominate Senate debate. Only one regular supply measure passed with 23 days left to enact major appropriation bills. Salary disputes block conference bills, led by House Appropriations Chair Wood opposing raises.
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Washington
Hoover
Congress
Senate
Prohibition
Federal Power Commission
Wood
House
Appropriations Committee
Mussolini Saved Rome Plot Foiled Says Police
Italian police report the arrest of Michele Schirru an anarchist who planned to assassinate Premier Mussolini and other officials in Paris last summer He bought bombs in Liege and came to Rome on an Argentine passport after months under surveillance Schirru says he turned away from anarchism since boyhood and confessed to the plan.
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Rome
Mussolini
Michele Schirra
Home Ministry
Schirru
Paris
Liege
Negro Must Die in Paducah Electric Chair
Paducah Ky February 6 A jury sentenced Sam McGee a Negro to die in the electric chair for the slaying of Charles Clark a white 19 year old during a holdup. Execution is set for April 10. McGee escaped a mob that sought lynching and was moved to Hopkinsville for safety as the mob chased across counties.
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Paducah
Sam McGee
Charles Clark
McGee
Hopkinsville
Test Sub Plane For Navy Aims High Speed Sealift
Test flights at Curtiss Airport North Beach Queens reveal a one seat seaplane with 36 foot wingspan 49 foot length and a 100 horsepower motor claimed to be submarine capable and reaching 190 miles per hour amid secrecy.
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New York
U.R
Navy
Curtiss
North Beach
Queens
River chief resigns in Ohio Waterways post
Malcolm M. Stewart resigned as secretary of the Ohio Waterways Commission, submitting the notice to Governor George White on February 6. This action ends Stewart's tenure in the river management role in Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Malcolm M. Stewart
George White
Ohio Waterways Commission
Hoover Wins Confidence Of Nation Leaders Say
Republican National Committee leaders from across sections report to the White House that President Hoover has won broad support for his stand on prohibition and food relief. They express optimism about the political outlook for next year and favor campaigning on the issues as they stand. They hope for rain in drought regions and stronger financial confidence among the people.
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Washington
Hoover
White House
Republican National Committee
Lincoln portrait sparks charge of sensationalism
Springfield Illinois Feb reports H W Fay keeper of Lincoln's tomb calls Edgar Lee Masters biography sensational. Fay says Masters portrays Lincoln as cold and unkempt but Fay cites stories of Lincoln as warm and astute, noting his long habit of study and work. He preserves 360 Lincoln photos showing him neat and well dressed.
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Springfield
U.P
Edgar Lee Masters
Abraham Lincoln
Mannerinus
Lincoln
H. W. Fay
United States Senate
Masters
Tincoln
Bishop's Son Is Acquitted in Murder Trial
James Mathew Maxon Jr., son of a Tennessee bishop coadjutor, was acquitted of second degree murder in the killing of David Paynter during a fight at a rooming house. The verdict came after a three hour nine minute jury deliberation and followed testimony by witnesses including Rose Hickey.
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York
James Mathew Maxon, Jr
Tennessee
David Paynter
Maxon
Paynter
Martin Littleton
William B. Moore
McCormick Sued for Cruelty in Illinois Divorce
Dorothy Linn McCormick, wife of Cyrus H. McCormick Jr., files for divorce in Superior Court alleging cruelty. The couple, married February 18 1915 and separated May 26 1930, have no alimony requests. McCormick, vice president of International Harvester, is en route to Europe and may not contest.
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Chiago
U.P
Cyrus H. McCormick, Jr
International Harvester Company
Dorothy Linn McCormick
Bomb Explodes On Lakewood Porch Wrecks Home
A dynamite bomb exploded on the front porch of a two family home in Lakewood, ripping the porch from the foundation and shattering every window. Twelve people, including seven children, were endangered by the blast in the Cleveland area.
