Italia search widens as Arctic expeditions probe Spitzbergen
Expedited ground and air searches move into north Spitzbergen for the Italia missing dirigible. Eight Italian chasseurs and Norwegian guides sweep the ice as General Umberto Nobile’s aides and his brother admit uncertainty on search direction while hoping for a sign of the crew of sixteen or the craft.
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Kings Bay
Spitzbergen
Italia
Arctic
Umberto Nobile
Nobile
Citta di Milano
Chasseurs
North Coast
North Eastland
Serious charge filed against Chauncey man
Hershal Phillips, 30, was arrested after an affidavit by Mrs. James Barrowman accused him of assault with intent to rape at the Barrowman home in Coal Run near Chauncey. Barrowman screamed for help. neighbors heard. Phillips, from Wellston, was arraigned before Mayor William D. Hines and bound over to the grand jury on $800 bond. If bond not posted, he was jailed in Athens.
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Chauncey
Hershal Phillips
C. R. Howard
James Barrowman
Phillips
Barrowman
Coal Run
Athens
Paroled prisoner charged in murder after home robbery
Everett Koon, paroled from a penitentiary, faces murder charges after Henry Foos, 72, died from injuries suffered when Foos and his wife, 70, fought Koon during a Tuesday home robbery. A posse of 100 farmers with city and county officers captured Koon within an hour, two miles from the Foos residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
U.P
Everett Koon
Henry Foos
Koon
Foos
Salary Changes for Athens County Teachers
The state aid district salary schedule shows next year raises for teachers who finished training in both elementary and high school divisions, while those not having completed the work face decreased pay in Athens County.
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Athens County
Director of Education
Stewart Faces Court in Contempt Case Over Teapot Dome
Robert W. Stewart is to stand trial in the District of Columbia supreme court on a charge of contempt for refusing to answer the Teapot Dome committee about Continental Trading's 3 080 000 Liberty Bond profits. Justice F L Siddons to preside with a 12 member jury. Frank J. Hogan joins Stewart's defense alongside Jesse C. Adkins.
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Washington
U.P
Robert W. Stewart
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Senate
Teapot Dome Committee
Continental Trading Company
F. L. Siddons
Frank J. Hogan
E. L. Doheny
Stewart
Jesse C. Adkins
District of Columbia Bar Association
Justice Siddons
Teapot Dome
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Beatrice Rosenbaum Abduction: Police Hunt Captor
Detectives in Youngstown pursue the kidnapper after Beatrice Rosenbaum 10 vanished and later died from exposure near Salem. Her body found in a ravine. authorities believe she was held in a vacant Youngstown house and moved to a Salem area ravine before abandonment during a city-wide manhunt.
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Youngstown
Beatrice Rosenbaum
Beatrice
Salem
Man Crushed by Train While Counting Money in Martins Ferry
Charles V. Amos, 42, was struck and killed by a train in Martins Ferry on May 31. Witnesses say he was counting money as he approached the tracks and did not notice the oncoming train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martins Ferry
U.P
Charles V. Amos
Amos
Fourth annual Scooter Carnival in Athens postponed
The Athens scooter carnival for children, featuring pushmobile, bicycle, roller skate, and kiddy car races, was postponed from yesterday to Saturday at 1 30 PM. Ohio University physical education representatives announced the delay due to rain with 200 plus expected entrants. Special police protection will be provided on Lorene Avenue.
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Athens
Physical Education Department
Ohio University
Lorene l Avenue
Gilbert Bettman Seeks Ohio Attorney General Post
Gilbert Bettman a leading Cincinnati lawyer and former American Legion commander announces candidacy for Ohio attorney general. He serves as president of Hamilton County Republican Club and is a former Cincinnati vice mayor. Bettman says friends urged him to run after talks with Republican leaders.
