Bandits Rob Bank At Galion And Escape With Large Sums
Five bandits robbed the Commercial Savings Bank in Galion, escaping with 15,000 in cash and 50,000 in bonds. They forced ten patrons to lie on the floor and threatened to shoot if anyone moved, then fled in a Buick as a 6 foot 8 inch leader led the escape.
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Galion
U.P
Commercial Savings Bank
Sere
E. B. Beall
C. W. Tracht
Mildred Clementa
Eleanore Poister
Ed Daugherty
M. Osborn
Earl Clements
Mildred Clements
Finding Hawaii In An Airplane Navigation Problem
A U P staff report explains Hawaii flight navigation is harder than transoceanic routes. Wind drift speed and cramped cockpit raise error risk with 240 possible miscalculations per computation. Sun compass bubble sextant offer aids, horizon sextant still imperfect.
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Hawaii
Atlantic
Thomas Ub. Stokes
United Press
Washington
Pacific
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lester J. Maitjland
Albert Hegenberger
John Rodgers
Byrd
Army Fokker Flight to Hawaii Encounters Windshield Failure
Army Fokker en route to Hawaii suffers cockpit windshield failure forcing civilian Ernest L. Smith to withdraw after takeoff from Oakland. Maitland and Hegenberger's trio of planes push toward Honolulu as wind and speed estimates place the mission on a 25 to 27 hour flight.
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John N. Palmer
United Press
Oakland
San Leandro Bay
U.P
Army
Hawaiian Islands
Ernest L. Smith
Lester J. Maitland
Albert Fer
Honolulu
Smith
Edmund J. Moffett
DeHaviland Haviland
Fokker
Maitland
F. Hegenberger
Ohio Briefs Set Dates for Gas Rate Cases
Columbus attorneys say hearings before the Public Utilities Commission will likely reset dates for gas rate cases involving 50 Ohio cities and the Logan Gas company.
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Columbus
Ohio Cities
Logan Gas Company
Public Utilities Commission
Robbers Blow Two City Safes Loot Totals 900 and 1875
In Hamilton unknown thieves used nitroglycerine to blast the Alf Oil company safe last night grabbing 900 dollars. On Saturday night they blasted the Avenue Motor Sales safe and took 1875 dollars. Authorities investigate both thefts as separate incidents.
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Hamilton
Alf Oil Company
Avenue Motor Sales Company
Cincinnati Girl Arrested in Cleveland Liquor Raid
A 17 year old girl taken into custody in Cleveland during a liquor raid claims the name Masry Emmerich and is held as authorities investigate her identity while she is reported missing from Cincinnati.
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Cleveland
Masry Emmerich
Cincinnati
Dayton Foresees Quiet Days During Police Chiefs Meeting
Dayton residents expect calm as Ohio State Police Chiefs Association holds its annual convention in the city for the next three days. The event gathers law enforcement leaders to discuss policing standards and public safety.
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Dayton
Ohio State Police Chiefs’ Association
Garden Insects Booklet Offered By Athens Messenger
The Athens Messenger announces a 46 page guide from the Department of Agriculture on garden pests and control methods. Readers can obtain a copy by sending name and address with four cents postage and handling to the Washington Bureau via request from J. Haskin, Director.
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THE
Athens Messenger
Arden
Department of Agriculture
Washington
injunction sought to halt Glouster street improvements
Five Glouster residents prepared an injunction to stop three of five streets Fairview Dew and Cross Street upper end near Church of Christ from concrete work. Lawyer John J Wooley of Athens investigates grounds for the action while Barthlow Son Logan award remains under review.
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C. W. Kempton
Fairview
Dew
Cross Street
Church of Christ
Mr. Kempton
Virgil Moody
Harry Vernon
Dew Street
A. A. Gessell
C. S. Jacobs
John J. Wooley
Athens
Barthlow & Son
Logan
Report Conditions In Mining Towns Lacking Water
The state health department labels water shortage conditions in mining towns as dangerous and urges the responsible corporation to restore supply promptly.
