Tariff hearing on tobacco and coal industry pleas
Henry Warrum, attorney for the United Mine Workers of America, urged coal legislation for a special session alongside farm and tariff revisions. The tobacco tariff issue was debated with Florida and Georgia growers pressing for higher duties to aid cigar wrappers while manufacturers argued five cent cigars dominate the market and rely on imported wrappers. Participants included O L Shank of Dayton, Co L Cunningham, Fred Schaef fer, Emerson Ely, and Ohio and Wisconsin tobacco groups.
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Washington
Congress
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Henry Warrum
United Mine Workers of America
U.R
Ways and Means
Tate
Florida and Georgia Tobacco Growers Association
O. L. Shank
Dayton
Banker Under Bond After Indictment in Amherst Bank Case
Elyria January 23 U R W Schibley president of Amherst Savings and Bank Company was released on bond after being indicted on four counts of embezzlement and misapplication of the bank's funds following its recent closure by the State Banking Department.
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Elyria
U.R
W. H. Schibley
Amherst Savings and Bank Company
State Banking Department
Liberty Todng
Bond
News Unions and Vaccines in Brief
British clergy repudiate Dean Inge on Europe paying debt and Shylock digested as Uncle Sam. A new vaccine stops dog temper and biting. an Englishman resumes work after major gut surgery.
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Dean Inge
Europe
Shylock
Uncle Sam
E Sam
Athens State Hospital, Inside Works Described in Magazine Feature
A forthcoming Messenger magazine page on Sunday January 26 promises a detailed feature about the Athens State Hospital. The piece highlights modern treatment methods for about 1,600 patients, patient outcomes, training for nurses, hospital grounds farming, and canning for winter months.
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Athens State Hospital
Ita
the Messenger
Severe winter storms kill and injure across Midwest
Winds and frigid temperatures swept the North and Middle West with ice glazed streets. A South Shore electric line wreck at Michigan City injured five, while a woman in St Paul was killed crossing a blizzard path. A man in Island City NL died in a coasting accident and another in Ottawa Il perished when an ice-coated haystack toppled.
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Chicago
U.R
Middlewest
Weather Bureau
Canada
Montan
North
South Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
South Shore Electric
Michigan City
Ond
St. Paul
H. Schubert
Island
Herman C. Knoll
Ottawa
Father Kills His Two Children by Hammer Beating
In Louisville on January 23 Jane Bowling 10 died from a hammer attack by her father Alexander Dowling 61 from Munfordville Virginia Frances 12 died the previous night The father was jailed at Mart County under medical care and said to have attacked the girls to save them from want following financial reverses The mother Nannie 55 accompanied the girls to hospital at Louisville
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Louisville
Jane Bowling
Alexander Dowling
Jane
Virginia Frances
Munfordville
Bowling
Mart County
Nannie 55
Explosion at Goodyear plant kills man and injures another
An investigation began in Akron today into the previous day’s blast in the tube room of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company plant. One man was killed and another seriously injured.
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Akron
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Jeffrey Manufacturing to Acquire Galion Iron Works
Columbus business desk reports the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company announced its acquisition of the Galion Iron Works and Company in a deal announced today. The move expands Jeffrey’s production capacity and controls more iron and metalworking operations in the region.
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Columbus
U.2
Jeffrey Manufacturing Company
Galion Iron Works and Company
Bellevue Crash Witness Recalls Fury of Mangled Victims
Bellevue taxi driver James Joyce arrived at the crash scene where 19 people died. He spoke of mangled bodies under the bus and tram and the screams that haunted him, describing victims pinned beneath wreckage for hours and passengers pleading for mercy.
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Bellevue
U.2
James Joyce
Joyce
Highway Bill Would Allocate $6 Million In State Funds
Columbus January 23 An emergency measure passed the Senate and moved to the House for a $6,000,000 highway construction appropriation funded by the 1927 gasoline tax. The bill stems from a larger package and aims to finance new road work while other measures of the session are introduced.
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Columbus
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Cooper
Peak of the flu epidemic passes, counts ease nation wide
The public health service announced that the peak of the influenza epidemic has passed. For the week ending January 19, 26 states and the District of Columbia reported 43,698 new cases, down from 60,659 the previous week, with declines across regions except New England where small increases occur.
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Washington
Public Health Service
District of Columbia
New England
Public Utilities Commission Orders Paulding Gas Officials
The Public Utilities Commission directs Paulding Gas Light and Fuel Company officials to appear February 1 and show cause why the firm has failed to obtain additional gas supply sources.
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Columbus
U.R
Public Utilities _ Commission
Paulding Gas, Light and Fuel Company
Revised list names dead and injured in bus crash
Bellevue report lists the dead including Teddy Crawaki Brooklyn N Y Mrs Wiliam J Coon Cleveland Dr Coughauour Cleveland Mrs Susan Deister Detroit and others with five unidentified. Injured include Edward Butler James Watrab Thelma Mether Lillian Lappala Edward Williams and several others from Ohio Michigan Pennsylvania and Illinois.
