Cooper Enters Ohio Gubernatorial Race Third Candidate Emerges
Former Ohio Governor Myers Y. Cooper, from Cincinnati, announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination, creating a three way race. He outlines six tax reform planks including a 25 percent home owner tax cut, heavier tax on intangible property, new public utility taxes, school funding from non real estate sources, a highway program, and reduced government costs. He opposes diverting gasoline and motor license revenues from highways and did not reiterate an income tax proposal.
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Columbus
U.R
Myers Y. Cooper
Cincinnati
Ohio
Cooper
Clarence J. Brown
Blanchester
David S. Ingalls
Cleveland
Navy
Group Favors State Police Platform Backed by Ohio Manufacturers
The Ohio Manufacturers' Association unveiled a platform calling for a state police system, four year gubernatorial terms, shorter working hours in slack times, and no Legislature extra session. It endorses Hoover's Reconstruction Finance Corporation and urges rural area protection under state control.
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Columbus
Ohio Manufacturers’ Association
Hoover
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Community Clothing Center Saturday Collection
Collection Saturday for the Community Clothing Center will be made in Athens northern section. Donors should have items ready when Boy Scouts call at homes. Garments should be clean. Collection areas include West State Street West Washington Street North Congress Street Washington to Carpenter North High Washington to Carpenter South Lancaster Washington to State North Lancaster State to Carpenter.
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Community Clothing Center
Athens
Boy Scouts
West State Street
West
Washington Street
Congress Street
Washington
Carpenter Street
High Street
Lancaster Street
State Street
State
Carpenter
Relief Workers Beaten and Expelled From Pineville State Line
Waldo Frank and Allen Taub led a National Workers' Relief Committee team that was assaulted and driven to the Kentucky state line by Pineville residents. Two members were arrested for talking to miners, nine others faced disorderly conduct charges before release. Frank and Taub were beaten. their food trucks were seized. they were ordered to leave town. The committee included notable writers and relief workers such as Malcolm Cowley and Mary Heaton Vorse.
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Tennessee
Knoxville
Tenn
U.P
Waldo Frank
Allen Taub
New York
National Workers’ Relief Committee
Pinesville
State Line
Kentucky
Cumberland Gap
John Henry Hammond, Jr
Hammond
Pineville
Frank
Allan Taub
International Defense League
Taub
Portland, Maine
Malcolm Cowley
the New Republic
Mary Heaton Vorse
J. C. Reed Mitchell
Edmund Wilson
Charles R. Walker
Harold Nickerson
Doris Parks
Liston Oak
Harry Simms
National Miners’ Union
Artemus
Fighting Men Are Alike and Turkeys Carved in Law Fight
A King Features syndicate comic caption hints at parallel tales of labor, conflict, and social critique with stark contrasts between work, national identity, and violence, reflecting satirical framing of duty and justice.
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Law
Red Activity Is Menace to U S in East
Masses rise as Red activity grows in the East creating chaos and threatening American interests. Conditions in foreign cities become increasingly difficult for U S nationals and businesses operating abroad.
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U.S
East
Red activity worsens Shanghai situation for Americans
U.S. officials report a new Red activity in Shanghai as leaflets spread among workers. A missionary quotes a large Red army advancing on Kanchow while Japan reinforces troops. Secretary Stimson and aides review the crisis, with 1200 marines and 1000 land troops on standby to protect about 5000 civilians, and new secret instructions sent to the Shanghai consulate.
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Shanghai
Peiping
John O'Shea
Kanchow
State Department
Third Internationale
Inouye Murdered for Opposing War in Japan
A dispatch from Hodge California recalls the killing of former Japanese finance minister Junnusuke Inouye for opposing Japan's war in China. The note argues that leaders like Jules Ferry and Jean Jaures faced similar fates for pacifism and that fear and aggression cross national lines.
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France
Junnusoke Inouye
Kaiser
Home Saver's Dollar Spreads Through Ohio Economy
Columbus reports the annual earnings of building loan and savings companies show profits of 84,048,524 distributed to 2,000,000 depositors and stockholders. Lenders added 6,222,000 to reserves bringing totals to 59,500,000 as deposits of 301,972,786 were received and 313,253,869 disbursed, a turnover of 615,226,645.
