Welfare Bond Issue Swamped and Congress Partitions Power
Ohio voters split representation with one Democrat and one Republican to Congress while rejecting a 7.5 million welfare bond. Hollister and Sweeney won House seats. urban areas supported winter relief levies and local relief taxes. The bond defeat leaves Ohio’s welfare system tied to uncertain state funding and county burdens.
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Columbus
Ohio
Congress
John B. Hollister
Cincinnati
Nicholas Longworth
Martin L. Sweeney
Cleveland
D. Hayden Parry
Notre Dame chemist uncovers key in synthetic rubber
Father Julius Arthur Nieuwland, head of the chemistry department at Notre Dame University, is credited with 14 years of work on a synthetic rubber formula. In 1920 he reportedly discovered the missing element that led to the final product, which rivals natural rubber in cost.
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Notre Dame University
Julius Arthur Nieuwland
Father Nieuwland
Cooking School Opens At Athens High School
The Messenger conducts a cooking school in Athens High School Auditorium drawing over 500 women for Miss Edna M. Ferguson lecture on home making. Prizes include Crisco, baking supplies, and dairy products with recipes to follow.
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Athens
Jane Warner
Athens High School
Messenger
Edna M. Ferguson
Gordon K. Bush
the Messenger
Miss Ferguson
Kitch
Mary Connett
Lux
Hale Pickett
C. R. White
Ruth Kutta
Frank Beebe
Jennie Hale
Harold Kayser
Margaret Frost
Mary E. Williams
Henry G. Kelley
Gomer Clark
Uses Rifle To Kill Daughter In Delaware Farm Tragedy
Mrs. James A. Horner, 30, killed her daughter Pearl age 9 with a small rifle and wounded infant Cora six weeks old, then shot herself as her husband raced to intervene. Pearl died, infant injured but may recover. The farmhouse scene showed the family sleeping downstairs with the father on an upper floor. Authorities offered no explanation for the deadly act.
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Delaware
U.P
James A. Horner
Here
Pearl
Cora
Jane M. Case Hospital
Mansfield bank taken over for liquidation
The Farmers Savings and Trust Company of Mansfield was taken over for liquidation today by the state department of banks. It was announced here.
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Columbus
Farmers Savings and Trust Company of
Mansfield
State Department of Banks
News from Today by Arthur Brisbane
The column surveys mixed developments with prices and crops rising in the South and West while crude oil and industrial activity show gains, yet warns that declines may reverse as markets pivot. It reflects on fluctuating economic signals and street celebrations marking the upturn in various regions.
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South
New England
Observatory at Mount Wilson to house 200 inch telescope
The Mount Wilson Observatory will feature a two hundred inch telescope, twice as large as any before. It will extend human sight three times farther into space, revealing new nebulae and vast distances, while the telescope serves as the wider pupil of the eye, letting in more light.
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Mount Wilson
Imaginative Thought on an Enormous Eye
A rhetorical passage contemplates an eye with a nine foot pupil and a hundred foot diameter, envisioning a vast eye that would dwarf a man yet elevate the mind with scientific imagination.
Russia Pays Six Million Dollars to U S Creditors
The speaker notes that Russia settled a six million dollar debt to American businessmen in real U S currency, criticizing other nations for seeking moratoria or debt freezes instead of timely payment. The piece argues Russia should adopt businesslike methods to succeed.
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Russia
Europe
United States
Abolition of the family debated by Russell and allies
Solemn Gentlemen including Bertrand Russell discuss abolishing the family and rearing children by the state. Russell argues it would grant freedom and reduce emotional strain. The piece mocks the idea with an incubator metaphor and ends noting continuation on Page 4.
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Bertrand Russell
Russell
Kentucky in Doubt as Election Ballots Count
Louisville reports both parties claiming victory as Kentucky begins counting votes for governor and state officials. Under a new law results may take about two days. observers favored Democrat Ruby Laffoon over Republican William Harrion in the gubernatorial race amid highway commission debates. A Democratic legislature majority was expected.
