Ohio party runups show Willis race for Senate and Donahey term
Cleveland May 25 Indications point to active campaigns for the Republican nomination for United States senator with Frank B Willis facing rivals Charles L. Knight or Walter Brown while Chester C. Bolton and Joe B. Sieber also considered. Democrats hinge on Governor Donahey whether to seek another term or run nationally, with possible bids for James M. Cox or Florence Allen if Donahey declines.
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Cleveland
Ohio
United States
Frank B. Willis
Charles L. Knight
Akron
Springfield
Congress
Fourteenth
Walter Brown
Toledo
Chester C. Bolton
Joe B. Sieber
A. V. Donahey
Willis
James M. Cox
Florence Allen
Ohio Supreme Court
Miss Allen
Bank Cashier Fred W. Kenny Dies in Manila
Fred W. Kenny cashier of the Philippine Trust Company and a former U.S. Army captain died by his own hand in Manila. Authorities say Kenny was innocent of a $50,000 shortage. bank VP McFerran cites a plot among subordinates and a Filipino clerk and a petty official as the cause.
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Manila
Fred W. Kenny
the Philippines Trust Company
United States Army
T Lice
McFerran
Bank
Kenny
Coolidge Approves Voluntary Defense Test Plan
President Coolidge approved a voluntary national defense test similar to September’s, proposing July 4 as the exhibition day. The plan calls for public participation in a display of defense readiness.
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Washington
Coolidge
Confidence and business nerves, a Brisbanesque note
Arthur Brisbane argues in 1925 that national prosperity breeds fear and timid management. He compares walking a plank at ground level to a plank high in the air, noting the mental attitude of executives shapes economic risk tolerance and growth potential.
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Gary
German visitors praise Dawes Plan at Ohio Power plant visit
German electric power operators led by Alphons Peucher said Germany will carry out the Dawes plan under President von Hindenberg. They planned a Zanesville Philo plant stop to study its coal efficiency, then Westinghouse plants in Pittsburgh, noting the $200 million loan fuels industry and Germany’s improving economy.
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Germany
Zanesville
Ohio Power CO
Columbus
von Hindenberg
Alfons Peucher
Peucher
Herman Jahncke
Gerhard Harms
Berlin
Zancsville
Philo
Ohio Power Company
Middle West
General Electric
Schneectady
N. Y
Westinghouse
Pittsburgh
May Winter Brings Small Blizzard In Midwest
Chicago and the Midwest faced a chilly May weekend as the May Winter system kept temperatures around 37 to 44 degrees. A miniature blizzard swept the city and one cold-related death, 15 year old Hugh McKillop, was reported. Earlier, record heat prostrations caused five deaths as temperatures rose to 94. The weather bureau noted strong wind prevented frost and crop damage would be limited, with a slowly warming trend expected but no warmth soon.
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Chicago
Midwest
Hugh McKillop
Weather Bureau
Donahey Challenge Telegram Targets Governor Character
Columbus May 25 Governor Donahey's character and his standing before God were challenged in a telegram signed by James C Beatty East Liverpool. Beatty, a former gubernatorial candidate, declared his candidacy again and warned Donahey his political career had ended. Donahey would not reply to the message.
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Columbus
Donahey
God
James C. Batty
East Liverpool
Beatty
Syracuse
N. Y
Auto Crash Near Xenia Leaves One Dead Three Hurt
Dayton May 25 One dead another near death and three injured after an auto crash near Xenia early Sunday. Clyde Thornton 40, a Black man, died from a broken neck after the car overturned. Richard Curry, also Black, was fatally injured. Six white Dayton men were arrested on violations of the dry code.
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Dayton
Xenia
Clyde Thornton
Richard Curry
Little Boy’s Body Found in Shack in St Louis
The mutilated body of six year old Joseph Azar nephew of Thomas Azar millionaire leader of the St Louis Syrian colony was found in an abandoned shack behind the Azar home after a weeklong search. He disappeared last Monday after being seen playing handball across the street.
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ST. Louis
Joseph Azar
Thomas Azar
Azar
Weather sets new low May 25 record in Columbus
The temperature of 33 degrees at the U S Weather Bureau in Columbus established a new May 25 low. Frost and 32 degrees were reported in outer areas. Forecaster warns of colder weather with killing frost tonight and freezing temperatures expected to linger.
