Religion of the future must unite faith and science says professor
Dr. W. S. Gamertsfelder of Ohio University urged in a Presbyterian Brotherhood talk that religion must recognize human experience and values, accept scientific methods, and pursue interdenominational unity. He argued Christianity should welcome critical scholarship and subject beliefs to inquiry to become the religion of the future.
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Dr. W. 5. Gamertsfelder
Presbyterian Brotherhood
W. 8
Gamertsfelder
Ohio University
Credit Men Convene at Ohio Conference in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati on March 9 the Ohio State Conference of Credit Men drew 200 delegates who discussed complex issues facing the credit profession and shared industry insights at the gathering.
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Cincinnati
Ohio State Conference of Credit Men
Baby Sails Alone to Germany as Parents Seek Jobs
An eighteen month old baby named Felicitas Latterer sailed solo from New York to Stuttgart on the liner Dresden. Her unemployed father and mother placed her in the care of her grandmother for ten days while they attempt to restore the family fortunes. The infant will have a special diet and sleeping quarters under a stewardess.
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New York
Germany
August Latterer
Felicitas
Dresden
Stuttgart
Steamer Hermes Sinks Below New Orleans After Collision
The Swedish steamer Hermes reportedly sank 20 miles below New Orleans after colliding with the Norwegian freighter Modema. The New Orleans dock board said no lives were known to be lost, with Hermes crew brought ashore by the Modema. Wireless equipment failure delayed details of the wreck.
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New Orleans
Hermes
Former Athens Resident Clara Mills Dies in Columbus
Clara Mills Newhall of Newhall Ohio died Thursday at her family home in Bexley Columbus after a two year illness. Reared in Athens after moving from Creola as a child, she lived in Columbus after marrying James Newhall. She was a Methodist and survived by her husband two brothers Ed A Nelsonville Grover Columbus and four sisters Carrie Fulweider Margaret Miller Jessie Marquardt Elizabeth Mills. Funeral services are planned in Columbus Saturday evening and in Athens with burial there.
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Clara Mills, Newhall
James Newhall
Bexley
Columbus
Creola
Athens
Newball
Methodist Church
William
Mary Mills
Ed A
Nelsonville
Grover
Carrie Fulweider
Margaret Miller
California
Jessie Marquardt
Bloomington
Ill
Elizabeth Mills
Mills
Former Coolville Resident Marion Pilcher Dies in Cincinnati
News of the death of Miss Marion Pilcher in Cincinnati reached Coolville friends this morning. A sister of Fannie Pilcher buried here recently, she had long been a resident of Coolville. The body will return on B and O train No. 12, with funeral services Sunday afternoon at Mrs. Mame Hobbier’s home.
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Coolville
Marion Pilcher
Cincinnati
Ohio Wesleyan seniors elect Phi Beta Kappa members
For the first time in years men outnumbered women among seniors at Ohio Wesleyan University elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Nine seniors were named, including William A. Boehnker and John W. Severinghaus, Portsmouth, Mary E. Jane Pontius of Dayton, and Josephine E. Whittier of Mansfield.
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W. U
Delaware
U.K
Ohio Wesleyan University
Phi Beta Kappa
Ohio Wesleyan
William A. Boehnker
John W. Severinghaus
Portsmouth
Mary E. Jane Pontius
Dayton
Josephine E. Whittier
Mansfield
Koplof Calls School System Big Blunder
Five hundred delegates returned home from a one day convention of the central district Ohio Parent Teacher association in Marion. Dr C C Koplof of Bowling Green Normal college denounced the present school system as a gigantic blunder and called it the sorriest trade to teach great achievements to those with no ability or interest.
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Marion
U.P
Central District
Ohio
Parent-Teacher Association
C. C. Koplof
Bowling Green Normal College
West Virginia Tops 1927 Bituminous Coal Output
West Virginia led 1927 coal production for the first time with 151,680,000 tons of bituminous coal, surpassing Pennsylvania. Total coal output still favors Pennsylvania when anthracite is included, with 211,659,000 tons. Kentucky and Illinois followed in production rankings. Labor and consolidation talks surface as the United Mine Workers push for legislation to merge mines to cut excess capacity.
