Regulator Push Grows After Vestris Sinking Probes
New York November reports show editorial calls for maritime safety reforms after the Lamport and Holt liner Vestris disaster. Sen Wagner backs Senate inquiry while testimony contradicts across investigations, highlighting delays and lifeboat release failures.
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New York
Lamport
Holt
Vestris
Robert F. Wagner
Senate
New York Telegram
Charles Johnson Post
County Commissioner Vacancy Clarified by Attorney General
In Columbus on November 23, Attorney General Pdward C Turner rules that a county commissioner appointed to fill a vacancy may serve until the term ends unless a successor is chosen in the general election. The request came from Albert T Stroup Van Wert County prosecuting attorney. One incumbent commissioner was appointed last spring with no candidates running for the seat.
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William J. Carey
Vestris
Sotieren
Carey
Arthur Flaherty
Columbus
U.r—A
Pdwerd C Turner
Albert T. Stroup
van Wert
Radio Fans Split Over New Station Dial Positions
Coast to coast listeners flood the Federal Radio Commission with letters praising and condemning the Davis Amendment re allocation. Inspectors check new frequencies while a court stay on WGY Schenectady tests the plan in December.
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Washington
U.R
Federal Radio Commission
Radio Division
The
Commerce Department
United Press
Ira E. Robinson
London
New York
Baltimore
Commission
Potomac
WGY
Schenectady
District Court
Athens County Man Seeks Prison Pardon
Carr Studor of Canton and Oliver Glaspy of Athens County join 18 inmates slated for clemency review next month. Glaspy, jailed since 1916 for a criminal attack, later spent time at Lima’s Criminal Insane Hospital before returning to the state pen.
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Columbus
U.R
Carr Studor
Canton
Don R. Mellett
Canton News
Oliver Glaspy
Athens County
State Pen
Board of Clemency
Glaspy
Whitney Estate Valued At 178 Million After Death
New York reports the Payne Whitney estate appraised at 178 893 655 dollars the largest in U S history with a death tax of about 20 million dollars. Of this 15 6 million goes to New York state 4 million to the federal government and 100 thousand to other states. Whitney owned half of Northern Finance Corporation valued at 125 521 612 dollars the result of a fund created by his uncle Colonel Oliver H Payne formerly a director at Standard Oil New Jersey.
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New York
U.P
Payne Whitney
New York State
Whitney
Northern Finance Corporation
Oliver H. Payne
Col. Payne
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Standard Oil
Salts Cause White Formation on Bricks
Popular Mechanics notes a white crust on brick walls after damp seasons. The crust results from dissolved salts surfacing as moisture moves through brick and mortar. Proper wall design and mortar mixing help prevent moisture intrusion and salt efflorescence.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
Senator King to push Philippine independence bill
Senator King of Utah announced he will introduce a bill for Philippine independence at the December session. He said independence would allow a tariff on island sugar to meet protection demands of certain sugar interests.
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Washington
U.P
King
Utah
Austria and United States Reach Debt Settlement
Washington November 28 An agreement to settle Austria 39 000 000 debt to the United States was worked out today between Under Secretary of Treasury M I A and Austrian officials.
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Washington
U.R
Austria
United States
Treasy Mia
Hoover Wins Ohio in Official Vote Count
The official Ohio election tally shows President-Elect Herbert Hoover with 1,627,543 votes and Gov. Al Smith with 864,210, a margin of 763 million or 33 votes. Republican Myers Y. Cooper defeats Democrat Martin L. Davey for governor by 27,786, totals Cooper 1,355,525 and Davey 1,106,739.
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Columbus
U.2
Herbert Hoover
Ohio
al Smith
Secretary of State's Department
Hoover
Smith
Myers Y. Cooper
Martin L. Davey
Cooper
Davey
Woman's College Dentistry Dream Realized After Delayed Marriage
Mrs. Levet Stack enters the College of Dentistry at Ohio State University eight years after marriage and two children. Her husband Charles Stack supports her pursuit, balancing visits between Millfield and Columbus as she embraces dentistry as a lifelong goal fulfilled.
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College of Dentistry
Ohio State University
Mia. Stack
John G
Charlen
Millfield
Athens County
Leonore Sprague
Ohio University At
Athens
Warren
Charles, Jr
Stack
Ohio State
Three Bandits Captured After Trafford City Bank Robbery
Police report three of four robbers were captured in Duquesne after the First National Bank of Trafford City heist. Loot found in the car, about 18009 dollars reported stolen, though recovered amount unclear. A rail guard who triggered the alarm was forced into the getaway vehicle but not inside.
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Duquesne
U.P
First National Bank
Trafford City
Five Day Week Urged by Labor Leader Green
New Orleans November 23. President William A Green reports progress for five day week at the AFL convention. He estimates 914 locals are on the plan and about 165000 workers across several industries are affected. Selection of the 1929 convention city and Secretary of Labor Davis address highlighted today.
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New Orleans
William A. Green
American Federation of Labor Convention
Green
Davis
King George Maintains Hope Amid Illness Bulletin
London observers report King George showing signs of stability as illness looms. The royal diary notes he rested in the afternoon and remains under careful medical observation.
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London
George
Trejo Arrested in Mexico Nation-Wide Probe
Manuel Trejo, a Menlo Clry, Navy 22, was arrested at Tuste pec in Oaxaca state in connection with the assassination of the late President-Elect Obregon, Grafica reports today.
