Federal probe on Mellett murder reopens with new witnesses
In Cleveland two mystery witnesses told A E Bernsteen new information about editor Don R Mellett's murder. Warrants for two unnamed suspects are expected after discussions with Bernsteen and Howell Leuck, with Henry W Harter Jr and C B McClintock in town. Mills Rudner and family visited Bernsteen amid preparations for potential venue changes for Rudner's February trial.
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Cleveland
Don R. Mellett
Canton
A. E Bernsteen
United ¢A
Bernsteen
Howell Leuck
United States
Be. L. Mills
Ben Rudner
Massillon
Pat McDermott
Louis Mazet
Mollett
Rudner
Ben
Jack Rubin
Movies in Court Decide Case in Claim for Child
In Detroit the custody battle over Mabel Irene ends with the foster mother winning after a judge used motion pictures to gauge reactions of the mother and foster mother to a fake custody decision. The film evidence showed the foster mother more invested, while the real mother appeared calm, leading Judge Vincent M. Brennan to grant custody to the foster mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
U.P
Solomon
Julia Goosen Przybyla
Irene Goosen Marcot
Mabel Irene
Vincent M. Frennan
Fosteraoe
Brennan
Flag Decoration Plans Considered by American Legion Post
At the monthly K T Crown Post of the American Legion meeting plans for a uniform flag decoration system on Court street will be considered. The post aims to adopt the plan as part of its 1927 program, noting the city lags behind similar towns. Commander H E Moler closes the meeting with a pledge that every Taslon member will attend.
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Court Street
K. T. Crown Post
American Legion
H. E.moler
Taslon
Enforcement meeting on Hocking county liquor laws
Prosecutor Phil Henderson called a meeting in Logan to clarify enforcement of liquor laws in Hocking county. Officials were urged to target liquor producers and sellers, and to close bootlegging establishments while protecting private homes. Attendees included Sheriff W. R. Lloyd Deputy Sheriff Lafe Hammond Traffic Officer Joe Farbearn and magistrates J. P. Miller and E. E. Bright.
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Clinton Webb
Messenger
Logan
Phil Henderson
Hocking County
W. R. Lloyd
Lafe Hammond
Joe Farbearn
J. P. Miller
E. E. Bright
George B. Shaw
Charles Poling
Ohio University Students Return To Resume Work
Ohio University students return to classes after an eighteen day vacation with most students back by yesterday and today. Schools resumed yesterday and the semester now has three weeks before final examinations. Some students used double cut days to save absences for this period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
E. B. Bryan
Trimble Parents Compete for First 1927 Baby
The Kinder and Mingus families in Trimble report births on Saturday morning as possible first baby of 1927 in the Hocking Valley. The Kinder girl arrived at 8:30 and the Mingus infant at 8:00, marking a tight timing race.
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Glouster
Trimble
Harry W. Kinder
Ernest Mingus
Hocking Valley
Rescue Horse and Men Drift on Huge Ice Floe
A broncho and two fishermen spent two chilling nights adrift on a vast ice chunk in Lake Superior after their sleigh and net broke loose. Lighthouse keeper Douglas of Isle Paresien saw them, aided their return to the mainland aboard a 25-foot launch, with the horse in tow.
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Sault Ste Marie
Mich
Jan
A.R
Lake Superior
Isle of Paresien
Alec McLean
C. R. Draper
Dollar Settlement
Whitefish Bay
Isle Paresien
Douglas
Mother says her son who admits murder is insane
Mrs. Elizabeth Halterman of Wellston claims Leo Halterman, who confessed to killing his half brother Charles Halterman and wife Carey near South Solon, is insane and should be committed to a hospital for criminal insane. She cites multiple serious injuries in his life and years of spells since 1920.
