Athens Man Robbed Of Large Sam
An Ohio cold wave hits Athens with 14 below zero readings and a nightly record in eight years. Amesville reports 22 below, Cannesville 29 below, and snow brings coasting on State and Mill streets. The piece notes historic lows and severe winter conditions affecting residents.
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Hal K. Wells
North America
Great ‘Northwest
Athens
Amesville
Ohio
Cannesville
Zanesville
Mill Street Hill
Labor Pushes Child Measure Amid Bitter Campaign
Sponsors of the constitutional amendment to prohibit child labor say its rejection by several states won’t end the fight. The American Federation of Labor directs the ratification campaign and vows no shift in plans despite unfavorable outlook. only California and Arkansas had approved, with many states voting against.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
California
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
North
South Carolina
Oklahoma
Kansas
Ohio
Georgia
South Dakota
Delaware
Massachusetts
Frank Morrison
Morrison
Hold Up Victim Robbed Near Fair Grounds In Planned Job
A. C. Bretz was robbed of 816 dollars by two highwaymen who halted him on West Union Street near the fair grounds at 7:30 pm. The pair, using guns, searched Bretz and fled in a heavy car. Police say the crime appeared carefully planned. a bus flashed its lights nearby just before the assault.
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West Union Street
Fair Ground
A. C. Bretz
Bretz
Herb Parker
Brett
William Finsterwald
Noti Fied
Parker
Offcers
London Baby Measured Twelve Inches Long
Mary aghorn from London is the smallest baby at twelve inches long. Doctors say she is perfectly normal and thriving under special care. She is fed every two hours with a fountain pen filler as part of treatment. There is no reason she cannot grow into a healthy child.
Senate silent sessions sparks push for publicity and press ban
Washington reports a movement to end secrecy in executive sessions by barring reporters from the Senate press gallery for publishing secret proceedings. Senator Dill urges public sessions on nominations and treaties with closed sessions by two thirds, while Reed favors enforcing secrecy and new rules to bar papers that disclose executive business. The proposals stem from the fight over Attorney General Stone's Supreme Court nomination.
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Washington
Harlan F. Stone
Senate
Reed
Pennsylvania
Otil
Dill
Supreme Court
Stone
Wheat futures top $2 as May contract hits high trading hour
The May wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade rose above the $2 mark reaching $2.02 after the first hour of trading, signaling strong buying interest. This advance pushes the market beyond the psychological floor and reflects expectations of tighter supplies.
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Chicago Board of Trade
Miss Inez Hardin a Healthful Mississippi Beauty
Arthur Brisbane notes Miss Inez Hardin of Mississippi as the healthiest girl in the country described as a bundle of sunshine. She plans to marry at thirty, not before, with healthy mothers often bearing best babies after thirty. Plato is invoked to support the idea.
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Inez Hardin
Mississippi
Sunshine
Plato
America leads in car use and production in 1924
The article states the United States produced tens of millions of tires in 1924, enough to cover over thirty million miles of travel or about twelve hundred thousand times around the earth, underscoring the scale of American automobile activity.
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America
Ohio pastors back world court plan for peace and reform
Ohio church leaders in Columbus adopt resolutions endorsing admission to the permanent court of international justice with reservations, seek Japan relations free of race discrimination, support submitting disputes to an international tribunal, back two bills to reorganize health and welfare departments, and urge careful evangelistic planning.
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Columbus
Ohio
Permanent Court of International Justice
Harding- Hughes-Coolidge
Japan
International Tribunal
Chinese Rebel Chief Sails For Japan After Shanghai Setback
Chi Hsieh Yuan, the rebel leader, left Shanghai for Japan with thousands of troops left leaderless, prompting volunteer mobilization to defend border settlements. Reports also say fighting at Ihsing near Taihu Lake as northern forces press Sun Chuan Fang to drive him from Chekiang.
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Shanghai
Chi Hsieh Yuan
Japan
Ihsing
Taihu Lake
Sun Chuan Fang
Sun
Chekiang
Fire claims three in second-floor Brooklyn dwelling
Three people died in a blaze that trapped them in their rooms on the second floor of a two-story frame house in Brooklyn. The victims are Monserole de Justo, his wife, and their son Pietro, age two.
