Hughes Confirms Supreme Court Chief Justice Amid Senate Fight
In Washington on February 14 the Senate approved Charles Evans Hughes as chief justice by 52 to 26 after a heated four day clash. Democrats and Republicans opposed his nomination, debates over tariff and farm relief dominated the session, while opposition planned to influence fall elections. Various committee and procedural maneuvers preceded the final roll call and the nomination, previously questioned by many constitutional authorities.
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Washington
U.P
Charles Evans Hughes
Supreme Court
Senate
Hughes
Senate Judiciary Committee
New York
Judiciary Committee
Gillett
Glenn
Wagner and
Copeland
Borah
Idaho
Walsh
Montana
Norris
House
River search for Ohio University student aids mystery
Athens police hunted for George Kovalchich a Campbell Ohio University sophomore in education after he vanished Tuesday night following dismissal for scholastic deficiency. A Hocking River sweep yielded no clues as friends feared he might have harmed himself. The missing man 20 five feet eight inches with a cut lower lip had paid tuition for the second semester and was last seen leaving the Palmer Hotel without coat or hat.
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Athens
George Kovalchich
Campbell
Ohio University
Hocking River
Michael O'Mellan
Kovalchich
Palmer Hotel
Youngstown
O’mellan
John Kovalchich
George
Lfe
University
College of Education
Open Hearings On Repeal Proposals Split Wet Dry Gains
Washington February 14 The House prohibition debate splits with wets praising open hearings on repeal measures and drys citing progress on Hoover reform of enforcement. Judiciary Committee adjourned after two days of testimony mostly from women with notable industrialists set to testify next week.
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Wets
Judiciary Committee
House
Drys
Hoover
Prohibition Bureau
Treasury
Justice Department
Dty
Clancy
Michigan
Graham
Walter Liggett
Detroit
W. W. Atterbury
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pierre S. du Pont
E. I. du Pont de Nemours Company Board
Two Suspects Assume Guilty As Officials Near Break in Horst Case
In Wooster prosecutors confront Donald and Hanna amid mutual accusations. Hanna names Donald as the killer after hours of questioning while both men deny knowledge of Melvin Horst's disappearance. Prosecutor Graven states each has signed a statement blaming the other.
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Donald
Hanna
Graven
Melvin Horst
Marion Graven
Graver
Junior Hanna
Charles Hanna
Elias
Arthur Arnold
Melvin
Wayne County
Maughey
Arnolds
Junior
Arnold Yard
Arthur
Arnold
Zippers Triumph Over Mt Union In Akron Clash
Akron Zippers strengthened their Ohio Conference title bid by defeating Mt Union 84 to 1024. Weber and Frye starred for Akron, seizing the early lead and maintaining it until the final buzzer.
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U.R
Akron Zippers
Mt. Union
Zippers
Weber
Frye
No Bolshevism Needed. A Battleship Remembered
A compact column reflects on naval history and the World War era, noting how titles and reputations endure. The piece offers a wry nod to public fascination with ship names and symbolic power.
Bank Resources Rise as Nation Faces Bank Deposit Totals
In Washington, reports show national banks hold resources exceeding twenty nine billions of dollars. Seven thousand four hundred and eight institutions have deposits over twenty two billions. Meanwhile a Cleveland crowd of about 1,200 idle men clashed with police, twenty injured among the mob and officers hurt.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Cleveland
Washington
Riots in Cleveland Blamed on Bolshevik Propaganda
A Cleveland mob of unemployed rioters is said to be influenced by Bolshevik propaganda. The statement suggests the country’s wealth should reduce idle labor and cites agitation amid economic strain.
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Cleveland
Dangers of Hunger Outweigh Bolshevik Rhetoric
An editorial observes that economic distress breeds unrest independent of Lenin or Bolshevism. It notes desperate men, unemployed and hungry, can turn to violence, with even survivors on a raft at sea illustrating how hunger drives danger beyond ideology.
