Double murder near Portsmouth linked to secret affair
Louise Doyle a 19 year old Sunday school teacher and John Newman 26 a married father were found murdered in a deserted Portsmouth cottage. Police traced Miss Doyle’s alleged relationships while awaiting an arrest, with authorities citing jealousy as the possible motive.
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Portsmouth
Louise Doyle
John W. Newman
Here
Gus Doyle
Newman
Miss Doyle
John Newman
Authoritis
George Davies
J.D. Hendrixson
Hendrixson
Rail executives press for wage cuts after strike end
Chicago October 29 railroad executives push for an immediate ten percent wage reduction despite the strike being called off. They will petition the United States railway labor board, which will delay ruling for months and likely until after a year. Union leaders say they remain undisturbed, resting on the board’s assurance no immediate cuts will occur.
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Chicago
United States Railway Labor Board
W. G. Lee
Wet Land Proves Costly to Farmer
Ohio faces 400000 acres of tillable land never cultivated due to swampy soils. Wendell P. Miller of Ohio State University warned that at current progress it could take nearly 200 years to drain and till the land. A 1917 survey found only one seventh of cropped land fully tilled and one sixth failed to pay seed and labor costs due to drainage.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Wendell P. Miller
Ohio State University
Fair Weather With Rain Late In Week Forecast
The weekly forecast for October 31 to November 5 shows generally fair conditions in the Ohio Valley and Tennessee. Late in the week showers are probable as temperatures trend toward seasonal norms.
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Washington
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Princess Henrietta and Roumanian poetess in American circles
Sara-Goiu arrives from Roumania and enjoys dancing and smoking. She believes in transmigration of souls and writes poetry under the name Adria Val. Her best pal is Roumanian queen, whose upcoming visit to America excites the princess.
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Henrietta
Sara-Goiu
U. S
Roumania
Adria Val
Rouman
Americ
Death of notable Meigs farmer Nial R. Hysell
Nial R. Hysell 66 died at his home near Zion Church on the Harrisonville Pomeroy road after a long illness from appendicitis. He married Melba Vining and had no children. A former Democratic delegate and two term Ohio state representative, he was once speaker of the house and later practiced law in Columbus before returning to the family farm. Funeral at 1:30 Sunday at his residence with burial in Bradford cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Nial R. Hysell
Old Zion Church
Harrisonville Pomeroy Road
Melba Vining
Timothy Vining
Hysell
Ohio
Perry County
Columbus
Ptll
Masonic Order
Bradford
Tuberculosis Found in Rookie Clinic Examinations
In Circleville twenty five of eighty one applicants tested show incipient tuberculosis. State Health Director Snivety notes if this rate holds in forty more Ohio clinics, thousands may be found with early disease.
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Columbus
Circleville
Snivety
Ohio
Baby loses finger in door incident at McComb
The 2 year old Nevada, daughter of Blair Andrews, was injured when a door closed on her right hand pinching off the first finger. Authorities report the accident occurred in McComb on October 29.
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McComb
Nevada
Blair Andrews
Federal Judge Warns Against Union Miner Funds In Mingo Mine War
In Marietta Ohio a farm tragedy follows a note about a broader conflict as Wirt Sheppard is found dead with a horse dragging him. Wilbur Sheppard reports the body and investigators consider a possible accident from a tangled chain. Coroner B E Guyton was not certified until Thursday.
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Mingo County
Marietta
Wirt Sheppard
Wilbur Sheppard
Rockland
Turn in Check-Off Debate Shapes UMWA Case
In Indianapolis on October 29 a legal battle over the United Mine Workers of America hinges on whether Indiana based dues collected through the check-off were sent to the Mingo field. Judge A B Anderson weighs an injunction to bar further dues collection as operators and Borderland Inc seek to curb union activity in open shop districts across Mingo McDowell Mercer and Logan counties. International officers face an injunction stance that could affect the union nationwide.
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Indianapolis
And
United Mine Workers of America
Borderland
West Virginia
Indiana
A. B. Anderson
Mingo
McDowell
Mercer
Logan
Miners Union
Anderson
Patriotic Society reports over $100 raised for memorial drive
The local Daughters of the American Revolution chapter has collected more than $100 for the National Victory Memorial building. Members pledge additional contributions before the subscription period ends.
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The
Daughters of the American Revolution
National Victory Memorial Building
Train Ditching by Wreck Gang Shocks Laper
Train No. 5 on Grand Trunk near Laper Michigan was derailed after wreckers tore up rails shortly after midnight injuring three people. Sheriff and railroad detectives hunt the gang as the engine rolled over three times and a sleeper remained on the rails.
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Laper
Mich
Grand Trunk
Rural vote turning tide in North Dakota recall race
Fargo reports that early gains by independents in the North Dakota recall election were being reduced as rural votes came in. With half the votes counted the race remained close and undecided, while independents had slight gains in urban tallies compared to the prior year.
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Fargo
N. D
Kearly
North Dakota
Pet Hen Causes Deaths in Perry County
Mrs. Simeon Elder dies at her Junction City home from blood poisoning after a pet hen scratched her hand. Her husband Simeon Elder died October 11 from the same cause, also traced to the pet hen.
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Zanesville, O
Simeon Elder
Junction City
Perry County
Elder
Debs to be released from prison after peace with Germany
Veteran socialist Eugene V. Debs is expected to be freed from Atlanta federal prison soon after Germany peace is proclaimed. Harding weighs releasing nearly a hundred other political prisoners, with Attorney General Daugherty viewed as possibly opposing Debs, while other sources say support remains uncertain. In Siberia, shops sell frozen meat, chopped milk sticks.
