Cooper Defends Record In Ohio Campaign Tour
Governor Myers Y Cooper, ending a one day Cleveland visit, urged Ohio voters to see through Democratic claims of calamity He defended highway welfare and tax programs and said past expenditures reflected unpaid bills from the previous year. He teased former Gov Vic Donahey then argued that excess 1929 spending stemmed from outstanding obligations.
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Cleveland
Myers Y
Cooper
Ashtabula
Vic Donahey
Donahey
Former Athens Man Held in Woman Murder During Liquor Quarrel
A man from Athens is detained in connection with the murder of a woman during a liquor dispute. The case follows a sequence of events tied to a transportation theme and other unrelated features in the periodical.
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Athens
McCulloch Defends Tariff in Portsmouth Address
U P prohibition is a straw issue in the Ohio senatorial race says U S Senator Roscoe C Mc Culloch Republican incumbent. He accuses Democrat Robert Bulkley of pledging repeal of the 18th Amendment and calls the stand nullification. He argues tariff support protects American business and payroll, noting opposition would harm employment. A drunken man was ejected during the meeting.
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Portsmouth
U.P
Ohio
U. S
Roscoe C. McCulloch
Sen. McCulloch
Robert Bulkley
Bulkley
McCulloch
Steel Girders Arrive for Ohio University Library
Two hundred tons of steel girders for the Ohio University Library have arrived in Athens and will be erected this week. Superintendent R. E. Buckey says the crew, now 30 men, will begin work Tuesday morning after arriving Sunday.
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Ohio University Library
Athens
R. E. Buckey
Eel
Sukey
Missionary Bert Nelson Kidnapped by Communists Near Peiping
A rescue expedition of nationalist Chinese troops nears the Communists’ headquarters after the kidnapping of American missionary Bert Nelson of Minneapolis. The American legation reports Nelson’s refusal to yield is anticipated, with a likely resolution soon.
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Peiping
China
W.P
Bert Nelson
Minneapolis
Dinn
Nelson
German piston car rides on air driven by plane motor
In Hanover a cigar shaped car like a Zeppelin runs on an abandoned track with a 400 horsepower airplane engine. It carries forty passengers at 100 miles an hour and hints at faster speeds. The German government backs the experiment and the idea may influence American transport policy.
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Germany
Hanover
Free
America
Railroads urged to replace long trains with small express units
Editorial argues railroads should abandon long suburban trains in favor of small express units. If operators adopt this plan and streamline the route network, faster service and higher profits are expected, while buses cannot match the speed potential on the tracks.
Abyssinia’s RAS TAFARI Receives Global Coronation Gifts
Ras Tafari nears crowning as Abyssinia’s emperor and receives compliments and gifts from rulers including a 2000 pound coronation cake from King George. President Hoover sends a photo with his name. President Hindenburg also sends an autographed photograph.
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Ras Tafari
Abyssinia
George
Hoover
Hindenberg
Germany
Winter storm sweeps broad swath across nation
A fall storm moving from Canada into the United States brings record October cold. Chicago records 24 degrees as the front disrupts communications in New York with heavy snowfall. Only the far South and West Coast escape the system with Los Angeles mild and Phoenix hot.
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Chicago
U.P
Canada
United States
Far East
Rocky Mountains
New York
Los Angeles
Portland
Phoenix
Ariz
Five men attack patrolman in Painesville shooting
Edward J. Dougherty, 28, and four companions attacked Patrolman Robert Thornton outside Pellat's Restaurant in Painesville. Dougherty was shot and seriously wounded. Thornton was beaten and needed medical care at his home.
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Painesville
U.P
Edward J. Dougherty
Robert Thornton
Pellat
James Maloney
Thornton
Rex Loses Again In Hollywood Engagement Breakoff
Rex Lease, known for a block incident with Vivian Duncan, loses again as Betty Pierce ends their engagement. The film actor faced a prior $50 fine for blocking Duncan’s eye and a later injury from her brother.
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Rex
Hollywood
Rex Lease
Vivian Duncan
Betty Pierce
Cincinnati man admits killing wife in scuffle over whiskey
Norman Brown 30 of Cincinnati a former Athens resident told police he acted in self defense during a quarrel over a stolen quart of whiskey. He shot Mrs Anna Haas twice and claimed intoxication and accidental misfiring while wrestling for the revolver owned by the victim. Proceedings continue as witnesses are questioned. Brown’s father plans to travel to Cincinnati to aid in securing legal counsel.
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Norman Brown
Cincinnati
Athens
Anna Haas
Brown
Mrs. Haas
Emil Hass
Haas
Miss Wilson
West State Street
City Water Works
Charles Brown
Athens State Hospital
Chillicothe
Unidentified man found frozen near Cincinnati Music Hall
An unidentified man was found frozen to death in a rear area near Cincinnati Music Hall. He wrapped himself in newspapers to stay warm as temperatures hovered around 30 above. Police, after investigation, believe the victim was a former mounted patrolman.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Music Hall
Wickersham Report Seen With Direct Prohibition Verdict
Washington observers expect the Wickersham Crime Commission to issue a blunt prohibition report soon. They say the summary will candidly detail what is wrong with the law and its enforcement, with frank recommendations unlikely to please dry advocates.
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Washington
Wickersham Crime Commission
Cincinnati Pioneer Policeman John Otis Found Dead
The body of 72 year old John Otis, once a mounted police officer in Cincinnati during the 1880s, was found today in an area behind the Music Hall. Death attributed to exposure.
