Fitch Not Fulton First Inventor of Steamboat
Cincinnati dispatch notes the Fitch Family Association disputes Robert Fulton as the steamboat inventor. Roscoe C Fitch of Goshen New York asks for honoring Lieut John Fitch during Ohio River nine foot stage dedication October 12 to 18. The issue led to a 1926 US Senate House action and a 1927 Bardstown monument unveiling.
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Cincinnati
United States
Robert Fulton
John Fitch
Bardstown
Kentucky
Ben Johnson
James Hayden 77 Funeral Held in Glouster
The Rev. G B Courtney conducted the funeral for James Hayden 77 at the Gibbs home in Glouster. Burial followed in Glouster Cemetery with K of P lodge services. Hayden died at his Columbus home and is survived by his wife, children, a brother William Hayden of Buchtel, and sisters Mrs Adaline Lewis and Mrs Ben Lewis. He was a former Athens County resident.
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Chauncey
G. B. Courtney
Church of Christ
James Hayden
Ambrose Gibbs
Glouster
K. of I’. Lodge
Hayden
Columbus
Athens County
William Hayden
Buchtel
Ben Lewis
Adaline Lewis
Detroit
Political murder shock hits Chicago ward battles
Ten days after Henry Connors's murder, Charlies S Brown a Forty-Second Ward leader and precinct captain for Alderman Crowe was abducted tortured and killed. Police believe the slaying is retaliation for Connors death tied to Prendergast's opposition.
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Chicago
U.R
Charlies S. Brown
Brown
Dorsey Crowe
Henry Connors
Richard R. Prendergast
Crowe
Connor
Prendergast
Abandoned Baby Found in Columbus Rear Yard
Police seek the parents of a girl infant found abandoned by Mrs. Dellona Pannell at 254 Innis Avenue in Columbus. A note on the clothing claimed the name Catherine Jouise and a birth date around September 1, 1929. The baby, likely of foreign parentage, was wrapped and left beneath a grape arbor.
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Columbus
Dellona Pannell
Innis Avenue
Catherine Jouise
Friendship Group Meets Wednesday at Chauncey Church
Chauncey Church of Christ Bible Class met at Miss Jeanette Palmer's home for its monthly business and social gathering. President Mrs Stella Cunningham led, with devotions by Miss Palmore, and program by Mrs Andrew Jackson and Miss Wyona Gardner. Prize went to Mrs Pearl Henry. October meeting at Miss Reena Shafer's home.
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Jeanette Palmer
Chaunchy
Tfriendship
Chauncey Church of Christ
Stella Cunningham
Presi
Pilot lands in tree after failed landing in Massapequa yard
Seesawing through a fuel shortage, En gel Werner pilots Waco biplane into an oak in Mrs. Mary Johnson’s front yard. He walks away with minor plane damage and a humorous offer to cut the tree down for recovery. Mrs. Johnson requests $500 for noise and litter and two frightened chickens. In Athens County, officials announce extended license hours for hunting season with local clerk Arthur Hunter offering late Saturday service and early Monday access.
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Mary Johnson
Werner
Johnson
Arthur Hunter
Kern Street
Athens Township
Hunter
School Board Must Act on Petitions
Ohio opinion states that if 75 percent or more of voters in a district portion sign a petition to transfer to another district, the county school board must approve the transfer. Attorney General Bettman issued the ruling to Crawford County prosecutor J. Dudley Sears regarding transferring part of the Oceola special school district to Wyandotte County.
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Columbus
Countyschool Board
Bettman
J. Dudley Sears
Crawford County
Oceola
Wyandotte County
Day of funeral planned for 2 year old Jona Whitehead
Funeral services are set for Jona Gene Whitehead age two who died after ingesting headache tablets found on a table in her home. Authorities are investigating the accidental death as a tragic household mishap.
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Dayton
Jona Gene Whitehead
Funeral Held for Mrs Nellie Williams McClelland
Funeral services for Mrs Nellie Williams McClelland were held Wednesday afternoon at Greens Run Church of Christ conducted by Rev Frank Roberts. Burial followed at Maplewood Cemetery. She died in a Columbus hospital and is survived by her husband two children and other relatives at Bishopville and Greens Run.
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Chauncey
Nellie Williams McClelland
Greens Run Church of Christ
Frank Roberts
Glouster Church
Maplewood
McCleland
Columbus
Bishopville
Greens Run
Raymond Goodson Hospitalized in Chauncey Visit
Raymond Goodson, son of Mr and Mrs R Goodson, Chauncey, was taken by ambulance to Mount Carmel Hospital Columbus on Wednesday after two weeks of illness. His condition was listed as critical. He was accompanied by his father and Theron Goodson.
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Raymond Goodson
Mount Carmel
Chaunceey
Goodson
Chauncey
Mount Carmel Hospital
Columbus
Columbu
Theron
Labor Day Cuts in on Production of Coal
A sharp drop in coal output on Labor Day and smaller declines on the following days reduced Sept. 7 production to about 9.2 million net tons. The Bureau of Mines reports 9,971,000 net tons for Aug 24 and 10,619,000 net tons for Aug 31 in the two weeks prior.
