Young Woman Confessed Killing Sweetheart's Father
In Dundas Ohio Vinton County faces a fifth murder this year as Inez Palmer, 24, is jailed for first degree murder of William Stout, whose body was found in a well. Arthur Stout to be tried March 21 with a special grand jury likely.
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Inez Palmer
Arthur Stout
Collins
Bellaire
Stout
Arthur
Inez
William Stout
Jones
Columbus
Daughters of Midas Serial By Anne Austin
Anne Austin author of Daughters of Midas writes a new serial for the Athens Messenger. The piece profiles her as a mother of four and a prolific writer who balances family life with national magazine work. The novel follows Billy Wells a department store worker who aspires to be a musician and faces a life changing turn when a wealthy benefactor offers aid. Sunday March 27 marks the magazine section debut.
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Anne Austin
Midas
Athens Messenger
Mart Sunddy
Ellen Benson
Ellen
Vanity Fair
NEA Service
Daughters of Midas
Billy Wells
Billy Walle
Daughters of
Railroads stock coal as miners threaten April strike
Large coal users in Columbus area stockpile fuel ahead of a planned miners strike set for April 1. Railroads have built up reserves at all coaling stations, with the Hocking Valley line increasing stocks between Columbus and Toledo.
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Ohio
Columbus
Hocking Valley
Toledo
Miners Stand Pat as Industry Heads for Shutdown
The bituminous coal industry moves toward a shutdown on April 1 with no peace move in sight. John L. Lewis returns to union HQ after Miami talks, reiterating no wage cuts. Operators have shown no effort to resume negotiations, leaving the next move to them.
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Indianapolis
Ind
U.P
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Miami
Lewis
Coal buyers in Columbus stockpile while union mines face closure
Public utilities and large coal users in Columbus report surpluses as non union West Virginia and Kentucky mines backfill supply. City stocks hold a 60 day reserve. retailers await coal after April 1. Eastern Ohio union mines may shut from April 1 until a competitive wage scale is agreed.
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Columbus
West Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio Union
Cleveland
U.P
Ohio
Eastern Ohio Coal Operators’ Association
S. H. Robbins
Youghiogheny Ohio Coal Comny
Ntil
Prisoners Rebel at Alabama Penitentiary During Visitor Search
About 100 prisoners at the Montgomery Alabama penitentiary staged a rebellion after an order requiring all prisoners to be searched following visits. Warden and guards overwhelmed the disturbance, and security measures were intensified. No injuries were reported and operations were restored.
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Montgomery
Ala
15 Year Old Girl Sought in Half A Dozen States
Mary G Cabell, 15, daughter of Hartwell Cabell a wealthy lawyer, disappeared last Wednesday. Relatives trace a note with the name Charlotte Blake in her Spence School belongings, guiding searches across Texas and Virginia where Cabell family lines many. Police suspect she planned to disappear using that alias.
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New York
U.R
Charlotte Blake
Mary G. Cabell
Miss Cabell
Hartwell Cabell
Cabell
James Branch Cabell
Texas
Virginia
Spence School
Frick Buried After 108 Hour Rescue Effort
Albert Frick 22 died from Lan dry's paralysis and was laid to rest in Union cemetery Crystal Lake amid white roses. Six of 57 men who kept him alive 108 hours by artificial respiration attended his funeral sermon by Rev. R W Putnam of the Crystal Lake Methodist church.
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Crystal Lake
U.P
Union Cemetery
Albert Frick
Landry
Browning
R. W. Putnam
Methodist Church of
Canton Ex-Policeman To Face First Degree Murder Charge
Maud Streitenberger a former Canton policeman was to be arraigned today on a first degree murder charge in the slaying of Den Ry Meliett in Canton.
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Canton
Maud Streitenberger
den ‘Ry, Meliett
Inspector McCune Named Vehicle Division Inspector
Nelsonville March 14 F S McCune has left the county auditor’s office in Athens after a year and a half to become inspector in charge of Athens Hocking Meigs and Perry counties in the motor vehicle division of the secretary of state’s office in Columbus. He will start March 16 and will work with automobile registrars and sub agents in his district while remaining a Nelsonville resident.
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Nelsonville
F. S. McCune
Athens
Secretary of State’s
Columbus
McCune
Hocking
Meigs
Perry
Martial Law Declared in Native Area of Shanghai
Shanghai dispatch reports martial law imposed in the native area as Cantonese forces press toward Soo Chow. British guards in the foreign settlement reinforce positions after a near clash with Chinese troops attempting entry. Authorities tighten searches at the settlement and confiscate arms aimed at nationalist agitators. Cantonese forces disrupt the Nanking Shanghai railway by removing rails, wounding no one.
