Murder Probe Deepens Over Mrs Smith Slaying
Cleveland dispatch details renewed efforts by Cuyahoga and Summit counties to solve the dismemberment murder of Myrtle Smith wife of Marshal Clyde C Smith. Prosecution reveals no quicklime evidence while suspects linked to Nolands and Spitter are under surveillance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
U.P
Ray T. Miller
Cuyahoga
Summit Counties
Myrtle Smith
Hudson Boys
Cuyahoga County
Smith
Clyde C. Smith
North Randall
Orie Noland
Solon
Miller
M. B. Crafts
Summit County
Akron
Crafts
Gideon Rabshaw
Noland
Rabshaw
Sergt. Patrick J. Ryan
Marshal
Broadway
Smiths
Virginia
Oscar Spitter
Bedford
Spitter
Earthquake Devastates Italian Provinces Killing Thousands
United Press dispatch reports a catastrophic earthquake in Benevento and Avellino provinces Italy with about 700 dead and thousands homeless. Rescue teams race to reach buried victims as winds hamper searches and peasants refuse to abandon their homes despite devastation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas B. Morgan
United Press
United
Lacedonia
Ohio congress candidates split on dry law support
In Columbus on July 25 twelve of seventeen candidates for Congress favor retaining the Eighteenth Amendment as listed by the Ohio Anti-Saloon League. Three oppose and two are non committal. Notable figures include George H. Bender and Dan W. Spelman in Cleveland who oppose, while others like Charles J. Thompson and Grant Mouser back retention. Governor Cooper and George White are named as dry voters' choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Ohio
Anti-Saloon League
Columbus
Ohio Anti-Saloon League
George H. Bender
Cleveland
Dan W. Spelman
Emmett R. Guthrie
The
League
Charles J. Thompson
Defiance
Grant Mouser
Marion
Carl William Smith
Kenton
Charles Brand
H. G. Gram
William T. Sawyer
Akron
Ned Thacher
Circleville
William L. Manahan
George A. Stauffer
Ottawa
C. B. McClintock
Canton
John L. Cable
Lima
Byron B. Harlan
Dayton
Cooper
George White
Stephen M. Young
White
Young
Otto H. Kahn on the global downturn and postwar trade
Otto H. Kahn discusses a worldwide depression not limited to the United States. He attributes the mood to 1919 and 1920 peace treaties that induced small nations to form and diverge from global trade, creating barriers along long-established trade routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto H. Kahn
United States
Wise Mr Kahn Sees Abundant Money And Needs Managers
A columnist notes money is plentiful and materials sell near production costs. Demand outpaces supply in some sectors, and overexpansion occurred as machinery and organizations grew too quickly. A ship needs a captain before building it, but Mr Kahn remains undiscouraged and may be worth 100 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kahn
Quote on America’s character and future from Mr Kahn
The speaker argues America is a nation of 125 million industrious people with unique advantages. He says the best guide to predicting America’s future is its past, emphasizing the importance of historical lessons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Kahn
Mrs Eleanor Medill Patterson Nephew of Tribune Founder
Mrs Eleanor Medill Patterson, granddaughter of Joseph Medill founder of The Chicago Tribune, highlighted in a column continued on page four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Medill Patterson
Joseph Medill
Chicago
Trib
Rutland Man Dies After Heat Prostration
Elwood Gardner aged 23 died at his Rutland area home of pneumonia after falling ill from heat while working on his farm. He became unconscious, fever rose, and pneumonia followed his weakened condition. Survived by mother Mrs. Hattie Gardner and sisters Leila and Artie. father Willie Gardner predeceased him. Funeral at 2 p.m. Sunday from the family home, burial in Miles Cemetery.
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Rutland
Elwood Gardner
Here
Gardner
Hattie Gardner
Leila
Artie
Willie Gardner
Miles Cemetery
Water at Scout Camp River Declared Pure
CAMP ENDUBONAH SWIFTS July 25 Parents of Athens Boy Scouts at the camp here were assured the Muskingum River water used for swimming is pure Camp Director G B H Sandford submitted samples to Marietta city and received a report that the river water is surprisingly good Fifteen Athens Boy Scouts are at the camp this week with as many more planned for the next two periods
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Endubonah
Swifts
Athens
Muskingum River
G. B. H. Sandford
Marietta
Athens Boy Scouts
Swimmer Electrocuted at Buckeye Lake
Kenneth Welch, 12, of Brilliant near Steubenville, was killed at Buckeye Lake when he touched an iron tank charged with electricity. The vacationer was swimming and an attempt to pull himself out led to the fatal shock as his parents, Mr and Mrs J C Welch, fished nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Welch
Buckeye Lake
Hebron
Brilliant
Steubenville
Buckeyee Lake
J. C. Welch
Relief Arrives for Victims in Quake Tragedy at Melfi
Melfi Italy reports relief trucks and workers delivering provisions and clothing as the town and surrounding areas suffer heavy losses from Wednesday night's earthquake. The death toll nears 200 as officials in Potenza Province verify figures while four local physicians are hailed for saving lives and extricating 40 bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melfi
Italy
U.R
Potenza
Span Caves In Rutland Bridge Injury
Roy Barton of a nearby farm was injured when a coal wagon fell 20 feet through an unsafe County Bridge over Leading Creek. Meigs County commissioners had earlier deemed the bridge unsafe for heavy vehicles, with repairs not yet authorized. Barton suffered shock and bruises.
