Auto Plunges 100-Foot Cliff Into River Rescue At Cliff
Lewis Taylor and Nichol Alex, both of Cleveland, escaped death when their car leaped off a 100-foot cliff into the icy Rocky River near Rocky River. Firemen used block and tackle to hoist them from the wreckage as rescuers, including Fire Chief Clarence Anderson, James Harrod, and J Cole, braved the rope operation. Both men were hospitalized with serious injuries but seen as likely to recover.
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Cleveland
Lewis Taylor
Nichol Alex
Lakewood
Rocky River
Clarence Anderson
James Harrod
Irreconcilables Plan Washington Campaign Against World Court
A nationwide anti World Court effort by Senate irreconcilables plans a Washington headquarters to disseminate information, organize speaking tours, and influence primaries. The group aims to withdraw the United States under Swanson reservation and keep the issue alive in Congress. Participants include Borah and multiple Republican and a few Democratic senators.
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Washington
Senate
United States
National Organization
World Court
Swanson
Houses of
Congress
Wreck at Cape Ann As Northeast Gale Claims Seamen
A violent northeast storm drives a two-masted haddock boat aground off Gloucester near Good Harbor. Captain Alvaro Quadros and eighteen men reach shore after a perilous line rescue. two drown, one washed away. Coast Guard, led by Captain Milton Acker, responds with a motor lifeboat. Neighbors aid exhausted fishermen brought in from the blizzard.
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Gloucester
Mass
Brier Neck
Good Harbor
Cape Ann
Ralph Brown
Alvaro Quadros
Milton Acker
Gloucester Coast Guard
Congress Excited by Coal Crisis and Coolidge Silence
Washington reports a heated fight over the coal famine as Republicans and Democrats press for federal action. President Coolidge maintains silence while Congress debates possible legislation to supervise the industry and enforce the Jacksonville agreement, with Hoover advising a cautious approach.
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the Messenger
Washington
Congress
Lawsuit Filed Over 550 Dollar Note
James H. Smith sues G. C. Hall C. F. E. Mariner and C. E. Dupler in Common Pleas court alleging they jointly signed a note for 550 dollars and failed to pay.
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G. C. Hall
C. FE. Mariner
C. E. Dupler
James H. Smith
Common Pleas Court
Machine Guns Weaponize Chicago Gang War
Police say machine guns used in a brutal attack at the M J Costello saloon amid a gang war over illegal beer. Two men wounded, one seriously, in a scene with 850 bullet holes and attackers seen on a roof.
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Chicago
M. J
Buff” Costello
William Wilson
John ‘“Mitters” Foley
Drivers’ Union
Police ready for emergencies as anthracite strike looms
In Wilkes Barre Pa on February 10 police across the hard coal fields prepared for possible trouble after the anthracite suspension. Authorities hid their steps during deadlock with miners and operators and kept watch on washeries while idle workers largely stayed peaceful. Tear gas bombs and riot guns were held by police and coal companies kept guards at colliers and calm banks to protect property.
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Wilkesbarre
Scranton
Akron civic leader's wife dies at bridge party
Mrs. W. Oliver Wise wife of the state assemblyman from Akron collapsed at a bridge party held at Mrs. W. E. Pardee's home Tuesday evening. She was carried to an upper room and died within a half hour.
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Akron
W. Oliver Wise
W. E. Pardee
Mother Freed of Murder Charge
Mrs. Mary Keller, acquitted of murdering her daughter Fay Elizabeth 8 on insanity grounds, was deemed sane by a lunacy commission and remained under jail surveillance in Erie county jail. Sheriff Cole said she will be watched constantly, with no chance of release except burial.
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Sandusky
Mary Keller
Fay Elizabeth
Erie County
Harry L. Cole
Food Costs Fall in 20 Cities in January
Department of Labor reports January retail food prices fell in 20 of 28 cities with declines ranging from 3 percent in San Francisco to under 0.5 percent in Kansas City Dallas Memphis Omaha Peoria Portland Me Providence and St Paul reflecting easing food costs nationwide.
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Washington
Department of Labor
San Francisco
Kansas City
Dallas
Memphis
Omaha
Peoria
Portland
Providence
St. Paul
Parents Rescue Ten Children From Burning Home
Toledo report says Mr and Mrs John Brubaker saved all ten children from a fire at their Gibsonburg area house. They woke the family, carried some children outside and others fled from the second floor into the snow as flames spread.
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Toledo
John Brubaker
Gibsonburg
Only Once But Wife Is Angry in Cleveland Divorce Case
In Cleveland on February 10 Noah Liebhart was hired by widow Helena Mossman for cooking and odd jobs around the house. She sued for divorce after discovering the odd jobs included intimate acts, Mossman admitting the charges but saying it happened only once.
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Cleveland
Noah Liebhart
Helena Mossman
Passing of Barbara LaMarr Costs Backers Nearly a Quarter Million
Hollywood report notes Barbara LaMarr's death dents the final film's finances with backers losing about 250000. Industry figures describe the public's reluctance to view posthumous performances, while comparisons to books plays and art suggest the paradox of liking dead creators' works but not their screen images.
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Barbara Lamarr
Hollywood
Calif
Joseph Schenck
Final Drive 10 Enact Tax Bill Is Launched Today
Washington February 10 The Administration Democratic tax coalition launched a final drive for enactment of the 325 million dollar tax reduction bill. One major issue remains the repeal of federal inheritance taxes while minor amendments are settled. A Senate vote is hoped before adjournment with conference to reconcile House and Senate provisions and final enactment targeted by late February before March 15 tax returns.
