Former Cabinet Officer Goes On Trial For Conspiracy
In New York, Harry W. Daugherty former U S attorney general stands trial charged with conspiring to defraud the government over return of 7 000 000 worth of American Metal assets to Germany and Swiss interests. Thomas W Miller former alien property custodian faces similar charges. Jurors selected as sessions paused for Jewish holiday.
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New York
U.R
Harry W. Daugherty
Ohio
United States
Harding
Thomas W. Miller
Wilmington
Delaware
American Metal Company
Germany
Mack
Athens county probate issues four marriage licenses
The Athens county Probate court issued four licenses. Arthur Bethel 23 a factory worker Hollister and Dorothy Markins 17 at home Trimble. John Edward Johnson 20 a truck driver Columbus and Faye Green 20 at home Nelsonville. William Lowry 24 a laborer The Plains and Evelyn Pettit 23 at home Trimble.
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Athens County
Arthur Bethel
Hollister
Clarence Bethel
Dorothy Markins
Trimble
A. W. Markins
John Edward Johnson
Columbus
Edward Johnson
Faye Green
Nelsonville
Vance Johnson
William Lowry
the Plains
Evelyn Pettit
John Pettit
Drowning in Lake Erie Near Oak Harbor Claims Florence Walpole
Florence Catherine Walpole, 31, drowned while swimming in Lake Erie near Oak Harbor. Her companion Charles McCarthy could not rescue her.
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Toledo
Florence Catherine Walpole
Lake Erie
Oak Harbor
Charles McCarthy
Carbondale Man Commits Death by Own Action
Nelsonville Sept 7 Staff Special Peter Hoak 50 committed death by own action Sunday night at his home near Carbondale by firing a revolver placed to his head. His body was found by his wife in the yard near the home about 4 o'clock Monday morning after she was awakened by a storm. The gun was recovered. No cause is stated. Coroner Sanders of Millfield conducted the inquiry. Hoak leaves a widow and several children. Funeral services set for 2 pm Wednesday at Carbondale.
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Nelsonville
Peter Hoak
Carbondale
Hoak
Prisoner Death Under Scrutiny in Chillicothe Jail
Prosecutor W N McKenzie opened an inquiry into the death of 34 year old Ralph Strohmeyer in Chillicothe city jail. Strohmeyer reportedly died from a scalp wound and ensuing hemorrhage after an alleged domestic dispute. Authorities say the deaths involve Chief O A Maughner and Policeman Thomas Temple.
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Chillicothe
W. N. McKenzie
Ralph Strohmeyer
City
Thomas Temple
Strohmeyer
Toledo Man Faces Life Term Over Bigamy Case
Walter Hendrickson of Toledo, 26, could be sentenced to life imprisonment for marrying his stepdaughter Oralee Schaffer Hendrickson, 15, after having wed her mother Ruth Schaffer, 33, on Sept 24, 1928. The trio and the baby were living together when arrested.
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Walter Hendrickson
Toledo
Oralee Schaffer Hendrickson
Hendrickson
Oralee
Ruth Schaffer
Harmony
Chicago Suburban Train Crash Leaves Dozens Dead and Injured
Five Chicago residents are dead and more than fifty injured when a Chicago and Northwestern suburban train rear ended another crowded with tourists returning from Northern Wisconsin. Engineer Louis J. Smith was found in a local hospital and held on suspicion after the wreck.
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Chicago
Chicago and Northwestern
Wisconsin
Louis J. Smith
Engineer Smith
Auto Crash at Crossing Claims Two Lives Near Here
Miss Helen Matzenbach twenty one and Harold Thome thirty five were killed when their car struck a Pennsylvania flyer at a grade crossing near the town yesterday.
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Zanesville
Helen Matzenbach
Harold Thome
Here
Bus Driver Seeks Sale Of Service To Cooper Bus
Columbus Sept. Tr. F. Zimmmerman of Athens applied to the public utilities commission for permission to sell his transportation service on the Albany to Athena line to Cooper Bus company of Athens. Herbert L. Kelly of Athens also asked the commission for a trucking operation license between Athens and nearby towns.
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Columbus
Sept
F. Zimmerman
Athens
Albany
Athena
Public Utilities Commission
Cooper Bus Company
Herbert L. Kelly
Commission
Athens Area Schools Kick Off New Term with Large Turnout
In Athens 1500 city pupils crowded book stores as teachers and students sized up each other on opening day. The county system opened with about 8500 students across 150 rural schools as elementary pupils briefly dismissed for supplies and returned for afternoon sessions.
