Collapse of Kelso Bridge Kills and Traps Dozens
Flood waters of the Corlitz river sweep Kelso Washington as the old suspension bridge collapses dumping about 100 people and ten autos into the river. Thirty survivors are pulled from the torrent and seven bodies recovered as rescue teams search wreckage in darkness after a log jam had kept the bridge in a deadly grip.
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Kelso
Wash
Corlitz
Teen Barr
Woodland
A. G. Finntington
George Hoover
Jack Gudfeey
Fenner
Grinting ‘Nam
Ehuecaing Wats
Husband of Susar Kraus Found Guilty in Crooked Deal
George Kraus Sr. was found guilty by a jury on an embezzlement charge tied to a sugar deal with Louis Syfried Pomeroy grocer. He broke into tears when his wife’s name was raised. Sentence to penitentiary pending. Two sons, Michael and George, face related charges of embezzlement.
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Pomeroy, O
George Kraus, Sr
Susan Kraus
Marysville
Michael
George
Meigs Savings & Joan
Italy Seeks Mediation as Reparations Talks Break Down
Paris dispatch reports allied reparations talks near collapse as Britain France oppose mediation. Marquis Della Torretta aims to unify leaders with Mussolini's modified plan while Premier Poincare defends Versailles terms. Britain hints at withdrawal from the reparations commission if talks rupture.
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Tary
Marquis Della Torretta
Lloyd George
England
Briand
France
Bonar Law
Poincare
Mussolini
Signor Mussolini
Che de Paris
Paris
London Daily Mail
Rtalin
Monar Law
London
Entente Cordiate
League of Nations
Italy
League
Prenchard
United States
Inter-Allied Reparations Commission
Great Britain
Reparations Commission
Scalp of Girl Thelma Baker Injured in Farm Machinery
Thelma Baker 16, daughter of tobacco broker C. B. Baker of Covington, was critically injured when her scalp was torn from her head by a corn grinding machine at her grandfather's Grant's Lick farm. Her brother Holden, 9, started the machine accidentally while she looked into it. surgeons at Booth Memorial hospital worked for hours to save her life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington, Ky
Booth Memorial Hospital
Thelma Baker
C. B. Baker
Grant's Lick
Holden
Vernon Henzel Pleads Guilty in Prohibition Case
Vernon Henzel of Floodwood was arrested by prohibition officers for transporting intoxicants and possessing intoxicants. He pled guilty to two counts before Magistrate Helwig, receiving a $400 fine plus costs and a $100 fine plus costs suspended on good behavior, with his automobile held for unpaid amounts. He remains jailed for the larger fine. He was found not guilty on carrying concealed weapons and the case was continued to January.
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Vernon Henzel
Ofloodwood
Prohibition
Helwig
No Profit Is Without Honor Somewhere
A cryptic line hints at a moral explored in a local column, suggesting that even wealth or success gains face scrutiny and ethical limits amid community values. The piece weighs honor against gain in a reflective, era-appropriate tone.
Saved Puppies and Others Safe After Fire in Cleveland
A collie owned by Thomas Collins woke eight residents in St Clair avenue early today as smoke filled a house. Fire in the Courtland apartments on Detroit street sent sixty to the street. Loss estimated at $2000.
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Cleveland, O
Thomas Collins
St. Clair Avenue
Courtland Apartments
Detroit Street
Justice ready for more indictments in war graft probe
The Justice Department plans to press for a special grand jury in DC to hear additional war graft cases. Indictments may cover war department supply contracts and aircraft construction, following Benedict Crowell's indictment. Shipping board graft and cantonment construction purchases are also under review for early presentations.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Daugherty
District of Columbia
War Department
Benedict Crowell
Shipping Board
Department
Legion Monthly Meeting in Athens County Council
The American Legion council in Athens plans its regular monthly meeting Friday at 7 PM in the Episcopal church basement. Routine business will proceed, with a possible adoption of the council bylaws, followed by refreshments after the session.
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Athens County Council of the American Legion
Episcopal Church
Holly Woodruff Pays Fine After Guilty Plea
Holly Woodruff of Athens paid a $600 fine plus costs after pleading guilty to possessing intoxicating liquor. He settled a portion of the fine Thursday and arranged discharge of the remaining debt to the Athens county common pleas court.
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Holly Woodruff
Athens
Worstell
Athens County Common
British officials foresee breakdown of Paris reparations talks
London officials on January 4 acknowledged a likely collapse of the reparations conference in Paris as negotiations stalled and options dwindled. The report notes a forced resignation to the impasse and mounting pressure on policymakers.
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London
Paris
Former State Official Appointed State Health Director
Governor-elect Donahey announces the appointment of Dr. J E Monger of Columbus as state health director with a $6500 annual salary. Monger, 45, previously served as state registrar of vital statistics starting in 1917 and was formerly of Greenville.
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Columbus
Eilect Donahey
J. E. Monger
Greenville
Monger
Mother Leads Search for Missing Son in Ohio
A frantic mother in Niles Ohio asks police from nearby cities to help locate her son Frank DeAugustine who disappeared six weeks ago after being lured from his home by a stranger driving an unfamiliar car. No trace has been found since he entered the vehicle.
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Niles
Ohio
Frank DeAugustine
Reformer Says Laws Shape Human Nature Change
A professional reformer argues that laws alter human behavior. The claim highlights law as a tool for social transformation and policy effectiveness through behavioral change.
Mine owners and workers near deal on new wage contracts
In Chicago a joint meeting of mine owners and United Mine Workers delegates opens over wage agreements to take effect April 1. Operators from 15 soft coal states attend while the union pushes for a three year term or at least two with district negotiation dropped. A long term pact faces operator opposition.
