Japs Weigh Exit From League as U S Troops Patrol
Tokyo reports say Japan may quit the League of Nations if its stance in Manchuria is not recognized. Officials deny evidence of a diplomatic boycott while Japan protests Secretariat bias toward Chinese claims. In Tientsin Japanese and Chinese clashes leave four dead and ten wounded as American troops patrol after rioting.
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Tokio
U.R
League of Nations
League
Japan
Manchuria
Tientsin
China
Renewal of civil war looms near Tsitsihar in Manchuria
Mukden dispatch reports renewed civil war tensions as Chinese army units under rival generals begin movements around Tsitsihar in Heilungkiang Province, signaling potential conflict escalation.
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Mukden
Manchuria
U.P
Tsitsihar
Heilungkiang Province
Powers to be tried first in Bluebeard case in Clarksburg
Clarksbury West Virginia November 9. District Attorney Morris said Harry F Powers alias Bluebeard will be tried first on the slaying of Mrs Dorothy Pressler Lemke of Worcester Massachusetts one of five alleged victims Indictments will be sought in all five cases before the grand jury Powers is accused of luring women through a matrimonial agency posing as a wealthy architect and killing them near his garage at Quiet Dell If he escapes the death penalty in the Lemke case he will face charges in the deaths of Mrs Asta Buick Ejicker and her three children authorities said his wife Luella and sister Eva Belle Strother are not to be indicted He has been jailed after a prior lynching attempt.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
U.P
Harry F. Powers
Bluebeard
Dorothy Pressler Lemke
Worcester
Mass
Will E. Morris
Morris
Powers
Lemke
Asta Buick Ejicker
Park Ridge
Ill
Quiet Dell
Luellawers
Eva Belle Strother
Moundsville Penitentiary
Football Player Dies After Bus Crash Near Chagrin Falls
Arnold Thomas 16 of Chesterland Ohio died from injuries after a bus wreck last Friday that killed teammate Anthony Boutash 16 and injured four others on the way to an Aurora High School game at Bainbridge Center. Boutash burial planned in Chardon with team pallbearers.
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Cleveland
U.P
Arnold Thomas
Chesterland
Thomas
Bainbridge Center
Chagrin Falls
Aurora High
Anthony Boutash
Munson
Chardon
Bombs Found in Fruit Banner Targeting Former Chinese Emperor
A Daily Express report from London says a plot to assassinate Henry Pu-Yi the former boy emperor of China was uncovered in Tientsin. Two bombs were found in a fruit casket sent to his hotel. Japanese interests reportedly seek to restore him to power in Manchuria. Pu-Yi is 24 and officially Hsuan Tung.
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China
Ondon
U.p-An
Henry Pu-Yi
Daily Express
Tientsin
Manchuria
Hsuan Tung
Firemen Burned in Madison Square Building Blaze
Eleven Cleveland firefighters reported injuries while battling a major blaze at the Madison Square Building. One firefighter sustained serious burns, with others treated for injuries. The fire prompted evacuations and a large emergency response in the downtown area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
U.P
Madison Square Building
Annual Department Store Buying Rush Begun in New York
The annual department store buying rush has begun in New York as wintry weather and low prices draw shoppers. Executives predict sales volume may exceed last year while dollar value may lag due to reduced prices.
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Richland L. Gridley
United Press
New York
Dollar Wheat Dollar Silver War and Prosperity
Arthur Brisbane argues that prosperity rests on prices of wheat and silver and urges readers to tell their congressman about the war economy. The piece links commodity prices to national effort and public support.
Wheat at a dollar and silver at a dollar plan proposed
The piece argues for a policy of wheat at one dollar per bushel and silver at one dollar per ounce to restore balance. It claims the gold silver ratio should be about 22 to 1 yet sits above 60 to 1, noting production ratios differ. It urges Hoover and Republicans to consider the plan and suggests bankers might resist the idea. It links gold cornering by France and the U.S. to economic stagnation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Mellon
Republican Party
Eugene Meyer, Jr
Federal Reserve
France
Noted banker warns on gold shortage and bank power
An eminent banker warned two days ago that bankers seek scarce money to gain control but that gold is effectively cornered by two nations, depriving others of real money to sustain global business.
Silver climbs on war fears and dollar link
The metal rose without support as fears of a war in the East intensified and sent silver toward the dollar. analysts say it may rise further if the conflict escalates. The article notes market factors and hints at continuation on another page.
