Winter Roars From Northwest Bringing Snow to Midwest
Winter roared from the Northwest today leaving Iowa Nebraska Minnesota the Dakotas and northern states under snow and ice. Montana saw eight inches of snowfall and temperatures dropped to two degrees below zero while Illinois and the Great Lakes region experienced near freezing with heavy snow in Colorado Nebraska Wisconsin Minnesota and northern Illinois.
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Chicago
Northwest
Iowa
Nebraska
Minnesota
Minnois
Dakotas
Northwestern States
Montana
Illinois
Great Lakes
Colorado
Wisconsin
Government Has No Right to Interfere Says Coolidge Ally
Washington dispatch reports that President Coolidge rejects government interference in the coal wage dispute. John L. Lewis seeks court relief or congressional action after operators violated contracts and reopened mines, while officials argue lawsuits are the proper channel and government should not force terms.
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Coolidge
Washington
John L. Lewis
Jacksonville
Congress
Florida
John Lewis
Washington Administration
Joan Lewis
Blanket Charge Defense Counsel to Raise Issue of Freedom of Speech
Col Billy Mitchell goes on trial before twelve generals under the 96th Article of War charged with conduct prejudicial to military discipline for criticizing army and navy leadership. His lawyers plan to invoke constitutional freedom of speech to argue the article itself may be unconstitutional.
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Washington
Capitol
Col
Billy Mitchell
Center of America
Mitchell
Frank R. Reid
Republican
Illinois
Millikan’s condition worsens as recovery hope fades
Donald Millikan remains gravely ill a week after a car ran over him when he cranked the vehicle in gear at Mercy hospital. Physicians report his condition is deteriorating and there is no hope for recovery.
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Donald Millikan
Mercy Hospital
Millikan
October Snowstorm Shocks Marion Residents
Marion reports its first snowstorm of the season delivering a February-like blizzard. Weather observer E. H. Raffensperger notes it is the heaviest October snow in many years.
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Marion
E. H. Raffensperger
Two Billion Crime Wave Hits City Leaders
Arthur Grisbkne reports on a vast crime wave cited by Mr. Rathbone of the National Surety Company. Insurance firms refuse to cover theft and high jewelry lines as vigilance committees urged in big cities amid bootlegging violence in New York. Frank Hague, Jersey City mayor, used as a benchmark for action in urban governance.
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Rathbone
National Surety Company
New York
Frank Hague
Jersey City
Curtis and Hague headline in New Jersey politics
Cyrus H. K. Curtis is disturbed by Mayor Hague who leads New Jersey’s Democratic machine. The piece notes elections and party control shaping the state’s governors and senators while contrasting Comary Republicans.
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Cyrus H. K. Curtis
Hague
New Jersey
Comary
Record Cold Wave Sweeps Ohio From Northwest
Columbus reports a historic October cold wave with temperatures to drop to 18 degrees or lower by tomorrow. Meteorologist W H Alexander notes Alaska-origin chill spreading from the Dakotas to the Mississippi Valley, with snow in many areas and no relief expected before Friday or Saturday.
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Columbus
Ohio
W. H. Alexander
Weather Bureau
Alexander
Alaska
Rapid City
South Dakota
Texas
Montana
Dakotas
Minnesota
Mississippi Valley
Notorious Yegg Aids in Solution of Jewel Robbery
Frank Adams an ex-convict safe cracker and sex convict provides information leading police to the master thief who stole $638000 in gems from Mrs. James P. Donahue Woolworth heiress. Noel Scaffa indicted for paying $65000 for the jewels return. Adams named an English international crook as the purloiner.
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New York
Underworld
Donahue
Frank Adams
Tombs Prison
James P. Donahue
Woolworth
Noel Scaff
Adams
Scaffa
Sing Sing
Europe
America
Weather Bureau Warns Cold Wave For Ohio Kentucky WV
The United States Weather Bureau issued cold wave warnings for Northern Ohio Kentucky West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania. Severe frost and low temperatures expected across multiple counties with impacts on travel and outdoor activities.
