Leader of Miners Proposes Electric Chair for Hewitt
Floyd Hewitt of Conneaut faces execution as prosecutor Charles B. Cook seeks the death penalty for the 16 year old who confessed to the murder of Celia Brown and her 6 year old son. Hewitt’s mother Olive Hewitt denies he left home Monday night and pleads for mercy.
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Floyd Hewitt
Conneaut
U.P
H. D. Hannum
Hewitt
Hannum
Yield Brown
Nickel Pilate
Brown
Leonard Cutler
Witt
Fred Brown
Ohio
Fred, Jr
Ohio Senate panel proposes moves on utilities board control
The Ohio Senate Rules Committee recommends that the Senate confirm Governor Downey’s appointees to the Public Utilities Commission, placing Huffman of Chandlersville and Klinger of Lima on two and four year terms, shifting control for two years. The panel also noted pending action on several other nominees. A separate measure by Senators Bender and Johnson to curb local court power was nearly cleared but stalled without added amendments.
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Columbus
U.P
Senate Rules Committee
Senate
Public Utilities Commission
Downey
James W. Huffman
Chandlersville
William Klinger
Lima
Utilities Commission
Huffman
C. C. Marshall
Sydney
Klinger
George J. Poor
Cincinnati
Bender
Nils Johnson
Youngstown
Chamber Seeks Street Repaving Go Ahead
Chamber of Commerce favors proceeding with repaving North Oie Street with property owners paying about ten percent. Judge G. Worstell led the discussion at today’s noon meeting and the matter will be studied further. Crawford County reap raisal issues were discussed by city solicitor M. D Hughes.
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North Oie Street
Thens Chamber of Commerce
G. Worstell
Crawfordounty
M. Dughes
Common Pleas
Hughes
Amber of Commerce
M. Gill
Club
Gill
T. Vertae
Kidnapped Woman Returns Home After Abduction Ride
Evelyn Beach, 22, a pretty blonde from Preferred Blonde Toledo, staggered into her home this morning after being kidnapped from her escort C. W. Greinke and driven away by four men in his car early today. She was exhausted and frightened but unharmed, and police and deputies searched for the abductors.
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Toledo
U,p
Evelyn Beach
C. W. Greinke
Union Men Rally Senate Against Yellow Dog Bill
About five hundred trade union members filled the Ohio senate chamber to back labor leaders in support of Conrad Redman Jr.’s Yellow Dog bill to outlaw open shop contracts. John T. Frey of the International Molders' Union argued for the measure while American Plan and Ohio Manufacturers Association representatives opposed it, warning it would deprive workers of current benefits and echoing calls for right to work laws in other states.
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Columbus
Senate
Conrad Redman, Jr
Cincinnati
John T. Frey
International Molders’ Union
Ohio
Frey
American Plan Association
Ohio Manufacturers Association
W. Fred Long
The
Plan Association
Utah
Nevada
John Gonding dies veteran Western League catcher
John Gonding, a longtime Western League catcher for Omaha, died of heart disease at age after a 20 year career with the club. He mentored pitchers including Three- Fingered Brown and Jack Pfeister, aiding their development in the sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
John Gonding
Gonding
Brown
Chicago
Jack Pfeister
Coolidge Signs Tabor Milk Bill to Restrict Canadian Imports
President Coolidge signed the Tabor milk bill aimed at limiting milk imports from Canada. The measure seeks to protect domestic dairy production and influence market conditions, with the White House confirming the action today.
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Washington
Coolidge
Canada
Four Ohio Businessmen Sentenced for Tax Return Fraud
In Cleveland on February 16, four wealthy Ohio businessmen received sentences to the Dayton workhouse after pleading guilty to falsifying internal revenue returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Internal Revenue
Dayton
Ohio
Truck Driver Lost Nose In Embankment Crash
Sam Ramsey, a Columbus truck driver, lost his nose and part of his upper lip when his truck left the road and plunged over an embankment near Columbus.
