Plan to reorganize U S railroads debated in Congress
United Press report dated January 10, 1923 outlines a proposed railroad reorganization to restore financial health. The plan, backed by President Roosevelt’s views, would force insolvent companies to reorganize with the Interstate Commerce Commission and a federal control framework. It would involve stockholders bearing losses, possible securities writes, and rapid action to pass the measure through House and Senate during the short session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitam F. Kerby
United Press Ton
House
Tragic shooting ends life of 10 year old in Vermilion
In Vermilion a man shot 10 year old Elizabeth Brownhelm as she attempted to flee with her mother from their home. The girl was struck by a bullet and died shortly after. Authorities are reporting the incident as a fatal shooting case with ongoing investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas
Elizabeth
Presbyterian Church to Hold Union Preparatory Services
The union services for the Terian Church will convene Tuesday night at the Presbyterian Church with Rev. A Y Wilcox presiding. A morning meeting will follow for new members and a singable selection titled The Last Hope will be performed by Miss Hulda.
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Theresbyterian Church
Ohio Portation Project Struck By Board Hearing
Attorney for the Youngsters of Commerce told the meeting that a project to extend transportation through Pennsylvania and Ohio was a district welfare matter under consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngster of Commerce
Meet Board
Ohio
Penn
Marital Swaps Described By Chicagoan
Chicago report details Frances Schildhauer story of swapping spouses amid Bohemian life. Police hunt for clues to Edwin Schildhauer's death after his body was found near Cicero following a supposed kidnapping on Dec 10. Evidence includes entangled affairs with Carl Bradberry and Warren Greenwood.
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Chicago
Greenwich Village
Edwin Schildhauer
Frances Schildhauer
Po- Hee
John Stege
Cicero
Stege
Schildhauer
Steel Orders Drop Slightly Amid Steady Demand
United States Steel Corp reports unfilled orders at 1,968,140 tons on December 31, down 161 tons from November 30. The smaller-than-expected drop is viewed as a favorable sign for steel demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
United States Steel Corporation
Laval says debt revision not discussed with Hoover
Former French Premier Pierre Laval told the United Press that Stimson and Millis were right in saying debt revision or annulment did not arise in talks with President Hoover. He traced the dispute to the Lausanne Reparations Conference and urged France not to pay the December debt installment until Germany resumes reparations to France.
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Paris
U.P
Pierre Laval
United Press
Stimson
Treasury
Millis
Hoover
United States
Laval
France
Lausanne
Germany
Judge protests high Probate Court fees in Ohio
Judge S M Johnson of Athens County Probate Court condemns state law raised fees in 1932 for settling estates. He cites costs 10 to 100 percent higher and asks Sen Dr E LeFever to push a bill to lower charges. Johnson attends Ohio Probate Judges Association meeting in Columbus urging reform.
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S. M. Johnson
Athens County
E. LeFever
Johnson
LeFever
Budget Bill Sets Stage for Ohio Legislature Action
Columbus reports the Ohio Legislature opens with 36 committees led by Democrats to study proposals while a six month budget bill totaling 16 950 058 dollars awaits approval. Senate investigates Public Utilities Commission nominee Charles F Schaber amid governor initiated charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.R
Ohio
Frank Cave
Mansfield
Senate
State Finance Department
Charles F. Schaber
Bucyrus
Public Utilities Commission
Schaber
State Evidence in Well Murder Offered
Witnesses for the State testified in the Virgil Yankee murder trial over the death of Mrs. Josie Hawes whose body was found in an abandoned well. Neighbors reported she sold a cemetery lot, had a $5 bill from a man named Bob, and mentioned Robert Ford. Hawes son Carl said he last saw his mother alive shortly after her visit to Mrs. Irons. Neighbors noted domestic troubles with her husband Michael.
