Pittsburgh and Ohio districts press for coal rate change
A. L. Findlay of the Youghiogheny and Ohio Co testified before the Interstate Commerce Commission urging a rate revision to allow Pittsburgh and Ohio district coal to compete in Great Lakes markets. He noted five years of southern mines gaining lake traffic while nearby Ohio and Pennsylvania mines lost share, and said wage differences are secondary to freight rates. The Pennsylvania utilities commission backed the push and witnesses for both southern operators and railroads promised further testimony. the lake coal rate dispute follows last year’s denial to modify rates.
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Washington
Great Lakes
Interstate Commerce Commission
A. L. Findlay
Youghiogheny and Ohio Company
Pittsburgh
Ohio
Northwest
Findlay
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
van DD
Norman
Pennsylvania State Utilities Commission
Wiley Byers
Fayette Green Association of Coal Producers
Cold Wave Forecast for Eastern States
A cold day and frosty night were forecast for the Eastern United States with light snow possible in some sections. Frost was predicted for Ohio Pennsylvania West Virginia Tennessee and Maryland. Rain or snow and little temperature change expected for New York and New England. Warmer conditions and possible showers were forecast for the Carolinas Florida Alabama and Virginia.
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Washington
U.P
United States
The
Weather Bureau
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Tennessee
Maryland
New York
New England
North
South Carolina
Florida
Alabama
Virginia
Husband seeks divorce citing wife’s three year absence
Frank W. McCall files for divorce from Orpha M. McCall claiming separation since August 10, 1928, with wife absent from home for three years. Petition notes lack of home life benefits and unreported residence.
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Orpha M. McCall
Frank W. McCall
McCall
Parkersburg
W. Va
Monument Gone at Hayes Birthplace Replaced by Filling Station
The brick house in Delaware where Rutherford B. Hayes was born was razed on October 26 to clear the site for a gasoline filling station. The 104 year old birthplace shrine is replaced by the new service station, ending the historic landmark.
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Delaware
Rutherford B. Hayes
United States
Hayes
Bond fraud cash mostly in officers’ possession at stake
Pittsburgh Oct 26 Practically all the 320000 from the Brotherhood Savings and Trust bond fraud was held by officers. Missing since Oct 15 when Charles E Knapp took investor pool funds to buy Liberty bonds the money was found buried near Edward Goodfellow’s home. Goodfellow aided the search after Knapp fled with the funds.
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Pittsburgh
Brotherhood Savings and Trust Company
Charles E. Knapp
Edward Goodfellow
Knapp
Goodfellow
R. A. McCrady
Brotherhood Bank
Well Known Man Dies at Guysville
Stephen Alexander Wilson aged 84 longtime resident and prosperous cattle farmer died at his home near Guysville from complications of diseases. He was a Mason and had two marriages first to Mary Elizabeth Finsterwald and then to Mary Murphy leaving six children Lena Wilson E D Harper G Y Tedrow O O Fordyce B G Chapman and W W Coe. Funeral arrangements not yet made.
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Guysville
Stephen Alexander Wilson
Wilson
Masonic Lodge
Mary Elizabeth Finsterwald
Mary Murphy
Lena Wilson
E. D. Harper
Indianapolis
G. Y. Tedrow
O. O. Fordyce
Toledo
B. G Chapman
W. W. Coe
Athens
Richard Wilson
Light Snow Falls Over Central Ohio Again
Light flurries of snow fell in Central Ohio with near freezing temperatures. Snow began yesterday and resumed today after a brief cease. Coal prices across the state rose as winter approached, up to 60 cents a ton in some cases.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Oil declares quarterly and extra dividends
The Ohio Oil company announced regular quarterly dividends of 50 cents and an extra dividend of 60 cents per share on 2,100,000 shares of capital stock. The dividends are payable December 16 to stockholders of record November 13.