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Columbus
U.R
Elizabeth Halterman
Wellston
Leo Halterman
Charles Halterman
Carey
South Solon
Plans Made for Athens Community Chest Drive
Notices mailed to solicitors outline a two day drive in Athens to raise 10 000. Four men's groups led by Harry Beckley Ben Covert R F Demers and W A Carpenter and four women's groups led by Mrs L W Kelley Mrs E D Sayre Mrs W L Gard and Mrs F W Bush will solicit businesses and homes respectively. A 7 30 pm meeting Monday aims to prepare workers for the campaign with manager M Johnson predicting swift success. The community effort is described as firmly established and growing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Community Chest
Harry Beckley
Ben Covert
R. F. Demers
W.A. Carpenter
L. W. Kelley
E. D. Sayre
W. L. Gard
F. W. Bush
Aolicit
M. Johnson
Bothrusiaom
Lnomine Avive
New Czechoslovakia State Formed After War
Map of postwar Europe presented by Washington Information Bureau shows new state of Czechoslovakia with territory larger than Arkansas. The feature highlights the changed map and invites readers to obtain the illustration via coupon in this issue.
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Arkansas
Europe
Messenger
Washington Information Bureau
Juries to Lose Mercy Recommendation Power in Ohio Bill
Columbus bid introduces stripping juries of power to recommend mercy in first degree murder convictions. Representative Ray Carpenter cites miscarriages of justice by tender-hearted juries and seeks abolition, alongside other varied reform measures and tax proposals in the Ohio House.
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Columbus
Ohio
General Assembly
Ray C. Carpenter
Senaca
Carpenter
Donahey
State Bar Association
Harry Ball
Portsmouth
L. J. Abele
Cleveland
Abele
John T. Brown
Champaign County
Brown
Grosvenor Elected President of County Board
J H Grosvenor was chosen president of the board of county commissioners at the first meeting of the year held yesterday. C A Daugherty from The Plains joined for the first time, replacing Andrew Murphy whose term expired December 31. The board also applied to the Common Pleas court to buy the sheriff a new automobile.
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J H. Grosvenor
Board of County Commissioners
C. A. Daugherty
the Plains
Andrew Murphy
Common Pleas Court
Weather marks a frigid day with record low and high
The report notes a 48 year low of twenty degrees below zero and a high of 64 degrees in 1897. Today at noon the temperature stood at 40 degrees.
Shots injure two teens in Toledo walk home
Frank Krumpa aged 19 and Harry Zumingki aged 18 remained in critical condition at St Vincents hospital after being shot while walking home from a visit to friends in Toledo.
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Toledo
U.P
Frank Krumpa
Harry Zumingki
St. Vincents Hospital
Ohio Legislature Ready To Begin Serious Work In Columbus
Ohio's eighty seventh legislature organized in Columbus and set to start routine business this week with five bills ready for the calendar from Reps Eise Krueger and Keifer. Proposals include an old age pension to $300 yearly, bond issuance reforms, Armistice day holiday designation, photostatic recording, and a constitutional short ballot plan granting appointive SOS AG and state treasurer.
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Columbus
U.A
Ohio
Donahey
C. F. Eise
Galion
E. H. Krueger
Cleveland
Krueger
Keifer
Secretary of States
Senate
Joint Legislative Committee On Taxation
LeFever Named to Senate Finance Rules and Utilities
Senator E. R. LeFever of Athens county will serve on the finance rules and public utilities committees in the state Senate. His name appeared on these three committees in today's committee personnel announcements.
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Columbus
E. R. LeFever
Athens County
State Senate
Sheriff Hanratty Leads Crime Raids In Cleveland
Six men and a woman suspected in several robberies were held for investigation as Sheriff E. J. Hanratty continues a vigorous crime crusade after succeeding Fred Kohler. Raiders targeted gambling dens, confiscating dice, cards, and paraphernalia.
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Cleveland
U.P
E. J. Hanratty
Fred Kohler
Hanratty
Bank abuse and torture crime shocks Chicago
Four hours of torture by bandits posing as inspectors drove Matilda Radunas to reveal her money and jewelry after violent abuse. The raid netted about 1600 dollars and the victim was left in medical care. Local police hunt the suspects.
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Chicago
U.P
Matilda Radunas
Penitentiary Faces Housing Problem in Ohio
Columbus Ohio January reports the state penitentiary at near capacity with more inmates than beds. Warden Thomas warns space for sleeping quarters is the most urgent need as dormitories are crowded cots fill shop buildings and meals are eaten in repairs rooms while finding work for prisoners grows harder.
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Columbus
Jan
Aone
Ohio Penitentiary
Influenza Sweeps Europe and Britain
A wave of influenza sweeps Europe and Great Britain with thousands of sufferers and many deaths reported as of today.