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Lenin
British ship Rodney remains in commission despite peace talks
The piece notes that the United Kingdom built and paid for the battleship Rodney, hailed as the greatest fighting ship, while American delegates urged scrapping it for world peace. British officials politely decline, claiming they cannot dismantle the vessel.
Police Grill Pair Accused in Death Case
Cleveland February report details Charles Hannick and George Williams questioned over Patrolman Carl A. Sherman murder. Williams, an ex convict, is named as the killer. Hannick points to him while Williams refuses to answer. The pair also faces charges in the March murder of Columbus grocer Justus Brown.
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Cleveland
U.R
Carl A. Sherman
Charles Hannick
Lean
George Williams
Edwin PD
Barry
Chicago
CC. W. Cody
Williams
Hannick
Sherman
Justus Brown
Columbus
New York Central Flier Kills Couple Near Middletown Station
A New York Central train fatally struck Mr and Mrs Mitchell Brewer as they rode their car near the Middletown passenger station. Debris from the wrecked auto littered the station platform.
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Middletown
U.P
New York Central
Mitchell Brewer
Classifieds Highlight Pianos Cars And Farm For Sale
The Messenger classifieds list a Kim upright piano in a mahogany case for sale a Ford late 1929 coach fully equipped for 466 dollars and a six and a half acre farm near Athens offered for sale with the details readable in today’s ads.
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Kimball
Ford
Athens
Embattled Citizens Rally Against Organized Crime in Chicago
Chicago residents clash with outlaws as the city marks the fifth day of its anti crime drive. Bodies of two bandits lie in morgues, two robbers in hospitals, 572 arrests in 24 hours, 3,000th suspect rounded up, and a shooting at a Jackson Boulevard motorcycle shop where Charles Sutton killed one attacker and wounded another.
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Chicago
Federal
Grand Jury
Robert Isham Randolph
Jackson Boulevard
Charles E. Sutton
Birth of Baby Ties Gunman to Slaying in Cleveland
Cleveland police linked Charles I. Hanovich to the killing of a city officer after a note announcing the birth of his son was found. Traced birth records in Chicago led to his capture at his home there and he faces charges in the officer’s death and a Columbus grocer murder case.
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Charles I
Hanovich
Cleveland
Chicago
Justus Brown
Columbus
Athlens
Campaign Against Jaywalking Begins in Athens
Athens police launched a campaign against jaywalking warning pedestrians at arterial street intersections. Mayor Robert S. Wood said people may walk when amber and green lights are signaled, clarifying crossing rules.
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Athens
Robert S. Wood
Naval Conference Hears France and Japan Demands
London February 14 delegates at the Naval Conference faced France and Japan demands as they sought to align those nations stated naval requirements with the views of the United States and Britain.
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London
France
Japan
United States
Britain
Valentine Now 108 Years Old Tells Friendly Message
A 108 year old handmade Valentine on display in Athens shows a one room Woodsfield Va school exchange from February 14 1822. The card carries eight hearts and a pledge of friendship with the line round is the ring that has no end. Sarah Ann Kern recalls the gift from a schoolmate and says she never sent it back.
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L. V. Brown
Athens
Millikan's
Sarah Ann Kern
Woodsfield
Sarah Ann
Three Die In Bandit Attack With Guards In Detroit
In downtown Detroit a gun battle erupted after bandits raided the Western Union Telegraph office. Two special guards and a bandit were killed while a city police officer was critically wounded. One bystander, Ash Blues, triggered an alarm button during the assault.
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Western Union
Detroit
U.P
Ash Blues
Western Union Telegraph Company
Chicago Delivers Deferred Pay to City Workers on Valentines Day
In Chicago 18 000 public employees received their January pay as $1 849 005 was disbursed after city officials announced funds. In a separate incident a gang robbed a Still Alarm office. guards engaged the bandits, resulting in one death and several injuries.
