Chicago Faces Acute Finances as Banks and Officials Seek Solutions
Chicago and Cook County faced a dire financial squeeze with bankers and politicians urging urgent action. Bankers meeting with County Treasurer McDonough reported they could do no more, while Mayor Cermak called the city broke and asked for legislative relief and expenditure cuts. Deputy County Controller O'Connor warned that Cook County was on the verge of bankruptcy.
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Cook County
Chicago
U.P
McDonough
Anton J. Cermak
Cermak
Tregearer McDonough
M. J. O'Connor
Glouster Man Sues For 25100 In Auto Crash
Arthur Cherrington of Glouster sues Frank H. May for 25100 damages alleging injuries from a July 27 1930 crash when May’s car left the road between McConnelsville and Glouster near Ringgold and overturned. Cherrington says he sustained cuts bruises and a spinal injury and was bedridden three months and unemployed five months. May is a dentist in Glouster and the petition cites rock driving as the cause.
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Arthur Cherrington
Glouster
Frank H. May
May
McConnelsville
Ringgold
Cherrington
Women Leaders Attend Central Vegetable Cookery Demonstration
Women leaders from Athens County communities attended a second central vegetable cookery demonstration at the Athens Grange Hall. Miss Alma Garvin of Ohio State University led the session on new methods for preparing and serving green vegetables. County Farm agent T. H. Johnson sponsors the project and plans follow up meetings for wider instruction.
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Athens County
Athens
I Shot Him Confession Follows Cleveland Shooting
Irene Davey 22, a red headed woman, confessed to shooting her sweetheart Robert Birrestone 29 after he left her for another woman. Police say she shot him near death at St. Alexis Hospital after setting acid on herself to end the relationship. Detectives quote her saying I shot him and I don’t care whether he lives or dies awaiting medical care for burns.
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Cleveland
U.P
Irene Davey
Robert Birrestone
Afa
Firestone
St. Alexis Ospital
Road Bids Received On Ohio Highway Projects
State Highway Director O W Merrell announced bids on Ohio projects including the Malta-Glouster road 1 602 miles with grading and paving Pennsville Center Bend road 007 mile for three box culverts Zanesville Cincinnati road 2459 miles and Oak Hill Portsmouth 3938 miles with grading paving and structures.
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Columbus
U.P
O. W. Merrell
Morgan
Malta-Glouster
Pennsville
Center Bend
Perry
Zanesville-Cincinnati
Osborn Adopts Secretary Stella Lee Osborn
Stella Lee Brunt becomes Stella Lee Osborn as former Michigan Governor Chase S. Osborn confirms adopting his Canadian secretary, 27, in Georgia on May 19.
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Sylvester
U.R
Stella Lee Brunt
Stella Lee Osborn
Chase S. Osborn
Michigan
Baseball magnate dies in Youngstown suicide after operation
James R. McAller, former major league baseball magnate, died in Youngstown on Monday. It was disclosed that he died by his own hand, contrary to initial reports that cited an operation as the cause.
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Youngstown
James R. McAller
Why Grant Succeeded The Railroads Have Troubles
Arthur Brisbane surveys labor capital and harmony as a program and explains why Grant succeeded. He discusses railroad troubles and the need for balanced policy.
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Grant
Germany Foresees Strikes Over Labor Mood
The passage notes Germany predicting strained labor capital relations and many strikes, while the American Federation of Labor urges organized labor to resist wage cuts to protect living standards, reflecting unions view that resisting wage reductions fights the prevailing low mood.
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Germany
American Federation of Labor
Proposal for Restoring High Wages Through Employment Ideas
The writer laments wage cuts during discussions and notes workers are forced to take unpaid time off in key industries. They urge finding an idea to restore high wage profitability to 1929 levels, warning that anything that does not pay will not be pursued.
New York Fete Marks Grant Birthday Centennial
New York held a parade and speechmaking to honor the 101st anniversary of General Grant's birth. Attendees included a granddaughter identified as the Princess Can tacuzene and a grandson titled Colonel Continued on Page.
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New York
Grant
Cantacuzene
Interest Rate Reductions Could Boost Economic Recovery
Washington reports that a broad cut in interest rates on commercial and savings deposits may lift business mood. Economists say cheaper money discourages deposits, freeing funds for trade and expansion as savings reach record levels in banks and postal funds nationwide. The Federal Reserve Board notes reductions spread from major centers to smaller communities.
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Washington
U.P
Postal Savings Fund
Federal Reserve Bosra
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Messenger To Host Athens Chamber Of Commerce Lunch
The Athens Messenger will host a buffet luncheon Wednesday at noon to explain daily newspaper publishing. Members will tour the building and learn how international news arrives, how Ohio University students gain training, and how a modern press operates.
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Athens Chamber of Commerce
Athens Messenger
Ohio University
Commerce Organization
Radio control of planes proves practical in maneuvers test
Fairfield Air Depot May 19. One of the Army air maneuvers most significant tests is radio command control of group flying. After years of work the system has reached practical, consistent value in the 1931 maneuvers, the United Press was told today.