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Rutland
Roy Barton
Here
Leading Creek
Meigs
Barton
State Industrial Commission seeks Supreme Court review in Hampton case
The State Industrial Commission files a petition in the Supreme Court asking a review of its case against Charlotte Hampton of Sandusky. Hampton won a judgment against the commission after appeals courts upheld a lower ruling. The dispute stems from the death of her husband in a June 28 1924 cyclone related incident at the Greek Coal Company in Sandusky where lumber collapse caused a building to fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
State Industrial Commission Today
Supreme Court
Charlotte Hampton
Sandusky
Hampton
Commission
Erie County Court of Appeals
Common Pleas Court
Parole Violator Commits Suicide in Lancaster Prison
Earl McLaughlin 23 of Lancaster, a parole violator from Mansfield reformatory, hanged himself in his jail cell after officers arrived Thursday to return him for parole violation. The Lancaster police were notified and found him dead in his cell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Earl McLaughlin
Mansfield Reformatory
Reformatory
McLaughlin
Two men aid caregiver as relative starves in Chicago
Police charge two men watched in silence as Dina Schreimer, 55, starved to death at a Chicago home. Pfeiffer 78 and Shea 37 said she refused food. she weighed 38 pounds. Schreimer died at County Hospital. Pfeiffer recently left Kankakee Asylum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Jacob Pfeiffer
Dina Schreimer
Pfeiffer
Joseph Shea
Miss Schreimer
S. O. Myerson
Dr. Myerson
Shea
Asylum For the
Kankakee
Athens imposes water waste ban as demand remains high
Mayor Robert Wood announced that despite a 16 inch gain at North Hill Reservoir pumps show continued heavy consumption in Athens. The ban prohibits washing cars and sprinkling, with water shutoffs for violators and no exceptions until conditions change. City patrols and reports to officials are urged. Efforts continue to secure water for fire protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens City
North Hill
Athens
Robert
Wood
Proxies Attacked Over Merger Vote In Youngstown
Proxies who voted for the billion dollar Youngstown Sheet and Tube Bethlehem merger faced renewed court action as Cyrus S Eaton interests press a bid for an injunction to block the consolidation in Youngstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
U.P
Youngstown Sheet & Tube-Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Cyrus S. Eaton
Detroit Mayor Bowles Loses Recall
Mayor Charles Bowles declared he has just begun to fight after losing the recall vote in Detroit. He will seek to succeed himself in a special mayoralty election scheduled in the coming weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Bowles
Detroit
Weather forecast offers slim drought relief for farmers
Farmers anxiously watch for rain as forecasts suggest only local showers this weekend in the lower lake region and Ohio Valley. The U S Weather Bureau notes no large disturbance expected to lift the drought across the eastern states, where rainfall remains well below normal and crops in corn and spring wheat suffer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Lower Lake Region
Ohio Valley
U. S. Weather Bureau
United States
Rocky Mountains
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
West Virginia
Virginia
Ohio
Mingus Family Reunion Set for Stockport August 17
The annual Mingus family reunion will be held at Stockport on August 17. J A Mingus, secretary of the Mingus family reunion association, is contacting relatives and expects a large attendance. Mingus lives on Athens Route Fed. D. No. 1.
