Two Major Cases to be Heard in Trial of Matheny and Moore
Prosecutor W. Finsterwald will press indictments against Clarence A. Matheny, Plains school principal accused of attempted rape, and A Ray Moore, former Mechanicsburg principal, missing after alleged coercion of a pupil. The grand jury list totals 48 cases, chiefly minor offenses aside from the two heavy charges.
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Clarency Matheny
Ray Moore
W. Finsterwald
Clarence A. Matheny
Plains
Ellen Parfit
Finsterwald
Matheny
The
Plains School
O. H. Rowland
Solons Move To Probe Smithsonian Controversy
Congressman Roy G. Fitzgerald announced a plan to seek a congressional investigation into charges against Smithsonian Institute secretary J. D. Wolcott. He began emailing colleagues for support and said action could not advance until December. Orville Wright figures into the dispute as a co-pioneer of early flight.
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Dayton, O
Roy G. Fitzgerald
J. D. Wolcott
Smithsonian Institute
Orville Wright
Fitzgerald
House of Representatives
Bob
Death by Own Action Probed in Columbus
Coroner Murphy to investigate the death of 50 year old Charles Cunningham who walked into White Cross hospital and announced he had swallowed poison. He declined to say if the act was accidental or tied to a personal crisis.
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Columbus
Murphy
Charles Cunningham
White Cross Hospital
Cunningham
Jenner blamed for smallpox deaths in Washington
The article condemns vaccination fears and asserts Jenner as a benefactor, noting nineteen smallpox deaths in Washington since January. It urges public health action to prevent an epidemic in the capital and argues against anti vaccination rhetoric.
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Jenner
Ashington
D. C
Public Health Service
Jobless total reaches two million in Britain trade slump
A gloomy Empire Development Union memo compiled by economist W A S Hewins states 2 757 190 Britons rely on state aid as British industry declines post war. It notes imports soar, agricultural population falls, and exports tumble across key sectors including iron steel textiles and worsted yarns.
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London
Britain
Empire Development Union
W. A. S. Hewins
Professor Hewins
Rum Runners Shift Base Yet Again Across Europe
London reports rum runners changing bases from England to Hamburg then France as Belgium ports gain appeal. Antwerp becomes center due to lax Belgian controls though profits fade. 1922 to 1924 exports to Belgium rise sharply, while London offices facilitate chartering ships for liquor to Antwerp. Some exporters fail. others, linked to a London club, keep limited returns amid waning confidence.
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London
United States
England
Belgium
Financial
of. D
Howeve
Antwerp
National elimination balloon race muddle to be cleared
The St Joseph contest committee plans a meeting to address Major A B Lambert's withdrawal of a disqualification order on Captain H E Honeywell and Herbert V Thaden if neither can win first or second. If accepted, Honeywell would be third and Thaden fourth, while W T Van Orman on Goodyear III leads after a ~600 mile flight to Reform Alabama. The top distances form the U S team for Brussels on June 7 for the Gordon Bennett cup.
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ST. Joseph
A. B. Lambert
Major Lambert
H. E. Honeywell
Herbert V. Thaden
Reform
Ala
Honeywell
Aberdeen
Miss
Lambert
Army
W. J. Flood
Carl H. Wolfley
United States
Brussels
One killed when car skids near Winchester pike
Death early today of Fred White, 21, resulted from an auto accident. White’s neck was broken when the car in which he was riding skidded and overturned in a ditch alongside the Winchester pike near here. Walter Barrett, who was riding with White, sustained slight bruises and cuts.
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Columbus
Fred White
White
Winchester Pike
Here
Walter Barrett
Kaiser’s Son Makes a Mysterious European Journey
The former German Crown Prince Frederick Wilhelm reportedly traveled from London to Italy, visiting Arezzo near Rome before Germany’s presidential election. A Rome dispatch cited Risorgimento claiming the trip aimed to win Roman Catholic Church backing for Hindenburg’s centrist party. The report notes church leaders opposed intervention in German affairs.
