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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1928
Page
8
In a detective tale, Markham questions office staff about a late night intruder after Miss Odell’s return with a mystery escort. Spively identifies a likely caller who rang the bell at nine thirty, prompting an investigation into how entry was gained and who remains involved.
The Cleveland Association for Criminal Justice filed a formal protest with the state board of clemency against parole for Gladys Pfaffenberger, a Cleveland woman serving a Marysville prison term for the murder of her husband.
Toscanini returns to the program with a Thursday concert lineup highlighted by a strong symphonic program. The broadcast schedule promises the conductor leading the orchestra through bold passages and familiar repertoire to close the week.
A fragmented radio schedule lists stations including WJZ WEAF WLIB and WGN WLIB along with mentions of orchestras organists and guest artists Edith Mason and Galli. It notes programs from several networks and carriers across Chicago Detroit Cincinnati and Atlantic City with scattered times and performance notes.
Amelita Galli-Curci soprano headlines a program including Schumann works and Russian Gypsy songs. Performance by the Vieter Salon Orchestra features selections such as The Gypsy and the Bird and Valverde Chamson Indeone.
Ohio’s State Supreme Court ordered State Insurance Superintendent William C. Safford to conduct a thorough investigation into fire insurance rates in the state. The directive stems from a suit by Congressman Charles Brand of Urbana against the insurance division after former superintendent Harry L. Conn failed to fully investigate the issue.
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London reporting treats Big Bill Thompson as a comic figure in his private war on England. The Evening Standard notes potential danger in American ignorance and urges better cross Atlantic understanding. The Daily Telegraph questions links to Chicago politics, calling Thompson naive and a perpetual shouter, amusing to his wife and voters.
An advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as a simple pleasant tasting tablet that cures colds and flu like symptoms. It claims effectiveness even after throat and lung involvement and promotes availability at drugstores for thirty five cents.
U S Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas, a presidential candidate, said in a letter to Senator Borah that he favors strict enforcement of the Volstead law. The exchange occurred as Borah questioned Curtis on the issue.
Roger Peckinpaugh, a native and longtime resident of the city, is appointed as the new manager of the Cleveland Indians, bringing local roots and experience to the role.
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