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East
William Tell Misses Mark in Iowa Shooting Death
George Marnette at 36 faces manslaughter charges after attempting a William Tell style shot with a pistol. His companion James Dickinson, 27, was killed when a bullet struck him in the head at a gas station in Lester Iowa after the bottle was placed on his head.
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Rock Rapids
U.P
William Tell
George Marnette
Marnette
James Dickinson
Lester
Iowa
Dickinson
J. J. McGuire
Former Judge Bostwick, 4 Others On Blackmail Trial
In Columbus on November 8 former Probate Judge Homer Z. Bostwick and four men faced trial on charges of blackmail connected to a plot to seize a diamond ring from 24 year old Opal Eversole. The jurist reportedly gifted the ring to the woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Homer Z. Bostwick
Opal Eversole
We Are Just Where We Started in This Navy Trouble
Beverly Hills letter from Will argues the navy jury rulings by Hoover and Gardiner free to keep the status quo. He warns only a war could resolve who is right, compares wars to depressions, laments loss of sense and humor in the Senate, and salutes Cara of Arkansas for sharp remarks.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Hoover
Navy
Gardiner
Senate
Caraway
Arkansas
Felix the Cat
Will
Man Who Was Capone's Chief Dies in Bed
Chicago report details Jim Genna eldest Genna brother and former Capone ally dies at his Calumet City home. Genna led Capone interests in Indiana territory after a brutal Genna O'Banion feud cleared the field for the syndicate. His latter years saw ill health and a return to activity with Capone forces before death.
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Chicago
U.P
Jim Genna
Dion O'Banion
Genna
Calumet City
Ind
Capone
Genna O’banion
Angelo Genna
O'Banion
O’banion
Angelo
Mike
Tony Genna
O’anion
Italy
Madona di Trapani
al Capone
Ship Is Wrecked Munleeson Breaks on Rocks Off Point Reyes
The Munleeson freighter broke up on rocks off Point Reyes as its 29 crew members were rescued from surf in fog. Federal inspectors and McCormick Line officials investigate the crash while salvagers abandon the ship as a total loss. A rock tooth pierced the hull as breakers pounded the vessel after it struck near midnight Friday following a departure from San Francisco to Portland.
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Point Reye
San Francisco
U.P
Munleson
Point Reyes
McCormick Line
Here
Portland
Nelsonville Woman Seeks Halt to Oil Drilling Trespass
Dora Wilson of Nelsonville Ohio filed a federal suit seeking a temporary restraining order enjoining Chartiers Oil Company from trespassing on her land. The action stems from alleged May 1 1931 drilling by company employees to locate oil or gas, with a well drilled and gas reportedly found.
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Nelsonville Woman Claims Company
Columbus
U.P
Dora Wilson
Nelsonville
Chartiers Oil Company
U. S. District Court
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Salvation Army hike by Home Guards and Sunbeams
The Home Guards and Sunbeams girls groups plan a Wednesday afternoon hike in charge of Mrs. Gates and Mrs. Mann.
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Home Guards and
Sunbeams
Salvation Army
Gates
Mann
Plans change in reparations talks in Basel
In Basel, Switzerland, November 9, the Bank of International Settlements board foresees a conference within three weeks to revise reparations via a special advisory committee to study Germany’s economy. The Young Plan and Premier Laval push action. German officials question the advisory body, preferring a broader conference if proposals merit it.
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Basle
Switzerland
U.P
Bank of International Settlements
Pierre Laval
France
Wiggin Bankers Committee
Germany
Two Duck Hunters Sought in Cleveland Banker's Murder
Seek Duck Hunters PAINESVILLE Nov 9 Two young duck hunters are being questioned in the murder of Griffin D Fenton gamekeeper on the south farm of John Sherwin Cleveland banker Sheriff James Moloney suspects trespassers shot Fenton as he ordered them off His body was found last Friday with a shotgun wound during his routine morning patrol
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Painesville
Griffin D. Fenton
South Farm
John Sherwin
Cleveland
James Moloney
Fenton
Goodman on Trial for Selling Liquor to Minor in Athens
Robert Goodman of Sugar Creek faces trial in Athens County Common Pleas Court on a charge of selling intoxicating liquor to a minor. The case stems from a September beer party for Ohio University students in which John Gooding died after a fractured skull. A jury was impaneled. proceedings paused for a noon recess after initial testimony.
