Japan’s Naval Demands Stir Conference Unease
Five-power naval talks in London paused for the weekend as Japan pressed to uphold 70 percent of its fleet strength. Tokyo signaled willingness to extend the battleship building holiday but opposed scrapping ships, risking friction with Britain and the United States. Experts meet to classify ships and assess whether substitutions could balance the plan by 1930.
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Raymond Clapper
United Press Star
London
Japan
Tokio
Briain
United States
Ale
Washington
Britain
Hele
Hales
St James Palner
Jim
Jin
Affectine
Waitine Again For Final Day Runtsvilede
Vex February 8, Percy Tloward faces another delay in the death schedule for Howard tied to the Nixon murder case. Gov Moody granted clemency while awaiting trial outcome in Abilene. Multiple prior execution dates since 1929 show a long, paralyzing legal saga with appeals and transfers.
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Percy Tloward
Seath
Nl M. Nixon
Pose
Dan Moody
Howard
Ham
Nixon
Percy Howard
Nloy
Rison
Wi Paso
Mi Jase
Vax Rontenced
Moody
Fhimr
Abilene
Mother Is Highest at Cleveland State Bar Exam
Ars Idm Roberts McDowell, mother of an 11 year old, led 17 successful bar candidates with 89 percent. She works by day and studies law by night, is divorced, and resides with her son and her parents in Cleveland. She graduated from East High School in 1914 and attended King State University for one year.
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Oman
Saum
Dar Entenni
Cleveland
Ars
Idm
Roberts
Ives
Pred Roberts
Cleveland East High School
King State University
Ohio to Spend Millions on Widening Narrow Roads in 1930
Ohio plans a large highway program in 1930 with wide roads and resurfacing. State and federal funds totaling about 22 million for construction plus 13 million for maintenance will drive the effort, funded by gasoline tax, federal aid, county cooperation, and railroad contributions. Counties and townships also allocate significant sums to highway work as traffic increases.
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Ohio
Columbus
Poh. F
State Highway Department
Lode
Anticma
Roughway Department
New Street Light Signs Implemented in Athens
New signs replacing old Ka U. Turns will read Autormo Liles More Only On Green under an order by Mayor Troherh 8. Wood to curb traffic signal violations. Drivers risk arrest for disobeying, pedestrians may cross on green and amber phases, and coexistence with police enforcement is urged to reduce turning dangers.
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Athens
Troherh
Wood
Automomle Drcivera
Kim
Russian Wickedness Condemned by Pope
Vatican City reports Pope Pius condemns “horrible and sacrilegious wickedness” in Russia. The pontiff denounces anti religious campaigns, noting Soviet actions closing churches and urging faith and moral defense.
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Vatican City
Pius NE
Soviet Union
Russia
Local News Index Highlights Economy and Crime Measures
The Ohio paper details heavy spending promises in Wien, Ohio, and anticipated mergers in the business sector. It covers damage suits in Meigs County, prosecutor activity in Pomroy, and labor and tax issues affecting Athens County. Also notes political contention, church project progress, and district farm and community reports.
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Wien
Ohio
Gita
Sivu
Meigs Goumy
Pomnoy Newa
Athens County
Athens
Chauncey News
Teaking County
Hoover
Cleveland
Millfield
Washington Neate
Messenger
Tage MW
Messenger Cerial Stacy
Satantay
Bender aims for half million signatures on plan
Cleveland, Feb. 8. State Senator George H. Bender plans to gather 500,090 signatures to back a constitutional amendment redefining legislative representation. He has 347,600 names already, with 347,600 required. The move would redraw Senate seats from 81 to 30 and House seats from 138 to 19 California counties could be merged into single districts. Attorney General Gilbert Geilman ruled on signatures.
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Cleveland
IUR
George H. Bender
Bender
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Gilbert Geliman
Benders
Ysen
Senate
House
Dopester Couple Denies Hiring Killer in Akron Murder
Marie Conklin, 32, wife of Fred Conklin, is held on related charges in connection with the murder of Mrs. Ruth Murray. Conklin denies involvement and says dopesters are too poor to hire a killer, claiming she has no motive and was not in Akron. Murray was to testify against Conklin in court.
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Uri
Fred
Conklin
Akron
Ruth Murray
Narcaties Force
Marie Conklin
Era
Murray
Mrs. Murray
Poor Mothers With Pensions Stopped Are the Real Victims
Chicago financial debacle hits mothers and city workers unpaid for months. The piece highlights Mrs. Vinna Blaha and Anna Blaha, widowed mothers with 1 dollar rent bills, frozen kitchens, and no pension cash to feed children. It notes many widows relying on pensions suffer as city finances collapse.
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Chicago
NEA Services
Feb. S
Kou
Elty
Vinna Blaha
Blaha
Ark
Anna
Glaha
Berauss
Wall Street sees rubber mergers reshaping industry
Wall Street expects sweeping mergers in the rubber sector led by Cyrus Eaton who has gained Goodyear control from New York financiers who reorganized in 1921. Eaton’s Midwest reach and ties to Continental Shares hint at a broader consolidation as price fixing and industry leverage push toward coordinated actions.
