Athens County A Build Man New Highways Contract
Athens County moves to a competitive contract system for road work led by John Grosvenor. J W Wilson notes many roads under construction including Hartleyville Congress Run and Antle roads with bids soon for limestone or gravel. Several roads in Ames Trimble Bern Waterloo and Rome townships progress with grading surfacing and bridge construction.
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Athens County
John Grosvenor
Board of Commissioners
J. W. Wilson
Hartleyville
Congress Run
Antle
Trimble Township
York Township
Connett
Hooper Ridge
Wooley
Ames Township
Bern Township
Waterloo Township
Carbondale
George E. Carr
Harmony
Canaan Township
Mush Run
A. C. Parsons
Alexander
Todi
Garden
Hull
Carthage
Coolville Frost Road
Troy Township
Taina
Dover
Athens Yrins
Body Identified From Lake Erie Find Off Ashtabula Harbor
The body of John Russow, a Gordon Park boat tender, was identified after surfacing five miles from Ashtabula Harbor. Russow had started a motor boat trip across the lake on July 4 and was found dead yesterday.
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Cleveland
Lake Erie
Ashtabula Harbor
John Russow
Gordon Park
Young Mother Burns Baby to Death in Go Cart
In Los Angeles on July 9, 19 year old Mrs. Josephine Valente confessed to burning her eight month old son Domick to death while he slept in a go cart. She said pawned by milk bill worries and her husband would not provide milk money.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Josephine Valente
Domick
Fewer Lynchings and Aluminum Cars Spotlight 1928 Trends
The piece notes lynchings in 1928 fell to eleven, while interference with public meetings and free speech rose. It cites Dr. Calkins on religious hatred, comments on religious division after the national election, and highlights aluminum street cars in Pittsburgh and its growing industrial use. It mentions McClintock Marshall installing aluminum sash and roofs and predicts aluminum’s future in aviation.
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McClintock - Marshall, Construction Company
America
Henry Ford backs giant power trust for universal electricity
Henry Ford advocates a single immense power trust to make electricity as common as air. The idea is presented as a blueprint for national access, with Ford urging adoption though notes indicate continued discussion on Page Four.
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Henry Ford
Ohio Briefs: Crossing Watchman Dies in Dayton
DAYTON Ohio July 9 E A Schaffer 64 a crossing watchman is dead here from injuries after stepping into a train’s path another train coming opposite direction obscured his vision.
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Dayton. O
E. A. Schaffer
Alexander McBane Former Odd Fellows Leader Dies
Alexander McBane aged 66 and prominent in Columbia County Democratic circles died at his East Liverpool home after a long illness. He served as past state grand patriarch of the Order of Odd Fellows.
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East Liverpool
Alexander McBane
The
Order of Odd Fellows
McBane
Columbia County
Tragedy At Cascade Park Drowns Man In Black River
Ernest Wash, 10, drowned in the Black River at Cascade Park after stepping into a hole beyond his depth while wading. The incident occurred in Elyria Ohio on July 9.
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Elyria
Ernest Wash
Black River
Cascade Park
Boy 8 Dies After Auto Collision in Columbus
Robert Wilson aged 8 died from injuries after an automobile struck him in Columbus Ohio. Police reported the incident occurred July 9 with the child hospitalized before his death.
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Columbus
Robert Wilson
Pedestrian Fatality Near Oberlin Reported
July 9. Else Krieg, 17, was killed when struck by an automobile while walking along a road near Oberlin. The driver of the car was held for questioning as authorities investigate the collision.
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Oberlin
Wel come Ladow Dies in Railroad Yard Tragedy
Cincinnati report says 32 year old Wel come Ladow was killed by a train in local railroad yards yesterday leaving six children orphaned.
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Cincinnati
Canton Deputy Captures Auto Thieves
Canton Ohio July 9 Deputy Marshal John Curry nabbed Noble Dawson 19 of Lowellville and Gilbert Hoy 17 of Greensburg after they stole a car and fled. He found guns on both youths and turned them over to Logan authorities. the pair were jailed in a quarantined county jail due to scarlet fever and later returned to Logan.
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Canton
John Curray
Curry
Noble Dawson
Lowellville
Gilbert Hoy
Greensburg
Logan
North Canton
Reading Methods Demonstrations By Ruth Leiding
Miss Ruth Leiding of Scott Forseman Co. will demonstrate reading methods in Ellis Hall Room 108 for two weeks starting Tuesday. City and county teachers and others interested in teaching reading are invited to attend. Leiding studied reading under Thomas Co. McCracken of Ohio University. Edwina Martin of American Book Co. will lecture the week of July 22.
