War on low mood Starts Through U. S. Drive on Frozen Credit
Chicago report outlines Hoover administration plan for a national bond sale to fight depression. Col. Frank Knox leads the campaign with James Keeley and others directing efforts to mobilize banks, chambers, unions, and citizens. Bonds of ten dollars and up will be issued to flood credit and revive business. President Hoover to launch with a radio address as Dawes and Mills speak on the drive.
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Chicago
U.P
Hoover
United Forces
Col
Frank Knox
Pullman Co
James Keeley
John N.aVn der Vries
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Homer McKee
Indianapolis
McKee
Banks
Chambers of Commerce
American Legion
Col. Knox
Charles Gates Dawes
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Mills
Ohio Twisters Kill Three As Property Loss Mounts
A sharp temperature drop joined by savage rain and wind left Ohio in cold winter weather. Three fishermen drowned near Ashtabula when their boat capsized outside the harbor. two others were rescued. Widespread damage hit Cleveland Cincinnati Columbus and other towns with ruined poles windows and a blown down wall at a Beaver Township school.
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Ohio
Columbus
Ashtabula
John Kibimaki
Elmer
Enoch Arkilander
Lake Erie
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Beaver Township
Xenia
Harry J. Sousley
Ada
Take Over Columbian Building and Loan Official Reports It Unsound
Attorney General Bettman reviews a certification from Frank McGuire the state superintendent of building and loans asking to take over the Columbian Building and Loan Company of Columbus as unsound but with no immediate liquidation. The institution may continue under a receiver or trustee to protect the public welfare.
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Columbus
U.P
Bettman
Frank McGuire
Building and Loans
Columbian Building & Loan Company of
eGuire
The
Columbian
Publi Welfare
Guere
Attorney General
Arthur Brisbane Commentary Snapshot
This article presents a column by Arthur Brisbane discussing contemporary affairs with his characteristic observations and analytic tone reflecting early 20th century New York journalism style.
Johnson bill would bar foreign debt sales in United States
The text notes France paid its debt to the United States after Andrew Jackson condemned default, but argues the U S should not seize foreign property. Senator Hiram Johnson proposes a bill banning sale of securities by nations that default, to deny them access to American financial markets. Will Rogers quips about canceling debts in Europe.
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Hiram Johnson
ECLADOR Abandons Gold Basis and Bank Aid Described
The piece notes Eclador dropping the gold standard, claims the League of Nations created International Bank aids weak nations, and reports shipments of U S gold coins filling the Bank of France vaults. It also mentions harsh winter mountains, travel cautions to Barstow and Victorville, and southern commerce fears of diverted traffic from the coast.
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International Bank
League of Nations
United States
Bank of France
Barstow
Victorville
Chambers of Commerce
Bill Introduced for Lake Erie Canal Connecting Scioto River
Washington Feb 12 A bill by Rep William L Fiesinger Sandusky seeks congressional approval to build a canal linking Lake Erie to the Ohio River via the Scioto and Sandusky Rivers. Passage hinges on army engineers favorable report. several Ohio congressmen join in planning hearings.
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U.R
Lake Erie
Ohio River
Scioto
Sandusky
House
William L. Fiesinger
Fiesinger
Army
War Department
Ohio
Arthur P. Lamneck
Columbus
Grant Mouser, Jr
Marion
Thomas Jenkins
Ironton
James G. Polk
Highland
Mell G. Underwood
New Lexington
Severe Ohio Wind Blasts Cities Causing Damage
A severe 47 mile per hour wind ripped through Cincinnati and several Ohio cities including Mansfield Newark Kent and New Philadelphia. Houses lost roofs power lines fell trees shattered a Hangar and plane damaged electric service disrupted at a sub station in War ren and Toledo traffic halted with bricks crumbled narrowly missing bystanders.
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Warren
Toledo
Ohio Cities
Mansfield
Newark
Kent
New Philadelphia
Rioters Attack British Prime Minister in Newfoundland
A 2000 strong mob of food rioters attacked Prime Minister Sir Richard Squires in St Johns Newfoundland. He was beaten and forced to seek higher relief rations as police failed to control the crowd. The demonstration also invaded the dole office and council chamber, with ex servicemen among the rioters.
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ST. Johns
Newfoundland
U.P
Richard Squires
Dole
Richard
Meetings for Strike Study Announced in Nelsonville
Nelsonville reports two mass meetings planned next week on the mining dispute. On Monday at 7:30 p.m. state and international United Mine Workers representatives will speak at the high school auditorium with public invited. The Miners Scale Committee will address business leaders Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the same venue to discuss the miners position.
