Police Probe Strychnine Poisonings At Ohio State
Columbus police pursue a theory that the deadly capsules were placed in the quinine stock bottle by an outsider. They question eight Pharmacy students and search Rosenberg who bought the pills last week, as Paskin’s death earlier raises fresh clues in the alleged deliberate crime.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Chester
Nelson Rosenberg
Cleveland
Rosenberg
David I. Paskin
Canton
Cave Mouth Talk Sparks State Inquiry In Ky
A Kentucky military court opened to probe the Sand Cave disaster as a suspected hoax. John Geralds, a companion of Floyd Collins, testified amid theories that Collins was an actor or murdered, while investigators consider fraud claims and a possible grand jury inquiry in Glasgow.
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I. N
Cave City
L Military Court of Inquiry
Sand Cave
John Geralds
Floyd Collins
Colslina
Cave Me
Floyd Calline
Calline
Collins
Unii
Glasgow
Barren County
Logan Gas Co seeks revised rates to fund drilling
The Logan Gas Co submitted to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio a plan to eliminate the 75 cent service charge and adopt new rates. Athens and other communities had approved the charge earlier, with legal questions delaying ruling. Company officials say funds are needed for current and future drilling and to prevent service disruption. The commission debate centers on regulatory authority rather than the charge itself, risking prolonged litigation. A substitute plan is offered to avoid delays in gas supply and financial shortfalls.
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Logan Gas Co
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Athens
Logan Co
Columbus
Ohio
Logan Company
Today The World Didn’t End Fleischmann A Warning
Arthur Brisbane discusses 1925 end of world scare reports in California and Long Island. He mocks gullible fears, notes scientists say the world won’t end for hundreds of millions of years, and highlights public frights sparked by doomsday prophecies.
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Fleischmann
Mr. Rockefeller
Long Island
Bus Measure Is Up in Ohio Legislature This Week
Columbus February 9 Heavy calendars face both houses as Senate and House prepare for action on two major bills Brown two cent gasoline tax and Collister Home rule amendment to bus laws A new state office building proposal also moves forward with plans for a thirty two story structure to cost four to five million dollars and be financed by state rent savings The Senate Rules committee will discuss tonight T J Duffy reappointment to the State Industrial Commission.
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Columbus
Senate
House
Ohio
State House
Henry Hornbostel
New York
Senate Rules Committee
T. J. Duffy
State Industrial Commission
Man Leaps From Williamsburg Bridge In Suicide Attempt
An unidentified man chose the Williamsburg Bridge in New York City as the site for suicide today. He exited a taxicab in Manhattan and vaulted the guard rail to plunge into the East River. the body has not been recovered.
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New York
Williamsburg Bridge
East River
Manhattan
Panic as triple subway collision rocks Manhattan
In dense fog a rear end crash of three crowded seven car trains in Manhattan left two dead, about a score injured, and many passengers trampled. Motorman failed to see the halted second train, followed by the third, as crowds fought to escape the wreckage and ambulances ferried injured to Fordham Hospital.
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Manhattan
New York
Sca Ie
Fordham Hospital
Polce
Fearful of High Waters Near Gates Mills Flood Threat
Cleveland’s warm Sunday followed 47 days of snow as Gates Mills officials feared flooding from ice jams on the Chagrin River. Low lands between Chagrin Falls and Gates Mills flooded prompting potential dynamite blasting to clear the jam.
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Cleveland
Gates Mill
Here
Chagrin Falls
Gates Mills
Chagrin River
Thomas W Lawson Dies in Boston
Boston February 9 Thomas W Lawson noted financier and author of titles including Friday the Thirteenth Frenzied Finance and The Leak died in a hospital after a relapse following surgery. His two sons Douglas and Arnold Lawson were with him at the end.
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Boston
Thomas W. Lawson
Douglas
Arnold Lawson
ICC Finds Pullman Surcharge Reasonable This Day
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled today that the current surcharge on Pullman sleeping and parlor car fares is reasonable. The extra charge, added to the regular passenger fare, goes entirely to the tax.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Austrian Exexecutioner Offers Polish State Trial
Nikolas Fzini an Austrian assistant state executioner and Pole by birth proposes to serve Poland as a state executioner. He offers a trial execution to prove his skill and seeks monthly pay equal to the under secretary of the Ministry of Justice plus first class travel, a strong bodyguard, and secrecy on his identity.
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Warsaw
Nikolas Fzini
Ministry of Justice
Permit Granted to Withdraw Water from Lake Michigan
Washington reports Secretary Weeks approved Chicago’s five year permit to withdraw 8500 feet of water per second from Lake Michigan under conditions. The move delays a permanent settlement of the dispute between Chicago authorities, other lake cities, and Canadian authorities.
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Washington
Chicago
Lake Michigan
War Weeks
Dog Observed After Rabies Possibility in Cleveland
A dog that bit four people at St Stephens Catholic Church in Cleveland was placed under observation today at the Animal Protective Association to determine if it is rabies infected.
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Cleveland, O
St. Stephens Catholic Church
Animal Protective Association
Trains Crash in Manhattan Fog
Two trains collided in heavy fog on the surface near 219th Street in Manhattan. Initial reports indicated multiple deaths as police, fire units, and city ambulances responded to the scene.
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New York
219Th Street
Snowfall records set in Tiltonville in January
January brought the largest monthly snowfall in years to Tiltonville with 19.8 inches recorded at the Bertha Mineral Company weather station. The month also stood out as one of the driest New Year months in recent years.
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Tiltonville
Bertha Mineral Company
Powerful switch as abandoned school becomes Potent jail site
In Powhatan an old schoolhouse is converted into a jail and municipal hub. The repurposed building now houses a jail facility and space for trials and council meetings.
