Opposition to Hoover Sought by Farm Group in Ohio Fight
Washington Feb 15 dominant Senate Republican group privately negotiates with midwestern independent farm bloc to oppose Hoover for the presidential nomination. Farm leaders oppose Hoover over McNary Haugen bill and wartime food administration. Norris leads efforts for strength in nine weeks with hopes to flip Wisconsin Nebraska. Willis seeks to question Hoover on flood control and federal construction burden. Maschke switches to Hoover, surprising Ohio GOP officials.
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Washington
United States
Senate
Hoover
United Press
Coolidge
Norris
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Hoover-Willis
Florida
Senate Commerce Committee
Willis
Commerce
Maurice Maschke
Ohio
Let Lindbergh Go Back to Havana Is Wills Advice
Beverly Hills February 15 The Messenger editor quotes Will Rogers sending Lindbergh back to Cuba as a jab at Pan American talks. He jokes marines on horseback patrol Nicaragua to ensure a fair election while noting shortages at home in Pennsylvania and Illinois precincts.
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Lindbergh
Havana
Beverly Hills
Calif
Cuba
Key West
United States
Nicaragua
Nicarpagua
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Will Rogers
America
St. Louis
NEA
Earl of Oxford And Asquith Dies, Famous Politician
Earl of Oxford and Asquith Herbert H. Asquith, 75, a longtime British political leader and wartime prime minister, died at 6 50 am in Sutton Court ney England. He led from 1908 to 1916 and clashed with Lloyd George over war policy.
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Sutton-Courtney
Eng
Earl of
Oxford
Asquith
England
Margot Asquith
Lord Oxford
Upper Thames
Baldwin
Herbert H. Asquith
Great Britain
House of Commons
Emin
Margaret ‘Tennant
Margot
America
David Lloyd George
Senate committee to favor inquiry into coal field conditions
The Senate Interstate Commerce committee ordered a favorable report on the Johnson resolution for investigation of conditions in the coal fields of Pennsylvania West Virginia and Ohio. The Reed amendment on freight rates affecting coal price was removed and the measure updated to allow the Interstate Commerce committee or a sub committee to conduct the investigations.
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Washington
U.R
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Commerce Committee
Pie Social at Golden School Friday Night
A pie social is set for Golden School Friday night February 17. A program is also planned at the event.
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Golden School
British speed ace Campbell arrives to showcase speed at Daytona
Captain Malcolm Campbell arrives in the United States after a cross Atlantic voyage to display his speed prowess at Ormond-Daytona Beach Florida where he will demonstrate the famed car and his driving skill.
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Malcolm Campbell
Britain
Ormond-Daytona Beach
Fla
New York
Hoover Group to Disregard New Charges in Ohio Delegates Fight
Ohio Hoover campaign managers reject charges by U S Senator Willis backer that a deal divided state delegates. Thompson calls the claim misrepresentation as Maschke withdraws support and Hoover backers push a full delegate slate led by Thad Brown and Walter Brown to Washington for approval.
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Hoover Group
Columbus
Secretary of Commerce
Herbert Hoover
Ohio
Carmi A. Thompson
U. S
Frank B. Willis
Willis
Thompson
Willie
Hoover
George H. Moses
New Hampshire
Cleveland
Maurice H. Maschke
Republican National
Cleveland Republican Organization
Cincinnati
Toledo
Tha
Maschke breaks with Willis and backs Hoover for president
Maurice H. Maschke Ohio Republican committeeman sent a letter to Senator Frank B. Willis withdrawing support for Willis and endorsing the Hoover for president movement. He challenged Willis to publish the letter, refused to release it to reporters, and said Willis has shifted his stance on delegates.
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Cleveland
U.R
Maurice H. Mascheke
Ohio
U. S
Frank B. Willis
Willis
Maschke
Former Klan Leader Relents and Takes Stand in Bribe Case
INDIANAPOLIS Ind Feb 15 U P D C Stephenson once Ku Klux Klan grand dragon and a political power told today of an alleged conspiracy to bribe former Governor Warren T McCray. He had refused to testify yesterday after being brought from Michigan City Penitentiary where he serves a life sentence for murder. He relented and testified today.
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Indianapolis
Ind
U.p—D. C
Cuba Honors Maine Disaster Dead on 30th Anniversary
Havana observed the 30th anniversary of the USS Maine explosion that triggered the Spanish American War. President Machado led memorial services at the Maine Memorial Park with Cuban and American participants including Henry P. Fietcher and veterans groups.
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Cuba
Maine
Machado
Maine Memorial Park
Maine Monument
Henry P. Fietcher
United States
American Legion Post
Havanna
Milk sent to needy in mine area in Ohio
Responding to relief workers in Southern Ohio coal strike fields, ice cream makers and milk distributors in Columbus arranged to send a large daily milk supply to mining areas. The milk will be delivered to the arsenal and transported to relief stations under Ohio National Guard direction for 30 days or longer if needed.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio National Guard
le Hall
Ne Ie
Hall
United Mine Workers
Communist Party
Glouster
Hocking
Are- Nef
Pat Thornton
Pomeroy
Pittsburgh
Donahey
Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Illicit Drink Information Law
The Ohio Supreme Court upheld a dry code provision making it illegal to tell another person where to obtain liquor. The court also denied a jury trial for a defendant charged under the law, with Martin Weimer fined for giving alcoholic information and losing all appeals.
