Congress Comes Back With Peace Outlook In 1930s Session
The Seventieth Congress returns from Christmas with a peace mood as the Kellogg Anti War Treaty is slated before the Naval Cruiser Building Bill. Senate leaders expect ratification within a week if Reed delays his Vare report. After the treaty comes the Naval Bill, likely three weeks away, while Farm and appropriation measures loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul R. Mallon
United Press
Washington
Senate
Borah
Foreign Relations Committee
James R.ed
Missouri
Reed
Coolidge
House
Pair of Lovers Face Gallows in Morgan City Murder Case
Ada Bonner Le Bouef and her alleged lover Dr Henry Dreher are scheduled to be executed by hanging Saturday afternoon unless a last minute intervention occurs. They were found guilty of murdering the woman's husband at a secluded Morgan City lake in summer 1927. Jim Beadle, a trapper, was convicted with them and is serving a life term.
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Baton Rouge
U.P
Ada Bonner le Bouef
Henry Dreher
le Bouef
Dr. Dreher
Morgan City
Jim Beadle
Prisoners Escape From County Jail Last Midnight
Four inmates sawed through a rear window bars and escaped the county jail during the last midnight watch, authorities reported today.
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Jackson
Jan
Mines Busy in Hocking and Sunday Creek Valleys
In Nelsonville on January 3 shipments show most open shops active except three properties Lick Run Long Hollow and Snake Hollow. A total of 3802 men are at work with 203 idle and sickness reducing output. Sunday Creek Mine No 6 at Murray City set a daily record with 909 tons and 114 cars loaded. Mine No 25 of Manhattan Coal in Chaney also posted a 1243 ton day.
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Nelsonville
Lick Run
Long Hollow
Snake Hollow
Hocking
Sunday Creek
Murray City
Sunday Creek Company
Manhattan Coal Company
Chauncey
Flu Epidemic Hard Hit Athens County Localities
County Health Commissioner Dr. J M Higgins reports influenza cases indicate prevalence while conditions in Athens county show the epidemic peaking. Thirteen new cases in Athens State Hospital six in York township and one in Waterloo. Nurses cite Amesville and Buchtel as hardest hit with Glouster and Jacksonville improving.
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J. M. Higgins
Athens County
Athens State Hospital
York Township
Waterloo
Amesville
Buchtel
Glouster
Jacksonville
John Sprague
John N Boden dies at home in New Marshfield
John Newton Boden 82 lifelong Athens county resident and longtime Summit Grange and Masonic Lodge member died at his New Marshfield home after influenza. Services set for Friday at Christian Church with Masonic Lodge in charge. burial in New Marshfield Cemetery. Survived by widow and three children Rev W H Boden Corilla Boden and Mrs George Holdren plus a sister and a brother.
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New Marshfield
John Newton Boden
Athens County
Summit Grange
Masonic Lodge
Christian Church
Boden
M. E. Chatley
Athens
New Marshfield Cemetery
Elizabeth Carmen
William J. Boden
Theaters in Logan Ordered Closed Amid Influenza Epidemic
The Hocking County Health Commission ordered all Logan theaters closed from Wednesday night until the influenza outbreak subsides. Churches may also cancel Sunday services as a precaution.
Studer Paroled After Prison Term In Ohio
Carl Studer of Canton, imprisoned for operating a disorderly house at the time Canton News editor Don R. Mellett was assassinated, was released on parole after serving two and a half years of a one to three year sentence and was expected to return to Canton.
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Columbus
U.R
Carl Studer
Canton
Don R. Mellett
Canton News
Studer
Fewer Traffic Fatalities in 1928 Estimates Chicago
The National Safety Council reports 1928 saw fewer traffic deaths than 1927. Based on nine months of data the 1927 total was 25,800 with 23,000 deaths in the first 11 months of 1928. An average of 80 daily automotive deaths occurred in November.
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Chicago
United States
National Safety Council
Law Student Dies As Gun Goes Off
Canton reports Harold R. Carnahan 24 died when his own gun discharged while packing for a trip to Columbus for the state bar exam. He is the son of A R Carnahan, a Canton area manufacturer, and a member of one of the district’s oldest families. Verdict of accidental death expected.
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Canton
U.P
Harold R. Carnahan
Columbus
A. R. Carnahan
Frankie Brooks Wins Fight for Life After Toy Throat Rescue
Eighteen month old Frankie Brooks survived after a toy motorcycle lodged in his throat for three weeks. Dr H H Haggert removed the toy in Cincinnati after pneumonia delayed initial surgery. the child, who swallowed the toy while eating popcorn, was reported in fine shape following the operation. Frankie’s illness drew nationwide attention as doctors in West Virginia could not retrieve the object.
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Cincinnati
U.P
Frankie Brooks
H. H. Haggert
Frankie
Asco
W. Va
Bluefield
Ohio to shift Soldiers' and Sailors' Homes to adjutant general
The Sandusky and Madison Soldiers' and Sailors' Homes would move from Public Welfare to the adjutant general's supervision under a new division. The Sandusky home houses about 650 disabled veterans from Civil, Spanish American, and World Wars, per the joint committee's economy in public service report.
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Columbus
U.R
Soldiers’ and Sailors
Sandusky
Madison
Adjutant General
Joint Legislative Committee On
Ohio
Department of Public Welfare
State
Military Department
32 Hurt When Bus And Truck Collide
Thirty two persons were injured, seven seriously, when a truck sideswiped a Greyhound bus on the Cincinnati to Detroit route near Bowling Green. The crash occurred on icy pavement and the seriously hurt were taken to Williams Sanitarium in Toledo.