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Chicago
John S. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Riwanians Leading Way to Sell Athens Hospital Idea
The Athens Kiwanis Club promotes selling Sheltering Arms hospital to the community. The committee outlines the project, its history, needs, and the Breinig family’s West End hospital development on Clark Street, noting growth to 20 beds and new facilities.
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Riwanians
Hospital Idea
Athens
Athens Kiwanis Club
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens County
Clark Street
West End
Germany would welcome US adviser like Hoover or Rockefeller
Berlin, Jan. 4. Germany would welcome an American adviser to help lift the nation from industrial and financial chaos. Minister of Finance Andreas Hermes says the United States could appoint a big man, preferably Herbert Hoover, or figures like John D. Rockefeller or Henry Ford, to conduct an open and unbiased survey of Germany’s books.
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Teutons
Hoover
Ford
Rockefeller
I. N
Berlin
Germany
John PD. Rockefeller
Henry Ford
Andreas Hermes
United States
Herbert Hoover
Washington
Mr. Hoover
Governor Davis Appoints Democrat to High Ohio Bench
Judge Manuel Levine a Democrat was chosen by Governor Harry J. Davis for the Court of Appeals. The selection marks a possible Ohio precedent as a governor appoints a person of opposite political faith to a high judicial post.
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Cleveland
Manuel Levine
Common Pleas Court
Court of Appeals
Eleven Year Old Alice Thrall Wins Temperance Essay Prizes
In Oberlin on January 4, eleven year old Alice Thrall daughter of Mrs. M. M. Thrall again won the local county state and national prizes in the W C T U temperance essay contest. She had previously won the prize a year earlier.
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Oberlin
Alice Thrall
M. M. Thrall
New Coal Line Built to Top Eastern Field
SMITHIPFIELD January 4. The town expects the first railroad to open early this year a four mile branch of the New York Central from Dillonvale to a 20 000 acre coal tract owned by United States Coal Company a United States Steel subsidiary. The coal company will build 150 miner s houses near the mine site just outside town.
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Smithipfield
New York Central
Dillonvale
United States Coal Company
United States Steel Corporation
When the caller says now let's get down to business
A sharp cue that the caller is about to propose something unwelcome or tough to hear. The line signals a transition to a request or demand that may be hard to accept. It hints at pressure or negotiation ahead.
Page exonerates Norfolk youth in taxi death case
Peter A Page son of a Norfolk real estate operator is cleared of homicide charges in the death of Harry Quale Williams son of a New York hotel owner. Chief Detective Petty announced after an all night inquiry that Williams died from a push from a taxicab running board. Arthur R Lambert chauffeur was arrested on a manslaughter charge and held on 1500 dollars bail.
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Norfolk
Petcr A. Page
Harry Quale Williams
New York
Petty
Williams
Arthur R. Lambert
Delayed Bandit Suspects Face Court In Robberies
In Cleveland Common Pleas Court Sam Mandlowitz and Fred Osicka were to face a jury for two robberies last Saturday that yielded 22 000. Associates Michael Patrick and John Kolba pleaded guilty yesterday and await sentencing. Assistant Prosecutor James Cassidy aimed to have all four convicted by Saturday morning.
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Cleveland
Common Pleas Court
Sam Mandlowitz
Fred Osicka
Michael Patrick
John Kolba
James H. Cassidy
Onlo Penitentiary
Attorney General Special Assistant Resigns Over Hooded Mob Murders
St Clair Adams of New Orleans, appointed by Governor Parker as special assistant attorney general for prosecution of hooded mob murders at Mer Rouge, has resigned his post.
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New Orleans
St. Clair Adams
John M. Parker
Mer Rouge
Ohio appoints Eleanor J. Ford head of public health nursing education
Columbus Jan 4 announcement by State Health Director Snively details the appointment of Mrs Eleanor J Ford to head a new division of public health nursing education. She will run a correspondence school for Ohio public health nurses to gain specialized training without a post graduate public health course.
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Columbus
Eleanor J. Ford
Snively
Ford
Pittsburgh Nursing Association
Ohio
Police crackdown on fast driving arrests rise in two days
Medina police launched a campaign against fast auto driving reporting 17 arrests in two days. The action targets reckless speed near city streets and highways, aiming to curb dangerous behavior and improve traffic safety.
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Medina
Inside Story of Mob Murders in Louisiana
Exclusive account reveals federal agents in Louisiana pursuing hooded mob killings in Morehouse Parish. Governor Parker sought federal aid as 15 to 60 residents face murder charges and accessory to murder trials loom.
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United States
Department of Justice
Louisiiana
Morehouse Parish
International News Service
John M. Parker
Louisiana
Harding
Hooded mob murders in Louisiana shocked nation
A band of masked men abducted Watt Daniels and Thomas F. Richards at Mer Rouge on August 24, tortured them to death and dumped their bodies in Lake La Fourche. The attackers, possibly Klansmen, numbered about 60 and included Daniels’s father and others. Aiding details and broader connections remain under investigation.
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William K. Hutchinson
N. S
I. N
Mer Rouge
Watt Daniels
Thomas F. Richards
Lake la Fourche
Louisiana
Ku Klux Klan
Daniels
Richards
J. L. Daniels
Watt Datchiels
W. C. Andrews
Tom Davenport
Bastrop
Davenport
B. M. McKoin
Dr. McKoin
Baltimore
Andrews
Dr. McKain
Keep Your Dates Straight With Free 1928 Calendar
A Washington Information Bureau feature offers a free color calendar for 1928 to help readers manage engagements. Fill out the coupon, include two cents for return postage, and mail to Frederic J. Haskin, The Athens Messenger.
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Washington Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
The
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
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