Rum Row Sealed as Coast Guard Foils Whisky Trade
Twelve east guard vessels join the fleet to curb rum runners at Rum Row near New York. Prices for real Scotch whiskey surge to 75 dollars uptown as enforcement tightens. A fire destroys a rum boat at Seabright, N J, while guns are mounted on some ships to deter but not attack vessels. Federal prober Buckner crackdown signals shift for bootleggers.
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New York
East Guard
Coast Guard
Buckner
Seabright
N. J
R. Q. Merrick
Federal Prohibition
Philippines Rocked by Seventh Quake in Twelve Hours
An earthquake struck the southern Philippines early today in a sequence of seven quakes over twelve hours. Six tremors were described as severe and were felt across the southern districts, but no serious damage was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Philippines
Today Cities Worry Mr. Coolidge Gold Returns to Power
France campaigns in North Africa face a Rif rebellion with Spaniards pushed to the coast. France claims 4,000 aircraft and trained crews will tilt the war, as air power challenges ground forces in a dramatic aerial contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Coolidge
Delicatessen
France
North Africa
Lloyd George on Hindenburg election and German governance
Lloyd George argues the Hindenburg election does not restore the monarchy. He believes Germany recognizes the damage of monarchy and will not return to autocracy. He notes social democrats educated the masses for years and that imperial rule weighed on the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd George
Germany
social democrat_ party
Keyhole Sleuth Gladys Roberts Testifies in McClintock Case
Chicago detective and telephone operator Gladys Roberts testified in the death inquiry of William McClintock. She quoted John Jones, head of a detective agency, telling W. D. Shepherd to “stick to one story and they’ll never get you.” She heard the remark through a door keyhole.
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Gladys Roberts
Chicago
William McClintock
W. D. Shepherd
John Jones
Shepherd
Mrs Julie Shepherd to Surrender on Coroner's Verdict
Chicago May 6. Mrs Julie Shepherd was to surrender at the sheriff's office per a mittimus issued by the coroner's jury which named her in a formal verdict with her husband William Marling Shepherd in the Mc Clintock murders. A bitter bail fight was predicted, and she fled after learning of the verdict.
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Chicago
Julie Shepherd
Sheriff's Office
William Marling Shepherd
Billy’ McClintock
Billy
Emma Nelson McClintock
Shepherd
Robert M. Stoll
Mrs. Shepherd
Robert E. Crowe
Olson
Wolf
Charles Fitzmer
Kenilworth
Dismissal Sought for Two Ohio Mayors
Governor Donahey weighs requests to remove Mayor Charles Keigley of Mt. Vernon after indictment on bribery charges to permit gambling. Mayor Howard F. Kelley of Hamilton faces removal bids from Rev. F William B McBrien and 58 supporters over alleged liquor and gambling law enforcement failures.
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Columbus
Donaheey
Ohio
Charles Keigley
Mt. Vernon
Harris
Knox County
Howard FE. Kelley
Hamilton
William B. McBiinie
Supreme Court voids closed shop clauses in contracts
Ohio Supreme Court rules that contracts requiring union-only employment are invalid. The decision upholds a Cuyahoga County ruling in the Cleveland Street Railway Union case challenging a wage-increase contract with a mandatory closed shop clause.
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Supreme Court
Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
Cuyahoga County
Cleveland Street Railway Union
Board of Arbitration
Charing
Arbitration Board
Com
Athens Folk Display Unusual Banking Knowledge
In Athens, residents expertly navigate banking terms like drafts, certified checks, and deposits. The piece notes that locals, including Mrs Average Citizen, routinely handle banking tasks, keep balances in check, and shop for services with confidence, reflecting a surprising financial literacy in the college town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Smiley
Athens
Banke
Jack Dempsey and Estelle Leave for Europe
New York May 6 Dempsey sails with Estelle amid well wishers aboard the Berengaria bound for Europe. The heavyweight champion says the trip serves both honeymoon and a chance to stage fights abroad. He plans five to six weeks visiting England France and possibly Germany and will fight anyone who offers suitable terms.
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New York
Godspeeds
Army of Friends
Jack Dempsey
America
Europe
Dempsey
England
France
Germany
Blanket injunction sought by coal firms to curb strike impact
United States deputy marshals began serving 200 defendants and workers in Wheeling as notice of a blanket injunction application filed by fifteen coal companies. The case aims to prevent interference with mining in Panhandle counties West Virginia. Hearing set for June 6 in Parkersburg. grant would end the strike.