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Columbus
Ohio
Will Spending Day Or Two at Capital To Pick Up Dope
Washington report notes ongoing appropriations talks in Congress with praise for Speaker Garner and Mrs Longworth. The writer mentions Borah's Senate speech and approval of Ogden Mills as treasury secretary amid broad commendation.
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Washington
Congress
Borah
Senate
Garner
Longworth
Ogden Mills
Treasury
Will
Soviet Leader Urges Total General Disarmament
Geneva Feb 11 Maxim Litvinoff urged total general disarmament as the only effective security against war in a World Disarmament Conference address. He called for abolition of tanks heavy long range artillery naval guns over 12 inch carriers military dirigibles heavy bombing planes air bombs and all chemical bacteriological incendiary warfare stocks and ships above 10 000 tons.
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Geneva
U.P
Maxim Litvinoff
Litvinum
Flu Outbreak Hits 150 Children at Orphan Home
Flu epidemic at the Obio Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphanage Home in Xenia affects over a quarter of its 700 children with 175 ill. The illness is mild with no deaths, though six have pneumonia. extra nurses arrived and aid from nearby towns and volunteers was summoned as beds overflow and young children moved to cottages.
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Xenia
U.R
Obio
Orphise
A. C. Messenger
Messenger
Japan proposes neutral zones near major cities amid China tensions
The proposal for extensive neutral zones near large Chinese cities and in discussions with Washington and the League of Nations sparks fear of partitioning China. Critics question Japan's Manchuria actions and argue the move signals more than just exercises.
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Japan
China
Washington
League of Nations
Manchuria
Questioning Western Civilization and War Aftermath
The piece ponders how Western powers partitioned Holland after the war and reflects on outcomes for Austria, Germany, and their colonies. It notes perceived hypocrisy among Christian nations and signals continuation on Page 4.
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Holland
Turkey
Austria
Germany
Convictssaid aware of 1930 Ohio Pen burn plot
Ohio Penitentiary officials believe 300 to 400 convicts knew of the plan to ignite the 1930 fire that killed 322. Warden P E Thomas told the Dante Club at a luncheon that seven or eight were tied to the plot and that guards opened the gates quickly as many gallons of oil fueled the blaze.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio Penitentiary
P. E. Thomas
Dante Club
Clinton Grate
Hugh ‘‘Jew
Gibbons
Thomas
Brother Sprague Undergoes Liver Operation in Columbus
The condition of Dr. Warren V. Sprague of Chauncey after a liver operation yesterday at White Cross Hospital in Columbus was described as satisfactory. The procedure was performed by Dr. John Sprague of Athens, his brother, who attended him after he was brought from the home of Dr. L. E. Parks, his brother in law. Relatives including Dr. L. V. Sprague of Madison, Mrs. Charles Stack of Columbus, and Miss Floride Sprague of Chauncey were at the hospital in support.
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Warren V. Sprague
Chauncey
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
John Sprague
Athens
Chauncey Man
Warren Sprague
L. E. Parks
L. V. Sprague
Madison
Wis
Charles Stack
Floride Sprague
Lincoln's Birthday Local Observance Closures
Banks and loan companies in the district will close tomorrow to honor Lincoln's birthday. Stock exchanges and grain markets nationwide will also close. Lincoln programs will be held in schools.
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Lincoln
Ohio savings and loan firms show strong depressions resilience
Figures from the state building and loan department report losses over 12 months totaled 1.09 million while more than 7 million was added to reserve funds. The Ohio plan of amortized mortgage loans prevented large lump sums due annually, keeping debt manageable during the worst year in U.S. history.
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State Building and Loan Department
Ohio
Ohio Plan of Savings and Loan
Halle Is 100 Today at Halle Brothers Store
Manuel Halle, 100, of the Halle Brothers family in Cleveland, recalled three major wars and many economic panics with calm. He said the world will straighten out and noted that viewing 100 years makes present distresses seem less severe. Halle, born in Willmars, Germany, emigrated to the United States at age 14.
