Notorious outlaw Fleagle shot by officers at last stand
U R Little Jake Fleagle, leader of the Lamar bank bandits, is fatally wounded on a Springfield train trap as he reaches for a revolver. He dies soon after in a hospital, having refused to talk and asking to see his mother before death. Four bank killings and shielded escape link him to the Lamar robbery two years prior.
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Springfield
U.R
Jake” Fleagle
Fleagle
Lamar
Colo
Ozark Mountains
Branson
Vreagle
Jake
Lamar Bank
A. Newton Parrish
John
E. A. Kessinger
William Wineinger
Dighton
Kas
Ralph Fleagle
George J. Abshier
Howard Royston
Ohio Parents and Teachers convene to discuss character education
In Cleveland the 25th annual Ohio Congress of Parents and Teachers opens with the theme character education through home and school. About 1000 delegates from across Ohio attend over three days to explore remedies for truancy and related issues.
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Cleveland
U.R
Johnny
Ohio Congress of Parents and Teachers
Athens Messenger Publishes Booklet on Aircraft Facts
The Athens Messenger offers a booklet on AIRCRAFT with historical notes including Portugal’s 1709 patent to Bartholomy de Guzmac and early trials before the Wright brothers. The issue promises practical and technical information and invites readers to request a copy by sending ten cents using the coupon.
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Portugal
Bartholomy de Guzmac
Guzmao
Wright Brothers
Athens Messenger
Political Speakers Shift to Southern Fronts in Ohio Campaign
Republican Arthur M. Hyde led a radio tariff and agriculture barrage in Columbus after a Chilli Cold rally. Democratic leaders Robert J. Bulkley and George White moved south toward Zanesville and appeared in Marion while accusing opponents, with Bulkley reaffirming Prohibition and White denouncing the Donahey Cooper administration for delinquencies.
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Hyde
G. O. P. Barrage
White
McCulloch
Cooper
Silver
Donahey
Columbus
U.R
Arthur M. Hyde
Chillicothe
Robert J. Bulkley
George White
Zanesville
Ashtabula
U. S
Roscoe C. McCulloch
Bulkley
Seneca
Wyandot
Crawford
Marion
Harry D. Silver
Today By Arthur Brisbane Welcome Disciples
Arthur Brisbane presents a concise column urging readers to heed new ideas in finance and social change. Commentary touches on investment lessons and a provocative question about the fate of ancient giants in a brisk, opinionated style.
Welcome & Disciples Of Christ Arrive in Washington
In Washington on October 15 the heat is intense as arrivals at the railroad station read in large red letters Welcom & Disciples of Christ. A man with bright blue eyes proclaims we are not the only Christians but we are Christians only.
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Washington
BD. C
Welcom & Disciples OF Christ
Campbell’s New Church Builds Major Washington Cathedral
In 1795 Alexander Campbell aimed to unite diverse Christian branches. The movement survived and has completed a new Washington building after spending 1.5 million dollars on construction.
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Alexander Campbell
Washington
President’s health and stock market worries noted
Reports say the President is working hard and has lost about 15 pounds after a summer in Washington’s heat. He is focused on business conditions and on Wall Street skeptics selling stock short, which increases public anxiety for profit.
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Washington
Wall Street
Wall Street Trader Accused of Stock Manipulation Scheme
A report notes a Wall Street figure who sold large quantities of an amusement stock short and sent orders to branch houses claiming the amusement company’s annual report was falsified to pressure clients into selling, enabling him to cover his short positions.
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Wall Street
Justice Department May Probe Vicious Short Selling
The Department of Justice may take an interest in aggressive short selling and public reports of firm transactions could prompt further scrutiny, with continued details expected on later pages.
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Department of Justice
Ohio bakers win ruling against general baking law
Federal judges Dennison Killits and Hahn ruled the Ohio general baking law unconstitutional and against public interest. The decision was issued in favor of Holsum Baking Company of Fort Wayne Indiana, allowing relief from law’s enforcement.
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Ohio
Toledo
U.R
Dennison, Killits and Hahn
Holsum Baking Company
Fort Wayne
Ind
Bloodhounds Track Kidnapper Across Ozark Hills
Greenfield Missouri October 15 UP bloodhounds led posses through the Ozark hills in a search for a kidnapper who abducted Alma Wilson McKinley a 24 year old expectant mother. She was freed after a wrecked car and walked 26 miles to Stockton warning of threats against her family. Authorities link the suspect to the Katz kidnapping in Kansas City and a $100000 ransom demand.
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Greenfield
Ozark Hills
Alma Wilson McKinley
Missouri
Samuel Katz
Kansas City
Airplanes carry ratification from Japan to New York
Two army planes using wartime defense roles were pressed into peacetime service to speed Japan's London Naval Treaty ratification. The Hikawa Maru carried Emperor Hirohito's signature, arriving in Victoria British Columbia and sent toward New York to complete the ratification.