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Columbus
U.R
Supreme Court
Martin Weimer
Green County
Common Pleas, Appeals
Supreme Courts
Dexter barter ends with a hunting dog deal in Pomeroy
In Dexter a barter story reports Will Hutton traded a wagon a ton of hay and a Jersey cow for a single hunting dog. The tale suggests if traded earlier in the season he might have added a small car to seal the deal.
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Pomeroy
Dexter
Will Hutton
Seventy One Kitchens Operated Under Guard
Nelsonville area relief expands as Ohio National Guard runs seventy one kitchens feeding 6 008 to 6 200 children daily. Most aid reaches outlying districts where 90 local children are fed. Col Haubrich notes clothing shoes and food in demand while commis sary plans for Pomeroy area are discussed.
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Nelsonville
Ohio National Guard
Hocking
Robert Haubrich
Haubrich
Charles Riggen
Lancaster
Pomeroy
Fidelity Company Fails to Recover Funds After Bank Robbery
The Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland lost a bid to reclaim the more than $2,000 recovered from the body of V. C. Stewart, a robbery participant killed in Chillicothe. Administrators used $745 to cover his funeral expenses. the bank had been insured for $4,059 stolen. En dorsement also noted in Zanesville.
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Columbus
U.P
Fidelity, & Deposit Company
Maryland
Citizens’ Trust and Savings Bank of Columbus
V. C. Stewart
Chillicothe
Fidelity Company
Stewart
Garret 8. Claypool
J. D. Phillips, Jr
College safe blown at Muskingum College in New Concord
County officials investigate the safe blowing in the office of Dr. J Knox Montgomery president of Muskingum College at New Concord twelve miles east of Zanesville. About 126 dollars was taken last night.
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College
Zanesville
J. Knox Montgomery
Muskingum College
New Concord
Here
Cash contributions reach 20000 for Ohio mining relief
Columbus February 15. Cash contributions for relief of children in Ohio mining districts totaled 20000 dollars according to Adjutant Frank D. Henderson. Feeding stations are now in operation in the mining communities.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank D. Henderson
Hoover to testify on Mississippi flood control before Senate panel
Secretary of Commerce Hoover will appear before the Senate Interstate Commerce committee on February 24 to present views on flood control. Chairman Jones arranged the date after a telephone talk with Hoover, who is currently on a Florida fishing trip.
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Washington
Hoover
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Miss.issippi
Jones
Florida
Toledo Prohibition Chief Faces Slander Charge
William A Appleman chief of the Toledo federal prohibition office is to be arraigned in municipal court on slander charges filed by Steve Laduco who alleges his home was raided and 0 gallons of liquor found and that Appleman insulted him during the raid.
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Toledo
William A Appleman
Cief
Youths Suspected in Deputy Disappearance Held
Two youths, Albert Jennings 17 and Frank Forbes 17, are jailed in St Clairsville for suspected involvement in the disappearance of Deputies John Grove and Wallace McClure after leaving Lafayette Indiana with reformatory prisoners John Burns and Samuel Baxter. A 1000 man posse searches for the missing officers. a nationwide hunt targets the escaped pair as authorities verify identities with Indiana officials.
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John P. Grove
Wallace McClure
Lafayette
Ind
Pendleton
John Burna
Samuel Baxter
Lower
Grové and
McClure
Clairsville
Ohio
ST. Clairsville
Indiana, State Reformatory
Albert Jennings
Frank Forbes
Indiana
John Burns
Samuél Baxter
McNary Farm Relief Bill Favored by Senate Panel
The Senate agriculture committee favorably reported the McNary farm relief bill confirming support for a measure similar to the McNary-Haugen bill vetoed by President Coolidge last year. The panel kept the equalization fee amid some modifications the President objected to previously.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Coolidge
Flier Returns to Havana After Abortive Belize Flight
Captain in Donellan Chicago Chile flier returned to Havana shortly after 9 am after an abortive 650 mile over water flight to Belize British Honduras.
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Havana
U.R
Donellan
Chicago- Chile
Belize
British Honduras
Officer Plunkett Retires From New York Navy Yard
Rear Admiral Charles P. Plunkett, commandant of the New York Navy Yard in Brooklyn, retires from active duty effective February 15 after a long career highlighted by picturesque service as a senior officer.
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Charles P. Plunke
New York Navy Yard
Brooklyn
Lindberg Top Fan Rejects Danger Claims
A flier by Col. Charles A Lindbergh’s supporters defends the aviator amid controversy over the danger of his possible flight. The piece notes cautious statements by backers and suggests public safety concerns surround the ongoing push for a new air mail route and a potential record-breaking journey.
Air Mail Pilot Uninjured After Small New York Flight
A New York se al plane piloted by Wes from Toune Ohio landed near Pittsburgh on arrival at McKeesport after a brief stop. The craft touched down at 10 10 a l and was reported safe with the crew uninjured. A separate note from Lancaster mentions river conditions and marshes with signs of flooding and disturbance in the area.
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Pittsburgh
New York
Wes
Toune
Ohio
Monongahela
Jett
McKeesport
Leedy
Lancaster
Hocking
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