Ben Rudner Found Guilty of Murder in Second Degree
Canton reports Ben Rudner son of a millionaire was convicted of murder in the second degree for the ambush killing of Don R. Mellett, editor of the Canton Daily News. The verdict mandates life imprisonment with Rudner eligible for parole, while co-defendant Pat McDermott already holds a life sentence.
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A. W. Agier
Rudner
McDermott
Hen Harter
Mellett
Canton Daily News
Canton
Mantle Fire Destroys Downtown Business District
Fire in Mantle today caused 2 million dollars in damage razing four blocks of downtown business buildings. No injuries reported. Fire crews battled the blaze as smoke blanketed the area and authorities investigated the cause.
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Pire
Manila
Convicted Bootlegger Rudner Found Guilty in Mellett Death
Ben K Rudner, a Canton bootlegger and millionaire, is the second man convicted for the murder of Don Mellett. A jury returned a second degree murder verdict last night, with Rudner facing a life term in the penitentiary.
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Ben K Rudner
Don Mellett
Canton
Rudner
Three Shots Fire From Moving Car Hit Seiber Home
In Chauncey last night about 8 15 a Ford touring car traveling north fired three shots at the H A Seiber home on East Converse street. One bullet struck the front room through curtains and a picture into the chimney while two others hit the north bedroom wall. Seiber was away brief minutes for Nelsonville. Mrs Seiber, children and her brother from Kentucky were present. plastering torn and curtains down. Seiber formerly constable active in bootlegger raids.
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Chauncey
H. A. Seiber
Converse Street
Seibert
Selber
English Russian Relations Near Formal Break
London reports Anglo Russian relations teeter toward a formal break not seen since Britain recognized Soviet Russia three years ago. Britain demands Moscow halt alleged anti British propaganda or face severed diplomatic and trade ties. The note stresses alleged Russian anti British activity in China.
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London
United Press
Britain
Russia
Great Britain
Moscow
China
Weather report shows historic Ohio warmth record
Ohio experienced eight degree warmer conditions than the Feb 23 average, with a high of 74 yesterday at 2 pm. The 1906 record 66 was surpassed while the cold 4 below zero in 1885 remains the low. A two hour temperature table accompanies the note.
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Ohio
Wet weather collapses Starr Hill bridge near Union Furnace
A wooden one-span fifty foot bridge over the River division tracks collapsed after abutment failure south of Union Furnace on Starr hill. Northbound passenger No 137 was delayed three hours as wrecking trains cleared the right of way. reconstruction likely planned.
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Union Furnace
Hocking Valley Road
Logan
Starr Hill
River Division
Hocking Valley
Starr Township
Penny gasoline tax sparks trouble at caucus meeting
The penny gasoline tax dominates the Republican House caucus as insurgent rural members press to add the Norton Highway Bill and Sullivan tax increase to fund highway costs. A pair of constitutional amendment proposals seek to change the tax system, while unrelated debates touch on divorce secrecy and the Logan Gas case delays.
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House of Representatives
Assembly
John A. Hadden
Cleveland
House Committee On Codes
Senate
W. D. Emmons
Akron
Ohio
Emmons
Freeman T. Eagleson
Logan Gas Company
Eagleson
Logan
Army Leader Chester H. Smith Dies in Ohio
Lieutenant Chester H. Smith aged 44 of the United States Army Signal Corps died at Fort Hayes Hospital following an appendectomy. He had been on duty with the Ohio State University unit and passed away yesterday.
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Co. S. A
Columbus
Chester H. Smith
United States Army Signal Corps
Ohio State University
Fort Hayes Hospital
Portuguese aviator Sarmento Beires delays world flight takeoff
Lisbon reports Sarmento Beires postpones departure in the seaplane Argus for a proposed round the world flight until Saturday as weather and technical checks align for the historic trek.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Sarmento Beires
Woman Survives Yangtze River Steamboat Ride
Mrs Mae Hawley rode a steamboat 1200 miles from Ichang to Shanghai as gunfire from bandits and soldiers erupted on both banks. The attack killed two sailors. her dog Lady accompanied her through the peril as the boat served as daily target practice.