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Washington
United States Weather Bureau
Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Blizzard Grips Muskingum Valley Overnight
Zanesville reports the first season blizzard as snow began early today and continues with fury. The Muskingum valley area is likely to be covered by several inches by tomorrow morning unless the storm lets up.
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Zanesville
Muskingum Valley
Snowstorm Grips Crawford County With Snowbound Noon
Crawford county faced a howling snowstorm with nearly two inches of snow by noon and temperatures continuing to fall.
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Bucyrus
Crawford County
Prince Otto Von Bismarck Visits Cincinnati
Prince Otto Von Bismarck nephew of Mr and Mrs Charles W Short Jr of Walnut Hills is touring the United States and staying in Cincinnati at twenty eight years old. He is connected to Cincinnati through his father’s marriage to a sister of Mrs Hoyos of Austria.
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Cincinnati
Otto von Bismarck
Germany
Blood and Iron
Charles W. Short, Jr
Walnut Hills
Sixteen Die In Sunnyland Wreck Near Victoria Miss
Memphis report details the Sunnyland wreck near Victoria Mississippi with sixteen confirmed dead and about twenty five seriously injured. Officials continue the casualty roll as another potential death toll is possible.
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Memphis
Tenn
St. Louis
Victoria
Miss
Quote on drowning troubles in liquor and blame
A reflective line notes how attempting to drown troubles in liquor backfires as blame and guilt grow louder. The speaker laments that alcohol worsens the burden rather than easing it.
Grave Syria bombardment sparks European alarm
London reports Damascus subjected to French bombardment aimed at Druse tribes. Casualties range up to around 2,000 with many buried in ruins. Britain may seek damages for destroyed property as officials deem the crisis grave and demand explanations for bombardment and population departures.
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London
Damascus
Syria
Great Britain
France
Daily News
Europe
the Chronicle
Body Found Identifies Woman From Vinton County
Albany October 28 The body found near Bolin's Mille Sunday afternoon was identified as Mrs. Thomas Williams of Oreton Vinton County Her husband Thomas Williams was killed by his stepson Russell Hershell now in Vinton county jail awaiting trial The identification was made by W H Stanton of Hamden and Stanton's wife The woman who had recently left Hamden was found in a woods area near Albany McArthur highway Officials say foul play is not suspected The case links back to a prior killing when Hershell allegedly killed his stepfather over cruelty to his mother The shoes and clothing matched the woman's appearance identifying weight hair color and other details
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Albany
Bolin's Mille
Thomas Williams
Oreton
Vinton County
Russell Hershell
W. H. Stanton
Hamden
Hershell
Stanton
Woman's Store Burglary Hits Columbus Dress Loss
Police hunt a professional burglar after Agnes Ayres shop for women in the Seneca Hotel annex was robbed Tuesday night of 100 dresses and 25 coats valued at at least 6500 dollars. Mise Ayres, a former Athens woman, operates the shop.
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Columbus
Agnes Ayres
Seneca
Mise Ayres
Athens
Gas tax case captivates West Virginia courtroom
In Charleston on October 28 three natural gas companies fought injunctions against the state tax commissioner to stop collecting the gross sales tax. The suit challenges the tax as discriminatory and unconstitutional and could affect state finances and the funding of government, including the new state capital.
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Charleston
W. Va
Court Room of Common Pleas
Morgan Owen
Howard M. Gore J
Coca Cola plant fire kills one in Atlanta Edgewood area
A Coca Cola bottling plant in Edgewood Avenue Detroit? No, Atlanta. A fire fatally burned one man while three men and a woman are missing and feared dead. Loss is estimated at $200,000.
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Atlanta
Edgewood
Coca Cola Roating Company
Brutal Deed Laid At Door Of Moonshin ers
Warring moonshiner factions along Wood County West Virginia border beat Mr. and Mrs. Walker Smith and their son Claude and then set fire to their home ten miles south of Parkersburg. The Smiths are hospitalized with severely fractured skulls and burns. the son is reported dying. State police investigate possible motives and suspects amid conflicting theories of assault versus dynamite blast.