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New York
Brooklyn
Monserole de Justo
Pietro
New York Endures Cold Snap After Snow Storm
New York shivered under five degrees above zero as a coastal northeast gale swept in after yesterday's snow and sleet. The storm left four inches of snow causing traffic disruption and a sharp thirty degree thermometer drop produced one death, multiple injuries, and a suicide attempt by a woman.
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New York
Ata
Ohio pastors press for strict law enforcement in state
More than 700 Protestant pastors returned home from a two day Ohio Council of Churches conference in Columbus where Governor Donahey and Attorney General Crabbe pledged cooperation. The officials urged pastors to inform on lax mayors and suggested new legislation to empower removal from office for failure to enforce laws. About 100 lawmakers attended the banquet. Some legislators walked out when Rev. L C Wright warned of using a political big stick against opponents of the Child Labor amendment.
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Columbus
Donahey
Crabbe
Ohio Council of Churches
Ohio
Messenger First 10 Arrive In Pomeroy Bend
POMEROY Jan 28 Notwithstanding deep snow five to seven inches the Messenger auto express delivered the daily and Sunday issues to Pomeroy Bend subscribers. The Messenger was the first afternoon paper in the United States to reach this area with telegraphic world news up to 3 PM. The paper invites new subscribers by phone or carrier.
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Pomeroy
Messenger Auto Express
The
Messenger
Pomeroy Bend
Athens
Bend
United States
Realistic Winter Day as Snow Reaches Five Inches
The Pomeroy Bend Messenger reports five inches of snow on the ground and a five degree temperature at 5 AM marking a notably realistic winter day. Local weather enthusiasts describe it as the most lifelike winter day in four years.
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Pomeroy Bend
Kansas governor orders bribery case action against ex governor
Topeka, Jan. 28. Governor Paulen directs Attorney General Griffith to file proceedings against former Governor Jonathan M. Davis and former Banking Commissioner Karl J. Peterson in the Kansas bribery scandal. Assistant AG Smith has prepared informations accusing Davis of conspiracy and Peterson of conspiracy and soliciting a bribe. Davis and his son Russell await trial on charges related to a separate pardon case.
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Topeka
Kas
Ben 8. Paulen
Charles B. Griffith
Jonathan M. Davis
Karl J. Peterson
Kansas
William A. Smith
Davis
Peterson
Russel
Eastern Stars to Meet Thursday in Masonic Temple
Members of the Order of Eastern Star Twenty-fifth district including the Athens lodge will hold an afternoon and evening session at the Masonic Temple on Thursday. The program begins at 4 pm with dinner at 6 pm and work demonstrated at 7 pm led by Athens Order. District president Mrs. C H Bartlett will preside. Attending officials include Mrs. Hazel H Beach London, Worthy Grand Matron, Judge A A Schrann Marietta, Worthy Grand Patron, plus officers and members from planning to attend.
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Order of Eastern Star
Twenty-fifth
Athens Lodge
Masonic Temple
Athens Order
C. H. Bartlett
Nelsonville
Hazel H. Beach
London
A. A. Schrann
Marietta
Miners Launch New West Virginia Union
Charleston West Virginia January 28 A new miners union to function similarly to the United Mine Workers of America was launched here today. Secretary of State Young granted the charter to the Mine Workers Association of West Virginia with Thomas Kierns named president and the group's headquarters set up in Charleston.
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Charleston
W. Va
United Mine Workers of America
West Virginia
Young
Mine Workers’ Association of
Thomas Kierns
United Mine Workers’ Organization
British workers face sliding pay as index shifts wages
Several million workers in Great Britain are paid on a sliding scale with wages rising and falling in step with movements in a retail prices index. The system ties salary adjustments to inflation, affecting income levels across numerous sectors.