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Athens
Fearless Mariner Targeted by Moonshine Raiders in Athens County
Constable Edgar C. Mariner, feared by criminals yet beloved by many, lay dying at Sheltering Arms hospital from gunshot wounds received during a liquor raid. He had repeatedly dismissed threats, insisting he could arrest bootleggers without heavy weaponry.
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Edgar C. Mariner
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mariner
Pearl W. Helwig
Carl Porter
R. W. Finsterwald
Athens County
Cincinnati Contractor and Wife Arrested in Columbus Case
William H. Iliff a 42 year old Cincinnati contractor and Mrs Bertha Jennie 42 also from Cincinnati were in municipal court here after their arrest at a local hotel on the complaint of Mrs Iliff who followed the couple to Columbus.
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Columbus
William H. Iliff
Cincinnati
Bertha Jennie
Iliff
Hope U S Will Soon Join Assembly of League of Nations
Geneva reports open ing formalities completed for the seventh annual League of Nations assembly. Germany's admission dominates internal business while disarmament and economic talks loom. Montenegrin Mintchitch hints United States entry, watched across fifteen nations represented by foreign ministers.
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Henry Wood
United Press
Geneva
League of Nations
Germany
United States
Montechilo Mintchitch
Jugo-Slavia
Assembly
League
America
England
Bulgaria
Denmark
Esthenia
France
Finland
Hungary
Ireland
Poland
Portugal
Jugo- Slavia
Sweden
Switzerland
Czecho
Willis Attacks Debt Cancellation in Ohio Rally
Youngstown Sept. 7 U S Senator Frank B Willis Republican seeks re election against Atlee Pomerene Democrat and targets Newton D Baker war secretary s proposal to cancel foreign debts Willis says foreign debts will be met and should not be cancelled this is his second attack on Bakers succession
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Youngstown
U.S
Frank B. Willis
Atlee Pomerone
Newton D. Baker
Wilson
Willis
Baker
Policeman Shot in Payroll Robbery at Wari Baking Plant
Police officer Terence Gunning was seriously wounded when gangs robbed two Wari Baking Company messengers of a payroll at East Orange New Jersey. Bandits escaped with the money.
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East Orange
N. J
Terence Gunning
Wari Baking Company
Jealous Farmer Charged With Murder After Tragic Domestic
John Weber a 45 year old truck farmer is charged with first degree murder in Batavia after a party night quarrel escalated. Authorities say jealousy fueled by three days of drinking led him to shoot at his wife and fatally strike his baby Elizabeth 18 months old. Neighbors reported a hanging lamp gift as a triggering symbol while police found a large quantity of wine and home brew at the home.
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Batavia
U.R
John Weber
Elizabeth
Weber
Margaret
Future To Decide If Era Of Prosperity Will Last
Examination of America's economic outlook compares the present boom with the 1919 1920 period. Analysts weigh employment, production, consumer demand, and policy shifts to gauge whether prosperity can endure or fades into a future slowdown.
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America
Washington
Europe
Changes Are Good Dawes Formula and Germany Acceptance
In Washington on September 7, David Lawrence argues that current American prosperity stems from Europe’s economic shifts since 1920. He cites the Dawes plan and Germany’s return to commerce as key factors, noting rising European purchasing power boosts U.S. exports amid debates on global economic unity.
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Europe i
Germany
Europe
America
Amerz
United States
A Federal Guide on Floors and Floor Coverings
A government booklet explains how proper floor coverings affect durability and appearance. It emphasizes durable materials and suited installations for each room. The Washington Information Bureau offers to provide a copy for readers who mail in a coupon with four cents.
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Washington Information Bureau
Request for Booklet Copy on Floors and Floor Covering
Frederic J. Haskin of the Athens Passenger Information Bureau in Washington DC encloses four cents for a copy of a booklet titled Floors and Floor Covering. The request lists a street city and state but lacks full address details.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Athens Asenger Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
Cgate Ja
Signed statements from principals in Constable Mariner shooting
Reports by Prosecuting Attorney R. W. Finsterwald recount statements from both Wood and Mariner after the late night confrontation over a search warrant. The accounts describe an exchange over alleged whisky sales, an attempt to summon the sheriff, and shots fired by Wood and by Mariner in self defense amid a door confrontation.
