Ohio Death Toll From Weekend Tragedies Tops A Dozen
A slew of Ohio tragedies over the weekend left more than eleven dead. Notable incidents include John F. Sobczak 37 drowned when his canoe capsized in the Maumee River Toledo and two Cincinnati children Edward DeBoard nine and Kenneth Pyles four died of tetanus. Florence Rhodes 22 died near Akron in a car crash. others include Edward Flavin 40 who died after leaping from a hospital window, Rosy Barth 34 shot by her nephew, and multiple traffic and industrial fatalities across Columbus Lima Springfield and Marion.
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John F. Sobczak
Maumee
Toledo
Loran
Rosy Barth
Ernes Fazekassis
Edward Fl
Illicit Lovers Face Death in Electric Chair
Mrs Maude Lowther 22 and Tilby Smith 2% await trial for alleged murder after a secret affair. Lowther admits shooting Clara Smith 28, wife of Tilby, with a revolver provided by Smith. Clara Smith buried in Orangeville, Trumbull County. Grand Jury to hear case June 9. trial anticipated early July.
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Jefferson
Maude Lowther
Tilby Smith
Mra
Smith
Mra Lowtherg
No More Laws on Marriage Says Dr Covert
NO MORE LAWS CINCINMATY June 2 A P Intelligent and reverent understanding of the serious responsibilities of married life are needed to correct the Moral situation in the home life of the nation Dr William Chalmers Covert of Philadelphia told the 142nd Annual Presbyterian General Assembly here today He declared We do not need more marriage laws Before the marriage vows are spoken we need to have plotted in the eyes of the young lovers an intelligent and reverent understanding of their forthcoming responsibilities NAVY PREDICTS VICTORY COLUMBUS June 2 UP Victory for the Democratic Party at the November election was predicted in a letter sent to party committeemen throughout the state today by Martin M Davey of Kent committee for governor in 1928
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Naavey
Columbus
U.P
Martin &. Davey
Kent
Explosion Injures Two in Cleveland Meeting Hall Blast
Two men were injured when a mysterious explosion rocked the Hungarian Young Men's and Young Ladies Lonely Hat in Cleveland during a Sunday meeting. Police believe a small device attached to a light switch ignited the blast, showering nearby people with plaster and lath.
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Cleveland
Shen
Iwo8s
The Marvelous Zeppelin and a World of War News
The article surveys Graf Zeppelin’s 3000 mile Brazil to New Jersey voyage as a showcase of German aviation prowess and scientific intelligence. It critiques postwar limits on defense while discussing Russia China and Asia’s potential military developments, and notes a sensational murder case in New York involving Moran’s wife and a police case in Newark.
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Brazil
Lakerhurst
Deferiu
Versailles
Germany
Admits Attack Youth Arrested for Abducting Woman
Cleveland police seized a Mansfield area youth after a railroad crossing watchman reported Mrs. Clara Campbell was forcibly dragged into a car and assaulted while returning home from Memorial Day. Authorities traced the auto license to identify the suspect who reportedly confessed.
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Cleveland
Urm
Mirs
Clara Campbell
Manafeld
Campbell
Tost
Mansfield
Hawk
More Truth Than Poetry Comes to The Messenger
The Messenger Editorial Page adds daily verse by James J. Montague with a homely homey style. Also debuting Fontaine Fox cartoons including Toonerside Trolley to amuse readers nationwide.
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Messenger
James J. Montague
Montague
Metropolitan News
Uiis
Fontaine Fox Ceries
Besserger
United States
Local Incident Report Involving Husband and Wife Case
A serious incident in Ashtabuin O involves a husband and wife accused of harming each other after a dispute. The male suspect confessed to striking the woman on a roadside, while authorities name the involved parties and outline preliminary charges.
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Youlbiol
Ashtabuin
Olsme
Titus Smith
Tkinamerala
Gallia County Census Figures Show Population Loss
Gallia County reports population figures lower than ten years ago in final census reports reflecting declines across multiple townships and villages. Only four areas including Gallipolis and Crown City Village show increased counts while many townships list reduced farm enumerations and residents.
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Eruts Aia‘heirks
Gallia
Theow
Abert
Rots Orig
Athens
Meigs
Lawrence
Gaillia
Jarkgon
Vinton
Gare County
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Keok
Teoma
Ormenfield
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Centerville
Walnut Township
City Village
Gallipolis
Clay ‘Township
Addison Township
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Clay Township
Chamberspurg Yulee
Spanish War Vets Organize Here Sunday
Dr W W A Westervelt of Coalville was elected president of the Southeastern Ohio Spanish American War Veterans Boosters, formed from Logan, Marietta, Newark, Pomeroy, Middleport, and Gallipolis delegations at the Athens Fairgrounds. Lawrence Kelch of Wilsonville named secretary. 70 veterans from 11 camps attended. A Dalton of Athens endorsed for Ohio depart mental commander. Judge Mathias of Columbus backed for National Commander. Next meetings set for September in Malletin.