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Fairfield Air Depot
Dayton
U.P
United Press
Air Service
Ohio Treasury To Be Swelled By Two Million
Ohio officials said the U S Supreme Court ruling on the East Ohio Gas Company will add 2 million dollars to the state treasury with annual revenue around 500 thousand dollars under the current excise tax. The dispute centered on whether gas imported from outside Ohio could be taxed as interstate commerce. Attorney General Gilbert Bettman argued taxes apply at local distribution gates and the firm’s rates fall under state regulation.
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Ohio
Columbus
U.P
Ohio State Treasury
U. S. Supreme Court
East Ohio Gas Company
The
West Virginia
Gilbert Bettman
State wins key tax case on utility back dues
Bettman hailed the ruling as a victory for the state to tax large utility interests when they operate a local business. He expects back taxes from about nine utilities dating from 1927 and says the decision adds needed revenue amid funded shortfalls.
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Bettman
Tragic murder suicide in Gallipolis husband kills wife then himself
Wynn Call, 45, a machine worker, shot and killed his wife Hattie, 40, in Gallipolis and then killed himself. Acting Coroner Shane returned a verdict of murder and death by own action citing marital troubles. Mrs. Call had recently divorced her husband and was living at the couple’s home.
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Gallipolis
Wynn Call
Hattie
Shane
Demand for skilled workers in home and shop trades
The Messenger invites experienced workmen in house cleaning, car repairs, painting, paperhanging, carpentry and related trades to advertise in the Business Service columns. Reach 11,500 daily readers by placing your service ad. phone 0243.
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the Messenger
Richeson resigns as Youngstown school superintendent
Dr J J Richeson of St Paris Ohio resigned as Youngstown superintendent of schools after the board said he would not be reappointed next year. He objected to what he called official intrusion into his private affairs and noted pension eligibility under state law. He likely plans to return to his stock farm near St Paris.
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Ohio University
St. Paris School Board
Youngstown
U.P
J. J. Richeson
St. Paris
Tion
Board of Education
Richeson
College of Education
Athens
Cooling Winds And Rain End Heat Wave
A midwestern heat wave ended as showers and cooling winds spread on May 19, with Chicago reaching 86 and Springfield 8 or higher in several cities. Beaches revived briefly as rain followed the hot spell, and crops were reportedly aided by the heat then rain. A Kansas City death linked to heat was noted.
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Chicago
U.P
Springfield
Ill
Mercury
Gerald A. Swaine
Kansas City
Midwest
Rocky Mountain
Denver
Jesuits Forced Out as Spain Faces Riots
Madrid reports all Jesuit monasteries have been abandoned and Miguel Maura says the Jesuits may be expelled. Riots last week targeted the order, which owned most of the about twenty buildings burned during the disturbances.
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Madrid
U.P
Spain
Miguel Maura
Predicts Return Of King Alfonso
Tonia La Taz a 19 year old Spanish beauty and royalist refugee in the United States predicts the Spanish people will grow dissatisfied with the republican government and will recall Alfonso de Bourbon. She stopped in Dallas, Texas during her sojourn.
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Tonia la Taz
Alfonso XIII
Dallas
Tex
Alfonso de Bourbon
Girl Abduction Hints at Two Ex-Convicts In Bluffton
The 16 year old Avanelle Stratton is missing as police search for two ex convict suspects believed to have abducted her in Bluffton. Authorities describe the case as active with residents urged to report any clues promptly.
Rebels Capture Tela Port in Honduras
Private business advices report rebels seized Tela, a key Honduran port, yesterday while Port New York noted the development on May 19.
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New York
Tela
Honduras
Hickok Inaugurated as Western College President
Oxford May 19 Dr. Ralph K. Hickok was inaugurated today as the sixth president of the Western College for Women at Oxford.
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Oxford
Ralph K. Hickok
The
Western College For Women
Dry Up Of Oasis Near Boulder Dam Closes 27 Saloons
LAS VEGAS NEV May 19 A federal crackdown ahead of Boulder Dam work closed 27 saloons and arrested more than 125 people in Las Vegas. Prohibition agents searched the town, seized barrels of mash, and detained offenders to prevent escapes. The operation left a fire burning near the center, with prisoners held in an improvised bull pen near the Brown Derby saloon and 12 women among those released on bail.
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Oasis
Boulder Dam
Las Vegas
Negr
U.R
Washington
Little Juarez
Nevada
Chain Store Tax Agitation Reignites in Ohio
Ohio lawmakers revive annual license tax proposals on chain grocery stores and retail outlets following a Supreme Court upholding of Indiana's chain tax law. The Joint Tax Committee met with no objections and will hear views from the Ohio Chamber of Commerce and insurers on the intangible and income tax bills.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Insurance Companies
General Assembly
U. S. Supreme Court
Ohio
Indiana
Two Wounded In Lynching At Elberton Jail
In Elberton Georgia a mob of about two thousand tried to storm the jail to lynch an unidentified negro charged with criminal assault. Glen Cryder was near death and Emory Edwards 26, wounded, as national guardsmen fired to disperse the crowd.
