Millfield Mine Disaster Traps Nearly 150 Miners
A gas explosion at Sunday Creek Coal Company’s Millfield No 6 mine near Millfield traps about 150 workers nearly 200 feet underground. Rescue crews from Columbus Nelsonville and Cambridge rush gas masks and equipment as officials fear a high death toll in the vast quake and fire damaged shaft.
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Millfield
Bulkley
White
Pete McKinley
Athens County
McKinley
Sunday Creek
Poston Mine
Hocking Valley
Ohio
W. W. Titus
Lumbus
Sunday Ek Coal Company
Columbus
Columb
Nelsonville
Cambridge
Sunday Creek Company
Ormer
Comny
Sunky Creek
Allert Lancaster
W. E. Fitus
John S. Jones
Mr. Cohen
Thempany
Howard Upson
Newark
Titus
King Valley
Athens
Bulkley Wins U.S. Senate as Ohio Votes Consolidate Dry Ticket
In Ohio the Democrat Robert J. Bulkley led Roscoe C. McCulloch for the U.S. Senate with about 145000 votes in revised returns from 8435 of 8985 precincts. Democrat George W. White won the governorship, while Republican ticket members faced losses amid prohibition and economic concerns.
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Columbus
U.R
Robert J. Bulkley
Cleveland
United States
Roscoe C. McCulloch
Canton
Bulkley
McCulloch
White
Cooper
Pickrel
J. T. Brown
C. J. Brown
Newman
Day
Ferguson
Bettman
Allison
Senate
Ciry
Myers Y. Cooper
George W. White
Marietta
General Assembly
Ohio
Anti-Saloon League
Public polling spirit wanes as voters stay home
The piece argues Americans perform a sovereign function at the polls with little enthusiasm. Radio and at home entertainment reduce turnout and interest in political speeches. A few youths lighting bonfires symbolize the waning election fervor.
Prohibition protest shapes election with whisky as focus
The piece notes the upcoming election as historically important for protest against prohibition. It states W. R. Hearst, famed for anti whisky campaigns before prohibition, observes a decade of prohibition leaves whisky the sole national drink and cocktails as children's amusement.
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W. R. Hearst
Prohibition
National government urged to handle bootleg issue nationwide
The speaker hopes lawmakers will keep the national government in charge of the problem rather than creating 48 separate bootleg issues in each state, signaling a call for centralized policy.
San Francisco Votes Highlight Major Election
Citizens of San Francisco, both men and women, cast ballots yesterday in a pivotal election with significant implications. Continued coverage on Page 4.
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San Francisco
White Is Widower Governor-Elect of Ohio
George White of Marietta, a Democrat, will be Ohio’s next governor and the first widower to occupy the state mansion. His wife died in 1929 after a long illness. The family includes five children. two sons attend Princeton, another teaches at New York University.
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Columbus
George White
Marietta
Ohio
White
George, Jr
Robert
Princeton
David McKelvey White
New York University
Young Bandit Robs Station Near Beasley Service
A lone bandit robbed Harold McCune at the Beasley Gasoline Service Station on Carpenter and State Streets Tuesday night just after 10 o clock. He escaped with 35 dollars, fled north on State Street, and climbed a rear wall. McCune described the man as about 5 6 with blue eyes and smooth features, nervously handling a 32 caliber revolver. Athens police are investigating.
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Harold McCune
Beasley
Carpenter and
State Streets
McCune
Carl McCune
Oliver Young
State Street
Athens
Cooper Gives View on Loss
Governor Myers Y. Cooper comments on his defeat in the reelection bid. He cites unrest from economic Depression and drought causing unemployment, and says the loss is not personal while plans for education, welfare institutions, a state office building, and a tax law remain underway.
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Columbus
Navy
U.R
Myers Y. Cooper
Will Rogers on federal projects as modern statesmanship
Will Rogers critiques post election politics in Los Angeles describing how politicians claim success by bringing home federal pork like post offices roads and dams. He argues true statesmanship is measured by results and usefulness rather than treasury raids.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Washington
Federal Post Office
National Treasury
Will
Democrats Close to Coalition in Congress After Elections
With incomplete returns Democratic momentum grows toward a working coalition with insurgent Republicans in both houses. Democrats may reach about 200 in the House, need 218 for control, and remain four seats short of a Senate majority. Prohibition figures influence key contests, including Illinois, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, weakening President Hoover’s standing.
