Mexican Federal Army advances on rebel centers in Durango Torreon
Mexican Federal Army with 18 000 troops pushes north toward rebel strongholds in Durango and Torreon as Canitas falls without battle. Desertions cripple rebel efforts while Aguirre flees and Borquez reports rebels mass at Mazatlan with plans to seize Tampico and oil wells.
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Mexico
City
Mexican Federal Army
Durango
Torreon
The
Presidencia
Canitas
Zacatecas
Plutarco Elias Calles
Francisco Urbalejo
Calles
Emilio Portes Gil
Vera Cruz
Otrgat
Tampico
Real
United States
Buckley Sentence Postponed to Midweek in Columbus
Former States Treasurer Bert B. Buckley, convicted of conspiring to bribe a prohibition agent, is to be sentenced Wednesday or Thursday in Columbus as announced by Federal Judge Kenson W. Hough.
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Bert B. Buckley
Kenson W. Hough
Woman Slays Italian Priest in Canton Church
Mrs. Mary Guerrieri 27 shot and killed Rev. Joseph Riccardi 32 after mass in St. Anthony's Church Canton. She charged the priest with molesting her 5 year old daughter Pamela, alleging two attacks on January 17 and March 6. Parishioners detained her. Riccardi died at a hospital. Police said the girl had initially accused the priest but the prosecutor said the story is untrue.
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Canton
U.P
Mary Guerrieri
Joseph Riccardi
St. Anthony's
Guerrieri
Riccardi
Pamela
8. L. Agnone
Henry W. Harter
Italy
Cleveland
St. Anthony's Church
Joseph H. Schrembs
Harter
Hoover decisive leadership on Mexico policy
The article notes President Hoover rapidly assessed the Mexican situation. He supported the existing government by redirecting military aid from revolutionaries and arranging for defense planes to Mexico, stressing stability over endorsement of all actions.
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Portes Gil
Mexico
Appeals Court Denies WGY Relay of GE Radio Case
The District Court of Appeals denied the Federal Radio Commission petition for a rehearing of Radio Station WGY Schenectady owned by General Electric. WGY had challenged the 790 kilocycle channel full time denial last fall and the court had ordered the commission to grant the station's demand. The commission sought a rehearing early last week.
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Washington
U.P
District Court of Appeals
Federal Radio Commission
WGY
Schenectady
General Electric Company
Iroquois Tug Crew Quarantined Over Smallpox Cases
Pittsburgh news reports that the U S tug Iroquois at Shields Pennsylvania was quarantined today after three crew members tested positive for smallpox. The incident prompts safety measures as health authorities isolate the vessel and monitor sailors.
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Pittsburgh
U.P
United States
Shields
Two Men Held for Trial in Wire Thefts at Kimberley Mine
October Grand Jury indicted Don Kendall on stealing 515 pounds of copper wire from Kimberly Coal Company. Fred Harper faced multiple charges including 490 pounds stolen from New York Coal Company and 600 pounds from Hisylvania Coal Company. Both men pleaded not guilty and await trial in Athens County. arrested in Monroe, Michigan and returned by sheriff and officers.
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Kimberly Coal Company
Don Kendall
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Fred Harper
Worstell
New York Coal Company
Hisylvania Coal Company
Harper
Kendall
Monroe
Mich
Athens County
Wayne Wingett
Peter Barrows
C. F. Sachs
New Dry Law Sparks Nationwide Bootleg Reaction
Senator Wesley Jones of Washington defends the new law imposing jail terms for convicted bootleggers. He cites reports that several leading bootleggers quit, prices rise, and supply dwindles, signaling a shift toward enforcement and aridity in the United States. He predicts President Hoover will cement the industry’s demoralization.
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Washington
U.R
Wesley Jones
United Press
United States
LT Am
Jones
Hoover
Wet leaders oppose Drastic Jones Bill in Prohibition clash
Washington reports wet leaders fear the Jones bill will provoke a public backlash against prohibition. They warn harsher penalties may incite revolts and spur bootleggers to resort to violence to regain freedom. The Association Against the Prohibition Amendment stays apart from the dispute while predicting public intolerance of severe penalties.
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Washington
United Press
Association Against the Prohibition
Denison Defeats Ohio in Limited Audience Debate
Denison University defeated the Ohio University team 36 to 32 in Granville on the question that trial by jury should be abolished. The event drew a small audience, with Prof. W. H. Cooper of Ohio University noting the turnout. Ohio affirmative team members were E. L. Parker Dale E. Mansperger and Glenn Cole.
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Denison University
Ohio University
Granville
W. H. Cooper
Department of Public Speaking
Ohio
E. L. Parker
Dale E. Mansperger
Glenn Cole
Denison
Drunken Shooting Affray Arrests Near Glouster Sunday
In Glouster Ohio a drunken brawl led to Clyde Mitchell being shot in the hip near Mine No 16. Harry Johnson was arrested after Mitchell was shot at Johns home near Mine No 10. Several others including a 15 year old girl and three adults were jailed for intoxication. Johnson later held in Athens County Jail with charges to be filed as condition of Mitchell’s prognosis remains unclear.