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Cincinnati
WUP
John Otis
Cincinnati Music Hall
Coal at $2.50 a ton offered in classifieds
Classifieds list coal at 2.50 a ton delivered to Athens and corn meal for sale. Rome Beauty apples in Amesville go for 1.50 a bushel and Albany wheat sells at 0.96 a bushel.
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By the Messenger
Athens
Rome
Amesville
Albany
Aid Sought for Hocking Belmont Children in Mining Areas
Ohio Adjutant General Arthur W. Reynolds will survey conditions in Hocking and Belmont counties to decide if direct state aid is needed for food and clothing for children in mining communities. Governor Cooper ordered the study after pleas for help, with Rep Willard Piper of Belmont County among petitioners.
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Columbus
Adj
Arthur W. Reynolds
Hocking
Belmont
Cooper
Willard Piper
Belmont County
Donahey
Ohio National Guard
Boiled Water Rule Helps Check Typhoid in Athens County
Dr. J M Higgins, county health commissioner, urges boiling water for ten minutes to prevent typhoid as supply drops. A few sporadic typhoid cases and minor outbreaks of infantile paralysis scarlet fever and diphtheria are reported. Half of Athens city food handlers have been examined along with four hundred dairy workers and families.
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Athens County
J. M. Higgins
Higgins
Athens
Moran Nabbed at Cassidy's Resort in Waukegan
George Bugs Moran, a famed Chicago public enemy and gang leader, was captured by six officers at a cottage in Cassidy's resort on Bluff Lake near Waukegan. Officers from State Attorney A. G. Smith's office charged him with vagrancy and possibly carrying concealed weapons.
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George “Bugs” Moran
Chicago Crime Commission
Cassidy's Resort
Bluff Lake
Here
Moran
A. G. Smith
Smith
Bulkley receives Cox endorsement in Lima amid prohibition clash
Former Gov James M Cox addresses Lima voters backing Robert J Bulkley for U S Senate and George White for governor. He blasts prohibition policies, denounces Hoover and the Hawley Smoot Tariff, and calls for a Democratic Congress to repeal the tariff and support old age pensions.
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Lima
U.R
Robert J. Bulkley
Cleveland
U. S. Senate
Bellefontaine
Urbania
Marysville
James M. Cox
Dayton
Cox
U. S
Simeon 10
Republican National Committee
George White
Cooper
Hoover
Jackson
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
Hoover Unemployment Committee Pursues Jobs Goal
President Hoover’s Unemployment Committee meets at the White House to seek creation of two to three million jobs though limits and uncertainties loom. Hoover cites past efforts and forecasts potential work for 1.5 to 2.6 million people, with Eyre Hunt noting the 1921 framework will aid current efforts and states may bear major responsibility.
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Hoover
Dale C. Wieson
United Press
Washington
White House
Harding
Mr. Hoover
Edward Eyre Hunt
50 000 Estate of Inventor Sparks Battle in Columbus
Columbus October death of inventor Thomas Rush triggers an estate fight as two death certificates surface and relatives and administrators dispute the $50,000 estate. Rush, creator of the rolling garage door, died by hanging per coroner verdict. his former wife, father, brother, and two business associates seek control of the estate.
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Columbus
Thomas Rush
Rush
Ruby
Athens man fined for intoxication and a traffic case
John Gleason of Athens was fined $5 and costs after a guilty verdict for intoxication by Mayor Robert S Wood on Monday night. Albert Rhodes, arrested Saturday on a driving while intoxicated charge, pleaded not guilty and was bound over to the Athens County Common Pleas Court with bond set at $300.
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John Gleason
Athens
Robert S Wood
Albert Rhodes
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Bowman Gang Eludes Police in Ohio Kentucky Manhunt
Authorities in southeastern Ohio and northern Kentucky pursued leads in the Bowman gang case. Ashland and Athens officers questioned suspects. Parkersburg pair, John and Jim Bowegess, were sentenced to 20 years for a Pennsboro grocery holdup after admitting gang ties. A Parkersburg grand jury session was held, and the men began serving their sentences.
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Ohio
Kentucky
Bowman Brothers
Neil
Howard
Ashland
Marietta
EB. &. Finsterwald
Wingett
Ator and
Dew
Athens County
Athens
Guyaville
Coolville
Chester
John
Jim Bowegess
Parkersburg
Pennsboro
W. Va
Fowman
Moundasville
Mother Jones Survives Another Health Crisis at 100
Washington October 21 Mother Jones at over a century old has survived another health crisis. Dr H B Howlett reports she is in excellent condition aside from her usual ailments as she recovers from illness threatening her life in a dramatic late career turn.
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Washington
U.P
Mother Jones
H. B. Howlett
Miners Entombed After Massive Explosion at Wieheli Mine
Rescue teams battled to reach 30 miners trapped in the lowest pit of Wieheli Mine near Aachen Germany after an explosion. Officials feared up to 400 miners entombed with hundreds more injured as telephonic contact was reestablished and air pumped to the shaft.
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Aachen
Alix LA Chapelle
Germany
Wieheli
Melgian Irontier
Officiala
Haesein
Alsdorf
Here
Decorator Thomas Adams Dead in Woodsfield Fire
Fire destroyed Adams home early today and his absence prompted investigators to find he had been burned to death. The 57 year old decorator, recently of Wheeling, failed to emerge as flames were checked.
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Woodsfield
Thomas Adams
Adams
Wheeling
The Fifteenth Census Booklet Now Available
The Athens Messenger announces a new booklet The Fifteenth Census detailing population data for the nation, states, 2500+ cities, and the 200 leading cities with figures compared to the 1926 census. Send ten cents for cost and postage using the coupon.
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Athens Messenger
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