Pat McDermott Quizzed in Don Mellett Murder Case
Canton, Oct 26. Pat McDermott known as key-man in the Don R. Mellett murder case is aggressively questioned by Prosecutor C. S. McClintock and Detective Ora Slater after being returned from Nanty-Glo Pa. He has revealed details of underworld operations and may trigger additional indictments as the grand jury can reconvene on 24 hours notice. Cleveland police trace his movements during a monthlong manhunt and seek links to funds and associates.
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Pat McDermott
Don Mellett
Canton
U.P
Keyman
Don R. Mellett
Canton Daily News
McDermott
Nanty-Glo
C. 8
McClintock
Ora Slater
NEW Revelation
Underworld
Slater
Cleveland
Louis Mazer
Ben Rudner
Mellett
Pat
Political fight turns to Senate in Columbus campaign
In Columbus on October 26, Republican state headquarters issued a statement rebutting President William Green of the AFL who attacked Willis' labor record. The Republicans said Green's views are personal and do not reflect labor, noting that railroad groups have endorsed Willis.
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Columbus
United Press
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Willis
Green
Air Pilot Dies Filming Wings Picture
Cadet Charles M. Wiseley, 28, from Selfridge Field Michigan, on temporary duty in San Antonio, crashed during maneuvers for the camera while filming the World War movie Wings. Wiseley, one of five pursuit pilots from Selfridge Field, dies in the incident.
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San Antonio
Tex
Charles M. Wiseley
Selfridge Field
Michigan
Wiseley
Selfridge Wield
Cleveland
Hickman brothers believed arrested in Point Pleasant
Two men believed to be John and Montrose Hickman were arrested in Point Pleasant W Va after a police chase. They were taken from the home of Mrs Emma McGrath by a police cordon and admitted their identity. They face murder charges in Patrolman Dan Garretts killing, with a $700 reward posted for the arrest.
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Chillicothe
U.P
Kevm
John
Montrose Hickman
Point Pheasant
Columbus
Point Pleasant
Emma McGrath
Hickman Brothers
Garrett
Rosetta Doland
Hickmans
Cleo Webb
Deanville
Athens County
Youth Arraigned for Death of Boy in Columbus
William Mann, 17, colored, will face a juvenile court hearing after driving the car that struck and killed Charles Noble, 16, of Columbus. Noble was changing a tire at Fifth and Mound streets when the accident occurred. Funeral services for Charles Noble are set for 1 30 p m Thursday at the family residence with burial in Union Cemetery.
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Columbus
William Mann
Charles Noble
Robert Noble
Garfield Avenue
Fifth and
Mound Streets
Noble
Plains
Athens County
Union Cemetery
Young Wife Dies at Athens Home
Mrs Rolland Rathburn aged 18 died after a five day illness of bowel obstruction at her parents home Mr and Mrs Grover Hall 35 First street Funeral services set for 2 pm Wednesday at the Christian church with Rev M E Chatley and burial in West Union street cemetery She is survived by her husband her parents and brothers and sisters Paul Hall Mrs M A Brown Athens Russell Madge Douglas and Mary at home
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Rolland Rathburn
Grover Hall
First Street
Christian Church
M. E. Chatley
West Union Street
Paul Hall
M. A. Brown
Athens
Russell
Madge
Douglas
Mary
Weather shifts with frost threat and steady temps
Temperatures held near forty degrees for most of the period with a killing frost avoided by cloud cover. Ice formed this morning as a light frost may return tonight with clearing skies and a predicted drop in temperature.
Driverless Ford Struck by Train Near University Terrace
A Halloween incident near University terrace left a Ford auto on the track as Baltimore and Ohio No. 21 approached. The locomotive struck the car at 4:25 AM on a curve, propelling it along the rail before it was tossed aside. Crew searched for occupants, found none, and later restarted the engine. The car belonged to Frank Hazeltine, a sophomore from Ashland.
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Baltimore & Ohio
Hazeltine
Ashtabula
Badly Wanted Man In Athens After Murder
Patrick McDermott, sought for three months in the Don Mellett Canton editor murder, was arrested after a library incident in August. A man matching his description used the name Pat McDermott to borrow a book at Athens University Library and left with the card later lost.