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Powhatan
Itc
Canton Alcohol Violations Lead to Padlocked Establishments
Five Canton places including the Canton hotel were padlocked by the Common Pleas court on the city solicitor’s application. Properties operated by Joe Cook, Andy Peretsky, and Harry Williams face multiple liquor sale convictions as the court rules them public nuisances.
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Canton, O
Canton Places
Canton Hotel
Common Pleas Court
T. M. Miller
Joe Cook
Andy Peretsky
Harry Williams
President Harrison Still Missing After Distress Signals
Lloyds reported no new information on the Robert Dollar liner President Harrison since distress signals were received from Athens. The ship, en route from Shanghai to New York, was off Crete when the signals were sent on Sunday.
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London
Lloyds
Robert Dollar
Harrison
Athens
Crete
New York
Shanghai
Avon completes central school building with electric service
The $110000 centralized Avon school building is finished in Elyria Ohio area. Its completion enables residents to obtain electric service for the village, improving public access to power and amenities.
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Elyria, O
Avon
Centenarian Miss Heston Reflects On Modern Girls
Philadelphia notes Miss Eliza Jones Heston aged 102 still walks unaided and credits regular eating outdoor life and avoiding medicine. She contrasts modern girls with grandmothers saying girls now sleep out and ride cars, worries about exercise and liquor but sees less drinking historically. She lives with niece Edith Hall.
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Philadelphia
Eliza Jones Heston
Miss Heston
Edward Heston
George Washington
Mies Heston
Edith 8. Hall
Price of Food Rises in Seventeen Cities
The Department of Labor reports January price increases in seventeen cities from 1 to 4 percent. Kansas City leads at 4 percent, others like Little Rock Louisville Omaha Peoria rise 3 percent, while Baltimore Buffalo Detroit Indianapolis Portland Me and Springfield show 2 percent. Philadelphia up 1 percent and Columbus New Haven Rochester under half a percent. Manchester and Providence see slight decreases.
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Department of Labor
Kansas City
Little Rock
Louisville
Omaha
Peoria
Baltimore
Buffalo
Detroit
Indianapolis
Portland
Springfield
Aill
Philadelphia
Columbus
New Haven
Rochester
Manchester
Providence
Hold Mother Who Burned Her Baby
Lena Holmag a 31 year old unwed mother in Galligher hospital begged to die after a newborn was found burned in her apartment and placed in a furnace by the mother. The janitor discovered the body and pathologists say the infant was born alive but died likely soon after due to no medical care.
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Washington
Lena Holmag
Galligher Hospital
Public Service Commission Denies Rehearing on Phone Rates
Charleston West Virginia February 9 1935 The Public Service Commission refused to grant Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone a rehearing of the full rate increase case The matter returns to the Supreme Court for action on the protest by cities seeking suspension of the increases on business telephones ordered last December.
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Charleston
W. Va
Public Service Commission
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Supreme Court
Ohio bill to curb deceptive advertising in drug stores
Columbus February 9. Representative Schmuelling of Hamilton County will introduce a bill in the House to prohibit advertisement of certain business places and drug stores. Officials of the Ohio pharmaceutical association say the measure aims to protect the public from deception by unscrupulous storekeepers. Penalties for violators range from 50 to 200 dollars.
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Columbus
Schmuelling
Hamilton County
Ohio Harmaceutical Association
Tragic College Romance Ends in Deaths in Washington
A Virginia woman Frances Walker Waters and her two children Mary 18 and Lindsey 16 were found dead in a gas filled Washington apartment. Dr. Dorsey Waters ex captain of Virginia football is reported to be in Germantown Pa. The woman, once tied to Charlottesville society, left letters stating unhappiness and poverty drove the act.
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Virginia
National Capital
Washington
University of Virginia
Dorsey Waters
Frances Walker Waters
Charlottesville
Mary
Lindsey
Germantown
Waters
Rodger Pryor
New York
Lady Astor
Samuel Zimmer
Petersburg
James Hay, Jr
Dairy sanitation crackdown expected in Athena
County Health Officer J M Higging and Sanitary Policeman J P Tucker plan inspections of Athena dairies to enforce state and city sanitary laws. No warning will be given, with emphasis on tuberculin testing, clean dairymen practices, and immediate veterinary testing for untested herds. Violators will be prosecuted and winter inspections will proceed despite dirt-road travel limits.
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J. M. Higging
J. P. Tucker
Athena
Tucker
Athens
Higgins
Rum Runner Mark Gilbert Captured After Sea Clash
Mark Gilbert, famed rum runner who vowed not to be taken alive, was captured today by a Coast Guard cutter after a running gun fight sixty five miles out to sea, according to reports reaching Washington.
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Washington
Mark Gilbert
Coast Guard
Dempsey May Face Two Fights in 1932 Rumor
Reports from Los Angeles state heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey and his wife Estelle Taylor traveled from San Diego after their Saturday wedding as speculation mounted he would take two bouts in 1932. Manager Jack Kearns reportedly clashed with Tex Rickard over a bout and with Los Angeles promoters for another, with rumors of a possible breakup.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Jack Dempsey
Estelle Taylor
San Diego
Dempeey
Ed Ghort
Ready Cash
Jack Kearns
Tex Rickard
New York
Kearns
Dempsey
Wholesome DP Makers Mealtry Note and Coupon
Fragmentary notice discusses wholesome meals for children and a return coupon with six stamps for postage. It cites vague terms about feeding, standards, and a premium offer, but readable details are limited.
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Patchogue
Robert Reidt
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Buddy
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Gerealde
Major Turner
Collins Geralds
Geralds
Cope Es Cave
Arthur Brisbane
Star Company
California
Thomas Lawson
Chicago Lake
Urnace
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Champ
Poatage
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