Leopold and Loeb Face Murder Indictments in Slaying Case
States attorney moves to charge Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb with murder as coroner's inquest closes on 13 year old Robert Franks. Defense hires top lawyers while alienists visit the defendants to test their sanity amid mounting legal battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Smith
N.S
Prince
Mill of Justice
Robert Franks
Nathan E. Leopold, Jr
Richard A. Loeb
Hic
University of Chicago
Clarence Jarrow
Jeon Wachard
Jean
Crowe
Leopold
Loeb
Franks
Wm. J. O. Krohn
Hugh T. Patrick
Archibald Church
Ludawig Kdecktoen
S Krohn
Therm
Thrill-Seeking Son Confesses Slaying of Youth
Richard Loeb, son of Sears Roebuck Co executive, admits his role in the murder of a 12 year old boy seeking thrills. He states the act was driven by the desire for excitement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Loeb
Sears-Roebuck Co
Prohibition Leaders Gather Ahead of Columbus Convention
National prohibition party leaders arrive in Columbus Ohio to set the stage for the June 5 and 6 nominating convention. State and national figures will hear speakers on convention topics as committees form under Dr A B Watkins. H P Faris of Clinton Missouri will deliver the keynote before nominees for President and Vice President are chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
National Prohibition Party
Prohibition Party
Watkins
Cincinnati
H. P. Faris
Clinton
Logan Road contract to rebuild four miles near Nelsonville
On June 13 the contract for four miles of macadam on Logan Road north of Nelsonville will be let at about 55000 dollars. Work may start July 1 and last two months with a detour. State rules require bidding on maintenance contracts over 1990 dollars per mile, affecting traffic openings and detour planning. The Athens County Automobile Club seeks a detour plan to spare motorists from Nelsonville detours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Ohio
State Highway Department
Highway Department
Athens
Columbus
Glouster McLeish
Hemlock
Shawnee
Logan
New Lexington
Athens County Automobile Club
Missionaries Seized in China Released as Others Remain Detained
Dr H G Miller and Dr Jaffray, both released in Kwang Sai province, work to secure terms for ten more American and ten British missionaries still held. Rex Ray and Dr Carne remain in captivity amid ongoing negotiations.
Turks Arouse Nation Over Italian Troop Concentration
Constantinople reports high Turkish feeling after word of Italian troop concentration in Rhodes. Premier Mussolini has sent a note demanding reopening of Italian schools.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Rhodes
Mussolini
Aviators Begin World Flight Leg From Kushimo to Wakayama
A U S Army round the world flight team left Kushiro for Wakayama in Japan as part of their global voyage. Dispatches from Tokyo confirm the leg of the journey commenced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Kushimoto
Wakayama
Tokio
Decoration Day tribute honors living and dead inventors and caregivers
In a column by Arthur Brisbane the day is for those who died and those who lived. He praises inventors and workers who made civilization possible and notes that feeding a living child and comforting the distressed may matter more to the powers above than flowers for dead heroes. (Continued on Page Four)
Wabash passenger wreck claims nine dead in Indiana
Six killed and between 40 and 50 injured when a Wabash passenger train collided with a westbound freight near Williamsport Indiana. Victims include E Philips Ford Motor Co Detroit and W H Eckart Wabash superintendent. Eiseman Carl Dugan Carl Fisher among the confirmed dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash
Williamsport
Ind
Here
E. Philips
Ford Motor Co
Detroit
FP. Golderberg
Broadway
New York
W. H. Pauley
Decatur
Annie Halloway
Toledo
Tl. Mitchell
St. Louis
Burkhardt
Peru
W.H. Eckart
Davis FE
Torrence
Eckart
Louis
Harry Eisemann
Lafayette
Eiseman
Harry Eismann
Carl Dugan
Huntington
Saloon Keeper Philip Grossman Freed on Supreme Court Bail
Philip Grossman a Chicago saloon keeper imprisoned for contempt of court was ordered released on bail by the United States Supreme Court which will hear October 6 arguments why his release should not be made permanent in view of a pardon by President Coolidge Judges Wilkerson and Carpenter at Chicago had jailed Grossman for one year for contempt a prior decision held the President lacked power to pardon in court contempt cases
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip Grossman
Supreme Court
Washington
Philip Grossman
Chicago
United States Supreme Court
Coolidge
Wilkerson and Carpenter
Grossman
Chancellor Seipel Improves After Vienna Shooting
Vienna reports Chancellor Seipel, shot at the Southern Railway station by Carl Jaworek, 29, Socialist, is slightly better after a second operation. Jaworek, who attempted suicide, was dying as a mob gathered, and Seipel urged no lynching. Unclear if motive was personal or political.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Felice
Two Plains Men Fined in Drunk Case
