Hidden cache found during raid on Redtown soda shop
In Athens county at 5 am Sunday officers raided Charles Palmer's Redtown soft drink establishment and found two hidden liquor caches. They pumped a pint and a half of corn whiskey from a floor hidden jug and a side-entrance bucket cache. Palmer faces a probable third offense liquor charge with possible penitentiary time. he awaits arraignment in county jail.
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Athens County
Redtown
Charles Palmer
Palmer
P. H. McKinley
Magis
Tre Helwig
Cady
CMI
Mariner
Helwig
Caldwell
Jacksonville
Niagara Line Wreck Claims Two More Deaths
In Buffalo on October 20 the Niagara Valley trolley wreck left four more of 55 injured in serious condition. Four of the thirteen seriously hurt remained unidentified and Isaac Marks was named among them. Two people are dead Ference Devery and George McCullough, both Philadelphia. Over 400 excursionists from Philadelphia and New Jersey were aboard. Sheriff of Erie County and Public Service Commission investigators led the probe today.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Soan
Niagara Vally
Isaac Marks
Philadelphia
New Jersey
Elle County
Public Service Commission
Ference Devery
George McCullough
Missed Signals Cause Wreck On New York Central
The failure of Engineer Gibbons to observe automatic block signal indications led to a rear end collision between two passenger trains on the New York Central Railroad at Savannah New York on August 30. Thirteen persons were injured. The report was submitted to the Interstate Commerce Commission by W P Borland director of the Bureau of Safety after an investigation with the Public Service Commission of New York.
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Washington
Gibbons
New York Central Railroad
Savannah
New York
Interstate Commerce Commission
W. P. Borland
Bureau of Safety
Public Service Commission of New York
Traveled Person Killed by Train Near Bettes Corners
An Akron resident identified as William DPD Judson was instantly killed when his car was struck by a fast train near Bettes Corners on Sunday night. The vehicle bore a Pennsylvania license and papers show the driver resided in that state, though the driver was smoking in Akron at the time.
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Akron
Ohio
William Dpd
Judson
Bettes Corners
Pennsylvania
Meetings Continue Chauncey Oct 26
Meetings at K of P hall led by Rev. A C Barnhill of The Plains continue tonight. The subject is What Must I Do to Be Saved.
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Chauncey
P.hall
A. C. Barnhill
the Plains
Bright Spot Shines on Nick Pokas in Bellaire
Nick Pokas a Bellaire shoe-shine man faced a string of misfortunes after traveling to Greece. A cousin selling his equipment and fleeing, another cousin murdered en route to a wedding, and robbers in Athens taking $400 led him to return home. He resumed his shine stand in Bellaire on Saturday.
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Nick Pokas
Bellaire
Nick
Greece
Pokas
Andy Pokas
Bicllaire
Athens
America
Akron Robbers Hit Stores In Broad Daylight
Police lack fingerprints as two robbers blew Akron Dry Goods safe at 7 am taking 10000 dollars in currency. They also stole 700 from Akron Times Publishing and 50 from Columbus Asphalt offices. A guard William Rothchild was bound and gagged. attackers used nitro glycerine to blast the safe. Authorities suspect outside professionals planned the jobs ahead of time.
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Akron, O
Akron Dry Goods Company
Akron Times Publishing Co
Columbus Asphalt Company
Times
J. H. Wineberg
Akron
William Rothchild
Rothchild
Yeggs
Storm to hit Key West boats seek shelter
Key West reports houses battered as a tropical hurricane nears. Vessels seek refuge in the harbor while Weather Bureau officials warn the storm, formed near Swan Island earlier, is curving toward the port and expected to strike during the day. The disturbance paused near western Cuba and moved up the Gulf, remaining about seventy-five miles offshore early today.
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Key West
Fila
Swan Island
Weather Bureau
Cuba
Gulf
Weds Polo Player and Gets Fortune
Paris report states Laura Fleischmann divorced from Julius Fleischmann wed polo player Jay O’Brien at the Sixteenth District City Hall. The marriage follows her August divorce and prior marriage to Louis Hemingry. It was kept private with few witnesses.
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Paris
Laura Fleischmann
Julius Fleischmann
Jay O’brien
Sixteenth District
Feng Tien advances threaten Shanhai-Kuan frontier
Substantial Feng Tien gains on the outskirts of Shanhai-Kuan and Ching Wing Tao were claimed today as a severe cold snap grips the area. Wu Pei Fu leads the defense in a desperate effort to halt the Feng Tien advance amid heavy fighting.
