Aid Delays Reach Miners Trapped In Pabst Mine
Entombed miners in the Pabst mine near Ironwood Michigan remain unreachable for at least three days as rescuers work on four plans. A rescue worker tapped an eighth level pipe, suggesting the men are alive. attempts include blasting a shaft, blasting a new tunnel, drilling a tube to the eighth level for food tablets, and clearing the twenty first level cave-in.
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Ironwood
Mich
Pabst
Alfred Moki
Campus Rebels to Begin in Athens Messenger
The Athens Messenger will debut Campus Rebels by Virginia Swain on October 6. Swain recalls college life through wholesome, natural characters from a large state university, appealing to readers interested in love and youth. The serialized tale reflects Southeastern Ohio college culture and local reader ties.
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Athens Messenger
Virginia Swain
Miss Swain
the Messenger
United States
Wilfred O. Cross
Peoria
University
Illinois
Cross
Witness
Episcopal Church
Middle West
Messenger
Ohio University
Ohio
Southeastern Ohio
Tom Simms
Fines Handed Out By Mayor In City Court
Lawrence Herron a mechanic at Chrysler Auto Sales was fined $5 for running a stop signal at Court and State streets on Saturday night. Chief Herb Parker made the arrest. Willis Rose received a $10 fine plus costs for drunkenness Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Herron
Chrysler Auto Sales Company
Alex Moore
Herb Parker
Willis Rose
Sikorsky Plans New Trans Atlantic Biplane
In Hempstead on Sept 28 U.P. reports Captain Rene Fonck and Sikorsky designers cleared of blame after a fatal takeoff for Paris. Igor Sikorsky and team outline tenative plans to build a new biplane to attempt the trans Atlantic flight.
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Hempstead
N. Y
U.P
Rene V Fonck
Sikorsky
Paris
Igor Sikorsky
Hollywood's Who's Who in The Messenger Booklet
A 40 page illustrated Hollywood handbook is distributed by The Messenger. It provides a star list with recent roles, plus history of the movies, production, business, distribution, censorship and other film industry topics. Readers pay only production and handling costs via a coupon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimland
Haskin Presents News Dispatch from Athens Messenger
Frederic J. Haskin, director of The Athens Messenger Information Bureau in Washington D C, provides a concise report from Athens and surrounding streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederic J. Haskin
The
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
Super-Government Within Indiana Is Investigated Now
Indiana probe reveals a shadow regime led by David C. Stephenson once wielding power as Ku Klux Klan Grand Dragon. Thomas Adams, head of the Republican Editorial Association probe committee, states Stephenson controlled appointments and coerced courts with threats. Former aides join the inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
U.P
David C. Stephenson
Ku Klux Klan
Thomas Adams
Indiana Republican Editorial Association
Stephenson
Madge Ohberhouser
Indiana
Adams
Dry laws shrink liquor supply says Mellon
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon believes prohibition is slowly reducing U S liquor consumption. He states bootleg sources are decreasing and people are drinking less than ever before. He notes rum smuggling by sea is nearly stopped and little liquor crosses the Canadian border, with industrial alcohol remaining the main illicit supply source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mellon
United States
Federal Report Shows Industrial Business Slumps
The Federal Reserve Board’s August summary notes production rises in textiles steel ingots zinc and petroleum while pig iron lumber coal copper cement and sugar fall short of July. Automobile output climbs to its highest since April and wholesale prices slip over one percent amid grains livestock and heat product declines.
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Washington
U.R
Federal Reserve Board
Labor Favors Ford policy as hours reduction victory
The American Federation of Labor backs Henry Ford five day week as a win for reducing labor hours. AFL president William Green called it a moral example for big industries but declined to forecast a broad cut in hours.
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Washington
Henry Ford
American Federation of Labor
William Green
The
Labor Organization
Green
Ford
Subsurface Battle for Unionization in Detroit Motor City
Detroit faces a subsurface battle over unionization as the Detroit Federation of Labor led by Frank X. Martel opposes the Citizens Committee of Detroit chaired by Lewis J. Flint. Each side claims campaigns to deunionize or thwart the open shop in the automobile industry ahead of the AFL convention. The Citizens Committee claims broad business support and tax influence in Detroit.
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Detroit
Mich
American Federation of Labor
Detroit Federation of Labor
Frank X. Martel
Citizens Committee of Detroit
Lewis J. Flint
United Press
Martel
Flint
Motor City
Citizens Committee
Auto Stolen Here Found Dismantled On Nearby Road
A traveler from Zanesville, A A Powell, reported a theft of his automobile from in front of the Palmer house last night. The car was found this morning on the Vore ridge road, partly dismantled with front wheels removed and tires taken. Thieves attempted to lift the battery, but could not finish. The car was insured against theft.
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Palmer House
Vore Ridge Road
A. A. Powell
Zanesville
Herb Parker
Vore Ridge
Plains Road
Pike
Parker
Alfred E Smith Nominated by Acclamation for Governor
Alfred E Smith was nominated by acclamation to succeed himself as governor by the Democratic state convention in Syracuse New York. It marks the fifth time he has been the party's choice for governor and secures his continued bid for the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arena
Syracuse
N. Y
U.R
Alfred E. Smith
Tremor Shakes Ventura City. No Damage Reported
A distinct earthquake struck Ventura at 9 50 a m today. The tremor rattled buildings but lasted briefly with no damage reported.