Steve Thomas and Frank Felistky of the Plains pleaded guilty to intoxication when arraigned before Magistrate Helwig on Monday morning and each paid a $15 fine plus costs. They were taken into custody Sunday by Sheriff McKinley and Constable Mariner. The Thomas charge was filed by Mariner and the Felistky charge by Mike Dukeman, the father in law, who alleges his son in law visited the Dukeman home while under the influence and sought trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Thomas
Frank Felistky
Plains
Helwig
Thomas
Felistky
the Plains
McKinley
Mariner
Mike Dukeman
Dukeman
British Flyer Continues From Peking To Mukden Flight
Lieutenant Pelletier I Olsy, French long distance aviator, resumed his journey from Peking to Pietatho and continued toward Mukden Manchuria after a rest, according to a Peking dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Pelletier I’ Olsy
Peking
Pietatho
Mukden
Manchuria
Alligator Escapes Tampico Zoo Found in Parrot Cage
A man eating alligator that escaped from a Tampico zoo was located three days later inside a parrot cage. The animal escaped overnight and officials with posses searched the area while a city wide alarm was issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampico
Mexico
Twins Martha and Bessie Theakstone Die Within 12 Hours
Misses Martha and Bessie Theakstone, twins aged 92 from Weatherby England, died within twelve hours of each other after living together their whole lives. In their funeral, the two coffins were carried side by side through the village streets, each on the shoulders of four men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weatherby
Eng
Martha
Bessie ‘Theakstone
Immigration growth in Montreal reaches new high
The Department of Immigration reports a 104 percent rise in Canadian immigration for 1923-24 versus 1922-23. The statement notes increases from the United States and other origins, with rates easing slightly in the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Department of Immigration
United
Recount May Decide IU President Election
Official recount of the vote for president of the International Typographical Union may be needed to determine the winner. Incomplete returns show incumbent Charles P. Howard with 18,284 votes and challenger James M. Lynch of Syracuse with 16,750 after 76 locals reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Inge
Lus
International Typographical Union
Charles P. Howard
Sania
Howard
James M. Lynch
Syracuse
Buckley Files Candidacy for Attorney General Nomination
Columbus June 2 attorney Bert B Buckley Dayton today filed with Secretary of State a declaration of his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Attorney General.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, O
Bert B. Buckley
Ayton
Brown
London traffic crash toll tops death count for three months
An official police department report cites 140 deaths from accidents involving mechanically propelled vehicles over a three month period in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Police Department
Driver may face manslaughter charge in Columbus crash
Police said a manslaughter charge may be filed against Andrew Fuleki, 21, driver of the car that crashed into a ditch near Columbus late last night, killing Joseph Paul, 21, and injuring two fellow passengers who were held. Companions said Fuleki was intoxicated and insisted on driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Andrew Fulacki
Here
Joseph Paul
Fuleki
Falls From Window On 15th Floor Death at Columbus Office
David C. Thomas 67, a retired coal operator, fell from a window on the 15th floor of the building at eight East Broad Street opposite the State House. He died shortly before noon in a vacant office room after shattering nearly every bone in his body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
David C. Thomas
East Broad Street
State House
Thomas
Supreme Court Rules Apple Cider Vinegar Misbranding
The U S Supreme Court today ruled that branding vinegar made from evaporated apples as Apple Cider Vinegar violated the pure food and drug acts in the Douglas Packing Co case of Rochester New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Douglas Packing Co
Rochester
N.Y
Pelts to New York Tokyo Headed for Fur Market
Thirty million squirrel pelts from Siberian forests are bound for market via Japanese ports. New York tanners and fur dealers will receive the large shipments, signaling a busy period for the winter fur trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tokyo
First Jane Bride Receives Athens County License
Emma Wilkinson aged 19 of Athens becomes the county's first Jane bride after a marriage license granted with Arthur Narstow a Mansfield rubber worker. They obtained the license shortly after 4 PM on Tuesday June 2 in the local bureau. Wilkinson is daughter of Mr and Mrs John Wilkinson of 16 Maple Street. Rev Daniel McGurk was expected to perform the nuptials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Jane
Athens County
Miss Wilkinson
Arthur Narstow
Mansfield
John Wilkinson
Maple Street
Daniel McGurk
Death Ray urged to be destroyed or repurposed
Austrian violinist Fritz Kreisler calls for an international effort to purchase and destroy the so called Death Ray. He proposes a monster New York benefit to fund elimination and even considers converting the weapon to destroy germs with Rockefeller Institute support. Kreisler emphasizes a world covenant never to use the apparatus and hints at exploration ventures in the Amazon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. D. Weyer