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Nelsonville
United Mine Workers
Capt
Percy Teulow
Lee Hall
David Watkins
Miners
Hecking
Sunday Creek
Athens
Hocking
Perry
Seale
Herman Theisen, Sr
Elmer Allen
Wiliamb. Morris
Arthur Levering
John Currens
Carl Gardner
Gilbert Whitmore
Lost Run mine quits as 90 men walk out in sympathy
New Straitsville reports 90 workers at the Lost Run mine of Stalter Essex Coal Company walked out today in solidarity with Hocking miners. Management warned that unless workers return immediately the mine will be dismantled. Day labor paid at four dollars per day and loaders at 43 cents a ton.
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New Straitsville
Lost Run
Stalter-Essex Coal Company
Hocking
Peace Appeal by Pope Pius XI Broadcast from Vatican
Pope Pius XI appealed for peace on the tenth anniversary of his coronation. The broadcast from Vatican City radio reached few in the Atlantic area and aimed at Geneva disarmament delegates. The pope, in ceremonial robes and triple crown, was carried to St. Peter's in a throne chair and urged distant listeners to hear the voice of the father.
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Vatican City
Pius XI
Atlantic
Geneva
St. Peter’s
Christ
Recall of 750 Workers At Pharis Tire Rubber Plant
Newark Ohio February 12 approximate 750 furloughed employes of the Pharis Tire and Rubber Company will be recalled to work in the next few days. A large new order will require 24 hour operation daily.
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Newark
U.R
Pharis Tire and Rubber Company
Eulogies for Lincoln Will Aid Hoover in 1932 Campaign
Washington dispatch notes Lincoln Anniversary Dinners marking the start of Hoover's re election bid. Cabinet officers and lawmakers are slated to speak as Republicans rally around Hoover with focus on business and prohibition. Democrats face choosing a candidate before addressing the overarching battle to defeat Hoover, while party leaders consider a platform shift on prohibition.
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Washington
Lincoln
Hoover
Fesstaht
Doll Gann
Curtis
Dairymen Hold District Meeting at Grange Hall Athens
About 150 members and wives of the district dairymen gathered Thursday night at Grange Hall on the Athens County Fair grounds. Hiram Hart presided with Thomas H. Johnson reviewing county dairy industry progress. Paul Young of Ohio State University spoke on state and national milk conditions while J R Smart discussed Scioto Valley district issues. Harry Henry filed the annual report as refreshments and old-time fiddlers accompanied a social finale.
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Grange Hall
Athens County Fairgrounds
Hiram Hart
Chesterhill
Thomas H. Johnson
Athens County Extension
Harry Jacoby
Paul Young
Ohio State University
J. R. Smart
Scioto Valley Milk Organization
Harry Henry
Athens County Association
Will to form Hoover anti hoarding joke commission
A letter from Will claims he pressed Secretary of War for a joke aimed at hoarders in Manchuria and the United States. He jokes about relief costs and tax rates, says President enjoyed the quip, and urges others to submit anti hoarding jokes for a commission.
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Hunter
Pennsylvania
Will
Hoover
Anecdote About Young Lincoln from Illinois
A new Lincoln anecdote recounted by Herbert Wella May, keeper of Lincoln's Tomb, relates how Abraham Lincoln, early in his legal career, sought shelter during a northern blizzard. He notices a whistle-stopped railroad worker with ice on his whiskers, greets him, and asks about his room.
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Bpringfield
Abraham Lincoln
Herbert Wella May
Lincoln
Fay
U Lincolnm
United States
Lyman Trumbr
Canalization plan would cut costs for tri river area
H. B. Warwick of Youngstown told the Ohio Society of Engineers that canalizing the Beaver Mahoning and Shenango rivers into a 122 mile slackwater link with the Ohio River System would save tri river industries about 10 million dollars annually in transportation. He said the project would nearly match the tonnage of the other 13 Ohio River tributaries and be navigable almost year round while army engineers prepare a decision on the proposal.
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Columbus
U.P
Beaver
Mahoning
Shenango
Warwick
Youngstown
Tri-River Improvement Association
Ohio Society of Engineers
Ohio River
Army
Tragedy of Martyred War President Touches Athens
Athens residents recount life and death of Lincoln through memories of Capt. J. B. Allen. The 1862 Antietam review left soldiers moved as Lincoln rode with generals, face weighted with care. The 1865 assassination deepened mourning, with a Belfry toll and a nation in grief as the Ford Theater relics became a public shrine 68 years later.
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Athens
Lincoln
Army of the Potomac
J. B. Allen
Antietam
Athens County
Allen
30Th
Ohio Regiment
Ford Theater
John Wilkes Booth
Court Street
Wickham Guilty in Morro Bank Robbery Case
Marion jury finds Robert J. Wickham 36 of Carey guilty with mercy recommendation after hearing evidence on his role in the Morrall Banking Co robbery at Morp. The verdict reflects the case's focus on the alleged participation in the bank heist and requests leniency from the court.
