Senate Lobby Row Over Dry League Hearings Ends
Washington May 20 Senate Lobby Committee clashed as Blaine a wet member failed to gather a quorum against McBride head of the Anti Saloon League. Upshaw led a dry delegation applauding as Blaine threatened to have a witness silenced and accused the dry group of bullying.
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Washington
U.R
Senate Lobby Committee
Scott McBride
Blaine
Republic
Wisconsin
McBride
Congress
Mat
Upshaw
Mr. McBride
Jaine
Trian Caraway
W Sanders Announces Candidacy for County Sheriff
W Sanders of Millfield and Dover Township announces his run for the Republican nomination of Athens County sheriff at the first primary. He has petition in circulation with signatures and has long public service experience including roles on the Athens County Board of Health, coroner, and deputy sheriff.
Oil Gusher Spreads Oil Over Fields Near City
A massive oil gusher in South City sprayed oil over surrounding fields for four days. The golden shaft of oil rose about 100 feet as crews fought to control the spill. The well produced about 25 000 barrels daily with gas pressure turning the oil into a fine spray. Ethel Kyle of Toledo was elected president of the Ohio Business and Professional Women's Association at its convention in May.
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Lahoma City
Toledo
Isfield
U.R
Ethel Kyle
Ohio Busland Professional Women's Action
Stimson Abandoned Plan to Save Conference Revealed
United Press report details that Admiral Jones testified Prime Minister MacDonald appealed to Secretary Stimson to drop the Navy General Board program for 21 eight inch gun cruisers to salvage the London Naval Treaty talks. Jones says Stimson abandoned the plan, despite protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stimson
Navy Board
MacDonald
Jones
Johnson
California
Oddie
Nevada
Hale
Maine
Swanson
Virginia
Foreign Relations and
Naval Affairs
Navy General Board
Hilary P. Jones
London
General Board
United States
Bible Text Change Sparks Debate on God’s Jealousy
The London Daily Express reports revisions by the International Commission on the Revision of the Bible to replace jealousy with loving kindness and mercy in the Ten Commandments passage. It notes historical views of God as jealous reflect primitive ideas and compares ancient beliefs across cultures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Daily Express
International Commission On the Revision
Jehovah
Job
Floods Leave Thousands Homeless Across Southwest
May 20 report from Kansas City describes rivers and streams over their banks in Arkansas and Texas. About 50 square miles of south Arkansas oil fields flooded and nearly 2000 residents homeless from Red River floodwaters. Three Phillips County black communities mourn 17 dead from a weekend tornado that struck Mississippi River bottomlands. Smackover oil fields in Union County suffer about 1 million dollars in losses.
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Kansas City
U.P
Southwest
South Arkansas
Red River
Arkansas
Texas
Phillips County
Ark
Mississippi River
Union County
Admiral Prinkle Warns London Treaty Harms U S Naval Power
Rear Admiral J R P Prinkle president of the Naval War College told the Senate Naval Affairs Committee that he could not accept proposed naval parity with Japan under the London Naval Treaty. He warned the increased Japanese strength would reduce U S chances in any future campaign.
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Washington
U R
J. R. P. Prinkle
Naval War College
Senate Naval Affairs
Japan
Pocahontas Tepee to Elect Officers at Rippling Water Council Meeting
The Pocahontas Tepee of Rippling Water Council No 131 will hold a meeting Wednesday at 7:30 PM in Red Men's Hall to elect officers. Members are urged to attend as election of officers will take place.
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Pocahontas Tepee
Rippling Water Council No. 131
Red Men's Hall
Sea Fighters Prepare for Hoover Review Off Virginia
An armada of sea fighters steamed southward through fog to meet President Hoover off the Virginia Capes at noon. The Salt Lake City led the inspection flotilla, with 53 of 65 ships chosen for the review while two submarines headed the procession near Chesapeake Bay.
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Old Point Comfort
U.R
Atlantic Seaboard
Hoover
Virginia Capes
Washington
Salt Lake City
New York
Chesapeake Bay
Overdraft Shown in Waterworks Report
An overdraft of $1,288.88 for April is shown in the monthly report of the Athens City Department of Water prepared by George Mason, clerk. The report details cash on hand, receipts, and April disbursements for the Water, Public Service Fund, Automobile Registration, and gas excise tax funds, noting specific balances and transfers.