Water shutoff to miners triggers health probe in Pittsburgh area
State health department engineers found dangerous conditions at Castle Shannon and Mollennauer mining towns where the Pittsburgh Terminal Coal company cut off water to striking miners. Sixty families rely on two unprotected springs posted as dangerous, with boils advised. UMW officials say no legal action will be taken pending department review. The company asserts renters have paid no rent since March amid eviction battles.
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Pittsburgh
State Health Department
Castle Shannon
Mollenauer
Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Company
L. E. Wickersham
Theodore Appel
Harrisburg
United Mine Workers
Health Department
Name of Humanity
Phillip Murray
International
Horace F. Baker
State Superior Court
Rotary Tourney Opens in Chillicothe Golf Meet
The twenty second Rotary district annual golf tournament began at the Chillicothe Country club with eighteen holes and eighteen foursomes. Nine teams from Cincinnati Dayton Springfield Columbus Piqua Newark Marietta Portsmouth and Chillicothe compete for assorted prizes.
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Chillicothe
U.R
Chillicothe Country Club
Cincinnati
Dayton
Springfield
Columbus
Piqua
Newark
Marietta
Portsmouth
Three Men Rob Auto Salesman In Cleveland
Three men clubbed and robbed George Cook, an auto salesman from Galion, then dumped him from his car in Cleveland. The assault occurred on June 28 as Cook was attacked and left injured, with police seeking suspects.
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Cleveland
George Cook
Galion
Coal Men Gather At Cedar Point For Convention
The annual Michigan Ohio Indiana Coal Association convention opens at Cedar Point with about 600 members expected. B F Nigh of Columbus says headquarters will be at Hotel Breakers and a large exhibits display is planned. President H A Banknech will preside. topics include cost of delivery and long haul delivery with C A Albright leading discussions. Harry L Gandy will address the banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Point
Michigan- Ohio-Indiana Coal Association
B. F. Nigh
Columbus
H. A. Banknech
Detroit
C. A. Albright
Cleveland
Harry L. Gandy
National Coal Association
Washington
Coroner to hear inquest on Dayton interurban crash
Dayton coroner schedules an inquest Thursday into the Dayton & Troy traction line collision that killed four and injured 22. Motorman Covert Kessler, 30, who drove past a switch, will be among principal witnesses.
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Dayton
Dayton & Troy
Covert Kessler
Hart in wreck injures Athens-Parkersburg driver
A Sunday collision near Rockland between a car driven by Lawrence Shorty Grubb and a Washington County traffic policeman in a large roadster left Grubb and a female companion seriously injured. Initial fears of death were false. both are expected to recover. Grubb is treated in Parkersburg and is a longtime Ames township resident.
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Rockland
Lawrence “Shorty” Grubb
Athens-Parkersburg
Washington County
Parkersburg
Ames Township
Jury Disagrees in Murder Charge Against Ashcraft
After seventeen hours of deliberation the common pleas court jury failed to reach a verdict in the case of Fred Ashcraft charged with second degree murder in the fatal attack on his cousin William F. Horn at Hamilton.
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Hamilton
Common Pleas Court
Fred Ashcraft
William F. Horn
Ohio union miners chief departs to counsel idle members
Lee Hall president of the Ohio union miners leaves Columbus for Cambridge to counsel idle members who joined yesterday's Kimbolton demonstration amid disputes with Cleveland Collieries over non union wages. Hall accuses the firm of lying about conditions and says he will aid in protecting operator property while urging lawful action. An Ohio Coal Operators association executive committee meeting in Columbus tomorrow will focus on the situation.
