Akron bootleg suspects tied to Melvin Horst murder plot
Wooster reports three Akron bootleg suspects and an Orrville man tied to a child kidnapping plot ending in Melvin Horst's death. Investigators say Charles Hannah confessed after hours of grilling, naming Donald and others as involved in the crime.
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Orrville
Hannah
Fannah
Orr
Ir Creek
Charlie
Donis
True
Indihe
Melvin
Donald
Nah
Wadsworth
Hoover to Push Power Commission Reorganization Plan
President Hoover concentrates on federal power commission reform inviting Senator Couzens and Duncan of Michigan to a White House breakfast. He urges speedy passage of legislation aligning with the President's congressional message.
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Asulington
U.R
Dent Hoover
Elederal Power Commission
Couzens
Ducan
Michigan
Dangerous homicide maniac confesses eight poison killings
Detroit dispatch reports James Baker, 25, dubbed a top homicide maniac, admits killing eight men worldwide to study poison effects. He implicated a 1928 Gaw murder in New York and faces transfer to police, with a teen companion described but not charged.
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James Baker
New York Police
Baker
Farmington
Mich
New York
Henry Gaw
Guggenheim Laboratories
Gaw
Warren
Vaulted Fortification by Irving Trust Heists Burglar Risk
Louis Pierson of Irving Trust Company in New York erected a massive underground safety vault for his 50 story building. The vault is lined with thick steel and claimed to be the world’s largest after the Reserve Bank and Bank of England.
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Louis Pierson
New York
Irving Trust Company
Jerusalem
Reserve Bank
Bank of England
Surrounded by Water Trenches Banksburg Burglarized
A historical report notes a bank protected by thick water-filled barriers around steel walls to deter burglars. It claims any intruder would require a diving suit, complicating the use of dynamite and drills.
Senate coalition forms to challenge tariff program
A Republican Senate coalition surfaces to oppose the party’s tariff plan. President Hoover probes dissenters, asking why they do not support business growth and prosperity through reform.
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Republican Party
Senate
Hoover
Government sought Britain’s consent to a battleship plan
The government asked Britain for permission to build a battleship equal to the Rodney but was refused. Officials say there is no plan for an unsinkable dreadnought and no danger of spending beyond first class ships for airplanes and submarines. Taxpayers are spared as British authorities advise against such spending.
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Great Britain
Russia's Godless Weekly Continues Onward
An atheist publication known as The Godless One continues its run in Russia, branding itself as a secular voice. The issue notes ongoing discourse and movement across pages, signaling the paper's broad, provocative reach in the public arena.
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Russia
Classified Deals Include Chicks and Used Victor Orthophonic
The Messenger Classified Ads list baby chicks at 17 cents each and Silver Wyandotte chicks at 17c. A Victor Orthophonic is offered for 40 dollars, down from 95. A seller lists 50 ewes and two draft horses for sale. A Mechanicsburg Hooper Street rental offers gas electricity and a garage for 10 dollars monthly.
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Messenger
Hooper Street
Mechanicsburg
Riot feared as miners plan march on mine
St Clairsville Feb 20. Sheriff Ford Moore mobilized 30 deputies to guard Stewart and Powhatan Mines amid a strike led by the International Miners Union. Thirteen arrests have been made since Tuesday. 18 more await hearings next Tuesday, including six women. A special bus will ferry prisoners 28 miles to the county jail if needed.
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ST. Clairsville
Ford Moore
Stewart and Powhatan
International Miners Union
United Mine Workers of America
Moore
Byrd Explorers Break Camp Sail Homeward
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd and his Antarctic party have broken camp and sailed the bark The City of New York toward warmer seas. They leave behind airplanes and much material, ending a 27 year era of exploration spanning the Arctic and Antarctic.
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Antarctic
U.P
New York Times
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Richard E. Byrd
Byrd
City of
Ross Sea
North Pole
United States Navy
Arctic
Floyd Bennett
Bennett
Spitzbergen
South Pole
Roosevelt Field
America
Paris
Ver Sur Mer
City of New York
Traction Car Narrowly Missed by Landslide
Forty passengers on a Wheeling to Moundsville traction car escaped injury when a landslide thundered down a cliff edge 300 feet above a river. The car halted just as earth and rocks slid in front. no injuries were reported and service was expected to resume late today.
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Wheeling
W. Va
U.P
Moundsville
Eielson Body Found After Alaska to Siberia Flight Crash
In Nome Alaska on February 20 a U P report says the body of aviator Carl Ben Eielson was found among wreckage of his plane about 90 miles southeast of North Cape Siberia. Rescue pilot Joe Crosson indicated poor visibility caused the fatal crash. Kear Borland’s body was found earlier.