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West Virginia
Washington
U.P
Pennsylvania
Commerce Department
Keystone
Kentucky
Minois
Alabama
Indiana
Ohio
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Son of Wanamaker Founder Dies at 64 in Atlantic City
Rodman Wanamaker died at his Atlantic City home at 2 80 a m after a weeklong cold. A key backer of Richard E Byrd aviation including the Pole flight and the Trans Atlantic crossing he inherited his father John Wanamaker's department stores and owned the Philadelphia Record.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Rodman Wanamaker
Wanamaker Stores
Wanamaker
Richard E. Byrd
North Pole
John Wanamaker
America
New York
Philadelphia
London
Philadelphia Record
Record
Bones of Man Are Mystery Seek Identity
New Philadelphia March 9. Authorities today sought to identify the pelvis and bones of a man found Wednesday night in the Tuscarawas river near Port Washington. The discovery site lies 23 miles south of the White bridge tied to the case of Viola May.
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Man
New Philadelphia
U.P
Tuscarawas County
Tuscarawas River
Port Washington
White Bridge
William D. Herron
Viola May
Herron
Dover
Navy Yard Abolition Opposed in Brooklyn Debate
Navy authorities oppose reviving the plan to abolish the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Secretary Wilbur told Brooklyn labor leaders he does not favor it, despite the proposal raised by Rear Admiral Magruder and endorsement from Mayor Walker during a conference with New York's congressional delegation. The mayor suggested using the yard space for commercial docks.
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Washington
U.P
Navy
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Wilbur
Brooklyn
Thomas P. Magruder
al House Committee
Walker
New York
Ohio clemency board grants 68 paroles
In Columbus on March 9 the Ohio clemency board reported its March meeting results. Sixty eight penitentiary convicts were granted paroles while 66 cases were continued, two were deported to federal authorities, one released to another state, seven paroles revoked and six returned for violation of parole.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio Penitentiary
Ohio Clemency Board
Evacuation Ordered Near Magic Dam Cement Tower
Residents along the Big and Little Wood rivers prepared to abandon homes as reports warned the cement control tower of Magic dam might collapse. Authorities urged swift action and coordinated evacuations in Shoshone Idaho.
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Shoshone
Idaho
U.P
Big
Little Wood Rivers
Magic Dam
Loyal to Dobbin: Blacksmith Resigns Over Auto Stabling
Dover March 9 Loyal to Old Dobbin W E Lomady a Denver blacksmith town constable resigned when told his new job required him to drive an automobile Lomady said he preferred to drive a horse He noted he had fitted hundreds of horses with shoes but did not know how to repair a punctured tire.
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Dover
U.P
Dobbin
W. E. Lomady
Denver
Lomady
Secret inquiry into case of Boyers
Secret service operatives from the state department of public safety probed reports that Mrs Myron L Boyer was blackmailed over fabricating a nameless waif as the couple’s natural son. Investigators kept details secret with unconfirmed word the nurse involved was found and questioned.
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Detroit
Mich
U.P
Secret Service
State Department of Public Safety
Myron L. Boyer
Mrs. Boyer
Liquor Feud Blamed In Cleveland Slaying
Three suspects are held by police in the shooting death of 33 year old George Vivian whose body was found along Crossview road near Seven Hills village. The body shows six bullet wounds and police suspect the victim was shot and dumped from an automobile. A liquor feud is blamed as the motive.
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Cleveland
U.P
George Vivian
Crossview Road
Seven Hills Village
Gideon Rabshaw
Vivian
Dinner for Senator Willis Draws 300 Guests
Delegations from all parts of the Hocking valley visit the Willis dinner and smoker at Hotel Berry at 6 30 p m. and a courthouse meeting at 7 30 p m where Senator Frank B Willis and Ralph Cole speak. Music by Varsity Male quartet. Athens high school band to play. James P Wood to preside. Charles J Darlington to speak.