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Columbus
U.P
Cleveland Collieries Company
Lee Hall
Ohio Union Miners
Cambridge
Kimbolton
Cleveland
Ohio
The
Ohio Cor! Operators Association
Wrecking party at New York Fifth Avenue apartment
Swedish engineer C Bai Lihme owns a three floor Fifth Avenue residence filled with art. John Healy and George Tiernan, workers in the building, are held after a drunken vandalism spree causing about 250000 dollars in damage including a Van Dyke, Rubens, Gobelin tapestries and a pipe organ. A third suspect to be arrested.
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New York
C. Bai Lihme
Fifth Avenue
Mr. Lihme
Rhode Island
Princess Lobkowicz
Southampton
John Healy
George Tiernan
Lihme Place
van Dyke
Lihme
Healy
Tiernan
Cleveland mine owner appeals for aid against miners
Herbert Rosenthal of the Cleveland Collieries company appealed to Governor Donahey for help after union miners blocked operation at the Kimbolton mine near Cambridge. Non union workers had been operating for six weeks until attacked by union men, preventing access to the mine. The governor ordered the Guernsey county sheriff to preserve order at the site.
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Columbus
Donahey
Herbert Rosenthal
Cleveland Collieries Company
Kimbolton
Cambridge
Rosenthal
Guernsey County
Dawes Divorce Granted In Chicago Case
Mrs. Nancy Keenan Dawes of Parkersburg West Virginia won a divorce from William Mills Dawes son of Rufus Dawes banker and nephew of Vice President Dawes. Desertion was the basis and the divorce was granted on Mrs. Dawes bill. Judge Joseph Sabath indicated the ruling.
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Chicago
Nancy Keenan Dawes
Parkersburg
W. Va
William Mills Dawes
Rufus Dawes
Dawes
Joseph Sabath
Bill
Dallas Lieutenant Aims Dallas to Hongkong Flight
Lieut Tom Hardin of Dallas plans a 144 hour flight to Hongkong China to win $25 000 offered by Dallas chewing gum magnate William Easterwood Three stops are allowed on the journey Lieut Herbert Kindred of Dallas to be Hardin's companion
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Tom Hardin
Dallas
Tex
Hongkong
China
William Easterwood, Jr
Herbert Kindred
Hardin
Rival Pilot Starts Flight Before Smith Hastens Prep
Smith stands near the runway as a rival Fokker lifts off heading to Hawaii. He vows to beat the other craft with a two hour head start. The plane, carrying 18,900 pounds, aims for a 24 to 27 hour flight, while crews hurry to ready the Travelair for departure.
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Smith
Hawaii
Golden Gate
Europe
America
Byrd
San
San Francisco Bay
Fokker
Maitland
Charles Carter
Carter
Crissey Field
Ten ships asked to aid Trans-Pacific aviators
San Francisco news report states at least ten commercial vessels along sea lanes from this port to Honolulu have received radio instructions to aid Trans-Pacific planes of Lieut Lester Maitland and Ernest L Smith. A radio network is established and masters are told to stay ready to respond and broadcast position signals to guide the flights.
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Pacific Ocean
Pacific Coast
Hawaiian Islands
San Francisco-Honolulu
Lindbergh
L. J. Maitland
Army Flyer
San Francisco
Calif
U.P
Honolulu
Lester Maitland
Ernest L. Smith
Hawaii Readies Aloha Welcome for Pacific Flyers
Hawaii prepares to extend the Aloha greeting to the first Trans Pacific flyers arriving from across the ocean. Officials plan a formal reception at Wheeler Field with a platform under construction and a guard detail from Schoefield Barracks. The entire island population is invited to the landing.
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Hawaii
Honolulu
Pacific
Wheeler Field
Fiera
I Schoefield Barracks
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Ces As
Arm Fokker
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Navy
Eferte J. Haskin
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Glouster
Corporation
Hart
Shorty” Grubb
J. H
Nelsonville
Adena
Hall
Texas
Rival
Wallace Farrington
Eral Lewis
General Smith
Mage Arnold
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