Davis Pursues West Campaign For Farm Aid
Democratic nominee John W. Davis launches a wide tour of the wheat and corn belts from Chicago to Omaha and Lincoln. He emphasizes Woodrow Wilson’s record, backs labor reform aims, opposes Esch Cummins policy, and plans speeches in Denver and Missouri while detailing farm relief, conservation, and hydroelectric development issues.
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John W. Davis
West
Woodrow Wilson
Davis
Democratic Party
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Wheeling
W. Va
Nim
Vicini
Lincoln Dizon
Indiana
Jeftaing
Omaha
Neb
Fontenelle
Wilt
Denver Auditorium
Kansas
Missouri
Kansas City
St. Louis
Springfield
Illinois
Bright Spot Reveals New Still Making Plans in Lima Area
Frank Roney of a Lima community says a new mash is being prepared to be ready when the still is received. Rolley laments the system reduces bootlegging costs but notes he would face justice even without locating the still.
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Marshall
Frank Roney
Lima
Ledine
Rolley
Troops Move Out of Trouble Zone as Rumors Persist
In Williamson County Illinois troops begin to withdraw after a lethal feud between Klan and Anti-Klan factions left six dead Saturday. Adjutant General Black said withdrawals will be gradual pending inquests and grand jury action. Rumors of raids on churches and armed confrontations proved unfounded.
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BENSON PRATT _ HERRIN
Williamson’ County
Carlos E. Black
Black
Bia
Claude Craig
Williamson County
Herrin
Illinois
Marion
Law Enforcement League
Ku Klux Klan
Ohio Develops Vast System of Good Roads
Ohio State Highway Director Boulay states Ohio is building one of the finest traffic systems in the country. He reports total road mileage at 4,730 miles including 10,465 miles of state highways 5,608 miles of federal aid goods and 3,500 miles of main ang market roads.
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Columbu
Ohio
Boulay
Buckeye
Athens Carpenters Host Annual Labor Day Picnic
Athens carpenters members of Local Union 1720 traveled to White Hall school house Monday for their annual picnic with about 150 attendees. A basket dinner followed by a horseshoe tournament for the men and a social session for the women marked the day.
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Athens
Groundhog Hunter Dies in Ohio Accident
Virgil Slaughter 36 of Glouster was killed when a shotgun shell exploded as he climbed a fence during a groundhog hunt in Coshocton. His mother, who heard the shot, arrived at his side as he died. arrangements were made for his disposition.
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Coshocton Coshocton
Virgil Slaughter
Glouster
Slaughter
Bread Shortage Noted on Labor Day in Athens
A fragment from the Athens newspaper notes bread scarcity as a feature of Labor Day observed in the city. The report highlights concern among housewives about rising prices and limited supplies.
Youthful train wrecker to be examined in Columbus
Ralph Roberts, 9, who placed a board on the track near Millfield, will be sent to the Bureau of Juvenile Research in Columbus for examination by experts in juvenile delinquency. Judge Johnson ordered the transfer after Roberts confessed and witnesses described his tumultuous family life and schooling.
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Columbus
Train Wrecker Ralph Roberts Faces Juvenile Court
Ralph Roberts nine years old, of Milfield, was brought to Athena to await Juvenile Court action after confessing to wiring a block of wood to rails on a curve that caused last week's fatal wreck of trains No 6 at Millfield. His father lives in Toledo and he has been staying with Mr and Mrs Frank Rob Millfield. The incident happened sixteen minutes before the crash.
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Ralph Roberts
Milifeld
Athena
Juventle Court
Millfield
Ralph
Toledo
Nts
Frank Rob Millfield
Athens Counts Teachers Here for Institute
Athens held an institute at Ewing Hall with about 540 eighth graders from rural schools attending the first district wide event. President K B Hogan opened remarks followed by W R Hetland and Miss M Peyton discussing education, reading and safety, with a later theater show for graduates and friends.
