Bellaire group backs effort to reopen Hocking Valley mines
The Americas club of Bellaire, in a Thursday meeting, approved the Athens Hocking Perry County Civic association action to reopen mines. A letter signed by R D Nicholson, Max Dugas, and C H Koch praised Alex M Moore and urged success in full operation, recalling past condemnations of mine violence and support from local service clubs.
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The
Americas Club of
Bellaire
Athens
Hocking
Perry County
Americus Club
Kiwanis
Ohio
R. D. Nicholsén
Max Duga
AL Koch
Methodist Parley Dismisses Charges Against M Connell
The Methodist Episcopal conference in Kansas City Missouri voted to dismiss charges against Bishop Francis J. McConnell of Pittsburgh PA as unfounded. The accusations, presented by Reverend George A. Cook of Wilmington Delaware, claimed McConnell endorsed atheistic propaganda by supporting evolution teaching in schools.
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Kansas City
Episcopal Conference
Francis J. AcConnell
Pittsburgh
George A Cook
Wilmington
Del
McConnell
American Civil Liberties Union
Route No. 7 Will Be Cross Country Road
Belmont county officials and state highway director George F. Schlesinger plan to open State highway No. 7, the Ohio river road, to cross continental traffic by early next year. Removal of the Powhattan narrows hump will complete the river highway from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati, currently blocked by a five mile stretch with massive hills along the river.
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Marietta
Belmont County
George F. Schlesinger
Powhattan Narrows
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Powhattan
Convict Loomis Leaps From Third Tier at Ohio Penitentiary
George Loomis a 27 year old inmate sent from Stark county on July 14 1925 to serve three to twenty years for manslaughter attempted to kill himself by leaping from the third tier of cells in the Ohio Penitentiary today He fell twenty feet and was found unconscious taken to the prison hospital Doctors reported a cut tongue and multiple injuries though not specified in detail
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Columbus
George Loomis
Ohio Penitentiary
Stark County
Loomis
Cleveland reports seventy first auto fatality
Cleveland, May 12 U P says August Eller thirteen was killed when he ran from behind a parked car near his home. A cruiser Cornwall, 10 100 tons, left Plymouth May 12 to join the fifth battleship squadron in Chinese waters sailing south of America around Cape Horn.
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AUTO
Cleveland
U.P
August Eller
Crina Plymouth
Eng
Cornwall
Chineae
America
Panama
Major James Fitzmaurice Visits Chicago and Loses Belt
In Chicago on May 12 Major James Fitzmaurice of the Bremen crew and wife endured a hectic visit after someone stole Fitzs belt a Sam Browne piece treasured by the explorer. Chief White Eagle a full blood Chippewa saved the day by restoring a warm welcome.
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Chicago
U.R
James Fitzmaurice
Bremen
Fitz
Sam Browne
White Eagle
Fitzmaurices
Lindbergh and Tunney Secret Studio Meeting Revealed
New Yorker reports a secret gathering in an uptown studio where Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and heavyweight champ Gene Tunney discussed goals and fame. Charles Askerville arranged the meeting. both men avoided reporters as they departed quietly.
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New York
U.R
New Yorker
Charles A. Lindbergh
Gene Tunney
Charles Askerville
Tunney
Lindbergh
Baskerville
Lind
Heopig
Ty Lindbergh
Yunney
Arti Gene
Ana
Bremen Crew Final Day Publicly Feted in Chicago
The Bremen aviators Baron Gunther von Huenefeld Major James Fitzmaurice and Captain Hermann Hoehl faced their final and busiest day of events in Chicago after arrival amid massive acclaim. They rested until noon before the last rounds of major city functions honoring them commenced.
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Chicago
U.R
Bremen
Baron Gunther von Huenefeld
James’ Fitzmaurice
Hermann Hoehl
Chief of Police Shot While Fighting Thugs in Hamburg
Hamburg, Pa May 12. Chief of Police and Pennsylvania National Guard captain William E. Lawis, 64, was shot and mortally wounded while trying to halt a gang of silk mill robbers. Officer Daniel Batley was wounded but expected to recover.
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Hamburg
Wiliam FE. Lawis
Pennsylvania National Guard
Daniel E. Batley
Lewin
Johnson Backs Prohibition at Conference Speech
Former heavyweight champ Jack Johnson spoke to bishops at the Methodist Episcopal general conference in Kansas City on May 12, urging prohibition. He was invited during a temperance program and spoke for about 15 minutes, joking he would not be the present bootleg firefighter even to put out a fire.
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Kansas City
Jack Johnson
Methodist Episcopal General Conference
Boxer
Johnson
Ford returns to America visits Brooklyn car Barns
Henry Ford, back from abroad, visits a Brooklyn car barn to accept an antique horse-car from 1860s vintage for the Dearborn museum. He speaks briefly in a 12 word remark then takes the reins as the relic is geared up for an initial run. Dozens push to move the heavy streetcar.
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America
Henry Ford
New York
Brooklyn
Dearborn Museum
Earl
Museu
Mr. Ford
Railways Company
Lars
Unclear OCR shows names and ages in a personal notice
Fragmentary text references a father aged 24, an athlete and checker champion aged 85, with scattered phrases about a marriage to a 26 year old and a person aged 54. The garbled lines mix names and places without coherent context or dates.
