Police officer killed as New Year’s Day shootout erupts in Chicago
On New Year’s Day a Chicago policeman John Dondruska was killed after engaging five armed robbers at a West Side taxi cab office. Six men were wounded including bandits Sam Battaglia and George, with additional injuries among officers and patrons during the North Clark Street cabaret holdup.
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Chicago
U.R
John Dondruska
West Side
Sam Battaglia
Battaglia
North
Clark Street
John Mater
Mathew Joyce
John Ruppert
Eugene Brooks
Don
Donka
Tragic Leap Fatal Fire Rescuer Grief for Mrs Gilbert
Mrs. Sarah Gilbert 67 of Bexley a Columbus suburb died after leaping from a second story window as her home caught fire She was found unconscious beneath the bedroom window and died en route to the hospital Her neck was broken and she suffered burns to the shoulders. She was mother of Harry Gilbert a Columbus shoe dealer.
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Columbus
O.R
Sarah Gilbert
Bexley
Gilbert
Harry Gilbert
Hoover Proclaims Naval Limitation Treaty Signed
President Hoover announced that the United States has entered a treaty with Great Britain and Japan to limit naval armament. The Lawson Naval Treaty is officially promulgated in the United States.
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Washington
U.R
Hooverthay
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Mally
Joffre Death Rumor Triggers Extra Editions
A false report of the death of Mar hal Joffre prompted extra newspaper editions and large posters today. The error was corrected an hour later.
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Joffre
London
U.R
D&th
Marhal Joffre
eXra
Fire destroys widow's home in Long Bottom incident
The residence of Mrs Fannie Coleman was destroyed by a Tuesday night fire. Coleman supports herself and two children. she was away at work when neighbors noticed the blaze. The house burned with little saved though canned goods and some clothing survived, and insurance covered part of the loss.
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Fannie Coleman
Coleman
1930 Dryest in 43 Years Records for State
Wooster Ohio January 1 The Ohio Experimental Station reports 1930 was the driest year in 43 years with total precipitation 28 8 inches versus a 3 inch normal. Rainfall dropped below one inch in only three years 1894 1855 and 1925. The last three months yielded little rain and no month since March exceeded three inches.
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Wooster
U.2
Ohio Experimental Station
Congress Faces Potential Battle Over Key Issues After recess
Washington report notes looming clashes as Congress resumes with 51 days to act. Major items include railroad consolidation, cash bonus proposals for veterans, water power regulation, and reactions to federal agency dismissals. Also tied to NORRIS Lucas feud and Wickersham prohibition review.
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Hoover
Federal Power Commission
George W. Norris
Robert H. Lucas
Republican National Committee
Wickersham Law Enforcement Commission
Hoover Plans Merger of Four Eastern Railroads
President Hoover announces a plan to merge four eastern railroad systems to reduce overhead and waste. He says public ownership is not feasible here, but the merger is presented as good news, noting its success in Canada and elsewhere.
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Hoover
Canada
Couzens
Couzenga
Wall Street Reacts to Industrial Waste Critique
In a blunt assessment a commentator warns that heavy industry waste fuels stock gains on Wall Street. The piece laments oil drilling costs and attacks consolidation as illegal under the Sherman Act, framing the nation as excessively wasteful.
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Wall Street
Europe
New Jersey Executes Three Youths in Electric Chair
A Tuesday execution in New Jersey puts to death three young men by electric chair. Reports note two faced death smiling while one yawned. The piece argues capital punishment fails to deter murder and suggests life imprisonment with hard labor would better deter crime.
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New Jersey
Scientists Reveal Dormant Life From Deep Mines
Scientists in Cleve land and elsewhere report microbes that survived for millions of years without food in deep coal mines in Wales and Pennsylvania. Dean Lipman of the University of California suggests life could arrive on Earth from space at the proper time, a claim tied to dormant life forms. Continued on Page 4.
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Cleveland
Dean Lipman
University of California
Wales
Pennsylvania
King John the Gypsy Buried in Snowbound Procession
In Syracuse on January 1 a caravan carried Yonka Koyla known as the gypsy King John to a temporary tomb at St. Agnes cemetery. Rites were delayed two weeks so his aged father Yosko Koyla could attend after being found in a southern state. The procession marked a solemn end to his windward realm on the open road.
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Syracuse
N. Y
U.P
Yonka Koyla
King John
Yosko Koyla
Yosko
John
St. Agnes
Will Rogers Cartoon Satirizes College Rivalries
Will Rogers muses on professors and college rivalries in Hollywood. He jokes about Harvard and Yale figures influencing American history and politics. The note playfully critiques academic prestige while imagining historical icons uprooted by scholars.