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New York
U.R
House
Senate
Ruth Hanna McCormick
J. Hamilton Lewis
Illinois
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Hoover
Congress
Bulkley Views Election Victory in Ohio
United States Senator elect Robert J. Bulkley said Ohio voters rejected the Grundy tariff approach in Hawley Smoot and opposed federal prohibition, favoring a return of power to states and adherence to constitutional principles.
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Cleveland
United States
Robert J. Bulkley
Roscoe McCulloch
Ohio
Election results reshape control as Roosevelt wins New York governorship
United Press reports results across states with Roosevelt reelected as New York governor by a record plurality. McCormick defeated for Illinois Senate. Bulkley beats McCulloch in Ohio. Morrow wins New Jersey Senate. Heflin defeated in Alabama. Cross elected in Connecticut. Walsh leads Galen in Montana. Pinchot leads Hemphill in Pennsylvania. Coolidge leads Butler in Massachusetts. Norris reelected in Nebraska. Illinois votes on prohibition shows continued opposition.
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United Press
House
Senate
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Ilinois
James Hamilton Lewis
Robert J. Bulkley
Roscoe McCulloch
Ohio
Dwight W. Morrow
New Jersey
J. Thomas Heflin
John H. Bankhead
Alabama
Connecticut
Wilbur L. Cross
Thormas J. Walsh
Albert J. Galen
Montana
Gifford Pinchot
John M. Hemphill
Pennsylvania
Marcus A. Coolidge
William A. Butler
Massachusetts
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Gilbert M. Hitchcock
Illinois
Ohio voters approve state constitutional amendment on one distribution
Crats condemned the wet‑dry clash as the Democratic organization backed its two leaders and ran a formidable campaign. Bulkley will serve two years from Dec 15 to Mar 4, 1932 to fill the late Senator Willis's term. White begins in January with the new legislature for a two year term.
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Crats
Bulkley
Frank B.B. Willis
White
Clarence J. Brown
John Henry Newman
Columbus
John T. Brown
Mechanicsburg
William G. Pickrel
Dayton
Edwin 8. Todd
Springfield
Harry S. Day
Fremont
Joseph T. Ferguson
Lancaster
Gilbert Bettman
Cincinnati
M. R. Allison
Prohibition Repeal Wins in Massachusetts and Rhode Island
Anti prohibitionists scored strict wins in Massachusetts and Rhode Island as voters backed repeal measures. Massachusetts posted a large margin for repealing the Baby Volstead Act while Rhode Island favored ending the 18th Amendment by about three to one, with majorities reported from initial precincts.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Jinx Trails Cooper In Governors Race
Columbus reports a long standing jinx on governors seeking a second term. Since 1900, four governors prior to current leader Cooper have failed to win re election, with the superstition continuing to shadow the campaign.
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Columbus
U.P
Cooper
George Nash
Antique Clock 112 Years Old For Sale
Classified ads list an antique clock aged 112 years in good running condition offered for 100 dollars. Also mentioned are coal at 3.25 per ton two-ton loads and a 1926 Chevrolet coach with tires and paint for 78 dollars.
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Meesenger
Athens County Delivers Wingett Lead in Sheriff Contest
County results show Wayne Wingett leading Fred Heck by 2,671 votes for sheriff, with White edging Cooper for governor by 84 votes in Athens County. Jail bond of 100000 fails 3370 to 6911, and Republicans far ahead in other races while total ballots near 13 000.
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Athens County
Wayne Wingett
George White
Myers Y. Cooper
Wingett
Fred Heck
White
Cooper
Roscoe McCulloch
Robert Bulkley
United States
West Millfield
Sugar Creek
Glouster
West Luhrig
Buchtel
Winegett
Heck
Athens
Cecil Ville
Sherriff
Bulkley
Thomas Jenkins
H. l. Crary
Congress
Common Pleas
O. P. Rowland
Emmett Keenan
Roweland
Keenan
L. H. Blackwood
Gus Mooney
E. LePever
Louis J. Eberle
Athens City
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Harry W. Sharpe
Oliver F. Rowland
John W. Bolin
United States Senate
William Williams
Arthur
King Features Incorporated
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Selassie
Young Bandit
Beasley Service Station
Will Rogers
Minority Party
Jinx
County
Blackwood
Jenkins
Doctor Crary
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