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Mae Hawley
Los Angeles
Yangtze River
Ichang
Shanghai
China
Senate Fight Over Boulder Dam Bill To Reach Climax
The Senate faced a final test on Boulder Dam legislation as supporters and opponents battled over a $125 million power and flood control plan for the lower Colorado River. Senator Hiram Johnson pressed to keep the bill alive while filibusterers led by Senator Ashurst vowed to block it with exhausted stamina after long sessions.
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Washington
America
Senate
Hiram Johnson
California
Ashurst
Arizona
Colorado River
Pleads Not Guilty In Liquor Case At Pomeroy
Ed Snyder known as Pity Me pleaded not guilty to manufacturing and possessing liquor devices during arraignment before Judge Céra B. Roberts. Charged previously in 1923, second offense counts were added yesterday with trial set for March 10. The 12-year-old son faces a charge of selling liquor to Joh Spires, who was arrested for intoxication and disorderly conduct.
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Pomeroy
Snyder
Céra B. Roberts
Harry Barnes
Justice Barnes
Roberts
Joh Spires
Miners May Avoid General Tie-Up If Talks Drag
United Mine Workers leaders indicated no general strike will occur if a new contract isn't reached by April 1. Districts in the central competitive field would keep operating under the Jacksonville agreement while wage talks with operators in Illinois Indiana Ohio and western Pennsylvania continue. Over 150000 union miners work in other fields across Iowa Missouri Kansas Arkansas Oklahoma Colorado Wyoming Montana Michigan and Washington.
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Miami
Fray
United Mine Workers of America
Jacksonville
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
Michigan
Washirgton
Captain and Mate Escape From Blazing River Fire
Captain Christopher Christian sen and first mate Ole Johnson of a Standard Oil barge slept in their cabin as oil fumes filled the Coopier river in Camden New Jersey. They dove into the fiery water and swam underwater to reach the river bank fifteen yards away for safety.
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Camden
N. J
U.R
Coopier
Christopher Christiansen
Standard Oil Company
Socony
Ole Johnson
Brooklyn
Fiber binders to be produced at Lancaster mill
Fiber binders for bundled rock lath will be manufactured at the United States Gypsum company paper mill in Lancaster. Thousands of tons of waste paper will be used and the finished binders shipped to Grand Rapids Michigan Fort Dodge Iowa and Plasterco Virginia for surfacing lath bundled by machinery.
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Lancaster
United States Gypsum Company
Grand Rapids
Mich
Fort Dodge
Plasterco
Merger Rumor Circles Major Zanesville Tile Firms
In Zanesville Ohio rumors spread that the American Encaustic Tiling Co and the Mosaic Tile Co may merge. Both firms stand as the two largest tile producers in the world, and the possible combination would reshape the industry.
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Zanesville, O
American
Mosaic Tile Company
Zanesville
Miners Wage Scale Sparks Conference Debate in Florida
Operators push for a competitive scale over sliding wages amid a coal market divide. They argue the central field must support market competition against low wage mines. Union control has dwindled from 70 percent to 30 percent as outlying fields expand.
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Miami
Fla
Marines Arrive in Shanghai to Defend Americans
Twelve hundred United States Marines arrived aboard the Chaumont to help protect Americans as unrest and executions linger in Shanghai. British Marines patrol streets while American troops avoid overt displays, potentially to operate across the river or later in the foreign settlement. Cantonese forces, victorious at Hangchow, press toward Nanking and south of the Yangtze, aiming to consolidate control.
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Shanghai
United States
Chaumont
Nanking
Yangtze River
Bank closes in Marietta over merger dispute
Central National Bank of Marietta will pay all depositors in full after closing its doors to avert a run. Officials say the move follows the refusal of First National Bank to accept merger proposals, prompting the board to act.
