Floods Raze Eastern Kansas Towns After Heavy Rainfall
Rivers and streams spread over lowlands in eastern Kansas with eight to eleven inches of rain. Three lives lost in a 150 square mile area as Burlington Neosho Falls and Madison face five to six foot flood depths. Over $2 million in property damage reported and rail lines disrupted. Red Cross aids destitute families as stock losses mount.
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Burlington
Neosho Falls
Madison
Neosho
Verdigris River
Red Cross
Neosho River
Night Watchman and Hello Girl Warn of Burlington Floods
Miss Junie Chubb telephone operator and William Lane night watchman were praised for warning families of a Rock Creek flood that reached six to seven feet in Burlington on Sunday. Chubb alerted day operators and residents as water flooded the telephone building. Lane went house to house until impeded by the rising surge.
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Burlington
Kas
Junie Chubb
William Lane
Rock Creek
Lane
Government baking booklet offers guide to bread quality
A baking booklet explains how bread quality depends on materials used whether homemade or bakery baked, and helps readers choose commercial products. The Washington Information Bureau will provide a copy to readers who mail the coupon with four cents for postage and handling.
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Washington Information Bureau
Charge Hemsley With Misdeeds In Ohio Mine Case
In Glouster Ohio Fred Hemsley former vice president now sub district president faces charges similar to those filed against Robert Marshall who was ousted as president of the Hocking district mine workers. A hearing is set before the district executive board in Columbus on Tuesday. Marshall was removed for malfeasance in office and barred for five years. he appeals to John L. Lewis the international head of the miners.
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Mine Workers’ Organization
Charpe
Marshall
Glouster
Robert Marshall
Hocking
Fred Hemsley
Columbus
Ohio
United Mine Workers
Sugar Creek
State
John L. Lewis
Miners’ Organization
Merton Describes Urgent Return of Assets in 1921 Deal
Richard Merton testifies in the Daugherty Miller case about rushing to recover assets of American Metal Co. from European firms after Frankfurt bank faillures. He recounts paying John T. King 441000 as a commission and denies any intention to reward government officials.
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New York
U.R
Richard Merton
Merton
Frankfort
Germany
American Metal Company
Metal Bank of
Swiss Metals Securities Company of
Basle
Frankfort Metal Trust
Harry M. Daugherty
Thomas W. Miller
John T. King
King
Engineer Dies of Apoplexy at Work in Glouster
N R Hesse 63 chief engineer at the Glouster brick plant died of apoplexy about 10 am while at work. He had felt unwell on Sunday and collapsed at the plant. Body taken to Andrews and Wallace funeral rooms. He leaves a wife and a son John who died years ago after injuries at mine 10, Derthick.
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Glouster
N. R. Hesse
Hesse
Crawford
Andrews
Front Street
John
Mine 10
Derthick
Painter Killed In 150 Foot Stack Plunge At Dayton Plant
Dayton report details the death of Robt. P. Kraus 30 and injury to Jack McClintock 28 during a failed 150 foot scaffold plunge while painting the Dayton Rubber company stack. Kraus died after rebounding to the plant roof and landing on iron. McClintock escaped by using a safety rope.
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Dayton
U.P
Jermantown
Robt
P. Kraus
Jack McClintock
Dayton Rubber Company
Kraus
McClintock
Private Clayton A. Martin Believed Drowned
Private Clayton A. Martin of Ashland Ohio, a military prisoner at Fort Jay Governor's Island, is believed drowned after an attempted break for liberty. He leaped into the narrows between Brooklyn and the island and was last seen about 150 yards from shore.
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New York
Clayton A. Martin
Ashland
Ohio
Fort Jay
Governor’s Island
Martin
Brooklyn
Thisland
Eastern Ohio miners resume work amid coal export demand
About 2100 Eastern Ohio miners have returned to work in three weeks as exports surge due to the British coal strike. Commissioner C. J. Albasin says production now fills American markets with coal previously supplied by West Virginia and Kentucky mines redirected to the Atlantic coast for England. Seven Eastern Ohio mines have restarted recently, including one idle nearly two years.