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Cleveland
U.P
Manuel Halle
Halle Brothers
Halle
Wilmars
Germany
Mrs Berry Named Assistant Chief Matron at Delaware School
Mrs Berry of Athens will become assistant chief matron at the Girls Industrial School Delaware on March 15 succeeding Miss Louise Moyse who has resigned. Berry is widow of Dr John Berry former superintendent of Athens State Hospital and brings about 20 years of nursing and institutional experience.
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Athens
John Berry
Girls’ Industrial School
Delaware
Berry
Athens State Hospital
Louise Moyse
Cleveland
Dorothy R. Henry
Delaware Institution
Columbus
Athens Hospital
Rain and Colder Moving Into Ohio Forecast
Ohio weather will turn cooler with rain in the next 24 hours. Snow flurries possible Friday in the north and northeast as thermometers range from 60 to 75 degrees across parts of the state after two days of warm weather.
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Columbus
U.P
United States Weather Bureau
Builders Cut Wages Across Eleven Cities
Cincinnati dispatch reports Allied Construction Industries announces a 20 percent wage cut from the average scale in eleven cities. The new lower scale takes effect February 21 and runs for thirteen months.
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Cincinnati
U.R
Allied Construction Industries
Pianist Robert Goldsand To Play In Athens Concert
Viennese pianist Robert Goldsand, 20, appears in concert at Ohio University Memorial Auditorium Friday at 8 PM as the fourth feature of the music lecture course. He began piano at six, played Beethovens Pathetique from memory after two months, soloed with the Berlin Philharmonic at twelve, and first appeared in America at New York Town Hall in 1927. He has toured the United States in 1929 and 1930.
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Robert Goldsand
Ohio University Memorial
Goldsand
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
America
New York Town Hall
Chinese Will Demand Assembly of League
The Chinese delegation in Geneva announced China would request an extraordinary League of Nations assembly to address the Far Eastern crisis. China criticized League Council efforts, including an emergency ministerial commission at Shanghai under Article XV of the Covenant, as inadequate to settle the conflict with Japan.
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Geneva
U.P
China
League of Nations
League Council
Japan
Shanghai
League
Unclaimed Witness Fees From 1930 Still Pending
Inquiries at the clerk of courts office continue regarding unclaimed witness fees for 1930. A $2.40 check was sent to Jack Pearson of Detroit Michigan who had not received his fee for a case heard in Athens County Common Pleas Court. Of 28 on the unclaimed list, 13 have been paid.
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Clerk of Courts Office
Jack Pearson
Detroit
Mich
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Richest Senator Urges Government Bond Buying
Senator James Cousens of Michigan, described as the richest U S senator, urges average citizens to buy government bonds to counter hoarding amid Hoover’s anti-hoarding campaign aiming to mobilize 1.9 billion dollars. He argues bond safety and interest, criticizes the plan’s scope, and says banker confidence is key to revival.
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Washington
U.P
United States
James Cousena
Republlcan
Michigan
Hoover
Cougens
Cousens
Nero the Lion Still Hero to Wounded Trainer
Nero the lion remains a hero to Clyde Beatty who is seriously ill in Peru Indiana after being wounded by Nero while training him. Doctor Thurman E Rice of Indiana University Health reports Pasteurellosis a rare tropical infection from wild animal claws, awaiting confirmation. Beatty notes Nero stood over him protecting his trainer during the incident and previously saved his life from a tiger last year in Kokomo Indiana.
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Nero
Peru
Ind
U.P
Clyde Beatty
Chillicothe
Ohio
Beatty
Ea Tae
Thurman E. Rice
University of Indiana School of Medicine
Tropics
Rice
Kokomo
Athens Police Arrest Home Breaker After Fall
Athens police arrested Lawrence Coursey for attempting to enter Mrs. Ghoff’s residence at 7 South Congress Street. He climbed to the second story, smashed a window, fell while retreating, and was found intoxicated. Separate thefts occurred at Smithash Market and F. K. Beasley Garage with small cash losses and scant clues.