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Washington
National Coal Association
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Hamilton police chief declines to comment on officer dispute
John C. Calhoun, Hamilton police chief, declined to comment on the dispute between Patrolman Joe Koons and Detective O. EB. Kolodzik but said he would hear their case if either requested a hearing. Roth are suspended.
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Hamilton
John C. Calhoun
Joe Koons
O. EB. Kolodzik
Roth
Jewelry valued over 100000 stolen from Dayton socialite
Jewelry valued at more than 100000 was taken from Mrs. R. H. Grant of Dayton wife of General Motors vice president in charge of sales. The theft occurred while she was abroad in Paris lifting a Paris connection to the case.
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Dayton
R. H. Grant
General Motors
Paris
New French MELIAO-GLA Face Powder Rolls Out
MUELLO-GLO by D Zennek Company debuts as a new face powder. It claims a pure fine formula with a French process for smooth application that resists shine and clogging pores.
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D. Zennek Company
Ohio River Improvement Project completes with Dam 43 opening
Paducah Kentucky September 12 The Ohio River improvement project begun in 1910 is completed with the opening of Dam 43 at Grand Chain Illinois near Paducah It finalizes a Pittsburgh to mouth navigation link The dam cost about 4 5 million dollars and was overseen by W J Gregory supervising engineer Paducah Evansythe district
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Paducah
U.P
Grand Chan
Ill
Pittsburgh
Ohio
W. J. Gregory
Paducah-Evansythe
Ohio River District
Nurses Hurt as Auto Leaves Road near Clarksburg
Dr W B Morrison 338 of 129 South Grant Avenue Grant Hospital staff and Miss Regina Heffner 20 Sutton WV and Miss Mary Meredith 18 of 1518 Wood St student nurses at Grant Hospital were injured when the car Morrison drove left the road and plunged 40 feet over Lover's Leap embankment near Clarksburg WV They are hospitalized at St Mary's Hospital Clarksburg.
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Columbus
W. Bf. Morrison
Grant Avenue
Grant Hospital
Regina Heffner
Sutton
W. Va
Mary Meredith
Wood St
Lover's Leap
Clarksburg
W Va
St. Mary's Hospital
Hayton Maxton Lester Dies in City Cab Collision
Lester Maxton Hayton, 21, a cab driver, is dead from injuries after a collision between his cab and another vehicle in July. The tragic accident occurred here, and authorities are investigating the circumstances and other involved parties.
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Hayton
Lester Maxton
Directors for Sending French Mail
Postal administration of France asks all foreign postmasters to include the department name in the address for items sent to France. The Athens post office bulletin urges compliance to speed delivery and reduce uncalled or poorly addressed letters. Postmaster Harry McKinstry warns Athens mailers to follow the request.
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Postal Administration of
France
Athens
Bulletin Natioe
Harry McKinstry
Ohio River improvements cited as benefiting six states
Cincinnati dispatch notes Postmaster General Brown’s two stamps spark debate over honoring Ohio and the inland river project. Ohio Valley Improvement official W C Culkins stresses that five other states along the river—Pennsylvania West Virginia Kentucky Indiana Illinois—share the benefits from the nine foot stage and locks and dams project, costing about 120 million dollars.
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Cincinnati
Walter K. Brown
Ohio
Washington
New York Sun
Brown
Fallen Timbers
Ohio River
W. C. Culkins
Ohio Valley Improvement Association
Ohio Valley
Culkins
United States
Littsburgh
Cairo
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Kentucky
Indiana
Ilinois
Hoover Era Ohio River project dedication draws national attention
The nine foot stage on the Ohio River will boost low cost transport for Midwest manufacture. President Hoover, House and Senate representatives, War Department officials, governors from six valley states, and river-city delegates will attend the dedication. St Paul plans a October delegation, with St Louis and other Mississippi Valley cities to be represented.
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Ohio River
United States
Middle-West
America
Herbert Hoover
House
Senate
War Department
Chambers of Commerce
St. Paul
Minnesota
St. Louis
Mississippi Valley
First Night Phone Operator Is Dead
William D. Bresnahan 72, the first night telephone operator in Columbus in 1879, died at his home after an influenza illness. He served when the city had 12 subscribers and one switchboard, and knew all customers by name. The early exchange was above Sessions Bank near Long and High Streets.
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Columbus
William D. Hresnahan
West Fourth Avenue
Bresnahan
Old
Sessions Bank
Long and High Streets
Alexander Bell
One Building & Lean Company
Fined $5 for Marian Milo in Columbus arraignment
Marian Milo of Columbus was fined $5 and costs after arraignment before Mayor E C Weed. He was arrested by Patrolman Howard G ilson Tuesday evening on a charge of intoxication.
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Marian Milo
Columbus
E. C. Weed Wen
Howard Gilson
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