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Robert Goodman
Sugar Creek
Athens County
John Fish
O. F. Rowland
Everyone's Going To School Tonight
Families attend Ath ens Senior High and Junior High to hear Frankie and Johnny recite and watch their geometry on the blackboard. Classes run 7 to 8:30 with two 45 minute periods. Dismissal at noon marks National Education Week PTA night school project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susie
Athens
Frankie
Johnny
Dad
Pollock Attacks Sex, Crime in American Theater
Channing Pollock denounces current stage trends as degrading, saying 153 of 221 plays last year depicted a back street slums approach to life. He criticizes Theodore Dreiser Vicki Baum and H L Mencken for influencing American literature and criticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Channing Pollock
Pollock
H. L. Mencken
The
American Mercury
Mrs Nancy Lonas Dies After Four Year Illness
Mrs Nancy MecVickers Lonas 72 wife of Isaac Lonas died at 3 30 this morning from paralysis at her daughter’s home Athens R D No 6. She was born in Kentucky and reared in Carthage Township and leaves a large family including Mary Buck Edith Carmichael Amy Tracy Martha Kinder Will Lonas Bertha Clifford Joseph Lonas Glen Lonas Ber y Davis and Grace Fields. Funeral arrangements have not been made.
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Nancy MecVickers Lonas
Isaac Lonas
Elwood Buck
Athens R. D
Amy Tracy
Martha Kinder
Columbus
Will Lonas
Canaanville
Bertha Clifford
Chillicothe
Joseph Lonas
Oklahoma
Glen Lonas
Bery Davis
Luhrig
Grace Fields
Athens
Gasoline Prices Increase Across State
Gasoline prices rose one cent across all grades this morning with a general statewide uptick. In Athens filling stations the new prices are 21, 18, and 16 cents for grades previously at 20, 17, and 15 cents.
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Athens
Dreiser Says Kno Conditions In Kentucky Coal Fields As Bad
Theodore Dreiser, head of the National Committee for Protection of Political Prisoners, concluded his inquiry into Southeastern Kentucky coal field unrest by calling conditions as bad as anywhere in the world. He urged prosecutions of officials in Harlan County and favored a state inquiry, noting a stark labor capital divide and widespread misery amid violence.
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Dreiser
Kentucky
Wright
United Press
Pinevale
Theodore Dreiser
National Committee For Protection of
Harlan County
Cinclair Lewin
Straight Creek
Atern
Drieser
John Henry Blair
Eighth Grade Science Club Reaches Fifty Members
Athens Junior High School reports its eighth grade Science Club has exactly 50 members rivaling the English Club. Newly elected officers are President Charles Leaders Vice President Bob Coe and Secretary Beth Cable. The membership roster includes Warren Atkins Lee Barlow George Barlow Frances Bowers Margaret Burt Beth Cable Doward Calvert and many others.
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Athens
Charles Leaders
Bob Coe
Beth Cable
Warren Atkins
Lee Barlow
George Barlow
Frances Bowers
Margaret Burt
Doward Calvert
Franklin Calvin
Louise Coffey
Betty Corwin
Bob Daggett
Wendell Davidson
Harry Entwhistle
John Frost
Dorothy Gentry
Dix Graham
Howard Hahn
Gerald Hanes
Frances Hartman
Helen Haskins
Emerson Houf
Paul Jackson
Mary Jinks
Frances Easler
Hazel Kelley
Fred Krecker
Jess Larch
Charlies
William Love
Joe McAfee
Betty McBride
Bernice McVay
Martha Meister
Martha Minameyer
Goldie Morris
Billy Noble
Wilbur Perkins
Jean Pick
Neighborly Welfare Aid Story From Red Cross Record
A Red Cross welfare case chronicles a World War II veteran and his family in distress. Mr X, jailed then released, faced unemployment and stigma while his wife and eight children endured poverty in Athens County. The welfare visitor secured temporary housing and furniture, helped seek veterans benefits, and arranged ongoing aid and employment support.
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Veterans Bureau
Death from Clothes Fire Claims Mrs Tedrow
Mrs Lilie Scott Tedrow of Wales Mill died after her clothing caught fire from an open grate. She was 30 and survived by two daughters Louise and Frances, with funeral services at Hark ine Chapel Union Ridge and burial at Hebbardaville. Her husband Pearl Tedrow preceded her in death five years earlier. Parents Mr and Mrs Scott of Canaanville, a sister-in-law of Mrs Jessie Cline and Mrs J B Sisson of Albany.
