Relief funds and aid move for Ohio mining districts
Ohio officials report relief funds reach 3800 with cash pledges and 300 the early mail total. A food shipment valued at 200 from Rev. A M Hughes aids Nelsonville miners while a freight carload heads to Nelsonville for distribution. Athens armory aids fundraising as impostor warnings rise and officials urge checks or money orders to the Adjutant General.
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Columbus
Fund For the
Ohio
Adjt
Frank D., Henderson
A. M. Hughes
Mansfield
Athens
Hocking Valley
Ohio National Guard A
Alex Moore
National Guard
Second Street
Ohio National Guard
Thearre Shafer
Murray City
Wheeler Dew
Glouster
Leutenant Bert Barnes
Chauncey
Robert BE. Clark
Corning
Southern laws bar uneducated from voting says Virginia senator
Senator Swanson of Virginia told the Senate that the South has enacted laws to prevent the uneducated from voting to protect itself and will keep them despite Northern Republican threats to challenge southern elections over African American enfranchisement. He criticized Republicans for raising the issue in the fight over Senators Smith and Vare.
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Virginia
Frank
Washington
U.R
Swanson
Senate
Congress
Smith
Illinois
Vare
Pennsylvania
Justicedenies guilt in Franklin county home beating
Clifford Jackson 32 a supervisor at the Franklin county children's home pleaded not guilty to assault and battery in the beating of Walter Gray 15 inmate. Trial set for February 4. Jackson reportedly used a strap to deliver the severe beating.
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Columbus
Clifford Jackson
Franklin County Children’s Home
Walter Gray
Jackson
Lost and Found Mystery at Gump8 Revealed Soon
A playful teaser notes Andy’s vast fictional fortune and a big surprise in store. Min and others promise a shocking replacement gift while hinting at THE GUMP8 event to watch for.
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Andy
Min
Bitter Fight Foreseen in Congress Over Naval Build Plans
Washington January 38. Rear Admiral Plunkett warns a fight in Congress over the Navy's 800 million program to build a huge fleet in five years. Senator Borah predicts war with Great Britain is near and calls the naval buildup and wartime talk mischievous and mad. He favors limited cruisers to protect commerce.
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Congress
Washington
U.P
Sition
Navy
Plunkett
House Naval Affairs Committee
Borah
Tion
New York
Great Britain
Pan American conference faces opposition over Union reforms
At Havana on January 23 Dr. Jacobo Varella of Uruguay objected to a Mexican plan to rotate United States led posts in the Pan American Union, arguing it would shrink US influence. He also noted Cuba's measure for union solidarity and dispute conciliation, though he found that portion premature.
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Havana
U.P
United States
League of Nations
West
Jacobo Varella
Uruguay
Varella
Savison
Union of Advent
Cosgrave Evades Prohibition Question During U S Visit
Irish Free State President William T Cosgrave told a Washington mass interview he named George Washington as the greatest American and avoided probing questions on prohibition. He said funds collected in the United States for Irish bonds would be paid in full if US money in Irish accounts is turned over, and the government would bridge any gap to meet face value.
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Washington
U.R
William T. Cosgrave
Free State
Cosgrave
Mansfield Man Said To Be Elected New Empire Steel Chief
W H Davey head of Mansfield Sheet and Tin Plate is expected to be named president of the New Empire Steel Corporation formed by merging six Northeastern Ohio sheet steel mills. The combine includes Empire Steel Cleveland Thomas Sheet Steel Falcon Steel Waddell and Mansfield and Ashtabula mills with assets around 20 million dollars and ownership of sixty one rolling mill units.
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Cleveland
U.R
W. H. Davey
Mansfield Sheet and ‘Tin Pilate Company
New Empire Steel Corporation
Northeastern Ohio Sheet Steel Mills
Empire Steel Company
Thomas Sheet Steel Company
Falcon Steel Company
Waddell Steel Company
Niles
Mansfield Company
Ohio Newspaper Groups Convene In Annual Session
In Columbus the Ohio Select List of Newspapers opened its annual session with a luncheon led by W. O. Littick in the absence of Louis H. Brush. R. B. Snyder will lead the Associated Dailies tonight as 560 papers are represented. Eddie Guest will speak and recite poetry, with Thurman Dusty Miller as toastmaster. Marcel Knecht of Le Matin will address a dinner for newspapermen tomorrow. The Buckeye Press association meets Thursday followed by the state paper show Friday.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Associated Ohio Dailies
W. O. Littick
Zanesville
Louis H. Brush
Salem
Snyder
Norwalk
Associated Dailies
Eddie Guest
Association
Thurman
Dusty” Miller
Marcel Knecht
le Matin
Paris
Buckeye Press Association
Patrolman Slain by Fellow Officer in Capital City
In Columbus, Patrolman L. W. Wade 35 was shot dead by Officer Charles H. Lewis 29 who surrendered. Lewis confessed the killing stemmed from Wade's attentions to his wife Lilian 27. He then threatened Officer Oscar H. Roush at his home. Roush's wife intervened. Mrs Lewis and her young son were detained. Lewis held in city jail as investigation continues.
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Columbus
U.R
L. W. Wade
Charles H. Lewis
Lewis
Wade
Quiet Week at Ohio University Ends Semester Activities
A Quiet Week begins tomorrow at Ohio University with no meetings dances teas or parties until after examinations next week. The announcement from Dean Erma Voigt's office notes this customary pause at semester's end.
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Ohio University
Erma Voigt
Reed Seen as Second Choice to Beat Smith in Southern States
Southern lawmakers plan to name James A. Reed of Missouri as a second choice for the presidential nomination to oppose Al Smith. Georgia and other southern delegations back Reed as a counter to Smith, hoping to unite opposition without open state battles. Reed’s anti-Wilson stance and northern backing may help rally southern blocs for a possible Houston convention surge.
