Family on Scene as Suspects Questioned in Pomeroy Murder
James McCumber's body was found in an old cistern on the John Arnold property. Coroner and officers describe dragging the body up a hill and into the cistern. Two suspects, Richard Rhodes and John Hedrix, are held without sleep and separated for questioning. McCumber leaves multiple relatives in Pomeroy and Delaware, including sons Harvey Allan and Raymond, and daughters Mrs Roy Watson and Mrs Ed Hysell.
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Pomeroy
James McCumber
John Arnold
John Radcliffe
Methodist
Beech Grove
Ewing Undertaking Establishment
Ewing
McCumber
Richard Rhodes
John Hedrix
Hedrix
Hades
Rhodes
Herf
Harvey
Allan
Raymond
Delaware
Roy Watson
Ed. Hysell
Lewis
George
Pratts Fork
Lydia Carl
Kingsbury
Julia Hudwell
Athens R. D
Elizabeth Striles
Willsbury
W. Va
Practical Joker Shot And Killed In Montgomery
In Montgomery on March 26 J D James an 18 year old newspaper reporter was killed by his friend J T 4th a garageman. James entered Smiths garage and jokingly shouted stick em up. Smith fired a revolver thinking a bandit was behind him. Smith is jailed after a nervous breakdown.
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Montgomery
Ala
J. D. James
James
J. T. 4Th
Smith
Sunday Serial Concludes The Yellow Stub And Announces Next
The Messenger wraps The Yellow Stub with a happy ending as Jimmy Rand learns who killed his father, gains a fortune, and wins Mary Lowell. Olga Maynard remains in love but Jimmy’s heart is with Mary. Barry Colvin and Janet Rand plan marriage as the paper previews a new serial title and start date.
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Jimmy Rand
Mary Lowell
Olga Maynard
Jimmy
Henry Rand
Barry Colvin
Janet Rand
Fate of Tiger Girl Hinges on Bandit Husband
New York report says Margaret Whittemore known as the Tiger girl remains jailed among nine in the Whittemore gang. Her bandit leader husband Richard Reese Whittemore promises to speak if freed, hoping to expose a system that stole nearly $1,000,000 in two years. District Attorney Ban ton would release her if he talks, aiming to trap higher-ups who aided the gang.
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New York
Margaret Whittemore
Richard Reese Whittemore
Whittemore
Jacob H. Banton
Suicide and attempted suicides reported in Cleveland
Police records show several self harm cases in Cleveland. Mary Mackin, 21, hanged herself at home. John Karnosh, 65, leaped from a window. Helen Toth, 27, recovering after swallowing poison. A 21 year old girl was stopped from drowning herself in Lake Erie.
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Cleveland
Mary Mackin
John Karnosh
Helen Toth
Lake Erie
Police Pursue Suspect in Dry Sleuth Gun Battle
Columbus police continue search for Joe Conrad, alleged rum runner, after he shot federal informer Sam Rosofsky in a Wednesday night street gun battle. Rosofsky wounded, Conrad hit in the hip and hospital condition unclear.
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Columbus
Joe Conrad
Sam Rosofsky
Rosofsky
Grant Hospital
Conrad
Keyes Readers East Trip Results In Murder Probe
Los Angeles DA Asa Keyes has not released details of the eastern tour into the William Desmond Taylor murder case. Deputy Fitts says many false reports circulate and findings will be announced after Keyes returns to Los Angeles. Edward Sands is believed to hold key information. Charlotte Shelby will be questioned upon Keyes’s return.
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Angeles
William Desmond Taylor
Asa Keyes
Keyes
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Los Angeles
Baron Fitts
Edward F. Sands
Taylor
Charlotte Shelby
Mary Miles Minter
Glouster Doctor Seriously Hurt After 14 Foot Fall
Dr D E LeFever state senator from the 9th Ohio district was seriously injured when he stepped off a porch and fell about fourteen feet to a brick pavement behind the Fisk home in Glouster. He suffered a compound fracture of the left knee cap and chest injuries. He was transported by Andrews-Wallace ambulance to Grant hospital, Columbus, with Dr H G Gibson assisting.