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Athens City
Department of Automobile Registration
Main Market
Miss Gladys Pyle Drives South Dakota Gop Convention
May 20 192? The fate of Miss Gladys Pyle secretary of state and first woman to seek the GOP nomination for South Dakota governor rested with 192 delegates at the State Republican Convention. most of them were men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre
U.R
Gladys Pyle
South Dakota
Police arrest Dharasana Salt Works raiders in renewed clashes
In Bombay on May 20 police seized a large number of India independence volunteers attackers at the Dharasana Salt Works. The raiders were detained but released shortly after, as authorities faced renewed assaults.
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Bombay
India
U.R
Dharasana
Tower Collapse Kills Thirteen Turkish Women Near Smyrna
A historic lookout tower near Smyrna collapsed as thirteen Turkish women resting in its shade after opium field work were killed instantly. Eight others were crushed and two escaped unharmed. The tower had once served as a lookout against enemies.
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Constantinople
U.R
Smyrna
Citizens form group to back Sandusky to Portmouth Canal plan
In Columbus a coalition of 50 civic groups began promoting a proposed Ohio Canal linking the Ohio River and the Great Lakes. Ohio State University engineer Prof C C Sherman said the project would use the Scioto and Sandusky Rivers to carry 2000-ton barges, cost about 161 million dollars funded by the federal government, with 30 locks along a 230 mile route and a Marion cut of 10 miles. The final route decision rests with a Congressional committee in September.
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Columbus
U.R
Sandusky
Portsmouth
CC. E. Sherman
Ohio State University
United States
Ohio River
Great Lakes
Scioto
Marion
Congressional Committee On Rivers, Harbors and Inland Waterways
June Tax Payments Now Open in Ath En County
Ath ens County Treasurer W E Moler announced that June taxes may be paid into the treasury now and that final collection date has not yet been set. Tax books for district collections are open for payment any time until the unspecified final date. payments accepted at the treasurer's office in the Courthouse from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily except Saturdays 12 noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
W. E. Moler
Fear of chair alters killer plea in murder case
James Baker, accused of killing Henry Gaw, withdrew a not guilty plea for first degree murder and pleaded guilty to second degree murder citing fear of the electric chair. Judge Charles C. Nott said the sentence would be set Friday, with life imprisonment the automatic result. Baker had boasted of nine other murders at arrest.
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New York
U.P
James Baker
Henry Gaw
Charles C. Nott
General Sessions
Baker
Gold Star Mothers Begin Paris Battlefield Pilgrimage
The first group of 252 gold star mothers and widows from Ohio left Paris for six French battlefield cemeteries. They will visit their sons graves over a week then sail home on the President Harding. Generals Pershing and Ambassador Edge arranged readiness and comfort facilities for the tours.
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Paris
Ohio
France
United States
President Harding
John J. Pershing
American Expeditionary Forces
Walter E. Edge
Death mystery after body found in Lake Erie near Cleveland
Authorities trace events in the life of Marion Daly of New York City whose battered body was found in Lake Erie at Lakewood. A Buffalo man known as Art is being questioned. a letter from him to Marion Daly was found in a bus terminal valise. Daly had traveled from New York and appeared in Cleveland on May 13 as Ina Green of Union City, PA, lodging at the YWCA.
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Cleveland
Buffalo
Lfe
Marion F. Daly
New York City
Lake Erie
Lakewood
Art
Marion S
Daly
New York State
New York
Ina Green
Union City
Rich youth held on burglary and larceny charges
Robert Hirt 24 son of Fremont manufacturer E U Hirt will stand trial in Sandusky June 2 on indictments for burglary and larceny. He pleaded not guilty. Hirt was identified by Mrs Anna Camp as one of two men who allegedly forced entry March 23, took rings valued at 1800 dollars and locked her in a room until police released her.
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Sandusky
A.R
Robert Hirt
E. U. Hirt
Fremont
Hirt
Anna Camp
C. E. Camp
Former champion ski jumper hanged for murder
Ingvaid Bing Anderson of Berlin New Hampshire a former New England ski jumping champion was executed by hanging for the murder of hotel porter Dubois Rehberg in Sydney New South Wales on May 20 1931.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
U.R
Ingvaid
Bing") Anderson
Berlin
N. H
New England
Dubois Rehberg
Bridge Fund Dilemma Presents Options for Athens County
Athens County Board of Commissioners discussed methods to replenish a nearly exhausted bridge fund at the Courthouse. Options included transferring funds from another county account or selling bonds to cover this year's bridge work. The issue was postponed for definite action at the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Board of Commissioners
Grand Jury To Hear 19 Cases
The May Grand Jury began a regular session at the Courthouse with nineteen criminal cases to be investigated. Witnesses for ten cases were heard yesterday, and today’s lineup includes charges of larceny, burglary, entering a dwelling to steal, reckless driving, assault, shooting to kill, petit larceny, removing mortgaged property, and several traffic and welfare offenses.