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Victoria
B. C
U.P
Japan
New York
Hirohito
Rebels Claim Victory Near Sao Paulo Border
Revolutionary headquarters announce a sharp battle on the Western Sao Paulo border with Sao Paulo federal forces. The communique says Rebel forces encircled the Paulista troops and inflicted a terrible defeat.
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Rio Grande DO Sul
Brazil
U.P
Sao Paulo
Sayre Attends Grand Lodge Sessions in Columbus
Roy Sayre of Nelsonville is in Columbus attending the Grand Lodge sessions of F. A. M. He serves as senior warden of Philadorian Lodge in Nelsonville and represents the local lodge at the convention.
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Grand Lodge
Nelsonville
Roy Sayre
Columbus
Papal Dispensation Clears Italian Princess Marriage
Vatican City reports Pope Pius grants a dispensation for Princess Giovanna of Italy to wed King Boris of Bulgaria an Eastern Orthodox monarch. This approval enables the union between the royal houses and settles church formalities for the couple.
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Vatican City
Pius
Giovanna
Italy
Boris
Bulgaria
Brighter News on Business Opening Restores Jobs
Toledo reports Chevrolet Ohio plant resumes operations employing 1,200 workers. Fisher Body in Cleveland reopens, boosting hundreds of jobs as overall employment picks up. Ohio Brass Co. declares extra dividends of 1 per common share and 1.50 on preferred. Boston sees 18 new manufacturers locating and overtime to meet orders. Clinton County offers drought relief work for 47 farmers on county highways.
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Toledo
U.P
Chevrolet Motor Ohio Company
Fisher Body
Cleveland
Cleveland Company
Boston
New England
Waltham
Wilmington
U.R
Clinton County
Clinton County Drought Committee
Dry squad to police Michigan Ohio State game crowds
Deputy Prohibition Commissioner W A Aldrich says 20 to 25 state agents will bolster Columbus police weekend to enforce liquor laws. Officers will monitor stadium hotels and recreation centers to deter bootlegging and postgame celebrations, with arrest of any violators. Police Chief French leads the operation.
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Columbus
W.A
W. W. Aldrich
Aldrich
Ciry
French
Student Dies and Drownings Reported in Columbus
Infantile paralysis claimed the life of Clifford Clemson Garfield 1% a junior in the College of Engineering at Ohio State University Clemson died at University Hospital. William R Dill 5 drowned after falling into the Olentangy River while playing on a dump with a companion.
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Columbus
U PR
Clifford Clemson
Garfield
College of Engineering
Ohio State University
Clemson
University Hospital
William R. Dill
Olentangy
Young Dill
Pickerington High School Closed Over Infantile Paralysis
The Violet Township High School in Pickerington has been closed by the Board of Education due to the prevalence of infantile paralysis in the area.
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Pickerington, CO
Pickerington Board of Education
Violet Township High School
Women blamed for sexy films in Ohio theater talk
Phillip J. Wood of the Association of Motion Picture Theaters Owners of Ohio told the Toledo Motion Picture Council that women audiences drive demand for risqué pictures. He said audiences are mostly women and urged better films for adult viewers, calling censor boards in Ohio less intelligent than others and criticizing reformers in the industry.
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Toledo
U.R
Phillip J. Wood
Association of Motion Picture Theater Owners of Ohio
Toledo Motion Picture Council
Wood
John Gilbert
Greta Garbo
Ohio
Five-Hour Day Debated By National Federation
The American Federation of Labor began study on a possible five hour work day. A committee report will go to the 1931 convention for action while the convention backs a 40 hour five day week, noting over half a million workers already enjoy it.
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Boston
U.P
American Federation of Labor
Executive Council
Government measures national opinion on Prohibition laws
The Hoover era effort to gauge public view on Prohibition began with Amos Woodcock’s request to 38,001 newspapers. Editors answered if they favored or opposed the 18th Amendment and Volstead Act, or were neutral, with results to be compiled into a pamphlet. A $50,000 congressional education fund supports the distribution.
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Washington
U.P
Hoover
Crime Commission
Amos W. W. Woodcock
Woodcock
Law Enforcement Commission
Congress
Township Officials Meet to Discuss Road Repairs and Drought Relief
Southeastern District of the Ohio State Association of Township Trustees and Clerks gathers Thursday at Ohio University Ewing Hall. Attendees include trustees from Athens Hocking Meigs Morgan Washington and Vinton counties with county commissioners surveyors and the drought relief committee. Speakers include A P B Sandles John S Bawards and William B Gitteau.