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Martins Ferry
Ohio
C. J. Albasin
Eastern Ohio Coal Operators Association
West Virginia
Kentucky
Atlantic
England
Great Lakes
North West
Patrolman and bandits killed in Sunday gun clash
A gun battle at a freight depot ended with aUR A patrolman and a bandit dead and another bandit wounded as officers E. J. Wilson and William Conley stopped the robbery attempt.
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Kansas City
E. J. Wilson
William Conley
Miss Tulsa Wins Nation’s Miss America Title
Norma Smallwood of Tulsa captures the national beauty crown in Atlantic City, described as Mona Lisa in motion. Jury of fifteen artists praise her mysterious, poised presence, noting her curves, formal gown, and nonflapper charm. Her smile, likened to Mona Lisa, defines the new era.
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Norma Smallwood
Tulsa
Okla
Atlantic City
Haskell Coffin
Paris
Mona Lisa
Miss Tulsa
Page Five
Protest Filed Against Ohio Primary Abolition Amendment
A protest against the proposed state constitutional amendment to abolish direct primaries in Ohio was filed with Secretary of State Thad Brown. The group claims 65,000 names on the 246,000 signature petition are invalid for various reasons, including illegible pencil entries.
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Columbus
Ohio
Thad Brown
Primary Defense League
J. F. Burke
Elyria
Loan Millions to Car Owners in Ohio
Columbus Sept. 13. Nearly ten million dollars in loans to individuals for automobile purchases on time payment plans are outstanding in Ohio. L K Osborne, vice president of the Ohio Industrial Lenders Association, says more than 15 million is owed by persons who own no real estate and have no banking credit.
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Columbus
Ohio
L. K. Osborne
Ohio Industrial Lenders Association
Osborne
Sacco and Vanzetti Seek New Trial In Historic Case
In Dedham Massachusetts the Sacco and Vanzetti case returns to court as defense lawyer William G Thompson seeks a new trial. The motion hinges on a claimed confession by Celestino Madeirus who faces execution for another murder on October 27. The pair were convicted of first degree murder for the South Braintree holdup deaths of Frederick Parmenter and Alexander Berardelli on April 15 1920.
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Dedham
Mass
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Celestino Madeirus
New Bedford
State Prison
Webster Thayer
William G. Thompson
Europe
South America
Sacco
Vanzetti
Frederick Parmenter
Alexander Berardelli
South Braintree
Oudich Uses Whisky With Vinegar For Sore Feet
Cleveland September 13 John Oudich facing liquor law charges testified he used vinegar and wood ashes to make whisky a remedy for sore feet. The judge quipped I see you have your foot in it and fined him $100 plus costs. Next case.
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Cleveland
John Oudich
Oudich
Veterans Open Eighth State American Legion Convention
Elyria hosts the opening of the eighth annual state convention of the American Legion as World War veterans take leading roles in proceedings. The event marks strong wartime veteran presence in the city on September 13.
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Elyria
U.P
Deadline changes for Mes senger correspondents future issued
News writers in most areas and specific towns must submit copies for the Sunday edition by Saturday noon and for the Wednesday correspondence page by Tuesday evening. The rule aims to improve timeliness due to past delays and occasional omitted newsletters.
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Messenger
Nelsonville
Logan
Pomeroy
Ghauncey
Glouster
Letter expressing wish for Constable Mariner to die looms over Athens event
Dr. McGurk read a threatening letter received by Justice Porter before Constable Edgar Mariner's death at a union service. The missive from Cleveland on Sept 8 1926 offers twenty dollars to help Joe Wood and hopes Mariner dies, with violent language and a postmark noting the same wish.