Chicago Welcomes 1951 With Blizzard and Merriment
A sharp wind and blizzard from the prairies swept Chicago as New Year celebrations filled the Loop. Thousands in formal dress attended midnight dinners from five to thirty dollars a plate and hundreds prayed in churches. Prohibition agents checked hotel dining rooms and clubs but rarely interrupted the festivities.
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Chicago
U.P
State Street
Maine club pioneer Florence Porter dies in South Pasadena
South Pasadena California obituary notes Florence Collins Porter age 78 who helped nominate Calvin Coolidge at the 1924 Republican National Convention and who formerly led the Maine Federation of Women's Clubs.
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South Pasadena
Calif
U.P
Florence Collins Porter
Calvin Coolidge
Porter
Maine Federation of Women’s Clubs
Auto License Bureau Champion Delivers Pennies
Glenn Champs, an employee at the auto license bureau, earned a reputation for saving Lincoln pennies. He paid a $40 fee for a 1931 truck using 4,000 pennies carried in a gallon jug to the bureau, showcasing his clever coinage method.
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Portsmouth
Glenn Champs
Auto License Bureau
Champs
Fess Defends Rail Merger Plan After Attack by Couzens
Washington report notes Senator Simeon L. Fess of Ohio defends Hoover administration on the four system Eastern railroad consolidation amid criticism from Senator James Couzens of Michigan. Fess accuses Couzens of seeking to intimidate the Interstate Commerce Commission and argues the plan brings stability and jobs. Couzens warns of potential layoffs and questions the timing and costs of consolidation. The GOP splits reflect broader tensions over insurgent demands and party unity.
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Fess
Couzens
Washington
U.P
Hoover
Simeon LD. Fess
Ohio
James Couzens
Michigan
Republican National Committee
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mill Workers Anxiety Over Sheet & Tube Ownership Battle
Youngstown workers fear for their jobs as a $300 million Sheet & Tube merger with Bethlehem faces court injunction and possible breakup. Chief executives, including James A. Campbell, move between New York talks and silence on company plans as 14 000 locals await the outcome.
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Youngstown
U.R
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co
Sheet & Tube
David G. Jenkins
Sheet & Tube-Bethlehem
Maintaig
Eastern
Bethlehem
James A. Campbell
New York
Fire destroys garage in Rutland
A garage owned by William Winn and a Buck bus were burned just before midnight. The bus had returned Rutland high school basketball players from Wilkesville. A short circuit is blamed. The Buck car was saved. Firefighters saved nearby buildings.
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Rutland
William Winn
William Buck
Wilkesville
Buck
Engineer Killed in Charleston Auto Collision
A civil engineer from the United Fuel Gas Co, A U P A L Peck, age 30, was killed in Charleston today in a two car collision. The other driver, W Vaughn Spencer, was charged with reckless driving and released on a $2000 bond.
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Charleston
W. Va
A. L. Peck
United Fuel Gas Co
W. Vaughn Spencer
Probe Demanded Over Mansfield Reformatory
John McSweeney, named state welfare director, faces a push for an investigation into Mansfield Reformatory. Rev. I A Sitler, discharged chaplain, leads Richland County complaints to Governor White. A state legislator may seek a formal inquiry amid allegations of drinking, favoritism, and morale issues.
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Columbus
John McSweeney
Wooster
Ohio Reformatory
Mansfield
I. A. Sittler
T. CC. Jenkins
Richland
Hal H. Griswold
Jenkins
Sitler
Harry D. Silver
Littler
Predict Poor Year Ahead for Unemployment in 1931
Cleveland reports two prominent statisticians predicting slow improvement in unemployment through 1931. Lionel Edie of New York warned that next year would mark the third year of high unemployment. Col. Leonard P. Ayers agreed that factory employment prospects remain weak and that average wages in 1931 may fall from 1930 levels.
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Cleveland
American Statistical Association
Lionel Edie
New York
Col
Leonard P. Ayers
Edie
Ayers
First baby of 1931 born to Mr and Mrs Glen Burson
First baby of the year in the city is a girl born shortly after midnight to Mr and Mrs Glen Burson of Richland Avenue. The Bursons run a filling station near the Stadium and Mrs Lurene Fleming of Amesville is the mother. The father’s mother lives at the Burson Hotel in Athens. The infant’s name has not yet been chosen.