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Mingus
Stockport
J. A. Mingus
Family Reunion Association
Athens
Girl 13 Drowned After River Swim
Loretta Secore, 13, drowned at Geneva Ohio after joining companions for a river swim following a sewing club meeting. Rescue efforts failed as authorities investigated the drowning incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Loretta Secore
Mary Hauck Retains Toledo District Golf Title
Miss Mary Hauck of Toledo wins the district championship by defeating Miss Kathryn Kalbfleisch of Tiffin 4 and 3 to defend her Toledo District title and status as the Toledo women's state golf champion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Hauck
Toledo
U.F
Kathryn Kalbfleisch
Tiffin
Man Dies of Accidental Shot in Toledo Home
Ralph A. Deiter, 42, died after a shotgun discharge intended to quiet a barking dog struck him as he lurched over a kitchen chair in his dark Toledo residence early today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
U.R
Ralph A. Deiter
Endurance Mono Plane Completes 96 Hours Aloft
The Greater St. Louis piloted by Forest O Brine and Dale Jackson maintained flight at Lambert Field for a fifth day after a brief stabilizer issue. The craft reached the 96th hour in the air at 7 11 am Central Standard Time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
U.R
Greater St. Louis
Forest O’brine
Dale Jackson
Lambert Field
O’brine
Jackson
Worker killed by high tension wire shock in city
Harry Furlong aged 30 was killed in Cincinnati when he touched a high tension wire while working at the First Presbyterian Church. The accident occurred on July 25 as he performed maintenance duties at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
U.R
Harry Furlong
First Presbyterian Church
Stroebel Wins Sheriff Nomination In County Card Duel
In Herkimer County New York Uncle Dan Stroebel defeats Fred Sauer in a lively pitch game to win the Republican nomination for sheriff. The informal contest drew 150 Republicans as the two men faced off at Dibble Farms Tavern with Maurice Kraus achieving a perfect pinochle score and candidates Hyde and Frak noted as other contenders.
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Dan Stroebel
Old Pal
Herkimer
N. Y
U.pr
Herkimer County
Fred Sauer
Fred
Ace
Jack
Dan
Dibble Farms
Maurice Kraus
Kraus
Marshall L. Hyde
John Frak
Tragic Roller Coaster Crash Kills Three in Omaha
A coroner's jury heard details of a deadly roller coaster accident in Omaha as three people died and 24 were injured after a car jumped from its tracks. Ruth Farrell, 14, and C. H. Stout, 50, died instantly. Tony Pélitka, 24, succumbed the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Nebr
U.R
Ruth Farrell
C. H. Stout
Tony Pélitka
Kidnappers Sentenced to State Prison in Michigan Case
Frankie Wilson and Clarence Fisher pleaded guilty to highway robbery after abducting a 16 year old Toledo girl and her escort Tuesday night in Monroe Michigan. Wilson received 25 to 50 years while Fisher got 10 to 20 years. judge noted Fisher’s lack of prior record but warned the maximum is life imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Mich
Frankie Wilson
Williams
Chicago
Clarence Fisher
Fremont
Toledo
Jackson State Prison
Jesse H. Root
Wilson
Fisher
Root
Michigan
Battle for state Legion commander in Ohio heats up
Columbus reports the state Legion officer race splitting factions as Frazier Reams, a Toledo lawyer, challenges veteran leader John A Eldon Cleveland for the August convention in Cincinnati. Reams accuses past commanders of heavy-handed politics while Milo Warner of Toledo is said to manage Cleveland’s campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
American Legion
Cincinnati
Frazier Reams
Toledo
Reams
John A Eldon Cleveland
Milo Warner
Ohio State names four nominees for Journalism Hall of Fame
The School of Journalism at Ohio State University announces four nominees for the Ohio Journalism Hall of Fame. Named are the late President Warren G. Harding of the Marion Star, E. W. Scripps of Scripps-Howard, James W. Faulkner former editor of the Des Moines Enquirer, and Cowles, editor and publisher of the Cleveland Leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.R
School of Journalism
Ohio State University Today
Ohio Journalism Hall of Fame
Warren G. Harding
Marion Star
E. W. Scrippa
Scripps - Howard
Harding
Scripps
James W. Faulkner
Moin Enquirer
Cowles
Cleveland Leader
Government Disaster Figures Update Amid Ongoing Relief Effort
Reports indicate rising deaths and injuries from the disaster as more figures are released. Officials note the casualty total grows daily while relief efforts continue, though initial counts remain incomplete.
Athens Publishes Booklet on Housekeeping Help
A new booklet from Athens offers guidance on housekeeping tasks including decor and painting, floors and carpets, fur niture, silver, dishes, repairs, foodstuffs, and related tips. Readers can obtain the coupon by sending six cents in coin and providing name and press when requested.
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Avelllino
Ave
Vento
Avellino
Naples
Villanova
Guido
Brooklyn
Vito
Bender
Spelman
A. P. Lamneck
Robert Crosser
Charles Mooney
Cc. C. Bolton
W. B. Kilpatrick
Arthur Brisbane
King Features Incorporated
Mr. Kahn
Mrs. Patterson
Melfi City
William Watkins
Charles Bamberger
Watkins
Bamberger
Dents
Mingus Reunion
Rover
Brundidge
Probers
Harry T. Brundidge
St. Louis Star
Frederic J
Athens Information Bureau
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