Mitchell expected to resign from army over five year suspension
Col. William Mitchell's resignation from the army is expected within forty eight hours in response to President Coolidge approving the five year suspension from the service after a court martial conviction for defiance and discredit. His friends say resignation would end military duties and allow broader air service advocacy as a private citizen.
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Washington
William Mitchell
President Coolidge
Billy” Mitchell
Mitchell
War Department
White House
Coolidge
Miss Ida Ritter Falls From Park Avenue Window
New York January 26 Miss Ida Ritter thirty fell or leaped from a sixth story window at 640 Park Avenue and died. Attaches of the fashionable building knew her but investigators found no employment or visitor connection among tenants. The death remains shrouded in mystery.
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New York
Ida Ritter
Park Avenue
Ohio Auditor Warns of Looming Budget Shortfall and Cuts
Ohio state auditor Joseph Tracy warns that the general revenue fund is unstable and should not support new projects. He says a depleted treasury could occur by September 1 if operations continue normally and urges restraint and equitable policy. The decline stems from higher spending and lower revenues impacting welfare, education, and highway construction funding.
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Columbus
Ohio
Joseph Tracy
Tracy
General Revenue Fund
Knox Named Assistant General Manager for Pittsburgh Coal
Pittsburgh Coal company announces the appointment of Frank S. Knox Jr of Columbus as assistant general manager. Knox has led Ohio mines for years and supervised a return to operations under the 1917 wage scale at Pomeroy mines, preceding similar moves in the Pittsburgh district.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Knox, Jr
Columbus
Knox
Ohio
Pomeroy, C
Gallipolis baby dies in accidental pistol discharge
Edward Pierce, a furnace worker, was handling a pistol while his wife held their 8 month old son Troy in bed. The gun fell and discharged, killing the baby and seriously wounding the mother, who lay under medical care through the night.
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Gallipolis
Edward Pierce
Pierce
Troy
Governor Donahey Hogsking Bench Vacant Until Election
Columbus January 26 Governor Donahey announced no appointments to fill vacancies on the common pleas benches of Carroll and Hocking counties. Elections to fill the seats will be held next fall. He cited county judge workloads and urged economy by using idle judges from adjoining counties, estimating outside judges would cost about 650 dollars versus 5800 dollars for full time appointees.
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Columbus
Ohio
Donahey
Common Pleas
Carroll
Hocking
ILE
Marshall
State Supreme Court
Athens Mayor Speaks at Rotary Luncheon on City Needs
Mayor Alex M. Moore of Athens addressed the Athens Rotary at Hotel Berry, urging a stay-together club and new industries to reduce mining-related unemployment. He noted rail and fuel advantages, traffic congestion as a major issue, and promised city official changes if needed. Chamber secretary C. M. Gill announced a monthly meeting with speaker Dr. E. B. Bryan.
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Alex M. Moore
Athens
Athens Rotary Club
Hotel Berry
Daniel McGurk
Moore
Hocking
C. M. Gill
Athens Chamber of Commerce
E. B. Bryan
Dayton pilot delays world altitude record flight
The overcast sky and morning snow caused another delay in Lieutenant John A. Macready's attempt to break the world altitude record in Dayton.
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Dayton
Jan
John A. Macready
Drys Score Victory In Ohio Supreme Court
In Columbus on January 26 the Ohio Supreme Court impliedly sustained the Ohio Anti Saloon League stance that possessing and selling Jamaica ginger as a beverage violates state dry laws.
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Columbus
Embassy Refreshments Used In Unusual Court Scene
In Washington a judge delaying a traffic case for a 19 year old Toledo visitor Miss Benita Kennison due to unclear charges. The young woman wearing silk pajamas and slippers faced gin driving and permit issues amid a snowbound morning.
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Washington
George H. McDonald
Benita Kennison
Toledo
Ohio
Kennison
Velma Kennison
Columbia Road
Fifty British Seamen Fight For Life Aboard Two Crippled Freighters
New York report details fifty British sailors battling the Atlantic hurricane aboard two crippled freighters the Antinoe and the Laristan while the President Roosevelt and Bremen efforts unfold. One lifeboat was crushed, two men died, and radio communications failed as ships race to aid the sinking vessels and rescue crews amid violent gales.
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New York
Atlantic
United States
Hiner
Roosevelt
Bremen
Laristan
Halifax
Independent Wireless Company
Corvus
Caribbean
Portland
Ore
George Friend
Ernest Heitman
Uno Wirtanen
Finland
Athens Fans Struggle to Receive European Radio Signals
Radio listeners in Athens failed to catch European stations last night with reports indicating no clear reception of European or South American signals. Instead listeners only picked up broadcasts from Madrid and stations in England Lima Peru and Buenos Aires while sea distress signals may have interfered with American receivers.
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Athens
Madrid
England
Lima
Peru
Buenos Aires
Pennsylvania coal men seek reargument of cargo rate case
The Central Pennsylvania Coal Producers' Association filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission a petition for reargument and reconsideration of the Lake Cargo coal rate case. Pittsburgh operators contend current rates favor West Virginia and Kentucky coal over Pennsylvania coal, arguing proximity to markets should drive rates. The petition stresses distance from origin to destination as a key factor in any new rate structure.