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Washington
Administration-Democratic Tax Coalition
Senate
House
Adjutant General Edward J. Westcott Dies in New York
Albany officials report the death of Edward J. Westcott Adjutant General of New York in his fifty second year after several weeks of illness. The passing leaves a long public service record and affects state military administration.
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Albany
N. Y
Edward J. Westcott
New York
Snowfall Records Set This Winter in Millview Area
Snow has fallen for thirteen days totaling 12.01 inches this winter, according to Mrs. C. N. France who keeps precipitation records at her home on Millview plat near Eastbridge. The notes indicate Athens area is being affected by the heavy snowfall.
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C. N. France
Millview Plat
Eastbridge
France
Athens
Theta Chi Wins Scholarship Cup For Fourth Time
Theta Chi earns the men’s Union scholarship cup for the fourth consecutive semester with an average of 5.589. Tau Sigma Delta is second at 5.504, followed by Phi Delta Theta 5.338 and Kappa Psi Alpha 4.764. Eau Clair Lewis, a nonstudent freshman, wins the individual scholarship medal. The piece also notes recent heavy snow and river rise due to rain and snow.
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Theta Chi Fraternity
Theta Chi
Tau Sigma Delta
Phi Delta Theta
Kappa Psi Alpha
Phi Kappa Tau
Lambda Chi Alpha
Delta Tau Delta
Sigma Pi
Bet Theta Pi
Gamma Gamma Gamma
Eau Clair Lewis
Ted Gerken
Jackson
Robert Riley
Chillicothe
Andrew Smithberger
Lower Salem
John Woodell
Wakefield
Lewis Cramner
Athens
Charles O. Hawk
Felicity
Edwin Kennedy
Marion
Charles Fiddler
New Boston
Alva Hatch
Alexandria
Snowstorm Closes New York City Schools
The worst winter storm swept the Atlantic coast with nine and a half inches of snow in New York City by 2 PM. All public schools closed at noon as trains stalled and service delayed across lines.
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New York
New York City
Atlantic Seaboard
Long Island
Less Clothes For Miss 1926 Is The Edict
New York Feb 10. The well dressed woman of 1926 will wear less clothing. Kath erine Cunningham Chicago designer told the twenty first annual convention of corsetieres. One garment would serve as brassiere corset and undie. The outer dress is the second garment and there is no more. The corset as we knew it twenty years ago has disappeared.
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New York
Katherine Cunningham
Chicago
Asid
Mias Cunningham
Canvassers to Meet Tonight for Chest Drive
S. M. Johnson will preside at a Community Chest workers meeting tonight in the Chamber of Commerce rooms at 7 o'clock. All canvassers will attend. managers say no single worker will bear heavy load since teams are available. Workers will receive supplies at the short session.
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S. M. Johnson
Community Chest
Chamber of Commerce
Mayor Denies Double Dealing in Glouster Bootleg Case
Glouster mayor denounces Dry Officers Jonas and Sinas for seeking a $50 commission from a liquor case. He says a note was renewed to secure payment after a guilty verdict and fines, and asserts officers pressed their own interests over enforcement law. The mayor claims he warned them to wait for future payment and refused to cover their claim.
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Glouster
Park
Jonas and
Sinas
Lines
Jonas
Sines
Commission
Dutch Ram Boat Cleared After Storm Drift to New York Harbor
Two thousand cases of champagne from a Dutch vessel seized by prohibition authorities were found not guilty of attempting to illegally enter the United States. The crew was acquitted of conspiracy to violate prohibition laws, and the craft will be escorted out to sea by coast guard cutters after repairs.
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New York Harbor
Coast Guard
Washington
L. C. Andrews
Prohibition
Andrews
Atlantic Co
Long Island
United States
Setenra
Six Die in Storm In New England News
Deaths in New England from a second severe snowstorm within a week rose to six by afternoon. Reports from Boston note fatalities amid heavy snow and drifting conditions across the region.
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Boston
New England
President Coolidge Supposed to Intervene in Coal Strike
Impressions in Washington and on the Atlantic coast reflect that President Coolidge will act to settle the coal strike. Senate actions urge the executive to invite warring factions to a peace conference or arbitrate labor disputes, with supporters arguing public opinion will compel intervention. The president has remained silent while discussions and bills on a federal board of industrial adjustments proceed. A new phonograph frequency detail appears in the latter part of the report.
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Coolidge
Hoover
Swampscott
Congress
New York
New England
House
Senate
The
Coal Commission
Jacksonville
Washington
Atlantic Seaboard
White House
Willié
Copeland
Ate
Cemic
Wati
Federal Board of Industrial Adjustments
Senate Reed
Pennsylvania
Capitol
Lunches For School Children
A fragmentary notice urges proper noon meals for students and describes a free government lunch program with a coupon and postage details. It mentions packing meals, sandwiches, salads, and a request for readers to mail in to receive information.
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NOR al
Bureau
Our Gorge Lakoey
Prederek Baska Directs at Athens and Washington
Fragmentary text shows names and locales including Athens and Washington with a directive or leadership cue involving Prederek Baska. No clear event or outcome is given due to the garbled source.
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