National election costs rise past thirty million dollars
Washington reports the cost of a national election tops 30 million dollars with estimates including state and local outlays. Campaigns in 1920 showed per vote costs near 80 cents, and totals for Republican and Democratic committees reached over 15 million dollars.
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Warren G. Harding
National Committee
James M. Cox
Anti-Saloon League
Labor Unions
Yor
Borah
Idaho
Four Drivers Arraigned in Athens Court
Four traffic offenders were arraigned before Mayor L A Koons Tuesday night. D R Bean paid a $19 fine after a guilty plea for speeding. Fred Lantz and John Collins were fined $3 each for parking with bright lights, costs suspended. Miss Lillian Geer pleaded not guilty to speeding and her case was continued. All cases filed by Traffic Officer Nice.
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L. A. Koons
D. R. Bean
Fred Lantz
John Collins
Lillian Geer
Nice
Zeppelin ZR-3 Departure Delayed for U S Voyage
The German airship ZR-3’s departure to the United States was postponed again. The ship is now expected to leave Saturday or Sunday instead of Thursday, delaying its transatlantic voyage.
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United States
Parliament censures over quashing of editor case
Sir Robert Horne, in the House of Commons, urged that the author government be censured for quashing a criminal case against the editor of a communist newspaper. He claimed the move came under pressure from extremists.
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London
Robert Horne
House of Commons
Oilman and wife file bankruptcy petitions in Columbus
Lavierre Phillips and his wife Lucille Phillips filed petitions in the U.S. district court in Columbus. Lavierre listed liabilities at 47963 dollars with no assets.
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Columbus
Lavierre Phillips
Marietta
Lucille Phillips
United States District Court
Phillips
Akron youth appeals death sentence in murder case
Alex Kuczik, 19, condemned for killing his cousin Eli zaby J. Nagy, bases his bid to avoid the electric chair on Judge Caverley’s Leopold Loeb ruling. Governor Donahey refuses commutation but grants a stay to allow a state supreme court appeal.
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Alex Kuczik
Akron
Elizaby J. Nagy
Brisk 1924 campaign notes spark party feuding
Arthur Brisbane reports on Al Smith in New York politics. Smith, reelectable as governor, lost the Democratic presidential nomination over his Catholic faith. He claims Republicans nominated a myth for President and Theodore Roosevelt II as a mere name for governor. The exchange starts 109 minutes after renomination. Continued on page four.
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al Smith
New York
Theodore Roosevelt II
World Series Drama Crowds Polo Grounds for Johnson Giants Game
A massive crowd estimated near fifty three thousand packed the Polo Grounds as Walter Johnson faced the New York Giants in the World Series. The decisive game threatened to split the series with a victor taking a two to one lead as fans watched Johnson and the Giants clash in a tense afternoon of baseball.
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New York
Walter Johnson
New York Giants
McGraw
Johnson
Giants
Washington
Wilson
Jackson
Terry
McNeely
Harris
Rice
Gowdy
Goslin
Frish
Walter
Weather forecast casts doubt on Giants Senators game
Light rain at dawn gave way to unsettled skies with doubts about fair weather for the fifth World Series game between the Giants and Senators. The forecast from the weather bureau remained uncertain as clouds lingered.
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New York, Dcd
Weather Bureau
Bobbed bandit asks prison term in Concord case
Miss Viola Mifeleil, self confessed bobbed bandit, and her accomplice plan to seek a 20 year prison sentence when their case comes up in Concord New Hampshire. The duo, claiming robbing for excitement, is linked to a scheme described as originating in the United States from New York City.
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Viola Mifeleil
United States
Concord
New York City
Wives Worth the Trouble Says Nigerian Emir in London
The Emir of Katsina in London defends wives as worth the trouble they cause because they work hard spinning cotton and doing housework. He notes wives can be disciplined by restating rules and that divorce is easy in Katsina. The interview emphasizes his four wives and twenty concubines.
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London
Katsina
Nigeria
Marion Occupational Tax Challenged in Ohio Supreme Court
The Marion city occupational tax aimed at funding municipal government faced a challenge in the Ohio Supreme Court. Former Attorney General Hogan led the Marion Foundry Co. effort, arguing the tax violates the equal protection clause and acts as a poll tax. The case draws interest from other towns awaiting the decision before similar measures. The defense says the tax is uneven, applying $2 to low earners and high earners alike, plus per-employee charges.