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Coalville
Southeastern Ohio
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Marietta
Newark
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Middleport
Gallipolla
Athens Fairgrounds
Lawrence Kelch
Welsonville
A. Dalton
Athens
Ohio
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Mathias
Columbus
Supreme Court of Oia
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U. S. Wa
Philadelphia
Malletia
Magicians' Ballot Box Mixup Fuels Vote Incident
Chicago reports at a Society of American Magicians convention where ballots were mislaid and replaced with trinkets and props. Officials believed the magician Woben may have been elected president, with Dugeneaurani of Wisconsin and CL Watt Stith of Detroit as officers, but ballot details vanished.
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Gil Bat
Conskicoid Ag
James
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Society of American Magicians
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CL Watt Stith
Detroit
Oval
Vlas
New Haven
Conn
Hors Ronen
New York
Balla Tox
Figures argued over lost man records at Ohio prison
Reported confusion arose after a fire at an Ohio penitentiary as officials tussled over inmate counts. Officials cited transfers and outside wall populations, with figures ranging from thousands in the jail to a smaller inside tally. Names, dates, and places indicate broader county involvement and post fire accounting efforts.
Students drink less as temperance survey released
A Women’s Christian Temperance Union questionnaire shows more students abstain from drinking than before prohibition. Of 263 respondents, 146 report less drinking, 44 none, 47 drink occasionally or unknown. UC Chicago and Michigan coaches cite lower student use, while Coach Roper argues poor conditions persist.
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Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Cattanyl
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Yost
Michigan
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Unaalc
Youth Pleads Guilty in Robbery Case at Speakeasy
Brahk Peskar twenty one pleaded partially to murder related charges in Common Pleas Court. Judge Walter Medfahon accepted the plea and deferred sentence to a later date. Dr Royal G Grossman ordered to conduct a mental examination. Deskar pleaded guilty to involvement in the robbery of a local speakeasy two months ago.
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Brahk Peskar
Electric Dial
Common Pleas
Walter Medfahon
Royal G Grossman
Criminal Court
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Fatal shooting at Yorkville consortionery store
June 2 news reports a fatal shooting near Yorkville when John Teravakats aged 48 died from a bullet wound allegedly inflicted by Deputy Marshal Caleb Harris after an alleged attack. Authorities planned further investigation into the shooting. General Herbert M. Lord, former budget director, died at 70 in Washington. Owen Josephus Hobert inducted as associate justice of the Supreme Court.
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Here
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Yorkwire
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Herbert M. Lord
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USA
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Philadelphia
Supreme ‘Court
Camping Gear for Sale and Rental Offer
Classifieds note a new tent and camping outfit for sale at low prices. Also offered are Wilda Gineenge Yellow Root and Way Apple Root for purchase at full market value. A five room furnished cottage with garage is available for rent on McKinley Avenue.
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Sile
McKinley Avenue
Aged Man Murdered at Park Cottage in Dayton
William Moore, 72, a foreman at Forest Amusement Park, was found killed and stuffed into a rain barrel behind his cottage in Dayton. Police say he was robbed of about 200 dollars after finishing collections for park concessions. burglars struck after believing he had money, then fled.
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Sunday in Trenton seeks grand jury on ancient laws
Police report a Sunday crowd from various activities will present the Wet to the grand jury in New Jersey, aiming to obtain its disapproval of the ancient Vhus Laws of 1798.
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Trenton
N. J
UPI
Chicago Gangs War For Beer Privileges
Chicago faces a gang war as a battle over beer privileges erupts. Police report three dead, two dying, and several seriously wounded as Capone era factions clash over resort territory. The conflict pits Scarface Al Capone's gang against rival factions in a bid to corner lucrative summer spots.
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Atea
Scarface al" Capone
Jor ‘Alea
Greater
Opening Valley
Bursting Gunfire Marks Capone Aiello War Over Lake Resort Beer
A violent clash erupts as Capone Aiello vied for control of a lake resort beer trade with gunfire and murders spreading from Fox Lake to Chicago. Police linked the killings to rival factions, with victims including prominent figures and several wounded. Authorities stated the violence mirrored a broader power struggle amid Chicago area crime networks.