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Carl Porter
Edgar Mariner
Mariner
Joe Wood
Daniel McGurk
Athens
Passionate Love Letters May Explain Hall Mills Case
In Somerville New Jersey the Hall Mills murder probe nears a turning point as vestryman Ralph V. Gorsline and singer Catherine Rastall are summoned on bail. Authorities seek details from Gorsline about love letters from Mrs. Eleanor Mills to Rev. Edward W. Hall found near the Phillips farm scene.
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Hall-Mills
Gorsline
Somerville
N. J
Edward W. Hall
Eleanor Mills
Phillips Farm
New Brunswick
Ralph V. Gorsline
Hall
Catherine Rastall
Three Athens Men Arrested After Amesville Incident
Officers arrested Earl Anderson James Hale and another Athens man after residents saw a car off the road in a cornfield. All three pleaded not guilty to intoxication before Magistrate Carl Porter. Sheriff P H McKinley and Constable I P Tucker made the arrest at Amesville.
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Amesville
Earl Anderson
James Hale
Athens
Carl Porter
P. H. McKinley
I. P. Tucker
Blimp TC-5 Returns to Base at Langley Virginia
The army air blimp TC-5 landed at Langley Field Virginia after an uneventful flight from Scott Field Belleville Illinois. Officers reported near perfect weather across the journey over the Alleghenies marking the first inland dirigible flight since the Shenandoah wreck in Ohio a year ago.
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Langley Field
Army
Middle ‘West
Scott Field
Belleville
Ill
Alleghenies
Army Air Base
Navy
Ohio
Blame Old Liquor Feud For Shootings In Orrville
Police blame a month old liquor feud for a double incident in Orrville. William H. Holland, 20, was killed and Mack Pulliam wounded when assailants opened fire on their returning car after a dance. The attackers fled the scene.
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Herrin
William H. Holland
Mack Pulliam
Pulliam
Holland
Water access boosts milk output for dairy cows
Washington reports Department of Agriculture experts found dairy cows can yield up to 5 percent more milk if allowed unlimited water. Tests at the federal dairy in Beltsville Maryland showed cows given water only once daily drank less and produced less milk than cows not watered at all.
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Department of Agriculture
Federal Dairy
Beltsville
Rev John Joseph Mitty Named Bishop of Salt Lake City
The Rev John Joseph Mitty, pastor of St Luke's Roman Catholic Church in New York, is appointed bishop of Salt Lake City at age 42, making him the youngest bishop in the United States.
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John Joseph Mitty
St. Luke’s Roman Catholic Church
New York
Salt Lake City
United States
Committee of Three To Devise Means For Athens County Enforcement
At a Methe d list church service Dr Daniel McGurk led an excited audience in electing three men to form a committee to devise wage and means to stimulate law enforcement in Athens County. The group may recruit two more members and aim to support the Mariner case following a sermon that charged officials and referenced a sensational letter urging Mariner’s death. More than 700 attended as the pastor announced the proposed Mariner League.
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Edgar C. Mariner
Methed List
Daniel McGurk
Athens County
McGurk
L. W. Roberta
H. T. Phillips
L. J. Addicott
United States
Porter
Justice of Peace
Mariner
Tond Ee
Dr. McGurk
Shoot to Kill Order Issued by Postoffice
Washington reports a postoffice order authorizes railway clerks to shoot mail robbers in defense of mails. The directive, issued September 13, requires thousands of clerks to carry arms and be ready to use them, marking a renewal of efforts against bandits plaguing railway mail service.
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Washington
Peradoes
Post Office
Athens City Council to discuss Athens Home Telé rate rise
An open meeting of the Athens City Council at 7 tonight will consider the proposed rate increase for Athens Home Telephone. Company officials will present and answer questions as the state Public Utilities Commission reviews the request. Attendees are invited, and a building project plan is noted.
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Athens
Athens Home Teléphone Company
Amise
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League of Nations
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Sacco-Vanzetti
Ohio League
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Shanghai
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