Mussel Digger Popular Name for California Gray Whale
The phrase Mussel Digger has emerged as a common nickname for the California gray whale, reflecting local naming by observers and maritime communities. The name appears in regional discussions of whale behavior and whaling-era lore.
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California
Davis Opens Southern Campaign Tour in Nashville
John W. Davis the Democratic presidential nominee campaigns in Nashville Tennessee on October 20. He meets with state Democratic leaders and attends a mass meeting at Vanderbilt stadium. The visit marks a rare south of the Mason Dixon line campaign with pledges that party issues matter as much below the line.
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Nashville
Tenn
John W. Davis
Solid South
Mason -Dixon Line
South
Davis
Vanderbilt University
Paradise Soda Girl official to wed Greek rescuer bride
Basil Raftes secretary of the Paradise Soda Girl Co. reports from Greece that he will return to the United States with the woman who saved him from drowning and who will become his bride.
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Elyria
Basil Raftes
The
Paradise Soda Girl Co
Greece
America
Farmer Kills Wild Coyote Three Miles South of Here
Three miles south of Athens on Martin Seiple’s farm a coyote was killed after a dog cornered it. Seiple shot the animal at about 9 am, skinned it, and displayed the pelt to prove the kill. The coyote’s origin remains uncertain, with speculation it可能 escaped from a show in Southern Ohio.
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Farmer
Here
Ohio
Athens
Martin Seiple
Seiple
Mississippi
Seciple
Shenandoah dirigible heads for San Francisco berth
The navy dirigible Shenandoah is returning from Camp Lewis Washington and is expected to reach San Francisco between 7 and 8 o clock a m. today. Radio reports place the airship at Eureka California at 4 am, about 285 miles from the base.
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Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Camp Lewis
Washington
Navy
Eureka
Calif
Stepfather Becomes Husband of Albertina Smith in Chicago
Oct. 20 Chicago reports Alexander Ummel, once Albertina Frances Smith's stepfather, married her after her mother Gertrude Ummel cast him aside. Albertina says they are happy. her mother laments years of sacrifice for an education and a home.
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Chicago
Alexander ‘Ummel
Albertina Frances ‘Smith
Gertrude Ummel
Albertina
Mama Ummel
Alexander
Betting odds shift as Coolidge leads in key states
Arthur Brisbane notes betting now favors Coolidge 4 to 4 with La Follette at 9 to 1 and 14 to 10 on Al Smith in New York against Roosevelt's son. Davis faces 14 to 1 odds for New York. Religious fights at the Democratic convention may reduce Davis support. Stock investors cheer as call money rates drop to 2 percent and stocks rise, signaling broader optimism.
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Coolidge
la Follette
New York State
al Smith
Theodore Roosevelt
Smith
Davis
Woman killed at crossing as car struck by train
Mrs William Brogan of Conneaut Ohio died after a New York Central passenger train struck her husband’s stalled car at a crossing. The vehicle was hurled into the air as the train approached, and Mrs Brogan, who had leaped to safety with her husband and another woman, was crushed when the car fell back and struck her.
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Conneaut
Ohio
William Brogan
Husaband
New York Central
Dutch Monopoly Controls World Quinine Output
The Department of Commerce reports the Netherlands now corner the global quinine supply. Ninety percent of quinine from Dutch estates is monopoly controlled, with most remaining crops funded by British and Japanese capital. The quinine tree Calisaya is native to South America but was cultivated in Java, enabling rapid dominance of the market. Julius Klein notes parallels with early rubber expansion in Java.
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Washington
United States
Department of Commerce
Netherlands
South America
Peru
Java
Sumatra
Julius Klein
Rumored Stillman divorce truce discussed in New York social scene
New York society debated the alleged reconciliation in the Stillman divorce case as James A. Stillman and Mrs. Anne U. Stillman faced denials of a possible settlement. The Stillmans met at Mondanne in Mount Vernon after attending their daughter Anne's wedding to Henry P. Davison.
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New York
Stillman
New York Society
Mondanne
Stillman Place
Mount Vernon
N. Y
James A. Stillman
Anne UU. Stillman
Anne
Henry Pomeroy Davison
Poison Booze Frightens Buyers as Prohibition Fights Back
Washington report cites 7,000 years in jail terms over three years for violations and 177,900 arrests. Haynes notes 39.9 million gallons seized and 11,000 autos plus 444 ships seized. Fines total 18 million, with 17 million collected, claiming higher compliance and 90 percent of liquor now sold as poisonous. Padlock injunctions credited for closing illegal outlets.
