Air derby tragedy mars New York Spokane race
Two fleets of airplanes moved from New York to Spokane as the New York Spokane air derby continued. Richard Hudson of Marysville Michigan and passenger J Radke of St Clair Michigan died when a Buhl airster crashed near Morris Town New Jersey.
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Great Plains
Northwest
Richard Hudson
Marysville
Mich
J. Radke
St. Clair
Morristown
N. J
Middlewest
New York
Cleveland
Bryan Ohio
Chicago
St. Paul
Leslie Miller
Des Moines
Bryan
Ohio
American Legion Pays Tribute to Pershing and Fach
At the Paris American Legion convention at Trocadero Hall Pershing and Foch drew lasting cheers. Pershing received a five minute standing ovation as he spoke to legionnaires and France’s Grand Old Man won warm regard from American veterans.
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Pershing
Fach
Trocadero
Paris
American Legion Convention
John J. Pershing
American Expeditionary Forces
Marshal Foch
France
Foch
Parents Strike Grounds Rural Schools Over Paralysis Fear
In St Clairsville on Sept 20 parents refused to send children to nearby schools, halting plans to open several rural schools. One school with 380 enrolled reported only four pupils present, another had four of 23 percent attendance as the infantile paralysis scare spread.
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ST. Clairsville
U.P
Dempsey Tunney Face Court Fight Over 1450000 Purses
Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney head to federal court in Chicago to defend their planned bout for purses totaling 1.45 million and the world heavyweight title. A separate injunction in circuit court seeks to enforce Coliseum club claims that Dempsey must fight Harry Wills first. Tex Rickard and Rev Elmer Williams are also summoned. Soldiers Field dispute over private gain is cited.
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Chicago
U.P
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Jack
Gene
Tex Rickard
Elmer Williams
Soldiers’ Field
Coliseum Club
Dempsey
Harry Wills
Adjutant General Watches Hocking Valley Mine Situa
Adjutant General Frank Henderson was told the Eastern Ohio mine area stays quiet with three mines still running nonunion. Attention centers on the Hocking valley where two attempts in five days targeted the Lick Run mine at Nelsonville, which continues nonunion operations.
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Columbus
U.P
Frank Henderson
Eastern Ohio
Rose Valley
Cadiz
Provident
St. Clairsville
Webb
Bellaire
Adjutant General’s Department
Hocking Valley
Lick Run
Nelsonville
Burglars Foiled at Mike Rowan’s Basement Entrance
Police frustrated an overnight burglary attempt at 4 Spring Street the home of Mike Rowan. Chief Herb J. Parker said the intruders fled after a night flash by Police Captain Charles Maple, but officers did not capture them. Rowan reportedly keeps two cars in the garage, suggesting the thieves sought a vehicle.
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Mike Rowan
Spring Street
Herb J. Parker
Charles Maple
Rowan
Mining Situation in Meigs County Satisfactory Report
Major Cole of Akron serves as official observer for the Adjutant General's office in Pomeroy Bend as part of a continuing inspection of mining activity. The situation is described as satisfactory with officials monitoring conditions and security. The report notes routine oversight and local cooperation in the Meigs County area.
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Meigs County
Oliver Hartley
Pomeroy
Major Cole
Akron
Pomeroy Bend
Adjutant General's Office
Rotary Executives Hold Luncheon End of Athens Session
About 75 visiting Rotary officers attended a noon luncheon hosted by the Athens club at Hotel Berry. The session covered Rotary International’s 1937-38 program, with Governor Frank Beggs and former Governor Carol Peterman leading separate sessions.
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Hotel Berry
Athens Club
Rotary
Frank Beggs
Carol Peterman
Cincinnati
Ironton
Minneapolis
Athens
Berry
Cleveland Baby Mystery Deepens Over Unknown Sex
Nurse Ruth Meyer testified that the newborn was a girl, contradicting Mrs. Sam Smith who seeks habeas corpus to obtain a boy she says was born four weeks ago. Hospital officials insist the baby is the girl Mrs. Smith has cared for two weeks. Meyer previously claimed she could not remember the baby's sex.
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Cleveland
U.R
Ruth Meyer
Sam Smith
Detroit
Miss Meyer
Common Pleas
V. Weygandt
Smiths
W. R. Glendinning
T. Wingate Todd
Coolidge Abandons Plan for Special Session of Congress
President Coolidge will not call a special session of Congress or Senate, the White House announced. The decision ends speculation about a legislative push outside regular sessions.
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Washington
Coolidge
Congress
Senate
White House
Frost Reported In Several Places In Hocking Valley
Frost was seen in several locations in the Hocking valley early today. Residents near Athens reported frost in low damp areas and in the Sugar Creek valley. Amesville thermometer read 38 in the early hours, with yesterday’s high at 74 and a 55 degree drop since Sunday afternoon.
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Hocking Valley
Athens
Sugar Creek
Amesville
Twenty-One New Infantile Paralysis Cases Reported
Columbus reports 21 new infantile paralysis cases bringing September total to 235. August had 315 cases. The year 1916 totals 552 with 55 deaths and an average of 169 annual cases over the prior decade.
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Columbus
U.R
State Department of Health
Footprint measures aim to prevent baby mixups at St. Ann's
In Columbus at St. Ann's infant asylum double precautions are taken to prevent misidentification of newborns. Footprints are used to verify each baby's identity, following a belief that a Cleveland hospital birth would have avoided a previous mixup for Mrs. Sam Smith's child.