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Glen Burson
Richland Avenue
Burson
Stadium
Lurene Fleming
Amesville
Flora, Burson
Burson Hotel
Athens
Girl Found Slain in Cincinnati May Be From Perry County
Relatives of Mildred Opal Gower of Perry County traveled to Cincinnati to identify a slain girl at the Metropole Hotel. The body's description closely matched Miss Gower, who previously attracted local attention after a kidnapping incident and a divorce. Her history includes marriages to Alfred Young and John Asher.
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Cincinnati
Perry County
Mildred U Gower
Queen City
New Lexington
Jan
Mildred Opal Gower
Metropole
Miss Gower
Sylvania Gower
Gite
Harding
Alfred Young
Roosevelt Urges Local Gov ernment Reform In Inaugural Address
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt used a radio address from Albany to warn against concentrating power at the top of government. He urged citizens to modernize local governments to lower taxes and cautioned against a drift toward dictatorship or communist style rule.
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Albany
N. Y
U.P
Franklin D. Roosevelt
State Assembly Chamber
Cooper Donates to Buy Stove for Local Minister
Governor Myers Y. Cooper donated personal funds to aid a small town appeal for a cook stove for a minister. A letter from a local fundraiser explains a poor girl and residents hope to present the stove as a Christmas gift, with only the governor's name disclosed.
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Columbus
U.P
Myers Y. Cooper
Civilization May Crash From Peak Warns Scientist
Dr. A V Kidder warned at the AAAS meeting in Cleveland that modern civilization risks a crash after a peak like ancient powers. He urged cooperation among scientists to study and prevent future social and technical problems.
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Scientists
Cleveland
U.R
American Association For the Advancement of Science
A. V. Kidder
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Dr. Kidder
Auto Deaths Mark Arrival Of New Year
New Year reports show several fatalities across multiple states. Detroit records two dead and 11 injured. Pittsburgh sees three traffic deaths. Philadelphia reports three shootings. Wilmington Del counts one fatal shooting. Massachusetts coast ing and auto deaths noted. Cleveland suburb reports a death by action. New York reports a broker incident. Ohio train crossing crash claims three youths. Omaha reports one shooting and two auto deaths. Nebraska totals include two more auto deaths. Minnesota reports one liquor death. Buffalo and St Paul each record one auto fatality. El Paso records a single auto death.
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San
U.P
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Wilmington
Del
Massachusetts
Cleveland
Ohio
Omaha
Nebraska
Minnesota
Buffalo
St. Paul
el Paso
Tex
Police Chief Sowards resigns in Gallipolis
Gallipolis police chief Homer W. Sowards resigns due to ill health after six years in office. He will leave February 1 and previously served as sheriff of Gallia County.
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Gallipolis
Homer W. Sowards
Sowards
Gallia County
Trickster Ousted From Annapolis Trickster Ousted From Annapolis
A muddled report from Annapolis describes a student named John Armstrong resigning amid a probe of alleged electrical skill misused at the United States Naval Academy. The investigation traced issues to telephone wires and other apparatus affecting clock and clockwork systems.
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John Armstron
United States Naval Ac
Annapolis
Delta
Cyger
Scion of Rich Family Kidnapped Near Huntleigh Village
Thirteen year old Adolphus Teoh Orthwein, heir to a wealthy Midwest family, was abducted near Huntleigh Village on New Year’s Eve as he rode to his grandfather’s home for a party. A gunman forced chauffeur Roy Yowell from the car, and the boy was taken after the thief demanded money. A short time later the car was abandoned near the Orthwein residence with the boy missing, and authorities mounted highway guards. The kidnapper, described as poorly dressed, fled with $6 from Yowell while the boy’s family and law enforcement pursued leads.
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St, Louts
Adolphus Teoh Orthwein
Middle West
A. Biech
Anhonaer-Museh
Adelophus Busch
Wis
Chacffeur
Roy Yowell
Huntleigh
Adolphus
Yowell
Orth
Immedi Ly
St. Beak
Inter
Ocaw Orthwein Farmities and the Exclusive Little Town of Hiundeteh
Newanna
Bubee
Bub
Hindenburg Demands Revision of Young Plan and Disarmament
In Berlin on New Year’s Day President Hindenburg issued a formal demand for revision of the Young plan. He backed universal disarmament and protection of German minorities abroad, but did not name Poland amid ongoing minority tensions.
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Berlin
U.P
Pa von Hindenberg
Germany
Wilhhelm Groener
Heinrich Bruening
Bindenburg
Hindenburg
Poland
The Athens Messenger Promotes a New World Map Compendium
The Athens Messenger advertises a new 21x28 inch five color world map booklet. It claims extensive data including populations by country and continent, imports, motor fleets, distances and communications, offered for ten cents with a copy enclosed.
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Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
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