Governors push to repeal federal inheritance tax
A procession of state governors and representatives backed the drive to abolish the federal inheritance tax. They argued estates should be taxed by states, not the federal government, amid growing tax club activity and a Portland conference report.
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Washington
Ways and Means Committee
Coolidge-Melion
Rainey
Illinois
Green
Iowa
Garner
Texas
Portland
Oregon
High School Athlete Dies After Chest Blow
Canton reports 18 year old George Yarick was killed last night when Horton White aged 14 struck him in the chest after Yarick challenged the boy to hit him. Yarick collapsed and died within moments.
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Canton
George Yarick
Horton White
Yarick
White
May Take Case to Lawmakers Over Passport Fight
Washington October 28 The Karolyi case moves to Congress as Countess Karolyi wife of a former Hungarian president seeks a Paris passport to enter the United States to be a guest at the home of Ralph Beaver Strassburger a wealthy Norristown Pa Republican leader.
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Washington
Karolyi
Congress
Countess Karolyi
Baured
United States
Paris
Ralph Beaver Strassburger
Norristown
Markets Brace for Hard Times and Stock Confusion
The piece warns that motor stocks face danger as frost threatens auto sales and urges caution for buyers. It notes Wall Street's selective winners and the dominance of insiders, citing Standard Oil as an example of government busting a giant into fragments, signaling volatile times.
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Wall Street
Impractical Navy Calls On New Broadcast Device by Hammond
Navy experts examined John Hays Hammond Jr.’s device that could send eight signals on one wavelength. They deem it impractical for current service use due to complexity and interference, though it may offer future solutions with advances in receivers and stations.
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Navy
Washington
John Hays Hammond, Jr
United States
Petrich Flames Rise as Greco Bulgarian Crisis Concludes
London report says Petrich may burn as Greece and Bulgaria settle a border dispute. Bulgaria agrees to indemnity of 2 008 800 gold francs for Greek soldiers killed and an apology from Sofia. Serbian troops mass on the border to deter flank attacks. League of Nations council to be convoked Monday for arbitration.
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London
Bulgaria
Greece
Petrich
Athens
Pangalos
Sofia
Bel-grade
Council of the
League of Nations
Masonic Lodges to Present Obligation Bibles to Initiates
In Columbus Ohio the 116th annual Masonic grand lodge session approved presenting obligation Bibles to initiates after they pledge on their own Bibles. The body also limited Memorial Day ritual services and elected Earl E Stewart as grand master with Edward Townsend grand chaplain and John E West grand junior deacon among new officers. Next year’s meeting will be in Cincinnati.
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Columbus
Ohio
Masonic
Masonic Grand Lodge of
Earl E. Stewart
Ironton
Cincinnati
Edward B. Townsend
Marietta
John E. West
Bellefontaine
Union Miners to Appeal Eviction Ruling in West Virginia
In Fairmont on October 23, A. A. Knapp stated the union miners will appeal Justice Billingslea’s eviction order affecting thirteen families from company owned housing. The Consolidated Coal Co contends homes needed for non union workers in its mines. Before the strike, miners had been pre employed by the company.
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Fairmont
W. Va
W. H. Billingslea
Consolidated Coal Company
A. A. Knapp
Consolidated
McVay Urges Athens County Teachers to Join Association
County Superintendent H R McVay calls Athens county teachers to join the Southeastern Teachers association. The meeting at Athens Junior high school auditorium is set for Friday October 30 at 830 am with the Southeastern session starting at 9 am. Delegates will conduct Ohio State and Southeastern association business.
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Athens County
H. R. McVay
Southeastern Teachers Association
McVay
Ohio State Association
Southeastern Association
Athens
Sandwich Fatal to Boy at Mount Sinai Hospital
Nick Laskovitz a 14 year old public school pupil died from convulsions after falling ill shortly after eating a sandwich given by a friend. An autopsy was ordered to determine the cause of death in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
A. P. Hammond
Nick Laskovitz
Mount Sinai Hospital
Laskovitz
Divers recover two more bodies from submarine 8-51
Newport Rhode Island October 23 divers recovered two more bodies from the submarine 8 51 off Block Island. The remains are being sent to the United States naval hospital for examination by a fingerprint expert from the bureau of identification in Washington.
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Newport
R. I
United States Naval Hospital
Block Island
Bureau of Identification
Washington
Perry County Ready for Probe in Millertown Nursury Fire
Perry County prosecutor John W. Dugan pledged a fair and thorough investigation into reports that ashes from the Millertown township local school furnace contained human tissue. He declined to comment on possible sensational developments while confirming the school remains in regular use with about thirty students enrolled.
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New Lexington
Columbus
Millertown Township
Corning
John W. Dugan
Perry County
Dugan
Millertown
AIRMEN KILLED IN GUANTANAMO PLANE CRASH
Two naval aviators Sidney N. Smith of Norfolk and Albert M. Summey of Barberton Ohio were killed yesterday at Guantanamo Cuba when their plane crashed during maneuvers.
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Washington
Sidney N. Smith
Norfolk
Albert M. Summey
Barberton
Ohio
Guantanamo
Cuba
First Offense Speeders Cannot Be Fined by Justices of Peace
Columbus reports Attorney General C. Crabbe ruled that justices of peace cannot impose fines on first offense motorists under speech laws. Even pled guilty motorists may only be bound over to a court of competent jurisdiction for trial.
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Columbus
Justices of Peace
C. Crabbe
Huge bootleg ring exposed in Windy City
Chicago authorities announce a major bootlegging case involving five railroads and several breweries with fifty suspects including police and politicians. Indictments for conspiracy to violate the prohibition act will target the railroads as corporations and key officials. A black book listing beer sources and customers was found on a former officer, potentially used as evidence.
