MYSTERY OF WILLIAM HIGHLAND VANISHES NEAR MUSKINGUM
William Highland, 54, of Mariptta, disappeared February 11 after speaking with two strangers. His hat, bloodied, was found near the Big Oak by the Little Muskingum river four miles east. Searches have yielded no body despite river dragging and extensive inquiries along the Ohio.
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Mariptta
William “Squire
Highland
Muskingum River
Big Oak
Ohio River
Little Muskingum
Lincoln hanged for murder at Shepton Mallet jail
John Lincoln was executed by hanging for the murder of Edward Richards, a brewery salesman, at Shepton Mallet prison this morning. His father Trebitsch Uffents, a self confessed wartime spy, failed to arrive in time as he was detained in Marseilles for lack of funds. Lincoln had served England with gallantry in the war and was granted a special permit to depart after the execution.
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London
John Lincoln
Shepton-Mallett
Trebitsch Uffents
Ceylon
Lincoln
Marseilles
England
Germany
Edward Richards
Rightmire Chosen to Head U. S. A. Ohio State
Columbus March 2 Acting President George W Rightmire was unanimously chosen president of Ohio State University by the board of trustees. He succeeds Dr W O Thompson who retired last November after twenty six years as president. Rightmire is a native Ohioan a graduate of Ohio State University and has been a faculty member there for twenty four years.
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Columbus
George W. Rightmire
Ohio State University
Board of
Rightmire
W. O. Thompson
Logan Gas Company seeks state court to hear rate case
Logan Natural Gas company, serving over seventy Ohio towns, asks the Ohio supreme court to compel the Public Utilities Commission to hear its application for higher rates. Freeman T. Eagleson, former Ohio House speaker and Logan Gas counsel, announced the move in Lorain on March 2.
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Lorain
Ohio Supreme Court
Logan Natural Gas Company
Ohio
State Public Utilities Commission
Freeman T. Eagleson
Columbis
Ohio House of Representatives
Logan Gas Company
Pope to Elevate American Prelate to the Purple
With five cardinals dead in two months eight seats open in the Sacred College reports say Pope Pius may honor the United States by promoting another American prelate to the cardinalate.
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Rome
Sacred College
Pope Pius
United States
Shiners' Outfit Found in Mine Near Buchtel
H Fe Nice of Athens reports a cherry tree on his property survived winter with minimal damage. He notes a heavy cherry crop likely, based on buds and eight year old tree, though late frosts could change the outlook. lilac buds also indicate no winter harm.
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Buchtel
H. FE. Nice
Morris Avenue
Athens
Mr. Nice
Miner James Zorn Dies by Self-Inflicted Wound in The Plains
James Zorn aged 49 in The Plains killed himself in his bed after a two week illness. He shot himself in the forehead with a small revolver and died instantly. Dr. John Sprague of Athens responded after his wife summoned aid. Zorn had kidney disease, left a miner’s career, and resided in The Plains eight years with his wife and step-children and a sister Mrs. Edith Moore. Funeral arrangements were not announced.
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James Zorn
Self
the Plains
John Sprague
Athens
Zorn
Grayson Manufacturing Company
Edith Moore
Plains
Legion to Meet at Post 21 Gathering
The regular monthly meeting of KK. T. Crossen Post No. 21 of the American Legion will be held at the Legion home 73 South Court street Wednesday evening March 3 at 7 30.
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KK. T. Crossen Post No. 21
The
American Legion
Legion Home
South Court Street
Governor Donahey May Delay Prohibition Findings
Columbus March 2 Governor Donahey likely will not announce findings from his probe into alleged improper conduct by state Prohibition department officials before next week. The governor's office indicated the delay.
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Columbus
Donahey
State Prohibition Department
Road machinery for county approved by board
Athens county commissioners approved the purchase of a five ton Holt tractor and an Adams grader for road construction costing 3659 and 1447 dollars respectively. O B Sloane resigned as Children’s home trustee after twelve years and A L Johnson of Athens succeeded him. The county nurse may send Everett Wagener to the Franklin county sanatorium for tuberculosis. The 1926 county budget was prepared and opened for public inspection. Commissioners in attendance were M P Ohlinger Andrew Murphy and J H Grosvenor.
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Athens County
O. B. Sloane
A. L. Johnson
Athens
Everett Wagener
Deanville
Franklin County
Commissioners Office
M. P. Ohlinger
Andrew Murphy
J. H. Grosvenor
Moonshine Outfit Found Hidden Inside Abandoned Mine
Prohibition Inspectors uncovered five gallons of whisky eight barrels of mash fifty two gallons of beer a fifty gallon copper still and gear inside an abandoned mine near Buchtel. Operators were absent and origin unknown authorities say arrests will follow. The find suggests two to three years of illegal production with access through a concealed sewer tile and a boat used to shuttle workers.