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Wheeling
W. Va
United States
Federal
Panhandle
West Virginia
Parkersburg
United States Elected to Nine-Country Arms Bureau
The United States was unanimously elected a member of the international bureau of nine countries to continue work from the current arms traffic conference. The main issue cited was international security as Swedish Polish and Greek delegates led discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
United States
International Bureau
Navy dirigible Los Angeles sails from Porto Rico for Caribbean cruise
The navy airship Los Angeles departed Mayaguez Porto Rico at 10 17 this morning bound for a cruise over the Virgin Islands. It will make a turn and use a$ night fall.
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Porto Rico
Washington
Navy Dirigible
Los Angeles
Mayaguez
Virgin Islands
Navy Department
Hearing resumes on injunction against United Mine Workers leaders
In Wheeling West Virginia on May 6 Judge Baker resumed the demurrer argument in a contempt case against United Mine Workers officials and members. Six lawyers spoke yesterday. decisions hinge on whether the court will find contempt for violating an injunction. Miners argue the injunction lacks circuit court modifications and permits unionizing and peaceful activity. The state asserts a different court ruling and ongoing contempt from miners' actions. Arguments to be completed today.
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Wheeling
W. Va
United Mine Workers
Baker
West Virginia-Pittsburgh Company
Richmond
Jail Fatality? Inmate Amanda Williams Attacks Cellmate
Amanda Williams a Black prisoner armed with a fork attacked her cellmate Margaret Stevens in the county jail last night stabbing her in the shoulder The alarm drew officials who reached the scene and disarmed Williams The incident occurred in Wheeling West Virginia on May 6.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Amanda Williams
Margaret Stevens
Hail Causes Wakeful Morning for Athens Farmers
The Athens County Farm Bureau reports hail this morning woke many farmers but caused no damage to their crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Farm Bureau
Local Farmer Gilchrist Kills Self at Sharpsburg
Sharpsburg May 6 John Gilchrist a local farmer shot himself in his home yesterday evening after weeks of mental distress. The coroner was called and his death is linked to recent worries over a road assessment. His father reportedly died by suicide years earlier in the nearby Murray Hill woods.
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Sharpsburg
John Gilchrist
Murray Hill
Athens
Gilchrist
L. W. Sanders
Counterfeiters Disrupted in Guerrero Mexico
A gang of skilled counterfeiters flooding Mexico and parts of the United States with fake currency has been located in a Guerrero village. Mexican secret police, aided by American authorities, surrounded the group and planned arrest and expulsion to the United States in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Mexico
United States
Guerrero
Coolville district dissolved to join Troy township
The county board of education merged the Coolville village district with Troy township by unanimous vote at today’s meeting. The move aims to form a stronger single district with tax funds for a new community school system.
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Coolville Village
Troy Township
County Board of Education
Cyrus Brewster
Torch
F. B. Tidd
Coolville i
Coolville
D. O. Chappel
K. R. Vermillion
Edith M. Peyton
Carl Porter
Southeastern Teachers’ Association
Washington
Nellie Hamer
East Clayton School
York Township
Evening radio picks offer varied programs tonight
List of early evening broadcasts across stations KOA WCAP WU WEAF WJAR WOO WHAS with operas navy band concert and Hawaiian sextette scheduled at 6:30 to 8 PM local time.
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KOA
M. T
WCAP
E. T
WEAF
WJAR
WOO
WHAS
C. T
Logan Gas fights Ohio rate increase before utilities board
In Columbus on May 6 the Logan Gas Co owns a contested bid to raise annual gas revenue by about 818 061 dollars. Opposing counsel include six city solicitors and nontechnical staff as experts prepare a lengthy valuation of the company’s gas properties to support rate boosts. The case centers on a proposed service charge and the substantial valuation of wells and mains, with 26 percent of 1 014 wells reportedly dry.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Utilities Commission
Logan Gas Company
Utility Commission
E. G. Hill
Grant B.ouser, Jr
Marion
Mouser
City solicitors weigh costs and delay in valuation data
Questioning by Mouser D W Myers and M D Hughes revealed financing costs at 4 percent and promotion costs at 3 percent of the total valuation. A recess of one or two weeks is expected to allow city representatives to study the data as the company completes its valuation presentation this afternoon.
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Mouser
D. W. Myers
Elyria
J. W. Miller
Bucyrus
M. D. Hughes
Athens
Navy fleet maneuver pictures to be radioed from Honolulu
Pictures of the recent navy fleet maneuver in the Pacific will be transmitted over the radio tonight from Honolulu to New York by Radio Corporation of America. Final arrangements for the transmission were completed by navy officials here today.