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Chicago
Eastern Breweries
Chicago Police Department
United States
James L. McDowell
Clarence L. Converse
Edwin A. Olson
McDowell
Converse
Olson
New York
Pennsylvania
Massachhusetts
Canada
Prohibition Forces
Porridge Wife Yields in Scottish Homes Breakfast Debate
In a Scottish domestic debate a wife adheres to porridge breakfast norms while other households explore varied morning meals. The piece notes cultural preference and daily routines shaping breakfast choices across neighborhoods.
All Could Have Been Saved in Dunfee Fire
Herman Dunfee, 18, recalls the night his mother and sister died in a fire that also destroyed the Dunfee home. He describes waking to an explosion, the flames closing in, and how Anna and his mother stayed together amid the smoke. The family plans to meet with their father in Kentucky.
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Herman Dunfee
Laura
Anna
Herman
Messenger
Wallace Dunfee
Judge Wood
Athens
Clem Meisner
Clem
Hierman
T.I
Metaner
Dunfeen
Duniece
Kentucky
Bocas Wateace
Our Best People Bootleg Liquor Obsession Cited
Washington reports that prohibition enforcement suffers while so called best people attend and drink bootleg liquor, as expressed by Mrs Mabel Walker Willebrands assistant attorney general in charge of prohibition cases before the National Council of the Congregational Churches. She said patrons who associate with bootleggers are afflicted with sleeping sickness toward the law.
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Washington
Mabel Walker Willebrands
Attorn
Ey General
Receiver Named for Canaan Coal Mine in Court Here
John E. Jones creditor of Canaan Coal Sought a receiver. Athena National Bank named receiver in Common Pleas court. Receivers may take charge of property and sell to preserve going concern, as mine halted five months after a cave-in. Jones warns creditors would suffer if property is sold piecemeal.
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Canaan Coal Company
John E. Jones
Athena National Bank
Common Pleas
Frank DeLay
Wells
Jones
Wir Hosneers
No Bids For Traction Line In Auction Sale
The Hocking-Bunday Creek Traction Company interurban line failed to attract any bids at 49 000 dollars in a third offering by Receiver F L Alderman. The line once valued at 151 651 dollars has not operated profitably since mine closures and may be sold for junk unless a bid equal to 49 000 dollars is realized. attorney Ray W Poppleton reported no bids and the outcome depends on eventual appraisal.
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Hocking-Bunday Creek Traction Company
F. L. Alderman
Ray W. Poppleton
J. #. Sherrard
Athens National Bank
Winter Halts Mail Between New York and Chicago
Cold rain turned to snow and strong winds crippled air mail service between New York and Chicago, a Cleveland terminus report said today.
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Cleveland
New York
Chicago
Two Robbers Hold Up Girl Cashier at Ritz Theater
In Mansfield on Oct 22 two armed Black men robbed the Ritz Theater girl cashier of about 20 dollars as bystanders watched. Revolvers flashed as they fled the scene, marking a violent night at the city’s newest motion picture house.
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Mansfield
Ritz
Minister's car kills two in Akron crash
Frank Walker a 32 year old claimed minister building contractor and laborer is held for manslaughter after a pedestrian and a child died when his car lost control jumped the curb and struck a father and son in Akron. Walker's vehicle sped 150 feet along the sidewalk before returning to the road and colliding with another car.
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Akron
Frank Walker
Cleveland
Walker
David Simpson
France Delays Action on War Debt Settlement
The French cabinet met to discuss Caillaux budget proposals but took no decisive steps. Caillaux offered resignation after talks with Premier Painleve, who reportedly persuaded him to withdraw. The debt settlement proposal to the United States remains in abeyance with no plan for November 1.
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M. Caillaux
Presidente Domergue
Caillaux
Painleve
Painteve
United States
Sunday Dances Blaze Ruled Incendiary, Meadowbrook Pavilion
Columbus officials say the Meadowbrook club dance pavilion fire near Tiffin and Fostoria, causing about 40000 dollars in damage, was likely incendiary. Residents and owners had opposed Sunday dances. an injunction against interference with Sunday events was previously granted.
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Columbus
Meadowbrook
Tiffin
Fostoria
Milter
Population of Ohio State Penitentiary Hit Eight Thousand
The population at the Ohio State Penitentiary reached a record high of 8 081 inmates as of October 23, reflecting a surge in confinement at the facility. Municipal authorities planned measures to manage the growing inmate population and address overcrowding concerns.
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Columbus
Ohio State Penitentiary
County official praises Helwig for efficient warrant handling
A letter to Magistrate Helwig criticizes rubber stamp warrants as invalid or unsafe. Sheriff McKinley refused jail releases, noting Casley was sober. Helwig defends occasional rubber stamp use, saying it does not affect cases.
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Vic Donahey
Pearl W. Helw
Coun
P. McKinley
Helwig
Mr. Helwig
McKinley
Lovener
Casley
Bank Robbery Suspect Sought After $1 Million Heist in Chicago
Federal authorities hunt John J Pheslan a shell shocked ex soldier with police records as one of ten men who held up United States Federal Reserve messengers in Chicago yesterday morning escaping with 1 million dollars in non negotiable checks. Victor Flaska identified Pheslan by police photograph.
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Chicago
John J. Phés Lan
United Sts Federal Reserve Bank
Phelan
Victor Flaska
Unclear fragment prompts reader questions
The readable text presents a jumble of phrases about dates animals and a game but lacks coherent facts or names to form a concrete news item or event summary. No clear entities or outcomes are identifiable.
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