Tax Proposals Stalled as Ohio Assembly Debates Changes
In Columbus lawmakers battle over tax revision amid calls to repeal real estate and personal property taxes in favor of sales and production taxes. Competing resolutions seek expert committees to study income sales and classified taxes while Governor White balks at executive appointments to any tax committee. The debate mirrors broader delays with 181 bills filed but no decisive revenue measure.
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Neval Assembly
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Ite
Mob forms after Negro attack on girl in Texas cemetery
In Brownsville and surrounding towns hundreds of residents joined peace officers in a manhunt for a Black man accused of beating and frightening a white girl visiting her mother’s grave. Aware of threats, authorities patrolled all roads as 18 year old victim, found bruised and agitated, recovers at home.
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Brownsville
Tex
Rito Granda Valley
Vietin
Los Whanos
Denta
Bellevion
Jamercy County
Mea Allen
Hidalgo County
Lawmaker Sued as Solon's Wife Seeks Divorce in DC
Washington reports Katherine Now Thompson filed for a limited divorce in DC Supreme Court against congressman Charles J Thompson of De fiance Ohio. The couple have lived apart since December after he warned he would not be responsible for others debts. A day later he accused his wife of marrying him for money and social position.
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Washington
U.P
Charles J. Thompson
Defiance
Katherine Nowe ‘Thompson
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Mmneton
Thompson
Will Rogers Sends Encouraging Note From Arkansas
Will Rogers writes from Little Rock praising relief efforts and Red Cross drives in plantation country. He notes cotton farmers suffer most but expresses optimism that Arkansas will meet its quota and aid self-help. He contrasts state hardship with determination and calls for continued aid.
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Little Rock
Ark
Hawks
Ngali
Inerica
Texas
Red Cross
Will
Cadman Supports Referendum on Prohibition Laws
Dr. S Parkes Cadman the Brooklyn radio preacher favors a national referendum on the Eighteenth Amendment and Prohibition. He spoke during a discussion with clergy at the Ohio Pastors Convention in Memorial Hall Columbus.
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Columbus
S. Parkes Cadman
Brooklyn
Memorial Hall
Prohibition debate and Cadman on marriage and world peace
Arthur Brisbane reports on the Wickersham prohibition findings stressing education as key to reform. Doctor Cadman urges making marriage sacred in church and educating children in Jesus Christ to curb divorces. He warns Europe’s future tensions and mentions Germany France and Russia as peace threats post 1935.
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United States
Jesus Christ
Italy
Russia
Germany
France
Philadelphia’s Liberty Bell to Ring 13 Times on Birthday
The Liberty Bell will reportedly crack 13 times to honor the original states on Washington’s Birthday. The 1981 context notes the bell’s echoes as a reflection on national unity and the country’s size and power.
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Philadelphia
Liberty Bell
Washington
Napoleon
United States
One Member Left After Tragedy in Continental
Lila Provant survived a triple tragedy in Continental Ohio when her father shot his wife and 6 year old daughter Helen before killing himself. The 9 year old girl was away at school and escaped the violence. The father was a farmer driven by financial and domestic worries.
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Continental
U.P
Lila Provant
Helen
Lila
French Crisis Deepens As Steeg Remains In Office
Paris reports the French political crisis intensifies as President Gaston Doumergue asks ex Premier Theodore Steeg to stay on temporarily after Steeg's wheat policy cabinet was toppled by a 293 to 283 vote in the Chamber of Deputies. The move follows holiday alignments among Steeg’s opponents as talks to form a new ministry proceed.
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Paris
U.R
Theodore Steeg
Gaston Doumergue
Steeg
Chamber of Deputies
Governor completes cabinet with health director appointment
Columbus June 23 Governor White completed his admin cabinet with Dr H G Southard Marinville named state director of public health He will succeed Dr Charles A Neal Cincinnati who has held the post for two years The salary is 6500 dollars annually Southard currently serves as health commissioner of Union County.
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Columbus
U.P
White
H. G. Southard
Marinville
Southard
Charles A. Neal
Cincinnati
Union County
Clarence Wolfe Attends Marietta Township Officials Meeting
May Get More Clarence Wolfe, Waterloo Township trustee and chairman of the Southeastern Ohio Legislative Committee, traveled to Marietta for the first quarterly meeting of the county association of township officials. He spoke on the state organization's work and noted harmony with the Ohio County Commissioners Association aiming to secure a larger share of gasoline tax revenue for counties and townships, predicting success if more officials show interest.
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Waterloo
Southeastern Ohio Legislative Committee
Ohio Association of Township Trustees
Marietta
Wolfe
Columbus
Ohio County Commissioners Association
Ohio Officer To Visit Here
L. Li. Faris of Lynchburg named state prohibition commissioner by Gov. George White to succeed Rupert Beetham. Faris, awaiting Senate confirmation, will visit Athens to see son Seaman V. Faris and family. He will earn 5000 and has a background in Civil Service, Internal Revenue, and Federal Prohibition work. Judge Charles T. Warner to become superintendent of insurance at 4000 salary.