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Chicago
U.R
Charles S. Peterson
William Hale Thompson
Citizens’ ‘Relief Committee
Silas H. Strawn
Herbert C. Heller
New York
Hoover Cuts Vacation Short At Long Key
President Hoover will end his fishing vacation two days early at Long Key Florida and return to Washington on Monday instead of Wednesday, according to White House sources.
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Hoover
Long Key
Fla
U.P
Washington
Woman Confesses in Poem to Husband Murder Tale
Ashland Mississippi lettered confession in meter to Gov Bilbo reveals Mrs Pearl Gunter Drew 30 admitting to manslaughter in the killing of Marvin Drew her husband. Her father T G Gunter 26 years jailed for the same crime may gain release as she pleads guilty and is sentenced.
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Miss
U.P
Marvin Drew
Pearl Gunter Drew
T. G. Gunter
Mississippi
Drew
Dorothy
Louise
Gunter
Albion College Riot Ends With Tear Gas Threats
About 250 Albion College students clashed with state and city police after a basketball win over Alma College. The mob broke jail doors to free arrestees, used a theater as a rally point, and a rescue squad freed inmates as tear gas was readied but not deployed.
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Albion
Mich
U.P
Albion College
Alma College
Jackson
Marshall
Ford plans up to a billion for technical education
Henry Ford announced plans to spend as much as 1 billion dollars to advance technical education in the United States. He argued the educational system fails to prepare youth for definite work and noted that knowing facts is useless without practical application.
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Fort Myers
Fla
U.P
Henry Ford
United States
Boy Melvin Horst case shifts to own father probe
Wooster Ohio February 14 O R authorities seek burial site of Melvin Horst 4 who vanished December 27 1928 as new evidence points to possible motive tied to local bootleg activity. Charles Hanna Orrville and Earl Donald were named suspects with Junior Hanna the key witness now recanting earlier statements.
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Donald
Hanna
Junior Hanna
Conald
Wooster
Melvin Horst
Wayne County
Charles Hanna
Earl Donald
Orrville
Maughey
Raymond Horst
Marshal Roy Horst
Horst
Roy Horst
Melvin
Horst Mistory
Faster Forced To Take Food At Massillon Hospital
Warren, Feb 14 O R The Warren merchant Richard Stewart on a 31 day hunger strike over imprisonment on molestation charges began forced feeding today after transfer to Massillon State Hospital. Stewart was declared insane by two physicians at a Probate Court hearing and was moved there promptly. He joked with doctors and ate at sheriff's office during the ordeal.
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Warren
Richard Stewart
Warren Merchant
Massillon State Hospital
Stewart
Massillon
Athens Youths to Broadcast on Radio Saturday Afternoon
Athens youths Ralph Whitmore and Haddie Tucker known as Ralph and Eddie will air banjo and guitar selections Saturday between 4 and 5 PM on Station WSAZ Huntington W Va. They are sons of Carl Whitmore and Leonard Tucker and previously performed from Colume bus last fall drawing listener reports.
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Ralph Whitmore
Haddie Tucker
Athens
Ralph
Ededie
WSAZ
Huntington
W. Va
Carl Whitmore
Eddie
Leonard Tucker
Columebus
Ohio University Debating Team Opens 1930 Season
The Ohio University affirmative faces West Virginia's negative tonight at 8 at Ewing Auditorium in the season’s first debate on restricting admission to those with special ability. The Morgantown debate follows Friday February 21 with Ohio’s negative. Participants include Brown Henning and Holden for the affirmative and Slack Coulter and Mahan for the negative. Prof. W H Cooper directs eight teams.
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Ohio University
West Virginia
Ewing Auditorium
Morgantown
W. Va
Ohio
Univerrsity
Harry Brown
Leonard Henning
John Holden
Carl Slack
Kenneth Coulter
Harry Mahan
Prof
W. HM. Cooper
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