Ohio defendants arraigned in Common Pleas court fall term
Three young men were sent to the Mansfield reformatory and eight other alleged offenders were arraigned before Judge Worstell at the October term arraignment. Scott pleaded guilty to a $1,350 bad check. Burke faces $1,000 bond. Wells, Coulson, Kachman, Hickman, Rose and Starkey faced various charges with trial dates set in November.
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Ohio Reformatory
Mansfield
Worstell
Harry Goins
Ellsworth Norman
Lathrop
T. Gorham
Lathrop Post Ofice
D. Scott
Glouster State Bank
Scott
Knoxville
Tenn
Mir Burke
Athens
Nelsonville
Howard Wells
Floodwood
Sam Coulson
Chauncey
Wells
Nover 17
Coulson
Eve Kachman
Plains
Everett Hickman
Willis Rose
Elmer Starkey
Automobiles warned as road safety urged on improved highways
Columbus Ohio October 13 Automobile accidents could be cut by over half if motorists apply the same care on hard surfaced highways as on paved roads Boulay state highway director warns drivers to curb the tendency to speed on good stretches We strive to keep highways safe by marking danger spots but cannot fool proof roads against speed maniacs.
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Columbus
Koulay
Boulay
Forlorn Retreat as Chekiang Forces Surrender Near Shanghai
Disorganized Chekiang troops retreat after leaders announce surrender amid chaos. General Ly Chung Hsiang and General He Feng Lin depart by warship as 16,000 soldiers near final collapse near Shanghai. Refugees flood the city while reports mention armistice talks and continued fighting elsewhere.
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Bert Kuan
N. S
Shanghai
He Feng Lin
Sung Kiang
Kadi
Japan
Hiaieh-Yuan
Kiahgau
Huangtu
Chang Ten Ping
Lu Yungh Sing
Ho Feng Lin
Bhanghail
Gravel roads disputed in Athens county statement
C H Bryson of the state Republican campaign committee calls a claim that Governor Ponahey forced a gravel road on Athens county a mistake. He says no such event occurred and praises the administration of Highway Commissioner Boulay, urging accurate campaign statements and voter access to facts.
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the Messenger
Ponahey
Athens County
C. H. Bryson
Messenger
Boulay
Bryson
State
Republican Campaign Committee
Athns County
Yeggs Steal 3500 From Safes at Fair Dept Store
Day ton police report two safes battered open at the Fair department store Sunday yielding 3500 dollars in cash. Detectives pursue leads as store officials assess damage and security weakness.
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Dayton, O
Yeggs
Fair
Shenandoah Delayed by Alaska Storm at North Island
The rigid dirigible Shenandoah remains moored at North Island after storm warnings off Alaska, delaying departure for Camp Lewis, Washington. If weather improves, departure may occur today but remains uncertain until storm status clarifies.
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North Island
Calif
United States
Gain
Camp Lewis
Washington
Alaska
Canton Youth Admits Killing Classmate After Testimony
Glenn Coldren, 16, confessed to police that he shot and killed 16 year old McKinley High student Lee Kochker on September 25. He initially claimed Kochker shot himself but after police interrogation admitted he held the gun and fired.
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Canton
Glenn Coldren
Lee H. Kochker
McKinley High School
Coldren
Kocher
Progress Over The Sea Reported By Radio Messages
Reports from Washington and Germany detail the ZR-3 airship facing mid Atlantic storms en route to the United States. Eckener communications note speeds of 50 mph in wet winds and progress toward the Azores as the craft aims for America by midweek. The ZR-8 travels faster toward the same goal, while the voyage follows European landmarks from Basel to Bordeaux.
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Washington
mid-Atlantic
United States
Navy Department
Freidrichshafen
Germany
Christopher Columbus
International
Eckener
Azores
Biscaya Bight
Spain
Eekener
London
America
Basle
Switzerland
Loire Valley
Bordeaux
ZR-3
Cape Ortegal
Canton Teen Arrested in Cincinnati in Kocher Death Case
Glenn Coldren, 16, was arrested in Cincinnati by private detective Patrick H. Biffle after a September 18 death linked to Lee H. Kocher, 16, in Canton. Coldren told police Kocher shot himself accidentally during a confrontation and described moving the body and cleaning the cellar. He fled by motorcycle and train, returning home after his mother sent a detective.