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Lynchburg
George White
Rupert RK. Beetham
Cadiz
Seaman V. Faris
Ohio University
Ohio Senate
Athens
House of Representatives
Cox
Civil Service Commission
Faris
Internal Revenue Department
Wilson
Federal Prohibition Department
Ohio
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Gas Explosion Kills Farmer Near New Lexington
Herman Starner age 56, a Perry County Fire Insurance Co. member, was killed when a carbide factory near his home exploded last night. He reportedly entered the building with an open light, triggering the blast.
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New Lexington
U.P
Herman Starner
Perry County Fire Insurance Co
Starner
Death of Peter Vliet in Dixie Highway crash
Peter Vliet, 68, of Canton, died in his car on the Dixie Highway near Covington this morning. He was driving toward Florida with his wife when he complained of chest pain shortly before the fatal incident.
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Covington
Peter Vliet
Canton
Dixie Highway
Here
Viiet
Florida
Steadiness in prices may signal economic adjustment ended
New York January 23. Owen D Young chairman of General Electric told the New York State Bankers Association that price stability in recent months suggests the economic adjustment may be finished and improvement ahead. He noted low costs and wages due to unemployment, no clear upturn yet, and contrasted today’s unpaid inventories at home with 1921.
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Owen D. Young
New York State Bankers’ Association
Young
General Electric Company
Col
Ler
General Electric
Paysand Strikes Paying Sand at Kintner Hill Well
Nelsonville January 23. The Union P Drilling and Producing Co. struck paysand at 3461 feet in its Kintner Hill location. Early indications show potential yield of 500000 cubic feet daily with oil in paying quantity. Local oil men say the sand looks best yet in the lotal field. Drilling continues.
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Nelsonville
Cstaff
Union P Drilling and Producing Co
Kintner’s Hill
Stampede at Romanian cinema injures twelve spectators
In Georovesti Romania on Thursday night a crowd gathered to watch a cinematic thriller marking the village’s first film show. A locomotive scene spurred panic as viewers fled toward the door, trampling twelve people and causing structural damage.
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Georovesti
Romania
Jane
Livingston Post G.A.R. disbands in Marysville
G. A. R. post at Livingston Post in Marysville Ohio surrendered its charter Thursday due to the advanced ages of its six surviving members Cyrus Samaus Henry Beeney John Ogan W Pr Whitehead George R Gun and Garey Meddles.
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G. A. KR
Marysville
U.P
Livingston Post
Post
Cyrus Samaus
Henry Beeney
John Ogan
W Pr, Whitehead
George R. Gun
Garey Meddles
Red Cross drought relief appeal led by nation’s leaders
A radio drive in New York to raise 10 million dollars for drought relief was led by President Hoover former President Coolidge Alfred E. Smith Will Rogers Mary Pickford and Red Cross chair John Darton Payne. They urged immediate funds noting crop losses and hunger and stressed disaster must prompt action. Rogers announced a 5000 contribution from himself and Mrs Rogers for Arkansas and Oklahoma.
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U.pr
American Red Cross
Hoover
President Coolidge
Alfred E. Smith
Will Rogera
Mary Pickford
August Belmont
John Darton Payne
Red Cross
Coolidge
Smith
Miss Pickford
Will Rogers
Rogers
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Ansonia Grain official killed by line shaft accident
Greenville reports Rus sell Shook, 32, manager of the Ansonia Grain Company's elevator at Ansonia, ten miles north, was killed late Thursday when his clothing became caught in a line shaft.
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Greenville
Russell Shook
Ansonia Grain Company
Ansonia
Here
Vote Delay in House Aims to Defeat Red Cross Measure
House Republicans use delay to try to block or curb a $25,000,000 Red Cross relief fund added to the Interior Appropriation Bill. Hearings will occur on the measure next week with Red Cross officials testifying to discourage the direct federal appropriation and boost voluntary contributions. The Red Cross drive surpassed $1,127,000 as support grows. Senate action on a separate deficiency bill added $32,000,000 for medical relief in drought areas.
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United Press
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Red Cross
Senate
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Red
Tilson
Longworth
Leaders Re-elected at Booth Mast Ohie Motor Club Luncheon
Officers re-elected at Hotel Berry luncheon include Gordon K. Bush as president Carl H. Beasley as vice president and H N Burgett as executive secretary New committee chairs announced A H Brooks Induestrial Tt Hess civic affairs A F E Whaley membership G K Mush publicity B M Covert welfare H White entertainment H N Burgett good rounds George Whipple safety J S Sherrard aeronautics C O Wingo school boy patrol J B Bennett Nelsonville convention Members pledge to advance George Washington Highway and US Route 56 progress The club is affiliated with the AAA and the Ohio State Automobile Association.
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Booth Mast Ohie Motor Club
Hotel Berry
Carl H. Beasley
H. N. Burgett
A. H. Brooks
Hess
A. FE. Whaley
England Is Upset Over Cabinet Attacks and Unemployment
London reports renewed menacing attacks on Prime Minister J Ramsay MacDonald and a sagging economy with rising unemployment fueling talk of constitutional dictatorship. Some political sources reject dictatorship but hint at radical changes to parliamentary machinery.
