Ohio Attorney General calls for revision of dry laws in state
Columbus Ohio February 29 Attorney General Crabbe who authored the Crabb e dry act launched a broad attack on prohibition enforcement methods and urged the legislature to reconvene to amend city and state dry laws. He says the whole system is wrong and new legislation is needed to clarify enforcement and uphold the Eighteenth Amendment. He also notes prisons crowding and financial issues as reasons for prompt legislative action.
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Columbus
Ohio
Donahey
Prohibittion Enforcement
Crabbe
Probed Robbery Attempt Ends With Officer Wounding
Cleveland police report Benjamin Kukenmeister, 19, confessed with two accomplices to an attempted holdup of Patrolman William Flaum. Flaum, in plain clothes, fired three shots at Kukenmeister after the youths emerged from an alley and ordered him to surrender. Kukenmeister was seriously wounded and likely to die. the other two fled.
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Cleveland
Benjamin Kukenmeister
William Flaum
Flaum
Kukenmeister
Ball faces four drunken driving charges in mayor court
Martin Ball was arrested on Main Street in an intoxicated condition and jailed. In mayor's court he pled guilty to four counts including intoxication, operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, possession, and transporting liquor, with fines totaling 499.80 dollars.
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Logan
Martin Ball
Mayor's Court
Steward
Main Street
Ball
Savings plan for newborn child in Eluvcky Kid Logan
A newborn son to Mr. and Mrs. William Trowbridge of Eluvcky Kid Logan prompts great uncle Edward Bishop to arrange with a local savings association to deposit one dollar daily for the child's credit until age twenty one. The fund will include accumulated interest and total nearly ten thousand dollars.
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Eluvcky Kid Logan
Wm. Trowbridge
Edward Bishop
Statewide motor fee distributed to Athens county
Athens county receives 21224.38 dollars from Secretary of State Thad H. Brown as its share of 1924 automobile license tag revenues. The total warrants mailed statewide reach 3121856.11, three fifths of the year’s distribution, with seven and a half million dollars already deposited in the State Treasury. Counties and towns listed include Athens 5677.88 and county 8215.58, with funds available for street and highway maintenance pending weather.
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Athens County
Thad H. Brown
State of
Ohio
Brown
State Treasury
County
Athens
Nelsonville
Glouster
Jacksonville
Trimble
Albany
Amesville
Buchtel
Chauncey
Coolville
Secretary’s Department
Port Five Taken at Mexico City Gulf Port
Port Puerto Mexico, the Isthmus of Tehuantepec railway terminus and major oil export point, has been seized by federal forces after rebels fled. Federals under General Eugenio Martinez concentrate 6000 men to confront Guadeloupe Sanchez’s rebel force at Jalapa as rebels burn bridges and destroy rail infrastructure during retreat.
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Mexico City
Puerto
Mexico
Tehuantepec
Vera Cruze
Guadeloupe Sanchez
Jalapa
Eugenio Martinez
Vera Cruz
Jalapas
Leap Year Twins Born in Youngstown to Pringher Couple
In Youngstown Ohio on February 29 at 12:04 AM twins Michael and Rosa were born to Mr and Mrs Michael Pringher. Each baby will start life with a one dollar bank account donated by a local bank while local merchants plan a welcoming gift shower.
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Youngstown
Michael
Rosa
Michael Pringher
Youngetown
Senate probe widens in Teapot Dome oil scandal
Washington Feb 29 The senate public lands committee questions A Mitchell Palmer former attorney general and ex cabinet member over blocking McLean witness stand and alleged law partnership with Zevely.William Gibbs McAdoo may be recalled as code messages about peaches apples apricots cherries and the champion are reviewed by code experts.
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Washington
Senate Public Lands Committee
A. Mitchell Palmer
Wilson
E. B. McLean
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Dill
Palmer
McLean
J. W. Zevely
Harry F. Sinclair
Teapot Dome
Zevely
Francis MccAdoo
McTean
Special laws for the woman demanded in Columbus speech
Mrs Florence Bayard Hilles of Wilmington Del National Council Woman's Party tells a Columbus audience that special welfare laws for industrial women keep them in a minor class and that wage gaps persist. She urges federal amendment to end discriminatory laws and advocates equal access to jobs amid rising unemployment and competition.
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Columbus
Florence Bayard Hilles
Wilmington
Del
National Council of the Woman's Party
Ohio
Military Officers Demand Greece Still in Turmoil
Athens dispatch reports the League of Republican Officers demands immediate dethronement of King George II and a military dictatorship to guide Greece toward a republic. A coup is threatened if demands are unmet, undermining former Premier Venizelos who once held power.
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London
Greece
Athens
Daily Express
League of Republican Officers
George II
Eleutherios Venizelos
Grece
Polar Flight Questioned By Arctic Veteran Bernier
Captain Joseph Bernier, famed Arctic explorer, warns the Shenandoah polar flight faces great dangers. He notes frozen fog can coat envelopes and rigging, requiring luck or landing on ice, which is rough pack ice. He asserts the pole is an ice‑bound, water‑depth area shaped by ancient eruptions, citing Nansen.
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Charles A. Smefah
London
Sh .Doah
North Pole
Joseph Bernier
Captain Bernier
Arctic
Great Britain
Bernier
Greenland
Nansen
Smallpox Closure Hits Perth Schools Across Region
Public schools closed in Perth Ontario as smallpox spreads. Ten new cases reported locally with nine in Windsor and five in Maitstone, prompting precautionary shutdowns and health alerts.
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Perth
Ont
Windsor
Maitstone
Eyewitness Accident Victim Recovers at Athens Hospital
H J Brown 73 North Congress street superintendent at F C Stedman plant was struck in the eye by a wood sliver from machinery. The eye was destroyed and surgeons removed the eyeball. He underwent the operation Monday afternoon at Sheltering Arms hospital and is now recovering. A Columbus specialist was summoned after initial examination at the local facility.