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Edgar C. Mariner
R. W. Finsterwald
Wood
Finsterwald
Carl Porter
J. L
Henry
Herb Parker
David Fetch
Barney Kern
Mariner
Labor Day Death Toll Rises Across States
Reports from New York to Colorado show Labor Day storms drownings and crashes claiming at least fifty lives and left about 150 injured with five missing. The Denver and Rio Grande Scenic Limited wreck near Leadville killed 27 and wounded 50. Chicago train wreck killed 5 and injured 50. Rockwood Michigan crossing crash killed 4. New York New Jersey storm left 12 dead and 25 hurt. five men missing off Atlantic City.
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New York
America
Denver and Rio Grande Western
Leadville
Colo
Chicago
Rockwood
Mich
New Jersey
Atlantic City
Four Indicted in Poison Death in Albany Ky
A young widow Dora Burchett aged 25 her parents L. Lawrence 77 and wife 70 and farm hand Big Bill Cummins 64 were indicted for first degree murder in the poison death of Frank Burchett 73. The true bills came from a Labor Day grand jury in a short session.
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Albany
U.R
Frank Burchett
Dora Burchett
L. ©. Lawrence
Big Bill” Cummins
Defend Primary Columbus Organizes Campaign Plans
A meeting to form a permanent group and plan the campaign to protect the direct primary system will be held. The event is announced by the Primary Defense League led by chairman J. F. Burke.
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Columbus
Primary Defense League
J. F. Burke
Women Share in General Battle at Gateshead Pit
U R two thousand miners and their wives attacked fifty miners who had returned to work. Working miners left the pits when confronted by their wives at the pit mouth. Women on both sides fought, and one worker and the wife of a worker were severely beaten.
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Gateshead
Eng
U.R
Storm Strikes Newark Causing 50000 in Damage
An electrical storm damaged Newark area infrastructure with darkened streets from broken wires. Lightning struck E. E. Fairral’s house demolishing part of it and injuring a resident. Heavy rainfall flooded streams and a Pennsylvania freight train derailed, diverting traffic.
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Newark
U.P
E. E. Fairral
Pennsylvania
Body Taken From Nelsonville Woman After Fatal Wreck
The body of Mrs. Alice Geary King formerly of Nelsonville now Sugar Grove was taken to Stout's mortuary after an automobile accident near Logan killed her. Her husband Job King remains in Cherrington hospital with funeral plans on hold. Harry Otis injured in the wreck was moved to his sister Mrs. Peter Barrows home. Mrs. Otis remains hospitalized. Mrs. King was known locally for managing boarding houses at the Nelsonville Brick plant and Floodwood power station.
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Nelsonville
Alice Geary King
Sugar Grove
Stout
Logan
Job King
Cherrington Hospital
King
Harry Otis
Peter Barrows
Otis
Floodwood
Wounded Officer May Not Survive After Dixon Shanty Shootout
Constable Edgar C. Mariner, 46, was shot in the abdomen and near the heart during a search of Joe Woods shack at 41 oclock. Woods, 70, fired after Mariner's son Willard, 17, accompanied the search. Mariner deteriorated, surgery failed to save him. Woods survived his shoulder wound and remained alive after treatment.
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Mariner
The
Court of Justice Co
H. Porter
Willard
Wood
Joe Woods
Edgar C. Mariner
Woods
Mariner Defies Odds as Hospital Room Visit Occurs
The castable mariner speaks clearly at noon in his hospital room as Porter is barred from entry. Mariner urges continued fighting and smiles despite injuries, illustrating resolve in the dying hours.
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Mariner
Porter
Constable Mariner Shot at Wood Shack in Hamlin Avenue Row
Witnesses say Mariner and his son Willard went to Wood’s shack on Hamlin avenue to serve a search warrant over alleged intoxication. Wood allegedly shot Mariner and fled after an exchange. the constable was wounded and seeks help from Mrs. Dixon nearby. Prosecutor warns of first degree murder charges.
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Mariner
Wood
Herb Thompson
Joe Wood
R. W. Finsterwald
First Street
Luther Dixon
Doctor Sprague
Justice of Peace
Carl Porter
Security Savings Bank
Willard
Hamlin Avenue
Warrant
Reiner
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Assembly of League of Nations
David Lawrence Copywright
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Enrique Estrada
San Diego
Calles
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Negro
Dixon
Wils Lard
Dtie
John Sprague
JF. Tavenry
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