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Hocking Valley
Willis
Berry
Frank B. Willis
Ralph Cole
Toledo
Athens
James P. Wood
Charles J. Darlington
Mr. Darlington
American Legion
Bishop Schrembs weighs successor for Cleveland see
Bishop Joseph Schrembs said no decision yet on a successor to Bishop Thomas O Reilly as pastor of St John s Cathedral. He led a delegation of over 100 Clevelanders back from Scranton Pa after attending the enthronement of Bishop O Reilly as head of the Scranton diocese.
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Cleveland
U.P
Joseph Schrembs
Thomas €. O'Reilly
St. John's Cathedral
Schrembs
Scranton
O'Reilly
Attack Seen On Legality of Gasoline Tax
Ohio Treasurer Bert B Buckley forecast challenges to the gasoline tax after the Superior Oil of Cleveland paid January tax under protest through its attorneys and reserved rights to sue for recovery if the law is ruled unconstitutional The Ohio Supreme court had upheld the two cent per gallon tax in 1925 in a suit by Charles C Jones secretary of the Ohio State Automobile Association
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Columbus
Ohio
Illinois Supreme Court
Bert B. Buckley
Buckley
Superstor Oil Company
Cleveland
Ol ‘Company
Ohio Supreme Court
Charles C. Jones
Ohio State Automobile Association
Two Ohio Prisoners Hear Cases For Parole
In Columbus on March 9 William Chatfield and George Beazell two Cincinnati brokers in the penitentiary for embezzlement had their cases continued subject to call by the state board of clemency. Chatfield once Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor and Beazell are eligible for parole. Many Cincinnati residents including the trial court and prosecutor have requested their freedom. Their minimum sentences were commuted from nine years to two by Governor Donahey to make them eligible for parole.
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Columbus
U.R
William Chatfield
George Beazell
Cincinnati
State Board of Clemency
Chatfield
Beazell
Donahey
Oil Boom Hits Crooksville With Fracking Progress
Newark reports a lively oil rush around Crooksville. The Cline company pipe reaches 17 feet in the sand with 2500 feet of oil, and forecasted output near 1000 barrels daily. Nearby Wehrle and North Fork wells produce 5 to 109 barrels daily from 350 to 600 feet deep.
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Newark
Crooksville
Here
Cline Company
Wehrle
North Fork Company
Reed To Make Bid For Wisconsin Vote
Senator James A. Reed of Missouri will seek Democratic support in Wisconsin after addressing the Kentucky legislature in Frankfort next Tuesday. His managers said no definite date is set for Wisconsin speakers but expect mid to late March.
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Kansas City
James A. Reed
Missouri
Wisconsin
Kentucky
Frankfort
Reed
Villmoore
Five Oldest Mercantile Firms Bankrupt Amid Bellaire Coal Strike
Bellaire officials ask Ohio Tax Commission for tax relief after reporting five oldest mercantile concerns gone bankrupt or placed in receivership within 90 days. Council members claim hundreds flee the town while 2,000 are unemployed as tax burden remains high. If county auditor fails to act, the commission will compel reappraisal or order a flat tax cut, an unprecedented move. The case centers on reducing a 20 percent increase in appraised value and a tax duplicate of 22.6 million with a rate of 26 per thousand.
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Ohio
State Tax Commission
Bellaire
Commission
L. M. Duga
J. B. O'Toole
W. C. Kompart
H. C. Althur
County Board of Revision
Two Armed Bandits Rob Cincinnati Bank
Two armed bandits robbed the Peoples Bank and Savings company in Cincinnati today, fleeing with 3500 dollars after forcing two tellers to sit on chairs facing the wall and ransacking two cages. A mail carrier was also forced to face the wall during the deliveries.
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Cincinnati
Peoples Bank and Savings Company
Campaign Updates From The Campaign Log
Hoover plans Indiana Republican primary challenge to Watson. New York GOP meets for seven at large delegates. Reed travels from Kansas City to Oklahoma City on national tour. North Dakota anti Non Partisan League backs Frank Lowden. California votes for Walsh delegation to the Democrats. Norris Lowden slate in Nebraska backs Norris for GOP nomination.
