Fatal Fight After Drinking Ends in Athens Death
Three men were jailed after a fatal fight on Hudson Street Athens near midnight. Fred Brooks 59 Hudson Avenue died from a neck wound allegedly struck by Bert Barnes. Barnes and George Fetuh and Leonard Coates were in custody with Barnes facing possible manslaughter charges. The coroner attributed Brooks death to the blow.
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Athens
Fred Brooks
Hudson Avenue
Bert Barnes
George Fethh
Leonard Coates
Barnes
Athens City
Brooks
L. F. Jones
R. D. Williams
Into Iow
Ethan doCrates
Alex J. Moore
William Williams
Wingett
Williams
Wolfe
Coates
Brooks House
Honard Coates
Fetch
Sone
New Lexington Woman recalls Valley Forge days from father
Mrs. Maria Storts Allen, 87, recalls stories heard from her father John Jacob Storts, a Revolutionary War soldier who fought under Washington at Valley Forge. He died in 1850, leaving a legacy memorialized by the local Daughters of the American Revolution near New Lexington.
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New Lexington
Father
Valley Forge
U.R
America
George Washington
Maria Storts Allen
Washington
Red Hill
Independence Hall
Philadelphia
Great Britain
Perry County
Here
Mary Allen Barkett
Daughters of the American Revolution
Four Chicken Theft and Fatal Fight in Athens
In Athens a man named Brooks died after a fight at a house where Barnes and two others returned with four chickens in a coop. Coates and Brooks were struck. Barnes allegedly hit Coates and Brooks, with Coates claiming no initial strike. Brooks’ death marks the fourth violence linked fatality since October. Edward Hicks is jailed on second degree murder charges related to Alexander Hayes’ death.
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Feth
Brooks
P. Coates
Coates
Barnes
Fetch
Jones
Athens
Harry Thorpe
Francis Carsey
Alexander Hayes
McKinley Hayes
Edward Hicks
Athens County
Ancient fears fade as daily life hums with machines
In old times natives feared volcanic eruptions and lightning as acts of offended gods. Now people live with electricity and appliances like vacuum cleaners, washing machines and fans, turning fear into routine hardware in daily life.
Ford and Edison envision volcano power to airplanes
Henry Ford predicts future wireless transmission of volcanic heat from Kilauea to aircraft crossing the Pacific, as Italians already use small scale methods. Edison collaborates with Ford on automatic machinery for making auto parts with a continuation noted on page four.
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Kilauea
Pacific
Henry Ford
Thomas A. Edison
Four Million Dollar School Aid Favored by Ohio Finance Committee
Ohio Finance Committee approved a $4,000,000 appropriation for weak school districts in Columbus last night. Senator E. LeFever, from the district, told H. R. McVay that Southeastern Ohio officials welcomed the action after committee hearings. Committee members L. P. Mooney and Kenneth G. Ray from Hocking and Morgan counties supported the measure.
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Ohio
Columbus
General Assembly
E. LeFever
H. R. McVay
Athens County
McVay
LeFever
L. P. Mooney
Hocking County
Kenneth G. Ray
Morgan County
Hoover Selects Cabinet Members For Hoover Presidency
President-elect Hoover has chosen four officials for his incoming cabinet: Henry L. Stimson as Secretary of State, Andrew W. Mellon as Secretary of Treasury, Ray Lyman Wilbur as Secretary of Interior, and Charles Francis Adams as Secretary of Navy. Postmaster General post remains unresolved between Walter F. Brown and James W. Good.
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Thomas L. Stokes
Cere
Shi
Hoover
United States
United Press
Henry L. Stimson
New York
Treasury
Andrew W. Melton
Pittsburgh
Dr. Ray
Lyman Wilbur
Leland Stanford University
Navy
Charles Francis Adams
Boston
Harvard University
George Washington
Walter F. Brown
Toledo
Hoover Ohio
James W. Good
Chicago
Hiding Woman Found After Jailbreak Rumor
In Athens County Jail this morning a jailbreak scare ended when Inez Smith of Floodwood was found hiding beneath a double mattress in the women’s quarters. Sheriff Williams said she did it for meanness, though Mrs. Smith claimed cold prompted her to crawl under the bed. Edna Rickets, a liquor trial witness, was being returned to jail when officers discovered the concealed woman.
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Athens County
Inez Smith
Floodwood
William Williams
Pete Barrows
Mrs. Smith
Barrows
Sheriff Williams
Jed Heck
Heck
Vallejo
San Francisco Bay
Sharp
Doris
San Francisco
Fugitives Head Toward Far South in Vain Manhunt
Four fugitives who escaped from Charleston county jail flee across Ohio West Virginia and Kentucky toward the Tennessee line as posses try to stop them. They kidnapped Everett Conley an Olive Hill Kentucky taxicab driver and threw him from his cab near Middleboro Kentucky during their getaway.
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Middleborough
U.P
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Charleston
W. Va
Tennessee
Everett Conley
Olive Hill
Mussolini Pardons Four Priests After Vatican Request
Premier Benito Mussolini, following a Vatican request, pardoned four priests who had been sentenced to enforced domiciles. The action reflects diplomatic accord with the Holy See amid ongoing church-state tensions in Italy.
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Rome
Benito Mussolini
Vatican
Two Women Testify in Wright Whisky Conviction
Alfred Wright of Murray City Hill is found guilty of possessing intoxicating liquor and fined 200 dollars plus costs in Athens County Probate Court. Zora Love and Edna Rick etts testified Wright sold two gallons of whisky on February 13 with two men present. Matthew Wright, Alfred’s brother, is jailed on a similar charge and to be tried February 25.
