Cobb and Speaker Cleared of Scandal by Landis Ruling
In Chicago on January 27 United Press reports Commissioner Landis exonerated Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker from game-fixing charges. The statement reinstates them to baseball, cancels resignations by Detroit and Cleveland, and restores their names to club rosters. The hearing had involved Cobb, Speaker, Joe Wood, and former player Hubert Leonard over the 1919 Detroit-Cleveland game.
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Chicago
Ty Cobb
Tris Speaker
K. M. Landis
Landis
Cobb
Speaker
Detroit
Cleveland
Tyrus R. Cobb
Tris
American League
Hubert Leonard
Joe Wood
Leonard
Wood
California
Baseball
China Warned to Protect Americans and British
Senator Reed charges in the Senate that the president's spokesman acts as the president and that the press is forced to echo this fiction. He calls for an end to sham and pretense, insisting the president speaks directly and the public is misled by a silent illusion.
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China
Washington
U.P
Coolidge Himsef
Reed
Missouri
Senate
All At Sea serial begins with mysterious seaside murder
The Messenger launches Carolyn Wells new serial All At Sea starting Sunday January 30 in the Magazine Section. Garrett Folsom, a wealthy bachelor, is stabbed to death while bathing at a crowded seaside resort with many witnesses yet none nearby. The plot promises intricate puzzle solving and is illustrated by Paul Pe.
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New Messenger
Garrett Folsom
Carolyn Wells
the Messenger
All At Sea
Paul 'Pe
NEA
Hired Man Admits Stabbing Employer On McArthur Farm
James Davis a 35 year old farm hand confessed to killing Squire Henry Jones 69 on his McArthur farm. Prosecutor W J Jones said Davis confessed in a struggle over corn theft that ended with Jones struck by a shotgun barrel and stabbed through the heart. Davis jailed without bail awaiting grand jury action.
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Mcarthur
James Davis
Squire Henry Jones
W. J. Jones
Davis
Jones
Ray Cox
Squire Jones
Lawyers Gather for Ohio Bar Association Convention
Lawyers from nearly every Ohio county arrive in Toledo for a two day Ohio State Bar Association convention opening tomorrow.
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Toledo
Ohio
Ohio State Bar Association
Weather records fall near record cold at Ames ville
Morning low reached 14 above with record cold near this winter’s low. The date’s 49 year low for January 15 was 9 below in 1897 while yesterday’s 7 above in Amesville matches the night low. Temperatures in two hour intervals show a chilly day with afternoon readings in the mid teens to upper twenties.
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Amesville
Sero
A.m
Kellogg demands China protect Americans before new treaties
Secretary Kellogg said the United States would negotiate only after China forms a stable government and provides legal protection for American lives and property. Officials noted limits on China’s ability to meet demands, with Britain Japan and Belgium pursuing separate talks with regional authorities.
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Washington
China
United States
Kellong
Kellogg
United Action
Britain
Japan
Belgium
Peking
Colleges blamed for student personal crisis reports
In Chicago on January 27, Rev J M Murray of Depauw University faulted colleges for student crises. He cited the Wisconsin death of Cassels Noe and Illinois death of Joseph Moore as examples, condemning what he called pagan psychology in universities and urging moral accountability to a supreme being.
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Chicago
U.2
J. M. Murray
Depauw University
United Press Today
Cassels Noe
University of Wisconsin
Joseph Moore
University of Ilinois
Father Murray
Rivermen Predict Higher Ohio River Water This Spring
Pomeroy residents recall an old river sign that ice on the river edge after floods signals rising water later the same year. Local rivermen note recent ice along flooded areas and point to 1913 as a precedent for another spring flood.
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Ohio
Pomeroy
Ohio Pomero y flood relief cheer goes up
Residents along the Ohio and Pomeroy face receding waters after several days of disruption. The crowded town mood turns hopeful as officials report falling levels and the end of the high water period is near.
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Messenger
Pomeroy
Ohio
Voters split on Bender bill fate in Ohio House
Columbus dispatch notes future fate of the Bender bill to curb justice of the peace court jurisdiction hinges on current state legislative apportionment. Rural counties outvote metropolitan and industrial counties nearly two to one, shaping a loss despite broad public support in the cities and counties.