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Columbus
United States Weather Bureau
Toll of Japan quake at 526 dead, 1900 injured
The May 25 Hyogo prefecture earthquake in Nippon's southwest struck Hyo go, killing 526 and injuring over 1900. Estimated damage reached 65 million dollars, according to the Hyogo prefectural office.
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Tokio
Japan
Hyogo Prefecture
Nippon
Hyogo Prefectural
Presbyterian Assembly wrestling with Fosdick case debate
In Columbus on May 25 the Presbyterian general assembly faces a split over the New York First Church Fosdick demand. Two committee reports may urge dropping the case while leaving room for floor debate, or similar action with open discussion. The issue hinges on a moderator ruling and potential delays.
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Columbus
Presbyterian General Assembly
First Presbyterian Church of
New York City
Harry Emerson Fosdick
William O. Thompson
Ohd- State University
Fosdick
Charles R. Erdman
Princeton
N. J
New York
New York Presbytery
Judicial Commission
Erdman
General Assembly
Jin
Stedman’s hosts crowd for baby beef and sausage display
More than 2,000 visitors from Athens and nearby towns toured the Stedman packing plant in Athens for a Sunday baby beef and sausage demonstration. The event highlighted local workers, federal inspection, and the Valley View Hereford herd fed by Ward of the New York Coal Co. The plant employed 85, with 82 natives trained on site, and processed nearly 700 hogs plus beef stock last week.
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F. C. Stedman Company
Huntington
Parkersburg
W. Va
Columbus
Marietta
Hocking Valley
Bredman
Atheny Io
Valley View
Mr. Ward
New York Coal Company
Otto Zimmerman
B. R. Hooper
Hugh Jefferson
Stedman Company
Stedman
A. T. Lawhead
Southwestern Ohio Gets A Plane Line
Aerial service will link Dayton and Cincinnati starting June 1 on a regular schedule. Five round trips daily, with departures from Dayton at 8, 10, 1, 6 and 7 AM/PM. Round trip time about 90 minutes. Prices: $25 round trip, $20 one way for individual passengers.
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Dayton
Cincinnati
Johnson Airplane Company
Bounty Offered for Dead Flies in Yakima
A Yakima women's club posts a bounty for dead flies with five cents paid for each two ounce bottle. The program aims to curb a fly menace linked to a fruit-cane bing housem.
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Yakimi
Wash
Cold snap ends as gas shortages ease in Cleveland area
May 35. The region saw a slight thaw after the coldest May 24 in fifty-five years. Northern Ohio cities including Cleveland reported gas shortages as East Ohio Gas blamed wells shut for warm weather preceding the storm Saturday afternoon.
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Ohio
Cleveland
East Ohio Gas Company
Tax on Avoirdupois in Italian Town
Rome reports a poundage tax on residents of a small Italian town with rates from two fire for children under 21 pounds to seven fire for heavy weight adults.
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Rome
Warmer Week Predicted After Sunday Freeze
Weatherman forecasts a stretch of fair weather for Athens with moderate temps early in the week and a climb toward warmth by weekend. Light showers are possible Wednesday and Thursday while normals stand at 27 for high, 66 for low and 56 degrees as the record low.
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Athens
Norwegians anxious over fate of Amundsen party on trip to the North Pole
A blurred report notes global concern as Norwegians await word on Roald Amundsen and his team’s Arctic expedition while a separate tragedy unfolds in Maine where Miss Aida Hayward’s body is found near a cottage after a fire set by the kidnapper following the shooting of her aunt Mrs. Emma M Townes.
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Amundsen
North Pole
Alleged murderer of two women is arrested in Maine
Harry A. Kirby was arrested in Newburyport after being accused of killing Miss Alda Hayward and her aunt Mrs. Emma A. Townes and setting the Hayward cottage fire at Winthrop. He admitted identity but claimed innocence and said he found the body and moved it to the cottage. He vowed a full statement later.