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Church Divides As Baptists Debate Modernist Threat
June 3 report from the Northern Baptist Convention in Cleveland notes Fundamentalist Dr William Bo Alley of Minneapolis calling the Protestant Church sick, belabored, and disabled. The opposing Modernist wing led by Janeson Verdich of New York prepares to address the final convention session.
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Amerika
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Alek
William Bo Alley
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Ana
Ydie
Cho
Nate
Copvensian
Gates
Hell
Teresa
Janeson Verdich
New Yorkly
Modermiats
Republicans voting in Des Moines Iowa primaries
In Iowa Republican voters went to the polls today to pick a candidate for the United States Senate previously held by Daniel I Steck. Other items note wholesale defiance of shop picketing laws in Bombay, Boston gangsters shot, federal probes sought in Chickasha, and campaign spending in Pennsylvania.
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Dex Moines
Iowa
rMary Cieekon
Cheom
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Cannon Defies Senate Over Political Expenditures Probe
Washington reports James Cannon Jr of the Methaodiat Episcopal Church defied the Senate Lobbying Committee by questioning its authority to investigate national expenditures linked to Democratic influence in Virginia from the 1928 presidential era. The committee sought details on a $48,200 disbursed portion of $65,300 from a New York broker, and possible Blu rock transactions with a brokerage house, tied to lobbying questions.
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James Cannon, Jr
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Sour
Hammond
Ila
Cannon
BJ. Jamason
New York
Killer of Five Believed Found in Quaker City
Detectives from Hamilton traced an arrest in Quaker City where a 45 year old man named Charles King is suspected in the death of a Wilmington woman and four children last October. A Wilmington woman who knew him claims he abandoned her and her two children seven years ago. The King family, Mia Helen King and her children Keith Leon Tobert and Paul, were found dead in their gas filled home. The prisoner admitted a former residence in Hamilton but denied being the wanted killer.
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Chin City
Ohio
Prasoner
Charles King
Ai Whmington
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Whmington
Mia
Ethel King
Keith
Barricaded Farmhouse Holdout in Bellaire
Barricaded 14 a farmhouse in Bellaire Michigan as a sheriff’s posse surrounds. A wounded posseman Iles lies in the barnyard while bank robbers inside threaten a gunfight. Dr J. BR Gerver, wounded guarding a highway, remains unable to arm, as gunfire blocks rescue efforts and attempts to reach him are repelled.
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Mich
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Iles
Sarnyard
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Dry Spell Ends as Six Are Arrested in Athens City Court
The Athens City Court ended a long dry spell Saturday and Sunday with six arrests for intoxication and liquor possession. Albert Kelley paid fines, Clarence Reilly and Chris Corian faced penalties, while Earl Millican Dikford Huggins and John Lovener were charged, with arraignment planned tonight. John Winder returned from eye treatment and will stay in Athens for four months.
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All Man
Arbert Kelley
Costa
Clarence Russell Wey
Chris Corian
Earl Millican
Dikford Huggins
John Lovener
Doran Scor es States in Not Enforcing Law
New York 18 wet commissioner charged. Authorities refuse to take action in larger cities. Cecil Owen reports that Doran accuses state and local officials of lax enforcement of national prohibition. He cites failure of governors to prosecute in big cities and calls for stronger cooperation and action. Publication of charges signals push for tougher local enforcement nationwide.
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Supreme Sfort
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Povan
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Doran
Cere Tito
Charmas George W. Wicker
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Coen
New York
Reced
Reced Authorities To Initiate Prosecutions In the Largee Cities Bintostrot
Kedetaotielafa
Dennsylvania
Western
Countien
Pitteburgh
Pennetthwala
West Virginia
Waa
Deran
Pretty Girl Urbas Murder Ties To Underworld
The body of Anna Urbas, 24, described as pretty, was found in the harbor river in New York with weights tied to her neck. Dispatches say police and gangsters had pursued her for months after she allegedly learned too much of underworld affairs. Her mother said she came to town seeking work but rented a room when unable to find it.
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Cleveland
Anna Urbas
Underworld
Afeirs
New York City
Clava
John Urban
New York
Polica
Mere
Hariam River
Naw York
Felice
Armoid
Marger
Eugene Moran
Anna
Rothstein
Pothe Amy
Relief aids reach 500 homeless in Wagon Mound New Mexico
Relief agencies mobilize to aid 500 homeless residents in Wagon Mound New Mexico with clothing and moving valuables assistance, as weather worsens and outreach expands.
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Wagon Mound
N.ml
Tood, Clothing
Mvedhpt
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