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Washington
Pacific
Honolulu
New York
Radio Corporation of America
Navy
Poison Trial Opens in Medina Case Against Martha Wise
The state began presenting its first witnesses in Medina on May 6 in the trial of Mrs. Martha Wise accused of poisoning her aunt Mrs. Fred Gienke by arsenic in the family water pail. Witnesses aimed to identify the defendant and establish grounds for the murder claim.
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Medina
Martha Wise
Fred Gienke
Grenke
Divers Barred From Search At Kelly Island Wreck
Divers working to locate bodies from the upturned sand steamer Kelly Island in Canadian Lake Erie off Point Pelee were unable to leave the port this morning to resume the recovery effort.
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Sandusky
Kelly Island
Canadian Lake Erie
Point Pelee
Hich
Sen Mae
Coal groups lose bid to tie rates to ICC study
Pennsylvania and West Virginia coal operators failed to connect their plea for lower lake cargo coal freight with the Interstate Commerce Commission rate structure inquiry. The ICC denied the petition filed by the Pittsburgh Coal Producers Association and the Pittsburgh Vein Operators' Association, limiting consideration to existing evidence.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Pittsburgh Coal Producers Association
Pittsburgh Vein Operators’ Association
Committee Works With Public Utilities Board On Car Case
A Civic association of Southeastern Ohio committee meets with the Public Utilities Commission regarding the assigned car case. It aims for representation at Philadelphia and Covington in June for the Interstate Commerce Commission appeal. The group also plans a highway conference with Athens Hocking and Morgan counties officials. C. H. Bryson aids the effort and will address the Kiwanis at Nelsonville tonight.
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Civic Association of
Southeastern Ohio
Public Utilities Commission
Philadelphia
Covington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Highway Department
Athens
Hocking
Morgan Counties
C. H. Bryson
Bryson
Kiwanis Club
Nelsonville
Poison Raisin Jack Victims In Warren
Three persons died in Warren on May 6 after consuming poison raisin jack. Authorities seek to locate the source of supply as police investigate the deadly incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Athens Phi Sigma Chi members embark to national convention
Hal K. Wells and four Athens Phi Sigma Chi brothers plan a midnight flivver trip to Fresno and Los Angeles for the fraternity national convention May 29 30. They will write for Mc Fadden and Brewster publications and journey via St. Louis Kansas City and the Grand Canyon, stopping at southwestern scenic points.
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Hal. K. Wells
the Messenger
Alton Hope
Everett Shirley
Erskine White
Dale Rowan
Athens
Phi Sigma Chi
Flivver
Fresno
Los Angeles
Calif
Sis
Hollywood
McFadden and Brewster Publications
St. Louis
Kansas City
Grand Canyon
Family Doctor Doom Edges Toward Oblivion Says Medical Head
Columbus May 6 Rockefeller foundation head Dr George E Vincent warned that unless economic ties shift and general practitioners adapt they will vanish. He urged training as preventive health counsellors and stressed the need to integrate preventive medicine into medical education. He also called for reform in insanity testimony and prevention of physical defects in schools.
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Columbus
George E. Vincent
Rockefeller Foundation
Ohio State Art Association
Vincent
Beth
Bar
House of Tctem
Leopold-Loeb
A. O. Peters
Dayton
Six Firemen Die in Warehouse Blaze in Atlanta
In Atlanta on May 6 a warehouse blaze at Schoen ot destroyed a ton building. Firemen battling flames trapped others as bales on the second floor collapsed into the street and debris burned, leaving several dead.
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Warehouse
Atlanta
Schoen
Salt Pay For Soldiers In Ancient Times
A brief note explains that salt was scarce in ancient days and soldiers were given small portions as part of their wages.
Wholesome Food Booklet Offered For Free Distribution
A made up pamphlet promotes wholesome food for children with simple guidelines. It invites readers to request a copy by filling a coupon and sending two stamps for return postage.
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Aimeat
Mesmo Health
Steelcome
Co Ee Ween
Ington Salon
Information Bureau stamp copy request
Information Bureau in Washington sends a free copy of the booklet and a postage stamp supporting the turn free policy. The message includes two stamps and references an enclosing note for the booklet.
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U.S
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Star Company
Keyhole Sleuth
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Onhepherd
Judge Olson
Macbeth
Mittimus
Jack and
Estelle
Honeymoon Trip
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Unveil
Albert
Belgium
Zeebrugge
Mole
Goolville
ANG Troy Combine
Gao Takeo
Logan Company
Hughes
King of
Air
W. T. van Orman
Akron
St. Joseph
van Orman
Reform
Ala
I. C. C. Probe
George E. Vinceny
Ohio Physicians’ Association
Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
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