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Newburyport
Harry A. Kirby
Alda Hayward
Emma A. Townes
Hayward
Winthrop
North End
Kirby
Bowdoinham
Maine
Massachusetts State Constabulary
Wilmington
Crossing Crash Delays Traffic Near Berea
T. H. Nelson, 53, of Northhelmstead, is believed fatally injured after a Big Four passenger train struck his closed car at a crossing near Berea. He was taken to a Berea hospital as traffic halted for over an hour while wreckage remained entangled with locomotive trucks.
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Cleveland
T. H. Nelson
Northhelmstead
Berea
Three purple egg laying hens sent to Purdue University
Three brightly colored chickens which lay purple eggs have been sent to Purdue University by Dr Adolph Holmberg of the Buenos Aires Zoological Gardens for study.
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Buenos Aires
Purdue University
Adolph Holmberg
Buenos Aires, Zoological Gardens
Chicago University Holds Moustache Growing Contest
Chicago University announces a moustache growing contest among students aiming to boost campus spirit and showcase grooming skills while cautioning against late night necking parties that disrupt events.
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Chicago University
Tennessee Begins Great Legal Battle
Dayton Tennessee May 25 The Rhea county courthouse hosts a special grand jury session to indict John T Scopes a high school teacher for teaching evolution in violation of state law the first formal move in a series challenging school education restrictions.
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Dayton
Tenn
Rhea Courty Court House
John T. Scopes
Coolville Torch Road Celebration Planned by Athens Groups
The Athens Chamber of Commerce and Athens Retail Merchants Association join civic groups to mark Coolville Torch road completion. Oscar Fulton predicts a large Athens delegation will drive to Coolville with speaker CC Bryson and Probate Judge H. M. Johnson among attendees. The new road links Athens County to West Virginia as the first paved state highway into Coolville. parade starts 5:30 p.m. with program at 6 p.m.
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Athens Chamber of Commerce
Athens Retail Merchants Association
Coolville
Oscar Fulton
Retail Merchants’ Association
Cite
Cc. H. Bryson
Athens County Automobile Club
Land
Southeastern Ohio Civic Association
8. M. Johnson
Athens Chamber l of Commerce
Ohio University
Athens County
West Virginia
Forfeits Beauty Lucille Woodward Sues Doctor Over Eye Injury
Hollywood screen actress Lucille Woodward files a $925,000 lawsuit against Dr. W Balsinger of Los Angeles alleging he caused her left eye to lose its natural function and appearance during cosmetic procedures.
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Lucille Woodward
Hollywood
W. ©. Balsinger
Los Angeles
Polar search for Amundsen continues as ships return
May 25 reports say the steamer Hobby returned to base without word from Captain Amundsen or companions. Oslo dispatches note anxious crowds in Norway as hope for the polar expedition fades and speculation grows on American airship involvement.
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America
Amundsen
Hobby
W Bay
Ual
Bergen
Oslo
Spitzbergen
Norway
Anrip
Apitzbergen
Spituborn
Gament
Amundsen-Elseworth II
Pole
Golden Jubilee Fade Ends Saint Father Johns Long Service
In Dayton on May 25, six men and Father John B Miller were to mark his golden jubilee of service at Holy Church. At 6 o clock night Reverend Frohmus, founder of the parish and oldest Catholic priest in the area, died after lapsing in his study at Holy Roman Church. His sister Mary covered the body.
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Dayton
John B. Fr Miller
Holy Church
Frohmis
Holy Rom Church
Mary
Snow in Glens Falls Returns Amid Winter Chill
Snow blankets Glens Falls New York as frigid conditions persist across the region. Residents report slow commutes and schools operating on delayed schedules while officials monitor icy road conditions.
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Glens Falls
Entome and Odette Fly Elimination Booklet Offer
A 24 page booklet details how to eliminate flies and includes a free location and a coupon mail-in. Readers are asked to copy the form, mail in two cents in stamps, and write their address clearly.
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Knight
Brown
Cox
Arthur Brisbane
Star Company
Electrowerke Company
New York Edison Company
Ludovici Pignatelli d’Aragon
Ruth Waters
New Jersey
Andrew Reid
Baltimore
d'Aragon
Stedman's
Southwestern
Project Cincinnati-Dayton Air Service
Aida Hayward
Drop
Emma M. Townes
Lodging House
Tennessee
U. S
Frederic J. Hoskin
Washington, D. C
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