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London
Frederick Wilhelm
Italy
Germany
Rome
Morning Post
Arezzo
Risorgimento
von Hindenburg
Notables Lose Mother of Cardinal Merry Del Val
Madame Merry Del Val mother of Cardinal Merry Del Val Vatican secretary of state and Alfonso Merry Del Val Spanish ambassador to London dies in San Sebastian Spain.
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Paris
Madame Merry del Val
Cardinal Merry del Val
Vatican
Alfonso Merry del Val
London
San Sebastian
Spain
Athens County Peach Crop Lost to Bitter Winter Frosts
Athens county reports its 1925 peach crop wiped out by severe winter cold and late April frosts. Farm bureau notes budding time is underway with few trees showing bud development. Officials say frost damage may end a hoped for profitable fruit industry in the county.
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Athens County
Farm Bureau
Muiners
Mussolini Explains Italy’s Rise and America Ties
Barzini reports Mussolini works sixteen hours a day and remains popular. He recovers from a duodenal ulcer, praises American resourcefulness, and says his aim is to stabilize Italy and hand power to a loyal successor. Italy balances its budget and seeks debt repayment through production, labor, or gold.
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New York
Mussolini
Italy
Today
Luigi Barazini
Corriere D’america
Barzini
Senate
America
India
Egypt
Communists Lose Seats in Paris Municipal Vote
Paris May 4 Communists lost several officers in the municipal election Sunday according to official figures made public today The Communists were defeated for three seats on the municipal council Marcel Cachin a prominent figure in French politics also failed to win A left bloc claimed a surprise victory amid perceived loss of prestige after Donald Herriot's overthrow as premier
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Paris
Marcel Cachin
Left Bloc
Donald Herriot
Old Timers Wise Drawings Show Ancient Veneering
In tomb drawings near Thebes at Rekhinara, dating to the Fxo- Gus era, carpenters are depicted boiling glue, slicing valuable woods into thin sheets, and veneering onto coarser bases.
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Cairo
Egypt
Rekhinara
Thebes
Diviner predicts coming quakes in distant lands
Rome May 4 Professor Bendandi the earthquake diviner announced there would be earthquakes tonight in Mexico and the Antilles. He forecast May 9 shocks in the western Pacific, the Philippine Islands and Formosa with minor tremors May 16 in the Andes.
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Rome
Bendandi
Mexico
Antiles
Pacific Ocean
Philippine Islands
Formosa
Andes
Riffians Led by Abed-el-Krim Clash With French Forces
From Rabat on May 4 reports say 4000 Riffians led by Abed-el-Krim battle 12000 French troops in French Morocco and burn villages in Spanish Morocco. French airmen bomb the Riffians as both sides surge troops toward Tissa and near Offez with shortages of food.
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Rabat
Morocco
Abed-el- Krim
Robin Hood
French
Vilages
Spanish
France
Tissa
Offez
Abed
Two Earthquake Shocks Recorded at Fordham Seismograph
Fordham University reports two hour long earthquakes on their seismograph within 24 hours. The first shock lasted from 1 44 p m to 3 30 p m yesterday and the second from 5 19 to 9 20 p m. The events likely occurred in the Southern Pacific or East Indies about 9500 miles from New York.
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New York
Fordham University Today
Southern Pacific
East Indies
Water glass produced to preserve ORR through heating sand
A historic note describes making water glass by heating sand and a carbonate compound to preserve ORR materials. The term tosetbex appears as unclear OCR. The process highlights early chemical preservation methods linked to industrial uses.
Veteran of Two Wars Dead in Columbus
Captain Edward M. Slemmons veteran of the Spanish American War and World War I deputy collector in Columbus service and commander of Franklin Post No 1 American Legion died after three months illness. He served in Porto Rico during the Spanish War and was a former Ohio National Guard captain. He trained at Camp Hancock and was commissioned a first lieutenant at the start of World War I.
