Limestone Road Surface Completed in Perry County
The New Straitsville to Murray City road segment in Perry County, 4.67 miles long, has been completed by Logan contractor J B Ralston. The limestone surface provides a durable pavement with low cost, total project cost $17,009, leaving 1.5 miles unimproved. Perry County officials plan financing to finish the remaining stretch before bad weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claxton
Messenger
Logan
Straitsville-Murray City
J. RB. Ralston
Tage
Perry County
Com
Murray City
New Straitsville
Boring Machine Introduced in Hocking County Road Work
A crew for J. B. Stambaugh of Ada builds guard rails on the state highway in Hocking County as part of the tenth division contract. An automatic boring machine is used to sink holes for posts, the first of its kind in the county.
Lo Han MacArthur road paving nears finishing dates
Lt Gary oversees the Lo Han MacArthur road project with the sand stone base 70 percent finished and the second course to begin. Two miles are done and traffic should open in two weeks. The full contract is expected completed by November 1 with rail guards added at danger points. State forces under Gossenboden widen the Wall er Hilln curve and the Hacking Valley railroad installs signals at Enterprise crossing after past wrecks including a fatal one. County contracts overseen by Oia Wolfe progress toward winter completion.
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Gary
Lo- Han-MacArthur
Buard
Gossenboden
Hacking Valley Railroad
Ha Enterprise Crossing
Otto Shaw
Oia Wolfe
E. W. Nuiton
Richard Merton Testifies in Daugherty Miller Bribery Trial
Richard Merton, a German metals magnate, testifies as star witness for the prosecution in the trial of former U.S. Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty and former Alien Property Custodian Thomas W. Miller. He is alleged to have paid the bribe the defendants are accused of accepting.
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Harry M. Daugherty
United States
Thomas W. Miller
Richard Merton
Constable Edgar Mariner Honored for Duty Over Desire
Funeral service for Constable Edgar Mariner praised his courage and principle over policy. Dr. Daniel McGurk urged that duty be valued above ease, noting Mariner faced death rather than dishonor at the hands of Fred Lee Tom’s assailants. The service at First Methodist Church featured simple rites and two solos by Fred Lee Tom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Mariner
Dingle
Daniel McGuire
Edgar Maimer
First Methodist Church
Srrmen
Fred Lee Tom
McGurk
I. W. Lewis
United Press
New York
Richard Murtany
Frankfurt
Germany
Iarry
Daugherty
Thames W. Mill
Merton
Amenein Metals Company
Swiss Metal Securities Company
Mil
Ius Lfe
Althoug
Frea Lee Tom
Fred Tee Tom
William Ruston
Joveth
Mariner
Miss America Chooses Imaginary King in Atlantic City
Norma Smallwood, 18, Tulsa, Oklahoma, is named Miss America 1926 in Atlantic City. She explains her ideal mate as about five feet eleven, with smooth skin and brown hair, while describing herself as tall, slender, with blue eyes.
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Miss America
Atlantic City
N. J
U.P
Norma Smallwood
Tulsa
Okla
United Miss
Blimp Leaves Bellevue for Eastward Return Flight
The TC-5 non rigid blimp departed Langley Field for a return leg to the East from Bellevue after testing in stormy weather. Under Lt Willam Gray the crew plans a Wright Field refueling near Dayton Ohio and a late midnight crossing of the Alleghenies. It was seen over Indianapolis earlier this afternoon.
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scoTrr Field
Bellevue
Langley Field
Willam Gray
Wright Field
Dayton
Ohio
Gray
Indianapolis
Klan Parade Plans Amid Fire Destruction in Toledo
Fire destroyed a fleet of twenty two Ku Klux Klan delivery trucks in Toledo, nine loaded with dry goods, caused by a backfire at a garage. Police expect 40 to 60 thousand members and strike a cautious stance with travel restrictions and revocations for the three day visit.
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Toledo
Tion Pry Goods Company
Washington
Ku Klux Klan
Pennsylvania
Enuo
Lorain
Baecks
Moonshine Plant Found Under Pig Pen in Meigs County
Meigs County case reports a moonshine operation unearthed at C L Kennan farm Middleport on September 11. Officers found a complete still mash liquor under a cement floor. Kennan paid fines totaling 90 dollars on charges of possessing property for liquor manufacture and possession of liquor and is jailed in Pomeroy.
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Meigs County
Middleport
C. L. Kennan
Rutland Township
H. A. Lines
Jon Jonas
O. P. Davis
Lewis
Kennan
Basin near Haydenville leased for amusement park use
Logan winded as W A Hender of Logan leases the basin south of Haydenville in Starr township from the state. The term is years long and allows an amusement park and bathing beach as well as general business. The basin covers 2812 feet along the old Hocking canal and includes eighteen acres with water views most of its length. Rentals from nearby cottages go to the lease holder with a bathing beach likely by next summer.
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Logan
Wolf’s Basin
Haydenvile
Starr Township
W. A. Hender
Rcorder
Hocking Canal
Faithful workers receive reward in Faulkner will
New York reports that fourteen employees of the late Edward Daniels Faulkner’s upholstery firm Johnson and Paulkner inherit a $2,000,000 business from his death, while his widow receives an additional $4,000,000 estate.
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New York
Edward Daniels Faulkner
Johnson and Paulkner
Faulkner
Bodies Recovered From Debris After River Wreck
Salida Colo Sept 11 The death toll in the Denver and Rio Grande Western wreck near Granite rises to thirty as divers recover the bodies of a woman and an 18 month old baby from beneath the engine washed downstream by the Arkansas River after the wreck last Sunday.
