Peculiar Meigs County case ends with not guilty verdict
In Pomeroy Ohio a young man from Middleport Terry Sinders was tried for carrying concealed weapons without an attorney or witnesses. The all‑woman jury returned a not guilty verdict after a brief trial that featured disputed testimony about a revolver found near the scene.
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Meigs County
State of
Ohio
Middleport
Terry Sinders
Bradford
Davis
Lord Iveell
Spooner
Biad Thompson
Columbus
Trysell
Saunders
Second Street
Cranshaw
Hysell
Thompson
Hysel
Government to take no action on Japan exclusion policy
The White House announced that the U S government plans no diplomatic or other steps in response to Japan's exclusion policy.
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Washington
U.S
White House
Pepper Court Plan Offered to the Senate
The Pepper plan for American adherence to the world court was laid before the Senate by Senator Pepper of Pennsylvania. It would abandon President Harding and Coolidge’s league court recommendations and seek a new world law through a third international conference to codify and develop international law.
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World Court
League of Nations
Senate
Pepper
Pennsylvania
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Harding
President Coolidge
League Court
Coolidge
Hague
Tepper
Elitin Root
League Council
Redtown Man Convicted on Four Prohibition Counts
Charles Palmer was found guilty by Magistrate Helwig on four prohibition charges two for possessing whiskey and two for selling all tied to January 5 and 9. He faces an appeal motion by attorney J J Wooley and remains jailed under a $4,000 bond with no sentence yet handed down.
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Charles Palmer
Redtown
Helwig
Palmer
J. J. Wooley
Methodist General Conference Lifts Dance Ban
Springfield May 27 The Methodist General Conference voted to lift the ban on dancing and other amusements that has been in force since the church was founded.
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Springfield
Mass
Methodist General Conference
Boy Confessor the Murder of Young Teacher in Amherss
Roland MacDonald the 15 year old who confessed to killing his 19 year old teacher Louise Gerrish offered no motive. Investigators describe him as physically developed but mentally underdeveloped with a blood lust. He claimed poor aim and dragged the body off the road, hiding it until morning.
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Amherss
Roland MacDonald
Louise Gerrish
Roland
Fisher Gas Well Sets Record Flow in Ohio Region
The Fisher gasser on the Townsend Oil & Gas lease near Athens produced 2,750,000 feet of gas after later tests, marking it as the largest well drilled in the area. Townsend plans three more wells on a 200 net lease, with sites on Old Stout farm and a neighboring property.
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Athens
Fisher
Ohio
Townsend Oil & Gas Company
Old Stout Farm
Churches to Fight the Sunday Movie in Ohio
A conference in Columbus with county councils of churches and ministerial associations failed to decide on statewide enforcement of the anti Sunday movie law. Rev. B. F. Lamb said aggressive action may be decided later as some groups plan anti Sunday movie campaigns.
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Columbus
B. F. Lamb
Ohio Council of Churches
War, War, War The Church Seeks Unity Against Conflict
The Methodist Church urges churches to unite in a war against war yet avoids pledging never to fight again. The article notes reluctance to concede a no war policy while discussing preparations for future global conflict.
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Methodist Church
Clerly
Dayton Police Seek Kin of Amnesiac Man
Dayton police asked newspapers nationwide to help identify a 45 year old amnesiac man found in Dayton last night. He has a tattoo of a heart pierced by an arrow on his left arm and a rising sun above it. A photo shows a man, a woman, a little girl and a boy in a military academy uniform. The man is described as refined and well educated.
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Dayton
Tim
Miami Valley Hospital
Tal Blank
Graups
Police
Ford Bid For Muscle Shoals Nitrate Plant Rejected Again
Washington May 27 Henry Ford's bid for a lease of the government nitrate and power project at Muscle Shoals Alabama was rejected by the Senate agriculture committee for the second time The committee voted 11 to 0 against the Ford plan and favored Senator Norris Republican of Nebraska plan for government operation A minority Ford plan may be submitted for a Senate vote to substitute for Norris plan and a vote on its substitution is expected by the end of the session
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Muscle Shoals
Senate
Farm Committee
Washington
Henry Word
Alabama
Senate Agriculture Committee
House
Norris
Nebraska
Keyes
New Hampshire
Smith
South Carolina
Harrison
Mississippi
Heflin
Caraway
Arkansas
Heresy trial of aged bishop holds world interest
Cleveland May 27 Bishop William Montgomery Brown, a silver haired retired Episcopal bishop, faces a heresy trial believed to be the first in the church since the Reformation. He contends the nine bishops cannot condemn him and that his doctrinal errors are symbolic interpretations of scripture. He rejects a personal God and Christ as historical figures, urging a rationalist view while affirming faith in a spiritual world and symbols of goodness.
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Rbeorge R. Holmes
Cleveland, O
Cleveland
Protestant Episcopal Church
William Montgomery Brown
Brown
Iteelf
Charles L. Dibble
Michigan
Bishop Brown
Jesus Christ
Elizabeth
Christ
Santa Claus
Hocking Valley Seeks Mortgage to Pay Government Debts
The Mocking Valley Railway asks the State Utilities Commission for authority to issue a $700,000 note to the United States director general of railroads for government financed improvements during federal control. It seeks permission to issue general mortgage bonds totaling $981,000 with $933,000 pledged.
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Columbus
Mocking Valley Railway Company
Ut Lities Commission
United States Director General of Railroads
Japanese Cabinet to Map Policy After U S Exclusion Action
Tokyo May 27 Premier Kiyoura convened an extraordinary cabinet session for tomorrow morning to outline Japan policy in response to the United States approval of Japanese exclusion.
