Athletics win third game as Cubs struggle at Shibe Park
In Philadelphia on October 11 1929 the Philadelphia Athletics overpower the Chicago Cubs in the World Series third game. The A's lineup includes Foxx Dykes Hornsby Cochrane and Miller with Rommel starting for Chicago. Early action features Grimm hit in the jaw and a Cubs triple by Wilson as the game opens with no runs and two hits through the first inning.
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Frank Getty
United Press
Shire Park
Philadelphia
Shibe Park
Athletica
Chicago Cubs
Mackmen
Athletics
Athletics McMillan
Bishop
English
Haas
Hornsby
Cochrane
Wilson
Simmons
Cuyler
Foxx
Stephenson
Miller
Is. Grimm
Taylor
C. Roley
Bush
P. Earnshaw
Moran
van Graflan
Klei
Dineen
Ed Rommel
A's
Jimmy Dykes
Rommel
Chicago
Ball Park
Cubs
Hack Wilson
McMillan
Iishop
Grimm
Noley
Press Reports Misstate Hoover Stimson Navy Pledge
Secretary of State Stimson said press reports misrepresented talks between President Hoover and Prime Minister MacDonald. He stated there was no agreement to pool the U S and Britain navies, clarifying the purposes of their conversations.
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Washington
U.R
State Stimson
Hoover
MacDonald
U. S
Great Britain
Madame Curie Sails Paris for New York
Timid Madame Curie the world famous scientist and radium co discoverer departed Paris aboard a boat train to Cherbourg to join the Ile De France bound for New York.
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Madame Curie
Paris
Cherbourg
Ile de France
New York
Famed Lawyer Hired to Aid Snook in Execution Fight
Columbus report states Dr James Howard Snook former university professor condemned to die on November 29 has engaged Arthur C Fricke a renowned Cincinnati criminal lawyer to assist in his petition of error and brief Fricke will coordinate with Snooks regular counsel FE O Ricketts and John F Seidel in preparing and arguing the appeal Ricketts confirms Fricke is now working on the petition and may have full authority to add counsel Seidel also supports Frickes role as Snook awaits the electrocution date
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Arthur C. Fricke
Cincinnati
United Press
Fricke
Snook
FE. O. Ricketts
John F. Seidel
Ricketts
Seidel
Britain's Real Ruler and Old Fashioned Daughter
Arthur Brisbane presents a condensed review of British authority and social figures, noting the crown's influence while comparing public personas and reform debates. The column reflects 1920s press voice on governance and gender roles with observational tone.
Ramsay MacDonald Visits U S as British Prime Minister
Ramsay MacDonald the Labour Prime Minister becomes the first British premier to visit the United States. The article notes his influence in England, his daughter Miss Ishbel MacDonald, and his private secretary Miss Rosie Rosenberg. It mentions an unrelated prison inmate anecdote continuing on Page 4.
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Ramsay MacDonald
British Empire
Labor Party
United States
England
Commons
Labor
Great Britain
Rosie Rosenberg
Miss Rosenberg
Socialist Party
London
MacDonald
Small Powers Seek Armament Increase Amid Naval Parity
Geneva reports say naval parity could push smaller powers to demand more armaments rather than reductions. League observers note Anglo American disarmament advances are welcome but parity may hinder progress. With the United States and Britain at parity, many small powers may seek the same rule among themselves.
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Geneva
League of Nations
The
League
United States
Britain
Ohio PTA elects Dayton leader as president
The Ohio State Congress of Parents and Teachers elected Mrs. Hamilton Shaffer of Dayton as president at its annual convention closing in Springfield. She succeeds Mrs. C. E. Kendel of Lakewood.
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Springfield
U.P
Ohio State Congress of Parents and Teachers
Hamilton Shaffer
Dayton
C. E. Kendel
Lakewood
Classified notices list losses and sales at Carnegie Library
Classifieds note a brown leather pocketbook with money and pearls lost at Carnegie Library on Thursday. Also advertised are a 1928 Chevrolet cabriolet good as new for sale or trade, two two year old steers for sale, and a six room modern rental with study and sun room with possession at once.
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Messenger
Carnegie Library
Pomeroy Paving Delayed By Riverfront Landslide
A landslide along the river front at the lower end of Pomeroy halts 200 feet of paving work for this season. Iron pilings may be needed to stabilize the rock base believed to underlie the area. The slide affects homes, a railroad fill, and disrupted tracks, with a temporary cinder road to be laid this winter. Sheriff Willock and Deputy Welker investigated a robbery and attempted robbery at the Mowery store and post office.
