Prohibition Critic Deems Dry Law a Failure After Underworld Tour
New York report says Rev. James Empringham of the church temperance society visited bootlegger dens in Chicago Atlanta Rochester and other cities to test the Volstead act. He calls prohibition wrong in principle and says it has weakened police and increased bribe risks. He planned a pamphlet praising prohibition but was dismayed by his findings.
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New York
James Empringham
Church Temperance Society
Empringham
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Chicago
Atlanta
Rochester
Disarmament Push Faces European Skepticism at White House
President Coolidge hosts Alanson B. Houghton for disarmament talks as Europe questions U S resolve and the League of Nations plans a preliminary conference. Houghton reports urge frank bargaining across the table while the Senate reservations remain unchanged and World Court debates loom.
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London
Paris
Coolidge
Alanson B. Houghton
Great Britain
White House
Europe
Department of State
Washington
United States
League of Nations
Houghton
Houchton
Geneva
Germany
League
League Council
Reed
Missouri
Senate
Borah
Wanted man Tracey identified in postal robber case
One of three post office robbers captured by Sheriff Harry Flynn in Blackstone Massachusetts was identified by Providence Rhode Island detectives as George Tracey a noted and desperate bandit and robber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackstone
Mass
Goggs
Harry Flynn
Providence, R. I
George Tracey
Spring Weather Brings Death to 12 Chicagoans
Chicago reports twelve killed and eighteen injured in eleven vehicle crashes on the first day of spring. The casualties raise 1926 spring period totals to 169 deaths and nearly a score seriously hurt, as fair weather and sun filled the highways.
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Chicago
Russian Flapper-Bandit Tips Off Cops With Stockings
Leningrad reports Arkady Kulakoff the 25 year old bandit leader known as the sheik and flapper was sentenced to death for the $75,000 post office robbery. Katy Scheftzova aged 20 received six years and two others three years. A silk stockings purchase helped police connect the gang to the loot and the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leningrad
Russia
Arkady Kulakoff
Katy Scheftzova
Arkady
Katy
Vera Lebedivia
Ivan Zubov
Ivan
Three States Bid For Privilege Of Hanging Candy Kid
New York March 22 Rich ard R. Whittemore the dapper Candy Kid gang leader and murder suspect along with seven men and a woman under arrest are being tried. Evidence mounts with six suspected murders and three states New York New Jersey and Maryland may bid for the hanging of Whittemore and his gang. The group specialized in jewel heists and spent large sums in Broadway night clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Richard R. Whittemore
New Jersey
Maryland
Whittemore
Tiger Kid
Broadway
Ice floe breaks flood hits Oil City area
Ice frozen in the river broke loose in Oil City Pa causing rising flood waters. The rock bridge at Franklin washed out after a street car passed, suspending service between Oil City and Franklin. The Reno bridge outside Oil City also failed, severing the connection to Franklin road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oil City
Franklin
Big Rock
Reno
Franklin Road
Driver Gauges Wreck of Bandit Car After Hold Up
Cleveland police detain two men on charges after taxi driver Ralph Miller chased a car that had robbed John F. Wilson of 50 dollars. The car crashed against a telegraph pole in an alley. the occupants fled as Miller pursued. The bandit car carried a Michigan license.
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Cleveland
Ralph Miller
John F. Wilson
Wilson
Miller
Michigan
Illinois Quake Jolts Harrisburg Area
An earthquake shook Harrisburg Illinois for about eighteen seconds this morning causing dishes to rattle and widespread unease across the region.
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Illinois
Harrisburg
Confession Ties Killing of Roy Lee to Wife’s Infidelity
In Sandusky Michigan on March 22, Pearl Dorling confessed to shooting 18 year old Roy Lee after his wife Elizabeth admitted misconduct with him. Dorling said Elizabeth urged murder and handed him a gun during a blizzard crime scene near farmer William Sager’s home. Mrs Dorling later killed herself at Lee’s funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandusky
Mich
Pearl Dorling
Roy Lee
Dorling
Lee
Elizabeth
Earthquake Kills 25 in Adalia Turkey
A quake in Adalia Turkey leaves 25 dead and many injured. The disaster was reported by a daily dispatch from Constantinople, published today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Adalia
Turkey
Daily News Dispatch
Constantinople
Diplomats at odds over disarmament conference terms
Paris reports a split between France and the United States on disarmament terms with France pressing for an all inclusive review and burden sharing based on geographic position and production, while Britain and the U S deny any disagreement with Paris and say no conference proposals have been made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
The
Daily Express
Cecil
M. Boncour
League
United States
France
International
Great Britain
Foreign Office
Athens Man Denied Right To Drive Car For Ninety Days
Dave Wade of Athens pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and was fined 25 dollars and costs. His license was revoked for ninety days by Mayor Alex M. Moore in police court. Wade faces arraignment on a charge of transporting intoxicating liquor after a pint bottle of whisky was found in his car. A collision on West State Street at State and Congress streets damaged the Chevrolet driven by Desmer Poling of Logan and the Ford Wade was driving. Wade's companion Jim Brooks, also charged with intoxication, was arraigned and fined 10 dollars and costs.