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Columbus
U.P
Bender
Justice of the Peace Courts
Senate
Bus-Rail War Takes New Angle in Brief
Scioto Valley Railways and Power files a new argument with the Ohio Utilities Commission over bus seating. It contends Ohio Transit operates seven buses but removed nine cushions from sixteen passenger seats and uses bundles of newspapers to create nine extra seats, claiming a clear certificate violation.
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Columbus
U.P
Public Utilities Commission
Scioto Valley Railways & Power Company
Ohio Transit Company
Lancaster
Scioto
Senator Wilson proposes federal magazine censorship board
Washington Jan 27 Representative Wilson Democrat Mississippi introduces a bill to create a federal magazine censorship board to prevent publication of salacious testimony from the Browning separation trial.
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Washington
Wilson
Mississippi
Notable fraud case links Francis and Belknap in Yorkville trials
Two witnesses testified in the Yorkville bank trials at Steubenville that a $50,000 fraud involved former Congressman W B Francis and former Probate Judge John G Belknap, tied to a certificate of deposit at Guardian Trust Co Cleveland.
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Steubenville
W. B. Francis
John G. Belknap
Guardian Trust Company of
Cleveland
Yorkville
England Demands Cantonese Enter Shanghai Peaceably
London reports Britain will defend Shanghai if Cantonese forces attack. A neutral zone may be set five miles beyond Shanghai to deter entry, with 20 000 British troops and international volunteers ready to hold a thin line around the city. Officials favor peace but prepare for defense if needed.
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London
Far East
Shanghai
Orient
Great Britain
Sun Chuan-Fang
Chen
Action Scheduled as Ohio House Debates Bills
Columbus Jan 27 six measures on the calendar for floor action as the Ohio house opened the session today Eastern time would become the official time if a bill by Rep L J Abele of Cleveland is approved The items include measures on state calendar and scheduling for consideration during the season with action anticipated on the first day.
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Columbus
of Representatives
Ohio
L. J. Abele
Cleveland
Treasury Secretary Mellon Denies Mexican Property Ownership
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon stated he owns no property in Mexico. The denial comes amid public interest in presidential administrations and international holdings.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon
Mexico
Respect Wins Robbers Make Man Scee Aanaaok Stop Light
In Chicago on January 26 William P. Brown of Oak Park stopped at a crossing signal when two bandits leaped onto his car. They demanded he drive on but Brown refused and twisted the robber’s wrist making him drop his pistol. The pair fled without abducting Brown.
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Chicago
U.R
William P. Brown
Oak Park
Brown
UMW Convention Debates Wage Policy And Leadership
At the miners convention in Indianapolis John Brophy of Clearfield Pennsylvania attacked international officers urging a unified wage policy across union and non union coal fields. Philip Murray defended the administration and urged continued aggressive unionization amid calls from delegates to “Go to it” and “Give em Hell.”
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Indianapolis
United Mine Workers
John Brophy
Clearfield
Brophy
John L. “Wis
Philip Murray
International
Murray
Gold Ore Found Spark Mild Chillicothe Gold Rush
A farm near Chillicothe hosts a newly discovered gold bearing ore claim by B. F. Warren and Ray Loomis. Experts report the ore contains gold and the mine descends about forty feet, prompting expectations of a mild local rush.
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Chillicothe
B. F. Warren
Ray Loomis
Scale Discourse Cites Russia Delegates Recognition Efforts
In Indianapolis, Indiana the article notes debates on interstate commerce and fair rate laws. John L. Lewis criticizes the current approach in a supplementary report to a convention message addressing miners and the issue of recognition by delegates.
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Indianapolis
Ind
John L
Lewis
Miners Convent Convenes Amid Wage Debate and Dispute
Indianapolis January meeting of union delegates shows fierce debate over recognition of Soviet Russia and labor party aims. The convention shelves resolutions on labor alignment, while 331 wage and condition proposals await committee action. Police quell heated clashes as Hapgood and Lewis clash over seating and credentials. Local unions push pension legislation amid divergent recommendations.
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Indianapolis
United
Workers’ Convent
Enien Atering
Soviet
Russia
United Aaa
Seed of Labor
Powers Hapgood
Oo ScaBatana
Hapgood
John L. Lewis
Miners’ Union
Cresson
Lewis
Good
Pennsylvania
Hopegood
Uniona Orks
Harry Fishwick
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Heckleon
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Renee Pagan
Ohio—Pomeroy
TEC Penn
Swift
Main Street
England
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Gus Comstock
Fergus Falls
Minn
A. A. Golden
Minneapolis
Soviet Russia
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