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Louisville
U.P
Kentucky
Ruby Laffon
William B. Harrion
State Highway Commission
Wheat Holds Steady at Opening on Chicago Board of Trade
Wheat prices barely moved at the open on the Chicago Board of Trade with bids strong early and prices sliding slightly on Liverpool weakness and trader liquidation. December at 61.5 cents, March 64.75, May 62.44, July 66 cents.
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Chicago
U.R
Chicago Board of Trade
North America
Liverpool
Texas Is Ashamed of Those Republicans in The Valley
A letter from Will critiques Texas Republicans in the valley, claiming statewide shame and segregation. The writer notes moves by Mr. Hoover and mentions a commission inquiry into Navy stories, reflecting political frictions of the era.
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Texas
Will
San Antonio
Tex
Mexico City
Pan American
Brownsville
American Airways
Here
Great Valley
Hoover
Navy
Three Bodies Recovered After Whitman Mine Blast
Rescue teams in Whitman Mine No 20 recovered the bodies of Moss Amos Will Dingess and Loney Napier, trackmen, from a shaft two miles back. Cully Frey and James Hobbs remain missing as crews faced gas and smoke in the mine after an explosion that trapped five workers.
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Whitman
W. Va
Whitman Mine No. 20
Moss Amos
Will Dingess
Loney Napier
Hey
H. P. Farley
State Mines Department
Aged moonshine raid nets 10000 gallons in Toledo
City state and federal officers raided an abandoned building and seized 10000 gallons of liquor valued at 50000 dollars. Officials believed the site was an ageing plant tied to a recently raided distillery.
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Toledo
U.P
Robert Williams dies after appendicitis complications
Hollywood mourns Robert Williams the original Abie of Abie's Irish Rose who left the stage for film and died last night following an appendicitis attack.
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Hollywood
Robert Williams
Abie
Suit Seeks Removal Of Fairfield County Prosecutor
A petition signed by eight taxpayers filed in Lancaster seeks removal of R. Cunnigham as Fairfield County prosecutor alleging misappropriation of public funds in operating his department.
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Lancaster
Cunnigham
Fairfield County
Cunningham
Western Farmers See Dollar Wheat as Reward for Hoarding
Western farmers view dollar wheat as compensation for hoarded grain due to harvest prices. A surge in Chicago wheat trading boosts prices across corn, rye, oats, and barley, with traders Arthur Cutten and Jesse Livermore rumored back in the market. Analysts note wealth gains for farmers and renewed speculation, despite possible short dips as holds thin.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
LaSalle Street
Arthur Cutten
Jesse Livermore
New York
Miners Still at Odds in Strike
In Millfield area and Sunday Creek Coal Company dispute, Lee Hall of the United Mine Workers had not yet attempted to confer with George K. Smith of the company. Hall claimed miners authorized a conference to settle the strike at Mine No. 65, where 90 workers walked out. Smith dismissed Hall’s claim as propaganda and said the company remains open shop.
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Columbus
Lee Hall
United Mine Workers of America
Millfield
Sunday Creek Coal Company
George K. Smith
Hall
Smith
United Mine Workers
L. D. Poston
Sprague Defense Opens in Embezzlement Trial
Judge William R. Sprague opened his defense in common pleas court in Portsmouth on November 4 in a trial accusing him of aiding in the embezzlement of 2118 dollars from municipal funds.
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Sprague
Opensportsmouth
U.P
William R. Sprague
Common Pleas Court
Roosevelt Wins State Issue Fight Against Smith in New York
Governor Roosevelt defeats former Governor Alfred E. Smith in a test of strength over a state reforestation amendment carried by an estimated two to one. Tammany Hall and Republicans backed Roosevelt while Smith opposed. Assembly remains with the same party balance, with three Republican seats gained and three Democrats unseated. A bipartisan judgeship ticket swept the second judicial district by a wide margin. New York City Manhattan borough president levy shows a strong Democratic majority. a Republican Hofstadter committee member is re-elected.