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Ohio State Association of Township
Ewing Hall
Ohio University
Athens
Hocking
Meize
Morgan
Washington and
Vinton Counties
A. P B. Sandles
Site State Civil Service Commission
John S. Bawards
The
State Tax Commission
William B. Gitteau
Better Highways
Aatute
Grange Yoo
Route 50 Publicized in Radio Talks Series
Officials announce a 52 night radio campaign to promote Route 50 with Athens highlighted. WJSV Mt Vernon Hills Va will air ten minute notices each evening except Sundays from 6 to 7 p m detailing towns along the route and urging membership in the National U S 50 Highway Association. Athens is to be featured at opening and closing of each talk with headquarters details and route attractions promoted to steer traffic to key sites.
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Athens
H. N. Burgett
National
Burgett
WJSV
Syvstem
Athena
National Association
Bettman Seeks Marble Value Evidence In Ohio Building Suit
In Columbus on October 16 attorney general Bettman pressed the state case in Common Pleas Court over the state office building, pushing witnesses on the value of Georgia marble as a building material. Dent of Columbus contends the legislature required Ohio materials.
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Columbus
Bettman
Common Pleas Court
Thomas W. Dent
Ohio
Emmet McBride Held in Washington Jail Amid Probe
Emmet McBride of Satineville Ohio brother of Anti-Saloon League head Dr F Scott McBride is jailed in Washington awaiting investigation. Det Bureau bad check squad officers arrested him while police withhold details and the league chief denies knowledge. Records list McBride as a teacher.
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Washington
U.P
Emmet McBride
Satineville, O
F. Scott McBride
Anti- Saloon League
McBride
Detective Bureau
Five Day Week Is Success At Columbus Shop
Columbus October 15. The five day week plan is now a reality at the J P Gordon Company plant with 400 employees working 40 hours weekly and the plant closed Saturday and Sunday. Wages stayed nearly the same as productivity remained high and workers were more energetic. Saturdays brought little productive work, especially during football weekends, as employee time drifted toward games or shopping.
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William Ann, Daugherty
J. P. Gordon Company
Daugherty
Ohio Chamber urges tax focus in special General Assembly
Columbus October 15 The Ohio Chamber of Commerce called for a General Assembly session dedicated solely to taxation issues. The statement signals a targeted legislative approach to reform and funding policy.
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Columbus
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
General Assembly
Diamond Near Death as He Fights for Life
New York Oct 15 A B Jack Legs Diamond lay critically ill in hospital with strong hopes fading as doctors warned he might not survive the night.
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Diamond
New York
Jack
Oil, Gas Still Hold Interest in Nelsonville
In Nelsonville the Ohio Fuel Gas Company continues drilling its No 1 test in the Sunday Creek lease as Medina sand shows only slight gas in Clinton sand. The operation advances toward Medina tests while drilling northeast toward Clinton depth, with rig timbers being set on Walking Street and Union Drilling Producing reporting a crevice below the surface.
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Nelsonville
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Sunday Creek
Medina
Clinton
Frank O'Mara
Nelsonville Lumber Company
Walking Street
Union Drillida Producing Company
Kentner’s Hill
Jack Walters
Baird
Three Bowmen gang members strike Noble County home
In Marietta on October 15, three masked bandits bound Henry Pryor a 90 year old farmer and his housekeeper Mrs Margaret Schafer in Harrietaville Noble County. They ransacked the house and drove away in an auto with cash and government bonds valued at hundreds of dollars. Schafer freed herself and walked to a neighbor to raise the alarm.
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Marietta
Bowman
Ohio
Henry Pryor
Margaret Schafer
Harrietaville
Noble County
Pryor
Four Released on Bond for Hearing
Four or five persons arrested on liquor charges appeared before Magistrate C. H. Porter on Wednesday and pleaded not guilty before being released on 500 bond for trial October 22. Named defendants include John Green of Denville and Ross Hogue of Glouster charged with possession, Mrs Lettie Bowers near Greens Run and Haskell Jones of McLeish for possession related liquor manufacture. Virgil Russell of Buchtel pleaded guilty to possession and was fined 100 plus costs.
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C. H. Porter
John Green
Deanville
Ross Hogue
Glouster
Lettie Bowers
Near Greens Run
Haskell Jones
McLeish
Virgil Russell
Buchtel
Journalists Elect Two New Officers
Elmer Dingleday and David Stein, both Cleveland Ohio University students, were elected vice president and secretary respectively of Delta Gamma Mu professional journalism organization at a meeting held Tuesday at The Athens Messenger Building. Plans for nationalization and local projects for the current school year were discussed.
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Elmer Dingleday
David Stein
Cleveland
Ohio University
Delta Gamma Mu
Journalisti¢ Organisation
Athens Messenger
Curr
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Ohio Brass Company
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Flageg
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Cry
Police
Ohio State
Garbo
Gilbert
Berates
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Virginia Station
George Washington Highway
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