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Pomeroy
Hocking Valley Railroad
J. A. Willock
Delbert Welker
Carpenter
M. W. Mowery
Mowery
Bucyrus Ordered To Install System
The State Board of Health urged Bucyrus to begin installing a sewage disposal plant by December 14 or court action will follow. The city has had a year to comply, and current discharges into the Sandusky River prompted resident complaints along the stream.
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Nucyrus
Bucyrus
James B. Bauman
State Board of Health
Sandusky
Columbus Day Closure Noted by Governor Cooper
Columbus Ohio state offices will be closed tomorrow in observance of Columbus Day as announced by Governor Cooper.
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Columbus
Cooper
Trimble Man Hurt Near Nelsonville
Clarence Skinner of Trimble was injured when his car and a sedan collided on a curve below Nelsonville just after midnight. Skinner was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital in Athens in a semi conscious condition. His brother and the other driver were in the car. the other driver’s name was not learned.
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Nelsonville
Clarence Skinner
Skinner
George Bateman
Griswold Will Aid In Probe At Girl School
State Welfare Director Hal H. Griswold said he will cooperate with Delaware County Prosecutor Hill in investigating the Girls Industrial School eight miles southwest of Delaware. He noted two of his agents were already probing rumors of improper conduct and that work is unfinished as the Grand Jury planned to convene next Wednesday.
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Columbus
Hal H. Griswold
Prosecutor Hill
Delaware County
Delaware
Griswold
Hill
Delaware Country Grand Jury
Delusional defense in Cleveland murder trial
In Cleveland a maid, Anna Szeman, faces murder charges in the stabbing of her wealthy employer Dorothy M. Snyder. The defense argues insanity amid testimonies of delusions and gas poisoning fears, including Szeman claiming to smell poison gas and intent to spare her employer’s husband, Alonzo M. Snyder.
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Cleveland
U.P
Anna Szeman
Dorothy M. Snyder
Caneace J. Bingman
Mr. Snyder
Alonzo M. Snyder
Sle
World War I Veteran Benjamin McDonald Dies at 34
Columbus report notes Benjamin F. McDonald of 459 South Richardson Avenue died Wednesday at midnight after two years at home. He was injured during World War II training at Camp Sheridan, Alabama, and had been ineacapitated since training camp days.
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Columbus
Camp Sheridan
Alabama
Benjamin F. McDonald
South
Richardson Avenue
Ohio Penitentiary inmate total rises to 4586 for September
Columbus dispatch reports 111 prisoners admitted to Ohio Penitentiary in September raising the total population to 4586. Parole and Record Clerk Dan J. Bonzo filed the report on Wednesday.
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Columbus
Ohio Penitentiary
Dan J. Bonzo
County License Funds Debited And Distributed
August settlement of county license funds totaled 781.75 with 467.17 sent to the State Department and 219.18 deposited in county funds. Remaining checks went to towns proportional to licenses sold including Athens City 23 71.58 and Nelsonville 16 49 for passenger cars trucks trailers and motorcycles.
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State Department
Athens City
Albany
Amensville
Buchtel
Chauncey
Coolville
Glouster
Jacksonville
Trimble
Nelsonville
Graf Zeppelin Crew Denies Pole Flight Mutiny Rumor
In Stuttgart Germany the Zeppelin management denies a circulated rumor that the Graf Zeppelin crew threatened mutiny over a planned April flight to the North Pole. Officials say crew members are being asked to volunteer, with some responses still pending and refusals not yet confirmed.
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Zeppelin
Real Estate Boards Elect Ohio Officers At Columbus Convention
John Spilker of Cincinnati was elected president of the Ohio Association of Real Estate Boards at the close of its three day convention. Don Boyd of Dayton remains treasurer with Calvin Rose of Columbus re elected. New officers include Joseph H. Schumacher Cleveland vice president district 1 A St Kitzman Akron district 2 Leigh Koebel Columbus district 3 Vic Reck Toledo district 4 and Tyle Shough Middletown district 5. In Greenville South Carolina National Air Tour contestants head southwest to Augusta Georgia for a noon stop with Jacksonville Florida as overnight port.