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West Union
Virgil Yankee
Josie Hawes
Myrtle Irons
Ohio State Grid Star Bill Nesser Killed in Crash
William Nesser 22, OSU graduate and 1929 1930 varsity football player, died near Dayton at 2 a m when a car he rode in struck a road abutment. Driver Edward Sittler 24 of Keokukla injured. Both men worked in Dayton and were returning from Cincinnati. authorities believe Sittler fell asleep as the car left the road.
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Dayton
U.P
William Nesser
Ohio State University
Edward Sittler
Keokukla
Cincinnati
Sittler
Dixie Highway
Express Crash Kills Ten Near Bucharest Station
Ten people were killed when an express train crashed into the rear of a local train about half a mile outside northern Bucharest station. The accident occurred January 1 and the death toll was reported as ten.
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Express
Local
Bucharest
Senator Guy D. Goff Buried With Military Honors
The late Senator Guy D. Goff of West Virginia was buried with full military honors at Arlington Cemetery. Goff died Saturday and served as a lieutenant colonel in the army during World War I. Funeral arrangements were made by the War Department.
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Goff
Washington
Guy. D. Goff
West Virginia
Arlington Cemetery
Deo
Four Months Old Baby Slain by Stiletto in New York
In New York on January 10 a four month old infant of Mr and Mrs Amando Cammarano was found dead with the hilt of a stiletto protruding from the chest. Teresa Cammarano, 16, the babysister, found the body after entering the room and the porch window was nearby. Police commissioner Mulrooney ordered a quick solution as no motive or clues were evident. The father, a plumber's assistant, was at a trade school when the crime was discovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
Edward Mulrooney
Amando Cammarano
Teresa
Amanda
Tis Room
Schaber Faces Senate Probe Over Public Utilities Post
Charles W. Schaber of Bucyrus, named to the State Public Utilities Commission, is grilled by a senatorial committee over alleged bias toward large utilities. Francis Durbin of Lima testifies that Ohio residents lost 75 to 100 million dollars from stock certified by Schaber while with the Ohio Securities Commission, urging Governor White to explain his choice. Durbin cites firms whose stock Schaber certified and claims those issues failed, harming Ohioans. The confirmation awaits the committee’s outcome.
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Columbus
U.P
Charles W. Schaber
Bucyrus
State Public Utilities Commission
Schaber
Francis Durbin
Lima
Ohio
Ohio Securities Commission
Durbin
Senate
White
Senate Rules Committee
David H. Dearmond
Hamilton
Securities
Public Utilities Commission
Aged Newspaperman Struck and Killed in Detroit Traffic
Detroit January 10 J Doane 73 longtime copy editor of the Detroit Free Press and former night editor of the Pittsburgh Dispatch was fatally struck by automobiles in a traffic tangle. He also served as city editor of the Ohio State Journal and was an intimate of Garfield McKinley and Mark Hanna.
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Detroit
John M. Doane
Detroit Free Press
Old
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Doane
Ohio State Journal
Garfield, McKinsley
Mark Hanna
Strike Threat Reiterated by Union Official
The Senate labor committee heard Arthur J. Lovell of the Brotherhood of Railway Firemen and Locomotive Engineers warn that labor might use its economic power to push a shorter work week. He cited 40,000 unemployed union members and warned the situation could become desperate if a six hour day bill fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J.P
Senate
Arthur J. Lovell
Brotherhood of Railway Firemen and Locomotive Engineers
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Lovell
Norris
Coolidge Will Leaves Estate To His Widow
Calvin Coolidge's will, to be filed in Hampshire County Probate Court, leaves the entire estate to his widow Florence. a $100,000 trust fund for his son John, established at his second marriage, is not mentioned in the brief will.
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Northampton
Maass
Calvin Coolidge
Hampshire County
John
Florence Trumbull
Connecticut
Ohio Briefs Plan Mass Demand in Seneca County
Seneca County farmers will hold a mass meeting in Tiffin to demand a refund of 500000 in road assessments levied since 1927. In New Philadelphia, County Auditor J A Neff suggested Tuscarawas County might cut debt with a 1933 tax reduction after turning a 25000 indebtedness into a 25000 balance in 1932.