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Nelsonville
Buchtel
H. A. Sines
Joe Jonas
Lines
Troy MURDER Probe Shifts to Husband in Nesbitt Case
Troy investigators move along a back trail in the Nesbitt murder to focus on Jacob Nesbitt wife Frances Drake Nesbitt was killed February 19. Authorities probe his actions on the morning of the tragedy including a note about a furnace and draught. Special prosecutor Campbell may allow James H. Woodward to work as private investigator for the Drake family.
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Troy
Frances Drake Nesbitt
Jacob Nesbitt
Dayton
Alva B. Campbell
Charles Drake
James H. Woodward
Woodward
Man arraigned in death of Gallipolis woman
William Young of Columbus was bound over to the grand jury under 5900 bond after arraignment before Justice William Allshouse on a manslaughter charge in the death of Mrs. Donnally a member of Gallipolis old city family. The affidavit charges that treatments by Young caused fatal poisoning and Frank Dorsey of the Ohio medical board investigated before the arrest. Young does not claim a state medical certificate.
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Gallipolis
William Young
Columbus
William Allshouse
Donnally
Young
Frank Dorsey
Ohio Medical Board
Spends Day Solving Mystery
Bureau chief notes that solving mystery tales provides a strong form of recreation. He discusses how curious readers engage with clues and theories, appreciating the puzzle’s entertainment value.
Readings to unwind Hoover loves mystery stories
Washington March 2 real life thrillers fill John Edgar Hoover 31 chief of the bureau of investigation with routine after a long day. He seeks relief in a well written mystery story for mental rest noting heavy reading tires the mind and that love stories lack sustaining interest. He says mystery fiction lifts him into another world for several hours. He prefers not to spend time on solitary cards for relaxation.
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George Britt
NER
Washington
John Edgar Hoover
Bureau of Investigation
Federal Department of Justice
Hoover
Chicago factions reveal crime and iniquity tales from the city
Consolidated Press reports rising chatter as a Senate probe into Chicago crime spurs factions to publish alluring and sensational stories. It cites a dinner by the Genna gang for Robert E Crowe and notes subsequent notoriety and violence surrounding gang leaders and officials.
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Chicago
Genna
Crowe
Consolidated Press
Mar
Senate
Genna Gang
Better Government Association For
Robert E. Crowe
Genna Bro
Senate Pushes Amendments on Muscle Shoals Lease
Washington March 2 The Administration-Democratic group backing private operation of Muscle Shoals won the first test vote. The insurgent Senate bloc moves to amend the House lease resolution, aiming to restrain lease powers and block immediate private leasing, led by Senator Heflin of Alabama.
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Washington
Administration-Democratic Alliance
Muscle Shoals
Senate
House
Heflin
Alabama
Mother of Troy murder victim seeks action in mystery
Mrs. Frances Drake Nesbitt’s mother, Mrs. Charles Drake, speaks of delay and seeks an external investigator to solve the February 19 murder in Troy. She defends her son-in-law Jacob, praising him as innocent and unangry, and denies rumors of any other suitor or motive.
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Mother OF Troy
Troy
Charles Drake
Frances Drake Nesbitt
Ohio State University Coed
Spillman
Frances
Jacob
Chamberlain urges league plan to avert crisis in Geneva
Sir Austen Chamberlain will propose postponing action on enlarging the League of Nations council and instead push for a commission to assess membership bids. He aims to meet German delegates in Geneva, reassure them, and seek a broader understanding with Polish Spanish and Brazilian envoys amid cabinet deliberations on a formal policy.
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London
Council of the
League of Nations
Geneva
Austen Chamberlain
Sir Austen
League
Bishop Henderson Urges Members to Embrace Evangelism
Theodore Henderson told a local Methodist congregation that the church must focus on winning people to God rather than forming guilds or brotherhoods. He criticized teachers for stressing history over personal faith and urged all members to actively share the gospel, urging more humanism in religion and more religion in Romanism.
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Christinn Church
Theodore
Henderson
Fital Methodist Church
Christ
Bishop Son
Valet May Help Clear Mast ef Murder Mystery
Edward Sands, valet and secretary to director William Desm at, who was shot in Los Angeles, is expected to testify in Detroit within days. Police say Sands can help explain the murder, noting he was a close friend of stars including Mabel Normand and Mary Miles Minter.
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Los Angeles
Edward Sands
William Desm
Detroit
Sands
Mabel Norm
Mary Miles Minter
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Mary Louise
Miss Pickford
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U. S
Legion
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Deluxe
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