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U.P
Wall Street
Cyrus
Eaton
Cleveland
Goodyear Rubber Company
Exton
Goodyear Company
Goodyear
United States Rubber
Enron
Ciking
Wold Giost Certainty
Pirestone Funbber
Cis & Conny
Finsneel Hone
Halon
Marked & Sen
Lindbergh focuses on safety over stunts in aviation future
The article discusses Colonel Lindbergh’s experiments with engineless flight and gliders, praising his courage but arguing real progress lies in training pilots for passenger safety and reliable weather handling. It contrasts risky demonstrations with a push for weatherproof, dependable aircraft and future ships, noting Lindbergh commands capital and industry attention.
Church Sermon To Be for Boy Scouts in Athens Week
Presbyterian Church schedules a Boy Scouts Week sermon by Dr AL Yo Wilcox on permanent foundations of world peace. All Scouts are invited, services start at 7 PM, with emphasis on Scout Week activities in Athens. Local notices also report a $125000 post office building project for Pomeroy and similar bills for Nekville and Jackson per Rep Thomas A Jenkins.
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Presbyterian Church
Athens
AL YO Wilcox
Pomeroy, Ieh
Pomeroy
House of Representatives
Thomas A. Jenking
Jenkins
Nekenville
Jacksom
Weather and public health notes from Washington and Florida
Weather outlook for the week shows unsettled conditions across the region with snow likely in the north and warmth ahead, while Admiral Hughes improves after a stroke and the Calhouns rest in Florida during their winter sojourn. The Vermont health report notes a rest period for the average resident, with daily activities like reading walking and crocheting recommended.
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Washington
Ralam South Portian
Yempern
Tennessee
Dora
Fla
Mea
Calvin Cootlage
Florida
Plovda
Hoover signs 82 million for rural highway aid plan
President Hoover approved a congressional resolution granting 82.4 million dollars for the 1930 fiscal year to fund rural road improvement in cooperation with state governments. The measure directs spending to extend and maintain road networks across rural areas, aiming to bolster transportation and commerce.
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Jonesy U Highways
Warhington
Hoover
Chicago Unpaid Workers Await New York Banker Decision
Chicago’s unpaid employes await whether New York banker Barber Helter will buy the city’s refund warrant issue totaling 72 million dollars. A decision could restore pay checks after weeks of delay, with teachers and workers hoping funds unlock payrolls and city services. Local business leaders plan sanctions and stricter enforcement to curb rackets and restore Chicago’s reputation.
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New York
Merton
Arles
Uleecago
Helter
Asher Pollcenen
H. Wallace Caldwell
Edura
Yale
Court Asked to Rule on Selling Bonds for Carthage Schools
Hearing held by Judge L G Worstall in Common Pleas Court on February 22 to adjudicate school bond issues tied to Carthage Rural School District. Case seeks restraining orders and bond validation after a construction flaw mis-stated tax rates as mills, with voters approving issues by 65 percent. boards insist terms were understood and investors will accept bonds at a set interest rate.
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Charles PD. Swarts
Roni
Kiveuner
Carthage Rural School
Wistuet
Carlos D. Jeary
Aguipat Board of Education of
Ames
Raa
Bourda
H.R. McVay
Notfeld
Carthage
Anad Amra-Bern
Boards of Education
Expert Dies at Naval Hospital Following Outbreak
The text notes an expert with the U S Public Health Service Laboratory died at Naval Hospital of parrot ferry Anderson, marking the eleventh fatality since the chalady began spreading in the country. The deceased contracted the disease while working on a government staff project hunting fleas and cosia.
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Washington
Feb
Anderson
U. S. Public Health Service Laboratory
Naval Hospital of
Parrot Ferry
Kidnappers Balk at Murder Order in New Haven Case
New Haven real estate broker Gail Price was abducted and held near Kensington Street as relatives delayed a $40,000 ransom. The abductors reportedly decided not to murder him after Price’s family hesitated about paying. He was moved to Fairfield and released on a promise to send $25,000, according to reports citing The New Haven Times.
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Springield
Mass
Lauren Price
Kensington Street
Springfield
Times
Sali
HKU
Ready to Eat Warren Man Refuses Release in Fast
Richard Stewart, 47, jailed after fasting 25 days in Warren County jail. He demanded release by Sheriff Jack Risher but authority said no. Stewart threatened to renounce citizenship, abstain from voting, and not own property unless freed. facing $200 fine arising from molestation charges. Burned to death noted in Columbus report.
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Richard Stewart
Jack Risher
Usher
Stewart
Stewart Ia
Eolla
Prohibition Rollback Proposed by Williamson Bill Passes House
Washington February 8 A proposed change to end prohibition duties by the treasury was approved in the House after debate. Key speakers urged constitutional law considerations and the impact on the Eighteenth Amendment while noting Supreme Court decisions and prior commissions discussed enforcement and legislative duties.
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Williamson
Treasury Department
Kuenntaut G. Crawford
Washington
Fey
Loase
Hepresentatio Teck
Respubileny
Pennsylvania
Farcier Age Nellor
Au- Norte
Oeypreas
Beromes Hahn
Karnes Ik Cherringtas
Samilardy
New
Jyrocs
Parent education courses urged for Ohio colleges
Mrs M Hamilton Shaffer state president of the Ohio Congress of Parents and Teachers announced a statewide program to require parent education in college curricula. The plan, launched by the ThAL group, seeks cooperation of all Ohio colleges and to be chaired by Dr Ada Watt Arth of Cincinnati University at a February 20 conference at Ohio State University.
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Tech
Aura
Ohin
Thal Group
GOU
Ohio
Mamilton Shaffer
Ohio Congress of Parents and Teachers
Rome
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