Still Hunting or Ought in Senate Probe
Washington October 27 La Follette lawyers press to show Borah that about 16 million is being spent on the Republican presidential campaign. They plan to prove 2 million came from Harding Coolidge officials and say postal workers faced fundraising restrictions. Republicans deny aims and say progressives sought a larger fund in Wisconsin.
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Washington
Senate
Robert M. LaFollette
William E. Borah
New York
Samuel Untermyer
Frank P. Walsh
la Follette
Harding-Coolidge
Lily Black
Virginia
Borah
Untermyer
Walsh
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Wheat acreage surge signals lower prices next season
Chicago reports a Chicago agricultural foundation projects lower wheat prices for 1925. Surveys show increased wheat acreages in the United States Argentina and Australia with favorable yields expected in Kansas Missouri and Nebraska while poor conditions curb profits in some regions. Weather delays in the North Atlantic and Midwestern states and scattered rainfall contribute to planting delays and varied acreage.
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Chicago
Chicago Agricultural Foundation
Foundation
United States
Argentina
Australia
United States Department of Agriculture
North Atlantic States
Mid- Western
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Capture of Holt Ends Colorful Police Manhunt in Ohio
Albert E. Holt known as the red head was captured in Wheeling after a dramatic chase tied to the murder of Policeman Michael Hahnel. Holt denies involvement. accomplice Joe remains at large as prosecutors prepare to seek charges including killing a policeman with possible death penalty under Ohio law.
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Cleveland, O
Wheeling
W. Va
Albert E. Holt
Red Head
Michael Hahnel
Shaker Heights
Hahnel
Holt
Margaret Horton
Edward C. Stanton
Ohio
National Cash Register Co Wins Ten Cent Plevin Verdict
In Ottawa Ohio a common pleas jury awarded the National Cash Register Co of Dayton ten cents in a replevin suit against H C Hummon of Leipsic. The company sought return of a cash register and two hundred dollars damages. Jurors smiled as the verdict was read with costs over fifty dollars.
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Ottawa
Common Pleas
National Cash Register Co
Dayton
H. C. Hummon
Leipsic
Hummon
Thompson Loses Bid to Hold School Superintendent Post
Thompson, who claimed the Chauncey and Dover township superintendent post since the start of the school year, was granted a temporary injunction by Judge L. G. Worstell restraining interference with the district. The ruling cites 1921 actions by local boards, notes lack of state funding for Thompson’s salary, and ends a dispute that has troubled Athens County education since last summer.
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B. M. Thompson
Chauncey
Dover Township
Athens County Board of Education
Jucge L. G. Worstell
Athens Couny
Thompson
Chauncey High School
H. R. McVay
Chauncey-power Township
L. F. Miller
Chauncey Village
Ohio
McVay
County Board of Education
State Department of Education
State Department Ase
Worstell
Chauncey and
Riley
Doctor cited for license revocation after child death
Coroner G E Winn filed a recommendation after the death of six year old Geraldine Friend. Dr W C Jackson of Bryan is ordered to appear before the state medical board in January for a hearing on revoking his osteopathic license. The coroner ruled the child died of asphyxiation from ether used for tonsil removal and that the physician exceeded his surgical license restrictions.
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State Medical Board
G. E. Winn
Geraldine Esther Friend
W. C. Jackson
Bryan
Countess Karolyi Allowed to Land in New York
Countess Katherine Karolyi, an active Socialist and wife of Hungary's former president, was permitted to land today from the liner George Washington. Criticism came from S Stanwood, president of the National Security League, who labeled her a Bolshevist so crimson that Hungary called her Red Catherine.
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New York
Katherine Karolyi
Hungary
S. Stanwood
National Security League
Catherine
Building Collapse at Armour Plant Leaves Two Men Missing
Two men are missing and feared dead after three floors collapsed from a six story section of the Armour and Company plant at the stock yards in Chicago.
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Chicago
Armour and Company
Modern China and the Educator’s Shadow
Arthur Brisbane warns of emerging modern warfare in China led by Chang and the Westernized defense of Asia. The piece contrasts Chinese internal conflict with looming Western methods, then reports two disturbing educator abuses in Minnesota and New York, involving punitive electric chairs and a rubber hose.
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Minnesota
New York State
Ohio coal miners average 150 working days in 1923
Ohio coal miners in 1923 worked about 150 days on average, mining 10,546,443 net tons valued at 98,610,000 dollars. Buckeye coal yielded 2.13 per ton to operators. Medina county led in days worked with 1235, while Jackson county had only 66 days.
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Columbus
Ohio Coal m
United State Geological Survey
Buckeye Coal
Medina County
Jackson County
Helmont County
Obio
Mont
Tefferson County
Ohio
Jefferson
Athens County
England election costs rise under legal spending limits
London dispatch reports that Britain’s current general election is projected to cost the country about 400 million dollars directly and indirectly. Over the last two years elections in Britain total roughly 1.2 billion dollars, highlighting the heavy financial toll and the impact of spending controls.
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London
Britain
Child prodigy enters college at age ten in Oklahoma
D P Lowe Jr of Edmond Oklahoma, aged ten, enters the freshman class at Oklahoma Central State Teachers College. He began grade school at five and has done work typically requiring twelve years, with plans for a PhD by age sixteen or seventeen. He does not want to be a teacher. The article also notes Britain election spending rules and party wealth, detailing limits, voter counts, and deposits for candidates.