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Canton
Glenn Coldren
Lee H. Kocher
Coldren
Cincinnati
Patrick H. Biffle
Kocher
Lee
Two Men Die After Auto Wheel Collapses Near Fostoria
Henry Hoes aged 38 and Isador Lafontaine aged 33, both of New Riegel, were killed in an early morning crash when a wheel collapsed throwing them into a ditch on the Fostoria road two miles from home. Found alive at about 2 am they were rushed to Fostoria hospital where they died. Both were unmarried.
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Tiffin
Henry Hoes
Isador Lafontaine
New Riegel
Here
Fostoria
Prison Escape Brawl Ends in Death at West Virginia State Prison
In Moundsville today two inmates tried to escape the state prison. Guards intercepted them and a fight broke out. One prisoner was killed and the other was shot in the shoulder before being recaptured.
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Moundsville
W. Va
Gerald Chapman Sought Again by Police in Northeast
New York on October 13 reports a nationwide hunt for Gerald Chapman the million dollar mail thief who escaped from the Atlanta federal penitentiary a year ago and is now believed at large in New York and New England as police intensify efforts to capture him.
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New York
New England
Gerald Chapman
Atlanta
Davis mobilizes speakers for Midwest drive to carry Ohio Indiana Illinois
John W. Davis approves a plan to concentrate his mid Western presidential campaign in Ohio Indiana and Illinois. An army of Democratic speakers will be mobilized to push the bid in key states.
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Indianapolis
John W. Davis
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Washington Wins National Championship Says Fans
The article notes the Washington baseball team winning the national championship and mocks the idea of cheating. It urges reflection as the year 1924 nears its end with seventy-one days left. It also mentions Germany securing 200 million dollars to prepare for paying large sums to conquerors, per a London bankers' agreement, and questions how Americans might invest in such ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Baseball
Germany
London
Matre Divorce Divorce Granted In Cincinnati Court
Joseph P. Matre 61 faced his wife Anna Matre 50 in Cincinnati court as she sought divorce. He claimed she was inspired by a neighbor and testified he was assaulted by his wife and step-daughter. Judge Stoffman awarded Anna Matre the divorce and $15 weekly alimony.
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Joseph P. Matre
Cincinnati
Anna Matre
Matre
Cuyahoga County Death List Grows
Cleveland news reports that Earl Murch, 29, died from injuries after a car struck their light vehicle early yesterday. Earnest Hohman was critically injured with a fractured skull in the same crash. The driver fled after the collision at Franklin Boulevard and West 50th Street.
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Cleveland
Earl Murch
Cuyahoga County
Earnest Hohman
Murch
Hohman
Mareh
Franklin Boulevard
West 50Th Street
Sloop Lief Erickson Missing After Iceland Voyage
Radio messages along Nova Scotia and inquiries at ports reveal no news of the sloop Lief Erickson and its four aboard including Wm. R. Nutting editor of the New York newspaper who departed Reykjavik for Baddeck Cape Breton and have not been heard from since.
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Halifax
N. SS
Nova Scotia
Lief Erickson
RR. Nutting
New York
Reykjavik
Iceland
Baddeck
Cape Creton
Absence of Sleepers Shaves Local Lockup Burden
Bridgeport Ohio reports few prisoners seeking a night in the focal lock-up. Police Chief Bert McConnaughty cites improved industrial conditions. Three railroad divisions and the National Pike contribute to fewer requests for free lodging at the station.
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Bridgeport. O
Bert McConnaughty
National Pike
Mystery surrounds finding of injured man near Logan
Herschel Wooley, 35, was found unconscious on the Nelsonville pike near Logan about 1 AM. Doctors say he will probably die from a severe head fracture. A watch and $5 were found, suggesting no robbery motive, as Wooley was an employee of National Mireproofing Co. His wife is reported in a Columbus hospital. Authorities seek to notify her.
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Clinton
Logan
Herschel Wooley
Nelsonville Pike
W. T. Matthews
Wooley
Cherrington Hospital
John S. Dougherty
Haydenville
National Mireproofing Co
Dougherty
Pee
La Follette Makes Bid For Farm Vote In West Kansas City
In Missouri's West Kansas City on October 18 Senator Robert M. La Follette, Independent presidential hopeful, unveiled the Progres sives' concrete program for American agriculture as his first formal appeal to farmers.