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Ventura
Calif
Massachusetts Democrats Adopt Pro Wine Law Stance
The Massachusetts resolutions committee agreed on a wet plank backing repeal of the Volstead Act and the Eighteenth Amendment if needed to permit regulated sale of wine beer and spirits under a Quebec style system. The committee prepared for the state convention while Republicans issued a platform stressing enforcement of all laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
U.P
Massacchusetts
Resolutions Committee
Quebec
Massachusetts
Miami Warned of New Tropical Storm Threat
Miami officials and residents faced warning of a new tropical disturbance of unknown intensity. A Weather Bureau advisory from Washington reported a tropical disturbance centered several hundred miles north of Porto Rico likely moving northwest toward South Florida.
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Miami
Fila
West Indies
South Florida
Richard
Gray
United States Weather Bureau
Washington
Porto Rico
Garland Fund Vanishes After Charity Use
The fortune of Charles Garland, the eccentric farmer who four years ago refused the wealth and pledged it to aid idealists, has been entirely consumed. The Garland Fund of 1,474,000 dollars went to support workers, schools, labor Republicans, farms and labor colleges with the remainder pledged. Garland lived modestly in an old Cape Cod cottage and left the sum for a committee to spend as it saw fit.
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New York
United Press
Charles Garland
Garland
Cape Cod
State Expenses Indebtedness and Taxes on Increase
Washington reports 1925 state government spending and indebtedness rose while federal taxes fall under the Coolidge economy push. State revenues totaled 1.485 billion dollars, per capita 13.19, with gross state debt at 1.746 billion and funded debt at 1.252 billion.
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Washington
U.R
Census Bureau
Boat Capsize Deaths Reported in Ohio River Incident
Steubenville reports two drownings after a speed boat capsized in Ohio River waters. Abraham Weissenthal a wealthy furniture dealer and Mrs. May Stroup were in the vessel when it capsized yesterday. River currents were blamed for the accident.
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Steubenville
Ohio
Abraham Weissenthal
May Stroup
Weather shifts with midday rise after cool morning
Temperature fell from 58 yesterday afternoon to 52 this morning then rose at noon. Atmospheric pressure stayed at 29.50 inches for 24 hours and relative humidity rose from 42 percent yesterday to 57 percent today.
Beulah Park Races Delayed For Funeral of Rev J I Tyler
Start of today’s Beulah Park races in Columbus will be delayed fifteen minutes due to the funeral of Rev. J I Tyler a retired Methodist minister who died Sunday. Tyler was well known to many racing men at the meeting.
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Columbus
Beulah Park
J. I. Tyler
Tyler
Who's Who in Movies Offered in Book Form
The Athens Messenger publishes a booklet summary of Who's Who in the Movies. Frederic J. Haskin compiles stars and brief biographies in a compact, advertisement free reference with history of films and production. Readers can order via the paper's forthcoming coupon.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Owlet Moths Swarm Athens Across Streets
Owlet moths migrating from the north swarmed Athens covering windows and lights. Dr W A Matheny of Ohio University notes the swarm centers on the Spot restaurant as cooler weather drives the insects to a warmer climate, with moths spreading along Court and Union streets.
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Athens
W. A. Matheny
Department of Civic Biology
Ohio University
Matheny Beieves
Court
Union
State Foresters Set Two Day Meeting This Week
About 200 to 250 members of the Ohio Forestry association are expected to attend a two day session at the Waterloo State forest near Carbondale. A tour of Carbon dale Coal company plantings, a camp fire gathering, and overnight camping are planned with tours of Waterloo forests and native hardwood improvement scheduled for Friday. Attending officials include Edmund Secrest F. W. Dean J. J. Crumley B. E. Leete O A Alderman and other assistants. The prior meeting was held in Shawnee forests Scioto county.
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Ohio Forestry Association
Waterloo State Forest
Carbondale
C. A. Alderman
State Forest Rangers
Mineral
Carbondale Coal Company
Waterloo
Edmund Secrest
Wooster
F. W. Dean
J. J. Crumley
Athens
B. E. Leete
Portsmouth
O. A. Alderman
Scioto County
Labor Chieftains Plan Campaign Involvement Meeting
Labor leaders will convene in Washington after the AFL convention in Detroit to map participation in congressional campaigns. President William Green said the federation will aid candidates who back its principles, while avoiding broader discussion of activity scope.
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Washington
Labor
American Federation of Labor
Detroit
William Green
Green
Arley Bobo Lost Home in Florida Storm
Mrs. Deama Bobo of 71 West Washington street reports her son Arley Bobo now in Coral Gables Florida sent a telegram confirming he and his family are safe but lost everything in the Florida hurricane that swept the state. Bobo had been in Florida since last December working as a carpenter.
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Deama Bobo
West
Washington Street
Arley Bobo
Athens
Coral Gables
Fla
Florida
Bobo
Bodies Found After River Tragedy Near Point Pleasant
The body of a woman, believed to be Mrs. John Meier, was recovered near the Ohio river dam two miles below Gallipolis around 9 AM. Three missing include Mrs. Sponagle and her seven month old baby. Mrs. Foulk identified by rings and gray bobbed hair. Funeral plans for Mrs. Foulk and Mrs. Meier pending.
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Pomeroy
John Meier
Ohio River
Gallipolis
Sponagle
Point Pleasant
Finsterwald
Maégtlin Foulk Thompson
Foulk
Hannell
Mason City
Los
L. H. R. Foulk
Simpson M. EB
John Meiér
Conference ends Elyria with 500 plus assignments
The Northeast Conference of Methodist churches closed in Elyria today assigning more than 500 ministers to various charges. The conference concluded with the distribution of clergy across congregations and districts.
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Elyria
Northeast Conference
Methodist
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