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Washington
U.R
James A. Reed
Missouri
Georgia
Congress
Reed
Thesas Laders
al Smith
Walter George
George
Arkansas
Joseph T. Robinson
Smith
Woodrow Wilson
South
Houston
Legal Hurdles Threaten Pittsburg Coal Dismantling in Pomeroy Bend
Jan 23 report says serious legal obstacles may stop New Pittsburg Coal from dismantling mine properties in the Pomeroy Bend field. Ebersbach interests seek injunctions to protect mortgages totaling hundreds of thousands, with appeals pending and Columbus lawyers due in town. Observers note local sentiment favors preserving the mines under ongoing mortgage concerns. The Pomeroy Bend coal field remains an active, unsettled asset.
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New Pittsburg Company
Pomeroy Bend
Pomeroy
Pittsburg Coal Company
Ebersbach
Court of Appeals
Pittsburg Company
Columbus
Ebersbachs
Hold up Frustrates Newark Driver as Bandits Open Fire
Two armed men blocked the road two miles south of Newark. Charles W. Thibet fled into a ditch and hid at a filling station as the robbers fired at him. Police were summoned but the duo escaped.
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Newark
Here
Charles W. Thibet
Marion
Supreme Court Recess Extends Into February
The U S Supreme Court recessed today through February 20 delaying anticipated opinions and other matters. Justice sessions paused as the court takes a winter break with court business to resume later in February.
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Washington
U. S. Supreme Court
Districts with smallest auto registrations get most road funds
Ohio highway districts face funding debate as Adams and Marietta districts, though smallest in registrations, received top maintenance money in 1927. L W Bates demands traffic rather than political criteria guide 1928 highway budgets, noting Northern Ohio pays most taxes yet gets less aid.
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Columbus
Ohio
Adams County
Marietta
L. W. Bates
Wauseon
Northern
Ohio County Surveyors’ Organization
Donahey
State Highway Department
Bates
Cleveland
Florida Needs No Help They Don't Ask It Says Will
Will Rogers writes to the Athens Messenger from Jacksonville Jan 23 saying Florida needs no sympathy or jokes due to its climate and population. He notes Floridians are game people who can handle criticism and mentions a mayor who sold Coolidge a lot while showing him the city.
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Florida
Will
Athens Messenger
Jacksonville
Michigan and Kentucky clash over imprisoned probation officer
Miss Ruth Mendenhall, Detroit juvenile court probation officer, was jailed in Bowling Green after attempting to deliver 14 year old Luciana Cornelius to Kentucky authorities. Judge Hulbert had ordered the return but Kentucky officials arrested the officer for contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Michigan officials demanded protection and sent an assistant prosecutor to Bowling Green.
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Detroit
Mich
U.R
Michigan
Kentucky
Ruth Mendenhall
Miss Mendenhall
Through Rate on Bituminous Coal Across Lake Ordered
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered a through rate on bituminous coal across Michigan to northwest Virginia West Virginia and Kentucky via Chesapeake and Ohio and Norfolk and Western. It found Detroit and Toledo Shore Line Grand Trunk and Ann Arbor Railway unlawfully discriminatory for not joining a joint rate.
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Washington
Michigan
Northwest
Virginia
West Virginia
Ucky
Chesapeake & Ohio
Norfolk & Western
Interstate Commerce Commission
Detroit and
Toledo
Grand Trunk Railway System
Ann Arbor Railroad Company
Preent
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Unity of Churches A Long Way Off Asserts Rector
In New York on January 23, Dr Belden P Delaney associate rector of St Marys Episcopal church told his congregation that church unity is a long way off though progress in understanding has been made He said reunion must be the work of God not achieved by conferences or programs Dr W Russell Bowie at Grace Protestant Episcopal church said the encyclical claims authority not recognized by the majority of Christians outside the Roman communion.
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New York
U.P
Malines
Belden P. Delaney
Episcopal Church of
Grace Protestant Episcopal Church
W. Russell Bowie
Skull Found on Toledo Porch Believed Prank Prompt
A human skull wrapped in newspapers was found on the porch of Albert Stryker's Toledo home and blamed on practical jokers. The skull showed aging and bleaching.
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Toledo
Albert Stryker
Ohio Transit asks PUC to revoke rival Central Ohio permit
The Ohio Transit Company of Lancaster petitions the Public Utilities Commission to revoke Central Ohio Transit’s certificate alleging noncompliance with a November 2 utilities order. The order required smaller buses and a revised timetable amid ongoing service disputes between Lancaster Ath ens routes.
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Columbus
U.R
Ohio Transit Company
Lancaster
Athens
Public Utilities Commission
Central Ohio Transit Company
Compromise McNary Haugen Relief Bill Debate in Congress
Washington reports show lawmakers race to shape the McNary-Haugen relief bill amid 1930s political pressures. Democrats and Republicans weigh a compromise strategy to pass the measure first and then seek passage or veto considerations, affecting Hoover Dawes Lowden and potential presidential outcomes.
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Thomas IL
Storer
United Press
Washington
Jan
McNary-Haugentas
Congress
uny@ountiesay
Hoover
O. Lowden
Illinoia
Dawes
Senate
Fama i
Coolidge
Lowden
McNary
Oregon
House
Bers
Toledo Poisonings Abandoned Inquiry After Lunch Illnesses
An inquiry into poisoning claims at Waite high school was abandoned after officials found no malicious intent. Several students fell ill following a school dinner, but investigators could not establish a cause or suspect.
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Toledo
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