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Columbus
Edward M. Slemmons
Spain
Two Ways Seen to Evade Gas Tax in Brown Act Opinion
Columbus May 4. The state and sub divisions may escape the two cent gasoline tax only by producing gasoline themselves or by importing gasoline from outside the state, Attorney General Crabbe ruled in an opinion to the state bureau of accounting.
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Columbus
Crabbe
State Bureau of Accounting
Roseville brick plant operation sparks labor dispute
The Welfare Director in Columbus stated the state does not intend to compete with free labor as a response to charges by Dr. C. Welch of the Civic Association of Southeastern Ohio. Businessmen fear convict labor may displace workers and protest to Governor Donahey.
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Columbus
Roseville
Harper
Logan Gas Rates Fight Begins in Columbus
Ohio municipalities plan hearings before the state utilities commission as they oppose Logan Gas rate increases. About eighty-one cities including Athens and Chauncey are affected with a disputed seventy three cent service charge claimed by the company. J L Dever of the Citizens league filed protest demanding a full investigation.
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Columbus
Ohio
Logan Gas Company
State Utilities Commission
Score
Athens
Chauncey
Commission
J. L. Dever
Citizen’s League
Ashland
Quake Predicted By Professor Dandandu Hits Seismograph
A Paris Liberte report states a May 4 quake predicted by Professor Dandandu of IGrenoble University was recorded on the seismograph. The tremor, described as violent, occurred about 3,500 miles away possibly in Canada.
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Paris
Dandandu
Igrenoble University
Liberte
Canada
Keeping a Daughter in Clothes Isn’t Always a Financial Problem
A concise reflection notes that maintaining a daughter’s wardrobe can be driven by factors beyond money, including style preferences, climate needs, and growing size. It highlights practical approaches to budgeting and durable clothing choices.
Dark Hollow mine gears up for Great Lakes trade in 1917 basis
Meigs County reports Dark Hollow mine cleared and crews restored as Great Lakes Coal plans to load for the lake trade under the 1917 scale. Miners worked over the weekend to reopen rooms and entries, with hope of reviving other Pomroy Bend mines if results prove satisfactory.
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Meigs County
Dark Hollow
Pomeroy
Great Lakes Coal 'Company
Messinger Bureau
Great Lakes
Poméroy Bend
Cereabouts
Protection sought in West Virginia coal region injunction
Petition filed in a Wheeling federal court seeks a blanket injunction covering twenty mines in the northern Panhandle to curb United Mine Workers activity. The move names UMW officials and local leaders and asks for protection similar to earlier coal company cases. The court notified the union officers and set a May 26 Parkersburg term for proceedings.
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Wheeling W. V
Panhandle
West Virginia
United States District Court
United Mine Workers
Alea
Baker
Parkersburg
O Brook
Marshall Counties
Care Petitive
John J. Lewis
Internetional
The
United Workers
Lee Hall
William Rey
William G. Savage
Ohio Union
Frank Ledvinks
John Cinque
William Roberts
Vann. A.bittner
Joseph Angele
Interest National
United Mine W ‘Ers
Westginia-Pittsburgh Coal Co
Richland Coal Co
Man Coal & Coke Co
Red Cross Delivers Potatoes Amid Hard Times
Miss Irma Stanfield, secretary of the Athens County Red Cross, and assistants are busy delivering potatoes and clothes to distressed areas. Miners suffer from prolonged conditions, but the Red Cross still accepts potatoes for those who can spare them.
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Irma Stanfield
Athens County
Cress
Gardena
Red Cross
Beekeeping for Profit and Pleasure Explored
A historical article promotes beekeeping as a pastime and profitable activity. It highlights its accessibility and enjoyment, notes it can pay for itself, and offers a free booklet from the Department of Agriculture with a request for stamps and address to obtain a copy.
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Depmew Agriculture
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