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D. P. Lowe, Jr
Edmond
Okla
Oklahoma Central State Teacher’s College
Ninth Time Pension Rebuff By Mullander
Edward Mullander of Hornell New York repeatedly refused a pension claim, born in Sweden and veteran of the Spanish American War. Despite multiple documents and reminders, he returns the installments with a note declaring he is able to work and does not owe Uncle Sam any pension.
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Hornell
N. Y
Edward Mullander
Mullander
Sweden
Capital Shows Last Respects Wallace Death
The government honors Secretary Henry C. Wallace as his body is moved from the Naval Hospital to the White House East Room for simple funeral services. President Coolidge and officials plan Des Moines burial with cabinet members and diplomatic corps in attendance. Howard M. Gore returns to Washington to oversee department duties during the transition.
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Washington
Oct
Henry C. Wallace
White House
Howard M. Gore
West Virginia
Coolidge
Wallace
Naval Hospital
Henry Wallace
Towa
Mother Confesses to Killing Infant in Ohio
In Wooster Ohio on October 27 1920 Mrs Homer Tobias 21 confessed to police that she killed her two weeks old son saying she did so because she believed the baby would not have a fair chance. Dr R C Paul found finger marks on the infant’s throat and the husband was bound over to the grand jury.
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Grand
Tobias
Calmy
Fair and Warmer Again This Week
The Weather Bureau outlook for Ohio Valley and Tennessee calls for generally fair conditions with a chance of showers late in the week. Temperatures will run somewhat above normal, with Cincinnati’s normal highs around 61 and lows near 40, and a mean near 51 degrees.
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Athens
U. SB. Weather Bureau
Washington, d. Co
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Cincinnati
Russians Deny British Notes Over Zinovieff Letter
London reporters report Moscow denies the Zinovieff letter authenticity accusing it of forgery. Premier McDonald prepares a statement, while British papers demand an apology and an impartial inquiry. Tories and Liberals expect the issue to influence the upcoming election. Labor says McDonald’s strength remains intact.
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London
Moscow
Zinovieff
McDonald
Fyasia
England
Foreign Office
M. Vakovsky
Ohio poultry group nears 300000 hen goal
Poultry producers in Ohio report they have surpassed one third of their plan to market 300000 hens through the Ohio Poultry Producers Co operative Association A conference in Columbus says membership now covers flocks totaling over 100000 birdsAlready obtained by the association.
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Columbus
O Poultry Producers of
Ohio
Ohio Poultry Producers’ Co-operative Associaciation
Accident Victim Dies After Bridge Work Injury
Harry Dill 34 a bridge worker from Anna Ohio died at Sheltering Arms hospital at 3 AM Sunday after an automobile crash near Chauncey late Saturday. Raymond Meyer 23 of Selby county escaped with injuries. both men were employed on a Murray City highway bridge project en route to Athens when the crash occurred. Dill was son of a prominent Selby county family and noted for bridge construction expertise.
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Harry Dill
Anna, O
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Chauncey
Jill
Welling Crossing
Raymond Meyer
Selby County
Murray City
Athens
Dill
Jager Rotor
Calendar Keepsakes of a Year’s Work for the Dying Day
A rural reflection notes how a father, after a year of hard labor, finds little reward beyond a merchant’s calendar reminding him of time passing and duties unmet. The piece paints a quiet portrait of labor and modest recompense.
La Follette Forecasts Progressive Victory Plans Across States
Senator Robert M. La Follette predicts a sweeping Progressive victory next week as his independent campaign enters its final week. He cites rising registrations, reports from managers, and strong youth support. he will campaign through Baltimore Brooklyn Schenectady Boston Pittsburgh and Cleveland before returning.
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Aiken
Robert M. la Fellette
Pollen
la Fellette
la Follette
Brooklyn
Beinectady
Boston
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Precineta
Watkins Gas & Oil Co Discovers First Well at Earhart Farm
The Watkins Gas and Oil Company strikes a gas well on the Earhart farm near White Hall. About 3,000,000 cubic feet of gas were found at a depth of 1,200 feet. This is the company’s first well since its recent organization.
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Watkins Gas & Ol! Co
Earhart
White Hall
Watkins Compe Pany
Lone Fisherman Peter Boeing Dies on Ohio River Bank
The Lone Fisherman, Peter Boeing aged 73, collapsed on a sidewalk in Clarington Ohio in front of his son in law's home and died shortly after while being carried indoors. He was widely known along the Ohio river.
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Clarington
Ohio River
Peter Boeing
Toerner
Connecticut to spend 50000 to save unposted streams
Hartford Conn. the next legislature will be asked to set aside fifty thousand dollars to prevent the absolute closing of every stream. The funds would be used to secure leases on unposted streams which are growing fewer each year for public fishing access.
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Hartford
Conn
Connecticut
Free Guide to Reading Books Heralds One Thousand Books
The American Library Association offers a booklet titled One Thousand Books to help laymen and students select reads. Frederic J. Haskin, director of The Athens Messenger, invites readers to request a copy by sending their name with a two cent stamp.
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American Library Associat
Frederic J. Haskin
The
Athens Messenger
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