Riot at Rush Run Coal Mine No. 2 Sparks Large Clash
In Steubenville area on January 18, about 300 union and non union miners clashed at Rush Run No 2 coal mine, injuring several non union workers and prompting sheriff aid. Outbreak tied to expected reopening of nearby mines under non union policy amid ongoing state wide coal strike.
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Steubenville
Jan
U.P
Rush Run
William Allison
Dittonvale
Wheeling & Lake Erie Coal Company
Wolf Run
Warner
Dillonvale
Washington
Columbus
Jacksonville
Record Flight Continues Over Long Island Endurance Attempt
Clarence Chamberlin and Roger Williams in a Bellanca monoplane cruised over Long Island seeking a new sustained flight record. The first 24 hours ended at 10 11 63 a m, with the target to beat 52 hours 22 minutes 31 seconds by 3 34 24 p m tomorrow under a new rule requiring a one hour improvement.
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Roosevelt Field
N. Y
Clarence Chamberlin
Roger Williams
Long Island
Clarence Fox Installed as Kiwanis Ohio Governor
Clarence Fox of Berea toy maker assumed the role of governor of the Kiwanis Club of Ohio at a Cleveland meeting last night. He was installed as state governor during the event.
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Cleveland
Clarence Fox
Berea
Kiwanis Club
Ohio
Weather report notes narrow temperature range
Temperature varied only three degrees in the last 24 hours marking a record for regularity. Thursday afternoon readings ranged from 38 to 91 with several entries around 50s. Friday morning shows steady 50s with similar values throughout the period.
Kept Them Out Of His State
Washington dispatch reports Will Rogers reflecting on the 1928 Democratic convention and his claim to keeping it out of Oklahoma while Houston hosted. He comments on Al Smith, predicts reception in Texas and a fair treatment, and requests a corner room at the Rica Hotel with windows electric fan and mosquito netting.
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Washington
Houston
Oklahoma
Texas
al Smith
Rica Hotel
Will Rogers
Slayer of Five Year Old Girl Sought by Flint Citizens
In Flint Michigan on January 13 citizens and lawmen united to catch the kidnapper and killer of Dorothy Schneider a five year old pupil of Mount Morris Consolidated school. Her body was found last evening in a creek three miles from home bearing mutilations and stripped clothing scattered in the ravine.
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Flint
Mich
U.P
Dorothy Schneider
Dorothy
Mount Morris Consolidated School
Green
Michigan
Archie Bacon
Bacon
Willam Lawrence
Farmer Reiterates To Police How He Killed Woodward
Albert Owen of Hillsdale Michigan confessed to police that he killed George Woodward in Toledo after learning of alleged clandestine meetings with his wife. He said he stabbed Woodward three times with a banana knife on a porch before the victim died at the Warner residence. Roy C. Crawford and a witness named Ryan corroborated the account.
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Toledo
U.R
Albert Owen
Hillsdale
Mich
George Woodward
Oden
Woodward
Odenweid
Warner
Roy C. Crawford
Ryan
Miners at Drydock No 255 Quit Work on Rumor of Open
In Glouster Ohio on January 13 reports said miners at the Ohio Colleries mine No 255 at Drydock were persuaded to quit. Fifteen men worked in shafts and on the tipple amid rumors the mine would open non union. Details of methods used to persuade the workers were not learned.
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Glouster
Ohio Colleres
Drydock
the Messenger
Ohio Coal Strike Leaders Send Replies to Athens Mayor
Both Ohio coal operators and the Ohio United Mine Workers reply to Athens officials urging a joint conference with Governor to end the prolonged strike. Operators president H. H. Robbins says a permanent open shop is needed with wage offers around five dollars daily for eight hours and warns against temporary settlements.
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Ohio Coal Operators
Ohio United Mine Workers Organization
Alex M. Moore
Athens
H. Robbins
Moore
Ohio
United Mine Workers of America
United Mine Workers
Jacksonville
First Woman Executed in 29 Years Dies Calmly
Ruth Snyder and Henry Judd Gray were executed in the electric chair at Sing Sing Ossining New York for the murder of Albert Snyder. The pair died between 11 and 11 14 PM after pleading for mercy. Snyder spoke softly asking forgiveness as 2200 volts were sent through her body and Gray entered with steady steps.
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Sing Sing
Ossining
Ruth Snyder
Henry Judd Gray
Gray
Albert Snyder
Queens Village
New York
Mrs. Snyder
John J. McCaffrey
1500 Democratic Leaders Manifest Desire for Peace
Washington January 13 Fifteen hundred Democratic leaders at the Jackson day dinner spoke for peace within the party during seven hours of speeches by thirteen leaders. Five scheduled speakers were unheard when the meeting adjourned at 2 30 a m due to fatigue. The gathering indicated a willingness to push beyond past divisions, aiming to end disputes seen at the 1924 New York convention. Prohibition and religion were raised but linked to broader issues of tariff public corruption and equal privileges.
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Washington
U.R
New York
Unavoidable Collision Seen In Coast Guard Ship Submarine Crash
Three veteran naval officers testified to a naval board of inquiry that the collision between the Coast Guard Destroyer Paulding and Submarine 8-4 was unavoidable. Capt. H. D. Cooke Commander W. H. Lassing and Commander John H. L. Dest differed on how far 8-4’s periscopes could be seen but united in labeling the accident as unavoidable.
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Boston
Naval Board of Inquiry
Coast Guard
Paulding
H. D. Cooke
W. H. Lassing
John H
Will Tells Em What He Knows About Politics Bandits
Will exposes political bandits who manufacture schemes and move funds to raid the treasury. He outlines alleged figures and potential routes of capital flight. The piece emphasizes vigilance against corruption and urges citizen scrutiny of public action.