I. N
Reliance
Hamburg
Frits Kreisler
Today
Rockefeller Institute
Kreisser
Kreisler
Mritzil
Amazon River
Albanians May Begin New War In Albania
A Brindisi dispatch reports revolution in Albania with rebels marching on Tirana. Italian warships are warned to be ready. Rebels number about 6000 with guns while government forces約3000, better trained, martial law declared, demand government resignation and capital move to Seutart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Albania
Tirana
Brindisi
Daily Mall
Seutart
Drink and dance drink sparks native valor and white whimsy
A report from Dr H H Busby of the New York College of Pharmacy describes a drink popular in remote areas of the Republic of Colombia that allegedly stirs the natives to fight while causing white men to feel a urge to dance. The physician is cited as Dr Rusby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Republic of Colombia
H. H. Busby
New York College of Pharmacy
Rusby
Gas Prices Take Three Cent Drop In Minnesota
Minneapolis June 2 Inc The Standard Oil Co Indiana and the Pure Oil Co lowered gasoline prices nearly three cents a gallon. New high test at 21 cents and low test at 18 cents, down from 23.9 and 20.9 cents as co operative efforts to cut prices spread in Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Inc
Oi! Go
Indiana
Pure Oil Co
Co-Operative Companies
Minnesota
La Follette to Try Blocking Senate Passage
Court of Appeals to hear cases from Washington Hocking and Athens counties in the fourth subdistrict session at Athens Tuesday and Wednesday. Judges Middleton Matick and Mayre comprise the panel. A convention dinner of the Athens Bar Association at Hotel Berry accompanies the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Appeals
Ohio
Athens
W. H. Middleton
Waverley
R. J. Matick
Gallipolis
D. Mayre
Washington
Hocking
Athens Mar Association
Berry
German educational retrenchment hits 20000 teachers
Berlin reports a major cut in the Kultur budget as the German government sacks about 20,000 elementary school teachers. The Prussian Education Minister defends the move as essential to balance finances and prevent administration collapse amid a shrinking pupil base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Hut
Ministry ‘of Education
Another Rainy Week Promised for Athens Area
Weather forecast from Washington predicts more rain for the Athens region during the coming week with local showers on Monday or Tuesday and again later. Temperatures expected near or slightly below normal, normal highs around 79, lows near 59, and mean about 69.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Noah
Washington, D. C
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Cincinnati
Tokyo professors unveil TOKTO A method for crystal ball
Two Tokyo Imperial University professors claim TOKTO A method can produce perfect artificial crystals at a fraction of price. They say the process melts white stones with electricity at 2060 degrees to yield a crystal ball costing about one dollar from a claimed sixteen hundred dollar value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo Imperial University
House approves measure by majority of 221 to 157
The House passed the adjournment bill 221 to 167 as insurgent leaders and Democratic and Republican factions maneuvered over a late schedule. Senator La Follette pressed to return for acts, while Barkley withdrew his bill on the Railroad Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Washington
Robert M. LaFollette
House of Representatives
Senate
Pee LaFollette
Gongrest
Barkley
Representative Worth
Ohio
Kentuc
United States Railroad Board
Congress
LaFolietts
Chere
Tia
Kansas
Robinson
Arkansas
State Street Home Raid Nets Seized Liquor
Constable Matte and Chief Parker raided a West State street home after a tip about hemp under control of local traffickers. They found a quart bottle of white mule and arrested Arthur Graham who pled not guilty and was sent to jail awaiting trial. A charge against Jake Graham was to be filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Graham
West State Street
Mattenee
Parker
Arthur Graham
Graham
Arraigne
Beekeeping For Profit Or Pleasure Promoted In State
An article promotes beekeeping as a profitable and enjoyable hobby for all residents of the States. It highlights outdoor activity and the insect’s long fascination, urging readers to request a free booklet by mailing a coupon and two cents stamps to Frederic J. Hankin Director The Athens Messenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raige
Aareahare
Cw Tatormase Eau
Retisa Oon
Frederic J. Hankin
Athens
Igereainen Bureau
Ashington
D. C
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Toebd
Loy
Nathan E. Leopold
Fibre Can Co
Albert H. Loeb
Bears-Stochurs and Co
Jacob
Nathan Leopold
Logan Road
Bandits
al. Smith
Ccs
Arthur Brisbane
Wabash Line
Gator
Buckley
Jane Bride
Emma Wilkinson
Areisler
LA Follette
WM. K. Hutchinson
S 1.N. 8
Robert Ia Bolles
RAI State Street
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