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New York
Republican Party
Kansas City
Reed
Oklahoma City
Real Republicans
Leaguers
North Dakota
Frank O. Lowden
Norris-Lowden
Nebraska
Norris
Plea of Guilty Costly for Robert Mc Neal
Robert Mc Neal of Deanville pleaded guilty to expressing menacing and threatening conduct. He was arraigned before Magistrate Carl Porter yesterday afternoon and fined $10 plus costs.
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Robert McNeal
Deanville
lCarl Porter
Mining Concern Hew To Answer Charge Of United Mine Workers
In Columbus on March 9 the public utilities commission authorized W. P. Williams of Syracuse Meigs county to close his lane gas well after he stated insufficient gas to serve Meigs town. Twelve consumers may seek gas from another source.
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Hew
United Mine Workers
Columbus
U.R
Meigs County
Public Utilities Commission
W. P. Williams
Syracuse
Shock Knocks Out Inventor Of Fuelless Motor
Lester Hendershot of Pittsburgh was hospitalized in Washington after a high voltage shock during experiments with a fuelless motor. The incident occurred Tuesday and left him temporarily paralyzed arms and legs. authorities say his condition remains serious.
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Washington
Lester Hendershot
Pittsburgh
Hendershot
Capital City bootlegger taken at last
Jack Morrow known as the Lone Wolf in federal circles was seized in Columbus with a companion. Five cases of liquor were found in his office. Federal officers had shadowed him for three years hoping to arrest him with liquor. He supplied liquor to the 400 in Columbus and sold supplies to conventions by the case.
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Columbus
Jack Morrow
the Lone Wolf
Liberty
Morrow
Fall Not in Health To Attend Oil Case
El Paso March 9. Albert B Fal former Secretary of the Interior will not appear in Washington on April 2 due to health reasons. His physician Dr. H T Safford said Fall was host yesterday to oil magnate Harry F Sinclair, co defendant in the oil conspiracy case set to begin April 2.
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EL Paso
Texas
U.P
Albert B. Fal
Washington
H. T. Safford
Fall
Harry F. Sinclair
Girl 18 Attacked by Unidentified Man in Youngstown
Susanna Konian, 18, was assaulted while walking to a street car stop in Youngstown. A large powerful man struck her from behind, then fled when a passerby alerted the scene. The victim was taken to a hospital for treatment.
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Youngstown
Susanna Konian
Storm centers sweep the eastern United States
Three storm centers brought rain snow and gales to the eastern half of the United States today. Two disturbances moved east from the Newfoundland coast and over the Great Lakes as a third roared southeast from the northwest.
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Washington
United States
Newfoundland
Great Lakes
Accusations Denied Over Coal Field Conditions
Washington March 9 The Senate Interstate Commerce Committee heard mining officials defend wage and policing practices in central bituminous fields. F F Harriman of Clearfield Coal testified that his firm paid sheriffs seven dollars daily for deputies guarding mines, while other funds totaled sixteen thousand dollars in nine months. He argued officials should bargain, not dictate, amid charges of bias by United Mine Workers and probes into company hired police and wage agreements.
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Washington
Senate
Interstate Merce Committee
Bituma
F. F
March
Merce
Pace
United Mine Workers of A
F. E. Harriman
Olase
Clearfield Bituminous Coal
Synpany
New Central Railroad
al Labor Tribune
Athens Messenger Offers Help to Start Your Garden
A garbled notice from the Athens Messenger promises guidance to readers for starting a garden. It mentions an information bureau and copying services, urging readers to obtain a booklet for long satisfaction and fresh produce, with names like Frederick J. Gaskin referenced.
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THE
Athens
Messenger
Tequighise
Ormation Bureau
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United Press
Cincinnati Bank
Secretary of Commerce
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James Watson
Thomas J. Walsh
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