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Andrews-Wallace
H. G. Gibson
LeFever
Ohio
Mine Owners Ask Out in Wages That They May Continue to Operate
March 26 report from Indianapolis notes ongoing secret conferences between John J. Lewis president of the United Mine Workers of America and Ohio coal operators over the mining situation in Ohio. Lewis could not be reached as he remained in conference and unavailable for comment.
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Indianapolis
John J. Lewis
United Minee Workers of America
Ohio
Lewis
Committee of
John S. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Thirteen Years Since Ohio Flood Destroys Bridges
Zanesville records mark thirteen years since the 1913 flood washed out all Muskingum river bridges to Marietta and Licking river bridges to Newark. Only the Y and Fifth Street bridges survived in the city once known as the City of Bridges. Two lives were lost though two thirds of Zanesville lay underwater up to twenty feet deep.
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Zanesville
Muskingum River
Marietta
Newark
Licking River
Fifth Street
Ohio
Coal operators meet with UMWA chief over reopening mines
Committee members return from Indianapolis after a conference with John S. Lewis. They plan a formal report at a Nelsonville meeting early next week with no word yet. The aim is to reopen Hocking Valley mines and reinstate two year unemployed miners at five dollars a day.
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Nelsonville
T. R. Biddle
Athens
Poston Consolidated Coal Company
Columbus
Dr. Biddle
P. C. Morris
Newton
N. D. Monsarratt
J. H. Pritchard
Lewis
Hocking Valley
Jacksonville
Mystery Solved in Rushville Church Basement Expansion
In Rushville Indiana shadows and muffled sounds led neighbors to investigate the basement of the Main Street Christian church. It was discovered that male church members were secretly excavating to enlarge Sunday school space, working at night due to daytime jobs.
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Rushville
Ind
Main Street
Senate weighs Italy war debt pact amid ratification battle
Washington reports the Senate shard battle over the 2.042 billion dollar Italy debt settlement. Democrats and insurgents attack on lack of knowledge about Italy resources, tax costs, and future debt revisions while administration leaders push for immediate ratification backed by Senator Smoot who argues the resources were thoroughly assessed and the deal was the best possible.
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Washington
Italy
Senate
America
Smoot
Utah
Logan Gas Company rate hike hearings resume June in Columbus
The State Utilities Commission will resume its June 9 hearings on Logan Gas Company’s request to raise rates. Protestants from Marion Elyria Bucyrus and other towns are expected to submit evidence following the company’s completion of its direct testimony.
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Columbus
State Utilities Commission
Logan Gas Company
Marion
Elyria
Bucyrus
England musician invents portable piano folding to three feet
A English musician unveils a folding portable piano that becomes only three feet long when compact. The device promises easy transport for performers and venues seeking compact grand piano alternatives.
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England
Commerce Department Overwhelmed by 500 Radio Station Applications
Washington March 26 The Commerce Department reports 500 applications to operate new radio stations await action by Secretary Hoover. A broad wavelength reallocation is planned after Congress acts on pending radio bills. Existing stations will be redistributed across 200 to 545 meters to reduce interference.
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Commerce Department
Congress
Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Department of Commerce
W. D. Terrell
Final hearing set in Chauncey school case Saturday
The State of Ohio seeks final resolution in the Chauncey Dover school district consolidation case against Leona Swart. Evidence was accepted midweek, and the final hearing is scheduled for Saturday in Common Pleas court. Swart, former secretary treasurer, was ordered to turn over books after a court ruling on district consolidation.
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Ghauncey School
State of Ohio
Leona Swart
Common Pleas Court
Chauncey
Dover
Beman Thomas
Columbus
North Hocking Coal Company
Nelsonville
Porter Sweazey
Buchtel
Willis Rife
Ajax Rubber Company
Roudebush
Merchantile Acceptance Company
Wallace
James Murray
Cleveland Flu Epidemic Seen Subside
Cleveland health officials report the influenza epidemic showing signs of subsiding with about 4,000 cases on record at dawn. The city hospital contends its contagious ward is full with overflow patients sent elsewhere. Three hospitals St Alexis St Johns and Maternity set police guards at entry doors to limit visitors.