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Ewing Hall
University
T Ie
Tate
K. B. Hrgan
Ohio
W. RR. Hetstand
M. Peyton
Athena
Vernon M. Riegel
Helstand
Brade Crossing
Majestic Theater
Beneft
Reynolds Pleads Guilty to Non-Support Charge
Nathan Reynolds of Cambridge pleaded guilty to non-support filed by wife Mrs Loni Reynolds near Athens. He was fined ten dollars and costs and given 90 days in Dayton workhouse, suspended if he pays twenty five dollars monthly for his two minor children.
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Helwig
Loni Reynolds
Athens
Nathan Rynolds
Cambridge
E. C. Mariner
Reynolds
Dayton
Athens Autoist Makes Big Error
Wilfred Hawkins of Athens drove through Millfield on Labor Day and chased county traffic officer P. J. Barrows in a reckless driving stunt reaching 42 miles per hour. The pursuit ended at Magistrate Sanders office where Hawkins was found guilty and fined 25 dollars plus costs.
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Wilfred Hawkins
Athens
Millfield
Labor Day
Hawkins
P. J. Barrows
Barrows
Sanders
Union memorial planned near center of United States by Borglum
Stamford author says Gutson Borglum, sculptor of Stone Mountain, plans a colossal Union memorial carved in granite near the geographic center of the United States. He envisions a national monument to Washington Lincoln and other heroes, surveying potential sites and aiming for a park-like location in the Midwest.
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Lloyd Lehreas
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Stamford
Conn
Gutson Borglum
Stone Mountain
Georgina
Wire Mill
Borglum
United States
Borgham
Horgiumald
Tone Mountain
Connecticut
Woolworth
America
Washington
Lincoln
Greece
Acropolis
North
Warren G. Harding
U. S. Treasury
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Middle West
Red Men Pow Wow At Fair Ground In Ohio
Thousands witnessed the Red Men pow wow at the fair ground in southern Ohio on Monday from 10:30 until rain halted events at 7 pm. Mayor Gus Park of Gleuster received the chief's degree. William Weinfordner led an Indian massacre reenactment.
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Slonqbafe
Ohio
Bers
Pocahontas Onder
Gus Park
Gleuster
Kill Eagle Tribe
Nelsonville
William Weinfordner
Glouster
Athens
Jacksonville
Chauncey
L. E. Miller
Cirleville
I. M. Foster
Frederick Brown
One Dollings Concern Able to pay Dividends
In a stockholder report, Freeman T. Eagleson receiver for Phoenix Portland Cement Co. said the preferred stock should pay at least four percent in 1925 and about six percent by 1926. He noted the stock remains worth most of the amount paid by current stockholders. Disbursements totaled 123,429.36 with a cash balance of 16,576.02.
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Columbus
Freeman T. Eagleson
Columbua
Phoenix Portland Cement Co
Dollings
Flyers Make Start From Labrador Flight Run
Lieut Lowell Smith and Lieut Eric Nelson, U.S. farmy aviators, began a round the world flight from Ice Tickle Labrador at eastern standard time. The mission, described as a bold start, marks the initial leg of their global journey onboard the cruiser Richmond.
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Richmond
Lieut
Lowell Smith
Eric Nelson
United States
Labrador
Rainy Holiday Delays Hit Travelers Across Regions
Heavy rains drenched roads across the city and surrounding areas on a holiday Monday. Cars were stranded or waterlogged as detours lengthened trips and many motorists waited until they could safely reach home garages. Clanking chains echoed late at night as stormbound travelers finally headed home.
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Athens Etty
Athens Scouts Return From Camp Endubon Program
Twenty four members from Troops One and Four returned from a 10 day session at Camp Endubon on the Muskingum river. Athens total scouts at the camp reaches 45 with merit badges earned and leadership chosen for the next term. Scoutmaster Walter Muir headed the group and was named Chief Sokittay with a boatswain post in a new Sea Scouts Crew, the first such unit in Athens county. Next year will feature four ten day periods and is hoped to be a record for the region.