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Cincinnati
Gilbert Bettman
American Legion of Ohio
Bettman
Republican Club
Hamilton County
Ohio
Albatross abandons world sustained-flight attempt
Santana California May 31 Motor trouble forces the tri motor Albatross to end its bid to set a new world record for sustaining flight.
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Santana
Calif
U.P
Flight Over Pacific Starts From Oakland For Australia
Captain Charles Kingsford Smith and three companions began the trans Pacific flight from Oakland with Honolulu as the first stop. The Southern Cross, with three motors and radio, carried 1,200 gallons of fuel for the 7,788 mile non stop leg, amid ideal weather and high confidence.
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Oakland, Airport
Calif
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Honolulu
Kingsford-Smith
Southern Cross
Oakland
Cal
U.R
Australia
Midway
Charles T. P. Ulm
Harry Lyon, Jr
James Warner
Ulm
Warner
Lyon
Kingsford
Smith
Here
Klan Counsel Says No Money Spent in Campaign
William I. Zumbrunn, counsel for the Ku Klux Klan national headquarters, told the Senate committee the Klan had spent no money in the presidential campaign. He said the group hires lecturers but did not employ staff for this campaign and denied funding anti Catholic messaging. He added local Klansmen may have paid Senator Heflin for speeches.
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Washington
William I. Zumbrunn
Ku Klux Klan
Senate Committee
Zumbrunn
Klan
Steiner
Heflin
Alabama
Demonstrations Grow Across Italian Belgrade District
Belgrade dispatch reports demonstrations expanding nationwide in Italy with three killed in new riots. A special cabinet session was convened after Italian representatives demanded compensation for material damage to Italian citizens across the country.
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Belgrade
Congress Adjourns After Senate Filibuster Ends
Congress adjourned Tuesday evening at 65:30 after a 24 hour Senate filibuster over the Boulder Dam bill. The final Senate vote to adjourn was 46 to 35, with the House having finished its business before the filibuster began.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Cedar Point Tax Valuation Cut by 841 550 Dollars
In Columbus on May 31 the state tax commission lowered Cedar Point resort in Erie county by 841 550 dollars from the Erie county board of revision’s stated valuation.
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Columbus
State Tax Commission
Cedar Point Resort
Erie County
Erie County Board of Revision
Great Merger In Auto World Is Made Public
New York May 31 reports the Dodge Brothers Inc and Chrysler Corp approve a merger by stock exchange. The deal creates the third largest auto group with near 500 million capitalization. Dodge to retain identity under Chrysler with Edward G Wilmer as president. Subtext hints at Pierce Arrow and Jordan Motor Car Co talks in progress.
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New York
Dodge Brothers, Inc
Chrysler Corporation
Dodge
Chrysler
General Motors
Ford Co
Wall Street
Dodge Company
Edward G. Wilmer
Jordan Motor Car Co
Edward 8. Jordan
Cleveland
M.E. Forbes
Buffalo
Pierce Arrow Company
President Coolidge Plans Summer White House in Wisconsin
President Coolidge will establish a summer White House at Ce dar Isind Lodge on the Brule river near Brule Wisconsin about thirty five miles from Superior with executive offices planned in Superior. Departure from Washington likely a few days after June 11 with travel by train from Chicago.
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Washington
U.P
Coolidge
Henry Clay Pierce
Brule River
Superior
Wis
Pierce
Brule
Pierce Estate
Chicago
Weather favorable for San Francisco to Hawaii flight
The United States Weather Bureau reports favorable conditions for a flight from the San Francisco Bay region to the Hawaiian Islands today.
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San Francisco
United States Weather Bureau
San Francisco Bay Region
Hawaiian Islands
Toledo Father Confesses to Murder of 7 Year Old Dorothy Selagowski
Toledo police held 26 year old Charles Hoppe after hours of questioning as he confessed to abducting and murdering Dorothy Selagowski. He described entering the Selagowski home, smothering the child with her undergarments, and dropping the body on her grandfather's porch. He said he burned his clothes, stole two cars, and later claimed insanity.