Donahey Frees Man In $1500 Fine Case In Ohio
In Columbus on May 12 Governor Donahey freed a man tied to a $1500 fine after a Canton incident raised funds for a pardon. The case involved Nick Saru of Canton who was convicted of a law violation and faced workhouse time for nonpayment of the fine. The pardon was issued by Vic Donahey.
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Columbus
Tgrenn
Canton
Nick Saru
Vic Donahey
Saru
Grafted Shin Bone Lets Man Walk Again
Richard Deveraux of Felts Mills, 22, paralyzed after a roof fall, regained ability to walk after a shin bone graft to his spine performed by Dr. Murray M. Gardner and Howard N. Cooper in Watertown New York. The procedure restored mobility and the paralytic condition improved significantly.
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Watertown
Richard Deveraux
Felts Mills
Deveranux
Pbuilding
Murray M. Gardner
Howard N. Cooper
Ted Rraux
Hedra
Debate Over Soul Mind After Death Sparks Scientific Inquiry
In a university lecture Sir Arthur Keith and colleagues discussed whether mind and soul are manifestations of the living brain or survive as an independent spirit. The debate weighed science against spiritual belief, noting extinction as a possible outcome of death.
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Swerth Keith
John Iiand -Sutton
Treen
Sir Arthur Keith
Moediea
Toe
Lindbergh Gold Coin Medal Authorized by Coolidge
President Coolidge signed a joint resolution authorizing a gold medal for Col Charles A. Lindbergh. The action formalizes the coinage plan as of May 12.
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Washin
Coolidge
Charles A. Lindbergh
Three Men Charged With Transporting Stolen Airplane
Three men, believed by federal officials to be in Berea Kentucky, face charges of transporting a stolen airplane. The aircraft, alleged stolen August 26 1927 from F P Gurley in Troy, was reported in official papers sent to the U S marshal at Richmond. Original charges were filed at Dayton. The plane is said to be concealed somewhere in western Kentucky.
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Covington
U.pve
United States
Richmond
Berea
FP. W. Gurley
Troy
Dayton
Kentucky
Pope worries over women's scanty dress in encyclical
Rome reports show the papal encyclical contains veiled references to church issues in Mexico and China. The full text notes alleged abuses against Roman Catholics in a country with tense church-state relations and hints at concerns over modern behavior and dress.
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Rome
U.R
Walu
Mexico
China
Let Every Day Be Mother's Day Plea from Founder
Miss Anna Jarvis champions a universal Mother's Day to honor her mother who died 23 years ago. She recalls her mother aided Civil War soldiers and hopes the holiday will be celebrated worldwide to perpetuate that memory.
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Miss Jarvis
Bandits Hold Up Empty Train Near Valley Forge
Four bandits held up a freight train on the Trenton cut off of the Pennsylvania Railroad near a bridge spanning a Valley Forge area. They searched for silk valued at several thousand dollars and fled after the engineer reported the robbery to officers.
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Watne
Robery
Trenton
Pennsylvania Railroad
Valley Forge
Canterville
Roof Marked for Aviators at Howell & Link Building
The Howell and Link Advertising building on Carpenter Street bears large wooden letters spelling Athens on its roof 75 feet long, the first in the city to aid aviators. The same markings will be added to the opposite side this week.
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Athens
Howell & Link Advertising Company
Carpenter Street
Farmer Held for Murder of Nine Months Old Child
Morgantown West Virginia May 2 URL Alexander Scott a 23 year old farmer was held in the county jail on a murder charge in connection with the death of his nine months old daughter. The child's death April 29 prompted an exhumation and autopsy revealing three indentations on the skull a broken form and abrasions on the face and arms.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Alexander Scott
Scott
Marines Name Padgett Jr Mascot for the Devil Logs
The pup Pri wite Padgett jr serves as the official mascot of the U S Marine Corps succeeding his late sire. The months-old dog faces a substantial role carrying the unit's identity and duties as a living symbol for Marines.
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Devil Logs
Priwite Padgett, Jr
U.S Marine Corps
Spring Offensive Opened by Bandits Amid Rising Crimes
Reports from New York and across the country describe a surge in crime as a spring offensive by bandits unfolds. In Kansas City gunmen killed James M. Brown and looted $1,800 from a gambling hub. A Pennsylvania railroad crew was robbed near Carterville as bandits seized cameras and payroll slips. In Cincinnati four bandits stole $1,774 from a toy company payroll. In Manhattan seven prisoners escaped from the Forty Seventh Street station by breaking a cell grating.
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New York
United States
Kansas City
Big Hub
James NM. Brown
Cincinnati
Toyl
iorty-Seventh Street
Manhattan
Darrow Ends Five Day Legal Battle in Court
In Ash Mates county courthouse Darrow rests after a five day trial for the James Jounseng robbery case. Jurors deadlocked after 21 hours and were discharged without a verdict.
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Darrow
Arep Eragon
Cnue Ferrow
Ash- Mates
James Jounseng Joribery
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