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Washington
Haynes
Department of Justice
Arnstein Wins Right to Jury Trial In Bankruptcy Case
The Supreme Court ruled for Jules W. Arnstein of New York, holding that the constitutional protection against self incrimination applies in civil bankruptcy proceedings as well as in criminal cases. The decision ensures he may refuse to answer questions that could incriminate him.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States Today
Jules W
Nicky) Arnstein
New York
Marshall Main Speaker of Day at Northeastern Teachers’ Meet
Thomas R. Marshall of Indiana was slated as a principal speaker as the Northeastern Teachers' association announced a top program for the 10 060 teachers of the district attending the annual convention in Cleveland Ohio next Friday and Saturday. Schools in the district grant a holiday for the event.
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Cleveland, O
Thomas RK. Marshall
Indiana
Northeastern Teachers’ Association
Jewel Bandits Strike Manhattan Again
Jewelry thieves targeted New York socialites today, following Miss Helen Haywood and Alfred Hannon to a residence and holding them up. Haywood surrendered a diamond ring valued at 500 dollars and Hannon lost a watch worth 460 dollars as the robbers fled. The rash of thefts mirrors a prior string of robberies linked to Edith Bobe, a modiste, who recently lost gems totaling more than 50 000 dollars.
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New York
Helen Haywood
Alfred Hannon
Depth of Mediterranean Sea Reaches Record 14 436 Feet
The maximum depth recorded in the Mediterranean Sea is 14 436 feet, marking the deepest point measured in this body of water. The data point highlights extreme submarine topography and contributes to oceanographic records.
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Mediterranean Sea
Women Spend Most Money in U S Says Fraternal Leader
Chicago October 20 Miss Mary J Downes High Chief Ranger of the Women s Catholic Order of Foresters says women spend 53 percent of the money in the United States and invest about half of domestic savings. The statement arises amid discussion of women s financial influence in fraternal circles and national spending trends.
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Chicago
United States
Mary J. Downes
Women's Catholic Order of Foresters
America
Fair Sev
Second Blaze Hits Athens On Sunday Afternoon
A second fire alarm in Athens within two days followed a Sunday incident at about 3 pm. A Chevrolet touring car in front of the Athens hotel on North Court street sparked by a short circuit caused the blaze. Damage is estimated at 200 dollars. the car belonged to Dwight Hobinson.
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Athens
North Court Street
Dwight Hobinson
La Follette Seeks Third-Party Path After Election Bid
Independent candidate Robert M. La Follette travels through the Corn Belt planning speeches in Omaha Rock Island Peoria and Grand Rapids. He predicts wins for Progressives in New York and other eastern states and hopes a strong national vote spurs a permanent new party formation.
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Kenneth Clark
I. N.S. Stall
LA Follette
Omaha
Neb
Iowa
Nebraska
Robert M. la Follette
Corn Belt
Middle West
Illinois
Rock Island
Peoria
Mississippi Valley
Michigan
Atlantic Seaboard
Syracuse
Baltimore
Boston
Providence
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Sioux Falls
Gilbert la Roe
Rhoe
New York
West
Froat
Pacific
German Scientist Endorses Gymnastics for Fat Babies
A German medical researcher recommends gymnastic exercises for weak or overweight babies aged six months and older to promote health. The guidance emphasizes gentle activities suitable for infants to aid development.
Rainy weather to continue in Athens area this week
The U S Weather Bureau in Washington D C forecasts generally fair conditions at the week’s start with increasing chances of showers by mid and late week for Athens and surrounding areas. Temperatures should move toward normal levels, with Cincinnati normals listed as maximum 1166 degrees, minimum 43, and mean 55.
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Athens
U. S
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Cincinnati
Chinese Rebels Ready to Move on Foreigners
Fighting men and troops arrayed near Shanghai foreign settlement as Kiang Su forces press toward standoff. Chekiang troops hold out while 10,000 Kiang Su soldiers are encamped near Shanghai North Railway station. American and allied warships bolster a civilian volunteer line around the settlement with 600 plus U S detachment units guarding consulate and court.
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Washington
Shanghai
Cheklang
Chi Shieh-Yan
Kiansu
Chi
Shanghai North
Woo Sung Road
Sheapei
United States Court of China
V. Olson
BK. L. McCloskey
Body found in Syracuse a mystery ends in murder
The body of Casimiro Bennato, 40, was found on the Oswego Canal bank in Syracuse. Four bullet holes pierced his head and a 17 pound weight was tied to him. He had left home Saturday to walk to a steamship agency seeking mail for a child in Italy.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Casimiro Bennato
Oswego Canal
Bennato
Italy
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