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Cleveland
City
H. L. Rockwood
City Hospital
St. Alexis
St. Johns
Maternity
Assets of Indemnity Company Not Known Now
Columbus March 26 Inasmuch as the available assets of the Great American Mutual Indemnity company of Mansfield at this time are unknown with certainty all policy holders are advised that while it will be the endeavor of the department to protect policy holders to the uttermost there is no assurance that claims now matured or hereafter arising under policies that may be continued in force will be paid in full State Insurance Superintendent Conn today Conn was instructed by the Franklin county appellate court Thursday to take charge of the companys affairs for purposes of liquidation The sure way therefore is for the policy holder to cancel his contract and place such coverage with a sound company one whose officers and managers appreciate that the assets of insurance companies are trust funds
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Columbus
Great American Mutual Indemnity Company
Mansfield
Department
Conn
Franklin County Appellate Court
Power Shutdown Planned Sunday Morning
Electricity supplied by Southern Ohio Power Company including Athens will be shut off between 7 and 9 Sunday morning.
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Southern Ohio Power Company
Athens
Husband in Wife's Murder Plot Trial Opens
In Los Angeles on March 26 William H. Bowers, a wealthy Sawtelle banker and attorney, testified at the preliminary hearing of his wife Olive Orr Bowers and Elmer M. Archer on charges they conspired to murder Bowers by poisoning his coffee. The case links the Bowers family to Mansfield Ohio.
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Los Angeles
William H. Bowers
Sawtelle, Washn
Bower
Olive Orr Bowers
Elmer M. Archer
Bowers
Mansfield
Ohio
Archer
Farm leader calls for thorough cleaning in Agriculture Dept
Assistant State Auditor Silver charged that 1250 dollars paid by Columbus auto show for cattle barn rent at the state fair grounds was not deposited to the state treasury. Director Truax denied receiving a 457 dollar check claimed by auto show president Anson B. Coates. Silver said 792 dollars were diverted to last year’s fair bills. A farm interests delegation led by L. J. Taber urged a thorough house cleaning and a square deal for all.
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Columbus
Silver
L. J. Taber
Barnesville
National Organization of the Grange
Ohio
Two minors injured in auto collision in Cleveland
Cleveland report says George Perrick aged 13 and Alberta Powell aged 10 were hospitalized with fractured skulls after being struck by cars late yesterday.
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Cleveland
George Perrick
Alberta Powell
Mother Saves Baby From Smoke In Fire at Barn Sparks
Mrs Loretta Zachery carried her 2 weeks old Louise from a smoke filled home as flames from a burning barn set off the fire. Seven other children and two adults escaped from the burning building.
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Cleveland
Loretta Zachery
Louise
Referendum Push Faces Congressional Hearings on Prohibition
Congress prepares for separate April hearings as wets and drys assemble witnesses to argue for legalizing beer and wines without changing the Eighteenth Amendment. Capt Stayton Codman Wheeler lead campaigns to influence public opinion ahead of the 1928 campaigns with testimony and propaganda efforts.
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Sénate Judiciary Committee
Congress
W. H. Stayton
Baltiemore
Julian Codman
Bogeton
Codman
Wayne B. Wheeler
Eralissimo
Anti-Saloon League
Eyie Dence
Wisconsin student Rakita returns after disappearance
Lester Rakita an 18 year old Wisconsin university student who vanished March 5 is speeding back to resume studies after being picked up by police at the post office to receive a letter from a Madison girl. He said he left school to see the country and had traveled through many western states.
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Little Rock
Ark
Lester Rakita
Wisconsin University
Madison
Wis
Rakita
Floors Need Staining and Renovation Tips Booklet Free
Read about restoring dull or streaked floors with staining finishing waxing and oiling. The publication Floors Floor Coverings offers free distribution and a coupon request with two cents return postage to receive the booklet by mail.
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Eau
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