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Elberton
U.R
National
Monroe
American Women to Meet King and Queen at Buckingham Palace
Eleven young American women prepared for their presentations to King George V and Queen Mary at Buckingham Palace as part of the first court of the year. They form the first of two groups to meet the royal couple during tonight and tomorrow's ceremonies, marking a highlight of London's social calendar.
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London
U.P
George V
Queen Mary
Buckingham Palace
Hoover approves date for Harding Memorial dedication
Marion Ohio May 19 The dedication program for the Harding Memorial set for June 16 has been officially approved by President Hoover who will attend the event it was announced today.
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Hoover
Marion
U.P
Harding
Temperature Reaches 87 in Athens on Tuesday
Torrid weather pushed the thermometer to 87 degrees Fahrenheit by 3 PM Tuesday as Athens weatherwoman Mrs. C. N. France reported. Federal forecasters predicted showers to relieve heat, with .15 inches of rain recorded Monday night into Tuesday morning.
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C. N. France
Athens
Ten Jurors Picked in Grate Fire Trial at State Penitentiary
In Columbus on May 19 jurors were tentatively seated in the Clinton Grate case, the Ohio Penitentiary fire conspiracy charge. Three jurors joined today, seven seated yesterday as the trial began.
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Ohio Penitentiary
Columbus
Clinton Grate
Don Hoskins
Clayton Rose
Hoskins
Grate
U.P
Ohio
West Pocket Deutschland launched as 10000-ton battleship
Kiel Germany May 19 Germany observes disarmament yet pledges to pursue minimum security as the 10000 ton battleship Deutschland is launched by President von Hindenburg. Chancellor Bruening says Germany will safeguard peace under limitations and awaits others to follow.
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Kiel
Germany
U.R
Heinrich Bruening
Deutschland
Paul von Hindenburg
Boy Ends His Life in Ohio Barn
Glenn Martin 13, Urbana, a ward of Erie County Children's Home at Sandusky, hanged himself in a barn on August Stohl farm Big Springs Township last night. He left a letter to John Ritter saying the Stohla provided the best home it ever had. Coroner said the lad found life futile.
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Tiffin
U.P
Glenn Martin
Urbana
Erie County Children’s Home
Sandusky
Stohl
Big Springs
John Ritter
P. T. Perin
Most Sensible Law Rejected for Governor’s Airplane
A letter from Will notes California lawmakers exhausted 3500 bills with 1450 failures and criticizes the rejection of a plane for Governor Ralph, arguing a modern, sensible proposal was turned down while the state needs easier travel than a bicycle.
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Bill
Mojave
Calif
North Carolina
California
Ralph
Will
Pilot plans Japan to America flight from Tokyo
Harold Bromley abandoned a Pacific crossing attempt last year using the City of Tacoma. Lieutenant Thomas Ash, pictured in Tokio, plans a Japan to America flight in the same era aboard the same type of aircraft.
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Tacoma
Harold Bromley
Pacific
Thomas Ash
Japan
America
Tokio
Hoover faces rising deficit as treasury reports huge gap
Vice President Hoover weighs fiscal options after a Treasury balance sheet shows a deficit of 973 million dollars. Navy Treasury Post Office and Agriculture budget chiefs prepare to present figures at weekend conferences at Rapidan Camp before June 30 year end.
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Washington
Hoover
Treasury
Navy
Post Office
Agriculture
Rapidan
Doak backs Labor Secretary on wage pledge with AFL
Doak supports the Labor Department chief and the American Federation of Labor in urging employers to honor Hoover era pledge to maintain wage levels. He warns that wage cuts breach the agreement and could trigger demands for raises, following the White House Conference where the pledge was made.
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Doak
American Federation of Labor
Ihe
Hoover
White House
Labor Federation
Plan for Athens Memorial Day service by veterans groups
A Memorial Day service is being organized in Athens by American Legion units together with Veterans of the Spanish American War and the Grand Army of the Republic. Capt J B Allen and J L Pickering coordinate Civil War veterans' program while Rafael R Johnson plans the World War veterans' program.
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Athens
American Legion
Grand Army of Republic
J. B. Allen
J. L. Pickering
Rafael R. Johnson
Favor Larger Tax
Columbus May 19 Retail merchants of Ohio back an income tax for individuals and corporations to raise needed revenue while opposing broad changes to tangible personal property tax. George Sheridan executive director of the Ohio Retail Merchants Association spoke to the Joint Taxation Committees of House and Senate.
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Columbus
U.R
Ohio
House
Senate
George §. Sheridan
Ohio Retail Merchants Association
Unsettled Weather Across Regions Through Wednesday
The report indicates unsettled, cooler weather persisting into Wednesday as a broad storm area shifts from the upper lake region toward the Rio Grande Valley. Highs reached the mid 90s in Phoenix and near 90 elsewhere while early lows dipped to the mid 20s in Cheyenne and Yellowstone region.
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Phoenix
Detroit
Cheyenne
Father Srchy
Lake
Rio Grande Vall
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Nadine Kent
Alfonso
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TAN Law
Charles E. Justus
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Don Hapkins
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Hugh Grother
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