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H. J. Brown
North Congress Street
Sheltering Arms
F. C. Stedman Company
Mr. Brown
Columbus
Spring Arrives Early in Athens County Charming Local Notes
The Mess enger reports Amesville leads the county with robins spotted on Wednesday February 27 and first Athens robins on Thursday. Cline Pharmacy window shows three live grasshoppers from Rome township and Athens youths begin marble play signaling spring in the area.
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Athens County
Amesville
FF. W. Gibson
Athens
Cline
Rome
Birthday lore of the Twenty-Niners born on February twenty ninth
The piece discusses leap day births and how February 29 birthday celebrations occur only every four years. It cites Everett White of Albany as having seven birthdays and notes Katherine Mavourneen Aleshire of Athens, born four years ago, celebrating her birthday. The article hints at continuing discussion on page six.
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Ponce de Leon
Everett White
Albany
Katherine Mavourneen Aleshire
Athens
Miss
Boys Break Into East Side School Seeks Juvenile Judge
Walter Tucker and Samuel Coen, both 16, face juvenile court for breaking into the East Side grand school last Monday night and stealing a small sum. Detectivel McFadden arrested them Tuesday. Judge S M Johnson postponed until Friday. fathers must attend. Handwriting from a blackboard exercise matched the suspects, clinching the case.
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Walter Tucker
Leonard Tucker
Samuel Coen
Charles Coen
S. M. Johnson
East Side Grand School
E. S McFadden
McFadden
Nelsonville Shoe Factory to Expand This Summer
A Nelsonville shoe company plans a new building this spring with construction starting soon. The site on Myers Street will be donated via public subscription aiming to raise 6000 dollars to purchase two parcels from Fred Wreer and C M Stout. Volunteers and 120 citizens are targeted to donate 60 dollars each, with 25 dollars down and 25 in 30 days. The plant’s first unit will be 40 by 120 feet, three stories, fireproof, with future wings possible. current output capacity suggested at 5000 pairs daily, with 15600 pairs market-ready today.
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Myers Street
Fred Wreer
C. Kl. Stout
Thehhamber of Commerce
Ier
Isaac Warner
Folloning
C. C. Sharp
Edward Sharp
William Sharp
W. H. Parks
N. Hill
M. P. Ohlinger
John Hill
W. L. Hudson
C .H. Weltzheimer
Ed Dean
Richodea
C. KE. Welch
C. H. Bartlett
H. H. Iller
Martins Ferry man convicted in kidnapping case
George Clark of Martins Ferry received an indeterminate sentence of one to twenty years after being found guilty of kidnapping Mary Hercules, 13, at St Clairsville. Maggie Wright, indicted with Clark, was released after turning state's evidence.
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ST. Clairsville, CO
George Clark
Martins Ferry
Mary Hercules
Maggie Wright
Clark
German high treason trial defense protests ridicules
In Munich on February 29 Dr Schramm defending Ludendorff and Hitler protested court ridicule of the defendants calling them fine upstanding Germans facing judges with human hearts. Associated counsel denied shifting blame for the beer cellar putsch while the prosecutor denied judges smiled at Hitler’s testimony. The atmosphere grew intense.
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Munich
Dr. Schramm
Hitler
Detectives Question Mahaffey on a Plain Story
Railroad detectives Mullock challenge a judge over a tale about paying for paint and small household items. The judge dismisses the excuse as inadequate and quips about a chair car.
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Mullock
Mahaffey
British to Concentrate Fleet in the Mediterranean
British Admiralty, with civilian government approval, plans a strong Mediterranean fleet as a strategic move. The action follows Mussolini’s pledge to build a top Italian navy and growing Rome Madrid ties threatening Gibraltar to the east. France fears Italian dominance in the region with potential support from Spain and Portugal.
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London
Admiralty
Mediterranean
Daily News Today
Fremier Mussolini
Euurope
Ententa
Italy
Spain
France
Rome
Madrid
Gibraltar
Portugal
Great Britain
Giberaltar
Income Tax and Surtax Fight Moves Toward Compromise
Washington reports urgent talks between regulars and insurgents over income tax rates and surtaxes for the 1924 tax reduction bill. A compromise proposal aims to replace the Democratic plan with a cap of 37 percent on incomes over 200000 while adjusting brackets and base rates. Leaders expect a late vote as factions seek alignment before final action.
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Hayward Washington
House
John M. Nelson
Wissconsin
Washington
Iga
Reg Hean
Garner
Icatea
Frear
Wisesin
Sfatture
Kicked by Horse Injures Man in Amherst Area
A man named George Bent Brownholm was kicked by a horse near Amherst causing severe injuries including broken ribs. Details are sparse as the report is fragmentary and unclear about the exact location and time.
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Amherst
George
Brownholm
Te Ree
Safe in Mail Columbus Misread Post Office Coins
Fragmentary report notes two silver dollars passed with a two cent stamp at the Columbus post office. Coins weighed about one tenth ounce, labeled as mail safety demonstration from Deparks New York to Columbus.
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Columbus
Emis
Deparks
Woman injured by wringer accident at home
Mrs. nete Horton of Oberlin suffers a broken wrist fracture of two bones in the hand and a torn thumb when her hand is caught in a wringer during laundry.
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Oberlin
Rete Horton
Salad Making How To With Dressing Essentials
A compact note on assembling salads quickly with ready dressing options. Mentions a quick salad course addition to a menu and hints at simple greaseings and basic pantry items. Includes fragmented phrases about portions and postage but centers on speeding salad preparation.
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Mary
Edna
Emma
Lillian M. Collier
Los Angeles
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