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Tiffin
Seneca County
Philadelphia
Tuscarawas County
J. A. Neff
Old Stove Maker Dies in Piqua
Edward H. Lape, longtime vice-president and treasurer of Favorite Stove and Range Company in Piqua, Ohio, died late yesterday. He had been a leading figure in the firm and in local business circles. Funeral details were not immediately released.
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Piqua, O
U.P
Edward H. Lape
Favorite Stove and Range Company
Carl J Groat Named Editor Of The Youngstown Telegram
Carl J Groat a renowned United Press reporter and news director was appointed editor of The Youngstown Telegram today. He brings extensive national and international news experience to the paper joining its editorial leadership in Youngstown Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown, O
Carl J. Groat
The
United Press
Youngstown Telegram
Dog alerts neighbors to farmer’s tree crash death
In Conneaut Ohio on January 10 Frank Smith a 45 year old farmer from West Springfield Pennsylvania was found crushed beneath a fallen tree. The dog guarded the body all night confirming the discovery by nearby residents.
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Conneaut
Frank Smith
West
Springfield
Smith
Cleveland Surgeon Dies In River Crash Near Willoughby
Dr. Merle W. King, 47, a Cleveland surgeon and hospital staff member at Charity and St. Luke's, was killed when his car plunged 35 feet over an embankment near the Glenn Avenue bridge in Willoughby and landed in the Chagrin River.
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Cleveland
Merle W. King
Charity
St. Luke's Hospitals
Glenn Avenue
Willoughby
Chagrin River
Dent fined $250 for shooting Kentucky adjutant general
William K. Dent an automobile salesman was fined 250 dollars by a jury in Bowling Green Kentucky for shooting and wounding Henry H. Denhardt the Kentucky adjutant general in an election row on November 6 1931.
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Bowling Green
William K. Dent
Henry H. Denhardt
Kentucky
Bere
Unrestricted Repeal Is Only Course for House
Democrats in Washington push budget balance through deep spending cuts and delegation of power to Roosevelt. Senate Finance Committee members favor economizing, while Rainey predicts rejecting a $200 million highway bill and focusing on economy plus potential revenue from beer and existing gas taxes.
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House
W. T. Roberts
Belmont County
Clarence H. Burk
Huron County
W. M. Woodwin
Butler County
United Front Conference
Senate
Frank D. Henderson
Capitol
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate Finance Committee
Rainey
Major Battle Declared At Chiamenkou Pass On Great Wall
PERIPING China January 10 news report declares a major battle at Chiamenkou Pass along the Great Wall as Japanese Manchoukuo forces strike to cut Jehol from China. Chinese communique says infantry cavalry and artillery clashed while four Japanese bombers flew, Chinese reinforcements arrived and held positions by dusk with a withdrawal expected around 7 am tomorrow.
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Periping
China
Chiamenkou Pass
Chiomenkou
Toledo Plans Scrip Issue for City Payrolls
Toledo City Council Finance Committee will discuss a plan to issue 500000 in scrip currency to cover payrolls. An ordinance from the City Law Department authorizes the scrip, with certificates taxed three cents weekly while in circulation.
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Toledo, O
City Council
City Law Department
Father of Seven Drowns After Vehicle Plunges Into River
In Toledo Ohio an acquaintance cried out as Stanley Zolciak 49 father of seven drove his car into the Maumee River last night. He was drowned after being laid off as foreman at a grain elevator where he had worked ten years.
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Toledo
py—White
Stanley Zolciak
Adams Street
Maumee
Zolciak
Ex-convict gravely wounded in Toledo shooting incident
Claude Grimm thirty eight, an ex convict, was shot twice and seriously wounded by Detective Michael Burke after Grimm attacked Detective Theodore Mack with wire snips while officers placed him under arrest on charges tied to an automobile incident in Toledo.