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Columbus
Sam Ramsey
Here
Ohio Chamber urges improved public works care
The committee on state parks and beauty spots of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce urged more and better care of public works in Ohio at a Columbus meeting yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Correspondents Deadline for Sunday Messenger Edition
The Messenger warns correspondents that all news letters for the Sunday edition must arrive by 12 o clock noon Saturday. Most contributors to the Wednesday and Sunday editions submit by the Saturday deadline, with delays affecting next Wednesday or loss of timely relevance. News from Nelsonville Glouster Chauncey Logan and Pomeroy Bend follow the Saturday noon cutoff for Sunday content.
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the Messenger
Nooa
Nelsonville
Glouster
Chauncey, Logan and
Pomeroy Bend
Bead Test Leads to Fine for Local Whisky Shake
Prohibition Officer H A Sines and deputies Harry Dalton and H A Leiber arrested Orville Cottrill after he shook a pint bottle of whisky to view the bead while on a footbridge over the Hocking river near Sugar Creek. He paid a $100 fine in Magistrate Pearl W Helwig's court yesterday.
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Orville Cottrill
H. A. Sines
Harry Dalton
H. A. Leiber
Cottrill
Pearl W. Helwig
Hocking
Sugar Creek
Prohibition
Court Dismisses Complaint in Goodrich Estate Case
Cora M. Moler administratrix of Sylvester M. Goodrich estate sees charges against Charly Goodrich Arthur Goodrich and Cleon Goodrich for concealing or embezzling estate funds dismissed in Probate court on motion by the administratrix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora M. Moler
Sylvester M. Goodrich
Charly Goodrich
Arthur Goodrich
Cleon Goodrich
Ohio Baptist state convention closes quarterly session
In Columbus on February 16 the Ohio Baptist state convention concluded its quarterly session as committees submitted reports to the board of managers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Board of Managers
Ohio Baptist State Convention
Wisconsin phenom Robert Nagler aims for UW admission
Madison youth Robert Nagler, a 12 year old college prospect and athlete, prepares to enter the University of Wisconsin next fall after passing three prescribed examinations. His father serves as secretary to Governor Zimmermann of Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Nagler
Madison, Wis
University of Wisconsin
Robert
Zimmermann
Wisconsin
Dogs in Stewart and Buchtel Ordered Confined by Chains
County health officials ordered all dogs in the villages of Stewart and Buchtel to be chained and collared for sixty days after a woman was bitten by a rabid dog in Stewart early Monday. The dog was shot after a head test confirmed rabies. a rabid dog at large in Buchtel reportedly bit many animals. All untagged dogs must be killed to curb spread.
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Tewert
Buehtel
Stewart
Columbus
Buchtel
Tire firms cut prices for original equipment tires
Akron tire makers slashed prices to manufacturers on original equipment tires by about 74 percent effective immediately. Company leaders say the move aligns with earlier cuts by major firms and does not signal a further dealer price drop, stating the cut balances reductions made to the trade last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
U.R
Reed Attacks Republicans in Charged Indiana Speech
Senator James Alt Reed of Missouri denounced the Republican party as corrupt during a speech in Indianapolis. He criticized President Coolidge and former Governor Lowden, quipping that Lowden is fit for leading an angelic choir rather than the presidency.
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Indianapolis
Ind
James Alt Reed
Missouri
Coolidge
Lowden
Reed
Democratic Editors Association
Thunder Marks Year’s First Cold Snap
The day opened with thunder at 4 and 8 AM but little rain. Forecasters expect colder weather tomorrow. Noon reached 67, near the 1921 record. low of 3 below zero in 1906 remains a record. Temperature table shows two hour readings across Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Mercury
Ohio Supreme Court Denies Atkins Second Appeal
Columbus February 16 David Atkins colored prisoner under sentence of death for the murder of an A. B. and O. railroad detective near Canton lost his second appeal in the Ohio Supreme Court yesterday.
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Columbus
David Atkins
Canton
Ohio Supreme Court
Lita Grey Chaplin May Return Home
Judge Walter Guerin ruled Lita Grey Chaplin may again occupy the home of her estranged husband Charlie Chaplin in Los Angeles after she left under alleged threats of death. The decision addresses residence amid ongoing marital dispute and threats claims.
