Burton Defends Protective Tariff At Ohio Republican Meet
Senator Theodore Burton of Cleveland urged in Nelsonville that the tariff protects industry and wages and criticized Governor Al Smith and Tammany Hall. He cited coal industry issues, freight-rate disputes, and praised Hoover while linking Smith to New York graft. He noted immigration limits passed in 1921 and 1924 and said Smith opposes such restrictions.
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Nelsonville
al Smith
Tammany Hall
New York City
Athens County
Theodore Burton
Cleveland
United States Senate
Burton
Logan
Hocking
Ohio
West Virginia
Senate
Herbert Hoover
Smith
Boss Tweed
New York
United States
Republican Party
Winter Arrives With Freezing Temperatures
Chicago report says a sharp Arctic intrusion from Alaska brings snow hail and high winds across the Western Plains and Rocky Mountain states. The Weather Bureau forecasts temperatures in the Midwest will dip to 40 degrees or lower by Saturday kickoff time.
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Chicago
U.P
Midwest
Alaska
Plains
Rocky Mountain
Weather Bureau
Rally Day Services Slated Across Athens Churches
Three local churches Athens Methodist Presbyterian and Christian host Rally Day on Sunday with Bible School at 9 15 a m and a goal of 666 in attendance. Plans include morning and evening services, youth meetings, and Ohio University students invited to join various programs.
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Methodist
Presbyterian
Christian Churches
Ohio University
Athens
Christian Church
Methodist Church
Hoover Faces Delicate Timing in California Trip Plan
United Press reports Herbert Hoover and aides weighing whether to depart Washington earlier to visit key states on the way to California or stay late in Washington to cover last developments. A direct late departure could reach California by election day, while a Westward stop would require leaving earlier and miss the final week in the East. Tracks include Minnesota Missouri and Texas as focal states amid a tight campaign schedule.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
California
Hoover
Alfred E. Smith
Smith
Minnesota
Missouri
Texas
Boston
Students flock to cheer Ohio Bobcats before Wittenberg game
At Ewing Auditorium Ohio University students packed the venue for the largest pregame gathering of the year. Coach Don Peden received a long ovation and spoke on Bobcats spirit and chances for victory amid the light team weight.
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Bobcats
Mirage B.T. Grover
Boeloo
Snow Blankets Western States as Cold Wave Spreads
Apple Stowers in Utah report heavy losses after a sudden snap around Logan as eight inches of snow cover unharvested orchards. Snow hits Montana Wyoming and North Dakota while Nebraska sees hail damage to corn and buildings. The Weather Bureau links the cold snap to a weeklong push from Alaska. Chicago records a drop from a high of 87.2 degrees on October 11 to 72 at 1 am, signaling an expected cold spell. residents take a last late dip in Lake Michigan.
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Chicago
U.P
Apple
Athens Republicans See Sunset Omen of Burton
A group of Athens Republican women bound for Nelsonville reported a sky omen at sunset. They observed a cloud formation forming a profile of Senator Theodore Burton as the sun set, and several party members met him to report the sign.
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Athens
Nelsonville
Theodore Burton
Burton
Women Voters Discuss Roles and Measures for Congress
Miss Florence Harrison regional director of the National League of Women Voters spoke at the local league meeting in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. She outlined the league’s shift from endorsing to supporting measures and highlighted three key issues: the Muscle Shoals Bill, the Newton Bill replacing Sheppard-Towner, and the Lame Duck Amendment. A citizenship school was opened by Miss Marian Nezrud and Irma Voigt spoke on Europe and American attitudes.
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National League of Woman Voters
Florence Harrison
League of Women Voters
Chamber of Commerce
States
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Miss Harrison
League
Women Suffrage Organization
Sheppard-Towner
Newton
Children’s Bureau
Congress
Marian Nezrud
Ohio League of Women Voters
Nezrud
America
Irma E. Voigt
Ohio University
Peng Pone Yelp
Europe
Graf Zeppelin Flies South Atlantic Avoiding Storms
Graf Zeppelin reports all well aboard during passage over the South Atlantic en route to New York, avoiding a storm area and expected to arrive late Sunday according to the Start Special dispatch.
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Graf Zeppelin
South Atlantic
New York
Ohio journalists to hold two day conference in Columbus
Ohio newspapermen meet November 9 and 10 at Ohio State University to announce results of the first Journalism Hall of Fame ballot. President Rightmire will welcome attendees with R. B. Howard giving the response. Featured journalists from major cities are expected to speak at the dinner.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University School of Journalism
Ohio Journalism Hall of Fame
G. W. Rightmire
R. B. Howard
Ohio Newspaper Association
Journalism Hall of Fame
J. 8. Myers
School of Journalism
New York
Chicago
C. H. Harris
Athens Messenger
A. E. Hull
Logan Republican
Harvey R. Young
Columbus Dispatch
D. G. Heintzlieman
Akron Beacon Journal
Walters. Brain
Canton Repository
Curtis Optimistic Over Republican Victory Prospects
Senator Charles Curtis on the way to Washington after a month’s campaign in 16 western states expressed confidence in a Hoover Curtis landslide. He said reports from the states visited were encouraging and that the West and Central West would vote Republican overwhelmingly with Republicans more active than ever.
