Mystery Man Sought in Picnic Poisoning Deaths
At a Lebanon area picnic near Greenfield Indiana two girls Virginia Simmons fourteen and Alice Jean Simmons ten died after eating chicken sandwiches suspected poisoned. Police hunted a mystery man and questioned warRelatives as reports emerged that other food at the event was poisoned and birds died after eating beets left on the grounds.
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Greenfield
Ind
Virginia Simmons
Alice Jean
Lebanon
Lester Carr
Horace Jackson
Poison & Hunt
Sam Gappen
Here
Simmons
Italy Blocks Hoover's Plan
Washington reports from June 23 indicate Italy may condition its acceptance of Hoover's one year war debt and reparations holiday on Germany abandoning a proposed customs union with Austria. Cabinet discussions focus on speed to gain the plan's psychological benefit while avoiding delay.
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Washington
U.R
Hoover
Rome
Italy
Germany
France
Blimp Battles Storm Over Chicago Streets
The Goodyear blimp Mayflower fought a two hour storm above Chicago last night. Four fires were reported and property damage noted as crowds watched the craft skim tall buildings in high wind and rain. Passenger R E Greene of Evanston said the blimp stayed above 1000 feet and not in distress.
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Chicago
Northside
R. E. Greene
Evanston
Union Recognized by Big Ohio Company Leads to Settlement
Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Company reached a settlement with striking miners recognizing United Mine Workers of America and adopting union scale with eight hour day and urban weighmen for one year. Despite the agreement, other Ohio fields saw resumed operations while organizers continued activities and deputies were reduced as the air cleared.
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ST Clairsville
U.P
Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Company
United Mine Workers of America
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Ireland
Hanna Coal Company
Clarkson Cor
Fia
Provident
United Mine Workers
National Miners' Union
Sherff Howard A. Duff
Belmont County
Pennsylvania
Frank Toplin
Cleveland
Powhatan
Strate
Taplin
Terminal
Scotts Fun Mines
West Virginia
A Tale for Wall Street and a New X ray Breakthrough
Arthur Brisbane notes how Wall Street fears and predictions echo the Polish horse thief tale as big losses hit small investors. Two German scientists unveil an X ray tube using rubber, paper and aluminum, capable of 16 million volts and penetrating lead to aid science and medicine. Washington weighs a revision of war debts as Allies pressure repayment.
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Wall Street
Lange
Brasch
University of Berlin
Civil Liberties Union Appeals Over Ohio Coal County Violence
Wires from New York report that the American Civil Liberties Union sent appeals to Ohio Governor George White and Kentucky Governor Flem D. Sampson asking executive attention to conditions in Ohio coal regions. The protests reference beatings of strike pickets and a Chicago helpers arrestee. A Marion County farmer, Norman Johnson, 44, was killed when his wagon was struck by a Chesapeake & Ohio train near Prospect, Ohio.
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New York
U.P
Ohio
George White
Flem D. Sampson
Kentucky
American Civil Liberties Union
Tom Connora
General Defense Committee of
Chicago
Harlan County
Blair
Virginia
Civil Liberties Union
St. Clairsville
Steubenville
Farmer
Marion, O
U.p.norman Johnson
Marion County
Chesapeake & Ohio
Prospect
Father robs store to feed his child
Wilbur Gygle, 21, of Chagrin Falls, attempted a shoe store hold up using a pencil to feed his hungry 2 year old daughter. He told police he would accept any action and blamed his unemployment of nine months for his crime. He sat in Central Police Station cell awaiting decisions.
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Cleveland
U.P
Central Police Station
Wilbur Gygle
Chagrin Falls
Explosion at Holton Heath factory kills eleven
A blast at the Royal Naval Cordite Factory in Holton Heath near Poole kills eleven workers and injures nineteen in the Nitroglycerin Department. The explosion, heard within a 20 mile radius, knocked a man from a chair two miles away.
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Poole
England
Royal Naval
Holton Heath
Weather: scattered storms may affect Mississippi and Ohio Valleys
Yesterday's highs included Phoenix 102 North Platte 94 Knoxville 9. Today's lows list Cochrane 40 North feld 40 White River 42. Conditions favor showers and thunderstorms tonight and Wednesday with little temperature change across the region.
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Phoenix
North Platte
Knoxville
Cochrane
Northfeld
White River
Mississippi
Ohio
Lake
Legislature in Deadlock Over Taxation Issue
In Columbus the General Assembly faced a stalemate over revenue measures. The House rejected the corporate excise tax increase and cigaret tax plans, while a revival bid for the cigaret tax was planned. Two appropriation bills were introduced, including reappropriations from the 1920 session and a sunstroke claims fund. The Senate approved a $100,000 Century of Progress exhibition appropriation.