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Dorothy Sielongosk
Toledo
U.P
Dorothy Selagowski
Charles Joseph Hoppe
Selagowski
Hoppe
Dorothy
Stanley Selagowski
John Jurkeiwicz
Willys-Overland
Toledo detective recounts missing tooth clue in Hoppe case
Toledo Ohio May 31 Coron er Frank G Kreft described to newsmen how he and detectives traced the slayer after locating the missing tooth clue. He recalled seeing the body on the porch and noting a blank space where a tooth mark would indicate a full set, concluding the killer had a missing bicuspid.
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Toledo
U.P
Frank G. Kreft
Charles Hoppe
Balloon Race Tragedy Shuts Down Pittsburgh Event
Severe storms from Pittsburgh halted the national balloon race after starting yesterday. Two pilots were killed and two injured. a fourth balloon landed safely with no injuries. Injured pilots include Walter W. Morton and W T Van Orman. Lieut Paul Everett died when lightning struck the airship near Youngwood.
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Pittsburgh
U.P
Paul Everett
Walter W. Morton
City of
Akron
Everett
Ent
W. T. van Orman
Morton
van Orman
Greensburg
Youngwood
Cleveland
J. F. Cooper
C. K. Wollam
Cooper
Wollam
Buckeye Athletic association disbands its six member colleges
Delaware May 31. Ohio Wesleyan coach and Buckeye secretary George Gauthier reports all six Buckeye schools have resigned from the Buckeye group severing ties with the Ohio conference. Denison Miami Ohio University Wittenberg University of Cincinnati and Ohio Wesleyan withdraw from the Buckeye association and faculty motions to resign are approved.
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Delaware
U.P
Buckeye Athletic Association
George Gauthier
Ohio Wesleyan University
Buckeye
Gauthier
E. A. Miller
Oberlin
Ohio
Buckeye Atteos
Denison
Miami
Ohio University
Wittenberg
University of @incinnat
Ohio Wesleyan
Memorial Day Service Honors Veterans at West Union Cemetery
Dean Edwin W. Chubb of Ohio University delivered the Memorial Day address as veterans from Spanish American, Civil and World Wars, along with the Athens high school band and Ohio National Guards, processed from the Armory to West State and West Union streets cemeteries. The event reflected on sacrifice and national ideals, with prayers, songs, and a benediction by Dre A Y Wilcox.
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West Union Street
Athens High School
Armory
West State Street Cemetery
West Union Et Cemetery
Edwin W. Chubb
Ohio University
Ohio National Guards
W State Street
J. B. Allen
H. Benton
the Salvation
T. Ny Hoover
Dean Chubb
American Legion
Memorial Hall
Columbus
Dre A. Y. Wilcox
Fifty held for anti Italian protests sentenced
In Spalato on May 31 fifty men who joined last week's anti Italian demonstrations were sentenced to seven to thirty days in jail.
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Spalato
Petesons
Carsey in Hospital Improves After Plane Crash
Doctors in charge at Sheltering Arms hospital believe Emerson Skip Carsey, 28, will live after a plane accident last Sunday. He suffered a fractured skull with initial hopes for recovery. Lt. Bert Barnes, also injured, shows favorable progress according to hospital reports.
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Emerson
Skip” Carsey
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Carsey
Bert Barnes
New Map of Europe Offered by Athens Messenger
The Athens Messenger introduces a new map of Europe from the Washington Information Bureau showing changes since 1918. It notes 21 of 27 nations altered boundaries, with 50 of Europe’s 200 largest cities renamed, and offers the map for a coupon price, directed by Frederic J. Clarkin, Washington DC.
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Athens Messenger
Europe
Norway
Sweden
Spain
Portugal
Switzerland
Holland
Washington Information Bureau
Frederic J. Ciaskin
Information Bureau
Washington DC
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