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Columbus
U.P
St. Ann's Infant Asylum
Maternity
Sam Smith
Cleveland Hospital
American Marine Killed in Fight with Rebels in Nicaragua
Washington reports one American marine was killed and another mortally wounded near Telpaneca, with a national guardsman seriously wounded. Rebels suffered about 20 dead and 560 wounded as 140 Salgado followers attacked a 20‑marine, 25‑guard garrison overnight. A relief column heads to Telpaneca from Pueblo Nuevo amid fears of further attacks.
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Washington
U.R
Telpuneca
State Department
Pueblo Nuevo
Dis
Patch
Managua
Salgado
Telpanega
National Guard
Judge Interviews Mother At Hospital In Baby Swap Case
In Cleveland Judge Weygandt resumes habeas corpus hearings after interviewing Mrs. Smith at the hospital. He compared facial features and hair with the baby she claims is hers, noting similarities but deferring final judgment to experts. External exam by Dr. Glendinning and Dr. Todd planned to compare the child and Mrs. Smith.
County Expands Hard Surfaced Roads by Twenty Five Miles
County commissioners report twenty five miles of hard surfaced roads will be added this year under the slogan Get the People Out of the Mud. Two Caterpillar tractors and two new graders speed construction while total road funds from a two mill appropriation stay dedicated to road work.
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County of Commissioners
Athens
John Tribecane
Grosvenor
Ames Township
Geoffrey Morgan to Address Athens Women Clubs
Geoffrey Morgan former Hen City Schools superintendent and writer will address the Federated Women's Clubs at 7 30 p m Thursday at Athens Presbyterian Church. The event includes a reception after the talk with invitation to all club members and others. Sponsored by the City Federation of Women's Clubs with Mrs Haffey as entertainment chair.
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Federated Women's Clubs
Geoffrey Morgan
Hens City
Athens Presbyterian Church
Morgan
City Federation of Women's Clubs
8. Haffey
Relief to the needy in Sunday Creek valley announced
Relief funds will be issued Thursday morning from the relief committee headquarters on Front street near Loren Andrews residence between 9 and 12. Only those with orders from local union secretaries will receive aid.
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Glouster
Sunday Creek Valley
Relief Committee
Front Street
Loren Andrews
Dwight W. Morrow Named Ambassador to Mexico
President Coolidge chosen Dwight W. Morrow of New York as American ambassador to Mexico succeeding James R. Sheffield. The White House said the Mexican government informally approved the choice though formal appointment awaited. Morrow is a Morgan partner and longtime White House adviser.
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Washington
U.P
Dwight W. Morrow
New York
Coolidge
Mexico
James R. Sheffield
White House
Morrow
House of Morgan
Evint
John Fitzpatrick dies in Ohio penitentiary hospital
John Fitzpatrick aged 49 died in the Ohio penitentiary hospital from acute cardiac dilatation. He had been admitted from Mt. Vernon on February 4, 1927 to serve a two to twenty year sentence for criminal assault.
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Columbus
John Fitzpatrick
Ohio Penitentiary
Mt. Vernon
Logan Policeman Kills Rabid Appearing Dog
Logan September 20 A police officer shot and killed a dog believed rabid in a corn field west of the city limits. The animal charged at him, its head was sent to Columbus for analysis, and it had earlier attacked two dogs at Edward Iles farm. No people were bitten.
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Logan
Farbearn
Lmits
Columbus
Edward Iles
Iles
League Meeting Postponed in Athens for Thurys Evening Talk
The League of Women Voters postpones its gathering to join the City Federation of Women's Clubs at the Presbyterian church at 7 30 pm Thursday. Geoffrey Morgan will address the women of Athens.
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League of Women Voters
City Federation of Women's Clubs
Presbyterian Church
Geoffrey Morgan
Women of
Athens
Civil War Veteran Keeps Hair Through Elections
C. V. Boyer of Hamilton Montana at 81 still wears Little Lord Fauntleroy curls. He served in Company E Third Illinois Cavalry and stopped haircuts after Garfield's shooting. He vowed no trims until a Republican was elected, and hair reached 26 inches after Harrison's victory.
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C. V. Boyer
Hamilton
Mont
Lord Fauntleroy
Boyer
Company E
Third Illinois Cavalry
Garfield
Benjamin Harrison
Largest Freshman Class Welcomed to Ohio University
Ohio University enlists its largest entering class with 900 to 950 freshmen expected to enroll at the convocation in Ewing Hall. President FE Bryan notes rising attendance nationwide and at Ohio University, citing improved prep schools and state support as drivers of higher education’s value. Dean Voigt and Dean McCracken greet students. registrar Dilley schedules placement tests. freshmen women and men receive follow up activities and appointments.
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Ohio University
B. Bryan
Ewing Hall
Bryan
Ba 5Sity
Bryam
Irma Voigt
T. C. McCracken
College of Education
F. B. Dilley
Martha Culp
School of Music
Frost Touches Chicago as Corn Futures Dip
Frost arrived in Chicago lowering corn futures by 3 to 4 1/2 cents at the Chicago Board of Trade. The cold snap was not widespread, with reports of frost in northern Minnesota and the Dakotas, and a light frost observed in Athens County.
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Minnesota
Cleveland
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St. Paul
Fargo
Ind
Chicago Board of Trade
Northernnesota
Dakotas
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