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Ruth Leiding
Scott- Forseman Co
Ellis Hall
Miss Leiding
Thomas Co. McCracken
College of Education
Ohio University
Edwina Martin
American Book Co
Morgantown Woman Found Dead in Hotel
Authorities investigated the death of Mrs Catherine S. Young of Morgantown West Virginia whose body was found in a St. Louis hotel room. She had been dead about 12 hours and had asked hotel staff to notify the president of City National Bank at Point Pleasant if anything happened. She was the estranged wife of James A Young of Morgantown.
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ST. Louis
U.R
Catherine S. Young
Morgantown
W. Va
Spanking Feared Youth Caught in Blackmail Plot
In Columbus Quebec on July 9 Anthony Liberatore 12 attempted blackmail sending two extortion letters to Mrs Max Morehouse demanding 600 dollars. Chief probation officer Henry Cowley arrested him and won't file formal charges but will recommend a spanking. Police seek Jerry Wilson 18 who allegedly paid for the letters.
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Columbus, QC
Anthony Liberatore
Jack Liberatore
Anthony
Henry Cowley
Max Morehouse
Jerry Wilson
Wilson
Senate Finance Panel to Finish Tariff Bill by Fall
Washington July 9 The Senate Finance Committee is near completion of the Tariff Bill as the Senate reconvenes August 19 with a forecast the measure may pass by late November Senator Watson Republican leader said today Most of the committee was idle while a sub committee heard witnesses on watches and clocks and the 25 percent tariff on automobiles The industry showed little interest until leaders of major firms were summoned to testify The invitation revealed deep disagreements in the industry due to some firms maintaining plants abroad Some members expect foreign plants to push for lower tariffs to import more foreign goods if US duties are cut enough to offset higher production costs abroad
Abandon Hope For Score At Ocean Bottom
London report from July 9 states the rescue of nearly 20 men trapped after the H-47 submarine collided with I-12 and sank 22 miles off Pembroke Wales. First Lord of the Admiralty said no hope for the H-47 crew. two were saved and more than 20 feared lost. Salvage efforts face 50 fathoms of depth making successful recovery unlikely.
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London
U.p.hope
Pembroke
Wales
Irish Sea
Admiralty
Alexander
House of Commons
Evening Standard
Detroit gunman charged with murder in Holderby slaying
Springfield police report a county grand jury indicted Theodore Paraket for first degree murder after he shot Detective Oliver Holderby in the line of arrest resistance in Springfield.
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Springfield
Theodore Paraket
Detroit
Oliver Holderby
Trans-Pacific Flyer Arrives in Rome Aboard Southern Cross
Captain Charles E Kingsford Smith lands in Rome after completing a leg of the flight from Sydney Australia to London aboard the Southern Cross. The arrival marks another milestone in the pioneering trans Pacific airmail and passenger service.
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Rome
Charles E. Kingsford-Smith
Southern Cross
Bidney
Australia
London
Hoover Farm Board to Get Massive Federal Support
President Hoover names William Schmilling of Northfield as a Farm Board member. The Agriculture Department offers 1000 experts and 10000 mile leased wire network to assist the Farm Board's early work on the farm surplus problem. Two more members are expected to be announced soon as the board prepares its White House session.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Reat
Kent Hoovers Farm Board
Farm Board
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
Tlo
Olsen
White House
Hoover
William I. Schmilling
Northfield
Minn
Federal Farm Board
Congress
Three Drown When Caught by Undertow
Three young girls drown in Yankee Run near the Pennsylvania line after being swept away by a swift undertow while wading into the stream. Funeral services will be held triple.
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Youngstown
U.ptriple
Yankee Run
Pennsylvania
Tragic Child Fatality In Carlisle Car Crash
Violet Brandenburg aged 17 months died when her father's car struck her at their Carlisle home. Police investigated the accident, confirming no foul play and noting the car was moving slowly in the driveway.
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Middletown
Violet Brandenburg
Carlisle
Virginia race potential candidate from Washington and Lee
Dr William Moseley Brown newly named president at Washington and Lee University Lexington is a governor candidate in Virginia on a ticket by Republicans and Hoover Democrats opposing the regular Democratic ticket over Al Smith in last election Bishop James Cannon Jr supports the new ticket.