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Lita
Los Angeles
Cal
Lita Grey Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Walter Guerin
Limited Plunges Through Bridge Amid Flooded Weather
Widespread California storm toll rises with over twenty injured and at least twenty dead. A snow slide at Camp 72 buried ten, including a woman, and a rescue worker was later killed. Wind, rain, and floods plagued towns from Taft to the Bay Area as San Diego rail lines shut down and storms continued. In Colorado, Idaho Springs Elk lodge members trapped on Berthoud Pass were rescued after a blizzard.
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San Francisco
Cal
California
Overland
Camp 72
Southern California Edison Company
Big Creek
Ino County
Bay
Taft
Weather Bureau
Coast Line
San Diego
Tia Juana
Denver
Colo
U.P
Idaho Springs
Elk Lodge
Berthoud Pass
Rocky Mountains
Moffat Tunnel
Pyle abandons tennis tour plans over salary demands
C. C. Pyle halted all future professional tennis promotion after stars demanded too high salaries. Bill Pickens, New York representative, said rival promoters had offered players a world tour and Pyle could not meet terms with profit in mind. He denied offers to Bill Tilden.
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New York
C. C. Pyle
Bill Pickens
Pickens
Pyle
Bill Tilden
Riots in Indore City Claim Nine Lives
Nine people were killed and 50 wounded in two days of sectarian rioting between Mohammedans and Hindus in Indore City. Advices reaching Bombay reported the casualties and unrest as authorities urged calm.
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Bombay
Indore
Predicted Car Mergers Signal Auto Industry Expansion
Norval A. Hawkins, Ford witness, predicts three or four huge auto mergers within six months. He forecasts continued industry expansion over five years, a price war, widespread motorization, and trucks challenging rail for short hauls while buses mature to trolley parity.
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Washington
Norval A. Hawkins
Henry Ford
Hawkins
United States
America
Mandamus For Attorney Fees In Athens County Court
A common pleas mandamus orders Athens county auditor Fred Cornwell and commissioners Andrew Murphy John Grosvenor and M P Ohlinger to pay attorney fees to Emmett Keenan John J Woolley and Hal Rowland for criminal defense. The judge orders a $50 warrant per case or to create a fund by February 28. Woolley defended Harry Wright Rowland Earl Minear Keenan Loberta Flash.
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Emmett Keenan
John J. Woolley
Hal Rowland
Fred Cornwell
Athens County
Andrew Murphy
John Grosvenor
M. P. Ohlinger
Common Pleas Court
Cornwell
Treasury
Woolley
Harry Wright
Rowland
Earl Minear
Keenan
Loberta Flash
Logan Gas Co Accused Of Coercion In Rate Hearing
In Columbus on February 16, Don W. Meyers Elyria city solicitor told the senate public utilities committee that the Comings bill would curb unfair rate collection. He charged Logan Gas Co used pressure on small communities to accept ordinance rates, while urging the bill’s passage.
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Columbus
Uphohio Utilities
Senate Public Utilities Committee
Don W. Meyers
Elyria
Meyers
Logan Gas Company
Ohio Senate approves Eastern Time for state
The Ohio senate passed the house bill designating Eastern time as the standard for the state. A minor amendment sent the bill back to the house, but senate backing suggested final passage.
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Senate
House
Ohio
Columbus
Ohio Senate
Delegates Prepare Plan To Arbitrate Coal Wage Dispute
Delegates in Miami discuss a plan for arbitration to settle the coal wage dispute. John L. Lewis and insurgent leaders push for a commission to study earnings and potentially prevent a strike in the bituminous fields. Operators demand wage reductions or parity with non union fields as a condition.
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Miame
Fila
Ake John L. Lewis
United Mine War Plan
Miami
Fin
Sion
Onlo
Indiana
W. H. Hasking
Haskins
L. Lewis
Sian
Jacksonville
Day
Unt
Herman Perry
Illinois
Perry
Wage conference outlook for Ohio and western operators
Persons forecast that Ohio and western operators will eventually withdraw from the wage conference leaving Indiana and Minnesota operators to negotiate an agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martins Ferry
Febe
Ohio
Union
Indiana
Minoie
Language aid booklet from Washington bureau assists clear speech
A Washington Information Bureau notice introduces a simple booklet to help people speak and write correctly. It emphasizes addressing misuses and offers guidance for business and social settings to improve clear communication.
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Amar
Wil
Washington
Tle
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