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Burns
Mis
Lilie Scott Tedrow
Wales Mill
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mr. Tedrow
Harkine Chapel
Union Ridge
Hebbardaville
Mrs. Scott
Canaanville
Mra. Blanch McPherson
Francis Scott
Springfield
Cannaanville
Mra
Tedrow
Jessie Cline
Mra. J
Sisson
Albany
Pearl Tedrow
Salesmen Camping in Offices of Traders
In Chicago on November 9, salesmen peddling life insurance automobiles wine bricks and more have crowded grain traders and brokers offices for over a week. They express confidence that grain market ties are turning and say they will lead the country out of a long low period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Double Funeral Planned for Hartwell Train Victims
In Cincinnati on November 9 plan a double funeral for Gladys Prater 11 and Glenna Prater 7 killed when a Big Four passenger train struck them while crossing a trestle at Hartwell suburb. The third child Maxine Vancer will be buried in Kentucky. Engineer John W. Owens of Columbus couldn't see the children in time.
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Cincinnati
Pha
Gladys Prater
Glenna
Hartwell
Maxine Vancer
Kentucky
John W. Owens
Columbus
Election Certificates To Be Mailed Soon
Certificates of election will be issued early next week to officials elected last Tuesday. David Johnson, clerk of the Athens County Board of Elections, reports that the certificates are prepared but await approval. A new law requires certificates be issued from the county election board office. Previously township clerks notified officials in their subdivision.
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David Johnson
Athens County Board of Elections
Election Board
County Election Board
Weather Brief Outlook for 36 Hours Across Regions
Yesterday highs reached 80 in San Antonio and Omaha while Del Rio posted 8. Today lows dip to 12 in Winnemucca and Yellowstone Park and 16 in Prince Albert. Expect a further drift toward warmer conditions tonight with a probability of rain developing by Tuesday.
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San Antonio
del Rio
Omaha
Winnemucca
Yellowstone Park
Prince Albert
Investment bankers urge restraint to curb speculation
Thomas L. Stokes reports from White Sulphur Springs on Henry T. Ferriss’s warning against overselling in boom periods. He notes confidence in recovery of investment and securities markets while stressing responsible credit and valuing high quality bonds to prevent inflationary excesses and future crashes.
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Thomas L. Stokes
White Sulphur Springs
U.P
Henry T. Ferrisa
St. Louis
Aeociation of America
India
Thia
Forras
United States
Dinner Costs Reduced Half in Thanksgiving Menu
Detroit estimates show a Thanksgiving Day dinner for six this year at about half the 1930 cost. A 10 pound turkey at roughly 28 cents a pound is anticipated, with olives and other items priced much lower than a decade ago.
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Detroit
United Press
Kentucky Governors To Speak on Ohio School the Air
Vice Governor Flem D. Sampson of Kentucky and Governor-elect Ruby to appear on Ohio School the Air programs on November 17 and December 1. Skinner states the topics include The Pioneer Period of Kentucky and The Kentucky of 7 day. Programs run daily from 2 to 3 p.m. on Station WEAO, Ohio State University.
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Columbus
Flem D. Sampson
Mentucky
Ruby
Ohio
Nober
Jes B. O. Skinner
Cation
Sampson
Ken
Kentucky
WEAO
Ohio State University
Mouse Burglar Routed by a Posse in Petersburg
Mayor William Berridge and the Petersburg police pursued burglars at the Delta Gladish General Store. A light twinkled as they moved inside. a mouse fled into a hole after gnawing cheese on a scale with a lightning indicator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Ind
William Berridge
Delta Gladish General
Charity Ball At Moose Hall To Aid Needy Children
Bogies Lodge hosts a charity ball at Moose Hall North Court Street Tuesday night from 8 to midnight. Wellston orchestra plays with proceeds buying shoes for district children. Prizes include a wristwatch a diamond ring and an electric lock.
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Bogies Lodge
Moose Hall
North Court Street
Wellston
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Los Angeles
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Young Plan
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National Miners Union
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Harlan
Bruce Crawford
Crawfords Weekly
Norton, Va
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Marian
Mao
Herndon J. Evans
Pineville
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K. ©. Jones
Judge Jones
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Ftill
Minera
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Red Cross
Mr. X
Vales Mill
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