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Dave Wade
Athens
Alex M. Moore
Wade
State Street
Desmer Poling
Logan
West State Street
State
Congress Streets
Congress Street
Jim Brooks
Woman sues railroad over nervous condition claim
Sadie Henkin of Youngstown files in federal court alleging mental pain and humiliation caused by a Pennsylvania railroad conductor’s loud and boisterous language. The suit seeks damages for a nervous condition resulting from the incident reported in Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Pennsylvania Railroad
Sadie Henkin
Youngstown
Germany to Wage Fight for Equality in League of Nations
Berlin March 22 German foreign minister Herr Stresemann told the Reichstag that Germany will continue the political battle for equality as a great power within the League of Nations He explained the failure of the league to admit Germany and stressed admission on equal footing with the Allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
League of Nations
Herr Stresemann
Reichstag
League
Ohio appeals court reviews non-support ruling in Baylor case
The state appeals the juvenile court verdict finding Edward Baylor guilty of non support. Common Pleas reversed the juvenile court, claiming lack of jurisdiction and error in conviction and fine. Emmett Keenan leads the error prosecution. Appeals Court session begins in October.
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Court of Appeals
Ohio
Common Pleas Court
Edward Baylor
Saylor
Lee Township
Albany
Emmett Keenan
Appeals Court
Solving Audrey's Message and Writing Contest Clue
The mystery of the pied letter to Miss Audrey Morton unfolds as Malcolm Duart offers cash prizes for readers who form the most English words from the letters TNEHEMSOEW and propose a newspaper serial title. Submissions must follow 1926 rules with one entry per contestant.
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Audrey Morton
Malcolm Duart
Audrey
Messenger
Canvass Begins at Presbyterian Church Weeklong Effort
Dr. WIlcox led a formal church canvass that started yesterday morning and will continue through the week with morning reports next Sunday. Speakers included Rev. A Y Wilcox Prof A A Atkinson from Ohio University and Prof R H Rupp. Student Pastor W Walter Ludwig spoke on giving and its effects. Missionary work was reviewed at evening services and youth groups discussed prohibition and strengthening their society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyteriant Church
A. Y. Wilcox
A. A. Atkinson
Ohio University
R. H. Rupp
W. Walter Ludwig
Two Aged Men Taken by Death in Ames Area
Amesville, March 22. John Swett, former Ames and Bern township resident and last Civil War veteran in Bern, buried at Mt Hermon Bern. Daniel J. Hixson, 76, dies after several weeks illness leaving a widow and two daughters. Funeral Tuesday at 10:30 A M at the M E church with burial beside a former wife in Athens.
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Amesville
John Swett
Ames
Bern
Mt. Hermon
Swett
Harvey Linscott
Ames Township
Daniel J. Hixson
M. E. ‘Church
Athens
Aged Woman in Serious Condition After Fall
Mrs. Elizabeth Nida, 75, mother of Mrs. Ray Shafer, was rushed from Sheltering Arms hospital to the Shafer home in Arden Place by Newsom-Walburn ambulance after a fractured hip. Her serious condition stems from age and general health decline following a February 24 fall on stairs while answering the phone.
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Elizabeth Nida
Ray Shafer
Shafer
Arden Place
Newsom-Walburn
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Injured Man in Columbus Auto Crash Appears in Athens
Clyde S. Weingard of Columbus salesman for Mason Tire and Rubber has been seriously injured on Winchester Pike. He has appeared in Mayor Alex M. Moore's court three times in the last month on intoxication and traffic violations charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde S. Weingard
Mason Tire and Rubber Company
Columbus
Winchester Pike
Athens
Alex M. Moore
Marie Cooley Granted Divorce in Common Pleas Court
Marie Cooley was granted a divorce from Oscar Cooley by the Common Pleas court on grounds of neglect and cruelty. She receives custody of their child Betty Jean and alimony of 10 dollars monthly plus 15 dollars monthly for child support.
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Marie Cooley
Oscar Cooley
Common Pleas Court
Miners Arraigned in Booneville Rioting Case
In Booneville Indiana eighty seven union miners were arraigned in circuit court and pleaded not guilty to rioting charges tied to last month's unrest at non union mines.
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Booneville
Ind
Gloria Swanson Stricken by Illness in New York
New York March 22 Gloria Swanson screen star is slightly ill in her apartment with an acute lack of influenza.
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Gloria
New York
Gloria Swanson
Senate to Launch Three Major Probes This Week
Senate plans three broad investigations this week into American life focusing on prohibition tariffs and the New Jersey textile strike. Probes will examine home social habits business affairs and labor conditions with inquiries expanding into communist influence and wages in textiles as part of the broader inquiry program.
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Washington
Senate
New Jersey
Senate Judiciary Committee
Special Tariff Committee
Manufact Committee
Senator LaFollette
Republican
Wisconsin
Senator Edge
United States
Upe
la Follette
Dewey Hupp Re jailed after nine months at large
After nine months at large following a jail break on June 30 Dewey Hupp was arrested in Newark. Deputy Sheriff Jake M. Cady and Glouster Chief Henry Williams brought him back to Athens county jail where he will serve out his assault sentence.
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Dewey Hupp
Athens County
Hupp
Newark
Jake M. Cady
Henry Williams
Glouster
Cars of College Students Stolen Near Varsity Inn and Church
H C McCord a student from Ashvillez reported his Buick missing from in front of the Varsity Inn at about 7 PM Saturday. It carried Oregon license tag A 76 687 and was insured. Everett Glass of Cumberland reported his Buick touring car stolen from in front of the Methodist church last night and later found on East Mill Street near the B and O railroad crossing.
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H. C. McCord
Ashvillez
Varsity Inn
Everett Glass
Cumberland
East Mill Street
B. and O
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Wilcox
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