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Columbus
General Assembly
House
Public Utility Corporation
House Taxation Committee
Senate
Taxation Committee
Nousa
LL P Mooney
Jimiing County
Mou
Ohio University
Boating Green College
Ohio Agricultural
Quiz Man in Quarry Deaths
Lima June 23 41 Authorities seek a solution to a quarry murder mystery centered on Elmer Hubbard caretaker of the grounds near the pond where Thelma Woods 17 and Earl Truesdale 20 were found. Investigators plan long questioning after Hubbard’s evasive statements and alleged associations with nighttime quarry rendezvous.
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Lima
Elmer Hubbard
Thelma Woods
Earl Truesdale
Hubbard
Spooners
Truesdale
Pai
Bernard Rooney
Sees Snake, Dies While Playing in Pond
Elwood Freeland a 15 year old Hammond Indiana youth who screamed when a snake swam toward him while he played in a pond. He toppled into the water and drowned despite rescue efforts. Doctors reported his lungs were not water filled and blamed heart shock from the sight of the snake for the demise.
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Hammond
Ind
Elwood Freeland
Freeland
Soviet Press Reject Hoover Plan To Aid Germany
The Soviet press today rejected the Hoover plan, saying it cannot halt the German crisis and criticizing any aid through a one year suspension of reparations. It asserted the proletarian revolution remains Germany's sole hope and that Hoover’s grace year cannot stop it.
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Moscow
Preas
Germany
Hoover
Free Nude Bathers From Justice Court
Two 19 year old boys, Saly Hoffer and Facacallo Dominick, were placed on three month terms and fined $100 each by the Common Pleas Court for indecent exposure after court proceedings. Their parents appeared for sentencing, and the youths were released on writ of habeas corpus.
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TS Cinnati
Romairy
Fhansolot
Galt Corse
Wrathebhean
Dge
Saly Hoffer
Facacallo Dominick
Tet Bean
Mage Berie Guim
Frondort
Theo Wreuis
Stocks Rise On Hoover Debt Plan Amid World Reactions
Markets rallied on anticipated debt measures as investors shifted to risk assets. Hoover plans prompted optimism in London trading with boosts across securities while British leaders signaled support and readiness to implement measures promptly.
Mystery death in Long Island after parity-clad body found
New York Grand Jury weighs murder versus accidental death in Starr Falthifuli case after Dr Jamesna Carr delivers three letters from Greenwich Vilkare xii. Carr, ship's doctor, arrived on Cunard liner Laconia with letters believed to shed light on the two week old inquiry.
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Cainty
Starr Falthifuli
Jamesna Carr
Greenwich Vilkare xii
Carr
Cunard
Long Island
Senator Barkley Injured in Ohio Car Crash Recovery
United States senator from Kentucky Barkley is hospitalized in ParkerSaliah? West Virginia area recovering from a broken knee and rib after his car skidded on a gravel road near Rockland Ohio. He had spoken at a Spanish War veterans meeting in Danville Ohio and was en route to Washington when the accident occurred.
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Parkersaliag
W Va
Barkley
United States
Kentucky
Rockland
Washington County
Ohio
Paducah
Danville
Washington
Justice Ruth Fined for DWI in Spaulding Station Crash
Robert Ruth of Jerseyville was fined 100 for driving while intoxicated after a Sunday crash near Spaulding's Filling Station on Richland Avenue. His license was suspended for nine months. Albany resident Willison Innis, arrested for nonpayment of a fine, was sent to Athens County Jail. Charles Shields of Chauncey was arrested on a non support charge and scheduled for arraignment in Fort Probate Court.
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Robert Ruth
Jerseyville
Lodi Township
George Rasp
Spaulding
Richland Avenue
Magiatrain
C. Ho Porter
Thor Tha
Willison Innis
Albany
Rasp
Bayless
Athens County
Charles Shields
Chauncey
Jolson Lofiay
Pleasanton Methodist plans fifth annual homecoming
Plan Home-Coming July 5 announced as the date for the fifth annual homecoming of the Pleasanton Methodist Church. The event begins at 10 o'clock Friday morning with dinner at noon, featuring a program of songs talks and rule. Last year drew over 1.8 persons, and this year marks the eightieth anniversary of the dedication of the church.