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Athens
Lawrence Coursey
Mre. Ghoff
South Congress Street
Coursey
Ghost
Smithash Market
Weat Union Street
F. K. Beasley
East Carpenter Street
Outstanding Leader Dies in Columbus
Brigadier-General Edward Orton Jr., civic leader and ceramics engineer who founded Ohio State University's Department of Ceramics, died at 68 in Columbus after weeks of illness. He headed the Edward Orton Memorial Hospital on campus and led the American Ceramics Society and the Columbus Chamber of Commerce from 1921 to 1923. He earned the Distinguished Service Medal for World War I service.
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Columbus
U.P
Edward Orton
Ohio State University
American Ceramics Society
Columbus Chamber of Commerce
Mrs Crow Sues Over Railroad Death At Sochocton
Mrs Jessie M Crow of Athens files in Coshocton common pleas for 40000 against a railroad company over the death of her husband George H Crow who was killed when his automobileAt a railroad crossing a year ago. H B Pigman county educator also died in the crash. Mr Crow was a member of the Obie University faculty.
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Coshocton
U.P
Jessie M. Crow
Athens
Common Pleas
George H. Crow
H. B. Pigman
Recluse Dies Hidden Wealth Found in Bank Vault
William Davey, a reclusive 70 plus year old, died three weeks ago. A bank vault box opened by David Brown revealed three wedding rings and about $43,000 in cash in old currency. Davey left an estate valued at $100,000 including $10,000 in real estate. 39 cousins in the United States and England are named as heirs.
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Cleveland
U.P
William Davey
David Brown
Davey
Inheritance Tax Department
County Auditor's Office
Love
van Sweringens
England
County Commissioners Set Small Road Allocations
Athens County commissioners at a special session approved two 1931 road appropriations. Fossil Rock Road in Lodi Township received 547.20 from gasoline tax balance. work finished last autumn. Rome Township added 443.75 to the Road Maintenance and Material Fund for tractor and grader hire.
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Athens County
Fossil Rock
Lodi
Rome Township
J. H. Grosvenor
L. H. Blackwood
Commissioners’ Journal Today
Peace in Ohio coal strike spreads from Hocking Valley
In Nelsonville on February 11 a large turnout backed peaceful union action amid mine closures over a high wage dispute. Leaders including Captain Percy Tetlow and David Watkins urged support for federal relief and a proposed coal commission. Voters pledged to affiliate with local unions and expect the strike to spread to other districts.
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Hocking Valley
Ohio
Percy Tetlow
United Mine Workers
David Watkins
Wiathet 6
Herman Thi Sr
Carl Gardner
Seale Committee
Pat Lopez
Davis
Piea
Federal Coal Commission
LaFollette
Hocking
Sunday Creek
Captain Tetlow
David Watina
Nelsonville
Rumor of mine reopening at Luhrig rumors quell protests
News at Luhrig reports a large group of miners planned to return to work but none did. Striking miners gathered at the mine and the fire boat reportedly diverted when a man attempted to reach the shaft, avoiding any disturbance.
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Luhrig
Shaft
Ford to Introduce New V-to' Model A Four Cylinder Car
Detroit February 11 Ford Motor Co announces a new V eight and an improved four cylinder Model A to be built this month with first showings in early March. The new models share a longer roomier chassis and interchangeable motors though exact prices were not disclosed.
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Detroit
U.R
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Co
England Battles Deep Winter Storms Across Isles
England endures blizzards with rising deaths injuries and property loss as bitter winds hammer the Isles. Snow and snow and frigid air show no sign of easing after 24 hours. In Paris reports note a paralyzed Channel service and several deaths from the cold.
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London
Isles
Paris
Cael
English Channel
Chinese Send More Troops to Shanghai
Chinese reinforcements were dispatched to join the Route Army defending Shanghai amid an anticipated Japanese offensive. The 87th and 88th Divisions of the 19th Army entrained toward Yangtze River defense near Nanking, with additional manpower and arms requests noted.
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Nanking
Shanghai
Nanking-Chinkaing
Yangtze River
Fenyang University
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