Portes Gil Heads Mexico as Provisional President
Emilio Portes Gil, a square-jawed lawyer and sportsman, heads Mexico as Provisional President at 37 after a 25 minute Senate and Deputies session. He vows to continue Calles policies, will take office December 1, and serve until February 6, 1930. He founded Tamaulipas agriculture and Indian schools and enacted liberal press law Ley Imprenta.
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Mexico City
U.P
Emilio Portes Gil
Mexico
Congress
Gil
Calles
Tamaulipas
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Obregon
Jose Dé “Ral
Mrs Grace Downing Expected for Pythian Post Honor
Middleport reports with pride that Mrs Grace Downing of Meigs Temple No 153 is to be honored at the Grand Lodge meeting in Cleveland. Supreme Representative Ford G Hunker and H M Cross travel from Ohio Domain to attend as Middleport plans a reception on October 2.
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Middleport
Ford G. Hunker
Ohio Domain
Knights of Pythias
H. M. Cross
Fides Lodge
Cleveland
Grand Lodge
Ohio Pythian Sisters
Grace Downing
Meigs Temple
Home Lodge
Lincoln outlines farm bureau financing plans in Athens
Murray D. Lincoln executive secretary explains funding a branch of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation and the group’s goals at a Chamber of Commerce noon meeting in Athens. He will also speak at the Athens County Bankers Association gathering at Hotel Berry Thursday evening.
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Murray D. Lincoln
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Chamber of Commerce
Lincoln
Athens County Bankers’ Association
Hotel Berry
United States to publicize naval reply to Britain and France
Washington reports that the administration plans wide publicity for its forthcoming reply on naval arms to Britain and France. Copies will be released to London Paris and distributed abroad. President Coolidge favors full publicity over secret diplomacy and regrets past garbled disclosures.
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Washington
United States
England
France
United Press
London
Paris
Great Britain
Coolidge
Rain helps farmers in parts of region amid dry spell
Columbus report notes rainfall for the week ending yesterday was light and mainly on September 20. The USDA statement says rain was locally helpful but generally inadequate with persistently below normal temperatures and frosts late in the week. No major damage, aside from possible effects on late sweet corn and tobacco.
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Columbus
U.R
United States Department of Agriculture
Cold Weather Grips Nation From East to West
The U.S. Weather Bureau reports generally cold weather across the country with frost expected in the eastern region tonight. Western cities once warm are entering a cold snap, with Chicago and Detroit recording a low of 34 degrees last night.
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Washington
U.R
U.S. Weather Bureau
Chicago
Detroit
Parole Meigh Man From Columbus Prison List
Among 59 prisoners paroled from the Ohio penitentiary is Thomas McCutcheon of Meigs County who is to go October 16. One hundred sixty seven men were recommended for parole.
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Columbus
Ohio Penitentiary
Thomas McCutcheon
Meigs County
Athene Hosts State PTA Convention Transportation Drive
Preparations for the state convention of the Parents Teacher Associations in Athens October 3 to 5 include posted road signs guiding delegates from Columbus Chillicothe and Zanesville. Volunteer drivers and a special train participation are coordinated by local clubs with Judge S M Johnson housing transportation HQ in American Legion rooms.
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Parents- Teacher Associations
Athens
H. .N. Burgett
South East Ohio Motor Club
Columbus
Chillicothe
Zanesville
Boy Scouts
Ohio University
Alex M. Moore
Franz Woodworth
Frank Moler
Transportation Committee
John Finsterwald
Moler
Gus White
Dwight Rutherford
Kiwanis Club
Wilson McKee
Clarence Gill
Rotary Club
S. M. Johnson
American Legion
South Court Street
Berlin Feature on Smith Radio Card
New York reports Irving Berlin makes his radio debut at a Smith political rally aired nationwide by NBC WEAF network. Willie Collier hosts a 30 minute program with stage performers and Berlin singing campaign songs for the Democratic presidential bid.