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Bhee
Pleasanton Methodiat Church
Ube Shoudl
Royal succession debates stall over Prince of Wales marriage
British observers weigh the Prince of Wales marriage prospects amid age and policy concerns. Some predict abdication in favor of the Duke of York, while others doubt the throne will pass until royal duty shifts.
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Trince of
Wales
Nathday Tata
Down
Powit
United Freesr
Anideratad
Bern
Ant
Farm Juniors Work Planned at Athens County 4-H Club Meet
More than 78 leaders and officers attended a conference at the Fairgrounds to map an extensive 4-H program. Plans include a club advisory committee with officers and a focus on the annual 4-H Civic camp, exhibit, and reunions.
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Athens County
Fairgrounds
Fistph Barker
Ray Hugun
Mis Dae Ffeston Mra
Iscoby
Pay Starlin Puta Group
Toe Dohnenn
Mote Pdvice Te
Misa Tuuette Amithortnta
C Lang
Atalkoon
George Kreller
Arthur Sisett
Athens Messenger
OH Johnson
RL Ro Jatoby
Pot Niels
Jan Athens Pool
Japanese Approve TOKIO Plan on Reparations Delay
Japanese government leaders approve President Hoover's plan to delay reparations payments for a year and signal acceptance if other nations take similar steps. Cabinet officials led by foreign minister Baron Th Jiro Bhidehara and finance minister Jinnosuki Nogye voiced support. HIGHWAYS EXPLODE IN PORTSMOUTH Heat expands roads and triggers explosions. Sciota County highways damaged and patrolled to prevent injuries.
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Tokio
Hoover
Japan
Baron Th. Jiro Bhidehara
Ata Jinnosuki
Nogye
Portsmouth
Sciota County
Moral Leadership of United States Questioned
Beverly Hills calls challenge the notion of U S moral leadership as fraught with excuses for meddling in other nations. The piece argues America often pursues moral leadership while repeating the same pattern and could end up undermining its own standing.
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United States
Beverly Hills
America
Confesses to 1909 Murder
Mrs Swietzer, once silent about a 1909 murder, now recounts how she halted an attack on her, believing the assailant killed himself after she struck him. Police confirm her statement, and the death of Jacob Geen ties to the case.
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Cleveland
Tiventa
Laura Schetzer
Eudhert
Ashe
Aoman
Swietver
Polies
Policn
Tie Les Lingva
Femines
Jacob
Taenh Gelas
Dickens Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter Charge
Nelsonville resident Dickens pleaded guilty before Judge O F Rowland in Athens County Common Pleas Court to manslaughter linked to a Grant Hospital Columbus death of George Reed. He received three years probation and a suspended sentence plus a prohibition on driving during the period.
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Dickens
Nelsonville
Athena County
O F Rowland
Athens County Common Plas
Cickens
Grant Hospital
Columbus
George Reed
Nesters
Dickena
Recktesa
Rowland
Tresate
McClain
Wellington
Mine Riot Takes Life in Western Pennsylvania Strike
In Arnold City Fayette County storekeeper Mike Philykovich, 46, was shot dead as coal and iron police dispersed a picket of 75. In Wildwood Allegheny County a miner was killed and another wounded in a clash with deputies. A peace proposal was being placed before local unions for ratification amid the two day flare up in the western Pennsylvania bituminous field.
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Pennalvania Field
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Mikes Philykovich
Arnold City
Fayette County
Wildwood
Allegheny County
Bridge Headquarters Inc Adopts Official Bidding System
In New York on June 23 a group of leading bridge experts formed Bridge Headquarters Inc and announced a universal bidding system to be called the official system. The organization says the system embraces tactical features effective in competitive play and will serve as the standard approach for members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bridge Headquarters, Inc
Finance Committee Restores 10 Percent Wages in Ohio Education
In Columbus the Senate Finance Committee approved the General Appropriations Bill restoring the 10 percent wage cut for state supported universities and colleges. The plan raises salary allocations for Ohio State University Miami University and Bowling Green College while projecting an overall $60.5 million general fund appropriation. University presidents urged passage to avoid crippling education, arguing funds finance tuition and faculty amid rising enrollment.
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Senate Finance
Senate
Legiaecure
Columbub
Alf
Peeil
Peeteberg
Ceault
Hoan of Representatives
Drohi
I Cyan
Preacaene
Ohne University
Stata Schoola
Achasla
Ohio
Bryan
James A. Reynolds
Cleveland
A. Ho Upham
Miami University
House
Ohio State
A. HL Upham
Miami
B. Williams
Bowling Green College
C. Bo Brae College
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Sama Maria
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