Will Rogers Skewers Politics At Jackson Day Banquet
Will Rogers, addressing the Democratic national committee at the Jackson Day banquet in Washington, lampoons politicians as ban dits who shuttle funds to Washington and back to constituents. He mocks Senate investigations and jokes Democrats should “eat in harmony if they can't drink in harmony.”
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Washington
Will Rogers
Democratic National Committee
Treasury
Senate
House
Rogers
Baby George Smith Survives 12 Days With Intensive Support
Baby George Smith remains alive after 12 days despite severe medical strain. He has required artificial respiration two blood transfusions and around 50 tanks of oxygen to sustain life in Chicago hospital.
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Chicago
George Smith
Boy Killer Indicted in Belmont County Murder Case
Andrew Dyken, 15, was indicted on first degree murder by the Belmont County grand jury for shooting and killing his mother Anna Dyken and wounding his father Nicholas Dyken at their home near Clairsville Kentucky several weeks earlier.
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Clairsville, Ky
Andrew Dyken
Anna Dyken
Nicholas Dyken
Here
Belmont County
Letters to Osining nine year old tied to electrocution
Ossining New York January 13 Jane Gray the Judd Gray daughter will receive annually on her birthday a letter written by her mother in the last night sentence. Sing Sing warden Lawes reveals a packet of letters entrusted to him unknown number in packet. New York January 13 Lorraine Snyder ten year old girl, fatherless and now motherless, may learn within weeks if she gets 95 000 life insurance from Albert Snyder.
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Ossining
N. Y
U.P
Jane Gray
Judd Gray
Poe
Sing Warden
New York
Lorraine Snyder
Albert Snyder
Double execution news sent to foreign lands
The Ruth Snyder and Judd Gray electrocution was reported as a major news event worldwide. The United Press supplied extensive cables to Havana Mexico City Buenos Aires London and Paris, with hundreds of words and even a special late edition in London.
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New York
U.P
Ruth Snyder
Judd Gray
United
United Press
Diardio de la Marina
Heraldo de Ba
Havana
Excelsior
Mexico City
la Prensa
Buenos Aires
London
Paris
American
Quiet New York Execution Observed by Crowd
Peterson reads from a prayer book as Gray sits in the chair in ritual calm. At 11:10 the current is applied and forty onlookers watch the execution for two minutes, described as precise and stripped of sensation. No narcotics or sedatives were given, according to Warden Lawes.
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Peterson
Gray
Village Clerk Owes Town Funds in Bond Scandal
Harry Dll Jehny, former clerk of Newcomerstown in Tuscarawas county, is accused of converting bonds and village funds totaling 8,748.67 dollars to his own use. The report was filed today with State Auditor Tracy by State Examiner Ralph A. Rieger.
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Columbus
Harry Dll
Jehny
Newcomerstown
Tuscarawas County
Tracy
Ralph A. Rieger
Friday the Thirteenth Proves Lucky in America
A humorous overview argues Friday the thirteenth is not unlucky in the United States citing examples such as General Pershing born on the date and key events like Columbus sailing on a Friday and Franklin calling a day of fasting in 1776. The piece links American history to the superstition clash and asserts national luck on this date.
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America
General Pershing
George III
Geo
Washington
Kingdom of
France
Columbus
George MT
Britain
Colonia
Snyder and Gray Endure Day of Torture Before Death
Ruth Snyder and Juda Gray faced a day and night of agony at Sing Sing as they awaited execution by electric chair. Gray remained restrained while Snyder showed fluctuating emotion, with last minute stays denied after rapid legal maneuvers in New York.
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Ossining
Ruth Snyder
Juda Gray
Gray
Albert Snyder
Hudson
Sing
Supreme Court
Levy
New York City
Attorney General Turner Declares Run for Governor
Attorney General Edward C. Turner announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor. In a letter to East Side Republican club president George Kelly he pledged no campaign contributions from any source and expenditures within statutory limits. Turner, 56, was elected AG in 1926 and defeated Charles B. Zimmerman in the general election.
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Columbus
U.R
Edward C. Turner
George Kelly
East Side Republican Club
Turner
Charles B. Zimmerman
Springfield
Lengel Trial Set Feb 13 in Canton Slaying Case
Lisbon Jan 13. Saranus A. Lengel former Canton police chief will go on trial February 13 for the second time on a charge of first degree murder in connection with the slaying of Don R. Mellett Canton publisher.
Attorney General hearing on city utility rate cases continues
The Attorney General's office reports continued hearings on a Newark gas company's rate increase and city protests. Attorneys say the case centers on preventing excessive charges and establishing a fair valuation. The fight involves multiple communities and could go to court if proposed practices are not adjusted.
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Columbus
Jam
Atorney General
Ace Gas Company
Mione
J Company
Grant
Ateral
Logan Company
Pany
Newark
el Ny
Uuless & Mise
Logan Com
Creasea
Beavertown School Chief Resigns Amid Assault Charge Withdrawal
Xenia January reports the resignation of Elmer Snyder, Beaver Township schools superintendent and high school teacher, amid withdrawn charges including assault and pointing firearms brought by L. W. Stewart and Harlan Stewart, fathers of two.
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Xenia
Elmer . Snyder
Beaver Township
L. W. Stewart
Harlan
Snyder
Cooperation Between Men and Women in Politics Stressed
A Cleveland meeting of Ohio Republican women stressed cooperation between men and women in politics. Maurice Maschke, Republican national committeeman from Ohio, told the group that progress could be achieved through united effort by the women.
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Council
Cleveland
Joya
Ohio Republican
Maurice Maschke
Republica’ National
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