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Raymond Clapper
United Press
Washington
Eugene V. Debs
Germany
Harding
Atlanta
Daugherty
Debs
Teader
Siberia
New Shipping Board Names Harry Kimball Finance VP
Harry Kimball of New York, known in banking, is appointed financial vice president of the U S Shipping Board by President Harding. Kimball has ties to Chase National Bank and other New York banks.
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Harry Kimball
New York
U. S. Shipping Board
Harding
Kimball
Chase National
Widows Hatfield and Chambers to testify in Washington
Mrs. Sid Hatfield and Mrs. Edward Chambers arrive in Washington to testify before the senate committee probing West Virginia coal war conditions. The widows recount the deadly clash on the McDowell county courthouse steps and the ongoing mine war between operators and miners.
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Sid” Hatfield
Edward Chambers
McDowell County
W. Va
Washington
Senate
West Virginia
Hatfield
Mayor Testerman
Matewan
Baldwin- Felts
Aged Doctor Robbed of Life Savings in Delta Office
Dr. H. S. Finney, 80, was attacked and robbed of 28000 dollars by three masked men with blackened faces in his Delta, Ohio, office late yesterday. No trace of the bandits was found today.
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Delta, O
B. Finney
Gas Well Near White Hall Shows Strong Pressure
A Moore farm well near White Hall reported by White Hall Oil and Gas Company has high gas pressure. On Friday rock pressure reached 420 pounds with a fire at the pipe end. officials plan to study the flow and may convert the site to gas production.
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Moore Farm
White Hall
Open season on fur begins November 15 in Ohio
Trappers in Ohio are warned that the open season on skunk fox and opossum does not begin until November 15 this year despite licenses stating November 1. The season closes February 1. Warm weather may affect fur quality and later trapping could yield better pelts.
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Ohio
Real Red Liquor Flows Freely on Call in Philadelphia
Philadelphia, the nation’s third largest city, shows a wide illicit booze trade aided by corrupt officials. Investigators report more than a million and a half dollars in bootlegged liquor moved through saloons restaurants and hotels with direct access and even hotel bell hops. Prices range from 50 cents per drink to seven fifty per quart with vendors using routes in wealthy districts.
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East
Philadelphia
United States
Sinn Fein Responds on Ulster Boundaries and Plebiscite
London reports Sinn Fein answers Lloyd George questionnaire by calling Ulster unite with land or face a plebiscite to redraw boundaries. Plebiscite would push Fermanagh and Tyrone from Ulster counties. Decision delays until at least Tuesday. Lloyd George to press policy Monday in Commons.
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London
Sinn Fein
Lloyd George
Ulster
Fermanagh
Tyrone
White may resign as DNC chairman in compromise plan
A plan to resign and substitute a compromise candidate for the Democratic National Committee chairman post will be pursued at the national committee meeting in St Louis next Tuesday. George White would be succeeded if the deal gains approval.
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White
Washington
George White
Democratic National Committee
National Committee
St. Louis
Postal Robber Gang Threatens Next Raid After New York
Across major cities postal workers were warned to seize guns and follow orders after a mysterious letter to Postmaster Morgan claimed a notorious four would strike again. The letter alleged a $5,000,000 haul from the Lower Broadway robbery, far exceeding earlier estimates.
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New York
Lower Broadway
Morgan
Philadelphia
City Official On Trial For Accepting Bribes
Youngstown dated report says David J. Scott, suspended safety director, faces bribery charges after more than a week of trial. State witness Sam Milovich testified that he gave Scott 200 dollars in cash, whiskey, and 100 dollars monthly for three months.
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Youngstown
David J. Scott
Scott
Sam Milovich
Seeking Further Freight Rate Cut in Ohio
Columbus news reports Director of Commerce Phipps asked for additional evidence to justify reducing intrastate freight rates on agricultural produce in Ohio. He intends to submit the case to the state public utilities commission.
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Columbus
Ohio
Commerce
Phipps
State Public Utilities Commission
Parents Reunited After Near Fatal Attack on Baby
Grace and Walter Sortman reconcile after their three year old son Everett is found severely injured in a briar patch. Emerson Georgi, 11, confessed tying and injuring the child and faces a juvenile court hearing delayed for a mental examination to assess responsibility.
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Dayton
Grace
Walter Sortman
Everett
Emerson Georgi
Georgi
Deserted girl shoots man in breach of promise case
In Columbus a $20,000 breach of promise suit against Ernest E. Ring of Charleston was interrupted when Miss Mary Hogan shot Ring in front of a hotel as he and his bride of two days walked to a theatre. Ring survived. Hogan was arrested on an affidavit charging attempted murder.
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Columbus
Ernest HE
Ring
Charleston
W. Va
Mary Hogan
Hogan
Medical Men to Show Pictures on a Vital Subject
Nelsonville Ohio residents will attend a November 1 Athena County Medical Society event at the Nelsonville opera house. Physicians plan to screen a moving picture set on syphilis in all stages with modern cures and preventives, followed by talks by Athens County doctors.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville Opera House
Athena County Medical Society
America
State Board of Health
Athens County
Cut Down This One Big Tax Fire Prevention Ad
An old advertising appeal urges reducing a high tax by promoting fire prevention. It touts a free Fire Booklet from the National Board of Fire Underwriters and asks readers to clip a coupon and send two cents for return postage. The form requests printed name and address.
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United States
Natural Board of Fire Underwriters
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Frederic J. Haskin
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