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Berlin
Smith
New York
Irving Berlin
National Broadcasting Company
WEAF
Pacific Coast
Willie Collier
Transfer Orders Shift 24 Customs Officers in Lake Erie District
Toledo customs officers received orders transferring 24 United States Customs Officers from the Lake Erie district between Toledo and Erie Pa. The move affects personnel in the Toledo Erie corridor as part of a district reorganization.
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Toledo
United States Customs
Lake Erie District
Erie
Relief Work Slow in Florida Reported Neighborhood Tragedy
In Florida hurricane aftermath relief lags as 2,200 feared dead rises to 769 listed. Red Cross director Selby travels to Washington with data for President Coolidge and Hoover while aid costs top 12 million dollars for ongoing relief and rehabilitation. Homeless families total 2,881 representing 12,220 people across the affected area.
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Florida
Howard Selby
Red Cross
Washington
Coolidge
Hoover
West Palm Beach
U.P
Washington, D. C
Herbert Hoover
Selby
Smith Receives Telegrams Of Support On Oklahoma City Speech
Governor Alfred E. Smith on his eastbound campaign train said telegrams from California to Vermont praised his Oklahoma City address denouncing the whispering campaign about his religion. He plans a St. Paul stop Thursday night with subject to be determined by campaign developments.
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Oklahoma City
St. Paul
Thomas L. Stokes
United Press
Governor Smith
Minneapolis
Alfred E. Smith
Paign
California
Vermont
Florida
Seattle
North Dakota
Mandan
Walter Maddox
Maddox
Sorlie
Montana
Famed Creator of Cartoons Dead at Home
Richard F. Outcault famed comic artist of Hogan's Alley The Yellow Kid and Buster Brown died of dropsy after a yearlong illness in Flushing New York He was born in Lancaster Ohio and rose in New York drawing for Puck Judge and Truth His colored Hogan's Alley in the New York World helped launch his fame and his characters were used in slogans and trademarks
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New York
Richard F. Outcault
Buster Brown
Flushing, L. 1
Lancaster
Outcault
New York World
Yellow Kid
Hail and Snow Fall Reaches Cleveland
Weather bureau forecasts continue winter like conditions with hail and snow reports in Cleveland. Partly cloudy skies and occasional showers expected with lower temperatures and unsettled conditions on Thursday. Western suburbs report the heaviest snow fall.
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Cleveland
U.R
United States Weather Bureau
German Aviator Von Koenig Forced to Land in Iran
German aviator Von Koenig attempting Berlin to Karachi flight landed near Yezdikhast between Shiraz and Ishpahan after slight damage. He will resume flight on Friday.
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Karachi
India
U.P
von Koenig
Berlin
Yezdikhast
Shiraz
Ishpahan
Mayme Smith proposes Unity as name for Ohio River bridge
Mrs Mayme Smith of Huntington widow of editor 8S F Smith writes to suggest Unity as the name for the new Ohio River bridge at Pomeroy reading in The Messenger of many names. Her note recalls Mr Smiths dreams of prohibition good roads and the river bridge and his role in laying the foundations for these.
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Pomeroy
Mayme Smith
Huntington
F. Smith
Unity
Ohio River
Messenger
Yankland-Dixie
Sunshine Span
Rainbow
Pomeroy Bend
Pomportion
Good Hope
Kiwanis Bridge
County Education Supervisor Tours Athens Schools
George M. Morris rural school supervisor of the Ohio Department of Education and H. R. McVay county superintendent will inspect both high schools and elementary schools in Athens County. Morris will spend several days in the county to standardize practices with the county staff.
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Athens County
George M. Morris
Ohio Department of Education
H. R. McVay
Morris
Run Down and Killed Canton Driver Robbed Body
Walter Keck aged 28 of North Industry was struck and killed by an automobile. Police reported the victim’s body was robbed of 70 dollars.