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Cleveland
Lakewood
Memphis Girls Demand Public Apology Over Dance Dress Claim
More than 350 female students at Southwestern University petitioned for a public apology after Presbyterian pastor Rev. R. Girard Lowe accused dancers wearing shorts “barely below the hips” of improper dress. Mrs. M. H. Townsend led the effort, calling for a formal retraction and stating the women’s costumes were proper.
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Memphis
Tenn
Southwestern University
Dreas
R. Girard Lowe
Presbyterian
Charles E. Necht
Hell
M. H. Townsend
Lowe
Blame Hijackers In Ohio Murder Case
Hoyt Eakins, 30, of 1291% North High Street Columbus, was found shot dead in his small green coupe after leaving for Cleveland with 73 gallons of alcohol hidden in the vehicle. Sheriff F E T Wallett of Ashland County blamed hijackers, who fled without the liquor near Harvey Corners.
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Columbus
Hoyt Eakins
North High Street
Cleveland
Harvey Corners
Ashland County
F E. T. Wallett
Ashland
Wallett
Nationalist Leader Motilal Nehru Dies at 69
Motilal Nehru, a disciple of Gandhi and founder of the Swaraj Party, died in Lucknow at 6:40 am. He was 69 and served terms in prison during civil disobedience campaigns. Nehru led the All India National Congress and shaped India's nationalist movement.
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Lucknow
India
Motilal Nehru
Mahatma Gandhi
Nehru
Swaraj
All-India National Congress
Gandhi
Fire Kills Blind Inmate Tied in Chair in Monrovia
Isadore Swinson, 64, a blind resident of the Monrovia Retirement Home, burned to death after flames from a gas heater caught his clothing while he was strapped to a rocking chair to prevent falls. His paralyzed companion watched unable to cry out.
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Monrovia
Calif
U.P
Isadore Swinson
Swinson
Two Died Two Seriously Hurt In Athens Wreck
Two Athens residents died and two others were seriously injured when a car on State Route 31 near Sugar Grove crashed into a brick truck. Mrs Maude L Woodworth and her son Paul Woodworth died. Mrs W W Keene and chauffeur William Walker were hospitalized with severe injuries. multiple witnesses and officials investigated the crash.
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Athens
Iene
Sugar Grove
Srtbad
Maude L. Woodworth
Hi Y Berry
Paul Woortaworth
Cole Lision
W. W. Keene
East State Street
William Walker
Lancaster
Mra
Waller
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Come
Chicago
Ben Biddle Bugar
Woodworth
Charlies Olenhouser
Columbus
Kelley
Black Lick
Weworth
Fairfield County
Robert L. Woodworth
Athens National Bank
Coln
Say Mourne
M. E. Carter
Nelsonville
Agnes Nelsonville
Clementa
Junction Ohio
Keene
Cinet
Alice
Virginia
Ohio University
Sally
IA Ann
Rufus Nam
Mia
Washington, D. C
Walker
Tennessee
Hotel Berry
Uae
Denison names George Rich head football coach
George Rich of Lakewood named head football coach at Denison University. Rich, captain of the 1928 Micigan team, coached at Michigan last fall and will begin duties next September, succeeding Edson Rupp who remains on Denison faculty. Gregory, a former Denison figure, was named assistant coach.
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FE Granville
George Rich
Lakewood
University of Miccan
Denison University
Rich
University
Michigan
Edson Rupp
Denison
Gregory
Dirigible Nee Departs Guantanamo for Panama Flight
The Navy Department reports the dirigible Nee departed Guantanamo Bay Cuba for Panama at 8 20 this morning. The advisory notes the longstanding transits between Caribbean bases as part of ongoing airship tests and routes.
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Panama
Washington
Navy Department
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Weather summary for yesterday and forecast notes
Yesterday reported high in Miami and Shreveport near 70 with Phoenix TD. White River 34 below, Cochrane 16 below, Sault Ste. Marie 6 below. Eastward pressure areas bring settled weather, rain expected starting Saturday as winds shift from south to west.
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Ti Shreveport
Phoenix
Tay
White River
Cochrane
Sault Ste
Shippers
Ebover
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