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May Grand Jury
Actress Dorothy Dwan to Wed Paul Boggs Jr in Secret Plans
Dorothy Dwan, film actress and widow of Larry Semon, and Paul Morthcutt Boggs Jr, son of an Union Oil official, announce plans to marry later this week after filing a notice of intention. Both list 23 as their ages.
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Los Angeles
A.R
Dorothy Dwan
Larry Semon
Paul Morthcutt Boggs, Jr
Union Oil Company
Youth discovers way to draw electric power from air
Naples Italy May 20 17 year old Saverio Natella of Positano claims to have found a new electrical power principle that would replace fuels. government orders extensive investigation of experiments and experts weigh feasibility as Natella describes negative waves 62326 km up and positive waves 63828 km up capable of powering stations.
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Naples
Italy
U.R
Saverio Natella
Positano
Scholer
Belgium
Natella
Suspect Held in Olson Murder Case
A youth calling himself Terence ORourke was arrested in Shreveport Louisiana as a suspect in the 1926 murder of Clara Olson a Wisconsin farm girl. He matches the description of Erdman Olson the girl's former sweetheart and alleged slayer though they share a name.
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Terence O'Rourke
Shreveport
Clara Olson
Erdman Olson
Roosevelts G.O.P. Target in 1932 Bid for New York Governor
In Washington on May 20 Republicans discuss toppling Franklin D. Roosevelt from the New York governorship as a step toward denying him a future presidential bid. William H. Hill and William J. Maier meet with President and Rep. Pratt to map strategy, with wet and dry issues likely shaping the campaign.
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Washington
U.R
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Keystone
Roosevelt
William H. Hill
William J. Mater
New York Republican Committee
Pratt
Maier
New Jersey
Funeral services for Mary Hawk Francis
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Hawk Francis of Lancaster will be held at Union Church at 2 PM Wednesday conducted by Rev L K Roberts. Burial follows in the church cemetery. Her week old daughter is cared for at Mrs. Herbert Kelley's home, sister of Mr. Francis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Hawk Francis
Lancaster
Union Church
L. KR. Roberts
Francis
Herbert Kelley
Comely Cop Named At Smith College For Campus Patrol
Frances Rich daughter of Irene Rich has been appointed chief of Smith College student police. Her main duty is keeping trespassers off the campus grass. She carries a badge and a police whistle to prove her role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith College
Northampton
Mass
Frances Rich
Irene Rich
State reports rise in 1929 expenses across government
The Ohio State Auditor released figures showing operating expenses for 1929 rose by 4.74 million dollars from 1928. Total ordinary revenue fund spending reached 32.58 million, with highway and other disbursements pushing all purposes to 82.76 million. Education spending declined slightly from 1920 levels, while the state’s debt stood at 954.14 million at year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C .Olumbus
Joseph T. Ie
Tracy
Cnt
Aedaak
Morrow Talks in Jersey City Urges Temperate Campaign Discussion
Dwight W. Morrow, a Republican candidate for the U S Senate, told a Jersey City audience that even the temperance question could be debated without heat. The speech was at a local high school event urging calm discussion of campaign issues. A second brief item reports Karl Kempsell, 39, killed when her car was struck by a Big Four freight train near Kenton on May 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
N. J
U.P
Dwight W. Morrow
of States Senate
Kenton
Karl Kempsell
Four Escape from Reform at Mansfield
At Mansfield Ohio a death occurred and four inmates escaped from the state reformatory the report from Superintendent T C Jenkins states James Thomas 25 of Cincinnati died after long illness. Escapees include Paul Phillips 22 Ashland County feb 4 larceny Roy Consiter 19 Warren County feb 11 forging checks Gerald Atkins 18 from County dec 12 1929 burglary grand larceny and John Morris 20 from County nov 19 1939 charged with burglary and motor vehicle offenses.
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Mansfield
Ohio State
T. C. Jenkins
James Thomas
Cincinnati
Inati
Paul Phillips
Ashland County
Roy Consiter
Warren County
Gerald Atkins
John Morris
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