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William Moseley Brown
Washington and Lee University
Lexington
Virginia
Hoover
al Smith
James Cannon
Councilman Charged With Giving Aid in Prohibition Violations
Cleveland July report says William Holmes of Newburgh Heights faces arraignment on conspiracy to violate prohibition. Federal agents raid his venue, seize beer and whiskey, and seize a truck as the owner and an alleged bootlegger are detained. Depmer charged with possession and maintaining a public nuisance.
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Ilis
Pre Cresa
Depmer
Ecometicman
To &E
Iwillage Materhal
County Jail
Mob Action Targets Tecumseh Dry Agents in Slayings
Three volunteer dry law enforcement agents tied to the Tecumseh killings of James Harris and Oscar Lowery were jailed for safekeeping in Oklahoma City. The mob attack accompanied W W Thomason during a raid on the farmers home. Harris and Lowery were WW veterans respected citizens.
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Tecumseh, Okla
James Harris
Oscar Lowery
Tecumseh
Okla
Western plane nears endurance record with Angeline flight
Culver City California July 9 Dawn brought men and their biplane Angeline closer to a new endurance refueling record. Loren Mendel and Pete Reinhart entered their seventh day in the air at 1930 hours and neared the Cleveland record set last week by Byron Newcomb and Roy L Mitchell aboard City of Cleveland. Despite prior exhaustion the pilots remained confident they could fly about 400 more hours with ground crews receiving messages.
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Culver City
Calif
U.P
Loren Mendel
Pete Reinhart
Cleveland
Byron K. Newcomb
Roy L. Mitchell
Newcomb
Mitchell
Fort Worth
Mendell and Rienhart
Missing Banker Found in Overalls
Akron July 9 Floyd Hawley 31 a grime covered machinist helper was revealed today as the assistant cashier of the First National Bank of Parkersburg West Virginia Hawley was arrested at a mold plant ending a year long federal search he is wanted in Parkersburg on an indictment for embezzlement of 16000 his accounts were found 10999 short after he vanished in June 1928
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Akron
U.S
Floyd Hawley
First National Bank of
Parkersburg
W. Va
Hawley
Police radio network to broadcast suspect photos in Germany
Police stations across Germany will soon be equipped with radio apparatus to pick up photographs of criminal suspects. One picture will be broadcast from principal cities and towns along the line to aid in rapid identification.
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Berlin
Germany
Cit
Trouver
Opium Seized From Councilor’s Wife Baggage in San Francisco
Customs officers impounded trunks of Mrs Ying Kao wife of the Chinese vice consul on a visit home from the Orient seizing opium valued at over 1 009 000 dollars along with silks and fine laces. Government agents say valuation based on contents investigated and Mrs Kao denies knowledge of contraband saying trunks were packed by acquaintances. She was not arrested.
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San Francisco
U.P
Ying Kao
Orient
Kao
Motor Boat Accident Kills One Near Milton Lake
Clyde McGraw, 35, of Warren, died when his motorboat vaulted 50 feet over a stone dam at Milton Lake. Leonard Anthony, 30, escaped unharmed after attempting to warn McGraw as the roaring engine drowned out his cries.
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Youngstown
Clyde McGraw
Warren
Leonardnthony
McGraw
Milton Lake
Here
Anthony
Monoplane Pathe Onder Near Spain In Trans Atlantic Flight
Wireless stations report the Pathe Onder monoplane, piloted by Toren Q. Willan and navigator Fowls A. Yancey, last seen 7:48 a m yesterday over the western Atlantic as it neared Europe off Spain without radio contact. Aboard Pathfinder carried fuel for 48 hours as weather and sea routes are monitored.
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New York
URR
Atlantic
Spain
Old Ope Chard
Rome
Fiers
Toren Q. Willan
Fowls A. Yancey
Salem
Europe
New Currency Replaces Old On Wednesday
Washington July 9 United States currency issued in its present size for over 65 years will be replaced tomorrow by a new smaller size using one third less paper and ink The treasury has authorized Federal Reserve banks to supply limited amounts to commercial banks in their districts The old notes will retire gradually as unfit for circulation The initial issue will include all kinds except National Bank notes and denominations from 1 to 20 The small size National Bank notes will follow by charter number beginning about July 15
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Washington
U.P. United States
Treasury
Federal Reserve Banks
National Bank
Two Die After Molten Steel Ladle Spill in Cleveland
A 15 ton ladle of molten steel splashed over workers at the American Steel and Wire Company central plant in Cleveland. Two men were killed and three others were hospitalized with severe burns.
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Cleveland
W.phk
American Steel & Wire Company
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Tom Lattle
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