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Nome
Alaska
U.P
Ben Eielson
Nanuk
Eielson
North Cape
Siberia
Kear Borland
Teller
Borland
Joe Crosson
Kileson
Fairbanks
Crosson
Widow of Dry Raiders Victim Loses In Court
The Ohio Supreme Court upheld Ashland County courts in denying Mrs. G. Dalton damages for her husband’s death in a liquor raid near Ashland on October 29, 1924. The suit sought 100 dollars. Dalton was killed driving near Clear Creek Church where a sheriff posse waited for a suspected bootlegger. One posse member later served time in Mansfield Reformatory.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio Supreme Court
Ashland County
G. &. J. Dalton
Ashland
Dalton
Common Pleas Court
Charles Barr
Clearcreek Church
Mansfield Reformatory
Rebel School Opens in New York to Avert Traffic Move
In New York on February 20, a local parish house hosts the Rebel School for girls led by Adele Rosenow. Parents protested transfers from Public School No. 88 to No. 8 due to dangerous traffic, keeping girls in the seventh grade with one teacher acting as principal, gym instructor, and truant officer.
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New York
U.P
Charlton Street Memorial Church
Adele Rosenow
Athens Ray-Glo may stay with city as receivership proceeds
In a Columbus common pleas action, Judge Harley Whitcraft allowed Fred R. Beasley and Southern Ohio Power to join as defendants in the Ray Glo Corp receivership. They seek to purchase or satisfy all creditor and stockholder claims and delay the sale order until March 3 while claims already paid are settled.
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Fred Beasley
Southern Ohio
Athens
Ray-Glo Corporation
Harley M. Whitcraft
Fred R. Beasley
Southern Ohio Power Company
First Citizen's Trust Company
Columbus
Whitcraft
Athens Corporation
Ray- Glo Corporation
Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court
Cleveland Cooperative Store Company
Cleveland
Bank of Athens National Banking Association
Athens National Bank
Flier Jackson Flips Plane Near Coolville Farm
K L Jackson of Clarksburg W Va escaped injury after his new Waco aircraft somersaulted while landing on Ola Bardin’s farm one and a half miles east of Coolville. Damage to propeller and tail was heavy with wet soil blamed. He plans to resume flight after repairs in Marietta.
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Coolville
K. L. Jackson
Clarksburg
W. Va
Waco
Marshall
Mich
Ola Bardin
Here
Jackson
Marietta
London Naval Conference delegates begin week long recess
Informal study of the five powers positions replaces active talks as they start a recess in London. Secretary Stimson will base at Stanmore until next Wednesday when the conference reconvenes. Italy memorandum completed the five nations requirements and France faces a domestic crisis.
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London
Henry L. Stimson
Stanmore
France
Ohio Governor Denies Snook Reprieve Amid Execution Set
Gov Myers Y Cooper refused a reprieve for Dr James Howard Snook former Ohio State University professor scheduled for execution February 28 for the murder of Theora Hix his co ed inamorata Snook had sought delays arguing his U S Supreme Court appeal could not be acted on until February 24 when the court would receive the appeal
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Columbus
U.P
Myers Y. Cooper
James Howard Snook
Ohio State University
Theora Hix
Inamorata
Snook
U. S. Supreme Court
Women Afraid Chicago Patrols After Lavender Murder
Police and state attorney clash over crime drive while armed citizens patrol Forest Glen after the murder of Agnes Lavender, wife of a commuter and mother of a baby, who was shot during a train station attack as she missed a train.
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Chicago
Forest Glen
Agnes Lavender
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific
Memorial for Vets Approved in Columbus on Statehouse Grounds
Attorney General Bettman approved contracts for construction of a World War veterans memorial on the Statehouse grounds in Columbus. The monument dedicated to Ohio veterans will be built by Arthur Ivone of Cincinnati at a cost of 8500 dollars.
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Columbus
U.P
Bettman
Statehouse
OHO
Arthur Ivone
Cincinnati
Suspect Denies Eve of Knowing Hannah in Orrville Slaying
Akron reports Charles Hannah of Wooster, 45, confessed to the murder of 4 year old Melvin Horst. Tony La Fatche, 22, arrested on a child stealing warrant, admits frequent Orrville visits and knowing Hannah's relatives. Police link La Fatche to driving the car that carried the body from Orrville.
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Akron
U.R
Melvin Horst
Charles Hannah
Wooster
Wayne County
Tony la Fatche
Hannah
la Fatche
Orrville
Horst
Melvin
Senate debate on London Naval Conference costs rises
Washington’s state officials say the London Naval Conference may run longer than two months increasing the need for extra funds beyond the $200000 already appropriated for the American delegation. Additional congressionally requested funds are anticipated.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
State Department
Athens Messenger Promotes Handy Aviation Booklet
The Athens Messenger advertises a compact aviation handbook explaining flight myths like air pockets and dead-stick landings. It claims the guide answers common questions, details pilot licensing, and invites readers to mail in ten cents for a copy via the Washington Information Bureau.
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Washington Information Bureau
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