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Bellevue
U.R
Teddy Crawaki
Brooklyn
N. Y
Wiliam J. Coon
Cleveland
Coughauour
Susan Deister
Detroit
Louis Breakenville
Elmer Almond
Youngstown
Bela Theist
R. Rowney
Chicago
John Kunzli
Birmingham
C. Harry. Glickman
J. H. Harmon
Akron
Adrian
Mich
Edward Butler
James Watrab
Thelma Mether
Lillian Lappala
Conneaut
Ohio
Edward Williams
Pittsburgh
Martin Larenger
Woodrocket
R. J. Merrill Long
Portage
Harold Schaeffer
A. W. van Valkenburgh
Green Springs
Elnora Haughtby
Frank Truman
Fremont
Thomas Schuyler
Portsmouth Boy Contest Winner
Tom Paul Hartley, senior at Portsmouth High School, captured first place in the Prince of Peace Declaration Contest with 700 state high school students competing. Vernon Hooker, Kenton High School sophomore, narrowly missed first by a hair, and Hetty Schultz, Galena High School junior, placed third.
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Columbus
U.P
Tom Paul Hartley
Portsmouth High School
Vernon Hooker
Kenton High School
Hetty Schultz
Galena ‘High School
Hoover Secludes Himself on Miami Beach Vacation Spot
President-Elect Hoover enters a guarded, man-made island retreat off Miami Beach. Secret Service patrols access, while thousands from Miami and elsewhere observe his motor rides and fishing plans from the nearby Biscayne Bay area. Alfred E. Smith is also expected to arrive soon.
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Hoover
Miami Beach
Thomas L. Stokes
United Press
Miami, Beach
Fla
Miami
Secret Service
United States
Teride
Vias Oune
State Boathouse
Biscayne Bay
Herbert Hoover
Jack Company
Alfred E. Smith
Logan Gas Company hearings resumed on tentative valuation
Public Utilities Commission denied delay in rate hearing for Logan Gas Company. Grant E Mouser Jr led city and village attorneys opposing the delay as hearings reopened with three company witnesses to testify on December 1914 property valuations used to set future rates and bonds.
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Columbus
Logan Gas Company
Ita
Public Utilities
Grant E. Mouser
Mouser
Paseo
Three Young Peoples' Party Members Die in Train Collision
Dayton report states three members of a Young Peoples' Party lost their lives when a roadster crashed into a four passenger train at a crossing. Albert Inglesman 25 Charles Walker 18 Ruth Summers 18 and Effie Powers 21 are named. Powers and Summers were injured.
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Dayton
Marathon Dance
Albert Ingleman
Charles Walker
Effie Powers
Barrs Station
Ruth Summers
Miss Powers
Ohio House bill aims to bar pickup passengers from damages
A measure introduced in the Ohio House by Rep. Earle L. Johnson of Painesville would prevent the pickup passenger in any car or airplane not traveling as a fare paying customer from recovering damages in an accident. A similar bill by Rep. H. A. Baldwin of Wadsworth also appears, but excludes aircraft.
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Columbus
State of Ohio
Earle L. Johnson
Painesville
H. A. Baldwin
Wadsworth
Senators Defend Open Vote On Interior Secretary Nomination
Washington January 23 SENATE critics denounce the secrecy of its ballot on confirming Roy O West as secretary of interior after publication of the full vote. Chairman George W Norris Senator Borah and Senator Walsh call the vote a matter of public interest and urge disclosure.
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Washington
Senate
Roy O. West
Interior
George W. Norris
Judiciary Committee
William E. Borah
Idaho
Thomas J. Walsh
Montana
Identity of Four We May Never Be Established
Four bodies were so mangled that identification may never be established. The incident left 14 injuries and physicians feared more could follow. The report notes a severe casualty scene and ongoing efforts to confirm victims.
Mass Transit Crash Kills and Injures Dozens in Snow Sleet
In northern Ohio a snow sleet storm triggers a fatal interurban tram and bus collision. Prosecution will question conductor Schuyler and motorman Truman, both claiming miraculous escapes. Edward Butler the bus driver survived shaken and injured as victims are recovered from the wreckage.
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Ohio
Martin Will
Frank Truman
Thomas’ Schuyer
Fremont
Edward Butler
Cleveland
Butler
A. W. van Valkenberh
Green Springs
van Valkenbergh
Enroute East
Pastor Convicted in Church Fight Case
In Findlay on January 22 a pastor was convicted of assault after a church dispute. Rev Roy Hart, a member of the congregation, claimed to have been struck during a heated incident. A new trial was expected to be filed today as the case neared further action.
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Findlay
Roy’ M
Ty Hart
Gregation
Johnston
We Hart
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