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Great Britain
France Will Not Repudiate War Debts Say Herriot
Paris January 28 Premier Herriot told the Chamber of Deputies France will not repudiate the principal and interest of its war debts. The debate touched on whether the United States will demand payment of the French political debt to America. Deputy Loucheur called the Parmentier mission to Washington a regrettable mistake that weakened Franco British debt solidarity toward the United States.
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Parig
France
Herriot
Chamber of Deputies
United States
America
Louis Dubois
Parmentier
Washington
Loucheur
Senate committee debates world court entry plans
The Senate Foreign Relations committee discussed several proposals for the United States joining the world court but did not take action on any of the pending bills.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Ambassadors and World Court Debate Amid Debt Talks
Administration leaders said no decision on the world court would be reached this session. Emile Daeshner, the new French ambassador, has not begun debt talks with officials, denying reports from Paris that he had submitted proposals.
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Emile Daeshner
Paris
Gloria Swanson Marries Marquis in Paris
Gloria Swanson wed Marquis Henri de la Flaise in Paris today. The prominent film star, in her third marriage, has a daughter from her second marriage living with her mother in Hollywood. Swanson, a top paid star, had been abroad to film and planned to return for another leading role.
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Gloria Swanson
Paris
Henri de la Flaise
Miss Swanson
Wallace Berry
Herbert Somborn
Hollywood
United States
Los Angeles
Marquis
Baron D’ Aigny
Hallet Johnson
Gloria Swanson Weds Marquis de la Flaise in Paris
Paris reports actress Gloria Swanson married Marquis Henri de la Flaise at Passy City Hall at noon. The Marchioness will continue film work, marking Swanson’s third marriage.
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Paris
Gloria Swangon
Henri de la Flaise
Passy City Hall
Passy
Gordner Takes Testimony Witnesses Heard
Hooded Ku Klux Klan plans a giant funeral for its slain leader as testimony is heard in the case of two killings. Witnesses describe the killings and the Klan’s actions as authorities investigate motives and affiliations.
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Gordner
Hooded Order
Funeral planned for Williamson county gunman amid Klan arrivals
I N 8 staff correspondent reports coroner's jury reopens probe into Saturday gun battle that left four dead near Herrin Illinois. Key witness Jige Green testifies Young pressed him with drawn pistols. Deputy Sheriff Thomas fired first. Witnesses James Stracher and John Glenn corroborate, denying others' claims. Mrs Bilotti recalls events. Large Ku Klux Klan funeral plans emerge for Glenn Young tomorrow.
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I. N
Herrin
Klaverns
Ku Klux Klan
Glenn Young
Williamson County
Jige Green
Union
Young
Thomas
Green
James Sratcher
John C. Glenn
Angelo
Bilotti
Pear Complications Reported Over Chinese Naval Action
Washington dispatches from Dr. Jacob Gould Schurman, American minister in Peking, warn of serious international complications following Chinese firing on foreign vessels in the Whangtao river.
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Washington
Whangtao River
State Department
Jacob Gould Schurman
Peking
One Bandit Killed in Jewelry Store Robbery
Five armed prowlers robbed Chornick’s jewelry shop wounding no civilians. A patrolman killed one bandit and another was captured after a running pistol duel. Gems valued at eight thousand dollars were taken.
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Gas Tax Measure Hit By Ohio Legislature In 1948 Debates
Ohio lawmakers reject a federal labor amendment and signal no action soon on the gas tax plan, while hints of revival possible at the next election. Senate confirms five short term nominations and considers a coastal amendment on taxed public improvements, with House debates expected on a two cent gasoline levy.
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Columbus
Onié
House
Gee
Eo Tee
Congress
Ohio
Senate Rules Committee
T. J. Duffy
Fast Hk Oy
State Industrial Commission
Donahey
Duffy
Rules Committee
Herbert B. Cleveland
William C. G E
Peter BE. Dempsey
Edward J. Cavan
Olland
John H. Clemmer
Allraf
State Bureau/ Standarda
Senate
Reptive Brown
Champaign
Fragmentary note on self government and postage returns
A partial, garbled text discusses the constitution and self governance. It mentions ending with two cents for return postage, but readable details are minimal and unclear.
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