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Curtis
Washington, D. C
Charles Curtis
Washington
Hoover- Curtis
West
Study group on international affairs invited by local league
Mrs Milo Kimball, president of the local A A U W branch, invites League of Women Voters members to join a summer study group on international affairs led by Dean Voigt, sponsored by the A A U W.
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Dean Voigt
League of Women Voters
Milo Kimball
Mellon touts GOP record to back Hoover in radio call
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon urged election of Herbert Hoover in a radio address from Washington on October 12. He highlighted tax cuts four times since 1921 and reduced public debt while saying prosperity could extend further if Hoover wins. He noted uneven gains among localities industries and individuals.
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Washington
U.P
Treasury
Mellon
Herbert Hoover
United States
Outlaw Strikers Return as New York Traffic Unblocked
Several thousand outlaw strikers of the American Railway Express Company returned to work in New York as the embargo on New York traffic was lifted. Led by union president George M. Harrison they agreed to resume duties while awaiting a conference Wednesday between union and employer representatives.
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Glouster
Oet
Hunterdon
Jack Ruthford
Coalgate
Viola Scenes
Happy Hollow
Sylvia Stufflebeam
Miss Scenes
Ed Williams
New Straitsville
A. J. Crawford
New York
U.R
American Railway Express Company
George M. Harrison
The
Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks
Banks Observe Columbus Day Across States
Banks closed due to Columbus Day, with minimal celebration. Athens observed the day, while eastern markets and press wires showed reduced activity as the holiday is not a general Ohio observance.
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Columbus
Athens
Ohio
Funeral services for Clifford Kerr announced
Nelsonville records announce funeral services for Clifford Kerr to be held Saturday at 2 PM at the family home on Kentner Street with Rev. K H McCorkle of the Christ Church officiating. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery.
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Nelsonville
Clifford Kerr
Kentner Street
K. H. McCorkle
Christ Church
Greenlawn
Miss Mildred Adams Named World’s Most Beautiful Brunette
Cleveland report says Miss Mildred Adams was chosen as the most beautiful brunette in the world for Florenz Ziegfeld’s Whoopee Broadway show. This is her second such designation following Valentino’s earlier praise in New York.
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Cleveland
U.P
Mildred Adams
Florenz Ziegfeld
Miss Adams
Rudolph Valentino
Valentino
Misa Adams
New York
Republicans Organize Countywide Clubs Ahead of Election
Republican clubs are being formed in Athens County townships by the Republican Central Committee to bolster campaign efforts before November 6. E C Woodworth notes completion is expected next week and several township clubs have named officers. rallies are planned in Coolville Troy Dover Waterloo New Marshfield Carbondale and Mineral with speakers to be announced.
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Athens County
Republican Central Committee
E. C. Woodworth
Ethel Simpson
Republican Club
Nelsonville
Delia Lewis
Grace Chapman
Troy Township
G. P. Russell
J. E. Meredith
H. 8. Dye
Fern Dye
Rachel Hornsby
Coolville
W. D. Hines
Chauncey
Dover Township
Edward Minister
Mra
Charles Ogg
Max Wilson
Waterloo Township
Waterloo
F. J. Burt
Jessie Doolittle
New Marshfield
Carbondale
Mineral
Women's Democrat Club Plans Meeting
About 50 women attended a Athens Ladies' Democratic Club gathering at Democratic Headquarters on South Court Street. Regular meetings are set for 7 PM each Monday, with plans to secure a well known speaker and broaden participation in party campaigns.
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Democratic Party
Athens Ladies’ Democratic Club
Democratic
Bethel's
South Court Street
Blosser Pleads Guilty in Disorderly Conduct Case
H. C. Blosser deputy warden of the Ohio Penitentiary Brick Plant at Junction City pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in Logan mayor's court. He was fined $10 and costs, while a second charge of intoxication filed by Logan officer John Dicksen was withdrawn.
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Logan
UPR
H. C. Blosser
Ohio Penitentiary
Junction City
J. P. Rochester
Blosser
John Dicksen
Dicksen
Graf Zeppelin seen near Madeira en route to United States
Reports say the Graf Zeppelin passed Funchal Madeira and was tracked toward the Atlantic. Sightings from the Gymerie steamer place the air ship near 7 degrees north, about 400 miles from Madeira as it heads toward the United States, with expected arrival in New York after Sunday noon.
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New Ork
Zeppelin
Richshafen
Germany
U States
South Atlantic
Azores
Pall
Atlantic
Madeira
Union
Iah
Gymerle
Africa
Gymerie
Castellon
Spain
Gibraltar
Giberaltar
Lisbon
Funchal
United States
New York
Two Men Arrested In York Township
Two men were arrested and jailed in the County Jail after an assault investigation led by Deputy Wayne Wingett. Elmer Staley of Floodwood reported an attempted assault near W. M. Koon’s home, with Worden identified as the liquor source. Worden and Bert Witham were detained, three barrels of mash found in an outbuilding, and the pair were to be arraigned before a justice of the peace.
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Jaiil
Wayne Wingett
Elmer Staley
Floodwood
York
Staley
Royal Worden
W. M. Koon
Wingett
Worden
Bert Witham
Chauncey Maide
Koon
Home Guards Meeting For New Members Invited
Persons wishing to join the Home Guards are invited to a meeting at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the First Methodist Church.
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M. E
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