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Kansas City
Robert M. la Follette
Officer Performs Logan Road Traffic Census
Athens County traffic officer P. H. Barrows counted 640 vehicles in one hour on Logan road at Dorr Run bridge between 8 and 4 Sunday. The tally supports the Athens County Automobile Club claim that the Nelsonville Logan road is among the region’s busiest highways.
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Athens
Honolulu
P. H. Barrows
Dorr Run
Logan Road
Nelsonville
Barrows
aAwhens County Automobile Club
Nelsonville-Logan
Inbia
Dayton Guards Rush to Quell Tong War Rumors
Dayton police and detectives guard Chinese residents after the murder of long Yuen and arrest of Gin Hung of Chicago. Authorities tie the incident to a wider tong outbreak in Chicago and New York.
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Dayton
Long Yuen
Gin Hung
Chicago
New York
Bradford man loses mileage on 300 mile trip to testifty
John W. Newse of Bradford Pa traveled 300 miles to testify before a grand jury in St Clairsville Ohio. He was told the county would only pay mileage for the portion inside its borders, leaving him to cover the remaining travel cost.
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ST. Clairsville
John W. Newse
Bradford
Newse
Ohio Council of Churches reports growth in cooperation
The Ohio Council of Churches announced progress exceeding its prior three years, with Rev B F Lamb, executive secretary, noting the aim to do jointly whatever the churches choose. Harvey Firestone of Akron was to attend as president. delegates from sixteen denominations joined the annual meeting in Columbus on October 13.
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Columbus
Ohio Council of Churches
B. FF. Lamb
Council
Lamb
United Action
Harvey
Holy Name Parade Highlights Cincinnati Event
A parade of 6600 Holy Name Society members opened the Cincinnati archdiocese convention with a public service at Redland Field. The October 13 event showcased the order’s gathering and activities in Ohio.
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Cincinnati
Holy Name Society
Order
Redland Field
Covington Teen Ends Life Over Ill Health
Mrs. Lillian Bauer aged 19 of Covington Kentucky took poison last night, despondent over ill health. The death was reported from Cincinnati with details noting the emotional strain.
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Cincinnati
Lillian Bauer
Covington, Ky
Belmont taxing districts to vote on school levies in November
Thirteen Belmont county taxing districts will vote in November on special levies, mostly for schools. Only one minor bond is sought for road building, estimated at 4906 dollars for Washington township.
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ST. Clairsville
Belmont County
Washington Township
Athens County farm agent heads to Ohio conference
T. J. Johnson, Athens County farm agent, travels to Columbus for the annual county farm agents conference at Ohio State University. He will be away the week with N. E. Mills, manager of the Athens County Livestock Co., overseeing the farm bureau office in his absence.
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T. J. Johnson
Athens County
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University
Johnson
Athens
Farm Bureau
N. E. Mills
Athens County Livestock Co
Red's Partner Has Broken Out Again
Dayton dispatch reports Gerald Chapman, escaped Atlanta prison convict, possibly killed a policeman in New Britain Connecticut. He is named as a former associate of George McGahan, serving 25 years in Columbus penitentiary for the West Carrollton bank robbery. Secret service agents say Chapman and McGahan roamed together and took part in several robberies.
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Dayton
Gerald Chapman
Atlanta
New Britain
Conn
George McGahan
Columbus
Chapman
McGahan
Secret Service
Ku Klux Klan Presents Flags and Bibles to Schools
In Coshocton County Ohio the Ku Klux Klan presented American flags and Bibles to two schools. The items were accepted after a rabid Klan member made the presentation.
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Coshocton, D
Coshocton County
Ku Klux Klan
Rabed
Night Parking Taboo by Order of Pomeroy Mayor
Mayor Hess orders strict enforcement against overnight street parking in Pomeroy starting Saturday evening. Police will ticket owners of vehicles parked on the street after nightfall. A new town arrival plans to defy the order, prompting a test of the ordinance’s effectiveness.
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Pomeroy
Hess
Siberian soil freezes to depths of sixty three feet
Report notes that in parts of Siberia the ground can freeze to a depth of 63 feet beneath the surface, impacting agriculture and digging conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siberia
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