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London
U.P
J. Ramsay MacDonald
Kingland
Steam burns kill worker at Columbus plant
Robert J. Deibel aged 24 died from burns after escaping steam at the Columbus Packing Co. where he worked. A fellow worker was also exposed to the steam but details on injuries were not provided.
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Columbus
U.P
Robert J. Deibel
Deibel
Columbus Packing Co
Respect for Federal Courts Endangered by Prohibition
The Wickersham Commission says prohibition harmed the dignity and efficiency of federal courts and endangered public respect. It notes a sevenfold rise in liquor cases and eightfold growth in dry law prosecutions in five years, with federal prisons swelling and court congestion hindering speedy trials.
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Washington
U.P
Prohibition
Wickersham Commission
Air skirmish over Lake Erie islands sparks charges
Milton Herenberger, a flier, is charged with harassing rival planes over Kelley’s Island region near Sandusky. W. M. Robertson, U S Department of Commerce inspector, cites Herenberger to appear in Cleveland next Wednesday. The dispute may hinge on a Lake Erie mail contract bid for Put-In-Bay and nearby Isles.
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Sandusky
Jan
Milton
Red) Herenberger
Fier
Kelley
W. M. Robertson
U. S. Department of Commerce
Hiersberger
Cleveland
Jack Miller
Robertson
John W. Parker
Tatands
Parker
Hiersberrer
Lake Wrte Islands
Comesp
Lee
Pirie Isles Airways
Put-In-Bay
Sheriff Parkers Company
Parker Airways
Gandhi Prisioners Set Free As Amesty Decree Imminent
In New Delhi on January 23, Viceroy Lord Irwin announced the impending release of Mahatma Gandhi Jawaharlal Nehru and other Congress leaders from prison. An amnesty decree for 50,000 political prisoners was expected to follow, with provincial consultations needed before broad releases.
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India
U.P
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Mahatma Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
All-India National Congress
Congress
Fire damages Burnett & Smith store in Athens basement
A fire reported shortly after 4:29 AM damaged the Burnett and Smith clothing store on North Court Street Athens with about $2,000 loss. Smoke in the clothing room, an electrical cord ignited papers, and heavy smoke impeded access. Chemicals were used to extinguish the blaze. Fire Chief Edward Laughtin led efforts.
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Burnett & Smith Clothing
North Court Street
Athens
Edward Laughtin
Miremen
Doctor Biddle Improves Condition After Illness
Dr. D. H. Biddle, critically ill at his home, is reported very much improved at noon after a comfortable night. Attending physicians say he is suffering from influenza and laryngitis but showing better spirits and steadier signs.
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D. H. Biddle
Biddle
Speed record set by ski jumper at Big Pines Park
Halvar Hvaistadt set an unofficial world record jump of 259.2 feet at Big Pines Park Cal with a maximum velocity of 91 miles per hour on a 1516 foot course. Electric timing instruments measured the speed making the claim.
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Big Pines Park
Cal
Halvar Hvaistadt
Hvalstadt
Jury still deadlocked in Daisy De Voe grand theft trial
A seven man five woman jury, after 31 hours of deliberation, continued to seek a verdict in the Daisy De Voe case charged with grand theft for allegedly stealing $16,000 from Clara Bow in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Daisy de Voe
Clara Bow
Perjury Charged in Lincoln Indictments
Denver war chairman Rho Victor Séqueur and grocery clerk George W. Nerria were indicted on perjury charges by a federal grand jury as part of the Nye campaign expenditures investigation. The panel has reviewed evidence gathered by Senator Gerald P. Nye's committee since Monday.
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Lincoln
U Rho
Victor Séqueur
Denver
George W. Nerria
Gerald P. Nye
Labor views Wickersham Report progress on temperance
The American Federation of Labor Executive Council in Miami says the Wickersham Report shows distinct progress toward sanity and temperance. It notes only two of eleven commissioners fully support the current condition and backs modifying the Volstead Act to allow beer sales.
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Miami
Fla
Executive Council
The
American Federation of Labor
Wickersham
Ira N. Ornburn
Labor Committee
Commission
Federation
Volatead
Hoof not source of cake bite in Boody suit
Mrs. Miridget Boody claimed damages after swallowing a horseshoe shaped barrette hoop baked into cake. Expert testimony showed the item came from a barrel hoop, not a horseshoe, leading the Buffalo court to dismiss the Hall Baking Company suit.
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Buffalo
Miridget
Hall Baking Company
Weather forecast for Friday and Saturday in Ohio region
The forecast calls for fair and warmer conditions tonight and Saturday in Ohio with generally fair weather elsewhere. Last 24 hours show high readings from 72 in Los Angeles to 64 in Phoenix and lows from 18 below in Cochrane to 22 below at White River. Northeast states expect above normal temperatures though the Upper Ohio Valley and North Atlantic area may be cooler. winds from north to west varying across regions.
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