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Don Mellett
Canton
University Library
Mellett
McDermott
Pomeroy
Anna White
Pat McDermott
North Carolina Sees First Winter Snowfall Six Inches in Yancey County
Snow blanketed Yancey county with six inches while other western regions near Asheville reported snow. The state shivered as the first winter blast swept across the mountains and counties.
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North Carolina
Yancey County
Asheville
Freight train death prompts wary note from survivor
Alvin W. Ayesworth, 70, who survived a freight accident a year ago, was struck and killed by a Baltimore and Ohio train in Fostoria while walking near the tracks. The incident underscores his remark that the earlier collision would make him more careful.
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Fostoria
United Press
Alvin W. Ayesworth
Ayesworth
Latimore & Ohio
Body of Teacher Found Crammed Under School Steps
Miss Lily Croy, 26, a Toledo teacher, was found murdered under a school steps. Coroner says blunt force trauma and sexual assault suspected. The crime mirrors earlier killings by the so-called phantom clubber who murdered three women in May 1925, January 1926 in the same area.
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Toledo
U.R
Lily Croy
Croy
J. W. Weist
Toledo University
Henzler
Emma Hatfield
Lydia Baumgartner
Mary Handley
New York Bundled in Furs and Coats
Unseasonably cold weather gripped New York after yesterday’s gale that killed three people. At 9 a m the thermometer read 35 below zero and residents wore overcoats and furs as they went to work. The Weather Bureau predicted rising temperatures with fair conditions ahead.
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New York
Weather Bureau
Two Hickman brothers arrested in West Virginia
In Point Pleasant, Emma McGrath identified John and Montrose Hickman from newspaper photos and helped officers arrest them at her home. The suspects, wanted in Chillicothe Ohio for a patrolman’s murder, declined extradition, saying there was no point. They cooperated as police closed in, making no resistance.
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Point Pleasant
W. Va
John
Montrose Hickman
Chillicothe
Ohio
Emma McGrath
Hickman
Hickmans
Son Found After 24 Years Missing Wanderer Returns
In Portsmouth on October 26 the tale ends with Perry Leming Canary, long believed dead by his mother Mrs Dora Leming Canary, reappearing after 24 years. A Holdenville Oklahoma letter confirms he is alive and a father of three, lured away at age eight by the circus.
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Portsmouth
U.R
Dora Leming Canary
Holdenville
Okla
Perry
Cinleinnati
Who Is Boss In Royal Romanian Household
Washington dispatches debate Marie of Romania and King Ferdinand over Marie’s refusal to return home from an American charity tour. With bets on whether she travels on, critics note royal command versus personal rights, while Ferdinand’s regime faces fiscal and censorship pressures amid press scrutiny.
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Washington
Marie
Inand
Ferdinand
Adam
Bess
United States
Boston
New York Concern Plans Full Output Expansion for Hewitt-Boden Flooring
James McBride of New York announces a plan to merge Hewitt-Boden Athens with his firm to produce 100000 feet a day within two years. The project includes $100000 in new capital, over time work, new impregnation and finish equipment, and contracts totaling about $750000. The overhaul aims to fire proof and finish hardwood floors for prominent New York projects including a Ritz-Carlton ballroom and a 22 story apartment hotel on 92nd Street.
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Hewitt-Boden Company
Athens
James McBride
New York
McBride Company Company
Ohio
Shee
McBride
92Nd Street
New 1 York
Leer
New ‘Company
James Me
New ‘S
Mr. Me
Ovation
Megesenger
James Boen
Com
Melvin Grubb
Tory
Pierce
P. E
E. G. Pedigo
S. F. Beve Erege
Grand Terminal
Institute
Pittsburgh
Ritz-Carlton
City
Im ‘Nation
Mr. McBride
New Yo
Mr .Continued
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A. I. Findlay
Atlantic States
Middle-West
President Hayes
Stephen A. Wilson
Senate
Imen
D. Mever
Patrick McDermott
Winston-Salem, N. C
Circus
By Ludwell Denny
Sears
NEW York Concern
Hewitt-Beaéit Company
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