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Alfred Wright
Murray City Hill
Athens County
Wright
Zora Love
Edna Ricketts
Clell Douglas
George Dunn
Matthew Wright
Alfred
To Quit Field In Syracuse Coal Mines
A Pittsburgh Coal Company report says miners at Syracuse should seek other work by April 1 as the company plans to cease operations remove equipment and withdraw while holding mineral rights in the Pomeroy coal field. The mines were part of a purchase from the Eberbach interests for over three million dollars during the wartime boom.
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Pomeroy
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Syracuse
Ebersbach
Pittsburgh Company
Lakes Water Fight To Be Continued
New York State will renew its challenge to the diversion of Lake Michigan water to the Chicago Drainage Canal. Attorney General Hamilton Ward will represent the state at hearings resuming March 25 before special master Charles Evans Hughes. Ward argues the diversion harms Great Lakes navigation and Niagara Falls hydro power. hearings will include Michigan Minnesota Wisconsin and Ohio representatives.
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N. Y
U.P
New York State
Lake Michigan
Chicago Drainage Canal
Hamilton Ward
Charles Evans Hughes
Ward
Great Lakes
Niagara Falls
Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Ohio
Senate approves Carpenter Bill to repeal Peace Utility Law
In Columbus on February 22 the Senate passed the Carpenter Bill repealing the Peace Utility Rate Law and related statutes allowing rate increases before Public Utilities Commission approval. The measure creates a Superintendent of investigation, preserves civil service for current staff, speeds hearings, and targets prompt decisions. The bill moves to the House for swift action.
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Carpenter
Cooper
Columbus
U.R
Public Utilities Commission
Logan Gags Company
Anderson
Etary
Commission
Galineas
Laat
D. E. Morgan
Cleveland
Paul M. Herbert
New Lathrop Bridge Underway Over Federal Creek
Excavation started for a 100 foot concrete bridge on State Route 157 over Federal Creek. Two 60 foot spans and a 30 foot roadway will cost Miller Construction Company 22143.35 dollars. The new road shifts traffic to the west side, avoiding railroad crossings and sharp turns. Gravel surface planned until paving. George Carr oversees the Miller crew.
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Lathrop
Federal Creek
John Dowler
State Highway Department
Miller Construction Company
Barnsville
Athens
Milter Construction Company
Highway Plan Aides Meet in Columbus City Hall
Athens today announced a 1:30 p m March 6 meeting in Columbus City Hall where 13 cities will discuss a United States Highway to connect Charleston West Virginia with Muskegon Michigan diagonally across Ohio. A committee to aid the new highway was chosen by the Athens Chamber of Commerce including T H Johnson H G Householder and H N Burgett secretary of the South East Ohio Motor Club. Representatives are expected from Pomeroy Columbus Bellefontaine Lima Defiance Bryan Hillsdale Marshall Mich and Grand Rapids Mich.
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Charleston
W. Va
Muskegon
Mich
Ohio
Columbus City Hall
Athens
Athens Chamber of Commerce
T. H. Johnson
H. G. Householder
H. N. Burgett
Interurban Car Fire Sparks Escape After Crash
In Toledo on February 22 officials of the Lake Shore Electric Co investigated a crash near the city in which an inter urban car struck a 1,600 gallon truck trailer. Forty passengers escaped as the car burned with two minor injuries from broken glass.
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Toledo
U.R
Lake Shore Electric Company
Here
Ten hurt as Red Star bus overturned near Athens
Miss Velma Garrison of Lancaster and ten other Columbus bound bus passengers were shaken up when a Red Star Bus was struck by a truck and overturned into a ditch just north of the Athens Hocking County line. The truck driven by R H Mithhoff of Columbus skidded on the icy highway. Frank Carpenter, the bus driver, said he swerved to avoid a collision. Injuries included a cut above the eye to Garrison. State inspector H A Lines was aboard.
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Nelsonville
Velma Garrison
Lancaster
Columbus
Red Star
Athens-Hocking County
J. J. Hoodlet
Haydenville
Columbus Packing Company
R. H. Mithhoff
Frank Carpenter
George Bateman
H. A. Lines
Ohio
Spirit of Washington urged to enforce prohibition
Dr Clarence Téne Wilson, leader of the Methodist temperance group, says the Washington spirit is needed now to enforce prohibition. He notes Washington's quick action against the Whisky Rebellion of 1794 and calls for firm measures against law violators today.
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Washington
George Washington
Clarence Téne Wilson
Methodist Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals
United Press
Wilson
Pennsylvania
Nelsonville Drops Out of Southeastern Ohio Tourney
Nelsonville High School will not participate in the Southeastern Ohio basketball tournament at Ohio University Gym in Athens scheduled for February 28 to March 2. The Athletic Council made the decision at a special afternoon meeting led by Superintendent H. B. Zuber, citing best interests of Nelsonville athletics.
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Nelsonville
Ohio University Gymnasium
Athens
Nelsonville High Schgoland
H. B. Zuber
Mr. Zuber
Edison predictions spark talk on future tech wonders
Fort Myers Florida February 22 Thomas A Edison in a interview today predicted that the next 50 years will bring far more startling scientific developments than his lifetime. He spoke in a rambling way about rubber plant work moving pictures and color film and teased collaboration with Henry Ford on car bushings.
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Fort Myers
Fla
Thomas A. Edison
Edison
Hollywood
Max DuPont
Henry Ford
Mr. Ford
Henry
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