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Toledo
Claude Grimm
Michael Burke
Grimm
Theodore Mackall
Utomodis
Count Nabbed As Counterfeiter in Multinational Ring
Newark police arrested Enrique von Buelow born Hans Dechow as a counterfeiter tied to a gang that passed thousands of dollars in fake American money in Canada Mexico and Central America. He was indicted in Chicago for 900 counterfeit $100 bills and had claimed royal title and German war aviator past. He was nabbed on arrival from Montreal.
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Canada
Mexico
Newark
N. J
Enrique von Buelow
Chicago
Hans Dechow
von Buelow
Ones
Montreal
Roosevelt and Stimson Map Early Foreign Policy
President elect Franklin D. Roosevelt and Secretary of State Henry L. Stimson held a six hour briefing in New York to review foreign issues. Friends expect Roosevelt to seek cabinet talks and a Congress session in the spring to push government reorganization and prohibition repeal.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Henry L. Stimson
Hoover
Congress
Millions Spent To Improve Ohio Plants
In the Fourth Federal Reserve District more than 18.4 million dollars were spent to upgrade industrial plants to reemploy workers. Randolph Eide of Ohio Bell Telephone Co chairs the rehabilitation drive. District totals include Cincinnati 6.044 million, Cleveland 1 million, Columbus 799 thousand, Youngstown 900 thousand, Mansfield 432 thousand, Dayton 200 thousand, Toledo 200 thousand.
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Cleveland
U.P
Fourth
Federal Reserve
Randolph Fide
Eide
Ohio Bell Telephone Company
Cincinnati
Columbus
Youngstown
Mansfield
Dayton
Toledo
Government of Spain Faces Uprisings by Enemies
Madrid dispatch reports the Young Republican government contends Anarchists and Monarchists foment uprisings that left about 30 dead and many wounded. Newspapers close to the regime accuse Monarchists of funding extremist outbreaks and cooperating with Communists to overthrow the administration.
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Madrid
PeThe
Young Republican
Spain
Arms Embargo Sought by President Hoover in Congress
President Hoover asked Congress for authority to impose a modified arms embargo. He urged joint action to limit or forbid gun shipments for military use, contingent on cooperation from other nations.
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Hoover
Washington
Jan. W
U.P
Congress
Senate Prohibition Debate Splits Leaders Over Ratification
Washington January 10 Democratic House leaders led by Rainey and Speaker Garner criticized the Senate Judiciary Committee repeal resolution as a half way measure. They urged an unqualified repeal with state conventions for ratification while wets like Shouse Smith and others argued for ratification by legislatures. The Senate panel voted eight to six against convention method and doubts remain on a two thirds vote in the current Senate.
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House
Rep
J. E. Cassidy
Republican
Cleveland
Senate
Sen
Smolka
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Congress
Garner
Rainey
Jouett Shouse
Association Against the Prohibition
Shouse
Alfred E. Smith
30 000 Acres Are Forfeited In Tax Auction
In Spotsylvania County nearly 300 acres, a fifth of all land, forfeited to the state after farmers refused to bid for tracts at auction for delinquent taxes as low as 30 cents per acre. Auctioneer Kinsey rattled through eight tracts. 18 parcels totaling 133 acres drew bids while the rest defaulted. Owners may regain title within two years by paying delinquent taxes and penalties.
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Spotsylvania Courthouse
Spotsylvania County
M. PR. Kinsey
Airport Attaches Rescue Pilot From Burning Plane Crash
Two attendants at the City-County Airport near Pittsburgh pulled unconscious pilot Jack Zimmerman 32 Columbus Ohio from a burning TWA mainliner after it crashed and burned. The craft and mail were destroyed. Zimmerman was reported in serious condition.
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Pittsburgh
Jack Zimmerman
Columbus
Western Air
Zimmerman
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