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Columbus
Net
John Spilker
Cincinnati
Ohio Association of Real Estate Boards
Spilker
Cincinnateal Estate Board
University of Cincinnati
Don Boyd
Dayton
Calvin Rose
Joseph H. Schumacher
Cleveland
A. St. Kitzman
Akron
Leigh Koebel
Vic Reck
Toledo
Tyle Shough
Middletown
South Carolina
Greenville
8. C
National Air Tour
Augusta
Jacksonville
Fla
Life Sentence for Son in Fathers Murder in Columbus
Benamin Scanlon, 27, was sentenced to life imprisonment after pleading guilty to second degree murder in the death of his father James Scanlon on September 10. He admitted shooting him saying the elder Scanlon abused his mother and was always drunk.
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Columbus
Benamin Scanlon
James
Scanlon
World Series Buzz Spurs Athens Messenger Electric Board
The Athens Messenger electric scoreboard draws record crowds for the 1929 World Series. Play by play moves in near real time on the east side of The Messenger building with box scores and announcements enhancing the experience. Games in Chicago and Philadelphia fuel growing interest.
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Athens Messenger
Messenger
Chicago
Philadelphia
Messenger Board
Fewer Storms Expected, Says Observatory Director
Delaware October 11 Dr Harlan T Stetson director of Verkins Observatory at Ohio Wesleyan University predicts reduced storm intensity over the next six years. He notes a massive solar storm now near the sun may cause terrestrial disturbances including auroras and poor radio reception, but after the center passes Earthly storms should subside.
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Delaware
Harlan T. Stetson
Verkins Observatory
Ohio Wesleyan University
Stetson
Florida
Solar Storm Center
Franco French Officials Visit to Brussels Tightens Ties
London dispatch says President Doumergue and Premier Briand aim to strengthen Franco-Belgian relations in Brussels amid shifting Anglo-French ties. Observers foresee broader European diplomacy, including Poland and Yugoslavia. A Paris denial notes no secret Franco Italian Japanese submarine deal before the five power naval conference.
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Brussels
London
U.P
France
Gaston Dourmergue
Arlainde Briand
Belgium
Brussela
Doumergue
Itriand
Nourmergue
Briand
Poland
Jugoslavia
Paris
French Foreign Office
Italy
Japan
Bettman rules on placing of names on ballots
Ohio Attorney General Bettman ruled that non judicial township and municipal candidates must appear alphabetically on ballots for towns under 2000 residents. Justice of the peace municipal judge and board of education candidates must rotate their names on the ballot. The ruling was sent to Prosecuting Attorney J. F. Kuhns of New Philadelphia.
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Columbus
U.P
Bettman
J. F. Kuhns
New
Philadelphia
Justice of the Peace
Board of Education
Death claim goes back to state at last
In Columbus Ohio University worker J W Drake who labored in the campus laundry inhaled sewer gas over years. Drake filed for compensation April 29 1926 but died while the case was pending. Industrial Commission must decide if fumes justify a Workmen's Compensation claim.
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Columbus
U.P
Industrial Commission
J. W. Drake
Ohio University
Athens
Drake
Charlotte A. Hogan
Commission
Grand Jury Returns Indictments in Athena County Fall Session
The Athena County Grand Jury handed up 28 indictments from 45 cases after a four day session ending Thursday. Harley Leffler faces two counts of manslaughter for the deaths of Gurney and Linga Smith on the Jacksonville road. The final report also calls for jail improvements and cleaning, with a plan to have inmates perform the work.
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Harley Leffler
Jacksonville
Athena County Grand Jury
Chauncey
Leffler
Gurney Smith
Linga
Leffier
Emerson Burson
Evan Martin
Clifford Pryan
Frank Morrison
David Burton
Steve Runyon
Leslie L. Mercer
John Hooper
Allen Rutter
Ora Farma
Alfred van Bibber
Jesse W. Sands
Please Leave Your Car Home Tomorrow
Ohio University authorities urge Athens residents to walk to the football game at Ohio Stadium tomorrow to ease traffic. They say parking is available near the stadium for many visitors, and cars from distant sources should remain in the city.
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Athens
Ohio University
Ohio Stadium
Neral
Ens
Prominent Local Man Killed in Auto Train Collision
D. W. Jones, a prominent local figure, was killed when his automobile was struck by a Hocking Valley train at a crossing south of Radnor.
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Radnor
D. W. Jones
Hocking Valley
Here
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