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Altoona
Lake Cargo
Pittsburgh
Lake Erie
Interstate Commerce Commission
Central Pennsylvania Coal Producers’ Association
West Virginia
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Woman fined for operating still to support home
Bertha DeLong pleaded guilty to possessing property for manufacturing intoxicating liquor after a raid found a hot still and accessories at a mine near her Happy Hollow home. She was fined 500 and costs and sentenced to Marysville’s reformatory until the fine is paid.
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Bertha DeLong
Happy Hollow
Justice of Peace
Pearl W. Helwig
Harry Dalton
Joe Vernon
St Yates
Fred Morton
H. A. Lines
DeLong
Dayton
Bond Released For Arson Burglary Suspects In Pomeroy
Through National Surety Co officers an arrangement was made to free several men held in a coal field destruction case. Dave Fowler faced arson charges on a $10,000 bond, Osby Martin for burglary and larceny on $6,000, and Clifford Smith on $10,000. Warren Falin remains jailed on arson and burglary charges.
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Pomeroy
National Surety Company
Dave Fowler
Osby Martin
Clifford Smith
Warren Falin
Dollar Savings Bank of Bridgeport Closes Its Doors
The Dollar Savings Bank of Bridgeport, with nearly 1 million in assets and about 800000 in deposits, closed today. State Bank Examiners Clyde Short and R C Parish took charge, citing non liquid assets. depositors reportedly will not lose.
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Bridgeport
Dollar Savings Bank of
State Bank
Clyde Short
R. C. Parish
Philadelphia chiropractor arraigned in Dietrich murder case
David L. Marshall 42 of Bywood Heights faces murder charges in the dismemberment slaying of Anna May Dietrich 34 whose body was found near Media Pennsylvania with her head recovered at Naylor's Run. After hours of questioning he confessed to strangling and later dismembering her citing threats of exposure to his wife.
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Philadelphia
David L. Marshall
Bywood Heights
Anna May Dietrich
Media
Naylor’s Run
Delaware County
Marshall
Dietich
Hin
Anna
Defendants Charged in $10 Million Rum Ring Case
Sixty one defendants led by William V. Dwyer are indicted in three sealed cases for conspiracy to violate national prohibition laws. The group includes Coast Guard members and Dwyer confederates. a separate indictment accuses Dwyer and John J. McCambridge of sending the ship William J. Maloney to sea in an unseaworthy condition, causing twelve crew deaths when it sank off the Atlantic coast.
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New York
William V. Dwyer
Cincinnati
Ohio
Mount Royal
Montreal
Canada
Dwyer
United States Coast Guard
Walton Green
Prohibition
Lincoln G. Andrews
Washington
John J. McCambridge
William J. Maloney
Emory R. Buckner
Maloney
Atlantic
Man fined for possession of complete still and whisky
J. M. Day was fined $100 and costs by Justice Pearl W. Helwig after pleading guilty to charges of possessing a complete still and a small quantity of whisky. Arrests were made by Officers J. C. Yates H. A. Lines and Fred Morton.
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J. M. Day
Pearl W. Helwig
J. C. Yates
H. A. Lines
Fred Morton
Confession Follows Denial in Murder Case
After a brief denial, Marshall showed defeat and admitted he would reveal the entire sequence of the killing to his weary questioners.
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Marshall
Cry Room For Babies To Appear At Majestic Theater
New Majestic theater will feature a dedicated cry room for babies to soothe unrestful audiences. The rest area with plate glass allows mothers to watch performances while babies rest privately. Accessed via stairs from the lobby, the room sits beside the men’s facilities in the auditorium.
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Majestic Theater
Baby
Majestic
Senate debates terms for United States entry into permanent court
Irreconcilables battle to shape U S participation in the permanent court of international justice as Senate weighs Swanson reservations allowing U S withdrawal and veto over court questions. Court leaders favor safeguards while irreconcilables push alternative adherence plans and broader withdrawal rights.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Perm Court of International Justice
Swanson
Virginia
America
Friends
Cele Walsh
Lenroot
Reepublican
Wisconsin
Congress
Beso House
Stolen Paintings Worth Over 130000 From Studio
Reports say the painting Temptation of St Anthony valued over 100000 and nine other works were stolen from Alfredo V.'s Miami studio. Police estimate total value at 130000 and have no trace of the missing pieces.
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Miami
Fla
Temptation of St. Anthony
Alfredo V
Plac
Third marriage license approved by Probate Court
The Probate Court issued its third marriage license of the week to Robert Merrell of Cote rill New Plymouth miner and Captain Arnold of Carbondale.
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Robert Merrell
Coterill
New Plymouth
Miner
Arnold
Carbondale
Gold Output Concentrated in British Africa Lands
More than half the world’s gold production comes from British Africa, where major mines drive regional output and export value for colonial companies and governments. Local workers and brokers navigate price shifts amid global demand and policy changes.
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Africa
Stain Removal Advice From Laundry Column
Readers learn that hot water lifts fruit stains but can set milk stains and worsen others. Soap helps grease and fruit stains yet may fail on some marks. A remedy exists for scorched cotton and linen, with a Washi a eee free offer and a four cent stamp postage deal to obtain it.
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