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Salida
Colo
A.R
Granite
Arkansag
Planes used to capture historic Franklin County oils
Columbus report describes the first use of an airplane by deputy sheiks to locate an oil field in Franklin County. The mission aimed to recover a departed asset and involved an air tour to identify the target.
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Columbus
Franklin County
Typhoid Fever Threats Reported in Two Cities
State health officials warn of two typhoid fever threats, one in Wellington and another in Ashtabula, as concerns grow over potential eye complications and broader public health impact.
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Wellington
Ashtabula
Roadwork Wraps Up in Athens County Nine Townships
Athens county surveyor J. R. Sands says roadwork finished in nine townships Troy Rome Carthage Ames Bern Canaan Athens Waterloo and York. Three miles of new road planned to finish this week in Rome township and fourteen miles of road completed this summer.
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Ben
Athens County
J. R. Sands
Troy
Rome
Carthage
Ames
Bern
Canaan
Athens
Waterloo
York
Sands
Florida ready for the tourist boom this season
Florida prepares for a bumper crop of tourists as reports from major cities claim the bottom has dropped out of Florida. Officials expect the largest crowds in years at the state’s chief winter resorts.
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Atlanta
Florida
Birthday birthday tragedy ends in brother's death
In Toledo on September 11, 11 year old Paul Lervis died after an attempt to give his brother Leroy a birthday spanking. Paul collapsed during the struggle and a physician found a brain clot. he died within minutes.
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Toledo
Spt
Paul Lervis
Leroy
Paul
Spain Withdraws From League of Nations Shocks World
Geneva September 11 Spain resigns from the League of Nations. Officials say the move hurts the Geneva body but will not derail ongoing League operations. The withdrawal shifts influence to Locarno group. Germany’s permanent council status remains a focal point of the dispute.
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Geneva
Espain
League of Nations
League
Spain
Locarno
League Council
Germany
Brazil
Poland
China
Canton Underworld Ties Loom in Mellett Case
Canton dispatch reports ongoing police probe into vice conditions linked to Don R. Mellett murder. Civil service charges against chief sergeant Lengel are expected to be upheld. Detective Steinerberger, known as the all but witness, is dismissed. Arraignment for Louis Ma and Ben Rudner awaits Mazer's turn to Stark County authorities.
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Canton
Don R. Metlelt
Potter
Mellett
Civil Service Commission
Paulin Chiof
Seranus Lengel
Woyd Stelienberger
Allbf
Louis Mazer
aRuyed
Met
Loula Ma
Ben Rudner
Patrick KM. McDermott
Mazer
Cleveland
Stark County Officinl
C. B. McClintock
Radner
Former vestry man admits near scene of Mell Mills murder
Ralph Gorstine, former vestry man at Dr Julward Hall's New Brunswick church, confesses after four years that he was near the murder scene the night of the Hall Mills case. His testimony is expected to be startling and may influence the case.
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Ralph Gorstine
Julward Hall
New Brunswick
Mell-Mills
Gorsline
Miss Rastall
Dr. Hall
Fig
Mrs. Mills
Phillins
Milss Jane Gibson
Tig
E Hall
Stevens
Carrender
Gorshue
Miss Rastatt
de Russey
Lene
Ma Gorsline
Gorshne
Misa Rastall
Phillips Farmhouse
Gershne
Mussolini Escapes Bomb Attack in Rome
In Rome on September 11 Premier Benito Mussolini survived a bomb attack by 26 year old anarchist Ermento Giovannini. Five bystanders were injured as Giovannini was arrested. two more bombs and a pistol were found on him. Mussolini remained calm and proceeded to the foreign office.
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Rome
Italy
Benito Mussolii
Mussolii
Ermento Giovannini
Mussolini
Foreign Office
H Duce
Darrow Enters New Fight Over Nebraska Penalties
Clarence Darrow the Chicago lawyer offers to defend Nebraska farmers Ray Carson and Thomas Nelson who face 60 days in jail for bootlegging. The case centers on bread and water penalties, with Darrow signaling readiness to contest the charges in Omaha.
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Omaha
Nebr
Clarence Darrow
Chicago
Nebraska
Omaha Daily News Today
Darrow
Ray Carson
Thomas Nelson
Two U S Soldiers Struck By Chinese Fire
The U S destroyers Stewart and Park were fired upon by Chinese forces on the Kanglae River fifty miles below Hankow. Two sailors aboard were wounded. Washington indicates official communications from Rear Admiral Clarence S Williams confirm the incident. Also reported is an auto accident near Columbus injuring James Ruston with ribs broken. Mrs. Ruston and son Edwards headed to Columbus.
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Washington
Stewart
Park
Kanglae River
Hanknow
Navy Department
Clarence S Williams
Asiahec
James Ruston
Columbus
Baby clothing needed for Athens county health work
Miss Anne Morgan, nurse, announced that poor families in Athens county lack baby clothing. She urged on residents to donate garments. she will arrange pickup at the focal health office if notified.
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Athens
Couple admits hearing shots in Phillips Farm murder case
A married vestryman and an unmarried choir singer testified they heard shots and screams within 200 feet of the Phillips Farm crime scene. Authorities seek more testimony to implicate Mrs Hall and Mrs Carpenter in the murder of Rev Edward Hall and Mitra Eleanor Mills as trials loom.
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Somerville
U.A
Phillips Farm
Edward Wheeler Uall
Mitra
Eleanor Muts
Ralph W. Gorstine
Catherine Rassall
Alexander Sunpion
Gorsline
de Rusgey Lane
Iit
Francia Stevens Hall
Henry de la Bruyere Carpender
Willie Stevens
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Pike
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Barney
Warneer
Mig
May fePierson
Yi Phetson
Constable Mariner
Dr. McGurk
Klan
Capital Police
Haydenville
Canton Underworld
Lengel
Young Red
U. S
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