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Glouster
Clyde Mitchell
Miner
Mine No. 16
Derthick
St. Francis Hospital
Columbus
Mitchell
Harry Johnson
Johnson
Athens County
Clouster
Williams
Heck
Mine 10
Johnson Home
Becky Stars
Thelma Sanborn
Carroll Mitchell
Athens
Bill Reeves
George Haynes
George Levy
Haynes
George Douglas
Douglas
Court of Justice of the Peace
Carl H. Porter
Costa
Paia
Porter
Hayns
Douglas J
Reck‘leas
Marshal Williams
Mine No. 10
Mine No. 6
Doctors Charged After Drunk Operation Death
In Elizabethton Tennessee on March 11 two doctors Dr W H Longmire and Dr Muriel Pinson faced charges of criminal negligence and intoxication after a 12 year old boy Elbert Grindstaff died following an appendicitis operation. Coroner W T Ferguson stated the autopsy showed the appendix was not removed and the organ was healthy. He indicated evidence the physicians were intoxicated on the operating table and later claimed they could not locate the appendix.
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Elizabethton
Tenn
W. H. Longmire
Muriel Pinson
W. T. Ferguson
Elbert Grindstaff
Ferguson
Longmire
Pinson
Little German Band to Attend Meigs County Event in Columbus
Band led by Big Ben Ewing plans full regalia appearance at the Meigs County Society gathering in Columbus this summer. The group drew attention at the bridal dedication last November and during Oma Aimona Davies welcome last fall. The Little German Band has appeared in films and may reach talkies soon.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Society
Columbus
Big Ben Ewing
Oma Aimona Davies
California
Court Docket Jammed With County Cases
Athens County Common Pleas Court opens with 9 am session as judge Worstell attends Cuyahoga County. Trials set for several mine cases and others. schedule fills next two months. Mary E Smith vs Lewis E Poston delayed due to defendant illness with April 13 trial to allow two child witnesses. Elizabeth Coey vs Alfred F Carr set for March 23 in a damage suit filed November 14, 1928. F J Beasley Milling and Grocery Co vs Ralph S Wolf to be tried April 9 for money damages. filed December 20, 1928.
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Common Pleas Court
Athens County
L. G. Worstell
Cuyahoga County
R. D. Williams
Mary E. Smith
Lewis E. Poston
Elizabeth Coey
Alfred F. Carr
F.J. Beasley Milling and Grocery Company
Ralph S. Wolf
Children Return to Class After Scarlet Fever Inquiry
Fourteen children isolated on Stimson Avenue Athens due to scarlet fever exposure last week return to school today. The illness stemmed from Marguerite Carsey, nine, daughter of Fred Carsey, with her condition described as much improved by supervising nurse Viola Fell.
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Stimson Avenue
Athens
Marguerite Carsey
Fred Carsey
Viola Fell
Hoover plans national inquiry on judicial system
President Hoover aims to form a ten member commission of respected attorneys and officials to study court procedure and judicial influence on juries, not to probe prohibition enforcement. The panel may hold public hearings and use sub committees, modeled after the Morrow Aircraft Board, with a report ready by December.
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Washington
Hoover
Congress
Justice Partment
Agy
Thie Seatee
National Defense
Morrow Aircraft Board
Coolidge
White House
Schick Tests For Athens School Children Begin
A representative from the Ohio State Health Department, Dr Mah, arrived in Athens to administer Schick tests to determine susceptibility among students. The initial screening targets District No 1 including Alexander York Lee and Waterloo Townships with Miss Clara Cavanaugh assisting.
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Ohi State Health Dept
Mah
Athens
Schick
Alexander
York, Lee
Waterloo
Age
Clara Cavanaugh
Mahoney
Viola Fell
Reporter escapes Juarez battle. vivid frontline account
Special NEA Service writer Francis Elroy Barden recounts the March 11 battle for Juarez led by Gen. Marcelo Caraveo. He describes intense fire, wounded federals, rebel advances and the chaotic streets as he and others flee across the Rio Grande.
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Juarez
Francis Elroy Barden
NEA
NEA Service Inc
Mex
Marcelo Caraveo
Chihuahua
Mexico
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G. F. Fine
United Press Star
Jesus M. Aguirre
Nogales
Ariz
Mazatlan
Sinaloa
Mexico Coast
Rancisco W Borquez
Sonora
Borquez
Jaime Ilo
Teral Borquez
Revoluts
Mexio
Portes
Buckley
Arthur Brisbane
King Features Incorporated
United Press Association
Kenneth G. Crawford
Cecil Owen
Maximino Ruiz
Meigs County
Genter
Prohibition
BAR Partisans
Paul R. Mallon
Col
Lino Alvarez
Alvarez
Rio Grande
International Bridge
Blue Cross
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