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Tokio
Kiyoura
Cabinet Council
Japan
Will wed count in European engagement report
Helen T. Marye daughter of George T. Marye former ambassador to Russia announces engagement from abroad. The groom to be is Count Lambert Neart Arnolds of a wealthy Roman family. The count is 22 and Miss Marye is 17.
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Helen T. Marye
George T. Marye
Russia
Count Lambert
Neart
Arnolds
Miss Marye
Mellon Eyes Tax Reduction Bill Amid Compromise Talks
Washington May 27 The Treasury Secretary Mellons experts compare the tax reduction bill with existing laws and prepare a report for President Coolidge. The president may sign the compromise bill praising the effort while noting concessions and a likely congressional passage.
Man pleads guilty after bobbed hair dispute
Emery Lantz, 32, of Green's Run, opposed his wife Ida's bobbed hair. After she bobbed it as a surprise, Lantz drank and allegedly chased her in a Cave Man style. He pleaded guilty to intoxication, received a suspended $25 fine plus costs.
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Emery Lantz
Green
Ida Lantz
Jielwig
Lantz
Four armed bandits rob Guaranty Trust Co. in Cambridge
Cambridge police report four armed bandits robbed a Guaranty Trust Co. messenger in Cambridge today, seizing a bag containing $15,000 before fleeing the scene. No injuries reported. investigation underway.
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Cambridge
Mass
Guaranty Trust Co
Imersenger
Poincare Reaches Accord With British and Belgian Premiers
Premier Raymond Poincaré announces full agreement with Prime Ministers Macdonald and Theunis on economic unity for Germany once the Dawes Plan is implemented. Speech delivered in Le Duc France on May 26.
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Tor LE Duc
France
Raymond Poincare
Macdonald
England
Theunis
Belgium
Germany
Pomeroy Coal Mats Moved to Ohio Valley Railyards
Coal mats from the mines sidings and rail yards in the Pomeroy Bend field were removed Saturday and Monday and transported to the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad facilities in the West Virginia coal fields. The move hints at settling trophies there but offers no relief here.
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Pomeroy
O—Amn
Pomeroy Bend
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
West Virginia
Man Finds Pig In Roadside Bag In Mansfield
A Mans field saleman named David Hans drove home after finding a bag by the road. Inside lay a live red pig weighing about 40 pounds. City ordinances forbid keeping such animals, leaving Hans unsure how to proceed with the found property.
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David Hans
David
Salceman
Mansfield
Durand attacks White and Donahey in Ohio political clash
In Columbus Durand accuses James A. White of seeking to move the state government to Columbus if nominated. He targets Governor Donahey over a “kangaroo court” charge while Municipal Judge Sidet condemns the Anti-Saloon League for political influence. Durand also questions state intervention in Canton, Massillon, and Tiffin.
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James
A. White
Donahey
C. Homer Durand
Coshocton
Durand
White
Westerville
Anti-Saloon League
John F. Sidet
Anti- Saloon League
Vic
Dueend
Ohio
Canton
Maassilion
Tiffin
Four Die in Harlem Fires Blazes Incendiary in Two-Block Radius
Four unidentified people died in a series of five fires in Harlem, with police saying four were incendiary. From 40 to 50 residents were rescued, two officers were injured, and the dead appeared as two girls a woman and a man whose bodies were found atop a tenement.
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New York
Hariem
Nine Seamen Die On Northern Reef Wreck
May 8 reports that nine men died when the steam trawler Mikado wrecked on Cape Fouchu Reef near Canso Nova Scotia. Seven survivors reached port with the body of a crew member who died after rescue.
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Canso
Cape Fouchu Reef
Murray High Class Play The Hoodoo A Success
Murray City May 27 The Hoodoo annual senior class play at Murray High School drew a large audience. Unusually complete stage settings and decorations enhanced the amateur theater production. Miss Janet White coached a cast of 18 student players.
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Murray City
Murray City High School
Janet White
Reichstag Meets Amid Fears Of Extremist Uprising
Berlin May 27 Germany lacks a cabinet as Reichstag opens its first plenary session. The Marx government resignation prompted by Ebert is accepted amid fears of Nazi and Communist demonstrations. A tight police siege guards the Reichstag while officials force strict searches for entrants and spectators.
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Berlin
Germany
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Dent Ebert
Erich Ly
Bavaria
Met
Parliament
Ludendorff
von ‘Tirpita
Ludendorf
von Tirpitz
Karl Helferich
Dr. Helferich
Italy
Bismarck
Cony
Marx
Ite
Lokal Ag
Hay
M. Zinovlev
Internationale
Russia
T i. Krestinsky
Amborso
America
Memorial Service at Hebbardsville May 34
Memorial service announced for Hebbardsville Ohio at Alexander Presbyterian Church on Sunday June 1 in the forenoon with a children day program by the E and Presbyterian Line schools followed by a plenary program in the afternoon decoration of soldiers by school children, with addresses to follow. Flowers requested from all guests for use in the service.
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Hebbardsville
Alexander Presbyterian Church
Coma E
Presbyterian Line
Ablers
Murbader’s Long List New York
American records show at least 10 000 up cases every year according to the report of Prof Frederick Ls Herman statistician.
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Murbader
New York
Frederick Ls Hie
How to Build Bird Houses for Aesthetic Homes
A brief note promotes bird houses as attractive, eco friendly additions. It urges readers to erect a series of wooden houses to support various birds and protect nests. Complete construction instructions are available from the agency. request by sending a two cent stamp to Frederic J. Ze Athens in Washington D. C.
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