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Shanghai
Soo Chow
Nanking-Shanghai
Supreme Court Reverses Racial Housing Segregation Rulings
The United States Supreme Court today issued a far reaching decision reversing lower court rulings that upheld New Orleans city and Louisiana state regulations segregating white and Black residences.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
New Orleans City
Louisiana
Fifth in Year McARTHUR Vinton County Murder Disclosure
The fifth murder in Vinton county in a year was disclosed mainly by Sheriff Maude Collins who was appointed after her husband Fletcher Collins was killed on duty in 1925. Prosecutor W. J. Jones, born in Vinton county and a OSU graduate, helped obtain the confession and was elected county prosecutor after moving to McArthur to establish residence.
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Columbus
McArthur
Confession in Stout Murder Ties Palmer to Farm Tragedy
Miss Inez Palmer told authorities after hours of questioning that she and Arthur Stout fought over his relation with her and that she struck W. Stout with a heavy wood chunk. She then dragged his body to a well and tipped it in, aiding in the elder Stout’s death in the 1926 case. Arthur Stout faced a first degree murder charge.
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Stout
Miss Palmer
W. J. Jones
Vinton County
Maude Collins
William Stout
Inez Palmer
Arthur Stout
Stouts
Collins
Ray Cox
Inez
Mr. Stout
McArthur
L. H. Dye
Little County
Artie Stout
Fire Destroys Dry Goods Store in Ashley Ohio
A fire in Ashley near here today caused $15 000 in damage. The blaze leveled a dry goods store and damaged a bank building and a shoe store adjoining the blaze.
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Pelaware
Ashley
Fremont Girl 16 Expected to Recover After Poison Attempt
Miss Louise Upton of Fremont, age 16, drank poison after a quarrel with a boy. She attempted suicide last night when the boy did not keep an appointment. She was expected to recover today.
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Fremont
Louise Upton
Body found behind Fremont grocery store
Coroner W. H. Booth said a man found last night in the rear of a Fremont grocery store was the victim of alcoholism. He was clutching a quart bottle of alcohol as efforts to identify him continued.
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Fremont
W. H. Booth
Taft Accepts Honorary Membership From Ohio Journalists
William Howard Taft, chief justice and only living former president, accepted honorary membership in the Ohio Legislative Correspondents Association in a letter today.
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Columbus
William Howard Taft
Supreme Court
Ohio Legislative Correspondents’ Association
Coal strike looming in Iowa coal fields
Des Moines Iowa March 14 Union representatives and operators will meet with the state agricultural and industrial commission in the capitol Wednesday to avert a strike. If no agreement is reached to operate mines during negotiations a strike is set for April 1 when the current contract expires.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Agricultural and Industrial Commission
Hammill
Capitol
Sixth Annual Shrub Sale By Athens City Federation
The Athens City Federation of Women's Clubs announces its sixth annual shrub sale to aid city beautification. Wholesale shrubs plants and bulbs will be offered. Details on times and varieties to be announced by federation officers. inquiries may contact Mrs. Frank R. Murphey or Miss Helen Uillum.
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Athens City
Coolidge Silent on 1928 Run as Party Probes Support
Washington dispatch reports Republican leaders map the lay of the land for next year's election. If Coolidge shows strength and good economy, he may run. if the hinterland desires change, he may abstain. Leaders expect a decision once they gauge sentiment.
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Washington
U.P
Coolidge
Three Die in Japan Storms Across Central Regions
Heavy snowstorms across Central and Western Japan killed three people in Tokio and left about 100 missing in the Chichibu mountains. Widespread disruption followed, with communication breakdown and severe suffering in areas struck by last week's earthquakes.
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Tokio
Japan
Chichibu
Fire kills mother and two children at farm home
A gasoline stove boil over caused a container to explode in the kitchen of the William Douglass farm near New England. Mrs. William Douglass, 28, and her 4-year-old son William Franklin Douglass died from severe burns. Three other young children, including an 8‑month‑old, were rescued by the father and neighbors. the 9-year-old survived. The bodies were taken to Jagers funeral parlors and a burial is planned in Jeffers cemetery.
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New England
William Douglass
B. Parker
William Franklin Douglass
Pate
Douglass
Minor Sues for 10500 After Auto Crash
John W. Stove, next friend of Car Stover a minor, sues Fred Hoskins for 10500 claiming injuries from a July 29 auto collision on Athe Plains road near Edward Barker’s filling station. Plaintiff alleges Clarence Stover was struck, leg amputated, hospital bills at 211.50 and expenses 300 included. suit filed October 20 and trial today with jury selection underway.
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Car Stover
John W. Stove
Fred
Accid
Athe
Plains
Edward Barker
Carl Stover
Clarence Stover
Hoskins
Acc T
Sustrace Ss Ae
Cray Seeks Washington Post for Executives Post
Warren Cray, former Indiana governor candidate, asks President Coolidge to consider him for a Washington executive role. Representative Will R. Weed, a publican, notes Cray’s conviction for mail fraud and his march application.
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Washington
March
Warren Cray
Indiana
Coolidge
Will R. Weed
Publican
Weather summary from fragmented OCR
Fragmented weather note reports temperatures across two hour periods Sunday and Monday. Readable figures include numbers like 124 and 54 but key times and locations are missing.
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