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Marion
U.P
Robert J. Wickham
Carey
Morrall Banking Company
Mor- Pq
320 Families Seek Help at Armory Clothing Center
Three hundred twenty families applied for aid at the Clothing Center in the Armory by Thursday evening. Opened February 1, it runs on volunteers with clothes donated by Athens residents and Scouts, Red Cross, and Salvation Army. Millfield, Buchtel, and Cahauncey show the greatest need, with adults often turned away to serve schoolchildren first.
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Citisens
Athens
Red Crogs
Salvation Army
Millfield
Buchtel
Cahauncey
Mra. C. ©. Bird
S. H. Bing
Ehildren
Bing
Bird
Miss Pearl French
Red Cross
Gordon Bush
Armory
Chamber of Commerce
Messenger
Bishop James Cannon Cleared Of Indictment
Justice J M Proctor sustains demurrers for Bishop James Cannon Jr and Ada L Burroughs to indictments under the Federal Corrupt Practices Act. Indictments quashed unless overturned on appeal by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. U S Attorney Leo A Rover says he will appeal. The counts alleged failure to report campaign contributions by F E Jameson to the anti Smith cause.
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Washington
U.ph
J. M. Proctor
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Justice Proctor
Cannon
District of Columbia Grand Jury
Miss Burroughs
Anti-Smith Democrats
House
FE. C. Jameson
New York
Ardent Dry
May Fly for Chinese Kingsford-Smith Heads Air Plan
A Sydney report to Daily Herald says Charles Kingsford Smith would command a Chinese air force squadron aiding China. He said he is “out of a job” and would consider offers while auctioning his Australian National Airways aircraft.
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Kingsford-Smith
London
China
Charlies
E. Kingsford-Smith
Daily Herald Today
Sydney
Kingsford- Smith
Australian National Airways
Stanford Junior Paul Zilch taunts night call jokers
Palo Alto February 12 02 Paul Zilch a Stanford University junior likened to Herman Nertz of Chicago was annoyed by late night prank calls. Unlike Nertz who had his phone disconnected Zilch changed his name to Zuleb pro ounces by Gilly.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Fed
Paul Zilch
Stanford University
Herman Nertz
Chicago
Nertz
Aitch
Zuleb
Gilly
Apology From Japan Navy Leaders Amid Shanghai Tensions
Reports say Japan promised caution after Consul General Cunningham received a formal apology for the Shanghai bombing episode. Japan plans 16 troop transports to Shanghai as fear grows of a large-scale fight near the International Settlement threatening 5000 American residents and $115 million in property.
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Cunningham
Tenational
Uint
U. S
State Department
Tokio
Japan
Shanghai
China seeks League assembly on Far East crisis
Geneva February 12 China asked the League of Nations Council to convene a general assembly to address the Far East crisis and potentially push for a world economic boycott on Japan. The deadline for invoking Article 15 expired at 10 p m and if the council fails to call an extraordinary session China may file a direct request. The council was to decide on China's appeal today with many delegates in Geneva for the world conference.
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the United
China
Geneva
Leavitt Testimony Fails to Convict Hoover Relative
In Santa Monica California on February 12 a jury acquitted storekeeper Clifford V Dailey of liquor possession after Cornelius Van Ness Leavitt Hoover relative testified he received a sack of 19 pints of whisky last November 9. Leavitt had prior arrest but claimed he was a victim of circumstances.
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Hoover
Santa Monica
Calif
U.P
Cornelius van Ness Leavitt
Clifford V. Dailey
Dailey
Leavitt
George Perry Dies After Long Athens Residency
George Perry 81 a long time resident of Long Run Athens R D 7 died suddenly at 10 at his home. He leaves wife Alice and many children including daughters Nanna of New Brighton Pa and Lillie Powell and Helena at home and sons Dexter Oscar Albert Jin and Thomas all at the Long Run home. Funeral services at Clarks Chapel will be held later.
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George Perry
Long Run
Athens
R. D
Alice
Nanna
New Brighton
Henry Bobo
bin A. M. Rowland
Athens R. D
Lillie Powell
Helena
Dexter
Albert
Oscar
Jin
Thomas
Long Home
Clarks Chapel
Spain Outlines Policy in Geneva Demands Peace, Abolition of Aggression
The Spanish Republic announced in Geneva that its policy centers on ending aggression and reforming defense through diplomatic means. Foreign Minister Louis Sueleta called for abolition of aggressive areas and for steps to secure lasting peace amid ongoing international tension.
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Geneva
Deg Ied
Louis Sueleta Cal
Beaty
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