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Canton
Walter Keck
North Industry
Children of Miners Do Not Have Enough Clothing To Go to School
Logan reports new Hocking County Rural School District attendance officer Newton Spencer finds truancy due to farm work and clothing shortages in mining districts. Some districts lack registrations. the officer investigates all truancy cases and works to resolve clothing shortages.
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Hocking County
Logan
Newton Spencer
Spencer
City Churches Begin Religious Instruction for Logan Pupils
In Logan on September 26 religious instruction started for public school pupils in grades three through six. Each church handles children of its denomination with signed parental church preference cards. Superintendent C F Ridgley reports 381 pupils in these grades assigned to the program.
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Logan
C. F. Ridgley
Florence Smith Seeks Porto Rico Relief Help
Pomeroy Ohio postmistress Florence Smith received a Porto Rico appeal from Guayama postmaster Co D Vargas asking for money food and clothing. She will coordinate with organizations or individuals to aid with clothing or funds. A local church is already sending clothing as hurricane relief continues.
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Ohio
American fliers arrive in Copenhagen after Greenland rescue
Bert Hassell and Parker D. Cramer, the United States airmen rescued following a forced Greenland landing, reached Copenhagen today aboard the Steamer Fulton.
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Denmark
Copenhagen
U.R
Bert Hassell
Parker D. Cramer
Greenland
Fulton
Curtis Heads South Aboard Curtis Special
Senator Charles Curtis Republican nominee for vice president traveled south into border state territory for the windup of his western campaign aboard the Curtis Special en route to Springfield Missouri.
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Curtis
Springfield
Charles Curtis
Hoover Leader Questions Willebrandt Campaign Approach
Ohio Republican committeeman A. R. Maschke says Mrs. Mabel Willebrandt’s appeals to Methodist churches to oppose Smith over prohibition are well intentioned but misguided. He criticizes urging campaign focus on religious arguments rather than the candidate’s qualifications. Maschke, a Hoovers supporter, notes his view reflects the Ohio campaign stance.
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Cleveland
A.R. Maurice Maschke
Ohio
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
Willebrandt
Smith
Methodist Church
Maschke
United States
Police seek crews for $3,000 Kalida robberies
Police and sheriffs across the area seek crews to help solve a $3,000 robbery spree in Kalida and Comer. Sheriff J. W. Cook of Allen County hopes crews will yield arrests of burglars who broke into six stores in Kalida.
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Kalida
Comer
J. W. Cook
Allen County
Squirrels Offseason Hunting Leads to Fine in Hocking County
In Hocking County, deputy game protector C. C. Higgins reports rare offseason hunts. Charles Donaldson near Gore was arrested Friday with two squirrels and a shotgun in a grain sack. he pled guilty before Magistrate E. E. Bright and paid $59.20 in fines and costs.
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Logan
Hocking County
C. C. Higgins
Charles Donaldson
Near Gore
Donaldson
Welcome Stone
Donald
E. E. Bright
Hands Off Willebrandt Campaign Sparks Resign Demand
Winter Washington dispatch reports Hoover Gurettts inner circle avoiding action on Mabel Willebrandt. They say she is a government employee free to speak on prohibition. Willebrandt plans further campaigning including Oct 6 events, paying her own expenses, with no GOP funding. New York Home Committee for Repeal of the 18th Amendment urges her resignation, citing aggressive anti‑Amendment campaigning.
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Washington
Hoover-Gure Tts
Alfred E. Smith
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
Enstate
Herbert Hoover
Hubert Work
Republican National Committee
Coolidge
Wilesbrandt
Walter Newton
Chicago
Hoover
New York
Mabel Wal Willebrandt
Sargent
Home Committee
David Holmes Morton
Paint Odor Blamed In Mayor's Illness
Mayor Alex M Moore confined to his home at 28 West a State Street since yesterday amid a serious illness. Dr J Le attending, no diagnosis given yet. officials say fresh paint odor may have caused the ailment.
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Alex M. Moore
State Street
Ming
J. le
Moora
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