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Athens
Endubonah
Muskingum River
Marietta
Walter Muir
Troop One
Philip Ong
Muir
Sokittay
Strongheart
Seas Scouts
St. Claire
Bea
Athens County
Sea Scouts
Loeb-Leopold Case Near Verdict Amid Courtroom Fireworks
In Cleveland on September 10 a judge will decide the fate of Morris Sugarman 65 and a chaotic court scene unfolds as the state’s attorney faces strong derision. The event features the public prosecutor's heated address and a judge denouncing the remarks as grossly impertinent. Further details about the case remain unclear due to fragmented report.
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Loeb-Leopold
Nears
Mark Cleveland
Morris Sugarman
Smeadon
Cuyahoga County
Mob pressure looms in Brisbane murder trial
The state attorney warned of money influence and mob cries if young murderers evade justice. He appealed from the bench, asserting the court must withstand intimidation despite public unease. The debate, described as unpleasant for open court, continues.
France Sends Warships Into China's Shanghai Zone
Paris Sept 2 Two French cruisers the Colmar and Jules Ferry were ordered to Shanghai from Saigon by the ministry of marine. The French charge dAffaires at Peking advised strengthening the naval squadron at Shanghai as Chinese troops push toward the city amid warnings.
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Paris
Colmar
Jules Ferry
Ministry of Marine
Onge
Shanghai
Saigon
Peking
Hogs Make Gains at Chicago Closing Market
Hogs topped at 10.20 with a dime gain from last week as receipts reached 125000 in Chicago market activity. Prices rose despite higher year-ago and week-ago totals, with top hogs advancing amid steady demand.
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Chicago
Half and Half Weather Forecast for Athens Area
The U S Weather Bureau predicts a half and half week with cool fair conditions early and warmer periods with occasional showers later. Normal Cincinnati temps are 83 high 61 low and 73 mean as the six day period ends September 6 1924.
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Athens
U. S
Aminaton
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Cincinnati
Labor Day arrests reported in Athena area
Six men were taken into custody for intoxication in Athena and vicinity. Ed Leasure of Athens pleaded guilty to plain drunk and faces arraignment. James Shafer also pleaded guilty and was fined five dollars. Martin Barstow of Carbondale pleaded guilty and fined. Fred and Earl Marks of Carbondale pleaded not guilty and posted bonds. Frank Ogan of Carbondale pleaded not guilty to furnishing liquor and posted a $600 bond. Carbondale quartet arrested by Constable Mariner.
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Athena
Ed Leasure
Athens
Parker
Fern Street
Porter
James Shafer
McKinley
Helwig
Martin Barstow
Carbondale
Fred
Earl Marks
Frank Ogan
Carbondale Quartet
Mariner
Cabinet Discusses Plans for Agricultural Probe
Washington September 2 plans for the forthcoming federal agricultural inquiry were discussed by the cabinet today. Secretary of Agriculture Wallace and Secretary Hoover are making preliminary arrangements and reported to President Coolidge on progress. An announcement of the committee personnel will be issued shortly.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Coolidge
Lake Boats and Rough Tap in Night
A 40 mile gale with cold rain damaged shipping on Lake Erie hampering traffic in Cleveland. Passenger boats from Buffalo and Detroit docked, causing seasickness for hundreds of the over 4,900 passengers aboard. About 1 percent of the world’s developed water power is in the United States.
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Cleveland
Rept
Lake Erie
Gay
Buffalo
Detroit
United States
Anneville Records Hot Day Despite Small Town Heat
Officials report August 30 in Anneville as the hottest day on record, with a temperature around 107.75 degrees Fahrenheit noted by F W Gibson. The town, famed for weather extremes, confirms the peak amid ongoing heat.
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Anneville
F. W. Gibson
C D Scott Held Over Check Passer Takedown
C D Scott of Cincinnati was taken into custody in Tennessee after a scheme using a 1988 roadster purchase as cover for fraud. He allegedly obtained 1850 dollars before fleeing, with a 1350 dollar check deemed worthless. He was bound over to the grand jury under a 500 bond.
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C. D. Scott
Cincinnati
Ao Tenn
Cape
Glouster
Grand Jury
Scott
Poties
Tennessee
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