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Menlo Clry
Navy
Manuel Trejo
Tustepec
Oaxaca
Obregon
Grafica
Miss Corene Crossen Wins Russell Declamation Prize
In Westerville at Otterbein College Miss Crossen of Canton won the $26 prize for her recital on Scouting in a Moonshine Country. Olive Shisler of Beach City took $15 for Toussaint L ouvreure, and Esther Moore of Lima earned $10 for Mental Disarmament.
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Columbus
U.P
Corene Crossen
Canton
Otterbein College
Westerville
Olive Shisler
Beach City
Esther Moore
Lima
Shisler
Toussaint L’ouvercure
More
Columbus Community Fund Falls Short of Goal
Columbus campaign ends with $572,278 subscribed and $146,574 short of the $715,952 target. Community leaders announced the end of the drive last night.
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Mark Columbus
Columbus’ Community Fund
Cooper Aims for Quick Legislature After Inauguration
Governor-Elect Myers Y. Cooper, in Cincinnati, calls for a brief, businesslike session with broad support from nearly all lawmakers. He warns against risky experiments and expects a short session due to an almost entirely Republican General Assembly.
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General Assembly
Myers Y. Cooper
Cooper
Cincinnati
Donahey
Governor Reappoints Agriculture Board Members and Health Council
Columbus report: Gov Donahey reappoints KB H Campbell of Salem and W W Ellenwood of Coalton to the State Board of Agriculture for terms ending October 10, 1933. I M Caffee of Cleveland is reappointed to the State Public Health Council, term ending June 30, 1982.
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Columbus
U.R
Donahey
KB. H. Campbell
Salem
W. W. Ellenwood
Coalton
State Board of Agriculture
I. M. Caffee
Cleveland
State Public Health Council
Representative Horace Kelfer Announces Ohio House Speaker Bid
Columbus Ohio November 23 State Representative Horace Kelfer of Springfield formally宣布 his candidacy for speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives.
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Columbus
Horace Kelfer
Springfield
Ohio House of Representatives
Hoover Seeks Shade Aboard U S Maryland in Heat
President elect Herbert Hoover and party endure tropical sun on the battleship Maryland off the Mexican coast. Heat delays shipboard printing, deck cots are used, and Hoovers watch snow capped peaks as plans form for Corinto Nicaragua and Guayaquil Ecuador visits with Diag and Moncado in official welcomes.
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Maryland
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Mexico
Vistbis
Corinto
Nicaragua
Diag
Moncado
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Grain Prices Soaring High in Busy Trade
Wheat bulls pushed prices on the Board of Trade amid favorable developments and light selling. A report of United States wheat exports totaling 28 500 000 bushels in October boosted activity, though later trading quieted. Oats rose with wheat while improved corn belt weather increased country offerings.
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Chicago
U.R
Board of Trade
United States
Stock Exchange Opens Fast Pace Amid Profits Rush
New York stocks surged to new highs in the forenoon on November 23 but retreated in the afternoon as traders booked profits. Gains ran from one to twelve points with a single case over thirty, and market activity slowed with tickets stripped to bare quotations and shipments delayed.
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New York
U.R
New York Stock Exchange
Longworth Supports Farm Relief Bill For Short Session
Speaker Longworth favors passing farm relief legislation at the upcoming short session and hopes to avoid an extra session. He says tariff revisions could trigger a fall rather than spring gathering and notes reapportionment as key business with the Fenn bill tied to the 1930 census.
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Washington
U.P
Longworth
House
Senate
Longsworth
Man Arrested in Middletown for Father's Death
A.R. Elmer Cox, 29, arrested after William J. Lucas was shot to death. Cox, jailed on a first degree murder charge, says the killing was not premeditated. Lucas had met Cox for the first time since the elder Cox’s death, and Lucas had been linked to that case. Cox’s son helped trigger Lucas’s arrest amid an attempted robbery.
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Middletown
A.r.elmer. Cox
Wiliam J. Lucas
Cox
Lucas
Bank Robbery Paroled by Trafford Bandits Arrested in Duquesne
Duquesne Pennsylvania November 23. Within ninety minutes after four bandits robbed the First National Bank of Trafford of about 15000 dollars two of the robbers were arrested in Duquesne along with a railroad yardmaster they had kidnapped.
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Duquesne
First National Bank
Trafford
Ohio urged as natural leader in business at Athens gathering
Karl S. Kommler of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce told more than 100 business representatives in Athens that Ohio’s strategic location, abundant resources, and strong labor force support its role as a key market hub. He argued the uniform tax rule drives capital away and highlighted Ohio’s transportation networks and diverse urban centers as advantages. The talk continued on the next page.
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Karl
S. Koamiler
Feld
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Athens
Ohio Chamber
Kumler
Midway
Tapa
Awa
Board of Education Authorized to Request Road Establishment
Columbus November 23 The Board of Education of County is authorized to request county commissioners for the establishment of a road. Attorney General Edward and Isaac Stubbs, prosecuting attorney, issued the opinion that the education board is a corporate body with power to pursue such action.
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Columbus
U.P
Board of Education
Isaac Stubbs
Edward
Education Board
University Limits Power to Battelle Memorial Institute
Ohio State University will not permit Battelle Memorial Institute to obtain light power. The decision was announced today by Attorney General Edward C. Turner. Battelle, a research laboratory on King Avenue adjacent to the university, remains independent of the college.
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Urha
Ohio State University
Battelle Memorial Institute
Eral Edward C. Turner
Battelle Institution
Col
King Avenue
University
Fact Booklet on Mexico From The Athens Messenger
A plain factual pamphlet on Mexico offers key data on history, area, population, roads, government, and national life. It presents essential, neutral information without argument or propaganda and is available for six cents with a coupon.
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Mexico
Marientofeg
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