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Marietta
Wood Country
W. Va
Walker Smith
Claude
Parkersburg
Smiths
Adventures in Soviet Russia at First Methodist Church
Stanley High, editor and Foreign Missions secretary, speaks on Adventures in Soviet Russia at 7:30 PM at the First Methodist Church. Five area churches join for the mid week meeting, inviting the public to hear High who has reported from Russia.
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Stanley High
Methodist Church
Soviet Russia
Christian Science Monitor
Methodist Episcopal Church
First Methodist Church
Mr. High
High
Russia
Ohio University
Radio heated overcoats may be work soon
London report quotes Professor A M Low predicting radio heated clothes could be worn by the well dressed man soon. He says clothes might be actuated by radio to heat or cool the wearer and guard against coughs and cold.
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London
A. M. Low
Professor Low
Europe
Greek and Bulgarian Troops Clash as Evacuation Halts
Greek forces face Bulgarian attack during withdrawal from Bulgarian territory. Greece and Bulgaria report continued artillery fire despite League council orders and Greek compliance assurances. The council plans to review military reports as Briand hails League mechanisms restoring peace.
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London
Salonika
Paris
Greece
League Council
Bulgaria
M. Morloff
Council of the
League of Nations
Athens
Kari
Panos
Austen Chamberlain
Great Britain
League
France
Italy
M. Briand
Troy Times Publisher Drowns After Boat Capsize
In Round Lake near Troy New York on October 28 publisher John M. Francis of the Troy Times and hunter William L Wood were overturned in a duck hunting trip. Wood's body was recovered near shore by two Boy Scouts and authorities searched the lake for Francis.
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Troy
N. Y
John M. Francis
The
Troy Times
William L. Wood
Cohoes
Round Lake
Wood
No Successor Named for Athens National Bank Cashier
No successor has been named to fill the vacancy of cashier at the Athens National Bank after the death of Fred Alderman who had served since 1905. The board of directors met Monday but took no action to appoint a new cashier.
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Athens National Bank
Fred Alderman
Mine Tipple Burnd At Gilbert Davis Coal Site
Morgantown West Virginia October 28 The tipple of Mine No 6 of the Gilbert Davis Coal company on Scotts Run near Morgantown was set afire by an incendiary the watchman said State police were alerted and the Morgantown fire department arrived too late to save the structure The loss was about 60000 dollars
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Morgantown
W. Va
Gilbert Davis Coal Company
Scotts Run
Here
International road officials tied to bootleg beer conspiracy
Treasury investigators consider a far reaching international plot involving railroads and a nine million dollar beer syndicate. Officials say rail shipments were used to move large quantities of bootleg beer to Chicago and beyond, signaling broad coordination across borders.
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Washington
Treasury
Chicago
Canadian imports spark resumed activity after confession
A partial report notes imports from Canadian cities will begin today after a failed confession by Alfred, a clerk of the New Central railroad. Several railway and city officials in Michigan city areas including Ausora Bre gin and Chicago are tied to the case, with details of intricate beer routings revealed.
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Canada
Ges
Alfred ;Ener
New Central Railroad
Rail and City Officials Inc
Klkhart
Incl
Ausora
Bregin
Chicago
Customs crackdown targets bootleg liquor on freight rails
Customs officials plan to trace a large liquor shipment moving by rail from Montreal toward the United States border. Investigators seek to link operations to influential figures within railroads and the so called bootleg trust, aiming to root out subordinates and expose possible executive complicity. Authorities say the scale implies knowledge across roads and production centers in the East and Midwest.
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Canada
Ita
Montreal
Detroit
Duluth
Western Pointe
Sbe
Ficial
United States
Mqnor
Treasury
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Trucker’s runing boat crash kills Hamilton county man
Cincinnati October 2 Fred Snicks an employee of Hamilton county died from injuries sustained when crushed between two trucks after Gruber of Carthage steered to the road. Snicks died at Bethel hospital.
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Cincinnati
Hamilton
Edward Graber
Carthage
Gruber Wa
Scnicks
Bethel Hospital
Okie rich gamble tied to Obio’s Dams in Washington
A fragmented report links Obio’s Dams with a $1,750,000 wager in Washington, outlining financial stakes and regional ties. The item notes a large sum involved and mentions Okie connections, but details remain unclear in the readable text.
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Obio
Washington
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