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Europe
London
Great Britain
Wingo Named Manager of Columbus Club in Reds System
Ivy B. Wingo veteran Cincinnati Red catcher appointed manager of the Columbus American Association club. Joe Carr remains president of the Senators. Columbus club recently purchased by the Reds as a farm affiliate under August Herrmann Reds president.
McClintock Named Canton Special Prosecutor
C B McClintock was named special prosecutor to assist successor Henry W Harter Jr in trials of Ben Rudner and Louise s. A motion to hear Rudner case was filed for February 7.
State urged to raise enrollment standards not tuition
Ohio lawmakers favor higher scholastic standing for admission to state supported universities including Ohio State and Miami but oppose tuition hikes. The joint taxation committee recommends entrance exams for applicants not in the top two thirds of their high school class and argues against increased tuition unless essential for revenue. It says institutions should serve qualified state students at low direct costs within state resources.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio State University
Ohio University
Athena
Miami University
Oxford
Wilberforce
Joint Committee On Taxation and Economy
Ohio
Mystery of the human heart revealed by new invention
A German inventor claims an electrically operated device records the heart beat as a life history. Tests show coffee action, a kiss raising pulse from 74 to 118, a smile, geometry problems, morphine injection, and driver reactions all alter heart activity. The device promises new data for medicine and psychiatry.
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Charles J. W. Murphy
United Press
New York
Mechanica
Rudolf Goldt
Ohiveratt Berlin
Dr. Goldschmidt
American Freed From Russian Prison Arrives in Berlin
Julius M. Chevalier of Gainesville Texas, one of three Americans held in Soviet prisons, was released after imprisonment since early 1925 for alleged espionage for the United States and Great Britain. He arrived in Berlin and appealed to the State Department for aid.
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Washington
U.R
Julius M. Chevalier
Gainesville
Texas
United States
Great Britain
Berlin
State Department
Police Free Two Men After Columbus Death Inquiry
Dorothy Writter was found dead on a sidewalk and police freed two men after an inquiry in Columbus. The brief notice states a death investigation was conducted with no charges announced.
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Columbus
Dorothy Writter
Peace Meeting Promises Community Broad Support
All interested in permanent peace are invited to a community meeting in the high school auditorium on Wednesday at 7 30 PM. Ohio University President E B Bryan will speak briefly and introduce Mrs Mary Graham Ness. Churches cooperate and there will be no regular services tomorrow night. A 6 30 PM pot luck supper for League of Women Voters members precedes the meeting.
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E.B. Bryan
Ohio University
Mary Graham Ness
League of Women Voters of
Atheny
Christian Church
J. W. Hudson
Elisabeth McGrath
H. M. Woods
BE. W. Bingman
W. L. Gard
E. G. Pbell
Steps to Protect Veterans Loans and Insurance Certificates
In a Washington briefing, senators and Rep Fish discuss safeguards for veteran bonus certificates and loans. Banks may cash certificates at the veterans bureau after six months, with loans honoring law and good faith. Treasury aid to protect floats is noted amid debate on bank profits and fees.
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United Prem Statt Weiter
Easy Washington
Take -Fieldeng
Eleas
Crat
Arkansas
Utah
Cpeiate New York
Democratic
Treasury
Mellon Wepeaeniil
Reed
Veterans’ Bureau In & Ataleement
Brigadier Hines
Veterans’ Bureau
Fish
Repu
New York
House
Congress
Herriot Grips in Paris Amid Illness Delay
Edouard Herriot was taken ill at his Lyons home. The ailment, though not serious, prompted concerns about his return to Paris and possible delays in his official duties.
Fragmented OCR Text Prompts Confusing Instructions
Readable fragments describe a jumbled legal or licensing query with scattered phrases about state rules, local questions, and return handling. The text lacks coherent events, entities, or a clear subject to report.
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MILLS
Rudners
Meliett
McDermott
Pat
Charlies Kreichbaum
Hocking
Legion
Harry Kinder Trimble
Athens
Czechoslovakia
Grosvenor
the Board of County Commissioners
C. F. Rise
Lefever
Will
Thomas
New Invention
Peace Meeting
Mary Ness Will
Paul R. Maldon
Samen
Econ
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