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Albany
N. Y
U.R
D. Roosevelt
Alfred E. Smith
Roosevelt
Smith
New York
Tammany Hall
State Assembly
Hofstadter Committee
New York City
Assembly
Second
Levy
Manhattan
Logan
Elias Bright
Kenneth Fitereraid
Mia
Josephine Hansel
Jo Walburn
Charles FY
Victor Oakley
Nelsonville Board of Trade
Buchtel
Athens Township
Fee Turne
Carl Porter
Pearl Miller
Charles Black
Dwight Rutherford
Miles A. Jacoby
BE. A. Hooper
W. H. H. Brown
Charles
Moore
State balances listed in Columbus October end
At the close of October business the state treasury held 2,486,164 75 in its general fund and 13,771,568 56 in operating funds. Workmen's compensation fund stood at 46,712,652 32 and teachers retirement fund at 543,725 04.
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Columbus
U.P
Wood Re-elected Mayor as Athens voters back levies
Robert S. Wood, Republican, won re-election as Athens mayor over Sam Warren by 572 votes. R. Walker and F. Gullum were elected to the Athens Board of Education, with Clyde Gibson and G. O. Shanks joining the county board. The referendum backed school levies and welfare measures across several townships. results varied by precinct.
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Wood
Walker
Gullum
Robert S. Wood
Athens
Sam C. Warren
el Pra
R. Walker
F. Gullum
Athens Board of Education
Clyde Gibson
G. O. Shanks
Athens County Board of Education
County Board of Birections
Rae Kire
Warren
Beasley
Fenzel
Bailey
Price
Stauffer
Pratt
Rufus C. Hopkins
Griff H. Evans
Gibson
Shanks
Sie
P. H. Willeke
B. EB. Ammestrong
Akron Forced To Remain in Open All Night
High winds swept the Akron airship and damaged the blimp K-1 during an overnight grounding at the Lakehurst hangar. The Akron carried 27 passengers on a daylong flight over New Jersey and neighboring states and was later moved into its hangar beside the Los Angeles. Lieut Bailey and two other officers were unharmed after the blimp collapse.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Aire Ship
8. M. Bailey
Los Angeles
Akron
New Jersey
Soviet Masses Military Force
Washington reports heighten concern over Far East turmoil as Soviet Russia could be drawn into Japan China clash. Secretary Stimson Undersecretary Castle and Dr Stanley Hornbeck study scant Manchuria reports. Officials deny planned notes to Japan or China.
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Washington
U.P
Russia
Japan
China
State Department
Far East
Stimson
Castle
Stanley K. Hornbeck
Department
Far Eastern
Manchuria
Hornbeck
United States
Crude Oil Prices Rise In Central Market
Advancing by 10 to 15 cents a barrel, crude oil prices moved higher in the central market, as reported today by the industry firm.
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Piqua
Sandusky
State Welfare Department
Welfare Department
Ollie Hastings
W. B. Shimup
Leo Merchant
F. C. Betts
Claude Chase
Florence White
Delaware County
Arthur Brisbane
King Features, Inc
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Paradise
West Virginia
Cully Frey
James Hobbs
NEA
Sweden
Ingrid
Anna F. Stauffer
Nelsonville
Glouster
Chauncey
Pomeroy
Middleport
Athens City
W. H. Pratt
First
Carl H. Beansley
Fred Fensel
J. E. Batley
Anna K. Frice
Batley
Athens County
the Plains
Dover
York
Trimble
Cient
Foy Freleharethe
William Hickman
Allen
Gleuaster
Andrew
CC. W. Fischer
Marshal
B. A. Johnson
George Grandy
Jacksonville
Jon Judson
Francis Barrett
W. PD. Hines
Channedy
Burke Witham
Meige County
Long Bottom
Bedford Township
Charlies J. Hess
Dana
J. E. Harley
John Hawkine
Pratl
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