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Marietta Bank
Marietta
U.R
Central National Bank of
River Liner City of Annapolis Rammed by City of Baltimore
In Chesapeake Bay the City of Annapolis sank within minutes after a collision with its sister ship the City of Baltimore. Aboard were 103 passengers and 50 crew who were saved. the freighter St. Anthony rescued Annapolis passengers and was expected to land them at Norfolk.
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Richmond
U.P
City of Annapolis
Chesapeake Bay
City of Baltimore
Potomac River
St. Anthony
Norfolk
Three Boys Drown In Keasy Ice Pool Near Perth Amboy
Three boys, missing since last night, were found dead today in an ice covered pool in an abandoned clay pit at Keasy near Perth Amboy New Jersey. A hole in the ice aided the search as authorities reported the tragedy.
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Perth Amboy
N. J
U.P
Keasy
Grave digger Jadwin Struck by Train in Ohio
Igrave digger Asbury Jadwin a Civil War veteran famed as Ohio's grave digging champion was seriously injured when struck by a New York Central train near New Lexington. Jadwin has dug over 2,000 graves at the local cemetery where he has worked for forty years.
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New Lexington
Asbury
Jadwin
Ohio
New York Central
Rabid dog scare leads countywide dog chaining order
The dog that bit four people in Athens passed rabies, Dr J M Higgins said. County officials warn residents that the local board of health rule requiring all dogs be chained for sixty days will apply countywide except Nelsonville. Sheriff Williams noted fewer loose dogs and several were killed by city officials yesterday.
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Athens
J. M. Higgins
Board of Health
Nelsonsville
William Williams
Ohio banker Andrew Smith kills self near Ontario
Officers hunted Andrew Smith, a retired Columbus banker, after he vanished from his Ontario home. Telegrams to friends warned he would end it all in Los Angeles. Deputies found Smith in his car near Ontario, and he shot himself, dying at once.
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Columbus Banker
Ontario
Cal
Andrew Smith
Columbus
Ohio
Smith
Los Angeles
McNutt Arraigned Over Absent Children Case
Marshall McNutt faced Magistrate S B Hedges after permitting his three children to miss school for personal reasons. He pleaded guilty to the charge and agreed to pay a $5 fine plus costs for resisting religious educational pictures shown to pupils.
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Marshall McNutt
S. B. Hedges
McNutt
Hedges
High School Drinking Probe In Gallipolis
In Gallipolis on February 24, Mayor A J Stormont ordered a vigorous probe with state dry enforcement officers into alleged violations of prohibition laws by high school students at a basketball game.
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Gallipolis
A. J. Stormont
Threat to Monroe Doctrine Seen by Observers
Washington February reports a belated note from Britain causing confusion in Congress. Officials state the administration aims to settle turmoil without interference while defending American lives and property. Kellogg dispatches emphasize protection of both nations' interests.
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Washington
Keb
Monroe Trine
Aguah
Kellogg
Latimer
Eign
British note to Managua sparks Monroe Doctrine debate in U S
The British note delivered to the American embassy in Managua stirs sharp, mixed reactions among senators. Some see it as an insult and challenge to the Monroe Doctrine while others view it as a move to justify American intervention despite congressional opposition. Observers debate whether Britain seeks to curb US influence or merely gesture support.
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Managua
United States
Western Hemisphere
White House
al Idem
Britain
United
Kellogg
Uniites
Great Britain
Bean
Monroe
Fess
Ully
Nicaragua
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Senate On Foreign Affairs
Manene
America
Nhat
Clared
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Don R. Mellett
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Pat McDermott
Louis Mazer
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Athens Messenger
Washington Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Information Bureau
Ashington, D
Jack V. Scott
Pen
E. H. Kreuger
Ed Snyder
Ji H. Penna
By Phil H. Penna
H. Francis Misselwits
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Department of Public Health
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