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Toledo
Greyhound
Cincinnati
Detroit
Bowling Green
Williams Sanitarium
Races to side of son who is seriously ill
Hartford theater manager W S Perutz raced to Cincinnati to reach his dying seven year old son Carroll. He chartered a plane from Brainard Field and flew to Hadley Field New Jersey then rode by train toward New Brunswick and a fast express to Ohio.
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Son
Hartford
Conn
U.P
Perutz
Cincinnati
Carroll
Brainard Field
Hadley Field
N. J
Charles Wright
New Brunswick
Ohio City
Directors of Amherst Savings Bank summoned by state officials
The eight directors of the Amherst Savings and Banking Company were summoned to meet state banking authorities. The bank closed December 19 after the death by suicide of vice president Jacob Baus, ending a two day run.
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Amherst, Jan
Amherst Savings and Banking Company
J. J. Smythe
Jacob Baus
Game Called Off Owing to Epidemic Forces Dual Meet Postponed
Athens High School and Ashland Kentucky High School will not play Saturday night after a conference between Coach Harold Wise and Principal Harshman with the board of education. Local officers will try to reschedule once the epidemic abates so fans may see the 1928 National Scholastic Champions in action.
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Athens
Ashland
Harold KE. Wise
F. Bb. Harshman
Board of Education
the Messenger
Five Arrested in Orville Kidnapping Case
In Orrville Wayne County officers jailed four men and a woman from the same family on kidnapping charges involving Melvin Horst, 4, missing a week. Arraigned after a mayoral secret session, all pleaded not guilty and are held on $10,000 bond each.
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Orrville
Jan
Wooster
Melvin Horst
Wayne County
A. Weygandt
Weygandt
Elias
Nul” Arnold
Arthur
William
Dorothy McHenry
Bascom McHenry
Five Men Fly Plane on Pacific Coast for Endurance Record
The Arm plane Question Mark with five crew began a record attempt over the Pacific coast from Los Angeles to San Diego. Refueled and provisioned by tender planes, the tri motor Fokker carried five men and has been aloft since 7:26 a.m. Pacific Time Tuesday, nearing 48 hours in the air.
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Los Angeles
San Diego
Calif
Carl Spatz
Pacific Coast
Question Mark
U.P
Here
Atre
Fokker
Dry debate pits Durant and Hearst over prohibition
New York officials report W C Durant and W R Hearst each offered $25,000 to back a plan to end prohibition. They exchange telegrams debating temperance strategy and the role of enforcement, with Hearst proposing a more practical approach to promote temperance.
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New, York
U.R
W. C. Durant
W. R. Hearst
Durant
Hearst
Buckley to Be Arraigned This Saturday in Bribery Case
Federal orders command State Treasurer Bert B. Buckley Cincinnati attorney John L. Schrimper and Jackson Brewing Co. brewmaster Joseph Sperber to appear for arraignment at 12 30 p m Saturday. They face charges of conspiring to offer bribes in a real beer manufacture investigation.
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Columbus
Bert B. Buckley
Cincinnati
Federal District Attorney's Office
U. S
Stanley Borthwick
Buckley
John L. Schrimper
Jospeh Sperber
Jackson Brewing Company
Dayton
Schrimper
Sperber
Funeral Services Held for Moore in Toledo
Funeral services for Orley Moore of Toledo were held at Hebbardsville Church after his death Sunday from injuries suffered when struck by a hit-skip driver. He was a brother of Mrs. Zoah Ballinger and nephew of Julian Gift and Don Gift. Moore, born in Athens, left 20 years ago to work with the New York Central Railroad in Toledo.
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Orley Moore
Toledo
Hebbardsville Church
Mr. Moore
Zoah Ballinger
Angell Ridge
Julian Gift
Albany Road
Don Gift
Athens
New York Central Railroad
Machine plunges into creek no injuries reported
A Willys Knight sedan driven by O. Clay Wigner of Ellensboro West Virginia missed a bridge at Lathrop and plunged into a shallow creek around 8 p.m. Wednesday. Service men from an Athens garage worked since 8 p.m. last night and again this morning but could not yet extract the car. The vehicle suffered heavy scratches and damage could not yet be estimated.
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Willys Knight
O. Clay Wigner
Ellensboro
W. Va
Lathrop
Athens
Balbo Arrives in New York After City Tour
General Italo Balbo air minister of Mussolini's cabinet arrived in New York after touring major cities. He was escorted to his hotel by detectives from the anti radical squad.
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Balbo
New York
U.R
Italo Balbo
Mussolini
Miss Bobbie Trout Sets New Endurance Flight Record
Miss Bobbie Trout an 18 year old aviator from Los Angeles set a new world endurance record by keeping her airplane aloft for hours and minutes. The previous mark was 9 hours 6 minutes held by Viola Gentry. A note of congratulations came from the Army filers in the Question Mark unit marking the achievement over Southern California.
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Los Angeles
Calif
U PR
Bobbie Trout
Viola Gentry
Mitchell Ff
New York
Trout
Army
California
Miss Trout
Endurance Flight Attempt Fails Over Missouri
Mark Marshall Missouri January 3 4 reports the NB 3 endurance flight attempt failing after ten hours and four minutes of airborne time. The crews praised their ground refueling method but the mission ended in mishap when pilot Ard Rhiner of Kansas City collided with the ground while attempting to eject a note, breaking the chain of events.
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Mark Marshall
Ard Rhiner
Kansas City
Ship Casper et Scantic Wrecked on Aaland Rocks
Baltic Sea disaster reports confirm American steamship Casper et Scantic ran aground on the Aaland Islands on December 14 and was written off as a complete wreck with no details on loss of life or salvage.
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Stockholm
Casper Et Scantic Line
Aaland Islands
Baltic Sea
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