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Columbus
Marion
Ohio Supreme Court
Ohio
Hogan
Marion Foundry Co
Supreme Court
Ohio Retail Secretaries Meet in Columbus Session
Members of the Ohio Retail Secretaries association study legislative problems facing merchants of Ohio during today's session in Columbus. Directors will be elected tomorrow afternoon.
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Columbus
Ohio Retail Secretaries Association
Ohio Council of Retail Merchants
Merchants of
Ohio
Lengthen Terms of Pen Diggers in Ohio Penitentiary
Nine prisoners who took part in the tunnel digging under the automobile license plant at the Ohio penitentiary will have sentences extended by at least two years. Warden Thomas announced after Henry Porter of Cleveland was found digging in the pit, prompting the warden to seal the passage with concrete.
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Washington
Lengley Field
Mitchell Field
New York
War Department
O. Westover
Langley Field
Columbus, O
Ohio Penitentiary
Thomas
Henry Porter
Prsoner
Cleveland
Bright Light Brod Troubles Girl in Boy’s Clothes
Frances Mickes, 17, wife of a Canton man, was found in an abandoned Ford near Seville in boy’s attire and admitted she drove toward Wooster with two men who had stolen the car. She said the men went to Cleveland to steal another car after tires flats. One man named Beans was arrested. another unknown. She blames the lure of Cleveland’s bright lights for her trouble. Juvenile court to rule soon.
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Cleveland, O
Frances Mickes
Canton
Medina
Cleveland
Seville
Wooster
Nehta
Edward I Kennedy Civil War veteran dies at Belrea home
Edward I Kennedy aged 83 a Civil War veteran and former member of the Ohio legislature and state board of pardons died at his home in Berea Ohio on October 8. He had served in public life and regional government for years.
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Berea
Edward i. Kennedy
Legislature
State Board of Pardons
Young Ohio University student dies from suspected arsenic poisoning
Missena Hottel a 19 year old Ohio University student died early Wednesday morning after taking a dose she believed to be a mild sedative. Authorities consider arsenic poisoning likely though no autopsy has been performed. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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Missena Hottel
Ohio University
Miss Hottel
W. J. Hottel
North
Congress Street
Helping Vic to Collect Funds for Donahey Campaign
Conversions to the Donahey campaign fund total $1,090 from about 209 contributors. The average contribution was five dollars as part of the governor's re election fundraising plea noted in Columbus Ohio.
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Vic
Columpus
Donahey Campaten
Ohio job applicants face limited placements in September
Columbus reports 15,376 of 49,815 applicants found work while 45,767 sought jobs last month and 12,686 were placed in August, according to Herman Le. Witter industrial relations director.
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Columbus
Ohio
Herman LE. Witter
Bootlegger Mare Becomes Dry Agent After Reform
A Portsmouth Ohio report tells of Nellie a mare tied to a bootlegger and used to smuggle hooch until a revenuer uncovered the scheme. Reformed under federal guidance she now aids revenue men guiding them along old trails with her former owner’s secrets kept.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Nellie
Ion
Uncle Sam
Revenue Men
Boot Legger
Japan eyes Mexico for colonial foothold after immigration act
Tokyo seeks a northern Mexican colony as a strategic escape from U S immigration limits and regional friction. counselor Kimura begins a Mexico tour to map a potential Japanese settler program amid shifting Asian and North American tensions.
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Canada
Australia
Asia
Mexico
Japan
Mexico City
United States
Kimura
Tokio
University of Kansas Chancellor to speak at Ohio teachers session
Dr E H Ling ley chancellor of the University of Kansas will be among the panel speakers at the Ohio Teachers Association holiday session announced by secretary F E Reynolds. Lindley is scheduled to address the general meeting the evening of December 29 and will also appear at departmental gatherings the following morning.
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Columbus
E. H. Lingeley
University of Kansas
Pranel
Ohio Teachers’ Associations
F. E. Reynolds
Lindley
Twenty seven ways of making soup recipe book
A free recipe book claims to cover 216 grocer shelf can recipes including soups salads vegetables entrees sauces cichea and desserts. It advertises expert study in domestic science and promises up to date nourishing cooking methods. Send two cents postage to Washington Information Bureau for free copy.
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